2023届宁夏回族自治区银川市高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．It’scertainlyhardwork.But,amanwhowishestohaveacareerhastomakeagreatmanysacrifices.A．onthecontrary B．inaddition C．ontheotherhand D．inthatcase2．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy3．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile4．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto5．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what6．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom7．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where8．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind9．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise10．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would11．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad12．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure13．EveryfouryearsAmericans__________thetransferofpower.A．carryoverB．carryoffC．carryonD．carryout14．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup15．Theyhadjusttakentheirseats,then_____A．thechairmancame B．thechairmancomes C．camethechairman D．comesthechairman16．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need17．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that18．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop19．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working20．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.UnitedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(无生气)jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”1、WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000.D．2011—2013.2、AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs3、WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD．explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivity22．（8分）Manypeoplehavelongdreamedofbeingabletoflyaroundassimplyasridingabicycle.Yetthesafetyandstrengthofaflyingbikewasalwaysabigproblem.Overthepast10years,developmentsintechnologyhavemovedthedreamofpersonalflyingvehiclesclosertoreality.Now,twogroupsofinventorssaysuchvehiclesmaybeavailablesoon.TheBritishcompanyMalloyAeronauticshasdevelopedaprototype(原型)ofitsflyingbicycle.GrantStapleton,marketingsalesdirectorofMalloyAeronautics,saystheHoverbikeisabletogetinandoutofsmallspacesveryquickly."Itcanbemovedacrosscontinentsveryquicklybecauseitcanbefoldedandpacked,"headds.Mr.Stapletonsayssafetywasthecompany'smainconcern.Hesaysthedesignerssolvedthesafetyissuebyusingoverlappingrotorstopowerthevehicle.Thecompanyistestingafull-sizeprototypeoftheHoverbike,whichwillmostlikelybeusedfirstbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.InNewZealand,MartinAircraftCompanyisalsotestingafull-sizeprototypeofitspersonalflyingdevice,calledtheJetpack.Itcanflyformorethan30minutes,upto1,000metershighandreachaspeedof74kilometersperhour.PeterCokeristheCEOofMartinAircraftCompany.HesaidtheJetpack"isbuiltaroundsafetyfromthestart".Inhiswords,“Reliabilityisthemostimportantelementofit.Wehavesafetybuiltintotheactualstructureitself,verysimilartoaFormulaOneracingcar.TheJetpackusesagasoline-poweredenginethatproducestwopowerfuljetstreams.Mr.Cokersaysitalsohasaparachutethatwouldbeused,ifthereshouldbeanemergency."Itstartstoworkatverylowaltitudeandactuallysavesboththeaircraftandthepilot,"headds.Mr.CokersaystheJetpackwillbereadyforsalesoon.1、WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheHoverbikeA．canhardlygetinandoutofsmallspacesquickly.B．canflyforover30minutes,uptol,000metershigh.C．hasbeenusedbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.D．canbetransportedquicklyafterbeingfoldedandpacked.2、PeterCokerusestheexampleofFormulaOneracingcartoshowthatA．theJetpackisverysafeandreliable.B．theengineoftheJetpackispowerful.C．theactualstructureoftheJetpackisuniqueD．theJetpackcanreachagreatspeedandheight3、Theunderlinedword"It"inthelastparagraphrefersto.A．thejetstream B．theengineC．theJetpack. D．theparachute4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Todescribetheproblemsofinventingflyingvehicles.B．Tointroducethelatestdevelopmentofflyingvehicles.C．Toshowthedifferencesbetweentwoflyingvehicles.D．Toadvertisethetwopersonalflyingvehicles.23．（8分）Something’shappeningatthelowestpointonourplanet,some1,388feetbelowsealevel.TheDeadSea,asaltlakeclosetoIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank,isshrinkingatanalarmingrate—about3.3feetperyear,accordingtotheenvironmentalistgroupEcoPeaceMiddleEast.“It’snotjustlikeonecountryispunishingtheDeadSea;it’smorelikethewholeregion,”saidphotographerMoritzKüstner,whovisitedtheareainFebruarytoworkonhisseries“TheDyingDeadSea”.TheDeadSeaneedswaterfromtheothernaturalsourcessurroundingit,suchastheJordanRiverbasin.Butaroundthe1960s,thecoursesofsomewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverted.Israel,forinstance,builtapipelineduringthattimesoitcouldsupplywaterthroughoutthecountry.Mineralextraction(提取)industriesareanothermainreasonwhythewaterlevelsaredeclining,expertssay.TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenpopularfortheirmedicalpowerandcanoftenbefoundincosmetics(化妆品)andotherconsumerproducts.Andthen,ofcourse,there’stheMiddleEast’shot,dryclimate,whichmakesitdifficultforthelaketorefillitself.Lastyear,IsraelandJordansigneda$900milliondealinanefforttostabilizetheDeadSea’swaterlevels.ItinvolvesbuildingacanalfromtheRedSeatotheDeadSeawhichwouldbeabletonotonlysupplywatertoIsraelandJordanbutalsotopumpmuchneededwater—some300millioncubicmetersannually—intotheDeadSea.“ThisisthemostimportantandsignificantagreementsincethepeacetreatywithJordan(in1994),”saidSilvanShalom,Israel’senergyandwaterresourcesministeratthetime.Whetherthecanal—estimatedtotakethreeyearstocomplete—willworkoutpositivelyandasplannedremainstobeseen.Fornow,KüstnershowsusthattheDeadSearemainsverymuchaplaceofinterest,withpeoplefromallovertheworldgoingtheretoswiminitssaltywaters.1、HowmanyreasonsfortheDeadSea’sshrinkingdoestheauthormentioninthepassage?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverted”inparagraph3mean?A．Switch. B．Improve.C．Accomplish. D．Repair.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheDeadSeaisdryingoutcausingwatershortagetohumans.B．KüstnervisitedtheDeadSeatoshootTVseriesaboutpeople’slife.C．TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenusedinsomeproducts.D．TheDeadSea’swaterlevelshavebeenstabilizedbybuildingacanal.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtheDeadSea’swaterlevels’declineinfluenceshumanbeings.B．HowimportanttheDeadSeaisinIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank.C．WhatweshoulddotosavetheDeadSeafrombeingdestroyed.D．WhytheDeadSeaisdyingandthemeasuretakentosaveit.24．（8分）Americansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines.Includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonDC．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandthepoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgmentindealingwithcomplexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.ThreequartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation,Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriversscatwhocantakecontrolwhenneeded.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation.Pewsaid,MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks,”Zuckerbergtoldthegraduates,Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplewillhavetofindprojectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat300,000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilt,theHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdoAmericansthinkoftechnology?A．Useful.B．EffectiveC．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhichofthefollowingdothemajorityofAmericanswantthegovernmenttodo?A．Usemachinestododangerousandharmfuljobs.B．IncreasejobchancesbyintroducingmachinesC．Selectapersonforajobbycomputer.D．Getridofalldriverlessvehicles.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Considerlargeprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyMakesNewUnfairnessC．AmericansWorryRobotsWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers.25．（10分）HarryPotterloversaroundtheworldmaywanttothankAliceNewton.Shewaseightyearsoldwhenherfatherbroughthomeamanuscriptforhertoread.Atthetime,hewasworkingforBloomsburyPublishing.Afterreadingthemanuscript,Alicewroteanotetoherfather:"Theexcitementinthisbookmademefeelwarminside,"shewrote."Ithinkitisprobablyoneofthebestbooksan8or9yearoldcouldread."BasedinpartonAlice'scomments,Bloomsburywentontopublish"HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone."Alice'snotetoherfatherispartoftheBritishLibrary'snewexhibition,"HarryPotter:AHistoryofMagic."Itcelebratesthe20thanniversaryofthepublicationofJ.K.Rowling'sfirstbookaboutHarryandhisfriendsatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.When"HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone"wasreleasedin1997,Bloomsburysentjust500copiestostoresinBritainandanother500copiestoBritishlibraries.Now,Harryandhisfriendsareknownworldwide.TheexhibitattheBritishLibraryinFebruaryincludesRowling'soutlineforherbooks,herartworkofitscharactersandamapoftheHogwartsSchool.ItalsoincludesearlyversionsofRowling'sbooksthatwererejectedbyotherpublishers.Theshowhastworooms.TheyaredividedupbasedonthesubjectsofferedatHogwarts.AreasincludePotions,Herbology,CareofMagicalCreaturesandDefenseAgainsttheDarkArts.EachareadescribesthestoriesandbeliefsthatRowlingincludedinherbooks.Includedintheexhibitionarediscussionsofalchemy,theEuropeantraditionsthatledtomodernchemistry,andtheRipleyScroll--asix-meter-longdocumentfromthe1500s.ItdescribeshowtomakeaPhilosopher'sStone.TheBritishLibraryhasalreadysoldabout30,000ticketstotheexhibit—themostadvanceticketseversoldforaBritishLibraryexhibition.TheshowclosesonFebruary28,2018.ItwillthentraveltoNewYorkforthe20thanniversaryofthereleaseof"HarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone,"thebook'stitleintheUnitedStates.1、WhydoesthewritermentionAliceNewtonatthebeginningofthetext?A．ToprovethepopularityofthefollowingparagraphsB．TointroducethetopicofthefollowingparagraphsC．ToremindreaderstolovebooksasAliceNewtondoesD．ToencouragereaderstoreadHarryPotterseriesmoreoften2、WhichisNOTincludedintheBritishLibrary’snewexhibition,“HarryPotter:AHistoryofMagic.”?A．Rowling’soutlineforherbooksB．AmapoftheHogwartsSchoolC．Rowling’searlypublishedbooksD．TheverynotetoherfatherbyAlice3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．ThankstoAliceandherfather,HarryPotterseriesgainedpopularityB．AssoonasthefirstHarryPotterwasavailable,itbecamethebestsellerC．TheexhibitionofHarryPotter:AHistoryofMagicwilllasttwomonthsinBritainD．Theexhibitionwillincludediscussionsaboutmodernchemistry第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Onadarkgreymorning,mymomsaidinaquietvoice."YourdadandIhavedecidedthatwe’removingtoSingapore.”Thesewordsdidnot1muchinmyfive-year-oldbrainuntilthedaywehadto2andsaygoodbyetoourclosefriends.Normally，momalwaysbookedour3together.The4ofsittingnexttoastrangerwasneversomethingIhadtoworryabout,untilnow.Bookingitlate,weweren’tgiven5whenbuyingtheseats.Iwas6asIwalkedontheplaneanddowntheaisle.WhatIsawwassomething7toanalientome.ItwasanIndianladydressedinatraditionalSariandhavingamassivebindi(额前的人工痣)betweenhereyebrows.Buther8wasn’ttheonlythingthat9meaway.Imadea10asifIhadsmeltsomethingsour.Mymom11walkedmetothebackoftheplane,and12shewasn’tanydifferentfrommeandIshouldberespectfulbecauseitwasher13andreligion.Aswegotpreparedto14,theladybuckled(扣住)herseatbeltandtookoutabookfromherbag.AtthatpointIam15thatthebookwasinEnglish!Afterashortsleep,I16todinnertime.Igotspaghettiandsodidtheladysittingnexttome.Shewaseatingthesamethingasme!Throughouttheflight,I17inmyyounglittlemindthatshewasjustahumanbeinglikemethoughshelookedand18differently,whichprovidedmewitha19ofbeingahumanbeingwho20alltypesoflifestyles.1、A．expectB．registerC．failD．find2、A．meetB．stayC．leaveD．settle3、A．flightsB．seatsC．roomsD．tables4、A．joyB．dreamC．terrorD．opinion5、A．preferenceB．promiseC．attentionD．sympathy6、A．ashamedB．relaxedC．tiredD．fearful7、A．equalB．superiorC．knownD．familiar8、A．voiceB．appearanceC．attitudeD．skin9、A．gaveB．putC．lookD．scared10、A．wishB．dealC．faceD．decision11、A．immediatelyB．fortunatelyC．excitedlyD．sadly12、A．worriedB．arguedC．explainedD．shouted13、A．cultureB．accentC．questionD．plan14、A．takeupB．takeoffC．takeonD．takeout15、A．nervousB．relievedC．shockedD．upset16、A．awokeB．paidC．sleptD．skipped17、A．confirmedB．predictedC．doubtedD．realize18、A．sangB．dressedC．satD．lived19、A．controlB．troubleC．signD．foundation20、A．knowsB．believesC．convincesD．accepts第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）YuanLongping,bornand1．(bring)upinChina,isaleadingfigureintherice-growingworld.Whenhewasaboy,he2．(educate)inmanyschools,andwasgiventhenickname,“thestudent3．asksquestions.”Hewasinterestedinplantsfromanearlyage,andhestudiedagricultureincollege.Asayoungteacher,hebegan4．(experiment)incropbreeding.Hethoughttherewasonlyoneway5．(have)morericequickly.Thatwastocrossdifferentspeciesofriceplant.Thenhebeganhissearchfora6．(specially)typeofriceplant.Ithadtobemaleandsterile.Whenthenaturallysterilemalericeplantwasdiscoveredin1970,itwas7．breakthrough.Asaresult,China’sriceproductionrose8．47.5%inthe1990’s.And50thousandsquarekilometersofricefieldswereconvertedto9．(grow)vegetablesandothercashcrops.10．(follow)this,YuanLongping’sricewasexportedtosomeothercountries.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Volunteertravel,thatisfamiliartoforeigners,hasnowadaysbecomemoreandmorepopularinChina.Youngtravelersvolunteertoworkforyouthhostelssothattheycaneatandlivethereforsomething.Atthesametime,theycanenjoythelocalsceneryontheirsparetime.AsfarasIamconcern,volunteertravelhassomeadvantagesandbenefitsfromyoualot.Itcansaveyoulotofmoneybyprovidingfreeaccommodations,whichmakesitpossibleforyoutotraveltomuchmoreplacesandexperiencedifferentcultures.Meanwhile,volunteertravelenrichyourlifebyofferdifferentjobsinyouthhostels,whichalsocanchangeyourwayoflife.Allinall,itwasmeaningful.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）某网站就“中国人该不该过洋节”进行了一次讨论。请你用英语写一篇关于这个话题的文章，介绍你们班学生们的不同观点，并表达自己的看法。赞成的理由(35%的学生)：1.世界已经成了一个地球村；2.有助于了解其他国家的风俗习惯。反对的理由(60%的学生)：浪费钱；忘记自己国家的传统和