2023届安徽省宣城市八校高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

1、2023届高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1In my opinion, ones individual income does not wholly reflect the extent _ o

2、nes self-value and social value are realized.Aof whichBwith whichCon whichDto which2Im going to spend the summer holiday in Hainan,_ lives my uncle.AwhereBwhoCwhichDwhen3Im sure that your letter will get _attention. They know youre waiting for the reply.AcontinuedBimmediateCcarefulDgeneral4The boss_

3、the employees a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has occurred yet.Apromised Bhad promised Cwould promise Dpromises5The weather turned out to be fine. I _ the trouble to carry the umbrella with me.Ashould have takenBmust have takenCcouldnt have takenDneednt have taken6Teaching as a career is to m

4、any people owing to the long holidays.ApopularBfamiliarCattractiveDfantastic7Up till now, there has been no scientific evidence about _ caused the death of dinosaurs.Awhat is it thatBwhat it was thatCit was whatDwhat is it8Shall we put off the experiment till next week?_, I dont think our teacher wi

5、ll be happy with it.ANever mindBSure, go aheadCYes, better notDId rather not9_ the opportunity to speak at the graduation ceremony made me overjoyed.AOfferingBOfferedCTo offerDBeing offered10Sometimes we have to face embarrassing moments _ we can only keep silent.AwhoBwhichCwhenDwhy11For many days I

6、 have been trying to _ what it is that makes Jack so annoyed.Acarry outBfigure outCwatch outDstand out12Julia has got a pretty _ dealshe was laid off just for being late once!Arough BtoughCillegal Dmean13What a shame! We misunderstood each other for such a long time.Yes, I wish I _ with you earlier.

7、AcommunicateBhad communicatedCcommunicatedDwould communicate14What actually _ the accident has not yet been determined.Abrought outBbrought onCbrought aboutDbrought up15I am sorry I am very busy now. If I time, I would certainly go to the movies with you.AhaveBhadChave hadDhad had16What a mess! You

8、are always so lazy!Im not to blame, mum. I am _ you have made me.AhowBwhatCthatDwho17After looking at many new cars, I found _ which I would accept just as suitable.AitBthisCthatDone18_the fierce competition in job seeking, many university graduates have no choice but to reduce their own demand for

9、the salary.AFaced BFacingCTo face DHaving faced19I know he feels upset about his failure, and I can _ that.Arelate toBlive withCanswer forDpull through20Frank studied _English language in London for four years, so he gets _ good knowledge of London.Aa; theB/ ; /C/ ; aDthe; a第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每

10、题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分） When you go to the doctor, you like to come away with a prescriptionIt makes you feel better to know you will get some medicine. But the doctor knows that medicine is not always needed. Sometimes all a sick person needs is some reassurance that all will be well. In suc

11、h cases the doctor may prescribe a placebo.A placebo is a sugar pill, a harmless shot, or ail empty capsule. Even though they have no medicine in them, these things seem to make people well. The patient thinks it is medicine and begins to get better. How does this happen?The study of the placebo ope

12、ns up new knowledge about the way the human body can heal itself. It is as if there was a doctor in each of us. The doctor will heal the body for us if we let it. But it is not yet known just how the placebo works to heal the body. Some people say it works because the human mind fools itself. These

13、people say that if the mind is fooled into thinking it got medicine, then it will act as if it did, and the body will feel better.Placebos do not always work. The success of this treatment seems to rest a lot with the relationship between the patient and the doctor. If the patient has a lot of trust

14、 in the doctor and if the doctor really wants to help the patient, then the placebo is more likely to work. So in a way, the doctor is the most powerful placebo of all.A placebo can also have bad effects. If patients expect a bad reaction to medicine, then they will also show a bad reaction to the p

15、lacebo. This would seem to show that a lot of how you react to medicine is in your mind rather than in your body. Some doctors still think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be used. They think there is still not enough known about it.The strange power of the placebo does seem

16、to suggest that the human mind is stronger than we think it is. There are people who say you can heal your body by using your mind. And the interesting thing is that even people who swear this is not possible have been healed by a placebo1、What do we know about placebo according to the passage?AIt c

17、ontains some sort of medicine.BIt wont function if you are negative about medicine.CPeople who dont believe placebo cant be healed by it.DPatients and doctors know clearly how it helps to heal the body.2、Why is the doctor sometimes the most powerful placebo?AThe patient needs help badlyBThe patient

18、believes in the doctorCThe doctor knows better about your bodyDThe doctor has carefully studied medicine3、What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?AThe placebo.BThe bad effect.CThe body.DThe medicine.4、What is the passage mainly about?APlacebo：Work on Your MindBPlacebo：The Most Pow

19、erful MedicineCPlacebo：The Best DoctorDPlacebo：Heal Your Body22（8分）When Carson Palmer, a professional American football player, hurt his arm a few years ago, he took a week off from throwing the football. But in his head, Palmer practiced every day. The following weekend, Palmer had the best game of

20、 his life.For more than a century, scientists have been trying to understand how this mental training works. In the 1930s, researchers proved by experiment that when youre imagining an action, your brain sends signals to your muscles(肌肉) which are too weak to tighten the muscles but might help train

21、 the body to perform. In other words, mental practice might create a pattern in your head, like an inner how-to guide for a particular skill.Sports psychologists have conducted hundreds of studies comparing imagined and physical practice for actions. On the whole, the research shows that mental trai

22、ning works. A 2012 study, for example, compared 32 amateur golfers who practiced hitting the balls to another 32 who merely held a golf club in their hands and visualized（想象）their swings. Under the same training rules, both groups improved their skills by getting the ball about 4 inches closer to th

23、e hole.Visualization has advantages over the real thing: You can do it anywhere, even when injured. It is safe-a major plus for high-risk performers such as gymnasts and surgeons. And you can practice for longer periods of time because youre not restricted by physical tiredness, Thats not to say its

24、 easy, weve had Olympic-level athletes sitting in our lab, visualizing the movements for two hours, says Tadhg Macintyre, a sports psychologist at the University of Limerick in Ireland. “When were done, theyre absolutely tired.”It doesnt work for everyone, though. If youre a novice, the effect can b

25、e harmful,” warns Macintyre. If youre trying to visualize a free throw, and you dont even know the proper movement, then youre probably going to mentally practice the wrong skill.”1、The author introduces the topic of the text by_.Agiving an example Bpresenting an argumentCexplaining a phenomenon Dma

26、king an assumption2、What happens when one is visualizing an action?AA special skill is quickly acquired.BA certain model is formed in the headCThe muscles grow increasingly tense.DThe brain sends strong messages to the body.3、What does the underlined word novice in the last paragraph mean?ACoach BSp

27、ecialistCBeginner DJudge4、What is the main idea of the text?AAthletes are likely to win games through imagined practice.BPracticing a shill properly in mind can produce intended effect.CPractice whether mental or physical ha its own characteristics.DScientists have found a sale way for athletes to p

28、ractice their skills.23（8分）The health of millions could be at risk because supplies of medicinal plants are being used up. These plants are used to make traditional medicine, including drugs to fight cancer. “The loss of medicinal plants is a quiet disaster,” says Sara Oldfield, secretary general of

29、 the NGO Botanic Gardens Conservation International.Most people worldwide rely on herbal (药草制的) medicines which are got mostly from wild plants. But some 15,000 of the 50,000 medicinal species are under threat of dying out, according to report from the international conservation group Plantlife. Sho

30、rtages have been reported in China, India, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda.Over-harvesting does the most harm, though pollution and competition from invasive species (入侵物种) and habitat destruction all contribute. Businessmen generally harvest medicinal plants, not caring about sustainability (可持续性

31、),” the Plantlife report says, “damage is serious partly because they have no idea about it, but it is mainly because such collection is unorganized”. Medicinal trees at risk include the Himalayan yew (紫衫) and the African cherry, which are used to treat some cancers.The solution, says the reports au

32、thor, Alan Hamilton, is to encourage local people to protect these plants. Ten projects studied by Plantlife in India, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Uganda and Kenya showed this method can succeed. In Uganda, the project has kept a sustainable supply of low-cost cancer treatments, and in China a public-ru

33、n medicinal plant project has been created for the first time.”“Improving health, earning an income and keeping cultural traditions are important in encouraging people to protect medicinal plants,” says Hamilton, “You have to pay attention to what people are interested in.”Ghillean Prance, the forme

34、r director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London, agrees that medicinal plants are in need of protection. “Not nearly enough is being done,” he told New Scientist. “We are destroying the very plants that are of most use to us.”1、From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that _.Amillions of

35、 people are threatened with cancerBmost countries see a shortage of herbal medicinesCabout two thirds of medicinal species will disappearDa number of medicinal species are in danger of extinction2、The major factor that causes the decreasing of supplies of medicinal plants is _.Aover-harvesting Bhabi

36、tat destructionCpollution Dinvasive species3、The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to _.Apollution Bother species invasionCsustainability Dover-harvesting4、What can be inferred from the passage?AProtecting medicinal plants has a long way to go.BLocal people dont know how to protect medicina

37、l plants.CGhillean Prance is optimistic about medicinal plants future.DChina has made great progress in protecting medicinal plants.24（8分）Theres no doubt that water is vital to any life. About 3 percent of the average adult human body is made of water. This includes most of your brain, heart, lungs,

38、 muscles and skin, and even about 30 percent of your bones. Yet theres little scientific agreement about the exact amount of the stuff an individual should consume each day. So how much water do you actually need to drink to be healthy?You may have heard that you should drink eight 8-ounce glasses o

39、f water a day. Yet, the downside of this rule, researchers say, is that drinking water by the glass is not the only way that humans take in it. The “8 X 8” rule essentially overlooks two big sources of daily water consumption. One such source is food. Everything you eat contains some water. Watermel

40、ons, for example, are more than 90 percent water by weight. Different diets naturally contain different amounts of waters, and the counts. The other key water sources are other beverages. Non-alcoholic drinks such as coffee, and tea, contain mostly water and all contribute to your hydration（水量）.So,

41、between all the food, water and other fluids you consume in a day, how much water should you aim to take in?The National Academics of Sciences suggests that woman consume a total of approximately 2.7 liters (91 ounces) of warm from all beverages and foods each day and men 3.7 liters (125 ounces). Bu

42、t these are just general guidelines.The truth is, there is no magic standard for hydrationeveryones need vary depending on their age, weight, level of physical activity, general health and even the climate they live in. The more water you lose, the more water youll need to replace with food and drin

43、k. If you are looking for concrete advice, though, the best place to look is within. Drink up when youre thirsty.1、How does the author support the underlined sentence in Para 1?ABy providing facts.BBy asking a question.CBy making a comparison.DBy putting forward suggestions.2、According to the “8 X 8

44、” rule, how much water should we take in a day?A8 ounces B64 ouncesC91 ounces D125 ounces3、Whats the disadvantage of the “8 X 8” rule?AThe water from both food and other beverages is ignored.BIt includes the amount of water from both food and beverages.CIt does not take water from drinks into accoun

45、t.DIt overlooks the fact that we take in 90% of the water from fruits.4、What can we infer from the final suggestion?AA man doing tiring physical work drunks less than 3.7 liters a week.BA person in good health drinks whenever he feels thirsty.CAn overweight male in a hot summer drinks 125 ounces eve

46、ry two days.DA female eating a lot of watermelons drinks more than 91 ounces daily.25（10分）People and animals often enjoy loving relationships with each other. When people adopt domesticated(家养的) animals into their families as pets, animals give humans the blessings of companionship and fun in return

47、. In the wild, animals sometimes carry out dramatic rescues of people in dangerous situations, miraculously(奇迹般地) sensing human needs and jumping in without fear to help.In 2000, a 6-year-old boy named Elian Conzalez left Cuba on a boat bound for Florida in the United States, but the boat sank and e

48、veryone aboard drowned except for Elian and two adults. Elian and the other two survivors held onto inner tuber for 48 hours to try to stay afloat in the sea. After a while, however, Elian began to lose strength, slipping under the water and then grabbing the tube again as he fought to stay alive.A

49、small group of dolphins noticed Elian struggling and swan over to him to help. The dolphins formed a circle around the inner tube and took turns using their noses to lift Elian until fishermen working in the area discovered and rescued Elian and the two adults who floated nearby. The fishermen repor

50、ted that, when they discovered Elian, he was repeating a prayer that his mother had taught him before drowning, asking guardian angels to protect him.Miraculously, the dolphins knew that a child would need more help than adults, so they focused on Elian and they figured out exactly what needed to be

51、 done and cooperated carry out that plan successfully. They made it!1、Why did Elian slip off the tube?AHe was tired out.BThe dolphins helped him.CThe two adults pushed him.DThe tube was too smooth to grab.2、How did the dolphins save Elian Conzalez?AThey informed the fishermen.BThey formed a circle a

52、round him.CThey supported the inner tube by turns.DThey stopped Elian slipping under the water.3、Which of the following words can be used to describe Elian Gonzalez?AConfident and strong.BDetermined and lucky.CFriendly and optimistic.DAdaptable and aggressive.4、Which could be the best title?APrayer

53、Doing WonderBElians Narrow EscapeCThe Dolphins Who Rescued ElianDAnimals: Human Beings Angels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） Do you ever feel like you are studying a mad rush of one subject after another? When things happen at such a 1 pace, it is

54、 easy to lose sight of what you are learning. It is important to 2 every now and then to think about what you have been learning.Self reflection (反思) means stopping the mad rush and 3 yourself so that your brain can evaluate what it has already 4 . Some people prefer to do their self reflections 5 ，

55、while others keep a journal. Either method can work, depending on what your own personal 6 is.School textbooks are often divided into units. This can make it 7 for someone to begin the process of self reflection. Watch for the times when you complete a unit of study. Sometimes you are reminded that

56、the unit is 8 because there is some kind of test or quiz. Use these natural 9 as opportunities to stop and reflect.You should find a 10 placeanywhere without noise is OK. This can even be sitting at your desk at school when you finish something 11 and the other students are still working. If you are

57、 going to take notes, take out your journal and write down some notes on things that you 12 learned in this unit. Let your mind think about the notes you have written and make some 13 .Sometimes just pausing to think deeply allows your brain to make connections 14 new information can quickly appear

58、when you 15 it again. Next, think about things that you still wonder about. 16 ，maybe you learned about a certain body system, but you dont 17 how it works with the other body systems. Maybe you learned a new way to solve a math problem, but you are not sure when to use it. Writing down your 18 will

59、 help you remember to continue seeking answers the next time you 19 the same topic.Self reflection is an essential skill for a 20 student. If you have never taken the time to reflect, try it now.1、AfastBsteadyCrelaxingDunique2、AchangeBcheckCstopDexercise3、AcalmingBenjoyingCbehavingDhelping4、AdealtBf

60、orgottenCfoundDreceived5、ApersonallyBmentallyCslowlyDdirectly6、ApaceBgradeCstyleDskill7、AquickBpossibleCsuitableDeasy8、AfinishedBdividedCinterruptedDcovered9、AunitsBtestsCbreaksDperiods10、AquietBfamiliarCsafeDremote11、AearlyBcorrectlyCfinallyDindependently12、AactivelyBnewlyCrapidlyDcarefully13、Achoi