2023届江西省稳派名校高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

1、2023届高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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）1Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon，or_ it is convenient to you.AwhereverBhoweverCwhicheverDwhen

2、ever2On the surface of the water _, which spoiled the beautiful scenery of the park.Asome dead leaves did floatBsome dead leaves floatedCfloated some dead leavesDdid some dead leaves float3While we were listening to the speech attentively, a voice _ to announce the result of the election.Abroke inBb

3、roke upCbroke offDbroke down4Why cant John land a_job in years?Anyone with criminal records will be laid off first when it comes time to let staff go.Arewarding Bdemanding Cworthwhile Dstable5Sympathy for the rebels, the government claimed, is beginning to _because of more and more harm they did to

4、common people.AfadeBdeclineCfailDcollapse6It was the belief _ he could find his “root” in Africa _ made Alex decide to go to Gambia.Athat; whereBwhere; thatCthat; thatDhow; which7For many days I have been trying to _ what it is that makes Jack so annoyed.Acarry outBfigure outCwatch outDstand out8Eve

5、ry four years Americans _ the transfer of power.Acarry over Bcarry offCcarry on Dcarry out9_ well for my job interview, I really had butterflies in my stomach on my way to the company I had applied to.AHaving not preparedBNot having preparedCNot to have preparedDTo have not prepared10He had a great

6、dearie to have a home of his own, _ he had always lived with his grandmother.AorBandCsoDfor11To combat global warming, many people are _ the use of alternative energy sources.Aapplying toBjumping atCdipping intoDpushing for12Irene, do you really want to go out?It may rain. _, I will go out; I dont m

7、ind the rain.AAnyhowBOtherwiseCSomehowDTherefore13Johns success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work _ has made him what he is today.AwhatBwhichCwhereDthat14- They say Philips brother is a billionaire. - _? He wouldnt accept any help from his brother, even if it were offered.AW

8、hat if BWhat for CSo what DForget it15Please wear your best clothes on Monday, as your class photos _ then.Awill take Bwill be taken Chave taken Dhave been taken16We live in this society now _ literally someone is always helping.AwhenBwhereCthatDwhat17She is a strong-willed woman and not once _ in t

9、o any difficulty in her life.Ashe has givenBdid she giveCshe gaveDhas she given18Whether something is alive or dead is a crucial _ and it is one that children have no difficulty understanding by the age of five.AdeclarationBdistinctionCdivisionDdistribution19Did you meet Mr. Smith?Yes. When I arrive

10、d, he _ for New York to attend a press conference.Awas just leavingBjust leftCjust leavesDhad just left20He was greatly shocked at Donald Trumps taking office. Never did he expect that the voters _ be so unreasonable.Ashould BcouldCwould Dmight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）

11、Fabien Cousteau was born with deep love for the ocean. His grandfather and his father were ocean explorers and documentary filmmakers. Fabien spent his early years on his grandfathers ships. Today, Fabien follows in his familys footsteps to protect the planets endangered ocean life. With his vast kn

12、owledge and experience, he tries to strike a balance between environmental problems and market economies.Fabien is well known for his study of sharks. During 2000-2002, he created a TV special called Attack of the Mystery Shark based on the shark attacks that occurred along the New Jersey shoreline

13、in the summer of 1916. Then in 2003-2006, with the help of a large crew, Fabien created a shark submarine (潜艇) that enabled him to put himself inside the shark world, providing people with a rare view of the mysterious and often misunderstood creatures.For the next four years (2006-2010), Fabien was

14、 part of a series called, Ocean Adventures, which offered a rare look into some of the most fantastic ocean species (物种) and environments.In 2010, Fabien started Plant A Fish, a nonprofit project for children to help restore local water ecosystems by replanting key ocean species. Save the world, one

15、 fish at a time. The project is still in progress now and its final goal is to plant 1 billion “fish” worldwide.From June 1 to July 2, 2014, Fabien and his team spent 31 days underwater to research how climate change and pollution are affecting the oceans. Fabiens Mission 31 broke new ground by goin

16、g deeper, longer and further, exposing (显露) the world to the adventure and the mystique (神秘) of what lies beneath.Fabien is currently working on a documentary film about the adventures of Mission 31, as well as building an Ocean Learning Center to provide children around the world with the opportuni

17、ty to learn about oceans and engage with ocean explorers directly through social media.1、What is Not Fabiens job?AOcean explorerBDocumentary filmmakerCEnvironmentalistDMedia manager2、How is Paragraph 2 developed?ABy providing facts.BBy offering analyses.CBy making comparisons.DBy drawing conclusions

18、.3、We can learn from the text that _.AFabiens “Plant A Fish” project has already achieved its final goalBFabiens Mission 31 broke the records of former ocean explorationsCFabiens TV special about sharks is based on his childhood experiencesDIt took Fabien four years to produce Ocean Adventures all o

19、n his own4、In which part of a website can we read the text?AModern Technology.BSpace Exploration.COutstanding Figures.DFantastic Wildlife.22（8分）Eighteen years ago, Terry Grahl, was pregnant with her fourth child. “Money was very tight.” Terry recalls. So when her mom called to ask if shed like to go

20、 shopping at the local fabric( 布料)store for the coming Christmas, she couldnt say no because she knew she badly needed some fabrics to make new clothes for her children. “1 remember walking around, gazing at all this beautiful fabric, wondering whether there is anything cheap that I could afford. An

21、d I could still get some money left to buy Christmas gifts for my family.”Well, Terrys mom must have known what Terry was thinking. Smiling kindly, she whispered to Terry, “You pick any fabrics you like. Its your Christmas gift from me.” Terrys eyes were filled with tears as the cart began to overfl

22、ow with many fabrics, but not because Terry was planning on making herself a pretty dress or a pair of curtains for the kitchen. Rather, Terrys moms kindness had inspired some holiday gift ideas in Terry, and it didnt take long for Terry to figure out what she was going to do with all that fabric.“I

23、 was going to make my first quilt.” She explains. “Every night I would work on this queen-size quilt. With every stitch(一针), I thought about all that my mom had done for me over the course of my childhood, during which we were always battling homelessness, but Mom somehow managed to fill our lives w

24、ith love and make everything okay.”On Christmas day, five days after her baby girl was born, Terry handed her mom a gift box. Inside was the quilt she had sewn, from the fabric her mother had given her as a gift.1、219What do we know about Terry eighteen years ago?ATerry made a living by making cloth

25、es.BTerry had a bad relationship with her mom.CTerry and her family lived a hard life at that time.DTerry often went shopping at the local fabric store.2、221Which of the following words best describes her mom?AStrict. BCriticalCFaithful. DGenerous.3、223What made Terry change her idea about Christmas

26、 gift?AThe value of the fabric. BThe responsibility for her family.CThe memory of her childhood. DThe endless love from her mother.4、225What is the best title for the text?AA Christmas Day BThe First QuiltCColorful Fabrics DHard Childhoo23（8分）The Best of FriendsThe evidence for harmony may not be ob

27、vious in some families. But it seems that four out of five young people now get on with their parents, which is the opposite of the popularly held image(印象)of unhappy teenagers locked in their room after endless family quarrels.An important new study into teenage attitudes surprisingly shows that th

28、eir family life is more harmonious than it has ever been in the past.” We were surprised by just how positive todays young people seen to be about their families,” said one member of the research team.” Theyre expected to be rebellious(叛逆的) and selfish but actually they have other things on their mi

29、nds; they want a car and material goods, and they worry about whether school is serving them well. Theres more negotiation(商议) and discussion between parents and children, and children expect to take part in the family decision-making process. They dont want to rock the boat.”So it seems that this g

30、eneration of parents is much more likely than parents of 30 years ago to treat their children as friends.” My parents are happy to discuss things with me and willing to listen to me,” says 17-years-old Daniel Lazall. ”I always tell them when Im going out clubbing. As long as they know what Im doing,

31、 theyre fine with it.” Susan Crome, who is now 21,agrees.”Looking back on the last 2 years, there was a lot of what you could call negotiation. For example, as long as Id done all my homework, I could go out on a Saturday night. But I think my grandparents were a lot stricter with my parents than th

32、at.”Maybe this positive view of family life should not be unexpected. It is possible that the idea of teenagers rebellion is not rooted in real facts. A researcher comments,” Our surprise that teenagers say they get along well with their parents comes because of a brief period in our social history

33、when teenagers were regarded as different beings. But that idea of rebelling and breaking away from their parents really only happened during that one time in the 360s when everyone rebelled. The normal situation throughout history has been a smooth change from helping out with the family business t

34、o taking it over.”1、What is the popular images of teenagers today?AThey worry about schoolBThey dislike living with their parentsCThey have to be locked in to avoid troublesDThey quarrel a lot with other family members2、The study shows that teenagers dont want to _Ashare family responsibilityBcause

35、trouble in their familiesCgo boating with their familyDmake family decisions3、Compared with parents of 30 years ago, todays parents_.Ago to clubs more often with their childrenBare much stricter with their childrenCcare less about their childrens lifeDgive their children more freedom4、According to t

36、he authour,teenage rebellion_.Amay be a false beliefBis common nowadaysCexisted only in the 360sDresulted from changes in families5、What is the passage mainly about?ANegotiation in familyBEducation in familyCHarmony in familyDTeenage trouble in family24（8分）Many foreign students report feeling lonely

37、 or unwelcome in Australia. Those feelings are among the reasons why Australia is taking a close look at its international education industry. But wherever international students go, making friends may not always be easy. Elisabeth Gareis of Baruch College in New York surveyed 454 international stud

38、ents. They were attending four-year colleges and graduate schools in the American South and Northeast.Students from English-speaking countries and from northern and central Europe were more likely to be happy with their friendships. But 38% of the international students said they had no close friend

39、s in the United States. And half of the students from East Asia said they were unhappy with the number of American friends they had. Thirty percent said they wished their friendships could be deeper and more meaningful.Professor Gareis says, “Students from East Asia have cultures that are different

40、on many levels from the culture in the United States. There are also language problems, and maybe some social skills, such as small talks, which are possibly not as important in their native countries, where its not as important to start friendships with small talks. Many East Asian students blamed

41、themselves for their limited friendships with Americans, for not speaking the language well enough and for not knowing the culture well enough.”VOAs Students Union blogger Jessica Stahl did her own survey to find out how American students and foreign students relate to each other. More than 100 stud

42、ents, about half of them American, answered her online questions. Half of the international students and 60 % of the Americans said they related as well or better to the other group than to their own group.Professor Gareis says, “International students who make friends with host nationals are, overa

43、ll, more satisfied with their stay in the host country. They have better language skills, better academic performance and better attitudes toward the host country.”1、What can be the best title for the text?AMaking Friends Is Not Always Easy for Foreign StudentsBStudents from East Asia Are Not Good a

44、t Making FriendsCInternational Education Industry in Australia and AmericaDThe Relation between Foreign Students and Host Countries2、Professor Gareis tends to think that .Aculture shock should be blamed for many levels of American cultureBforeign students dont know small talks mean a lot to American

45、sCforeign students should learn some basic social skills first of allDforeign students have difficulty making friends for different reasons3、How did Jessica Stahl carry out her survey?ABy doing questionnaires from Students Union.BBy asking questions on the Internet.CBy forming the students into grou

46、ps.DBy doing a survey through VOA4、Which of the following statements will the writer probably agree with?AInternational students like to make more friends in their own group.BInternational students are more likely to remain in the host country after graduation.CStudents who make more friends at home

47、 have better academic performance.DStudents who make friends in their host countries feel happier with their experience.25（10分） On a recent spring morning. Susan Alexander, a retired government intelligence analyst, left her Maryland home, climbed into her Volkswagen Passat and drove about three mil

48、es to pick up two strangers. She battled rush-hour traffic on the Capital Beltway and George Washington Memorial Parkway before dropping them off at Reagan National Airport. She didnt earn a cent for her trouble, and that was the point.Alexander is a member of the Silver Spring Time Bank-one of more

49、 than 100 such exchanges around the world trying to build community by exchanging time credits for services instead of dollars and cents. “I have time,” she said. “I like giving the gift of time to other people. “In Alexanders case, passengers Mary and Al Liepold were grateful for the ride, but it w

50、asnt charity. Mary,a retired writer and editor for nonprofit organizations, used time credits she banked for editing work and baking. Senior citizens who dont drive, the Liepolds cashed in their credits to catch a flight to Montreal for a five-day vacation.Without money changing hands or shifting be

51、tween virtual accounts, the airport drop-off was more like a coffee party than a taxi ride. Driver and passengers chatted about projects theyve completed for the time bank, and no one raised an eyebrow when Mary said she likes “to avoid the conventional economy. “The beauty of this is that you make

52、friends,” Mary Liepold said. “You dont just get services.”The Silver Spring Time Bank formed in 2015 and has about 300 members, said co-founder Mary Murphy. Last year, she said, l,000 hours were exchanged for basic home repairs, dog walking, cooking and tailoring, among other services, without the e

53、xchange of money. “ You get to save that money that you would have spent,” she said. “You get to meet somebody else in your community and get to know that person. Thats a bonus thats part of an exchange. “A deal performed partly to make friends would seem to go against classical economics and one of

54、 Benjamin Franklins most memorable sayings:”Time is money. “ To those at the forefront of modem time-banking, that is the appeal.1、Whats the main purpose of the Silver Spring Time Bank?ATo better serve the local economy.BTo help people get to know more friends.CTo provide the elderly with timely fin

55、ancial help.DTo build community by exchanging time credits for services.2、How did the Liepolds pay for their ride?AIn cash.BBy credit card.CBy cheque.DWith time credits.3、What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer to?AMaking friends.BClassical economics.CModem time-banking.DFra

56、nklins famous saying.4、What is the suitable title for the text?ATime is moneyBThe more friends, the betterCGiving the gift of timeDSwapping time credits for services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）When I was 16 I wrote a list of things that I wante

57、d to do in my lifetime. Some things were easy, some difficult and some almost Some things were easy, some difficult and some almost 1 . One of the things on the list was to do a 2 .Two years ago I spent three months travelling and it was a great 3 . One day, we were 4 in a hotel in Brazil, playing g

58、ames when my friend suddenly 5 an advertisement on the wall 6 “Skydive over Iguassu Falls today!” We looked at each other and 7 it was time to do something crazy. Today would be the day that we would 8 a plane.That afternoon we were 9 and taken to the Skydive Centre. We put on our harnesses（跳伞装备）and

59、 helmets, were given some 10 and then took off into the air. My heart started to beat very fast and I felt very 11 . 12 , I was tied to an instructor so I didnt have to worry about anything; I just had to 13 myself. He asked me if I was 14 to fall from the plane but before I had time to 15 , we fell

60、 to the ground at 200 km an hour! After about 20 seconds of 16 , the parachute（降落伞）opened and everything slowed down. We 17 peacefully towards the earth, leaving the clouds 18 us.This was definitely one of the scariest 19 most exciting experiences of my life. I would do another skydive if I had the