重庆市万州新田中学2022-2023学年高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1People from all walks of life are eager for success, _ lack of confidence, however, is a great barrier.AwhereBwhichCto whichDbeyond which2The

2、 accident which left 15 people on board dead _ if both the angry female passenger and the bus driver had kept calm.Ashould have avoidedBshould be avoidedCcould have avoidedDcould have been avoided3What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered we could complete the experimentAwhen was it thatBit was wh

3、en thatCit was whenDwhen it was that4I think that this is the best mobile phone available in the world. No other one can _it.AcompareBmatchCproduceDwin5 Helen,are you going Io the airport to pick up Jack the day after tomorrow? _ tomorrow night.I would go.AWere he to come backBIf he was about to com

4、e backCHad he come backDIf he would come back6Jane went to her teacher just now. She _ about the solution to the problem.Awondered Bwas wondering Chad wondered Dwould wonder7If we forgave criminals, we might become a society of endless excuses _ no one accepts responsibility for anythingAwhichBwhere

5、CwhenDas8The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but every meal can serve at least two people and is under 10, so not only is it _ but practical as well.Aadaptable BadjustableCadoptable Daffordable9Much to my _, my vocabulary has expanded a great deal.AdelightingBdelightedCdelight10Kunming

6、 is called “Spring City”, but it _ snow in winter.AshallBcanCmustDmight11Careers Advice service is only available to people on day-time courses.Ato studyBstudyCstudiedDstudying12He messed the project up, but he behaved as if nothing _.Ahad happenedBhappenedCwould happenDwould have happened13You are

7、subject to punishment if you fail to _ to the customs when carrying the prohibited articles listed above.Astate BdeclareCannounce Dcommunicate14Its supposed to be the end of the paperback(简装书) and the _ of digital media, but some bookstores are surviving the Internet Age with surprising success.Adea

8、dlineBdawnCduskDdeparture15_by the English teacher for the high grade, I felt my effort finally paid off.APraise BPraised CTo praise DPraising16As he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only _Aanxiously BoccasionallyCpractically Durgently17Whether something is alive or dead is a crucial _

9、and it is one that children have no difficulty understanding by the age of five.AdeclarationBdistinctionCdivisionDdistribution18Lets take a coffee break, shall we?I wish I _, but I have a really tight schedule.AcanBshallCcouldDshould19Many memories of old times were by the conversation we had togeth

10、er that evening.Acalled upBturned upCtaken upDkept up20I am afraid this pair of shoes is a little expensiveIf you really want to buy them, I will give you a _ of 10 percentAquantityBamountCdiscountDaccount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）Most cell phone companies design models

11、especially for kids. But parents are usually the ones buying the phones, and paying the bill. According to a study, 56% of parents of children aged 8 to 12 have given their children a cell phone. According to a recent survey, 12 is the magic number. It is the most common age for kids to get their fi

12、rst cell phone. But 13% of children aged 6 to 10 already have one. Thats more than one out of every 10 kids.Pro-cell phone people, including many parents, notice that cell phones help kids keep in touch with their friends and families. They believe that cell phones are an important tool in a dangero

13、us situation. Kids can stay connected with their parents at all times, whether its to ask for a ride home from soccer practice or to receive a good luck text message moments before a big game. Plus, some cell phone designed for kids can be controlled with settings that allow the phone to only be use

14、d in parent - approved ways. Whats the harm in that?But other people are worried about the health and safety effects of kids cell phones. They believe that plugged - in kids could be missing out on other activities, such as playing outside or hanging out with friends, and that sending text messages

15、or fielding phone calls while doing homework is bad for concentration. They say that kids are spending too much time texting instead of talking to each other. “Our brains evolved to communicate face to face,” says Gary Small, a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, in California. “

16、A lot of this is lost with texting.”And some experts are also concerned about possible health risks. They worry that radiation or energy waves-released by cell phones could be harmful to young people. To be safe, many pediatricians advise limiting talk time.1、The recent survey suggests that _.Athe n

17、umber twelve can bring us good luckBmost kids arc eager to have their own cell phonesCmany kids have their first cell phone at the age of 12Dmore than half of the parents can afford to buy cell phones2、Pro cell phone people probably refer to those who think that kids _.Amustnt own cell phone Bshould

18、 have cell phonesChad better make more friends Dmay lose touch with others3、What would be the main idea of Paragraph 3?AThe disadvantages of cell phones. BCell phones designed for kids.CThe kinds of cell phones. DHow to send text message.4、The authors attitudes toward the fact that kids have cell ph

19、ones is _.Asupportive BobjectiveCnegative Doptimistic22（8分） Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some wa

20、ys to turn your home into part of your diet plan.Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less selfconscious (难为情) when theyre in poorly lit placesand so more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesnt have enough

21、window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness.Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing,

22、 while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when its time to repaint, go blue.Dont forget the clockor the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories (卡路里) per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at l

23、east 30 minutes. And while youre at it, actually sit down to eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.Downsize the dishes. Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22 percent more when using a 12inch pla

24、te instead of a 10inch plate. When we choose a large spoon over a smaller one, total intake (摄入) jumps by 14 percent. And well pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.1、The text is especially helpful for those who care about _.Atheir home comfortsBtheir b

25、ody shapeChouse buyingDhealthy diets2、A home environment in blue can help people _.Adigest food betterBreduce food intakeCburn more caloriesDregain their appetites3、What are people advised to do at mealtimes?AEat quickly.BPlay fast music.CUse smaller spoons.DTurn down the lights.4、What can be a suit

26、able title for the text?AIs Your House Making You Fat?BWays of Serving DinnerCEffects of SelfConsciousnessDIs Your Home Environment Relaxing?23（8分） More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through the overuse of smartphones and other audio devices, the UN warned Tuesday, propos

27、ing new safety standards for safe volume levels.Currently, about five percent of the global population, or some 466 million people, including 34 million children, suffer from disabling hearing loss. Young people are particularly likely to develop such risky listening habits. Around half of those bet

28、ween the ages of 12 and 35, or 1.1 billion people, are at risk due to “long and severe exposure to loud sounds, including music they listen to through personal audio devices,” the UN health agency said.In a bid to safeguard hearing, the World Health Organization and International Telecommunications

29、Union issued an international standard for the manufacture and use of audio devices. WHO considers a volume above 85 decibels for eight hours or 100 decibels for 15 minutes as unsafe. The safe listening devices and systems standard calls for a sound allowance software to be included in all audio dev

30、ices, to track the volume level and duration of a users exposure to sound, and to evaluate the risk posed to their hearing. This system could alert a user if they have dangerous listening habits.WHO is also calling for parental as well as automatic volume controls on audio devices to prevent dangero

31、us use. While some smartphones and other audio devices already offer some of these features, the UN would like to see a uniform standard used to help protect against disabling hearing loss.Think of it like driving on a highway, but without a speedometer in your car or a speed limit, Shelly Chadha of

32、 the WHO told reporters in Geneva. What weve proposed is that your smartphones come fitted with a speedometer, with a measurement system which tells you how much sound youre getting and tells you if you are going over the limit.1、What is the purpose of proposing new safe volume standards?ATo warn pe

33、ople of dangerous listening habits.BTo help protect against disabling hearing loss.CTo promote the development of audio devices.DTo prevent the manufacture and use of audio devices.2、Where can you find the data that best supports “young people risk damaging their hearing through the overuse of smart

34、phones”?AIn paragraph 2.BIn paragraph 3.CIn paragraph 4.DIn paragraph 5.3、What do we know about safe volume levels according to paragraph 3?AIt is safe to listen to music under any circumstances.BIt is important to keep track of the risk for the users.CIt is necessary to have users alerted by their

35、parents.DIt is acceptable to keep the volume at 90 decibels for 15 minutes.4、What is the best title for the text?ATurning Down the Volume.BMaking Good Use of Smartphones.CThe Rise and Fall of Audio Devices.DThe Safety Standards for Volume Levels.24（8分）One single mothers creative manner of making her

36、 son not feel hurt from a school event celebrating close father-child relationship,has pulled social medias heart strings hardYevette Vazquez,from Fort Worth,Texas,was dropping off her 12-yea-old son Elijah at school when she saw that there were more parked cars than usual for a school run.“I ask hi

37、m why there were so many cars,” Vazquez wrote in a Facebook post that has been shared more than 6,000 times.He said,“Donuts (炸面圈饼）with Dad”.It was an event being held by the school to honor close father child relationship.But Vazquez,who is a single parent,did not want her son to be left out from th

38、e event Instead,she and Elijah drove home so that she could change her appearance.“I know seeing other dads with their kids isnt easy for mine but its life,at least I can do whatever it takes to put a smile on that face,” wrote Vazquez in the post.The post has received more than 18,000 reactions.One

39、 user called Ceci Solis wrote,“Tears are coming down my face.”She added,“Its hard not having a dad to do that.Its just amazing.” Another named Mozar E Lucy DePaula said, “You are an amazing mom.I was a single mom so I know what it takes us to do anything to see a smile on our kids faces.You are the

40、best and keep up.God bless you and your son.” Several called for her to be crowned “Mother of the Year”.1、According to the text,Elijah is .Aold enough to live alone Bunwilling to make donutsCa boy without father at his side Dwell taken care of by his parents2、What did Vazquez do to avoid hurting her

41、 son?AShe parked her car secretly. BShe dressed up like a father.CShe learned to make donuts herself. DShe drove her son to school every day.3、What is the text mainly about?AA son is the most lovely.BLife with dad is going on as usual.CA mum celebrates close father-child relationship with a dad.DA s

42、ingle mum changes her appearance for “Donuts with Dad”25（10分） Pigeons in London have a bad reputation. Some people call them flying rats. And many blame them for causing pollution with their droppings. But now the birds are being used to fight another kind of pollution in this city of 8.5 million.“T

43、he problem for air pollution is that its been largely ignored as an issue for a long time,” says Andrea Lee, who works for the London-based environmental organization Client Earth. “People dont realize how bad it is, and how it actually affects their health.” Londons poor air quality is linked to ne

44、arly 10,000 early deaths a year. Lee says, citing(引用)a report released by the city manager last year. If people were better informed about the pollution they re breathing, she says, they could pressure the government to do something about it.Nearby, on a windy hill in Londons Regents Park, an experi

45、ment is underway that could helpthe first week of flights by the Pigeon Air Patrol. It all began when Pierre Duquesnoy, the director for DigitasLBi, a marketing firm, won a London Design Festival contest last year to show how a world problem could be solved using Twitter. Duquesnoy, from France, cho

46、se the problem of air pollution.“Basically, I realized how important the problem was,” he says. “But also I realized that most of the people around me didnt know anything about it.” Duquesnoy says he wants to better measure pollution, while at the same time making the results accessible to the publi

47、c through Twitter.“So”, he wondered, “how could we go across the city quickly collecting as much data as possible?” Drones were his first thought. But its illegal to fly them over London. “But pigeons can fly above London, right?” he says. “They liveactually, they are Londoners as well. So, yeah, I

48、thought about using pigeons equipped with mobile apps. And we can use not just street pigeons, but racing pigeons, because they fly pretty quickly and pretty low.”So it might be time for Londoners to have more respect for their pigeons. The birds may just be helping to improve the quality of the cit

49、ys air.1、What can we infer about Londons air quality from Paragraph 2?ALondoners are very satisfied with it.BThe government is trying to improve it.CLondoners should pay more attention to it.DThe government has done a lot to improve it.2、Duquesnoy attended the London Design Festival to _.Aentertain

50、Londoners.Bsolve a world problem.Cdesign a product for sale.Dprotect animals like pigeons.3、Why did Duquesnoy give up using drones to fly across London?ABecause they are too expensive.BBecause they fly too quickly.CBecause they are forbidden.DBecause they fly too high.4、Which can be the best title f

51、or the text?AClean air in London.BLondons dirty secret.CLondons new pollution fighter.DCauses of air pollution in London.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）Weeks ago,I was travelling by train.The train stopped at a station.The delivery man from the ca

52、feteria 1 to deliver the pre-booked hot meals and drinks.Just behind him rushed in a 9-year-old girl,who put out her hand, 2 for some food.The food supplier was 3 and pushed her out of the coach.Something in me made me 4 .I stepped 5 and saw the girl still standing there and crying.I asked her if sh

53、e was 6 and she nodded.So I decided to buy her food.When I took her to the coach with the cafeteria,the people standing there had a(n) 7 expression on their faces. 8 their reaction,I asked her to 9 whatever she wanted.As I pointed to each item,she kept 10 .Finally,we collected so much food.When I 11

54、 to the cashier to pay the bill,the little girl started hurrying down the 12 .The cashier shook his head 13 and said the girl must have 14 me into believing her misery.As I returned to my coach,the cashiers 15 made me doubt whether the girl had really fooled me.So I went down the train,following the

55、 16 the little girl had taken.Finally,I walked to a relatively-deserted coach.Here I saw a 17 which left me deep in thought.This little girl was sitting in a circle with two other poor young boys.She had put all the 18 in the center and was putting some into the hand of a boy who was 19 blind.The li

56、ttle girl taught me that one can be 20 even in poverty.1、Acame around Btook turns Cturned out Dlooked up2、Alooking Bbegging Ccaring Dwaiting3、Aannoyed Bexcited Cdisappointed Dfrightened4、Awake Bunderstand Cbelieve Dreact5、Ainside Bupstairs Coutside Ddownward6、Athirsty Bhurt Cwrong Dhungry7、Asatisfie

57、d Bworried Cpuzzled Drelaxed8、ANoticing BEnjoying CIgnoring DShowing9、Achoose Beat Cenjoy Dsend10、Arefusing Bnodding Ccomplaining Dpraising11、Apointed Breferred Clistened Dturned12、Acounter Bcafeteria Ctrain Droad13、Ain disbelief Bin time Cin surprise Din horror14、Apersuaded Bfooled Cforced Dchanged

58、15、Aanswers Bdreams Cdecisions Dwords16、Aadvice Bdirection Cexample Dtrend17、Astation Bhouse Cshelter Dsight18、Amoney Bwaste Cfood Ddrinks19、Aobviously Bheavily Cimpossibly Dgradually20、Afortunate Bgenerous Chopeless Dsad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）Fewer than one in seve

59、n people can 1 ( correct) identify common washing symbols while a 2 (three) of people admit they never check instruction labels (标签). Some seven in ten say they ever had machine-washed clothes that should 3 (go) to the dry cleaners because they failed to look at the labels.The ignorance about 4 clot

60、hes should be cleaned can cost families thousands of pounds, according to a sample test of householders by a school uniform supplier.Men are the worst offenders with more than three quarters always using the same program on a washing machine regardless of the instructions. Almost half of 5 (woman) u