2022-2023学年常州市实验初级中学高三最后一卷英语试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年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）1What matters in life is working hard _ hardly working.Aas well asBless thanCrather thanDother than2We are committed

2、 to creating a world free from the homeless and the hopeless, a world _ each and every corner is a true paradise.AthatBwhichCof whichDfrom where3_ travelling expenses rising a lot, we had to change all our plans for the tourAAsBByCSinceDWith4How was your evening?We went to Joes and had _. We really

3、enjoyed ourselves.Aa white elephantBa square mealCa sacred cowDthe salt of the earth5Countries which continue importing huge quantities of waste will have to_ the issue of pollution.AmaintainBsimplifyCoverlookDaddress6The stadium _ stands a theatre will be reconstructed.Abeside whichBfor whichCwhenD

4、which7lt was in December, 2018 _ Chairman Xi and President Trump met in Argentina.AwhenBthatCbeforeDsince8 Could we accomplish the task according to the schedule? I doubt that. The problem remains _ we can get financial aid within this week. Athat Bhow Cwhy Dwhen 9What do you think of teaching, Bob?

5、I find it fun and challenging. It is a job _ you are doing something serious and interesting.AwhichBwhereCwhenDthat10With your brothers help, Ive made great progress in English and I really want to do something for him _Ain turnBby turnsCin returnDin answer11My computer is out of function again.You

6、need to go to the customer service center and have it _.Ato repair BrepairCrepairing Drepaired12The guidance teacher was their adviser, offering them suggestions and solutions when they _ difficulties.Aarose BencounteredCemerged Devaluated13How long do you suppose it is _ he arrived and began to wor

7、k there？AwhenBbeforeCafterDsince14_ that I wouldnt support myself at that moment.AI was weak enough BI was too weakCSo weak was I DSuch weak was I15Im tired outI stayed up the whole night, _ for my midterm math examAstudyingBto studyCto be studyingDstudied16 Which driver was to blame?- Why, _! It wa

8、s the childs fault, clear and simple. He suddenly came out between two parked cars.AbothBeachCeitherDneither17I have no idea what made the students so excited and crazy._ it have been their teams victory in the finals?AMustBCouldCWouldDShould18Hi, Betty, are you free at present? I have to ask you fo

9、r a favor_With pleasureASorry, I am busyBGo aheadCHelp yourselfDAsk, please19I _ about w hat youve said and Ive decided to take your advice.AthoughtBhave been thinkingCwas thinkingDhad thought20_ you hear from me to the contrary, expect me on Friday at about 6 pm.AUnlessBUntilCWhileDAlthough第二部分 阅读理

10、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） Australia is divided into three separate time zones： Australian Eastern Standard Time （AEST）， Australian Central Standard Time （ACST）， and Australian Western Standard Time （AWST）AEST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 10 hours （UTC +10） ACST i

11、s equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 9 hours （UTC +9） AWST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 8 hours （UTC +8）Australian Eastern Standard Time （AEST） covers the eastern states of Queensland， New South Wales， Victoria， Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory （ACT） AEST is equal t

12、o Coordinated Universal Time plus 10 hours （UTC +10）Australian Central Standard Time （ACST） covers the state of South Australia， the town of Broken Hill in western New South Wales and the Northern Territory ACST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 9 hours （UTC +9）Australian Western Standard

13、Time （AWST） covers the state of Western Australia AWST is equal to Coordinated Universal Time plus 8 hours （UTC +8）Does Australia observe daylight saving time？In the Australian summer， New South Wales， Victoria， South Australia， Tasmania and the ACT turn their clocks forward one hour to Daylight Sav

14、ing Time （DST） Daylight Saving Time begins at 2am （AEST） on the first Sunday in October and ends at 3am （Australian Eastern Daylight Time） on the first Sunday in AprilNSW， ACT， Victoria and Tasmania move from AEST to Australian Eastern Daylight Time （AEDT）， UTC +11 South Australia and the NSW town o

15、f Broken Hill move from ACST to Australian Central Daylight Time （ACDT）， UTC +10Daylight saving is not observed in Queensland， the Northern Territory or Western AustraliaHow many hours will I gain/lose traveling to Australia？ The International Date Line crossing the Pacific Ocean changes the date by

16、 one day If you cross the date line moving east， you subtract a day； if travelling west you add on a day （with local variations） Travelling direct from Los Angeles or London to Australia you arrive two days later； travelling back， you arrive the same day you departed1、How many time zones are there i

17、n Australia？ _AoneBtwoCthreeDfour2、Daylight saving could be observed in _ AQueenslandBthe Northern TerritoryCWestern AustraliaDVictoria3、Does Australia observe daylight saving time？ _AyesBnoCuncertainDthe author doesnt mention it4、suppose that you go to Australia directly from Buckingham Palace on M

18、arch 8， then you probably arrive at Australia on _ AMarch 7BMarch 10CMarch 9DMarch 622（8分） When youre a junior in high school, three little letters quickly become larger than life: SAT.At the start of my junior year, I realized that the environment was packed with competition. Surprisingly, this pre

19、ssure didnt come from adults. It came from the other students. Everyone in my grade had college on the brain. To get into the college of our choice, we all believed, we had to outcompete and outscore everyone else with less sleep, because time for sleeping was time you didnt spend studying for the S

20、AT.I let myself get swept up in the pressure. My new motto was, if I wasnt in every single honor level class, I wasnt doing enough. I was bad-tempered and I couldnt focus. I stopped talking to my friends and my mom, and I couldnt figure out who I was. I didnt have the confidence to know that my own

21、passions and unique skills were what would make me stand out to colleges.Thats when I realized: I am not my SAT score. Trying to stick to what I thought colleges wanted masked who I really am. I decided to rely on my strengths and get away from the crazy pressure I was putting on myself.Instead of f

22、orcing myself into higher levels of math, I took on an extra history class. I learned how to love what I was doing and not what I thought I was supposed to do. I learned to shine as an individual, not a faceless member of the crowd. And I found that not only was this better for my happiness, but it

23、also made me more effective and efficient when I studied.To me, individuality means having the confidence to decide who I am and who I want to be, and a number on a page is never going to change that. I am more sure of myself, and more ready to apply for college, than ever.1、At the start of the juni

24、or year, the author decided to study for the SAT _.Ato overcome the pressure from other high school studentsBto test how good she was at studying compared to othersCbecause it was exciting to compete with others to get into collegeDbecause she was eager to get an advantage over others in the competi

25、tion2、When did the author realize she shouldnt just compete for scores?AWhen she got in every single honor level class.BWhen everybody stopped talking to her.CWhen she found she was no longer her usual self.DWhen she forced herself to take advanced maths.3、What can you infer from Paragraph 5?AShe tr

26、ied to live as who she was, not just a student focusing on grades.BShe learned to team up with others and so gained efficiency.CShe managed to do well in both maths and history classes.DShe wanted to be number one and no one could change her mind.4、Which statement best expresses the main idea of the

27、 passage?APressure brings out the best in you.BYou will stand out by being your best self.CThings will happen whether you like it or not.DLife is just a matter of decisive times.23（8分）China became the first country to clone a monkey using non-reproductive cells, reducing the need to breed lab monkey

28、s and paving the way for more accurate, effective and affordable animal tests for new drugs, scientists said on Thursday .By December, the Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Sciences had created two clone macaques(猕猴) named”Zhong Zhong” and “Hua Hua” by nuclear transferring of somat

29、ic cells(体细胞)-any cell in the organism other than reproductive cells.Tetra, a monkey born in 1999, is the worlds first cloned monkey, but it was done by using a simpler method called embryo splitting(胚胎分割); but it could only generate four cloned offspring at a time and cannot be genetically changed

30、to suit the experimental need.Cloning a monkey using somatic cells has been a world-class challenge because it is a primate(灵长类) that shares its genetic makeup, and therefore all of its complexity, with humans.For drug and other lab tests, scientists have to purchase monkeys from all over the world,

31、 which is costly and bad for the environment, and produces inaccurate results because each monkey might have different genes.By cloning monkey using somatic cells, we can massively cultivate large numbers of genetically identical offspring in a short amount of time, and we can even change their gene

32、s to suit our needs. This can save time, cut down experiment costs, and produce more accurate results, leading to more effective medicine.Sun Qiang, director of the non-human primate research facility at the institute, said most of the drug trials are currently done on lab mice. However, drugs that

33、work on mice might not work or even have severe side effects on humans because the two species are so different“Monkeys and humans are both primates, so they are much closely related and testing on monkeys is supposed to be as effective as testing on humans,”he said. This is especially useful in tes

34、ting drugs for neural(神经的) diseases such as Parkinsons disease, metabolic syndrome(代谢综合症) and immune system diseases, and tumors, he added.“This achievement will help China lead the world research in the international science projects related to neural mapping of primate brains, he said. However, bi

35、o labs from the United States, Japan, and European countries are also very capable, and they will quickly catch up with China after the monkey cloning technology is made public, Sun added.“This means we have to innovate continuously and work extra hard this year to stay ahead, he said.1、Which of the

36、 following is the most important factor in cloning macaques named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua?AReproductive cells. BSomatic cellsCNeural mapping. DGenetic makeup2、Why is cloning monkeys so difficult?ABecause it is bad for our environment.BBecause each monkey might have different genes.CBecause monkeys g

37、enetic makeup is as complicated as humans.DBecause it is too expensive to work on their genetic makeup.3、What is the main idea of Paragraph 8?AThe cure for neural diseases.BThe process of cloning monkeys.CThe significance of cloning monkeys.DThe close relations between monkeys and humans.4、What can

38、we infer from this passage?AMore effective medicine will be produced.BDrug trials on lab mice will be abandoned.CChina is the first country to have cloned monkeys.DChina will stay ahead of the world in cloning.24（8分）I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never

39、 heard her say a harsh (苛刻) word to anyone or about anyone.Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Bens beans, w

40、e all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food fest”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the mo

41、rning. We didnt know what was about to take place.By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five oclock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we playe

42、d games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty（收成）of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!Well, the point wasnt so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one anothers company. None of it would have

43、happened if it had not been for Happy and Bens garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!1、We can infer that Happy and her husband Ben_.Adont like spending time with othersBsometimes quarrel with each otherClive on the fo

44、od they grow in their gardenDare a generous and warm-hearted couple2、According to paragraph 2, people wish they also had a garden so that_.Athey didnt have to spend so much money on foodBthey could grow vegetables and sell at the marketCthey could invite their neighbors and hold parties in itDthey c

45、ould spend happy times together with their family in it3、For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?ATo ask them to attend a birthday partyBTo help them get to know each other.CTo let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.DTo ask them to share some interesting stories.

46、4、What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?AIt was too long. BIt was wonderful.CIt was not as good as he thought. DIt was too terrible.25（10分）New York City. FreelanceThe KidPass blog is created by contributions from awesome freelance writers who work from home, and

47、are excited to share their experiences and recommendations for kids activities around New York City! KidPass is flexible, so it allows parents like us to spend more time with their kids and work from home or anywhere they like, while building a great resource of recommendations for other parents.We

48、are hiring freelance writers who can contribute articles to our blog. We pay you for each article that we accept or approve starting at $20 for short articles and $100+ for longer articles with original research, photos, and videos.If you enjoy being a parent “in the know”, researching new kids acti

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52、ss blog?AIt has a lot to do with childrens activities.BIt offers much advice on how to raise kids.CIt teaches parents to design kids games online.DIt encourages parents to accompany their kids more.2、The passage mainly informs us of .Athe history of the KidPass blogBthe tips on writing good articles

53、 onlineCthe importance of communicating with kidsDthe requirements of working as a freelance writer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）What would you do if you had $5, but were limited to two hours to make as much money as possible? Buy a lottery ticke

54、t. While this is the most 1 suggestion from people, it means a significant risk in return for a 2 chance.Tina Selling, who invented the 3 for her students of Stanford University, has a 4 story to tell.Selling gave each of the fourteen teams a sealed envelope that contains five dollars of “seed fundi

55、ng”. They were, 5 to spend as much time planning, but once they had 6 the envelope they then had two hours to make as much money as possible. The next week, each team were to 7 their project in a three-minute presentation.It 8 that most of the 14 teams didnt use the five dollars 9 . They realized th

56、at focusing on the 10 actually limited the way of solving the problem too tightly. They understood that five dollars is essentially 11 and decided to reinterpret the problem more 12 : what can be done if 13 with absolutely nothing?The average 14 on the five dollar investment was 4,000 times! So what

57、 did they 15 do?One team started a stand on campus to check the bike tire 16 for free and charged $1 to refill tires. Another team made 17 at busy restaurants and then sold each of them for up to twenty dollars to customers who didnt want to 18 line. The team who made the greatest 19 sold their pres

58、entation time to a company that wanted to employ them to advertise. They 20 a good business for that company in the three-minute presentation and brought in $ 650,000.1、Afancy Buseful Ccommon Dinteresting2、Aslim Bbig Chopeful Dpossible3、Aform Bchallenge Cplan Dmethod4、Afunny Bshocking Cdull Dcool5、A

59、advised Bforced Cpermitted Ddetermined6、Aopened Blost Cgot Dposted7、Astudy Bcomplete Creport Dlimit8、Apointed out Bturned out Cbrought about Dcame about9、Aat all Bafter all Caccidentally Dstrangely10、Aenvelope Bresult Cclassroom Dmoney11、Aanything Bsomething Cnothing Deverything12、Aaccurately Bbroad

60、ly Cpatiently Dslowly13、Adealing Bworking Cmeeting Dbeginning14、Anumber Breturn Cexpense Dscore15、Aactually Broughly Cmerely Dgenerally16、Aair Bquality Cpressure Dsize17、Asnacks Bdecisions Cappointments Dreservations18、Asit Btake Cserve Dwait19、Aprofit Bprogress Cpromise Dpresent20、Ahad Bcreated Cso