2022-2023学年甘肃省武威市凉州区高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年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）1Nowadays, more and more young ladies, figures most are fine enough, are going on a diet.AwhoBwhoseCof whoseDof who

2、m2 How much do you charge for the iPhone? Well,it cost me $ 400,but Ill _ 20% as its no longer new.Areduce to Bdecrease toCknock off Dcut off3_by the English teacher for the high grade, I felt my effort finally paid off.APraise BPraised CTo praise DPraising4After _ a sandstorm warning on Sunday even

3、ing, meteorologists forecast that dusty weather will continue in parts of the country on Monday.A breaking offBcalling offCleaving offDputting off5All the dishes in this menu， _ otherwise stated， will serve two to three people.AasBifCthoughDunless6_ the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross

4、Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely.AExcept forBIn spite ofCApart fromDInstead of7It is a foolish act to_ notes during a test as you will be severely punished.Astick toBrefer toCkeep toDpoint to8 Peter, you seem in high spirits. _ I have been offered a part-time job

5、 in the KFC .ASo what?BNo wonder.CNo doubt.DGuess what.9Running is often tiring and a lot of hard work, but nothing _ the feeling you get after finishing a long workout around the track.AbreaksBblocksCbondsDbeats10I_ a flu when I was on a spring outing with my classmate.Acaught upBpicked upCtook upD

6、brought up11E-shopping, when properly _ ,can save us a lot of time and energy.AdoneBdoingCto doDis done12Is there a hospital nearby? I hurt my ankle, and cannot move now.Its about 3 blocks away. I _ you there.Atook BtakeCwill take Dhave taken13While his approach was a complete _ from established pra

7、ctices, the result was satisfactory.AseparationBprohibitionCdepartureDjudgment14The worlds leading thinkers and policymakers examine whats come apart in the past year, and what will define the year ahead,Aevaluate BinnovateCanticipate Dregulate15Each party _ respect the articles of this contract, or

8、 a double-sized financial punishment is a must.AwillBcouldCshallDshould16 I am worn out. Me too, all work and no play. So its time to _.Aburn the midnight oil Bpush the limitsCgo with the flow Dcall it a day17We completed one third of the project, and the loan _ in place, we had to delay the rest ti

9、ll the next month.Anot arrangedBwas not arrangedCnot arrangingDhad not been arranged18She was in a _ condition after the heart transplant operation when her body rejected the foreign organ.AskepticalBcriticalCtheoreticalDpractical19He _ in a university for five years, but now he runs a company of hi

10、s own.Ahas taughtBhad taughtCtaughtDhas been teaching20-Whats wrong with your cell phone? I cant get through.- Oh, my line was cut off because I _ my bill.Ahavent paidBhadnt paidCwasnt payingDdont pay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） Nine years ago, a few days before Christmas,

11、 I was a director at a company in San Francisco, and I was called into a meeting that was already in progress. That meeting turned out to be my exit interview. I was 64 years old at the time. It wasnt completely unexpected. I signed a pile of papers and left the company.So, 40 plus years of employme

12、nt was over. I had a good reputation and background. Retirement was not a choice for me. I wanted to do something. And then an idea came into my mind, born from my concern for our environment. I wanted to build my own business, designing and producing biodegradable(可生物降解的)packaging from waste. This

13、is called clean technology, and it was really meaningful to me. It could help reduce billions of pounds of single-use plastic packaging wasted each year.Five years later, Im delighted and proud to share with you that our income has doubled every year and we have no debt. Meanwhile, I have a wonderfu

14、l partner, and weve won more than 20 awards for the work that weve done.And I am doing the most rewarding and meaningful work of my life right now. But what I really long for is to find other first-time entrepreneurs(企业家)who are my age. I want to connect with them.So I want to do something about tha

15、t in a few years. I want us to start talking more about people who dont become entrepreneurs until they are seniors. And then connecting all of them across industries, regions and countriesbuilding a community.1、What happened to the author nine years ago?AHe retired from his former company.BHe faile

16、d an interview.CHe had a good family background.DHe changed his job to a better one.2、Why was the new business meaningful to the author?AIt was beneficial to the environment.BIt developed a clean technology.CIt provided jobs for lots of people.DIt brought in quite a lot of money.3、What is the author

17、s attitude to the development of his own company?ACautious.BDisappointed.CAmbiguous.DPositive.4、What does the author plan to do in the future?ATo do something else about environment.BTo help people who want to become successful.CTo meet more people from different backgrounds.DTo build a community fo

18、r senior entrepreneurs.22（8分）Welcome to Sun Bright Hotel, New YorkIntroductionThis hotel is perfect for student travelers on a low budget or travelers looking for an inexpensive, limited service hotel, and wanting to stay in New York City.The sleeping rooms are small and quipped with a 13-inch TV wi

19、th cable. Guests walk up one flight of stairs to reach the rooms and the lobby(大厅) on the second floor. No bathroom in the rooms, and they are located in each floor and shared.There is no restaurant in the hotel, but there are many Asian restaurants within a two-minute walk from the hotel. The hotel

20、s location in Chinatown provides its guests with world-class eateries within blocks. It is also only blocks from great Italian restaurants in Little Italy, approximately a five-minute walk from the hotel. Located in Manhattans Chinatown district, the hotel is a walking distance to many famous superm

21、arkets on Canal Street, Little Italy, Tribeca, SoHo and the Financial District.Room and AccommodationConnection for laptopAir conditioningSatellite televisionDirect dial phoneAutomatic wake-up callLocation and Contact InformationAddress: 140 Hester Street New York NY 10013 United StatesHotline: 400-

22、830-2353Email: hotelsBook your room here!1、We can learn that the hotel is .Afashionable BplainChigh Dgrand2、What service is provided in the hotel?ADelicious breakfast BFree Wi-FiCAutomatic wake-up service DFitness equipment3、We can infer that it is very convenient for guests in the hotel to .Asee a

23、film Battend a concertCvisit a zoo Dgo shopping23（8分）The analysis in The Lancet looks at obesity (肥胖) trend in over 200 countries. In the UK, one in every 10 young people aged 5 to 19, is obese. Obese children are likely to become obese adults, posting them at risk of serious health problems, say ex

24、perts. Researchers believe wide availability of cheap, lattening food is one of the main drivers.Although child obesity rates appear to be stabilizing in many high-income European countries, including the UK, they are accelerating at an alarming rate in many other parts of the world. The largest inc

25、rease in the number of obese children has been in East Asia. China and India have seen rates “balloon” in recent years. Polynesia and Micronesia have the highest rate of all around half of the young population in these countries is overweight or obese.The researchers say that if current world trends

26、 continue, “obese” will soon be more common than “underweight”. “We have not become more weak-willed, lazy or greedy. The reality is that the world around us is changing.”Dr Fiona Bull from the World Health Organization suggested tough measures to prevent “calorie-rich, nutrient-poor food” and entou

27、rage more physical activity. “But so far, just over 20 countries around the world have introduced a tax on sugary drinks,” she said.Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist (营养学家) at Public Health England, said, “Our sugar reduction programme and the governments sugar tax are world-leading, but this i

28、s just the beginning of a long journey to meet the challenge of a generation. The evidence is clear that just telling people what to do wont work. While education and information are important, deeper actions are needed to help us lower calorie consumption and achieve healthier diets.”1、What mainly

29、contributes to child obesity according to the researchers?AChildren dont take enough physical exercise.BChildren are driven to consume cheap diets.CChildren become more weak-willed and greedy.DChildren can reach cheap and fattening food more easily.2、How can we describe child obesity rates in France

30、?AAlarming. BSteady.CSlow. DBallooning.3、What may Dr Fiona Bull think of the sugar tax?AIt is world-leading. BIt is not effective enough.CIt needs to be promoted further. DIt should be made to be less tougher.4、What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AEngland is the first to tax sugary drinks.B

31、Solving the problem of child obesity is a hard nut.CEducation plays a small role in controlling child obesity.DPeople should be told about the danger of being overweight.24（8分） If youve ever been annoyed by the sound of someone eating，especially as they noisily slurp noodles，dont worry, youre not al

32、one.A company has recently designed a fork that connects to an app on your smart phone，which will then play noise cancelling sounds if you happen to slurp your noodles too loudly.The fork was designed with a microphone in its handle that is trained to recognize the sound of slurping. The microphone

33、will then send a signal to the phone app. setting off the noise cancelling sounds.The company that designed the fork, called Otohiko fork, was inspired by what is called noodle harassment by social media users, which is running wild in Japan.The Japanese, who generally dislike noisy eating. consider

34、 it proper and even preferable to suck up ones noodles with a loud slurping sound.Unfortunately for visitors, however, such enthusiastic slurping tends to grate on their nerves, which is what lead to the creation of the phrase noodle harassment in the first place.The company behind the fork, Nissin,

35、 is the very same company that invented Cup Noodles, who brought instant noodles to the world nearly 70 years ago, so they are definitely concerned about whether or not foreigners are put off by the sound of slurping noodles.The fork is being sold for a good $130, but those bothered enough by noodle

36、 slurpers will likely find it well worth the money.Nissin is only planning a limited run of 5000 forks for the time being, which can now be pre-ordered only through their website.The company is planning to begin releasing them just in time for the holidays. Of course, it still remains to be seen if

37、the fork can be programmed to drown out the sound of loud chewers, which is probably of greater concern to sensitive Westerners.1、From the text we can know that_.Anoodle harassment is used to reduce the noiseBthe Otohiko fork will encourage noodle sales in JapanCthe microphone in its handle stops th

38、e slurping soundDthe app on a smart phone operates just like a silencer2、The new fork was invented_.Ato bring noodle eaters more funBto solve a practical problemCto change the Japanese eating habitDto popularize instant noodles3、The new fork will be the most helpful for_.AWestern visitors to JapanBf

39、ans of Japanese noodlesCthe spread of Japanese cultureDthe reform of Japanese food4、Which of the following can be the best title ?AA New Fork Wins PopularityBNissin Makes Another InventionCA Noise Cancelling Fork BornDGood News for Western Visitors25（10分）Decades before the first unaccompanied child

40、was put on a plane to grandmas in the care of a flight attendant, a few resourceful parents accomplished the same end by simply dropping their kids in the mail.This was in the earliest days of the parcel post service, which launched in 1913. Before that, U.S. Postal Service packages were capped at f

41、our pounds, which limited the goofy things people tried to send by post.But when the parcel service began, all kinds of cargo showed up in the mail stream, including coffins, eggs, dogs and, in a few cases, human young.According to National Postal Museum historian Nancy Pope, the first known case of

42、 a mailed baby was in 1913 when Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beauge of Glen Este, Ohio, shipped their 10-pound infant son to his grandmothers home about a mile away, paying 15 cents in postage and springing for $50 in insurance (because they were worriers).But some children were mailed much farther, Pope said

43、. Edna Neff of Pensacola, Fla., was 6 when she was packed off or packaged off to her fathers home in Christiansburg, Va., 720 miles away.The precious parcels werent truly parcels in the brown-paper. Instead they were more like companions in the arms of their carriers or walked along the route(路线). B

44、ut the most famous mailed child, May Pierstorff, was indeed sent by an Idaho railway mail car in 1914 with the appropriate stamps stuck to her traveling coat. Mays picture survives, but no physical evidence of her trip. “We would sure love to have that coat,” Pope said.In 1914, the postmaster genera

45、l instituted a rule about the mail that stands to this day: no humans. But that didnt stop an ambitious thief from crating himself up and shipping himself airmail. When William DeLucia, packed in a trunk labeled “Musical Instruments” along with food and an oxygen tank, was airborne, he climbed out,

46、pilfered thousands of dollars worth of goods from the registered mail and sealed himself back up. He was arrested at the Atlanta airport in 1980 after his trunk popped open as it was being unloaded.“We have his oxygen tank” at the Postal Museum, Pope noted with pride.1、What did U.S Postal Service pu

47、t a limit to before 1913?AThe value of the mail.BThe weight of parcels.CThe content in the mail.DThe postage for packages.2、How was Jesse Beauges son mailed?APacked in a mailbox.BWalked along the route.CSent by a railway mail car.DCarried in the arms of the postman.3、What does Nancy Pope wish to be

48、exhibited most in the Postal Museum?AMays picture.BThe brown-paper.CMays traveling coat.DIdaho railway mail car.4、Who discovered William DeLucia at last?AThe airport porter.BThe airport police.CThe passenger victims.DThe postmaster general.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

49、项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分）IIIReading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that fits the context. A detailed study of biological diversity（多样性）in town and city gardens has

50、 found that they offer a vital refuge for animals and plants. It has also found that many of the ideas about wildlife gardening are not 1 .In fact, small gardens are just as good as big gardens at 2 wildlife, suburban gardens are not always better than city gardens and non-native plants are not alwa

51、ys harmful to native insects and birds. Britains 16,000,000 gardens are a refuge for hundreds of species of animals and plants that would find it 3 to survive on intensively （精细地）farmed land. According to the study, gardens are amazingly varied even compared to 4 environments that are good for wildl

52、ife. Small gardens are more interesting 5 they vary a great deal in botanical environment, All the wildlife responds to the variation.Ken Thompson of Sheffield University was involved n the first detailed study of the 6 living in British gardens when he and his colleagues surveyed 61 gardens in Shef

53、field. They really found a（n） 7 diversity of plants and animals. They also identified a range of simple 8 that improved a gardens environment for wildlife. The top thing is to grow more big trees as these greatly 9 the volume of vegetation in the garden and a lot of 10 means a lot of places to live

54、and a lot of things to eat. 11 , create a pond for insects and frogs. Think before stocking it with fish which will eat insect eggs. Also, it is not wise to light up the garden at night with bright lawn lamps, which will 12 many night creatures, Finally, dont be too tidy: dont be 13 to clear up ever

55、ything when the garden stops flowering. Just 14 a bit of things lying around.To sum up, people who want to turn their gardens into wildlife refuges should 15 and let the grass grow tall, the flowers turn to seed and trees expand skyward.1、AtrueBbasicCvividDsimple2、AselectingBimportingCofferingDattra

56、cting3、AimpossibleBillegalCluckyDconvenient4、ApeacefulBwarmCnaturalDclean5、AbeforeBunlessCbutDbecause6、AwildlifeBmenCgermDpet7、AconfusingBcompleteCsurprisingDorderly8、AmeasuresBstandardsCservicesDfunctions9、AoccupyBincreaseClimitDreduce10、AvegetationBreservationCpreparationDdecoration11、ABy contrast

57、BAs a resultCIn other wordsDIn addition12、AblockBdisturbCbenefitDprotect13、Ain a messBin a wayCin a hurryDin a while14、AforgetBremoveCavoidDleave15、AescapeBrelaxCstriveDretire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）Sometimes we all need positive attitude tips to get through the day.

58、 What is this positive attitude anyway? It can be rather 1 (annoy)if you feel bad and I suggest you look at it positively. How?If you are really feeling low, there is no way you can jump to a 2 (total)positive outlook. But there is a waytaking small 3 (step)and learning new ways of thinking, little

59、by little. If you take it as 4 way of life, only 5 (expect)to find ways to feel a little better, one day youll notice you 6 (change)your thinking.Ive been following the path of positive thinking for over twenty years and Im really happy I started to work on my thoughts. Sure I have gone 7 many unple

60、asant phases of life, 8 with the positive attitude I walked through them and later found al1 those phases were blessings in disguise. Still, when you start your journey of positive thinking, you shall meet wonderful new people, with 9 you can share positive attitude. And thats really 10 makes the wh