2023学年江苏镇江市高考冲刺英语模拟试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：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）1．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance2．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith3．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever4．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe5．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so6．－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction7．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup8．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read9．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff10．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce11．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof12．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient13．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With14．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where15．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing16．Thesplitbetweenhumansandlivingapesisthoughtbysomescholars____15to20millionyearsago.A．tooccur B．occurring C．tohaveoccurred D．havingoccurred17．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat18．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo19．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads20．—FlightMU257_______________.Imustbeoffnow.—Haveanicetrip.A．isbeingannouncedB．hasannouncedC．wasannouncingD．hadbeenannounced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）KongQiu,betterknownasConfucius,wasbornin551B．C．,intheLustateofChina.Histeachings,preservedin"Lunyu",focusedoncreatingmodelsforgoodbehaviorandsettingeducationalstandards.Hediedin479B．C．ConfucianismlaterbecametheofficialphilosophyoftheChineseempire,andwasextremelyinfluentialduringtheHan,TangandSongdynasties.LittleisknownofConfucius'childhood."RecordsoftheHistorian",writtenbySsu-maChi’en,offersthemostdetailedaccountofConfucius'life.However,somemodemhistonansquestionitsaccuracy,regardingitasmyth,notfact.ThebooksaysthatConfuciuswasbornintoaroyalfamilywhileotherssaythatConfuciuswasbomintopoverty.Onefactisclear,though:ConfuciuslivedduringatimeofgreattroubleinChina.Over2,500yearsago,China'sChouEmpirebegantofallapart.WarringChinesestatescausedittobreakdown.TraditionalChinesevaluesthenbegantodecline.ConfuciussawthisasanopportunitytostrengthentheoldChinesevaluesandcustoms.Hisideaswerebasedontheprincipleof"ren"or"lovingothers"whilepracticingself-control.HebelievedthatrencouldbeputintoactionusingtheGoldenRule.TheGoldenRuleis"donotdotootherswhatyoudonotwishforyourself."Confucius'politicalbeliefswerelikewisebasedontheconceptofself-control.Hebelievedthataleadershouldstayhumbleandtreathisfollowerswithcare.Indoingso,hewouldleadbypositiveexample.AccordingtoConfucius,leaderscouldmotivatetheirsubjectstofollowthelawbyteachingthemvirtue.Hisphilosophyofeducationfocusedonthe"SixArts".ToConfucius,themainobjectiveofbeinganeducatorwastoteachpeopletobehonestandkind.Hetriedtoencouragepeopletobemorepolitetoeachother.BythesecondcenturyB．C．,duringChina'sfirstHanDynasty,hisideasbecamethefoundationforthestategovernment.Today,heiswidelyconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialteachersinChinesehistory.1、ConfuciuswouldbeMOSTlikelytoagreethatthepurposeofeducationisA．tohaverichknowledge. B．toliveagoodmorallife.C．togainwealthandpower. D．tolearnsixcoresubjects.2、EachofthefollowingaffectedConfucius'ideasEXCEPT.A．theHanDynasty. B．theChouDynasty.C．traditionalChinesevalues. D．thewartimeexperience.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Confuciusledabitterlifeinhischildhood.B．TraditionalvaluesweregonebecauseoftheendofChou.C．Confucius'ideasinfluencedtheleadershipofthecountry.D．Confuciusdevotedlypromotedideascontrarytotraditionalones.4、Self-controliscentraltoConfucius'philosophybecause_________.A．itisthebasisofthestategovernment.B．itisthefoundationoftheGoldenRule.C．itisnecessarytobeaproductivephilosopher.D．ithelpspeoplebehumbleandsetanexample.22．（8分）Experiencearoundfoodisabouttheplace,thetimeandthepeople,and“thebestmeal”canbefoundinafinediningrestaurantoracrowdedstreetmarket.Howcanyourecreatethatspecialmomentinfluencedbyplaceandtime?Travelisbecomingthemostpopularreasontovisitmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Herearetheplacesthatconsistentlyexcitethesenses.SouthofFranceMarketswithfreshfruitsandvegetablesandbutchershopsareabundant.Regionalwinesareexcellent．AndfreshlybakedFrenchbreadwithFrenchbutteriswhatmemoriesaremadeof.Takeachairinanancientwalledcityforamealwithaviewthatyouwillneverforget．BarcelonaThisbustlingcityfilledwithuniquebuildingsisacityforloversofhistory,architectureandfood.KioskoUniversal,acounterrestaurantatonecornerofthemarket,preparessomeofthesimplestandbestfoodwe’veeverhad.Giveyourselfaweektoexploreandseeeverythingthecityoffers.Thecityisnottobemissed．ItalyIt’shardtochooseoneplaceorcitytovisit.SomeofourfavoriteplacesincludethecoastalregionsontheAdriaticandTuscany.Friulistoleourheartslastyearwithitsmanyuniquewines,smallartisanfoodproduces,andinfluencesfromneighboringcountrieslikeAustriaandGermany．MexicoCityFromunbelievablefoodmarketsandcasualstreetstands,MexicoCityhasbecometheplacetotravelforthefoodlovers.Ifyouwanttoeatlocally,orderaHurache，astreetfoodspecialty.AllyouwillneedisalocalmicrobreworMezcal（龙舌兰酒）towashitdown．1、WhatisKioskoUniversal?A．Amarket. B．Abutchershop.C．Arestaurant. D．Astreetstand.2、WhatdoyouneedtohelpswallowHurachewheneatingit?A．Bread. B．Alcohol.C．Juice. D．Fruit.3、Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommon?A．Theyaretouristattractions. B．Theyhaveancientbuildings.C．TheylieinEurope. D．Theyarenotedfortastyfood23．（8分）OneofthemoststrikingfindingsofanewlyresearchintheUKisthatofthepeopleinterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartcloserelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeithardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersformoneyorstatus.Amandoesn’texpecthiswifetobeinsole(唯一的)chargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapstheknowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmatewaslimitedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasneverclear,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster(牡蛎),yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbythelimitationofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareraisedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn’t,itshouldbeended.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon’tputinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Twelve-hourworkattheofficemakesrelaxedafter-hoursdatingdifficult.Thecostofhousingandchild-raisingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.1、（小题1）WhatisacontemporaryfamilylikeinUKtoday?A．Couplessharetheburdens.B．Menbegintodependonwomen.C．Womenareresponsibleforhousework.D．Itisdifficulttotakecareofafamily.2、（小题2）Whydopeoplepreservetheirindependence?A．Tolivealonehappily.B．Tohavemorechoices.C．Toavoidmarriages.D．Toignoretraditions.3、（小题3）Whatmakesithardforpeopletodate?A．Mentalheadacheindating.B．Thepressuretosurvive.C．Badluckinfindingapartner.D．Thefaithbetweenlifepartners.4、（小题4）Whatistheauthortryingtoinformusinthistext?A．Perfectmarriagesconflictwithindependence.B．Peopleshouldspendmoremoneyonmarriages.C．Theexpectationsandrealityseparatethelovers.D．Independenceismuchmoreimportantthanlove.24．（8分）Theword"OK"isthemostfrequentlyspokenall-purposeexpressionontheplanet—andit'sturning176yearsoldonMarch23,2015.Thetermwasbornduringa19th-centuryabbreviation（缩写）crazeandwentontointernationalfamewithitsownhandgesture.Lastyear,HenryNass,a64-year-oldretiredEnglishteacher,aNewYorkerhadspentthelastfewweekshandingoutcardschampioning"GlobalOKDay"inadvanceofthecominganniversary."Nomatterwherepeoplearefromtheyusetheword'OK,'buttheydon'tknowwhereitcomesfrom,"saysNass."Theproblemisbecauseit'sjust,youknow,OK."ThewordisOK,perhaps,butitshistoryisdefinitelybetterthanaverage.LateetymologistAllenWalkerReadtracedthetwo-letterwordto1839,wheneditorsattheBostonMorningPostsignedoffonarticlesas“allcorrect”withasimpleword"OK".ThewordmadeitintoprintonMarch23ofthatyear,duringanarticleagainstarivaleditorinProvidencewhohadstatedwronglythatabandofBostoniansheadingtoNewYorkwouldpassthroughtheRhodeIslandcapital."Wesaidnotawordaboutourteampassing'throughthecity'ofProvidence,"theMorningPostreported."O.K.—allcorrect."ThehumoroftheProvidence-Bostonjokehasbeenlosttohistory—butthewordOKtookofffromthere,soonconnoting（隐含）agreement,acceptance,averageness,qualityorlikability.By1840,itservedasasloganforPresidentMartinVanBuren'sunsuccessfulreelectioncampaign."OldKinderhookisOK,"postersstated,areferencetotheeighthpresident'sbirthplaceandhissupporters’beliefinhissatisfactoryperformance.1、WhydidHenryNasshandoutcards?A．Toletpeopleunderstandthehistoryoftheword"OK".B．Tocallonpeopletousetheword"OK"properly.C．ToappealtopeopletocelebrateOKDay.D．Toattractpeople'sattention.2、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinParagraph4?A．Thehistoryoftheword"OK"isknowntoaveragepeople.B．Thehistoryoftheword"OK"isunfamiliartopeople.C．Peoplefrequentlyusetheword"OK"inhistory.D．Peoplearefondoftheword"OK"inhistory.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"tookoff'inParagraph7probablymean?A．Gotoff B．SetupC．Movedoff D．Becomepopular4、WecanlearnfromthetextthatKinderhookisoftheeighthAmericanpresident.A．thename B．thebirthplaceC．thepolicy D．thebelief25．（10分）Chinabecamethefirstcountrytocloneamonkeyusingnon-reproductivecells,scientistssaidonThursday.ByDecember2017,theChineseAcademyofScienceshadcreatedtwoclonemacaques(猕猴)named“ZhongZhong”and“HuaHua”bynucleartransferringofbodycells—anycellintheorganismotherthanreproductivecells.ThiswasthesimilartechnologyusedtocreatethefamousclonesheepDollyin1996.Telra,amonkeybornin1999,istheworld’sfirstever-clonedmonkey,butitwasdoneusingasimplermethodcalledembryosplitting(胚胎分裂)，andcannotbegeneticallymodifiedtosuitexperimentalneeds,saidPuMuming,aleadingresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences.Cloningamonkeyusingbodycellshasbeenaworld-classchallengebecauseitisaprimate(灵长类)thatsharesitsgeneticmakeup,thereforeallofitscomplexity,withhumans,hesaid.Fordrugandotherlabtests,scientistshavetopurchasemonkeysfromallovertheworld,whichiscostly,badfortheenvironmentandproducesinaccurateresultsbecauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes,Pusaid.Bycloningmonkeyusingbodycells,wecanmassreproducealargenumberofgeneticallyidenticalmonkeysinashortamountoftime,andwecanevenchangetheirgenestosuitourneeds,headded.“Thiscansavetime,cutdownexperimentcosts,andproducemoreaccurateresults,leadingtomoreeffectivemedicine.”SunQiang,directorofthenon-humanprimateresearchfacilityattheinstitute,saidmostofthedrugtrialsarecurrentlydoneonlabmice.However,drugsthatworkonmicemightnotworkorevenhaveseveresideeffectsonhumansbecausethetwospeciesaresodifferent.Monkeysandhumansarebothprimates,sotheyaremuchcloselyrelatedandtestingonmonkeysissupposedtobeaseffectiveastestingonhumans.ThisachievementwillhelpChinaleadtheworldresearchinaninternationalscienceprojectrelatedtostudyofprimatebrains.1、Whichdescriptionofthetwoclonemacaquesistrue?A．Theywerethefirstmonkeysever-clonedintheworld.B．Theywerecreatedusingreproductivecells.C．Theywouldbefedtosuitexperimentalneeds.D．ThetechnologyusedtocreatethemwassimilartothatofcreatingDolly.2、Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphisclosestto“”inmeaning.A．sameB．similarC．relevantD．close3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．PuMumingandSunQiangweredoingmostworkincloningthetwomacaques.B．Geneticresearchonmonkeyscanbeseenaseffectiveasthatonhumans.C．Mostdrugtrialshavebeendoneonmicebecausemicesharethesamegeneticmakeupandcomplexitywithhumans.D．Scientistscanmassreproduceclonedmonkeystocutdownexperimentcosts.4、ThispassageabovecanbemostprobablyreadinA．asciencemagazineB．aguidebookC．asciencefictionD．abrochure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）Thiseconomyhasreallygotalotofpeoplemovingandnotalwaysbyachoicetheywantedtomake.MywifeandInowfindourselvesamongthoseunfortunatesfeelingthat1Attheendoflastyear,ourcustomersjust2Wehadtomakethepainfuldecisionto3ourofficeandputourhouseupfor4Wehaven’tlivedinitfortwoyearsyetandexpecteditwouldbethe5oneforalongtime.How6thisworldeconomicmessischangingourlives!AsIgetolder,Ifindmovinglessadventurousandmore7.Thistime,we’reintheprocessofmovingwithoutknowingwherewe’ll8next.Jobsearchinghasbeenthrownintothequagmire(困境)ofanunsettledlife.BothmywifeandIhadbeenfeelingpretty9fromallthis.I’vebeenchallengedtofindthepositiveinallthisdownthat’s10us.ButthenithappenedwhileIwatchedmywife11thingsup.She’sanabsolutewhiz(能手)whenitcomestopacking.Itookdelightinwatchingher12justtherightboxesfor13infrontofherandfillinginthe14withpillowsandtowels.Ibeganfeelingsomethinglikeawindliftmeupandsailmethroughmyown15ofthepackingandloading.Somefriendswillbehelpinguswiththe16I’vetoldthemthatthey’renot17friendsbutgainingsomenewvacationspots.Ihave18thatwe’llgetthroughthistransitionfinally.Weallwillalwayshaveworktodo,bychoiceor19,andwecanalsoconsciouslymaketheefforttocreateasenseof20inanewplace.1、A．pressure B．pleasure C．heat D．chance2、A．stayedup B．turnedup C．driedup D．cameup3、A．open B．close C．visit D．paint4、A．help B．comparison C．decoration D．sale5、A．last B．next C．only D．special6、A．little B．quickly C．frequently D．well7、A．dangerous B．common C．stressful D．interesting8、A．return B．arrive C．study D．prepare9、A．relaxed B．excited C．ashamed D．depressed10、A．improving B．encouraging C．beating D．killing11、A．packing B．washing C．pulling D．dividing12、A．bringup B．keepup C．sizeup D．setup13、A．others B．nothing C．another D．everything14、A．cars B．gaps C．tanks D．holes15、A．boat B．share C．wish D．promise16、A．settling B．cooking C．cleaning D．moving17、A．valuing B．losing C．inviting D．making18、A．idea B．faith C．feeling D．opinion19、A．otherwise B．indeed C．worse D．rather20、A．panic B．connection C．humor D．home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）Whensomeonehas1．(deep)hurtyou,itcanbeverydifficulttoletgoofyouranger.Butforgivenessispossibleanditcanbesurprisingly2．(benefit)toyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Sofar,studies3．(show)thatpeoplewhoforgivecanhavemoreenergy,betterappetiteandbettersleep.“Peoplewhoforgiveshow4．(little)angerandmorehopefulness,”saysDrFredericLuskin,whowrotethebookForgiveforGood.“Soitcanhelpreducethetirednessoutoftheimmunesystemandallowpeople5．(feel)moreenergetic.”Sowhensomeonehashurtyou,cooldownfirst.Takeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomething6．givesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnature,orsomeoneyoulove.Don’twaitforan7．(apologize).“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayneverthinkofapologizing,”saysDrLuskin.“Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsin8．sameway.Soifyouwaitforpeopletosaysorry,youcouldbewaitingforaverylongtime.”Nextkeepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymean9．(accept)theactionofthepersonwhoupsetsyou.Instead,learntolookforthelove,beautyandkindnessaroundyou.Finally,trytoseethingsfromtheotherperson’sperspective.Youmayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofignorance.Togainperspective,youmaywanttowritealetterto10．(you)fromthatperson’spointofview.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）WhenIwaslittle,Friday’snightwasourfamilygamenight、Aftersupper,wewouldplaycardgamesofallsortinthesittingroom、Asthekid,Ilovedtowatchcartoons,butnomatterhowmanytimesIaskedtowatchingthem,myparentswouldnottoletme、Theywouldsaytousthatplayingcardgameswouldhelpmybrain、StillIunwillingtoplaythegamesforthemsometimes、Ididn’trealizehowrightmyparentsareuntilIenteredhighschool、ThegamesmyparentstaughtmewhereIwasachildturnedouttobeveryusefullaterinmylife、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack读了《西游记》(JourneytotheWest)后，想了解中国人眼