2023学年福建省沙县金沙高级中学高考英语三模试卷（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．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone2．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a,/C．/,a D．the,/3．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff4．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape5．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan6．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput7．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where8．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of9．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot10．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense11．Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished12．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when13．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what14．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what15．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone16．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．appliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied17．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot18．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto19．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold20．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught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）AnautonomousvehicledesignedformakinglocalcommercedeliverieswasuncoveredbyNuro.ThevehicleisabouttheheightofanSWbutfarnarrowerthanatypicalcar.Theelectriccarfeaturesfouroutsidecompartments（暗格）—twooneachside-toholdseparatedeliveries.Eachcompartmentcanbetailoredtoaspecificuse,suchascookingapizzaorrefrigeratingapackage.“Wecanuseself-drivingtechnologytodeliveranything,anytime,anywhereforbasicallyalllocalgoodsandservices,”Nuroco-founderDaveFergusonsaid.“Consumersusedtobeokaywithtwo-weekpaidshipping.Itbecametwo-weekfreedelivery,followedbyoneweek,twodays,andthesameday.Nowsame-daydeliveryisn’tfastenoughforsomecustomers.”Nuroisn’taloneinbuildingrobotsforlocalcommercedeliveries.Earlierthismonth,Toyota,aJapanesecarcompany,uncoveredaconceptvehiclethatcouldbeusedforpackagedelivery.Ahandfulofstartups—includingStarshipTechnologies,MarbleandDispatch—aretestingsmallrobotsfordeliveriesonsidewalks.Nuro’svehiclewilllikelyfacelegalhurdles.Fullyautonomousvehicleswithoutatestdiveraren’tlegalinCaliforniatoday,andmanycompanieshaveshiftedtestingostateswhereregulatorsaremorewelcomingofautonomousvehicles,suchasArizona.Nuroexpectstofacefewerchallengesbecauseitdoesn’tcarrypassengers.Nuro’snarrowsizemayalsobehelpfulwhennavigatingstreetsandavoidingpedestrians.Thevehicleisn’tequippedwithanyspecialfeaturestocommunicatewithpedestriansorotherroadusers.Somecompanieshavetestedandpatentedsolutionssuchasdigitalscreensthatsignalthecar’snextmove.Fergusonsaidhisteamconductedstudiesandfoundthatsuchtechniquescouldconfusepeople.Nurobelievesit’sbettertomakesurethecarperformspredictably,sothathumandriversknowwhattoexpectfromit.“Wefeelbycreatingthisnewtechnologythat’sgoingtoenablethislastmiledelivery,we’regoingtobecreatingnewmarketsanddoingthingsthatpreviouslyweren’tpossible,”Fergusonsaid.“Thisisnotswappingoutjobswithrobots.It’screatingnewmarkets.Therewilldefinitelybenewemploymentopportunities.”1、WhatisthemaincharacteristicoftheNuro’sself-drivingvehicle?A．Itcancookdeliciousmealsforcustomers.B．Itisapioneerinthefieldofself-drivingvehicles.C．Itisfurnarrowerandhigherthanotherautonomousones.D．Itsdeliveriescanbetransportedinthespecialcompartment.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“hurdles”inParagraph4?A．breakthrough.B．dilemma.C．restriction.D．protection.3、WhyistheNuro’svehiclenotequippedwithcommunicatingfeatures?A．Itsdigitalscreensoftenbreakdown.B．Peoplemaybepuzzledatthefeatures.C．Thefeatureshavenotbeendeveloped.D．Itsperformanceisusuallyhardtopredict.4、WhatcanweinferaboutFerguson’sopiniononthisnewtechnology?A．Beneficial.B．Challenging.C．Controversial.D．Ambiguous.22．（8分）Nostudentofaforeignlanguageneedstobetoldthatgrammariscomplex.Bychangingtheorderofthewordsandbyaddingarangeofauxiliaryverbs(助动词)andsuffixes(后缀),wecanturnastatementintoaquestion,statewhetheranactionhastakenplaceorissoontotakeplace,andperformmanyotherwordtrickstoconveydifferentmeanings.However,thequestionwhichmanylanguageexpertscan’tunderstandandexplainis—whocreatedgrammar?SomerecentlanguagesevolvedduetotheAtlanticslavetrade.Sincetheslavesdidn’tknoweachother’slanguages,theydevelopedamake-shiftlanguagecalledapidgin.Pidginsarestringsofwordscopiedfromthelanguageofthelandowners.Theyhavelittleinthewayofgrammar,andspeakersneedtousetoomanywordstomaketheirmeaningunderstood.Interestingly,however,allittakesforapidgintobecomeacomplexlanguageisforagroupofchildrentobeexposedtoitatthetimewhentheylearntheirmothertongue.Slavechildrendidn’tsimplycopythestringsofwordsusedbytheirelders.Theyadaptedtheirwordstocreateanexpressivelanguage.Inthiswaycomplexgrammarsystemswhichcomefrompidginswereinvented.Furtherevidencecanbeseeninstudyingsignlanguagesforthedeaf.Signlanguagesarenotsimplyagroupofgestures;theyusethesamegrammaticalmachinerythatisfoundinspokenlanguages.ThecreationofonesuchlanguagewasdocumentedquiterecentlyinNicaragua.Previously,althoughdeafchildrenweretaughtspeechandlipreadingintheclassrooms,intheplaygroundstheybegantoinventtheirownsignsystem,usingthegesturestheyusedathome.Itwasbasicallyapidginandtherewasnoconsistentgrammar.However,anewsystemwasbornwhenchildrenwhojoinedtheschoollaterdevelopedaquitedifferentsignlanguage.Itwasbasedonthesignsoftheolderchildren,butitwasshorterandeasiertounderstand,andithadalargerangeofspecialuseofgrammartoclarifythemeaning.What’smore,theyallusedthesignsinthesameway.Sotheoriginalpidginwasgreatlyimproved.Mostexpertsbelievethatmanyofthelanguageswerepidginsatfirst.Theywereinitiallyusedindifferentgroupsofpeoplewithoutstandardizationandgraduallyevolvedintoawidelyacceptedsystem.TheEnglishpasttense—“ed”ending—mayhaveevolvedfromtheverb“do”.“Itended”mayoncehavebeen“Itend-did”.Itseemsthatchildrenhavegrammaticalmachineryintheirbrains.Theirmindscanservetocreatelogicalandcomplexstructures,evenwhenthereisnogrammarpresentforthemtocopy.1、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheslaves’pidginlanguage?A．Itwasdifficulttounderstand.B．Itcamefromdifferentlanguages.C．Itwascreatedbythelandowners.D．Itcontainedhighlycomplexgrammar.2、WhatisthecharacteristicofthenewNicaraguansignlanguage?A．Noconsistentsignswereusedforcommunication.B．Mostofthegesturesweremadeforeverydayactivities.C．Thehandmovementsweresmootherandmoreattractive.D．Themeaningwasclearerthantheprevioussignlanguage.3、Whichideadoestheauthorpresentinthelastparagraph?A．Englishgrammarofpasttensesystemisinaccurate.B．ChildrensayEnglishpasttensedifferentlyfromadults.C．ThethoughtthatEnglishwasonceapidginisacceptable.D．ExpertshaveproventhatEnglishwascreatedbychildren.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheCreatorsofGrammarB．TheHistoryofLanguagesC．WhyPidginsCameintoBeingD．HowGrammarSystemsAreUsed23．（8分）IspentaweekinRugao,Jiangsu,athird-orfour-tier（四线）cityabout200kmnorthwestofShanghai,participatinginthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship,Iwenttherewithasimpleexpectation,otherthantryingtogetintothefinalsofthe100meventforthe65—69agegroup,totakesomegoodphotosofhistoricalarchitecture,ofaChinabeforedevelopmentwipesawayitspast.WearrivedatRugaoatnearlymidnightandthefirstsightofRugaowasinthemorning,fromthewindowofWenfengCityHotel.There,rightinfrontofme,wererowsandrowsofneatlybuiltandgoodqualitylow-risehomesofprettyrecentorigin.Andthereweremanyhigh-risebuildingsrisinginthedistance.ThestreetswerelandscapedandorderlyandnotmuchdifferentfromSingapore.ThebasicstructureofRugaowaseverythingamoderncitywouldhave,notathird-tiercityawayfromthemoderncoastalcities.Imanagedtovisitthevillagesmyselfandalongthewaythesightwasofnewlybuiltfarmers’homes,builtjustbehindthesmalllivingquartersofthepast.Thefewremainsofthepastthatwerestillstandinghavebeenrebuiltandservedtheownersintheirbiggerhomesasstoreroomsorgarages.WhatreallyimpressedmewasthesightofthepeopleofRugao.Thepeoplewereprettywelloff,livingingoodqualityhomesandlookingverycontentedwiththeirlives.Thechildren,theyouthandtheyoungwereapleasantsurprise.TheywereallthestadiumduringtheOpeningCeremonyfortheAsianMasters.Someweretheretoperform,somewerethereasaudiencestothisinternationalevents.Andtheunpredictablehappened,theskyopenedup,andeveryonewaswet.Buttheyouthandchildrencamewellprepared,withathintransparent（透明的）raincoatovertheircostumesandtheirlatestfashionablewear.1、ThewriterwenttoRugaomainlyto________.A．takepartinasportsmeetingB．goforasightseeingC．takesomepicturesofChinaD．visitsomerelatives2、WhatdoesthewriterthinkofRugao?A．Apoorthird-tiercityfarfromcoastalcities.B．Farmorebeautifulandmodernthenexpected.C．ItisverydifferentfromSingapore.D．ThevillagersarepoorbutthecityofRugaoisrich.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedtheskyopenedupinthelastparagraphmean?A．Theskywashighup.B．Therewasabigsunshine.C．Itwasraining.D．Theskywasopenedbysomeone.4、Whatmightthetextbelikelytotalkaboutnext?A．ThepreparationsforopeningceremonyfortheAsianMasters.B．TheperformanceofRugaointherainyopeningceremony.C．Theachievementsofthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship.D．TheclosingceremonyfortheAsianMasters.24．（8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．abrochure25．（10分）AdultEducationCoursesComputerStudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace,andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganisingourtaxes.Thissix-weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentals,includingtheuseofsoftwarepackages(Word,ExcelandPowerpoint)andhowtousetheInternet.Start:May2,2019Time:Wed7pm-9pmCost:$300Length:6weeksPlace:SydneyCollegeWoodworkLearnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands-onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.Start:April15,2019Time:Mon5pm-7pmCost:$30perlessonLength:12weeksPlace:AdultLearningCentreWebDesignProvidesadvancedtraininginsoftware,design,andcodingfortheweB．Studentsmusthavealreadycompletedarecognisedbasicwebdesigncourseorhaveatleast2years'relevantworkexperience.StudentscompletingthecoursewillreceivetheDiplomainAdvancedWebDesign.Start:June1,2019Time:Weekdays9am-4pmCost:$4,990Length:40weeksPlace:UniversityofTechnologyArtThispracticalcourseisintendedtohelpestablishedartiststaketheircreativityfurther.Fromsketchingandcolour,tocomposition,paintingandexperimentingwithstyle,youwillstudyandexploreanengagingvarietyofcreativemediaandsubjectmatter.Start:April21,2019Time:Thur3pm-6pmCost:$750Length:15weeksPlace:CityArt201、Whichcoursesaresuitableforbeginners?A．WebDesignandArt.B．ComputerStudiesandArt.C．WoodworkandWebDesign.D．ComputerStudiesandWoodwork.1、Whichcourseawardsstudentsanofficialcertificate?A．Art.B．Woodwork.C．WebDesign.D．ComputerStudies.2、HowmuchwillastudentwhoattendsonlyhalfofalltheWoodworklessonspayintotal?A．$30. B．$180.C．$250. D．$360.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）Thankstoacombinationofyoungbusinessmen,largenumbersofuniversitystudentsandrevitalization(新生)effortsbythelocalandnationalgovernments,today’sNanjinghasan1ofyouthfulexuberance(繁茂)thatwouldhavebeen2onlyafewdecadesago.3,thecity,aboomingcityof6.5milliononthebanksoftheYangtzeRiversome185mileswestofShanghai,bears4resemblancetotheformercapitalofChinathatsufferedtheworstcrueltyandviolenceofWorldWarII.5Nanjinghasshownaremarkablecapacityforreinventionduringits2,500-yearhistory.Andinrecentyears,thecityhasmoved6itstragicpasttobecomeavitalengineofChina’seconomicgrowth,thanks7toitspositioninthemiddleofChina’sprosperouseasternseaboard.Growthhasalso8thankstoimprovedgroundtransportation:AnewbullettrainlinkingNanjingandShanghaistartedservicelastyear,9traveltimebetweenthecitiesfromseveralhourstojust75minutes,andaBeijing-Shanghaihigh-speedlineis10toopenlaterthisyear,withastopinNanjing.Withinthecity,twometrolineswerebuiltinthelastfewyears;15moreareplannedtobeginserviceby2030.SignsofNanjing’s11wealthandoptimismcanbeseeneverywhere.IntheheartofthedowntownXinjiekoudistrict,abronzestatueofSunYat-sen,12thefatherofmodernChina,looks13overabusy14area.Thereisperhapsnomore15symbolofthecity’stransformationthantheZifengTower,a1,480-footskyscraperthatopeneditsdoorslastMay.16offices,restaurantsandanInterContinentalhotel,thetoweristhesecond-tallestbuildinginChinaandbilledastheseventh-tallestintheworld.UnderlyingallthisdevelopmentisalargeChineseand17studentpopulation—thereareseveralmajoruniversities,plusabranchofJohnsHopkins’sinternationalstudiesschool.Infact,artandmusic18inallsortsofplaces.Onalarger19,localgovernmentofficialsandprivateinvestorsarepushingthecityasarisingcenterforcontemporaryartandarchitecture,hopingtoattract20fromtheneon-bathedstreetsofitsneighborShanghai.1、A．advanceB．affectionC．airD．ability2、A．unforgettableB．unthinkableC．unbearableD．unnecessary3、A．ActuallyB．RegretfullyC．HopefullyD．Consequently4、A．closeB．slightC．muchD．little5、A．BecauseB．ButC．AsD．Since6、A．beyondB．onC．offD．out7、A．inadditionB．inallC．inpartD．infact8、A．startedB．enlargedC．existedD．accelerated9、A．removingB．cuttingC．dividingD．lowering10、A．scheduledB．inventedC．desiredD．meant11、A．attractiveB．well-receivedC．newfoundD．discovered12、A．thoughtB．treatedC．consideredD．elected13、A．outB．atC．aboutD．for14、A．remoteB．regionalC．ruralD．commercial15、A．universalB．visibleC．traditionalD．political16、A．KeepingB．ConsistingC．OpeningD．Housing17、A．BritishB．westernC．AmericanD．foreign18、A．springupB．standupC．setupD．keepup19、A．extentB．degreeC．scaleD．level20、A．businessmenB．studentsC．touristsD．painters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）Imaginearoadcrossingwithoutthethree-daytrafficsignal,cars,trucks,schoolbuses,bicyclistsandstudentswalkingtoschoolwouldtrytorushthroughthecrossing1．thesametime.Theirsafetywouldbeindanger.ThankstoanAfricanAmerican2．(invent)namedGarrettAugustusMorgan,wehavethree-waytrafficsignalsthathelpmakecrossingsmuch3．(safe).Mr.MorganwasborninKentuckyin1877.Heonlyreceivedsixyears’education.Asateenhelefthisfamily’sfarminsearchofbetter4．(opportunity).LivinginCincinnati,Ohio,hecontinuedhisstudiesinEnglishgrammar.ThenhemovedontoCleveland5．heworkedasarepairmanforaclothingfactory.Hehadakeeninterestinsolvingproblems6．(meet)ineverydaylife.Laterhepatentedseveralinventions.Thethree-waytrafficsignalwasjustoneof7．.Onedayhefeltverysadwhenhesawatrafficaccident.Tohelpreducetrafficaccidentsandsavepeople’slives,he8．(immediate)begantoworkontheinvention.Finally,itwas9．greatsuccesswhichsavedlivesthen,and10．(be)stillsavinglivestoday.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上，老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearTom,I’mgladtoacceptyourlastletter.Thanksforyourconcernabouttheheav