2023届江西省抚州市临川高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

2023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）1．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where2．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed3．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected4．Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeople_____villageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.A．inwhose B．whose C．inwhich D．which5．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where6．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen7．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could8．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid9．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．against D．beyond10．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless11．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．another B．other C．theother D．others12．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those13．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime14．—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten15．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto16．_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another17．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While18．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should19．-Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?-OK,____A．nevermindB．soundsgreatC．hereyougoD．thereitis20．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith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）ScientiststhinktheyhavetheanswertoapuzzlethatconfusedevenCharlesDarwin:HowflowersevolvedandspreadtobecomethemostimportantplantsonEarth.Floweringplants,orangiosperms,makeupabout90%ofalllivingplantspecies.Inthedistantpast,theyoutpaced(超过)plantssuchasconifersandfems(针叶植物和蕨类植物)，buthowtheydidthishasbeenamystery.Newresearchsuggestsitisduetogenome(基因组)size.Hundredsofmillionsofyearsago,theEarthwasdominated(支配)byfernsandconifers.Then,about150millionyearsago,thefirstfloweringplantsappearedonthescene.Theyquicklyspreadtoallpartsoftheworld,changingthelandscapefrommutedgreentoavarietyofcolours.WhyangiospermsweresuccessfulanddiverseonEarthhasbeendebatedforcenturies.CharlesDarwinhimselfcalledita“mystery”,fearingthisapparentsuddenleapmightchallengehistheoryofevolution.KevinSimoninfromSanFranciscoStateUniversityinCalifornia,USandotherresearcherswonderedifthesizeoftheplant’sgeneticmaterial—orgenome—mightbeimportant.TheyanalyseddataheldbytheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew,onthegenomesizeofhundredsofplants,includingfloweringplants,gymnosperms(agroupofplantsincludingconifers)andfems.Theythencomparedgenomesizewithanatomical(结构上的)features.Thisprovides“strongevidence”,thatthesuccessandrapidspreadoffloweringplantsaroundheworldisdueto“genomedownsizing.”Byshrinkingthesizeofthegenome,whichiscontainedwithinthenucleusofthecell,plantscanbuildsmallercells.Intum,thisallowsgreatercarbondioxideuptake(摄入)andcarbongainfromphotosynthesis,theprocessbywhichplantsuselightenergytoturncarbondioxideandwaterintosugarandoxygen.Theresearcherssaygenome—downsizinghappenedonlyintheangiosperms,andhiswas“anecessaryconditionforrapidgrowthratesamonglandplants”.1、Whatdoyouknowaboutangiosperms?A．TheyaredominantplantsonEarth.B．TheyarerareplantsinSouthAfrica.C．TheyaretopicalplantsinSouthAsia.D．Theyareextinctplantsintheworld.2、Itcanbeinferredthat.A．CharlesDarwinwasconfidentofhistheoryofevolutionB．KevinSimoninisprobablyanAmericanbiologistC．KevinSimoninworksintheRoyalBotanicGardens,KewD．CharlesDarwinsucceededinfiguringouttheflowerevolution3、Whichofthefollowingcontributedtothesuccessanddiversityofangiosperms?A．Theweakerconifer.B．Thelargernucleus.C．Thesmallergenome.D．Thestrongercell.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A．HowAngiospermsConqueredtheWorld?B．WhatPuzzleConfusedEvenCharlesDarwin?C．WhyGymnospermsWereSuccessfulonEarth?D．WhenAngiospermsOutpacedConifersandFems?22．（8分）OurplanwastodriveintoCambridge,catchthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStation,thentoseparateandmeetagainforlunch.WeshouldhavearrivedatLiverpoolat9:19,butduetoatypicalLondonfog,thetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgotthere.Inspiteofourlatearrival,Joan,mywife’ssister,decidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocket,thiswasindeedaproblem.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondon,andtrytofindherthere.Needlesstosay,wedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clock,andtheconcertbeganat2:30.“Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthall,”suggestedmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostop,andtheonlywaytogettherewasbyundergroundrailway.Handinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbe.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustasIwasabouttolosemytempercompletelywhenwemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundTowerHilltubestationjustfiftyyardsdowntheroad.Bynowitwasfartoolateeventotrytogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30,sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridge.Ittooksevenlonghoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Tiredandhungrywefinallyreachedhomeatten,openingthedoortothesoundofthetelephonebell.ItwasJoan;shehadseentheCrownJewels,hadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcert,andhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurantnearthehotelwhereshedecidedtostayforthenight.Nowshewasringingtodiscoverwhetherwehadhadanequallysuccessfulday.1、WhywasJoanseparatedfromhersisterandherbrother-in-law?A．theycouldnotseeeachotherbecauseofthefog.B．JoanhadnotseenCrownJewels.C．Theyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtime.D．Thewriterdidn’twanttogototheconcert.2、Whatdidthewriterplantodointheafternoon?A．Gototheconcert. B．SeetheCrownJewels.C．ReturntoCambridge. D．Goshopping.3、Thereasonwhytheydidn’tallmeetforlunchwasthat_______.A．TheylosttheirwayinthefogB．theyforgottomakenecessaryarrangementC．theywaitedatdifferentplacesanddidn’tmeeteachotherD．thecouplecouldn’tfindtheundergroundstation4、It’squiteclearthatforJoanthetriptoLondonhadbeen________.A．spiltbythefog B．quitetiringC．ratherdisappointing D．veryenjoyable23．（8分）Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummer’sroadtrip.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,IcameacrossabookJimTrelease’sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoalddahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring(恢复)electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI'mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe’vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney. B．ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionC．Herchildrenwereaddictedtomusic. D．Shewantedtokillthetime.2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptquarrelling. B．Theyhidthemselves.C．Theysoonsettleddown. D．Theycontinuedtofightintheirseats.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm. B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach. D．Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BetterReadingthanTraveling B．BooksthatChangedMyChildrenC．RoadTripsFullofChallenges D．ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips24．（8分）InsideWeWork’sNewYorkCityheadquartersonaThursdaymorning,ahandfulofkidsaresellingcarrotsandpeppers.ThechildrenaremembersofWeWork’sfirstschool,WeGrow,wherefarmingispartofthecurriculum.TheyareinteractingwithWeGrowemployeesbrowsingthegoods.“Howmanycarrotswouldyoulike?”onegirlasks.“WetakeApplePay,”anothershouts.Foundedin2010,WeWorkhasmadeanameforitselfasaglobalnetworkofcoworkingspaces.WeGrowisWeWork’snewestenterprise(事业)anditsfirstattemptintheeducationindustry.WeGrow,aschoolwhichclaimstogrow“consciousleaders”，isinspiredbytheMontessoriapproachtolearningthatgiveschildrenthefreedomtoexploreandchoosetheiractivities,sotheirnatureofcreativityandcuriosityispreserved.Butthegoalisnottocreatenext-generationCEOs.“Leadershipisabitofanexcitingwordforpeople,”saidRebekah,WeGrow’sfounderandCEO,“We’veseenchildrendosuchathingforever——runningalemonadestandeverytime,that’swhatthatis.”WeGrowopenedinthefalllastyear.Currently,46kidsareenrolledinclassesfrompre-kindergartentofourthgrade.Thekidsstarteverymorningwithlivemusic,followedbyyoga.TheyspendtimeinnatureandchoosetotakeeitherHebreworMandarincourses.WeGrowstudentslearnscience,math,socialstudiesandlanguagearts.ItalsohasaprogramforkidstoconnectwithWeWorkcommunitymemberswithcareersinareaskidsmightbeinterestedin.Butthemainconcernisthatstandardizedtestsarenotavailabletomeasurethestudents’overallprogress.Theywanttocreateanenvironmentwherepeoplecanworktomakealifeandnotjustaliving,butthat’spartofalargermissiontoraisetheworld’sawarenesstowardscreatingaworldwherepeoplearehappyandfulfilledandlivinginasharingstate.1、WhatdoweknowaboutWeGrowfromthetext?A．Itwasfoundedin2010.B．Itisintendedforkidsofgifts.C．Itaimstopreservekids’nature.D．Itgotalotofsatisfactionfromparents.2、WhichofthefollowingreflectstheMontessoriapproach?A．Allkidslearntorunthelemonadestand.B．Studentsareallowedtoestablishmarketsintheyard.C．Theschoolcommitteearrangesstudents，activities.D．StudentsworkhardacademicallytobecomeCEOs.3、Whyisithardtomeasurestudents’progress?A．Becausetherearesomanycourses.B．Becausethestudentsareofawideagerange.C．Becausestandardizedtestshavelimitations.D．Becausetheschoollacksprofessionaltesters.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AFarming-featuredschoolB．AnEducation-basedBusinessC．GrowtobeaFutureLeaderD．LearntoMakeaLife,notJustLiving25．（10分）Let'sGoFlyaKite...—atPiedmontMiddleSchool'scelebrationofkites!Comeandlearnhowtobuildallsortsofkites,fromthesimplestdiamond-shapedkitestothemostcomplexboxkites.Stayaslongasyoulikeandbuildasmanykitesasyouwant.Onceyouhavefinishedakite,getadviceonflyingtechniquesfromkiteexpertLorenaHallsberg.ThecelebrationwillbeatPiedmontMiddleSchool,151PiedmontSchoolDrive.ThePiedmontMiddleSchoolParentTeacherOrganization(PTO)hasorganizedarefreshment(茶点)tent.AllprofitswillbenefitfuturePTOactivities.Takeabreakfromkiteflyinganddrinksomelemonade!Whileyouaredoingso,whynotjointhePTO?Membershipisfree;youjustdonateyourtime.ShowyoursupportforPiedmontMiddleSchoolbyjoiningthePTOthisSaturday!When:Saturday,April11,from9:00amto5:00pmWhere:PiedmontMiddleSchoolWhy:Forfun!Cost:Free,thankstoagenerousgiftfromBizarcoKiteCompany!Schedule9:00am:Kite-buildingboothsopen.Allmaterialsaresuppliedforkites.10:00am:Kite-buildingshowsbyLorenaHallsberginthecourtyard.Comebyandlearnhowtobuildboxkitesandkitesthatlookandflylikebutterflies.11:00am:Kite-flyingshowsontheschooltrack.Learnallthemostimportantskills.12:00pm:Kite-flyingcompetitionsontheschooltrack.1:00pm:PresentationbyDr.BrianLehrmanintheshowtent:"TheHistoryofKites".2:00pm:BestKitecompetitionsandjudgingintheshowtent.Comeseethemostartistickitesandthemostinterestingthemekites.3:00pm:PresentationbyDr.Lehrmanintheshowtent:"KitesandScience".3:30pm:AwardsceremonyconductedbyHeadmasterSewardonthefootballfield.Theresultsoftheday'sjudgingwillbeannounced,withawardssuchasBestofShow,MostArtistic,HighestFlyer,andothers.WinnerswillreceivegiftsfromtheBizarcoKiteCompany!4:00-5:00pm:Let'sallgoflyakite!Everyoneflieskitesatthesametime,creatingawonderfulsightforalltoenjoy.Cometothekitecelebration,enjoyyourselfandlearnmore.1、ThemainpurposeofParagraph2istoaskpeopleto____.A．buildakite B．supportthePTOC．takeabreak D．jointhefun2、Whichtimesaremostimportantforpeoplewhowanttojoininkitecompetitions?A．10:00amand11:00am. B．12:00pmand2:00pm.C．1:00pmand3:00pm. D．2:00pmand4:00pm.3、Fromthepassage,weknowthatthekitecelebration___.A．isenjoyableandeducationalB．isstrictabouttheshapesofkitesC．getsmoneyfromPTOofPiedmontMiddleSchoolD．givespeopleachancetoseekitesfromaroundtheworld4、Thepassageisintendedfor____.A．schoolstaff B．kiteexpertsC．studentsandparents D．kitecompanies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）WhenIwasinthirdgrade,myparentsletmejoinanadvancedpreparatorymathclass,Sigma.1,Ihadneverdisplayedalikingformathatschool.IsteppedintoclassonthefirstdaythinkingthatIwouldspendayearatSigmabeforeleavingA:Onthefirstdayofclass,we2anhourlongtest.I3didthebestIcouldandtriedto4howtosolvetheproblemsIhadn'tlearnedhowtodoinschool.However,5Ihadn'texpectedwastocome6!Beforethatday,IhadneverbelievedIwasgoodatmathatall.Butastheyearwenton,I7gotthehighestscore.WhenIwasineighthgrade,Ijoinedmyschool'smathteamwhereIwasoneofthe8fourstudentschosento9ourschoolatastatewidemiddleschoolmathcompetition.BythetimeIhadcreateda10formyselfatschoolasamathgirl.ButwhatdrewmetothemathteamwasthatitwasthefirstcommunityIfeltlikeIwasareal11of.ItwasahomeI12whereeveryonewasasexcitedabout13asIwas.IstoppedgoingtoSigmawhenIwasinninthgrade,butIstillstayedinthemathteam.Themathteamisn’tlikesigma-aplacetomakeyoubelieveinyourself,totake14testsandcompetetoseewhereyouare15relativetoyourclassmates.ThemathteamisthecommunitywhereIhavepushedmyselftomy16andhaveseenotherpeople17themselves.Andmost18,themathteamistheplacewhereIhavemetsomeofthekindestpeopleIknowtoday.Thankyou,mathteam,forgivingmefriendsandpeopleIwill19evenafterIgoofftocollegeinlessthanayearandahalf.Thankyouformakingmefeel20.1、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Luckily2、A．hatedB．arrangedC．tookD．failed3、A．hardlyB．extremelyC．rarelyD．merely4、A．giveoutB．figureoutC．sendoutD．turnout5、A．asB．whatC．whichD．that6、A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．last7、A．constantlyB．graduallyC．accidentallyD．immediately8、A．centerB．middleC．topD．bottom9、A．presentB．replaceC．reserveD．represent10、A．planB．gameC．sceneD．reputation11、A．partB．girlC．studentD．presenter12、A．feltatB．belongedtoC．createdD．left13、A．picture-takingB．problem-solvingC．trouble-makingD．lecture-giving14、A．fruitlessB．helplessC．hopelessD．endless15、A．taughtB．visitedC．rankedD．scanned16、A．competenceB．limitsC．classD．ability17、A．pushB．enjoyC．findD．show18、A．surprisinglyB．necessarilyC．importantlyD．strictly19、A．treasureB．knowC．preserveD．forget20、A．pitiedB．desertedC．gradedD．loved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）Tomisaboywithphysical1．（disable）andhecan’twalkas2．normalboy.Inordertoofferhimmoreconvenience,hismotherboughthimarobot3．nameisJimmyyesterday.JimmyaccompaniesTomeverydayafterhisparentsleaveforwork,4．（take）careofhim.Tomsuffersfromararedisease.Hecan’tstandup.Instead,hehastositonanarmchairalltheday.JimmyshowssympathytoTomand5．(try)hisbesttomakehimhappy.Somedaysago,hetookTomtothepark.Hetriedtoprotecthimfrom6．(harm).HegaveTomencouragementtohaveatrytowalk.SoTom7．.ButtoJimmy’sdisappointment,Tomfellontheground,causingsomeotherboysnearbytomakefun8．him.“Don’tlaughatthedisabled!”Jimmyturnedaround,warningthoseboys.Theyfeltsorryandranawayimmediately.Thenextday,JimmytookTomtotheparkonceagain.Thistime,Tomwas9．(adapt)tothecircumstanceanddidn’tfeelclumsyanylonger.Hegetsbackhisownconfidence10．heisstilladisabledboy.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．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（˄），并在该词下面写出该加的词；删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉；修改：在错的词下划一横线，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次；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处）不计分．Lookingbackontheseyear，IconsiderthefriendshipsI'vemadeasveryvaluable．I'mstillveryclosedwithallofmyfriendsfromhomebecauseoftheconnectionswehavefromgrowuptogether．IregardthemasmytreasurebutI'vetakenthevalueoffriendshipwithmetocollege，wher