2023学年江苏省苏州市张家港市外国语学校高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof2．Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayisto______andpractisemorefrequently.A．diveinB．dropoutC．catchonD．springup3．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit4．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those5．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures6．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare7．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward8．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．after9．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/10．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that11．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how12．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．andD．so13．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin14．Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere15．AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJun_____hiseffortsrecognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnameda"wildlifeprotector".A．had B．hadhadC．hashad D．has16．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(简装书)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure17．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased18．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe19．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push20．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan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）Scientistshavefoundlivingorganismstrappedincrystals(晶体)thatcouldbe50,000yearsold.Theorganismswerefoundinahot,butbeautifulcavesysteminNaica,Mexico.Theseancientlifeformscanbeseenonlywithamicroscope.PenelopeBoston,wholeadstheAstrobiologyInstituteatNASA,thespaceagencyoftheUnitedStates,saystheancientmicrobeswereabletolivebyeatingmineralssuchasiron.ShespokeaboutthediscoveryrecentlyatameetingoftheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience.Ifthefindingsareconfirmed,theywillshowhowmicrobescansurviveinextremeconditions.Fortydifferentkindsofmicrobesandsomeviruseswerefoundintheundergroundarea.Thegeneticstructuresoftheseorganismsare10percentdifferentfromthoseoftheirnearestrelatives.ThecavesinNaicaare800kilometersdeep.Theywereonceusedformininglead.Beforetheminersbeganworkinginthecaves,theareawasseparatedfromthesurfaceandtheoutsideworld.SomeofthecavesareasbigasthelargereligiouscentersbuiltduringEurope’sMiddleAges.Therearecrystalscoveringthewalls.Thecavesaresohotthatscientistsmustwearspecialclothingtokeepcool.Theclothingkeepsthecrystalssafefromhumangerms(病菌)orotherdamage.Bostonsaidtheresearcherscouldonlyworkforabout20minutesatatimebeforetheyhadtogotoaroomthatwas38degreesCelsiustocooldown.NASAofficialswouldnotletBostonshareherfindingswithscientificexpertsbeforelastweek’sannouncement.Soscientistscouldnotsaymuchaboutthefindings.ButNorineNoonan,abiologistwiththeUniversityofSouthFlorida,saidshebelievedthem.“Whyarewesurprised?”Noonanasked.“Asabiologist,Iwouldsaylifeonearthisextremelytoughandextremelycolorful.”Bostonisalsostudyingmicrobescommonlyfoundinsidecavesinothercountries,suchasUkraineandtheUnitedStates.Thesemicrobesappeartobeimpossibletokill.Bostonsaidtheyshowhowdifficultlifeonearthcanbe.1、Theexistenceoftheancientmicrobesrelieson.A．surroundinginsectsB．eatingmineralsC．diverseplantsD．absorbingair2、WhatcanweinferaboutthecavesinNaicafromthepassage?A．ThewallswerebuiltduringMiddleAges.B．Thetemperatureinthecavesisquitelow.C．Theenvironmentinthecavesisdifficulttoadaptto.D．Thecaveshavebeenexploredsincetheywereformed.3、WhatisthebiologistNorineNoonan’sattitudetowardsthefindings?A．Neutral.B．Doubtful.C．Positive.D．Indifferent.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Livingorganismsbringhopetoscientificresearch.B．Cavesprovidelivingenvironmentforlivingorganisms.C．Microbesshowgreatpowertosurviveinterribleconditions.D．Scientistsdiscover50,000-year-old“superlife”inMexico.22．（8分）BertKatz,myfather-in-law,celebratedhis90thbirthdayinNovember2016.BertlovedsportsandwasanenthusiasticYankees(anAmericanprofessionalbaseballteambasedintheNewYorkCity)fan,soitwasnowonderthatovertheyears,hewasanavid(热切的）listenertoWFANradioand,inparticular,theafternoonshowhostedbyMikeFrancesa.Berthadhealthissuesinhislateryearsthatlimitedhismobility,andwhenhelosthiseyesightthreeyearsago,hisattachmenttohisradioandFrancesabecamemorepronounced.HejustlovedlisteningtoMiketalkaboutsportsandhisYankeeseachafternoon.Thosehoursbroughthimsomuchpleasure.Ofcourse,MikewillbeleavingDec.15,2017after30yearsatthestation.MikelivesinthesamecommunitywhereIworkonLongIsland,andIhavegottentoknowhimoverthepast20years.Sowhenmyfather-in-lawwasapproachinghisspecialbirthdaytheyearbeforelastyear,IaskedMikeforafavor:tocallBertandwishhimahappybirthday.Mikeagreedwithouthesitation.Twodaysbeforethespecialday,Mikestoppedatmyworkplace.IcalledBertathisnursinghomeandputMikeonthephone.ItwasacompletesurprisetoBert.Mikespentmorethan10minuteswishingBertahappybirthday,andofcourse,talkingabouttheYankees.WhenmyfamilycelebratedBert’sbirthdaytwodayslater,hecouldn’tstoptalkingaboutthephonecall.Overhislifetime,hesaiditwasoneofthenicestthingsanyonehadeverdoneforhim.Unfortunately,Bert’shealthdeclinedlastyearandhepassedawayJuly13,2017.Buteveninhisfinalmonthsinthehospitalandnursinghome,healwayshadaradiosettoWFANtolisteneachafternoontoMikeFrancesa.Andhealsohadthememoryofthatspecialphonecallforhis90thbirthday.1、WhathabitdidBertkeepforyears?A．Playingbaseball.B．Listeningtoasportsprogram.C．Checkinghiseyesightregularly.D．LeadingorganizedcheeringfortheYankees.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph2mean?A．Obvious.B．Unusual.C．Important.D．Understandable.3、Whatwordcandescribetheauthor?A．Honest.B．Caring.C．Patient.D．Independent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Aspecialgift.B．Thecallfinallyarrived.C．Thebigdreamcametrue.D．Anunforgettablebirthdayparty.23．（8分）MykidssitinGee’slivingroomandrespectfullyliftantiqueChristmasornaments(装饰品)outofacardboardbox.TheygiggleatAnn,whoisaforeigncharactertothem.Geestandsbesidethem,quietlyexplainingeachtreasure.ShetellsmethatsheandTombuilttheirornamentcollectionpiecebypiece.Shesmilesasweleavewiththebox.WefirstmetTomandGeeintheearlydaysofourmarriage.Someonehadbeenreturningourgarbagecanstothegarageeachgarbageday,andJimandIhadwonderedwho.Thenonedaywespottedhim:anelderlymanwholivedacrossthestreet.Ibakedcookiesandleftthemoutsidewithathank-younote.Whenwegothomethatday,atypedletterhadreplacedthegift.TheletterwasfromTomandexplainedbackwhenhe’dbeenfightingawar,neighborshadtakenthetimetohandlethegarbagecansforhisyoungwife,Gee,andheneverforgot.Nowhepaiditforwardbydoingthesameforallofus.Afewyearsafterwe’dmovedin,Tomdied.WephotocopiedthatletterandattachedittooneofourownforGee.WetoldherhowspecialTomhadbeentous.ShewrotebackandtoldusshestilltalkedtoTomeveryday.Thesedays,we’repilingupboxesofourown.We’replanningamove.Weknowit’stimetogo,andyetwecan’tseemtosticktheForSalesignuponthelawn.It’snotjustGee.It’sthemanwholetsourkidspickpeachesoffthetreeinhisfrontyard.It’stheladieswholeaveoverflowingbasketsforourkidsonEaster.JimandIagreetowaituntilJanuary.ThisChristmas,we’lldecorateourtreewithGee’sornaments,outoftheboxlabeledinTom’shandwriting.MaybeI’lltalktohimjustasGeestilldoes.Thankyou,I’llsay.Forteachinguswhatitmeanstobeaneighbor.1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A．ThekidsthoughtlittleoftheseantiqueChristmasornaments.B．ThekidswerefondoftheseantiqueChristmasornaments.C．ThekidswereafraidoftheseantiqueChristmasornaments.D．ThekidshadnointerestintheseantiqueChristmasornaments.2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTom?A．Hefoughtawarfromwhichtheauthorsufferedalot.B．Hefirstmettheauthoratherwedding.C．Hewasanelderlymanwhosejobwashandlinggarbagecans.D．Hehelpedtohandlehisneighbors’garbagecanssecretly.3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．ThisiswhatTomdidforus.B．Thisiswhywedidn’twanttomove.C．Thisiswhatitreallymeanstobeaneighbor.D．Thisishowneighborshelpeachother.24．（8分）InstructorTipSheet#1Thankyouforyourinterestinsharingyourpassion,enthusiasmandloveoflifelongwithEdinaCommunityEducation!Welookforwardtopartneringwithyoutoenrichlivesandstrengthenourcommunity.Thisseriesofsheetisdesignedprovidesomeofthebeststrategiestohelpusdeliverourprogrammissionbetter.Wehopethattheyalsohelpyoulearnandgrowasalifelonglearnerandinstructor.Thissheetwilldiscusshowtowritegooditles.Pleasefeelfreetousethemforyourcoursedescriptions.TitleYourtitleiscritical.It’syourmainopportunitytoattractyourreader’sattentionandgenerateinterestinreadingfurther.GoodIdeasExamplesMakeitinteractiveEverythingYouAlwaysWantedtoAskYourDentistMakeitpersonalYouTubeandYourBusiness:WhatYouNeedtoKnowUsehumorYouGenesDoFitJustfortheHalibut（大比目鱼）KeeptitlessimpleandpositiveSimpleWinterSoupsUsenumbersinthetitleTenWaystoTurnOutTerrificKidsEmphasizecuriosity,fun,discovery,uniqueideasNoBonesaboutIt:DiscoverTheSkeletoninYourCloset200、Whichofthefollowingtitlesusestitlesthehumorstrategy?A．It'sMagic! B．CleanupYourManCaveC．LiveBetteronLess D．What*sYourHomeLongingtoTellYou?1、Thistipsheetisintendedto.A．writebeltercoursedescriptions B．makeinstructors'lifecolorfulC．supportthecommunityprograms D．promoteeffectivelearnin25．（10分）AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.“It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents,”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingthecomponentstogether.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,”hesaid.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,andthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit’sconnectedto,”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead,”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”1、Whatwasthedifficultyforengineerstomaketheroboticfly?A．Lackingenoughengineers.B．Lackingready-madecomponents.C．Starlingtostudythesystemtoolate.D．Havingnowaytofixcomponentstogether.2、Whatwasthesystemoftheroboticflylike?A．Itwashugebutsolid.B．Itwassmallandchangeable.C．Itwascomplexbutprecise.D．Itwasfixedandtraditional.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Engineerswillfixthesystemonsomeanimals.B．Thesystemoftheroboticflywillhaveagreateffectonourdailylife.C．Thesystemoftheroboticflywillfacelotsofscientificquestions.D．Engineerswillusethefindingsofthesystemtodofurtherresearch.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．RobertWooddidtheresearchonhisown.B．Woodwillproducethesystemtoputitontothemarket.C．Theroboticsystemcanhavesomedifferentfunctions.D．Engineersmadethesysteminordertostudypowertechnologies.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）WhenIwasateenagerIvolunteeredtopassoutwateratalocalrace.Iwassoexcitedto1allthedifferentrunnerswhopassedbyandquicklytookacupofwater.Somewalkedpast,somejoggedpastandafew2past.Watchingsomany3ofpeopledoingit,IthoughtmaybeIcoulddoittoo!ThenextyearIdecidedto4therace.With5runningpractice,Ijustwantedtofinish.Onthedayoftherace.itwasterriblyhot.Onlyafter2miles,Ifeltsweat6offmeandmylegsswelling.Ibeganto7,"WhyamIdoingthis?WhatwasIthinking?Imustbe8."Forthefollowingmiles,Ijogged.Iwalked,Ijoggedandwalked.Attimes,IwonderifIcould9.10theend,a70-year-oldmanrushedpastme,very11,andIfeltalittle12thatIwasmorethan50yearsyoungerthanhimandIcouldn't13keepupwithhim.ButthenIrealizedsomething:hewasrunninghisraceandIwasrunningmine.Howofteninlifedowe14ourselvestoothersandfeeldisappointedinourselveswhenwereally15?Wearealluniquehumanbeingswithunique16.It'sreallynogoodfocusingonothers'race.IdecidedthatIwouldnot17running.andthatonedayIwouldbeoneofthose18peoplewhowerestillrunningraces.AsIcrossedthefinishingline,Iwasproudofmyself.Ididn'tregrethavingsuchanexperience.Ifyoudon't19othersbutgetthelessonandgrow,youaretrulya20.1、A．seeB．inspectC．stareD．notice2、A．struggleB．draggedC．rushedD．moved3、A．stylesB．ranksC．typesD．races4、A．runupB．runoutC．runacrossD．runfor5、A．someB．littleC．muchD．any6、A．pouringB．takingC．meltingD．blowing7、A．doubtB．rememberC．imagineD．suppose8、A．friendlyB．crazyC．generousD．tired9、A．winB．stopC．makeD．finish10、A．OnB．AtC．NearD．By11、A．slowlyB．gentlyC．heavilyD．fast12、A．pleasedB．frightenedC．delightedD．embarrassed13、A．justB．evenC．stillD．already14、A．compareB．devoteC．recommendD．show15、A．couldn'tB．won'tC．shouldn'tD．can't16、A．significanceB．paceC．principleD．concept17、A．insistonB．lookuptoC．putupwithD．giveup18、A．elderlyB．professionalC．internationalD．educated19、A．persuadeB．changeC．beatD．follow20、A．learnerB．winnerC．dreamerD．competitor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）China,whichtakesprideininventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagainshownits1．(able)tochangetheworldwithits“newfourgreatinventions”:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.The“newfourgreatinventions”areallrelated2．China’shigh-techinnovation(创新),3．improvedthequalityofpeople’slives.“Mywalletisnolongerinuse.Icanbuyandeat4．Iwantsimplywithatapofmyphone,”saysLinLong,5．overseasChinesestudentfromCambodia.“Itis6．(amaze)thatevenpancakesellersareusingAliPay.”Theoperatingmodelofbike-sharingisbasedonsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdata7．otherhightechnologies.Itis8．(increase)clearthatChinaisinnovatingandnolongercopyingWesternideas.Chinahasthe9．(large)mobileuseintheworld.Intermsofthe“newfourgreatinventions”,CharlieDai,principalanalystofAmericanmarketresearchcompanyForrester,said,“Theseproductsandservices10．(improve)customerexperiencesofar.”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词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearMommy.HappyMother'sDay!ThisisaspecialholidaybecausethatitisadayforyoutofeeltheappreciationforallyouhavedoneforAmyand1.Iammostthankfulforallthesacrificesyouhadmadeinorderforuslivethemostcomfortablelivespossible.Youputyourselfindifficultysituationssothatwehavefoodtoeat,cleanclothestowearandawarmhometosleepin.Thankyouforyourendlessloveandhardworks.Youreffortsarenevertakingforgranted.Ireallycouldn’taskforthebettermom.Throughyou,Iamabletounderstandwhichtrueloveis:lovingsomeoneunconditionalforwhattheywere,areandwillbe.Love,Anna第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）我市正在开展全国文明城市创建活动，假定你是我市某外语学校的学生会主席，请你以学生会的名义用英文写一封倡议书，向全校同学发出做文明市民的倡议，内容包括:1.倡议目的；2.倡议内容（如注意个人文明、马路文明、环境卫生等）。注意：1.词数不少于100；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：全国文明城市：NationalCivilizedC