2023届青海省西宁市三校高考英语四模试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime2．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen3．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may4．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall5．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom6．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound7．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout8．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．against D．beyond9．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering10．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith11．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such12．EveryfouryearsAmericans__________thetransferofpower.A．carryoverB．carryoffC．carryonD．carryout13．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need14．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom15．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive16．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.17．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly18．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which19．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are20．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when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）TheUnitedStatesCongressisresponsibleformakingandapprovingfederallaws—rulesthateveryoneinthecountrymustfollow.Butexactlyhowdothoselawsgetmade?Theprocessisnoteasy，andittakesalongtime.Alawbeginswhensomeoneputsforwardanidea.Theideacancomefromanyone，butithastogettoaU.S.lawmakerwhowantsittobecomelegislation.Intime，theideaisfurtherdevelopedintoawrittenproposal，calledabill.Then，amemberofCongressofficiallyproposesthebill.Afterthebillisintroduced，itissenttoasmallgroupoflawmakers，calleda“committee”.Sometimescommitteemembersseekmoreinformationabouttheproposalbyholdinghearings.Sometimesthecommitteechangesthebill.Sometimesitdecidesnottotakeanyaction.Inthatcase，wesaylawmakers“table”thebill，orletit“dieincommittee”.Butnowandthen，thebillisofferedtolawmakersnotonthecommittee.Thoselawmakersdebatethebillfurther.Theymightchangethebillagain.Finally，thefullHouseorSenatevotesonthebill.Ifitdoesnotearnthemajorityofvotes，thebilldoesnotadvance.Finally，theagreed-uponbillissenttothepresident.Ifthepresidentsignsit，thebillbecomesalaw.IfthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisofficiallymeeting，thebillbecomesalaw.ButifthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisnotinsession，thebilldoesnotpass.Orthepresidentcanofficiallyrejectthebill.Ifthathappens，thebillisnotstopped.Instead，itisreturnedtoboththeSenateandtheHouse.Iftwo-thirdsofthesenatorsandtwo-thirdsoftheHousemembersapprovethebillonceagain，evenwiththepresidentobjecting，theyturnthebillintoalaw.1、Whoisthefirsttoproposeabill?A．Alawyer.B．Acitizen.C．AmemberofCongress.D．Acommitteemember.2、Whendoesabillfinallybecomealaw?A．Afteritissenttoacommittee.B．Whenthepresidentsignsit.C．AfteritreturnstotheCongress.D．WhileCongressisnotinsession.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Noteverybillcanbeturnedintoalaw.B．Anybodycanputforwardaproposal.C．If“tabled”，thebillhastobevotedon.D．Onceproposed，thebillcan'tbechanged.22．（8分）Formorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopetolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscan(扫视)theentireskyto“listen”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignalthatstandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolution(进化)oflife.Basedontheinhabitable(thatcanbelivedin)planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyinonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionsyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationsaremuchmoreadvancedthanours.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．15billion.B．10billion.C．5billionD．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．followC．formD．check4、WhichofthesestatementsisTruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Scientistsaretyingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.23．（8分）WhenCarsonPalmer,aprofessionalAmericanfootballplayer,hurthisarmafewyearsago,hetookaweekofffromthrowingthefootball.Butinhishead,Palmerpracticedeveryday.Thefollowingweekend,Palmerhadthebestgameofhislife.Formorethanacentury,scientistshavebeentryingtounderstandhowthismentaltrainingworks.Inthe1930s,researchersprovedbyexperimentthatwhenyou'reimagininganaction,yourbrainsendssignalstoyourmuscles(肌肉)whicharetooweaktotightenthemusclesbutmighthelptrainthebodytoperform.Inotherwords,mentalpracticemightcreateapatterninyourhead,likeaninnerhow-toguideforaparticularskill.Sportspsychologistshaveconductedhundredsofstudiescomparingimaginedandphysicalpracticeforactions.Onthewhole,theresearchshowsthatmentaltrainingworks.A2012study,forexample,compared32amateurgolferswhopracticedhittingtheballstoanother32whomerelyheldagolfclubintheirhandsandvisualized（想象）theirswings.Underthesametrainingrules,bothgroupsimprovedtheirskillsbygettingtheballabout4inchesclosertothehole.Visualizationhasadvantagesovertherealthing:Youcandoitanywhere,evenwheninjured.Itissafe-amajorplusforhigh-riskperformerssuchasgymnastsandsurgeons.Andyoucanpracticeforlongerperiodsoftimebecauseyou'renotrestrictedbyphysicaltiredness,That’snottosayit'seasy,we'vehadOlympic-levelathletessittinginourlab,visualizingthemovementsfortwohours,"saysTadhgMacintyre,asportspsychologistattheUniversityofLimerickinIreland.“Whenwe'redone,they’reabsolutelytired.”Itdoesn’tworkforeveryone,though."Ifyou'reanovice,theeffectcanbeharmful,”warnsMacintyre.Ifyou'retryingtovisualizeafreethrow,andyoudon'tevenknowthepropermovement,thenyou'reprobablygoingtomentallypracticethewrongskill.”1、Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextby______.A．givinganexampleB．presentinganargumentC．explainingaphenomenonD．makinganassumption2、Whathappenswhenoneisvisualizinganaction?A．Aspecialskillisquicklyacquired.B．AcertainmodelisformedintheheadC．Themusclesgrowincreasinglytense.D．Thebrainsendsstrongmessagestothebody.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"novice"inthelastparagraphmean?A．CoachB．SpecialistC．BeginnerD．Judge4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Athletesarelikelytowingamesthroughimaginedpractice.B．Practicingashillproperlyinmindcanproduceintendedeffect.C．Practicewhethermentalorphysicalhaitsowncharacteristics.D．Scientistshavefoundasalewayforathletestopracticetheirskills.24．（8分）Aresearchhasshownthatnearly90percentoftrafficaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.Soouraimisafullyautonomous(自动的)carthatgetsridofthecauseofmostaccidents:thedriver.ResearcherHodgsonpointsout,“Forsafety,thefasteryoucanremovehumans,thebetter,evenifthereareunfortunatelyafewaccidentsfromnewcauses.It’saquestionofbalancingthenumberinjuredorkilledbyautonomousvehicleswiththepeoplewhoselivesarepotentiallysaved.”It’sanideathatElonMusk,chiefexecutiveofelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotors,haslongbelieved.Hiscompanyisdeterminedtobethefirsttodeliverafullyautonomousvehicletoconsumers.Lastyear,MuskannouncedthatTesla’s2019goalwas“todoanexampledriveoffullautonomyallthewayfromL.A．toNewYork，andhavethecarparkitself.However,evenTeslaadmitsthatthereareproblemstoovercome—thesoftwareneedsfurthervalidation(批准生效)andtheappropriateregulatoryapprovalneedstobeinplace.Indeed,recentcrashesofTeslavehiclesandGooglecarsconfirmthatthesoftwareisn’treadyyet.TheUKgovernmentappearscommittedencouragingthedevelopmentofautonomousvehicles.It’ssupportingfourcitytrials,publishingtheModernTransportBilltoreduceredtapearoundtheirintroductionandadaptingthelegalsystemtotakeintoaccountproblemssuchasinsuranceliabilitywhenahumanisn’tincontrolofavehicle.Theinsuranceindustryissimilarlyeagertohelpincreaseautonomyincars.AstheAssociationofBritishInsurerspointsout,“Nearly90percentofroadaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.”Thiscostsmotorinsurersashocking$20millionperdayinclaims.1、WhatdifficultydoesthecompanyTeslaMotorshave?A．Thecompanylacksconfidencetomakenewcreations.B．Newinventionsmaycausemoreinjuriesanddeaths.C．Thesoftwareshouldbemadeofficiallyacceptable.D．Thetrafficregulationhasprovedunreasonable.2、WhatistheUKgovernment’sattitudetoautonomouscars?A．Cautious. B．Positive.C．Ambiguous. D．Disapproving.3、Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Insurancecompanieswouldliketosupportautonomouscars.B．Humanmistakesmaybethekeycauseoftrafficaccidents.C．Trafficaccidentswasteinsurancecompaniesquitealot.D．Motoristsaresurprisedtohearaboutautonomouscars.4、Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto________.A．amusereaderswithfunnyexamplesB．showhisdeeploveforautonomouscarsC．introduceanewdevelopmentintechnologyD．provideapersuasiveargumentagainstautonomy25．（10分）‘Turtletime!,loudlycalledoutbyoneofmynewly-foundfriends,meantthebeginningofeitheramorningorafternoonshiftatTurtleCampinNusaPenida,Indonesia.Uponarrivalattheprojecteachday,wewouldlookeagerlyforournamesonthewhiteboardtoseewhichtaskwewouldbeundertaking.Woulditbethehighlydesirable‘turtlefeeding’,theprettyfun‘tankcleaning’,theexciting‘medicineadministering’orthelessappealing‘fishcutting’?FineintheorybutnotwheneveryflyinIndonesiadecidestocrowdontothesedeadfishwhileyou’recutting!Lifeattheturtleprojectwasfunbecausetwiceadaywegottohangoutwithseaturtles.By‘hangout’,Iobviouslymeant‘work’,aswewereonshift,butitcertainlydidn’tfeellikework.Anotherfunthingwasgettingtoknowtheothervolunteers!Withvolunteersfromallovertheworld,itwasjustcommontohearFinnishbeingspoken,AustralianslangmixedwithFrenchexpressionsandSwedesmakingplanstovisitnewly-foundfriendsintheUSA．Ofcourse,notallthetimeatTurtleCampwasconsumedbyvolunteering.ScheduledactivitiesincludedatriptoCrystalBay,abeautifulparadiseforswimmingandsunbathing,anawesomebeachbonfirecompletewithabeautifulsunsetaswellasourlocalcoworkersshowingofftheirguitarplayingandsingingskills.OurtimeatTurtleCampwascappedoffbysettingfreetwoofourturtlesintotheseatobegintheirjourneyasindependentturtles!Hopefully,theloveandcareprovidedattheturtleprojectwouldensurethattheseturtleshadagreaterchanceofsurvivalinthebig,wideandscaryocean.1、WhichtaskislessfuntothevolunteersatTurtleCamp?A．Turtlefeeding. B．Tankcleaning.C．MedicineAdministering. D．FishCutting.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A．Thevolunteeringwasachallenge.B．Thetimeatthecampwasdifficult.C．Theworkattheprojectwasadelight.D．Communicationwastime-consuming.3、Whensettingfreethetwoturtles,thevolunteersfeltasenseof_________.A．achievement B．belongingC．loss D．independence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）Oneday,apoorboywhowastryingtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsdoortodoorfoundthatheonlyhadonedime(一角硬币)left.Hewashungrysohedecidedtobegforamealatthenexthouse.However,whenalovely1womanopenedthedoor,heaskedforadrinkofwater.Shebroughthimalargeglassof2Hedrankitslowly,andthenasked,“HowmuchdoI3you?”“Youdon’towemeanything,”she4.“Motherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayfor5”Hesaid,“ThenIthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”6HowardKellyleftthathouse,henotonlyfelt7physically,butitalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandthehumanrace.Hewasaboutto8andquitbeforethispoint.Yearslaterthewomanbecameseriouslyill.The9doctorscoulddonothing.Theyfinallysenthertothebigcity,wherespecialistscanbegatheredtostudyher10disease.Dr.HowardKelly,nowfamous,was11fortheconsultation(会诊).Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,a12lightfilledhiseyes.Immediately,heroseandwentdown13thehospitalhallintoherroom.Dressedinhisdoctor’sgownhewentintoseeher.He14heratonce.Hewentbacktotheconsultationroomand15todohisbesttosaveherlife.Fromthatdayon,hegavespecial16toherease.Afteralongstruggle,thebattlewaswon.Dr.Kelly17thebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimforapproval.Helookedatitandthenwrote18ontheside.Thebillwassenttoherroom.Shewas19toopenitbecauseshewassurethatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayitoff.20shelooked,andthenoteonthesideofthebillcaughtherattention.Shereadthesewords:“Paidinfullwithaglassofmilk.”(Signed)Dr.HowardKellyTearsofjoyfloodedhereyesassheprayedsilently:“Thankyou,God.Yourlovehasspreadthroughhumanheartsandhands.”1、A．young B．old C．rich D．poor2、A．juice B．water C．milk D．coffee3、A．pay B．owe C．give D．offer4、A．thought B．laughed C．refused D．replied5、A．akindness B．apoorman C．beingrich D．suchathing6、A．Before B．As C．Until D．Since7、A．excited B．moved C．strong D．happy8、A．giveup B．goon C．keepup D．moveon9、A．famous B．experienced C．stupid D．local10、A．hopeless B．rare C．violent D．painful11、A．checkedin B．ledin C．calledin D．letin12、A．pleasant B．worried C．familiar D．strange13、A．into B．through C．across D．along14、A．realized B．understood C．sensed D．recognized15、A．determined B．tried C．begged D．won16、A．charge B．love C．attention D．view17、A．ordered B．wanted C．expected D．requested18、A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing19、A．shy B．afraid C．thoughtful D．ashamed20、A．Finally B．Carefully C．Immediately D．Gradually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）Thesilentkiller—airpollutioncausessevenmillionpremature(过早的)1．(death)ayear,notjustin2．(develop)countriesbutalsoinUKandtheUSAaswell.InChina，peoplearewellawareofthehealthproblemsitbrings.Icheckeveryparteveryday.Ifithasheavyairpollution,Iwillpreparemasksformyfamily.Idislike3．whentheairisbad.BecausebadairmakesitdifficultformetobreatheandIthinkitdoesinfluencemy4．(perform)atwork.Anewresearchinchinahasalsofoundalinkbetweenairqualityandlevelsofintelligence.Inthestudy,25,000peoplelivingacrossChina5．(test)inlanguageandmathskillslastyear.Theyfoundtheresultsofthose6．livedinmorepollutedareaswere7．(negative)impacted,especiallyinlanguages.Itaddstoagrowingbodyofevidencethatairpollutionhasaneffectnotjustonthelungsandheart8．onthebrain.Thisresearchshowsthatthelongerweareexposedtoairpollution,the9．(many)problemswe’restoringupforlaterlife.CampaignershopethisstudywillpersuadetheBritishgovernment10．(think)hardbeforeitpublishesitscleanairstrategynextyear.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短文。短文中共有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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Dearclassmates,Asthecollegeentranceexamsarereallyaroundacornernow,manystudentsfeelmuchstressing、Whatshouldwedoittoavoidthis?Firstly,doingphysicalexercisewasthebestwaytoreducestressandhelppeoplerelax、Therefore,itishelpfulthatweeachdoessomeregularphysicalexercise、Secondly,makingaproperstudyplanisgreatimportancetoo,sinceitishelpfulforustodoourworkmoreefficient、Lastbutnotleast,weshouldpayspecialattentioninourdietaswell、Anyway,abalanceddietcankeepthemsmartandenergetic、Onlyifwecandothesethingswillwemakeourtimesofstudyenjoyable,efficientandfruitful、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，得知你的英国朋友Frank暑假不回国，你写信想邀请他到你家乡玩，内容包括：1.发出邀请；2.时间和地点；3.活动安排。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________