2023届安徽省淮南二中高三最后一模英语试题（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项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．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth2．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment3．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat4．—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely5．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how6．Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping7．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill8．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget9．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit10．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof11．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that12．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised13．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup14．Iwascaughtinatrafficjamforoveranhour,otherwise,I________youwaitingforsuchalongtime.A．hadnotkept B．willnotkeepC．wouldnothavekept D．havenotkept15．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven16．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed17．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo18．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though19．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may20．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for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）Nearlyeveryweek,wehearnewsaboutthelatestsuccessesandfailuresindriverlessvehicles.Butwehearlittleabouthowotherindustriesaredevelopingthissamekindoftechnology.Oneindustryheavilyinvolvedinresearchinganddevelopingartificialintelligence,orAI,isagriculture.Companiesareexperimentingwithhigh-techtoolsthatcanhelpfarmerssavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.OneofthecompaniesisecoRobotixofSwitzerLand.ItcreatedarobotequippedwithAIandcamerastoidentifyallplantsonafarm.Therobothasfourwheelstocarryitthroughthefieldsinsearchofweeds.Computer-controlledarmsthenlowerandspraytheweedswithsmallamountsofherbicide(除草剂).Companyofficialssaytherobotcanfullyoperateonitsownforupto12hoursadaywhilebeingpoweredbythesun.Itusesthesamekindofsensorandpositioningtechnologyusedtoguidedriverlessvehicles.Afarmercanalsocontroltheequipmentthroughasmart-phone.Theco-founderofecoRobotix,AurelienDemaurex,saysthefarmrobotcankillweedswith20times1essherbicidethantraditionalmethods.Thisisbecausethesystemusesexactlytherightamountofchemicalintheexactplacerequiredtokilltheweeds.Currently,farmersspreadweedkillersovermassiveareastodestroyunwantedplants.AnothercompanydevelopingfarmroboticsisCalifornia-basedBlueRiverTechnology.Thecompanyhasasystemcalled"See&Spray",whichitclaimswastheworld'sfirstsmartsprayer.Thesystem-whichconnectstothebackofatractor-isalsoequippedwithAItoidentifyandchemicallykillonlytheweeds.Itcanalsospraychemicalsonwantedplantstohelpthemgrow.BenChostner,vice-presidentofbusinessdevelopmentforBlueRiverTechnology,explainsinacompanyvideothatSee&Spraytechnologyusesthesamedeeplearningmethodsusedinfacialrecognition."Thefirsttimethemachinesawapigweed,itdidn'tknowwhatkindofplantitwas.Butwetaughtit-bygivingittensofthousandsofexamplesofthatpigweed-andnowit'sanexpertinpigweed."1、HowwillAIbenefitagriculture?A．Itwillfundagricultureresearch.B．Itcontributestolow-costfarming.C．Itcanavoidharmfulchemicals.D．Itfreesallfarmersfromfieldwork.2、Whatdotheproductsofthetwocompanieshaveincommon?A．Theyuserecognitiontechnology.B．Theyarepoweredbysolarenergy.C．Theyareconnectedwithsmartphones.D．Theycanhelpwantedplantsgrowrapidly.3、WhatdoBenChostner'swordssuggestabouttherobot?A．Itisenvironmentally-friendly.B．Itisgoodatself-improving.C．Ithasthelearningability.D．Itcantrackvariousplants.4、Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext？A．Theexperimentinfarmingrobots.B．Newtrendinartificialintelligence.C．ModernSee&Spraytechnology.D．Artificialintelligenceinagriculture.22．（8分）TimeTravelIfyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou'dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel.TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm"timemachine",coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn’tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.G.Wells’book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles(触角).Ifthat’swhat’sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.1、ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow______.A．thecontributionofH.G.Wells B．thestory’sdifferentfeaturesC．thelonghistoryoftimetravel D．people’sinterestintimemachine2、Einstein’sandHawking’stheories_____.A．suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachineB．pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceshipC．haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD．havesimilaritiesinmanyway3、InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat______.A．thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB．thegrandfather’sdeathmakesthetraveler’sbirthimpossibleC．thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherD．thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness4、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardstimetravel?A．Skeptical. B．Unclear.C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.23．（8分）Fei-FeiLiarrivedintheU.S.fromChinaatage16withmanybigdreams.Andittookmanyunusualjobstohelpherachievethem.Luckily,shewassmartandextremelydriven.Andtoday,she’sthedirectorofStanfordUniversity’sartificialintelligencelab.“AsoneoftheleadersintheworldforA．L.,Ifeelmuchexcitementandresponsibilitytocreatethemostawesomeandexcellenttechnologyforsocietyandtoeducatethemostawesomeandexcellenttechnologists—that’smycalling.”Lisaid.Sheisalsoaloyaladvocatefordiversityinthetechindustry.“IseeextremelytalentedStanfordPhDstudentsstrugglingwiththeirvisasandIfinditunthinkablethatwecreatesomanybarriersforthetalentsoftheworld”,Lisaid.WhileLiwasincollegeatPrinceton,sheborrowedmoneyfromfriendsandevenherhighschoolmathteachertorunadry-cleaningbusinessforherparentsinordertohelpthemgetby.Liattendedclassesduringtheweekandworkedatthebusinessontheweekends.Then,whenLiwasingraduateschool,hermomdevelopedcancerandhadastroke(中风).“Itwasdifficulttokeepmovingaheadwhileallofthiswashappening.Therealexistentialchallengeistoliveuptoyourfullestpotential,liveuptoyoursenseofresponsibilityandtobehonesttoyourselfaboutyourdreamswhiledoingit,”shesaid.LiwasnamedaGreatImmigrantof2016bytheCarnegieCorporation,thenation’soldestgrantmakingfoundationwhichhonorsroughly40naturalizedU.S.citizenseachyear.HergraduatestudiesweresupportedbythePaul&DaisySorosFellowshipsforNewAmericans.1、WhatdoweknowaboutFei-FeiLiaccordingtoParagraph1?A．ShewasbornintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.B．Shehasmademanyofherdreamscometrue.C．Sheworkedveryhardbecauseshe’snotgifted.D．She’snowdoingresearchesonAIinChina.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“calling”inParagraph2referto?A．Interestintechnology.B．Desiretohelp.C．Creativityinscience.D．Senseofduty.3、WhatwasFei-FeiLi’slifelikebeforeshegraduatedfromuniversity?A．Shehadbeenstrugglingwithhervisa.B．Bothherparentssufferedfromillness.C．Herfamilywasfacedwithatightbudget.D．Itwasdifficultforhertoattendclasses.4、Fei-FeiLihasachievedsuccessbecause________.A．herawarenessofherdutyandgoalsmadeadifferenceB．anAmericanfoundationgavehersupportC．theCarnegieCorporationnamedheraGreatImmigrantD．shewasluckyenoughtoborrowmoneyfromothers24．（8分）Howwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?Formal?Classical?Casual?Smart?Firstofall,whatisstyle?Let’shearafewwordsofwisdomfromthewise.“Styleisknowingwhoyouareandwhatyouwanttosay,”(GoreVidal);“Styleisanexpressionofindividualismmixedwithcharm,”(JohnFairchild);“Styleistheperfectionofapointofview,”(RobertEberhart);“Styleisasimplewayofsayingcomplicatedthings,”(JeanCocteau);“Styleisthedressofthoughts,”(LordChesterfield).So,nowyouknowwhatstyleis,you’llneedtobuysomeclothes.Butwhere?IntheUK,youcangetreallycheap,stylish,second-handclothesatcharityshops.They’regreatifyouwantexclusivelabelsbutdon’twanttopaytheprice.Theonlydifficultyisdiscoveringwherethereallygoodbargainsare.Butdon’tworry,LeilaGraycanhelpyouhere.She’stheproudownerofavintageHardyAmiescoat,pickedupatacharityshopfor￡20---agooddealwhenyourealizeitcostmorethan￡800new.“Youhavetogotothericherareasofacity,”shesays.“That’swhereallthelabelsare.Itcantakeabitofhuntingaround,butthatishalfthefun,andthere’salotofburiedtreasurejustwaitingtobediscovered.”So,nowyouknowwheretobuyyournew,stylishclothes,howdoyouacquireyourstyle?Expertssaythatmixingandmatchingfromcharityshopscanhelpyoufindyourownstyle----somethingthat’sreallyyou.That’swhatScottishmusicianMorusdid.“Myfashiontipisthis,”hesays,“Lookatyourselfwiththeeyeofagraphicdesigner.Ifyoucan’tbeattractive,aimfor‘interesting’or‘original’.”Momus’uniquestylecouldevenmakehimhappier,too.AspsychologistMarilynEliasexplains,thehappiestpeople“judgethemselvesbytheirownyardsticks,neveragainstwhatothersdoorhave”.ShoichiAoki,thefounderofJapanesestreetstylemagazineFRUiTS,agrees.“Ithinkrealfashioniswhatpeoplewearonthestreets,theclothesthattheywear,thewaythattheywearthem,”hesays.“Whatyouseeinfashionmagazinesandonmodelshasbeenstyledandit’smorecommercial.”HesaysthathisinspirationforFRUiTScamefrompeoplecombiningtraditionalJapaneseclothingsuchasthekimonoand“geta”(Japanesewoodenclogs)withWesternfashion.“Thisreallycaughtmyeye,”Aokiadds.Thesestylesmayseemwild,butAoki’sideaisnot:bebold,becreativeandfindsomethingthatsuitsyou.Maybeit’stimetocreateyourownlook.Therearemanyonlineguidestohelpyou.PerhapsthebestadvicecomesfromawebsitecalledwikiHow,“Ifyouseesomethingyoulike,”itsays,“feelfreetocopy,butdon’tmakeyourselfaclone…mixitupandmakeityours.”Thinkaboutit!1、Whatshouldyoufirstdotochoosetheystylethatbestsuitsyou?A．Followtheimagesofthewisepeople.B．Goforwhateverisfashionable.C．Simplifycomplicatedexpressions.D．Figureoutwhatatruestyleis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph2referto?A．Gettingclothesofleadingbrands.B．Buyingclothesatratherlowprices.C．Searchingforreallygoodbargains.D．Startingacharityshopsellingclothes.3、WhatisthefocusofShoichiAokiandhismagazineFRUiTS?A．Commercializationoffashionmagazines.B．Expressionofsomethingpersonalandcreative.C．Designingfashionablewearformeninthestreet.D．PromotingJapanesetraditionalclothingworldwide.4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtofindthestylethatsuitsyouB．WheretopickupabargainC．WhattoweartodevelopyourstyleD．Whomtomodeltobepopular25．（10分）Generallyspeaking,peoplelikethosewhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Sometimesatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforBrian’sbeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hisbosswasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.Yes,thebosswas,asBrianenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom(更衣室):everyonewashardatwork.Brian’sbosscameuptohim.Suddenly,Brianforcedasmileandstretchedouthishand.“Howdoyoudo!”hesaid.“I’mBrian.I’mapplyingforajob,which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doesn’ttheearlybirdgettheworm?”Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying“no”,criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it’stheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance(忍受力)thanpeopleinanyotherforum.1、Brianwaslateforhisjobbecause________.A．hegotuplate B．hewasseriouslyillC．hewascaughtinatrafficjam D．hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob2、Whatcanweinferabouthumor?A．Itistheearlybird.B．Itisimportantinourlives.C．Brianoftensavedhisjobwithhumor.D．Itcansolveracialdiscriminations.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“clampedoff”inParagraph3referto?A．charge B．triedtosetC．gaveup D．triedtoholdback4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Manypeoplelackinasenseofhumor.B．Brianwassupposedtoarriveathisofficeat8:30.C．Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatBriancamelateforwork.D．Humoristhemostinterestingwayofsolvingproblems.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）IhavelearntalotaboutChineselifeandculturewhileteachinginFirst,familylifequite1inChinafromthatintheUSA．IntheUSA,manyyoungpeople2homeaftertheyfinishtheireducationandstartworking.However,inChina,itis3forpeopletolivewiththeirparentsuntiltheygetmarried.4,manyofmyChinesefriendstoldmethattheir5livedwiththemandhelpedtakecareofthemwhentheywerechildren.ItseemsthatAmericansthinkindependenceismoreimportant6theChinesethinkfamilyrelationshipsaremoreimportant.Bargainingisanother7thatIhavetriedtolearn.IntheUSA,pricesare8andyoucan’taskforalowerprice.HoweverinsomesmallChinesestoresandtouristplaces,youare9tobargain.MyChinesefriendstaughtmetoaskfor40percentor50percent10theoriginalprice.Ifthesalespersondoesn’tagreetomyprice,Ishould11toleaveandhemightletmecomebackandsellmetheitem.Itisaskillthatyouhaveto12ifyouliveinChina.Tippinghasn’tbeeneasierto13.IntheUSA,manypeopleintheservice14wanttoget15

moneyforservingcustomers.TippingisnotapartofChineseculture.16Itriedtotipataxidriver.Helookedalittle17andrefusedtotakethemoney.Indinners,perhapswhatsurprisesanAmericanvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheir18.Actually,thisisa19oftruefriendshipandpoliteness.MyChinesefriendtoldmeifIdidn’twanttoeatit,Ishouldjust20thefoodintheplate.1、A．uniqueB．differentC．privateD．harmonious2、A．comeB．buildC．leaveD．abandon3、A．regularB．trueC．commonD．usual4、A．AlsoB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Although5、A．parentsB．relativesC．babysittersD．grandparents6、A．whileB．sinceC．whenD．as7、A．wayB．customC．lessonD．habit8、A．madeB．agreedC．chargedD．set9、A．expectedB．taughtC．suggestedD．required10、A．upB．awayC．offD．on11、A．promiseB．pretendC．decideD．hope12、A．tolerateB．understandC．practiseD．consider13、A．adjusttoB．turntoC．refertoD．stickto14、A．areaB．departmentC．branchD．industry15、A．easyB．extraC．pocketD．prize16、A．OftenB．OnceC．SometimesD．Before17、A．excitedB．satisfiedC．frightenedD．confused18、A．ownB．childrenC．neighborsD．guests19、A．signalB．markC．signD．feature20、A．leaveB．remainC．putD．taste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）Giftshopsinmuseumsusedtobethelaststopofeachvisit,1．peoplewouldbuysouvenirsforthemselvesandtheirfriends.Butrecentlyinsteadofbeingthelastplacepeoplegoafteravisit,they2．(become)apointofentrytothemuseum.Youmaywonder:Whatisitaboutmuseumgiftshopsthat3．(make)themsodifferent?Eachmuseumproductcontainsasmallpieceofhistory.Forexample,theBritishMuseumstorehasdifferentkindsofstickytape4．(print)withpatternsinspiredbythefamousRosettaStone,whichwasdiscoveredin1799andcontainsaninscription(碑文)helpinghistorians5．(good)understandsomeofthemostmysterious6．(Egypt)scripts.AndinthegiftshopsofChina'sPalaceMuseum,thereareearphonesinspiredbythenecklaceswornbyancientofficials.7．thedesignevolvingovertheyears,museumproductsarenolongerlimitedtofamouspaintingstobehungonthewall.8．nowmeanitemsputtouseeveryday—glasses,jewelryorcushioncovers,9．(indicate)wecannotonly“own”apieceofhistory,butalsoholditinourhands,wearitonourneck,orevensleeponit.Indeed,agreatmuseumgiftshopisanextensionofthemuseum10．(it).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）MyyoungerbrotherJohnhasatoothachelastnight、Thismorning,mymothertookhimtoseeadentist、GointohospitalwasalwaysveryfrightenedforJohn、Hestruggledtogetawaywhilethedentistwasgivinghimexamination、Heyelledterriblywhenthedentistwaspullinghistooth、Severalminuteslate,thedentistgoteverythingfinished、“I’msorry,madam,andIshallhavetochargeyou200dollarsforpullingyourboytooth、”“200dollars!Why,yousaidt