2023届云南省楚雄州元谋县一中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷（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．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give2．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard3．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom4．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever5．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear6．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that7．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked8．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．asC．orD．but9．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining10．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．aswhiteasasheetD．inabluemood11．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion12．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased13．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame14．InBeijing,morethan21,100people________todonatetheirbodiesbytheendof2017,asthecitypromotedabodydonationcampaignfrom1999.A．haveappliedB．hadappliedC．wouldhaveappliedD．applied15．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably16．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this17．Inordertomakemycompositionclearerandsmoother,myteacheraskedmeto_________theunnecessarywordsandsentences.A．leavealone B．leavebehindC．leaveoff D．leaveout18．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy19．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture20．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.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）It’snoteverydaythatUnitedStateshistorymixeswithmicrobes(微生物)inthesoil.ButwhenthegrasslandontheNationalMallinWashington,D．C．wasreplaced,itofferedscientiststheopportunitytostudychangesinthesoilbeneath.Theworkfocusedonthebacteriapresentinthesoil.Totheresearchers’surprise,thecommunitiesofmicrobesdidnotchangealotbeforeandafterthereplacement.Thesecommunitiesinthesoilareknownasthesoilmicrobiome(微生物群).“Mylabisinterestedinhowmicrobescanmovearoundintheenvironment,andhowtheychangeandadaptasaresultofthismovement,”explainsJoAnneCrouch,theleadauthorofthestudy.“Wethoughtthatthenew‘imported’turf(草皮)fromNewJerseywouldintroducedifferentcommunitiesofbacteriatotheNationalMall.However,wefoundthattheyweren’tsignificantlydifferent.”Crouch’sworkfocusedonturfgrass，definedasalargeareaofgreengrass.Itismadeupofthegrass,itsroots,andthesoilandmicrobesfoundwiththem.Thinkofthesoilmicrobiomeassimilartothecollectionofmicrobesfoundinthehumanbody.Whenthemicrobesareoutofbalance,itcanmakesomeonesick.Crouchsaysit’sthesameforthesoilmicrobiome.Manyoftheworstdiseasesincropsorotherenvironmentsarelinkedwithchangesinthesoilmicrobiome.Additionally,Crouchsaysthateventhoughthechangesbetweenthesoilsweresmall,scientistsarealsostartingtoappreciatethatsometimesareallyimportantmicrobeisarareone.Thismeansitwouldbehardtoobservebutcouldgreatlyaffecthowthegroupsfunctionasawhole.“Agriculturalareasandothernaturalspacesarehighlyandeasilyhurtbynegativechanges,”shesays.“Microbiomesofferanalmostentirelynewopportunitytoinfluenceinteractionsamongplantsandmicrobestoimproveplantproductivityandhealth.”1、Whydidtheresearchersfeelsurprisedwhentheyfocusedonthebacteriainthesoil?A．Morebacteriaappearedinthesoil.B．Microbeswerereplacedobviously.C．Soilmicrobiomealmostremainedstable.D．Thesoilmicrobiomesdamagedtheenvironment.2、Bystudyingtheturfgrass,whatdidCrouchandherteamfind?A．Microbesgrewfasterintheirowncommunity.B．Soilmicrobiomesweredifferentindifferentplaces.C．Turfgrassadaptedtotheenvironmentnearbyverysoon.D．Similarcommunitiesofbacteriawerebroughtbyturfgrass.3、Whydidtheauthormentionthemicrobesinthehumanbody?A．Toindicatethetwoplayasimilarrole.B．Toprovetheyareboththecausesofdiseases.C．Toexaminetheenvironmentspeoplelivein.D．Toanalyzethechangesofhumanmicrobes.4、WhatdoesCrouchmeaninthelastparagraph?A．Microbesarestillashardtoobserveasbefore.B．Studiesonmicrobiomescanbebeneficialtoagriculture.C．Scientistsarestillpuzzledabouttheeffectofmicrobiomes.D．Toomanymicrobiomesinthesoilmeannoharmtoplants.22．（8分）BEIJIHG,Dec.7(Xinhua)---ChinahasreleasedevidenceconfirmingJapanesetroops’six-weekcampaignofslaughterinhonourofthethirdNationalMemorialDayforNanjingMassacreVictimsonDec.13.Someoftherecordshadneverbeenseenbythepublicbefore.TheNanjingMassacrecontinuestohauntthecountry’scollectivememory.Forthesurvivors,theirmemoriesofthathorriblewinterwillneverfade.LuoJinworkedinaphotostoreatthetime.OnedayhewasaskedbyaJapaneseofficertodeveloptworollsoffilm,amongwhichhesawthreephotosshowingChinesepeoplebeheadedbyJapanesesoldiers.Riskinghislife,Luoheldontothesephotosandhidtheminasecretplace.Afterthewar,hepassedthemontoamilitarycourtinNanjing.Thereisabundantevidenceoftheinhumanecrime.Amongthedocumentsreleasedwerenewspaperarticlespublishedafterthemassacre.OnereportedhowtheJapanesesurroundedandslaughteredtensofthousandswhotheybelievedwereChinesesoldiers.AnotherdisclosedhowJapanesemilitarytrucksrolledbackandforthonbodiesscatteredalongtheriverside.Onitswebsite,China’sStateArchivesAdministrationsaidthedocumentsreleasedwerenotjustrecordsofthepast,butlessonsforthefuture.TheNanjingMassacredocumentsareinvaluablememories.Theyareofgreatvaluetorecognize,opposeandstopinhumane,cruelandheartlessacts,andtoavoidhumantragediesliketheNanjingMassacrefromeverhappeningagain.Withthesedocuments,wehopepeoplewilljointlyopposewar,violenceandshamelessattemptstocoverupthefacts.1、Thepassagemainlytalksabout___________.A．howtheNanjingMassacrehappenedB．howthenewevidenceoftheNanjingMassacrewasdiscoveredC．thosewhodiedintheNanjingMassacreD．someevidenceoftheNanjingMassacrehasbeenreleasedrecently2、Whichwordhasclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“disclosed”?A．UncoveredB．DiscoveredC．DiscussedD．Displaced3、ThefollowingarethepurposesofpublishingtheevidenceoftheNanjingmassacreExcept_________.A．TopreventthiskindofcrueltyhappeningagainB．TocallonpeopletocherishpeaceC．ToarousehateamongChineseagainstJapaneseD．Torecordthepastandgivealessontothefuture4、Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A．AscientificreportB．ATouristguideC．AnovelD．Anewspaper23．（8分）Ilookaroundandcan’trecognizewhereIam.Itseemsfamiliarbutdistant.IseemyfriendsgatheredbyastagewheremusicisplayingandIrunover.AsIbeginrunningtowardsthem,theybecomefurtherandfurtheraway.Ikeepcallingforthem,butnoonehearsme.Istarthearingadistantalarm-likesoundandIamtransportedaway.Iwokeupinadaze(茫然)sittinginmybed.“Oh,itwasonlyadream,”Isaidtomyself.Ihavealwayshadvividandintensedreams.Sometimes,itfeelslikeIhaven’tevensleptbecauseIhavebeenlivingoutmydreamsduringmysleep.Today,dreamingisbeingstudiedevenmorethanever.Somesaythatdreamsarehowyourreceptors(受体)makesenseofrandomthoughtswhileyousleep.Somesaythatyoucan’tdreamofafaceyouhaveneverseenbefore,soeveryoneyouseeinyourdreamsyouhaveatleastlaideyesonatonetimeoranother.Otherpeoplethinkdreamsarewaysofexpressingstressorinternalfeelingsyoumaybeexperiencing.Alotofpeoplesaythattheyhavedreamsaboutbeingchased(追逐).Acommoninterpretationofthe“beingchased”dreamisthatyouarefeelingthreatened.Somedreaminterpretationsitessayyoushouldtrytoreflectonwhatorwhoischasingyoutogetabetterideaofwhatismakingyoufeelthisway.Anotherdreamthatisoftenexperiencedisflying.Thisdreamhasamuchmorepositiveinterpretation,whichisthatyouarefeelingfreeorhavebrokenoutofabadsituationsuchasarelationshipturnedsourorajobyouhate.Unfortunately,ifyouevenrememberyourdreamsatall,youforgethalfofyourdreamwithinfiveminutesofwakingupandwithin10minutes,youusuallyforget90percentofit.Dreamologists,peoplewhodevotetimetothestudyandinterpretationofdreams,suggestifyouwanttotrytorememberandstudyyourdreamsyoushouldkeepajournalbesideyourbedandjotdownwhatyoudreamtassoonasyouwakeupsoyoucanreflectonitlater.1、Dreamsof“beingchased”occurbecause________.A．youarefeelingthreatenedB．youjustquitajobyouhateC．yourfriendsarefarawayfromyouwheninneedD．yourreceptorsisalwaysthinkingwhileyousleep2、Whyshouldwekeepajournalbesideyourbedtoreflectondreams?A．Weneedtochasethosepeoplewhoappearedinourdreams.B．Weusuallyforget90percentofdreamswithin10minutes.C．Itcanhelpusgetoutoftheintensedreams.D．Itcanhelpussleepwellwithoutdreams.3、Wherecanwereadthisarticle?A．Inaposter.B．Inaphysicsbook.C．Inatravelingmagazine.D．Inasciencenewspaper.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyamIAlwaysDreamingB．HowIsMyDreamCreatedC．WhatdoMyDreamsMeanD．HowtoAvoidDreams24．（8分）ThefutureofAustralia’ssolarindustryislookingbrightafterarecord3.5mpanels(嵌板)wereinstalledonrooftopslastyear,givingtheequaloutputofamedium-sizedcoal-firedpowerstation.Therecord1,057MWofcapacity(产能)insmallscalesystemsinstalledacrossthecountrybrokethepreviousrecordsetin2012,figuresfromtheCleanEnergyRegulatorshowedonTuesday.Australia’ssolarpowerprosperitycouldalmostdoublecapacityinayear,Thedataalsorevealedthattheaveragesystemsizehasalsodoubledsincethenfromthreetosixkilowattsasaveragepricescontinuedtofall.Afullyinstalled5KWsystemcostsanaverageof$5,930inAustralia,accordingtotheenergybrokerS.au.Itsrecordsshowthatthepricehasroughlyhalvedinmanycapitalcitiessince2012.Theregulator’sexecutivegeneralmanager,MarkWilliamson,saidtherewasincreasinginterestinrenewalsasawaytotakecontrolofelectricitybills.Butmoreimportantly,hesaiditwasalsogoodnewsforreducingcarbonemissions,“WeareseeingawidecrosssectionofAustralians—households,communitycenters,schools,andsmallbusinesses—receivingrewardsunderthesmallscalerenewableenergyscheme,”Williamsonsaid,“Ourdatashowsconsumersareembracingrenewableenergytotakecontroloftheirelectricitybills.”In2017,therewasa41%increaseininstallingrenewableenergycapacityacrossallstatesandterritoriescomparedto2016.Queenslandledthewaywithinstalledcapacityat295MW,withtheAustralianCapitalTerritorytakingtopplaceforthebiggestannualincreaseby57%.“IhedatacollectedbytheCleanEnergyRegulatorin2017reflectstheindustryisgoingfromstrengthtostrength,Itlookslike2018willbeanotherbigyearforthesolarindustry.”Thetotalofinstalledcapacityforlastyearisexpectedtoriseto1,070MWwhenallthedataiscollected.Alargecoal-firedpowerstationsuchasLoydYangAinVictoria’sLatrobeValleyhasacapacityof2,200MW.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheAustralia’ssolarindustryfromthefirstparagraph?A．It’sstillrisky.B．It’spromising.C．It’sunpredictable.D．It’swithinexpectation.2、What’sthereasonfortheAustralia’ssolarindustry’sdevelopment?A．Thecontinuousfallofaveragepriceofinstallingasolarenergysystem.B．Theentiredecreaseofthecarbonemissions.C．Theautonomouscontroloftheelectricitybills.D．Thedoubtaboutthecapacityofcoal-firedpowerstation.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“fromstrengthtostrength”inParagraph5suggest?A．Australia’ssolarindustryisbeingaccepted.B．Australia’ssolarindustryisdevelopingrapidly.C．Australia’ssolarindustryismorepracticalthanbefore.D．Australia’ssolarindustryismoreadvancedthanothercountries.4、WhatisthebiggestfeatureoftherenewableenergyaccordingtoMarkWilliams?A．Reducingpollution.B．Providingenoughenergy.C．Loweringelectricitybills.D．Simplifyinginstalledequipment.25．（10分）AttheendofthespringsemesterinMay,studentstakingGeorgiaTech’sonlineKnowledge-BasedArtificialIntelligencecoursereceivedsomesurprisingnews.JillWatson,oneofthenineteachingassistants(TAs)thathadhelpedthemfinishthechallengingcourseforthepastfivemonthswasnota“she”butan“it”—anintelligentrobot!WatsonisthebrainchildofAshokGoel,whoteachesthepopularonlinecourse.TheProfessorofComputerandCognitiveScienceintheSchoolofInteractiveComputingcameupwiththeideaasawaytodealwiththenumberofquestionsposedbystudentsintheonlineforums(论坛).AccordingtoGoel,everytimethecourseisoffered,the300orsostudentsthatenrollpostover10,000questions.Thequestionsareoftenrepetitive.ThisledGoeltowonderifasmartrobotwouldhandlethequestionswhichrequirestandardresponses—thingslikedateswhenassignmentsaredue.HavingworkedwithIBM’sWatsontechnologyplatforminthepast,theprofessorknewitwouldbeidealforhisartificialTA:JillWatson.Theartificialintelligencesystemthatusesnaturallanguageprocessingandmachinelearningtoanalyzelargeamountsofdatahasevenbeenclevererthanhumancompetitorsonthetelevisionshow.Itwouldthereforeeasilybeabletohandleroutinequestionsthatrequiredlittle“thinking”.TheprofessorandhisteamofgraduatestudentsbeganbypopulatingJill’smemorywith40,000questionsandanswersfrompastterms.Thencamethetestingstage.Atfirst,Jillwasnotverygoodandoftengavestrangeanswers.Itoftengotstuckoncertainkeywords.Bytheendofthesemester,JillhadattainedenoughknowledgeandskillstoparticipateinforumswithoutanymanagementfromGoel,ortheotherassistants.1、Whatsurprisedthestudentswhotaketheonlinecourse?A．Thecoursewasinterestingbutchallenging.B．Ateachingassistantwasn’tarealperson.C．JillWatsonisahard-workingTA．D．Theyallfailedtopasstheircourse.2、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．ARobotofGeorgiagivesanonlinecourseB．AshokGoelCameupwiththeIdeaofJillWatsonC．JillWatson—OneoftheNineTeachingAssistantsD．GeorgiaTech’sTeachingAssistantTurnOuttoBeaRobot3、WhydidGoeldecidetoinventasmartrobot?A．Anumberofstudentstookhisonlinecourse.B．Asmartrobotisclevererthanahumanbeing.C．Toomanysimilarquestionsaretobedealtwith.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Studentsshoulddealwithroutinequestions.B．Jillismainlyinchargeofpostingsurprisingnews.C．TheTAsgivestudentshomeworkatacertaintime.D．GoelissatisfiedwithJill’spresentperformance.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）Attheageofnine,Iwastakingswimminglessonsatapool.ThedayhadarrivedwhenIwastobetestedtoseeifIcould1toahigherlevelclass.Fifteenofuswereto2swimmingfromonesideofthepooltotheotherandback.Iwatchedasmy3,onebyone,triedandfailed.Thenitwasmyturnto4,Imean,myturntoattempttopassthetest.IwasabouthalfwaywhenIgot5Iimmediatelystoppedand6thesideofthepool,endingmytest.Ourinstructor,acollegestudent,wasstanding7me.“Whydidyoustop?”heyelled,inaless—than8voice.“Igotwaterinmynose,”I9.That’swhenthiscollegestudent10meoneoflife’sgreatlessons,11heprobablyneverrealizedthat.Bendingdown,heshouted,“So?”“So?”The12shockedme.Ithadjustseemed13tomethattheanswertopainwastoremovethethingcausingthe14.Mynine-year-oldbrainhadnotunderstoodthefactthatavaluable15isworthachieving,howeverdifficulttogetthere.Recognizingthat,Iwas16nothingwouldkeepmefromcompletingthetest.Infact,Ididitrather17onmynextattempt.Seeingme18thetest,almostalltheothersdidsoaswell.Lifeisajourney,andtheroadwon’t19beeasy.Wehavetofocusonthefinaldestination,notthe20alongtheroad.1、A．skipB．referC．advanceD．add2、A．taketurnsB．insistonC．takerisksD．putoff3、A．competitorsB．classmatesC．studentsD．instructors4、A．showB．leaveC．failD．observe5、A．injuredB．blamedC．trappedD．choked6、A．pushedB．pressedC．grabbedD．controlled7、A．aboveB．belowC．besideD．beyond8、A．surprisedB．sympatheticC．annoyedD．cold9、A．explainedB．reactedC．declinedD．urged10、A．deliveredB．owedC．taughtD．promised11、A．sothatB．asifC．incaseD．evenif12、A．problemB．excuseC．questionD．voice13、A．logicalB．illegalC．ridiculousD．impossible14、A．disasterB．discomfortC．damageD．fear15、A．resultB．advantageC．goalD．task16、A．concernedB．sensitiveC．embarrassedD．sure17、A．slowlyB．easilyC．clumsilyD．eagerly18、A．attendB．takeC．giveD．pass19、A．alwaysB．sometimesC．everD．seldom20、A．sightsB．barriersC．surprisesD．harvests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）SilkwasnottheonlyproducttobetransportedalongtheSilkRoad,withfinelycarvedjade(翡翠)andmedicinalherbsalsobeing1．(export)fromChina.Likesilk,tradeinluxuryitemssuchastheseboomed,andmanymerchantsfoundinstantwealth.Rather2．travelingtheentirelengthoftheSilkRoad,eachmerchanttradedgoodsalongonesectionoftheroute,3．(buy)theminoneoasis(绿洲)townandsellingtheminanother.Thetravelersandmerchantsalso4．(carry)manyideas,philosophiesandreligionswiththemalongtheSilkRoad.Ofallthese,Buddhism,whichcamefromIndia,hadthegreatestinfluence5．Chineseculture.It6．(eventual)becameChina’sprimaryfaith,morewidespreadthantheoriginalChinesereligionsofConfucianismandTaoism.SilkRoadtradestraveledtogetherinlongcaravans(旅行队)ofcamels.Thismodeoftravelprovided7．(protect)fromrobberswhomightattempt8．(rob)thevaluablegoodsbeingtransported.TheSilkRoadwasnotonlyonesingleroad,but9．wholecollectionofroutesby10．goodsweretransportedbetweentheEastandtheWest.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、C6、B7、C8、C9、D10、B11、C12、A13、D14、B15、A16、A17、D18、B19、B20、B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、1、C2、D3、A4、B22、1、D2、A3、C4、D23、1、A2、B3、D4、C24、1、B2、A3、B4、A25、A“smartdrug”takenbystudentstoimprovetheirperformancereallydoeswork,scientistshavefound.Thedrugmodafinil（莫达非尼）iscurrentlyusedtotreatsleepdisorder,butitiswidelyusedoff-labelbystudentstohelpthemreviseforexamsorfocusonlongessays.Untilnow,therehasbeenalackofclearevidenceoverwhetheritcanactuallyboostconcentrationandalertness.Butanewanalysisoftheresearchrevealeditdoesimproveplanninganddecisionmaking,flexibility,learningandmemory,andevencreativity.Thefindingsraiseseriousethical(处方的，道德的)questionsaboutwhethermodafinilshouldbe“classified,toleratedorcondemned”,scientistssaid.ProfessorGuyGoodwin,PresidentoftheEuropeanCollegesaid:“It’sthefirstrealexampleofa‘smartdrug’,whichcangenuinelyhelp,forexample,withexampreparation.”Previousethicaldiscussionsaroundsmartdrugsassumedmajoreffectsofthedrugsbeforeitwasclearthattherewereany,headded.Hecontinued“Ifcorrect,thepresentupdatemeanstheethicaldebateisreal:howshouldweclassify,tolerateorcondemnadrugthatimproveshumanperformance?”[Afifthofuniversitystudentsacrossthecountryclaimtohavetakensmartdrugs,

accordingtosurveysbystudentnewspaperTheTab.AndtheuseofmodafinilismostwidespreadatOxfordUniversity,whereaquarterofstudentshavereportedtohaveusedit.Overtheyears,universiti