2023年安徽省铜陵市重点中学高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what2．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．aregraduating D．graduate3．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking4．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault5．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof6．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict7．—Jenny，howdidyourmathexamgo?—IthoughtI________，butinfactIcameinthetop10%intheclass.A．mighthavefailed B．couldn’thavefailed C．shouldhavefailed D．mustn’thavefailed8．Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so9．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted10．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had11．—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.—_________!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.A．Luckyyou B．HavefunC．Takeiteasy D．Forgetit12．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had13．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could14．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged15．Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once16．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though17．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That18．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee19．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when20．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone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）TheHandshakeIdon’tremembertheexactdateImetMartyforthefirsttime.Likealotofpeoplewhowanttogetthroughacheckoutline,Ifoundmythoughtsonspeed,nothingmore.ThelineIwasstandinginwasn’tmovingasquicklyasIwanted,andIglancedtowardthecashier,whowasreceivingmoneyfromcustomers.Hewasanoldmaninhissixties.Ithought,well,itprobablytookhimalittlelongertogetthejobsdone.ForthenextfewminutesIwatchedhim.Hegreetedeverycustomerbeforehebeganscanningthegoodstheywerepurchasing.Sure,hiswordsweretheusual,“How’sitgoing?”Buthedidsomethingdifferent—heactuallylistenedtopeople.Thenhewouldrespondtowhattheyhadsaidandtalkwiththembriefly.Ithoughtitwasstrange,butIguessedIhadgrownaccustomedtopeopleaskingmehowIwasdoingsimplyoutofaconversationwithoutthinking.Usually,afterawhile,youdon’tgiveanythoughttothequestionandjustsaysomethingbackquietly.Thisoldcashierseemedsincereaboutwantingtoknowhowpeoplewerefeeling.Meanwhile,thehigh-techcashregisterranguptheirpurchasesandheannouncedwhattheyowed.Whencustomershandedmoneytohim,hepushedtheappropriatekeys,thecashdrawerpoppedopen,andhecountedouttheirchange.Thenmagichappened.Heplacedthechangeinhislefthand,walkedaroundthecountertothecustomers,andextendedhisrighthandinanactoffriendship.Astheirhandsmet,theoldcashierlookedthecustomersintheeyes.“Iwanttothankyouforshoppingheretoday,”hetoldthem.“Youhaveagreatday.Bye-bye.”Thelooksonthefacesofthecustomerswerepriceless.Nowitwasmyturn.Iglanceddownatthenametagonhisredwaistcoat,thekindexperiencedWal-Martcashierwore.Itread,“Marty.”MartytoldmehowmuchIowedandIhandedhimsomemoney.ThenextthingIknewhewasstandingbesideme,offeringhisrighthandandholdingmychangeinhislefthand.Hiskindeyeslockedontomine.Smiling,andwithafirmhandshake…1、Whiletheauthorstoodinthecheckoutline,shefelt______.A．comfortableB．enthusiasticC．impatientD．embarrassed2、Intheopinionoftheauthor,peopletendedto______.A．remaincalmwhilehavingatalkB．talkaboutunimportanttopicsC．developamindlessconversationD．facecommunicationproblems3、TheauthorthoughtMartyspecialbecause______.A．hespentasmuchtimeaspossibleservingcustomersB．hewaspatientwithallthequestionsfromcustomersC．heshowedparticularinterestincustomers’personallifeD．heexpressedhissinceritywhilegivingbackthechange4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Martywasatalkativeman.B．Martycaredalotaboutwhathedid.C．Theauthorfailedtogetalongwellwithothers.D．Theauthorwasdissatisfiedwithsuchawasteoftime.22．（8分）Encouragingchildrentousegesturesastheythinkcanhelpthemcomeupwithmorecreativeideas,accordingtonewresearch.“Ourfindingsshowthatchildrennaturallygesturewhentheythinkofunusualwaystouseeverydayitems,”sayspsychologicalscientistElizabethKirk.“Whenwethenaskedchildrentomovetheirhands,theywereabletocomeupwithevenmorecreativeideas.”“Gesturingmayallowustoexploretheproperties（特性）oftheitems—forexample,howtheitemcouldbeheld,itssize,itsshape,etc.—anddoingsocanhelpuscomeupwithideasforcreativeuses,”Kirkexplains.Intheirfirststudy，theresearcherscomparedthecreativityofchildrenwhospontaneously(自发地）gesturedwiththosewhoeitherdidnotorcouldnotgesture.Atotalof78children,aged9-11,sawaseriesofimagesofordinaryitems,suchasanewspaper,atincan,andakettle.Theresearchersaskedthechildrentolookateachimageandlistasmanyusesastheycouldthinkof.Agroupofparticipantscompletedthetasktwice—ononeversionofthetask,theyworemittens（连指手套）thatlimitedtheirabilitytogesture.Restrictingchildren’sabilitytogesturedidnotaffecttheirabilitytocomeupwithcreativeusesfortheobjects;Childrenwhowerefreetogestureproducedaboutthesamenumberofideasasthosewhoworethemittensandcouldnotgesture.Inasecondexperiment,54childrencompletedthesamealternative-usestask.Insomecases,childrengesturednormally;inothercases,theresearchersencouragedthechildrento“useyourhandstoshowmehowyoucouldusetheobjectindifferentways”.Theencouragementworked:Childrenwhowerespecificallyencouragedtogestureproducedagreaternumberofcreativeusesfortheobjectsthandidthechildrenwhowerenotgivenanyspecialinstruction.“Ourfindingsaddtothegrowingbodyofevidenceshowingthesignificantroleofgestureinthinkingandhaveapplicationstotheclassroom,”Kirkconcludedintheirpaper.1、Whatdidtheresearchersintendtofindoutinthefirstexperiment?A．Thenumberofcreativeideasthechildrencouldthinkof.B．Howthechildrenwouldexplorethepropertiesoftheitems.C．Whetherencouraginggesturewouldhelptoproducemorenewideas.D．Thedifferencebetweenthinkingwithgesturesandwithoutgestures.2、Whyweremittensusedintheexperiment?A．Torestrictgestures.B．Tolimitcreativethinking.C．Totesttheabilitytogesture,D．Toincreasecreativeideas.3、Whendidthechildrenthinkofthemostnewideas?A．Whenwearingmittens.B．Whenencouragedtogesture.C．Whennaturallygesturing.D．Whennotusingtheirhands.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CommunicatewithGesturesB．ThinkwithYourHandsC．UseEverydayItemsCreativelyD．MakeGestureswhenNecessary23．（8分）Companionplantingistheideathatwhensomecropsareplantedtogether,theyhelpeachothergrow.Thecompatibleplantsgenerallyhavesimilarneedsfornutrients,soilandmoisture.Adviceforcompanionplantingsissometimesbasedmoreontraditionthanproof.ButFabianFernandezattheUniversityofIllinoissaysthereisevidenceforsomecombinations.Thesecanleadtobettercrops,reducediseaseandhelpwithpestcontrolbyattractinghelpfulinsects.Forexample,somekindsofsoilbacteriatakenitrogen(氮)fromtheairandmakeaformthatplantscanuse.Theplantskeepthenitrogenintheirroots.Legumes(豆类)areespeciallygoodatthis.Anycropssharingthesamespacecangetthenitrogenastherootsdecompose(腐烂).Cropslikebeansandpotatoes,carrotsandcabbages,beansandricecanalsoshareterritorywellbecausetheirrootsreachdifferentlevelsinthesoil.Deep-rootedvegetablesgetnutrientsandmoisturefromlowerdown,sotheydonotcompetewithshallowerplants.Butsomeplantsplacedtogethermayharmeachother'sdevelopment.Forexample,tomatoesdonotlikewetsoilbutwatercressdoes,asthenamesuggests.Soyouwouldprobablynotwanttoputthemtogether.Evenafterharvest,somekindsofproduceshouldbekeptapart.Apples,forexample,releaseethylenegas,aplanthormone.Itcancauseotherfoodstoripen(成熟)tooquickly.Marketsoftenseparatehighethylene-producingfoodsfromthosethataresensitivetothegas.Butsometimesyoumightwantthemtogether.Forexample,ifyouputanappleinabagwithagreenbanana,thebananawillbereadytoeatsooner.Nowwhataboutpeaches,plumsandnectarinesthataretoofirmtoeat?GrowersinCaliforniaanswerthisquestionat.Theysayanapple,abananaorariperpieceoffruitisnotneeded.Thepeaches,plumsandnectarinesthemselvesreleaseenoughofthegastoripensuccessfully.Here'stheiradvice:placethefruitinafruitbowlorinapaperbagwiththetopfoldedover.Keepthefruitatroomtemperature.Whenthefruitissoftenoughtoyourliking,eitheruseitorplaceitinarefrigeratortostopfurtherripening.1、Whatarethebasicneedsforcompanionplanting?A．Goodoldcompanions.B．Somekindsofsoilbacteria.C．Nutrients,soilandmoisture.D．Helpfulinsects.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mostprobablymean?A．Tosomeextent,companionplantingreliesmoreontraditionalexperience.B．Inthefieldofcompanionplanting,proofalwaysspeakslouderthantradition.C．Traditionalexperienceismuchlessreliablethanscientificexperiments.D．Scientificresearcheshavethrownlightonthetheoryofcompanionplanting.3、Accordingtothetext,whichgroupofplantsarenotsuitabletobeplantedtogether?A．Beansandpotatoes.B．Tomatoesandwatercress.C．Carrotsandcabbages.D．Beansandrice.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Weshouldchoosefruitfrommarketsasoftenaspossible.B．Thepeaches,plumsandnectarinesshouldalwaysbeputtogethertogetriper.C．Thefruitinafruitbowlorinapaperbagshouldbeeatenassoonaspossible.D．Weshouldnotplaceanyripeningfruitoutindirectsunlight.24．（8分）The“TakeIn”restaurantinHelsinki,Finland,iscurrentlyinthenewsforitsingenious(有独创性)service.Insteadofcookingthemealsinitsownkitchen—whichdoesn’texist—itallowscustomerstoordervariousdishesfromaselectionof20otherrestaurantsinthecity.SponsoredbyAmericanExpressandWolt,apopularfooddeliveryapp,TakeInisapop-up(突然出现的)restaurantthatopenedatthebeginningofNovember2016,andwillrunthroughMay2,thisyear.Asyou’veprobablyalreadyguessed,thename“TakeIn”isacleverplayonwordsliketake-out.Thewholepointoforderingtake-outistoavoidgoingtoarestaurant,andifyou’regoingtodressuptogoout,youmightaswellgostraighttoyourfavoriterestaurantinsteadoforderingfoodfromitsomewhereelse.Buthere’stheideabehindit—whenyougooutwithagroupoffriendsandyoucan’tdecidewheretogofordinner,becauseeveryonewantstoordersomethingelse,TakeInistheperfectsolution.“Wewanttobealivingroominthecity,”aWoltspokespersontoldMonoclemagazine.“Weallknowwhatit’slikeyou’reabouttogooutfordinnerwithabiggroupoffriends.Everyonewantstoorderwhattheylike.Whatareyougoingtodo?Well,theanswerinHelsinkirightnowisyoucometoTakeInbecauseyoucandoallofthosethingsinthesameplace.”Customersaremorethanwelcometosticktotheselectionofdrinksavailableatthebar.Butiftheywanttotrythe“takein”experience,alltheyhavetodoisusetheWoltapp,justastheywouldfromthecomfortoftheirownhomes.Oncetheyorderandpayfortheirmeals,alltheyhavetodoiswaitforsomeonetodeliverittothepop-uprestaurant.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytellabout?A．AmericanExpressandWolt.B．The“TakeIn”restaurantinHelsinki.C．Thewaytoorder"take-out".D．Aworld-widefoodservice.2、Whyisthe“TakeIn”restaurantpopularwithpeople?A．Itcansatisfythetasteofdifferentpeople.B．Peoplecanpaylessmoney.C．Peoplecangettogetherwithbestfriends.D．Itcancookdifferentmeals.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“TakeIn”restaurant?A．Ithasbeenrunformorethantwoyears.B．Itwillreplace“Takeout”restaurantssoon.C．YoushouldusetheWoltapp.D．Youcanenjoytheserviceinyourownliving-room.25．（10分）Astudyof500，000songsreleased（发行）intheUKbetween193and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom193like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDown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）Spellingwassortofmysuperpower.Iwasn’tamathorscienceguy,butIcouldchewand1books.“Yourwordisonomatopoeia,”saidtheannouncer.Onthestageof“SchoolBee,”mybrain2tothespellingbeesahead:firstthecountychampionship,thenthestate,andfinallythenationalspellingbee.IglancedbackatAlexa,whowantedanotherchanceat3IfImissedthisword,she'dbe4inthegame.Butthatwouldn’thappen.Chinup,shouldersback,I5mythroat,“O-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a.”Imadeit.Thetrophy(奖杯)waspresentedtome.Ishoutedonstage,“Iamthealpha-best”.Surprisingly,mysister,Deandra,rolledhereyes.“You’rea6winner.”Deandramadea7face.“Shetriedtoshakeyourhandbutyou8.”Ididn’t9atall.“Anyway,Iwontheschoolbee.”“Don’tbeproud.You’llsoonbefacingthe10ofthebestinthecountybee.”“Willthey11me?Iamthealpha-bestwithnoeffortsatall.”Aftersixrounds,thenumberofstudents12frommorethan100tojustsevenandIwasoneoutoftheseven.IfIhadbeengivenwordslikeaerospaceorconical,I’dmake13already.Unfortunately,I14withthewordmaestroatlast.Istood15forthelongestmoment.Thefinalwinneractedtheexact16ofmine.Heacceptedhistrophywithasmallbow,andthenshookhandswiththerunner-up(亚军).IgottoknowDeandra’swords17.IapologizedtoAlexa,“I’msorryIwasso18whenIwon.”“Howwasthecountybee?”Alexaasked.“A19.”Ifyouneedastudypartnerfornexttime,I’mhappytohelp.”“Really?Let’s20onit,partner.”“Betterlatethannever.”Alexasaid,shakingmyhand.1、A．prefer B．acquire C．write D．digest2、A．flashedback B．fastforwarded C．paidattention D．gotdown3、A．winning B．announcing C．listening D．missing4、A．back B．off C．out D．away5、A．dried B．cleared C．closed D．choked6、A．terrible B．fair C．great D．real7、A．happy B．sour C．cheerful D．painful8、A．ignored B．agreed C．accepted D．doubted9、A．answer B．care C．regret D．decline10、A．poorest B．easiest C．best D．luckiest11、A．admire B．pass C．influence D．match12、A．jumped B．rose C．decreased D．spread13、A．concern B．efforts C．progress D．history14、A．changed B．fell C．crashed D．relieved15、A．by B．around C．frozen D．tall16、A．role B．way C．opposite D．behavior17、A．tookplace B．madesense C．cameout D．caughtup18、A．ashamed B．shocked C．cautious D．impolite19、A．disaster B．deal C．success D．dream20、A．rely B．rest C．base D．shake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）ThefireatNotreDameCathedralinParishasraisedquestionsabouttheconditionofthousandsofothercathedralsandhistoric1．(structure)acrossEurope.ItalsoraisesquestionsaboutwhetherEuropeangovernmentsaredoingenough2．(keep)upandcareforsuchbuildings.TiborNavracsics,theEuropeanUnion’stopcultureofficial,toldTheAssociatedPressthat“wearesousedtoouroutstandingculturalheritagethatwetendtoforgetthatit3．(need)constantcareandattention.”Somepeoplesaythefirewasawake-upcall,notjustforEurope,4．thewholeworld.Largefireshavelongrobbedhumanity5．knowledge,artandtreasures.In2015,theGermanengineeringcompanySiemens6．(find)thatScotlandhadaboutten7．(damage)firesayear,whileEnglandlostatleastadozenlistedbuildingsayear.InGermany,seventyhistoricbuildingshavebeen8．(heavy)damagedsince2000.Expertssaythat9．isneedediscontinuousattentionandmaintenance.Somesayworld-renownedmonumentslikeNotreDamearethedrivingforcebehindtourismandshouldgetmorerespect.Quaedvlieg-Mihailovicis,whoheadstheheritagegroupEuropaNostra,notedthe10．(important)ofsuchrespect.“Culturalheritageisagoldmine.Youcannotexploititandthenjustleavethemineandgotoanotherone.”shesaid.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限一词;2、只