2023届北京通州区高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

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．---Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone2．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway3．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout4．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．against D．beyond5．一Whenheknowtheresultoftoday’sjobinterview?一Inacoupleofdays．A．should B．may C．shall D．must6．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith7．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto8．TheteachercalledTomtohisofficebecausehewascaughtintheexam.A．tocheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat9．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though10．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off11．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must12．Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．arrival13．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening14．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though15．Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior16．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane17．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich18．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before19．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen20．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as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）Somefamilieschoosetotakeexpensivevacations,suchastotheGrandCanyon.However,myfavoritefamilyvacationwasdifferent.Nineyearsago,myparentscreatedagrandplantobuildthehomeoftheirdreamsinaneighborhoodHoneymoonHill.Asthedreamwaslaunchedsmoothly,ourfamilyoffivesqueezedtightlyintothevehicletogothere.Theoldhomewasgraduallyturnedintotheconstructionmanagementofficeforthenewone.Asthenewhomebegantotakeshape,itsiphonedourattentionandourprimaryhomebecametheplacewherewemerelyslept.Thethreeofuschildrenworkedandbecamesoon-to-be-skilledlaborers.Iquicklylearnedthatpersonalitieswerereadilydisplayedwhenwepaintedawall.Somestucktotheirclaims,stoppingothersenteringtheirarea.Otherssystematicallypaintedtheirwall,workingfromtoptobottominanorganizedfashion.Andonedrewsmileyfacesandsignedhisnamethere.Ofcourse,thejourneydidn’tcomewithoutafewlessonslearned.Icametounderstandthatpaintwouldneverberemovedfromarag,howevermanytimesIwashedit.Welearnedotherimportantlessonswhenmydadattemptedtoshingle(盖)aroofintheair:safetyisindeedimportant,andsometimesmoneyiswellspentinthehiringofaprofessional.AMother’sDaydinnerservedonatemporarytablecouldactuallytastefarbetterattheendofalongday’sworkthantheeverydaymealswerememberedbackattheoldhome.Mostimportantly,Ilearnedmyfamilycanforgiveeachother’sbarksinclosequarters.Thisprojectbegantomattermuchtoeachofusinourownway.Whenwefinallycompletedtheconstructionafter28months,theresortwenowcallhomewentbeyondalltheothertours,andourfamilygrewcloserbecauseofit.1、Whatmadetheauthor’sfamilyvacationdifferentfromothers’?A．Hisfeelingofit.B．Thelengthofit.C．Thewayofspendingit.D．Themoneyspentonit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“siphoned”inParagraph2mean?A．Ignored.B．Changed.C．Distracted.D．Attracted.3、Whatimpressedtheauthormostduringthevacation?A．Theunderstandingofeachfamily.B．Thedinnerhismothercooked.C．Theworkdonebyallthechildren.D．Theprocessofbuildingthehouses.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．APerfectNewHouseB．ASpecialFamilyVacationC．TheNewHouseUntiedUsAgainD．FamiliesWorkedHardtoBuildaHouse22．（8分）ShopwithYourDocispartofabroaderandstillgrowingmovementinUSmedicinetoshiftthefocusawayfromsimplytreatingdiseasetowardcaringforthewholeperson.Itismeanttohelppeoplemakeeducated,healthychoicesonegrocerycartatatime.Acrossthecountry,hospitalsaresettingupfoodbanksandmedicalschoolsareputtingcookingclassesonthecurriculum.Nonprofitsareconnectingmedicalcenterswithcommunityresourcestoensurethatlow-incomeAmericanshaveaccesstofreshfruitsandvegetables.Forcenturies,Westernmedicine’smissionwastocuredisease.Butoverthepastgeneration,twogeneration,twosignificanttrendsareofconcerntothemedicalcommunity,saysTimothyHarlan,executivedirectorofGoldringCenterforCulinaryMedicineatTulaneUniversityinNewOrleans.Healthcarecostsbegantosoar(激增),andrelativelyinexpensive,poor-qualityfoodbecamemorecommon.“There’saverystraightforwardlinkbetweenpeopleimprovingtheirdietsandimprovingtheconditionthattheyhave,”Dr.Harlansays.Theconnectiondrovethemedicalandnonprofitcommunitiestorethinktheirapproachtohealth.Whatemergedwastheconceptofthe“socialdeterminantsofhealth”－thenotionoftakingintoaccountthebiological,physical,andsocioeconomiccircumstancessurroundingapatient.Ahealthypersonisn’tjustsomeonewhoisfreefromdisease,thetheorygoes;heorshealsoenjoys“astateofcompletemental,physicalandsocialwell-being.”Thequestionthemedicalcommunitynowfacesishowtogetpatients－especiallylow-incomefamilies－torecognizethesedeterminantsandmakeitpossibleforthemtoeatandlivehealthier.InBoston,medicalexpertsrespondedbycreatinganon-sitepantry(食品室)atBostonMedicalCenter.Sinceitsfoundingin2002,thepantryhasevolvedintoakindofnutritioncenterwhereprimarycareprovidersatBMCsendpatientsforfood.Todaythepantry,whichgets95percentofitsstockfromtheGreaterBostonFoodbank,hostsfreecookingclassesandservesabout7,000peopleamonth.TheGreaterBostonFoodBankhasalsolauncheditsowninitiatives,strikingpartnershipswithfourcommunityhealthcentersacrossthestatetoofferfreemobileproducemarkets.Theorganizationalsohelpeddeveloptoolkits(软件包)thatmaplocalpantries,marketsthatacceptgovernmentfoodvouchers,andotherresources.AtTulaneinNewOrleans,Harlanisleadingthedevelopmentofacurriculumthatcombinesmedicinewiththeartoffoodpreparation.Hisphilosophy:Doctorswhoknowtheirwayaroundakitchenarebetterathelpingtheirpatients.Andempoweringpatientstotakechargeoftheirowndietsisonewaytohelpthemdealwiththeincrediblecostsofhealthcare,Harlansays.Thecurriculumhassincebeenadoptedat35medicalschoolsaroundtheUnitedStates.Chippingawayatbadhabitsisagoodplacetostartgettingpatientstothinkaboutthechoicestheymakeforthemselvesandtheirfamilies,sayDrMaureenVillasenor,theOrangeCountypediatrician(儿科医生).1、TheaimofShopwithYourDocisto_______.A．helppatientsrelaxbeforeanoperationB．assistpatientsinfindingfoodfitforthemC．controlpeople’sfoodconsumptioninsupermarketsD．persuadelow-incomefamiliestotakemorefruitsandvegetables2、Paragraphs2and3mainlytalkabout_______.A．theroleWesternmedicinehasbeenplayingB．howanewconceptofhealthcameintobeingC．medicalcommunities’worriesaboutfoodsafetyD．whylow-incomefamiliesarelessreliableonhealthcare3、WhatdoweknowabouttheGreaterBostonFoodBank?A．Itscookingclassesarefreeofcharge.B．Itwasfoundedatthebeginningofthe21stcentury.C．Ithelpspeoplelocatepantriesandmarkets.D．IttreatsmanyapatientfromBMC．4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutthecurriculumdevelopedbyHarlan?A．ItappealstoanumberofUSmedicalschools.B．Itisspeciallydesignedfordoctorsincommunities.C．Itscontenthaslittletodowithmedicine.D．ItsphilosophyisquestionedbyDr.MaureenVillasenor.23．（8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.24．（8分）Thebesttoolneededforsurvivalintheeventyougetlostwhenyoutravelisyourskillofadvancedplanning.Youmustexpecttheunexpectedandplanaccordingly.Evenifyouaregoingoutforjustafewhours,packenoughessentialsthatyoucanstayhydrated(体内水分),fueledandpreparedforanytypeofweather.Youressentialsshouldincludeatleast:•Morethanenoughfoodandwaterfortheactivityyouplan.•Acompassthatyouknowhowtouse.YoumaywantaGPSdevice,butthosesometimesdonotreceiveasignalorthebatteryfails.Cellphonesalsolikelywillnotworkbecauseofalackofsignal.•Appropriatemaps.Studytheterrain(地形)andyourplannedroute.Knowwhereyouaregoingandhowyouwillreturn.•Comfortablehikingboots,clothesthatyoucanweardependingontheweatherconditionsandadditionalsocksincasetheonesyouarcwearinggetwet.•Ablanket,flashlight,matcheskeptinawater-resistantcontainer,andotheritemsthatwillhelpyousurviveovernightifnecessary.•Cheekwiththelocalforestofficeforspecialwarnings,suchasfiresinthearea,bearsightings,flooding,trailorroadclosures,etc.It’salsoimportantthatonceyouhaveplannedyourouting,tellsomeone.Givethemexactdetailsofwhereyouaregoing,thetrailyouplantofollow,whenyouwillreturn,thevehicleyouaredriving(andwhereyouplantopark)andhowmanypeoplewillgowithyou—donotgoalone.Ifyoudobecomelost,yourmostimportanttooliskeepingapositivementalattitude.1、WhatdocsParagraph1mainlytellus?A．Gettinglostoutdoorsiscommoninlife.B．Survivinginthewildisreallyatoughthing.C．Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst.D．Advancedplanningcanpreventfuturetroubles.2、Whatprobablyiscontinuedwiththetext?A．Themeansastotravelingaround.B．Thestoryoftheauthorhavingatour.C．Theupsonhowtobepositivewhenintrouble.D．Thedetailsofhowtoreachforrescue.3、Wheredocsthetextprobablyoriginatefrom?A．Asportsmagazine.B．Atouristguide.C．Agrocerylist.D．Ascienceinstruction.25．（10分）From:terriwombat.Com.AuTo:(happylizijun)Subject:MyschoolHi,LiZijun,Thanksverymuchforyouremail.Ireallyenjoyedreadingit.Ithinkwehavealotincommon.Iwonderifourschoollifeissimilartoo.IgotoabighighschoolinSydneycalledMaylandsHighSchool.Thereareabout1000studentsand80orsoteachers.Myclasshas25studentsinit,whichisnormalforaYear11class.Inthejuniorschoolthereareabout30studentsinaclass.Intheseniorhighschoolwehavelotsofsubjectstochoosefrom,likemaths,physics,chemistry,biology,history,German,law,geography,softwaredesign,g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B．3C．4 D．62、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitfor”inPara3mean?A．pass B．takeC．gofor D．hold3、OnSundayafternoon,Terriusually______.A．readbooks B．playintheschoolbandC．playbasketball D．helpsherfamilytopreparedinner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）Ahospitalisneededbyeverylivingpersonatthetimeofbirth,death,physicalinjuries,orsickness.Itisalwaysa1placewherefamilymemberscangatheraroundthepersonwhoneedsthe2ofwelltrainedmedicaldoctorsandnurses.AsNicoleHagenandRickyBeebewerebornintotheHagenfamilyin1998,theparentswerebothinthedelivery(分娩)room.Thisisa3asthetraditionhasbeenforthefathertobeinthenextroom.4hospitalshaveabirthingroomwherethereisanextrasofaandachairforthefathertoeithersitoreventosleeponnexttohiswife.Many5aretakenofthenewbabywithinafewminutesofhisorher6.Evenavideocanbemadewiththeproudfathertakingpicturesofthedoctor,nurses,mother,andbaby.Anursemaytakea7pictureofthefather,mother,andbaby.Youngchildrenwillnotseethebaby8thedoctorandnursesallowthemintotheroommanyhourslater.AtthedeathofGrandmaHagen,theadultchildren9atherbedside.Asshewasdying,herchildrentalkedtoher,readtheBible,andevensangsomeofher10songs.Thenurseswouldcheckonherveryoftenandthedoctorcameashistime11.Shewasgivenpainpills12herlastfewhourswouldbeas13aspossible.Whenshediedthefamilycriedtogetherinsorrowforthelossoftheirmother.GrandpaHagenhaddiedfourteenyears14.GrandmaHagenwas82whenshedied.Doctorsoperateonbrokenbones15byaccidentsinfactoriesorcaraccidents.Childrensometimesfalldownstairswhereanarmis16.Athletesgethurtin17offootball,basketball,baseball,track,andsoccer.Mostinjuriesarerepairedverysuccessfully18thegreatskillofthedoctor.Illnessfromdisease,alcohol,orsmokingoftenrequiresapersontostayalongperiodinthehospital.Peopleliketorecover19.However,ifmedicalcareisneeded,ahospitalmaybethe20homeforsomepatients.1、A．beautiful B．big C．quiet D．nice2、A．operation B．help C．check D．medicine3、A．development B．fact C．question D．try4、A．Modern B．New C．Many D．Large5、A．things B．gifts C．people D．pictures6、A．chance B．falling C．birth D．sight7、A．valuable B．necessary C．family D．hospital8、A．until B．as C．if D．when9、A．gathered B．looked C．pointed D．smiled10、A．old B．favorite C．own D．new11、A．wentby B．arrived C．remained D．allowed12、A．sothat B．eventhough C．asif D．that13、A．happy B．pleased C．comfortable D．lucky14、A．ago B．faster C．later D．earlier15、A．made B．caused C．controlled D．brought16、A．broken B．raised C．pained D．stretched17、A．cases B．conditions C．games D．playground18、A．intheformof B．thanksto C．outof D．from19、A．atonce B．athome C．easily D．aswell20、A．usual B．common C．second D．free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）Itisacommonthingtoforgettoreturnabooktothelibraryafteryou’veborrowedit.Maybe,you’llyou’llrealizeithasbeensome1．(month)sinceyouborroweditanddecidetoreturnit.2．(similar),whenRonWebsterborrowedabookfromthelibraryoftheUniversityOfLiverpool,hetooforgottoreturnit.Whenhewas30,backin1953,hewasworking3．aresearchassistantintheuniversity.Itwasduringthistime4．heloanedabooktitled“StructureandFunctioninPrimitiveSociety.”Shortlyafterheborrowedthisbook,he5．(call)toLondontocontinuehisresearch.Justasyoumighthaveexpected,RonWebstercompletelyforgotthewholething.Ronhada6．(success)careerandworkedforFordbeforeretiringandleadingarelaxedlife.Recentlywhenhetook7．lookathiscollectionofbooks,hediscoveredtheoldbook.HecontactedUniversityofficialstoaskaboutthe8．(possible)ofreturningthebook.UniversityLibrarianwas9．(amaze)toseeRonarriveattheUniversityOfLiverpool,10．(try)toreturnabookthatheborrowed61yearsago.Justincaseyouwerewondering,thetotalfinethatRonWebsterhadaccumulatedovertheyearsamountedto￡4,510.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Itisgoodtoseethattodaymorepeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceexercisingandareplayingsportsregular、Buttheproblemisthattherearenotenoughsportsfacilitiestomeetthepublicgrowingdemand、Iloveplayingbasketballandoftenplaywithmyfriendsonweekends、Therefore,itisdifficulttorentabasketballfieldandimpossibletofindafreeone、Itseemsthatallcourtsinthecitywerealwaysfull、Weatherpermitted,wecanplayinoutdoors、Butonrainydaysorinwinterwehavetoturntoindoorcourts、Therearenotmuchinmycity,andthechargeisexpensive、Thegovernmentshouldbuildmorepublicsportsfacilities,soeasieraccesseswillencouragemorepeopletoparticipateinsports、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华,你的美国朋友Tom来信询问你的近况。请根据以下提示给他回复一封邮件1.上周刚参加了高三开学典礼,并代表高三学生发言;2.个人的感受以及对高三的规划注意:1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、C5、C6、C7、A8、B9、B10、D11、B12、B13、B14、A15、B16、C17、C18、D19、D20、C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、B2、C3、C4、A23、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,universitieshavediscussedhowbesttorespondtotheuseofsmartdrugs,andsomehavesuggestedOlympic-styledopingtestsforstudentssittingexams.ProfessorGoodwinsaidthereshoul