2023届广东省高州高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

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．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/2．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever3．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich4．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome5．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations6．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached7．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome8．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the9．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake10．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished11．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how12．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised13．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should14．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass15．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith16．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With17．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that18．Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean19．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush20．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout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）Who'sincontrolofyourlife?Who'spullingyourstrings?Forthemajorityofus,it'sotherpeople-society,colleagues,friends,familyorourcommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoung,ofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsit,"Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse'sopinions,theirlivesamimicry,theirpassionsaquotation."Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweare,itmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug-weareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Therefore,wearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives,failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix(成瘾物)weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.But,justaswithanydrug.thereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom-thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagenda,andtheycomewiththeirownbaggageand,intheend,they'remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermore,ifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofothers,wewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinking,andpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhausted(tired)andprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere'sonlyoneway-makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues-notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothers.butinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofothers.wewillliveamoreauthentic,effective,purposefulandhappylife.1、WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat.A．mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughtsB．wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothersC．otherpeople'sthoughtsaremoreimportantD．mostpeople'sthoughtsareaffectedbyothers2、Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthethirdparagraph?A．Thepriceoftakingthedrugisfreedom.B．Wemayloseourselvestowintheapprovalofothers.C．Weneedtopayforwhatwewanttoget.D．Changingopinionsmaycostusourfreedom.3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A．it'sbettertofollowothers'opinionsB．it'simportanttoacceptothers'commentsC．weshouldn'tchangeourowndecisionD．weshouldn'tcaretoomuchwhatothersthink4、Theauthortriestopersuadethereaderstoaccepthisargumentsmainlyby.A．discussingquestions B．makingsuggestionsC．analyzingcausesandeffects D．providingexamplesandfacts22．（8分）WaitingForYouHarvardArtMuseums,32QuincyStreetCambridgeMAArtStudyCenterOpenHoursThroughDecember21,theArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialopenhoursonMondays,from1pmto4pm.TheArtStudyCenterislocatedonLevel4.PleasebepreparedtopresentaphotoID．Theworkerswillchargeyou25centsforaccess.Level4willcheckbags,coats,umbrellas,andanyfoodordrink.DoremembertoputthingsinthelockersonLevel1.StudentGuideTourThesetours,designedandledbyHarvardstudentsfromarangeofscientificgroups,focusonanimalsandplantlife.Theyprovidevisitorsauniqueviewintolearningaboutcreatures.PleasemeetintheCalderwoodCourtyard,infrontofthedigitalscreensbetweentheshopandtheadmissionsdesk.Freewithmuseumsadmission.Toursarelimitedto15people;noregistrationrequired.ToursareofferedeveryTuesdayandFridayat2pm,andeverySaturdayandSundayat3pm.NotethattherewillbenotoursonFriday,November27orSaturday,November28,becauseoftheThanks-givingbreak.ArtStudyCenterThepubliciswelcometovisitthemuseums’ArtStudyCenter.However,youneedtoshowthetickets.Thetickets’details:$15Adults$13Seniors(65+)$10Non-Harvardstudents(18+)FreeHarvardfaculty,students,andstaff(plusoneguest)FreeYouthunder18FreeCambridgeresidents(proofofresidencyrequired)1、Whatshouldthevisitorsknowabouttheactivities?A．Anyadultneedsa$15tickettovisittheArtStudyCenter.B．AnyHarvardstaffcanvisittheArtStudyCenterwithafriendforfree.C．VisitorscanjointheStudentGuideTouronSundaymornings.D．Agroupof20visitorsshouldgathertogethertojointheStudentGuideTour.2、Whichinformationcanbefoundinthetext?A．OnecantakehotdogstoLevel4.B．TheArtStudyCenterwillholdspecialtoursonTuesdayandFridayat2pm.C．TheArtStudyCenterneedsregistration.D．NoticketisrequiredfortheStudentGuideTour.3、TheStudentGuideTourmightbeledbystudentsgoodat___________.A．artB．literatureC．scienceD．politics23．（8分）Iwashavingapicnicdaywithmysister.Webothliketoridehermotorcycleandthatdaywedrovetothenearestpark.Weboughtsomecoffeeandcakes,andthenwewereenjoyingourfood.Withinafewhours,theskywaschangingandlookedreadytodropaheavyrain.Wepackedeverythingandwerereadytogo.Mysister,whowassittingonabench,suddenlywasverystillandcouldn’ttalktome.shedidn’tmove.Hereyeswererollingandshewasabouttoloseconsciousness(知觉).Iheldherinmyarmsandaskedifshewantedtorest.Shedidn’tanswerandonlysaid“Sorry”.ItstartedtorainandIdidn’tknowwhattodo.Shewasfightingtostayawarebutherskinwaspaleandhereyeswereactingstrange.Suddenly,fromnowhere,awomanonabicycleappeared,wearingaraincoat.“Sheisn’tlookinggood.Doyouwantmetocallanambulance(救护车)?”“Yes,please,yes!”Ibegged.Shedid.Strugglingwiththerain,shemanagedtocallsomepolicemen,whoquicklyhelpedmecarrymysistertoasaferplace.Theambulancearrivedandwewenttoahospital,whereshewastreatedintimeandshecametolifeinthemorningafterrestandmedicalhelp.AninterestingfactwasthatIguessedthewomanintheraincoatwasadoctororanurse.Ilaterlearnedfromoneofthepoliceofficerswhotoldme:“No,shewasanordinarypersonwhotooksomecoursesonemergencysituations(紧急情況).Iamsogratefulthatsheappearedexactlyatherightmoment.Idon’tknowwhyorhow.Ididn’tevengetthechancetosaythankstoher.1、Whathappenedtotheauthorandhersister?A．Theyhadafight B．HersisterfellillsuddenlyC．Theywerecaughtintherain D．Theyhaddifficultypackingthings2、Howdidthewomanhelptheauthor?A．Bygivingfirstaidtohersister B．ByprotectinghersisterfromtherainC．Bycarryinghesistertothehospital D．Byaskingforemergencymedicalhelp3、Whydidthewomancallthepolicemen?A．TokeeporderintheparkB．TosendthesickgirltohospitalC．TopullthesickgirltoasaferplacequicklyD．Tocarrythesickgirlontotheambulance4、Whatwastheauthor’smainattitudetowardsthewoman?A．Thankful B．FriendlyC．Doubtful D．Admirable24．（8分）Imagineyouenteracarwithnosteeringwheel,nobrakeoracceleratorpedals(踏板).Underavoice-activatedcommand,yousayanaddress.“Thefastestroutewilltakeus15.3minutes.ShouldItakeit?”Yousay“yes”andyouareonyourway.Thecarrespondsandstartsmovingallbyitself.Allyouhavetodoistositbackandrelax.Howstrangewoulditbeif,onedayinthefuture,everyonehadsuchacar?Nocrazydriving,noquarrels,nocuttingin;trafficlawswouldberespectedanddrivingmuchsafer.Ontheotherhand,imaginethecostsavingsforlocalpoliceenforcement(强制执行)andtownbudgetswithoutallthosespeedingandparkingtickets.Anewtechnologyhasthepotentialtochangemodernsocietythoroughly.There’snoquestionthatself-drivingvehiclescouldbeanenormousbenefit.Thepotentialforsafercarsmeansaccidentstatisticswoulddrop:some94%ofroadaccidentsintheU.S.involvehumanerror.Olderdriversandvisually-orphysically-disabledpeoplewouldgainanewleveloffreedom.Maintainingsafespeedsandbeingelectric,self-drivingcarswouldsharplyreducepollutionlevelsanddependencyonnon-renewablefuels.Roadswouldbequieter,peoplesafer.Butwemustalsoconsidertheimpactofthenewtechnologyonthosewhonowdependondrivingfortheirliving.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofLabor,inMay2015therewere505,560registeredschoolbusdrivers.TheAmericanTruckingAssociationlistsapproximately3.5millionprofessionaltruckdriversintheU.S.Thecompaniesdevelopingself-drivingvehiclesshouldbepartneringwithstateandfederalauthoritiestoofferretrainingforthismassiveworkforce,manyofwhomwillbedisplacedbythenewtechnology.Newtechnologieswill,andshould,bedeveloped.Thisishowsocietymovesforward.However,progresscan’tbeone-sided.Itisnecessaryforthecompaniesandstateagenciesinvolvedtoconsiderthemoralconsequencesofthesepotentialchangestobuildabetterfutureforall.1、Whatwouldbetheeffectofthewideuseofdriverlesscars?A．Morepolicemenwouldinspectthestreets.B．Peoplewouldneverfeelangryaboutthetraffic.C．Itwouldsavelocalgovernmentsalotofmoney.D．Trafficregulationswouldbeathingofthepast.2、Howwouldtheelderlyandthedisabledbenefitfromdriverlesscars?A．Theywouldgetridofairpollution. B．Theycouldenjoygreatermobility.C．Theywouldsuffernoroadaccidents. D．Theycouldgoanywheretheywant.3、Whatwouldbethenegativeeffectofdriverlesscars?A．Theconflictbetweenlaborandmanagementwouldsharpen.B．Manydriverswouldhavetofindnewwaysofearningaliving.C．Driverswouldhaveahardtimeadaptingtonewroadconditions.D．Thegapbetweenvariousdepartmentsofsocietywouldbewidened.4、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbusinessesandthegovernmentdo?A．Enableeveryonetobenefitfromnewtechnologies.B．Keeppacewithtechnologicaldevelopments.C．Makenewtechnologiesaffordabletoeveryone.D．Popularizetheuseofnewtechnologiesanddevices.25．（10分）Atsunami（海啸）wascomingwhenwelandedinTokyo．Notanaturaltsunami，butafamilyone．Myhusband，mytwostepkidsandIarrivedtiredbyourlackofsleepontheflight，andmystepdaughterandIwerestillnotspeakingafteranargumentfromthedaybefore．Toaddtoourtroubles，apublicholidaymeanttherewasnowhereopenforbreakfast．Therewewere，together24/7forthenexttwoweeks．Mystepson，11yearsoldandalwaysattachedtohisiPhoneisshy．Meanwhile，my14﹣year﹣oldstepdaughterneversaysthankyou．Yet，overthecourseoftheholiday，thekidsfoundtheirrhythm．OnourlastnightinTokyo，wefoundourwaytoalocalrestaurant．Sittingatasmallcornertable，surroundedbylocalsafterahardday？swork》weenjoyedsomebeautifulJapanesefood．Finally，after10longdaysoftryingtofindarhythmthatsuitedusall，wetalked．Foronce，bondingreplacedeye﹣rollingand，insteadoftheusualone﹣wordreportsafteradayatschool，ourconversationwasfilledwithwarmthandloveaswesharedourfavoritevacationexperiences．Therewasthemomentwhenmystepsonjoinedlocalsastheywashedtheirhandsandfacesatawell，tocleansethemselvesbeforeburningincense（焚香）atatemple．Orthetimewhenmystepdaughterchaseddeerinaparksoshecouldfeedthem．Andthetimewhenwewalkedthroughamazeofmarketstallsandlanewaystofindwhatwethoughtwasasimplenoodlerestaurant，onlytobegreetedbyacharminggardenfilledwithlocalssharingameal．Aswewalkedawayfromourdinner，darknessfell．Thestonelanternsgraduallycametolife，andIwhispered，forthefirsttimeinalongtime，"Thankyou，"1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph？A．Thefamilydoesn'tlikeJapanesefood．B．Thefamilydidn'tsleepwellinthehotel．C．Theauthorwasn'texpectingarelaxingholiday．D．AtsunamihappenedwhenthefamilygottoJapan．2、DuringthetimeinJapan，thechildren．A．becamefriendlyandpeacefulB．mademanyfriendswithlocalpeopleC．testedtheirparentsindifferentwaysD．encouragedeachothertobeconfident3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefamily'slastdinnerinTokyo？A．Theyweretootiredtospeak．B．Theyhadagoodconversation．C．Theysatquietlywhiletheyate．D．Thekidsseemedveryimpatient．4、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetripintheend？A．Puzzled．B．Hopeful．C．Exhausted．D．Grateful．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）Duetoalongseriesofunfortunateevents,mymotherisinaseriousdebt,aburdenwasleftonherasaresultofherdivorce.Becauseofthedivorce,thelegalandmedical1ithasleftherwith,shewasunableto2aloan.Shehasdoneeverythinginher3tohelpkeepthehousesformysistersandherself.SinceIwasachild,mymotherhasalwaysbeenthetypeofwomanto4others'needsbeforeherown.For13yearsshe5abusedandneglectedchildrentofindsanctuary（避难所）throughfostercareinourhouse.Thiswasno6taskasmanyofthesechildrenhadstoodyearsofphysicalemotionalabusefromtheirparents.Notlongaftermyfatherbecomeabusive,our7wasbeingphysicallyandemotionally8dailybeforeoureyes.Theabuse9forsometimebeforeshewasabletofileforadivorce,10tofinallytoputanendtoher11.Unfortunately,thedivorcewasnotas12onewouldexpect.Aftertenyears,thedivorcewasfinalizedandmymotherwas13tocontinueonwithherlife.Dueto14problemswithherkneecausedbytheabuses,mymotherwasunabletowork.The15leftherwithhugeamountsofmedical,legalandnowpropertytaxdebts.She16herlastbitofmoneytohelpsavethehouseformyyoungersistersandherself.Asa17mother,sheisthemostinspirationalwomanIhaveevermeet.Despitethecontinuousturmoil（混乱）,shehas18formedawaytostaypositiveand19.Iamhopingtohergetbackonherfeetand20somemuchneededfinancialandemotionalsupport.1、A．accidentsB．debtsC．teamsD．research2、A．takeoutB．putoutC．makeoutD．thinkabout3、A．dutyB．companyC．websiteD．power4、A．compareB．improveC．placeD．support5、A．helpedB．remindedC．beatD．taught6、A．difficultB．easyC．merryD．casual7、A．sisterB．daughterC．motherD．assistant8、A．inspiredB．criticizedC．blessedD．destroyed9、A．pausedB．startedC．continuedD．argued10、A．refusingB．hopingC．regrettingD．managing11、A．painB．feteC．lifeD．confusion12、A．slowB．practicalC．bitterD．quick13、A．proudB．ableC．unwillingD．tired14、A．mentalB．medicalC．technicalD．energetic15、A．marriageB．journeyC．divorceD．debate16、A．pouredB．wastedC．avoidedD．stole17、A．singleB．learnedC．nobleD．lazy18、A．neverB．alwaysC．evenD．hardly19、A．gratefulB．enjoyedC．optimisticD．patient20、A．reduceB．cancelC．confirmD．provide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）“Carnival”comesfromtowLatinwords,1．(mean)“Nomoremeat”.InEurope,2．itbegan,peoplesawcarnivalasthelastchancetohavefunattheendofthewinterseason.3．(have)funmeanteating,drinkinganddressingup.ThemostfamouscarnivalwasinVenice.Atfirst,itlastedforjustoneday.4．timepassed,thecarnivalperiodwasextended.Peoplewalkedaroundthestreetswearingmasks,doing5．theywantedwithout6．(recognize).Later,wearingmaskswaslimitedbylaw.Finally,attheendofthe18thcentury,masks7．(ban)completely.Butin8．late1970s,thetraditionwasrevivedbystudentsandthefestivalwasdevelopedfortourists.Today,carnivalinVeniceiscelebratedforfivedaysinFebruary.Hotelsare9．(full)bookedandthenarrowstreetsarecrowded10．wonderfulcostumes.IfthekeytoRioismusicandmovement,theninVeniceitisthemysteryofmasks.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。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(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。Questioningcanleadtofindananswer．Ifweareinhabitofraisingdoubtsastoifwhatwearetoldistrue,wecanfindthecorrectanswerandlearnmore．Twoyearsago,ourteacherofferedtousananswertoadifficultmathprobleminclass．Althoughtheanswerseemedalittlestrangely,nobodybutIdoubtedit．Thinkingthatmysolutionmightbewrong,Icarefullyanalyzetheproblem．Halfanhourlate,Imanagedtofindthecorrectanswer．WhenIshowedmyanswerstohim,theteacherpraisedmeformyindependentthinking．Questioningcanserveasabridgethathelpustoseekthetr