2023届甘肃省张掖市重点中高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone2．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished3．It’scertainlyhardwork.But,amanwhowishestohaveacareerhastomakeagreatmanysacrifices.A．onthecontrary B．inaddition C．ontheotherhand D．inthatcase4．Wehavetimeandagain____ourpositiononTaiwanissue!Whateverhappens,wewon’tchangeit!A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded5．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired6．Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether7．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood8．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide9．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned10．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should11．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat12．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what13．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where14．Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what15．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor16．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who17．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold18．Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited19．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite20．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof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）TheUnitedStatesCongressisresponsibleformakingandapprovingfederallaws—rulesthateveryoneinthecountrymustfollow.Butexactlyhowdothoselawsgetmade?Theprocessisnoteasy，andittakesalongtime.Alawbeginswhensomeoneputsforwardanidea.Theideacancomefromanyone，butithastogettoaU.S.lawmakerwhowantsittobecomelegislation.Intime，theideaisfurtherdevelopedintoawrittenproposal，calledabill.Then，amemberofCongressofficiallyproposesthebill.Afterthebillisintroduced，itissenttoasmallgroupoflawmakers，calleda“committee”.Sometimescommitteemembersseekmoreinformationabouttheproposalbyholdinghearings.Sometimesthecommitteechangesthebill.Sometimesitdecidesnottotakeanyaction.Inthatcase，wesaylawmakers“table”thebill，orletit“dieincommittee”.Butnowandthen，thebillisofferedtolawmakersnotonthecommittee.Thoselawmakersdebatethebillfurther.Theymightchangethebillagain.Finally，thefullHouseorSenatevotesonthebill.Ifitdoesnotearnthemajorityofvotes，thebilldoesnotadvance.Finally，theagreed-uponbillissenttothepresident.Ifthepresidentsignsit，thebillbecomesalaw.IfthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisofficiallymeeting，thebillbecomesalaw.ButifthepresidentdoesnothingandCongressisnotinsession，thebilldoesnotpass.Orthepresidentcanofficiallyrejectthebill.Ifthathappens，thebillisnotstopped.Instead，itisreturnedtoboththeSenateandtheHouse.Iftwo-thirdsofthesenatorsandtwo-thirdsoftheHousemembersapprovethebillonceagain，evenwiththepresidentobjecting，theyturnthebillintoalaw.1、Whoisthefirsttoproposeabill?A．Alawyer.B．Acitizen.C．AmemberofCongress.D．Acommitteemember.2、Whendoesabillfinallybecomealaw?A．Afteritissenttoacommittee.B．Whenthepresidentsignsit.C．AfteritreturnstotheCongress.D．WhileCongressisnotinsession.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Noteverybillcanbeturnedintoalaw.B．Anybodycanputforwardaproposal.C．If“tabled”，thebillhastobevotedon.D．Onceproposed，thebillcan'tbechanged.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）Asprovidersandcaretakers（监护人）,adultstendtoviewthechildrenashappyandfree.Afterall,kidsdon’thavejobstokeeporbillstopay,sowhatdotheypossiblyhavetoworryabout?Plenty!Evenveryyoungchildrenhaveworriesandfeelstressfultosomedegree.Stressisafunctionofthedemandsplacedonus.Thesedemandsoftencomefromoutsidesources,suchasfamilies,jobs,friends,orschools.Buttheycanalsocomefromourfeelings,forexample,whatwethinkweshouldbedoingversuswhatwe’reactuallyabletodo.Stresscanaffectanyonewhofeelsataloss,evenkids.Forkidsinthekindergarten,separationfromparentscancauseanxiety.Askidsgetolder,academicandsocialpressuresalsocreatestress,especiallythosewhowanttofitintheirschoolareprobablytogetmorestress.Manykidsaretoobusytohavetimetoplaycreativelyorrelaxafterschool.Kidswhocomplainaboutalltheiractivitiesorwhorefusetotakepartinthemmightbetootiredandfullofstress.Talkwithkidsabouthowtheyfeelabouttheactivitiesrelatedtotheircourses.Iftheycomplain,youshouldconsiderstoppingoneactivityforaperiodoftime,oryoucanexplore,waystohelpthemmanagetheirtimeandlessentheiranxiety.Anothersourceofstressisworldnews.KidswhoseescaryimagesonTVorhearsomeonetalkofnaturaldisastersorwaysmayworryabouttheirownsafetyandthepeopletheylove.TalktothemaboutwhattheyseeandhearonTVtohelpthemunderstandwhat’sgoingon.What’smore,beawareofsomenegativefactors,suchasanillness,ordeathofalovedone.Whentheseareaddedtotheeverydaypressurekidsface,thestressmayappear.Separatedordivorcedparentsshouldneverputkidsinapositionofhavingtochoosewhotheywouldliketolivewith.1、Whoisthemoststressedaccordingtothetext?A．Akidnotgettingmanygiftsonherbirthday.B．Akidnotgettingusedtotheschoollife.C．Akidlivingwithhisstrictparents.D．Akidfailinginmakingnewfriends.2、What’sParagraph4mainlyabout?A．Waystohelpkidsrelievestress.B．Activitiestostaywithkids.C．Coursestohelpkidsrelax.D．Reasonsforkid’sfeelingstressed.3、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?A．Worldnewsmaymakekidsworryabouttheircountries’safety.B．Kidswhobehavewellintheschoolhaven’tstress.C．Stressisnotverycommonandseriousamongchildren.D．Negativethingsanddailypressurecancausestress.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．SourcesofStressB．EffectsofStressC．Children’sStressD．Students’Stress24．（8分）DearDurhammers,Durhamhasbeenyourhomeinthepastthreeyears.Thisisanappropriatemomentintimetoinviteyouasagroupof“tourists”inthisspecialexploration.WewouldalsoliketocongratulateyouonyourforthcomingtransitionfrombeingaDurhammertoamemberofsociety.Pleaseseeinformationbelowonoffersandactivitiestoassistwithplanningyourcomingcelebrations.ViewdetailsofspecialoffersforWinterAssemblyat:http://www.dur.ac.uk/ceremonies/congregation/offers/●SignuptokeepintouchwithDurhamUniversityandgetagoodybagsponsoredbytheALUMNIteam.●20%discountonpre-orderedDurhamUniversityMerchandisewiththeticketcodeWGRADUATE2019(Oryouhavetopaythefullpriceattheshop.)●Pre-orderyourphotographsandreceiveadiscountedrate.●FreeentrytotheexhibitionsatPalaceGreenLibraryforyouandyourguests(withtickets).●Purchaseadiplomacontainertokeepyourdegreecertificatesafe.Pleasecheck:https://www.dur.ac.uk/student.registry/qualifications/order/●DetailsofcelebrationeventsbeingheldinDepartmentsandCollegesarepublishedat:https://www.dur.ac.uk/ceremonies/congregation/celebrations/Informationonthehighlightofthecelebration,includingbutnotlimitedtotheopportunitytogooutforBBQandcampingatBotanticGardenispublishedat:https://www.dur.ac.uk/campusperks/whatsnewon/ceremonies/Wealsohopeverymuchthatyouwillcomeandmeetusandcolleaguesattheceremony,whichisatraditionalandmagnificentpublicpresentationofyourdiplomaandaward,anditisalwaysmemorableandfun.Youwillhavealreadyreceivedaformalemailinvitation,butthisisjusttosaythatwehopetomeetyouthereandcongratulateyouinperson.Yourssincerely,SirThomasAllen1、Whoistheletterintendedfor?A．Visitorsexploringthecampus.B．GraduatesfromDurhamUniversity.C．ColleaguesinDurhamUniversity.D．OrganizersoftheALUMNIGroup.2、Wherecanyoucheckdetailsoftheoff-campuscelebrationevents?A．www.dur.ac.uk/ceremonies/congregation/offers/B．www.dur.ac.uk/student.registry/qualifications/order/C．www.dur.ac.uk/ceremonies/congregation/celebrations/D．www.dur.ac.uk/campusperks/whatsnewon/ceremonies/3、Whichofthefollowingitemsarefreeofcharge?A．Goodybags. B．Diplomacontainers.C．Pre-orderedphotographs. D．Librarycards.25．（10分）GoldenGateBridgeLocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublictrafficin1937.Itcost$25.7millionintheconstruction.Tilltheyear1957,theGoldenGateBridge,atalengthof2,737meters,wasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.BrooklynBridgeTheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.ItisoneoftheoldestsuspensionbridgesintheUnitedStates,havingbeenopenedintheyear23.Thelengthofthebridgeis1,843meters.ThebridgehasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.GeorgeWashingtonBridgeAlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridgeandtheColumbusBridge,theGeorgeWashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeetoManhattancameintousein1931afteraconstructionperiodofalmost4years.Itisatwolevelsuspensionbridgethatcostabout$52milliontobuild.MackinacBridgeThisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalengthof8,038meters.ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDr.DavidB．Steinman,whodirectedtheconstructionofthebridgewhichstartedintheyear1954andopenedtothepublicin1958.Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.NavajoBridgeLocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandisalmost250meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedintheyear1927,endingtwoyearslater,costing$390,000.Inthe1990s,asecondbridgewasbuiltwhichwasopenedtothepublicin1994.Thefirstbridgeisnowusedonlybypedestrians.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?A．Itconsistsoftwobridges.B．Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.C．Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.D．Ittakesabout4yearstocompletetheconstruction.2、Whichofthefollowingbridgeswasbuilttheearliest?A．GoldenGateBridge.B．BrooklynBridge.C．GeorgeWashingtonBridge.D．NavajoBridge.3、WhatwillyoudoifyoudriveacrossMackinacBridge?A．Havetopaysomemoney.B．Usethesecondbridge.C．Covernearly250meters.D．SeethestatueofDr.DavidB．Steinman.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）“It’stimetowakeup,Emily,”mymomsingsfromthekitchen.I1toopenmyeyes.Whydidn’tthealarmonmycellphonegooff?Soon,Irealizetodayisthedayformy2:“Adaywithouttechnology.”Ididn’trealizewhatIhadgottenmyselfintountilIwasdrivingtoschoolinmycarin3.Noradiobroadcastingmyfavoritesongs.Ihadtosingtomyself.AssoonasIgottoschool,IwenttothelibrarytoprintoutmyEnglishproject.“Uh-oh,”Ithought.“Thisisn’tallowed.”TheschooldaywentonandIfinallygrew4therule.Thiswasn’tso5!Icoulddothiseveryday.Idrovehomeafterschool,andmy6eventuallywentintoafterschoolmode,7onwhatIwouldeatforsupperandwhowouldbevotedoffAmericanIdollaterthatnight.The8thingIknew,IwaschattingwithmyfriendsonFacebook,checkingemailandwatchingavideoonYouTube,allatthesametime!Mymomwalkedinandherjawdropped.“Whathappenedtono9?”Sheaskedme.Ifrozeforthesecondtimethatdayandforcedmyselftogobacktoreality.Ihad10.Thisexperiment,whichmanyteenagerswouldneverhavethecouragetoattempt,wasactually11tome.Eventhoughmyattemptatgoingaboutmydaywithouttechnologywasafailure,IrealizedthatifIreallytried,Iwouldbecompletely12withoutmyaddictiontotechnology.Hey,wemayevenfindweliketalkingtoourfamiliesinsteadofwatchingTV.Wemight13abicyclerideorawalktotheparkinsteadoflookingatpagesandpagesofFacebookpictures.Thesedevicescertainlymakemylifeeasier,andIdefinitelywouldn’t14gettingridofthemaltogether,butIdobelievethelivesoftoday’steenagerswouldbeobviously15withoutourtechnologydependence.1、A．tryB．pretendC．refuseD．decide2、A．expectationB．explorationC．experienceD．experiment3、A．doubtB．silenceC．surpriseD．excitement4、A．interestedinB．annoyedwithC．impatientwithD．usedto5、A．hardB．easyC．strangeD．comfortable6、A．ruleB．planC．mindD．role7、A．agreeingB．concentratingC．countingD．depending8、A．oneB．firstC．lastD．next9、A．homeworkB．controlC．pressureD．technology10、A．improvedB．startedC．failedD．finished11、A．availableB．convenientC．beneficialD．avoidable12、A．fineB．terribleC．creativeD．successful13、A．quitB．enjoyC．hateD．regret14、A．suggestB．mindC．practiceD．prevent15、A．boringB．complicatedC．difficultD．different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）HarryisanAmericanbusinessman.Hisjobrequireshimtodoalotoftraveling.Inthepastsixmonthshehasmadeninetrips,1．purposeistoattendmeetingsandmakepresentations.Harrylovestotravelandfeelseachcountryhasacharmofitsown.Aftergraduation,Harrydecidedtomaketravelpartofhiscareer.Hewantedtoexperiencedifferentculturesofother2．(country).Hewasdreamingof3．(work)foraninternationalcompany.Thenhisdreamcametrue.Nowhe‟sworkingforaGermanhi-techcompany.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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asmymotherandfatherwerealwaysbusyworking,soIwasoftenathomebymyself、IfeltboringallthetimeandIfeltsorryformyself、Oneday,inmywayhomefromschool,Isawapersonlivinginthepark、Hewaswearingdirtybutworn-outclothes、Hegavemeabigsmilewhenhesawme、Helookedifhewasthehappiestmanintheworld、Lookedat