2023届甘肃省武威市第十八高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含解析

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．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as2．_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited3．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't4．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto5．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar6．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat7．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe8．Accordingtothelocallaw,noone______enterthebuildingsitewithoutpermission.A．canB．mustC．shallD．dare9．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation10．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when11．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued12．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask13．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed14．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited15．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve16．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where17．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently18．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft19．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising20．Whydoyouwantanewjob______you’vegotsuchagoodonealready?A．that B．whereC．which D．when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）Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate(拖延)andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddaily-to-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.1、Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris______.A．aschedulewithoutgaps B．breaksanddistractionsC．thelimitedtime D．thelimitedenergy2、Accordingtoparagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can______.A．workwithoutanyrest B．focusonmanythingsatatimeC．findsomemoretimeinaday D．dosomeexerciseregularly3、Afterafewweeksoff,whatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A．Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistwithovertwentyitems.B．Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C．Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D．Hepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedule.4、Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A．provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB．showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC．explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD．telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas22．（8分）Corals(珊瑚)areoftendescribedasunderseaforests,buttheyaredecliningfarmorequicklythantheAmazon.Thecoralreefs(礁)arelikelytobeamongthefirstecosystemstobewipedoutbyclimatechange.Atemperatureriseofjust1to2℃canleadtothedeathofthealgae(海藻)uponwhichcoralsdepend,drainingthemofcolorandmakingthestructuremorefragile.Thesebleaching(脱色)eventscanbetemporaryifwaterscool,butthemorefrequenttheyareandthelongertheylast,thegreatertheriskofdamageis.Butthat’sexactlywhatishappening.Bleachingwasfirstobservedin1983.Itwasseenonagloballevelin1998,then2010,andthenfrom2015to2017.Mostavailablescientificevidencetellsusthatunlesswedosomethingtolimitwarmingto1.5℃,wewilllose99%oftheworld’scoralreefsincomingdecades.Butthereareotherthreatsbeyondwarming.OffthePhilippineislandofPalawan,itsoldreefshavebeenbadlydamagedbydirtywaterfromthetouristholidaycenter,pollutionfromboatsandoverfishing.Theareaoughttobeashelterbecauseit’soneoftheoceanregionsmostbearabletoclimatechange.“Evenhere,wearelosingourcorals,”saidDavidObura,chairoftheGlobalSpecialistGroupintheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature.“Weneedtoreducestressfromoverfishing,coastaldevelopment,pollutionandtourism.”“I’magenerationofscientistswatchingthemdisappear.It’sverydepressing,”Oburasaid.“Above1.5℃,inabout50years,theywillbeatreasureofhistoricmoviesandpictures,butverylittletoseeinreallife.Childrenborntodaymaybethelastgenerationtoseecoralreefsinalltheirglory.”1、Howdoestherisingtemperatureaffectcorals?A．Bydamagingthealgae.B．Bydarkeningtheircolor.C．BycuttingtheirfoodresourcesD．Bychangingtheirstructurestemporarily.2、Whathappenedafter2015accordingtothetext?A．Bleachingfirstbecameaglobalissue.B．Theocean’stemperaturewentupsteadily.C．Welost99%oftheworld’scoralreefs.D．World-widecoralbleachinglastedlonger.3、WhatfactorthatthreatenscoralsisstressedinParagraph3?A．Illegalfishing. B．Climatechange.C．Oceanpollution. D．Globalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Philippine’scoralreefsareunderthreat.B．Experts’greatconcernonglobalwarming.C．RecordourunderseaforestsbeforeitistoolateD．Thenextgenerationmayneverseethebeautyofcoralreefs23．（8分）Trumanheadedhomefromschool,withthehomeworkinmind,areportonbeehives(蜂巢).Truman’sclasshadstudiedbeesforthreedays,sohewasready.But,ashisteacherMrs.Lawrencehadexplained,toearnanA+，heneededa“newangle”.Trumanpushedopenthefrontdoortofindhisfour-year-oldbrother,Bryan,sittingonthelivingroomrag,hardatwork.Papertoweltubeswerealloverthefloor.Bryanquicklystoodup.“Truman,helpmebuildacity!”“I’dliketo,”Trumanreplied,“butIhavetodoareportonbeehivesand...”“CanIhelpyou?”Bryanbegged.“Idon’tthinkso,Bry.Sorry.’’“Iknowwherethere’sabeehive.”Bryansmiled.“Where?”“Inthewoodpilebythegarage.’’Theboysmarchedtothefirewood.Bendingdown,Bryanpointedoutthehivedeepinsidethepile.Trumancarefullyremovedthehiveout.“Yougotit!”Bryanshouted.Backinthelivingroom,Trumanpacedaround,turningthefragilehiveunderhisnose.Eachcellwasaperfecthexagon(六边形).Howdidthebeesfitthecellstogethersoneatly?Andhowdidtheymakeeachcellsix-sided?Couldtheycount?Lostinthought,hisfootcamedownonsomething...“Truman!You’reminingmycity!”“Getyourstupidtubesoutofhere，Bryan!I’mtryingto…”Thetoweltubesonthefloorsuddenlyremindedhimofsomething.Thebeehive!Lookingcloser,henoticedthetubeswerearrangedwithoneinthemiddle,surroundedbysixothers,justlikethecellsofthehive.Justtobesure,hetriedfiveandthenseventubessurroundingthecentertubes,butneitherwayfit.Sixwastheonlynumberthatworked.“Beesdon’tcounttosix,”hesaidaloud.“Thecellshavetobesix-sided.TrumanrantoBryanandthrewhisarmsaroundhisbrother.Bryan,youdidit!NowIcanbuildamodelbeehivewithyourtubes!Imean—ifit’sO.K.withyou.”1、WheredidTrumanfindthebeehive?A．InBryan’scity.B．Insidethegarage.C．Inthelivingroom.D．Insidethewoodpile.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthebeehive?A．ItwashiddenbyBryan.B．Itwaseasytobreak.C．ItwasruinedbyTruman.D．Itwasaperfecthexagon.3、HowdidTrumanprobablyfinishhishomeworkintheend?A．Withhisteacher’said.B．Bybuildingacity.C．WithBryan’shelp.D．Bykillingthebees.24．（8分）FitnessbandsliketheAppleWatchandtheFitbitaimtotracksomethinglikeheartrate.Butearlymodelsweren’tallthataccurate.Wethoughtofthemalittlebitlikerandomnumbergenerators(生成器).Theyreallydidn’tseemtobeprovidinganythingthatboreanyrelationshiptoheartrate.EuanAshley,acardiologist(心脏病专家),studieswearablesatStanfordUniversity.Heandhiscolleagueshavenowtestedsevennewerfitnessbands,frombrandslikeApple,Fitbitandothersandhesaysthoseheartratestatisticshavegottenmuchbetter."Yeahwewerepleasantlysurprisedactuallybyhowgoodtheaccuracyoftheheartratemonitoringwas."Formostofthedevices,theerrorratewaslessthan5%,whichisgoodenoughforyourdoctor.Butwhereallthedevicesfailedtomeasureupwasestimatingcaloriesburned.Eventhemostaccuratedeviceswereoffby30%,comparedtolabmeasurementsofenergyconsumption.Onedevicewasoffbymorethan90%.Ifyouthinkaboutgoingtothegymandworkingoutforanhourandmaybethat’saround400calories,theninrealitythatcouldbeanythingfrom200to800.Andthat’sabigdifferenceifyou’rethinkingaboutsomebodywho’sincorporatingthoseestimatesintotheirlifestyleandparticularthinkingaboutwhattoeatthateveningbasedontheworkouttheydidthatafternoon.TheresultsareintheJournalofPersonalizedMedicine.Thereasonforthediscrepancy,Ashleysays,couldbethatweallburnenergyatdifferentratesandthat’shardtocalculatefromsimpleinputstatisticslikeweightandheight.Somepeopleareincrediblyefficientandlookincrediblyelegantwhentheyrun.Andothersreallyclearlylooklikethey’reburningalotmorecaloriestocoverthesameamountofground.Soifyouownawearable,it’sprobablysafetotrusttheheartdata.Butwhatitcan’ttellyouiswhetheryourtimeonthetreadmill(跑步机)reallyjustifiesthatchocolatebar.1、WhatdoesEuanAshleysayaboutthenewermodelsofwearables?A．TheywerealluselessB．TheywerehardlyeffectiveC．TheyweretooexpensiveD．Theyweremostlyaccurate2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4andParagraph5?A．Formeasuringheartrates,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableB．Formeasuringcaloriesinexercise,mostfitnessbandsarenotreliableC．WecanbaseourlifestyleanddietonadvicefromdoctorsD．Wecanbaseourlifestyleanddietondatafromwearables3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．ToremindreaderstousefitnessbandswiselyB．TopromotethesaleofpopularwearablesC．TodiscusstheadvantagesofsomepopularwearablesD．Tointroducesomefamous-brandfitnessbands25．（10分）Throughoutthecountrytherearefestivalsandspecialeventscelebratingwinteratitsfullest,includinghockeyanddogsledraces,skatingeventsandwhateverseason-inspiredactivitydrawsinthecrowds.RosslandWinterCarnivallateJanuaryRossland,BritishColumbia(BC)Recognizedascanada'slongest-runningwintercarnival(狂欢),theRosslandWinterCarnivalhasbeenapopulareventforover116years.Popularpartsofthiseventincludesnowvolleyball,aparade,andakid'scarnival.IceOnWhyteFestivalearlyJanuarytoearlyFebruaryEdmonton,Alberta(AB)Apopulareventformorethandecade,theIceonWhyteFestivalinEdmonton,isoneofthetop10eventsandfestivalsinEdmonton,Alberta.Thefestivalfeaturesawealthoficecarvingsandcreationsalongwith10daysoffestivalfun-fromagianticeslide,games,andicecarvinglessonstolivemusic,fashion,food,andculturallythemeddaysandevenamarketplace.FetedesNeigesdeMontrealmidJanuarytoearlyFebruaryMontreal,Quebec(QC)Celebratingmorethan30yearsasapopularwinterevent,itoffersallsortsoffuninvolvingeverythingfromsnowtoiceonthreenonstopweekendsatthebeginningoftheyear.Highlightsinclude15snowslopesforbreathtakingtubesliding,dogsledding,andevenaddictivedancingatthedisco-themedLaBouletheque.WinterprideendJanuarytoearlyFebruarWhistler,BritishColumbia(BC)The26thWhistlerPridewillbefilledwithcelebrationofannualeventswithadventurouswinteractivitiesincludingskiandsnowboardtouring,snowmobiletrips,andsnowshoeadventures,dog-sleddingthroughtheCallahanValley,andback-countryventures,aswellasfeaturingnightlifehighlightsofdragshows,aswellaswine-tastings,finediningandevencomedyshows.1、Wherewillyougoifyoulikeartworksfromice?A．Whistler.BritishColumbia.B．Montreal,Quebec.C．Edmonton.Alberta.D．Rossland.BritishColumbia.2、WhatisthefeatureoftheeventinMontreal?A．Itprovideskindsofactivitiesoniceorsnow.B．Ittakesplacethreeweeksatthestartofayear.C．Itoffersdogsleddingtotouristsfornothing.D．Itlaststhelongesttimeofalltheevents.3、Whichwillbechosenforapersonwholikewine?A．RosslandWinterCarnivalB．IceOnWhyteFestivalC．FetedesNeigesdeMontrealD．WinterPride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）Onedayawell-dressedwomanwaswalkingdownthestreetwhenshespiedabeggarsittingonthecomernearacafeteria.Hewaselderly,unshaven,andin1.Pedestrianswalkedbygivinghim2looks.Clearlytheywantednothingtodowithhim.She3andlookeddown.“Sir?”sheasked.“Areyouallright?”Thinkingthatshewouldmake4ofhim,likesomanyothershaddonebefore,hetoldhertoleavehimalone.However,tohis5thewomancontinuedstanding.Anyhow,withsome6,thewomangotthemanintothecafeteriaand7himatatableinaremotecorner.Shestaredathim8,“Jack,doyourememberme?”OldJack9herface.“Ithinkso—Imeanyoudolook10.”Thewomanrecalledwhatshe11whenshegraduated.Shetriedlookingforajob,butwithoutluck.Coldand12,shegottothisverycafeteria,13togetsomethingtoeat.Lateronshefoundajob,14herwayupandeventuallystartedherown15.Jack16withasmile,sayingitwashewhomadeherthebiggestsandwich.Intheend,she17herpurse,pulledoutabusinesscardandpromisedtohelphimfinancially18hegotonhisfeet.Jackthankedherwithwateryeyes.Thewomanheldhishandsandsaid,“Don’tthankme,Jack.Withoutyou,Iwouldn’thave19somuch.”Inlife,oneneverexpectshowasmallactof20changesanothersoul.1、A．povertyB．ruinsC．ragsD．comfort2、A．dirtyB．scaryC．angryD．sad3、A．rushedB．steppedC．movedD．stopped4、A．useB．funC．notesD．sense5、A．excitementB．amusementC．enjoymentD．amazement6、A．difficultyB．strengthC．hesitationD．doubt7、A．directedB．stoodC．satD．crowded8、A．proudlyB．closelyC．coldlyD．roughly9、A．wipedB．searchedC．liftedD．moved10、A．familiarB．strangeC．specialD．popular11、A．enjoyedB．exploredC．ignoredD．experienced12、A．thirstyB．hungryC．anxiousD．moody13、A．waitingB．pretendingC．hopingD．offering14、A．workedB．kickedC．woundD．lost15、A．familyB．researchC．journeyD．business16、A．burstoutB．brightenedupC．turnedupD．heldout17、A．openedB．toreC．shookD．picked18、A．thoughB．afterC．untilD．since19、A．absorbedB．savedC．achievedD．contributed20、A．sympathyB．selflessnessC．braveryD．kindness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）Didyougrowupinoneculture,yourparentscamefromanother,andyouarenowlivingina1．(total)differentcountry?Ifso,thenyouareathird-culturekid.Theterm“third—culturekid”2．(use)inthe1960sforthefirsttimebyDr.Ruth.Shefirstcameacrossthisphenomenonwhile3．(research)NorthAmericanchildrenlivinginIndia.Ingeneral,third-culturekidsbenefitfrom4．(they)interculturalexperienceandtheyoftenreachexcellentacademicresults.Yetmany5．(difficulty)mayarisefromthisphenomenon.Third-culturekidsmaynotbeabletoadaptthemselvescompletely6．theirnewsurroundings.Also,theyoftenfindithard7．(develop)newfriendship.Additionally,forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertomovetoanewcountry8．toreturntohishomeland.Forexample,afterlivinginAustraliaformanyyears,Louisfinallyreturnedtothecountry9．shewasborn.Shedidn’tknowanythingaboutcurrentTVshows10．fashiontrends.Andshedidn’tsharethesamevaluesasotherteensofherage.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、除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个端字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。副除：把多余的词用斜线（\）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。Lasttem,anewspaperreadingcoursewasstartbyourEnglishteacher、Heaskmetoexplainonearticleinthenewspaper、ThepreparationseemeddifficultthanIhadthought、Asthereweremanynamesofpeopleandplaceinthearticle,soIneededtolookthemupinthedictionary、Understandlongsentenceswasanotherproblem、WhenIreadandfoundthemhardly,IaskedmyEnglishteacherforhelp,andfinallyunderstoodawholearticle、Whenmyturncame,Iconfidentlystoo