2023届福建省漳州八校高三一诊考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse2．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade3．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted4．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t5．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto6．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check7．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should8．—HaveyouheardfromJanerecently?—No，butI________heroverChristmas.A．sawB．willbeseeingC．haveseenD．havebeenseeing9．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld10．Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway11．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those12．______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot13．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given14．Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.15．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．as D．but16．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．afterC．untilD．that17．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where18．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith19．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw20．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution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）Afullmoonisappearing—anditwillhaveabigimpactonanimals,especiallythoseintheocean.Recentstudiesshowthatmanytypesofanimalshavebiologicalclocksfinelytunedtothecyclesofthemoon,whichdrivesinterestingandsometimesstrangepatternsofbehavior.Besidesdiscoveringhiddenaspectsofanimallife,theresearchalsohasintentionofbetterunderstandingthecircadianclocks(生物钟)presentinallanimals,includinghumans.Thefirstcircadianclocksevolvedintheoceans,sostudyingtheminoceananimalscantellusalotabouthowtheyevolvedandhowtheyworkandinteractwitheachother,explainsKimLast,aresearcherattheScottishAssociationforMarineScience.Oysters(牡蛎),whichopentheirshellstoeatandspawn,alsohavealunarrhythm,anewstudyshows.Inarecentexperiment,Frenchresearcherscarefullymonitoredhowwidelyadozenoystersopenedtheirshellsduringa3.5-monthperiod.Theteamusedahigh-techdevicethatquantifiedthevalveopeningeverytwoseconds,asdescribedinapaperpublishedinthejournalBiologyLetters.TheyfoundthattwotypesofoystersinArcachonBayinsouthwesternFranceweresignificantlymoreopenduringnewmoonsandmoreclosedwhenthemoonwasfull.Inaddition,theoysterscouldtellthedifferencebetweenthefirstquartermoonandthethirdquartermoon,andweresignificantlymoreopen(bynearly20percent)atthelatter.It’sunknownwhytheoystersdothis,thoughitcouldbeduetomorealgae(海藻)orotherfoodbeingavailableduringthenewmoonandastheyearprogresses,saysstudyleaderDamienTran,aresearcherattheUniversityofBordeaux.Thelunarcyclecouldinfluencefoodavailabilitybyitsimpactonthetidesandthustheocean’scurrents.Whenthemoonisfullornew,itisdirectlyinlinewithEarthandthesun,forcingastrongpullontheoceanandthuscausingmorepronouncedtides,explainsDavidWilcockson,aoceanbiologistatAberystwythUniversityinWaleswhowasn’tpartofthestudy.1、Wheredidtheearliestlifeformsprobablyevolve?A．Inthetides. B．Intheoysters.C．Inthemoon. D．Intheocean.2、Basedontheobservations,whatisthelikelyorderofwhentheoystersaremostopenandmostclosed?①Thenewmoon;②Thefullmoon;③Thefirstquarter;④ThethirdquarterA．①-②-③-④ B．①-②-④-③C．①-④-③-② D．①-③-④-②3、Whatisitthatleadstothehugetides?A．Astrongpull. B．Astraightline.C．Thelunarcycle. D．Theocean’scurrent.4、Whyareoystersmentionedasanexample?A．Toexplainwhytheyopentheirshells.B．Tofurtherstressthemoon’simpactonanimals.C．Toshowthedifficultyofscienceexperiments.D．Tointroducehowthehigh-techdeviceisusedinexperiments.22．（8分）Howfarwouldyougoforyourkidseducation?That'saquestionmanyparentsareaskinginthewakeofthecollegecheatingscandal(丑闻)involving38wealthyparentsaroundthecountry，includingactressesLoriLoughlinandFelicityHuffman.Here’showfarIwent.Inthefallof2017myhusbandandIlostourjobs.Wehadtotellourdaughter,Casey,thatwecouldn’taffordtosendherbacktoschoolforherjunioryearatFordhamUniversity.WedecidedthebestchoiceforourfamilywouldbeforCaseytositoutayear.Wepromisedthatwewouldgetherbackthefollowingyear.CaseydecidedtospendtheyearvolunteeringinSouthAfricaOnSept30,2017,weputouroldestchildonaplanehalfwayaroundtheworld.Caseyworkedasatutorteachingkidsmath,EnglishandmusicinJohannesburg.WedidgetCaseybackinschoolintime.Whenshereturnedtothecampus,shestudiedharder.Sheisn'twhatsheusedtobe.Eachdayismarkedbygratitudebecausesheknowswhatitislikenottobeabletogetaneducation.IwonderwhythecollegecheatingscandalhappenedandIthinkitboilsdowntothis:Parentswanttocreateacomfortzonefortheirkids.Ofcourse,wewantthebestforourkidsbutsometimesweforgetthatrealgrowthdoesn'thappenintimesofcomfort;thosevaluablelessonscomewhenweareforcedtothinkinwaysweotherwisewouldn’thaveWhileIdidlessformychildthanthesewealthyparentsdidintermsofmeans,inotherwaysIdidmore.Itaughtherthatdisappointmentisapartoflifeandweshouldfaceitbravelyratherthanavoidit.MyhusbandandIshowedCaseythatherstrengthisinherstruggle.That'showfarIwentformykidseducation.AndIdaresaysheiswiserandbetteroffforit.1、Whatdotheparentsinvolvedinthecollegecheatingscandalhaveincommon?A．Theyarewell–known B．TheyareaggressiveC．Theyareveryrich D．Theyareconservative.2、ThewritermadethedecisiontopullCaseyoutofschool__________A．forlackofmoney B．becauseofherillnessC．asaresultofcheatings D．duetoherbadbehaviour3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofherdaughter’svolunteeringinSouthAfricaforayear?A．It’smeaningless. B．Itiswellworthit.C．Itisawasteoftime D．Itisawrongdecision.4、Thewriteradvisesparentsto____.A．createacomfortzonefortheirkids B．dowhatevertheycanfortheirkidsC．helptheirkidshaveabettereducation D．lettheirkidsexperiencedisappointment23．（8分）Beingattractiveisn’tusuallyconsideredmuchofadisadvantageintoday’sworld.Actually,thereistheendlesspotentialbenefitaboutit,butresearchershavefoundoneareathatbeingprettymakeslifeachallengesecuringyourselfaboring,low-payingjob.Thisstandsincontrasttoalargebodyofresearchthatattractiveness,ingeneral,helpscandidatesintheselectionprocess.Forthemostpartgoodlooksisablessing.Wetreatprettypeoplemorefavorablyingeneral,oftenvoteforthemmoreinelections,andpaythemmoreintheirprofessions.Theresearchsuggeststhatattractivepeoplemaybediscriminatedagainstinselectionforrelativelylessdesirablejobs.Researcherscarriedoutfourexperimentsinvolvingmorethan750participants,includinguniversitystudentsandmanagerswhomakehiringdecisionsintherealworld.Participantswereshownphotosoftwopotentialjobcandidates,oneattractiveandtheotherunattractive.Participantswerethenaskedaseriesofquestionsdesignedtomeasuretheiropinionsofthejobcandidatesandwhethertheywouldhirethesecandidatesforaless-than-desirablejob.Thelessdesirablejobsincludedawarehouseworker,housekeeper,customerservicerepresentativeandthemoredesirablejobsincludedthingslikeamanager,projectdirector,ITelite(精英).Inallexperimentswheretheywereasked,participantsweresignificantlylesslikelytohiretheattractivecandidateforthelessdesirablejobandmorelikelytohiretheattractivecandidateforthemoredesirablejob.MsLeesaid,“Intheselectiondecisionforanundesirablejob,decisionmakersweremorelikelytochoosetheunattractiveindividualovertheattractiveindividual.Co-authorDrMadanPillutlasaid,“Itisinterestingthatdecisionmakersconsiderothers’opinionsintheirdecisions.Theythoughtthatattractiveindividualswouldwantbetteroutcomes,andthereforewouldbelesssatisfied,sotheyfavoredunattractivecandidateswhenselectingforalessdesirablejob.”Theresearchalsosuggeststheestablishedviewthatattractivecandidatesarefavoredwhenapplyingforjobsmightbelimitedtohigh-leveljobs.1、Whatdopeoplegenerallythinkofbeingattractive?A．Itisadisadvantage.B．Itisablessing.C．itisnotimportant.D．Ithasnothingtodowithjobs.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．TheparticipantsoftheexperimentB．TheimportanceoftheexperimentC．TheprocessoftheexperimentD．Theresultoftheexperiment.3、Anordinary-lookinggraduatemayhaveanadvantagewhenapplyingfor________.A．amanagerB．aprojectdirectorC．awarehouseworkerD．anITelite4、Whyarelessattractiveapplicantspreferredforlessdesirablejobs?A．Becausetheyaremorehardworking.B．Becausetheywillbemoresatisfied.C．Becausetheyhavenorequirementsatall.D．Becausetheywillwantbetteroutcomes.5、Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththeresearch?A．Attractivepeoplearemorefitforhigh-leveljobs.B．Lessattractivepeopleareeasytofindhigh-leveljobs.C．Attractivepeoplecanalwaysbehiredwhenapplyingforjobs.D．Lessattractivepeoplecaneasilygethighlypaidiftheyworkhard.24．（8分）Whenyoueatoutinarestaurant,itisnotunusualtohearpeopleyelling,“Letmegetthisone!”andsometimesseethempushingorarmwrestlingtofightfortheprivilegeofpayingthebill.Thesefightsareoftenveryloudandactive.Eachpersoninvolvedshowsanhonestdesiretopickupthebill,andintheend,allthepeopleatthetablegivethewinnerpraiseandgratitude.Infact,figuringoutwhowillgetthebillisalwaysaheadacheforChinesepeopleatformalmeals.Althoughthepeoplehostingthemealareverylikelytopaythecheck,itisacommonpracticetomakeatoken(象征性的)efforttopaythebill,butyouwillembarrassthemifyoudoendupactuallychippingin(凑)somecash.Inrecentyears,goingDutchhasbeenacceptedbymanyyoungpeople.Butoldergenerationswhofear“losingface”stillfinditembarrassingandmeantocalculateeachperson’sshareofthebill.AstravelguidebrandLonelyPlanetnoted,itisconsidered.“theheightofunsophistication(不懂人情世故)”。Butthesedays,thankstodigitalpaymentapps,splittingthebillelectronicallyisbecomingawidely-acceptedidea.Evenpeoplefromoldergenerationswouldliketodoso.ByscanningaQRcodeandpayingtheirshareviasocialnetworkingtoolWeChatande-commerceappAlipayontheirsmartphonesinoneeasyclick,urbanChinesearefindingiteasiertosavethemtheembarrassmentoffiguringouteachperson’spaymentwhentheyorderameal.“ThisfunctionhasmadegoingDutchlesstroubleandmorefuninChina”,CNNnoted.“Becauseoftheirconvenience,manyofusareneverwithoutourphones.Andperson-to-personmobilepaymentservicesareincrediblyeasytouseandsavethetroubleofdealingwithchange,”saidan18-year-oldstudentinChina.“Youcanalsoleavefunnynotesusingemoji(表情符号)likeabowlofriceoracupofteatodescribeamealthatyouhaveshared.”1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．TheChinesetraditionofdiningoutwithfriends.B．AnewtrendofsplittingthebillinChina.C．Howsocialnetworkingtoolshaveinfluencedourdailylives.D．WhypeopleinChinaargueoverwhopaysthebillwhendiningout.2、Splittingthebillatformalmealswasconsideredtobea(an)______task.A．hard B．easyC．exciting D．funny3、ManyChinesepeoplemakeatokenefforttopaythebillbecause______.A．theydon’twanttobeconsideredunsophisticatedB．theywantpraiseandgratitudefromtheirfriendsC．theyconsideritanhonortohostthemealandpaythebillD．theyfindithardtoworkouthowmucheachpersonneedstopay4、Theunderlinedphrase“goingDutch”(inParagraph4)probablymeans______.A．figuringoutthetotalpaymentB．takingturnstopaythebillC．fightingfortheprivilegeofpayingthebillD．eachpersonpayingtheirownexpenses5、Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtheadvantageofusingdigitalpaymentappstosplitthebill?A．They’reeasiertouseandmoreinteresting.B．Theysavethetroubleofdealingwithchange.C．Theymakeiteasiertofigureouthowmuchmoneyeachpersonhastopay.D．Theymakepeoplelessembarrassedtosplitthebill.25．（10分）Notallof

GeorgeH.W.Bush’sextendedfamilymemberswereinvitedtohis

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attheWashingtonNationalCathedral,SharonBush,whowasmarriedtothe41stpresident’ssonNeilfrom1980to2003,told

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thatshewasallegedlyunabletoattendthefuneralaftershewastoldbyherex-husband’ssecretarythattherewerenotenoughseats.“Iwasgoingtotakethetraindown.Iwantedtopaymyrespects.ButIpaidmyrespectsbyraisingthreewonderfulchildrenduringa23-yearmarriage,”SharontoldtheOutlet.NeilandSharonsharethreechildren:sonPierceanddaughtersAshleyandLaurenBushLauren,whogaveareadingatthefuneral,wherethefatherofthreeattendedwithhissecondwifeMariaAndrews,whomhewedin2004.WhiletheD．C．memorialservicewastakingplace,SharonrecalledhavinglunchwithLadyGaga’smotherCynthiaGermanottaandpublishingheiressAnneHearst.Thoughshewassnubbedfromthefuneral,SharonsharedphotosonInstagramtohonorherformerfather-in-law.“MygirlsLaurenandAshleyreadscripturesattheirgrandfather’sfuneral.Ifeelsoproudofthem.MayheRIP.”ThemotherofthreecaptionedaphotoofLaurenandAshley.“MayheRIP,”Sharonalsopostedon

Instagram,speakingoftheirchildren’supbringing.Sharoncreditedherselfforraisingthemtobecharitableandpublicservants.“Itaughtthemeverythingtheyknowabout‘pointsoflight’bytakingthemtosoupkitchensandhomelesssheltersfromthetimetheywere4yearsold.Ididn’twantthemspoiled,”shesaid,referencingthepublicservicenonprofit—PointsofLight,forwhichherex-husbandservesaschairmanoftheboardofdirectors.“Ididthis.Neilwasneveraround.Hewasalwaystraveling,”Sharonadded.1、WhywasSharonnotinvitedtoGeorgeH.W.Bush’sfuneral?A．Becauseshedidnotintendtoattend.B．BecauseshewasnotNeil’scurrentwife.C．Becausethecathedralcan’tholdsomanypeople.D．Becauseshewasbusywithherchildren’supbringing.2、HowdidSharonmournforthepassingawayofherformerfather-in-law?A．Throughmediainterviews. B．Bypostingonasocialmedium.C．Byraisingthreegrandchildren. D．Bylookingbackonlunchingwithhim.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Sharon’smarriagelasted30years.B．NeilandSharonsharethreedaughters.C．PointsofLightisaprofit-makingcompany.D．Sharon’sgirlsattendedtheirgrandfather’sfuneral.4、What

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towardsNeil’sperformanceofbringingupchildren?A．Unconcerned. B．Appreciative.C．Dissatisfied. D．Positive.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）Fromayoungage,Iwastaughttobekindtopeoplearound.Myparents1explainedtometheimportanceofgivinghelpgenerouslytotheless2.Sooutofhabit,wheneverthereissomethingIcan3,Igiveittosomeoneonthestreets.Lastweek,asIleftthehouseforwork,Icarriedwithmesome4clothes,ahandbagandsomefoodtohandovertosomeone5.Asthecar6atatrafficredlight,Isawagirloffiveorsixaskingformoney.I7hertocometomeandquickly8allthestuffIhadandputthemintothehandbag.AsIstartedhandingitover,sheseemed9.Shelookedupatmewithasweetsmileonherfaceandaskedwhatwasinthe10.Itoldherthereweresomeclothesandfoodforher.Onceagainshe11me,“Canyougivemesomewater?”ItwasthenthatI12herdrylips.Itseemedthatshehadnothada13ofwaterallday.I14thewaterbottlethatIalwayscarrywithmeandhelpedhertodrinkfromit.Shefinisheditquicklyandgavemeaheartwarmingsmileof15.IwasthankfulthatIcould16whatshereallywishedandrealizedonceagainthatdaythatyoudon’tnecessarilyhavetomakebig17tohelpsomeone.Andthisincident,aswellasalotthatfollowed,18mybeliefinthesimpleactsofkindnessandhowtheycanmakesomeone’sday.Nexttimeyouwanttodosomethingniceforsomeone,don’t19,seizingtheright20,oritwouldbelate.Goaheadanddoit!1、A．cheerfully B．confidently C．particularly D．smoothly2、A．difficult B．rich C．comfortable D．fortunate3、A．find B．exchange C．spare D．abandon4、A．casual B．worn C．old D．fashionable5、A．needy B．clumsy C．lucky D．lonely6、A．pulled B．stopped C．approached D．drew7、A．wanted B．ordered C．touched D．signaled8、A．threw B．collected C．dragged D．dropped9、A．surprised B．embarrassed C．panicked D．worried10、A．bag B．pocket C．car D．hand11、A．wavedat B．lookedupat C．shookhandswith D．noddedat12、A．realized B．watched C．recognized D．noticed13、A．bottle B．drop C．lot D．cup14、A．pointedout B．gaveout C．pickedout D．tookout15、A．satisfaction B．communication C．appreciation D．expectation16、A．afford B．offer C．understand D．remember17、A．donations B．differences C．senses D．kindness18、A．strengthened B．changed C．shook D．destroyed19、A．holdout B．holdon C．holdback D．holddown20、A．idea B．power C．position D．opportunity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）ChinesecartoonfilmNeZhahasprovedtobeabigwinnerinthissummer'sboxoffice.Thisfilm,1．(loose)basedonthenovelFengshenYanyi,isaboutanimaginaryfigurewhofightsagainstunfairfate(命运).Inthenovel,NeZhaisanaughtyteenager2．killswhoevergetsinhisway.Hisfather,acommanderwhogovernstheportofChenTangGuan,3．(force)NeZhatokillhimselfoveranerror.NeZhaisrebornasathree-headed,six-armedgod4．(ride)ontwomagical“wind-and-fire”5．(wheel)tofighthisenemies.6．(direct)byYangYu,thefilmdescribesNezha7．alovelylittleboywhohastoovercomeprejudice(偏见)andhisdarkfate8．(become)ahero.“Iwantedtochangethetellingoftheoriginalstory."saysYang.Inthemovie,bornasademon(恶魔),NeZhaisunfairlytreatedbylocalvillagerswhobelievethathewillgrowuptobeapublicthreat.LiBaochuan,9．expertinanimationatHangzhouNormalUniversity,saysNeZhashowsthe10．(develop)ofanimationtechniq