2023届广西贺州平桂高级中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析2

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．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange2．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem3．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion4．Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead5．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing6．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when7．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what8．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved9．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where10．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny11．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift12．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup13．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(简装书)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure14．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed15．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo16．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon17．Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry18．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof19．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas20．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That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）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.22．（8分）Chinabecamethefirstcountrytocloneamonkeyusingnon-reproductivecells,scientistssaidonThursday.ByDecember2017,theChineseAcademyofScienceshadcreatedtwoclonemacaques(猕猴)named“ZhongZhong”and“HuaHua”bynucleartransferringofbodycells—anycellintheorganismotherthanreproductivecells.ThiswasthesimilartechnologyusedtocreatethefamousclonesheepDollyin1996.Telra,amonkeybornin1999,istheworld’sfirstever-clonedmonkey,butitwasdoneusingasimplermethodcalledembryosplitting(胚胎分裂)，andcannotbegeneticallymodifiedtosuitexperimentalneeds,saidPuMuming,aleadingresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences.Cloningamonkeyusingbodycellshasbeenaworld-classchallengebecauseitisaprimate(灵长类)thatsharesitsgeneticmakeup,thereforeallofitscomplexity,withhumans,hesaid.Fordrugandotherlabtests,scientistshavetopurchasemonkeysfromallovertheworld,whichiscostly,badfortheenvironmentandproducesinaccurateresultsbecauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes,Pusaid.Bycloningmonkeyusingbodycells,wecanmassreproducealargenumberofgeneticallyidenticalmonkeysinashortamountoftime,andwecanevenchangetheirgenestosuitourneeds,headded.“Thiscansavetime,cutdownexperimentcosts,andproducemoreaccurateresults,leadingtomoreeffectivemedicine.”SunQiang,directorofthenon-humanprimateresearchfacilityattheinstitute,saidmostofthedrugtrialsarecurrentlydoneonlabmice.However,drugsthatworkonmicemightnotworkorevenhaveseveresideeffectsonhumansbecausethetwospeciesaresodifferent.Monkeysandhumansarebothprimates,sotheyaremuchcloselyrelatedandtestingonmonkeysissupposedtobeaseffectiveastestingonhumans.ThisachievementwillhelpChinaleadtheworldresearchinaninternationalscienceprojectrelatedtostudyofprimatebrains.1、Whichdescriptionofthetwoclonemacaquesistrue?A．Theywerethefirstmonkeysever-clonedintheworld.B．Theywerecreatedusingreproductivecells.C．Theywouldbefedtosuitexperimentalneeds.D．ThetechnologyusedtocreatethemwassimilartothatofcreatingDolly.2、Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphisclosestto“”inmeaning.A．sameB．similarC．relevantD．close3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．PuMumingandSunQiangweredoingmostworkincloningthetwomacaques.B．Geneticresearchonmonkeyscanbeseenaseffectiveasthatonhumans.C．Mostdrugtrialshavebeendoneonmicebecausemicesharethesamegeneticmakeupandcomplexitywithhumans.D．Scientistscanmassreproduceclonedmonkeystocutdownexperimentcosts.4、ThispassageabovecanbemostprobablyreadinA．asciencemagazineB．aguidebookC．asciencefictionD．abrochure23．（8分）InAsia,therearespecialcompetitionswherekiteshavecomplexdesignsandarefittedwithinstrumentsthatmakemusicalsoundsasthewindblowsthroughthem.Althoughallkiteshaveasimilarstructure(结构),theyarewidelydifferentinsizeandshape.Kite-fightingcompetitionsarealsoheld,inwhichcompetitorsusetheirkitestoattackandbringdowntheiropponents’(对手)kitesorcuttheirstrings(线).Formorethan15years,theBigWindKiteFactoryhasbeengivingkite-makingandkite-flyingclassesforthechildrenonanislandinHawaii.Initskite-makinglessons,studentscanmakekitesinaslittleas20minutes!Childrenasyoungasfouryearsoldcanlearnhowtoflyakite.JonathanSocherandhiswifeDaphnestartedthekitefactoryin1980.Theirkitesaremadeofnylon(尼龙).TheirdesignsareHawaiianthemescreatedbyDaphne.Thedesignsarecutoutofthenylonwithahotknifethatsealstheedgesandthenfasteneddirectlyontothekite.Thekitethatisusedtogivelessonsisaregulardiamondkitewitharainbowpattern.Thedifferencebetweenthiskiteandtheonestheymakeduringthelessonsisthatitisatwo-stringcontrollablekite.BigWindemployeesflythekiteandforafewminutesshowstudentshowpullingononelineandthenontheothercontrolsthedirectionthekitegoesin.Thenthecontrolsaregiventothestudents.Jonathaninsiststhatitisnotnecessarytomakeahugeimpressivekitetohavefunmakingandflyingkites.Eventhesimpleststructurecanwork,andcangivehoursoffun.Goon,giveitatry!1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Ahotknifeisusedtoironthenylon.B．Childrenneverflykitesontheirowninflyinglessons.C．Kitestringsmustnotbecutinkite-fightingcompetitions.D．DaphnedesignskitesfortheBigWindKiteFactory.2、Whatisdifferentaboutthekiteusedforflyinglessons?A．Ithastwostrings. B．Itissimpleindesign.C．Ithasarainbowpattern. D．Itisshapedlikeadiamond.3、AccordingtoJonathan,whatdoyouneedtohavefunwithkites?A．Alargekite. B．Anytypeofkite.C．Acomplexstructure. D．Akitethatimpressesothers.4、Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?A．Akitefactory. B．Kite-flyinglessons.C．Specialcompetitions. D．Thekite-makingprocess.24．（8分）BestLondonExhibitions，2018BridgetRileyExhibition，DavidZwirnerGalleryDavidZwirnerGallerydevotesitsthree﹣floorMayfairsitetonewworksbythegreatBridgetRileyinJanuary2018．Wesawit，andquitefrankly，theresultisamazing．WHEN：19Jan．2018﹣10Mar．2018，ClosedSundaysandMondaysWHERE：DavidZwirner24GraftonStreet，London，WIS4EZAndreasGursky，HaywardGalleryAfteratwo﹣yearbreak，HaywardGalleryreopenswithagrandAndreasGurskyexhibition．Thegalleryhasdeliberatelygonebigwiththisretrospective（回顾）andweloveit．WHEN：25Jan．2018﹣22Apr．2018，OpeningtimenotyetconfirmedWHERE：HaywardGallerySouthbankCentre，BelvedereRoad，London，SEI&﹣XXCharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademyThisyear，TheRoyalAcademycelebratesits250thanniversary．Tokickoffthecelebrations，themuseum'sdirector，ChristopherLeBrun，wantedtocreateoneofthegreatestexhibitionsofhiscareer．CharlesI：KingandCollectorreunitesthegreatestBritishartcollectionofalltimeforthefirsttimein350years．It′sacompletesuccess．WHEN：27Jan．2018﹣15Apr．2018，10：00﹣18：00WHERE；RoyalAcademyBurlingtonHouse，Piccadilly，London，WIJ〇BDPicasso1932﹣Love，Fame，Tragedy，TateModernItisreallyonce﹣in﹣a﹣lifetimePicassoexhibition．TateModernpreparestostageablockbusterexploringPicasso'sspecialandsplendidworksfrom1932．WesawitinParis，andtrustus，it'sgood．WHEN：8Mar．2018﹣10Sept．2018，SundaytoThursday10.00﹣18：00，FridaytoSaturday10：00﹣22：00WHERE：TateModernBankside，London，SEI9TG1、Whichgalleryhasbeenclosedforalongtime？A．DavidZwirnerGallery．B．HaywardGallery．C．RoyalAcademy．D．TateModern．2、WhatcanvisitorsappreciatewhenvisitingtheRoyalAcademythisyear？A．NewworksbyBridgetRiley．B．PaintingsbyAndreasGursky．C．ThegreatestBritishartcollection．D．PaintingsbyChristopherLeBrun．3、Whichartexhibitionwilllastthelongest？A．BridgetRileyexhibition，DavidZwirnerGallery．B．AndreasGursky，HaywardGallery．C．CharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademy．D．Picasso1932﹣love，Fame，Tragedy，TateModern．25．（10分）Mostchildrenarefullofthemostimpracticalschemesforbecomingpolicemen,firemenortraindriverswhentheygrowup.WhenIwasachild,however,Ididnothavesuchordinaryambitions.Iwasgoingtohavemyownzoo.Atthetime,thisdidnotseemtome,andstilldoesnotseem,anunreasonableidea.Myfriendsandrelatives,whohadlongfoundmestrangebecauseIshowedlittleinterestinanythingthatdidnothavefurorfeathers,acceptedthisasjustanotherexampleofmystrangeness.Theyfeltthat,iftheyignoredmyoften-repeatedremarksaboutowningmyownzoo,Iwouldeventuallygrowoutifit.Astheyearspassed,however,mydeterminationtohavemyownzoogrewincreasinglystrong,andeventually,aftergoingonanumberoftripstobringbackanimalsforotherzoos,Iwasreadytostartmyown.FrommylatesttriptoWestAfrica,Ihadbroughtbackaconsiderablecollectionandanimalswhichwereliving,temporarilyIassuredher,inmysister’ssuburbangardeninBournemouth.Afteranumberofunsuccessfulattemptstoconvincethelocalcounciltosupportmyplans,IbegantoinvestigatethepossibilityofstartingmyzooontheislandofJerseyintheEnglishCannel.IwasintroducedtoamannamedHughFraserwho,Iwastold,wasabroad-minded,kindlysoul.Hewouldshowmearoundtheislandandpointoutsuitablesites.So,mywifeandIflewtoJerseyandweremetbyHughwhodroveustohisfamilyhome,probablyoneofthemostbeautifuloldhousesontheisland.Therewasahugewalledgardenwithlotsofoutbuildingsallbuiltinthebeautifullocalstone.Turningtomywife,Isaid,“Whatamarvelousplaceforazoo!”Tomyrelief,HughFraserdidnotthinkmyideaabsurd,andaskedwhetherIreallymeantwhatIsaid.Slightlyembarrassed,IrepliedthatIhadmeantit,butaddedhastilythatIrealizeditwasimpossible.Hughsaidhedidnotthinkitwasasimpossibleasallthat.Hewentontoexplainthatthehouseandgroundsweretoobigforhim,andsohewantedtomovetoasmallerplaceinEngland.WouldIcaretoconsiderrentingthepropertyforthepurposeofestablishingmyzoo?Icouldnotimaginemoreattractivesurroundingsformypurposes,andbythetimelunchwasover,thebargainhadbeensealed.Thealarmdisplayedbyallwhoknewmewhenthisnewswasannouncedwasintense.Theonlyexceptiontothegeneralchorusofdisapprovalwasmysister.Althoughshethoughtitamadscheme,atleastitwouldridherbackgardenoftheassortedjunglecreatureswhowerestrainingherrelationshipwithherneighbours.1、Howdidtheauthor’sfriendsandrelativesrespondtohischildhooddream?A．Theyapprovedofhisidea.B．Theypaidnoattentiontohim.C．Theybelievedhe’dgiveituplateron.D．Theythoughthewasoverlyambitious.2、WhatmadetheauthordecidetostarthiszooontheislandofJersey?A．Refusalbythelocalcounciltosupporthisidea.B．InspirationfromhislasttriptoWestAfrica.C．Failuretogetdonationfromotherzoos.D．Theneedforalargersuburbangarden.3、WhydidHugheventuallyagreetorenthispropertytotheauthor?A．Hughalsolovedanimalsverymuch.B．Hughfoundithardtomanagethepropertybyhimself.C．Hughdidn’tliketheplacesodecidedtomovetoEngland.D．Hughwasmovedbytheauthor’seagernesstoestablishazoo.4、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’ssister?A．Shewasfondofchorus.B．Shewassureofhissuccess.C．Shedidn’tgetonwellwithherparents.D．Shewasbeingtroubledbyhisanimals.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）Horrorseizedtheheartofthesoldierashesawhislife-longfriendfallinthebattle．Caughtinatrench（壕沟）with1gunfirewhistlingoverhishead，thesoldieraskedhis2ifhemightgooutintothe"NoMan'sLand"3thetrenchestobringhis4friendback．"You5go，"saidthecaptain"，butIdon'tthinkitwillbeworthit．Yourfriendisprobably6andyoumaythrowyourownlifeaway．"Thecaptain'swordsdidn'tmatter，andthesoldier7anyway．Surprisingly，he8toreachhisfriend，raisedhimontohisshoulder，and9himbacktotheircompany'strench．Asthetwoofthemfellintogethertothe10ofthetrench，theofficer11thewoundedsoldier，andthenlooked12athisfriend．"Itoldyouitwouldn'tbeworthit，"hesaid．"Yourfriendisdead，andyour13isdeadly．""Itwasworthit，though，sir，"thesoldiersaid．"Howdoyou14‘worthit'？"respondedthecaptain．Yourfriendisdead!""Yessir，"thesoldieranswered．"ButitwasworthitbecausewhenIgottohim，hewasstillalive，andIhadthe15ofhearinghimsay，‘Jim，Iknewyou'd16．'"Manyatimein17，whetherathingisworthdoingornot18dependsonhowyoulookatit．Takeupallyourcourageanddosomethingyour19tellsyoutodosothatyoumaynot20notdoingitlaterinlife．1、A．dangerousB．distantC．visibleD．continuous2、A．captainB．bossC．soldierD．company3、A．behindB．beforeC．betweenD．among4、A．worriedB．killedC．frightenedD．fallen5、A．canB．mustC．willD．shall6、A．madB．braveC．deadD．lucky7、A．heardB．understoodC．stoppedD．went8、A．foughtB．wishedC．managedD．promised9、A．broughtB．draggedC．forcedD．pushed10、A．frontB．bottomC．backD．edge11、A．caughtB．greetedC．respectedD．checked12、A．strangelyB．angrilyC．kindlyD．suddenly13、A．feelingB．thoughtC．woundD．pain14、A．meanB．mentionC．useD．learn15、A．prideB．satisfactionC．patienceD．experience16、A．sufferB．comeC．surviveD．help17、A．lifeB．dangerC．needD．fact18、A．hardlyB．slightlyC．possiblyD．really19、A．leaderB．dutyC．heartD．purpose20、A．forgetB．regretC．imagineD．pref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）Crows(乌鸦)areremarkablyintelligentbirds.Nowthesefeatheredgeniusesaregivenajob:SixcrowshavebeentrainedtopickuprubbishinthePuyduFouhistoricalthemeparkinwesternFrance.Wheneverthesixcrowsputcigaretteendsorothersmall1．(piece)oftrashinaspecialcontainer,itoffersatreattorewardthecrows2．theirefforts.Theideacamefromoneofthepark’semployees,Christophe.In2012,thethemeparkheldashowduringwhichthecrowspickeduprosesandbroughtthemtoa“princess”.Itwastheshow3．inspiredhim.Sincethen,sixcrows4．(raise)andtrainedtodothesamewithrubbish.Thetrainingsystemissimilartotheonefortestingcrows’intelligence,5．afooddispenser(分发器)givesawayafoodrewardwhenacrow6．(correct)performsatask.Christophealsointroducedotherspeciesofbirdstogothroughthetraining.7．(compare)withotherbirds,crowsaremuchcleverer.Thepurposeof8．(train)thecrowsistoeducatethepeopletoreflectonthemselves.Sincethebirdsareabletoprotecttheenvironment,weneedtocareaboutittoo.“Itis9．funnywaytoremindpeoplenot10．(throw)therubbisheverywhere,”saidChristophe.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthewayofcommunicationinpeople'slifeinrecentyears.Inthepast,peoplekeptintouchwitheachothermainlybywrittenlettersorusingthepublictelephone.Butnowalmosteveryonehavehisownmobilephone.Peoplecancommunicateforeachotheralmostatanyplaceandatanytime.What'smore,peoplehaveeasyaccesstotheInternet,whatenablesthemtosendandreceivee-mailswhatevertheylike.Withthischanges,people'spaceoflifehasbeenquickenedandpeople'sworkhasbeenmademoreefficiently.Itisusedtotakeseveraldaystohearofeachother,butnowittakesonlyseveralminutes,eveniftheyareontwodifferentcontinents.Inword,peoplehaveaneasierlifenowadays.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华。一年来，你爸爸给你报了很多学习辅导班（tutorialclass），对此你感到很反感。就此请用英语给你的美国网友Peter写封邮件，主要内容包括：1.简单介绍此事；2.