2023届广东省肇庆市鼎湖中高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(简装书)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure2．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones3．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof4．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the5．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso6．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen7．AlphaGo’sbeatingGograndmasterLeeSedol4-1has________aninternationaldebateaboutwhetherrobotswillcompletelytaketheplaceofhumans.A．giveoff B．workoutC．setoff D．putout8．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder9．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide10．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup11．Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．admission B．pensionC．allowance D．commission12．Experienceisahardteacherbecauseshe________thetestfirst,thelessonafterwards.A．givesB．hasgivenC．wasgivingD．wouldgive13．—Steve,thevacationiscomingsoon．Haveyoufoundasummerjobyet？—IsupposeIcanworkattheboy’scamp_____Iworkedlastsummer．A．that B．where C．which D．what14．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what15．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That16．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when17．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced18．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that19．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a;the D．/;a20．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade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）I’mastudentinmythirdyearatRobertGordonUniversity,butIalsowork35hoursaweekatSainsbury'stomakeendsmeet.Iconstantlyhavetoforcemyselftostayawake,andtobealert,whateverittakes.TheworkIdoatSainsbury'sisveryphysicallikestacking(fi3ik)shelves.IamluckybecausetheamountIliftatworkisnothingcomparedwiththeweightIliftinthegym.IknowIhavethestrengthtobearit.IamoriginallyfromNigeria.IcameherewhenIwasseven.Moneywasalwaystight.MyparentsgavemeeverythingIneeded,buttherewasnomoneyforluxuries.Iworkedhardatschoolthoughand,withthehelpofprofessors,IgotthebestA-levelgradesinmyclass.Unfortunately,thoughIhadappliedfor"settled"BritishresidentialstatustheHomeOfficewaiteduntilIwasinsixthformtoapprovemyapplication.ThatmeantIwasnoteligibleforastudentloan.TheonlywayIcouldaffordtogotouniversitywasthatIgotajobthatwouldpayforallmylivingcostsandmyparentspaidformytuitionfees.Idon’thavemuchtimetosocializebecauseofmyjob.Ideally,IdliketohavemoretimetostudysoIcanexcelatmycourse.Yes,Ihavealotonmyplate,butworkinghardisntnewforme.Growingup,myparentscultivatedinmetheimportanceofworkinghardforwhatIwantinlife.MydreamistogetajobintheNHS.Butnow,ImjustfocusedontryingtogetthebestgradesIcan.WheneverIfindlifehard,Itellmyselfthisisaboutmyfuture.1、Whydoestheauthorworklonghoursandsometimesovertimeeveryweek?A．TopayforhisownlivingexpensesB．TopayforhistuitionfeesC．ToprovehisabilitytoearnmoneyD．Tohelphisparentspayoffthedebts2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eligible"inParagraph4referto?A．ResponsibleB．AnxiousC．QualifiedD．Accessible3、WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeusedtodescribetheauthor?A．PersistentB．DiligentC．SociableD．Ambitious4、Whichproverbcanbestsummarizethepassage?A．ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsB．GodhelpthosewhohelpthethemselvesC．ApennysavedisapennyearnedD．Wherethereislife,thereishope22．（8分）BythetimeRobertPorterAllenwasbornin1905,thewhoopingcrane(鸣鹤)wasalreadyintrouble.ThebeautifulbirdwasoncecommonlyfoundacrossNorthAmerica.By1941,thewhoopingcranepopulationhaddwindledtothedoubledigits.ThetallestspeciesinNorthAmericawerecriticallyendangered.Inthe1940s,theremainingcranesmigrate(迁徙)everyyearfromtheGulfCoastofTexastosomewhereinthenorthofCanadatobreed(繁殖).Theconservationcommunitydidn’tknowwherethebirdswent.Thewetlandswheretheyusedtospendwintersweregrowingrarerandrarerastheytiny,non-migratinggroupofwhoopingcraneswasaliveinLouisianain1941,butthegrouphaddisappearedbythetimeAllenstartedhisresearch.In1942,AllenundertookthewhoopingcraneprojectOverthenextthreeyears,hedidalmostconstantfieldworkthattookhimfromTexasupthecranes'migrationroutetoNebraska,andonintoSaskatchewaninsearchofthenestinggroundofthebirds.Studyingthebirdinitsbreedinghabitatandseeinghowmanybirdswerebornwouldallowconservationiststounderstandhowtohelpthebirdsontheirjourney.Butfindingthewhoopingcrane'snestingsitemeantdifficultandfruitlessairsearchesovernorthernCanada.In1952,Allenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.Thereportwasawarningcalltotheconservationcommunity:only33migratory"whoopers"remained,andtheirnestingsitestillhadn’tbeenfound.Twoyearslater,thewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundsinCanada'sWoodBuffaloNationalParkwerefinallyfound,andAllenheadednorthtostudythemfirsthand,an"incrediblydifficultjourney,"inSprunt’swords,Allen’sworklaidthegroundworkforconservationiststosavethebirds.Theireffortspaidoffasthenumbersreached57by1970and214by2005.Today,thewhoopingcraneisstilllistedasendangered,butthereareroughly600birdsalive.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ItisastoryaboutAllen’ssearchingforalostbird.B．Itisastoryaboutthecranes,LongmigrationflightC．Itisastoryaboutthecranesurvivingthewinters.D．Itisastoryaboutconservingthewhoopingcrane2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dwindled”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．Increased B．Reduced C．Stayed D．Limited3、AccordingtothePassage,whichofthefollowingismainlyresponsibleforwhathappenedtotheremainingwhoopingcranes？A．Habitatloss B．Illegalhunting. C．Naturaldisaster. D．Deadlydiseases.4、Whichofthefollowingeventstookplacein1954?A．Thenon-migratinggroupofwhoopingcranesdisappearedB．RobertPotterAllenundertookthewhoopingcraneproject.C．ThewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundswerediscoveredD．RobertPorterAllenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.23．（8分）Thereareseveralreasonsforhairlossinwomen.However,inmostcases,treatmentisquiteeffective.Femalehairlosspatternsinwomenarenotaseasilyrecognizableastheyareinmen.Awomanmayexperienceittemporarilyduetopregnancy(怀孕)orillness,althoughtheymayexperienceitforotherreasons.Hairlosscanbeduetoavarietyoffactors,includingagenetictendency(whichisnotgeneticallylinkedtojustoneparent—bothparentscontributetothetendencytolosehair).Womenwhoareexperiencinghairproblemsseemtohavemorelimitedchoicesthanmen.TherearesomefemalehairlosstreatmentsthatareavailablesuchastheTricominSystemwhichisatopicaltreatmentthatisnutritionbased.ShenMinforWomenisanothernaturaltreatmentthatcontainsherbs(药草)thataresaidtostimulate(刺激)hairgrowthandevenrestorehairthatisgrayingtoitsnaturalcolor.Themajorityofthepopular,provehairlosstreatmentsareonlyintendedformenandarenotsuitableforwomen.True,awoman’shairissueisdifferentfromaman’s.Thebiologicalmakeupisdifferentandtheneedsaredifferent.Womenhavedifferentneedsandtheirbodiesreactindifferentwaystoenvironmentalchanges,physicalillnessandeventhetreatmentsthatareavailable.Therearemanynaturaltreatmentssuchasvitaminandmineralsupplementsthataresaidtostimulatehairgrowth,but,forthemostpart,theseclaimsarecurrentlyunproven.Oneofthefirstandmostimportantfactorstoeffectivelytreatingistogetadiagnosisfromadoctor.Talktoyourdoctoraboutanysymptoms(症状)thatyoumaybeexperiencinginadditiontothethinninghair.Stress,weightlossorgain,illnessanddepression,allofthesecanbecontributingfactors.1、Itcanbelearnedfromthelstparagraphthat________.A．usuallyhairlossishardtohealB．femalehairlossismorecommonthanthemen’sC．womentendtosufferfromhairlossduringthepregnantperiodD．onlyillnesscontributestohairloss2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsmatchesthetextaboutthetwotreatments?A．Botharetosolvetheproblemofmalehairloss.B．TricominSystemiseffectiveinspeedingthegrowthofthenewhair.C．ShenMinisanupdatedwayoftreatinghairloss.D．Theformerisnutrition-based,whilethelatterismedicine-based.3、Thereasonsforthedifferencesbetweenthefemaleandmalehairlossproblemsdonotinclude________.A．thebiologicalstructureandcompositionofthehairB．thewantsandneedsC．thereactionsandresponsestotheoutsidechangesD．theapproachtotakingexercise4、Thenaturaltreatments________.A．includevitaminandmineralsupplementsB．areappliedtokeepthehairhealthyC．havebeenprovedusefulD．arethemostcommonly-usedways24．（8分）Educationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Insomemoderncountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall–whetherrichorpoor,cleverorstupid-onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegreerefusetodowhattheythinktobe“low”work,and,infact,workingwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor.Wecanlivewithouteducation,butwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhouses,weshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns.Infact,whenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlife,itmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythat,firstly,eachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityand,secondly,thatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosociety,andthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.1、Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeofeducationis________.A．tobuildaperfectworldB．tochooseasystemofeducationC．toleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhimD．topreparechildrenmainlyfortheirfuturework2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．It’shardforuniversitygraduatestofindjobs.B．Noonewouldliketodoworkwithhands.C．Educationisnotenoughtobuildaperfectnation.D．Universitygraduatesareashamedoftheirwork.3、Inthewriter’sopinion,________.A．allthesocialproblemscan’tbesolvedbyeducationB．freeeducationforailprobablyleadstoaperfectworldC．freeeducationwonthelptosolvesocialproblemsD．educationcansettlealloftheworld’sproblems25．（10分）Ifyouhaveeverfoundyourselflookingforyourkeys,misplacingyourcellphoneorwantingtokeeptrackofyourbicycleorcar,thentheTrackR,adevice(装置)thatworkswithyoursmartphonecreatedbyaCalifornia­basedcompany,isforyou!At$29.95each,notliketheexpensiveGPSsystems,orwithTrackRPackpurchasedeals,youcan’taffordnottohaveone!Install(安装)thefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone.Connecttheapptoyourdeviceandthenyouarereadytogo!SimplyattachtheTrackRtowhateveryoudon’twanttolose.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.IfyouhavethehardTrackR,youcanjusthideitunderyourcar’sfloormat,inthetrunkorsomewhereitwon’tbefoundifyourcargetsstolen.Ifyouforgetwhereyouparkedyourcar,takeoutyoursmartphoneandopentheTrackRapp.Taponthe“lostitem”icononthescreenandtheappwilltellyouexactlywhereitis.Youcanalsoattachittoyourpet.Putitontheircollar,andtheproblemofsearchingforthemastheyrunofftonearbyplaceswillbeover!Attachittoyourkeysandwallet,andneverwasteaminutesearchingthewholehouseforit.TheaffordableTrackRevencomeswithadouble­sidedadhesive(黏合剂)soyoucanstickittoyourlaptoporunderyourbikeseat.Trackdownandpunishthethieveswhostealyourexpensivethings!TheconvenienceandtheabilitytofindactuallyanyobjectmeansthattheTrackRisoneofthemostusefularticlesthatyou’llfindforanyprice.However,thebestthingitcangiveispeaceofmind,anditdoesn’tgetanybetterthanthat.1、WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．HowtheTrackRworks.B．ThefeaturesoftheTrackR.C．WhytheTrackRisinvented.D．TheadvantagesoftheTrackR.2、WhatcantheTrackRhelppeopledo?A．Walktheirpetsnearby.B．Recognizethethieves.C．Seektheirmisplacedcar.D．Findthemaparkingplace.3、WhatcanweinferabouttheTrackR?A．It’sfarfromaffordable.B．It’sonsaleworldwide.C．Itcanbeeasilyfolded.D．It’ssmallinsize.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．TrackR—nolimitsB．TrackR—noworriesC．TrackR—youritemprotectorD．TrackR—yourfinancialmanager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）Whenmykidsweresmall,IstartedatraditioninourhouseofgivingeightgiftsoverthecourseoftheeightdaysofHanukkah(光明节).Ilikedtheideaof1acandleeverynightandgivingmychildrenagifttounwrapto2.Itwaseasytogointoatoystoreandpickupsomething3lessthan$10each,oreven$1each(attheDollarStore).Mychildrendidn'taskforanythingmuchinparticularandthey4whatevertheygot.Astheyearsprogressed,I5thetraditionofeightgiftsforeachnightofHanukkah.Butthisyear,Hanukkah6somethingelse.Myspecial-needssondecidedthathewantedto7acomputer,anditwasuptometobuyallthepartsofit.WhenIwouldn't8that,hedecidedhewantedaPlayStation.ThenAmazongiftcards.Thenmoney.Anditbecameclearthatitwasn'tgoingtohappen,hegot9.Ikeep10himthatHanukkahisn'taboutgreedormaterialism.It'saboutthemiracleofanoillampthat11foreightdays.It'saboutbeing12ofourheritage.It'saboutfreedom.Buthe13.Iknowdeepdownthathisobsessions(迷恋)areoutofhis14,anddefinitelyoutofmine.Havingaspecial-needschildisas15asitgets.Somedaysarebetterthanothersandnotallholidays16thewayIhope.Butdespitehisunrealisticrequests,he'sa(n)17childwhoisshowingmethetruemeaningoflife.Andasweenteranewyearandlightthe18approachingthetime,Iwelcomehisdifferences19Ilearnhowtoturnnegativerequestsinto20ones.1、A．buyingB．donatingC．lightingD．drawing2、A．celebrateB．presentC．sendD．play3、A．withB．forC．ofD．from4、A．ateB．threwC．likedD．drank5、A．heldupB．gaveinC．handedinD．keptup6、A．madeB．becameC．foundD．designed7、A．buildB．buyC．useD．watch8、A．relyonB．learnfromC．agreetoD．dreamabout9、A．calmB．happyC．selfishD．upset10、A．tellingB．warningC．promisingD．accusing11、A．laysB．hangsC．waitsD．burns12、A．tiredB．proudC．afraidD．lack13、A．noddedB．sleptC．insistedD．failed14、A．mindB．sightC．controlD．place15、A．wonderfulB．dangerousC．interestingD．challenging16、A．runoutB．breakdownC．workoutD．putdown17、A．strangeB．amazingC．badD．energetic18、A．candlesB．lampsC．torchesD．lanterns19、A．whenB．asC．unlessD．until20、A．relativeB．possibleC．reasonableD．positive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）Mostpeopleatpresentaresobusywiththeirlivesthattheydonothavetime1．(enjoy)ahealthyandbalanceddiet.Formostindividuals,as2．resultofeatingfoodsrichinfatandsugarforseveralyears,theychoosetogoonadietbutfailattheend.Besuretobewithastrongawarenessthatyouare3．youeat!Therefore,maintainingahealthydiet4．(provide)yourbodywithnotonlyenergybutalsonumeroushealthbenefits.Thefirstoneisthatyouwillmeetyoureverydaynutritional5．(require).Asweallknow,wehavetotakeinvariousnutritioneverydaytokeepfit.6．(basic)speaking,youshouldmakesurethatyoutakeagoodamountofvegetables,grains,milkandproteins.Anotherbenefitisthatitistheeasiestandmost7．(benefit)wayinwhichyoucanbeenergeticandprotectyourself8．anumberofdiseaseswhengrowingold.Inmostcases,ahealthydietcanhelpyoudecreasetheriskof9．(get)somediseaseslikediabetesandcancer.Andforthosewhowanttoloseweight,there10．(come)goodnews!Keepahealthydietandyouwillfinallykeepahealthyweight!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。DearMr.Johnson,I’velearnedfromanewspaperthatsomeclerksarewantinginyourcompany.Iameagertobeingoneofthem.SoIamwritingtheletter.MynameiszhangHua.IwasbornintheHebeiProvinceandIamingoodhealth.I’vejustgraduatedintheComputerDepartmentofWuhanUniversity.IdidverygoodinallsubjectsandIamspecialgoodatcomputerstudiesandEnglish.IcanreadsciencebooksinEnglishanddoingsomewritinginEnglishaswell.Beside,IknowalittleFrench.Andinmysparetime,Ienjoyplayingbasketball.AsissaidthatyourcompanyisveryfamousandI’llverygladifyouletmeworkforit.MytelephonenumberiIamlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华。你的美国笔友Mike即将随其父母来中国，并在中国度过中秋节。他来信向你询问有关中秋节的习俗，请你根据以下要点写信告诉他。要点如下：1．历史悠久。2．中国人独有的传统节日。3．家庭团圆。4．共进晚餐。5．吃月饼。6．赏月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