2023届吉林省桦甸市第八高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷含解析

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．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame2．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof3．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．accumulates B．accelerates C．collapses D．loosens4．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot5．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what6．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable7．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read8．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.9．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when10．TheywerestandingsofarawaythatIcouldn’t_____theirfacesclearly.A．makeout B．makefor C．makeoff D．makeup11．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing12．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．although B．evenif C．unless D．as13．Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactually_______this:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.A．comesround B．comesout C．comeson D．comesto14．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime15．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore16．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied17．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty18．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe19．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed20．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a;the C．/;the D．a;a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）FormalAfternoonTeasApotoftea,aplateoffingersandwichesandaselectionofpastriesandscones:InAmerica,thiswonderfulwaytowileawaytheafternooniscommonly,thoughmistakenly,knownas“hightea.”InBritain,whereitoriginated,“hightea”issimplyanold-fashionednamefortheeveningmeal;it’salsocalled“mealtea.”Thelight,elegant,scone-centricmealservedatfancyhotelsiscalled“lowtea”or“afternoontea”.Whateveryoucallit,herearefourplacestogetafternoonteaonLongIsland.Pricesareperperson.ChatNoir230MerrickRd.,RockvilleCentre516-208-8521,OwnerEmmaTsoisatalentedpastrychef,andherafternoontea($22)includessandwiches,miniaturepastries,warmscones,creamandjamandapotoftea.Open7daysaweek.Reservationsrequired.Robinson’sTeaRoom97-EMainSt.,StonyBrook631-751-1232Robinson’sserviceafternoonteaTuesdaytoSunday.$26buysunlimitedtea,about10fingersandwiches,freshscones,creamandjamanddesserts.Reservationsrequired.TheSecretGardenTeaCafe&GiftShoppe225MainSt.,PortJefferson631-476-8327,TheStreetGarden’smenuhasmoremodestoptions,butthefullafternoontea,$26.95,includesscones,freshfruit,teasandwiches,minidessertsandapotoftea.OpenTuesdaytoSunday.TheHiddenOakCafeBayardCuttingArboretum,MontaukHighway,GreatRiver631-277-3895,ThecafeisopenTuesdaytoSunday.Afternoontea($25.95)includesteasandwiches,dessertsandpastries,sconeswithcreamandjamandapotoftea.Reservationsrequired24hoursinadvance.1、WhatdoweknowaboutBritishafternoontea?A．It’sknownas“mealtea”. B．It’scenteredondesserts.C．It’sservedatfancyhotels. D．It’soriginatedfromAmerica.2、WhichnumbershouldyoucalltoreserveforaMondayafternoontea?A．516-208-8521 B．631-751-1232C．631-476-8327 D．631-277-38953、Wherecanyougetafternoonteawithfreshfruit?A．AtChatNoir B．AtRobinson’sTeaRoomC．AttheHiddenOakCafe D．AttheSecretGardenTeaCafe&GiftShoppe22．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration(重新校对)andsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawback，wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（计算程序）isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whoisthesmartphoneappdesignedfor?A．Peoplewithmotoreyedisease.B．Peoplesufferingfromeyecommunication.C．Peoplewithproblemsinintelligence.D．Peoplesufferingfrommotorneuronedisease.2、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans________.A．relieveB．getridofC．removeD．find3、Accordingtothetext,________.A．forpeoplesufferingfromALS,eyemovementisoneofthebestwaystocommunicate.B．anewcommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphoneisdesignedtobeimmobile.C．thespeakercouldusetheappbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthelistener.D．theartificialintelligencealgorithmwilltranslatesentencesforspeakers.23．（8分）CastleDaleisasmalltownincentralUtah.Mygrandpa’sfarmisafewmilestothenorth.Igrewupthere.Milkingacow,feedingthechickensandcuttingfirewoodweredailyroutines.GrandpahadmecarryingabroomtodosnowcleaningwhenitwasactuallytallerthanIwas.Thiswastheworkkidslikemelearnedtodoatayoungage.Iwastall,verytallatareallyyoungage.Myunusualheightcausedpeopletolook,askquestions,laugh,tease,andsometimesevenchallengemetofight.Iwasteasedcruellyasakid.Itwasn’tfair,Iknew,butthatwasjustthewayitwas.Luckily,Iwastaughtataveryyoungageaveryimportantlesson.Iamdifferentandthat’sOkay—I’muniqueandImatter.Noonecouldevertakethatawayfromme.Iknewthisthen,andIknowthisnow.Thatalonehelpedmethroughthefrustrationsandheartachesofnormallife.WhenIwasinjuniorhighschool,Irealizedsomethingelsethathelpedmecope.Mostteasingcamefromoneoftwoplaces—peoplewhowereeitherjealousorignorant(愚昧).Icouldn’tchangethewaytheywere,butIcouldchangethewayIfelt.Iwasnotgoingtofeelbadbecauseoftheirignoranceorjealousy.Itwasn’tworthit.Realizingthisdidn’tstopthem,orchangethefactthatthesecommentshurt.Itdid,however,givemeawaytounderstandthesepeopleanddealwiththeirtreatmentinawaythatwasokayforme.Thesethingsstillhappentoday.Itwillprobablyhappentherestofmylife.Iwillalwaysbe7feet,6inches(2.29meters)tall.Iwouldn’tchangethatforanything.Peoplewillalwayslookbecauseitisnoteverydaythatyouseesomeonethattall.IlearnedthatatayoungageandInowtrytoteachmyownchildrenthattheyareuniqueandtheymatter.ThatisthemessageIgivetoyou.Regardlessofyourrace,religion,background,orcircumstances...Beingdifferentisokay.1、Theauthormentionedhishometowntoshowus_______A．heisfromanordinaryfamilyB．hisgrandpaisstrictwithhimC．helovesthislovelysmalltownD．hehadtodoalotoflaborwork2、Theauthorwasoftenteasedbecause_______A．hegrewupinasmalltownB．hewasmuchtallerthanothersC．hefoughtwithpeopleeasilyD．hedidn’twantpeopletowatchhim3、Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardsbeingteased?A．Heacceptedthefactofbeingdifferentandletitgo.B．Hefeltangryfailingtochangeothers’opinions.C．Hefelthurthearingpeople’snegativecommentsD．Hehatedpeople’signoranceandjealousy.4、Whichofthefollowingmaybestdescribethethemeofthepassage?A．Everythingcomestothemanwhowaits.B．Itisthefirststepthatistroublesome.C．Speechissilver,silenceisgold.D．Keepyourheadup.24．（8分）Althoughmosthitchhikers(搭便车的人)arepeople,passers-bytendtoignorethembecausetheyarecautiousaboutgivingridestostrangers.Butwhatwilltheydoiftheycomeacrossahitchhikingrobot?Willtheytakeittoitsdestinationorwilltheyjustleavethehelplessmachinebythewayside?ThatistheanswerCanadianprofessors,DavidHarrisSmithandFraukeZeller,whostudytherelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnology,areseekingforaftertheycameupwiththeideaofbuildingahitchhikingrobot.HitchBOTisbuiltwithcheaphouseholditems.ThankstoaPCtablet,GPStrackerandcamera,hitchBOTnotonlycansenditsthoughtsandpicturestothegeneralpublic,butalsocananswergeneralquestionsandkeepdriversentertainedwithsmalltalks.Thesmartrobotisevenabletoquoteinterestingfactsabouttheareasithaspassedthrough.Notsurprisingly,manypeoplearedoubtfulabouthitchBOT’sability.Mostpeoplethinkthecuterobotwillbedamagedbysomeone.Actually,theyareallwrong.TherobothitchhikedallthewayfromHalifax,NovaScotia,toVictoria,BritishColumbia,adistanceof3,700miles.ItwasfirstpickeduponJuly27thbyanelderlycouple.ItnotonlyreacheditsdestinationonAugust21st,butalsohadsomeamazingadventuresalongtheway.Itvisitednationalparks,wentfishing,wentcamping,andevenattendedaweddingwhereitexperienceditsfirstdanceandinterruptedthebride’sspeech.Inadditiontohelpingitgettoitsdestination,itsCanadianfanshavegoneouttoensureitssafetyfromcoveringtherobotwithaplasticcape(披肩)tohelpkeepitdrytoensuringthatitstayshealthywithmotoroil.1、Whyisthehitchhikingrobotbuilt?A．Tohelppassers-byreachtheirdestinations.B．Tofindouthowpeoplemightreacttoit.C．Toseeifitwillgiveridestostrangers.D．Toentertaindriversontheirway.2、ThehitchBOTcandoallofthefollowingexcept..A．talkingwiththedriverB．dancingwithpeopleC．sendingitsthoughtsandpicturesD．answeringanyquestionraised3、HowlongdidittakethehitchBOTtoreachitsdestination?A．Nearlyamonth.B．Overonemonth.C．Twomonths.D．Oneweek.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutthehitchBOT?A．Itwasignoredbyanelderlycouple.B．Itdidn’tmeetwithanydangeralongtheway.C．Itexperiencedalongandamazingjourney.D．Itwillbeputintothemarketquickly.25．（10分）WorldElephantDayistheperfecttimetofindoutmoreabouttheseamazinganimalsandwhatwecandotopreservethemsotheydonotgothewayofthemammoth（猛犸象）.WorldElephantDaywascreatedin2011bytwoCanadianfilmmakersPatriciaSimsandThailand’sElephantReintroductionFoundationandwasfirstcelebratedonAugust12,2012.TheymadethedocumentaryReturntotheForest,afascinating30minutefilmaboutthereintroductionofcaughtAsianelephantstothewild.Currently,thedemandforivory（象牙）isbecomingbiggerandbigger,whosepriceishigherthanthatofgold,makingelephantsbiggertargetsthanever.Habitationlossisalsoadangertotheworld’selephantpopulationasitrobselephantsofthehundredsofpoundsoffoodtheyneedeveryday,makingitmoredifficultforthemtobreedandmakingiteasierforhunterstotrackthemdown.Circusesandtourismarealsoseriousthreatstotheanimals’well-being.Thebestwaytocelebratethisdayistotaketheopportunitytoeducateyourselfaboutthesemagnificent（巨大的）mammalsandshareyourknowledgewithothers.Asever,simplyspreadingthewordaboutthedangersthesemagnificentmammalsfaceviasocialmediacanactuallymakearealchange.Exposethat“training”elephantsofteninvolvestyingandbeatingthemdailyformonthsonend.Ifyouwanttogetabitmoreinvolved,youcouldchoosetomakeadonationtoafoundationdedicatedtoprotectingelephantsfromhuntersorrelocatingthemtolocationsbettersuitedtotheirneeds.Whicheverwaysuitsyoubest,makesurethatyouspendthisdayinawaythathelpselephantsallovertheworld,sowe,inturn,cancontinuetowonderatthemandtheiruniquelyfascinatingwayoflife.1、WhatisthemainpurposeofWorldElephantDay?A．Tocollectdonationsforelephants.B．Todoresearchersonelephants’life.C．Toprotecttheelephantsfromextinction.D．Tomakefilmsaboutallkindsofelephants.2、Whichofthefollowingisthebiggestthreattoelephants?A．Humanbeing.B．Severeclimate.C．Naturalenvironment.D．Limitedfoodresource.3、WhatdoestheauthoradvisedoingtocelebrateWorldElephantDay?A．Watchingtheelephantshows.B．Makingyourownfilmsaboutelephants.C．Appealingtofocusonelephantprotection.D．TravelingtoThailandtoridetrainedelephants.4、Accordingtothetext,whatisthebestwaytoprotectelephants?A．Supplyingenoughfoodforelephants.B．Catchingandraisingelephantsinthecages.C．Replacingelephantsinsuitablewildhabitations.D．Attractingelephantstolivetogetherwithhumanbeings.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）Iwascleaningoutanoldboxwhenanoldcardcaughtmyeye：QueenCityCasketCompany．“Whatisit?”Iwondered．I36itover．There，infadedink,wasahand-scrawled(手写的)37.Immediatelymymindtraveled38manyyears．Iwasnineyearsold,walkingdownthecold，wetstreetsofSpringfield，withabagofmagazinesonmyshoulder．Onmy39thatday．IcametothatCompanyfinally,whoseowner,Mr.Rader，hadalwaystakenmetheretoaskhisworkers40theywantedanymagazines．Shakingoffthe41likeawetdog．IenteredMr.Rader’soffice．Afteraquickglance,he42meovertothefire-place．Noticingthe43inthetopofmy44，hesaid，“Comewithme!”，pullingmeintohispickup45．wepulledtoastopbeforeashoestore．Inside，asalesman46mewiththefinestpairofOxfordsIhad47seen．I48about10feettallwhenIgotup49them．“We’dlikeapairofnewsockstoo．”MrRadersaid．Backinhisoffice,MrRadertookouta50，wrotesomethingonit,andhandedittome．With51eyes，Iread，“Dotoothersasyouwouldhavethemdotoyou．”Hesaidaffectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，Iwantyouto52Iloveyou”．Isaidgood-bye,andforthefirsttimeI53aflickerofhopethatsomehowthingswouldbe54．WithpeoplelikeMrRaderintheworld，therewashope，kindnessandlove，andthatwouldalwaysmakea55．1、A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed2、A．address B．1ist C．message D．information3、A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back4、A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival5、A．ifonly B．how C．whether D．why6、A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain7、A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried8、A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover9、A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag10、A．truck B．factory C．home D．store11、A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted12、A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly13、A．appeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt14、A．for B．with C．on D．in15、A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook16、A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious. D．puzzled17、A．admit B．know C．consider D．express18、A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained19、A．mistaken B．fight C．allright D．possible20、A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference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）Lifehasbecomedifficultformanyvillages,andsomearedisappearing.Thereareanumber1．reasonsforthis.Firstly,youngpeoplefromvillagesusuallywanttolivesomewherelivelierandtheyoftenmovetothetownsanddonotreturn.Secondly,peoplemovetothecitiestofindwork,asthereareoftenveryfewjobsinthecountryside.Sometimesvillagesremain2．peoplefromthecitieshaveboughta“secondhome”inthevillage,3．theycomeandstayatweekends.Thepriceofhouses4．(go)upandpeoplefromtheareacannotafford5．(buy)ahousethere.Anotherproblemisthatitisbecomingmoreandmoredifficultforfarmerstomakemoneyfromthefarms.Sotheyselltheirlandandfindanotherjob.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错文中共有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：把多余的词作斜线（\）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。Helenwasatwenty-years-oldgirl、Shehasneverhadajobbefore、Nowshewantedtogetawork、SoshewenttomeetMrBlack,themanagerofhotel、MrBlacktoldheritwasgettingverybusyinthehotelattheevening、Heaskherifshewasinterestinginapart-timejob、Thegirlsaidthatshedid、ThenMrBlacksaidshehadtoworkveryfastandthatshemustbethereatsixeveryafternoonandworkfromsixtoten,fromMondaytoFriday、Heofferedherwith4、5dollarsanhour、Hellenpleasedwiththeofferanddecidedtostartworkthenextday、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是晨光中学学生会主席李华，请你代表学校用英语写一则招聘启事，发到友好学校WestministerSchoolLondon的网站上，目的是招募十名学生志愿者，参与组织和指导你校暑期英语社团活动，以求促进双方学校的友谊以及学术和文化交流等。要求志愿者申请时说明以下内容：1.自我介绍；2.申请理由。联系方式：电话