2023届江苏省苏州市新区实验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．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．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched2．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve3．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake4．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon5．---WhatdoesPM2.5mean？---It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item6．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填7．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might8．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must9．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes10．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection11．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor12．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed13．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken14．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary15．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem16．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown17．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience18．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction19．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run20．---Willyoube_____________thisevening，Mary？---Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager，discussingaplan.A．convenient B．suitableC．available D．efficient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）Everythingaboutnuclearenergyseemsterrificallybig:thecost,constructionanddecommissioning—andthefearsofsomethinggoingbadlywrong.Thefuture,howevermaywellbemuchsmaller.Dozensofcompaniesareworkingonanewgenerationofreactorsthat,theypromise,candelivernuclearpoweratlowercostandreducedrisk.Thesesmall-scaleplantswillonaveragegeneratebetween50MWand300MWofpowercomparedwiththe1,000MW-plusfromaconventionalreactor.Theywilldrawonmodularmanufacturingtechniquesthatwillreduceconstructionrisk,whichhasplaguedlarger-scaleprojects.Supportersbelievetheseadvancedmodularreactors(AMRs)—mostofwhichwillnotbecommercialuntilthe2030s—arecriticalifatomicpoweristocompeteagainsttherapidlyfallingcostsofsolarandwind.“Thephysicshasn’tchanged.It’saboutmuchclevererdesignthatoffersmuch-neededflexibilityintermsofoperation,”saidTimStone,long-termindustryadviserandchairmanofNuclearriskInsurers,whichinsuresnuclearsitesintheUK.SincetheFukushimameltdowninJapanin2011,safetyfearshavethreatenednuclearpower.Butthebiggestobstacletodayiseconomic.InwesternEurope,justthreeplantsareunderconstruction:intheUKatHinkleypointCinSomerset;atFlamanvilleinFrance;andatOlkiluotoinFinland.AllinvolvetheEuropeanPressurizedReactortechnologyofEDFthatwillbeusedatHinkleyPoint.Allarerunningyearslateandoverbudget.IntheUS,thefirsttwonuclearprojectsunderwayforthepast30yearsarealsoblowingthroughcostestimates.TheUK,whichopenedtheworld’sfirstcommercialnuclearreactorin1956,isoneofthefewwesternnationscommittedtorenewingitsageingfleettoensureenergysecurityandmeettoughcarbonreductiontargets.Itisseenasaprovingground,bymanyintheindustry,ofnuclearpower’sabilitytorestoreconfidence.However,thecountry’sagreementwithEDFtobuildtwounitsatHinkleyPoint—whichtogetherwillgenerate3.2GWofelectricity—hascomeunderseverecriticismoveritscost.Thegovernmentislookingatdifferentfundingmodelsbutsaiditstillseesnuclearpowerasvitaltothecountry’sfutureenergymix.Smallreactors,itbelieves,havethepotentialtogeneratemuch-neededpowerfromthe2030s.Anuclearsectordeal,unveiledlastmonth,promisedupto￡56minfundingforresearchanddevelopmentintoAMRsandattractedinterestofstart-upsfromaroundtheworld.ThegovernmenthopesthefundingwillgivetheUKaleadintheglobalracetodevelopthesetechnologies,helpingtoprovideenergysecuritywhilealsocreatingamultibillion-dollarexportmarketforBritishengineeringcompanies.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheadvancedmodularreactors(AMRs)?A．AMRsproducemorepowerthantraditionalreactorsB．Smallinscale,AMRsrosemoresafetyrisksC．Sofar,mostAMRshavenotbeenputintouseyetD．GovernmentspreferenergyofsolarandwindtothatofAMRs2、Inparagraph5,theauthormentionstheplantsinWesternEuropeandtheUSto________.A．provethatnuclearpowerhasbeenthreatenedbysafetyconcern.B．showthattheconstructionofnuclearpowerplantscostmorethatthebudgetavailable.C．indicatetheconstructionofnuclearplantsareslowinspeed.D．pointoutthatmostpowerplantshaveadoptedthelatestnucleartechnology.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．SomepeoplehavelostconfidenceinthedevelopmentofnuclearplantsB．TheUKgovernmentseekstoreducethenegativeimpactofnuclearpoweronitseconomy.C．TheplantobuildtwopowerplantsinHinkleyPointhasbeendesertedD．akindcostsforsmallmodularreactorswouldbehigherrelativetolargenuclearreactors.4、Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthispassage?A．BritaincountsonnuclearenergytokeeplightsonB．TraditionalnuclearplantsboomwithminireactorsC．Nuclear’sshareofpowergenerationremainsteadD．Nuclearpowerlookstoshrinkitswaytosuccess22．（8分）Oneeveninglastsummer,whenIaskedmy14-year-oldson,Ray,forhelpwithdinner,hisresponseshockedme.“What’sacolander(漏勺)?”heasked.Icouldonlyblamemyself.Inthefamily,nobodyelsehelpedmeinthekitchen.Butthatnight,asIexplainedwithatouchofpanicthatacolanderisthethingwithholesinit,IwonderedwhatelseIhadn’tpreparedRayfor.Asparents,whilewefocusonoursons’confidenceandcharacter,weperhapsdon’talwaysconsiderthatwearealsoraisingsomeone’sfutureroommates,boyfriends,husbands,orfathers.IwantedtoknowthatPdraisedaboywhowouldneveraskthewomaninhislife,“What’sfordinner?”SoIcameupwithaplan:IwouldofferRayaprivatehomecourse.Iwasdelightedtofindthathedidn’tsayno.Fortwohours,threedaysaweek,Raywasallmine.Iknewthathewouldratherhavebeenplayinginthedrivewaythanlearningtomendsockswithhismother-hetriedtobegnottohavesewinglessons,eventhoughIinsistedthatoneday,someonewouldfindthesightofhimfixinghisownshirtveryattractive-butitcouldn’tbedeniedthathewaslearning,andmorethanjusthousekeeping.“Iappreciatewhatyoudoasamom,”hetoldmeoneday.Raynowunderstandsthefinerpointsofcooking,andmoreimportantly,herealizesthere’snothinggoodaboutbeinghelpless.Now,notonlycanhemakehisowndinner,butalsohecanmakeabigmealforhisfamily.That’swhatIcallaman.I’mgladthatIpreparedsogreatapresentformyfuturedaughter-in-law.1、Whywastheauthorshockedatherson’sresponse?A．Becausehewasnotwellbehaved.B．Becauseherefusedtohelpwithdinner.C．Becausehedidn’tknowthecommonkitchentools.D．Becausehewasverycuriousaboutkitchentools.2、Intheauthor’sopinion,someparentspaylittleattentionto.A．buildingupchildren’sconfidenceB．tellingkidswhatisrightandwrongC．preparingchildrenfortheirfuturelifeD．makingchildrenliveahardlife3、Afterlearningtodohousework,Ray.A．fellinlovewithsewingB．didotherworkinthehouseC．begantobemorehardworkingD．acknowledgedhismother’sefforts4、WecaninferfromthetextthatRay.A．madegreatprogressincookingB．alwaysthoughthouseworkinterestingC．preferredsewingtocookingD．wasunwillingtolearncookingatfirst23．（8分）AccordingtotheInternationalEcotourismSociety,eco-travelis“responsibletraveltonaturalareasthatprotectstheenvironment,maintainsthewell-beingsandinvolveseducation”.Eco-travelisontherise,asmoreandmorepeoplebecomeconsciousabouttheircarbonfootprint.ExpertfromBoundlessJourneys,MattHolmes,whoworks-ontravelexperiencestowardsconservingareassaid,“Asscientistsandnon-scientistslearnmoreabouthowwehumanbeingsareimpactingtheplanet,Ithink.morepeoplewanttodowhattheycanwhilestillexploringtheworld.Ourguestsaredefinitelyinterestedinthataspectofourjourneys.TravelerscanfarmtheirownfoodinItaly,managingtheiruseofwaterandusingsolarorwindpower.Theycanalsovisitnfamily-runcampthatcaresforretiredloggingelephantsinMyanmar,knowaparkentryfeegoestoaconservationorganizationinCostaRica,employandtrainmembersofthelocalcommunityorpartnerwithaprotectiongroup.Therearelotsofoptionsforseekingoutgreenerholiday.”Mostpeoplebelievethateco-travelisexpensiveanditistrue.Mattexplained“Anti-poachingpatrols(巡逻)needtobepaid,solarenergyequipmentcostsalottoinstall,buildingwithenvironmentallyfriendly,materialsismoreexpensiveandsoon.Theextracostisnecessary,asyourepayingtominimizeyourfootprintandprotecttheplacesyouvisit,whichisexactlywhateco-travelisabout.Thefinancialsuccessandsustainability(可持续性)ofaneco-focusedoperationdoesn’tcomefromthinair.”Theindustryistryingtomakeeco-travelaffordableandmakeitaccessibletothecommonpeople.1、Whatisthepositiveinfluenceofeco-friendlytravel?A．ItenablestravelerstoprotecttheenvironmentwhiletravelingB．Itkeepshumanbeingshealthyandhappyinafriendlyatmosphere.C．Itteachesustoberesponsibleforthedevelopmentofeconomy.D．Itofferssomevaluableeducationabouttheknowledgeofgardening.2、AccordingtoMattHolmes,travelerswillbeinterestedin________.A．eatingdeliciousfoodinItaly B．visitingelephantsinthezooC．workingtogetherwithaprotectiongroup D．raisingparkentryfeeinCostaRica3、Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthenextparagraphofthepassage?A．Whyeco-travelisexpensive.B．Howwecanmakeeco-travellessexpensive.C．Whatmaterialareusedineco-travel.D．Wherewecangoforeco-travel.24．（8分）Thereoncelivedayoungmanwhothoughthimselftobepoor.Onedayhewenttoawisemantoaskhowtobecomerich.Thewisemansaid,“Youngman,youarealreadyrichnow.”“Butwhereismywealth(财富)?”theyoungmanasked.“Itiswithyou.Youreyesareyourwealth.Youusethemtoseethisworld.Youusethemtoseeallthebeautifulthingsinthisworld.Yourhandsareyourwealth.Youcanusethemtowork.Youcanusethemtohugyourbelovedones.Yourlegsareyourwealth.Youcangotoanyplace...”thewisemansaid.“Youcallthesewealth?Buteveryonehasthem,”theyoungmansaid.“Thesearewealth.Whatyouhavenowisnotwhatsomeoneelsecanluckilyhave.Wouldyouliketogiveyoureyestome?I'dliketogiveyoualotofmoneytoexchangeforthem,”thewisemansaid.“No,I'mnotgoingtodoso!Myeyesareimportanttome!”theyoungmansaid.Everyoneisrich.Weshouldtreasure(珍惜)ourwealth,andtakecareofit.Weshouldnotoveruseitbecauseonceitisgone,itisgoneforever.Rememberitisourwealththatwedonotwanttolose.1、Whydidtheyoungmangotovisitthewiseman?A．Becausehewasill.B．Becausehewasthewiseman'sfriend.C．Becausehewantedtoknowhowtoberich.D．Becausehewantedtobewise.2、Thewisemanthoughttheyoungmanhimself___________.A．wasrichB．waspoorC．waswiseD．wassilly3、Thewisemancalled______wealth.A．theyoungman'smoneyB．theyoungman'seyesandfeetC．theyoungman’sbuildingsD．theyoungman’scars4、Theyoungmanwasn’twillingtoexchangehiseyesformoneybecause________.A．hewasrichB．hedidn’tliketheoldmanC．hethoughthiseyeswereimportanttohimD．hedidn’tlikemone25．（10分）Thenexttimeyourbrainrefusestorecallasimplefactorname,bethankful.Thatcouldbeasignthatyourbrainisgettingridofunnecessaryinformationsothatitcanoperatemoreefficiently,andhelpyoumakebetterdecisions.Theresearcherssaytherearenumerousneurobiological(神经生物学的)studiesconductedonhowthebrainstoresinformation,aprocesscalledpersistence(暂留).However,scientistsalsoassumedthatouroccasionalinabilitytorecallfactswasduetoaareanthebrain.In2013,scientistsdiscoveredthatasnewneuronscombinewiththehippocampus(海马区)----aregionofthebrainthatplaysasignificantroleinlearningandremembering---theyoverwriteoldmemories,makingthemhardertoaccess.Thereisalsoevidencethatthebrainweakensorremovesconnectionsbetweenneurons,inwhichmemoriesareencoded.Thescientistshaveatheoryonwhythebrainspendssomuchenergyerasingmemories.Theysaywhatthebraindecidestoforgetisdeterminedbyourdailylife.Anexampleisthatourbrainsrememberphonenumbersaccordingtotheneed.Insteadofstoringthisirrelevantinformationthatourphonescanstoreforus,ourbrainsarefreeduptostorethememoriesthatactuallydomatterforus.Theyalsobelievethatmemorizingtoomuchdetailcouldpreventusfrommakinggooddecisions.Sothenexttimeyouareunabletorecallaseeminglyimportantfact,don’tbehardonyourself.Justthrowittoyourbrain’s“rubbishcan”tomakeroomforinformationthatcancontributetomakingyousmarter!Remember,evenAlbertEinsteinwasabsent-minded!1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．PersistenceisnotaprocesstostoreinformationB．Onceinformationisstoredinthebrain,itwilllastforeverC．LearningandmemorizingtakeplaceinthehippocampusD．Newneuronswillstrengthenoldmemories2、Thebrainhastoerasememoriesto__________.A．recallimportantinformationB．storemoreimportantinformationC．storedetailD．rememberphonenumbers3、Ifsomeunimportantinformationisstored,itwillbe_________.A．combinedwiththehippocampusB．processedandmemorizedpermanentlyC．storedanddecodedimmediatelyD．removedandforgottensoon4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ScientistsencourageustoforgetthingsB．ThewayourbrainsmemorizeandencodeC．ForgettingthingsmaymakeyousmarterD．WhywasAlbertEinsteinabsent-minded?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）完形填空Iamamomoftwoyoungchildrenwhomwehome-school．This1thattheyarewithmealmostconstantly．WheneverpossibleIwill2randomactsofkindness;3thingslikepayingfortheorderbehindmeinthedrive-thrulane,holdingdoors,etc．So,theyarevery4withtheconceptandare,ofcourse,5toalsodo"nice"thingsforothers．Justafewdaysagowestopped6ourlocalgrocerystoretopickupafewthingswhichquicklyturnedintoanentirecartloadofstuff．Wegotintooneofthetwoopencheckoutlanesandwaitedour7．Whilewaitingayoungmancameupbehinduswithonlyafew8inhisbasket．Itoldhimtogoaheadofusaswewereinno9．Heseemedverypleasantlysurprisedandgraciously10．Ashebeganputtinghisitemsonthebelttheclerkbeganto11hertilltapesowehadafairlylongwaitinline．Mykidswerevery12behavedbuttheywerestillchildren;theyaskedquestions,theytalked13,theymovedaroundandtheyweregenerallyveryentertaining．(Tome,anyway．)Icouldseetheyoungmanwatchingandlisteningwithasmileonhisface．Wewereputtingourgroceriesonthe14whentheclerkfinishedwith15order．WhatIdidn'tknowwasthathehadheardmykids16bubblegum．Ihadagreedtheycouldhavesome．17,hepickedupapackofbubble-gumandaskedtheclerktoringitthroughtwicebeforeputtingitback．Hethentoldmykidsthatheboughttheirgum18theirmomwas19enoughtolethimgoaheadinthequeue．Theexperiencereallydrovehomethe20thatgoodbegets(产生，引起)goodformylovelylittlekiddos（亲呢的称呼：小伙子）．1、A．tells B．leaves C．means D．ensures2、A．entertain B．serve C．function D．perform3、A．important B．impressive C．suitable D．simple4、A．satisfied B．occupied C．familiar D．pleased5、A．supported B．taught C．encouraged D．supposed6、A．near B．by C．with D．against7、A．opportunity B．return C．turn D．time8、A．fruit B．vegetables C．items D．sales9、A．time B．hurry C．case D．sense10、A．accepted B．collected C．carried D．agreed11、A．change B．remove C．continue D．stop12、A．badly B．poorly C．well D．ill13、A．constantly B．immediately C．usually D．rudely14、A．belt B．bench C．basket D．cart15、A．her B．his C．their D．our16、A．complainabout B．allowfor C．askfor D．concernabout17、A．So B．But C．Or D．For18、A．when B．unless C．because D．until19、A．happy B．helpful C．serious D．nice20、A．idea B．reward C．chance D．instruction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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.TheStoryofLegoTheworld-famousLEGOcompanyhasitsoriginsintheworkshopofapoorDanishcarpenter,OleKirkChristianseninthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.Despitethesehumblebeginnings,it1．(grow)tobecomeoneofthemostpopulartoysofalltime.Ole,thetenthsoninthefamily,earnedaliving2．(make)toyswithhisfather.Finally,hebecameamastercarpenterandin1932hesetup3．ownbusiness.HecalledthecompanyLEGO,4．means'playwellinDanish.Unfortunately,tenyearslaterhisfactoryburneddown.However,despitebeingundergreatfinancialpressure,Olehadit5．(rebuild).ThistookthreeyearsandduringthattimehelearntofaBritishcompanywhichspecializedinplasticmouldingmachines.6．hismanagersthoughttheyweretooexpensive,Olestillboughtone.Itwasworththeinvestment.Attheendofthedecade,thecompanywasproducingasuccessfulrangeoftoysandinterlockingbricks,andOle’sson,Godtfred,hadjoinedhiminthebusiness.Sadly,Oledidn’tsee7．successfulhiscompanylaterbecame.Hediedattheageof66andGodtfredbecamemanagingdirector.Themodembrickdesign8．(patent)on28January14,andbricksfromthatyeararestillcompatible(兼容的)tobrickstoday.Unbelievably,inthe16s,theLEGOfactorywasstruckbylightningandburnedtothegroundagain.Afterthis,Godtfredhadtorethinkthedirectionofthecompany.Thistime,9．theadviceofhisdirectors,hedecidedtoconcentratemainlyonthehugelysuccessfulinterlockingplasticbricks.Godtfred'sson,Kjeld,isthecurrentDeputy-Chairmanand10．(celebrate)thecompany's80thanniversary,ashortanimatedfilmcalled“TheLEGOstory”wasreleasedinAugust2012.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(Λ)，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。Lastweek,allofusweretoldprepareforanexhibitionofourunderstandingoftraditionalChineseculture、Afterknowingthat,wehadaheatdiscussionattheclassmeeting、Verysoon,ideaslikePekingOpera,HanClothing,andChineseKungfucometoourminds、Withtheideasgathering,westartedtotaketheaction、SomesearchedontheInternetformoredetails,whenotherssetaboutdrawpicturesontheblackboard、Thankstomyhardwork,ourdesignfinallywontheheadteacher’sapproval、WewerenotonlyproudaboutourteamworkbutalsodeepimpressedbythegreattraditionalChineseculture、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，你的美国笔友Tom给你发来一份电子邮件，表示对中国的传统节日非常感兴趣