2023届青海省海西高考英语三模试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom2．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow3．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize4．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso5．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass6．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when7．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed8．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．and C．yet D．or9．---Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.---Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout10．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem11．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the12．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody13．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch14．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push15．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful16．Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated17．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent18．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup19．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which20．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout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）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangeredMaybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.TigersAllsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSumatrantigersandSouthChintigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats(栖息地),ashumansclearforeststogathertimber（木材）andbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.GroundsquirrelsThat’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and413000.GiraffesTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.AsianelephantsThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.1、Whatisthetotalpopulationoftigerslivinginthewild?A．Around3890.B．50000.C．124000.D．413000.2、Whichofthefollowingisconsideredoneofthemostintelligentanimals?A．Tigers.B．Giraffes.C．Groundsquirrels.D．Asianelephants.3、Whatisthecommonthreattothefourwildanimals?A．Illegalhunting.B．Disturbedhabitat.C．Developingtourism.D．Unnecessaryconstruction.4、Whichwordcanbestdescribethepresentsituationforprotectingwildanimals?A．Satisfactory.B．Optimistic.C．Urgent.D．Stable.22．（8分）Astheweathercostsyoualossontrainsandflights,welookatyourrights.CancelledtrainsOnasingleticket,apassengerwillusuallyreceive25%ofthefareifthetrainisdelayedby15minutes.Ifthedelayreaches30minutes,thecompensation（补偿金）risesto50%,andifit’soveranhouryoushouldbeabletoreclaimthewholecost.Cleararrangementsvaryaccordingtotrainoperators（运营商）.Ifyouwereduetotravel,tosayAberdeenfromLondon,yourtrainiscancelledandyoudecidenottotravel,youcangetafullcompensation.Ifyouhadanon-cancelableticketwithoneoperator,andfailedtomakethattrainbecausetheconnectingtrainwasdelayed,youcantakethenextavailabletrain.FlightsIfyourflightiscancelledbecauseofthesnowyouhavetherighttosfullcompensationoftheticket,ortobereroutedhomeonalaterflight.ButyouwillhavenorighttogetadelayorcancellationcompensationunderEUrules,becausethesnowisanextraordinarycircumstancebeyondtheairline’scontrol.Ifyoudon’ttakethecompensationandchoosetobererouted,anditmeansyouarestuckattheairportovernight,it’stheairline’sdutytopayforareasonablypricedhotelroomandmeals.Theairlinehastorerouteyouattheearliestopportunity,oratthepassenger’sfreetime,youaresupposedtotaketheavailabilityofseats.Ifyouchoosetobereroutedorifyourdepartureisdelayedbymorethantwohours,airlinesalsohavetoprovideassistancesuchasfood.Theairlineskeepthisquietandgettingthemoneyoutofthelow-costoperatorscanbeahardjob.Keepevidenceofcancellations,allreceipts,anduseyourmobiletovideoanyoffertopaybyairlinestaff.1、Whatisyourcompensationdeterminedbywhenyourtrainsaredelayedduetobadweather?A．Theoperator.B．Thepriceoftheticket.C．Thelengthofdelaytime.D．Theclassoftheserviceandthepriceoftheticket.2、HowmanychoicesdoyouhaveifyouaretotravelAberdeenfromLondon,andyourtrainiscancelled?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.3、Howcanyousavethetroubleingettinggmoneyoutofthelow-costoperators?A．Bykeepingtheevidenceandvideoinganyoffertopay.B．Attheearliestopportunity,orthepassenger’sfreetime.C．Bypreventingtheairlinesfromkeepingtheirdutyquiet.D．Byarguingreasonablywiththestaffoftheairlinesofferingyoutheflight.23．（8分）Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(录用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人员）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最终的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“lawoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(强迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(体系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．attachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．asuccessfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．asmallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．Whenrecommendationsareneeded24．（8分）ResortsofeverykindhavesprunguptocatertotheEnglishman^needtospendapartoftheyear,howeverbriefly,bytheseaside.NotowninBritainismorethaneightymilesfromtheseaandthereareseasideresortsallroundthecoast.OnasummerSundaymostoftheroadsthatleadtotheseaaxecongestedwithcarsfullofpeopleeagertogetabreathofseaair.Intheeveningwheneveryoneisfulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops,thereisthelongslowdrivehomeonroadscrowdedwithreturningcars.BrightonBrightonisoneofthebest-knownsouthcoastresortsandisverypopularfordaytripexcursions.ItisonlyfiftymilesfromLondonandcanbereachedbyfasttraininanhour.Attheweekendthepebbledbeachesarethrongedwithpeoplesunbathingorpickingtheirwaytothewater’sedgeforadip.BournemouthLocatedahundredmilesfromLondon,thebeachesarewideandsandy.Whitehouseslinetheclifftopsandnarrowvalleys,denselywoodedwithpinetrees,reachdowntotheshore.TheareaneartothetownofTorquayontheDevoncoastissometimescalledBritainsRivieraandtheclimateissomildthatpalmtreesgrowalongtheseafront.BlackpoolOnthenorth-westcoast,apopularresortforthepeopleintheindustrialnorth,Blackpoolisagay,noisytown,famousforitsamusementfacilitiesandthemagicallights.Atnightpeopletravelfrommilesaroundtoseetheextravaganzaoflightsdecoratingtheseafront.SouthendOntheeastcoastatthemouthoftheThames,Southendis,likeBrighton,oneofthefavoriteresortsofLondoners.ThepierhereisthelongestinBritainandoffersagreatvarietyofdifferingentertainments.1、Whydopeopleoftenhavealongslowdrivehomeonroadsinsummer?A．Becauseitisextremelyfarfromthesea.B．Becausepeoplearefulloffood,ice-creamandlollypops.C．Becausetoomanyreturningcarsoftenmakeatrafficjam.D．Becausepeopleareattractedintheresortssotheyleaveslowly.2、Whichresortisfamousforitsentertainmentsandgrandlights?A．Blackpool.B．Bournemouth.C．Briton.D．Southend.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．TherearepalmtreesgrowingnearBournemouth.B．SouthendhasthelongestpierinBritain.C．Peoplecrowdedintothewater’sedgeatBritonforaquickswim.D．SouthendisabetterpreferredresortthanBritonbyLondonlocals.25．（10分）SinceEnglishbiologistCharlesDarwinpublishedOntheOriginofSpeciesin1859,scientistshavevastlyimprovedtheirknowledgeofnaturalhistory.However,alotofinformationisstillofthespeculation,andscientistscanstillonlymakeeducatedguessesatcertainthings.Onesubjectthattheyguessaboutiswhysome400millionyearsago,animalsintheseadevelopedlimbs(肢)thatallowedthemtomoveontoandliveonland.Recently,anideathatoccurredtotheUSpaleontologist(古生物学家)AlfredRomeracenturyagobecameahottopiconceagain.Homerthoughtthattidal(潮汐的)poolsmighthaveledtofishgaininglimbs.Seaanimalswouldhavebeenforcedintothesepoolsbystrongtides.Then,theywouldhavebeenmadeeithertoadapttotheirnewenvironmentclosetolandordie.Thefittestamongthemgrewtoaccomplishthetransition(过渡)fromseatoland.Romercalledtheseearliestfour-footedanimals“tetrapods”.Sciencehasalwaysthoughtthatthiswasacredibletheory,butonlyrecentlyhastherebeenstrongenoughevidencetosupportit.HannahByrneisanoceanographer(海洋学家)atUppsalaUniversityinSweden.Sheannouncedatthe2018OceanSciencesMeetinginOregon,US,thatbyusingcomputersoftware,herteamhadmanagedtolinkHomer’stheorytoplaceswherefossildeposits(沉积物)oftheearliesttetrapodswerefound.AccordingtothemagazineScience,in2014,StevenBalbus,ascientistattheUniversityofOxfordintheUK,calculatedthat400millionyearsago,whenthemovefromlandtoseawasachieved,tideswerestrongerthantheyaretoday.Thisisbecausetheplanetwas10percentclosertothemoonthanitisnow.Thecreaturesstrandedinthepoolswouldhavebeenunderthepressureof“survivalofthefittest”,explainedMattiasGreen,anoceanscientistattheUK’sUniversityofBangor.AshetoldScience,“Afterafewdaysinthesepools,youbecomefoodoryourunoutoffood...thefishthathadlargelimbshadanadvantagebecausetheycouldflip(翻转)themselvesbackinthewater.”Asisoftenthecase,however,thereareotherswhofindthetheorylessconvincing.CambridgeUniversity’spaleontologistJenniferClark,speakingtoNaturemagazine,seemedunconvinced.“It’sonlyoneofmanyideasfortheoriginofland-basedtetrapods,anyorallofwhichmayhavebeenapartoftheanswer,”shesaid.1、Whofirstproposedthetheorythatfishmighthavegainedlimbsbecauseoftidalpools?A．AlfredRomer.B．CharlesDarwin.C．HannahByrne.D．StevenBalbus.2、Whyweretidesstronger400millionyearsagothantheyaretodayaccordingtoStevenBalbus?A．Therewerelargeroceans.B．Earthwasclosertothemoon.C．Themoongaveoffmoreenergy.D．Earthwasundergreaterpressure.3、Theunderlinedword“stranded”inParagraph8probablymeans“________”.A．foundB．settledC．abandonedD．trapped4、Whatisthefocusofthearticle?A．Theargumentsoverascientifictheory.B．Theproposalofanewscientifictheory.C．Somenewevidencetosupportaprevioustheory.D．Anewdiscoverythatquestionsaprevioustheory.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）WheneverMichaelCarl,thefashionmarketdirectoratVanityFair,goesouttodinnerwithfriends,heplayssomethingcalledthe“phonestack”game:Everyone1theirphonesinthemiddleofthetable;whoeverlooksattheirdevicebeforethecheckarrives2thetab（账单）.BrandonHolley,theformereditorofLuckymagazine,hadtrouble3hermobilephonewhenshegothomefromwork.Soaboutsixmonthsago,she4puttingherphoneintoamilktinthemomentshewalkedin.Itremainsthereuntilafterdinner.AndMareJacobs,thefashiondesigner,didn’t5tosleepclosetoabeepinggadget.Sohe6digitaldevicesfromhisbedroom—ahouserulehe7withaudiencesduringarecentscreeningofDisconnect,afilmthatshowshowtechnologyhasalienated(使疏远)peoplefromoneanother.Assmartphones8tomaketheirwayintoourlives,andwearabledeviceslikeGoogleGlass9todestroyourpersonalspaceevenfurther,overtaxedusersarecarvingouttheirowndevice-freezones.Whetherit’saphysical10(noipadsatthedinnertable)oraconceptualone(turnoffdevicesby11p.m.),userssaythesedisconnecting11areimprovingtheirrelationships.“Disconnectingisaluxurythatweall12,”saidLesleyM.M.Blume,aNewYorkwriterwhokeepsherphoneawayfromthedinnertableathome.“Theexpectationthatwemustalwaysbe13toemployers,colleaguesandfamily:itcreatesarealproblemintryingto14privatetime.Butthatprivatetimeismoreimportantthanever.”Apopularmethodfordisconnectingistochooseaboxforyourcellphone,likethemilktinthatMs.Holleyuses.“15myphoneisbuzzingorlightingup,it’sstilladistraction,soit16inthebox.”saidMs.Holley.Otherschoosenew17.“Noscreensafter11p.m.”saidAri.Melber,aTVhost.“Noweveningsaremore18andIamsleepingbetter.”headded.Sleepisabigfactor,whichiswhysome19toleavetheirphonesoutoftheirbedrooms.“Idon’twanttosleepnexttosomethingfullofphotosandemails.”saidPeterSom,afashiondesigner,whokeepshisphonepluggedininthelivingroomovernight.“It20isahead­cleareranddistinguishesdaytimeandsleeptime.”1、A．pilesB．allocatesC．arrangesD．places2、A．picksupB．paysoffC．picksonD．paysback3、A．examiningB．ignoringC．missingD．finding4、A．stoppedB．forgotC．beganD．suggested5、A．hateB．wantC．expectD．refuse6、A．bannedB．lostC．collectedD．adjusted7、A．talkedB．agreedC．providedD．shared8、A．intendB．chooseC．continueD．happen9、A．defendB．threatenC．improveD．occupy10、A．barrierB．sufferingC．issueD．drawback11、A．techniquesB．performancesC．mannersD．achievements12、A．learnB．considerC．acceptD．need13、A．dependableB．availableC．convenientD．appealing14、A．figureoutB．saveupC．setasideD．takeup15、A．UnlessB．IfC．UntilD．Although16、A．goesB．fillsC．buriesD．lays17、A．gamesB．ordersC．stepsD．rules18、A．flexibleB．urgentC．relaxingD．upsetting19、A．admitB．preferC．refuseD．permit20、A．definitelyB．rarelyC．finallyD．originally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）TheUKproducesmoreelectricityfromrenewablesources1．itdidfromfossilfuels.Thatmeanstheenergy2．(produce)fromwindfarms,solarpanels,biomassandhydropowerplantsismorethantheamountofenergyfromcoal,oil,andgas.Thisissomething3．hasn’thappenedsincetheUK’sfirstpowerstationopenedin1882.Renewableenergyproductionaccountsfor40%oftheUK’selectricity,withfossilfuelsbehindat39%.Ofthe4．(remain)21%,themajoritycamefromnuclearpowerstations.Lessthan10yearsago,thefossilfuelcontribution5．theUKelectricitymarketwasaroundfour-fifths,butthesituationischanging6．(quick).BackinMay,thecountry7．(go)sixdayswithoutburninganycoalatall—andindeedcoal-poweredplantsareduetobeclosedby2025.It’sencouraging8．(see)thatthecountrythatkickedofftheIndustrialRevolutionisnowhelpingtoleadthewaytowards9．renewablefuture—becauseoftheUK’ssize,it’snotgoingtomakethebiggest10．(differ)toCO2levelsoverall,