2023学年山西省祁县中学高考冲刺英语模拟试题（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This2．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should3．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup4．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed5．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate6．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who7．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound8．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup9．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen10．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave11．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence12．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting13．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed14．youstarteatinginahealthierway,weightcontrolwillbecomemucheasier.A．Unless B．AlthoughC．Before D．Once15．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout16．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where17．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when18．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so19．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when20．Howabout______plantoopenabranch?Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a;a B．a;/ C．the;/ D．the;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）Compassion（同情）isadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffort,wecantranslatecompassionintoaction.Anexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistrue.Iworkpart-timeinsupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareourmaincustomers,andit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSunday,oneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister（收款机）withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash,hadjustmovedintohisroom,andhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbefore,andwhathewouldbelikeiffortunehadgonehisway.Ihadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoul,allaloneintheworld.ItoldhimthatIwassorry,butstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.Ifeltstupidandunkindsayingthis,butIvaluedmyjob.Justthen,anotherman,standingbehindthefirst,spokeup.Ifanything,helookedmorepitiable,“Chargeittome,”wasallhesaid.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassion,ontheotherhand,iscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.1、Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits______.A．promisedtoobeythestorerulesB．hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterC．forgottotakehiscreditcardwithhimD．couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A．Kindandlucky. B．Friendlyandhelpful.C．Poorandlonely. D．Hurtanddisappointed.3、Whydidtheauthorrefusetheoldgentleman’srequestfirst?A．Heconsideredtheoldmandishonest.B．Hefeltnopityfortheoldgentleman.C．Hewantedtokeephispresentjob.D．Heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldman.4、Whatlessondidtheauthorlearnfromthisexperience?A．Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.B．Wealthismostimportantinolderage.C．Experienceisbettergainedthroughpractice.D．Compassionmeanshelpinginsomeway.22．（8分）AsimpleprojecttohelpafamilyinneedstoppedLukeMickelsoninhistracks.In2012,heandhisfamilywereinspiredtobuildanddonateabunkbed,onebedontopoftheother,afterlearningtherewerelocalchildrenwhosleptonthefloor.Shockedtodiscoverhowwidespreadthisneedwasinhiscommunity,MickelsonfoundedSleepinHeavenlyPeace,anonprofitthatbuildsanddeliversbedstochildreninneed.BornandraisedinIdaho,Mickelson,now41,hadathrivingcareer.Hecoachedhiskids’sportsteamsandfishedinthenearbyriver.Butwhenhemetchildrenwhoweresleepingonthefloor,hispeacefullifechangedcourse.Usingsafetyguidelinesandhisdaughter’sbunkbedasamodel,Mickelsonstartedbuyingwoodandsuppliestobuildbedswithhisownmoney.Herecruitedfriendsandfamilymemberstohelparoundtheholiday.Aswordspread,interestandinvolvementfromhisandothercommunitiesflooded—alongwithMickelson’sbunkbedoutput.“Thatfirstproject,webuilt11bunkbedsinmygarage,”hesaid.“Thenextyear,wedid15.Thenitdoubledeveryyear.In2017,webuilt612bunkbeds.”Withthemotto“Nokidsleepsonthefloorinourtown”,thenonprofitanditsmorethan65brancheshavebuiltanddeliveredmorethan1,500freebedstochildrenacrossAmerica.Butalongwiththerapidgrowth,Mickelsonwasfacedwithatoughchoice:advancinghiscareerorhisnonprofit.Hechosethelatterandwentfrommaking“greatmoneytozeromoney”.He’sneverlookedback.“IfoundthattheneedIhaveisn’tfinancial,”hesaid.“TheneedIhaveisseeingthejoyonkids’faces,knowingthatIcanmakeadifference.”1、WhydidMickelsonsetupSleepinHeavenlyPeace?A．Tohelpthepoorchildren. B．Tomakeabigfortune.C．Toinspirehiscommunity. D．Togetmoredonations.2、WhatdoweknowaboutLukeMickelson?A．Hehadhisownfishfarm.B．Hechangedhiscareerfromtimetotime.C．Heusedtosleeponthefloorwhenhewasakid.D．Heoriginallyhadarelaxingandpleasantlife.3、HowdidotherpeoplereacttoMickelson’sproject?A．Theyshowedlittleinterestinit.B．Theyweresupportiveandinvolvedinit.C．Theyweredoubtfulaboutthesafetyofthebunkbed.D．Theyvolunteeredtobuybedswiththeirownmoney.4、WhatisMickelson’sattitudetothenonprofit?A．Ambiguous B．Defensive. C．Cautious. D．Positive.23．（8分）ABriefIntroductiontoSomeDictionariesNormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryThishandytranslatorprovidesyouwith5,000,000totaltranslationtoandfromSpanishandEnglish!Thisdictionaryisspeciallydesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskillfrombeginnertoadvanced.BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatorThisspecialmodelfeaturesthelargestandmostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.AdvancedEnglishspeech,accentcorrectionfunctionandspecializedtermsdatabasewillhelpyoucommunicate.Businessorganizerswillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryItisthenearestwordfinder.Itisalsogreatforcrosswordpuzzles.Itwillshowyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneandthesameforover100citiesthroughouttheworldbysimplyenteringthefirstletterofthenameofthecity.EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorThisadvancedtalkinghandheldtranslatorfeaturesthefollowingdictionaries:thegeneralEnglish-Koreandictionaryfor215,905entries（词条）；popularKorean-Englishdictionaryfor183,279entries,andthedictionaryofChinesetraditionalcharactersfor7,744entries.TheLingoTraveler18ItisagreatvalueaswellasanInternationaltranslator.Drawonover96,000wordsand8,000usefulphrases.Equippedwithapowerfuldatabank,TheLingoTraveler18allowsyoutostoreallofyourappointments,telephonenumbers,andaddresses.1、WhichdictionarycanBetty'smotherbuytohelpherdaughterimproveherSpanish?A．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850DictionaryB．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/TranslatorC．SeikoWP1500RogetsIIIThesaurusDictionaryD．BrandV7Dictionary/Translator2、WhatisthefunctionofTheLingoTraveler18?A．Itprovidesyouwith96,000phrasesand8,000words.B．Itshowsyouthetime,dayanddateoflocaltimezoneover100cities.C．Youcanstoreyourappointments,telephonenumbersandaddressesinit.D．Itwillallowyoutostayintouchwiththeworldthroughallkindsofadvancedfeatures.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthedictionariesfromthetext?A．TheLingoTraveler18isapopularKorean-EnglishandChinesedictionary.B．NormanMerriamWebsterBES—1850Dictionaryisthenearestwordfinder.C．EctacoKD-800Dictionary/Translatorisdesignedforalllevelsoflanguageskill.D．BrandV7Dictionary/TranslatoristhemostcompleteRussian-Englishdictionary.24．（8分）Howmanygirlsinthisworldfallbehind?Theanswerishard—toomanytocount.Thisiswhythephrase“GoGetItGirl”poppedupinmyheadoneday.Thiswouldbemyproject.ThusbeginsthejourneyofmyColdAwardproject,thelargestandmostimportantstepofGirlScouts(女童子军).“GoGetItGirl”isagirl’sself-empowerment(自我授权)projectcenteredonawebsitecalled.Itfocusesonareasincludingeducation,health,andfinancialliteracy.Theeducationsectionincludesinformationonapplyingtocollegeand,maintaininggoodgrades.Thehealthsectioncontainsinformationonbasichealthandself-respect.Lastly,thefinancialliteracysectionhasalltheinformationagirlneedstomanagehermoneyproperly.Aspartofmyproject,Iwasabletoworkone-on-onewithgirlsinelementary,middle,andhighschool.Igaveaspeechatalocalhighschool’sCollegeNight.IspoketoHispanicgirlsandtheirparentsaboutapplyingtocollege.Inaddition,IworkedwithanorganizationcalledCoolGirls,Inc.CoolGirlsisanorganizationfocusedontheadvancementofgirlsinallaspectsoftheirdevelopment.Iworkedattheafterschoolprogram,CoolGirlsClub.ThegirlsIworkedwithwereprimarilyminorities,andCoolGirlstrulyhelpsthemtoriseaboveanycurrentdifficultiesintheirlives.Toprovideinspirationforthegirlswhovisit,Iinterviewedsuccessfulwomeninmycommunity,includingadoctorandbusinessowner.Theprojecthasbeenalotofwork,aridit’snotoveryet.Itwillneverbeover,hopefully,becauseIwillalwayslookforwaystohelpgirls.1、603．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“poppedup”inParagraphto)referto?A．tookroot.B．gainedpopularity.C．madeitsway.D．appearedallofasudden.2、605．Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthefirstparagraph?A．Whythewriterstarted“GoGetItGirl’.B．Whymanygirlsfallbehind.C．HowGirlScoutsisfounded.D．WhatGirlScoutsrefersto.3、607．Whatcanhelpagirllearnhowtomakebothendsmeet?A．Education.B．CoolGirlsClub.C．Financialliteracy.D．CollegeNight.4、609．Whydidthewriterinterviewsuccessfulwomeninthecommunity?A．TofinishtheGoldAwardprojectassoonaspossible.B．Tooffergoodideastogirlsvisiting.C．Topromotethelocalcommunityconstruction.D．Toseekfinancialsupportfortheproject25．（10分）Notallof

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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.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）WhenIwasjustoutofcollege,ImanagedtogetmydreamjobasatraderinNewYorkCityontheflooroftheAmericanStock（股票）exchange.Thoughitwasaproud1,thejobwassimplytoophysically2—Imuststandinacrowdeveryday,whichoften3meinamindset（心态）thatheldmeback.Manhattanisawalkingtownandit'sdifficultto4whenyouhaveadisability.Taxisareexpensiveandridingthesubway5dozensofsteepstepstogetbelow6.Thisleftmeonlyone7—thebus.Onenight,afterthe8formyjob,Iwasachingwithself-pity9itstartedtorainonmywalktothebusstop.Ibecamemoreandmore10withoutanumbrella,thinkingI’dnever11itinthiscity.Tellingmyself,"thiscityisjusttoohard"and"maybeitisjustnotpossibleforaguylikeme".Andthen,I12themostbeautiful,shortmoment.Acouplecamerollingbyonrollerskates,hand13handastheyskatedwhatseemedlikethetango.Theywereallwetbuttheysawthe14asanopportunityandromance.IsuddenlybecamegratefulforwaitingintherainbecauseI15havemissedthisbeauty16ifIhadbeeninataxioronthesubway.This,although17,wasanimportantmomentonmyjourneytodiscoveringthe18ofachievinghealthandhappiness.WhenIchangemymindset,19foramoment,towhatispossibleandworktogetridoftheself-limitingbeliefsthat20mydailyactions,Iwillbeontheroadtoahealthier,happierlife.1、A．adjustmentB．achievementC．agreementD．treatment2、A．tiringB．boringC．relaxingD．disappointing3、A．remindedB．expectedC．tookD．left4、A．goupB．getaroundC．setoffD．showup5、A．requestsB．supportsC．requiresD．surrounds6、A．groundB．streetC．townD．city7、A．changeB．chanceC．ideaD．choice8、A．struggleB．workC．experienceD．influence9、A．beforeB．whileC．whenD．after10、A．nervousB．curiousC．scaredD．upset11、A．getB．makeC．putD．watch12、A．recalledB．observedC．witnessedD．realized13、A．onB．byC．toD．in14、A．rainB．treeC．windD．cloud15、A．shallB．wouldC．needD．must16、A．exactlyB．instantlyC．entirelyD．suddenly17、A．strangeB．smallC．normalD．different18、A．humorB．honestC．powerD．principle19、A．stillB．yetC．alsoD．even20、A．affectB．followC．forbidD．harm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）StephenHawking,whoisoneofthefamousphysicists,wasborninBritainonJanuary8th,1942.Asachild,hewasenthusiasticabout1．(design)complicatedtoysbut2．(fortune),inhistwenties,hesuffered3．adiseasethatwasimpossibletobecured,4．wasagreatchallengeforhim.However,hewasnotonlypositiveaboutthemisfortunes,andeventuallyhe5．(defeat)alltheobstaclesbutalsohewasabsorbed6．hisresearchintheuniverse.In1988,hisbest-sellerABriefHistoryofTime7．(publish),inwhichheputforwardtheidea8．timeitselfhasabeginning,andthatitwillhave9．end.In10．(conclude),hehasmadeoutstandingcontributionstothefieldsofcosmologyandquantumgravity.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（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）Formostpeople,itisalmostimpossibletooperateonacomputerwithoutamouse,letalonesurftheInternet、Awell-chosenmouseisreallyhandy,flexibleandconvenienceincontrollingthescreen、Withoutthefunctionsofinserting,deleting,movingandcopying,itenablesustoedittext,browsewebpagesanddownloadthatwewant、Itcanevenbringusafloodofmusics,moviesandPCgames、Justimagining,allthatcanbedonewithacutemouse、Aconvenienttoolcancertainmakeourworkeasier,anditdoesn’talwayshelpinapositiveway、Toomuchreadyinformationonourfingertipsleavesalittleroomforknowledgepursuing、Toomanyreadyanswersmakeuslessexcitedinfindingtruth、Relyingtoomuchonmouseclickingmakeusmuchlazierandlesscreative、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）对于中学生上网人们有不同的看法。请你以“GoingOnline”为题，根据下表所提供的信息，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈自己的看法。好处弊端能增长知识，了解国内外大事，紧跟时代；有利于学习英语；能结交很多朋友。上网玩游戏影响学习；而且对视力有害；易受不良信息的影响。建议：适度上网；要把学习、健康和安全放在首位等。注意：1.词数100左右；1．标题及开头已给出，不计入总词数。GoingOnlineRecentlygoingonlinehasbecomemoreandmorepopularwithmiddleschoolstudents._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________