2023年山西省忻州一中、临汾一中、精英中学高考考前提分英语仿真卷（含答案解析）

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．I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．amattending B．attendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending2．Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout3．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in4．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one5．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those6．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That7．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI8．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever9．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．appliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied10．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse11．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since12．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict13．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen14．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．are C．has D．have15．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme16．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this17．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow18．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse19．.Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe20．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords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）Lucy，whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974，diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree，accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature．Fortheirresearch，KappelmanandDr．RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35，000"slices"ofLucy'sskeleton．ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong"LucyintheSkywithDiamonds"，whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery．Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp，cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls．TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy，whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherself﹣butthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable．TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet，accordingtothestatement．Thatsoundsplausible．Butotherscientistsaredoubtful．"Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks，"Dr，DonaldC，Johanson，directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy，said，"Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajust﹣sostoryandthereforeunprovable．"JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied，sayingthat"elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks，It'sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree．Butthenewresearchfocusedon"asmallnumberofbreaks"thatareconsistentwith"high﹣energybone﹣to﹣boneinfluences"andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones．Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，"Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath．"1、WhatcanweinferaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr．RichardKetcham'sresearch？A．Shegothernamefromasong．B．Shehadmorethan35，000slices．C．Shecouldn'tuseherarmsproperly．D．Shemadeanefforttosaveherself．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plausible"inParagraph6probablymean？A．Reasonable．B．Creative．C．Surprising．D．Unbelievable．3、WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree？A．Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling．B．Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath．C．Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered．D．Lucy'sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks．4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage？A．Lucydidn'tdiefromfallingoutofatree．B．Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless．C．TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue．D．Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem．22．（8分）Amsterdamisaspecialcity.Therearemanyplacesyoushouldnotmissduringyourvisit.Hereisourlistofthebest.AmsterdamcanalringThecityoldcentreisformedfromcanalrings,whichgiveyouthefeelingofspace,freedomandpeace.Walkthroughthesecanalstreetsorbetter—takeatripbyrentingaboatyourself.AnotherwaytoexploretheVeniceoftheNorthistotakearideonabicycle.Anywayyoudecidefor—enjoythiscity.TheNationalMaritimeMuseumTheMaritimeMuseumisanattractiveplacetovisit,especiallywithchildren.Withmanyattractionsinit,thiscolourfulandenjoyablemuseumwillhelpyouunderstandthehistoryoftheNetherlands—asmallnationwhichwasoneoftheworld’sgreatestseapowers.AmsterdamBrownCafeWhenyouenterAmsterdamoldcafescalledBrown,atfirstitwillseemtoomuchfromthepastandtoocrowded,buttheatmosphereisunique.Relaxandwatch—mostofpeoplearoundwillbelocals.Feellikeoneofthem—therealAmsterdammers.CivicGuardsGalleryThisgalleryisfilledwitholdpaintingsfromtheDutchGoldenAge.Theexhibitedcanvasmaybenotalwaysthemasterpiecesofart,butthesegroupportraitsofAmsterdamcitizensandtheirwivesareanexquisite(精致的)documentoftheDutchcivilizationandculturecenturiesago.ToavoidwaitinglinesweadviseyoutobuyyourticketsinadvanceonlinethroughourAmsterdamattractionsandmuseumsticketswebpage.1、Howmanywaysaretherefortouriststovisitthecityoldcentre?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.2、Wherewouldyougotolearnmoreaboutlocallife?A．Amsterdamcanalring.B．TheNationalMaritimeMuseum.C．AmsterdamBrownCafe.D．CivicGuardsGallery.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Afiction.B．Atravelguide.C．Atextbook.D．Asciencemagazine.23．（8分）TheZHotelisintheheartofLondon’sWestEndandhascomfortableaccommodationinacontemporarydesign.Allroomsincludehandcraftedbeds,48-inchSamsungHDTVswithfreeSkySportsandMoviechannels,andfreeWi-Fi.Eachroomalsohasunder-bedstorageforanovernightbag,andwall-mountedhangingspaceforclothing.TheZHotelalsoofferswheelchairaccessiblerooms.ContinentalbreakfastisservedinTheZCaféeverymorning,includingsmokedsalmon,freshbread,freshfruitsaladandbaconrolls.Aselectionofsalads,sandwichesandhotdishesareonofferthroughouttheday.Thehotelisa5-minutewalkfromPrinceofWalesTheatreandChinatownLondon,LeicesterSquare,PiccadillyCircusandTrafalgarSquare.HeathrowAirportcanbereacheddirectlyfromPiccadillyCircusUndergroundStation.Thisisourguests’favoritepartofLondon,accordingtoindependentreviews.Thisareaisalsogreatforshopping,withpopularbrandsnearby:Apple,H&M,Zara,BurberryandChanel.TheZHotelisratedforthebestvalueinLondon!Guestsaregettingmorefortheirmoneywhencomparedtootherhotelsinthiscity.Comeandstaywithus!Mostpopularfacilities:◆luggagestorage◆Heating◆FreeWi-Fi◆Airconditioning◆24-hourfrontdesk◆Dailymaidservice◆Parking◆LiftPrices:RoomtypePricesOptionsDoubleroom--non-smoking￡179·Non-refundable(不退款)·GoodBreakfast￡9.50TwinRoom--non-smoking￡185·Non-refundable·GoodBreakfast￡9.50QueenRoom--disabilityaccess￡219·Payatthehotel·GoodBreakfastincluded607、Whenstayinginthishotel,youwillenjoyallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．freeWi-Fi B．aTVwithsomefreechannelsC．airportpick-upservice D．under-bedstoragespace1、Ifamaninawheelchairwantstostayinthishotelfortwonights,heshouldpay________.A．￡438 B．￡404C．￡358 D．￡3702、Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.A．thehotelisclosetoHeathrowAirportB．thehotelservesChinese-stylebreakfastC．thehotelisgoodvalueforguests’moneyD．thereisashopwithpopularbrandsinthehotel24．（8分）Oneofthestatementsthatmanyexpertsseemtoagreeonisthefactthatthegreatthingsstartstohappentheminuteyoustepoutsideofyourcomfortzones.Assoonasyoudecidethatyouarewillingtogobeyondwhatissafe,thepossibilitiesareendless.Forme,oneofthemostimportantthingsthatweshouldalwayskeepinmindisthefactthatgrowthandcomfortcan’tcoexist.PersonaldevelopmentauthorNapoleonHilloncesaid:“Whateverthemindcanunderstandandbelieve,themindcanachieve.Regardlessofhowmanytimesyoumayhavefailedinthepastorhowlofty(崇高的)youraimsandhopesmaybe.”Thisstatementisespeciallypowerfulbecauseitremindsusthatwearetheonlyoneswhocanberesponsibleforhowfarwewillgo.However,steppingoutsideofourcomfortzoneisprobablythemostimportantsteptoexperiencingrealchange.Foralongtime,IknewthatIwantedtoliveinArgentina,sohalfwaythroughmybachelor’sdegree,Iboughtaone-wayticketthere.WhileinArgentina,Ifinishedthelasttwoyearsofmydegreeonlinebeforeflyingbackhomeforgraduation.IcurrentlystillliveinArgentina,andIcanproudlysaythattakingthenecessarystepstomakeitarealitywasoneofthemostimportantthingsIcouldhavedone.This,ofcourse,bynomeansatallappliestoeveryone,andI’mnotimplyingweshouldallbuyone-wayticketstoforeigncountriesandseewhathappens.Butit’simportanttoknowthatweshouldrecognizewhatwedesireandtrytobringourdreamstolife.Livinginacomfortzonecantrickusintobelievingthatwehaveanabundantamountoftimewhen,inreality,weallknowthatyearscanflybywithoutushavingaccomplishedmuchofwhatwereallywantedtodo.Sowhywait?I’mthankfulthatIdidn’tputoffmymoveuntilalaterdatebecauseIwouldhavemissedoutonalotofamazinglifeexperiencesthathaveshapedmeasaperson.Ifwewanttoexperienceevenasmallamountofchange,wewillhavetostepoutsideofit.1、Whydopeoplepreferstayingincomfortzone?A．Itmakespeoplefeelsafe.B．Itleadstogreatthings.C．Itisimportantforgrowth.D．Ithelpsmakewisedecisions.2、WhatdoesNapoleonHill’sstatementmean?A．Timeandtidewaitfornoman.B．Thehigheryoufly,theharderyoufail.C．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.3、Whichmattersmosttotheauthorinhis/herstory?A．MovingtoArgentina.B．Gettingthebachelor’sdegree.C．Studyingonline.D．Flyingbackforgraduation.4、Theauthorusedhis/herstoryto________.A．persuadeotherstofollowhis/herexampleB．encourageotherstotakeimmediateactionC．informpeopleofdifferentforeigncultureD．remindpeopletobethankfulinlife5、Whichonecouldbethebesttitle?A．Identifyyourcomfortzone.B．Valueyourprecioustime.C．Alwaystrysomethingnew.D．Makethebestdecisions.25．（10分）Forcingwaitersandwaitressestosurviveontipsfromcustomersratherthannormalwagesisapointless,crude,anduniqueAmericancustomthat,inthepastseveralyears,ahandfulofprogressiverestaurantownershaveattemptedtodoawaywith.DannyMeyer,CEOofUnionSquareHospitalityGroup,isabouttojointheirranksandhasannouncedthatheplanstograduallystoptippingatthecompany’s13restaurants.What,exactly,iswrongwithtipping?AsBrianPalmerhasexplained,moreorlessit’severything.Tostart,leavingawaiter’spayinthehandsofcustomershasafeelingofclassism(阶级歧视)．Andintheory,handingrestaurantcustomersthepowertotipisatleastsupposedtomotivatebetterservice.Thisfailsinpracticebecausehumansturnouttobeprettyarbitrary(随意的)abouttheirtippingbehavior.Researchhasshownthattheamountdinerstiphasverylittletodowiththeirlevelofsatisfaction.Allofthisdoesn’tencouragewaitersandwaitressestodoanythingbutturnoverasmanytablesaspossible.Tippingisalsoveryunfairtokitchenstaff.Thelawallowsrestaurantstodividetipsbetweenfront-of-the-houseworkerslikewaiters,hosts,hostesses,andbartenders(调酒师),butnotcooks.Thiscreatesasysteminwhichthepeopleservingthefoodinarestaurantcanearnmorethanthepeoplepreparingit．OneofthemostfascinatingpartsofMeyer’smoveisthat,unlikesomerestaurantownerswhohavetakenananti-tippingstand,hewon’tsimplyaddastandardextrachargetodiners’bills.Rather,UnionSquareHospitalityGroupmeanstoraisemenupricesenoughtofullycoverthecostofameal.IfMeyermanagestomoveawayfromtippingatallwithouthurtinghisprofits,itwouldalmostcertainlysetthestageforotherstofollowsuit.1、What’sDannyMeyer’sattitudetowardsstoppingtipping?A．Negative.B．Supportive.C．Objective.D．Doubtful.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A．Tippingmaydisturbtherestaurants’management.B．Tippingwillguaranteedinershighqualityservice.C．Tippingcanarousethestaff’senthusiasmforwork．D．Tippingwillbringcustomersasenseofsatisfaction.3、WhatcanweknowaboutUnionSquareHospitalitygroup?A．BrianPalmerisinchargeofitnow.B．Itscooksearnmuchmorethanitsservers.C．Restauranttippinghasbeentotallybannedthere.D．Dinerswillbechargedmoreforthedishesthere.4、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Restaurants’gettingridoftipping.B．Difficultiesthatrestaurantsarefacedwith.C．Thepopularityofno-tippingrestaurants.D．Tipsonrunningrestaurantssuccessfully.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）Ifyou’vealwayshopedtogiveupyour9-to-5jobtomovetoMainetooperatearestaurant,thentheCenterLovellInn,builtin1805,couldmakeyourdreamcometrue.Allyouneedtomakeityoursis$125,apostagestamp,anda200-wordessay.In1993,thethen-owneroftheninn,Smith,1anessaycontesttofindasuccessor(继任者).HechoseJack,whohadbeen2a50,000-square-footrestaurantinMaryland3winningownershipoftheinn.ButaftermorethantwodecadesofmanagingtheCenterLovellInn,Jack,now68,isreadyto4.Andhe’splanninghisownessaycontestoffindtheinn’snewowner.“Therearealotofvery5peopleintherestaurantbusinesswhowouldliketohavetheirownplacebutcan’t6it,”JacktoldthePressHerald.“Thisisawayforthemtohavethe7totry.”Jackhopesto8atleast7,500participants,whichwouldearnhimmorethan$900,000.Jackhaspromisedtostop9limitstotheparticipantsafterthenumberofthem10thatfigure7,500.“IfIgetmoreparticipants,allthebetter,”hesaid.Toapply,applicants(18yearsofageandolder)can11a200-or-less-wordessayonthe12ofwhythey’retherightfit,aswellasacheckfor$125,totheCenterLovellInnpostmarkedbyMay7.Jackwell13theapplicantstoatop20andfromthere,twoanonymous(匿名)judgeswillselectthenew14oftheinn.Jackishoppingto15thesuccessoronMay1st,2017.Jackis16thatjustasitdidlasttime,theessaycontestwill17afittingnewownerforthecenturies-oldinn.Hesaidpeopleoftenaskedhim,“‘Whatifyougetthe18personorwhatifthispersonliestoyou’?Ouranswerwasandis,‘Wetrust.’Itwaspartofthe19ofthiswholething.Andit20wewereright.”1、A．elected B．held C．attained D．undertook2、A．obtaining B．bothering C．adoring D．managing3、A．before B．after C．while D．for4、A．distinguish B．retire C．pause D．operate5、A．miserable B．thoughtful C．talented D．arbitrary6、A．afford B．accumulate C．adjust D．purchase7、A．justice B．procedure C．assumption D．opportunity8、A．govern B．astonish C．attract D．comfort9、A．indicating B．setting C．reflecting D．acknowledging10、A．arrives B．strikes C．associates D．reaches11、A．send B．prepare C．donate D．preserve12、A．reform B．breakthrough C．competence D．topic13、A．keepup B．narrowdown C．applyfor D．castdown14、A．owner B．authority C．interpreter D．volunteer15、A．identify B．remark C．announce D．resist16、A．reasonable B．thankful C．confident D．conservative17、A．pickout B．teamupwith C．bringback D．callup18、A．current B．innocent C．cautious D．wrong19、A．means B．drawback C．magic D．hardship20、A．livedon B．turnedout C．markedout D．setaside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）IwasintheninthyearwhenIbegantosufferdepression.MyparentsnoticedbutfeltthatsinceI'dalwaysbeen1．goodchild,thiswastemporary.2．(fortunate),itwasnottobeso.Ididn'thavefriends.HardlycouldIsharemyproblems.Deepworrybegantodestroymy3．(confident).FinallyIrefusedtoattendclasses,4．(shut)myselfinmyroomforhours.Theexaminationwasapproaching,butIsimplydidn'tcare.Myparentsandteachersweresurprisedatmybadperformance.Onemorning,5．aparticularlyseverelecturefrommyfather,Istoodattheschoolgate,6．(depress).Thenastheotherstudentsmarchedtotheirclassrooms,ourheadmastercalledme.Thenextforty-fiveminuteswasoneofthemostprecious7．(moment)inmylife.Shesaidshe8．(notice)abigchangeinmeandwonderedwhy.Atfirstshetookmyhandsin9．(she)andlistenedpatientlyasImentionedmyworries.ThenshehuggedmeasIwept.Monthsoffrustrationandlonelinessdisappearedinhermotherlyhug.Noonehadtriedtounderstandwhattherealproblemwasexcepttheheadmaster,10．helpedmeoutsimplybylisteningandhugging.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。每处错误仅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。ChallengesofliferemindmeofmydaysinseniorhighschoolwhichIjoinedinthemilitarytraining、ItwasthefirsttimeIhavelivedfarawayfrommyhome,soIfounddifficulttofitin、Andthetrainedofficerwasstrictwithme、IoncethinkIcouldnotstic