苏锡常镇四市2023学年高考英语押题试卷（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’mtiredout．Istayedupthewholenight,______formymidtermmathexam．A．studying B．tostudy C．tobestudying D．studied2．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI3．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall4．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative5．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed6．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why7．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring8．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where9．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial10．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway11．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped12．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar13．（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．acrossB．aboveC．aroundD．along14．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea15．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout16．Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which17．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that18．Whydoyouwantanewjob______you’vegotsuchagoodonealready?A．that B．whereC．which D．when19．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup20．Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．as B．thatC．which D．whether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）It'saclassroom;butinsteadofbeingtoldtositquietlyandlisten,youareencouragedtostandup,jumparound,imagineandactoutit'saclassfulloflaughterandapplause(掌声),emotionandenergy.Welcometodramaclass,oneofmyfavoriteclassesathighschool.Indramaclassweusedtoplayalotof“dramagames.Wewouldimprovise(即兴表演),mime(模仿)andabovealluseourimaginations.Myfavoritegamewascalled"Spotto".Onepersonstoodatthefrontoftheclassandperformedascene,completelyoutoftheirimagination.Whenoneaudiencememberyelled"Spotto!",theperformerhadtofreeze.ThenthepersonwhohadyelledSpottohadtogetupandimproviseanewscenario(剧情)basedonthepositionthefirstperformerfrozein.Thiswentonasmoreandmorepeoplewereaddedtothescene.Eventuallytheentireclasswouldhavejoinedthescene.Thentheperformerswouldstarttoleaveinreverse(颠倒的)order.Thefirstperformerhadtohaveagoodmemorytorememberalltheotherscenes.Itwasalotoffun,andagoodtestofeveryone'simaginationtoseewhattheywouldcomeupwith.Dramaclassatmyschoolofteninvolvedabigperformanceattheendofthesemesteraswell.Wewouldworkonaproductionthroughoutthesemesterandputonashowforourparentsandtheschoolcommunity.Itwasagreatexperiencetoperformonstageinfrontofalargeaudience.Dramaclasscanhelpshychildrentocomeoutoftheirshells.Ithelpedmebecomemoreconfidentanddevelopedmypublicspeakingskills.Dramaclassisalsoagreatplacetoexpressyourself,andawayforchildrentouseupsomeoftheirenergy.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthegame"Spotto"asdescribedinthearticle?A．"Spotto"isdesignedtohelpdramastudentsleanfromoneanother’sperformance.B．Aperformerhastothinkofastorycompletelyunrelatedtothatoftheperformerbeforehimorher.C．Eachperformerina"Spotto"gamehastoretellthestoryoftheperformerdirectlyafterhimorher.D．Everystudentgetsthechancetomakeacontributiontothe"Spotto"game.2、Theunderlinedword"freeze"inParagraph3probablymeans_______.A．stopB．quitC．changeD．wait3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethattheauthor______.A．Doesn'tliketositquietlyinclassB．neverperformedwellinthedramagamesC．usedtobequiteashystudentD．usedtoshineinperformances4、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．Unforgettableexperiencesonstage.B．Oneoftheauthor'sfavoritehighschoolcourses.C．Howtoimproveyourdramaskills.D．Afewdramagamesforfun.22．（8分）Yearsago,studentsapplyingtocollegesanduniversitieshadtohavetheirapplicationsandpersonalessaysprintedoutandthen“snail-mailed”.Flashforwardtotoday’sworldofFacebook,InstagramandWeChat,wherephotos,videosandmobilephonesrule.Fortunately,severalnewtoolsaremakingiteasierforcollegeapplicantstousetechnologytoshowofftheirpersonalities,skillsandcreativity.ZEEMEEOneofthemorepopularinnovationsincollegeapplicationsisZeeMee,afreemobileappthatallowsstudentstouploadpersonalprofilesandvideostocreatevisualresumes.Morethan220collegesanduniversitiesofferaZeeMeeoptionaspartoftheapplicationprocess.Thevideocanshowtheuniquecreativeaspectsoftheapplicants.THECOALITIONLOCKERAnotherrelativelynewtoolcomesfromtheCoalitionforAccess,AffordabilityandSuccess,nowusedbymorethan110membercollegesanduniversities.Amongthegroup’sstatedgoalsaregettingstudentsengagedincollegeprepearlyandusingtechnologytocreateasupportiveapplicationprocessthatencouragesreflectionandself-discovery.Studentswhosignupforthefreeplatformgetaccesstoadigital“locker”,whichtheycanuseallthroughhighschooltosaveclasspapers,artwork,newspaperstories,videosandphotostosharewithcollegeswhentheyeventuallyapply.VIDEO—CHATINTERVIEWSAtsomeschools,aninterviewwithanadmissionofficerisanimportantpartoftheapplicationprocess.Tomakeiteasier,severalvirtualinterviewingtoolshavepoppedup,suchasavideo-basedplatformfromKira.Morethan140universitiesworldwideuseKira’svideoassessmenttooltoconductreal-timeinterviewswithprospectivestudents.Duringtheinterview,candidatesareshownthequestionsprerecordedbytheparticularschoolandmustrespondinrealtimebytalkingintothecameraontheirlaptoporphone.Inadditiontoshowingtheirability,tospeakfluentlyinEnglishandthinkontheirfeet,ithelpsadmissionofficersdeterminethe“motivation,commitmentanddrive”ofapplicants.UNIQUESCHOOLTOOLSSomeuniversitieshavecomeupwiththeirownwaystoallowstudentstoshowtheirskillsandpersonalities.Forexample,theMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,encouragesapplicantstodisplaytheirtechnicalabilitiesandcreativitybysubmittinga“MakerPortfolio”—awrittenorvideotapeddescriptionofaprojectthatshowscreativeandproblem-solvingskills.Whileanewappwouldfitthebill,theprojectcouldbeanythingfromanorigamidesigntoapotatocannon.1、Whichoftheappsgivestudentsmoreguidancefromtheirhighschool?A．ZEEMEE.B．THECOALITIONLOCKER.C．VIDEO—CHATINTERVIEWS.D．UNIQUESCHOOLTOOLS.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthefourthpartofthepassagereferto?A．Thevideointerview.B．Thedescription.C．Theapplication.D．Thestudent’sability.3、Whatisthecommonfeaturerequiredbycollegesanduniversitiesaccordingtothepassage?A．Creativity.B．Braveness.C．Willingnesstoshare.D．Technicalability.23．（8分）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?A．Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.B．Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C．Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.D．Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.2、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.A．meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanB．keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorC．joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD．finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached3、Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A．wasted B．lackedC．avoided D．abandoned4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheTwoSaddestWords. B．TheEmotionalWell-being.C．TheMostUsefulRule. D．ThePeaceofMind.24．（8分）Thehealthofmillionscouldbeatriskbecausesuppliesofmedicinalplantsarebeingusedup.Theseplantsareusedtomaketraditionalmedicine,includingdrugstofightcancer.“Thelossofmedicinalplantsisaquietdisaster,”saysSaraOldfield,secretarygeneraloftheNGOBotanicGardensConservationInternational.Mostpeopleworldwiderelyonherbal(药草制的)medicineswhicharegotmostlyfromwildplants.Butsome15,000ofthe50,000medicinalspeciesareunderthreatofdyingout,accordingtoreportfromtheinternationalconservationgroupPlantlife.ShortageshavebeenreportedinChina,India,Kenya,Nepal,TanzaniaandUganda.Over-harvestingdoesthemostharm,thoughpollutionandcompetitionfrominvasivespecies(入侵物种)andhabitatdestructionallcontribute.“Businessmengenerallyharvestmedicinalplants,notcaringaboutsustainability(可持续性),”thePlantlifereportsays,“damageisseriouspartlybecausetheyhavenoideaaboutit,butitismainlybecausesuchcollectionisunorganized.”MedicinaltreesatriskincludetheHimalayanyew(紫衫)andtheAfricancherry,whichareusedtotreatsomecancers.Thesolution,saysthereport’sauthor,AlanHamilton,istoencouragelocalpeopletoprotecttheseplants.TenprojectsstudiedbyPlantlifeinIndia,Pakistan,China,Nepal,UgandaandKenyashowedthismethodcansucceed.InUganda,theprojecthaskeptasustainablesupplyoflow-costcancertreatments,andinChinaapublic-runmedicinalplantprojecthasbeencreatedforthefirsttime.”“Improvinghealth,earninganincomeandkeepingculturaltraditionsareimportantinencouragingpeopletoprotectmedicinalplants,”saysHamilton,“Youhavetopayattentiontowhatpeopleareinterestedin.”GhilleanPrance,theformerdirectoroftheRoyalBotanicGardensatKewinLondon,agreesthatmedicinalplantsareinneedofprotection.“Notnearlyenoughisbeingdone,”hetoldNewScientist.“Wearedestroyingtheveryplantsthatareofmostusetous.”1、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat________.A．millionsofpeoplearethreatenedwith-cancerB．mostcountriesseeashortageofherbalmedicinesC．abouttwothirdsofmedicinalspecieswilldisappearD．anumberofmedicinalspeciesareindangerofextinction2、Themajorfactorthatcausesthedecreasingofsuppliesofmedicinalplantsis________.A．pollutionB．habitatdestructionC．over-harvestingD．invasivespecies3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto________.A．over-harvestingB．sustainabilityC．otherspecies’invasionD．pollution4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Protectingmedicinalplantshasalongwaytogo.B．GhilleanPranceisoptimisticaboutmedicinalplants’future.C．Localpeopledon’tknowhowtoprotectmedicinalplants.D．Chinahasmadegreatprogressinprotectingmedicinalplants.5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Low-costCancerTreatmentB．TheImportanceofSustainabilityC．MedicinalPlantsonVergeofExtinctionD．SustainableDevelopmentoftheEnvironment25．（10分）Nineyearsago,afewdaysbeforeChristmas,IwasadirectoratacompanyinSanFrancisco,andIwascalledintoameetingthatwasalreadyinprogress.Thatmeetingturnedouttobemyexitinterview.Iwas64yearsoldatthetime.Itwasn’tcompletelyunexpected.Isignedapileofpapersandleftthecompany.So,40plusyearsofemploymentwasover.Ihadagoodreputationandbackground.Retirementwasnotachoiceforme.Iwantedtodosomething.Andthenanideacameintomymind,bornfrommyconcernforourenvironment.Iwantedtobuildmyownbusiness,designingandproducingbiodegradable(可生物降解的)packagingfromwaste.Thisiscalledcleantechnology,anditwasreallymeaningfultome.Itcouldhelpreducebillionsofpoundsofsingle-useplasticpackagingwastedeachyear.Fiveyearslater,I’mdelightedandproudtosharewithyouthatourincomehasdoubledeveryyearandwehavenodebt.Meanwhile,Ihaveawonderfulpartner,andwe’vewonmorethan20awardsfortheworkthatwe’vedone.AndIamdoingthemostrewardingandmeaningfulworkofmyliferightnow.ButwhatIreallylongforistofindotherfirst-timeentrepreneurs(企业家)whoaremyage.Iwanttoconnectwiththem.SoIwanttodosomethingaboutthatinafewyears.Iwantustostarttalkingmoreaboutpeoplewhodon’tbecomeentrepreneursuntiltheyareseniors.Andthenconnectingallofthemacrossindustries,regionsandcountries—buildingacommunity.1、Whathappenedtotheauthornineyearsago?A．Heretiredfromhisformercompany. B．Hefailedaninterview.C．Hehadagoodfamilybackground. D．Hechangedhisjobtoabetterone.2、Whywasthenewbusinessmeaningfultotheauthor?A．Itwasbeneficialtotheenvironment.B．Itdevelopedacleantechnology.C．Itprovidedjobsforlotsofpeople.D．Itbroughtinquitealotofmoney.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedevelopmentofhisowncompany?A．Cautious. B．Disappointed. C．Ambiguous. D．Positive.4、Whatdoestheauthorplantodointhefuture?A．Todosomethingelseaboutenvironment.B．Tohelppeoplewhowanttobecomesuccessful.C．Tomeetmorepeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.D．Tobuildacommunityforseniorentrepreneurs.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）Dannywasaseniorhighschoolstudent,whowassocrazytoattractgirls.Hespent10hoursaday1morethan200selfies（自拍）tryingtofindthe2one.Hewouldtake10photosof3beforehewashedandwouldgo4classsecretlythreetimeseveryhour.At16,hedroppedoutofschool5hecouldthrowhimselfintohisaddiction（瘾）,andheate6.Hedidnotleavehishouseforsixmonths,andwhenhefailedtotaketheperfectpicture,hetriedto7himselfbytakinganoverdose（过度用药）.Hismother,Penny,8tosavehim,andforcedhimtoaskforhelpafterhisaddictionhadbecome9.The19-year-old,believedtobeBritain’sfirstselfie10,isnowunderspecialtreatment11.Hehasnottakenapictureofhimselfinsevenmonthsandhas12thatachievingperfectionis13.HetoldtheSundayMirror,“Iwasconstantly14theperfectselfieandwhenIrealizedIcouldn’t,Iwantedtodie.I15myfriends,myeducation,myhealthandalmostmylife.TheonlythingI16aboutwashavingmyphonewithmesothatIcouldsatisfythedesireforapictureofmyselfatanytimeoftheday.”Heexpressedhis17tothedoctorsandsaidtheirhelpkepthim18andcalledonotherstoaskforhelp19theyendedupinhospital.Onepsychologistataclinic20Dannywastreatedsaidtheaddictiontotakingselfieshasnowbecomeamentalillness.1、A．takingB．havingC．makingD．getting2、A．beautifulB．perfectC．goodD．comfortable3、A．othersB．histeacherC．himselfD．theclassroom4、A．outofB．intoC．insideD．away5、A．asifB．eventhoughC．incaseD．sothat6、A．moreB．nothingC．everythingD．less7、A．surpriseB．killC．calmD．thank8、A．decidedB．managedC．failedD．succeeded9、A．beyondcontrolB．undercontrolC．inorderD．outofdate10、A．winnerB．loserC．addictD．killer11、A．athomeB．inhospitalC．atschoolD．atwork12、A．realizedB．expectedC．imaginedD．recognized13、A．necessaryB．possibleC．impossibleD．unpleasant14、A．inneedofB．insearchofC．inwantofD．infavorof15、A．missedB．leftC．gotD．lost16、A．talkedB．worriedC．dreamedD．cared17、A．happinessB．thanksC．regretD．sadness18、A．wiseB．wealthyC．aliveD．patient19、A．beforeB．untilC．whileD．after20、A．whenB．whichC．whereD．how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）在空白处填入适当的内容（1个词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）#Julie:AreyouOK,Bill?Youlooktired.Bill:Tmfine,Julie.Ijust1．(stay)uplatelastnighttowriteanEnglisharticle.ItistimeformetoimprovemyEnglishwriting.Julie:Readasmanythingsyou’reinterestedinaspossible,2．soonyou’llrealisethattherearemanydifferentwaysofsaying3．samething.Afterall,havingavarietyofsentence4．(structure)inyourwritingmakesyourEnglishappearbetter.Bill:Readingcanalsobroadenmyvocabulary.WhatkindofbooksshouldIread?Julie:Youcanchoosebooks5．(write)bynativespeakers.They,oftencontainsentences6．differfromthosecommonlyseeninEnglishtextbooks.Bill:Goodidea.ButsometimesIdon’tknowwhattowriteaboutandfind7．hardtowritealongarticle.Julie:Isuggestyoubeginbywritingshortonesabouttopicsyou’reinterestedin,suchasmoviesandsports.Bill:Yes,IIIwritesomethingeveryday.Julie:Writingallthetimeisthekeytoimprovingyourwriting.Bill:Quiteright.Practice8．(make)perfect.Julie:It’s9．(easy)saidthandone.Butintheend,it’sworththeworkyou’veputin.Bill:Thankyouforgivingmesuch10．(value)advice.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）DearDavid,Ihaverecentlyfeltguilty,staysleeplessatnight、Youmaywonderhow、Totellyouthetruth,itisjustbecauseofthefactthatIseldomcheatinexamsandIjustcan’tstopme、Inmanyexams,Iusedcellphonestosurfthenetforanswer、Besides,Isometimesreferredthemtomynotebookssocopiedsomething、Asyouknow,cheatingdomuchharmtoourlearningandself-confidence、It’stimethatItakeactiontostopit、Iwouldappreciateityoucouldoffermesomeadvice、Lookingforward