2022-2023学年江苏省泰兴市西城中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven2．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem3．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what4．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe5．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith6．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something7．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who8．－Doyoureallymeanitwhenyousayhewillagoodpresident?A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve9．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose10．Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank11．Thestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfrom______ofmostChineseuniversitieswherevisitorswereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandabundantbuildingtypes.A．that B．one C．theone D．those12．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived13．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．any B．some C．any D．no14．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof15．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof16．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted17．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit18．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should19．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where20．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking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）Googleannouncednewfeaturestomakedevicessmarterandmoreusefultoopenitsyearlydevelopers'conference.TheannouncementscameatGoogle'sI/O2018conferenceinMountainView,California.GoogleDuplex"Sowhatyou'regoingtohearistheGoogleAssistantactuallycallingarealbarber’stoscheduletheappointmentforyou.Hello,howcanIhelpyou?Hi,I'mcallingtobookawoman'shaircutforaclient.I'mlookingforsomethingonMay3rd.Sure,givemeonesecond.Mm-hmmm.Thatwasarealcallyoujustheard."GoogleChiefPichaisaidthedemonstrationwastheresultofthecompany'sresearchanddevelopmentovermanyyearsintheareasofnaturallanguage,deeplearningandtext-to-speech.GooglecallsthetechnologyDuplex.Theideaistocreatemachinesthatsoundandactmorehuman-likeininteractionswithpeople.ContinuedConversationAnothernewfeaturerelatedtoAssistantiscalledContinuedConversation.Untilnow,usershavehadtosay"HeyGoogle"eachtimetheyaskedaquestionorwantedhelp.Butnow,ausercanissuemorethanonecommand–suchasafollow-upquestion–foruptoeightseconds,andAssistantwillanswer.GmailSmartComposeThelatestnewtoolforGmailisanauto-completefeaturecalledSmartCompose.ItusesAItosuggestwaystofinishsentencesastheyarewritten.Forexample,"Ihaven'tseenyou"mightbeauto-completedto"Ihaven'tseenyouinawhileandIhopeyou'redoingwell."DigitalWellbeingGooglesaysitrecognizesmanyusersaretryingtofindtherightbalanceinlifewithtechnology.Sometimestheywouldliketobreakawayfromtheirdevicestobeabletospendtime"onbetterthings."Newfeatureswiththisinmindcanhelpuserspreventoveruseoftechnology.ADashboardwillprovideusersdetailedinformationabouthowmuchtimetheyarespendingonwhichpartsoftheirdevice.Whenthedeviceisplacedfacedown,anewfeaturewillputthedeviceonholdandsilenceitsotheusercancenteronotherthings.AWindDownModefeaturecanletusersenterthetimetheywanttogotobed.Atthattime,thedevicewillagaingosilentandthefrontofthedevicewilldimtohelpusersdisconnectbeforebed.1、WhatdoesthesmalldialoguemeaninGoogleDuplex?A．GoogleChiefPichaicallshisassistanttoarrangeanappointmentforhim.B．Google’sdigitalassistantsetsahaircutappointmentforsomeoneallbyitself.C．AnassistantinGooglesetsahaircutappointmentforawoman.D．Thatwasn’tarealcallthereceiverhadheard.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutDigitalWellbeing?A．Itcanfindtherightbalanceinwork.B．Itmayautomaticallygosilentwhilethescreenisstillbright.C．Itcantellhowmuchtimeisbeingspentonpartsofthedevice.D．Whenonefeatureisoperatinglongenough,anewonewilldisappear.3、Ifyouarepoorinwritingcompositions,youprobablylike________.A．ContinuedConversationB．GoogleMaps-AugmentedRealityC．GoogleDuplexD．GmailSmartCompose22．（8分）Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDr.Jean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:robotpets.“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”Thismaynotsitwellwithpetlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?A．berefusedbyB．bebeneficialtoC．makeadifferencetoD．receivesupportfrom2、Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.b.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.c.Theycanhelpcureallergies.d.Theysavespaceandcosts.A．ab.B．bc.C．bd.D．cd.3、Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A．theadvantagesofrobottoysB．thepopularityofrobotpetsC．livingpetsaredyingoutD．robotpetsarecoming23．（8分）Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence(金属彩虹色)canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.ThosesurprisingresultsappearinthejournalScientificReports.Shiningiridescentcolor,whichchangesdependingontheanglefromwhichit'sviewed,isfavoredbyeverythingfrombirdstobeetlesandblossomstobutterflies.“Andinourresearchgroupweareofcourseinterestedinwhythisvividmetalliccolorissowidespreadinnature.”KarinKjernsmooftheUniversityofBristoladdsthatinsomecasestheshowysplashesoflightareasexualstrategy.“HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplaystrongsexualdimorphism(雌雄两性),suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceofiridescenceismostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.Forexample,inmanyofthesecasesitisthemalesthathavethesevividiridescentcolorsandtheyusetheminmatechoiceortheyusethemasasignaltoattractmates.”Butiridescencealsoshowsupinsituationswherereproductionisnotanissue.“Sowhatwearestudyingnowiswhethernaturalselectionimposedbypredation(捕食行为)couldexplaintheoccurrenceofiridescenceinpreyanimals.”Theideathateye­catchingcolorscouldbeusedasacover­upisn'tanewone.“Thefatherofcamouflagetheory,AbbottThayer,reallybelievedthatiridescenceshouldbecategorizedasacamouflagestrategy.AndhewroteinhisfamouslifeworkConcealing­ColorationintheAnimalKingdom,alreadyin1909,that‘brilliantlychangeableormetalliccolorsareamongthestrongestfactorsinananimal'sconcealment’.Andthissoundslikeacompletelyunreasonablethingtosay,becausehowcancolorsthatarebothbrilliantandchangeablecontributetoanimal'sconcealment？”“Inasimilarway,wewereaskingwhetheriridescence,duetoitschangeability,couldworkasaformofcamouflagebypreventingshaperecognition.”Kjernsmoandhercolleaguestrainedbumblebeestoassociateaparticularshape—acircleoranoval—withasugarreward.Andtheyfoundthatthebees,whengivenachoice,wouldpreferentiallyvisittheshapetheyknewtobesweet.Butwhentheshapeswereiridescent,thebeeshadtroubletellingthemapart.“Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisuallybrokeuptheotherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.”Asformakinguseofthismethodforhidinginplainsight,“Anypracticalapplicationsisofcoursedirectlylinkedtoanyindustrythathasaninterestincamouflage,thatishowtoconcealobjectsormakethemmoredifficulttorecognize.”Theresearchersarecurrentlyconductingexperimentswithbirds,whichoftenpreyoniridescentinsectstoseeifithelpstohaveabird's­eyeview.1、Accordingtothepassage,iridescenceisnotmadeuseofbyanimalsto________.A．livealittlelongerbyescapingtheirpredator(捕食者)B．catchtheattentionoftheirmatesC．concealthemselveswhenindangerD．catchsightofmorecolorfulpreys2、Fromthestudyinthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.A．BeescanalwaystellthedifferencebetweenacircleandanovalB．BeesarecreaturesthatarefascinatedbysweetthingsthatareiridescentC．Ifacircle,withasugarreward,isiridescent,thebeesmayhavedifficultyfindingitD．Beesarelikelytoprefercirclestoovals,whethertheyareiridescentornot3、Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A．Whetherthereareanydifferencesbetweenbeesandbirds.B．Someindustriesthathavegreatinterestincamouflage.C．Whybirdsarenoteffectedbyiridescentinsects.D．Whichcamouflagetheoryappliesmoretobirds.4、Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Afamouscamouflagestrategy B．MetalliciridescentasthebestdisguiseC．Colorsuniquetoanimals D．Shiningcolorsasasexualstrategy24．（8分）TheCrownePlazaHotelinCopenhagenisofferingafreemealtoanyguestwhoisabletoproduceelectricityforthehotelonanexercisebikelinkedtoagenerator(发电机).Theideaistogetpeoplefitandreducetheircarbonfootprint.Guestswillhavetoproduceatleast10watthoursofelectricity—roughly15minutesofcyclingforsomeoneofaveragefitness.GuestsstayingatPlazaHotelwillbegivenmealticketsworth$36oncetheyhaveproduced10watthoursofelectricity.Thebicycleswillhavesmartphonesattachedtothehandlebarsmeasuringhowmuchpowerisbeinggeneratedforthehotel.Theplan,aworld-first,willstarton19Aprilandrunforayear.Onlyguestsstayingatthehotelwillbeabletotakepart.FrederikkeToemmergaard，hotelspokeswoman,said,“Manyofourvisitorsarebusinesspeoplewhoenjoygoingtothegym.Theremightbepeoplewhowillcyclejusttogetafreemeal,butgenerallyIdon’tthinkpeoplewilltakeadvantageofourprogramme.”Copenhagenhasalong-standingcyclingtraditionand36%oflocalscycletoworkeachday,oneofthehighestpercentagesintheworld,accordingtothewebsitevisitcopenhagen.dk.USrecentlyvotedCopenhagentheworld’sbestcityforcyclists.“BecauseCopenhagenisstronglyconnectedwithcycling,wefeltthebicyclewouldworkwellasasymbolofthehotel’sgreenprofile(形象).”Ifsuccessful，theelectricbicyclemealprogrammewillbespreadtoallCrownePlazahotelsintheUK,thehotelsaidinastatement.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofthefreemealprogramme?A．Topromotethehotel’sgreenconcept.B．Tomakethecityknowntotheworld.C．Toattractpeopletothehotelrestaurant.D．Togetgueststostaylongeratthehotel.2、Howcanaparticipantgetafreemeal?A．Bybecomingaprofessionalcyclist.B．Bycyclingtoproducesomeelectricity.C．Bylinkingasmartphonetoabicycle.D．Bymonitoringhisorhercarbonfootprint.3、Whoaremostlikelytoenterfortheprogramme?A．Thepoorlocalpeople.B．Theenvironmentactivists.C．Health-conscioushotelguests.D．VisitorsfondofCopenhagenfood.4、AccordingtoParagraph3,Copenhagenhasoneoftheworld’s.A．bestchainhotelsB．greenestnaturalenvironmentsC．longestbikepathsD．highestratesofpeoplecyclingtowork25．（10分）Theysaythatanappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway．Well,thereisoneladywhobelievesthatit’sactuallychocolate．At102yearsofage,she’slivingproof．AccordingtoBoonville,Indiana’sEuniceModlin,adailydoseofchocolatehasbeenthekeytoalongandhealthylife．Specifically,twopiecesofdarkchocolate．It’snotjustEunicewhobelievesthis．Manyscientistshaveattributedthesweettohealthbenefitssuchaslowerchancesofcancer,cardiovasculardisease,anddiabetes．However,researchersbelievethatEunicemightbeoverlookingthefactthatshehasneversmokedordrunkalcoholinherlonglife,andthatchocolatemightnotbethesignificantcauseofherlongevity．“Therearesomanyotherfactorstoherlonglifeandchocolateisn’ttheonlyone,”nutritionistVanessaRissettosaid．“Genes,herdietingeneral…areprobablythemainreasons.”Atanyrate,Euniceisstillaliveandkicking．Withfourchildren,sevengrandkids,14great-grandkidsand11great-greatgrandkids,thisladyhasabigfamily．ItmustbenotedthatEunicewasalsoveryathletic,beinganarcherinher20s．Amazingly,shehaslivedthroughtoughtimessuchastheGreatDepressionandWorldWarII．Also,thehealthybloodrunsthroughtheveinsofotherfamilymembers．Eunice’sbrotherisalsostillalive,at101yearsofage．Nomatterwhatyoumightthink,Eunice’sconsumptionofchocolatecan’tbeignored．In2015,aBMJstudyshowedthatadailytreatofonesmallbarwouldgivetheconsumer23%lesschanceofhavingastroke(中风)．Whatisinthesweetthatmakesitsobeneficial?Apparently,cocoabeanshaveflavonoids,plantnutrientsthathaveusefulantioxidants(抗氧化剂)．“Notallchocolateiscreatedequal,”Rissettowarns．“Darkchocolatehasmoreflavonoidsthanmilkchocolate,andwhitechocolate—whichdoesnotactuallycontainchocolate—isnotagoodsourceofflavonoids.”1、Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingleadtoEuniceModlin’slongandhealthylife?a．twopiecesofdarkchocolateb．genesc．lifelongexercised．gooddiete．loveofherlargefamilyA．a,b,dB．b,c,dC．a,b,eD．a,c,d2、Rissettothinksthat．A．chocolateisthemostimportantthingthataffectsEunice’shealthB．nosmokingordrinkingcontributesthemosttoEunice’slongevityC．chocolatereallyhasnothingtodowithherlongandhealthylifeD．Eunice’sgooddietdoesn’tonlymeantakingchocolateeveryday3、Whattheauthorpresentedinthepassagesounds．A．persuasiveB．objectiveC．subjectiveD．critical4、Fromthewholepassagewecanconcludethat______________．A．there’suniversalproofforwhatcontributestoalonglifeB．itisgenerallyacceptedthatchocolateisthekeytolongevityC．manyfactorsmaycontributetopeople’sgoodhealthD．abitofanychocolateadaykeepsthedoctoraway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）Therearemanydifferentwaysofseeingatownforthefirsttime.Oneofthemistowalkaroundit,guide-book36hand.Ofcourse,wemay37withourguide-booksthehistoryand38developmentsofatownandgettoknowthem.39then,ifwetakeouttimeand40inatownforawhile,wemaygettoknowitbetter.Whenwe41itasawhole,webegintohavesome42,whicheventhebestguide-booksdonotanswer.Whyisthetownjust43this,thisshape,thisplan,thissize?Whydoitsstreets44inthisparticularway,andnotinanyHereeventhebestguide-book46us.Onecan’tfindinittheinformationabouthowatownhasdevelopedtothe47appearance.Itmaynotdescribetheoriginal(最初的)48ofatown.However,onemaygetsomeideaofwhatit49looklikebywalkingaroundthetown.Onecanalsoimagine50thetownwasfirstplannedandbuilt.Thenonecanlearnmoreaboutinwhatdirectionthetown51todevelop.Whatisthe52ofstudyingtownsintheway?Forme,itis53thatonegetsagreaterdepthofpleasurebyvisitingandseeingatownwithone’sowneyes.A54visittoatownmayhelponebetterunderstandwhyitisattractive55justreadingaboutitinaguide-book.1、A．in B．at C．by D．on2、A．write B．study C．tell D．remember3、A．strange B．similar C．separate D．special4、A．But B．Before C．Since D．Until5、A．march B．work C．stay D．wail6、A．lookat B．lookafter C．lookfor D．lookup7、A．ideas B．opinions C．feelings D．questions8、A．of B．for C．like D．as9、A．open B．runC．begin D．move10、A．one B．more C．other D．such11、A．helps B．tricks C．fails D．satisfies12、A．old B．normalC．first D．present13、A．capital B．meaning C．design D．change14、A．usedto B．seemedto C．hadto D．happenedto15、A．what B．how C．when D．where16、A．stops B．appears C．starts D．continues17、A．point B．view C．problem D．difficulty18、A．nearly B．simplyC．generally D．hardly19、A．costly B．formal C．group D．personal20、A．from B．thanC．through D．with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）I1．(travel)tomanyplacessinceIwenttocollege.Whatimpressedmedeeplywas2．(I)traveltoTibetlastyear.Itookthetraintherewithmyfriendsandenjoyedthesceneryalltheway.WhenthetrainwasclosetoTibet,Ihad3．headache.ThenI4．(find)itdifficulttobreatheandfelt5．(tire).Iknewthatallmysymptoms(症状)werecalledaltitudesickness.Andittookmeafewhourstogetusedtoit.Tibetisknownasthe“RoofoftheWorld”6．hasanumberoffamous7．(place)ofinterestincludingPotalaPalaceandMountEverest.SowhenIfeltalittle8．(well),Icouldn’twaittoheadtowardsthem.Iwasveryhappy9．(see)thatthetopofMountEverestwascoveredwithsnoweven10．Julyandwhenthesuncameout,itbecamepureandbeautiful.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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asyouknow,manystudentscomplainthatEnglishisverydifficultlearn.Theyspendalotoftimestudyinggrammar,butstillcan’tspeakEnglishfluent.ButasChinabecomesstronger,somoreandmoreforeignersstarttolearnChinese.ChineseandEnglishwereinthedifferentlanguagefamily,sotheforeignersstruggletolearnChinese.Butmostpeoplegiveupafterafew