福建省莆田市第八中学2022-2023学年高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

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、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．afterD．since2．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict3．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that4．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which5．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold6．Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing7．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit8．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent9．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which10．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．agrees C．promises D．declines11．Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so12．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive13．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen14．Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that15．LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share16．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task17．Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．asubjectsointerestingasB．asainterestingsubjectasC．asinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas18．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was19．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto20．一Wouldyoubesokindastotakethisheavyboxupstairsforme?一A．It'smypleasure．B．Helpyourself．C．Sure，withpleasure．D．Takeyourtime．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）MyhusbandandIusedtothinkwehadallwehadeverwanted.Abeautifulhouse,threehealthychildrenandonemoreontheway,twocars,acoupleoffour-wheelersforentertainment—Wereallyhaditallandwelovedit.Then,themarketturnedandmyhusband'sjobataconstructioncompanywasgone.Thecompanywasclosingdownforever.Webothstartedlookingforjobsrightaway,butthereweren'tanytobefound.Witheachpassingdayweweregettingincreasinglyworriedandwecontinuedtoworktogetherinordertopullourfamilythrough.Themorewepulledtogether,thecloserwegot.IfeltfeelingsofadmirationformyhusbandthatIhadn'tfeltforyears.That'swhyitwassohardformetowatchhimblamehimselfforoupresentsituation.Icontinuallyaskedhimtostopbutheseemedtowanttopunishhimselffornothavingajob.Finally,oneafternoonIpulledhimasideandsaid,"Wehavefourhealthychildrenandeachother.That'swhat'simportant.Thatmakesyouarichman.""Butwhatifwelosethehouse?Theywillhateme—you'llhateme,"hereplied.Ismiledathimandputmyhandsonbothsidesofhisfacetomakehimlookmeintheeye."NomatterwhereweliveIwillbehappy—aslongasIhaveyou,"IsmiledagainasIrealizedthatIwasn'tjustsayingthat.InallthestrugglingtogetherIhadfoundthatdeeploveforhimthatIhadonthedaywesaid"Ido".Icouldseehisshouldersandneckrelaxed.Heheldmecloseandwewereabletotalkandplananddreamtogetherinawaythatwehadn'tforquitesometime.Itwasaturningpointforusasacoupleandafamily.Wearestillstrugglingforourbetterlife,butIconsideruswell-offbecausewehavesomethingthatmoneycan'tbuyandnoonecantakeawayfromus.1、Weknowfromthestorythat.A．theybothfoundgoodjobsatlastB．herhusbandwasoutofworkforhisnotworkinghardC．bothofthemfeltanxiousabouttheirunemploymentD．theydidn'tloveeachotheranylongeraftertheygotmarried2、Bysaying"Themorewepulledtogether,thecloserwegot",thewifemeans.A．herhusbandworkedharderforbeingcloserB．theyhadcloseraffectionastheystruggledtogetherC．theirhousewasclosertothecompanythanbeforeD．theywereclosertoanotheremploymentastimewentby3、Whatistheirpresentlifelike?A．Hardbutwarm.B．Wealthybutannoying.C．Hardanddisturbing.D．Comfortableandadmiring.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?A．BetterLifeComesB．HardTimeGoesC．WeHaveItAllD．WeLoseItAll22．（8分）GuidedWalkingWeekApril2016Dates:April30th-May7th2016Location:Abdet,CostaBlancaAweekofguidedwalkinginthemountainsaroundAbdet.HighlightsincludetheclimbingofValencia’shighestsummit(SierradeAitana),travelingcompletelyaroundtheimpressivePuigCampana,andseveralexplorationsintheSierradeAitana.Ancienttrailsleadthroughspectacularcanyons(峡谷)toabandonedsettlementssituatedhighinthemountains.Youwilldiscoverthesnowtraderrouteswhichleadfromtheincrediblesnowholeshighinthemountainsdowntothevillagesandtownsonthecoast.Theseyears,goldeneagleshavemadeareturntothisarea,andyoumayalsoseeotheranimals—wildgoats,foxes,wildpigsandredsquirrels.Aspartoftheweekyouareinvitedtohelpclearsomelocalwalkingpaths.Thisinvolvesclearingcollapsed（坍塌的）wallsandrocks,cuttingbackfallentrees.Thisisofcourseoptionalandisjustforhalfaday,it’sactuallygreatfun!Price:$499Includes:·AccommodationinthebeautifulmountainvillageofAbdet·Allfood-goodhomecooking·Beer,wine,softdrinks·Snacksandpostwalktreats·Packedlunches&drinks(exceptcafé/barvisits)·Expertguiding·Photos/Videosofyourdaysinthemountains·Airportpick-up/return$25eachway(flytoAlicante)·Singleroomsupplement$75Tobookorgetfurtherinformation,pleasecontactinfo@.1、Whatwillyoufindduringtheguidedwalking?A．ClimbingSierradeAitanaisthemostexcitingB．Ancienttrailshavechangedintohighways.C．TheenvironmentinAbdetisgettingbetter.D．Tradersliveinincrediblesnowholes.2、Whatmayyouenjoyifyoupay$499?A．Packedlunchesincludingbarvisits.B．Goodhomecookingbreakfastonly.C．Busstoppick-up/returneachway.D．Picturesandprofessionalguiding3、Whatdothedetailspresentedintheadsuggest?A．ClearingwalkingpathsisamustB．Peoplecanbookthewalkingonline.C．Accommodationconditionsaretough.D．ThewalkingendsonApril30th201623．（8分）WHERETOGOINAUGUST?InEuropeAugustistheheightofthepeakseason!MillionsofholidaymakersfromaroundtheworldinvadethebeachesandcountrysideofSouthernEurope.Theclimateisgreatfortravelforjustaboutthewholeofthecontinentwithjustafewareasaffectedbyextremeheat.ThenorthofEuropeislovelyduringthismonthandsummeristheidealtimetovisitthosecountriesthataregenerallyconsideredalittlecoldanddampsuchasIreland,ScotlandorHolland.InAsiaThisseasonisconsideredtheleastfavourable.Themonsoon(季风)seasonisatitsheightoverthemajorityofthisareawiththeexceptionofonlyafewcountries(KeralaorTamilNaduinIndia,BaliandthesouthernislandsofIndonesia,etc.)Everywhereelseishot,andverydampclimateprevails(盛行).InAfricaTheMaghrebcountriesarecrowdedwithtourists.Theclimateishotanddry.TheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoispleasantthankstotheoceaninfluence.Furthertothesouthitistherainyseasonanditisonlyalongthelatitude(纬度)ofKenyaandTanzaniathattheclimatebecomesfavourabletovisitors.InAmericaThenorthisgenerallyhotanddry(sometimesextremelyhotinthedesertstowardsthewestoftheUSA).CentralAmericaexperiencesashortrainyseasonatthistimebuttowardsthesouththeconditionsaremorefavourable.Tobeavoided:AlthoughJulyandAugustarefavourabletotravel“climatically”speaking,itisoftennotsopleasantwhenitcomestoquietnessandprices.ThevastmajoritiesofEuropeancountrieshavetheirmainholidaysduringthisperiodsothehotelsaregenerallycrowdedandthepriceshighforthemajorityofdestinations.223、WhichpartmaybethelastchoicefortravellinginAugust?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．SouthernEurope. D．SouthernAmerica.1、Besidesclimate,__________cancontributetoyourdisappointmentwhentravelling.A．hotelprices B．peacefulenvironmentC．transportationexpenses D．troublesomeholidaymakers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invade”inthepart“inEurope”mean?A．Immigrationto. B．Visitseparately.C．Enterinlargenumbers. D．Attackandoccupy.24．（8分）AnewreportcomparingAustralianhighschoolstudentswiththoseof65othercountriesshowthenationisslippingfurtherbehindinmathsandreadingskills.The2017ProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)measuresthemathematics,readingandscienceskillsofhalfamillion15-year-oldsfromaroundtheworld.ItfoundAustralianteensplacedequal17thinmaths,equal10thinreadingandequal8thinscience.AsiancountrieslikeChina,Singapore,KoreaandJapanarepullingaheadofAustralianstudentsinmathsandreading.TheresultsshowAustralianstudentshaveslippedinmathsperformancebyaboutahalfayearofschoolingcomparedto10yearsago.Thedeclinewasstrongeringirlsthanboys,withgirlsdroppingtotheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)average.Thereportalsofoundawidegabbetweenstudentsindifferentpartsofthecountry.TasmaniaandtheNorthernTerritorylaggedwellbehindotherstatesinallthreeareas.About14,500Australianstudentsfrom775schoolsweremeasuredintheassessment,whichwasconductedbytheAustralianCouncilforEducationalResearch(ACER)fortheOECD．ACER’sdirectorofeducationalmonitoringandresearch,Dr.SueThomson,saysgender,indigenousstatusandsocio-economicstatusstilldividestudentoutcomes.Australianstudentsfromawealthybackgroundshowadifferenceofabouttwo-and-a-halfyearsofschoolingcomparedtoastudentfromthelowestsocio-economicgroup.Questionnaireresponseshavealsofoundgirlshaveamuchmorenegativeviewaboutmaths.Indigenousstudentsare,onaverage,performingsignificantlyworsethannon-indigenousstudents,adifferenceofabouttwo-and-a-halfyearsofschoolingormoreinmaths,scienceandreading.Ms.Thomsonalsoraisedconcernsthatmorethantwo-fifthsofstudentsfailedtoreachbaseproficiencylevelsinmaths.“ThesearethelevelswhichtheMinisterialCouncilsetasnotreallyambitiousgoals,butachievablegoalsforacountrysuchasAustralia,andalargeproportionofstudentsnottobeachievingthoseresultsarequiteaworry,”shesaid.Twelveothercountriesalsoshoweddeclinesinmathsliteracyover10years,withthelargestdeclineoccurringinSweden,thenFinland,NewZealand,IcelandandthenAustralia.1、Accordingtothepassage,thereport_________.A．comparedthemathematics,readingandscienceskillsofstudentsB．foundAustralianteensplacedequal10thinmathsC．involvedhighschoolstudentsin65countriesD．showedAsianstudentsperformedbetterthanAustralianonesinallsubjects2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?A．GirlswereperformingworseintheseskillsthanboysinAustraliaB．Koreanstudentsplacedequal8thinscienceC．775schoolsinTasmaniaparticipatedintheassessmentD．StudentsinSwedenperformedworstinmathsamongallthestudents3、WhatmakesDr.SueThomsonsoworried?A．Two-fifthsofstudentsshownointerestinmathsinAustraliaB．NativestudentsperformedworsethanthosefromothercountriesC．ThegoalsinmathsweresethigherinAustraliathanthoseinothercountriesD．Nearlyhalfofstudentscannotreachtheachievablegoalsinmaths4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthispassageprobablyappearin?A．BusinessB．EducationC．ArtsandcultureD．Technologyandscience25．（10分）AfewyearsagoIhadan“aha!”momentregardinghandwriting.Ihadinmyhandasheetofpaperwithhandwritteninstructionsonitforsomesortofeditorialtask.ItoccurredatfirstthatIdidnotrecognizethehandwriting,andthenIrealizedwhoseitmustbe.IfinallybecameawareofthefactthatIhadbeenworkingwiththiscolleagueforatleastayear,maybetwo,andyetIdidnotrecognizeherhandwritingatthatpoint.Itwasaveryimportanteventinthecomputerizationoflife—asignthattheinformal.Friendlycommunicationofpeopleworkingtogetherinanofficehadchangedfromnotesinpentoinstantmessagesandemails.Therewasatimewhenourworkdayswerefilledwithlittleletters,andwerecognizedoneanother’shandwritingthewayweknewvoicesorfaces.Asachildvisitingmyfather’soffice,Iwaspleasedtorecognize,inlittlenotesonthedesksofhisstaff,thesamehandwritingIwouldseeathomeinthenoteshewouldleaveonthefridge—exceptthatthosenotesweresigned“dad”insteadof“RFW”.AllthishasbeenonmymindbecauseofthetalkaboutTheRiseandFallofHandwriting,abookbyFlorey.Sheshowsinherbookadeepconcernaboutthefallofhandwritingandthefailureofschoolstoteachchildrentowritewell,butmanyothersarguethatpeopleinadigitalagecan’tbeexpectedtolearntoholdapen.Idon’tbuyit.Idon’twanttoseeanyonecutofffromtheexpressive,personalassociationsthatapenstillpromotesbetterthanadigitalkeyboarddoes.Formanyabiographer,partofreallygettingtoknowtheirsubjectsislearningtoreadtheirhandwriting.Whatsomepeopleadvocateisteachingoneofthemanyattractivehandwritingsbasedonthehandwritingof16th-centuryItaly.Thatmaysoundimpossiblygrand—asiftheywantkidstolearntodrawbycopyingclassicalpaintings.However,theyhaveworkedinmanyschoolsystems.1、Whywastheauthorsurprisedatnotrecognizinghiscolleague’shandwriting?A．Hehadworkedwithhiscolleaguelongenough.B．Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassobeautiful.C．Hiscolleague’shandwritingwassoterrible.D．Hestillhadalotofworktodo.2、Peopleworkingtogetherinanofficeusedto________.A．talkmoreabouthandwritingB．takemorenotesonworkdaysC．knowbetteroneanother’shandwritingD．communicatebetterwithoneanother3、Accordingtotheauthor,handwrittennotes________.A．arehardertoteachinschoolsB．attractmoreattentionC．areusedonlybetweenfriendsD．carrymoremessage4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A．thinksitimpossibletoteachhandwritingB．doesnotwanttolosehandwritingC．putstheblameonthecomputerD．doesnotagreewithFlorey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）What'sallthistree--plantingfor?"IwasaskedwhenIbeganwritingabout1apieceoflandIhadboughtinSomerset.Thetruthis,Ijustlovetrees.AndIamnot2AsIgetolder,allIreally3istoplanttrees,PrinceCharlessaysinaBBCdocumentaryinwhichheis4inthewoodheplantedonthedayPrinceGeorgewasborn.Thereare5andwonderfultreesinourcitiesandvillages.Theywereplanted,orself-sown,years,evencenturiesago.Wetakethemforgranted,6thecreatureslivingamongthem,remaininignoranceofthe7treesaredoingus(cleaningtheair,forinstance)andcutthemdownfornew8.Yetwekeepafeelingof9forthem.Thismayaccountforthe10thegovernmentfacedin2010whenitsoughttoselloffpubliclyownedwoods,andforthewidesupportthattheWoodlandTrust(atree-protectingcharity)11.Treesneed12,whichiswhyI,acity-resident,boughtmySomersetwoodlandin1999.Atthattime,climatechangewasalreadywellproved,13myhopesofplantinglong-livedoaksandpinesgraduallydevelopedintoanxietyabouttheir14.TreediseasesnewtotheUK,wind,droughtandfloodwereall15againstthem.ButIdidnot16thingstomovesofast.Thewoodlandisstillgood,thenewtreesaregrowinglikemad,butthecreaturesare17.Therabbitshavedisappearedandtheowlhasmoved.Thebeesandbutterfliesare18therebutinsmallernumbers.Howcanthishappenonland19pesticides(杀虫剂)？Surely,itindicatesweneedtogivenaturethechancetorestoreitsown20.Meanwhile,Ilovemywood,andsodomanyofitsvisitors.Andtree-plantinghasdonewondersforrestoringmybalancetownandcountry.1、A．replacing B．restoring C．recycling D．returning2、A．rich B．weak C．alone D．social3、A．applyfor B．waitfor C．makefor D．longfor4、A．filmed B．tracked C．reflected D．discovered5、A．holy B．young C．mature D．mysterious6、A．raise B．watch C．ignore D．abuse7、A．honor B．good C．credit D．justice8、A．use B．spirit C．life D．hope9、A．trust B．sadness C．betrayal D．affection10、A．approval B．opposition C．option D．dilemma11、A．wins B．rejects C．requires D．withdraws12、A．space B．time C．company D．nutrition13、A．since B．for C．yet D．so14、A．benefits B．chances C．location D．appearance15、A．pilingup B．speedingup C．keepingup D．mixingup16、A．wish B．intend C．allow D．expect17、A．inplace B．inorder C．indecline D．inquestion18、A．even B．still C．ever D．once19、A．shortof B．sickof C．freeof D．fullof20、A．glory B．function C．impact D．balance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）语法填空SammyArmstrongwasdrivingtohisofficewhenhe1．(notice)acarwasstuckonrailroadtracks.Thenheheardatrainwhistle.Sammythrewdownhissunglassesandkeysandrantowardthecar.2．elderlyman,JeanPapich，eighty­four，satinthedriver'sseat，3．(turn)thekeyandhittingthegas.Hiswife，Marion，seventy­eight,waslooking4．(nervous)athim.ThenSammywalked5．thecarandpusheditforward，buthisbootsslippedonthewarmasphalt(沥青)．Hecouldseethetrainapproachingfast.Itmightbe6．(easy)topushthecarbackward,Sammythought.HeranaroundtothefronttothevehicleandshoutedatJean7．(put)thecarinneutral(空挡).Sammycouldfeelthegroundtremblingunderhisfeet.Heputhisbootsagainstthetrackandpushedforcefully.Finally，thecarrolledoffthetracks.WhenSammylookedup，thetrainwasjustacoupleof8．(foot)away.Sammy，shockedand9．(speech)，wentbacktoworkasthecrowdgatheredatthescene.Weekslater，MarioncalledtothankSammy.Heresponded，“Ijustdid10．Ihadtodo.”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、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Inrecentyearsgreatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinmyhometown、Tenyearsbefore,thesmallandlowhousesthatlieonthenorthofthelakeproducedmuchwaste、Astheresult,thelakewasseriouslypolluted、Tothewestwasasandyfield,whatwasthesourceofdust、Evenworst,abrickyardonthesouthwestofthelakeusedagreatdealgoodsoil、Nowthepoorhouseshavebeenreplacedbygreentreesbutthebrickyardbytallbuildings、Thesandyfieldthevillagersusedtodugandturnoveriscoveredwithfruittrees、Touristsfromnearbytownsoftenspendtheweekendboatandfishingonthelake、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李明，你的美国笔友Tom得知和他一样，你也非常喜欢奇幻小说，写信询问你对奇幻小说的看法。请根据以下要点给Tom回信：1．奇幻小说情节生动、离奇，很有吸引力；2．给人以很好的想象空间；3．对于培养小说创作能力有很大的帮助。注意：1.词数120个左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯