江苏省泰州市泰州中学2023年高三六校第一次联考英语试卷含解析

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．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid2．Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something3．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very4．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup5．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May6．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't7．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on8．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push9．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before10．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup11．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition12．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected13．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken14．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't15．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto16．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous17．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t18．IhadhopedtotakeaholidaythisyearbutIwasn’tableto______.A．getaway B．dropin C．checkout D．holdon19．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a20．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should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）Anewinternationalstudyshowsthatsomepeopledbiologicalclockplaysapowerfulrolefortheirlifeexpectancy,regardlessoflifestylechoices.PublishedinthelatestissueofAgingonWednesday,thestudyhasfoundthemostdefinitiveevidencetoexplainwhysomepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothers.GeneticistSteveHorvathfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA),ledateamof65scientistsaroundtheworldtorecordage-relatedchangestohumanDNA,analysebloodsamplescollectedfrom13,000peopleandestimatetheirlifespan.Ahigherbiologicalage,regardlessofactualage,consistentlypredictsanearlierdeath,thestudysays.“Yougetpeoplewhoarevegan,sleep10hoursaday,havealow-stressjob,andstillendupdyingyoung,”Horvathsaidinastatement.“Wehaveshownsomepeoplehaveafasterinnateagingrate.”Thefindingsdiscoveredthat5percentofthepopulationagesatafasterbiologicalrate,whichtranslatedtoaroughly50percenthigherthanaverageriskofdeathatanyage.“Thegreathopeisthatwefindanti-aginginterventionsthatwouldslowyourinnateagingrate,”Horvathsaid,addingthat“thisisanimportantmilestonetorealizingthisdream.1、Howwasthestudyconducted?A．BycollectingandanalyzingdataB．ByinterviewinglotsofpeopleC．ByresearchingpreviousstudiesD．Bystudyingdifferentlifestyles2、Somepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothersbecause.A．BybiologicalclockisnotpowerfulenoughB．themostdefinitiveevidencehasbeenfoundC．theyhaveahigheractualagethanothersD．theyagesatarelativelyfasterbiologicalrate3、Accordingtothestudy,itcanbeinferredthat.A．peoplewhokeephealthylifestyletendtolivelongerB．people’slifespancanbepredictedbytheirageC．anti-aginginterventionshaveprovedtoslowtheinnateagingrateD．5percentofpeoplearebelievedtohaveafasterinnateagingrat22．（8分）KaitlinRaffle’sdreamtoendpoverty(贫困)startedwhenshewasvisitingherfather,whoworkedforthehomeless.“Ineverrealizedtherewerepeopleintheworldwhodidn’thaveahomeorfoodbefore,”saidKaitlin,whoisnowsixteen.“IknewtherewassomethingIhadtodoaboutthat.”Atageeight,shestartedraisingmoneytobuildaplayground."Ittookmetwoyears,"Kaitlinsaid."Westartedsmall.Wewantedtodosomethingtomakeadifference.”In2014,WhenKaitlinwasthirteen,shevisitedCentralAmerica,andsawpeoplegoinghungryandfamilieslivinginhousesmadeofcardboard.Thatyear,wesetKidsonaMission,whichhashelpedhundredsofpeoplethere.“Theroomsweresmallerthanmybedroom,buttherewouldbeeightpeoplelivingineachone,"Kaitlinsaid.“Wealsogottoseethedirtyriversthatthosepeopleweredrinkingoutof.”Providingcleandrinkingwater,foodandclothesforpeoplelivinginpovertyisnowanimportanttaskforKidsonaMission.“Thisyoungladyischangingtheheartsofpeople,andalsochangingtheworld,"saidtheheadmasterofKaitlin'sschool.1、ThejobofKaitlin'sfatherwasto__________A．sellfoodsB．buildplaygroundsC．visitschoolsD．helphomelesspeople2、Whatwaspeople'slifelikeinCentralAmericaaccordingtoKaitlin?A．Theylivedinstronghouses.B．Theirdrinkingwaterwasdirty.C．Theirbedroomswereverybig.D．Theyhadenoughfoodandclothes.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheheadmaster'swords?A．Kaitlinisalwaysreadytogiveandhelp.B．Kaitlinhasmanychancestotravelaround.C．Kaitlinoftenchangesschoolsforherstudy.D．Kaitlinhasaseriousproblemwithherheart.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SchoollifeinAmericaB．GiftfromaheadmasterC．Father’sdutyinthefamilyD．Girl'sdreamtoendpoverty23．（8分）Attentionfromstrangersisnothingnewtome.Questionsaboutmyheightisthecenterofalmosteverypublicinteraction.Myfriendssaymyheight!sjustaphysicalqualityandnotapersonalityaspect.However,whenIreflectonmylife,Irealizethat,myheighthasshapedmycharacterinmanywaysandhashelpedtomakemewhoIam.Ilearnedhowtobekind.WhenIwasyounger,someparentsinmyneighborhoodregardedmekindofdangerousbecauseIwassomuchlargerthanotherchildrenmyage.Ihadtobeextrawelcomingandgentlesimplytoplaywithotherchildren.Ofcourse.nowmycoacheswishIweren’tquitesokindonthebasketballcourt.Ilearnedthequalityofnotbeingtooproudaboutmyself.At7feettall,everyoneexpectsmetobeanamazingbasketballplayer.TheycomeexpectingtoseeDirkNowitzki,andinsteadtheymightseeaperformancemorelikeWillFerrell(successfullystarredaprofessionalbasketballplayer).Ihavelearnedtobemodestandtoworkevenharderthanmyfellowstomeettheir(andmy)expectations.Idevelopedasenseoflightheartedness.Whenpeopleplayfullymakefunofmyheight,1laughatmyselftoo.Onmyfirstdayofhighschool,agirldroppedherbooksinabusyhallway.Igotdowntoherlevelandgatheredsomeofhernotebooks.Aswebothstoodup,hereyeswidenedasIkeptrisingoverher.Astonished,shedroppedherbooksagain.Embarrassed,webothlaughedandpickedupthebooksasecondtime.Alloftheselessonshavedefinedme.Lookingback,Irealizethatthroughyearsofsuchexperiences,Ihavebecomeaconfident,expressiveperson.Beinga7-footerisbothablessingandacurse,butintheend,acceptingwhoyouareisthefirststeptohappiness.1、Whydoestheauthoroftendrawattentionfromstrangers?A．Heisinterestedinpublicinteraction.B．Hehasauniquepersonality.C．Heisphysicallystrong.D．Heisextremelytall.2、Whenhewasyoung,theauthorintendedtobemorefriendlyjustto.A．gainextrafavorB．playwithotherchildrenC．provehiskindnessD．pleasehiscoach3、ItcanbeinferredfromPara.3that.A．DirkNowitzkiwasanawfulbasketballplayerB．theauthorseldomdisappointedhisbasketballfansC．theauthorexpectedtomakesomethingbetterofhimselfD．WillFerrellwasbetteratplayingbasketballthanDirkNowitzki4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Theheighthasshapedtheauthor’spersonalityandlife.B．Theheighthasbroughttheauthoralotoftrouble.C．SomefunnyexperiencestheauthoreverhadD．Beingtallbenefitstheauthorinmanyways24．（8分）Eversincehisapplaudedfirstnovel,KazuoIshiguro,now60,hasmanagedtomaintainasteadyliterarydrive,asteadyamountofcreativespace,andasteadysuccessrate.TheBuriedGiant,Ishiguro’sseventhnovel,andhisfirstinadecade,isasriskyasitisattractive.Itisasorthistoricalfantasynovelfilledwithdragonsandknights(骑士）丨Itisasortofthesurface,butitisalsodeeplyhuman,rootedinthemesfundamentaltothehumanexperience:love,history,andtheabilitytorememberitall.JANEGAYDUK:Howwouldyoucopewiththeideaofmemory—ahugethemeinTheBuriedGiant—ifyouweretosetastorylikethatintheagewhereeverythingisonline?KAZUOISHIGURO:Oneofthequestionsthatattractmerightnow—IsupposethesearequestionsthataroseinmymindasIwaswritingTheBuriedGiant,buttherewasnoroominthebookitselfforexploringthem—wouldbe,wheredothememorybanksinamodemsocietyexist?AndIthinkthatquestionhasgottenreallycomplicatednow.MaybeinsimplersocietiessuchastheoneIdescribeinTheBuriedGiant—Idon'tthinkthosesocietiesweresimplebutperhapstheyweresimplerintermsofthisparticularquestion—youcouldpointtoyourlivingmemory,whattheoldestpeoplestillrememberaboutwhathappened,literallywhatishandeddown.JANEGAYDUK:Doyouthinkthischangesthenatureofhistory?Itusedtobewrittendownbyaselectfewpeoplewhobadthepowertoshapestories,butnowit’salmostlikeeveryindividualparticipatesinshapinghistoryandthought.KAZUOISHIGURO:Ifyouleavetheofficialaccountofanation’shistory,acommunity’shistory,tojustahandfulofpeople,Ithinkthat'samoredangeroussituation.Particularlyifit'sahandfulofpeople,whoareusuallytheupperlevels,whocouldwritethehistorybooksandthenhavethosehistorybookstaughtinschools.Ofcourseskilled,disciplined,andtalentedhistorianshavealwaysbeenvitaltoasociety,andIthinkthey’llcontinuetobevitaltoasociety,butinsomewaysIfeelencouragedbythefactthatsomanyordinarypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoputdowntheirimpressions;atleastthere'sthepotentialthattheirvoiceswillbeassessedandheard.Justasanexample,whenIwasresearchingTheRemainsoftheDay,whichisaboutanEnglishbutler(管家），IassumedI’dfindalotofaccountsbypeoplewhohadworkedinservicebecausethat'swhatanenormousproportionofpeopleinBritaindidbetweentheFirstandSecondWorldWar.AndIwasamazedtofindalmost.Therewerescholarlybookswrittenbyacademicsaboutthehistoryofboilers,hutactualpersonalaccountswrittenbypeoplelikethatwerealmostzero.Iguessit'sbecausepeopleofthatclassdidn'tfeelitwastheirplacetowritethingsdown,andtheyprobablydidn'thavethetoolsorthetime,orperhapstheeducationeventowritethingsdown,andsoconsiderablehumanexperiencedisappeared.Ithinkthereissomethingencouragingaboutpeoplebeingabletorecordthingseverywhere,butwithsuchamassiveamountofdata,thereneedtobeverycomplicatedmeansofcontrollingitanddecidingwhichbecomesthethingsthatdeterminethewaywerememberwhatweexperienced.JANEGAYDUK:Onthetopicoffinishingbooks,didyouwritepasttheofficialendingofTheBuriedGiantorwasthatyournaturalend?Ifelttheconclusionwaskindofacliffhanger.KAZUOISHICURO:Idon'treallythinkoftheendingasacliffhanger,butmaybeit'smoreambiguousthanIintended.ThatistheendingIalwayswanted,though.Withallmybooks,I'maimingforacertainemotiontocomeoverwiththebookasawholeandusuallythatistheemotionendingshoulddeliver.Ican’tdeliverthatemotioninanearned,properwayunlesstherestofthebookhasworked,soI'malwaysveryawarethattheendingisnotsomethingIaddwhenthestoryisfinished.Forme,theendingforallmybooksisthearrivalpoint;it’swhatI’vebeenaimingatallalong.1、Ishigurodidn'tdiscuss“thememorybanks”inhisnovelbecause.A．hewrotethenovelinthedigitaleraB．thenovelisnotcenteredonmemoryC．thereisnospacetotalkaboutitinthebookD．hedoesn'tthinkthesocietyinthenovelissimple2、WhydoesKazuoadmireordinaryindividuals’participationinshapinghistory?A．Becausetheirrecordedhistorywillbetaughtinschools.B．Becausetheycanmakeuptheirownhistory.C．Becauseordinarypeopleareimportanttosociety.D．Becausehistorycanbeviewedfromvariousangles.3、Whichexpressioncanbeputinthegapinparagraph4?A．somethinginterestingB．historicaldetailsC．somefamousfiguresD．acompleteblank4、Theunderlinedword“cliffhanger''probablyreferstoa(n)_ending.A．abruptB．normalC．unfinished.D．loose5、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.A．Ishgurodoesn'tliketheendingofTheBuriedGiantB．IshgurohasacleargoalbeforewritingtheendingC．IshguroaddsanemotionalendingonpurposeD．Ishgurodoesn'tcareabouttheendingatall25．（10分）TheUniversityofSheffieldBacktoitsoriginTheUniversityofSheffieldisaresearchuniversityinthecityofSheffieldinSouthYorkshire,England.Itisoneoftheoriginal“redbrick”universities,whichareagroupoftopandfamousolduniversities.TheUniversityofSheffieldwasoriginallyformedbythecombinationofthreecolleges.TheSheffieldSchoolofMedicinewasfoundedin1828,followedin1879bytheopeningofFirthCollegebyMarkFirth,asteelmanufacturer(制造商),toteachartsandsciencesubjects.FirthCollegethenhelpedtoprovidemoneyfortheopeningoftheSheffieldTechnicalSchoolin1884toteachappliedscience.In1897thethreeinstitutionswerejoinedtogethertoformtheUniversityCollegeofSheffield,whichinturnbecametheUniversityofSheffieldbyRoyalCharter(特许)in1905.ThisuniversityisfamousforitsgoodeducationandboastsanumberofNobelPrizewinnersamongitsformerstudents.MoreinformationSystem:TheUniversityhasfivedepartments:ArtsandHumanities;Engineering;PureScience;SocialSciences;Medicine,DentistryandHealth.Sheffieldalsohasmanyresearchprogramsinfieldsincludingaerospace,environmentalscience,psychology,andbiology.Cityshow:SheffieldisalivelycityinthenorthofEngland.SheffieldisknownasthegreenestcityinEuropebecauseofits2milliontrees.Asaresult,therearemanyparksandwoodsthroughoutthecityandbeyond.SheffieldisthegreenestcityinEnglandwith150woodlandsand50publicparkswithinthecity.Once,inSheffield,thefolkhero—RobinHoodlivedinSherwoodForestwith150ofhisloyalfriends.AndCharlotteBronte,theEnglishwriternotedforhernovelJaneEyrewasborninSheffield.1、SheffieldisintheofEngland.A．eastB．westC．southD．north2、WhichstatementabouttheUniversityofSheffieldisnotTRUE?A．Ithasagoodfameformanygreatgraduates.B．Ithasalonghistoryofmorethan180years.C．Itisonememberof“redbrick”universities.D．Itownsdifferentdepartmentsandresearchprograms.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Sheffieldhasverybeautifulscenery.B．CharlotteBronteisanEnglishwriter.C．SheffieldisthebiggestcityofEngland.D．RobinHoodisacharacterinJaneEyre.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）Severalweeksago,ourheadmaster,Mr.Gaudi,toldusthatourschoolhadbeenchosentocompeteonSmartAleck—agameshowwhichmybestfriendCarlaandIbothlove.Carlahasagoodimagination,1Iknowalotofhistory.Sowethoughtwe’dbegood2fortheteam.Afewdayslater,Mr.Gaudiheldameetingwitheveryoneinterestedinthe3.HetoldusthatSmartAleckusesafivememberteam.Healsosaidthatthreemorepeoplewouldbeneededasbackup(替补).4,fourtimesthatmanystudentswereatthemeeting.SoMr.Gaudisaidwewouldhavea5amongallthestudentspresentandthetop6scorerswouldbecometheteamandthebackup.Everybodyagreedthatthiswasa7waytodecide.Yesterday,allofthehopefulswenttothedininghallafterschool.Wewouldhaveto8thestartingline-up（阵容）.Mr.Gaudiactedasthe9.Afteracoupleofhours,allthe10ontheteamweresetexceptone.CarlaandI11forthatlastposition.Wehadtoholdaone-on-onecompetition12thetwoofus.Thewinnerwouldbeontheteamandtheloserwouldbethe13.Midwaythroughourtwo-personcompetition,Iwasstartingtopullahead.14IsawthelookonCarla’sface.IwaitedforasecondandknewwhatIhadtodo.AsmuchasIwantedtobeonSmartAleck,Carlawanted15evenmore.So,startingwithmynextquestion,IheldbackandletCarla16,justbyalittlebit.Herexpressionasshe17shewouldbeontheshowmadeupformynotbeingontheteam.AndsinceIwillgoasbackup,I’llstillhavethe18ofseeingtheshowupclose.WasI19bynottryingashardasIcould?Idon’tthinkso.Noonenoticed,andCarlaandIdidn’t20it.Itwon’thurttheteambecauseCarlawillbeaverygoodcompetitorontherealshow.Ithinkthatmakingmybestfriendhappywastherightthingtodo.1、A．but B．or C．so D．and2、A．pairs B．choices C．leaders D．fans3、A．course B．work C．play D．show4、A．Luckily B．Unluckily C．Importantly D．Hopefully5、A．direction B．discussion C．competition D．conversation6、A．five B．three C．two D．eight7、A．special B．hard C．funny D．fair8、A．decide B．draw C．push D．make9、A．headmaster B．coach C．host D．headteacher10、A．places B．rules C．names D．orders11、A．tied B．clapped C．cried D．returned12、A．of B．on C．between D．among13、A．backup B．audience C．cheerleader D．member14、A．Still B．Never C．Then D．Again15、A．us B．it C．me D．her16、A．wait B．turn C．move D．win17、A．accepted B．realized C．considered D．refused18、A．laughter B．sadness C．fun D．change19、A．coming B．refusing C．helping D．cheating20、A．mean B．plan C．regret D．say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）Yourclassstartsin10minutes,butyoufindyourself1．(stick)intraffic.Don’tpanic.Withjustapressofabutton,yourcarwillliftoffthegroundandflytoschool.What’syour2．(impress)?Itseemslikesciencefiction,butitisn’t.Engineershavetaken3．theresearchofflyingcars,andtheyhavealreadyfound4．(solve)tomanyofthebigchallenges.Theypredictthatwe’llallbeusingtheseamazingvehiclesoneday.AccordingtoCarTrendsMagazine,onemodel,5．ispartcarandpartplane,isgoingtobeonthemarketin6．not-so-distantfuture.Itwilllooklikearegularcarwhenit’sontheroad,butitswingswillunfoldwhenthedriver7．(decide)totaketothesky.And8．(operate)byacomputer,allcontrolswillbeautomatic.Imaginethis:You’llbedoingyourhomeworkwhileyourcarisgettingyoutoschool9．(safe).Andwhatdoesthisfuturedreamcarcost?Well,atfirstitwillbeaboutamilliondollars,butafterafewyears,you’llbeabletobuy10．for“only”$60,000.Don’tthrowawayyourolddriver’slicensejustyet!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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。WhenIwasintheGradeOne,IwasterriblepoorinEnglish.BesleepyinclasswasoneofthereasonswhyIrarelydidwellinschool.OnceIevenfailedinamid-termexam.WhileIgotthepapers,IrealizedthatthingswouldbebetterifIlistenedtotheteacherattentively.Myteachertoldme,"Yesterdayishistory.Todayisagift.IfyouburyyouintoEnglishnow,you'llmakeit."Ican'tagreemuch.Fromthenon,Ibegantostudyharder.Outofmyexpectation,Imadegreatachievementsoon.Today,Englishiswhichmystrengthlies.AndI'mgratefulformyEnglishteac