2023届江苏省苏州市高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded2．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which3．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary4．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which5．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake6．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when7．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission8．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith9．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．accessibleB．availableC．acceptableD．responsible10．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．and C．yet D．or11．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout12．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever13．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who14．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would15．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken16．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet17．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which18．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made19．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal20．Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo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）EventsatBrown12:00PM—1:00PM,March1,2017"Ihadnoideal"—ExportControlBrownBag(4-partseries)HoraceMannHouse,Room103,47-49GeorgeStreetBrown'sOfficeofResearchIntegrity(ORI)ishostinga4-partBrownBagserieson“ExportControlsattheUniversity”.ExportControlsarefederalgovernmentlawsandregulations.TheserieswillexplorewhenresearchactivitiesfallunderExportControllaws,why“fundamentalresearch”issoimportant,andwhytravelingtosanctioned（被制裁的）orembargoed（被禁运的）countries,suchasIranorCuba,stillpresentsalotofchallenges.Thefirstsession,“Ihadnoidea!”,willexplorewhyexportcontrolscannotbeignoredatauniversitycampus.ThesessionsareopentotheentireBrowncommunity.Bookinginadvanceisrequired:juliane_blyth@4:00PM—5:00PM,March1,2017JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkJohnCarterBrownLibrary,ReadingRoom,94GeorgeStreetInformalweeklyafternoonpresentationintheMacMillanReadingRoomattheJohnCarterBrownLibrary(JCB).FellowsinResidencewillgiveatalkontheircurrentresearchproject.Q&Asessionfollows,alongwithadisplayofrelevantitemsfromourcollection.Allareinvitedtoattendthisfree,weeklyevent.6:30PM—7:30PM,March1,2017BrowAmateurRadioClubMeetingSaylesHall.Room305,79-81WatermanStreetTheweeklymeetingoftheBrownAmateurRadioClub.Allarewelcometoattendandlearnmoreaboutradioandjointheclub—nolicenserequired!8:00PM-9:00PM,March1,2017AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGatheringPembrokeFieldHouse,449-451BrookStreetJoinyourfellowBrownUniversityathletestolearnmoreaboutfaith,sport,andlife.Throughguestspeakers,teambuildingactivities,andsmallgroupdiscussions,weexploretheintersection（交集）ofthespiritualandthephysicalinordertomaximizeourpotential.WemeeteveryThursday8-9pminPembrokeFieldHouse.Therearenewathletesthatattendeveryweek,andmostlikelyyou'llknowanumberofthemalreadysincetherearemanydifferentteamsrepresented.Hopetoseeyouthere!1、Whicheventcanbebeneficialtothosewhodointernationalresearch?A．“Ihadnoidea!”—ExportControlBrownBagB．JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkC．BrownAmateurRadioClubMeetingD．AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering2、WhatwillthosewhoattendtheJCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkdo?A．MeetatSaylesHall.B．Chargeentrancefees.C．Sharetheirresearch.D．Collectrelevantitems.3、WhatcanyoudointheAthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering?A．Playbasketballwithnewathletes.B．Discussyourpotential.C．Playgamestodevelopteamwork.D．Watchnewathletesplaygames.4、Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetext?A．Inatravelguidance.B．Onauniversitywebsite.C．Inanacademicmagazine.D．Inalocalnewspaper.22．（8分）Canetoads,alsoknownasbufotoads,areyetanotherinvasive(入侵)speciesthathasfoundahospitablehomeinwarmsouthernFlorida.DeliberatelyintroducedfromSouthandCentralAmericainthe1930s,theyweresupposedtocontrolbeetlesdamagingthesugarcanecrop—that’showtheygotthename“canetoads.”Canetoadscanposeaparticulardangerbecausetheadultonesshoottoxin(毒素)fromtheirbackwhenattacked.Thetinytoadsdon’tcarryenoughtoxintobedeadlyyet,butbigadultonescaneasilysendadogintoaseizure(疾病发作)orevenkillit.Thetoxinis“veryviscousandwouldstickinsidethedog’smouth,”saysSteveJohnson,awildlifeecologistattheUniversityofFlorida.Ownersshouldtrytowipeoutanaffecteddog’smouthandimmediatelytakeittothevet.TilfordstartedToadBustersin2017.Thewomanwholivedtherehadninecats,whichshefedbydumpingalmostabagofcatfoodeverynight.Canetoadsnormallyeatbugs,buttheyarehappytoeatpetfood,too.CanetoadshaveadaptedbeautifullytotheFloridasuburbs,soalotofTilford’sworkalsoinvolvesgettingpeopletorethinktheirsuburbanbackyard.Nomorecatfood,forexample.Petpoop(粪便)canalsoattractinsects,whichcaninturnattracttoads.Asdolights.Andtoadslovetobreed(繁殖)inattractivepoolsofwater,suchasthelakeintheaffectedPalmBeachGardenneighborhood.For“theselargercommunitiesthatwanttobuildthesebeautifulpondsandwanttohavehousesonponds,”Tilfordsaid,“thisisalmostapest-controlservice.”Thecanetoadsaren’tgoingaway,buttheycanbemanagedlikemosquitoesorrats.DealingwithtoadsamountstoanannoyingthinginFlorida,buttheycanalsocreatemoredramaticproblems.InAustralia—wheretheywerealsodeliberatelyintroducedinthe1930stoprotectsugarcane—theyareagenuinescourge(灾祸).TheissueisthatAustraliahasnonativetoadspecies,sononeofthepredators(食肉动物)knewhowtoavoidthetoxictoads.Asthecanetoadsadvancedeasttowestacrossthecontinent,“theyleftawakeofdeadanimalsintheirpaths,”saysSeanDoody,anecologistattheUniversityofSouthFloridaatSt.PetersburgwhohasstudiedcanetoadsinAustralia.Turtles,lizards,andcrocodilesjuststarteddyingout,whichwasgoodnewsfortheirprey(受害者).“Ifyouwereasmallspeciesthatwaspreviouslybeingeaten,suddenlyyou’reonahoneymoon,”saysRickShine,abiologistatMacquarieUniversityinSydney,Australia,whohasalsostudiedtheimpactofcanetoadsonAustralianwildlife.1、Whatcancanetoadsbedescribedas?A．InvasivespeciesintroducedtoSouthAmerica.B．Naturalenemiesofbeetlesdamagingsugarcane.C．Dangerousspeciesmakingactiveattacksondogs.D．Agreatthreatpresentedtosomewildlifeecologists.2、WhichmightbetheproperwayofavoidingcanetoadsaccordingtoTilford?A．Abandonthesuburbanbackyard.B．Lightupthebackyardatnight.C．Controlthenumberoflargehouses.D．Keeppetfoodawayfrombackyard.3、WhathappenedinAustraliaaftercanet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thewar,”saidMainDavos,“Google,Facebook,AmazonandAlibaba—wearetheluckiestcompaniesofthiscentury.Butwehavetheresponsibilitytohaveagoodheart,anddosomethinggood.”★RichardLiu,founderandchiefexecutiveofficerofJD“Businessisnotonlyawaytomakemoneybutalsoawaytocontributeyourself,tohelppeople,”LiusaidinaspeechinDavos.“Howcanwefacethefractured(分化的)world?That’sthetopicsoftheDavosthisyear.Ithinkaveryimportantthinginbusinessiscooperation.Ifwecanunite,worktogether,ifweworkveryclosely,Ithinkwecanbringmorehopetothepeopleandwecanbuildmoretrustbetweenthepeople,countriesandcompaniesandpartners,”hesaid.★JaneSun,CEOofCtrip“Tourismisasunriseindustry.SinceIenteredCtrip,everyyeartherearenewcomers,which,firstofall,showsthattourismisbooming.”SuntoldSinDavos.“WeinvestedheavilyinABC．AreferstoAI,Bisbigdata,andCiscloudcomputing.Aswecontinuetoexpandoverseas,thesethreewillbeverygoodweaponsforus.Sowethinkthosemeanopportunity,”shesaid.★HuXiaoming,presidentofAliyun“In2018,peoplewillseethedevelopmentinvariouscountriesmorecloselyconnectedwithcloudcomputing.Moremanufacturingenterprisesandfinancialinstitutionswillstarttouse‘cloud’,andcloudcomputingwillincreasetheefficiencyoftechnologyandfinance,”HutoldXinhuainDavos.1、WhatdoChineseentrepreneurslikeJackMaandRichardLiufocusmoreon?A．Earningmoremoney. B．Thejoinedeffortsofmankind.C．Reducingproductioncosts. D．Theroleofscienceinbusiness.2、WhatisthemainbusinessofCtrip?A．Tourism. B．ThecreationofAI.C．Computer. D．Financialserviceonline.3、WhatdoesHuthinkwillpromoteglobaleconomicdevelopment?A．Economyrecovery. B．TheWorldEconomicForum.C．Cloudcomputing. D．Financialefficiency.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）Ihadaveryspecialteacherinhighschoolmanyyearsagowhosehusbanddiedsuddenlyofaheartattack.Aboutaweekafterhisdeath,she_________someofherinsightwithaclassroomofstudents.Asthelateafternoonsunlightcamestreamingin_________theclassroomwindowsandtheclasswasnearlyover,shemovedafewthingsasideonthe_________ofherdeskandsatdownthere.Withagentlelookonherface,shepausedandsaid,"Beforeclassisover,Iwouldliketosharewithallofyouathought__________Ifeelisveryimportant.Eachofusisputhereonearthtolearn,share,love,appreciateandgiveofourselves...and______ofusknowswhenthisfantasticexperiencewillend.Itcanbetakenawayatanymoment.Perhapsthisisa(an)_________thatwemustmakethemostoutofeverysingleday."Hereyesbeginningto__________,shewenton,"SoIwouldlikeyoualltomakemea_________...fromnowon,onyourwaytoschool,oronyourwayhome,findsomethingbeautifultonotice.Itdoesn'thavetobesomethingyousee---it________beascent(香味)--perhapsof__________bakedbreadwaftingoutofsomeone'shouse,oritcouldbethesoundofthebreezeslightlyrustlingtheleavesinthetrees,orthe__________themorninglightcatchesoneautumnleafasitfallsgentlytotheground.Please,lookforthesethings,andrememberthem."For,_________itmaysoundsillytosomepeople,thesethingsarethe'stuff'oflife.Thelittlethingsweareputhereonearthtoenjoy.Thethingsweoftentakefor________.Wemustmake_______importanttonoticethem,foratanytime...itcanallbetakenaway."Theclasswascompletelyquiet.Weallpickedupourbooksandfiledoutoftheroom_________.Thatafternoon,InoticedmorethingsonmywayhomefromschoolthanIhadthatwholesemester.Everyonceinawhile,Ithinkofthatteacherandrememberwhatadeep_________shemadeonallus,andItrytoappreciateallofthosethingsthatsometimesweall__________.Takenoticeofsomething_________youseeonyourlunchhourtoday.Gobarefoot.Orwalkonthebeachatsunset.Stopoffonthewayhometonighttogetadoubledipicecreamcone._______aswegetolder,itisnotthethingswedidthatweoften_______,butthethingswedidn'tdo.1、A．enjoyed B．shared C．changed D．connected2、A．through B．on C．across D．along3、A．back B．front C．feet D．edge4、A．what B．which C．when D．where5、A．noone B．every C．none D．any6、A．sign B．signal C．symbol D．scene7、A．cry B．sweat C．run D．water8、A．present B．promise C．discovery D．contribution9、A．should B．must C．could D．need10、A．eventually B．freshly C．gradually D．slightly11、A．way B．method C．access D．process12、A．because B．since C．unless D．although13、A．responsibility B．granted C．fun D．pleasure14、A．one B．that C．them. D．it15、A．happily B．silently C．sadly D．tiredly16、A．expression B．depression C．impression D．progress17、A．notice B．forget C．overlook D．remember18、A．special B．nice C．beautiful D．typical19、A．While B．Though C．For D．If20、A．like B．regret C．neglect D．remember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）XitoattendimportexpoinShanghaiThesecondeditionoftheexpo,which1．(hold)fromTuesdaytoNov10,willbea2．(large)eventthanthefirstexpoandwilllikelyattractmoreattention,Wangsaid.Sixty-fourcountries,threeinternationalorganizationsandmorethan3,000companieswillpromotetheirproductsandservicesattheevent.Morenewtechnologiesandserviceswilldebut3．theexpo,accordingtotheMinistryofCommerce."Holdingtheexpois4．importantdecisionChinahasmadetopushanewroundofhigh-levelopening-up.Itwillpromotehigh-qualitydevelopmentoftheChineseeconomy,"Wangadded."TheeventwillhelptointroducediversifiedforeignproductsintoChinaandfurtherfulfillthedemandofChineseconsumers5．areseekinghigh-qualitylifestyles.Theexpowillalsoprovideopportunitiesforconsumerstocommunicate6．(direct)withforeigncompanies,"Tusaid."Theexpoisalsoexpectedtohelpdrive7．(invest).TheChinesegovernmentwillbeabletosee8．kindsofforeignproductsaremoreattractivetoChineseconsumers,andthusitcanencouragetheproducerstoinvestinthedomesticmarket9．(satisfy)localdemand,"hesaid.TheUnitedStateswillhave192companiesparticipatingintheexpo—includingalargenumberofFortuneGlobal500companies—up18percentyear-on-year.Theirexhibitionareawillreach47,500squaremeters,10．(represent)thetopspot,theministrysaid.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．One

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