2023届浙江省绍兴市-高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Timeispressing.Youcannotstartyourtasksoon.

A.tooB.veryC.soD.as

2.Computerscandonothing.Butoncewhattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal.

A.toprogramB.beingprogrammed

C.programmedD.havingprogrammed

3.Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemplewhenbuiltaround15B.C.

A.mightlookB.mighthavelookedC.mustlookD.musthavelooked

4.AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythattheythefirst-everimageofablackhole.

A.havecapturedB.werecapturing

C.hadcapturedD.wouldcapture

5.MyfriendwarnedmegoingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.

A.byB.againstC.onD.for

6.It'smewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.

A.underB.aboveC.overD.beyond

7.—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.

—!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.

A.LuckyyouB.Havefun

C.TakeiteasyD.Forgetit

8.—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?

—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.

A.didn9thaveB.hadn'thad

C.haven'thadD.won'thave

9.—MayIuseyournewdictionary?

—It'soverthere..

A.FeelfreeB.NevermindC.MypleasureD.It*sOK

10.—Whydoyoulookveryupset?

—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessayunfinishedsince.

A.wasleftB.hasleft

C.hadbeenleftD.hasbeenleft

11.—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?

一No,nosoonerthanithappened.

A.hadshegoneB.shehadgone

C.hasshegoneD.shehasgone

12.He'sasa“bellyacher"—he'§alwayscomplainingaboutsomething.

A.whoisknownB.whomisknown

C.whatisknownD.whichisknown

13.youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.

A.UnlessB.Until

C.WhileD.Although

14.—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?

—Ofcourse!Iyouearlier.Youmadeitlooksoeasy,gracefuleven.

A.amwatchingB.waswatching

C.havewatchedD.hadwatched

15.—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.

—Terriblysorry!myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.

A.ShouldB.Would

C.HadD.Did

16.Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.

A.inadditionB.bycontrastC.inreturnD.bychance

17.Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather.Itrainedallday.

A.willreachB.wouldreachC.havereachedD.wouldhavereached

18.—Whatshallwedotonightthen?

—,whateveryouwant.

A.HelpyourselfB.It'sadeal

C.NoproblemD.It'suptoyou

19.…May!Howisyourplan?IheardyoustarteditlastSunday.

Oh!Iforit,butIhaven'tdecidedwheretostartit.

A.havepreparedB.hadpreparedC.havebeenpreparingD.waspreparing

20.NotuntilIwentupfurtherthatunderthetree,obviouslysoundasleep.

A.thatIsaw;didaboylieB.Isaw;layaboy

C.didIsee;didaboylieD.didIsee;layaboy

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）WelcometoTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt

TheMet,whichisshortforTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt,presentsover5,000yearsofartfromaroundthe

worldforeveryonetoexperienceandenjoy.MillionsofpeopletakepartinTheMetexperienceonlineoroffline.

Sinceitwasfoundedin1870,TheMethasalwaystriedtobemorethanastoreroomofrareandbeautifulobjects.

Everyday»artcomesaliveintheMuseum'sgalleriesandthroughitsexhibitionsandevents,revealingbothnewideas

andunexpectedconnectionsacrosstimeandacrosscultures.

Notes：

I.HowcanIobtainpermissiontofilmorphotographatTheMetropolitanMuseumofArt?Pleaseemailadetailed

requesttocommunicatiom@.

II.HowcanIobtainsuitableimagestoreproduceinamagazine,newspaper,orwebsite?Toviewandrequestpress

imagesfortheMuseum火currentandupcomingexhibitionsandnewsstoriesabouttheMet,pleasesigninorregisterfor

apressaccountinthePressImagessectionoftheonlinePressRoom.

IILAllotherimagerequestsshouldbedirectedtoArtResourcethroughitswebsite（http://www.artres.com）,by

telephoneat212-505-8700,oremailatrequests@.YoumayalsosubmityourrequestusingtheImageRequest

FormavailableontheMefswebsite.

IVIfyouhaveanyotherquestions,pleasecontacttheMuseum'sDigitalDepartment:

DigitalDepartment

TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt

1000FifthAvenue

NewYork,NewYork10028-0198

Telephone:212-650-2550

Email:prtvacypolicy@

1、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Abusinessguide.B.Anartsurvey.

C.Aresearchreport.D.Anadvertisement.

2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheMetfromthetext?

A.TheMethasahistoryof5,000years.

B.PeoplestartedtovisittheMetonlinetobuyobjects.

C.TheMetstopscollectingartsrightnow.

D.PeoplecannottakeaphotowithoutthepermissionoftheMet.

3、Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttohaveimagesusedforamagazine?

A.Emailtocommunications@.

B.Telephoneat212-505-8700.

C.WriteanapplicationattheonlinePressRoom.

D.ContacttheMuseum^DigitalDepartment.

22.（8分）Thatpeopleoftenexperiencetroublesleepinginadifferentbedinunfamiliarsurroundingsisa

phenomenonknownasthe4Tirst-nighf,effect.Ifapersonstaysinthesameroomthefollowingnighttheytendtosleep

moresoundly.YukaSasakiandhercolleaguesatBrownUniversitysetouttoinvestigatetheoriginsofthiseffect.

Dr.Sasakiknewthefirst-nighteffectprobablyhassomethingtodowithhowhumansevolved.

Thepuzzlewaswhatbenefitwouldbegainedfromitwhenperformancemightbeaffectedthefollowingday.She

alsoknewfrompreviousworkconductedonbirdsanddolphinsthattheseanimalsputhalfoftheirbrainstosleepata

timesothattheycanrestwhileremainingalertenoughtoavoidpredators（捕食者）.Thisledhertowonderifpeople

mightbedoingthesamething.Totakeacloserlook,herteamstudied35healthypeopleastheysleptintheunfamiliar

environmentoftheuniversity^DepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.Theparticipantseachsleptinthedepartmentfor

twonightsandwerecarefullymonitoredwithtechniquesthatlookedattheactivityoftheirbrains.Dr.Sasakifound,as

expected,theparticipantssleptlesswellontheirfirstnightthantheydidontheirsecond,takingmorethantwiceaslong

tofallasleepandsleepinglessoverall.Duringdeepsleep,theparticipants'brainsbehavedinasimilarmannerseenin

birdsanddolphins.Onthefirstnightonly,thelefthemispheres（半球）oftheirbrainsdidnotsleepnearlyasdeeplyas

theirrighthemispheresdid.

Curiousifthelefthemisphereswereindeedremainingawaketoprocessinformationdetectedinthesurrounding

environment,Dr.Sasakire-rantheexperimentwhilepresentingthesleepingparticipantswithamixofregularlytimed

beeps（蜂鸣声）ofthesametoneandirregularbeepsofadifferenttoneduringthenight.Sheworkedoutthat,iftheleft

hemispherewasstayingalerttokeepguardinastrangeenvironment,thenitwouldreacttotheirregularbeepsby

stirringpeoplefromsleepandwouldignoretheregularlytimedones.Thisispreciselywhatshefound.

1、WhatdowelearnaboutDr.YukaSasakidoingherresearch?

A.Shefoundbirdsanddolphinsremainalertwhileasleep.

B.Shefoundbirdsanddolphinssleepinmuchthesameway.

C.Shegotsomeideafrompreviousstudiesonbirdsanddolphins

D.Sheconductedstudiesonbirds'anddolphins9sleepingpatterns.

2、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenshefirstdidherexperiment?

A.Shemonitoredthebrainactivityofparticipantssleepinginanewenvironment.

B.Sherecruited（招募）35participantsfromherDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.

C.Shestudiedthedifferencesbetweenthetwosidesofparticipants9brains.

D.Shetestedherfindingsaboutbirdsanddolphinsonhumansubjects.

3、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenre-runningherexperiment?

A.Sheanalyzedthenegativeeffectofirregulartonesonbrains.

B.Sherecordedparticipants9adaptationtochangedenvironment.

C.Sheexposedherparticipantstotwodifferentstimuli（刺激物）.

D.Shecomparedtheresponsesofdifferentparticipants.

4、WhatdidDr.Sasakifindabouttheparticipantsinherexperiment?

A.Theytendedtoenjoycertaintonesmorethanothers.

B.Theytendedtorecognizeirregularbeepsasathreat.

C.Theyfeltsleepywhenexposedtoregularbeeps.

D.Theydifferedintheirtoleranceofirregulartones

23.（8分）Mostofushavequitegoodmemories,butourmemoriesarelimited.Forexample,wecannot

remembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.However,therearesomepeople

whodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome（学者症候群）.

Savantssuffer

fromadevelopmentaldisorder,buttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast（显出差异）sharplywiththeir

physicalandmentaldisabilities.

KimPeek（1951-2009）wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,intheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwith

damagetopartsofhisbrain,butitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrain,particularlythoserelatingtomemory,became

over-developed.

Peek'suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyage.Whenhewasjust20monthsold,hecouldalreadyremember

everybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime-onepagewiththerighteyeand

onewiththeleft-inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythingheread.Bythetimehedied,Peekhadmemorized

morethan9,000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecould

rememberthousandsoffactsabouthistory,literature,geographyandsports.

Dr.DavidTreffert,anexpertonsavantsyndrome,oncedescribedPeekas“alivingGoogle“becauseofhis

astonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.However;atthesametime,Peekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletasks,

suchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressed,andheneededotherstohelphim.In1989,themovieRainManwonthe

OscarforbestPicture.Themaincharacterinthemovie,playedbyDustinHoffman,wasbasedonKimPeek'slife.He

startedtoappearontelevision,wherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferent

topics.Peek-becameworldfamous,andheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.He

inspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.^Recognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothers,andtreatingeveryone

inthewayyouwantthemtotreatyou,willmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryone.

Everyoneisdifferent.”

1>Theunderlinedword"prodigious”inParagraph1probablymeans

A.happyB.clear.

C.amazingD.short

2、Accordingtothetext,Peek

A.couldtakecareofhimself

B.wasbornwithagoodmemory

C.wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffert

D.becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold

3、HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?

A.Bygivingfacts.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.

C.Byexplainingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

4^Peek'swordssuggestthatweshould

A.respectdifferentculturesB.listentodifferentopinions

C.treatdifferentpeopledifferentlyD.respectothers9differences

24.（8分）Dogsandhumanshavebeenlivingside-by-sideforabout15,000years,buttherearetonsoffactsabout

dogsthatperhapswehaveneverheardof.

Nightvision

Dogshavegoodnightvision.Theirlargepupilsletmorelightinandtherods（视杆细胞）workbetterinpoorlight.

Butthebiggestfactoristhetapetum（反光组织）,whichreflectlightatthebackoftheeye.Besides,dogs，whiskers（胡须）

alsohelpthem"see"inthedarkbecausetheypickuponverysmallchangesinair;providingdogswithinformation

aboutthesize,shape,andspeedofthingsnearby.

Secrettailcode

Dogscanusetheirtailstocommunicate.Theywagtheirtailstotherightwhentheyarerelaxedorhappy,andtothe

leftwhennervousorthreatened.Whenthey'reaggressive,thetailswillstickstraight-upintheair.Abroadwagis

friendlywhileaslowwagisneutral,neitherexcitednoranxious.

Dreams

Weoftenseeadog'sbodymakingsuddenmovementsinitssleep.Dogshavethesamebrainwavepatternsas

humans9whiletheyareasleep,sotheydreamjustlikewedo.

Supernose

Dogscanfindtheirwayhomedespitelongdistances.Theirnosesareavitalpartoftheirincrediblesenseof

direction.Thepartofadog'sbrainthatcontrolssmellis40timeslargerthanhumans9.They'reabletofollowsmellsfor

miles.Furthermore,dogshaveanamazingabilitytorecognizethesmellsgivenoffbytheabnormalcellsinhuman

bodies,includingcancer.Thisissomethingscientistsareeagertoexplorefurther.Andinteresting,adog's"fingerprint”

isonitsnose.Thepatternsondogs'nosesaresodistinctthattheycanactuallybeusedtoidentifytheanimals.

Asixthsense

Dogsactstrangelybeforesomethingbad,likeastormorearthquake,happens,fortheyaresensitivetolow

frequenciesthathumanscan'tsense.Sodon'tlettheirstrangebehaviorgounnoticednexttime.Itcouldsaveyourlife.

1、Whichofthefollowingindirectlyhelpsdogsseewellinthedark?

A.Theirrods.B.Theirtapetum.

C.Theirwhiskers.D.Theirpupils.

2、Ifadogholdsupthetail,itindicates.

A.happinessB.attack

C.friendlinessD.relaxation

3、Whathasn'tbeendiscoveredaboutadog?

A.Whyitcansensenaturaldisasters.B.Whyithasanacutesenseofsmell.

C.Whatemotionsitshowswithitstail.D.Howitcansmellhumans9illnesses.

4、Inwhatwayaredogslikehumans?

A.Theydreamwhentheysleep.B.Theyhavegoodnightvision.

C.Theyhavedistinctnosepatterns.D.Theycanreacttolowfrequencies.

25.（10分）Lifeisnotalwayseasy.Onedayyouwakeupfeelinglikeyoucantakeovertheworld,andthenextday

youwakeupfeelinglikeallyouwanttodoistolieinbedandhidefromeverything.

Peoplewalkintoyourlife,grabyourhand,andleadyouthroughthemostbeautifulpathyou'veknown,but

sometimesthesamepeopleletgoofyourhandwithoutwarning,andyoubecomestrandedataplacewhereyounever

thoughtyou'dfeellost.

Lefsbehonest,sometimeseverythingisgoingsogreatanditseemslikenothingcouldgowrong,butrightwhen

youbegintothinkthat,somethingsohorriblecomescrashingdownandallofasuddenmoreproblemscomedrowning

aroundyouandyoujustfeelsohopelessbecauseifssobad...

Ifssohardtounderstandwhysuchthingshappeninlife,andIpersonallywishIhadananswertothat"why"you

alwaysaskyourself,butallIcansayisnomatterhowhardlifegets,youhavetokeepgoing.Thelifearoundyouwill

neverstopgoingon.

rilbehonestandsaythatsometimesIfeelalittlebitworriedandallIcanthinkis"WillIbeabletokeepup?

Whatifeverythinggoestoofast?”ButIrealizethatbeingscaredandlivingwiththatburdenofrunningawayfrom

problemsonlyslowmedownevenmore.

AndI'vecometothepointwhereIbelievethatbecauselifeneverstops,Ishouldn'tstopeither.Ifsokaytotakea

breakandtogiveyourselftimetoheal,butyoucannotgiveupandyoucannotquit.

Keeppositive,fillyourheartwithgratitudeforwhatyoualreadyhave,andalwaysremindyourselftobehumble

andtruetowhoyouare!

1、HowdoestheauthoriHustrate“Lifeisnotalwayseasy”？

A.BymakingcomparisonsB.Byusingsomefamoussayings

C.BypresentinghisownexperienceD.Bylistingstatistics

2、Accordingtotheauthor;itistotryrunningawayfromproblems.

A.pointlessB.reasonable

C.helpfulD.considerate

3、Whichsayingcanexhibittheauthor'sattitudetowardslife?

A.Saveagainstarainyday.

B.Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.

C.Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.

D.Thinkitoverbeforeyouleap

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题L5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）Wehaveallheardhowtimeismorevaluablethanmoney,butisit]tohavetoomuch?

I2backinhighschoolIspentmostofmydayatschoolsinceIalso3ateamsport.BythetimeIgot

home,Ionlyhadafewhourstodomyhomework,andIhadtodoit4

WhenIgotintocollege,things5Isuddenlyfoundmyselfoutofclassbeforenoontime.Becauseofallthis_

6therewasnosenseof7todomyschoolworkimmediately.Iwasperformingthisactionofwaitinguntilit

laterbecame8Oncethathappened,Ijustkept9mystudyingfurtherandfurtherbackinmyday.ThenI

gottothepointwhereIwas10reallylateatnighttogetmyworkalone.

OnedayI11aformerclassmateofminewhowas12alotofmoneyrunningasideline（副业）.Since

hisregularjobwas13,1askedhimwhyhejustdidn'tdohissidelinefull-time.Hesaidwithoutthejob,hewould

14havetoomuchtimeandwouldjustdowhatIdidbackin15.Hesaidthatifhe16thejob,hewould

losehis17toworkandsucceed.

So,try18yourtimewithotherwork.Thisiswhythereisa19thatifyouwantsomethingdone,ask

a20persontodoit.

1、A.trueB.fairC.strangeD.possible

2、A.rememberB.admitC.understandD.expect

3、A.watchedB.loved.C.CoachedD.played

4、A.atlastB.rightawayC.ofcourseD.mattered

5、A.happenedB.repeatedC.changedD.mattered

6、A.extraB.difficult.C.valuableD.limited

7、A.dutyB.achievementC.urgencyD.direction

8、A.burdenB.reliefC.riskD.habit

9、A.pushingB.takingC.settingD.calling

10、A.hangingoutB.stayingupC.joggingroundD.showingoff

11、A.metB.helpedC.treatedD.hired

12、A.raisingB.wastingC.demandingD.making

13、A.safeB.importantC.boringD.rewarding

14、A.luckilyB.hardlyC.hopefullyD.simply

15、A.childhoodB.collegeC.townD.business

16、A.quitB.foundC.acceptedD.kept

17、A.heartB.,chanceC.driveD.way

18>A.savingB.fillingupC.givingupD.trading

19、A.messageB.storyC.sayingD.fact

20、A.careful1B.busyC.reliableD.kind

第二节(每小题L5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)Nooneknowsexactlytheearthbegan.However,accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,theuniverse

began2^_a"BigBang".Thenthedust3.(settle)intoasolidglobe.Astheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearon

itssurface.Many4.(science)believethatitwasthepresenceofwaterthatallowedtheearthtodissolve5.(harm)gases

andacidsintooceansandseas,whichmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelop.

Millionsofyearslater,thefirstsmallplantsappearedonthesurfaceofthewater.Theirdevelopment6.(follow)by

earlyshellfish,allsortsoffish,greenplantsandlandanimals.Reptiles7.(produce)younggenerallybylayingeggswhile

mammalsgavebirthtoyoungbabyanimals.Dinosaursexistedontheearthforover140millionyearsbeforethey

suddenlydisappeared.Thereason8・theydisappearedstillremainsamystery.

Finally,humansappearedandspreadailovertheearth.Buttheyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintothe

atmosphere,whichpreventsheatfrom9.（escape）fromtheearthintospace.Asaresultofthis,peoplebelievetheearth

maybecometoohottoliveon.So10,lifewillcontinueontheearthwilldependonhowthisproblemcanbesolved.

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（八），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限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

TodaywehadthehonorofinviteProfessorHudson,aforeignteacherfromBeijingUniversity,togiveusanEnglish

lesson.AllofusweredeeplyimpressingbythisunforgettableEnglishlesson.Theprofessorbegantheclasswithan

amusingEnglishstory,thatattractedourattentionatonce.Hespokeslowlyandclearlysothatwecouldfollowherwell.

Greatinspired,mostofustookanactivepartinclassroomactivities.Afterclass,manystudentsbeinginterviewedspoke

highlyofhim.Theysaidthatnevertheyexperiencedsuchinterestingaclass.Fromhislesson,wecametoaconclusion

whatitisnotsodifficulttolearnEnglishbutwefindagoodway.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）写一篇有关汉语的文章。内容如下：

1.汉语是世界上最古老的语言之一，也是联合国（UnitedNations）的工作语言之一。

2.现在世界上越来越多的人说汉语。

3.随着中国的发展与壮大，汉语在国际交流中起着重要的作用。

要求：1.字数120词左右

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、A

2、C

3、B

4、C

5、B

6、D

7、A

8、C

9、A

10、D

11、A

12、C

13、A

14、B

15、C

16、B

17、D

18、D

19、C

20、D

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、VolunteeringIsFun

OneafternoonIwassittingathomefeelingsobored.Insteadoffeelingsorryformyself,Iwantedtomeetpeople

andhavenewexperiencessoIdecidedtostartvolunteering.IsearchedonmycomputerandfoundawebsitewhereI

couldvolunteeronafarminFrance.

Mytimeworkingonafarmwasanewexperienceforme.Itwasbasicallyafreeholidayasfoodand

accommodationwereprovided.However,itwasnotyourtypicalholidayasIhadtolookafterfifteenhorsesandsleepat

thetopofatowerinacastle!IwasanawfulfarmerbutitdidnotmatterbecauseImadesomegreatfriends.

However,youdonotneedtogoabroadtovolunteer,Ihavehadplentyofadventuresathomeasvolunteeringcan

becomeahobby.Forexample,IlovesingingsoIhadagoodlaughwavingmyarmsinanattempttoconductmylocal

choir.Ididslowlyimproveanditfeltgreattoconductthechoirinaconcert.Atuniversity,Iorganisedaconcertfor

charitywithmyfriends.Itwasreallyfunfindinghandsandraisingmoneyforacausewebelievein.

Itistruethatyoufeelgoodvolunteeringbuttherearealsootheradvantages.Ioncevol-unteeredasaserverata

charitysportseventwheretheorganizersgave