柳州市2023届高三第三次模拟考试英语试题

柳州市2023届高三第三次模拟考试

英语

（考试时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

注意：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.所有答案请在答题卡上作答，在本试卷和草稿纸上作答无效。答题前请仔细阅读答题卡上的“注意

事项'按照“注意事项”的规定答题。

3.做选择题时，如需改动，请用橡皮将原选答案擦干净，再选涂其他答案。

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题

卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每

段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

l.Whatdoweknowabouttheman'sdaughter?

A.Shewillbuysomeflowersforherfather.

B.Shewillgotouniversitytoday.

C.Shewillfinishherstudyinuniversity.

2.Whenwillthelecturebegin?

A.At3:00pm.

B.At3:30pm.

C.At4:30pm.

3.Whatdidthemanmean?

A.Hehatedtosharehisopinionaboutthemovie.

B.Hewasnotafanofscarymovies.

C.Hewasscaredbythemonstersinthemovie.

4.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewleader?

A.Strict.

B.Creative.

C.Honest.

5.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo?

A.Toattendafamilyparty.

B.Topickuptheirchildren.

C.Tobuyapairofnewshoes.

第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作

答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatwillthemandothisweekend?

A.Gohiking.

B.Buysometea.

C.Gatherwithfriends.

7.Whatisthewoman'ssuggestion?

A.TofitinChineselifestyle.

B.TodressupinHanfuclothes.

C.Toenjoybakedfruitswithfriends.

听第7段材•料，回答第8至10题

8.Whatdidthewomanactuallywant?

A.Saladwithouttopping.

B.Steakwithoutsalad.

C.Coldsoup.

9.Whydoesthemanapologize?

A.Thesaladhasbeensoldout.

B.Thewomanasksforit.

C.Hehasconfusedtheorder.

10.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Makeupforhismistake.

B.Payforthemeal.

C.Learnabouttablemanners.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whyisthewomansoupset?

A.Herclassmightbeputoffforaweek.

B.Theclassroomshebookedistoosmall.

C.Fewstudentshavesignedupforherclass.

12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemanfor?

A.Thenamelistofstudents.

B.Theclassroomtohold40students.

C.Thedepartmenthead'sofficehours.

13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Colleagues.

B.Classmates.

C.Relatives.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatisthewoman?

A.Ahostess.

B.Ateacher.

C.Anastronaut.

15.Howlonghasthewomanbeentrained?

A.6years.

B.15years.

C.50years.

16.Whatwasthegreatestdifficultyduringthewoman'sjourney?

A.Thespecialspacefood.

B.Theproblemsintalking.

C.Thechangeofthegravity.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?

A.Thehistoryofahouse.

B.Thestructureofahouse.

C.Themembersofafamily.

18.WhenwasHaybridgeHallbuilt?

A.Intheearly1300s.

B.Inthelate1400s.

C.Inthemiddleof1500s.

19.WhogavethenameofHaybridgetothehouse?

A.TheRothschildfamily.

B.TheYardleyfamily.

C.TheHoatenfamily.

20.WhatdoweknowaboutHaybridgeHall?

A.ItisoneofthefinestexamplesofBritisharchitecture.

B.Itwasboughtbyafamouswriterintheyearof1722.

C.ItwasabandonedbytheHoatenfamilyandruinedinWorldWarII.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Herearesomeoftheworld'smostunusualevents.

WorldIceGolfChampionship,Greenland

Formorethan10yearstheWorldIceGolfChampionshiphasbeenseenasthemostextremegolf

competitionintheworld.In1997,architectRolfHenning-Jensenwasaskedtodesigntheworld'sfirsticegolf

courseamonghugeicebergandheavysnowsofUummannaq,asmalltownonthewestcoastofGreenland-600km

northoftheArcticCircle.Theregolfersfaceextremetemperaturesastheirfirsttasktodealwith.Thenitwilltake

playerstimeandpatiencetoaccommodatethemselvestowhite"green“andorangeballstoplaywith.Determined

byweatherconditions,thiseventisscheduledforMarcheachyearinGreenland.

BalloonFiesta,theUnitedStates

Haveyoueverbeentakentotheskyinahotairballoon?TheyearlyAlbuquerqueInternationalBalloon

Fiestagivesyouthechancetoenjoyabird's-eyeviewofthecityandcountryside.Since1972,perfectOctober

weather,blueskiesandwindknownasthe“Albuquerquebox"haveworkedtogethertoallowballooniststo

controltheirwaythankstothedirectionofblowingwinds.Thisistheonlyplaceintheworldtoenjoyballoons

flyingintheblueskieseachOctober.

ElColacho,Spain

Theworld'smostdangerousfestivaltakesplaceeveryyearinasmallSpanishvillageCastillodeMurcianear

Burgous.ElColachomeansthedevil'*s（恶魔的）jumpandinfactthisistheactofbaby-jumping.Itspurpose

istoforceadeviltoleavethechild'sbody.Mendressedasdevilsjumpoversmallbabiestoguardthemagainst

illnessandbadspirits.Manyconsiderthefestivaltobedangerousas“jumpingdevils”couldhurtbabies.But

localsbelievetheactionprotectstheirbabiesfrombadthingsandorganizethejumpinthestreets,sopeoplecan

watchorevenjoin.

21.WhatdoesthescheduleofWorldIceGolfChampionshipdependon?

A.Transport.

B.Economy.

C.Weather.

D.Golfers'time.

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutBalloonFiesta?

A.Itisusualyheldinspring.

B.ItisheldineveryOctober.

C.Itisknownas“Albuquerquebox”.

D.Itistheonlyplacetowatchbirdsinballoons.

23.WhyisthefestivalElColachocelebrated?

A.Towishbabiesgoodhealth.

C.Toattractvisitorsaroundtheworld.

B.Tocelebratebabies*birthdays.

D.Tocatchthebadspiritshiddeninbabies.

B

WhenIwasakid,mymotherusedtotellmeChinesefolkstoriesbeforebedtime.Mymotherisan

immigrant.ShetoldmethosestoriessothatIwouldn'tforgettheculturethatshehadleft.EventhoughIhadn't

everexperiencedthatcultureatfirsthand,shewantedmetorememberit.

Ofallherstories,myfavouriteswereaboutSunWukong,themonkeykingwhohadmany

superpowers.Eventually,though,Imovedontootherkindsofheroes.WhenIwasinthefifthgrade,!boughtmy

firstAmericancomicbook.Afterwards,Superman,Spider-manandCaptainAmericareplacedSunWukonginmy

heart.

Ibecamecrazyaboutcomicbooks.IlovedthemsomuchthatIwentontoworktowardsacareerin

comics.TodayIamaprofessionalgraphicnovelist.Mymostwell-knownbookisAmericanBorn

Chinese,publishedin2006.MonkeyKingisoneofmymaincharacters,butthebookisn'tdirectadaptationofmy

mother'sstories.Instead,IinvitedMonkeyKingintomystorysothatIcouldtalkabouttheuneasinessofgrowing

upasanAsianAmerican.ThecharacterIknewfrommychildhoodexpressedhisemotionswithoutreservation.1

neededhimtoemoteonmypages.

Forresearch,!trackeddownanEnglishtranslationofJourneytotheWest,thecenturies-oldChineseclassi

thatfirsttoldthemonkeyking'sstory.AsIreadit,IrealizedthatAmericansuperheroeshadn'treplacedSun

Wukonginmyheartafterall-theyweresimplyWesternexpressionsofeverythingIlovedaboutthemonkeyking.

Themonkeyking'sstoryhaslastedforcenturiesandtravelledacrosscontinentsandcultures.JourneytotheWest

istheverydefinitionof"timeless”.

MymothernowhasAlzheimer's（老年痴呆症）.She'sforgottenallofthestoriessheusedtotellme,but

Iremember.Inmanyways,Fvebuiltmywholecareeronthosemomentsbeforebedtime.WitheverycomicbookI

create,IamtryingtorelivethewonderIfeltwhenmymothertoldmethestoriesofSunWukong.

24.Whatdidtheauthor'smotherexpecthimtodo?

A.Earnalivingbywriting.B.Keeptheirculturalroot.

C.ExperienceChineseartfirsthand.D.Rememberallthestoriesshetoldhim.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutthebookAmericanBornChinese?

A.ItusesthecharacterSunWukongasasymbol.

B.ItreflectsthegrowingpainsofAmericanchildren.

C.Itisthebest-selleramongAmericanbomChinese.

D.ItencouragespeopletoseektheirrootsbackinAsia.

26.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofJourneytotheWest?

A.It'sreallyapopularclassicworks.

B.It'smoreattractivethanwesterncomicbooks.

C.Ifseasytounderstand.

D.Ifsabookreflectingtherealworld.

27.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theauthor'sconcernforhismother.

B.Theapproachtocreatingcomicbooks.

C.Theauthor'smemoryofhischildhoodexperience.

D.TheinfluenceofthestoriesofSunWukongontheauthor.

C

Theworldhasfacedafoodcrisisofunprecedented（前所未有的）proportionsin2022-thelargestinmoder

history,asconflict,theCOVID-19pandemic,climatecrisisandrisingcostshavecombinedtoposegreatrisksfor

hungrypeopleacrosstheworld.Asmanyas828millionpeoplegotobedhungryeverynight.Thenumberof

thosefacingacutefoodinsecurityhasrisenfrom135millionto345millionsince2019.Atotalof49million

peoplein49countriesaresufferinghunger,accordingtofiguresfromtheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramme.

“Wearefacinganunprecedentedglobalfoodcrisisandallsignssuggestwehavenotyetseentheworst.For

thelastthreeyears,hungernumbershaverepeatedlyhitnewpeaks,nWFPExecutiveDirectorDavidBeasleysaid.

Hewarnedthatthingscanandwillgetworseunlessthereisalarge-scaleandcoordinated（协调一致的）effortto

addressthecausesofthiscrisis.

Therearemanyreasonsforprevailinghighlevelsoffoodinsecurity.Thesereasonsincludeconflicts,climate

changesandweatherextremes,economicslowdownsanddownturns.Inaddition,thesedriversoftendonotact

alone.Forinstance,conflictsareoftenaccompaniedbyeconomicdownturns,whichaffectlivelihoodsandthe

abilityofpeopletoearnresources,leadingtoincreasingpovertylevelsandhigherprevalence（流行）offood

insecurity.

Unfortunately,themainreasonsforhighlevelsoffoodinsecurityhavenotimprovedthisyear.Peopleinthe

HornofAfricaarefacingafifthconsecutive（连续的）failedrainseasoninpartsofEthiopia,Kenyaand

Somalia,whichwillconstraintheirproduction,andislikelytopushmanypeopledeeperintofoodinsecurity.

Moreover,thereisuncertaintyabouttheweather.Andclimaticshockaffectinganymajorproducerorexporter

willintroduceadditionaluncertaintyintoproductionandconsequentlyprices,whichinturnimpacttheabilityto

purchasefood,particularlyofthemostvulnerablepeople.

28.Howdoestheauthorleadinthetopic?

A.Bymakingacomparison.

B.Bysharingpersonalexperience.

C.Bygivingopinionswithevidence.

D.Bylistingfactsandaccuratefigures.

29.WhatcanweknowfromDavidBeasley'swords?

A.Thisglobalfoodcrisiswon'tlastlonger.

B.Ifscertainthattheglobalfoodcrisiswillgetworse.

C.Weneedtoworktogethertodealwiththeglobalfoodcrisis.

D.Therewillbeanothernewpeakofhungernumbersinthreeyears.

3O.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?

A.Characters.

B.Operators.

C.Factors.

□.Activities.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheIssueofFoodSafety

B.TheUnprecedentedFoodCrisis

C.ConflictsCausingFoodShortage

D.EffortsPutintotheStudyofFoodInsecurity

D

ClimateActsMustFocusonYouth

Childrenandyoungpeoplearebearingtheburdenofclimatechange.However,theyareconsistently

overlookedinthedesignandcontentofclimatepoliciesandrelatedmeasures.Therightsoftheyouthneedtobe

putinacentralplaceinacountry'sclimatechangeplanasextremeweathereventsarethreateningtheirlivesand

destroyingtheinfrastructurecriticaltotheirwell-being.

Thescientificcommunityhassoundedthealarmthatclimatechangeisaglobalemergency,andtherisksof

deadlydrought,frequentfloods,heatwaves,extremeweather,andpovertywillsignificantlyworsen.

Overhalfabillionchildrenliveinhighfloodzonesandnearly160millionliveinareasofextremelyhigh

drought,saidareportreleasedin2015bytheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund,orUNICEF.Pollutedairhasahuge

impactonchildren'sbraindevelopment.Itisestimatedabout2billionchildrenliveinareaswithairqualitythatis

wellaboveinternationalpollutionstandards.Airpollution,lackofsafewater,undemutritionarestronglylinkedto

pneumonia（肺炎）,aleadingcauseofdeathamongchildren,killingnearly2,400childrenaday.Theincreaseof

diseasessuchasmalariaanddenguefeverhavethegreatestimpactsonchildren,forexample,90percentofthe

diseaseburdenthatisattributabletoclimatechangeisbornbychildrenundertheageoffive.TheUNICEFreport

saidallthesechallengesareexacerbated（力口居lj）byclimatechange.

Throughtheintergovernmentalcooperationonclimatechange,theUNhasmadeitcleartheimpactsof

climatechangeareglobalinscopeandunprecedentedinraising.Activelyrespondingtoclimatechangeisnot

onlyimperative（必要的）,butalsokeytosustainabledevelopmentforgenerationstocomeaschildrenandyoung

peoplearethefutureofmankind.

Weareallgladtoseechildrenandyoungpeopleareencouragedtoplayakeyroleinaddressing

climate-relatedrisksbypromotingenvironmentallysustainablelifestylesandsettinganexamplefortheir

communities.

32.What'stheauthor'smainpurposeinthefirstparagraph?

A.Togiveasummary.B.Togivesomeevidences.

C.Toexpresshisemotions.D.Toputforwardhisview.

33.Howdoesclimatechangeimpactyoungchildren?

A.Itharmschildren'shealth.

B.Ithasahugeimpactonchildren'seducation.

C.Itreducesbirthsofnewbabies.

D.Itleadstothechangeofchildren'slifestyle.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheissue?

A.Approving.

B.Intolerable.

C.Concerned.

D.Indifferent.

35.Whoareprobablytheintendedreadersofthetext?

A.Engineers.

B.Environmentalists.

C.Sportsfans.

D.Musiclovers.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Therearemanywaystobeastudentleader:whetherit*sthroughstudentgovernment,academicteams,

athleticteams,thearts,orcommunityservice.Ifyouwanttobeagoodleaderinschool,youneedtopracticegood

leadershipqualities.36

Beagoodcommunicator.

37.Youshouldbeabletoexpressyourselfinaclearwaysothatpeoplearemorelikelytolistentoyou.

Beingagoodcommunicatoralsomeanslisteningwell.Agoodleaderwillbewillingtolistentothegroup,and

considerallopinionswhenmakingdecisions.

Haveothershelpwiththework.

Youshoulddistributejobsevenlyamonggroupmembers.Everyoneinthegroupwillshoulderpartofthe

workthen.Ifsomeoneisn'tpullingtheirshareoftheworkload,privatelydiscussthiswiththem.Inthetalkyou

letthemknowyou'rehopingyoucancountonthemtocontributealittlemore.38

Makefulluseoftheavailableresources.

Difficultiesandchallengesareeverywhere.39.1fyoudon'tknowtheanswertosomething,ornoticethat

somethingneedstobedonebutyou'renotsurehowtodoityourselves,you'retheonetoaskquestionsofyour

teachers,coaches,etc,whoareyouravailableresources.

40

Sometimesthewaythingshavebeendoneisoutdatedortheycouldbedoneinabetterway.Youwillbethe

onetodecideifacertainruleorpolicyneedstobechanged.Remembertohandleitwithanopenattitude.If

you'reabletoadaptanddoyourbesttoworkitout,thenyouhavepartofwhatittakestobeagreatleader!

A.Lookbeforeyouleap

B.Herearesomesuggestionsforyou

C.Don'tforgettobeopen-mindedandflexible

D.Learnpublicspeakingskillsandwritingskills

E.Bydoingsoyoucanbringtheteamtogethertoparticipate

F.Thatishowyougainknowledgeaboutbeingagoodleader

G.Agoodleaderknowswhomtoturntowhenhe'sinadifficultsituation

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题分，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。

AtBookmark,wewanteverychildtoread.Accordingtoasurvey,8childrenintheaverageclassintheUK

are4Itoreadwellwhentheyleaveprimaryschool.Weneedmorereadingvolunteerstohelpuschangethis.

Volunteeringisagreatoutletforself-improvementwhile42others,andwithBookmark,everyonecantruly

makea43Kothefuturesoftheprimaryschoolstudents.

SallyjoinedBookmarkasavolunteerin2019.Asafreelancewriterandeditor,shewantedtoshareherlove

ofbookswithchildrenwhomayhavenotdiscovered_44.BeforevolunteeringwithBookmark,shehad45worked

withchildren,sobeginningthesessionswastrulyastepoutofhercomfortzone.Sallybegan46withZachin

personatalocalschool.Atthebeginningoftheirprogram,ZachaskedSallyaboutthe47whypeopleneedtoread.

Seeingthisasanopportunity,shehighlightedtohimthatreadingmakesone'slifemeaningfulandinteresting.She

toldZachthattherewerebooksoutthereonallhisfavoritehobbiesandencouragedhimtoseereadingas_48.

Astheir49continued.Sallynoticeda50onZach.Whenpackingupintheirfinalsession,Zachspotteda

bookthatwasamore51levelthanthosehe'dbeenreading,butheexclaimedthathewashappyandconfidentto

giveitago52.Atthismoment,SallyfeltarealconnectiontoBookmark'smissionandknewthechallengewould

53

Sally'sexperienceasaBookmarkvolunteertaughthermorethanshehad54"Volunteeringhasmademefeel

morecontent.IfeelIamhelpful.Igethuge55fromengagingwithchildrenviaBookmarkandmakingthem

laughaswereadinfunnyvoicesandplaygames,"shesaid,"Allthe561havereadwithsofarhavebeeneager

tolearnandtheir57hasbeencontagious（有感染力的）

柳州市2023届高三第三次模拟考试•英语第9页（共12页）

Aswellasfindingpleasureinhertimeasareadingvolunteer,Sallytellsusthatthroughherexperienceshe

58thetrueextentoftheimportanceofliteracy-beingabletoreadisafundamentallife59andnotbeingable

toreadcanhavefarreachingconsequences.Literacyisimportantforeveryone.Literacycanhelp60inequality

andleadtoempowerment.

D.inhospital

D.breakdown

52.A.athome

53.A.fadeaway

C.atwork

C.payoff

B.inoffice

B.tumover

第n卷（非选择题）

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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