2023學(xué)年山東省微山縣第一中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudentsopportunitiestogeneratenewideas.A．whatB．whereC．whetherD．that2．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow3．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished4．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop5．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might6．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what7．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible8．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof9．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned10．---Whenshallwestartthereconstructionofthehistoricbuilding? ---Notuntilourprogram______bytheauthority. A.willapprove B.willbeapprovedC.hasapproved D.hasbeenapproved11．Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．a(chǎn)slongas D．inorderthat12．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting13．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking14．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what15．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee16．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．a(chǎn)boveB．overC．beyondD．off17．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary18．Pleaseremindyourgrandpatotakemedicineontime,foramanofhisage____beveryforgetful．A．need B．must C．shall D．can19．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular20．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Growingupcansometimesseemlikearollercoaster.Thereareupsanddownsandunexpectedturns.Abuseorneglectbyadultcanmaketherideevenrougher.Butbeingbullied(欺凌)byanotherchildcanleaveespeciallylastingscars.That'sthefindingofanewstudy.Bulliedkidsfaceahighriskofmentalhealthproblemsasteensandasyoungadults.Indeedbulliedkidsmightbeworseoffthanthosewhohadsufferedphysicalabuseorneglect,thestudyfound.DieterWolkeworksattheUniversityofWarwickinEngland.Untilrecently,moststudiesofchildvictimsfocusednotonbullyingbutonmaltreatment,thispsychologistsays.Maltreatmentincludesphysicaloremotionalabuse,neglectorotherbehaviorsthatcanharmachild.Wolke'steamwantedtobetterunderstandhowbullying'slong-termeffectscomparetothoseduetomaltreatment.Theyfocusedon4,026childrenintheUnitedKingdomand1,420moreintheUnitedStates.InformationaboutbullyingandmaltreatmentwascollectedforAmericanchildrentoage13.TheycollectedthesameinformationforBritishyouthuptoage16.Theresearchersalsogathereddataoneachindividual'smentalhealthasayoungadult.AmongtheAmericans,36percentofbulliedkidshadmentalproblemslater.Thoseproblemsincludedanxiety,whichisastateofexcessiveworry.Theyalsoincludeddepression.Thatisafeelingofhopelessnessthatcanlastalongtime.Amongkidswhohadbeenmaltreatedbyadults,17percentlatersufferedmentalhealthproblems.Thatwaslessthanhalftherateseeninpeoplewhohadbeenbulliedasschoolkids.IntheU.K.group,thedifferencewaslessspectacular.Roughly25percentofthebulliedkidsreportedmentalhealthproblemslater,comparedwithabout17percentwhohadbeenmaltreated.Buthoweveryoulookatit,thefindingaredisturbing,Wolkesays.Theyshowthatbulliedchildrenhavesimilarorworsementalhealthproblemslaterinlife.Andthat’swhyhesaysschools,healthservicesandotheragenciesmustworktogethertoendbullying.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthestatementsisTRUE?A．Kidstreatedcruellyrecoversoonaftertheygrowup.B．Allbulliedkidshavementalhealthproblems.C．Mostkidswithmaltreatmentexperiencetendtobecomeviolentadults.D．Moststudiesdidn’tpaymuchattentiontobullyinguntilrecently.2、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A．Byprovidingresearchresults.B．Bystatingarguments.C．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D．Bygivingexamples.3、Theunderlinedword“spectacular”inparagraph6couldbebestreplacedby_______.A．slightB．dramaticC．specificD．similar4、Accordingtothetext,whatdoesWolkesuggestdoing?A．Takinggoodcareofchildren.B．Joininghandstostopbullying.C．Keepingpsychologicallyhealthy.D．Comparingdifferenttypesofabuse.22．（8分）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'dlike,soIwasrelivedtoreadthatthere'sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheuniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld'snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔離）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon'twantthat,dowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofthenewcropssince1985,researchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution'scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,increasingcocoamaterial.”Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof3plantvarietiesandtheirgreen-houseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That'swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.Thescientistsays,“thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolate."1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Safeguardingcocoa. B．Plantingcocoaworldwide.C．Keepingcocoaingreenhouse. D．Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.2、Theinstitution'scocoaprojectisto_______.A．havecocoaskinremoved B．offermorejobstopeopleC．ensurethequalityofcocoa D．supplycocoafortwomillionpeople3、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Thetasteofchocolateischanging.B．Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C．Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D．Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolate.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toeducate. B．Toadvertise.C．Towarn. D．Toinform.23．（8分）Herearesomebestsellersof2018atAmazon.ThecarFourteen-year-oldTerry’sparentsneverpayhimmuchattention.Sowhentheybothdisappearafteroneoftheirall-too-frequentarguments，Terryisn’texactlyeagerforthemtocomehome.Onhisown，hefixesanabandonedcar.Thoughhedoesn’tknowmuchaboutdriving，hegetsbehindthewheelandheadswest，withtheintentionofvisitinganuncleinOregon.It’sanexcitingandsometimesdangerousjourney.Alongtheway，helearnsalotaboutpeople，aboutAmerica——andmostimportantly，abouthimself.TheRunningDreamJessicathinksherlifeisoverwhenshelosesaleginacaraccident.Asshestrugglestocopewithherprosthesis(義肢)andmanyotherdifficulties，JessicadevelopsacloserelationshipwithRosa，agirlwhohasacancerandseesrightintoJessica’sheart.Withthesupportoffamily，friends，acoach，andherteammates，Jessicaisabletorunagain.Butthat’snotenoughforhernow.Shedoesn’tjustwanttocrossfinishlinesherself—shewantstotakeRosawithher.HaveaNewTeenagerbyFridayDoyouknowthisperson?Hisbedroomlookslikeagarbagedump.Shechangesclothesthreetimesbeforebreakfast.Itseemsthathe／sheneveragreeswithyou.Congratulations!Youhaveateenagerinyourhome.Butyouneedn’tfeelhelpless.Infact，you’rejustfivedaysawayfromyourteenagerasking.“WhatcanIdotohelp?”InternationallyrecognizedfamilyexpertDr.KevinLemanwillhelpyougetrealresults—reallyfast.BoyRobotSeventeen-year-oldIsaakdiscoversthetruthabouthisorigin:agovernment—madehuman.Butadeadlymilitaryforceistryingtokillhim.HeandtheotherRobotscanonlyfindprotectionfromtheUnderground—asecretnetworkofRobotsandhumansworkingtogethertoensureacoexistentfuture.Isaakmustdecidewhethertoholdontohishumanityandfacepossibledeathortoembracehistruenatureinordertosurvive.Ifyouareinterestedinanyofthebooks，clickhereforfurtherinformation:https:／／/.1、Whichbookisasciencefiction?A．TheCar. B．TheRunningDream.C．HaveaNewTeenagerbyFriday. D．BoyRobot.2、Whichofthefollowingisn’tconveyedinTheRunningDream?A．Friendship. B．Modesty. C．Bravery. D．Determination.3、WhoisthebookHaveaNewTeenagerbyFridayintendedfor?A．Experts. B．Teenagers. C．Parents. D．Teachers.24．（8分）NooneknewPrinceEdwardStreetaswellasPierreDupin.Hehaddeliveredmilktothefamiliesonthestreetforthirtyyears.ForthepastfifteenyearsalargewhitehorsenamedJosephpulledhismilkwagon.Josephwasagentlehorsewithbeautifulspiritshiningoutofitseyes,soPierrenamedhimafterSaintJoseph.Everymorningatfive,Pierrearrivedatthemilkcompany'sstablestofindJosephwaitingforhim,Pierrewouldcall,“Goodmorning,myoldfriend.”，asheclimbedintohisseat,whileJosephturnedhisheadtowardthedriver.Andthetwowouldgoproudlydownthestreet.WithoutanyorderfromPierre,thewagonwouldrolldownthreestreets.Thenitturnedrightfortwostreets,beforeturninglefttoSaintCatherineStreet.ThehorsefinallystoppedatthefirsthouseonPrinceEdwardStreet.There,JosephwouldwaitperhapsthirtysecondsforPierretogetdownoffhisseatandputabottleofmilkatthefrontdoor.Pierrekneweveryoneofthefortyfamiliesthatgotmilk.ThecooksknewthatPierrecouldnotreadorwrite;so,insteadofleavingordersinanemptymilkbottle,theysimplysangoutiftheyneededanextrabottle.Pierrealsohadawonderfulmemory.WhenhearrivedatthestablehealwaysrememberedtotellJacques,theforeman(領(lǐng)班)ofthestables,“ThePacquinstookanextrabottlethismorning;theLemoinesboughtapintofcream...”Mostofthedrivershadtomakeouttheweeklybillsandcollectthemoney.ButJacques,likingPierre,neveraskedhimtodothis.Onedaythepresidentofthemilkcompanycametoinspecttheearlymorningmilkdeliveries.JacquespointedtoPierreandsaid:”SeehowthehorselistensandhowheturnshisheadtowardPierre?Seethelookinthathorse'seyes?Youknow,Ithinkthosetwoshareasecret.Ihaveoftenfeltit.Heisgettingold.Maybeheoughttobegivenarest,andasmallpension.”“Butofcourse，”thepresidentlaughed.“Hehasbeenonthisjobnowforthirtyyears.Allwhoknowhimlovehim.Tellhimitistimeherested.Hewillgethispayeveryweekasbefore.”ButPierrerefusedtoleavehisjob.HesaidhislifewouldbenothingifhecouldnotdriveJosepheveryday.“Wearetwooldmen，”hesaidtoJacques.“Letuswearouttogether.WhenJosephisreadytoleave,thenItoowilldoso.”ThenonecoldmorningJacqueshadterriblenewsforPierre.Jacquessaid，”Pierre,yourhorse,Joseph,didn'twakeup.Hewasveryold,Pierre.”Jacquessaidsoftly.“Heisoverinhisstall,lookingverypeaceful.Gooverandseehim.”Pierretookonestepforward,thenturned.“No...no...IcannotseeJosephagain.You...，youdon'tunderstand,Jacques.”ForyearsPierrehadwornalargeheavycapthatcamedownlowoverhiseyes.Itkeptoutthebittercoldwind.Now,JacqueslookedintoPierre'seyesandhesawsomethingthatshockedhim.Hesawadead,lifelesslookinthem.“Takethedayoff,Pierre，”Jacquessaid.Pierrewalkedtothecornerandsteppedintothestreet.Therewasawarningshoutfromthedriverofabigtruck...therewasthescreech(尖銳的剎車聲)ofrubbertiresasthetrucktriedtostop.ButPierreheardnothing.Fiveminuteslateradoctorsaid,“He'sdead...，killedinstantly.”“Icouldn'thelpit，”thetruckdriversaid.“Hewalkedinfrontofmytruck.Heneversawit,Iguess.Why,hewalkedasthoughhewereblind.”Thedoctorbentdown.“Blind？Ofcourse,thismanhasbeenblindforfiveyears.”HeturnedtoJacques,“Didn'tyouknowhewasblind？”“No...no...”Jacquessaidsoftly.“Noneofusknew.Onlyone...onlyoneknew－afriendofhis,namedJoseph...Itwasasecret,Ithink,justbetweenthosetwo.”1、Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,wecanknowthat________.A．JosephwasnamedafteranunknownmanB．PierreknewallthesmallstreetsinthecitybetterthananyoneelseC．JosephmanagedtodelivermilkbyitselfevenwithoutPierre'scompanyD．PierreandJosephseemedtounderstandeachotherandcooperatedverywell2、WhydidPierrerefusetoleavehisjob?A．Hethoughthewasnotoldenoughtoretire.B．Thepensionwastoosmalltosupporthislife.C．HewasunwillingtobeseparatedfromJoseph.D．Hewantedtogetpromotedtoforeman.3、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePierre?A．well-receivedandtrustworthyB．cruelandgreedyC．sensitiveandhumorousD．creativeandenthusiastic4、Theunderlinedsentencesimplythat________.A．JacqueshadknownthefactthatPierrewasblindforalongtimeB．thedeathofJosephdrovePierretodespairoflifeC．PierrewantedtocommitsuicidebecauseofhisblindnessD．JacqueswasafraidtoseePierre'semptyeyes5、WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTindicatePierre'sblindness?A．Pierrekneweveryoneofthefortyfamiliesthatgotmilk.B．Youknow,Ithinkthosetwoshareasecret.Ihaveoftenfeltit.C．IcannotseeJosephagain.Youdon'tunderstand,Jacques.D．ForyearsPierrehadwornalargeheavycapthatcamedownlowoverhiseyes.6、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AcaringfriendB．AcaringmilkcompanyC．AsecretofahorseD．Asecretfortwo25．（10分）WhenthecathedralofNotreDamedeParis(巴黎圣母院)wasonfire,itseemedasifthenationhadlostapieceofitssoul.Asimilartragedytookplacein19thcenturyRussia.AndtherebuildingeffortoftheRussiansmightoffersomeinspirationfortheFrench.StandingintheheartoftheRussiancapital,with60,000squaremetersoffloorspaceand1,500rooms,theWinterPalacewasamongtheworld’sgrandestbuilding.OnDec.17,1837,afirebrokeoutattheWinterPalace.BythemorningofDec.19,onlythestructure’sframeworkremained.Fortheczar(沙皇),thefirepresentedapoliticalchallenge.FearingthatRussia'senemieswouldcastthefireasablowtotheczaristorders,theczar’ssupportersquicklyworkedtogethertoshapethedescriptionofthefireinRussiaandabroad.Theywantedthecountrytoappearunited.Andtheycertainlydidn'twantdespairtobecomethestory.ThefirstfullaccountofthefirewaswritteninFrenchbythepoetPetrViazemskii.ARussiantranslationappearedtwomonthslater.Thattextandotherspaintedahighlyidealizedpictureoftheresponsetothetragedy.Theaccountsnotedthattheczarforcefullydirectedthefire’scontainment.Soldierswereselflesstosavethepalace.TheRussianpeoplefeltthelossjustasdeeplyastheczar.Toerasetheshameofthefire,theczarsetanearlyimpossiblegoal:rebuildthepalacewithin15months,andheorderedthatrebuiltpalacelookexactlyasithadbefore.Thousandsofworkerslaboredontheconstructionsite.Theymaderapidprogress.OnMatch2,1839,theczarcelebratedtherebirthoftheWinterPalace.Outwardlyidenticaltotheoldversion,thenewpalacefeaturedmoreironandbrickinitsstructures---andlesswood.Itwasfarlessfire-pronethantheoriginal.NotreDamehasn’texperiencedthesamelevelofdestructionastheWinterPalace,iftheRussianphoenixof1839isanyindication,thereishopethatarenewedNotreDamewillonceagaingracethebanksoftheSeine.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthefireintheWinterPalace?A．Itburntdown60,000roomsB．Itlastedmorethan1hoursC．ItwassetbyRussia’senemiesD．Itcompletelydestroyedthepalace2、Whydidtheczardecidetorebuildthepalaceinashorttime?A．TosecurehispowerB．TochallengehisenemiesC．TouniteFrenchpeopleD．Tocelebratehisbirthday3、WhatdidViazemskiiandothersstressintheiraccounts?A．ThesceneofthefireB．TheselflessnessoftheczarC．TheRussians’jointefforttofightthefireD．TheidealresultachievedbytheRussians.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．TodescribeafireattheWinterPalaceB．TopraisetherenewaloftheWinterPalaceC．WeexpresssympathyfortheNotreDameD．ToinspireconfidenceinrebuildingtheNotreDame.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）IwaswalkingaroundinaBigBazarstoredoingashopping,whenIsawa

Cashiertalkingtoaboywhocouldn’thavebeenmorethan5or6yearsold.The

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buythedoll,mydear.”Thelittleboywasstillholdingthedollinhishand.

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ittomysisterwhenshegoesthere.”Hiseyeswereso6whilesayingthis.“MySisterhasgonetobewithGod.DaddysaysthatMommyisgoingtoseeGod

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mysister.”Myheart7stopped.Thelittleboy8meandsaid,“I

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11formywalletandsaidtotheboy.“Supposewecheckagain,just12

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14Ihadenoughmoneytobuythisdoll.Heheardme!Ialsowantedtohaveenoughmoneytobuyawhiterosefor

mymommy,butIdidn’t15toaskGodfortoomuch.ButHegavemeenoughto

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