2023學年青海省西寧市三校高三第五次模擬考試英語試卷（含解析）

2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________sheisnotsohealthy_______sheusedtobe?A．Whyisitthat;whatB．Whyitisthat;thatC．Whyisitthat;asD．Whyitisthat;who2．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup3．Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct4．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen5．Hefelt________ofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.A．shame B．a(chǎn)shamedC．sorry D．shameful6．Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．a(chǎn)ppealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto7．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which8．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving9．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．a(chǎn)nswerforD．a(chǎn)ccountfor10．Marybecame______homesickandcriticaloftheUnitedStates,soshefledfromherhomeinWestBloomfieldtoherhometowninAustria.A．completelyB．sincerelyC．a(chǎn)pproximatelyD．increasingly11．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．a(chǎn)llthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is12．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given13．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．a(chǎn)sfoolishlyD．sofoolishly14．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing15．ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten16．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something17．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．a(chǎn)moperating18．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat19．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited20．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Wealllovebankholidays.IntheUK,weonlygeteightbankholidaysinoneyear,andatleastfiveofthoseoccuraroundChristmastimeandEastertime!AbankholidayisaBritishEnglishterm.Thisisanofficialdaythatisdecidedbythegovernment,whenbanks,shopsandofficescloseforthedayeventhoughit’saweekday—usuallyaMonday,andalotofpeoplehaveadayoffwork.BankholidaysaredifferentinColombia-firstly,theyarecalled“festivos”.Therearetwentyfestivosforthewholecountryinoneyear!InBritain,peoplegetmoreholidayallowances(津貼)thanColombiansbutfewerbankholidays.TherecanbeevenmorefestivosinColombia,dependingonwhichregionofColombiayoulivein.Thisisbecausedifferentregionshavetheirownholidays.Forexample,someregionshaveapatronsaint(守護神),sotheyhaveanextrafestivotocelebratethatsaint.However,therearesomedaysthatarenationalholidaysforhistoricalreasons.ThereisanIndependenceDaycelebrationonJuly20everyyear.ThisisjustlikeBastilleDayinFranceonJuly14,orIndependenceDayintheUnitedStatesonJuly4.OtherimportantfestivosinColombiaare:LabourDay,onMay1,andColumbusDayonOctober12.ColumbusDayisahistoricalbankholidaythatalmosteverycountyonthecontinentofAmericacelebrates.ThisincludesColombia,Chile,Peru,Argentina,MexicoandtheUnitedStates.ItismemorializationofthedaywhentheItaliansailor,ChristopherColumbus,firstreachedlandonthecontinentintheyear14.ManypeoplecriticizethisdayandsayitisnotsomethingtocelebratebecauseofthewayColumbusandhisteamtreatedthepeoplethatwerealreadylivingthere.1、Whatisa“bankholiday”accordingtothetext?A．Anofficialnationwidevacation.B．Aholidayonlyforthebankstaff.C．ABritishtraditionalreligionfestival.D．AcelebrationforChristmasandEaster.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．ColombiaandBritainhavethesamenumberoffestivos.B．AllColombianshavethesamenumberoffestivos.C．ColombianshavefewerholidayallowancesthanBritishpeople.D．Peopleinmostregionscelebrateapatronsaint.3、WhydomanyAmericansrefusetocelebrateColumbusDay?A．BecauseColumbuswasn’tanAmericanatall.B．BecauseColumbusoncetreatedthelocalsbadly.C．Becauseitwasn’tColumbuswhofoundAmericafirst.D．BecauseColumbusdidn’tliveinthecontinentofAmerica.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．ABritishEnglishterm.B．BankholidaysinColombia.C．ImportantfestivosinAmerica.D．Differentbankholidaysintheworld.22．（8分）TinyCountriesYouNeverknewExistedSaoTomeandprincipeSaoTomeandPrincipeoffAfrica'swestcoastisonly372squaremiles,butithasImpressive,undamagednature,richinbiodiversespecies.Theamazingneedle-likevolcanicpeakPicoCaoGranderises1,000feetintotheair.Theislandsarehometoonlyaround200,000peopletoday.SanMarinoOnly23squaremileswithapopulationofjust34,000,thelittle-knowncountryofSanMarino,surroundedbyItaly,istheworld'sfifthsmallestcountry.WiththeUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofMountTitano,thecountryissaidtobetheoldestrepublicintheworld.DominicaDominicacoversonly290squaremiles,withsomeofthebestdivingintheCaribbean,includingtheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteofvolcanicMormeTroisPitonsNationalPark.InDominica,you'llseerainforests,waterfalls,andcoastalviews.TheislandisalsohometotheonlyremainingpopulationoftheKalinago,whoarepartoftheisland's74,900inhabitants.KiribatiThisPacificislandcountry33coralislandsis313square-miles,butit'stheonlycountryintheworldtofallintoallfourhemispheres(半球).Thecountry's109,000residentsliveinonly21oftheislandsseethistropicalparadisebeforeitisnolonger--risingseasarethreateningtoswallowthecountrywhole.1、Whichcountryhasthesmallestpopulation?A．SaoTomeandPrincipe.B．SanMarin.C．Dominica.D．Kiribati.2、WhatcanoneseeinbothSanMarinoandDominica?A．Volcanoes.B．Worldheritagesites.C．ViewsoftheCaribbean.D．Waterfalls.3、WhichistrueofKiribati?A．Itisrichinbiodiversespecies.B．ItissurroundedbyItaly.C．ItishometotheKalinago.D．Itisdisappearing.23．（8分）BigmessagingappsabroadWhileWeChatisChina'sbiggestmobilemessagingapp,therearemanyequivalentappsinothercountriesthatoffersimilarfeatures.WhatsApp(US)Users:morethan300millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryFeatures:Textchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharingWithmorethan300millionactiveusers,WhatsAppisoneofWeChat'sbiggestcompetitors.Developedbytwoex-Yahooemployeesin2009,WhatsApporiginallyfocusedontextchat,butonAug.6italsostartedpush-to-talkservice.It'snotedforitsaccessibility,easeofuseandtheabsenceofadverts.Theserviceisfreeforthefirstyear,afterwhich$0.99(6.06yuan)ischargedforaone-yearsubscription.KakaoTalk(SouthKorea)Users:morethan100millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandBada(anoperatingsystemdevelopedbySamsung)Features:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,groupcalls,filesharingWithmorethan100millionusersinmorethan230countries,KakaoTalkisamulti-platformtextingapplicbtionthatallowsuserstosendandreceivemessagesforfree.WithKakaoTalk,userscanmessageeachotherone-on-oneoringroupchatswithunlimitednumbersoffriends.Youcanalsochoosefrommorethan250animatedemoticonsandsharethemwithfriends.Line(Japan)Users:morethan200millionPlatforms:Android,iOS,WindowsPhone,BlackBerryandPCFeatures:Textchat,groupchat,push-to-talk,filesharing,locationsharing,gaming,stickersLinetopsthelistofthemostdownloadedfreeappsin52countries.Apartfromtextandvoicemessaging,Lineprovidesitsuserswithmorethan250originalstickersandemoticonstobuyfromitsownshop.Inthefirstquarterof2013alone,itmade$17millionjustfromstickers.ThepopularappalsoallowsfriendstobattleeachotherintheLINEGame.1、Comparedwiththeothertwoapps,whichofthefollowingfeaturesmakesLinestandout?A．Groupmobilegames.B．Freeemoticons.C．Freedownloadoftheapp.D．Textandgroupchat.2、WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．UserscanalwayssendandreceivemessagesforfreewithWhatsApp.B．Userscansharefileswithanyofthethreeapps.C．KakaoTalkfreesusersfromunwantedadvertisjments.D．Lineranksfirstinthelistofthemostdownloadedappsin52countries.3、Inwhichpartofthenewspapermaythisarticlebefound?A．Advertisement.B．EconomyandFinance.C．Entertainment.D．ScienceandTechnology.24．（8分）ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能見度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(證實)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?25．（10分）LocatedinTimesSquareandtheBroadwaytheatredistrict,thishoteloffersfreecoffee,teaandhotchocolate.Continentalbreakfastisprovided.Aflat—screensatelliteTVwithHBOisincludedineveryroomatEconoLodgeTimesSquare.Asafetydepositboxandadeskareprovided,andfreelocalandlongdistancecallstotheUSandCanadaareoffered.The50thStreetundergroundstationis3blocksfromtheEconoLodgeTimesSquare.RockefellerCenterandtheMuseumofModernArtarea5-minutewalkfromthehotel.Hell’sKitchenisagreatchoicefortravellersinterestedinsightseeing,shoppingandtheatre.ThisisourguestsfavouritepartofNewYork,accordingtoindependentreviews.ThispropertyisalsoratedforthebestvalueinNewYork!Guestsaregettingmorefortheirmoneywhencomparedtootherpropertiesinthiscity.Wespeakyourlanguage!Mostpopularfacilities:FreeWiFi,Parking,Non-smokingrooms,Facilitiesfordisabledguests,Dailymaidservice.GoodtoknowCheck-in15:00-00:00hoursCheck-outUntil12:00hoursCancellation/prepaymentCancellationandprepaymentpoliciesvaryaccordingtoroomtype.PleaseenterthedatesofyourstayandchecktheconditionsofyourrequiredroomChildrenandextrabedsAllchildrenarewelcome.Free!Uptothreechildrenunder5yearsstayfreeofchargewhenusingexistingbeds.Thereisnocapacityforextrabedsintheroom.Travellingwithpets?Petsarenotallowed.GroupWhenbookingmorethan4rooms,differentpoliciesandadditionalsupplementsmayapply.Address:302West47thStreet,Hell’sKitchen,NewYork,NY10036,USAreservations@econolodgetimessquaremTel:(212)2461991WelcometothebrandnewEconoLodge

?TimesSquare1、WhatisthebestchoiceifyougotoRockefellerCenterfromthehotel?A．Onfoot.B．Bysubway.C．Bytaxi.D．Bytrain.2、Whichofthefollowingisn’tfreeinEconoLodgeTimesSquare?A．WiFi.B．Parking.C．Alllongdistancecalls.D．Coffee,teaandhotchocolate.3、Whatcanbelearntfromthepassage?A．Thebesttimetoliveinthehotelis3:00am.B．Allchildrenunder5yearsstayfreeofcharge.C．Thecancellationpoliciesofeachroominthehotelarethesame.D．Customersfromallovertheworldhavenodifficultycommunicatingwiththehotel.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Severalweeksago,ourheadmaster,Mr.Gaudi,toldusthatourschoolhadbeenchosentocompeteonSmartAleck—agameshowwhichmybestfriendCarlaandIbothlove.Carlahasagoodimagination,1Iknowalotofhistory.Sowethoughtwe’dbegood2fortheteam.Afewdayslater,Mr.Gaudiheldameetingwitheveryoneinterestedinthe3.HetoldusthatSmartAleckusesafivememberteam.Healsosaidthatthreemorepeoplewouldbeneededasbackup(替補).4,fourtimesthatmanystudentswereatthemeeting.SoMr.Gaudisaidwewouldhavea5amongallthestudentspresentandthetop6scorerswouldbecometheteamandthebackup.Everybodyagreedthatthiswasa7waytodecide.Yesterday,allofthehopefulswenttothedininghallafterschool.Wewouldhaveto8thestartingline-up（陣容）.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．a(chǎn)nd2、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．a(chǎn)mong13、A．backup B．a(chǎn)udience 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．a(chǎn)ccepted 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第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Markwaswalkinghomefromschooloneday1．henoticedthattheboyaheadofhimhadtrippedand2．(drop)allofthebookshewascarrying.Markkneltdownandhelpedtheboypickupthescattered3．(article).Sincetheyweregoingthesame

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2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、A4、A5、B6、A7、A8、A9、B10、D11、D12、C13、C14、C15、C16、B17、D18、B19、A20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、C3、B4、B22、1、B2、B3、D23、Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermoraleandcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs"tasktime".Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstra