廣東省汕頭市龍湖區(qū)2023學(xué)年高考考前提分英語(yǔ)仿真卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫(xiě)在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫(xiě)在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．a(chǎn)sC．orD．but2．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK3．Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what4．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where5．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced6．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled7．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither8．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．but D．so9．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe10．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should11．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.12．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t13．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek14．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue15．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof16．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently17．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can18．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．a(chǎn)s B．thatC．which D．where19．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.20．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．that第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）Inthelate1950s,aRussiangeneticistcalledDmitryK.Belyaevattemptedtocreateatame(馴化的)foxpopulation.ThroughtheworkofabreedingprogrammeattheInstituteofCytologyandGeneticsatNovosibirsk,inRussia,hesoughttofindtheevolutionarypathwayoftameanimals.Histestsubjectsweresilver-blackfoxes,amelanistic(帶黑色的)versionoftheredfoxthathadbeenbredinfarmsforthecoloroftheirfur.Heselectedtheanimalsbasedonhowtheyrespondedwhentheircagewasopened.About10%ofthefoxesdisplayedaweak“wild-response”,meaningtheyweredocilearoundhumans.Thosethathidinthecornerormadeaggressivevoiceswereleftinthefarm.Ofthosefriendlyfoxes,100femalesand30maleswerechosenasthefirstgenerationsofparents.Whentheyoungfoxeswereborn,theresearchershand-fedthem.Theyalsoattemptedtotouchorpetthefoxeswhentheyweretwototwo-and-a-halfmonthsold,forstrictlymeasuredperiodsatatime.Iftheyoungfoxescontinuedtoshowaggressiveresponse,evenaftersignificanthumancontact,theywerethrownawayfromthepopulation—meaningtheyweremadeintofurcoats.Ineachselection,lessthan10%oftameindividualswereusedasparentsofthenextgeneration.Bythefourthgeneration,thescientistsstartedtoseedramaticchanges.Theyoungfoxeswerebeginningtobehavemorelikedogs.Theywaggedtheirtailsand“eagerly”soughtcontactwithhumans.By2005-2006,almostallthefoxeswereplayful,friendlyandbehavinglikedomesticdogs.Thefoxescould“read”humanhintsandrespondcorrectlytogesturesorglances.1、WhatdoweknowaboutBelyaev’sbreedingplan?A．Itexplainshowredfoxeswerebred.B．Itfocusesonhowtameanimalsevolved.C．Itexplainswhypetfoxesbecamepopular.D．Itconcentratesonwhytameanimalsdisappeared.2、Howdidhechoosehistestfoxesintheexperiment?A．Byappearance.B．Bycolor.C．Byreaction.D．Byflexibility.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．Smartfoxeswereusedfortesting.B．Thepurposeofselectionwasunclear.C．Friendlyfoxeswerekeptontesting.D．Theselectionwasnotexactandthorough.4、Whatisthedistinguishingcharacteristicofthefourthgenerationfoxes?A．Behavinginafriendlierway.B．Eatingplants.C．Havingdroopingears.D．Havingshortenedlegs.22．（8分）Whenwasthelasttimeyousentapostcard?TheUK’sfamily-ownedoldestpostcardfirm,whichhasbeenpublishingpostcardsandcalendarssince1880,willclosethisDecember.Thereason?Itsaysinsteadofpenningacard,peopleareputtingphotosuponFacebookorInstagramorusingWhatsApptoshowfriendsaridfamilyathomejusthowmuchfunthey’rehaving.Ifyougetapostcardfromsomeonewho’sawaysomewhere,it’sasmuchthethoughtthatthey’vegonethroughthehassle(麻煩)ofchoosingapostcard,workingoutwheretogetastampfrom,findingapostboxandthenthepostcardmakingthatjourneythroughtoyou.That’sthevalueofthepostcard．Butthattimehasgone．BrothersCharlesandHarrySalmon,thefifthgenerationofthefamilytorunthefirm,saidthepopularityofsocialmediahadhadahugeimpactonthebusiness.Peoplearealsotendingtotakeshorterholidays,meaningtheyarelikelytohavearrivedhomelongbeforetheirpostcards.Asaresultthebusinesswasnolongerviable.“Increasinglychallengingtradingconditionsandchangestothenatureandsizeofthemarketforitspublicationshaveresultedinuncertaintyoverthefutureofitstrade,”thebrotherswroteinalettertosuppliersandnewsagents.Asaresulttheywereannouncingaproposaltowithdrawfrompublishing.Thenumberofpostcardssoldeachyearisreportedtohaveseenasharpdeclinetoaboutfivemillionfrom20millionjust25yearsago.Butthefirmsaidthataswellasthedropinthenumberofpostcardssent.“wehavealsohadtoconsiderthattherearenomoremembersofthefamilywhowishtojointhebusiness."1、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．UK’soldestpostcardfirmsettocloseB．PostcardindustryboominginthefutureC．UK'spostcardfirmthroughatoughtimeD．Postcardindustryneedingsupporttosurvive2、What’sthevalueofsendingapostcard?A．It’sajourneyofloveB．It’sasymbolofsympathyC．It’sanactofpatienceD．It’sawayofpassingtime3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable"inParagraph3probablymean?A．WorthofpraiseB．PossibletochangeC．ShortofmoneyD．likelytoexist4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．AbusinesscolumnB．AfinancereportC．Ahi-techadvertisementD．Abookreview23．（8分）WeallhavefoundmemoriesoftakingafewlazymonthsoffafterthestressofA-levels.Aswedrawtotheendofanacademicallyandsociallypackedyear,theideaofdoingthesameagainisappealing.Butaftergraduation,there’llbefewoccasionswhenwecanenjoysuchextendedholidays,freetodoaswewish.Sonowthatsummerhasarrived,let’stakefulladvantage.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatsummervacationsaretheperfecttimetogotraveling,especiallyifyouavoidthepriceyschoolholidayperiod.Ticketsgoupgreatlywhenyouturn26,somakethemostofcheaperrateswhileyou’reeligible.Findingareliablecompanythatwon’tcheatyouisextremelyimportant,asisdiscoveringaprogramthatappealstoyourowninterests.Thereareplentyofwebsiteswhereyoucanseeotherpeople’srecommendations.Ofcourseformostofus,moneyistight—buttoavoidoverspendingyoucancombineemploymentandadventure.HannahWarn,apsychologystudentattheUniversityofWinchester,isspendinghersummeratCampAmerica,anincreasinglypopularventurewhereBritishstudentsenjoyagoodtimeonasummercamp.“Being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B．Calming.C．Refreshing. D．Teasing.2、WhatmayaccountfortheAAP’sissuingthenewrecommendation?A．People’shealthisputatriskfromtakingtoomuchjuice.B．Juiceproductsareprovedoflittlevalue.C．Wholefruitisgainingpopularityamongkids.D．Noneoftheabove.3、Weknowfromthepassagethat________.A．waterandcow’smilkareabetterchoiceforinfants’healththanjuice.B．juicecontainsmorenutrientsnecessaryforhealththanwholefruit.C．themoreexpensivejuiceproductsare,themorevaluetheyhave.D．theearlierchildrentakejuiceintheirfirstyear,thehealthierthey’llbecome.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Advantagesofwholefruitoverjuice.B．HarmdonetochildrenwhotakejuiceC．TheamoutofjuicechildrencantakeD．Thetimewhenchildrencantakejuice.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）Sincefiveyearsold,mysonwasattractedbythebeautyandeleganceofthedancersperformingballet.Butafterwards,whenheshowed1inlearningtodance,theclassmatewholivednextdoor2.“Don’tbesilly,”shesaid.“Thereisnomale3inmydanceclass.”Infact,theneighborhoodfriendwasn’ttheonlypersonwhodidn’t4hisinterestindance.Includingme,manyfamilymembersandfriendstriedto5himbymakingdepressingremarks.“Boysdon’tdance.”“Dancingisforgirls.”Tohinder(阻礙)his6,Ienrolledhiminswimminglessonsandsciencecamp.Buthenever7enthusiasmforlearningtodance,andit8whenhewatcheddancersinBroadwayShows.Finallyhegottohavehisdanceandvoiceclassesduringhighschool.Hisgoalwasto9theschool’schorus(歌舞團(tuán)),agroupof28studentsthat10atvariouscommunityevents.Thecompetitiontobecomea11isfierceandmyson’shardworkpaidoff.Heperformed12asamemberofthechorusanditpavedthewaytohisdance13.Thesummeraftergraduatingfromhighschool,mysonchoreographed(給……編舞)agroupofstudents.How14Iwasonthefinalnightoftheplaywhentheactorsthankedmysononthe15.Duringhisfirstyearofcollege,hewas16aroleinanationaltouringcompany.Whenmysonaskedifheshouldfinishcollegeanddance,Ididn’t17togivehimmysupport,“Nomore18dreams.Goforit!”Severalyearslater,hegota19tojoinhisidolBobFosse,anexcellentdancer,inhistourofSweetCharity.Overtheyears,mysonhasdancedinmanytheaters,televisionandothermusicals.20,boysdance,too.1、A．experienceB．interestC．differenceD．delight2、A．laughedB．changedC．explainedD．regretted3、A．singerB．a(chǎn)ctorC．studentD．teacher4、A．correctB．supportC．commentD．doubt5、A．motivateB．questionC．ignoreD．discourage6、A．decisionB．growthC．dreamD．progress7、A．lostB．expressedC．sharedD．found8、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．disappearedC．increasedD．reduced9、A．exploreB．instructC．getonwithD．tryoutfor10、A．survivedB．performedC．registeredD．competed11、A．memberB．scientistC．volunteerD．musician12、A．steadilyB．fastC．badlyD．well13、A．guidanceB．careerC．a(chǎn)ttemptD．program14、A．proudB．fortunateC．embarrassedD．grateful15、A．courtB．screenC．stageD．campus16、A．showedB．a(chǎn)wardedC．passedD．offered17、A．determineB．hesitateC．expectD．manage18、A．brokenB．foolishC．vividD．strange19、A．privilegeB．choiceC．chanceD．wish20、A．ThusB．HoweverC．InsteadD．Indeed第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ifalittlehumanlikerobotbeggedyounottoshutitoff,wouldyoushowsympathy?Inanexperiment1．(intend)tofindouthowpeopletreatrobotswhentheyactlikehumans,manyparticipantsstruggledtopowerdownabeggingrobotnamedNao.2．experimentwasconductedbyresearchersinGermany,whosefindings3．(publish)inthescientificjournalPLOSOne.Nao,4．wasdesignedtobegabouthalfoftheparticipantsnottoswitchitoffbutnottheotherhalf,wasused5．(measure)ifhisbeggingaffectedhowpeoplereacted.Inonepreviousexperiment,researchersfoundthatpeoplepreferredcommunicatingwithrobotswithcomplementary(互補(bǔ)的)personalitycharacteristicsto6．(they)own.Andsincerobotscanexhibitsocialcharacteristicseither7．(speak)withhumanvoicesortakingtheshapeofahumanbody,theresearchsuggeststhatpeopletendtoreact“8．(especial)socialtothem.”Theresearcherssaidapossible9．(explain)fortheirresultswasthatpeopleregardedNao’sbegging10．“asignofmakingitsowndecision.”第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。DearLiHua，Inyourlastemail，youmentionedyoufeltfrustratingatyoursmallvocabulary、Now，I’dliketoshareyoumyideas、Infact，it’snotsuchhardtobuildalargevocabulary—youhavetokeepatitdaily，butprettysoonyouwillfindyouhaveanexcellentvocabulary、Oneoftheeffectivewaysaretoreadgoodbooksandyou’dbettertoreadatleastonegoodbookaweek、It’sfargoodthananyothermethodbecauseyoucanimproveyourvocabularywhilereadaninterestingpieceofliterature、Anothernicethingisthatyoucanlearnnewwordsanditsusagesunconsciously，whichwillhelpenlargeyourvocabularynatural、Yours，Peter22第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李華,17歲,是我校一名高二的學(xué)生。西安市明年要舉辦國(guó)際旅游節(jié)，現(xiàn)向全市招募志愿者，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)向組委會(huì)寫(xiě)一封申請(qǐng)信，應(yīng)征旅游節(jié)志愿者的工作。1.你的個(gè)人信息；2.你的興趣愛(ài)好與特長(zhǎng)或相關(guān)經(jīng)歷等；3.你的承諾。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適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2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、D5、B6、C7、C8、C9、D10、C11、D12、C13、D14、A15、D16、B17、C18、A19、D20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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、Manyteensinhighschoolwanttotryoutforsports.Alotofthemtryoutbecausetheythinkitwillmakethempopularorgetthemmoredates.Whilethismayseemlikeasillyreason,therearelotsofotherbenefitstosportsthatyourchildrenmayfailtonotice.WithTV,movies,computersandvideogamesbecomingmoreandmorepopular,ithasbecomesomucheasierforteenstobebythemselvesratherthangoingoutwithfriends.Kidsusedtogohangoutatthemallordrivearoundtown;nowtheyjustsitathome.Gettingyourteensintoasportgivesthemachancetogooutandspendtimewithotherpeoplesocially.Whiletheymaynotfindanewbestfriend,theywilllearnhowtocommunicatewithoneanotherandworkasateamandthey’llfindsomethingusefullaterinlife.Moreandmorekidsarebecomingoverweight.Joiningateamsportwillhelpteensgetoutandgetsomeexercisewithoutfeelingpressuredtoloseweightorgetinshape.What’smore,ifyourteensseethattheirphysicalconditioniscausingthemtounder-perform,theymaybeencouragedtodootheractivitiestogethealthy.Bythetimeyourchildrenreachtheirteenageryear,partofgoodparentingwillbeprovidingthemwithdirectionandencouragementandcontinuingtohelpthemdevelopahealthystyleofliving.Thesedays,it’sbecominghardertoshowyourteenagersthatyouloveandsupportthem.Agreatwaytodothisisbyshowinguptotheirgame,helpingthempractice,andhelpingwithteamfundraisers.Thesearealsogreatwaystospendtimewithyourkidsandtalktothem.Youmaythink“butmyteenisn’tgoodenoughtomaketheirschoolteam”.Thereareplentyofotherplacesbesidesschooltoplayteam