2023屆廣東省茂名市第高考沖刺模擬英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫(huà)出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—______?Maryisinterested.A．Whatfor B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whybother2．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible3．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．a(chǎn)partfromC．freefromD．a(chǎn)wayfrom4．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when5．Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop6．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit7．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich8．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade9．---I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.---Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)mattending B．a(chǎn)ttendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending10．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot11．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．a(chǎn)bsolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital12．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource13．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should14．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．a(chǎn)ndyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand15．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone16．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented17．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed18．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI19．Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．a(chǎn)ccessB．a(chǎn)dmissionC．controlD．currency20．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen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）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofthePortugueseColony(殖民地)ofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(買(mǎi)辦)happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool.Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sSchool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.B．Throughhisowneffortstoexams.C．Throughhisfather’srequest.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool？A．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.B．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.C．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.D．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwasmysterious.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwaswonderful.22．（8分）Groupexerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoimprovephysicalfitnessandsustainahealthylifestyle.Groupexerciseischallenging,yetfunandempowering!Ofcourseeveryoneknowsthatexerciseisgoodforthebody.However,studieshaveshownthatwhenexerciseisperformedingroups,it'snotonlygreatforimprovingphysicalhealthbutforpsychologicalhealth.It'sanopportunitytobesocial,releaseendorphins,andimproveyourstrength.Additionally,groupexercisecreatesacommunityfeelandthesharedcommongoalmotivatesparticipantstoworkhard.Theinstrumentalsupportoftakingonafitnessjourneywithothersprovesmoreeffectivethangoingtothegymalone.Anotherbeneficialaspectofgroupexerciseistheinformationalsupportparticipantsreceivefromtheinstructor.Manypeoplefearthegymbecausetheyfeellostanddon'twanttoembarrassthemselves.Ifyoufeelyoucanrelate,thengrouptrainingisanevenbetteroptionforyou.It'sagreatopportunitytolearnmoreaboutfitnessthroughtheclearinstructionandsupervisionofafitnessinstructor.Ifyou'retiredofwanderingaroundthegymwastingtimeandbecomingbored,!youcanattendanupbeatgroupfitnessclassthat'llkeepyourworkoutontrack.Don'tletfitnessfrightenyou!Ifyou'reseriousaboutwantingtoliveahealthylifestyle,it'sextremelyimportanttosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwiththeproperemotionalsupport.Iwouldn'tscoldanyonefordecidingtopartyonweekendsandinturnIwouldn'texpectanyonetogiveoffencetomeforfocusingonmyhealth.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhouplift,encourageandunderstandyou!Makefitnessevenmorefunbytryingsomethingneworanygroupfitnessclass,withafriend.Plantogoforajogtogether.Thentryafunhealthyrestaurantorfreshjuicebar!Fitnesscanbebothfunandsocial!Surroundingyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwithrespectsupportcanbeverybeneficialwhileworkingtowardsreachinghealthandfitnessgoals.First,decidetodoitforyourselfandworktowardsstayingpositive.Thenmakesurethepeopleyousurroundyourselfwitharesupportive.Don'tletnegativityruinyourmotivation.1、Thefirstparagraphfocuseson.A．thegreatestchallengeofgroupexerciseB．themosteffectivewaytoimprovephysicalfitnessC．thecontributionofgroupexercisetopsychologicalhealthD．thesharedcommongoalinperformingexerciseingroups2、Theunderlinedword"upbeat"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"A．cheerful B．a(chǎn)verage C．serious D．temporal3、Whenitcomestoemotionalsupport,theauthorthinksitnecessaryA．tosustainacolorfullifestyleB．topartyonweekendswithpositivepeopleC．totryafunhealthyrestaurantregularlyD．tosurroundyourselfwithsupportivepeople4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SeekingSupport B．SupportingHealthC．ImprovingYourStrength D．BuildingUpFitness23．（8分）TheBritishliveonasmallisland.Theyaresurroundedbythesea,soitisnotsurprisingthattheseahasalwaysplayedanimportantroleintheirlives.Afterthedevelopmentoflarge,ocean-goingsailingshipsinthefifteenthcentury,theseabecameevenmoreimportanttothecountry’sdevelopment.ShipssettingsailfromEnglanddeterminedtoextendBritain’sterritories,itswealthanditsknowledgeoftheworld.ShipsreturnedtoEnglandbringinggoods,peopleandnewideasfromforeignplaces.Bythenineteenthcentury,Britainhadthelargest,mostpowerfulnavyintheworld.ThegreatsailingshipsweresomuchapartofBritishlifethattheyevenaffectedthelanguage.ManyEnglishexpressionsweusetodaywereoriginallynautical(航海的)terms,althoughmostpeoplenolongerrealizethis.Forexample,peoplecommonlydescribeanhonestandfairbusinessdealasbeing“aboveboard”.Thisexpressionwasoriginallyusedinsailingshiptimeswhensecretive,dishonestship’sbusinesswouldbecarriedoutbelowdecks(belowtheboards)outofpublicview.Ontheotherhand,honestbusinesswasalwaysconductedondeck(abovetheboards),intheopenwhereeveryonecouldseewhatwasgoingon.“Pipedown!”,meaning“Bequiet!”,isanothercommonexpressionthathasnauticalorigins.Theship’sboatswain(水手長(zhǎng))wouldblowawhistle,orpipe,attheendofthedaytoindicate(表明)tothesailorsitwastimetoquietendownandgotosleep.MostnativeEnglishspeakershaveheardtheexpression“notenoughroomtoswingacat”,butfewknowthatthe“cat”doesnotrefertoasmallfurryanimalwithfourlegsandatail.The“cat”isactuallyashortformof“catofninetails”—awhipwithnine,knotted(打結(jié)的)tails.Aboatswainneededalotofspaceinordertoswingthewhipproperlywhenlashing(鞭打)apoorsailorunderhiscontrol!1、TheBritishhavebeenstronglyinfluencedbytheseabecause________.A．theyoccupiedmorelandaroundtheworldB．theygotmorewealthfromtheseaC．theyliveonanislandsurroundedbytheseaD．theyhadthelargestnavyever2、Ifsomeoneisopenandaboveboard,itmeansheis________.A．secretiveB．honestC．cheerfulD．dishonest3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Sailorsneedtogotosleepwhentheyhearawhistle.B．Sailorswillbewhippediftheydobusinessbelowdecks.C．Apoorsailormaybewhippedninetimesaday.D．Thereisnospareroomtoraisecatsonships.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThebusinessonBritishsailingships.B．TheinfluenceofBritishsailors’languageonEnglish.C．ThesailinghistoryofEngland.D．ThesailingstoryofBritishsailors.24．（8分）Losingweightcomeswithalotofhealthbenefits—includingmakingyourbrainsharper.Yes,itturnsoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitivefunctions(認(rèn)知功能)suchasmemoryandattention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits(缺陷).SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerscompletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway—eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.“Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,”hesays.1、Thereislessresearchonoverweightandcognitivefunctionsbecauseresearchers________.A．believeoverweightonlyaffectsourbodyB．havefocusedonwaystosharpenpeople’smindC．donotconsideroverweightamaincauseforlowcognitiveabilityD．a(chǎn)reclearabouttherelationbetweenweightandmentalfunctions2、TheresultofGunstad’sstudyshowsthat________.A．losingweighthaslittleeffectonpeople’smemoryB．losingweightcanimprovepeople’smentalfunctionsC．overweightpeoplearelikelytohavepsychologyproblemsD．overweightpeople’sabilitiesofconcentrationdiffergreatly3、WhatisGunstadplanningtoprovenextinhisresearch?A．Slimpeoplearesmarterthanoverweightpeople.B．Healthydietisbetterthanexerciseinlosingweight.C．Traditionalwaysoflosingweightarebetterthanoperation.D．Overweightpeoplewillgetsmarterbytakingmoreexercise.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BodyWeightandHealthB．LosingWeightbyOperationC．WaystoImproveMentalFunctionsD．LosingWeighttoSharpenYourMind25．（10分）VancouverToursVancouverStanleyParkTourIfyouwanttoseethemajorsightsinVancouverandcomehomewithamazingphotographs,this3-hourphotographytouristhewaytogo.WalkthroughVancouver’stopsightseeinglocations;getguidanceonphotographybasicsandfindthebestspotstophotographthecity.FromStanleyPark’stotempolesandold-growthtreestothemostpopularbeachesanddiningspots,youleavewithbeautifulmementosofthecity.HistoricalChinatownWalkingTourExplorethecolorfulpastofCanada’soldestChinatown,inVictoria,BritishColumbia.Thisguidedwalkingtourwillleadyouthroughthestreetsandstoriedalliesofthehistoricneighborhood,asyourguidetellsyoutheinteresting,sometimessadtalesofthepeoplewhohelpedbuildthecityandshapeCanadaaswellasmodemChina.SmallGroupSeatoSkyTourTheSeatoSkyHighwayisoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulandcelebratedroadways.Youdon’thavetotakeyoureyesoffthesceneryonthissmallgrouptourbecausesomeoneelseisdoingthedriving.TourstopsincludeashorthiketoimpressiveShannonFalls,thegorgeousSeatoSkygondola,andaward-winningBritanniaMineMuseum.EagleViewingRiverFloatTourDresswarmlyunderablanketwithacupofhotchocolateforawinterfloatontheriver.Theareaisthewinterhabitatofbaldeagles,andthistripgivesyoutheopportunitytolearnaboutthebirdsasyoufloatthroughtheirarea.Aftertheboatride,returntodrylandjustintimeforafree,heartymealbeforeheadingbacktoVancouver.1、Inwhichtourwillyougetinstructioninphoto-taking?A．SmallGroupSeatoSkyTour.B．VancouverStanleyParkTour.C．EagleViewingRiverFloatTour.D．HistoricalChinatownWalkingTour.2、WhatwillyoudoontheChinatownWalkingTour?A．BuildmodernChina. B．Tellinterestingstories.C．Learnaboutitshistory. D．Enjoyboatsightseeing.3、WhichofthefollowingdoestheEagleViewingRiverFloatTourprovide?A．Afreeeaglehunt. B．Afreeandheartymeal.C．Ahikeinthewoods. D．Acupofblackcoffee.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）AliaBakerisalibrarianinIraq.Herlibraryusedtobea1placeforallwholovedbooksandlikedtoshareknowledge.They2variousmattersallovertheworld.Whenthewarwasnear,Aliawas3thatthefiresofwarwoulddestroythebooks,whicharemore4toherthanmountainofgold.Thebooksareineverylanguage—newbooks,ancientbooks,5abookonthehistoryofIraqthatissevenhundredyearsold.Shehadaskedthegovernmentfor6tomovethebookstoa7place,buttheyrefused.SoAliatookmattersintoherownhands.8,shebroughtbookshomeeverynight,9hercarlateafterwork.Herfriendscameto10herwhenthewarbrokeout.Aniswhoownedarestaurant11tohidesomebooks.Allthroughthe12,Alia,Anis,hisbrothersandneighbourstookthebooksfromthelibrary,13themovertheseven-footwalland14themintherestaurant.Thebooksstayedhiddenasthewar15.Thenninedayslaters,afireburnedthe16totheground.Oneday,thebombingstoppedandthe17left.Butthewarwasnotoveryet.Aliaknewthatifthebooksweretobesafe,theymustbe18againwhilethecitywas19.Soshehiredatrucktobringallthebookstothehousesoffriendsinthesuburbs(郊區(qū)).NowAliawaitedforthewartoendand20peaceandanewlibrary.1、A．meetingB．workingC．personalD．religious2、A．raisedB．handledC．reportedD．discussed3、A．worriedB．a(chǎn)ngryC．doubtfulD．curious4、A．practicalB．preciousC．reliableD．expensive5、A．thenB．stillC．evenD．rather6、A．permissionB．confirmationC．explanationD．information7、A．largeB．publicC．distantD．safe8、A．FortunatelyB．SurprisinglyC．SeriouslyD．Secretly9、A．startingB．parkingC．fillingD．testing10、A．stopB．helpC．warnD．rescue11、A．intendedB．pretendedC．happenedD．a(chǎn)greed12、A．warB．nightC．buildingD．way13、A．putB．openedC．passedD．threw14、A．hidB．exchangedC．burntD．distributed15、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．eruptedC．continuedD．ended16、A．restaurantB．libraryC．cityD．wall17、A．neighboursB．soldiersC．friendsD．customers18、A．soldB．readC．savedD．moved19、A．occupiedB．bombedC．quietD．busy20、A．dreamedofB．believedinC．caredaboutD．lookedfor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）WhenyouconnectyourcomputerbyclickingInternetExplorer,youareconnectingtotheWorldWideWeb.TheWebiscomposedofdifferentWebsites,which1．(create)bypeopleandorganizationsaroundtheworld.Youcan2．(easy)jumpfromonewebsitetoanother.Thousandsofcomputerenthusiastsfindcomputershowsaroundthecountryso3．(attract)thattheybuyparts,takethemhomeandassemble(組裝)theirowncomputers.MikeWilliams,whoworksasacontinuingeducationteacher4．part-timesupporttechnician,findsiteasy5．(learn)enoughtobuildyourownPC．Helearns6．todobyreadingbooksandcomputermagazinesandcheckingoutsitesontheInternetabouthome-builtPCs,andsitesthatanswer7．(question)forpeopledoingitforthefirsttime.Thismorninghewenttoacomputershowlookingforhislatestproject.He8．(buy)thepartscheaperthantheonesofferedbyGatewayontheInternet.Thesedays,ascomparedtotentofifteenyearsago,thejobofassemblyismade9．(simple)byproducersofpartsthatarelargelystandardized.Evenso,assemblyendsuptakingmorethananhour.Thencomes10．timeforafinalcheck.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處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(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)的詞下劃一橫線（___），并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Istillrememberaembarrassingexperiencelastmonth、Thatday,Iwasoverslept、Iwasrunningaroundmyapartmentquicklybecausetherewassomethingscarierformethanbelateforwork、Icalledataxi,putonadress,putallthenecessarythingsintomybags,andcloseditwithoutevenlookingintoit、ThenItookmywallet,andrunout、Itdidn'ttakemuchtimetogettoworkbecauseIwashurryingthedriverateverytrafficlight、Atla