2023屆黑龍江安達(dá)市育才高中高三下第一次測試英語試題含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed2．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching3．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased4．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat5．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!6．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif7．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes8．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．a(chǎn)nalyticalC．controversial D．confidential9．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish10．Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped11．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task12．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime13．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded14．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution15．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever16．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how17．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t18．---Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?---I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen19．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．a(chǎn)greewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff20．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．a(chǎn)m B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe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）Theworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction，threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview．Morethan40％ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered，theanalysisfound．Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals，birdsandreptiles．“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus，forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb．Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies，keepthesoilhealthy，recyclenutrients，controlpests，andmuchmore．Lovethemor1oathethem，wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects，”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK．Theanalysis，publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation，saysintensive(集約型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines，particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides．Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors．“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped，thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind．Itisveryrapid．In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless，in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone，”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo，attheUniversityofSydney，Australia．Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds，reptiles，amphibiansandfishthateatinsects．“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway，alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath，”hesaid．SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico，wherearecentstudyrevealeda98％fallingroundinsectsover2years．MattShardlow，attheconservationcharityBuglife，said：“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations．Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends．”1、Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?A．Theyarevitaltoecosystems． B．Theyprovidefoodforpests．C．Theypollinateallplants． D．Theyenrichthesoil．2、Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?A．Moreandmoretrees． B．Restrictionsonpesticides．C．Upgradingagriculture． D．Friendlyenvironment．3、Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?A．Inparagraph1． B．Inparagraph2．C．Inparagraph3． D．Inparagraph4．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanscansurvivethepunishmentofnatureB．Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystemsC．Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumansD．InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico22．（8分）WHEREAREWEGOINGTODAY?ThePlayIndoorPlaygroundcovers2,300squarefeet.Ithasfun,colorfulentertainingandexcitingtoysandequipmentforyoutoplaywith.Howabouttheinflatable（可充氣的）obstaclecourse？Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletowalkarounditasyourebouncingeverywhere?Maybeyouwanttotakeaswimintheballpool.Thegreatthingaboutplayingisbeingabletobecreativeanduseyourimagination.YoucanbeANYTHINGyouwanttobe!Howaboutbeingmonkeystohideoutinthetreehouse?Youcanclimbuptothetopofthetreehouseslide,andpretendtoeatthoseyummybananasbeforeslidingbackdownagain.Orperhapsyouwanttobeprincesses,sittinginthecastlewithyourlovelylonghairflowingoutofthetower.Youcanusetheclothesintheprincessdress-uptrunktoreallyfeelthepart.Forthelittleones,thereisaninfantsectionwheretheycanplayandexperimentwiththetoysattheirownpace,awayfromthebiggerkids,andthereisalsoaSonyPlaystationareafortheslightlybiggerkidswhowanttotryandbeattheirhighestscoresandtrythelatestgames.Don’tworry!Parentsareincludedtoo.TheyhaveanadultloungefurnishedwithcomfortableseatingandaviewoftheplayareasoyoucanrelaxandknowyourchildishavingagreattimeCost.Adult:$3perperson(Parentsarefreeiftherearetwochildrentoplay.)Children:$10fortheIstchild.$8forasisterorbrother.Time:12:00-7:00P.m.fromMondaytoThursday.Address.401West.LosFelizBlvd.SuiteE.Glendale.CA．Tel:82-551-1521、WhowillprobablyregardthePlayIndoorPlaygroundasthemostappealing?A．FamiliesthatwantsomechallengesB．KidswhowanttohavefunoutdoorsC．Kidswhowanttotakepartinfunactivities.D．Parentswhowanttoplaygameswithkids.2、Howmuchshouldacouplewithtwokidspaytoenterit?A．$2B．$21C．$24D．$263、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToencouragekidstotravelaroundB．TotellparentshowtoeducatekidsC．TorecommendsomesportsactivitiesD．Toadvertiseanindoorplayground23．（8分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoUS-basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographicSociety,conductedanonlinesurveylastyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26,allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom.a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.“Partoftheproblem,”arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,“istheInternet.”Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongallthefakenewsandtrivia(瑣事)whichswamp(淹沒)theweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwaystogetgoodinformationforstudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthesurvey?A．Theparticipantswereallrecentuniversitygraduates.B．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversities.C．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to26.D．ItaimedtofindoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmerica.2、What’sonereasontheorganizersofthesurveygiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．ThepoorqualityoftheUSuniversitysystem.B．Youngpeople’sunwillingnesstotravelabroad.C．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygeltheirinformationD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld.3、WhattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbestaccordingtothesurvey?A．Governmentorganizations.B．Geographicinformation.C．Foreignrelations.D．Environmentalmatters.4、Inwhichpartofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．Economics. B．Education.C．NationalPolitics. D．Entertainment.24．（8分）Aswintersetin,it’stheperfecttimetogetoutoftownandescapetheseasonalmooddisorder.Herearevacationideastoadoptnow.CostaRicaCostaRica,locatedintheValledelGeneral,isanoff-the-radaragriculturetownthat’snotoverrunwithtourists.Theareaisknownforitscoffee,pineapplesandsugarcaneplantations,aswellasitsrichforests.What’smore,youcanenjoyhorsebackriding,spendafternoonsatthespaortouranearbywildlifesheltertolookoutforcolorfulbirds,slothsandotheranimals.LosCabos,MexicoIfyoulovewine,traveltoLosCabos,abeautifulvacationdestinationatthesouthernedgeoftheBajaPeninsula.Duringyourgetaway,youcanenjoyspecialwinetastingsanddinnercookedbyLosCabos’sMichelin-starredchef.Therearewildlife-viewingopportunities,too.FromDecemberthroughMay,youcanspotwhales,mantaraysandmorewildlife.PetitStVincent,theGrenadinesThisprivateCaribbeanislandwassparedtheangerofhurricanesIrmaandMaria.What'smore,thewholeislandisonly115acresandhas22cottages.Eachcottageislocatedinaquietplace,andyoucanexpecttounplugandrechargephoneswithnowirelessconnections,televisionsortelephonesinthecottages.Evenbetter,youcanspendyourdaysadmiringfascinatingmarine(海洋的)lifeattheJean-MichelCousteauDivingCaribbeancenter.TheExumas,BahamasOnFowlCay’s50-acreprivateisland,youcanenjoyacarefreeescape.Dayscanbespentfishing,boatinganddivingbeforewanderingalongwhitesands.Theresortfeatureslargeone-,two-andthree-bedroomhouses.Bestofall,ifyou’replanningagroupgetawayormultigenerationaltrip,yourenttheentireislandforaone-of-a-kindislandescape.1、Whydoestheauthorrecommendtheseplacestoreaders?A．Toescapefromextremeweather.B．Toexperienceout-of-townsights.C．Tobeatwinterblues.D．Totreatmentaldiseases.2、WhatdoweknowaboutPetitStVincent?A．ItsufferedfromIrmaandMaria.B．It’sahugeandquietisland.C．Peoplecanadmirefishoffshore.D．Peoplecanchargephonesusingwirelessconnections605、WherecanTombestgowithhisgrandparentsandparents?A．LosCabos,Mexico.B．PetitStVincent,theGrenadines.C．CostaRica.D．TheExumas,Bahamas.25．（10分）Webelieveeverykiddeservesachildhood.Theopportunitytobeakid.Sunshineindarkdays.That’swhywe’vepartneredwithTheSunshineKids?.Thenon-profitSunshineKids?establishedin1982,iscommittedtobringingsunshinetoyoungcancerpatients’livesbyprovidingpositivegroupactivitiesandemotionalsupport,helpingthemdowhatkidsaresupposedtodo—havefunandcelebratelife.ThefoundationprovidesavarietyoffreeprogramsandeventsforkidsreceivingcancertreatmentsinhospitalsacrossNorthAmerica.EachyearBerkshireHathawayHomeServicesnetworkmembersraise$2million+throughawidevarietyoffundraisersandcommunityevents,andthroughticketsalesandcontributionsmadeatourannualSalesConvention.TheSunshineKids?andBerkshireHathawayHomeServiceslookforwardtothedaywhentheFoundationwillnolongerneedtoexist.Butuntilthatday,bothorganizationsremaindedicatedtothecause.TalktoyourBerkshireHathawayHomeServicesagenttoseehowyoucanbringsunshineintothelivesofyoungcancerpatients.1、Accordingtotheadvertisement,theSunshineKids?Foundation.A．providesfreemedicaltreatmentforkidswithcancerB．ismeanttobringjoyandsupporttokidswithcancerC．isfundedbygovernmentbudgetandpersonaldonationsD．expectstheverydaywhenkidswillbefreefromcancer2、Thepurposeoftheadvertisementisto__________.A．a(chǎn)ppealtopeopletocontributetocharityB．educatepeopleontheimportanceofcharityC．promoteBerkshireHathawayHomeServicesD．offerconsultantservicetotheSunshineKids頂?shù)谌糠终Z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）Iamsogratefulforthe21-DayEcochallengehostedbyKindSpring.TakingcareofoursweetMotherEarthhasalwaysbeen1tomeinmylifeandIhavetaken2inmyeverydaylifetorecycle,reuse,thinkaboutwaystoprotectourMotherEarth,etc.However,this3awokemeevenmore.OurScholarsTogethercommunityhastakenonemorethanwehavebefore4recycling,usingourownChinacupsandmetalwaterbottleswhenwegoout,notbuyingthingsin5containersandhavinggreenlunchesmoreconsistently（一貫的）,not6,butthebiggestchangewemadewassettingagoalofZeroWaste.Wesetupmoreboxesandbinsforpaperthatwecould7again,recycledeverysheetofuse-on-both-sidespaper,plastics,cans,etc.Wealso8allofourfoodwecookedorbought,insteadofthrowingsomeaway.Wereally9itachallenge.Eachdayweallsawhowlittle10couldbeinourdustbins.IrealizedthatIhadbeenthrowingpaperawaythatcouldbeusedontheother11orcouldberecycled,andnowIamlookingeverywherefor12thatcanbeusedmore13untilrecyclingtime.ThevideosofferedbyKindSpringhavebeenso14andusefultousallIdon’twanttheEcochallengeto15.Wewillcontinuetodopartand16thenewstoourfamilyandfriends.Nextweekwearetryingsome17inourlocalsandwichandsubshopswherethekidsliketogotoseethatwecanbringourown18in,ratherthanhavingthemputinbags.Itiscooltoseehowthe19spreads.ThankyouKindSpringfor20thecommunitywithdailysupportandgreatresearchedvideosandinformation.1、A．convenientB．importantC．obviousD．curious2、A．notesB．a(chǎn)ctionC．turnsD．risks3、A．lifestyleB．a(chǎn)ctionsC．a(chǎn)dventureD．challenge4、A．intermsofB．inneedofC．regardlessofD．a(chǎn)partfrom5、A．glassB．metalC．plasticD．china6、A．smoothlyB．occasionallyC．formallyD．regularly7、A．createB．findC．useD．put8、A．putawayB．soldoutC．ridofD．a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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、D4、C5、C6、C7、A8、D9、C10、A11、B12、B13、A14、A15、C16、C17、C18、B19、A20、D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、D4、B22、1、C2、A3、D23、Youcan’tmakeacallorsendatextonyourmobilephoneintheUStownofGreenBank,WestVirginia.WirelessInternetisoutlawed,asisBluetooth.Asyouapproachthetinytownonatwo-laneroadthatsnakesthroughthemountains,yourmobilephonesignaldropsout,andyourradiostopsworking.Therustedpayphoneonthenorthsideoftownistheonlywayforavisitortoreachtherestoftheworld.It’sapre-modernplacebydesign,lackingofthelatesttechnologiesthatdefinelifetoday.Thereasonforthetown’semptyairwavesisapparentthemomentyouarrive.It’stheRobertC．Byrdtelescope,alsoknownastheGBT,ashinywhite,147-metre-tallsatellitedish.It’sthelargestofitskindintheworldandoneofnineinGreenBank,allofthemgovernmentownedandoperatedbytheNationalRadioAstronomyObservatory(NRAO).Youdon’tlookthroughthesekindsoftelescopes.They’reradiotelescopes,soinsteadoflookingfordistantstars,theylistenforthem.There’salonglineofastronomersallovertheworldwhowanttousethetelescopewhichissosensitivethatitcouldhearasinglesnowflakehittingtheground1,000milesaway.Suchasensitivelisteningtoolneedstotaltechnologicalsilencetooperate,soin1958theUSgovernmentcreatedaNationalRadioQuietZone,a33,000km2areacoveringGreenBankwhere,tothisday,electronicandradiosignalsareforbiddeneveryhourofeveryday.Peoplewholivewithina15kmoftheGree