河南省鶴壁高中2023學(xué)年高考英語倒計時模擬卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請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．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting2．WhenIwassmall,mymom________readmestoriesatnight.A．could B．shouldC．might D．would3．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．evenifC．a(chǎn)sifD．nowthat4．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened5．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected6．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that7．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving8．---Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?---yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A．totalking B．tonottalking C．tonottalk D．totalk9．Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment10．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the11．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied12．一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought13．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t14．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should15．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned16．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．a(chǎn)confidentialsource B．a(chǎn)catch-22situationC．a(chǎn)Pandora’sbox D．a(chǎn)Herculeantask17．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored18．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover19．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should20．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing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）Whenyou’rechoosingacollege,alotoffactorsprobablymaybeconsidered:theschool’sreputation,theclassesoffered,andtheprofessorsinyourmajor,tonameafew.However,consideringtheincreasingcompetitivenessofuniversitiestoattractmoreandmoreapplicants,manyschoolsnowofferextrabenefitstobeenjoyedbyalloftheirstudents.Herearesomeofthecoolest:UniversityofMissouriWhenyouthinkofacampusgym,youprobablypicturearoomequippedwitholdweightsandout-of-datemachines.However,attheUniversityofMissouri,youcanenjoyoneofthebestcampusfitnesscentersinthecountry.Itfeaturesan“indoorbeach”completewithawaterfallandalazyriver,aswellasafull-servicespa.Evenifyoudon’tnormallyenjoyworkingout,Missouri’sfitnesscenterwillgiveyouareasontogotothegym.HighPointUniversityIfyouseeyourselfquicklytiredofdininghallfood—somethingthathappenstoalmostallofus—HighPointUniversityinNorthCarolinahasagreatoptionforyou:aprivatesteakhouseforstudents.It’safirst-classrestaurant,and,bestofall,youdon’thavetopayforthemealoutofyourownpocket.Youcanuseyourdiningdollarsinstead.SetonHallUniversityIfyou’restressingoutabouttheextracostoftechnologywhenyoustartcollege,SetonHallhasgreatnewsforyou:allfreshmenaregivenfreelaptopsthroughtheuniversity’sMobileComputingProgram.Asafreshman,you’llreceivealaptopalreadysetupwithallofthesoftwarethatyou’llneedasastudent.Then,aftertwoyears,you’llreceiveanewandupdatedlaptopdesignedtocarrytothroughuntilafteryougraduate.NewYorkUniversityIfyou’reafanofmuseums,NYU(NewYorkUniversity)istheperfectuniversityforyou:notonlyareyoulocatedintheheartofacityfeaturingsomeofthebestmuseumsintheworld,buttheuniversitywillevenprovideyouwithfreeadmissiontomanyofthem.Youcantakeadvantageofvisitingfreemuseumsatanytimeyouwant—andyou’llneverbeboredontheweekends.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Itishardtobeadmittedtoauniversity.B．Auniversity’sfameisthetopconsideration.C．Thecompetitiontoattractapplicantsisfierce.D．Extrabenefitsmakesnodifferencetoapplicants.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutthefitnesscenterintheUniversityofMissouri?A．Itsequipmentisoutofdate.B．Itisthebestoneintheworld.C．Ithasarealbeachthere.D．Itcanarousestudents’interestinworkout.3、Whichuniversityoffersextrabenefitoffood?A．UniversityofMissouri. B．HighPointUniversity.C．SetonHallUniversity. D．NewYorkUniversity.4、WhatcanbeguaranteedforstudentschoosingSetonHallUniversity?A．Freetuition. B．Freeaccommodation.C．Freecomputers D．Highgraduationrate.5、WhichofthefollowingistrueofNewYorkUniversity?A．Itislocatedinthecenterofthecity.B．Ithousesthebestmuseumsintheworld.C．Allthemuseumsareopentoitsstudentsforfree.D．Museumsareusuallyclosedontheweekends.22．（8分）Surfing:FamousBeaches,FamousWavesNorthShore,Oahu,Hawaii:FamousforbeingthebirthplaceofsurfingWide,sandybeachesstretchnearly20milesalongthePacificOcean.BetweenDecemberandFebruary,thissurfingdestinationissuitableonlyforexperiencedsurfers,asitsbigwavescanreach30feet.Insummer,theoceancanbealmostcompletelyflat,makingitperfectforswimming.HuntingtonBeach,California:FamousfortheUSOpenofSurfingcompetitionThisbusy8.5-mile-longbeachattracts8millionvisitorsayearforbodysurfing,boogieboarding（趴板沖浪）,andboardsurfingateverylevel,beginnertoexpert.Atnight,thebeach’sfirepits（深坑）drawfamiliesasmuchasthewavesdoduringtheday.Thebesttimeforsurfersiswinter,whentheswellscanhit15feet.JeffreysBay,SouthAfrica:FamousforbeingthesettingoftheclassicmovieTheEndlessSummerThisareaoftheoceanmaycontainthemostconsistentwavesontheplanet,withsomeupto10feet.ThebestwavesarebetweenlateMayandlateAugust.Thebeachsometimesclosesbecauseofsharks,butatothertimes,surfersareluckyenoughtosurfalongsidedolphins.Tamarindo,CostaRica:FamousforbeingfeaturedinthemovieTheEndlessSummerⅡThisbeachhaswavesupto12feethigh,whicharegoodforlong-boardersorshort-boarders,beginnersorexperts,withthebestwavesfromApriltoJuly.Bodysurfingisnotrecommendedbecauseofoffshorerocks.Thelaid-backatmosphereandnearlyperfectyear-roundweathermakeitfeelliketheCaliforniabeachesofthe1950s.1、Thebeachwiththebiggestwavesis______.A．Oahu’sNorthShore B．HuntingtonBeachC．JeffreysBay D．Tamarindo2、JeffreysBayandTamarindoarebothknownfor______.A．offshorerocks B．competitionsC．movies D．dolphins3、HowareNorthShoreandHuntingtonBeachsimilar?A．Bothbeachesarethesamelength.B．Botharesuitableforallsurfinglevels.C．Thewavesarebothperfectforbodysurfing.D．Winteristhebesttimetosurfatbothbeaches.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)aid-back”meaninEnglish?A．Worried. B．Relaxed.C．Excited. D．Depressed.5、TheHuntingtonBeachinformationdiffersfromtheothersinthatitincludes______.A．theheightofthewaveB．theweatherconditionsC．thebesttimetovisitD．thenumberofvisitorseachyear23．（8分）Blowingournose,burping(打飽嗝）afterdinnerandpooping(排便）…Unpleasantastheyare,thesethings,accordingtoLiveScience,makeup“theimpolitescienceofthehumanbody”.Snot(鼻涕）Snot'sjobistoprotectourbodyfromharmfulviruses.Quiteoften,dirt,ash,orsandfilltheairwebreathe.Butthankfully,snotstopstheseunhealthythings,whicharetakenoutofournosewhenweblowit.Apartfromprotectingournose,snotcantelluswhetherwe’rehealthyornotaccordingtoitsappearance.Whenit’sclearandcolorless,that’sasignofgoodhealth.Ifitturnsgreenoryellow,however,itcouldbeasignthatourbodyisbeingattackedbyavirus.GasFromdrinkingfizzy(起泡的）drinkstoeatingfood,weoftenbreatheingaseslikecarbondioxide,whichendupinourstomach.Naturally,ifwetakeintoomuchgas,ourstomachwillbefilledwithpressureandwemaysufferfrompainandcramps(痙攣).Tostopthisfromhappening,burpingisaneffectivewaytogetthesegasesoutofourstomach.Occasionalburpingbenefitsourbody.However,burpingtoomuchisn’tagoodsign.That’sbecauseitmaysuggestthatwe’resufferingfromadigestivedisorder.PoopPoopingisanextremelyimportantfunctionofthebody.Everytimeweeat.thefoodispassedthroughourdigestivesystem.Onceourbodyhastakeneverythingitneedsfromthefood,itleavesourbodyaspoop.Andthoughit’sgross,checkingourpoopafterwegotothebathroomcouldtellusmoreaboutourhealth.1、Whatdoesitsuggestifsnotisgreen?A．Theremightbedirtinit.B．Itisprotectingournose.C．Youareveryhealthy.D．Yourbodymightbefightingavirus.2、Whatdoweknowaboutburpingfromthearticle?A．Fizzydrinksmakepeopleburpmorethanfooddoes.B．Peoplemaysufferfrompainorcrampswhenburping.C．Itmakesgaseslikecarbondioxideleaveourstomach.D．Burpingalotcanmakedigestivedisordersgoaway.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gross’’intheparagraphprobablymean?A．Unpleasant.B．Unnecessary.C．Unimportant.D．Unhealthy.24．（8分）FindoutwayaroundtheBritishMuseum,discoversomeofthemostfamousobjects,andexploretheuniquecollection.ToptipSomeofthegalleriescanbeverybusyatpeaktimes.Ifyouwanttoavoidthecrowds,tryvisitingthesegalleries.Room1TheEnlightenmentGalleryprovidesanintroductiontotheMuseumanditscollections,showinghowourunderstandingoftheworldofnatureandhumanachievementhaschangedovertime.Itisdividedintosevensectionsthatexplorethesevenmajorages.Itisopendaily10:00---17:00,until20:30onFridays.Rooms24TheWelcomeTrustGallerydealswiththetoughrealitiesoflifeinmanydifferentways.ThedisplaysinRoom24exploredifferentapproachestooursharedchallengesashumanbeings,focusingonhowdiverseculturesseektomaintainhealthandwell-being.Daily11:00---16:00.Room34TheJohnAddisGalleryhousesthemuseum’scollectionofIslamicart,whichnowofficiallyformspartoftheDepartmentofMiddleEast.ThisincludesobjectsfromtheearliestyearsofIslamtothe20thcentury.AvailableeveryFri.,Sat.andSun.at11:30—14:00.Room77GreekandRomanArchitectureGalleryhasanespeciallyimportantcollectionofarchitectureandarchitecturalsculpturefromancientGreekbuildings.IthastheearlierandlatertemplesandthearchitectureondisplayintheroomincludesexamplesoftheCorinthianandCompositeordersinparticular.Daily11:00-----16:00.Room95Viewfamousblue-and-whitechina,whichwasfirstproducedinChinaaroundAD600.theskillfultransformationofordinaryclayintobeautifulobjectshasattractedthepeopleacrosstheglobe.Withinthisgalleryofalmost1,700objectsareexamplesofthefinestchinaintheworld,datingfromthe3rdtothe20thcentury.AvailableMon.---Fri.at10:30---16:00.1、Youcanvisit_______toknowthegeneralinformationabouttheMuseum.A．theWelcomeTrustGalleryB．theJohnAddisGalleryC．Room1D．Room952、TheWelcomeTrustGalleryfeatures__________.A．theunderstandingoflivinganddyingB．thewaysofkeepinghealthyinBritainC．thedifferentrealitiesindifferentculturesD．theideasaboutkeepingfitfromdifferentcultures3、IfyouplantovisittheJohnAddisGalleryat12:00,youcangoon______.A．December1,2017(Friday)B．June15,2017(Thursday)C．May9,2017(Tuesday)D．March20,2017(Monday)4、WhomightprefertovisitRoom95?A．ProfessionalarchitectsB．ChinaloversC．ScholarsmajoringinreligionD．Studentsinterestedinmedicine25．（10分）Amazingconceptimageshaveshownwhathomesofthefuturecouldlooklike,aspreparationsaremadefortheworld’sfirstfreefrom3D-printedproperty(房產(chǎn)).ExpertswillbuildahousecalledCurveAppeal,whichwillbe3D-printedoff-sitebeforebeingputtogetheron-sitetocreatetwooutsidewalls,aroofandaninsidepart.Thesefourmainsectionswillthenbejoinedtogether.Although3D-printedbuildingshavebeenmadebefore,thishome-tobeconstructedinChattanooga,Tennessee,laterthisyear—willbethefirstofitskind,asitwillcontainnoregularshapesorangles.ThehouseisthecreationofthedesigncompanyWATG,basedinLondonandCalifornia.ThedesignforCurveAppealdrawsinspirationfromtheCaseStudyHouseprogram.Thearchitectsleadingtheprogramwerefamedforconstantlypushingthelimitsintermsofminimalist(極簡主義)materials,andtryingtocreateopen-planspacesthatfocusedonenhancing(增強)naturallight.Inawrittenstatement,aspokesmanforWATGsaid,“Employingmanyofthesamemodemdesignprinciples,CurveAppealisthenextevolutionarystep.It’simportantthatthearchitectur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完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）Oncetherewasaverybrilliant,creativeandeducatedman.Hegainedmuch36whiletravelingthroughouttheworld.Unfortunatelyhelosthislegsandleftarminatragicaccident,leavingonlyafingerandthumbonhisrighthand.Hebecameso37thathewasafraidhewouldspendhislife38andwouldnolongerbeabletousehislifeina(n)39way.Oneday,herememberedhowhehadalwayslovedgetting40.Herealizedthathestillhadpartial41ofhisrighthandandcouldwritewith42.Then,hehadanidea.“Whynotwritetootherpeoplewhoneedencouragement?”He43wherehecouldfindthosewhocouldbeencouragediftheyreadhisletters.Hethoughtofpeoplein44.Manyofthemhadhopeofregainingtheir45.Otherswouldkeepfeelingdepressedandremainputawayfortherestoftheirlives.Hedecidedthathemusttryto46them.Sohewrotetoaprisonministryaboutsendingletterstotheprisoners.Theprisonministerrepliedthatwritingtotheprisonerswouldbe47.However,itwouldbeagainstprisonrulesfortheprisonerstowriteback.48withtheintention,themanbegansending49messagesofGod’slove,hope,strength,andencouragement.Hewrotetwiceaweek,testinghisstrengthandabilitytothe50.Hepouredhisheartandsoulintohiswords,51hisexperience,senseofhumor,optimism,andfaith.Itwasdifficulttowritethoseletters,especiallywithouthopeofany52.Frequently,hefeltdiscouraged,wonderingifanyone53readhisletters.However,thiswashis54chance，sohedeterminedtocontinue.Atlast,hereceivedaletterfromtheprisonofficer,whichsaid,“Pleasewriteonthebestpaperyoucanafford.Yourlettersarepassedfromcell(牢房)tocelluntiltheyalmostfallto55!”Weallhaveuniqueexperiences,abilitiesandtalents.Wecandiscoverwaystoreachothersinneedofencouragementandstrength.36.A．wealth B．faith C．experience D．confidence37.A．depressed B．embarrassed C．a(chǎn)shamed D．thrilled38.A．writing B．suffering C．weeping D．wandering39.A．a(chǎn)bnormal B．regular C．comfortable D．meaningful40.A．presents B．e-mails C．letters D．prizes41.A．sense B．strength C．shape D．function42.A．a(chǎn)ffection B．caution C．difficulty D．confidence43.A．estimated B．doubted C．a(chǎn)ssumed D．wondered44.A．hospitals B．churches C．prisons D．charities45.A．families B．letters C．freedom D．conscience46.A．release B．reach C．defend D．know47.A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．reasonable C．prohibited D．considered48.A．Faced B．Filled C．Satisfied D．Impressed49.A．holy B．daily C．one-way D．round-way50.A．point B．worst C．degree D．limit51.A．sharing B．learning C．gaining D．enriching52.A．success B．reply C．help D．progress53.A．curiously B．patiently C．carefully D．a(chǎn)ctually54.A．only B．better C．extra D．lost55.A．ruin B．pieces C．theground D．thebottom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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheForbiddenCityinBeijing,hometothePalaceMuseum,housesmorethan1.8millionculturalrelicsandisoneoftheworld’smostvisitedtouristattractions.1．(mark)the600thanniversaryoftheForbiddenCity,thePalaceMuseumwillholdaseriesofeventsthroughout2020.

Over20exhibitionswillbeheld,2．(cover)differentareassuchashistory,art,festivals,andsoon.

Forthespecialoccasion,AlongtheRiverduringtheQingmingFestival,oneofChina’smost3．(wide)knownmasterpieces,willgoondisplayinSeptember2020.For4．(it)bestpreservation,thistreasuredartworkisseldomfullyexhibited.Thepainting5．(display)forthefirsttimebackin2005tocelebratethemuseum’s80thanniversary.Such6．raresightisexpectedtodrawhugecrowds.

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themuseumwillalsodisplayexhibitsfromother7．(country).Duringthepastfewyears,thePalaceMuseumhasbeenworkinghardtogetthepublicfamiliar8．thehistoryandcultureoftheForbiddenCity.Anditseemsthattheseeffortshavebeenpayingoff,withits9．(popular)reachinganewheight.Over17millionpeoplevisitedthemuseumin2018,of10．40percentwereunder30yearsold.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯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）不計分。ChallengesofliferemindmeofmydaysinseniorhighschoolwhichIjoinedinthemilitarytraining.ItwasthefirsttimeIhavelivedfarawayfrommyhome,soIfounddifficulttofitin.Andthetrainedofficerwasstrictwithme.IoncethinkIcouldnotsticktotheend.Andanyway,Isucceeded.Thetrialsmadeitmucheasyformetoadapttolife,andthedifficultyIcameacrosshavenowallbecomeapreciousmemoryinmylife.Inashort,Ihavelearnedtoregardthechallengesoflifelikeasteppingstonetofuturesuccess.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華。你校學(xué)生會要招募一名英語導(dǎo)游，陪同今年寒假期間即將來校訪問的美國學(xué)生參觀濱海新區(qū)。請你根據(jù)下列提示向你校負責(zé)招募工作的外教Mr.Johnson用英語寫一封自薦信。愛好英語，口語表達能力強，曾在學(xué)校舉辦的英語演講比賽中獲獎；性格開朗，善于與人溝通，責(zé)任心強；濱海新區(qū)出生，熟悉本地區(qū)的歷史、文化。注意：(1)詞數(shù):不少于100詞；可適當(dāng)加入細節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實，行文連貫：信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：英語演講比賽theEnglishSpeechContest濱海新區(qū)BinhaiNewAreaDearMr.Johnson,I'mwritingtoapplyfortheEn