備戰(zhàn)2023高考英語(yǔ)沖刺模擬試卷(九)(原卷版)

備戰(zhàn)2023高考英語(yǔ)沖刺模擬試卷（九）第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分50分）第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿(mǎn)分37.5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)。(2023·廣東省·模擬題)ACheckoutwhat?scomingsoon,andwhat?sindevelopment.Playbillwillupdatetheselistingswhennewinformationismadeavailable.THECOLLABORATIONatSamuelJ.FriedmanTheatreTheplaytellsatruestoryinNewYork.Fifty-six-year-oldWarhol?sstarisfalling.Jeanisthenewwonder-kidtakingtheartworldbystorm.WhenJeanagreestoworktogetherwithWarholonanewexhibition,itsoonbecomesthetalkofthecity.Thetwoartistssetfootonasharedjourney,bothartisticanddeeplypersonal,whichredrawsboththeirworlds.ALMOSTFAMOUSatBernardB.JacobsTheatreBasedonthe2,000filmofthesamename,themusicalfeaturesPulitzerwinnerKittandabookbyCrowe,whoearnedanOscarawardforpenningtheoriginalfilmbasedonhisownteenageexperience.Thecoming-of-agestorytracksa15-year-oldmusicfannamedWilliamwhofollowstheemergingbandStillwaterontour.THEPIANOLESSONatEthelBarrymnoreTheatreTheplayisthefourthinWilson?sCenturyCycle,whichdigsintotheBlackexperienceineverydecadeofthe20thcentury.SetinPittsburgh?sHillDistrictin1936,itcentersaroundabrotherandasisterinvolvedinabattleoverapianocarvedwiththefacesoftheirancestors.KIMBERLYAKIMBOatBoothTheatreKimisabrightandfunnyhighschoolgirl,whohappenstolooklikea72-year-oldlady.Andyetheragingdiseasemaybetheleastofherproblems.Forcedtodealwithfamilysecrets,andpossiblecrimecharges,Kimisdeterminedtoexplorehappinessinaworldwherenoteventimeisonherside.1.WhatkindofplayisTHECOLLABORATION?A.Aromance. B.Asci-fistory.

C.Afairytale. D.Alifestory.2.Whichtheatreshouldyouvisitifyouwanttolearnaboutracialissues?A.SamuelJ.FriedmanTheatre. B.BernardB.JacobsTheatre.

C.EthelBarrymoreTheatre. D.BoothTheatre.3.WhatcanyouseeinbothALMOSTFAMOUSandKIMBERLYAKIMBO?A.Strugglesagainstcrimecharges.

B.Cutting-edgefilmtechnology.

C.Award-winningperformances.

D.Teenagers?growthexperiences.(2023·江蘇省南京市·模擬題)B

WomenwerelesslikelythanmentosupporttheVietnamwar,theGulfwar,ortheinvasionsofAfghanistanandIraq.Theycommitfarfewermurders.Theyarelesslikelytofavorstrikes.Forsomescholars,thesearegroundsforthinkingthataworldrunbywomenwouldbemorepeaceful.

ButEuropeanhistorysuggestsotherwise,accordingtopoliticalscientistsOeindrilaDubeandS.P.Harish.TheystudiedhowoftenEuropeanrulerswenttowarbetween1480and1913,andfoundthatstatesruledbyqueenswere27%morelikelytogetinvolvedinwarsthanthoseruledbykings.

Thiswasnotallthequeens'fault:men,seeingthemassofttargets,tendedtoattackthem.FredericktheGreatofPrussiaoncedeclared:"Nowomanshouldeverbeallowedtogovernanything."Shortlyafterbecomingking,heattackedthenewlycrownedArchduchessofAustria,MariaTheresa,andseizedSilesiaprovince.Despiteyearsofwar,sheneverrecoveredit.

Butperceivedweaknessisnotthewholestory.Queens,theresearchersfound,weremorelikelytogainnewterritory.CatherinetheGreatexpandedherempirebysome200,000squaremiles.Andmarriedqueensweremoreaggressivethansinglequeensorkings,whethersingleormarried.

Theauthorssuggestseveralreasonsforthis.First,marriedqueensmayhavebeenabletoformmoremilitaryalliances(聯(lián)盟),makingthemconfidentenoughtopickfights.Theirhusbandshadoftenservedinthearmybeforetheymarried,andwerewellplacedtostrengthenmilitarytiesbetweentheirhomelandsandtheirwives'states.

Second,unlikemostkings,queensoftengavetheirhusbandsalotofpower,puttingtheminchargeofforeignpolicyortheeconomy.Duringthe1740s,MariaTheresa'shusband,FrancisI,reformedtheAustrianeconomyandraisedmoneyforthearmedforceswhilehiswiferuledmuchofcentralEurope.PrinceAlbertwasQueenVictoria'smosttrustedadviser,shapingherforeignpolicyuntilhisdeathin1861.Thisdivisionoflabor,theauthorssuggest,freeduptimeforqueenstopursuemoreaggressivepolicies.

Themodernera,too,haswitnessedfemaleleadersinwars:GoldaMeirandtheYomKippurwar,orMargaretThatcherandtheFalklands.Thenumberofcountriesledbywomenhasmorethandoubledsince2000,butthereisplentyofroomforimprovement:thecurrentlevelof15representslessthan10%ofthetotal.Aworldinwhichmorewomentookpowermightbemoreequal.Whetheritwouldbemorepeacefulisadifferentquestion.4.Theunderlined"perceivedweakness"inparagraph4meansthat______.A.womenwerelesslikelytosupportwars

B.womencouldnotrecoverlostterritory

C.womencommitfarfewercrimes

D.womenweresofttargets5.Whyweremarriedqueensmorelikelytogainnewterritory?A.Becausetheirmilitaryalliancespickedfightsforthem.

B.Becausetheywereambitiousandaggressivebynature.

C.Becausetheirhusbandsweresupportiveinstategoverning.

D.Becausetheycentralizedallpowerintotheirownhands.6.Whatisthepurposeofmentioningthetwofemaleleadersinthelastparagraph？A.Toimplythereisroomforimprovementingenderequality.

B.Toindicatemorefemalesbecomeleadersinmoderntimes.

C.Toillustratefemaleleaderscannotpreventwarsinmoderntimes.

D.Tosuggestfemaleleadershavetheirshareofwarsinmoderntimes.7.Accordingtothepassage,wecansafelyconcludethat______.A.marriedwomenarenotfittogoverntheirstatesontheirown

B.femaleleadersshouldberesponsibleforallwarsthroughouthistory

C.theworldwouldn'tbemorepeacefulevenifmorewomentookpower

D.thedivisionoflaborallowsqueenstosurviveeconomiccrisis(2023·江蘇省南通市·模擬題)C

WhilethebenefitsofZoomandothervideoconferencingtoolsmadethemabsolutelyessentialinthepandemic(疫情),theresearchsuggeststhatheavyrelianceonthetechnologycomesatacosttocreativethinking.

BrucksatColumbiaUniversityandherteamstartedtheirinvestigationwhenmanagersreportedhavingtroubleinnovatingwithremoteworkers.Brucksdoubtedwhethervideoconferencingwasafactor,suspectingthatdifficultiescoordinating(協(xié)調(diào))large,globalteamsonlinemightbetoblameinstead.

Tofindout,theresearchersanalysedideasfornewproductsgeneratedby1,490engineersforamultinationalcompany.Theengineers,whowereinFinland,Hungary,India,IsraelandPortugal,wererandomlypairedupandgivenanhourorsotobrainstormproductseitherinpersonorovervideoconferencing.Theythenselectedtheirbestidea.

WritinginNature,theresearchersreportthattheengineersproducedmoreideas,andmoreinnovativeideas,whenworkingfacetoface."Theyarenotonlygeneratingalargernumberofcreativeideas,buttheirbestideaisbetter,"Bruckssaid.Virtualteamswerejustasgoodatselectingthebestideasfromabunchasthosethatmetinperson.

"Visualfocusisahugecomponentofcognitive(認(rèn)知)focus.Whenyou'refocusedonthescreenandignoringtherestoftheenvironment,thataffectshowyouapproachthetask,"saidBrucks."It'suniquelybadforcreativitybecauseit'sinhibitingbroaderexploration."

Bruckssaidtheimpactontherealworld"couldbehuge",leadingtoadivisionoflabourbetweenface-to-faceandvirtualmeetingsthatcould"permanentlyreshapetheofficeandworkschedules".Butsheurgedbusinessestobecautious,becauseifvirtualmeetingsarecheaperthanin-personones,theymaystillbemorecost-effective.

Askedfortips,Bruckssaidpeoplecouldsavemorecreativetasksforin-personmeetings,orturnofftheircamerawhencomingupwithideas."Ithinkitunlocksmorecreativethinking,"shesaid.8.Why

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efficiently.(2023·安徽省六安市·月考試卷)DForWesterndesigners，ChinaanditsrichculturehavelongbeenaninspirationforWesterncreative."It?snosecretthatChinahasalwaysbeenasourceofinspirationfordesigners，"saysAmandaHill，chiefcreativeofficeratA+ENetworks，aglobalmediacompanyandhometosomeofthebiggestfashionshows.Earlierthisyear，theChinaThroughALookingGlassexhibitioninNewYorkexhibited140piecesofChina-inspiredfashionableclothingalongsideChineseworksofart，withtheaimofexploringtheinfluenceofChineseaesthetics（美學(xué)）onWesternfashionandhowChinahasfueledthefashionableimaginationforcenturies.Theexhibitionhadrecordattendance,showingthatthereishugeinterestinChineseinfluences."Chinaisimpossibletooverlook，"saysHill."Chinesemodelsarethefacesofbeautyandfashioncampaignsthatselldreamstowomenallovertheworld，whichmeansChinesewomenarenotjustconsumersoffashion—theyarecentraltoitsmovement."Ofcourse，notonlyaretoday?stopWesterndesignersbeinginfluencedbyChina—someofthebestdesignersofcontemporaryfashionarethemselvesChinese."VeraWang，AlexanderWang，JasonWuaretakingonGalliano，Albaz，MarcJacobs—andbeatingthemhandsdownindesignandsales，"addsHill.

ForHill，itisimpossiblenottotalkaboutChinaastheleadingplayerwhendiscussingfashion."ThemostfamousdesignersareChinese，soarethemodels，andsoaretheconsumers，"shesays."Chinaisnolongerjustanothermarket；inmanysensesithasbecomethemarket.Ifyoutalkaboutfashiontoday，youaretalkingaboutChina—itsinfluences，itsdirection，itsbreathtakingclothes，andhowyoungdesignersandmodelsarefinallyacknowledgingthatinmanyways."12.WhatcanwelearnabouttheexhibitioninNewYork?A.Itpromotedthesalesofartworks.

B.Itattractedalargenumberofvisitors.

C.ItshowedancientChineseclothes.

D.ItaimedtointroduceChinesemodels.13.WhatdoesHillsayaboutChinesewomen?A.Theyaresettingthefashion.

B.Theystartmanyfashioncampaigns.

C.Theyadmiresupermodels.

D.Theydobusinessallovertheworld.14.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"takingon"inParagraph4mean?A.learningfrom B.lookingdownon

C.workingwith D.competingagainst15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.YoungModelsSellingDreamstotheWorld

B.AChineseArtExhibitionHeldinNewYork

C.DifferencesBetweenEasternandWesternAesthetics

D.ChineseCultureFuelingInternationalFashionTrends第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿(mǎn)分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。(2023·安徽省·模擬題)

Asaspeakerof10languagesIknowthebenefitsofspeakingmorethanonelanguage.Tostartwith,weneedtodispel(消除)fourcommonmisconceptionsaboutlanguagelearning.

Youhavetohaveagiftforlearninglanguages.

No,youdon't.

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InSwedenandHollandmostpeoplespeakmorethanonelanguage.Theycan'tjustallbegiftedatlanguages.Inlanguagelearningitisattitude,notaptitude(天賦)thatdeterminessuccess.

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SomeimmigrantstoNorthAmericaneverlearntospeakmorethanbrokenEnglish.YetwemeetpeopleinothercountrieswhospeakflawlessEnglish.WiththeInternet,languagecontentisavailabletoanyonewithacomputer.

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Tolearnalanguageyouneedformalclassroominstruction.

Classroomsmaybeeconomicaltorunandagreatplacetomeetothers.Theyhavetheweightofhistoryandtraditionbehindthem.Unfortunately,aclassroomisaninefficientplacetolearnalanguage.

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Amajorityofschoolkidsgraduateunabletocommunicateinlanguagesthattheystudyfor10ormoreyears.

IwouldlovetolearnbutIdon'thavethetime.

Howaboutthetimeyouspendwaitinginlineorgoingforawalk?WhynotusethattimetolistentoalanguageonyouriPad?Onceyougetstarted,even10or15minutesadaywillsoongrowto30minutesaday,oronehour.

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AsIdo,youwillfindthetime.

A.That'smyexperience.

B.Anyonewhowantsto,canlearn.

C.Whereyouliveisnotaproblem.

D.Youneedtospeakinordertolearn.

E.Youhavetolivewherethelanguageisspoken.

F.Themorestudentsintheclass,themoreinefficientitis.

G.Wesimplyhavetochangethewaywegoaboutteachinglanguages.第二部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分）第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿(mǎn)分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。(2023·江蘇省南京市·模擬題)

The

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Hani

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tosucceed,thecommitmenttoworkhardandthecouragetobelieveinyourself.21.

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A.concern B.praise C.criticism D.analysis34.

A.impressed B.rejected C.confirmed D.accepted35.

A.drive B.wisdom C.pressure D.secret第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分15分)閱讀下面短文，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。(2023·福建省·模擬題)Amongvarioustypesofpapers,Xuanpaper,alsoknownasricepaper,

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(hold)animportantplace.Originatingmorethan1,500yearsago,thetraditionalcraftofmakingXuanpaper

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(include)onUNESCO'stheRepresentativeListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanityin2009.Today,top-qualityXuanpaperisstillproducedinJingxianCountythanks

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themildclimate,abundantrainfallandcrystal-clearstreams.These

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(condition)provideafavorableenvironmentforthebluesandalwood(檀香)treeandricegrowing,

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(offer)thematerialsneededtomakethebestXuanpaper.ThetraditionalprocessofmakingXuanpaperbyhandisextremelytime-consuminganddemanding,

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consistsofmorethan100stepsincludingcollecting,leavening(發(fā)酵),whitening,screening,andsunning.Theentireprocessmaytakemorethantwoyears

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(complete).Theskillstomakethepaperare

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(high)difficultandhavebeenpasseddownthroughgenerationsfrommasterstoapprentices.ThethinnestXuanpapermaybeasthinasacicada's(蟬)wing.Super-sizedXuanpapercanmeasure11metersinlengthand3.3metersinwidth.Itisnoteworthythatbesidesthe

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(remark)craftsmanship,thespeciallydesignedtoolsandmachinesemployedduring

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process,suchasthefinescreenusedtodrain(濾干)thefibers,alsopossessprofoundculturalconnotationsandgreattechnologicalvalue.

第三部分書(shū)面表達(dá)第一節(jié)(滿(mǎn)分15分)(2023·江蘇省南京市·模擬題)假定你是中學(xué)生李華。美國(guó)一個(gè)中學(xué)校長(zhǎng)代表團(tuán)即將訪(fǎng)問(wèn)你校并出席英語(yǔ)周的一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)根據(jù)寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)和寫(xiě)作要求寫(xiě)一篇?dú)g迎詞。寫(xiě)作要點(diǎn)；1.表示對(duì)客人的歡迎；2.介紹此項(xiàng)活動(dòng)(如活動(dòng)目的、內(nèi)容等)；3.表達(dá)對(duì)客人的祝愿。寫(xiě)作要求:1.詞數(shù)不少于100；2.稱(chēng)呼已經(jīng)給出,請(qǐng)寫(xiě)歡迎詞正文；3.不能使用真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱(chēng)。Dear

American

guests,

第二節(jié)(滿(mǎn)分25分)(2023·廣東省·模擬題)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Hectorstoodinthefrontofhisfifth-gradeclassroomasoneofthelasttwocompetitorsintheRoomFiveGeographyBee.Hisopponenthavingmissedthelastquestion,itwasHector'sturn.Ifheansweredhisquestioncorrectly,hewouldbetheRoomFivechampion.

"WheredidIputthatsecondsheetofquestions?"Mr.Adlerwhisperedwhilesearchingthroughathickpileofpapersonhismess