2023屆廣東省清遠市重點高考壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup2．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while3．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind4．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need5．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit6．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved7．Facedwitheconomicslowdown,somecompaniesareplanningtouserobotsto______humanworkerstoreducetheirlaborcosts.A．compensate B．substituteC．symbolize D．discriminate8．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise9．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are10．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn11．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup12．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes13．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．a(chǎn)ccomplish D．a(chǎn)ccompany14．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound15．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected16．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．a(chǎn)llergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental17．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone18．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will19．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating20．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether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）LastSunday,anearthquakestrucktheNapaValleyareaofnorthernCalifornia.Ithappenedinthemiddleofthenight,becomingthestrongestearthquaketostriketheNapaValleyin15years.Noonewaskilled,butmanypeopleweretreatedinhospitals.Isaidtomyseven-year-oldtwins,BradandBrett,andthree-year-oldMeghan,“Wehavesomuch,andthesepoorpeopleintroublenowhavenothing.We’llsharewhatwehavewiththem.”Ifilledaboxwithfoodsandclothes.WhileIwasdoingthis,Iadvisedtheboystochoosetheirtoysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboystookouttheiroldtoysandputthemtogether.Thenshewalkedaway.AfewminuteslatershecamebackwithLucy,hermuch-loveddoll.Sheputthedollontopoftheothertoys.“Oh,dear,”Isaid.“Youdon’thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch.”Meghansaid,“Lucymakesmehappy,Mommy.Maybeshe’llmakeanotherlittlegirlhappy,too.”IlookedatMeghanforalongmoment.Shetaughtmealesson.It’seasytogivesomethingthatwedon’twantanymore,buthardtogivewhatwecherish(珍愛),isn’tit?1、Howmanychildrendoesthewriterhave?A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Theearthquakecausedmanydeaths.B．Theearthquakeisthebiggestinhistory.C．Theearthquakehappenedatnight.D．TheearthquakehitthecityofCalifornia.3、WhatdidMeghantakeoutforthepeopleintrouble?A．AtoyB．ClothesC．AdollD．Food4、What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．AFamilyStoryB．TheSpiritofGivingC．AwhitenightD．ASadExperience5、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwehave.B．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwelove.C．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwewant.D．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwedon’twant.22．（8分）FrankLloydWrightisoftencalledthefatherofAmericanmodernarchitecture．HedesignedbuildingsandhomesacrosstheUnitedStatesformorethan70years．Hecreatedmostofhisworksfrom1900throughthe1950s，buthisopen-livingspacesandimaginativedesignsstillappearverymoderntoday．Lastweek，theUnitedStatesnominated(提名)10ofhisbuildingsfortheUNEducational，Scientific，andCulturalOrganization—orUNESCO—theWorldHeritageList．TheWorldHeritageListrecognizesthemost，importantculturalandnaturalsitesworldwide．The10buildings，titled．“KeyWorksofModernArchitecturebyFrankLloydWright，”werebuiltbetween1906and1969．Theyincludeseveralofhispersonalhomesandstudios，churches，governmentbuildings，privateresidences，andoneveryfamousmuseum—NewYorkCity’sGuggenheimMuseum．TheSolomonR．GuggenheimMuseumisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinNewYorkCity．Aboutonemillionpeoplevisititeveryyear．FrankLloydWrightworkedonitfrom1943to1959．Itwasdesignedtocreateanewtypeofspacefornewtypesofart．ThemuseumremainsaninternationalsymbolofmodernarchitecturethatrepresentsWright’suniquedesign．ManyofMr．Wright’smodernbuildingsandhomesintheU．S．MidwesthavealsobecomesymbolsofmodernAmericanarchitecture．RichardLongstrethisthepresidentoftheFrankLloydWrightBuildingConservancy．HecallsMr．Wrisht“thefatherofmodernarchitecture，fundamentallyredefiningthenatureofformandspaceduringtheearly20thcenturythatwouldhaveenduringimpactsofmodernarchitectureworldwide．”TheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteewillannounceitsdecisioninmid-2016．IfFrankLloydWright’s10buildingswerechosenforthelist，theywouldbethefirstWorldHeritagelistingsformodemU．S．a(chǎn)rchitecture．TheWorldHeritageListalreadyincludes22otherAmericansites，includingtheGrandCanyon，YellowstoneNationalParkandtheStatueofLiberty．1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____．A．Mr．Wright’sdesignsareoutofstyletodayB．Mr．Wright’sdesignshavebeenwidelyrecognizedC．Mr．Wright’sdesignsonmodernbuildingsandhomesareafailureD．Mr．Wrightistheowneroftenbuildings2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGuggenheimMuseumistrue?A．ItisamasterpieceshowingMr.Wright’suniquedesign.B．Itisagoodexampleoftraditionaldesign．C．ItisthemostfamoussiteinNewYorkCity.D．ItisthesymbolofNewYorkCity．3、Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A．News B．ScienceC．Biography D．Economy4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．FrankLloydWright—theFatherofAmericanModernArchitectureB．TheWorldHeritageList—CulturalCollectionWorldwideC．GuggenheimMuseum—InternationalSymbolofmodernArchitectureD．FrankLloydWright’Buildings—OnthewaytoWorldHeritageList23．（8分）AlbertEinseinsaid，“Onlyalifelivedforothersisworthliving.”Howdoesthisjoboffersound?You’llneedtobeavailableonshortnotice，includinglateatnightandonweekends.Youcouldbeaskedtodoanythingfromhelpingatcommunityeventstorespondingtolife-threateningemergencies(sometimesputtingyourownsafetyatrisk).Thisjobalsoinvolvesalotofregulartraining.Oh,andyouwon'tbepaidforanyofthis.Wouldyoutakethejob?Thisjobmightnotnecessarilyappealtoeveryone,butifthissoundslikeanopportunityyou’deagerlyaccept，thenyou’dfitrightinwithWesternAustralia’s26,000emergencyservicevolunteers.Theemergencyservicesaren'ttheonlyindustrybenefitingfromvolunteers.AcrossbothAustraliaandAmerica,betweenaquarterandhalfofthepopulationvolunteereachyearinareasincludingeducation,sports,health,religion,andsocialservices.Whatmotivatespeopletovolunteer?Yes,volunteersdon'tgetpaid.Butitdoesn'tmeanpeopledon'tgetbenefitsfromvolunteering.Indeed,researchshowstherearesignificantmentalhealthbenefitscomingwithvolunteering.Itcanbeameanstomakenewfriends,buildnewskillsortrythingsoutofyourcomfortzone.Itcanalsobeameanstohelplovedones.Acaseissomeoneclosetomewhorecentlylostherhusbandtoadisease.Whenherhusbandwasadmittedtoanursingfacility,shedecidedtovolunteerforthepatientadvocacycommittee.Shefoundgreatsupportandfeltshecouldmakeadifferenceinthelivesofthepatients.Afterherhusband'spassing,shedecidedtocontinuevolunteeringforthecommitteenotonlyasawaytoshowgratitudeforthegreatcareherhusbandreceivedbutalsobecauseshemadefriendsthere.Shefoundawaytoputhercareerskillstouseforthecommongoodandkeepactiveafterretirement.Therearecountlesswaystovolunteer.Nomatterhowyoudoit,itisdefinitelywortheveryminuteyouputintoit.1、Ifwearecommittedto“thisjob”describedinPara.2,weare_______.A．a(chǎn)lwaysindangeroflosingourlivesB．oncall24hoursaday,7daysaweekC．busyprovidingfirst-aidtrainingincommunitiesD．goingtoworkonweekendsandrestonweekdays2、Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthethirdparagraph?A．Noteveryoneisfittobeavolunteer.B．Manyindustriesintheworldneedvolunteers.C．ManyemergencyservicesexistinWesternAustralia.D．ManypeopledevotethemselvestovolunteeringinAustraliaandAmerica.3、Wecancometotheconclusionthatvolunteering_______.A．isawin-winsituationB．benefitsboththebodyandthemindC．spreadsquicklyamongpeopleD．ishardtosticktowithoutrewards4、Theauthor'sfriendkeptvolunteeringafterherhusband'sdeath_________.A．forherinteresttolearncareerskillsB．tostayhelpfulandrelatedtopeopleC．a(chǎn)sameanstogetoverhergreatlossD．becauseitwasherhusband'slastwill5、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toencouragevolunteering.B．Toadvertiseajobopportunity.C．Toexpressgratitudetovolunteers.D．Togiveadviceonvolunteering.24．（8分）Gorillas(大猩猩)areontheedgeofextinction.TheyarecallingonYOUtodonateyourphonetoday!YoucannowhelpsavegorillasinAfricasimplybydonatingyourmobilephone!Coltanisametallicore(金屬礦石)thatisminedbothinandoutofAfricaandcanbefoundwithinmanyelectronicdevicessuchasmobilephones.TheminingofcoltanwithintheCongoRiverBasiniscontributingtoforestlossthere,andisspeedingupthelossofmountaingorillasatashockinglyfastrate.Whileeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisissue,theminingofcoltanwithingorillahabitatcontinues.ItisverydifficulttoknowwhichphonescontaincoltanminedfromAfrica;however,everyphonecanhelpsavegorillaswhendonatedtoThey’reCallingonYou.BydonatingyourphonethroughtheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyouare:●Preventingyourphonefromgoingtothelandfill.●HelpingMelbourneZooraisemoneytosupporttheJaneGoodallInstitutesmonkeyconservationworkinAfricathroughthesaleofrefurbished(翻新)phones.●Lesseningthedemandforcoltanmining.TosupporttheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyoucan:1.VisitMelbourneZootocollectapostagepaidrecyclingbag,andpostyourmobilephonetotheAussieRecyclingProgram.Yourphonewillberesoldtopoorcommunitygroups.2.Registeryoursupportsimplybyemailingtheregistrationformtozvfoundation@.auorfaxitto(03)9285-9377.Schoolscangetinvolvedtoo!PleasecontactKateMcCabeatMelbourneZoobyemailorphone(03)9285-9471Discussaddingthisprogramtoyourcoursewhileinspiringstudentstotakeactionforwildlife.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:RachelLowryPh:(03)9285-9377Mob:0488-504-490Fax:(03)9285-9340Nexttimeyourmobilerings,letthatbeareminderthat“they’recallingonyou”!1、Whydoyousavegorillasbydonatingyourphones?A．Gorillaswon’tbetroubledbytheringingofcellphones.B．Africanswillprotectgorillaseasilybyusingphones.C．Africanswon’tkillgorillastoexchangeforphones.D．Gorillas’habitatwon’tbedestroyedduetolesscoltanmining.2、Thephonesyoudonatewill____.A．bebeautifiedandsoldagainB．betakenapartfortheircoltanC．begiventothepoorAfricansD．bepresentedtopoorcommunitygroups.3、Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageprobablymeans___.A．youareexpectedtodonatephonesforwildlifeB．youareremindedtocallbackimmediatelyC．youcarecalledbackbytherecyclingpr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B．failure C．trial D．sunlight2、A．swimmer B．rider C．surfer D．player3、A．reminded B．encouraged C．told D．begged4、A．fellow B．coach C．a(chǎn)dviser D．driver5、A．exhibition B．money C．repair D．a(chǎn)dvice6、A．held B．kept C．let D．made7、A．greeting B．laughing C．walking D．talking8、A．student B．lover C．instructor D．guard9、A．trouble B．interest C．record D．experience10、A．met B．hired C．thanked D．rewarded11、A．however B．so C．a(chǎn)nd D．but12、A．lying B．floating C．standing D．moving13、A．lessons B．pleasure C．skills D．tasks14、A．picked B．took C．removed D．threw15、A．falling B．breaking C．rising D．floating16、A．minute B．wave C．try D．part17、A．happy B．shocked C．joy D．frightened18、A．felldown B．failed C．a(chǎn)cted D．gotup19、A．longest B．greatest C．hardest D．fastest20、A．inspires B．pushes C．leads D．influences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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Hongyadong,1．(locate)oncliffsaboveariver,isavastcomplexinmock-traditionalstyleinChongqing.Itsbars,restaurantsandgoldenneonlightshavebeenapopulardraw2．itwasbuiltin2006.Lastyear3．numberofvisitorsincreased.Themainreason,itseemed,wasHongyadong’ssudden4．(popular)onasocial-mediaapp,Douyin,whichisusedforsharingphotographsand15-secondvideos.5．(upload)apictureorvideofromaphotogenicspottositessuchasDouyinandKuaishouisknowninChina6．daka,meaning“punchingthecard”.Theaimisnottoproduceawell-craftedvideoorbeautifulphotograph,butsimply7．(show)thatyouhavealsobeentotheplacesthatarepopular.Asubculture8．(develop)amongyoungpeoplewhoembracedakaasalifestyletillnow.So-calleddakazucanbefoundroamingChongqingandother9．(city),checkinginatasmanyhotlocationsaspossiblewithinasingleday.Thedakacrazemayhavepracticalorigins.China’syoungurbanprofessionalshavelittlevacationtime.Soworkersneedtomakethe10．(much)oftheirlimitedleisuretime.Douyincapturesthemoodwithitsslogan:“Makeeverysecondcount.”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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。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1l處起）不計分。DearSir,Iamastudentfromthenearschool.HereIwanttoreporttheenvironmentalsituationforyou.Thereusedtomanygreentreesandallkindofflowersinourschoolalltheyearround.Theschoollookslikeabeautifulgardenandwehadacleanstudyingenvironment.Andeverythinghaschangedsinceyourchemicalfactorywasbuiltayearbefore.Everydayitproduceslotsofwastewaterandharmgases.Theterriblepollutionhasbeendonegreatharmtoourhealth.Weallexpectyoufactorycantakemeasurestostopthepollutionsoon.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是校學生會主席李華，你們學校決定于本周日邀請多名消防員給全體學生做防火知識宣傳講座，請你代替學生會寫一個通知，內(nèi)容包括：1.講座內(nèi)容及目的；2.講座具體時間及地點；3.講座要求（全體學生務(wù)必參加，自帶紙筆記錄等）。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、D4、C5、B6、D7、B8、B9、B10、D11、A12、C13、C14、C15、D16、B17、B18、B19、D20、C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、AbrahamLincoln,PresidentoftheUnitedStates,wasnotveryhandsome,andheknewOneday,Lincolnwaswalkinginthestreetwhenhewasstoppedbyanuglyman.Themanhadapistol(手槍)inhishand.HeaimedatLincoln’snose.Lincolnwasverysurprised,buthestillaskedthemanpeacefully,“Whatdoyouwant,sir?”“Ihavepromisedmyself,”saidtheman,“IfIfindamanwhoisuglierthanI,I’llkillhim.”Lincolnlookedattheman’sfacecarefullyandsaidfinally.“Pleasetakeaimatme,sir.IfIwasuglierthanyou,Iwouldnotwanttolive.”6、WhydidthemanstopLincolninthestreet?A．Becausehewasveryugly.B．BecauseLincolnwashandsome.C．BecausehethoughtLincolnwasuglierthanhim.D．BecausehethoughtLincolnwaslaughingathim.7、Lincolnwas______whenhewasaimedatwithapistolbytheman.A．frightenedB．excitedC．a(chǎn)ngryD．calm8、InLincoln’sopinion,________.A．hewasasuglyasthemanB．hewaslessuglythanthemanC．hewasuglierthanthemanD．hewasashandsomeastheman9、Whatdidthemanpromisetodo?A．Topersuadeuglymentoliveactively.B．Tokillanyoneuglierthanhimself.C．Togrowintoahandsomeman.D．Tohelpthosewhowasugly.10、Wheredidthestoryprobablyhappen?A．InParisB．InLondonC．InWashingtonD．InJohannesburg22、ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.Lateintheevening,thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwas