2023屆石嘴山市重點高三第三次測評英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where2．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went3．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound4．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven5．—Marylookshotanddry.—So________youifyouhadahighfever.A．could B．would C．may D．must6．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed7．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what8．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved9．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot10．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted11．Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a(chǎn);the D．/;a12．___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured13．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade14．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．a(chǎn)sifD．sothat15．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one16．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit17．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．a(chǎn)t18．Thesplitbetweenhumansandlivingapesisthoughtbysomescholars____15to20millionyearsago.A．tooccur B．occurring C．tohaveoccurred D．havingoccurred19．—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such20．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith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）WhenWarrenBuffett,themostsuccessfulinvestor,wasaskedaboutthesecrettohiswealthandsuccess,herevealedthathereadeveryday,500pages,tobeprecise.Unfortunately,ifyou'realreadyworking9?5,youmightnothavethetimetoreadatall,letaloneanentirebookaday.Butwhatifyoucouldgetthebenefitsofreadingwithoutsacrificingallofyourfreetime?Youcan!WiththeBlinkistapp,yougetthekeylearninginminutes,nothoursordays.Ourexpertstransformthesebooksintoquick,easy-to-understandinsights.Startwiththe5most-readbooks.1.ThirteenThingsMentallyStrongPeopleDon'tDobyAmyMorin12minreadingtime27kreadsDoyoustruggletogetoveryourfailures?Gettingoverthesecanhaveaprofoundinfluenceonyoureverydaylife.Morinshareshowhermostsuccessfulpatientsovercamethesedifficulties.2.HowtoStopWorryingandStartLivingbyDaleCarnegie19minreadingtime238kreadsEverwonderedwhyyoucan'tstopworryingaboutsomething?Bydefiningthesourceofyourstress,youcangetoveritonceandforall.Carnegiecameupwithaformulathathelpsyouhandleanyoverthinkingsituation.3.HowWillYouMeasureYourLife?byClaytonM.Christensen1minreadingtime17kreadsAreyoumakingtherighttrade-offs(權(quán)衡)inlife?Whilecareerachievementscanbesatisfying,neglectingyourfamilyandfriendscanbebadinthelong-run—inwaysyoucan'tevenimagine.4.FindingYourElementbyKenRobinson1minreadingtime62.4kreadsEveryonehasapassion.Ifyoudon'tknowwhatyoursis,itjustmeansyouhaven'tdiscoveredityet.Findouthowyoucanbreakfreeofsociety'sstrictrulesandfindyourcallinginlife.5.EmotionalIntelligencebyDanielGoleman16minreadingtime318kreadsDidyouknowifyourpulseraterisesabove100bpm,you'redeemedtooemotionaltothinkrationally?Youprobablyletfeelingscloudyourjudgmentmoreoftenthanyouknow.Golemanexplainshowyoucanavoidlettingyouremotionsruleyouandmakebetterdecisionsinlife.1、WhatkindofpeopledoestheBlinkistappbestsuit?A．Successfulinvestors. B．Richbusinessmen.C．Peoplewhohavelittletimeforreading. D．Studentswholovebooks.2、Whichbookhasbeenreadbythelargestnumberofpeople?A．HowtoStopWorryingandStartLiving.B．HowWillYouMeasureYourLife?C．FindingYourElement.D．EmotionalIntelligence.3、Whichbookoffersadvicetopeoplewhofeelstressed?A．ThirteenThingsMentallyStrongPeopleDon'tDo.B．HowtoStopWorryingandStartLiving.C．HowWillYouMeasureYourLife?D．FindingYourElement.22．（8分）IcanproudlysaythatlastyearIbroketherecordfortheoldestpersonintheworldtoridearoller-coaster.I’m105,butIfeelyounger.EventhedoctoragreesI’mingoodcondition.I’mabitdeafandmylegsfeelweak,buttheyaretheonlyissue.IrodetheTwistosaurusatFlamingoLand,whichspinsyouroundquitefast.Ididn’tchoosetogoonthat.I’dhavepreferredareallyfastonethatwentupsidedown.ButIwastoldIcouldn’tridesomethinglikethat,becausemybloodpressurecoulddropandImighthavesomedanger.Iwasn’tnervous—Idon’tgetfrightenedofanything.Iwassecurelyfastened,soIknewIwouldn’tfallout.Theroller-coasterridewentonforthreeorfourminutes,anditcouldn’tbeabetterexperience.AndIraisedalotofmoneyfortheDerbyshire,Leicestershire&RutlandAirAmbulancefund,whichwasfantastic.PeopleweresayingI’dgotaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecords.Later,someonecametopresentmewiththecertificate.Ihaditonthewallinmylivingroom,withanotheronethatgotayearearlier.Myrecord-breakingwaysreallybeganacoupleofyearsago,withtheice-bucketchallenge.ItturnedoutthatIwasprobablytheoldestpersonintheworldtodoit,andthevideowasverypopular.Afterthat,IstartedtothinkaboutwhatelseIcoulddotoraisemoneyfordifferentcharities.I’mnotsureifanyoneadmiresallthefunI’mhaving.TheyjustsayI’mdaftandthat’saboutit.ButI’vehadmanygooddaysandmanyexcitingtimes.I’vehadareallygoodlife.Idon’tthinkI’vewastedanyofit.1、Whydidn’ttheauthorchoosetogoonridingtheTwistosaurus?A．Becausehewasinabadphysicalcondition.B．Becausehewastoldnottodoso.C．Becauseheconsideredittoogentle.D．Becausehethoughtitspuntoofast.2、Howdidtheauthormostprobablyreactwhileridingtheroller-coaster?A．Hereallyenjoyedhimself. B．Hewasveryworriedatfirst.C．Hecouldn’tthinkmuchaboutit. D．Hegotfrightenedasitstartedmoving.3、WhatdoyouknowabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Hewastheoldestpersonintheworld. B．Hesetarecordtheyearbeforelastyear.C．Hedislikedshowingoffhissuccess. D．Hewaseagertogetcertificates.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“daft”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．healthy. B．strong.C．crazy. D．funny.23．（8分）Justafewyearsoutoflawschool,IdecidedthatIwantedtowritefictions.TheonlythingIhadeverpublishedbeforewasalaw-reviewarticle.IhadmadegreateffortstowritewhenIcamehomeatnightafterwork,butIwastootired.Idecidedtoquitmyjob.IbeganmynewlifeonaFebruarymorning.Isatdownatmykitchentableat7:30amandmadearesolution.EverydayIwouldwriteuntillunchtime.ThenIwouldliedownonthefloorfor20minutestorestmymind.Afterthat,Iwouldreturntoworkforafewmorehours.Inmyfirstyear,Isoldtwostories.ThenIwroteanovel,butIthoughtitwasn’tgoodenough,soIendedupputtingitinadrawer.Mysecondnovel,BillyLynn’sLongHalftimeWalk,waspublishedtoglowingreviewsandreceivedtheNationalBookCriticsCircleAwardforfiction.Mysuccesssoundslikeafamiliarstory,butactuallyitwasfarfromsudden.Iquitmyjob,andforeverystoryIpublishedinthoseyears,Ihadatleast30rejections.ThenovelthatIputawayinthedrawertookmyfouryears.Mybreakthroughcamein2006,18yearsafterIfirstsatdowntowriteatmykitchentable.Sometimesgenius(天才)isjustthethingthatcomesoutafter20yearsofworkingatyourkitchen.Also,doingsomethingtrulycreativerequirestheenergyofyouth.OrsonWellesmadehismasterpiece,CitizenKan,at25.T.S.EliotwroteTheLoveSongofJ.AfredPrufrockat23.1、Whendidtheauthordecidetodevotehimselftowritingfictions?A．Whenhewastiredfromhiswork.B．Straightaftergraduationfromlawschool.C．Onbeinginformedhislaw-reviewarticlecameout.D．Whenhishobbywasdisturbedbyhiswork.2、Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthattheauthor.A．ledawealthylifeB．a(chǎn)rrangedhislifereasonablyC．wastoodiligenttorelaxhimselfD．remainedsingle3、Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.C．Itisnevertoooldtolearn.D．Itisthefirststepthatcoststroublesome.4、WhydidtheauthorgivetheexampleofOrsonWellesandT.S.Eliot?A．Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthemandhimself.B．Toshowcreativityneedsenergyandefforts.C．Topersuadethereadersoftheirgreattalents.D．Torecommendtheirtwomasterpieces.24．（8分）Saturday，22April,2017Wearecurrentlyonacamp-sitenearCalais,onourwaytotheUK,anditispouringwithrain.AsifgodswanttoprepareusfortheUKatallcosts.Asifwedon'tknowwhatrainis...Ourferrytothegreenisleswillleavetomorrowat10.30anddespitetherain,Iamreallylookingforwardtoit.Ithastakenusawhiletogethere,aswealreadyleftElChorroon4April.AfterrushingthroughSpainintwodays,however,wecametoaninevitableslow-downwhenweenteredFrance.Inevitable,asFrancehassimplytoomuchtoofferforus.SoassoonaswecrossedthePyrenees,ourdrivingsequencebecamesomethinglikedrivingafewkilometres,visitingacastle,drivingafewkilometres,takingpicturesofanicechurch,drivingafewkilometres,havingaquickpeekatafleasmarket,drivingafewkilometres,visitingamuseumetc.WhenweenteredBrittanytherealsightseeingstarted,inVannes,inLorient,inBrestandthenontoNormandy:LeMontStMichel,Bayeuxandfinally,finallytheD-Daybeaches.Ialwayswantedtovisitthese,forobviousreasonsIwouldsay,butmyfather,realisticashewas,calculatedthechancesthatitwouldrainaconsiderableamountofdaysofathree-weekholidayandalwaysdecidedagainstit.ButafewdaysagoIfinallysteppedontoGoldBeach(wheretheBritslanded)andIwasgreetedbytheNormansun.Abeautifulday.1、Itwas_____whenthewriterwasonhiswaytotheUK.A．pouringB．foggyC．snowyD．sunny2、Accordingtothepassage,thePyreneesmustbeaplacein_____.A．SpainB．FranceC．NetherlandD．Normandy3、WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A．Theyspent2daysinSpaintraveling.B．ThewriterthoughtFrancehasalotofplacestovisit.C．ThewriterthoughttherealsightseeingwasinE1Chorro,andinBrest.D．Thewriter’sfatherwasarealisticperson.4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom_______.A．a(chǎn)traveljournalB．a(chǎn)sciencefictionC．a(chǎn)newsreportD．a(chǎn)filmreview25．（10分）Agoodmotherissomeonewhowouldsacrificeeverythingforherchildren.Itiscommontohearparentssaying,“HowcouldyoudothistomeafterallthesacrificesthatIhavemadeforyou?”Mostparentsaredrivenbylove.Itisequallycommontofindchildrenanswering,“WhendidIeveraskyoutosacrificeforme?”Thereisoftenagrainoftruthinchildren’swords.Thetruthusuallyhurts.Parentsoftenconfuseselflesslovewithsacrifice.Infact,theformerisaself-servingactdrivenbyone’sdesiretoliveuptoone’sstandards.Tosacrificemeanstorelinquishthingsofhighvalueforthesakeofanotherthingthatoneconsidersbeingofgreatvalue.Thatsoundssonegative.However,selfservingisn’tnecessarilynegative.Itishumantoactoutoftheirdesiretoseekpleasureandavoidpain.Toloveone’schildrenessentiallymeansacceptingthemunconditionally.Itfollowsthatfullacceptanceofthechildrenisusuallypossibleonlywhenparentsfullyacceptthemselves.Itisnosecretthatlovingthechildrenbeginswithlovingthemselves.Thesacrificestheymakefortheirchildrenarecountless,andI’vetriedtoputsomeofthosesacrificeshere.Afterbecomingaparent,acouple’slifeiscenteredontheirlittlekids.Suddenlythebabytopsthelistofallrelationships.Somefriendsandfamilymembersdriftapartfromparentsemotionally.Akiddemandsundividedattentiontillheorshebecomesindependent.Manyparentssufferrelationshipissuesbecausetheyspendmostoftheirtimeeitherworkingorcaringforkids,whichcausesafadingemotionalconnectionbetweencouples.Intermsofcareer,mostofthetime,amothermakessacrifices.Manyparentstakeupjobsthatallowthemtospendmoretimewiththeirkids.Someparentsusuallygiveupontheirfavoritefoodsjusttobuyfoodsfortheirkids.Holidayplansaredecidedbykids’education.Parentshaveunconditionalloveforkids.Aparentneverretires.Asadaughter,andamother,themoreIgothroughparenting,themoreIoweanapologytomyparentsbecauseoftheirselflesslove.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,whatcanweknowfromchildren’sanswer?A．Theydon’tfeelgratefultotheirparents.B．They.don’tknowhowtosatisfytheirparents.C．Theyhidetheirtruefeelingsfromtheirparents.D．Theyarenotoldenoughtounderstandtheirparents.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“relinquish”inParagraph2mean?A．Clear.B．Protect.C．Giveup.D．Findout.3、Therearesometimessomeproblemsbetweenparentsbecause________.A．theyjustthinkaboutthemselvesB．theydon’tcareabouteachotheratallC．theyspendlittletimelookingafterkidsD．theyarelessconnectedtoeachotheremotionally4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Manykidsdon’ttreattheirparentswell.B．Parentsmakegreatsacrificesfortheirchildren.C．Childrenandparentsshouldrespecteachother.D．Coupleshavemanyproblemsafterhavingkids.第三部分語言知識運用（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）MackenzieHugheshadjustreturnedfromschoolandwaswaitingforherolderbrotherstoarrivehome.Shewashomealone1amanstartedknockingonthefrontdoor,turningthehandleandtryingto2She’s12yearsoldandshewas3Soshedialed9-1-1andreachedtheoperatorRachelleBerry.Afterabrieftalk,Berry4whatwashappening.“OK,hangon,OK?Canyougetina5?”Berryasked.MackenzietoldBerrythatherphoneitwasn’tcordless(無繩的)wouldn’treachintothecupboard.“Willthephonereachunderyourbed?”Berryasked6.“No,”Mackenziesaid.“Canyouhideundera7andpullyourbedspreadoveryou?”That’s8whatMackenziedid.Shehidunderherblanket,holdingthephoneandlisteningtoBerry’svoice.Berrytalkedquietly,which9Mackenzie.Ithelped,too,whenBerrytoldhertothinkofsomething10.“Trynottocry,”BerrytoldMackenzieduringthecall.“Iknowit’s11.Doyouhavesomethingyoucanholdonto?”Mackenziestruggledto12tears.Shecouldn’t13anythingwithoutshowingherhidingspot.“It’sOK,”Berrysaid.“You’vegotmeherewithyou.”“He’sinmyroom,”Mackenzie14.“Nowbequiet,OK?Justdon’ttalk,”Berrysaid.Formuchofthecall,Berrydroppedhervoicetoawhisper,15theintruder(闖入者)mighthearhervoiceoverthephone.16,themancameintoherroom,thenleft.BerrytoldMackenziethatthe17wereontheirway.Minuteslater,theyarrivedand18onemaninthebackyardandanothermaninagetawaycar.OnThursdaymorning,theEmergencyCommunicationsBureaugaveMackenzieitsHeroAwardforher19.Berryalsoreceivedhighpraise.AndthenitwasofftoschoolforMackenzie.ButfirstBerryhadsomethingto20tothemiddle-schooler:acordlessphone.1、A．untilB．beforeC．becauseD．when2、A．getinB．getawayC．getaroundD．getthrough3、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．scaredC．curiousD．surprised4、A．rememberedB．realizedC．reviewedD．recalled5、A．bedroomB．kitchenC．cupboardD．bathroom6、A．a(chǎn)nxiouslyB．calmlyC．carefullyD．happily7、A．sofaB．bedC．tableD．blanket8、A．everB．neverC．justD．still9、A．worriedB．helpedC．movedD．upset10、A．interestingB．strangeC．wrongD．valuable11、A．hardB．importantC．usefulD．possible12、A．holdontoB．holddownC．holdbackD．holdup13、A．discoverB．imagineC．reachD．invent14、A．criedB．shoutedC．whisperedD．replied15、A．a(chǎn)ssumingB．believingC．fearingD．confirming16、A．ObviouslyB．FortunatelyC．ProbablyD．Certainly17、A．parentsB．brothersC．policeD．neighbors18、A．metB．killedC．a(chǎn)rrestedD．found19、A．contributionB．successC．kindnessD．bravery20、A．lendB．presentC．showD．mail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）語法填空。WhenIwasstartingmyownbusiness,Ialwaysthosesuccessfulbusinessmeneitheroffline__1．__onlineabouttheirexperiences.ThebestadviceIevergotwassimilartothisstatement:Youare__2．__(respond)foryouownexperience.SoonIrealizedthatthisistrueforeverythinginlife.Inmyopinion,oneofmistakesthatwemakeas__3．__(human)istolookuptosomeoneasour“rolemodel”.Althoughtheconceptof“rolemodel”isgood,__4．__itcanpotentiallyleadtocanbedangerous.Wealwaystrytoconvince__5．__(we)thatifwecopytheirsuccessstorythenwewillbenaturallyend__6．__withthesamesuccess.Thisisn’ttrueatall.It’stheirexperiencethatmadethemwhattheyare.Youcan’trepeatthat.OnceI__7．__(open)afirmtomakeelectronicdevices,andIregardedBillGatesasmyrolemodel.IhadthoughtthatyearslaterIwouldbeassuccessfulashim.Buttheresultwasjustcontrarytomy__8．__(expect),andIfailed.Astimewenton,Irealizedthatdifferentpersonshavedifferentstrongpoints,abilitiesandcapabilities.Sostop__9．__(try)tocopyothers’experiences,butbuildyourown.Enjoywhatlifethrowsatyouandmakethe__10．__(well)outofit.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問交換修改作文，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11處起）不計分。Manystudentsinmyschoolfeelannoyingthattheyareundergreatpressure、IthasbecomeacommonprobleminmosthighschoolinChina、Asitisknowntoall,Chinahaslargepopulation、Almost10millionstudentsgraduatefromhighschooleveryyear,expectedtobeadmittedbyuniversitiesorcollege、Instead,thecompetitionamongthestudentsisfierce、Wehadtostandoutandprovetobeb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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、D2、B3、B4、A5、B6、C7、A8、B9、B10、B11、A12、A13、B14、D15、D16、C17、B18、C19、C20、A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、C2、D3、B22、1、C2、A3、B4、C23、1、D2、B3、A4、B24、Manyscholarshipsrequirethatyouwriteanessayinordertobeconsideredfortheprizemoney.However,ifyouarethesortofpersonthathasaheadachewheneveryouhavetocompleteawritingassignment,thismaynotbethebestnews.Luckilyforyou,thereisnoreasontofearthescholarshipessay.Thefollowingtipscouldhelpyouconquerthisnot-so-easyaspectofthescholarshipapplicationprocess.Youshouldalwaysoutlineyouressays.Thisdoesnotjustapplytothescholarshipessays,either.Anoutlinehelpslendfocustoyourthoughtsandhelpsyoucreateapictureofthe“whole”thattheessaywillbecome.Judgescannottostandwhenyourwritingisloose,lackscoherence(連貫性)orwhenyoufailtoconnectyourmainpointstogether.Theywanttoseethatyoucansupportyourargumentwellwithclearandbriefexamplesandthattheseexamplesdo,infact,relatetothetopicathand.Ifyouhaveachoiceinthetopicyougettowriteabout,alwaystrytoselectsomethingyouarepersonallyinterestedin.Don'twritewhatyouthinkthejudgeswanttohear.Thiswillonlyamountinanessaythatreadslikesomeoneelse’s,whichisnotagreatwaytomakeyourselfstandout.Ifyoufeelboredwiththetopic,thenyouressaywillbe