2023屆湖南省邵陽市邵東縣創(chuàng)新實驗學(xué)校高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)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．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it2．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked3．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．a(chǎn)ccurately B．precisely C．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．rightly4．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While5．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach6．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence7．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping8．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine9．Thankstothespecialchemical________ofthesoilinthemountainousarea,thiseconomicplantgrowswellthere.A．compositionB．competenceC．constructionD．conclusion10．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan11．---WhatdoesPM2.5mean？---It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item12．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas13．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn14．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory15．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．a(chǎn)mphoningD．havephoned16．Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith17．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching18．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when19．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling20．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why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）Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere“morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpected”aboutmovingbackhome–theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents’financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa“familyproject”.Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.“However,”thestudysays,“day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduates”.Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.1、Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?A．Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B．Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren’sreturn.C．Theparents’qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D．Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby_____.A．causeB．defeatC．a(chǎn)riseD．a(chǎn)llow3、Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.4、Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.22．（8分）Arewealoneintheuniverse?AteamofscientistsannouncedonJanuary6,2015thattheyhadidentifiedeightplanetsbeyondoursolarsystem,threeorfourofwhichorbitintheirstars’“GoldilocksZone”—theregionwheretemperaturesarenottoohotortoocoldforwater,whichisanecessaryingredientforlifeasweknowit,toexistliquidform.ThismaybegoodnewsforpeoplehopingthatEarthisnottheonlyinhabitedworldintheuniverse.Thescientists,ledbyDr.GuilermoTorresoftheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics,madethediscoveriesusingdatacollectedbytheplanet-seekingKeplertelescope.NASAlaunchedKeplerin2009.Sincethen,thetelescopehasidentifiedmorethan1,000planetsoutsideofoursolarsystem.TorresandhisteamanalyzedthedataabouttheeightnewlydiscoveredworldtodeterminewhichonesaremostlikelytobesimilartoourEarth.Amongthenewdiscoveries,thescientistssaytheplanetscalledKepler438band442baretheclosesttoEarth.Kepler438bisjustabout10%largerthanourplanet,andgets40%moreofitsenergyfromitsstarthanEarthreceivesfromtheSun.Temperaturestherewouldbeabout140degrees.Kepler442bisabout33%largerthanEarth,butreceives30%lessenergyfromitsstar.Thatwouldmakeitapotentiallychillierworldthanourown.Torressaysitispossibleforlifetoexistandsurviveineitherofthosetemperatures,butforthattohappen,theseplanetswouldneedtohaveanotherkeyingredientforlife:aheat-trappingatmospherelikeEarth’s.WhilethesefindingsaddtothepossibilitythatlifeexistsbeyondEarth,Torrescautionsagainstdrawingconclusions,“Wearenotclaimingtheyareinhabited,”hesays.Infact,theseplanetsaresofarawaythatthescientistscannotobservethemdirectly,whichcanbeexplanationforwhyfornowitremainsunknownwhethertheseplanetscontainlife.Butthediscoveryofplanetsintheirstars’habitablezonessuggeststhatsomewhereoutthere,someformofalienlifemayhavetakenhold.1、Thescientistshaveidentifiedeightplanets,________.A．whicharesuitableforhumanstoliveonB．someofwhicharepossibleforlifetoexistonC．someofwhichhavethesamesituationsasEarthD．whicharenottoohotortoocoldforwatertoexiston2、WhichstatementaboutthediscoveryofTorresandhisteamisTRUE?A．Kepler438bistoohotforanylifetoexiston.B．Kepler438band442barethefarthesttoEarth.C．TheyhavemadethediscoveriesthroughKepler.D．Theyhavediscoveredover1000planetsin7years.3、WhatisthepossiblethingthatKepler442blacksforlifetoexiston?A．Thewater B．ThesunlightC．Thesoil D．Theatmosphere4、Abouttheirexploration,Torreswantstoindicatethat________.A．thereisalotlefttolearnB．theyhavehaddecisivegainsC．itisthefirstinhumanhistoryD．itiscertainforlifeontheplanets5、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．AreWeAlone?B．EyeontheStarsC．DiscoverAnotherEarthD．DiscoveryofNewStarstoLiveon23．（8分）Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld’sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a“horse”wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas“abeastwellknown”.Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy’sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson’sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword，susageanditsdefinition.Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson’smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover20,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,“IknewverywellwhatIwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit—andhavedoneitverywell.”1、WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?A．Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.B．Theylistjustafewforeignwords.C．Theysimplygivesometranslations.D．Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)exicographer”inparagraph4referto?A．Apublisher. B．Abiographer.C．Amakerofdictionaries. D．Anassistant.3、WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?A．HestandardizedEnglish.B．Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.C．Hegainedmuchfinancialsupport.D．Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.B．Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.C．Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.D．TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.24．（8分）Haveyouevernoticedthatafterabout6monthsyourperfectlynew1，000dollarsmartphonebeginstoslowdown?WhatifItoldyouthatit’sasalesstrategythatprettymuchallphonecompaniesusetoforcepeopleintobuyingnewphones?Inlate2015，whenLisaYoungwasinchargeofiOSsecurityandbetasoftwaretestingteams，herbossrevealedadarksecrettoher，sayingthattheywereusinganewstrategythatwouldpurposelyslowdownolderphoneseverytimethephonewouldupgradetothelatestoperatingsystem.Thisnewmethodwouldforcecustomerstobuythelatestphonemodel，increasingsalesby70％.Shewasalittledisturbedtohearthenews，butshejustkeptherheaddownandcontinuedtodoherjob.Afterawhile，theguiltofbeinginvolvedwithsuchashadysalesmodelstartedtoweighheavyonher.“Howcouldamulti—billiondollarcorporationcontinuetotakeadvantageofthepubliclikethis?”shethought.InMarchof2017，shecontactedareporterfromCNNtofinallyleaktheinformationconcerningAppleslowingdownphones.Thescandal(丑聞)wentviralovernight，andeverymediaoutletintheworld，ineverylanguagewastalkingaboutit，makingitoneofthebiggestcontroversiesinconsumerelectronicshistory.Aweeklater，shewassecretlyletgoafterher8yearsofservice.Althoughshewastakingahugeriskgoingagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld，shefeltasenseofreliefexposingthem.Thepublicdeservedtoknowandthefearbecamehermotivationtofindawaytodestroytheirshadysalesmodel.Severalofhercolleagueswerefiredwithher.Theyquietlyunited，andafterayearofextensiveresearchtheydesignedauniqueproductcalledCircaChargethatwouldreversethenegativeeffectsof“softwareupdates.”PhonecompanieshaverecentlycaughtwindoftheirovernightsuccesswithCircaChargeandaretryingtodoeverythingtheycantomakethisproductillegalandbanitforever.Lisaandherteamhavemadeunbelievableprogressinincreasingbatterylife，batteryhealth，andoptimizingphoneperformance，andtheywillcontinuetodevelopnewtechnologythatwillbeatphonecompaniesattheirowngameuntiltheychangetheirways.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewmethodmentionedinparagraph2?A．Itisessentialinthe1atestoperatingsystem.B．Itbenefitsusersinupgradingtheiroldphone.C．Itfoolscustomersintobuyingthelatestmodelonpurpose.D．Itisasuccessfulsalesstrategyforadvertisingnewsoftwares.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“keptherheaddown”inparagraph3referto?A．Loweredherhead.B．Noddedtoshowapproval.C．Pretendedtoknowsomething.D．Triednottoshowsheknowssomething.3、HowdidLisaYoungfeelafterleakingthesecret?A．Disturbed. B．Relieved. C．Frightened. D．Disappointed.4、Fromthepassage，weknow______________.A．it'stootoughforLisaandherteamtoincreasebatterylifeB．CircaChargehelpsphonecompanieswithsoftwareupdatesC．LisastrugglestoforcephonecompaniestochangetheircurrentwaysD．phonecompaniesfinditessentialtobantheirillegalsoftwareforupdating25．（10分）Asmorepeopleoptforthesinglelife,adultfriendshipsalsogrowmoreimportantForpeopleinrelationships,havingareliablegroupisimportant,too-yourmatewillbemuchhappierifyou’respreadingyouranxietiesbeyondhisorhercarsandyouwillalsofeelbetter.Inarecentstudy,researchersmadesomefascinatingfindingsabouthow“whoweare”informsthefriendshipswehold.Thestudywasbasedonthemostpopularpersonalityconstructincontemporarypsychology,theBig5personalitytraits(特征);extraversion,orhowmuchyouloveattentionandinteractingwithpeople;neuroticism,orhoweasilyworriedyouarebythings;agreeableness,orhowwarmandkindyouare;conscientiousness,orhowcarefulyouareaboutlifersmanyduties;andopennesstoexperience,orhowmuchyou’reintodiscoveringnewthings,whetherthey’reideas,people,orplaces.Fortheirstudy,theresearchteamrecruited434students.Theytookapersonalityquestionnaireinthelab,thenratedhowsatisfiedtheywerewiththeirfriendsandtheirlifeoverall,andthenresearchersaskedthemtorecommendhalfadozenfriendstoratetheirpersonality.Gatheringtheseratingstogether,theresearchersfoundthatopennesstoexperiencedidn’thaveanythingtodowithfriendshipsatisfaction,atleastinthisstudy.Neuroticismwaslinkedtolowersatisfaction(probablybecauseemotionallyunstablepeoplemaybedramaticorhardtoplease,atleastinmypersonalexperience).Buthavinghighscoresinthethreeremainingsunnytraits-conscientiousness,extraversion,andagreeableness-predictedhigherfriendshipsatisfaction.However,it’saprettyintuitive(直覺的)result,sinceit’seasytobefriendswithsomeonewho’salwaysontime,alwayssayingthatyou’reright,andalwaysuptohangoutButifyoudon’texactlyidentifywithallthat*fearnot:Yourpersonalityissomuchmorethanyourtraits.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefriendship?A．Itishelpfultodatingandwork.B．Itcanrelieveyournegativeemotions.C．Ithasnothingtodowithpersonality.D．Itisba.sedonthe5popularpersonalitytraits.2、Whatdidtherecentstudyfind?A．Thebiggest5personalitytraits.B．Themethodsofinformingthefriendships.C．Thewaystoformthemostpopularpersonality.D．Therelationshipbetweenpersonalityandfriendships.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“neuroticism”inParagraph2mean?A．Determination.B．Nervousness.C．Hesitation.D．Optimism.4、Whatopiniondoestheauthorhold?A．It’shardtopleaseemotionallyunstablepeople.B．Apunctualpersoncansurelymakemorefriends.C．Friendsarcmoreimportantthanfamiliesforsinglepersons.D．Thefivetraitsarcequallydemandedingettinghigherfriendshipsatisfaction.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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）Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.IhavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeopleIthinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecomingaperson.IthinkmystartedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmyandbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyevertoanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda(n).Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleItohelp.Thatwasreallyabigforme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoofarestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewassobecauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughterneverher,soItookherplace.Sheletmethatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas5,butIwasverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuchpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnottheseexperiences.Theyhavemetocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.IwhoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.1、A．sinceB．beforeC．orD．unless2、A．famousB．simpleC．differentD．skilled3、A．educationB．careerC．tourD．change4、A．balanceB.homeworkC．degreeD．interest5、A．talkedB．wroteC．liedD．reported6、A．carefulB．lonelyC．curiousD．guilty7、A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．gameC．experimentD．defence8、A．daredB．offeredC．hesitatedD．happened9、A．dreamB．problemC．dutyD．step10、A．usB．whichC．themD．whom11、A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．hobbyC．hopeD．luck12、A．friendB．partnerC．guideD．guest13、A．politeB．happyC．strangeD．confident14、A．botheredB．a(chǎn)nsweredC．visitedD．trusted15、A．explainB．guessC．declareD．see16、A．homelessB．heartbrokenC．bad-temperedD．hopeless17、A．quieterB．busierC．betterD．richer18、A．forgetB．faceC．improveD．a(chǎn)nalyze19、A．forcedB．preferredC．orderedD．taught20、A．missB．likeC．wonderD．expect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）WangKunandhissisterWangWeihaddreamedabout1．(take)agreatbiketripever2．middleschool.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,theyfinallygotthechance3．(take)abiketripandtheirdreamwillcome4．(truth).WangWeiwasverystubborn.Onceshehadmadeuphermind,nothingcouldchangeit.Sheinsistedthatthey5．(find)thesourceoftheriverandbegintheirtripthere.Beforethetriptheyfoundalargeatlasinthelibrary,from6．the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