2023屆甘肅省張掖市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考沖刺英語(yǔ)模擬試題含解析

1、2023屆高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。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(wú)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）1The government is to _ the technologies to the full in the structural transformation of the economy.Aadapt BexposeCexploit Dattach2It is difficult

2、for any of us to eat better, exercise more, and sleep enough,_ we know we should.AbecauseBeven ifCunlessDbefore3Your car should be ready next TuesdayWe were _ hoping youd be able to do it by this FridayAstillBratherCalwaysDeven4Decades ago, scientists believed that how the brain develops when you ar

3、e a kid _ determines your brain structure for the rest of your life.Asooner or laterBmore or lessCto and fromDup and down5American singer Taylor Swift, 21, _ big at the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards in the US on April 3rd.AstoodBgaveCscoredDmade6_ up early in the morning to have a walk, I am

4、sure, you are likely to feel active all dayAGetBHaving gotCGettingDTo get7Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party?_. It will be more interesting.ABy no meansBYes, of courseCDont worryDNo doubt.8 _ his overseas study, he was eventually employed by his dream company.AHaving comp

5、letedBCompletingCCompletedDTo complete9With economy increasing steadily, people _ enjoy a life of higher quality.AshouldBcanCmayDmust10We packed all the hooks in wooden boxes so that they damaged.Adont get Bwont getCdidnt get Dwouldnt get11All the photographs in this book, stated otherwise, date fro

6、m the 1950s.AunlessBuntilConceDif12Mr. Wilson is a man of patience and kindness, and his good temper never _ him.AfailsBdisappointsCcontrolsDworries13What impressed me most about the movie were the _ filmed in New York.AsceneryBscenesCsightsDviews14The conditions in the local school were fairly _, n

7、o electricity and no basic teaching facilities available.AuniqueBtypicalCPrimitiveDStable15Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means _we arrive at that goal.AthatBwhereCby whichDwith which16The dining room is clean and tidy, with a table already

8、 _for a big mealA. being laid Blaying Cto lay Dlaid17He doesnt spend any more money on clothing than I do,but_he manages to look so stylish.AthereforeBsomehowCfurthermoreDotherwise18To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anythingfor supper.Ato not eatingB

9、not to eatCnot to eatingDto not eat19 The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he doesnt spend much on technology.I am afraid he wont realize his dream. You know _.Ayou cant eat your cake and have itBempty vessels make the greatest soundCenough is as good as a feastDt

10、wo heads are better than one20_ has greater potential than flammable ice being mined from underneath the South China Sea when it comes to a global energy revolution.AnothingBneitherCno oneDnone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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21（6分） If it were up to me, Id write this piece next week

11、or even later. Let the dust settle a bit. But I have my fathers insistent voice in my head: the story is now, so you write it now. No one wants to read last weeks news.My father Michael was a journalist. He started at age 16 on his local paper, the Luton News, and after nine years there, he went on

12、to a six-decade career that saw him write more than 40 biographies of Hollywood stars and spend a quarter-century presenting a weekly radio show.From him I learned about deadlines and accuracy, and absorbed his rule about professional clothing, one he had been taught by his first boss. Even when he

13、was working at home, my father would follow that rule: shirt and tie, every day.There were other less obvious lessons. The first is about being manly. Driven and competitive, he wasnt present for the birth of any of his three children, but he was the very model of being loving and faithful. My fathe

14、r never took me to the football or taught me to change a tyre. In a pub, he might manage some drinks, but his main focus would usually be the food menu. He was a model of a different kind of maleness.But perhaps the biggest lesson I learned from him was about resilience (恢復(fù)). He got deep blows, losi

15、ng both his wife and firstborn child, my sister Fiona, within two years of each other. And yet, somehow, he got back up again. He taught himself to cook and continued to dress neatly, picking out a bright jacket that ensured he stood out in a room. He would meet editors and write stories with the sa

16、me hunger he had 65 years earlier. Younger colleagues keep using the same word about him: appealing.I hope I learned his resilience, the way I learned about being a journalist. People keep telling me that my father was proud of me; and the truth is I was proud of him. Raised in a hard-up corner of w

17、artime England, he went off to see the worldand he never stopped looking forward and upward, staring at the stars.1、What has made the author write down the text so soon?AHis fathers words motivated him to do so.BHe wanted to settle down after the writing.CHe wanted to write it before he forgot it.DI

18、t was the story he insisted on writing.2、What was the authors impression of his father?AHe always managed to dress up following the fashion.BHe sometimes had a hard time meeting the work deadline.CHe trained the author to be manly and do the basic things.DHe was competitive at work and remained a lo

19、ving Dad.3、What was the best lesson the author learned from his father?AThe necessity of keeping good shape.BQuick recovery from suffering or blow.CThe ability to get a content career.DThe pride one takes in his/her parents.4、What can be a suitable title for the text?ADad Left a Deep Impression on M

20、e for His WorkBDad Proved Faithful and Loving for the FamilyCMy Dad Showed How to Be a Journalist and a ManDI Learned to Recover Quickly after a Suffering22（8分）For kids and a fair share of adults, a San Diego vacation means theme parks and other attractions. Before heading to a park, check online; m

21、any parks have seasonal or holiday hours.San Diego Wild Animal ParkIn the summer, a lion exhibit will open and allow guests to walk through the animals habitat. Only glass will be between man and beasts. The Wild Animal Parks new Dino Mountain, featuring 20 lifelike dinosaurs, will run through Sept.

22、 6.Details: general admission tickets are $26.50 for adults and children aged 12 and older. $19.50 for children aged 3-11, free for children 2 and younger. A discounted ticket for $23.85 is available to seniors 60 and older, .San Diego ZooThe zoo has a new panda, Mei Sheng. Theres not much in the wa

23、y of new attractions, but Nighttime Zoo, a program popular with families, starts June 26.Details: General admission is $21 for adults, $14 for children aged 3-11, free for children 2 and younger. www.legoland. comSea world San DiegoA 6-minute ride called Journey to Atlantis, which is to open in late

24、 May, tells the legend of the mythical island nation. People who step onto the rides eight-passenger Greek fishing boats will experience simulated earthquakes, etc. After that, riders can visit a new exhibit of dolphins, which have not been on display at the park since 2008.Details: General admissio

25、n is $46.95 for adults, $37.95 for children aged 3-9, free for children 2 and younger. .Old Town Trolley ToursVisiting relatives or friends in San Diego? They can get a hometown pass and ride for free with you paid admission. One gift per paid adult guest.Details: The main ticket booth is in Old Tow

26、n. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily $25. www.H.1、Which of the following websites offers a discount to the old?A. B.C. Dwww.H.2、How much will the admission be if a five-year-old child visits San Diego Zoo with his parents?A$21. B$35.C$42. D$56.3、Where can we see the performance of dolphins?ASan Dieg

27、o Wild Animal Park. BSan Diego Zoo.CSea world San Diego. DOld Town Trolley Tours.23（8分） Have you ever noticed that after about 6 months your perfectly new 1，000 dollar smartphone begins to slow down? What if I told you that its a sales strategy that pretty much all phone companies use to force peopl

28、e into buying new phones?In late 2015，when Lisa Young was in charge of iOS security and beta software testing teams，her boss revealed a dark secret to her，saying that they were using a new strategy that would purposely slow down older phones every time the phone would upgrade to the latest opera tin

29、g system. This new method would force customers to buy the latest phone model，increasing sales by 70.She was a little disturbed to hear the news，but she just kept her head down and continued to do her job. After a while，the guilt of being involved with such a shady sales model started to weigh heavy

30、 on her. “How could a multibillion dollar corporation continue to take advantage of the public like this?” she thought. In March of 2017，she contacted a reporter from CNN to finally leak the information concerning Apple slowing down phones.The scandal(丑聞)went viral overnight，and every media outlet i

31、n the world，in every language was talking about it，making it one of the biggest controversies in consumer electronics history. A week later，she was secretly let go after her 8 years of service. Although she was taking a huge risk going against one of the most powerful corporations in the world，she f

32、elt a sense of relief exposing them. The public deserved to know and the fear became her motivation to find a way to destroy their shady sales model.Several of her colleagues were fired with her. They quietly united，and after a year of extensive research they designed a unique product called Circa C

33、harge that would reverse the negative effects of “software updates.” Phone companies have recently caught wind of their overnight success with CircaCharge and are trying to do everything they can to make this product illegal and ban it forever. Lisa and her team have ma de unbelievable progress in i

34、ncreasing battery life，battery health，and optimizing phone performance，and they will continue to develop new technology that will beat phone companies at their own game until they change their ways.1、What can we learn about the new method mentioned in paragraph 2?AIt is essential in the 1atest opera

35、ting system.BIt benefits users in upgrading their old phone.CIt fool s customers into buying the latest model on purpose.DIt is a successful sales strategy for advertising new soft wares.2、What does the underlined phrase “kept her head down” in paragraph 3 refer to?ALowered her head.BNodded to show

36、approval.CPretended to know something.DTried not to show she knows something.3、How did Lisa Young feel after leaking the secret?ADisturbed.BRelieved.CFrightened.DDisappointed.4、From the passage，we know_.Aits too tough for Lisa and her team to increase battery lifeBCircaCharge helps phone companies w

37、ith software updatesCLisa struggles to force phone companies to change their current waysDphone companies find it essential to ban their illegal software for updating24（8分）“You will be in my heart forever. Without you, there are only emptiness and desert in my life.” This is a line from a heartfelt

38、poem Feng Duan wrote to his fiancee Chen Lianfang in 1955.Feng is now 94 and Chen 90, and they have been married for more than half a century. Feng, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, may not be a professional poet but for 64 years, Feng has written countless love poems to his wife. On

39、every important anniversary or festival, Feng would send a poem to Chen. In 1978, when Chens cancer surgery succeeded, Feng created more than ten poems to celebrate his wifes recovery. Chen used a red suitcase to store these love poems. The academic has also translated many English, French and Germa

40、n poems into classical Chinese.The couple was introduced to each other by a common friend in 1953 and Feng sent two paper copies of poems to Chen as a gift.“As long as I think of you, a beam of sunshine lights up my heart,” Feng wrote.Chen recalled the first time Feng invited her to his dormitory to

41、 have a cup of tea and she thought the cup was made of frosted glass. As the two became closer, Chen often visited the academics dorm. She realized that the cup was the only one poor Feng owned. The opaque (不透明的) cup was not frosted glass but common glass stained with toothpaste.Later she bought man

42、y clothes and even a stove for Feng, making a nice change from the single man s life. Fengs marriage to Chen brought more happiness and now Chen still looks after Fengs daily needs.1、When Feng first met Chen, he was .A32 B30C28 D262、What change did Chen bring to Feng?AChen made a great difference to

43、 Fengs daily life.BChen changed Fengs academic life greatly.CChen wrote a lot of poems to Feng.DChen introduced a lot of friends to Feng.3、What can we learn from the passage?AChen and Feng happened to meet each other on the campus.BFeng wrote many poems in different languages.CChen cherished the poe

44、ms Feng wrote to her.DFeng liked his opaque cup so much.4、The writer wrote the passage to show .Ahow a famous poet writes love poems to his wifeBhow the love poems join two hearts togetherChow important love poems are in the marriageDhow the love poems make the couple famous25（10分）SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM

45、 EUROPE/REST OF THE WORLD (ROW)Option 1: Hot English for Students.Includes: 12 Hot English magazines + audio MP3S+1 English Unlocked Book.(100 pages, 4 levels: Pre-Intermediate; Intermediate; Upper Intermediate; Advanced) Europe 92.70 Row 108.90Indicate the English Unlocked level you require (one bo

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50、 their classes wherever they are located have to pay an extra charge of 50 on top of their subscription in order to meet minimal copyright requirements.332、Who will pay least if people subscribe to the same materials?APeople form Spain.BPeople from France.CPeople from the USADPeople from China.1、How

51、 much will your school pay for one set of Hot English for students and one for teachers for class use totally?A185.4.B217.8.C267.8D235.4.第三部分 語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)26（30分）My parents fixed in me the ideas of family, faith and patriotism(愛國(guó)主義) when I w

52、as young. 1 we struggled to make ends meet, they 2 to me and my four brothers and sisters how 3 we were to live in a great country with 4 opportunities.I got my first real 5 when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a factory and had to be 6 as a hairstylist. The owner of the shopping cente

53、r gave Dad a(n) 7 on his rent for cleaning the parking lot(停車場(chǎng)) three nights a week, which meant a little 8 that looked like a lawn mower(割草機(jī)). Mom and I emptied garbage cans and 9 waste by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. Id 10 in the car on the way home because of tiredness.I did

54、 this for two years, but the 11 I learned have lasted a lifetime. I 12 discipline and a strong work ethic(道德準(zhǔn)則), and learned at a(n) 13 age the importance of balancing lifes 14 interestsin my case, school, homework and a job. This really 15 during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hour

55、s a week at a fastfood restaurant while taking collegepre 16 .The hard work 17 . I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in 18 and business from Harvard. 19 , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly(議會(huì)). In these jobs an

56、d in everything else Ive done. I have never forgotten those 20 in the parking lot.1、ANow that BIf only CAs if DEven though2、Astressed Bannounced Csuggested Dadmitted3、Aimportant Bsurprising Cfortunate Dsatisfying4、Aseveral Blimitless Cfewer Dinstant5、Achance Bdream Csuccess Djob6、Aretrained Bregarde

57、d Cconsidered Drespected7、Aincrease Border Cdiscount Dexplanation8、Abag Bmachine Cknife Dstick9、Abrought up Bgave up Cmade up Dpicked up10、Asleep Btalk Cstudy Dsing11、Aknowledge Binformation Clessons Dskills12、Acancelled Bacquired Cevaluated Dforgot13、Acommon Blegal Cold Dearly14、Acompeting Bdevelop

58、ing Csupporting Dincreasing15、Aturned Bchanged Chelped Dimproved16、Ameasures Bcourses Cmessages Dtours17、Acame true Btook off Cwent ahead Dpaid off18、Alaw Bmedicine Cscience Darts19、AHowever BIndeed CLater DBefore20、Apeople Bnights Ccars Dopportunities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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形

59、式。27（15分） Arturo Toscanini, who conducted the first public performance of many world-famous operas (such as Othello and La Boheme), 1(regard) as the greatest conductor of the first part of the twentieth century.Toscanini 2(bear) in Italy on March 25, 1867. He entered a music school 3he was nine and

60、graduated in 1885 4the highest honours in cello and composition.5was most special about Toscanini was that he did his job without the help of a score. 6(read) through a score, he 7recall every note many years later. However, the fact 8he had a marvellous memory alone did not make him a great conduct