2023屆廣東省廣州第高考英語(yǔ)押題試卷含解析

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave2．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when3．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might4．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one5．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever6．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what7．I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)mattending B．a(chǎn)ttendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending8．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented9．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown10．Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so11．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最愛》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．a(chǎn)mwaitingfor12．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuseme,sir.Canyousparemeadollar________Icanbuythisbook?—Sure,noproblem.A．forB．soC．butD．or13．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a(chǎn),/,the C．a(chǎn),the,/ D．a(chǎn),/,a14．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound15．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention16．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe17．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat18．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough19．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．a(chǎn)nticipateD．regulate20．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout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）It'srarethatyouseethewords"shyness"and"leader"inthesamesentence.Afterall,thecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnet-workersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.AsurveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestingly,thesamearticlestressesthatroughly3percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGates,WarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafew"innies".Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-taking,shypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochance.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgathering,shypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They'renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalking,butratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelines,shypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically（內(nèi)在地）motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandard.Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.Rememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontribute,untilshylittleJohnny,whoalmostneversaidaword,cutin?Thenwhathappened?EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytalking.Thisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresence：they"own"themomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefully,whichtranslatetoapositiveimage.Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren'tmodest,butshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresult,theyareabletoacknowledgemistakes,imperfections,knowledgegapsandlimitations.Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingones,they'remorecomfortableworkingwithlittleinformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme?Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinstein,whooncesaid,"It'snotthatI'msosmart,it'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger."Obviously,findingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2that___________.A．shypeoplearesensitivetorewardsB．shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontentC．outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchancesD．outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening2、TheexampleofJohnnyshows____________.A．shypeoplearelikelytobemodestB．hardworkingstudentsspeaklittleinpublicC．somestudentskeepsilentonpurposeatschoolD．shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion3、WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that____________.A．successresultsfromdevotion B．shynesscontributestopopularityC．outsiderewardleadstoinsistence D．uncertaintycountsmorethancertainty4、Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby____________.A．givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresultsB．explainingproblemsandprovidingsolutionsC．quotingauthoritiesandmakingevaluationsD．makingcontrastsandgivingexamples22．（8分）FourappsforstudentstolearnEnglishQuizletQuizletisalearningapp—acomputerprogramyouuseonyourmobiledevice.ItcanhelpusersbuildandtesttheirknowledgeofEnglishwordsandterms.Quizlethaswordsetsformillionsofsubjects.And,itisquicklybecomingausefulmobiletoolforlanguagelearners.SocrativeInSocrative,teacherscancreatetimedlearninggames.Inclass,studentscompeteindividuallyoraspartofateamagainstclassmates.OnegamestudentsloveiscalledspaceRace.Inthisgame,ifateamanswersaquestioncorrectly,theirrocketmovesforward.Thisteamwhoserocketgetstotheendfirstwins.Also,teacherscanuseSocrativeasan“exitticket,”aquestiontheycanaskstudentsaboutwhattheylearnedinthatday’sclass.Studentswritetheiranswersontheirmobiledevices.Then,theteachercanshowtheanswersonasharedvideoscreen.QRCodesAQRCodeisakindofsignthatasmartphonecanreadwithitscamera.WhenyourphonecamerareadsaQRcode,ittakesyoutoawebsite,image,videooranythingyouwanttoshare.Forexample,onewilltakeyoutotheVOALearningEnglishwebsite.EvernoteEvernoteletsusersstoreandsharenotes,imagesandrecordingsinoneplace.TeacherscanalsouseEvernotetogivehomework.1、Whichisthebestforstudentstobuildupvocabulary?A．Quizlet.B．QRCodes.C．Evernote.D．Socrative.2、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakeanadvertisement.B．Toencourageusingmobilephones.C．ToimproveEnglishlearning.D．Tointroducesomelearningapps.23．（8分）Amonklivedwithhisbrother,aone-eyedidiot(averystupidperson).Oneday,whenthemonkwasscheduledtohaveaninterviewwithafamoustheologian(ascientistwhostudiesreligions)whohadcomefromfarawaytomeethim,heneededtotakecareofsomemattersandwouldthereforebeabsentwhenthetheologianarrived.Hetoldhisbrother:“Receivethisscholarandtreathimwell！Don’tsayawordtohim，andeverythingwillbeOK.”Themonkleftthetemple.Uponreturning,hewenttomeethisguest.“Didmybrotherreceiveyouproperly?”askedthemonk.“Youbrotherisoutstanding.He’sagreattheologian!”exclaimedthetheologianwithgreatenthusiasm.“Whatdoyoumean?Mybrotheratheologian?”stuttered(結(jié)巴地說)thesurprisedmonk.“Wehadapassionateconversation,”repliedthescholar.“Wecommunicatedprofessionallybymeansofgestures.Ishowedhimonefingerandherepliedbyshowingmetwo.Logically,Iansweredwiththreefingersandthenheastonishedmebyraisingaclosedfist,endingthedebate.Withonefinger,IimpliedtheunityofBuddha.Withtwofingers,heexpandedmypointofviewbyremindingmethatBuddhawasinseparablefromhistheory.Delightedbythereply,withthreefingersIexpressed:Buddhaandhistheoryintheworld.Thenhesuggestedawonderfulresponse,showingmehisfist:Buddha,histheoryandtheworld,alltogetherasonewhole.”Alittlelater,themonkwenttolookforhisone-eyedbrother.“Sohowdiditgoearlierwiththetheologian?”heasked.“Verysimple,”saidthebrother.“Hemadefunofme;heshowmeonefingeremphasizingthatIhavebutoneeye.Notwantingtofallintotheconflict,Ishowedthathewasfortunateenoughtohavetwoeyes.Critically,hecontinued,‘Bethatasitmay,betweenus,wehavethreeeyes.’Thatwasthestrawthatbrokethecamel’sback.Showinghimaclosedfist,Ithreatenedtolayhimoutrightthenandthereifhedidn’tstophisinsultingchallenges.”1、Accordingtothepassage,themonk’sbrotherisaperson__________.A．whowasagreattheologianB．whowasathree-eyedidiotC．whowasaone-eyedtheologianD．whowasafoolwithonlyoneeye2、Thetheologianthoughtthemonk’sbrotherasagreattheologianbecause______.A．thebrotherwasaone-eyedidiotB．thebrothercouldcommunicateproperlyandpolitelybymeansofgesturesC．thebrotherhaddeepthoughtsofBuddhismD．thetheologianhimselfmisunderstoodthebrother’sgestures3、Whatwouldthemonkdoafterheheardofhisbrother’sexplanationonhowitwentearlierwiththetheologian?A．Themonkwouldbeveryangrywithhisbrotherandbeathim.B．Themonkwouldbeveryhappyandpraisehim.C．Themonkwouldapologizetothetheologianandhisbrother.D．Themonkwouldthinkwhatafunnymisunderstandingitwas.4、Accordingtowhatthetheologiansaid,heconsideredthemonk’sbrother’sfisttobethemeaningof_____________.A．a(chǎn)threattohimB．a(chǎn)nencouragementtohimC．a(chǎn)unityoftheBuddha,theoryandtheworldD．oneeyeofhimself24．（8分）“It’sreallyabreakthrough,”saidBritishscientistGuillemaboutthediscoveryofaplanet“moreorless”likeEarththatisorbitingProximaCentauri,thestarnearesttooursolarsystem.Proximab,or“EarthII”asyoucouldcallit,isalttlebiggerthanourEarth,anditsyearsonlytake11days.Also,sinceitissomuchclosertoitsreddwarf(矮小的)starthanwearetothesun,theskyonitsworldisorangewithoutanyblueatall,creatingaforeversunseteffect.Therearealotofquestionsforlifeformsthatcouldliveonthisnewplanet.AstheChicagoTribunewrote:“Doyouhavepoetry?Superheroes?Television?Diets?Meanbosses?Doyouhaveanyinterestinvisitingotherworlds?Ifso,putEarthonyourMustSeelist.”ThediscoveryoftheplanetmadeuswonderifanyonehadseenorheardofthespacepostcardsfromPioneer10andPioneer11spaceprobes(探測(cè)器),sentupintospacein1972andthenextyear.Togetherwiththeprobeswerepicturesofamanandawoman,alongwithdiagramsofthesolarsystem.GoldrecordsweresentupintospaceonVoyagerprobesin1977.Ifaliens(外星人)onProximabhadplayedtherecord,theywouldhavefoundhumanvoicesandpicturesthatshowedtherichdiversityofEarth.ItmightnotbetimetoplanavisittoProximabjustyet—evenifithasanatmosphere—asfirst,wewouldneedtoinventawaytogetthereinlessthanthe78,000yearsitwouldtakeat36,000mph.“ProximablookstouslikeapromisingPlan(et)B,justincasethingsgoreallysouthonthisblueplanet.”theChicagoTribunewrote.1、WhatdoweknowaboutProximab?A．Ithasanorangesky.B．Itisclosertothesun.C．Ithasnosunrise.D．ItisaslargeasEarth.2、WhatcouldbefoundonthegoldrecordssentupbyVoyagerprobesin1977?A．Picturesofacouple.B．Mapsofthesolarsystem.C．Recordedsounds.D．Severalpostcards.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Earthmovestothesouth.B．ProximabgetsclosertoEarth.C．Situationchangesfavorably.D．ConditionsonEarthgetworse.4、WhatwastheattitudeoftheChicagoTribunetowardsthediscoveryoftheplanet?A．Excited.B．Worried.C．Uninterested.D．Proud.25．（10分）ABigBowlofLoveByCristinaFerrare(Hardcover)◎$30.00ListPrice◎$15.62OnlinePriceCheckoutwhat’scookinginournewMother’sDaycollection—startingwithABigBowlofLove,ahomeycollectionofmorethan150recipesforeverydaymealsandcelebrationsfromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorCristinaFerrare.TheLandofPaintedCavesByJeanM.Auel◎$30.00ListPrice◎$15.78OnlinePriceWe’vegotthefictionMomreallywantstoread!Browse(瀏覽)hereforamixofbestsellersnowinpaperbackandremarkablenewnovels,includingthebestselling6thinstallment(部分)inJeanAuel’sEarth’sChildrenseries,TheLandofPaintedCaves.AGardener’sNotebookByDougOster◎$14.95ListPrice◎$11.42OnlinePriceThisassortment(分類)ofbookscelebratestheextraordinarypleasuresofhomeandhearth.Formomswithagreenthumb,we’vegotabeautifulGardenerNotebookdesignedtobecomeafamilyheirloom(傳家寶),itspagesfilledwiththestoryofmom’slifeinthegarden,andmuchmore.Urbanmomswillloveourselectionoftitlesonhomedecoration.IRememberNothingByNoraEphron◎$22.95ListPrice◎$13.49OnlinePriceThisMother’sDay,giveyourmomabookshe’llreallytreasure.Inourcollectionofhumorandinspirationyou’llfindeverythingfromIrememberNothing-thegreatNoraEphron’slatestonagingwithgraceofcourse,butmoreimportantlywithhumor-toTheMoneyClass,SuzeOrman’smasterclassonhowtolivetheAmericanDreaminfinanciallytoughtimes.299、IfyouwanttobuythreecopiesofABigBowlofLoveonline,youcansave.A．$46.86 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D．classic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）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。WhenIwaseighteen,Icouldn’twaittogetmyfirstjob,whichmeantImadethefirststeptowardadulthood.Butitwasdifficulttogetaworkpermit.OnedayIwasdroppedoffbymyparentsatthe1,whereapplicantstooktheirphysicaltestsforworkpermits.AlthoughIhadnightblindness,myvisionwasclearerduringtheday,whichhelpedmewalk2bymyself.Thenthedoctorbeganthe3Helookedintomyeyeswithabrightlight.“Isuggestyourparentstakeyoutoaneyespecialist,”hesaid,“I4youhavearetinal(視網(wǎng)膜)disease.Ifyoudo,you’llnever5adayinyourlife…”Myparentsdidtakemetospecialists.Aftermuchtimeandmoneyspentseekingan6result,itwasdeterminedthatIhadaneyediseasethatslowly7apersonofsight.Butstill,duringdaylight,Icouldwalkwithout8Icouldread,butnotforhours.Myeyesbeganto9andwordsslippedoffthepagewhenIreadmorethanafewpages.However,nomatterhowtiredmyeyesbecame,Inevergaveupreading.Iknewthe10ofgreatwritersaswellasthemostpopularmusicstars.Theirwordswerepowerful,which11metotrywriting.Soonwritingbroughtmealotof12eachtimeIcompletedapaper.Thenanimportantphonecallfromaneditorchangedmylife.AnarticleI13appearedinalocalnewspaper.Thenewspaper,tomy14,continuedtoprintmywork.Next,abookseriespublishedseveralofmyessays.Igotinterestedinwritingand15upwitheachacceptance.Onthepages,readersneverknewofmyblindness16Ichosetopresentit.Forme,findingmyvoicethroughwritinggavemetheprideandsatisfactionI17somanyyearsago.Now,Ihavenumerousessaysandarticlesin18ShouldIbethankingthatmisguideddoctor?ByfalselypredictingthatIcouldneverworkaday,hefueledmy19intosuccess.Hesetthebartoo20andfocusedonwhatIwouldn’tbeabletodo.YetIprovedwhatIcoulddo.1、A．station B．company C．clinic D．lab2、A．silently B．proudly C．suddenly D．easily3、A．operation B．treatment C．examination D．a(chǎn)rgument4、A．suspect B．a(chǎn)cknowledge C．confirm D．a(chǎn)dvocate5、A．rest B．work C．live D．sleep6、A．urgent B．obvious C．a(chǎn)ccurate D．ordinary7、A．reminds B．robs C．warns D．informs8、A．a(chǎn)ssistance B．medicine C．a(chǎn)llowance D．balance9、A．dance B．shine C．widen D．tear10、A．houses B．habits C．names D．a(chǎn)ddresses11、A．a(chǎn)sked B．permitted C．forced D．encouraged12、A．pleasure B．worry C．trouble D．stress13、A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．penned C．wanted D．described14、A．shame B．a(chǎn)dmiration C．delight D．disappointment15、A．gave B．lit C．came D．put16、A．a(chǎn)lthough B．a(chǎn)fter C．since D．unless17、A．feared B．sought C．brought D．rejected18、A．mind B．use C．time D．print19、A．imagination B．personality C．motivation D．responsibility20、A．low B．far C．long D．close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)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Runningisgoodforyourhealth.Itmayhelptoprotectyou1．

heartdiseaseandotherhealthproblems.Runningmayalsohelpyoulivelonger.Accordingtoaresearch2．(do)intheUSrecently,runnersareagreatdeal3．(health)thannon-runners.Infact,therunnerslive,onaverage,threeyearslongerthanthenon-runners.Runningmaybegoodexercise,butitcanbedifficultonthebody.Here4．(be)commonlysharedideasamongfitnessexpertstolowertheriskofinjuryforpeople5．(run)regularly.Donotruntoomuch,toosoonortoofast.Mostpeoplegetrunninginjurieswhentheypush6．(they)toohard.Getgoodrunningshoes.Youshouldfindtheshoes7．

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