2023屆西北高考臨考沖刺英語試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷

注意事項：

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3.考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimesheinpublic.

A.spokeB.havespoken

C.hadspokenD.werespeaking

2.Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.

A.pickupB.pickout

C.turnupD.showout

3.TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier?

A.tobeunderstoodB.understoodC.understandingD.tounderstand

4.—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?

A.Iwouldn'tmindthatB.Soundlikefun

C.ImeanitD.Youwish

5.—IntheUK,somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.

—Thafswhytheyallagreethattheythe"travelbug”.

A.catchB.caught

C.havecaughtD.aretocatch

6.—Whatamess!You'realwaysthrowingthingsabout.

—Don'tbe,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.

A.hotunderthecollarB.oncloudnine

C.offthetopofyourheadD.downinthedumps

7.Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseIsuchrapidprogress.

A.didn9tmakeB.couldn'thavemade

C.hadn'tmadeD.shouldn'thavemade

8.Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects,thetimeavailable.

A.inviewofB.inreturnfor

C.inadditiontoD.incomparisonwith

9.IwishIphotographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.

A.studiedB.hadstudied

C.havestudiedD.willstudy

10.Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildrenagain.

A.happeningB.happenC.tohappenDhappened

11.whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethewhoaregoingtobesuccessful.

A.Someone;oneB.Anyone;one

C.He;onesD.Those;ones

12.-Mom,rilstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening.

A.WithpleasureB.Nevermind

C.SuityourselfD.Itdepends

13.—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.

—,Timecuresallwounds.

A.MypleasureB.Don'tmentionitC.Ican9tagreemoreD.Nevermind

14.Atthebackoftheoldtempletwelvehugestonestatuestogetherwithpagoda.

A.doesstand;a8-storeyedB.dostand;a8-story

C.stands;an8-storeyD.stand;an8-storied

15.Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,recipeisdon'tputallyoureggsin

onebasket.

A.ofwhichB.which

C.whoseD.ofwhom

16.Childrenarelikelytosomebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon'thaveproperlessons.

A.keepupB.catchup

C.pickupD.giveup

17.Theenquirynewfacts,thejudgehadtopostponethetrialagain.

A.todevelopB.developed

C.havingdevelopedD.beingdeveloped

18.Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyoutotimeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenot

understoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.

A.saveB.affordC.buyD.spend

19.AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeishappenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.

A.WhichB.that

C.whatD.where

20.Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.

A.thatB.whichC.ifD.whether

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）AskanyreaderswhotheirfavoritefictionalcharacterinanovelisandyouUllikelygetadetailed

explanationaboutthebelovedcharacterthattheyadmire.Itmightevensoundlikethey'retalkingaboutapersonthey

know.

Inastudy,researcherslookedatthebrainsofagroupofpeopleoverninedays.Halfofthegroupreadthenovel

Pompeii,andhalfdidn't.Afterexamining,researchersfoundthereaders9brainsshowedheightenedconnectivity（連通

性）insomeareas.Thisislikelybecausethebrainimaginesthemovementandemotionsofthecharactertheyreadabout

inthebook.Eventhoughtheparticipantswerethenaskednottoreadthenovel,theykeptthisheightenedconnectivity.

Wecallthata^shadowactivity”,almostlikeamusclememory.Soevenafteryou'vefinishedabook,yourbrainkeeps

thosebenefitsforsometimeafterwards.

Ithasbeensuggestedthatpeoplewhoreadalotoffictionbecomemoreempathic（移情作用的），becausefictionisa

simulation（模仿）ofsocialexperiences,inwhichpeoplepracticeandimprovetheirinterpersonalskills.Thepeoplewho

notonlyreadfiction,butfeltahighlevelof“emotionaltransportation"whilereading--ascomparedtopeoplewho

weren'ttakenbythestoryorwhoreadnon-fiction-displayedhigherlevelsofempathywhentested.Increaseof

empathyisimportantforpeoplebecauseempathyispositivelyrelatedtocreativity,performanceatworkand

cooperativebehaviors.

Besides,readingimproves“TheoryofMind”.Itis"theabilitytounderstandthatothershavementalstatesthatare

differentfromone'sown."Ofvariousactivities,readingnovelshasbeenfoundtoimprovethisability,whilewatching

televisionprogramsormovieshasbeenfoundtodojusttheopposite-areducedunderstandingofothersandweaker

cognitive（認知的）developmentoverall.

Maybeweshouldputmoreofapriorityonnovel-reading.Andmanyreadersbelievethatreadinganovelisfar

betterandmoremeaningfulthanwatchinganymovie.AsDavidKiddoftheNewSchoolstudysaid,“Fictionisnotjusta

simulatorofasocialexperience;itisasocialexperience.”

1、WhatisimpliedintheParagraph2?

A.Readingnovelsisjustawasteoftime.

B.Readingnovelscanhelppeoplebecomehappy.

C.Readingnovelsincreasesconnectivityinourbrain.

D.Readingnovelshelpsenhanceourmemorygreatly.

2、WhatdoweknowaboutnovelreadersfromParagraph3?

A.Theytendtobeemotionalinsocialexperiences.

B.Theyunderstandtheemotionsofpeoplebetter.

C.Theyliketotalkabouttheirfavoritecharacters.

D.Theyaremoresensitivetoeverything.

3、What'stheeffectofwatchingTVormovies?

A.Itdistinguishesyourviewsfromthoseofothers.

B?Itcontributestoyourcognitivedevelopment.

C.Itreducesyourempathyforothersalot.

D.Itchangesyouroverallmentalstates.

4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"priority”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Preference.B.Authority.

C.Exposure.D.Evaluation.

22.（8分）NinetypercentofAmericansdrivetoworkeverydayalthoughworkingfromhomeisontherise.If

you'relackingfortopicsofconversationataparty,chattingaboutyourcommuteisaprettysafebet.

Accordingtoarecentstudy,drivingformorethantwohourseachdaycansteadilydecreasetheIQofmiddleaged

drivers.TheSundayTimesofLondondetailedthestudy,whichlookedintothelifestylechoicesofover500,000Britons

betweentheagesof37and73.

Whenlookingatthedataofthe93,000participantswhodrovemorethantwotothreehoursperday,thestudy

foundanoticeabledropoffinbrainpower,measuredbyintelligenceandmemorytests.Thestudyfoundsimilarresults

withparticipantswhotookpartinseveralhourssimilarlysedentary（久坐的）activity,liketelevisionwatching.

Asitturnsout,stimulatingactivitystimulatesyourbrain,whilenon-stimulatingactivity,well,doesn'tstimulate

yourbrain.

“Cognitive（認知的）declineismeasurableoverfiveyearsbecauseitcanhappenfastinmiddle-agedandolder

people.Thisisassociatedwithlifestylefactorssuchassmokingandbaddiet—andnowwithtimespentdriving/9

KishranBakrania,amedicalepidemiologistattheUniversityofLeicestertoldtheTimes.

FortunatelyformostAmericans,theaveragecommutetimewasrecordedatapproximately26.5minutesaccording

tothe2015UnitedStatesCensus.

AndifyouthinkthatthewaytopumpupyourIQisthroughbraingames,thinkagain.Justtryandavoidthose

longhoursontheroadifpossible,andifyouhappentohavefreetimeonyourcommute,besuretouseitwisely.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmaybeofhelptoourbrainpower?

A.WatchingTV.B.Havingsports.

C.Drivinglongtime.D.Sleeping.

2、Whydoesthewritermention^resultswithpeopleparticipatinginsimilarlysedentaryactivities“inpara3?

A.Tomakeacontrast.B.Togiveanexample.

C.Tomakeadescription.D.Togivemoreevidence.

3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.longtimedrivemaydecreasethedriver'sIQ

B?smokingandbaddietcancausecognitivedecline

C.peopleshouldparticipateinmorestimulatingactivities

D.anincreasingnumberofAmericansdrivetoworkeveryday

23.（8分）TheMinistryof*Constructionhasreleasedthenamesofthefirstgroupof20nationalparks,

including9Suzhouclassicalgardens:ZhuozhengGarden,LiuGarden,WangshiGarden,HuanxiuVilla,LionGrove,

YipuGarden,OuGarden,TuisiGardenandCanglangPavilion.

Nationalparksrefertothefamouscityparksandgardens.SuzhouclassicalgardensarepartsofChina*sprecious

culturalheritage（遺產）（allthe9gardensareonthelistofWorldCulturalHeritage）aswellasanecessarypartofthe

lifeofSuzhoucitizens,nottomentiontheyarealsoworld-famoustourismresorts（勝地）.Infact,theiruniquehistorical

andculturalbackgroundservestocontributetotheirrankingamongnationalparks.

TheearliestclassicalgardensinSuzhoucandatebacktotheSongDynasty.However,thegardensimpresstheir

visitorsnotonlywiththeirage-oldhistorybutalsowiththeirdelicatescenes,particularlyCanglangPavilion,

ZhuozhengGarden,LionGroveandLiuGarden,themostfamousfourthatrepresentdifferentstylesofdynastiesof

Song,Yuan,MingandQing.

In1978,animitation（仿造物）ofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupbyChenCongzhou（theauthorofthebook

SuzhouClassicalGardens）intheCityMuseumofArtinNewYork,US,whichwasthefirsttimeevertodirectly

introduceChineseancientarchitecturetoWesterners.

1、parksandgardensareselectedasNationalParksinthefirstgroup.

A.9B.8

C.20D.4

2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutSuzhouclassicalgardensisNOTtrue?

A.TheyarepartsofChina'spreciousculturalheritage.

B.Theyareworld-famoustourismresorts.

C.TheyareanecessarypartofthelifeofSuzhoucitizens.

D.Theycameintobeingatthesametime.

3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"delicate”？

A.astonishingB.delicious

C.beautifulD.impressive

4、ThefirstimitationofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupin.

A.LondonB.NewYork

C.ParisD.Toky

24.（8分）Abillionairehasrecentlymadeoneofthebiggestcharitable（慈善的）donationstoauniversityinChina's

history.ChenTianqiaodonated$115milliontotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology（Caltech）tohelpadvancedbrain

research.Thedonationwillbespentdeepeningtheunderstandingofhowthebrainworks.Chenhasbeeninterestedto

brainresearch,believingitcanshapetheindustriessuchasartiHcialintelligenceandvirtualreality.However,thishuge

donationhascausedheateddiscussingamongChinesescholarsandinternetusersalike.

Manycriticizedhimforchoosingtogivemoneytoaforeignuniversityratherthanhomeinstitutesforbrain

research,whicharedevelopingfastandareontracktocatchupwiththeUSinjustafewyears.RaoYi,abiologistat

PekingUniversity,evensaidthedonationwasatypicalmistake.

Others,however;supporthischoice.TheybelieveCaltechisamorereasonablechoicecomparedtoChinese

researchinstitutions.Caltechhasalonghistoryandhastakenaleadingpositioninbiology,andthereforeitproduces

moreefficientresults.Inaddition,theresultsoftheresearchbenefitnotonlytheAmericanpeople,butalsotherestof

theworld.

AsimilarcontroversialcasestartedtwoyearsagowhenPanShiyi,chairmanofSOHOChina,donated$15million

toHarvardUniversitytohelpdisadvantagedChinesestudents.

ManybelievethatChinaisstillbehindinthemanagementanduseofdonatedmoney,andthatasaresult,Chinese

charitydonatorsarelookingabroad.Incomparison,WesterncountriesliketheUS,whichhavealonghistoryof

donatingmoney,havewell-developedsystemsthatusemoneyefficiently.Theycanalsoprovidefullaccessfordonors

whowanttotracktheuseofthemoney.Togetmoredonations,Chineseuniversitiesshouldbebraverandmorehonest.

Theyneedself-reflection,ratherthanenvy.

1、WhydidChen'sdonationdrawcriticism?

A.ItwasnotgiventoaChineseuniversity.

B.ItwasoneofthelargesttoCaltech.

C.ItwasnotusedefficientlyintheUSA.

D.Itwasusedinbrainresearch.

2、WhatisthereasonforsomepeopleinfavorofChen'schoice?

A.TheChinesearejusttooenvious

B.Theachievementswillbenefitthewholeworld

C.Caltechisauniversitywithalongerhistory

D.ThefundcanhelpdisadvantagedChinesestudents

3、Whatisthenauthor'spurposetomentionPanShiyiinthepassage?

A.Tosuggesttheenthusiasmofthebillionaires

B.Toshowoffgenerosityofthebillionaires

C.ToinformChinesestudentsarepooratacademy

D.Tostressthedisagreementoverdonatingabroad.

4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheChineseuniversitiesshoulddotogetmorefund?

A.exploreartificialintelligenceB.developefficientsystems

C.growfastandcatchupwiththeUSD.educatemorehonestgraduates

25.（10分）Wehavesomefriendswhoseemasiftheyunderstandandappreciateyou,butreallytheymightnot.A

girlnamedNevaehwasabouttoAndafriendthatshethoughtunderstoodher,butsheactuallydidn't.

WhenNevaehwasinkindergartenshedidn'thavefriends.Everytimeshewantedtomakesometheywouldjust

walkaway.ThathappeneduntilshewenttothethirdgradewhenagirlnamedBrookesaidhellotohen

Nevaeh,ashygirl,didn'tanswer.SinceNevaehhadnofriendstotalkto,hermouthwouldcloseup.Afterknowing

Nevaehwasshyandneededfriends,Brookewouldn*tleaveNevaehssideandalwaystalkedtoher.Nevaehstarted

talkingmoreandwaslessshy.OnceBrooketookhertoherfriends.Therewereonlythreegirls,Karla,Mariana,and

Isela,butNevaehwasfinewithit.Atleastshehadfriends.

Theygotalongverywellandhadafewthingsincommon.Whentheywerefinallyinmiddleschool,Brookeand

Nevaehbecamebestfriends,butastheygotolder,theychanged.WhenNevaehchangedthewayshelookedandacted,

Brookedidn'tlikeit.Brookestartledtojudgeher,andmakeherwearstuffthatshedidntlike.Theyhadarguments

aboutthewavNevaehwantedtolook,andhowBrookedidn'tlikewhatshewore.

Nevaehwasn'tsureifshecouldreallytrustBrookeanymore.ThatwasuntilshemetSusanwhounderstoodNevaeh

anddidn'tjudgeherbyherlooks,buthadthesameinterestsasNevaeh.Theylikedtodressinthesamekindsofthings

andhadsimilarhobbies.

NevaehreallylikedSusanbecausesheneverjudgedher.Whentheyweretalkingabouttheirinterestsitwaslike

theyhadknowneachotherforalonglime.

Nevaehwasstillfriendswiththeothergirls,andwashappythatshefinallyhadsomeonethatunderstoodherand

appreciatedher,

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"she"inthefirstparagraphreferto?

A.Susan.B.Karla.

C.Brooke.D.Nevaeh.

2^WhydidNevaehhavenofriendsinkindergarten?

A.Shedidn'twantfriendsB.Shewasn'tacceptedbyothers.

C.Shedidn'tdeservetohavefriends.D.Shewasstoppedfrommakingfriends.

3、HowdidNevaehreacttoBrookedjudgmentonher?

A.Sherejectedit.B.Shetoleratedit.

C.Shecorrectedit.D.Sheappreciatedit.

4、WhatwasSusanlikeaccordingtothetext?

A.Braveandhelpful.B.Smartandhumorous.

C.Sincereandsupportive.D.Cleverandhard-working.

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）第四節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出適合填入對應空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該

選項涂黑。

“Areyoutoostupidtodoanythingright?”Thesewords—saidbyawomantoalittleboywhowasobviouslyher

son—werespoken1hehadwalkedawayfromher.Theboyreturned,hiseyesdowncast.

Nota2moment,perhaps,3smallmomentslastaverylongtime.Andafewwords—thoughtheymean_

4atthetimetothepeoplewhosaythem—canhavegreat5

IrecentlyheardastoryfromamannamedMalcolmDalkoff.Forthelast24yearshehasbeenaprofessional6

Hereiswhathetoldme:

AsaboyinRockIsland,Dalkoffwasterribly7Hehadfew8andnoself-confidence.Oneday,his

Englishteacher,RuthBrach,gavetheclassanassignment,ThestudentshadbeenreadingToKillaMockingbirD.Now

theyweretowritetheirownchapterthatwould9thelastchapterofthenovel.

Dalkoffwrotehischapterandturnedit10Todayhecannotrecallanything11aboutthechapterhe

wrote,orwhat12MrsBrachgavehim.WhathedoesrememberisthefourwordsMrsBrachwroteinmargin（空

白）ofthepaper:"Thisis13writing/5

Fourwords.They14hislife.

u15Ireadthosewords,IhadnoideaofwhoIwasor16Iwasgoingtobe."hesaid."Afterreadingher

note,Iwenthomeandwroteashortstory,something1hadalwaysbeen17ofdoingbutneverbelievedIcould

do.”

Overtherestofthatyearinschool,hewrotemanyshortstoriesandalwaysbroughtthemtoschoolforMrsBrach

toevaluate.Shewas18,toughandhonest.uShewasjustwhatI19Dalkoffsaid.

Hisconfidence20Dalkoffbelievedthatnoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifthatwomanhadnotwritten

thosefourwordsinthemarginofthepaper.

1、A.whereB.whyC.becauseD.when

2、A.wonderfulB.difficultC.funnyD?big

3、A.yetB.althoughC.forD.therefore

4、A.muchB.littleC.moreD.most

5、A.meaningB.powerC.forceD.sense

6、A.writerB.playerC.poetD.singer

7、A.sorryB.proudC.sickD.shy

8、A.booksB.idealsC.friendsD.chances

9、A.followB.matchC.decideD.improve

10^A.onB.inC.outD.down

11、A.moreB.againC.differentD.special

12、A.honorsB.remarksC.prizesD.grade

13、A.poorB.seriousC.goodD.silly

14、A.changedB.damagedC.affectedD.improved

15、A.UnlessB.UntilC.WhenD.While

16、A.whatB.howC.whereD.which

17、A.tiredB.fondC.proudD.dreaming

18、A.strictB.kindC.encouragingD.praising

19、A.fearedB.neededC.expectedD.loved

20、A.grewB.liftedC.appearedD.returned

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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。

27.(15分)TherearevariousreasonsLpeoplewritepoems.Somepoemstellastoryordescribesomethingina

waythatwillgivethereaderastrong2,(impress).Othersattempt3.(convey)certainemotions.Poetsusedifferent

formsofpoetrytoexpress4^(they).Forexample,thelanguageofnurseryrhymesisconcretebut5^_(imagine).Andlist

poemshaverepeatedphraseswhichgivebothapattern6.arhythmtothepoem.Anothersimpleformofpoemisthe

cinquain,which7,(make)upoffivelinesandcanexpressstrongfeelingsinjustafewwords.Andofcoursethereare

TangpoemsfromChinawhichyoumayenjoyparticular.Withsomanydifferent9^(form)ofpoetrytochoosefrom,

studentsmay10.(eventual)wanttowritepoemsoftheirown.

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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，

每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（A）,并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。

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。

Itwasarainandcoldnight、Ifinishmyeveningclassesandwasabouttogobacktomyhouse,Igotintoataxiand

toldthedrivermydestination>Tomysurprise,thedrivermadeanapology,sayshedidn'tknowtheway、Whatcome

ataxidriverdidn'tknowtheway?IwasalittleofangryNAtthemoment,anoldcouplestoppedourcar、Their

destinationwasthesameasme,soheletthemin、Thetwogreetedusbutthegrandpatoldthedrivertheway、From

theirconversationIknewthedriverwasafannerandhehadbecomeataxidriverjustforthreedays、

PmalsonewtoChengdu^SometimesImakedirectionmistakes,butthereisal