模拟七-2023高考英语三轮冲刺最新模拟真题演练（原卷版）

模拟七

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节(共15小题;每小题 2.5分,满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

This spring' s best page-turners

Run Towards the Danger

by Sarah Polley

Director and actor Sarah Polley last examined her personal history in her 2012 documentary, Stories We Tell. Her first book, a collection of biographic (传记的)essays, reconstructs her difficult childbirth, injuries.stage fright, and how she deals with these memories in order to move past them.

The Candy House

by Jennifer Egan.

This new novel involves many of the same characters as Egan' s 2011 bestseller, A Visit from the Goon Squad. A new social media network allows users to share every memory, and access others in return. Egan lives up to her unpredictable reputation, writing chapters as series of tweets, emails and dialogues.

Trust

by Hernan Diaz

Anyone in need of an escape from reality will enjoy Diaz' s story set in the 1920s. It' s about Benjamin and Helen Rask, a pair of wealthy,strange business people in Jazz Age New York whose tricks and secrets threaten to destroy their lives.

This Time Tomorrow

by Emma Straub

Emma Straub's novels offer fresh twists (转 折) on the everyday relationships that form the glue of our lives. Her latest adds a fantasy to the mix. Alice is a middle-aged school admissions officer who's transported back into her 16-year-old body, giving her the opportunity to reconnect with her father and correct the mistakes that separated them.

21. Who works in the acting industry?

A Sarah Polley.

B. Jennifer Egan.

C.Hernan Diaz.

D.Emma Straub

22. What kind of book is The Candy House?

A. A folk tale.

B. A biography.

C. A sci-fi story.

D. A detective story.

23. Which book focuses on family relationships?

A. Stories WWe Tell.

B. A Visit from the Goon Squad.

C.Trust.

D.This Time Tomorrow.

B

The first robot that many human beings welcomed into their homes was a creature born 20 years ago. It didn't look the way we imagined robots. We pictured self-driving cars. We got a self-driving vacuum cleaner (吸尘器), Roomba.

Roomba inventor Joe Jones began work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in 1982, and he was blown away by the pioneering research of the brilliant minds around him. “I predicted that in three to five years, robots were going to be everywhere doing all kinds of things," he said. “Five years later, robots weren' t anywhere doing anything.”

As he thought about why he' d been so wrong, he realized that roboticists were making robots emissaries (使者) of the future instead of making them products. He decided to make a robot that could help with a problem in his own life: a messy apartment. When the MIT lab held a robotics talent show called the AI Olympics, Mr. Jones turned some Lego pieces, tape and a bottle brush into his potential solution, He created the Neanderthal of Roombas.

This primitive ancestor wasn' t good enough to clean his apartment, but Mr. Jones felt it could be a good product with the right development. Before long, his lab ran out of money. He was laid off. He moved to a robotics startup,proposed the concept of the Roomba and got fired. And then, he joined iRobot,working on a large cleaning robot for department stores. In 1999, a workmate suggested they make a robotic floor sweeper for the home. Now the timing was right. The company provided funds, so they set about building a robot.

The Roomba showed that humans were willing to spend money on robots that saved time. The people at iRobot thought it would be amazing back then if they could sell 15,000 robots that would handle annoying domestic work. They have since sold 40 million. The company' s annual income from consumer robotics went from less than $10 million in 2001 to more than $1.5 billion last year.

24. Why did Mr Jones' s prediction fail to come true?

A He was misled by some brilliant minds.

B. He ignored the focus of robotics in the 1980s

C.The MIT lab lacked creative researchers.

D. Roboticists met some technical difficulties.

25. What do we know about the Neanderthal of Roombas?

A. It solved Mr. Jones' s problem.

B. It won first prize in the Al Olympics.

C. It was made of materials from daily life.

D. It was welcomed by a robotics startup.

26. What do the numbers in the last paragraph indicate?

A. iRobot' s robots are a hit in the market.

B. Consumer robotics companies are increasing.

C. Domestic work takes up too much time.

D. Lange funds are invested in robotic development.

27. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A. History of Robots

B. Pioneers in Robotics

C. Roomba' s Path to Homes

D. Roomba World' s First Robot

C

Rising temperatures driven by the climate crisis are cutting the sleep of people across the world, the largest study to date has found.

The researchers used data from sleep-tracking wristbands used by 47,000people over 7m nights and across 68 countries, The analysis revealed that dueto increasing night-time temperatures, the average global citizen is losing44 hours of sleep a year.

However, lost sleep affects some groups much more than others. The sleep loss per degree of warming is about a quarter higher for women than men.twice as high for those over 65 years old and three times higher for those in less affluent nations, where people have less access to cooling features.

Previous studies have shown that rising temperatures damage health,including increasing heart attacks, mental health crises, and accidents and injuries. Poor sleep has also been shown to have these effects, and there searchers say their new study suggests that disturbed sleep may be a key mechanism by which heat causes these health impacts. The researchers say their data shows no signs of people being able to adapt to hotter nights.

“In this study, we provide the first planetary-scale (世界范围的) evidence that warmer than average temperatures cut human sleep," said Kelton Minor,who led the research. “It' s very likely our estimates are conservative." Minor added that the research had important implications for policymakers, who need to ensure cities, towns and buildings are well adapted to heat in order to reduce the health impacts.

The data used in the study came mainly from richer nations. The wristbands also tended to be worn by people less prone (易于遭受) to sleep“Lower-income people are disturbance by warmer temperatures.underrepresented in the data and we' re well aware of that," said Minor. He said more research was needed, particularly in places that are already among the hottest in the world.

28. What does the underlined word “affluent” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Thickly populated.

B. Badly polluted.

C. Wealthy.

D. Equal.

29. How do increasing temperatures harm people?

A They cause car accidents.

B. They reduce people' s sleep time.

C. They result in extreme weather events.

D. They limit people' s adaptation ability.

30. What can be learned from Kelton Minor' s words in paragraph 5?

A. The study adopted a new research method.

B. Some cities have taken firmer action to fight the heat.

C. Policymakers have doubts about the study.

D. Heat' s impacts may be worse than estimated.

31. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us about the study?

A. Its findings.

B. Its limitations.

C. Its applications.

D. lts significance.

D

Recently I had the opportunity to reconnect with an old friend, Chris Besse. One of the things I always admired about Chris was the way that he saw education as a mission, not a job. Chris called me last week to tell me he is CEO of a company called EdgeMakers, which is a new company that is bringing one of the missing ingredients (要素) to education: innovation.

I am always calling for changes in the way we educate our children. It' s important that we prepare our children for a different economy and a different world. Employers of the future will demand creativity from their employees.

A tech company owned by a friend of mine has grown from a handful of employees to over 100 in the last seven years, and he still has 90 percent of all the employees he hired. He doesn' t pay more than other tech firms. He doesn' t have a Disney-like campus. What he does is pose interesting problems, not get involved in the solutions and allow employees to get to the solution in any way they want. His employees stay because they are motivated and interested.

This is the definition of modern industry and in many ways, the future of education. Successful employers now encourage innovation, Schools should create an innovative environment, But it appears that our current education system has a long way to go to achieve this.

The good news is that some schools are making changes. California and Texas just approved EdgeMakers’ courses for use in their high schools.According to John Kao, founder of EdgeMakers, “Creativity is inside every student, waiting to be freed. But without intentional programs in our schools,creativity is underdeveloped, We cannot allow this to continue, as our society is faced with problems that appear unsolvable unless we innovate to find solutions. Our goal with these courses is to combine students' natural creativity with purpose, helping them develop as innovators whose work is truly meaningful and makes a difference to issues that matter.

32. What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To bring up a topic.

B To remember a friend

3. To recommend a course.

D.To explain a phenomenon.

33. What do the author and Chris have similar views on?

A. The future of job searching.

B. The major mission of their company.

C. The role of parents in kids’ development.

D. The importance of innovation in education.

34. How does the author' s friend keep his employees?

A. By offering high salaries.

B. By helping them solve problems.

C. By providing a comfortable workplace.

D. By creating an environment of innovation.

35. Which statement will John Kao agree with?

A Natural creativity can be enhanced.

B. Intentional teaching should be avoided in schools.

C. EdgeMakers’ courses have proved to be efficient.

D. We should pay less attention to unsolvable problems.

第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every plant has a place in the ecosystem. Rare plants support insects that need them to survive. They contribute to global biodiversity that is the cornerstone of resilience (恢复力).

If you care about rare plants, you should first learn about the rare plants that may be found on your property.  36         Both Pennsylvania and Delaware have excellent online resources about rare plants. The Pennsylvania Natural Heritage (遗产) Program (PNHP) has a database that lists rare plants by county.The University of Delaware Water Resources Center has a database of all plants. Both resources provide fact sheets with images and habitat descriptions.

37       PNHP has an interactive map showing Natural Heritage Areas in every county, some of which are open to the public. Delaware' s vegetation maps of plant communities in state parks list rare plants.

If you find a rare plant on your property, you may report its location to Sharing this information enables state natural heritage program.the conservationists to track the health and number of rare species. Reporting a rare plant does not put any extra responsibility on you. _38      

The best thing to do for your rare plant is to protect it, based on the conservation concerns your plant faces in its habitat. 39         Remove harmful plants that could threaten the population or change the habitat. If your plant depends on habitat such as woods or wetlands, protecting it means protecting the habitat from being changed.

40           These activities are not only entertaining but also helpful in preserving something precious.

A. A plant is a gift of nature.

B. Fence it to protect it from plant-eating animals.

C. Often, rare plants are restricted to special soil types.

D. However, it may affect permit conditions for changes in the habitat.

E. You don' t have to be a trained botanist to recognize many rare species.

F.And take photos, make paintings, write poems ... to celebrate your plant.

G. Another way to learn about rare plants is to visit a public site with rare plants.

第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A forest is a living, life-giving organism. Trees are the  41_ component of every forest, _42  each forest is comprised of far more. A forest is a complex ecological system;  43  in this natural community is everything we 44    to survive on this planet except water. Forests are  45  to biodiversity and survival. They provide habitat, food, and shade for thousands of species,including us.

Trees have been described as  46  beauties! If trees could talk, you might ask, what _47  would they tell? Oh, but trees DO talk! One of the oldest still-living trees, a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California, tells us that it has  48  for over 5,000 years, surviving at least two major droughts and the Little Ice Age. Its _49 is a secret for its own protection.

The oldest known forest is called the “Trembling Giant" or “Pando Tree."It  50  us, “I am many, but I am one." Located in Utah, this 105-acre colony(群落) of 47,000 trees is collectively  51  as one tree because each individual tree is genetically (禁 因上) identical to every other tree in the same colony.This forest is connected by a single  52  system estimated by scientists to be over 80,000 years old. It has  53  glaciers (冰 ) form and melt (热化).

In _54_ terms, forests are irreplaceable, and  55  , they keep trying to tell us that we can't live without them.

41.A. mere    B. tiny    C. recent    D. obvious

42.A. and     B.or     C.so     D.yet

43.A. contained   B. covered   C. controlled   D. chosen

44.A. learn    B. need    C. measure   D.have

45.A available    B. similar    C.key    D. accustomed

46.A. full-grown   B. silent    C. strong    D. kind-hearted

47.A. story    B.news    C.excuse    D. joke

48.A. suffered    B. changed   C.existed    D. frozen

49.A.age     B. location   C. size    D. function

50. A. requires    B.answers   C. warns    D. tells

51. A. considered   B. repeated   C. corrected   D. constructed

52. A. water    B. root    C. food    D. energy

53.A. heard    B made    C. watched   D. helped

54.A. peace-loving   B.economic   C. life-giving   D.uncertain

55. A. at times    B. from now on  C. in return   D. all the while

第二节(共 10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A joint research team of Chinese and Australian astronomers has detected a binary star (双星)system ejecting (抛射) a common envelope, a key process of the binary star evolution (进 化), which could be 56.      great importance to studies of the expansion of the universe and dark energy.

This is the first time that scientists 57.        (observe) direct evidence of the key process of the evolution of the common envelope of binary stars.“More than 50 percent of the stars in our universe  58. (be)binaries.Therefore, understanding binaries is 59.        (particular)important,” said Han Zhanwen, the leader of 60.        Chinese research team and an academician of the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Brian Schmidt, the winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, said: “Until this day, a common envelope has never been seen yet. This new detection provides a way to 61.     (deep) our understanding of common envelope

evolution.

It is great 62.      (see) this cooperation between Australian and Chinese astronomers achieve such an 63. (excite) result, he added.

Zhao Gang, 64.       is a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatories of the CAS, said that this 65.      (discover) not only fills the gap in the study of binary evolution but also opens up a new research direction.

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，即将去英国进行短期学习,在网上看到一则寄宿家庭代理机构的广告。请你给该机构写一封邮件,询问相关信息,内容包括:1.简述个人情况:2.询问住宿信息。注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答

Dear Sir or Madam,

Yours faithfully,

Li Hua

第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“Snow!” James begged, looking up at the cloudless, winter sky"All I need is a tiny, little snowstorm ...

Zeke, James’ brother, looked out the window beside him. “You know," Zeke said, “you could study for your spelling test instead of wishing for a snowstorm. Just an idea."

“Quiet, you,” James said. He crossed his fingers more tightly and repeated,“Snow ...

That night, James picked at his carrots for 45 minutes, ate his ice cream so slowly it melted, played ping-pong by himself for more than an hour, and spent the rest of the evening wishing for snow. He didn' t

open his spelling book even once.When James opened his blinds (百叶窗帘) the next morning, henearly fell over backward The lawn (草平) was blanketed with snowThe trees and the cars were coated in snow, perfect, white snow! By thetime James ran downstairs, his dad was already digging a path to thedriveway, and the radio was announcing school closings. James listenedcarefully until he heard his school' s name.

“I did it!” he shouted, jumping into the air. “I wished for snow,and it snowed! I made it snow!"

Zeke rolled his eyes and took a bite of sausage. “You didn' t makeit snow. Snow is caused by numnerous factors, including ..."Come on!" James interrupted. "Did I or did I not wish for snow?“You did," Zeke admitted.

“And did it snow?”

"Well, yes, but ..."

“But nothing," James said. He was already pulling on his bootsIt' s play time! And play he did. Hard. He made an army of snow ducks.He built what he assumed was the world' s largest showman. He wonthe greatest snowball fight Deerfield Lane had ever seen. Then heplayed solo ping-pong again. Then he played his video game somemore. He didn' t open his spelling book even once.“You do know that Ms. Lookingbill will give you that spelling testtomorrow, right?"Zeke asked.“No," James said. “I wished for more snow.

注意:1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.   请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

The next morning, James sprung from bis bed and opened his blinds

In that day's spelling test, James’ paper was marked from top tobottom with red Xs.