2023年苏州市重点中学英语高三上期末统考模拟试题含解析

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5301.A newairport may be constructedin Nantong,the paceof economicgrowth willbe accelerated.A.in whichcase B.in thatcase C.in whatcase D.in whosecase

2.He messedthe projectup,but hebehaved asif nothing.A.had happenedB.happenedC.would happenD.would havehappened

3.-Have yougot theresults of the Hnalexam-Not yet.It will be a few dayswe knowthe fullresults.A・before B.afterC.until D.when

4.We allagree thatit isgood to help thosein need,but whencomes togivingaway ourmoney,things becomestrange.A.that B.this C.it D.one一

5.I likeyour newshoes!一Thanks.I hadto tryon almosta dozenpairs Idecided toget them.A.as B.whenC.after D.before一

6.The rentof ourflat willsee a20%rise thisyear—Yes.Thafs I have compromisedwith theflat owner.A.what B.whereC.how D.when

7.Experts warnthat medicalwaste fromhospitals,if properly,may leadtospreading diseases.A.not handledB.not beinghandledC.not to be handledD.not havinghandled

8..When I was twenty,I hadto beforegraduation andwork in a clothesshop tohelpsupport myfamily.A.come outB,stay out

4、It can be inferredfrom thepassage that the authorwas・A.optimistic B.adventurousC.dishonest D.romantic第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从短文后

1.530各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D（分）第二节完形填空（共小题，

26.3020阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（、、、）中，选出可以填入空白处A BC D的最佳选项Mobile phonesare everywhere.It seemsthat noone can]without one.Mobile phonesare agreat waytostay2with friendsand family.3it isimportant to remember that there arecertain4when youshouldnot beusing yourphone,the mostimportant of these beingduring5There isno reason6you shouldfeel theneed tohave yourmobile phoneduring class.Arent youatschool to7If you are in class,you shouldnot be8your friendstext messagesor takingphone calls.In Americastudents wouldnever be9to usetheir mobile phones during class.If youwere tosend or10a text message youwould probablybe kickedout ofclass.It isOK tohaveyour mobilephone withyou,you justneed toremember toturn it11・It isvery disturbingto hearalot oftones and12duringclass.As ateacher in China,I haveto dealwith students13mobilephoneseveryday.I havetold myclass toturn offtheir phones,14many studentsdo notlisten.Thedesire to be connectedall thetime seems tobe15than thedesire tolearn.（诱惑人的）Its easyto understandwhy it is sotempting tohave yourphone onduringclass.It seemsso16to justsend ashort textmessage;ifs not17anyone,is it But you may actuallybehurting yourselfwhen youdo this.Sending atextmessagealso18your attentionaway fromwhafs19in class,you maymissimportant Thenext timeyou thinkabout sendinga messageinclassyou should20think again.B.act C.study D.peak、1A.surviveB.close C・connected D・natural、2A.friendlyB.However C.Sometimes D.Finally、3A.InsteadB.days C.hours D.weeks、4A.times、5A.shopping B.meeting C.rest D.school

6、A.when B.that C.why D.where7^A.play B.learn C.help D.fight、8A.sending B.writing C.posting D.retaining、9A.hoped B.wished C.allowed D.encouraged、10A.keep B.help C.take D.receive、11A.on B.inC.out D.off、12A.ringing B.sound C.voice D.shouts13A.thinking B.using C.considering D.bringing、14A.and B.so C.but D.then、15A.faster B.stronger C.lower D.easier、16A.cheap B.hard C.easy D.brave、17A.hurting B.meeting C.knowing D.killing、18A.pays B.puts C.breaks D.takes、19A.coming onB.going throughC.going onD.coming by、20A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing第二节每小题分，满分分阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的L5151正确形式分

27.15Martin LutherKing,Jr.was anAmerican leaderof thecivil rightsmovement in

1.1960s.King2^_rememberfor hisnon-violent protestsagainst theunequal treatmentofAfrican-Americans.His actionsled toequal rights3lawfor allpeople.In additionto

4.becomean activist,King was a scholarand religiousleader.One of the mostfamousevents related

5.him camein

1963.That year,more than50,000people assembledinWashington,D.C.for theMarch onWashington.King delivereda historicaddress6knowastheHI Havea Dreamspeech,one of the mostfamous linesfrom thespeech7,read:I have a dream8,one daylittle blackboys aridblack girlswillbe able tojoin handswith littlewhite boysand whitegirlsas sistersand brothers.kings actionshelped passthe Civil Rights Actof

1964.The lawended thelegal9,separateofpeople byrace inpublic places.Although theCivilRightsAct wasimportant,it did not addressallkinds of

1.racediscrimination.第四部分写作共两节第一节短文改错满分分10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文文

28.10中共有处语言错误，每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、10删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

1、只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011People alwayssay thatwe lackofthe eyes ofrealizing the beauty inIife1cant agreecompleteLast Friday,I woke up very early anddecide to take awalk In the squarethere manyseniorcitizens weredancing,I foundseveral elders bury in feeding birdsWithout manycars,Irealized the city lookedso cleanbut beautifulSome coffeeshops weredecorated pretty well,which、attracted oureyes Thewhole citywas coveredwith greentrees,making itgreen cityAt thismoment,I foundthecitywas sointerested How I regretignore itsbeauty before!第二节书面表达（满分分）25（分）假设你是李华，你的美国朋友写信向你倾诉自己进入新学校后无法适应，

29.25Iris请求你给他一些建议请你写一封回信字数左右80Dear Iris,Yours,Li Hua参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）20L

530、1A、2A、3A、4C、5D、6B、7A、8D、9B、10C、11D、12D、13D、14A、15B、16D、17D、18A、19C、20D第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出40A BC D最佳选项、、211B、2C、3D、、221A、2D、3A、4B、、231A、2B、、3D4C、、241D、2B、3C、4B、、251D、2D、3B、4A第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文,从短文后

1.530各题所给的、、和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.A BC D、、261A、2C、3B、4A、5D、6C、7B、8A、9C、10D、11D、12A、13B、14C、15B、16C、17A、18D、19C、20B第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或

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10、28People alwayssay thanlack«theeyesof feiliziQgthebeautym lifeI cant agreecompleteUTLast Fnda;I flOtof completely冲吨.wokeupveryearlymd deadrto takea mIntheore thrremny ntizraiwere dneI foundMIKKseveraldecided where匈eldersburyinfeedingtards Withoutasy Ire^tzed theaty lookedso cleanbeaatiftd Socnecoffeesbops bonedmAwae decoratedprettywell,Much imactedojtf eyesThe^tole otywas coveredwnh greentrees,mikxngAttJEmy1aty Atthis moment.1fbuod theaty wisso taUTFEHau lregret igwreits boutvbefore1mter MmsteMnm第二节书面表达（满分分）

25、29I amsorry tohear that youarehaving troublefitting inat yournew school.Such problemsarequite normal.Perhaps thefollowing suggestionsmaybehelpful.First,I thinkyoumayneed tecommunicate withyour classmatesas muchas possible.In thisway,you willget toknow eachother better.Second,it minhtbeacoud ideafor youtotakepart inmoreactivities,which usuallyinvolve teamworkand interactionswith otherstudents and aretherefore goodfor developingfriendly relationships.Last but not least,faced withsome toughproblems,you mightconsider askingour teachers,who canusually offeryou somesensiblesuggestions.I sincerelyhope mvadvice willbe ofsome helpto you.If thereis anythingmore Ican dotohelp,please letme know.C.leave outD.drop out

9.The scientistdoes notstudy natureitisuseful todo so.He studiesit becausehetakes pleasurein it.A.until B.becauseC.though D.unless

10.We havehurried allthe wayto theairport-the flightwas calledoff becauseofthe foggyweather.A.mustnt B.couldnt C.neednt D.wouldnt

11.Theyve seenmany famousscholars in the conference.HowIwish Iit!A.have attendedB.will attendC.would attendD.had attended

12.He askedfor thecomputer.A.did Ipay how muchB・I paidhow muchC.how muchdid IpayD.howmuchI paid

13.When allis saidand done,there doesntseem tobeamystery toexplain.A.kind ofB.close toC.far fromD.much of

14.These remarkableflndings suggestthe elephantshave amemory capacitytomake distinctionsbetween humanvoices.A.built upB.packed upC.brought upD.took up

15.Although hedidnotdo it,he definitelyhad someresponsibility.A.instantly B.deliberatelyC.accidentally D.casually

16.—I in the sameposition toolong.My legshave fallenasleep.—Shake ita littlebefore youget up.A.will sitB.have satC.am sittingD.have beenstting

17.—Fve gotsomething weighingon mymind.Could yougive mesome advice_・Tell me all aboutit andril dowhat Ican.A.Dont mentionitB.No wonderC.My pleasureD.No problem

18.The peoplesucceeded because they understoodthatyoucant letyour failuresyou-------you haveto letyour failuresteach you.A.define B.declineC.qualify D.simplify

19.Many artifactsfor the first timein theNational Museumat present.A,were exhibitedB.were beingexhibitedC.are beingexhibited D.are exhibited

20.—Im sorry.I shouldnt have beenso rudeto you.—You somethingnot verynice tome,but thatsOK.A.have saidB.had saidC.were sayingD.did say第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最40A BC D佳选项（分）

21.6The Bristol International Balloon Festival is a world-class hot air ballooningfestivaland isrecognized asone ofthe UKstop fiveoutdoor events.Founded in1978,the Festivalhasbecome asymbol forBristol,the sameas BruneFsfamous SuspensionBridge.Held in the rolling hills of Ashton Courton theedge ofBristol,the Festivalis hugelypopular andcompletelyfree,attracting aroundhalf amillion peoplefrom acrossthe countryand beyond.Thisyear,for thefirst time,visitors willget tosee howa hotair balloonis made.To celebrateits40thanniversary,the worlds largest hotair balloon producer,Cameron Balloons,will takeon thechallengeof constructinga passenger-carrying balloon,on site,in aboutfour days.Other eventsto lookforward to at theBristolInternationalBalloonFestivalinclude daredevil（冒险特技表演）stunts from the RedArrows,over250trade stalls,local andinternational foodstalls,（露天游艺集市）.andafunfair Hereswhafs onin detail:Thursday11th August:12pm GatesOpen andTrade Village open6pm SpecialShapes Ascent-a numberof hotair balloons will taketo thesky9:30pm Nightglowand FireworkFinale-30or moreballoonswillglow intime tomusic10:30pm GatesCloseFriday12th August:6am HotAir BalloonMass Ascent9am Tradeand EntertainmentVillage open（竞技）12pm ArenaEntertainment andTethered Balloons6pm HotAir BalloonMass Ascent8:30pm GatesCloseSaturday13th August:6am HotAir BalloonMass Ascent9am Tradeand EntertainmentVillage open12pm ArenaEntertainment andTethered Balloons6pm HotAir BalloonMass Ascent9:30pm Nightglowand FireworkFinale10:30pm GatesCloseSunday14th August:6am HotAir BalloonMass Ascent9am Tradeand EntertainmentVillageopen12pm ArenaEntertainment andTethered Balloons6pm HotAir BalloonMass Ascent、1On whichday cantyou seethe HotAir BalloonMass AscentstwiceA.12th AugustB.11th AugustC.13th AugustD.14th August、2What canwe learnfrom thepassageA.Visitors cansee howa hotair balloonis madeevery year.B.The festivalwas foundedin therollinghillsofAshtonCourt.C.Cameron Balloonsis theworldslargesthotairballoonproducer.D.The festivalis hugelypopular onlybecause itis completelyfree.、3The passagemainly talksabout theFestivals.A.origin andhistory B.new challengesC.time andplace D.main activities（分）

22.8Every daywhen GlenOliver ordershis morningcoffee atthe drive-through windowofa localcafe,he insistson payingfor theorder ofthe personbehind him.He alsoasks therestaurantworkers totell thecustomer tohave agreat day,in casetheyre notalready havingone.Oliver hasnever madea bigdeal out of hisown generousactions untila letterwas publishedby anewswebsite inNovember.He foundout thathe hadnot justbought someonehis breakfast—he hadsaved a life.According to the website,someone hadwritten aletter statingthat on July18th,he wasplanningon committingsuicide.The writersaid that while he was atthe drive-through window,he wasplanningon goinghome,writing anote andending hislife.When hewent topay forhis coffeeandmuffin,however,the cashiertold himthattheman inthe SUVin frontof himhad picked up the taband toldhim tohaveagreat day.“I wonderedwhy someonewould buycoffee for a strangerfor noreason/9said the writer.uWhyme Whytoday IfI werea religiousman,I wouldtake thisasasign.This randomact of kindnesswas directedat meon thisday fora purpose/9When thewriter arrivedhome,he couldnthold backhis tearsand startedto thinkabout thesimplegood deedthat hadaffected himso deeply.decided atthat momentto changemy plansfor thedayand dosomething nicefor someone.I endedup helpinga neighbortake groceriesout ofher carandinto thehouse.”The writersays thatinthemonths followingthat fatefulevent,he doesat leastone kindthing forothersevery day.To thenice manintheSUV,thank youfromthebottom ofmy heart.Please knowyourkind gesturehas trulysavedalife,“he said.uOn July18,2017,1had thegreatest day.”What isOlivers actof kindnessevery dayA.Buying othersbreakfast.B・Greeting restaurantworkers.C.Publishing positivenews.D.Taking groceriesfor neighbors.、2What isspecial aboutOlivers actofkindnessonJuly18,2017A.It broughthim thank-you letters.B・It wasreported ona newswebsite.C.It wasthefirsttime hedpaid forothers.D.It stoppedsomeone fromkilling himself.、3What doesthe underlinedphrase“pickedupthetab”mean inParagraph3A.Paid thebill.B.Parked thecar.C.Left amessage.D.Ordered adrink.、4How didthewriteroftheletter feelafter theeventA.He feltguilty.B.He feltgrateful.C.He feltconfused.D.He feltsaddened.23・（8分）Why dowe laughand get amusement fromso manydifferent things,from puns（双关语）to pratfallsWhy aresome thingsfunny tosome peopleand notto othersHow isthatwhileasuccessful jokecan causepleasure,a sickone cancause seriousharmOver thecenturies,various scholarshave attemptedto producea universallyagreed-upon（优越感）theory of humor.Plato andAristotle introducedthe superioritytheory,the ideathat peoplelaughatthemisfortune ofothers.Their theoryseemstoexplain teasing,but itdoesnt workwell forknock-knock jokes.Sigmund Freudargued forhis relieftheory,the conceptthat humorisaway forpeopleto releasepsychological tensionand revealtheir innerfears anddesires.His theoryworks wellfordirty jokes,less wellfor mostpuns.The majorityof humorexpels todayagree with the incongruitytheory,the ideathat humorarises when theresa gapbetween whatpeople expectto happenand whatactually happens.Incongruity has a lotgoing forit—jokes withunexpected funnylines,for example,fit well.Butscientists havefound thatin comedy,unexpectedness isovervalued.With thegoal ofdeveloping anew,more satisfactoryexplanation,I producedthe gentleviolation（违背）theory，the ideathat humorariseswhensomething seemswrong orthreatening,butis actuallyOK orsafe.A dirtyjoke,for example,trades onmoral orsocial violations,but itsonlygoing togetalaugh ifthe personlistening isopen enoughto considerthe subjectOK totalk about.Similarly,puns canbe seenas linguisticviolations thatstill makegrammatical sense.（挠痒痒）,And whilemost humortheories havestruggled toaccount fortickling orjust avoidedthephenomenon altogether,my theoryaccounts foreven thiskind oflaughter.Tickling involvesviolatingsomeones physicalspace ina gentleway.People canttickle themselves—because itisnt aviolation.、1What isthe authorsattitude towardsPlato andAristotles theoryA.Critical.B.Approving.C.Uncaring D.Unclear.

2、According toSigmund Freudstheory,we caninfer that・A・people willlaugh whenthey seeotherssufferB.telling dirtyjokes isa reliefof onesnervous feelings9C.unexpectedness canexplain howhumor worksD.tickling doesntinvolve psychologicaltension、3According tothe author,why aresome thingsfunny tosome peoplebutnotto othersA.Becausethe senseof humorvaries greatlyfrom personto person.B.Because peoplehave differentexpectations for the samething.C.Because somepeople lackthe senseof safetydeep intheir heart.D.Because peoplesunderstanding ofviolation isdifferent.、4What isthe authorsmain purposeof writingthis passageA.To drawpeoples attentiontotheresearch ofhumor.B.To criticizepeoples misconceptionsabout humor.C.To explainwhat exactlycauses peopleto laugh.D.To provethe senseofhumorcanbedeveloped.（分）

24.8Researchers havefound beescan do basic mathematics,inadiscovery thatdeepensour understandingoftherelationship between brain size and brain power.Recently,A studyconductedby researchersfrom RMITUniversity inMelbourne,Australia showedthat beescould（减法）.perform arithmetic operations like addition and subtractionSolving mathproblems requires a complexlevel ofinvolving themental managementofnumbers,long-term rulesand short-term workingmemory.The findingthat eventhe tinybrain ofahoneybee cangrasp basicmathematical operationshas apossible effecton thefuture developmentofArtificial Intelligence,particularly inimproving rapidlearning.（数字的）RMITs ProfessorAdrian Dyer said numericaloperations likeaddition andsubtractionare complexbecausetheyrequire twolevels ofprocessing.wYou needtobeable toholdthe rulesaround addingand subtractingin yourlong-term memory,while mentallyusing skillfullyaset ofgiven numbersin yourshort-term memory,59Dyersaid.On topof this,our beesalso usedtheirshort-term memoriesto solvearithmetic problems,as theylearned torecognize plusor minusasabstract concepts/9（认知）The findingssuggest thatadvanced numericalcognition maybe foundmuch morewidelyin natureamong non-human animalsthan previouslysuspected.“If mathdoesnt requirea massivebrain,there mightalso benew waysfor usto includeinteractionsof bothlong-term rulesand workingmemory indesigns toimproverapid AIlearning ofnew problemsJ saidDyer.Many speciescan understandthe differencebetween quantitiesand usethis tosearch forfood,make decisionsand solveproblems.But numericalcognition,such asexact numberand arithmeticoperations,requiresamore complexlevel ofprocessing.（灵长目动物卜Previous studieshave shownsome primatesbirds,babies andeven spiderscanadd and/or subtract.The new research,published inScience Advances^adds beesto thatlist、1What havethe researchersfrom RMITUniversity discoveredA.The relationshipbetweenbrainsizeandbrainpower.B.Long-term rulesand shortterm workingmemory.C.Bees canperform complexarithmeticoperations.D.Bees candobasicmathematics.、2According toAdrian Dyer,bees numericalcognition.A.requires additionandsubtractiontwo complexprocessingB.hasapossible effecton thefuture developmentof AIC.only involvestheir short-term workingmemoryD.calls fora lotof mathsknowledge、3What doesthe flndingofthenewresearchsuggestA.Bees canrecogize theexact number.B.Arithmetic operationsexist inhuman andbees.C.Numerical cognitionhas beenfound inmany morespecies.D.Some primates,birds andeven spiderscan addand substract.、4What canbe thebest titleforthetextA.A DiscoveryAbout theTiny Brainof BeesB.New FindingsAbout BeesHaving NumericalCogintionC.Numerical CognitionRequires aComplex Levelof ProcessingD.The RelationshipBetween BrainSize andBrain Power（分）

25.10The TruthCan SetYou FreeIrecently gotpulled overfor speedingnot farfrom mynew homein Virginia.I hadntbeenpaying attentionand I had drivena fewmiles anhour overthe speed limit9“Can Isee yourlicense andregistration^the police officer askedme.I pulledboth outfor him,and hesaw myPittsburgh addresson myPennsylvania driverslicense.What areyou doinghere”he asked.Are youwiththearmy”“No,Pm not,I answered.I explainedthat I had justmoved toVirginia,and Ihadnt hadtimeto reregisteryet.So whatbrings youhere”He hadasked adirect question.Without thinkingvery hard,I gavehim adirect answer.uWell,officer/91said,“since youveasked,I havecancer.Ihavejust months to live.Weve moveddown heretobe closeto mywifes family.”“So youvegot cancer/9he saidflatly.He wastrying tofigure meout.Was Ireally dyingWas IlyingHe tooka longlook atme.“You know,foraguy whohas onlyafewmonthstolive,you surelookgood.”He wasobviously thinking:“Either thisguy ispulling onebig fatlie onme,or hestellingthe truth.”He wastrying toquestion myhonesty withoutdirectly callingmealiar.And sohe hadforcedme toprove that Iwasbeing honest.（肿“Well,officer,I knowthatI look prettyhealthy.Ilookgreat onthe outside,but thetumors瘤）are onthe inside.And then,I dontknow whatpossessed me,but Ijust didit.I pulledup myshirt,showing theoperational scars.He lookedat myscars.He lookedin myeyes.He nowknew he was talkingtoadying man.Well,he wasnttaking thisany further.He handedme backmy license.uDo mea favor/9he said,uSlowdown fromnow on.”The awfultruth hadset mefree.As hewent backto hispolice car,Ihada realization.Ihadbeen（金发美女）one ofthose gorgeousblondes whocould bather eyelashesand getoutoftickets.I drovehomeunder thespeedlimit,and Iwas smilinglikeabeauty queen.

1、The authorwas stoppedby the policeofficerbecause・A.he didn9thavea licenseB.he forgottore-registerC.hewasseriously illD.he drovetoo fast

2、The authormoved toVirginia probablybecause・A.hewashomesick B.he servedinthearmy thereC.Virginia hadbetter hospitalsD.his familycould bebetter caredfor

3、On hearingabout theauthors cancer,thepoliceofficer・A.said itwas anexcuse B.doubted hishonestyC.showed sympathyfor himD.asked himto showhis scars。