全国卷2023届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题16.docx

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1、（全国卷）2023届高三英语下学期冲刺模拟试题16第二部分 阅读（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。AImprove your lifestyle through sportsDo you want to lead an active lifestyle? Are you passionate about sports? Have you thought about making new friends? Come on down and sign up for any of our clas

2、ses at our exclusive(独家的) launch!We offer classes like badminton, tennis, basketball and volleyball for everyone from the age of 10 to 40. Come on down to learn more about our classes as well as our special rates. All our classes are conducted by certified coaches.Date: April 5 Time: 10 am to 7 pmPl

3、ace: VibraSquare AtriumA Mystery Gift will be given to the first 50 people who sign up for any sports class with us!Highlights of our launch event: 1 pm: Talk on balancing sports and studies by Dr Claire Leow3 pm: Autograph signing session by professional badminton player Kate Wee, winner of the rec

4、ent Singapore Open5 pm: Talk on how sports can benefit ones lifestyle by Mr. Ryan Tan6 pm: Free tennis clinic for children conducted by Michael Ismail, a former professional tennis playerTo register for the above events, please contact Michelle at 6234 6226 or email sport .Limited places available o

5、n a first-come-first-served basis.Take part in a sure-win lucky draw when you enter for any sports class on the day of our launch! Prizes include VibraSquare Mall voucher(票券), Wellness & Fitness sports clothing and many more!Official Sponsors:VibraSquare Mall Wellness&Fitness Glizard Drinks1. What c

6、an we know about the Mystery Gift?A. It is available anytime during April.B. You may choose vouchers or clothing.C. It is given to the first fifty class applicants.D. Each participant of the launch event can get one.2. When will kids attend the launch event if they are fond of tennis?A. At 1 pm.B. A

7、t 3 pm.C. At 5 pm.D. At 6 pm.3. What is the main purpose of the text?A.To report the sports events.B.To introduce healthy lifestyles.C. To advertise the sports classes.D.To give advice on making friends.BCraig Blackburn, a father and car fan, built a Batmobile for his sons hope for using the vehicle

8、 to brighten the lives of sick children. And now he hopes to use it for more than just his sons hope after seeing the childrens reaction to the Batmobile.Based on the number of failures he had seen in car groups, he estimated that only about one in 50 attempted constructions was actually finished an

9、d he realized what an incredible opportunity he had.Mr. Blackburn started the project at the beginning of 2018 after hearing a friend in the US was doing the same thing. It started with importing an outer shell overseas, before picking brains of a friend who had a background as a worker in a car fac

10、tory to gain knowledge of how to build the car. With the help of his friend, Mr. Blackburn built the Batmobile in 18 months with the cost reaching six figures.Mr. Blackburn hoped to add a flamethrower(喷火器) onto the back of the vehicle and said he had thought about building the more recent Batman Tum

11、bler from the series film Dark Knight. Though Mr. Blackburn encountered plenty of difficulties to get over during the construction, in September 2019, the car made its first show at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba, before being used by Blackburns son for his hope.“It was great. It was so good t

12、o see the kids and adults excitement at seeing the Batmobile.” Mr. Blackburn said. As a result, the car lovers hope to make the car work on the roads as soon as possible, so he can visit sick children and take them out with his son.4. What is Craig Blackburns initial purpose of making the Batmobile?

13、A. To realize his sons dream.B. To donate it to sick children.C. To pay his respects to the film Dark Knight.D. To show off at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba.5. How did Blackburn feel about the car-making at first?A. Hopeful.B. Confused.C. Impossible.D. Unsure.6. How did Blackburns friend help

14、 him?A. By making an outer shell for him.B. By offering him financial support.C. By sharing the knowledge of building cars.D. By telling him the background of the car factory.7. What is the car lovers expectation of the Batmobile?A. It will be driven soon on the roads.B. It can be displayed around t

15、he world.C. It can change the lives of sick children.D. It will appear in the next film about Batman.CMany people believe that there is one form of their language that is more correct than others. They may believe for example that British English is more correct than other varieties; or that written

16、 English is more correct than spoken English. Often this belief is supported by reference books to grammars, usage guides or dictionaries: if something goes against a rule in a grammar, or if the word isnt in the dictionary, it “must be wrong”. Since the reference books are most often based on obser

17、vation of the standard written language, the argument is really circular: these books will naturally describe standard usage, because that is what they are for; but this does not mean that there is anything wrong with other kinds of usage that are less often described.A better way of looking at thin

18、gs is to say that usage is “correct in its place”. Standard American English is correct in America, and formal written grammar is employed in formal writing. So this means there is no answer to the question: “What kind of English should learners study?” It depends on their purposes. For many learner

19、s, the best model is one or other of the two main standard varieties: British or American English. Neither of these is “better” than the other, and they are both used and understood worldwide.People are also worried by language change. If younger people “break” the rules that older people have learn

20、t, older people often feel disturbed: they are concerned that younger people no longer know their grammar, and that the language is going downhill. This is a needless worry: change is natural and inevitable, it cannot be stopped, and it does not generally affect a languages efficiency as a communica

21、tive tool. A great deal of modern English grammar would have been wrong three hundred years ago, and will perhaps be wrong again three hundred years from now.8. What can we infer from paragraph 1?A. Learners are always confused by the reference books.B. Some wrong usages can be found in the referenc

22、e books.C. Nobody can challenge the authority of the reference books.D. Usages not mentioned in the reference books are not necessarily wrong.9.What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A. There is no “standard English”.B. American English is better than British English.C. A learner should master all the dis

23、tinctions of different English.D. The differences between British English and American English.10. Which word can replace the underlined word “inevitable” in paragraph 3?A. Avoidable.B. Formal.C. Certain.D. Temporary.11. What is the authors attitude towards the changes of English?A. Disturbed. B. Op

24、timistic. C.Cautious. D. Doubtful.DAnyone who commutes(通勤) by car knows that traffic jams are an unavoidable part of life. But humans are not alone in facing potential backups.Ants also commute between their nest and sources of food. The survival of their habitats depends on doing this efficiently.W

25、hen humans commute, theres a point at which cars become dense(稠密) enough to slow down the flow of traffic, causing jam. researchers wanted to know if ants on the move could also get stuck. So they regulated traffic density by constructing bridges of various widths between a colony of Argentine ants

26、and a source of food. Then they waited and watched, trying to find out at what point they are going to have a traffic jam.But it appears that that never happened. They always managed to avoid traffic jam. The flow of ants did increase at the beginning as ants started to fill the bridge and then leve

27、lled off at high densities. But it never slowed down or stopped, even when the bridge was nearly filled with ants.The researchers then took a closer look at how the behaviour of individual ants impacted traffic as a whole. And they found that when ants sense overcrowding, they adjust their speeds an

28、d avoid entering high-density areas, which prevents jams. These behaviors may be promoted by pheromones, chemicals that tell other ants where a trail is. The ants also manage to avoid colliding(碰撞) with each other at high densities, which could really slow them down.Can ants help us solve our own tr

29、affic problems? Not likely. Thats because when it comes to getting from point A to point B as fast as possible, human drivers put their own goals first. Individual ants have to be more cooperative in order to feed the colony. But the research could be useful in improving traffic flow for self-drivin

30、g cars, which can be designed to be less like selfish humans and more like ants.12. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Surviving.B. Commuting.C. Finding food.D. Avoiding jams.13. How did the researchers control the traffic density of the commuting ants?A. Through closer

31、observation.B. By regulating their numbers.C. By finding out the dense points.D. By controlling the widths of their path.14. How can ants avoid traffic jam according to the research?A. They follow a special route.B. They level off at high densities.C. They never stop or slow down on the way.D. They

32、depend on their natural chemicals to adjust their speeds.15.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Traffic jamsB. Survival of an ant colonyC. Unavoidable? Not for ants!D. Differences between human and ants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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Weve lo

33、ng been taught that helping others helps ourselves. As Charles Dickens wrote, “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”Science has shown that unselfish behaviors actually do improve our health. 16 It can reduce the risk for cognitive impairment(认知障碍). It can even help us

34、 live longer. 37 A 2017 study found pain sufferers who volunteered reported decreased pain along with an improved sense of purpose. A new series of studies may have found one reason. Regions of the brain that react to painful stimulation seem to instantly disappear by the experience of giving.In ano

35、ther study, the researchers employed cancer patients living with pain and asked them to cook and clean for themselves or for the benefit of others at their treatment center. 18 When they did the work for their own personal benefit, the pain-relieving effect was reduced by over 62%.In addition, the s

36、tudy found it was the meaning people gave to their good deeds that predicted how much pain the brain would perceive. Researchers believe the medicine should consider using unselfish “supplement therapies(补充疗法) to treat pain”. A reduced sense of pain combined with feel-good chemical it seems our brai

37、ns reward us for helping others even when were not expecting anything in return. 20 It is a good way to improve your health and others.A. It is true for volunteers.B. Helping others helps ourselves.C. However, more research is needed about the idea.D. It also appears that giving can help us cope wit

38、h pain.E. When they were helping others, their pain levels dropped.F. Volunteering, for example, has been shown to reduce stress and improve depression.G. Sounds like a great reason to put volunteering and other giving behaviors on your to-do list.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短

39、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。In the vast sofa shop, we feel lost, and theres so much choice. The salesman is charming. “Sofa bed or regular sofa? Everyday use or just 21 ?” Its amazing how interested he is in our needs. He doesnt judge us, he 22 our choices.We stroll(闲逛) through the sofas, our

40、 new best friend 23 us closely. “Try this one. It is of French quality, Italian design and Scandinavian style.” Its more expensive than wed budgeted for, so we 24 . “This model is never reduced,” says 25 , sympathetically. He taps on his calculator, phones a mystery contact and then offers us an exc

41、eptional 26 of 40 percent.Were 27 .The salesman 28 produces the order form and gets us to 29 it. Hes still friendly, 30 not quite as fondly attached as before. The thrill of the chase is over. “Theres a 195-euros delivery 31 . Didnt I mention that? Youre on the fifth floor, you say? That makes it 21

42、5 euros.”His mobile phone rings and hes visibly 32 . His boss has just blamed him for lowering the price so much. “Delivery date? In this model theres only purple left. Gray? Theres a three-month wait.” Were 33 . The salesman taps on his screen. “Youre 34 . Ive got just one left in stock in gray in

43、Italy. You can have it in eight weeks.” We want to thank him but hes already left us and, all smiles, hes on the 35 of a new couple whove just come into the shop. “Sofa bed or regular sofa?”21. A. informalB. casualC. usualD. occasional22. A. approvesB. rejectsC. makesD. has23. A. telephoningB. track

44、ingC. huggingD. passing24. A. agreeB. hesitateC. insistD. withdraw25. A. the customerB. his bossC. the salesmanD. my husband26. A. discountB. expectationC. realityD. honor27. A. encouragedB. thrilledC. inspiredD. exhausted28. A. passivelyB. finallyC. sincerelyD. rapidly29. A. approachB. presentC. si

45、gnD. mention30. A. unlessB. soC. andD. but31. A. pointB. dateC. chargeD. release32. A. gladB. patientC. excitedD. upset33. A. disappointedB. proudC. satisfiedD. educated34. A. in needB. in luckC. at riskD. on the way35. A. handsB. heelsC. shouldersD. heads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

46、或括号内单词的正确形式。A 56-year-old enthusiastic backyard bird watcher named Stuart Dahlquist spent years 36 (leave) out food for a family of crows and was left 37 (shock) when he found a gift from the crows back in March 2019. He first became familiar 38 the bird family after he rescued two chicks that had f

47、allen off their nest in his front yard five years ago.Dahlquist had always delighted in listening to the baby birds chirp(吱喳而鸣) to 39 (they) parents during feeding time. When he found the tiny crows on the ground, he went to help. Despite the alarm from the 40 (adult), Dahlquist managed to scoop up the chicks and put them back in the nest. He even left out food and water at the base of the tree in case they fell 41 second time. He then began regularly throwing bird food into his front yard, and the crows 42 (apparent) took notice.