2023届高考英语押题卷九（含答案）.doc

2023届高考英语押题卷（九） 姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、阅读理解 What’s on in Melbourne? Melbourne Magic Show The lights are not bright and you take your seat in an elegant back room of a five—star Melbourne hotel. The stage is set, the mood is relaxed and the guests are ready to witness the impossible made by Luke Hocking. You’ve seen magic shows before but probably never this close. Cooks’ Cottage Originally located in Yorkshire, England, and built in 1755 by the parents of Captain James Cook, Cooks’ Cottage was brought to Melbourne by Russell Grimwade in 1934. Navigator and explorer Captain James Cook never lived in the cottage—he’d been away from home for almost ten years when his father built it—but this connection to the Cook family was enough to prompt(促使)Grimwade to transport the cottage to the other side of the world. ArtPlay ArtPlay brings together children (from babies to 13 years of age) and artists to explore and create innovative art experiences that encourage self—expression and playful exchanges, ArtPlay offers creative encounters that are by, for and with children and can be experienced at ArtPlay or in your own home. Bookings or registration at the door is required for all onsite events. Flight Experience Australia Prepare for take—off as you sit in the pilot’s seat of a Boeing 737 jet airliner and take charge of the controls at Flight Experience Australia. As exciting as the real thing, and used by trainee pilots, the flight simulators(模拟器)include scenic flights, city circuits, team— building flights and even a course to overcome fear of flying. 1．What is Luke Hocking? A．A magician. B．An architect. C．A painter. D．A waiter. 2．What did Russell Grimwade do to Cooks’ Cottage in 1934? A．He sold it to James Cook. B．He rebuilt it with his family. C．He moved it to Australia. D．He brought it back to England. 3．Which of the following suits those who want to try driving planes? A．ArtPlay. B．Cooks’ Cottage. C．Melbourne Magic Show. D．Flight Experience Australia. Not all natural disasters can be prevented. However, the impacts can be lessened with proper planning systems. Only by managing land and water resources can cause higher costs in property damage. Planning requires the cooperation of a network of state and local officials working with federal agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assess risks and implement changes where necessary. According to FEMA, floods are the most common natural disaster. Effects of floods are complicated by weather patterns such as drought, which hardens soils and increases the possibility of flash flooding. The amount of impervious (不受影响的) surfaces (like roads and parking lots) in developed areas can contribute to floodwater. One way to reduce the impacts of flooding is to restore and maintain river flood plains and wetlands. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that restoration of the Upper Mississippi’s 100-year flood zone could have contained the estimated 39-million-square acre-feet of floodwater that caused the Great Flood of 1993 in this area. A reduction in impervious surfaces is another measure to prevent a natural disaster. The EPA estimates that a single acre of wetlands can store up to 1.5 million gallons of floodwater. Replacing wetlands with impervious surfaces sets the stage for a flood event. By reducing the amount of impervious surface through city and local planning, flash flooding can be prevented or at least lessen impacts. Natural disaster prevention also relies on the individual. The American Red Cross provides training for individuals to prepare for natural disasters. Having an emergency preparedness kit in your home is important, since some natural disasters can occur without warning. A well-stocked kit will include a complete first aid kit, a few days’ supply of drinking water and canned goods, and other necessities such as batteries, matches and flashlights. While having the kit will not prevent the disaster, it will give you the peace of mind of being prepared. 4．What may cause flash flooding? A．Long droughts. B．Hardened soils. C．Enlarged parks. D．Developed fields. 5．How can people manage land to reduce floods? A．Preserving plains and wetlands. B．Building dams to restore water. C．Getting rid of impervious surfaces. D．Trying to change weather patterns. 6．Why should you have an emergency preparedness kit at home? A．To help you make good planning systems. B．To help you prepare for natural disasters. C．To help you prevent some natural disasters. D．To help you share the national responsibility. 7．What is the text mainly about? A．The functions of FEMA． B．The impacts of national disasters. C．Ways to prevent severe natural disasters. D．Disaster prevention and individual preparation. I went to Arizona earlier this month to see what the college of the future might look like. What I found is an exciting new era of higher education that will help more students get a great, personalized education at an affordable price. This future may not always include the lecture halls, dormitories, and other features of the traditional college experience. Instead, the colleges I visited are experimenting with ways for students to get their degrees online, allowing them to take courses any place and at any time. These “colleges without walls” as they are sometimes called, are at the forefront of the effort to broaden access to higher education, especially for low-income students with full-time jobs and families. During my visit, I heard encouraging stories of students who were taking advantage of these flexible learning models to pursue degrees that could put them on paths to new careers. One of those students was Shawn Lee. He had a compelling story: After dropping out of college decades ago, he found himself in a series of low-paying, often back-breaking jobs. He recently decided to get his degree when he had his first child and wanted to start building a better life. Tucked away in an industrial park in Tempe, Rio Salado didn’t look much like a traditional institute of higher education. There were no students running to class. Just a couple of glass-faced office buildings. The college had just 22 full-time faculty serving 60,000 students, with more than half of them attending classes online. Several students I met during my visit said they liked learning online. “I’ve taken college classes in a big auditorium with herds of people. There was no personal connection,” one student said. “Now I can reach my teacher with the click of a mouse.” After several days’ visit, I left Arizona feeling quite optimistic about what the future holds for higher education. 8．What does “colleges without walls” in the third paragraph refer to? A．Colleges that have no walls around. B．Colleges that students attend online. C．Colleges that can be entered freely. D．Colleges that give students more freedom. 9．What made Shawn Lee return to attend college again? A．That he has nothing to do. B．That he couldn’t find a job. C．That the cost of the college is low. D．That he wanted to find a better job. 10．How did the writer feel after the visit? A．Hopeful. B．Dissatisfied. C．Disappointed. D．Upset. 11．What is the writer’s purpose by writing this passage? A．To explain what “colleges without walls” are. B．To advertise the colleges. C．To encourage people to attend higher education. D．To introduce a new model of education. Joe got the idea to make the world a better place at school. He watched a video there concerning a factory. This factory produced a lot of trash and put it in a river. The trash and water were a bad mix. People populated the area by the river and drank its water, which made them sick. Many of them needed medicine and made regular visits to doctors. But the video wasn't all bad news. It showed ways to pick up trash and why it's important to do this. It said people can make a difference to their environment. The video's important features made Joe associate trash with hurting people. One day, Joe walked through a park. He recognized some of the problems from the video. One instance of these problems was the trash in the pond. It was full of plastic cups and soft drink cans. There was too much trash. Joe didn't want it to hurt anyone. He told his grandfather about the park. His grandfather said, “You know, it's a tradition in our family to help people. That's why we give food to poor people. Maybe you can help people by cleaning the park.” Cleaning the park would involve hard work. Joe shared the video with his relatives and friends and organized a group to help him. He chose a wide area of the park. It had the most trash. On Saturday, he gave everyone a sharp stick. They wondered why. He said, “You use the stick's tip to pick up trash. This makes it easier.” They worked for six weeks. Different people helped each time, but Joe was always there with them and told visitors there about the importance of environmental protection. With their efforts, Joe saw a range of results. The pond was clear enough for people to swim in. Joe knew that was a good sign. He was delighted because he helped his environment. 12．What inspired the boy to clean the park? A．The tradition of his family's love for nature. B．The visit to a park with his grandfather. C．The scene of people cleaning the park with sharp sticks. D．The video about a factory harming a river with its trash. 13．In what way can the trash be picked up more easily? A．By publicizing environmental protection. B．By using the tips of sharp sticks. C．By choosing a relatively clean park. D．By asking an organization for help. 14．Which word can best describe Joe? A．Cooperative. B．Caring. C．Creative. D．Competitive. 15．What is the main idea of this story? A．A boy made a difference to the environment, B．A boy recognized signs of sickness. C．A video improved students' academic standards. D．A grandfather taught his grandson traditions. 二、七选五 I have the same 24 hours in a day as you do, but I have made specific choices that allow me to make the most of every day and still feel happy and relaxed. ____16____. Pick the most important. Make choices about what is meaningful in your life. ____17____. I chose the life of an adviser because I like to work with companies, but don’t want the life of a big company CEO. My choices are based on the lifestyle I want. Combine your activities. Many people go crazy trying to figure out how to spend time with friends, family, work, play, etc. stop trying to balance time between them all. Find ways to enjoy them in a combined manner. Build your social life around people your work environment. ____18____, and develop your career around the people and activities you love. Be an active learner. ____19____, but actually there are always new ways of doing things that can save you time on daily tasks, freeing you up for the most important. Always be looking for a new way to gain back an hour here or there. ____20____. The world won’t come to an end in most cases just because you left a few things undone. Celebrate progress and keep refining (改进) toward a happy productive existence. This is why making lists is important in any productivity handbook. Every completion is a small victory that adds up in a big way. A．Speed up B．You would think learning takes more time from you C．Find people in your company who share common interests D．Focus on spending time that for you is fun and productive E．The things you do well usually give you greater joy F．Perhaps these tips will help you make the most of your time G．Lighten up 三、完形填空 When I go to a new place, the first thing I like to do is walking around the streets to ____21____ the city. When I first arrived in Santiago, Chile, and took a walk around the city center, one of the first things I noticed was how many stray (无家可归的) ____22____ there were. The phrase “street dog” or “stray dog” is used to ____23____ a dog with no home, who lives on the streets. On every comer there was a sleeping dog. At every traffic ____24____ there was a dog ____25____ to cross. By every shop there was a dog waiting for potential ____26____. At first I was ____27____ as I thought they might be ____28____ or unfriendly. However, I have been here for more than a year now and every stray dog I have seen has been passive (顺从的), quiet and friendly. The dogs are ____29____ and welcomed here in Chile. I have never seen a street dog being mistreated. In fact, they are ____30____ given food and water by the public. Some people even ____31____ jackets for the dogs or ____32____ beds or kennels (狗舍) for them to sleep in. The dogs do not have an easy life: they are often hungry, cold or injured. The government does not provide much ____33____ for these dogs. Some people believe that the ____34____ is getting out of control and that it is ____35____ to have so many dogs on the streets. The dogs can sometimes cause ____36____ such as car accidents if they run into the road. There are around 2. 5 million stray dogs in Chile and the dog population is ____37____ faster than the human population. Many Chileans think that all the stray dogs should be sterilized (绝育的) so that they cannot ____38____. Others think that the stray dog population should be culled, that is, ____39____ the population by killing them. The future of street dogs is ____40____ but for now it looks like they are here to stay with their population increasing year by year. 21．A．explore B．find C．travel D．sleep 22．A．cats B．dogs C．birds D．sheep 23．A．say B．speak C．describe D．write 24．A．road B．spot C．system D．light 25．A．jumping B．waiting C．hesitating D．refusing 26．A．parents B．food C．toys D．owners 27．A．disappointed B．shocked C．nervous D．angry 28．A．aggressive B．thirsty C．hungry D．sensitive 29．A．controlled B．accepted C．caught D．received 30．A．often B．never C．merely D．barely 31．A．put into B．put out C．put off D．put forward 32．A．check B．sell C．change D．make 33．A．love B．money C．care D．time 34．A．policy B．position C．behavior D．situation 35．A．unacceptable B．reasonable C．unusual D．interesting 36．A．diseases B．fears C．problems D．questions 37．A．aging B．raising C．growing D．declining 38．A．bite B．breed C．bark D．beg 39．A．reducing B．increasing C．rising D．enlarging 40．A．bright B．different C．promising D．uncertain 四、用单词的适当形式完成短文 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。 I came out of the railway station. It was raining _____41_____ (heavy). Nothing was _____42_____ (bad) than the terrible weather. It was my first visit to Hangzhou to celebrate my uncle’s _____43_____ (fifty) birthday. I called a taxi _____44_____ asked