备战2023高考英语冲刺模拟试卷(三)(解析版).docx

备战2023高考英语冲刺模拟试卷（三）
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
2023 ANNUAL SPRING OPEN COLLECTION DAYS
March 2nd, 3rd, & 4th (Saturday)-----City Residents Only
March 23rd,24th,& 25th (Saturday)-----County Residents Only
*Must present proof of residence and ID upon arrival*
Citizens Collection Station
2009 Old Chappell Hill Road
979-922-5958
Thursday & Friday - 8 a.m- 5 pm.
Saturday8 a.m.-4 p.m.
OPEN COLLECTION IS FOR NON-HAZARDOUS(无害的)
MATERIALS ONLY
***NO COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS***
ATTENTION RESIDENTS: Disposal (处理) for the first 500 lbs.of waste per household will be free. Any waste more than 500 lbs. will be charged at the full rate in effect at the time of the event for that material.($90 / ton for non-compactable (不可压缩的) waste & $22.5 / ton for brush / yard waste)
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING OPENCOLLECTION DAYS:
Household Waste
Appliances(家用电器)
Furniture
Yard Waste
Auto Batteries
Scrap Metal(废金属)

*Tires will be accepted at the normal rate.($2.50 per tire)
*No Large Quantities of Computers (Household Computers Accepted;$20 per computer)
*No Hazardous Materials (oil, gas, paint, hazardous liquids, etc.)
*LOADS THAT CONTAIN DIRT AND / OR BRICKS WILL BEREJECTED
21. When can county residents send theirwaste to the collection station?
A.At 9 a.m.on March 2nd.B.At 3 p.m.on March 3rd.
D. At 5 p.m.on March 25th.C.At 10 a.m.on March 23rd.
22. What is the disposal fee for a ton of yard waste?
A.$2.50.C.$22.5.
B.$20.
D.$90.
23. Which of the following will be rejected?
A.An old TVB.Used paint.
C.A broken chair.
D.Car batteries.
主题语境:人与自我一一生活
本文是应用文。文章是一则关于垃圾处理日的通知。
21.C。理解具体信息。根据文中的March23rd,24th,& 25th (Saturday)- County Residents Only 、Thursday & Friday8 a.m.- 5 p.m.及Saturday 8 a.m.- 4 p.m可知，县区居民的垃圾处理日是3月23日到3月25日,排除A、B两项;3月25日是周六，垃圾处理截止时间是下午四点，排除D项。
22.C。理解具体信息。根据文中的$22.5 /ton for brush / yard waste 可知，一吨庭院垃圾的处理费用是22.5美元
23.B。理解具体信息。根据文中的表格及No Hazardous Materials (oil, gas, paint hazardous liquids,etc.)可知，油漆被视作有害垃圾,不在此次垃圾处理的范围之内。
B
Rinzin Phunjok Lama was 16 when he first saw a Himalayan snow leopard (雪) wandering in the mountains near his home in northeastern Nepal -- an experience that changed his life. In the folklore (传说) of Lama' s community, snow leopards reveal themselves only when humans disturb the natural order. At that moment Lama says he recognized that his homeland was
in danger.
Lama, now 30, has since devoted his life to wildlife conservation. Unlike thousands of young Nepalese who leave rural areas in search of work, Lamare turned to his home in Humla after graduating from college with a forestry degree. Even in this remote corner of Nepal, the effects of climate change are clear, with ancient water sources drying up and once snow-capped mountains left bare.
Lama leads a team of trained conservationists who work to engage the community. They document and track threatened and endangered wildlife facilitate workshops where local people share their knowledge of the landscape and run clubs for children to learn about conservation from an early age.
What makes Lama' s project unique is that it s driven entirely by the people it serves. Outsiders have previously brought sustainability efforts to the region and failed to make a lasting impact because they often did not understand the local culture, Lama says.“Gaining community trust should be the first step, he says.
One challenge to that has been high levels of food insecurity and poverty贫因) in the area, which makes it harder to convince people that conservation should be a priority. To show that it' s possible to obtain benefits from the land without harming it, Lama' s team has launched programs teaching beekeeping or helping locals to sell handmade artworks.“The people leading this project are from here,”he says.“There can be no prouder moment than this for us.
24. What does the appearance of snow leopards show traditionally?
A. Their natural enemies becoming more.
B. Their increasing number.
C.People acting against nature.
D. People's lives being disturbed by wildlife.
25. Why do Lama's team members start the clubs?
A. To train young conservationists.
B. To find jobs for young Nepalese
C. To know more about the local landscape.
D. To track threatened and endangered wildlife
26. What distinguishes Lama' s project from others' ?
A. Its initial intention.
B. Its funding sources.
C. The make-up of its team.
D.The support from the community
27.How does Lama' s team respond to the challenge?
A. By selling their handmade artworks.
B. By bringing back beekeeping traditions.
C. By choosing project leaders from among the locals.
D. By providing locals with various money-making methods
主题语境:人与自然一一环境保护
本文是记叙文。16岁时 Lama与雪豹的偶遇改变了他的一生。大学毕业后 Lamma.回到家乡开讲堂、传技术,用兴学助农的方式探索出保护野生动物的特色之路。
24.C。理解具体信息。根据第一段中的In the folklore of Lama's community, snow leopards reveal themselves only when humans disturb the natural order 可知，在Lama所在地区的传说里，雪豹出现在人们的视野中意味着人类干扰了自然界的秩序。答案项People acting against nature 与文中的 humans disturb the natural order 表达了相同的意思。
25.A。理解具体信息。根据题干关键词clubs 可以将答案定位到第三段中的run clubs for children to learn about conservation from an early age。由此可知Lama的团队组织这些俱乐部活动是为了让当地孩子从小就学习环保知识，培养年少的环保主义者。
26.D。推断。根据第四段的内容可知,Lama的项目其与众不同之处在于这个项目是完全由其服务对象《当地人)所推进的。之前也有外来者努力改变当地的状况，但没有收获持久的影响。这是因为这些人并没有去了解当地的文化,没有赢得当地人的支持。也就是说,Lama的项目从众多环保项目中脱颖而出就在于谈项目得到了当地民众的支持和拥护。
27.D。推断。根据题干关键词chellenge 可将答案锁定在最后一段。最后一段提到，Lama在推行其环保项目的过程中遇到的一个挑战是:当地粮食危机和贫困状况不容乐观，当地人面对这样的问题很难将环保列为首要任务。为了向当地人展示在不损害土地的情况下也能获得收益,Lam的项目团队教当地人养蜂、售卖手工艺品等。也就是说，该团队增加了当地人的收入来源。答案项中的providing locals with various money-making methods 概括了文中的 teaching beekeeping or helping locals to sell handmade artworks .
C
Toddlers (学步的儿童)going to nursery at Apples and Honey Nightingale don' t just spend their days interacting with other young children, they also build relationships with the building's elderly residents.
Intergenerational nurseries, ones which share spaces with a care home have been shown to reduce loneliness in older people and boost their mental and physical health. But parents whose children attend Apples and Honey Nightingale in Clapham, London, have been pleased to see the benefits go both ways. Bridging the gap between generations has introduced their toddlers to a new range of life skills.
Leanne Rhodes two-year-old son Andy has been in the nursery for two months.“His language skills have improved and I've noticed some new phrases, such as him saying you re welcome’ when someone says thank you to him. Also, I've noticed he has more confidence around older people and will say hello to them when we are out, though he has previously ignored them,said the 33-year-old from Solihull.
Stephen Burke, director of United For All Ages, an organisation that works to bring people together across generations, says contact with care home residents can help develop children' s understanding of ageing and issues affecting older people, especially if they don' t have older relatives living close by. The 2016 British Integration Survey found that those aged under 18 are taking up just 24% of opportunities to mix socially with those from a different generation to themselves. Those aged 65 and older take up 59% of such opportunities, but this has fallen from 63% in 2014.“Building care homes by nurseries and schools could help change that, says Burke.
90-year-old Fay Garcia is a resident of Nightingale House Care Home and has no children of her own. “Spending time with the children is one of my biggest pleasures in the home,”she told HuffPost UK.“Getting to know the children is an absolute joy and now I feel as though they are part of my family I love it when we have cookery sessions and I feel great teaching the kids how to decorate the cakes.”
28. What is special about Apples and Honey Nightingale?
A. It is run in the grounds of a care home.
B. It hires elderly people as nursery teachers.
C. It exposes children to people from all walks of life
D. It aims to bridge the gap between kids and parents
29.What does Rhodes say about Andy' s nursery life?
A. It has eased his loneliness.
B. He has improved a lot socially
C.He has become more talkative.
D. It has developed his strong personality.
30. What does“that” underlined in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The ageing of the population.
B. Fewer social opportunities for the elderly.
C. Children living far away from their old relatives.
D. People having little contact with other generations
31.How does spending time with children affect Garcia?
A. It lifts her spirits.
B. It teaches her new skills.
C. It inspires her interest in cooking.
D. It reminds her of her own children
主题语境:人与社会一一社会本文是说明文，Apples and -Honey Nightingale是一所与众不同的托儿所，该托儿所与一家养老院共享空间。孩子们与老年人的日常交流不仅缓解了老年人的孤单，孩子们也在社交和学习方面获得了很大的成长。
28.A。理解具体信息。根据第一段的内容以及第二段中的Intergenerational nurseries ones which share spaces with a care home可知，Apples and Honey Nightingale 这家托儿所的特别之处在于它和一家养老院共享空间,孩子们平时会和养老院的老人们互动，
29. B。理解具体信息。根据第三段中的Tve noticed he has more confidence around older people and will say hello to them when we are out, though he has previously ignored them 可知，Rhodes 提到儿子Andy入托之后，和老年人打交道时变得更自信了，也就是说，Andy 的社交能力在入托之后得到了提升。
30. D。理解文章结构。that 在此处指代划线词上文中提到的现象:英国人代际之间的交流变得越来越少。
31.A。理解具体信息。根据最后一段中的Spending time with the children is one of my biggest pleasures in the home 及 Getting to know the children is an absolute joy 知，Garcia认为和孩子们互动让她感觉很快乐。lifts her spirits 是文中的 pleasures、joy的同义表达。
D
Across the gardens of Britain, in cities and suburbs, people are building sheds (工 棚).“We have never seen such an increase in orders, says Paul Deary of the Garden Shed Company, whose family has been in the business for35 years.“People have gone shed crazy.The Timber Trade Federation reports that in October. the last month for which statistics are available, imports of softwood were 34% higher than a year earlier. With stocks (存货) running low.what wood is available is quickly sold out.
A garden shed used to be mostly a place to store tools, or a place to discuss how to grow flowers, and enjoy tea and snacks while the rain falls outside, according to Michael Rand, an expert gardener. But the creative brain worker has long put it to more productive use. Roald Dahl and Dylan Thomas wrote in sheds. George Bernard Shaw had one in his Hertfordshire garden that faced the sun.
The structures now being built are also often intended for work, although they are grander than the ones those pioneer shed-writers used. Green Retreats.which mostly builds garden offices but also garden gyms and the like, says that overall sales grew by 113% between 2019 and 2020. Larger, prettier structures with things like white walls are especially popular.
This has an important effect on cities. Urban scholars like Richard Florida and Edward Glaeser are busy trying to work out whether the rise in home-working that has occurred during COVID-19 will continue when the virus ebbs. If it does, many service jobs in cities, from waiters to taxi drivers,will disappear. Public-transport systems will struggle. The value of city-centre property will drop.
The shed craze makes that outcome more likely. A white-collar worker who has tried to work from the kitchen table for the past nine months might be keen (渴望的) to return to the office. A worker who has a beautiful garden shed with Wi-Fi will be less so. Joel Bird, who builds personalised sheds, is certain that his customers foresee a long-term change in their working habits. “They don' t consider it to be temporary,” he says. “They re spending too much money.
32. Why did Britain buy more softwood from other countries?
A. Demands for sheds were on the rise.
B. Softwood was cheaper this year.
C. Softwood suppliers were fewer than before.
D. Britons stocked up like crazy due to COVID-19
33. What do paragraphs 2-3 mainly talk about?
A. Famous shed-writers.
B. Various functions of sheds.
C.Improvements on shed-building.
D. The development of shed-offices.
34. What is the underlined word ebbs”in paragraph 4 closest in meaning to?
A.Survives. B.Declines. C.Spreads. D.Starts.
35. What is Joel Bird' s attitude to the return of post-COVID office jobs?
A. Tolerant. B.Uncaring. C.Optimistic. D.Pessimistic.
主题语境:人与社会一-社会与文化
本文是说明文。时下,英国燃起一股花园工棚热，原本就热爱侍花弄草的英国人在疫情期间将花园工棚发展成工作、锻炼的新空间。后疫情时代花园工棚将如何影响城市发展,这引发了学界的讨论。
32.A。理解具体信息。题干中的 buy more softwood from other countries 是对第一段中imports of softwood were 34% higher 的改写,进口量多的原因在于首句的people are building sheds。软木进口量增加是因为英国人建造花园工棚的需求增加。
33.B。理解主旨要义。第二、三段主要谈论了花园工棚的多重功能:以前主要用来存放工具，或者在雨天探讨花经、品尝茶点一些作家还会在花园工棚里进行创作,现在更大、更漂亮的工棚可以用来工作、健身。
34.B。理解词汇。联系上下文语境可知，如果居家工作的趋势一直持续上升,会导致服务类工作的消失、公共交通的艰难运行和城市中心房价的下跌。由此可推知,划线词所在句是说，疫情期间居家工作表现出的上升趋势在病毒“减弱”时是否还会持续。ebb表示“衰弱,减退”。
35.D。理解观点、态度。最后一段 Joel Bird评论后疫情时代职场人士回归办公室工作时说道:“他们不认为这(居家办公)将是短期的，他们在居家办公方面(修建工棚)花了太多钱了。”由此可推知,他对疫情后回归办公室工作的态度是悲观的。
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，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。
The Biggest Lesson of My First Year Teaching
Overwhelming(令人难以应对的) is the word that best describes my first year of teaching. 36 I didn' t have a handle on classroom management, and I left each day feeling exhausted(疲惫不堪的) and defeated.
I looked around and saw that there were some teachers who seemed to just take everything in their stride (从容处理). 37 To figure out what they were doing that set them apart, I made an effort to study these teachers during my first year.
I started to see that the highest priority for these teachers was forming relationships with students -- everything else fell into place after that. One teacher played basketball with kids every Friday afternoon. 38
I knew I wanted to model myself after these teachers, so I made a gradual shift - changing my priorities to make my relationships with students my main focus. I started out with a morning meeting. This was something I could implement (实施) easily. I started to gather my students in a circle at the beginning of the day. We did different class greetings and then had either a game or a discussion. 39
Making this shift changed me as a teacher, and it changed the vibe (氛围)in my classroom. I began to feel happier at school, and I could see that my students were happier too. 40 The discipline problems I had been having started to decrease, and honestly, the school day was so much more enjoyable for all of us. We were building trust and friendships. Parents would reach out more, and I started to hear that kids really enjoyed being in my class.
A. I wasn' t prepared for all the things on my plate.
B. I too felt a disconnect in my classroom and knew I could do better
C. Their classrooms ran smoothly, and their students looked happy.
D. She would invite different groups of kids to join her for conversation.
E. Another sat with kids in the lunch room a few times throughout the year.
F. They were reaching out for help and clarification more than ever before
G. I used this t