2023年高考押题预测卷01（江苏专用）-英语（考试版）A4

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2023年高考押题预测卷01

英  语

（考试时间：150分钟  试卷满分：150分）

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）

第一节

听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What did Daisy do yesterday?

A．She bit the fence. B．She lost a toy. C．She dug a hole.

2．What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Interviewer and interviewee.        B．Colleagues. C．Teacher and student.

3．What is the woman going to do?

A．Sign up for yoga classes.       B．Form a club. C．Count her steps.

4．Where are the speakers?

A．In a taxi. B．At a subway station. C．At a bus stop.

5．What does the man suggest the woman do?

A．Focus on her work. B．Go to a clinic. C．Have healthy food.

第二节

听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6．What can we know about the computer?

A．It can only be used in a fixed place.

B．It can only be ordered over the phone.

C．It comes with a fourteen­day free trial.

7．What can buyers get if they pay by credit card?

A．A bigger discount. B．A faster delivery. C．A lower risk.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8．What caused the flight delay?

A．Some technical problems.

B．The health state of the pilot.

C．The snowy weather.

9．What can we know from the conversation?

A．The woman is going to celebrate her son’s birthday.

B．The speakers are going to find something to eat.

C．The speakers will not wait for this flight to Seattle.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10．How did the man learn about Martin Harris?

A．From the woman. B．From the radio news. C．From the newspaper.

11．What do we know about Martin Harris?

A．He saved many people in the flood.

B．He bought a small boat for the storm.

C．He gave advice to people in the flood.

12．What should you do if you are stuck in the flood?

A．Find a boat for you to get to a high place.

B．Hold on to something that floats.

C．Wait for Martin Harris for help.

听下面一段较长对话, 回答以下小题。

13．What is Penny’s current problem?

A．She has a toothache. B．She has a sore throat. C．She has an earache.

14．How often will Penny take the medicine?

A．Once a day. B．Twice a day. C．Three times a day.

15．When does the conversation take place?

A．On Monday. B．On Tuesday. C．On Thursday.

16．What does the man ask Penny to do in the end?

A．Make an appointment. B．Go to the medicine shop. C．Take the medicine properly.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17．How many people did the group have when it began?

A．Two. B．Four. C．Ten.

18．What is the goal of John’s group?

A．To plant trees for materials. B．To repair damaged forests. C．To attract more animals.

19．What does “The Knowing Tree” focus on?

A．Educating children. B．Gathering donations. C．Attracting more volunteers.

20．What is the main topic of the talk?

A．Traveling for school projects.

B．Protecting the environment.

C．Starting a business.

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。

A

First Year Learning Communities in University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC)

First Year Learning Communities, also known as “FLCs”, are groups of students from similar programs of study. FLCs focus on building community and working together to build skills for success.

Why Join?

First Year Learning Communities help first-year students to make connections within their program of study while developing academic, career and personal skills. Each year, past participants tell us how the program helped them to get to know their classmates, faculty, staff, and alumni. Students also tell us that the program helped them be familiar with university and enhance their university experience.

About the Program

FLCs meet every two weeks for FLC Meetings, facilitated by their upper-year FLC Leaders. FLCs are divided by program of study, with a maximum of 40 students in each FLC．There is no cost for participating in this program.

The program will begin in early September and will run until April 30. FLC Meetings will take place on campus and in-person. FLC programming may include off-campus trips, special events, and virtual events.

Application Dates & Deadlines

The formal application period will run from June 1 to September 1. Applicants will be notified of their status by September 3.

You can apply at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ first-year-learning-communities-program-flip.

Applying After the Deadline

Students may continue to apply after the application deadline and throughout the school year. Should you apply outside of this period, you will be added to our waiting list and notified if spaces come available.

Eligibility

To participate in this program, you must be an undergraduate, UTSC student in your first year at U’TSC．Transfer students and students with transfer credits are welcome and encouraged to apply.

The First Year Learning Communities Program is open to the following programs of study:

Arts (Humanities, Social Sciences and Visual & Performing Arts)

Computer Science, Mathematics & Statistics

Physical & Environmental Sciences

Psychological & Health Sciences

21．What can the FLCs help first-year students do in UTSC?

A．Adjust to college life. B．Change programs of study.

C．Raise money for universities. D．Learn college courses in advance.

22．What is the formal submission closing date for the program?

A．June 1. B．September 1. C．September 3. D．April 30.

23．Where is this text probably taken from?

A．A textbook. B．A course plan.

C．An academic report. D．A program application.

B

In my second year of high school, I took my first computer science course, which helped me realize I was interested in software. The idea of creating something from just lines of codes and logic was very fascinating. And I didn't put as much time into music as I used to, thinking practicing the piano was just a waste of time.

A year later, when I got back on the piano, I quickly noticed my musical ear was not as strong as it was before. I could no longer hear the difference between a perfect 4th and a perfect 5th or between a D and D flat. Then I had a firm decision to get my skills to where it used to be. After weeks of practicing, I didn't see much progress. I was extremely discouraged and felt that I would have to accept that I no longer will be able to play as well as I used to.

While watching hundreds of tutorials online on how to code in Swift I came up with an idea. What if I used the knowledge I gained from these tutorials to develop an app that would help train my musical ear. After hours of coding, I developed an app that would play a different series of notes, then the user would have to type in the corresponding notes to what they heard. When I was on the subway or had some extra time I could easily open up the app on my phone and use it to help my musical ear. In about 2 months, I regained the skills I lost.

This experience helped me see something that I never noticed before. Programming gives me a platform to express my ideas; in a similar way, playing the piano gives me a way to express my feelings. When playing through a song for the first time I hear many errors. Similarly, when I run my program for the first time there are usually many mistakes. In both of these cases, it takes patience to go through each measure or line to hear or find the error. I realized when I’m playing the piano I am also practicing my programming skills and vice versa.

24．What happened to the author a year ago?

A．He realized his strength. B．He invented lines of codes.

C．He developed another hobby. D．He was too busy to practice piano.

25．Which of the following can best describe the author?

A．Determined and creative. B．Hard-working and gifted.

C．Easy-going and generous. D．Independent and energetic.

26．What can we infer about the author from the third paragraph?

A．He received musical training online.

B．He improved himself by studying online.

C．He got inspired from the tutorials online.

D．He made good use of the app he downloaded online.

27．What can the author learn from the experience?

A．He came to realize it is important to develop some good qualities.

B．He understood the meaning of the saying “practice makes perfect”.

C．He found programming and playing the piano have something in common.

D．He felt it necessary to improve himself in programming and playing the piano.

C

Solar farms offer one way to meet the world’s decarbonization targets, but they could also be used to deal with another of the planet’s big problems: loss of biodiversity. The approach is starting to take off. Residents of Barnsdale, for example, will soon play host to a new solar farm lined with grass field of wildflowers and native grasses, which Banks Group, the developer, says will promote pollinating insects.

The idea comes from the combination of two long-term trends: declining numbers of pollinating insects and the growing amount of land distributed to solar farms. According to the Center for Biological Diversity in Arizona, more than 40 percent of insect pollinators globally are listed as “highly threatened”—an issue that could seriously threaten food security. Meanwhile, solar-energy competence has been increasing. Matthew O’Neal, a scientist at Iowa State University, would like to see more solar developers seize this opportunity.

The benefits of such projects don’t stop at the insects. Research from Yale’s Center for Business and the Environment indicates that pollinator-friendly solar farms can raise crop output on nearby farmland, increase the recharging of groundwater and reduce soil erosion. In 2018, a US Department of Energy study found that if all existing and planned solar facilities near soybean and cranberry crops included pollinator home and increased output by just one percent, annual crop values could rise by US $1.75 million, US $4 million and US $233,000, respectively.

“Farmers could identify unprofitable areas, such as poor, highly erodible lands, as candidates for a pollinator-friendly solar farm. There’s the potential to increase their net income with pollinator motivation projects,” says O’Neal.

With enough forward thinking, these studies show, clean energy can provide new environmental opportunities. “We’re at a turning point with energy production and we’re seeing more opportunities to provide extra benefits that wouldn’t have been considered with older methods of energy generation,” says O’Neal. “You never heard of a coal mine planning pollinator conservation.”

28．What can be an additional function of solar farms according to paragraph 1?

A．Adding the amount of farmland. B．Addressing the decline of biodiversity.

C．Improving the solar-energy competence. D．Increasing the amount of profitable areas.

29．What does O’Neal probably advise farmers to do?

A．Reduce the size of their farms.

B．Live away from pollinator-friendly solar farms.

C．Grow their crops near areas rich in groundwater.

D．Make full use of soil erosion areas to make extra profits.

30．What is O’Neal’s attitude towards the solar farm?

A．Supportive. B．Conservative. C．Skeptical. D．Uncertain.

31．What is the best title for the text?

A．Solar Power Is Starting to Take Off

B．Solar Energy Will Be in Urgent Need

C．Solar Farms Can Deal with the Loss of Biodiversity

D．Solar Farms Need to Expand the Amount of Farmland

D

A method to transform a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin (树脂) used in 3D printing could allow making better use of plastic waste, A team of Washington State University researchers developed a simple and efficient way to transform polyactic acid (PLA) (聚乳酸), a bio-based plastic used in products such as filament, plastic silverware and food packaging to high-quality resin.

“We found a way to immediately turn this into something that’s stronger and better, and we hope that will provide people with the inspiration to upcycle this stuff instead of just throw it away,” said Yu-Chung Chang, a postdoctoral researcher in the WSU School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and a co-corresponding author on the work. “We made stronger materials just straight out of trash. We believe this could be a great opportunity.”

Although it’s bio-based, PLA, which is categorized as a number 7 plastic, doesn’t bread down easily. It can float in fresh or salt water for a year without degrading (降解). It is also rarely recycled because like many plastics, when it’s melted down and re-formed, it doesn’t perform as well as the original version and becomes less valuable.

“It’s biodegradable and compostable, but once you look into it, it turns out that it can take up to 100 years for it to rot away in a landfill,” Chang said. “In reality, it still creates a lot of pollution. We want to make sure that when we do start producing PLA on the million-tons scale, we will know how to deal with it.”

While the researchers focused on PLA for the study, they hope to apply the work to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (涤纶树脂), which is more common than PLA and has a similar chemical structure and present a bigger waste problem. They have filed a temporary patent and are working further optimize (优化) the process. The researchers ane also looking into other applications for the upcycling method.

32．What can the method help do according to paragraph 1?

A．Solve financial crisis.

B．Change waste into wealth.

C．Control plastic production

D．Determine 3D printing skills

33．What does Yu-Chung Chang think of the method?

A．Promising B．Unrealistic

C．Imaginable D．Common

34．Which of the following is a feature of number 7 plastics?

A．Invaluable to recycle B．Easy to deal with

C．Hard to break down D．Difficult to sort out.

35．What is the text mainly about?

A．Applications for an upcycling method.

B．A better method to break down plastic

C．3D printing with newly found materials

D．A new way to turn plastic into valuable products.

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。

Do you think that creativity is the ability you were born with?____36____

Many people believe that creative thinking is difficult and favors only some talented individuals and not most others.____37____Researchers have also identified certain personal qualities associated with creativity, such as openness to new experiences and ideas. Together, they seem to paint an unattractive picture for those who consider themselves conventional thinkers.

____38____Creative thinking is actually something you engage in every day, whether you realize it or not. Moreover, creativity is a skill that can be strengthened. This relieves people who don’t consider themselves creative.

Defined as novel and useful ideas, creative thoughts are original and unexpected, but also practicable.____39____For example, combining leftover food to make a tasty new dish, coming up with a new way to accomplish chores, or mixing old outfits to create a new look.

Researcher Chris Bauman found that simply redefining a frustrating situation can improve the creativity of conventional thinkers. Say you’re anxious about a presentation for work, you can deal with the anxiety by viewing it as a new opportunity to share ideas, rather than as a high-risk performance that could result in a shame if handled poorly. ____40____

All People can unlock their creativity.  Although the outside circumstances may not always be controlled, they do have the freedom to choose how to deal with life in ways that creatively promote their productivity and well-being.

A．Think again.

B．You’ve got it.

C．Everyday examples of creativity are plentiful.

D．These beliefs miss a key part of how creativity works.

E．The further you look into the situation, the better you can see.

F．The media often presents creatives as those with striking personalities and gifts.

G．Giving up your existing ideas and hitting on a new way of thinking make a difference.

第三部分  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。

“Believe in yourself, and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you.”

一Cynthia Kersey

Enur Pakashtica has been a(n) ____41____ to the young generation as he has developed ____42____ over the years to push his limits. Born into a poor family in 1994, Pakashtica has been singing since the age of six. As he ____43____ for the other kids in school for events, it built his self-esteem (自尊) and helped him ____44____ his confidence. Pakashtica is a singer and producer, who has used his skills to ____45____ the world with his passion and commitment. Pakashtica has ____46____ more than 15 songs and joined forces with artists such as Adrian Caxha for the remake of the song “Ajshe.”

Pakashtica officially started his ____47____ when he was 12, and since then, he has never ____48____. As he performed on TV in front of thousands of people, he made it to the Top Ten, which gathered ____49____ and built his will to achieve more and more. There is _______50_______ that can hold a person back if they have the _______51_______ attitude, and Pakashtica has been channeling positivity throughout his life. Pakashtica has taken part in Season 2 of X Factor Albania, where he reached the semifinals and performed _______52_______.

Pakashtica follows a _______53_______: “People who want to succeed have to _______54_______ between whether they want to go far or fast. If you want to go far— be yourself, never _______55_______, and if you want to go fast, and go down fast, fake it till you make it.”

41．A．inspiration B．joke C．image D．lesson

42．A．mind B．wealth C．business D．confidence

43．A．danced B．performed C．made a speech D．raised money

44．A．sustain B．lose C．lack D．regain

45．A．shape B．puzzle C．move D．control

46．A．copied B．collected C．created D．adapted

47．A．career B．school C．company D．service

48．A．looked back B．calmed down C．turned up D．signed up

49．A．feedback B．envy C．sympathy D．appreciation

50．A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything

51．A．correct B．critical C．aggressive D．casual

52．A．patiently B．perfectly C．helplessly D．proudly

53．A．policy B．regulation C．belief D．requirement

54．A．choose B．abandon C．hesitate D．struggle

55．A．challenge B．adventure C．wander D．change

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。

In less than 2 months, the program ChatGPT____56____(become) a cultural sensation. It is freely____57____(access) through a web portal created by the tool’s developer,OpenAI. The program-which automatically creates text____58____(base) on written prompts-is so popular that it’s likely to be“at capacity right now“ if you attempt to use it.

ChatGPT was developed with____59____ technique called Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback to train the language model,____60____(enable) it to be very conversational.____61____, as the website states, “ChatGPT sometimes writes answers that sound reasonable but actually incorrect.”

Many concerns relate to____62____ChatGPT will change education. It certainly can write essays about a range of____63____(topic). If anything, the implications for education may push teachers to rethink their courses in innovative ways and give assignments that aren’t____64____(easy) solved by AI. That could be for the best.

More worrisome_____65_____(be) the effects of ChatGPT on writing scientific papers. In a recent study, abstracts created by ChatGPT were submitted to academic reviewers, who only caught 63% of these fakes. That’s a lot of Al-generated text that could find its way into the literature soon.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  （满分15分）

假定你是育英中学学生会的负责人，最近学校发起了“阳光乐跑”打卡活动，你将在晨会发言，号召全校同学参加。请就此写一份发言稿，内容包括：

1．活动目的；

2．乐跑要求；

3．发出倡议。

注意：1．写作的词数应为80左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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第二节：读后续写（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。

My teenage son, Jordan, always complained about having to be home earlier than all his friends. He would tell me that he was already seventeen, but still had a curfew (宵禁). He believed he was practically an adult. I pointed out that he was not an adult as he was still in high school.

“You don’t trust me!” he yelled. Before I continued, he rolled his eyes, slammed the door and walked away. I sighed. How could I make Jordan see that I only wanted to keep him safe?

I decided to go for a walk, hoping the December air would clear my head. I opened the front door and nearly stepped on her: a small black cat, just like a meatball. “Hi, Meatball,” I said, bringing her into my arms. I walked back in, touching her neck gently. Meatball seemed happy enough to come in the house, but after an hour or two, she sat by the door, meowing to go back outside.

“Why won’t she just stay in with us all the time?” Nathan, my youngest son asked.

I explained to him that she was happy here but she liked being able to come and go as she pleased.

“That must be nice,” Jordan muttered from the other room, complaining why the cat, not him, could come and go. He even asked me to give Meatball a curfew.

Meatball became a regular.

One night, temperatures were unusually low. Meatball stood at the door, meowing to go outside.

I shook my head at her, afraid that she might freeze to death. She stared at me and meowed again. I patted her head, “I know you’re not happy, but it’s for your own good.”

“Mom’s not being mean to you,” Nathan told the cat. “She’s just trying to keep you from turning into a frozen meatball.” We both laughed at his joke.

The next morning, I couldn’t find Meatball. I asked the kids if anyone had seen her.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Jordan nodded, “I let her out last night.”

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As I drove to the animal hospital, Jordan sat in the back, holding Meatball inside his coat.

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