湖南省岳阳市第五中学2022-2023学年高考英语四模试卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1All color fades, _ under the impact of direct sunlight.AespeciallyBeventuallyCappropriatelyDmerely2I was on a business trip then, otherwise I

2、 _ to the hospital for tests.AwentBhad goneCwould have goneDwould go3The event that _ in my memory happened one morning in 1983 when I was 14 years old. It has never escaped.Astood out Bstands outCwould stand out Dhas stood out4Dont worry. The hard work that you do now _ later in life.Awill be repai

3、dBwas being repaidChas been repaidDwas repaid5Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _ wanted to buy it.Anone of themBboth of themCnone of whomDneither of whom6Varieties of solutions have been provided for us to solve the problem. We can choose_ to start with.AitBthatCeachDone7With mo

4、re forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _ each year.Ais washing awayBis being washed awayCare washing awayDare being washed away8The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.OK. If youre still not satisfied, you can _ compensation.AclaimBaffordCsacrificeDdismiss9

5、- The free gift doesnt look good.- _, madam, but if you want good quality, you have to pay for it.ANo doubtBNo offenceCNo problemDNo way10We packed all the hooks in wooden boxes so that they damaged.Adont get Bwont getCdidnt get Dwouldnt get11Nobody knows why the boy can tell whats written on the pa

6、per in another room without looking at it. It really _ explanation.ApreventsBchallengesCinterruptsDconfuses12My sister met him in the street yesterday afternoon, so he _ your lecture.Ashouldnt have attendedBcouldnt have attendedCmustnt have attendedDneednt have attended13Which do you prefer, tea or

7、coffee? _. I really dont mind.ABothBNoneCNeitherDEither14A good government is not to pick technologies, but to establish conditions _ innovation is supported and encouraged into the marketplace.AwhenBthatCasDwhere15You have a big mouth,Tom. You have told everybody the secret.AshouldntBmustntCcantDmi

8、ghtnt16It was a difficult job for him. He had tried everything but it made little _.AuseBgoodCdifferenceDresult17-My room gets very cold at night. -_.ASo is mineBSo mine isCSo does mineDSo mine does18_ your blog, I would have written back two days ago.AIf I readBShould I readCHad I readDIf I could h

9、ave read19Everything seemed to be going _ for the first two days after I arrived in New York.AvividlyBgenerallyCfrequentlyDsmoothly20Why not talk with your parents about your willingness to attend 2017 Peking University Summer Camp?I tried_ to get them to listen to me.Ain timeBin vainCin needDin cas

10、e第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。21（6分） The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) announced that Catherine Morris, group leader and director of automotive sales at ATI Industrial Automation and Dr. Howie Choset, robotics professor at Carnegie Mellon University and co-founder of the A

11、dvanced Robotics for Manufacturing(ARM) Institute, have won the 2019 Engelberger Robotics Award. They were honored at a special dinner on April 10 during the Automate Show and ConferenceMorris, who becomes just the fourth woman to win the award is honored in the category of leadership. She said, “I

12、am very surprised and extremely honored to be this years winner of the award. Besides, I cannot help but feel grateful.” Jeff Burnstein, RIA president says, “I can think of very few people in the history of the robotics industry as committed to the growth of our industry as Catherine. In fact, over

13、the past two decades, shes found time to hold almost every key position in our trade group, from Membership Committee Chair, to Automate Show Committee Chair, to overall Chair of RIA, being the first and only woman to hold that role to date.”Dr. Choset has received the award for Education, becoming

14、the third person from CMU to win the award. Choset is best known for building snake-like robots. He and his research team have studied how these robots, with their unique ability to move through difficult environments, can be used for search and rescue, for mapping and inspecting caves, pipes and ot

15、her limited spaces, and for manufacturing, said Martial Hebert, director of CMUS Robotics Institute.Dr. Choset is an innovative educator, Hebert added, who is devoted himself to teaching his students. His FDA-approved surgical snake robots have been applied in surgery in the U.S. and Europe since 20

16、15. Besides, considering his roles as a co-founder of the ARM Institute and as a founding editor of the journal Science Robotics, you see that Dr Choset is well deserving of our industrys highest honor1、Morris has received the 2019 Engelberger Robotics Award due to herAmarketing conceptsBexcellent l

17、eadershipCteaching skillsDunique creativity2、What can we learn from Jeff Burnstein about Morris?AShe is the first women to win the robotics award.BShe has made more people committed to the robotics industryCShe has the experience of holding different important postsDShe is the only woman to hold Mem

18、bership Committee Chair3、Why are snake-like robots mentioned in Paragraph 3?ATo praise Chosets cooperation abilityBTo show Chosets outstanding contributionCTo advertise an effective product for urban searchDTo prove the rapid development of modern technology4、We can learn that Dr. Chosets snake robo

19、ts have played a role inAhelping doctors operate on patientsBreplacing workers in a factoryChelping students do experiments in a labDwarning workers of something dangerous5、Which of the following would be the best title for this text?AEngelberger Robotics Award and the winnersBEngelberger Robotics A

20、ward and their importanceCThe RIA announced Engelberger Robotics AwardDChoset and Morris won Engelberger Robotics Award22（8分） If it werent for the mentor（导师）， Rebecca Cruz is certain that she wouldnt have gotten her bachelors degreeMs Cruz went through a troubling time during her second year in comm

21、unity college She didnt feel much support at home Struggling on the edge of stopping her education， Cruz turned to her mentor， Alex Lopez He put me in the right direction， Cruz recallsGisela Bushey is another woman who understands the importance of mentors， and she hopes to find an Alex for every Re

22、becca So she designed Critical Bridge， which provides them with mentorshipAnd in October， Critical Bridge was named a recipient of the 50，000 Encore Prize， which is awarded by Encoreorg， a partner organization that aims to use the talents of those aged 50 or olderAs part of the prize， Encoreorg will

23、 provide mentors for Critical Bridge The mentors will work with youths throughout their participation in the two programs connected to Critical BridgeMore than 10，000 people in the United States are retiring every day， according to Phyllis Moen， a sociology professor Many of these Americans have exp

24、ressed a desire to give back to their communitiesThey want to do something meaningful And theres nothing more meaningful than mentoring across generations， Professor Moen saysDima Khoury has mentored young people throughout her career She sees mentorship as a personal relationshipTake the time to ge

25、t to know each other， Ms Khoury says If you take the time to build trust at the beginning， it will be much easier to build a healthy relationship after that， and more beneficial Speaking from experience， she says mentors might not always have the answers， but being a listener is just as importantI t

26、hink what helps is something asking the right question and letting them think about it， she says It benefits critical thinkingCruz， now a San Francisco State graduate， has become a mentor tooSometimes we are in a condition where we dont have people to go to； you might not make it out from that same

27、cycle without the help of any human guide， she saysBut by providing mentorship and resources， Cruz hopes that if such a time comes， students will make the decision to push forward as opposed to giving up1、What can be known about Rebecca Cruz？AShe was strongly supported by her familyBShe failed to ge

28、t her bachelors degreeCShe gave up her college educationDShe was helped by her mentor2、What do we know about Critical Bridge？AIt offers students mentorshipBIt gives mentors prizes yearlyCIt was founded by Alex LopezDIt is a talent search organization3、What does Dima Khoury think of mentorship？AIt re

29、quires rich experienceBIt takes a long time to buildCIt is the best job chance for retired peopleDIt involves a good understanding between people4、What is Rebecca Cruzs future wish？ATo provide students with supportBTo guide students through their studyCTo build a healthy relationship with othersDTo

30、get advanced training in mentorship skills23（8分）Since last March, I have been visiting a pet clinic because of my cat Eddie. The clinic is in northern Massachusetts, about two hours from our home on Cape Cod. I expected it would be terrible depressing but its just the opposite. I have been so surpri

31、sed at what I have learned there.Now I believe happiness is something to love in any form. If Ive ever know an angel, it is Keri, Eddies technician. Both Eddie and I are under her loving care. She gives Eddie his medicines.She gives me emotional guidance as well.I can offer tell when its someones fi

32、rst visit. Theyre usually crying. I think the reason why the rest of us dont cry has nothing to do with hope. I think it has to do with another ingredient of happiness. When we think about our pets distant future, even if theyre healthy, w will feel sad. Keri, in her prayerful voice says, “Focus on

33、loving Eddie right now.” “Right now” is the only way people think at he clinic.Instant connection is what happens in the waiting room. We join together to tenderly life a lame dog. We take turns distracting a cat with sparkly toys so she doesnt chew her bandage. Nobody asks for help. Everybody offer

34、s. We just do it.When the end of life is very near, owners often believe their pets happiness is more important than something like a strict diet. A young fellow whose pet dog suffers from canner says, “He can have anything he wants now.” So I guess an element of happiness is not so much the length

35、of a life but the joy and peace that life contains.At this place, the focus is not on dying, and its not on living. The focus, for pets and for people, is on living happily.1、What does Keri stress most according to Paragraph 3?ALiving is happy.BTime is precious.CHope is certain.DLove is everything.2

36、、What does instant connection in the waiting area wean?AThey live in harmony.BThey help each other.CThey are full of love.DThey ask for help.3、Why does a young fellow have his pet eat anything it wants?AHe wants his pet to gain weight.BHe likes to do whatever he wants.CAn Lovely Angel of a Pet Clini

37、c.DThe Ingredients of Happiness.24（8分）World Elephant Day is the perfect time to find out more about these amazing animals and what we can do to preserve them so they do not go the way of the mammoth（猛犸象）.World Elephant Day was created in 2011 by two Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Thailands El

38、ephant Reintroduction Foundation and was first celebrated on August 12, 2012. They made the documentary Return to the Forest, a fascinating 30 minute film about the reintroduction of caught Asian elephants to the wild.Currently, the demand for ivory（象牙）is becoming bigger and bigger, whose price is h

39、igher than that of gold, making elephants bigger targets than ever. Habitation loss is also a danger to the worlds elephant population as it robs elephants of the hundreds of pounds of food they need every day, making it more difficult for them to breed and making it easier for hunters to track them

40、 down. Circuses and tourism are also serious threats to the animals well-being.The best way to celebrate this day is to take the opportunity to educate yourself about these magnificent（巨大的）mammals and share your knowledge with others. As ever, simply spreading the word about the dangers these magnif

41、icent mammals face via social media can actually make a real change. Expose that “training” elephants often involves tying and beating them daily for months on end. If you want to get a bit more involved, you could choose to make a donation to a foundation dedicated to protecting elephants from hunt

42、ers or relocating them to locations better suited to their needs.Whichever way suits you best, make sure that you spend this day in a way that helps elephants all over the world, so we, in turn, can continue to wonder at them and their uniquely fascinating way of life.1、What is the main purpose of W

43、orld Elephant Day?ATo collect donations for elephants.BTo do researchers on elephants life.CTo protect the elephants from extinction.DTo make films about all kinds of elephants.2、Which of the following is the biggest threat to elephants?AHuman being.BSevere climate.CNatural environment.DLimited food

44、 resource.3、What does the author advise doing to celebrate World Elephant Day?AWatching the elephant shows.BMaking your own films about elephants.CAppealing to focus on elephant protection.DTraveling to Thailand to ride trained elephants.4、According to the text, what is the best way to protect eleph

45、ants?ASupplying enough food for elephants.BCatching and raising elephants in the cages.CReplacing elephants in suitable wild habitations.DAttracting elephants to live together with human beings.25（10分） Andrew Jackson has been sitting pretty on the $20 bill for 87 years. Is it time to bring some new

46、blood to the banknote?The non-profit organization called Women on 20s is campaigning to put a womans face on American money. Barbara Ortiz Howard, the companys founder, would like to see a woman on the $20 bill by 2020.That year marks the 100-year anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United Stat

47、es Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.Howard got the idea when she realized that her daughter had no everyday reminders of famous women in history. She asked her friend Susan Ades Stone, a journalist, to join her cause. “Part of the aim is to educate as many people as possible about as

48、 many women as possible,” Ades says. “We want to see how many people we can reach.”American money values the successes of former presidents and founding fathers. Currently, there are only two women on money: Susan BAnthony is the face of the rare dollar coin, and Sacagawea can be seen on the gold do

49、llar coin. There are no women on paper bills.With help from writers and historians, Howard and Stone came up with a voting list featuring 15 important women. Ades says there is a standard for choosing candidates. They look at the womens contributions to our world, and at what challenges they faced.M

50、ore than 72,000 people have voted so far in the poll. Ades says the competition has narrowed to a “very close race”, but wont say whos in the lead. After two rounds of voting, Women on 20s will send their campaign to the White House for consideration. The final decision is up to the Treasury Secreta

51、ry, Jack Lew. Lew is unlikely to make a change without the presidents approval. But last year, when a little girl asked the president why there arent any women on US currency, he said that adding a woman is a “pretty good idea”.1、When did American women begin to enjoy voting rights?AIn the 1920s. BI

52、n the 19th century.CFewer than 20 years ago. DMore than 200 years ago.2、We can know from the text that _.AHoward and Stone decided the voting list on their ownBHowards idea has something to do with her daughterCso far no American women have appeared on coinsDformer presidents rule American money3、Wh

53、at can be inferred from the last paragraph?AAdes has announced the victor of the voting.BIts impossible for Jack Lew to make a change.CThe president will probably support such a change.DThe final decision is due to be made by the president.4、What can be the best title of the text?AThe future faces o

54、f moneyBDifferent faces chosen on moneyCConstant changes in money facesDA campaign for womens faces on money第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分）For long, a little boy was wondering why his deskmate could rank 1st in the class whenever he wanted to, whi

55、le he himself failed to: he only ranked 21st.At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more 1 than others? I feel I am obedient and as careful as him, but 2 I always fall behind? ” Hearing the words， Mom was aware that her son began to 3 the sense of self-respect, which was now being injured by the rank

56、ing system. 4 at him, she went wordless, not knowing 5 to explain. In another test, the son ranked 17th, while his deskmate remained 1st. Back home he 6 the same question. Mom really wanted to inform his son that 7 differs, which means that students ranking 1st are supposed to be cleverer than norma

57、l ones. 8 , was this discouraging answer the one that her son was constantly 9 about? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.How to answer her sons question? There were times when she felt an urge to say, “You are too lazy. You are not as hard-working as others” but she stopped 10 imagining her s

58、on suffering from the pains of unsatisfied grades and rankings. She thought it 11 to put any additional burden on his son and was trying to find out a perfect answer.Time passing swiftly, the son 12 primary school. Despite studying harder and better, he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate.

59、 To show her pride of him, Mom decided to 13 him to the sea. During the trip, she managed to give an answer.Now, the son no longer worries about his 14 , and there are no boring guys who would inquire his grades in primary school, because, 15 the 1st ranking, he is admitted to Tsinghua University. B

60、ack home in winter vacation, he was invited to 16 the students and parents in his high school, In the speech, he mentioned a valuable experience in his childhood, “When my mother and I were lying on the 17 , she pointed to the front and said, “Do you see the seabirds struggling for food over there?