湖南省醴陵二中、醴陵四中2023学年高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．moreabouttheplacewhereyoulive,andyouwillshouldermoreresponsibilitytoprotectitA．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnD．Learned2．Fredlet________thathewaspreparedtoleavecompanywhenthenewmanagertookoffice.A．secretB．slipC．promiseD．standard3．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need4．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI5．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless6．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade7．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron8．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake9．Itisunwisetodisturbonewhoisdevotedtohiswork.Just_____.A．facethemusicB．flyoffthehandleC．eatyourwordsD．biteyourtongue10．______forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.A．Haditnotbeen B．ShoulditnotbeC．Wereitnotbe D．Ifhaditnotbeen11．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly12．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail13．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those14．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.15．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited16．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modest B．equalC．exact D．considerable17．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should18．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why19．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme20．---.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.---Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas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）Maybeyouwanttogivebacktoyourcommunity,butyoudon’tknowwheretobegin.ItwassomethingRebeccaReederusedtohearfromfriendswhenevertheylearnedshevolunteeredaroundtheLosAngelesarea.Theideafinallytookshapeduringher30thbirthdaycelebration.Reederandherbrotherputtogetherasurprisepartyforherguests.Theyrentedapartybusinsecretandinvitedeveryonesheknewtoamystery(神秘)event.Thesurprisebusridewasnotonlyahitbutalsoaneffectiveicebreaker.Manyguestshadnevermetbeforethatnightbuttheywereallfastfriendsbytheendofthetrip.Reederandafriendrealizedthismightbetheanswerforfriendsseekingfunwaystodogood.ThentheybeganDoGoodBusandhostedtheirfirstcommunityridein2010.Everyoneassumeditwouldbeaone-offevent,butparticipantshadsuchfunandfeltsogoodaboutgivingbackthattheydemandedanother.Andthenanother.“Thiskindofthingsjustsnowballedfromthere,”saysReeder,whoisnowafull-timedirectorofthegrowingnonprofitorganization.Overthepastsevenyears,DoGoodBushasofferedonce-a-monthpublicridesinLosAngeles.Volunteersboardthebusandridetoamysterycommunityserviceproject.Reederlikestokeepthelocationsandcausesasecrettoaddanelementoffunandmystery,andtopreventpeoplefromarrivingwithtoomuchexpectation.Participantspay$45,with10percentgoingtotheday’scauseandtherestgoingtoDoGoodBustohelpcovercostsandruntheprogram.Ridesusuallylastfourtofivehoursandincludeeverythingfromworkinginhomelessshelterstobeachcleanupstoplantingcommunitygardens.Theaim,saysReeder,istoraiseawarenessaboutcauses,andencouragecontinuedsupportinthecommunitywhilehavingagoodtime.1、WhydidReedersaythebusrideonherbirthdaywasanicebreaker?A．Itexposedtheneedofthepoortopeople.B．Itmadepeoplerealizehowtodogooddeeds.C．Itmadepeoplebraveenoughtostandthecoldice.D．Ithelpedpeoplegetconnectedintheactivity.2、Whatdoweknowabouttheirfirstridein2010?A．Ittookplaceinwinter.B．Itwasdisappointing.C．Itwasagreatsuccess.D．Theauthororganizeditalone.3、HowdoesReedergetthemoneyfortheactivities?A．Participantspayforthem.B．Thegovernmentsupportsher.C．Sheraisesmoneyinsociety,D．Communitycovers10percentofthecost.4、WhatcanweinferabouttheDoGoodBus?A．Ittakesabout5hoursontheway.B．Itoffersapleasantwaytodogooddeeds.C．Itraisesmoneyfortheparticipants’community.D．Itgivesasurprisingandfriendlycelebration.22．（8分）TheBestofFriendsTheevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutoffiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwiththeirparents,whichistheoppositeofthepopularlyheldimage(印象)ofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismoreharmoniousthanithaseverbeeninthepast.”Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositivetoday’syoungpeopleseentobeabouttheirfamilies,”saidonememberoftheresearchteam.”They’reexpectedtoberebellious(叛逆的)andselfishbutactuallytheyhaveotherthingsontheirminds;theywantacarandmaterialgoods,andtheyworryaboutwhetherschoolisservingthemwell.There’smorenegotiation(商议)anddiscussionbetweenparentsandchildren,andchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon’twanttorocktheboat.”Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagototreattheirchildrenasfriends.”Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingtolistentome,”says17-years-oldDanielLazall.”IalwaystellthemwhenI’mgoingoutclubbing.AslongastheyknowwhatI’mdoing,they’refinewithit.”SusanCrome,whoisnow21,agrees.”Lookingbackonthelast2years,therewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.Forexample,aslongasI’ddoneallmyhomework,IcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButIthinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.”Maybethispositiveviewoffamilylifeshouldnotbeunexpected.Itispossiblethattheideaofteenagersrebellionisnotrootedinrealfacts.Aresearchercomments,”Oursurprisethatteenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbecauseofabriefperiodinoursocialhistorywhenteenagerswereregardedasdifferentbeings.Butthatideaofrebellingandbreakingawayfromtheirparentsreallyonlyhappenedduringthatonetimeinthe360swheneveryonerebelled.Thenormalsituationthroughouthistoryhasbeenasmoothchangefromhelpingoutwiththefamilybusinesstotakingitover.”1、Whatisthepopularimagesofteenagerstoday?A．TheyworryaboutschoolB．TheydislikelivingwiththeirparentsC．TheyhavetobelockedintoavoidtroublesD．Theyquarrelalotwithotherfamilymembers2、Thestudyshowsthatteenagersdon’twantto___A．sharefamilyresponsibility B．causetroubleintheirfamiliesC．goboatingwiththeirfamily D．makefamilydecisions3、Comparedwithparentsof30yearsago,today’sparents___.A．gotoclubsmoreoftenwiththeirchildrenB．aremuchstricterwiththeirchildrenC．carelessabouttheirchildren’slifeD．givetheirchildrenmorefreedom4、Accordingtotheauthour,teenagerebellion____.A．maybeafalsebelief B．iscommonnowadaysC．existedonlyinthe360s D．resultedfromchangesinfamilies5、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Negotiationinfamily B．EducationinfamilyC．Harmonyinfamily D．Teenagetroubleinfamily23．（8分）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpsthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”robotic.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(痴呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileElliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.D．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe.A．smallerB．cheaperC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.B．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.24．（8分）Nostudentofaforeignlanguageneedstobetoldthatgrammariscomplex.Bychangingtheorderofthewordsandbyaddingarangeofauxiliaryverbs(助动词)andsuffixes(后缀),wecanturnastatementintoaquestion,statewhetheranactionhastakenplaceorissoontotakeplace,andperformmanyotherwordtrickstoconveydifferentmeanings.However,thequestionwhichmanylanguageexpertscan’tunderstandandexplainis—whocreatedgrammar?SomerecentlanguagesevolvedduetotheAtlanticslavetrade.Sincetheslavesdidn’tknoweachother’slanguages,theydevelopedamake-shiftlanguagecalledapidgin.Pidginsarestringsofwordscopiedfromthelanguageofthelandowners.Theyhavelittleinthewayofgrammar,andspeakersneedtousetoomanywordstomaketheirmeaningunderstood.Interestingly,however,allittakesforapidgintobecomeacomplexlanguageisforagroupofchildrentobeexposedtoitatthetimewhentheylearntheirmothertongue.Slavechildrendidn’tsimplycopythestringsofwordsusedbytheirelders.Theyadaptedtheirwordstocreateanexpressivelanguage.Inthiswaycomplexgrammarsystemswhichcomefrompidginswereinvented.Furtherevidencecanbeseeninstudyingsignlanguagesforthedeaf.Signlanguagesarenotsimplyagroupofgestures;theyusethesamegrammaticalmachinerythatisfoundinspokenlanguages.ThecreationofonesuchlanguagewasdocumentedquiterecentlyinNicaragua.Previously,althoughdeafchildrenweretaughtspeechandlipreadingintheclassrooms,intheplaygroundstheybegantoinventtheirownsignsystem,usingthegesturestheyusedathome.Itwasbasicallyapidginandtherewasnoconsistentgrammar.However,anewsystemwasbornwhenchildrenwhojoinedtheschoollaterdevelopedaquitedifferentsignlanguage.Itwasbasedonthesignsoftheolderchildren,butitwasshorterandeasiertounderstand,andithadalargerangeofspecialuseofgrammartoclarifythemeaning.What’smore,theyallusedthesignsinthesameway.Sotheoriginalpidginwasgreatlyimproved.Mostexpertsbelievethatmanyofthelanguageswerepidginsatfirst.Theywereinitiallyusedindifferentgroupsofpeoplewithoutstandardizationandgraduallyevolvedintoawidelyacceptedsystem.TheEnglishpasttense—“ed”ending—mayhaveevolvedfromtheverb“do”.“Itended”mayoncehavebeen“Itend-did”.Itseemsthatchildrenhavegrammaticalmachineryintheirbrains.Theirmindscanservetocreatelogicalandcomplexstructures,evenwhenthereisnogrammarpresentforthemtocopy.1、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheslaves’pidginlanguage?A．Itwasdifficulttounderstand.B．Itcamefromdifferentlanguages.C．Itwascreatedbythelandowners.D．Itcontainedhighlycomplexgrammar.2、WhatisthecharacteristicofthenewNicaraguansignlanguage?A．Noconsistentsignswereusedforcommunication.B．Mostofthegesturesweremadeforeverydayactivities.C．Thehandmovementsweresmootherandmoreattractive.D．Themeaningwasclearerthantheprevioussignlanguage.3、Whichideadoestheauthorpresentinthelastparagraph?A．Englishgrammarofpasttensesystemisinaccurate.B．ChildrensayEnglishpasttensedifferentlyfromadults.C．ThethoughtthatEnglishwasonceapidginisacceptable.D．ExpertshaveproventhatEnglishwascreatedbychildren.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheCreatorsofGrammarB．TheHistoryofLanguagesC．WhyPidginsCameintoBeingD．HowGrammarSystemsAreUsed25．（10分）Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin’sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They’reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it’sturneddown.TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism(印象派).PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom“respectable”artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword“primitive”forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodem,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.Intruth,Gauguin’spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot“primitive”.Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.1、WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin’slife?A．Hehadanunhappychildhood. B．HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.C．HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti. D．Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.2、What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A．ToexplainwhyGauguin’sworkswerepopular.B．TopointoutwhereGauguin’sinspirationcamefrom.C．ToshowGauguin’sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.D．TocompareGauguin’spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh’s.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“spontaneous”underlinedinParagraph5?A．Natural. B．Modern. C．Industrial. D．Scientific.4、TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin’s B．greatartistssharemanysimilaritiesC．theyareasimportantasGauguin D．Gauguin’sinfluenceontheirworks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）Thejourneyofwaterontheearthcanbeamirrorofourownpathsthroughlife.Likeariverthatflowswithintheboundariesofitsbanks,wearebornwithcertaincharacteristicsthat1ouridentity.Wemovethroughlife,2manytwists,turns,andbarriersalongthewayjustasariverdoes.Watershowsushowtomovethroughtheworldwithgrace,bravery,determination,and3Waterisbraveanddoesnotwastetimestickingtoitspast,butflowsonwardwithoutlookingback.Whenthereisaholetobefilled,waterdoesnotrunawayfromitinfearofthedark;4,watermodestlyandbravelyfillstheemptyspace.Similarly,wecanfacethedarkmomentsofourliferatherthanrunawayfromthem.5,ariverwillemptyintothesea.Waterdoesnotholdbackfromjoiningupwithalargerbody,nordoesitfearalossof6orcontrol.Itgracefullyandmodestlyfallsintothevastnessbycontributingitsenergywithouthesitation.Eachtimewemove7ourpersonalcharacterstobecomepartofsomethingbigger,wecantryourbestto8theleadoftheriver.1、A．preserve B．assume C．decide D．cast2、A．competing B．meetingwith C．livingwith D．playingwith3、A．modesty B．happiness C．honesty D．reputation4、A．therefore B．besides C．otherwise D．instead5、A．Eventual B．Absolutely C．Regularly D．Actually6、A．life B．confidence C．liberty D．root7、A．on B．into C．across D．beyond8、A．take B．follow C．lose D．hold第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）1．GymnastShawnJohnsonismyfavoriteathlete.Backatthe2008BeijingOlympics,Iwasvery_______(excite)whenshewonthegoldmedalonthebalancebeam.Yearslater,Shawnwroteanautobiography,WinningBalance.Iwasonlytenyearsold_______shewroteherbookandIwantedtowaitafewyearstoread_______,sinceIhadafeelingthatIwouldn’tunderstandthebookthen._______(release)inJune2012,thebookwonmuchpopularityamongherfans.Shawntalksaboutherexperiencesasagymnastandherpost-Olympiclifeinherbook.Oneofthethingsthatshewantsherreaders_______(get)fromreadingthebookisthat“behindallthegloryandglitz(浮华)Iamabletohaveanormallife”.Shehopesthatherreader,especially_______(girl)inmiddleschoolandhighschool,willgetreally_______(encourage)byreadingherbookandbelievethatdreamswill_______(actual)cometrue.Ibelievethatgymnastsaroundtheworld_______(take)alotfromthisbookbecauseinsomesituationstheyexperience________samethingsingymnastics.2．SunYat-sen,_______wastheleaderofthe1911Revolution,firstsuggestedtheideaofadamacrosstheYangtzeRiverin1919.ThreequartersofChina’senergy_______(produce)byburningcoal.In1993,Chinaused1.2billiontonsofcoalforheatingandgenerating_______(electric)._______(fortunate),burningcoalcausesseriousairpollutionandincreasesglobalwarming.Thedamwillgenerateelectricityequal_______about40milliontonsofcoalwithoutcausingsomuchairpollution.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)

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