湖北黄冈中学2023学年高考英语二模试卷（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，再选涂其它答案标号。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（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless2．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though3．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended4．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what5．---Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?---Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst6．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how7．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading8．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent9．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed10．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut11．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish12．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that13．---Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?---Itisclasstime,soshe__________intheclassroomnow.A．canbe B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．shouldbe14．Ifyougotobuythetopbest-sellingCD,pleaseget______forme.A．one B．itC．this D．that15．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which16．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.17．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit18．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy19．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff20．Thereisapopularview________incitystrangersarelesslikelytohelpanelderlyperson.A．that B．whetherC．why D．how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）Anewinternationalstudyshowsthatsomepeopledbiologicalclockplaysapowerfulrolefortheirlifeexpectancy,regardlessoflifestylechoices.PublishedinthelatestissueofAgingonWednesday,thestudyhasfoundthemostdefinitiveevidencetoexplainwhysomepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothers.GeneticistSteveHorvathfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA),ledateamof65scientistsaroundtheworldtorecordage-relatedchangestohumanDNA,analysebloodsamplescollectedfrom13,000peopleandestimatetheirlifespan.Ahigherbiologicalage,regardlessofactualage,consistentlypredictsanearlierdeath,thestudysays.“Yougetpeoplewhoarevegan,sleep10hoursaday,havealow-stressjob,andstillendupdyingyoung,”Horvathsaidinastatement.“Wehaveshownsomepeoplehaveafasterinnateagingrate.”Thefindingsdiscoveredthat5percentofthepopulationagesatafasterbiologicalrate,whichtranslatedtoaroughly50percenthigherthanaverageriskofdeathatanyage.“Thegreathopeisthatwefindanti-aginginterventionsthatwouldslowyourinnateagingrate,”Horvathsaid,addingthat“thisisanimportantmilestonetorealizingthisdream.1、Howwasthestudyconducted?A．BycollectingandanalyzingdataB．ByinterviewinglotsofpeopleC．ByresearchingpreviousstudiesD．Bystudyingdifferentlifestyles2、Somepeoplekeephealthylifestylebutdieyoungerthanothersbecause.A．BybiologicalclockisnotpowerfulenoughB．themostdefinitiveevidencehasbeenfoundC．theyhaveahigheractualagethanothersD．theyagesatarelativelyfasterbiologicalrate3、Accordingtothestudy,itcanbeinferredthat.A．peoplewhokeephealthylifestyletendtolivelongerB．people’slifespancanbepredictedbytheirageC．anti-aginginterventionshaveprovedtoslowtheinnateagingrateD．5percentofpeoplearebelievedtohaveafasterinnateagingrat22．（8分）XXX:TheReturnofXanderCageReleasedate:January20,2017Starring:VinDiesel,RubyRose,NinaDobrev,DonnieYen,KrisWuRating:★★★★Plot:XanderCage(VinDiesel)isleftfordeathafteranincident,andthenhesecretlyreturnstoactionforatoughassignmentdesignedforhim.JourneytotheWest:ConqueringtheDemons(妖魔)IIReleasedate:January28,2017Starring:KrisWu,KennyLin,YaoChen,JellyLinRating:★★★★Plot:Thefilmisasequel(续集)tothe2013film,JourneytotheWest:ConqueringtheDemons,whichwasdirectedbyStephenChow.TangSanzang(KrisWu),alongwithhisthreedisciples,setsoutontheJourneytotheWest.Althoughtheyappeartobeharmonious,inreality,theyareplottingagainsteachother.Afteraseriesofadventureswheretheycapturedemons,theystarttounderstandoneanother’spainsandheart,andfinallysolvetheirinternalconflicts,workingtogethertobecomethemostuniteddemon-killingteam.LivebyNightReleasedate:January13,2017Starring:BenAffleck,ScottEastwood,ZoeSaldana,ElleFaningRating:★★★Plot:IntheProhibitionEra,JoeCoughlin,theprodigalsonofaBostonpolicecaptain,becomesabootleggerandlater,anotoriousgangster(恶棍).TheVillageofNoReturnReleasedate:January28,2017Starring:Hsuchi,WangQianyuan,Hsiao-chuanChang,EricTsangRating:★★Plot:Inabeautifulandquietvillage,anuninvitedguestandmysterioustreasureappear,makingaseriesoffunnystorieshappen.1、Whichfilmcanyouseeifyou’refreeonJan.13,2017?A．LivebyNightB．JourneytotheWestC．TheReturnofXanderCageD．TheVillageofNoReturn2、Whostarstwofilmsamongthefourmentioned?A．ScottEastwoodB．KrisWuC．RubyRoseD．Hsuchi3、Whycanthedemon-killinggroupfinallybecomethemostharmoniousone?A．TheyarefacingriskstoexploreeverythingB．TheycanavoidtheirinternalargumentsC．TheycanfullyknowabouteachotherD．Theyarefightingagainsteachother4、HowisTheVillageofNoReturndifferentfromtheotherfilms?A．ItisratedmorestarsthantheotherthreeB．Itisafollow-upfilmtothe2013oneC．ItisnotreleasedinthesamemonthD．Itcanmakeaudiencelaughalot23．（8分）OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”IIT-Mumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(摇篮曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.1、WhatmayhappentothestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbai?A．Feellonelyandevensuicidal.B．Performwellinstudies.C．Knowtheirclassmatesbetter.D．Participateinsocialactivities.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．unpopularB．meaningfulC．abnormalD．exciting3、WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?A．Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.B．StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.C．StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.D．Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder.B．Somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder.C．ThereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince.D．MorestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet.24．（8分）Hitsongsarebigbusiness,sothereisanincentiveforcomposerstogetthoseingredientsthatmightincreasetheirchancesofsuccess.Butsongsarecomplexmixturesoffeatures.Howtoanalysethemismademoredifficultbythefactthatwhatispopularchangesovertime.ButNataliaKomarova,amathematicianattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,thinksshehascrackedtheproblem.Hercomputeranalysissuggeststhatthesongscurrentlypreferredbyconsumersaredanceable,party-likenumbers.Unfortunately,thoseactuallywritingsongsprefersomethingelse.SheandhercolleaguescollectedinformationonmusicreleasedinBritainbetween1985and2015.Theylookedinmusic“metadata(元数据)’’thatareusedbymusicloversandareoftentappedintobyacademics.Metadataareinformationaboutthenatureofasongthatcangivelistenersanideaofwhatthatsongislikebeforetheyhearit.Dr.Komarovaandherteamwerepresentedwithmorethan500,000songstodetectnumerousmusicalfeatures.Theteamfedallofthisinformationintoacomputerandcomparedthefeaturesofsongsthathadmadeitintothecharts(排行榜)withthoseofsongsthathadnot.Overall,theteam’sresultssuggestedthatchartsuccesseswerehappierandbrighterthantheaveragesongsreleasedduringthesameyear.Charttopperswerealsomorelikelythanaveragesongstohavebeenperformedbywomen.Dr.Komarovausedtheseresultstotrainhercomputertotrytopredictwhetherarandomlypresentedsongwaslikelytohavebeenahitinagivenyear.Themachinecorrectlypredictedsuccess75%ofthetime,comparedwiththatfromthemusicdatabase.Contentisn’teverything.Asmightbeexpected,circumstances,particularlyanyfamealreadyattachedtoarecordingartistorartists,hadaneffecttoo.Butnotahugeone.Thatsuggeststhatmusicalfameisactuallyattachedtotalent,ratherthantoadvertising.Andthisisalessonforanindustrythatsomebelieveisnotconnectedenoughtotalent.1、Whyisitdifficulttotellwhatmakesgoodmusic?A．Whatpeoplethinkispopularchangeswiththetime.B．Whatsomepeoplethinkpopularisn’tforotherpeople.C．Noonecaresaboutwhatmakespopularmusic.D．It’sdifficulttoknowthefeaturesofpopularmusic.2、Whatcanweinferfromtheresultsoftheteam’sresearch?A．Thecontentofgoodmusiccanbetypedintocomputers.B．Goodmusichasthequalitytomakepeoplethinkaboutlife.C．Happierandbrightersongsaremorelikelytomakethecharts.D．Analysiscandecideinadvancewhetherasongwillbepopular.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“incentive”inParagraph1mean?A．Expression.B．Motivation.C．Exhibition.D．Division.4、What’stherelationshipbetweenmusicalfameandthesinger?A．Afamoussingerwillmakeanymusiche/shesingspopular.B．Goodmusicdependsonwhetherthesingeriswidelyadvertised.C．Agoodfemalesingercanmakeanaveragesongpopular.D．Talentismoreimportantthanfametomakeasongpopular.25．（10分）Whatmakesapersonagiverortaker?Theidea“givevs.take”takesshapeinallinteractions(互动)andrelationshipsofourlives.We’reeithergivingadvice,makingtimeforpeople,orwe’reonthereceivingend.Wekeepchangingbetweenthetwobasedondifferentsituationsonadailybasis,ifnotanhourlyone.AccordingtoAdamGrant,aprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania,mostpeoplearematchers.Theymakecarefulobservationsontakersandmakeitapointforthemtopaysomethingback.Theyhatetoseepeoplewhoactsogenerouslytowardsothersnotreceiveanyrewards.Actually,mostmatcherswilltryhardtopromoteandsupportgiverssothattheycangetthegoodtheydeserve.Isthereagenderfactor(性别因素)thatplaysapartinthis?AstudyledbyHannahRileyBowles,aprofessoratHarvardUniversity,focusedonthisquestion.Sheasked200seniormanagerstositdowninpairswhereonepersonwouldactasthebossandtheotherasanemployeetodiscusssalarypromotions.Male“employees”askedforanaveragesalaryof$146kwhilethefemalesaskedforonly$141k.Butwhydidtheynotbargainashardasthemen?Simplybecausetheyweremorelikelytobegivers.Asawoman,Idoenjoytheactofgivingupmytime,myknowledge,andmycareandmyattentiontoothers.Idon’texpectanythinginreturn,butIdotendtopullmyselfawaywhenIfeellikeI’mbeingtakenforgranted.IalsotendtogetupsetwhenIseealovedone’scontinuousactionsofkindnessgounnoticed.So,it’ssafetosayI’m50%giver,35%matcherand15%taker.Idoknowsomeone,however,whois99%giver.They’reconstantlydevotingtheirtime,sharingvaluableinsights(洞察力)andgoingoutoftheirwayforeveryonewhocrossestheirpath.Althoughthey’rechangedthelivesofmanypeople,theyrarelyseeanyofitreturned.Buttheuniverseisslowlyrepayingthem;they’renowextremelysuccessful,wellknownforwhattheydo.1、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．mostpeoplethinktheyaregiversB．peoplearenotalwaysgiversortakersC．anindividualisborntobeagiveroratakerD．fewdifferencesexistbetweengiversandtakers2、InAdamGrant’sopinion,mostpeople________.A．hatetakers B．prefergivingtotakingC．enjoyrelyingonthemselves D．balancegivingandtaking3、Hannah’sstudyfocusedon________.A．theroleofgivingandtakinginjobsB．thegenderdifferenceingivingandtakingC．theroleofmenandwomeninsocietyD．thesalarydifferencebetweenwomenandmen4、Theauthortendsto________.A．thinkactsofkindnessshouldbevaluedB．expectsomethinginreturnforgivingmostofthetimeC．takegivingforgrantedD．beacompletematcher5、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Givingistheshortestpathtosuccess.B．Sharingisthegreatesthumanquality.C．Nogooddeedgoesundone.D．Giversareworthrespecting.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）Myparentsfixedinmetheideasoffamily,faithandpatriotism(爱国主义)whenIwasyoung.1westruggledtomakeendsmeet,they2tomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershow3weweretoliveinagreatcountrywith4opportunities.Igotmyfirstreal5whenIwasten.Mydadinjuredhisbackworkinginafactoryandhadtobe6asahairstylist.TheowneroftheshoppingcentergaveDada(n)7onhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglot(停车场)threenightsaweek,whichmeantalittle8thatlookedlikealawnmower(割草机).MomandIemptiedgarbagecansand9wastebyhand.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I’d10inthecaronthewayhomebecauseoftiredness.Ididthisfortwoyears,butthe11Ilearnedhavelastedalifetime.I12disciplineandastrongworkethic(道德准则),andlearnedata(n)13agetheimportanceofbalancinglife’s14interests­inmycase,school,homeworkandajob.Thisreally15duringmysenioryearofhighschool,whenIworked40hoursaweekatafast­foodrestaurantwhiletakingcollege­pre16.Thehardwork17.IattendedtheU．SMilitaryAcademyandwentontoreceivegraduatedegreesin18andbusinessfromHarvard.19,IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniaStateAssembly(议会).InthesejobsandineverythingelseI’vedone.Ihaveneverforgottenthose20intheparkinglot.1、A．NowthatB．IfonlyC．AsifD．Eventhough2、A．stressedB．announcedC．suggestedD．admitted3、A．importantB．surprisingC．fortunateD．satisfying4、A．severalB．limitlessC．fewerD．instant5、A．chanceB．dreamC．successD．job6、A．retrainedB．regardedC．consideredD．respected7、A．increaseB．orderC．discountD．explanation8、A．bagB．machineC．knifeD．stick9、A．broughtupB．gaveupC．madeupD．pickedup10、A．sleepB．talkC．studyD．sing11、A．knowledgeB．informationC．lessonsD．skills12、A．cancelledB．acquiredC．evaluatedD．forgot13、A．commonB．legalC．oldD．early14、A．competingB．developingC．supportingD．increasing15、A．turnedB．changedC．helpedD．improved16、A．measuresB．coursesC．messagesD．tours17、A．cametrueB．tookoffC．wentaheadD．paidoff18、A．lawB．medicineC．scienceD．arts19、A．HoweverB．IndeedC．LaterD．Before20、A．peopleB．nightsC．carsD．opportunities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）Drivingtotheairportintheearlymorning,Ifelt1．(excite)becauseIwouldspendthesummerinParis.Whilelookingformoreinterestingthings2．(do)besidessleepingandeatingontheplane,IjumpedatthechancetostudyFrenchinthiscity3．(know)foritsart,foodandculture.Myconnectingflight(转机)wasinFrankfurt,Germany,14hoursfromDenver.ButwhenIarrivedthere,afeelingof4．(anxious)begantosetin.Beinginabid,busybuildinginacountry5．Icouldnotspeakthelanguagemademenervous,6．whenIfoundmyway,Igainedconfidence.WhenIboardedthesecondplaneanddiscoveredthattheflightwaslessthananhour,Iwasfilledwithexcitement.WhenIsteppedonforeigngroundforthefirsttime,Iwas7．(extreme)happy.Igatheredmybagsandjoinedthecrowdofpeople8．(wait)forfriendsandfamily.Iquicklyhadmyfirstexperiencetryingtocommunicate9．alanguagethatIhadonlypracticedinschool.AsIleft10．airport,withonesharpturn,theEiffelTowercameintoview.IwasfullyinParis.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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Lastweek,allofusweretoldprepareforanexhibitionofourunderstandingoftraditionalChineseculture、Afterknowingthat,wehadaheatdiscussionattheclassmeeting、Verysoon,ideaslikePekingOpera,HanClothing,andChineseKungfucometoourminds、Withtheideasgathering,westartedtotaketheaction、SomesearchedontheInternetformoredetails,whenotherssetaboutdrawpicturesontheblackboard、Thankstomyhardwork,ourdesignfinallywontheheadteacher’sapproval、WewerenotonlyproudaboutourteamworkbutalsodeepimpressedbythegreattraditionalChineseculture、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，ChinaDaily最近拟刊登介绍中国传统文化的文章，请用英语给编辑写封信，谈谈自己的想法，要点如下：1.在你看来，最具中国特色的传统文化的是什么？(剪纸、京剧、功夫、孔子文化……)2.此传统文化对于中