湖南省衡阳市八中2023学年高考英语押题试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项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）1．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional2．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where3．AlthoughJaneagreeswithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto______.A．giveout B．giveinC．giveaway D．giveoff4．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising5．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough6．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which7．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted8．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof9．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow10．—WhereisPeter?Ican'tfindhimanywhere.—Hewenttothelibraryafterbreakfastand________hisessaythereeversince.A．wrote B．hadwritten C．hasbeenwriting D．iswriting11．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold12．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome13．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know14．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who15．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any16．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout17．Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas18．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever19．Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostof________importedtoEurope.A．itB．themC．thatD．which20．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent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）Americansaremorestressedthanever,accordingtoanAmericanPsychologicalAssociationsurvey,andnearlyone-thirdofthepeoplesaystressimpactstheirphysicalormentalhealth.Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptoms,yourstressmightbemakingyousick.Here’showtobattleagainstthem.Ifyou’veneversufferedfromheadachesbutsuddenlyyourheadisconstantlystriking,youmightbetoostressed.Stressreleaseschemicalsthatcancausechangestonervesandbloodvessels（血管）inthebrain,whichbringsonaheadache.Stresscancausethemormakethemworse.It’salsocommonforyourmusclestotenseupwhenyou’restressed,whichcanalsocauseaheadache.WHATTODO:Ifyoudon’twanttotakemedicine,tryspreadinglavender（薰衣草）oilonyourtemples（太阳穴）whenaheadachestarts.Stresscanmakeyoumentallysick,too.Toomuchofthestresshormonecortisol（皮质醇）canmakeithardertoconcentrate,causingmemoryproblemsaswellasanxietyordepressionsaysDr.Levine.WHATTODO:Relaxuntilyouregainyourconcentration.Practiceclosingyoureyesandbreathinginandoutslowly,concentratingonlyonyourbreath.Losingafewstrandsofhairisnormal—oldhairfollicles（囊）arereplacedbynewonesovertime—butstresscandisturbthatcycle.Significantstresspushesalargenumberofhairfolliclesintowhat’scalledarestingstageandthenafewmonthslaterthosehairsfallout,accordingtoMayoC.Stresscanalsocausethebody’sresistantsystemtoattackyourhairfollicles,resultinginhairloss.WHATTODO:Bepatient.Onceyourstresslevelreturnstonormal,yourhairshouldstartgrowingback.612、Ifyou’restressed,youmighthaveoneofthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPTthat.A．youkeepgettingheadaches B．youalwayshaveacoldC．yourhairisfallingout D．yourbrainfeelsconfused1、Whichofthefollowingissuggestedifyourbraingoesoutoffocus?A．Breathingslowlywithyoureyesclosed.B．Waitinguntilyourbrainreturnstonormal.C．Spreadinglavenderoilonyourtemples.D．Relaxingandattackingyourbrainsoftly.2、Whatwillhappenoncewegetoverourstressaccordingtothepassage?A．Ourhairstartsfallingoutandthengrowsback.B．Ourbody’sresistantsystemattacksyourhairfollicles.C．Ourhairstartsgrowingagain.D．Aseriousheadachestarts.22．（8分）HowtoDropaPantSizeinaWeekDroppingonepantsizeinsevendaysisadifficulttask,butwithdedication,exerciseandtherightdiet,youcanmakeithappen.Increaseyourwaterconsumption.Thirstisoftenmisinterpretedashunger,andifyouaredrinkingtherightamountofwater,youwillfinditmucheasiertoavoidsnacking.Looktodrinkataroundeightornineglassesofwatereveryday.Loweryourcaloriecount.YoucanuseacaloriecalculatortodeterminehowmuchyouneedtotakeintomaintainorloseweightIfyoutakeinfewercaloriesthanyouburneachday,youwillloseweightasaresult.Asarule,anaverage-sizedwomanneedstotakeinlessthan1.300caloriesperdayforextremeweightloss,asyou’llnaturallyburnaround2,000.Exactmeasurementsdifferbasedonage,height,weightandactivitylevel.Cutthejunkfood.Chips,sodaandcandyseemharmlessiftakenassnacks,butcanseriouslyaffectyourweightloss,Limityourselftooneortwosnacksperdayandswitchyourusualsnackfoodsforbabycarrots,applesandgrapes.Breakupyourmeals.Ifyouwanttoloseweight,tryeatingfourorfivesmallmealsperdayinsteadoftwoorthreelargeones.Thismakesiteasierforyourbodytoprocesswhatyouareconsuming.Divideyourrequiredcaloriesbythenumberofmealsyou’llbeeatingtodeterminehowlargeeachmealshouldbeSpaceyourmealsouttwoorthreehoursapart—trymealsatbreakfast,mid-morning,lunch,afternoonanddinner.Doingintenseaerobic(需氧的)exercise.Youhavetoencourageyourbodytobumcaloriesifyouwanttodroppoundsandinches.Runningisbyfarthefastestcalorieburner,withthepotentialfor986caloriesperhour.Ifyou’reunabletorun,useanellipticalmachine(椭圆机),jumprope,orparticipateinahigh-impactaerobicsclass.1、Whenyouarethirsty,youmaymistakeitasasign________.A．todrinksomething B．toeatsomethingC．tosleepforawhile D．todosomeexercise2、Ifyouwanttoloseweight,youneedto________.A．burnfewercalories B．eatasmuchasusualC．eatlessthanyouburn D．measureyourweightfirst3、Ofthefollowing,whichmightbebeneficialforlosingweight?A．Fruits. B．Hamburgers.C．Steak. D．Icecream.4、Whyareyouadvisedtoeatfourorfivesmallmealseachday?A．Becauseyouarealwayshungry.B．Becauseit’seasierfordigestion.C．Becauseitwillkeepyouoccupied.D．Becauseyouneedmorespace.5、Wheremightthispassagecomefrom?A．Atravelguide. B．Asciencereport.C．Amedicaltextbook. D．Ahealthmagazine.23．（8分）Myarmsshook.ThebowwasalmostastallasIwas,anditwasequippedwithanarrow,readytobeshot.Neverhadamoreill-suitedpersonhandledaweapon.Butmyeditorhadsentmeonamission:tofindmyinnerKatnissEverdeenatoneofBeijing'sindoorarcheryclubs.ThebrilliantarcherEverdeenistheleadcharacterinTheHungerGamesmovies,thefinalofwhichwasjustreleasedincinemas.Herarrowscanhitalmostanything:sword-swingingenemies,fierceanimals,evenaircraftsome-how.Me?Ican'tthrowapaperballintoatrashcanwithanyprecision.AndIwaswarnedthatarcherywouldrequireagreatdealofupperbodystrength,thoughIhadn’tseentheinsideofagyminyears.NewsoutletsliketheNewYorkTimesandNPRhavereportedanincreaseofinterestinarchery,thankstomovieslikeTheHungerGames,BraveandTheAvengers.Archeryclubshaveshowedupinmanymajorcities.InJianClub,anarchery-themedbar,wepaid120yuanforanhour’sworthoftargetpracticeandpreparedourbowsandarrows.Weweretoldtostandsideways,withoneshoulderfacingthebull’seye.Yourweakerarmwouldholdthebow,whiletheotherwouldpullthebowstringbackuntilthearrowwasrightnexttoyourface.Thenitwasmetersaway.Well,sortof.Insteadofsendingthearrowswhistlingthroughtheair,myfirstfewsimplydroppedontotheground.Thefailurewasagoodreminderthatarcheryisademanding,Olympic-levelsport.ItworkedmusclesinmybackandarmsthatIjustdidn’thaveyet.Anhourcameandwent,andIfoundmyselfleavingwithacouplepierced(刺穿的)bull’seyesandsoreshoulders.WasIreadytoshootdownaircraftwithaswiftarrow?Notquite.ButIwasdefinitelyreadyforareturntrip.1、Whydidtheauthorvisitanarcheryclub?A．Becauseofworkingasaphotographer.B．BecauseofbeingafanofTheHungerGames.C．Becauseofbeinggivenataskbytheeditor.D．Becauseofwantingtotryanewexerciseform.2、Whatbestdescribestheauthor'striptothearcheryclub?A．Boring.B．Fascinating.C．Fruitless.D．Risky.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutarchery?A．ItisnotanOlympicevent.B．Itisasportpracticedsingle-handed.C．Ittakeslittleefforttobegoodatit.D．Ithasgainedmorepopularityrecently.4、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Torecordanunforgettableexperience.B．Todiscussseveralhotfilms.C．Toinstructreaderstopracticearchery.D．TointroduceagyminBeijing.24．（8分）Manyyoungpeoplethesedaysadoretheadvertisedmagazinebodyandbecometoofocusedonattainingthisimageinsteadofworryingmoreaboutwhatlastsandevengrowsovertime.Butcouldyouimaginebeingconsideredbeautifulforyears,andsuddenlybeinguglyaftermovingtoanothercontinent?Itisasadrealitythatpeopledon’trealizehowvacillatingtheideaofbeautycanbefromonecountrytoanother.ThinkofthemosttypicalAmericangirlyouknow.Issheblondehairedwithwhiteskinandlighteyes,anddoessheloveshoppingorsports?NowplacethisgirlintheheartofAfrica,aplacewherebeautyisplacedonwhatyoucancontrol.TheMaasaitribeinKenyafocusesonhowcleanpeopleare,andhowstylishtheirpiercings(穿孔)are.Thistribe’scultureistobeabravefighter,sotheywillcuttheirskinwithpatternsinittoshowthattheyarestrong.Ifyoudon’tlookfierce,youarenotbeautiful.OthercountrieslikeNorthKoreaandSouthKoreahavetheirownuniqueviewsonbeauty.Inaninterview,awomanwhohaslivedinbothNorthandSouthKoreaclaimsthatbeautyinNorthKoreaisbasedmoreonyourabilitytobeagoodwomanandwife.ShesaysthatwomeninNorthKoreaarelessconcernedaboutfashionandbeautyinthephysicalsense.Shesaystheydidhaveatimewhenbigeyeswereabigdealandeveryonewantedtogetdoubleeyelidsurgery.ThisissomethingextremeandcouldperhapsbeinfluencedbyWesternculture.Andtheideaofgettingsurgerydonetolookmoreattractiveiscrazy.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vacillating”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Inconsistent.B．Reasonable.C．Unusual.D．Similar.2、TheMaasaitribeinKenyaismentionedtoshowthatintheireyes_______.A．gettingdirtyisstylishB．lookingfierceisbeautifulC．strongpeoplecuttheirskinD．Americangirlsloveshopping3、Accordingtothewomaninterviewed,womeninNorthKoreanow_______.A．carealotabouttheirappearanceB．putthebeautyofeyesinthefirstplaceC．paygreatattentiontotheirabilityD．arecrazyaboutdoubleeyelidsurgery4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Innerbeautyisofgreatimportance.B．Ideasofbeautyvaryamongculturegroups.C．Differentwaysareneededtoadmiretruebeauty.D．Fashionmagazineseasilyinfluenceyoungpeople.25．（10分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《卖花女》,1913)---inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalk---issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(礼仪)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(继承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetags(价签)fromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．TohidetheirrichesB．Toearnmoremoney.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Tochangepeople’sattitudetorichpeople.C．Topretendtobenormal.D．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoes“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．Thepricetag.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．TheTimesmagazine.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）Lost&FoundThatnight,whenIarrivedatthedoorofmybuilding,Inoticedamanwalkingbehindme.IthoughthewasaneighborIhadn’tmet.Idida1neighborlythingandheldthedoorforhim.ButwhenIturned,hetookawayeverythingIhadandranaway.Iwas2.Fromthenon,Ilookedovermy3,neverfullyatease.Itcostmemysenseoftrustinmy4.Ayearpassed,Igothomeonenightandfoundanenvelopeundermydoor.Insidewasa5weather-beatendriver’slicense.Icould6makeitoutbecausetheaddresswasnearlywornaway.Butthefaceonthat7wasmine.Andthenoteinitsaid;SarahSweeney,ifyoustilllivehere,callusatthis8.Feeling9,Iwalkedupanddowninmylivingroomtryingtothinkof10someonewouldcontact(联系)melikethis.Ifthere’saMuggerPlaybook(抢劫犯剧本)thiswasthefinallonggame!Nowhe’scheckingmy11togetmoremoney?ButIcalledthenumber.Thena(n)12voiceofalittlegirlgoton,“Hello!AreyouSarahSweeney?MysisterandIfoundyourpurseinthewoods!”Icould13shewasjumpingupanddownasshespoke.Sheandheryoungersistercarefully14bitsofpaper,piecedtogetherthecluestofindmeand15mywalletandeverythinginside.Iwascompletely16.Theyweregivingmeasenseofrelief.Iaskedher,“HowcanI17you?”“Hangon!”Shepulledthephoneawayand18withhersister;thenIheard“ICECREAM!"Twentyminuteslater,Iwasattheirdoor.I19aboxoficecream.Andthesetwolittlegirlsgavemywalletandarenewedsenseof20.1、A．meaningfulB．smartC．politeD．necessary2、A．robbedB．cheatedC．suspectedD．caught3、A．headB．shoulderC．doorD．neck4、A．colleaguesB．friendsC．neighborsD．family5、A．rottedB．newC．usefulD．cheap6、A．easilyB．merelyC．probablyD．hardly7、A．envelopeB．licenseC．walletD．note8、A．pointB．timeC．numberD．place9、A．worriedB．sadC．satisfiedD．disappointed10、A．whyB．whetherC．howD．when11、A．roomB．walletC．addressD．account12、A．angryB．sweetC．roughD．cold13、A．seeB．noticeC．understandD．tell14、A．replacedB．unfoldedC．countedD．selected15、A．returnB．checkC．repairD．clean16、A．confusedB．lostC．discouragedD．moved17、A．treatB．findC．rewardD．inform18、A．discussedB．agreedC．arguedD．competed19、A．contributedtoB．handedoverC．paidforD．packedup20、A．lossB．dutyC．trustD．direction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）Doyouknow1．theancientOlympicGamesbegan?Itwasintheyear776BC．They2．(hold)atOlympiainGreeceeveryfouryears.SomeofthesportsfromtheancientOlympics3．(be)stillseentoday,4．thelongjump,wrestlingandrunning.AttheOlympics,5．traditiontheathleteswereallmenandtheyhadtocompete6．(wear)noclothes.Singlewomenwereallowedtotakepartintheirown7．(compete),ataseparatefestivalinhonourofHera,thewifeoftheGreekgodZeus.Today,bothmaleandfemaleathletesfromaroundtheworldcantakepart,8．nationtheycomefrom.ThecontemporaryOlympicstookplacein1896,inAthens.ItwasaFrenchman,PierredeCoubertin,9．broughttheOlympicsbacktolife.HedreamtthattheOlympicswouldmake10．possibleforpeopleofallcountriestolivesidebysideinpeace.Nowpeopleallovertheworldarehelpingtorealizethisdream.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假如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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（^），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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。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。MyparentsdecidedtomakeatriptoBeijing、Whentheytoldmetheirdecisions,Iwassodelighted、Butmymotherbecameworriedwithherflower,fornobodywouldtakecareofit、Seeingtheworryingexpressiononherface,suddenlyIrememberedthatanarticleinamagazineIhadreadearlier、It’ssuggestedinthearticlethatpeopleusedapieceofclothtotakecareoftheirplantswhenyouareaway、Onthedaywesetoff,Ifoundapieceofclothandputoneendofthemintothebasin,whichisfullofwater,andtheotherendintotheflowerpot、Threedayslater,whilewecamebackfromBeijing,flowerwasstillalive、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）请以Protectingour