2023届益阳市重点高三第二次联考英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which2．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted3．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which4．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith5．Goodnews!Wedidn’tspendwehadexpected.A．ashalfmuchmoneyas B．muchmoneyashalfasC．asmuchmoneyashalf D．halfasmuchmoneyas6．Thepeopleinthevillageareso________thattheyarewillingtohelpeveryvisitor.A．optimistic B．energeticC．enthusiastic D．ambitious7．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which8．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose9．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie10．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless11．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout12．---ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?---Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared13．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted14．Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported15．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when16．When________questionsinclass,oneshouldanswerthemasclearlyaspossible.A．asking B．toask C．tobeasked D．asked17．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print18．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as19．China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,whosepositioning________willreach2.5metersby2020,willsoonprovideservicesformorecountries.A．accuracy B．categoryC．function D．reference20．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding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）ClimbingWithoutRopesThepopularimageofthemountainclimberisofapersoncarefullyclimbingasteepcliffwithanetworkofsafetyropes,butitisnottheonlykind.Manyclimbersnowenjoybouldering.It’smoreaccessibleandbetterfortheenvironment.Whatisbouldering?Boulderingisasportthatinvolvesclimbingon,over,andaroundbouldersuptoapproximatelytwentyfeetabovetheground.Participantsemploynosafetyropes.Whyboulder?improveyourclimbingskillsbyfocusingonbasicsplacestoclimb,suchasclimbingwallsatgymsandparks,easytofindlesstimecommitmenttoboulderingthantomountainclimbingintellectualandphysicalenjoymentasonesolvesproblemsBoulderingTermscrimp:averysmallhandholdfoothold:aplacewhereonemayplaceafoottoaidinclimbingboulderjug:averylargehandholdthatiseasytouseproblem:Thepathupaboulderisreferredtoasthe“problem”thatonemustsolve.The“solution”isthesequenceofmovesonemakesupandoveraboulder.Hereisanexampleofaclimberaddressingaboulderingproblem.Figure1:Theclimberhastworoutesshecouldtake,onetotheleftandonetotheright.Theleftoneappearseasierbecauseithasajugwithineasyreach,butlookwhathappensifshechoosesthatdirection.Shegetsstuckontherockandhastogobackdown.Sometimesthatisevendifficultthangoingup.Figure2:Theclimbertakestheonetotherightthistime.usingafootholdandplacingherrighthandinacrimp,sheisabletolifeherselfupandlocateotherhandholds.Afteronlyafewmoves,sheisabletothrowherlegoverthetopoftheboulderandpullherselfup.1、Accordingtothepassage,bouldering________.A．isanindoorsport B．hasnosafetyprotectionC．needsmapsandequipment D．isasteepcliffclimbing2、Boulderingbecomespopularbecause________.A．itchallengesthelimits B．itcostslessC．itbuildsmindsandbodies D．itisateamgame3、Accordingtotheexample,therightrouteis________.A．ashortcut B．adeadendC．toughbuttothetop D．linedwithjugs22．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan12minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Crossinglegswhensittingmaycausethefollowingexcept______.A．bloodpressureincreaseB．neckandbackpainC．temporarynervedamageD．numbnessinthelegs2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Allpeopleareusedtosittingwithlegscrossedwithouttheirownnotice.B．Researchersareunawareofhealthproblemscausedbythecommonsittinghabit.C．Itiscrucialbutimpossibletogetintothehabitofsittingwithfeetplantedflat.D．Crossinglegsincreasesresistanceofbloodcirculationthroughoutthebody.3、Afterreadingthispassage,whatwillpeoplebemorelikelytodo?A．MaintainahealthysittingpostureB．FindacomfortablewaytositC．MovethenecktoeasediscomfortD．Doexercisestolowerbloodpressure23．（8分）InChina，chainrestaurantsespeciallythebigmultinationalonesarecool．GoingtoStarbucks，forexample，isastatussymbol．Itnotonlysays，"I'mrichenoughtobuythisoverpricedcoffee，"butalso，"I'mcosmopolitan（见多识广的）enoughtobepartofglobalization．"WhereIcomefromintheUK，however，chainsareneitherfashionablenorgourmet（美食的）．ChainsarewhereyougoonNewYear'sDaywhennowhereelseisopen，orwhenyouare5yearsoldandyourparentscan'tstandhearing，"I'mhungry!"anylonger．Inmyowncase（withregardstoMcDonald's），achainiswhereyouaretakenonyourfirst"date"．Evenattheageof13，Iknewtogivetheguythe"let'sjustbefriends"phonecallthenextday．IntheUK，independentcafesandrestaurantsaremakingacomebackonthefashionscene．Nowadays，aLondonerwhosays"let'smeetforacoffeeatMonmouth"（anindependentcafe）ismuchcoolerthanonewhosays"let'sgotoStarbucks"．EvenifMonmouth'scoffeeisalittlemoreexpensive，there'sasatisfactioninknowingyourpoundsaren'tgoingstraighttothebigcorporations．Ofcourse，therearechainstoresallovertheUK；youcan'tgofiveminuteswithoutspottingaCostaCoffee．Butnumbersdonotadduptogoodtaste．Ido，however，haveaconfession（坦白）．AftermovingtoChinaIhadmomentswhenallthericeandKungPaoChickenbecametoomuch．I，too，haveretreatedtoMcDonald's．1、ManyChinesepeopleliketogotomultinationalchainrestaurantsbecause______．A．therestaurantsgivecustomersatasteofforeigncultureB．therestaurantsofferdifferentfoodanddrinksfromotherrestaurantsC．theybelievethateatingtherewillshowtheirwealthandsocialstatusD．theserestaurantsareperfectplacesforaromanticdate2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？______A．TheauthorhasgrowntiredofChinesefood．B．BranchesofMonmouth'scafecanbefoundallovertheUK．C．MostindependentstoresareclosedonNewYear'sDayintheUK．D．ItiscoolintheUKtotakeyourfirstdatetoachainrestaurant．3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______．A．theauthordoesn'tlikefoodfromPizzaHutB．theauthordoesn'tliketofollowfashiontrendsC．manyBritonsthinkthatnumbersmeanpoorqualityD．manyBritonsdon'tlikebigcorporations24．（8分）LostcitiesthathavebeenfoundTheWhiteCityIn2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.CanopusandHeracleionModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.MachuPicchuAYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.TroyTheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.1、（小题1）WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?A．TosurvivethewarB．Tosearchforalostcity.C．Toprotecttheircountry.D．Toavoiddangerousanimals2、（小题2）Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?A．TheWhiteCityB．CanopusandHeracleionC．MachuPicchuD．Troy3、（小题3）WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?A．ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B．ItconsistedofninecitiesC．Ithadahistoryof5,000yearsD．Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.25．（10分）Whenshefirststartedlearningabouttheclimatechangefromoneofherelders,FawnSharpwasinvitedonahelicopterflightovertheOlympicMountainstosurveytheMountAndersonglacier(冰川).Buttheglacierwasgone,meltedbythewarmingclimate.Sharphadadeepsenseoflosswhenshediscoveredtheglacierwasn'tthereanymore.Lossisagrowingissueforpeopleworkingandlivingonthefrontlinesofclimatechange.AndthatgaveJenniferWrenAtkinson,afull-timelecturerattheUniversityofWashingtonBothell,US,anideaforaclass.Thisterm,shetaughtstudentsontheBothellcampusabouttheemotionalburdensofenvironmentalstudy.SheusedtheexperiencesofNaliveAmericantribes(部落),scientistsandactivists,andaskedher24studentstofacetherealitythatthereisnoeasyfix--that"thisissuchanintractableproblemthatthey'regoingtobedealingwithitfortherestoftheirlives.”StudentCodyDillonusedtobeaclimatescienceskeptic(怀疑论者).Thenhedidhisownreadingandresearch,andchangedhismind.Dillonwasn'tgoingintoenvironmentalwork--hewasacomputer-sciencemajor.Yet,thepotentialforaworldwideenvironmentalcatastropheseemedsorealtohimfiveyearsagothathequithisjobandbecameafull-timevolunteerforanenvironmentalgroupthatworkedonrestoration(恢复)projects.Sixmonthsintothework,hedecidedthatAlkinson'sclasswasjustwhathewaslookingfor--aplacewherehecoulddiscusshisconcernsaboutachangingclimate.Atkinsonsaidshehopestheclasshelpedherstudentspreparethemselvesfortheamountofenvironmentallossthatwillhappenovertheirlifetimes.“Wearealreadychangingtheplanet-.somanyspeciesaregoingtobelost,displacedormassivelyimpacted(巨大影响的),”shesaid.“Thefutureisn'tgoingtobewhattheyimagined.”1、WhydidtheauthormentionthecaseofFawnSharp?A．TolayabasisforFawnSharp'sfurtherresearch.B．ToproveFawnSharp'sworkissimilartoAtkinson's.C．Toleadintotheissueoflosscausedbyclimatechange.D．Toshowscientists'concernabouttheMountAndersonglacier.2、What'sthemainpurposeofAtkinson'sclass?A．Toexplorehowdifferentpeopledealwithclimatechange.B．Togetstudentsmoreconcernedaboutenvironmentalissue.C．TofindsolutionstotheOlympicMountainsenvironmentalissue.D．Toteachstudentshowtoconductaresearchaboutenvironment.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“intractable”underlinedinParagraphThree?A．Simple.B．Difficult.C．Common.D．Interesting.4、HowdidAtkinson'sclassinfluenceDillon?A．Dillonworkedasapart-timevolunteerforrestorationprojects.B．Itmadehimrealizeaplanet-wideclimatedisasterwouldhappen.C．Itencouragedhimtobemoreinvolvedinenvironmentalprotection.D．Itdiscouragedhimtoworkonrestorationprojectsfortheenvironment.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）Asacollegestudent,Itookapositionasasalesmanandweekendbrandambassadoratalocalmen'sclothingstoreinNewJersey.InadditiontoallowingmetobecomeanexpertT-shirtfolder,thejob1meforfuturesuccess,teachingmewhattoprioritize(优先处理)andhowto2mytimeeffectively.Ialsolearnedthevalueofteamworkandaclient-centric(以客户为中心的)3tobusiness.My4asabrandambassadorincludedmanagingthesales,takingpartincommunityeventsandsharingdetailsonin-storepromotions.Iwas5withorganizinginventory（库存）andpricemarkingourclothingforsales.WhileIenjoyedtheopportunitytocommunicatewith6onadailybasis,Iwaschallengedtomanagemyscheduleandwas7tolearntheimportanceofprioritization.Oneyearlater,wewereona8scheduletoopenanewstoreandIwasresponsibleforstockingtheinventoryand9newsalesmen.Being19,I10thisasamassivetaskandfeltagreatdealof11.Luckily,usingthetimemanagementskillsIhad12learned,Iwasabletocompletewhatwas13ofme.Iamnowableto14onthesuccessofopeninganewstorethat15existstoday.Muchof16Iaccomplishedwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthe17ofmydirectmanager,Mrs.Brown,whohadagreat18onme.Shesetexpectationsearlyonmeandcleargoalsandprocessesforachievingsuccess.Herapproachhelpedmecompletetasks19andontime,andhas20thewayInowmanagemyownteam.1、A．preparedB．providedC．exposedD．employed2、A．divideB．occupyC．operateD．manage3、A．entranceB．suggestionC．approachD．relation4、A．abilitiesB．responsibilitiesC．ideasD．theories5、A．taskedB．helpedC．awardedD．connected6、A．visitorsB．guestsC．designersD．customers7、A．freeB．quickC．helpfulD．easy8、A．lightB．flexibleC．tightD．loose9、A．usingB．trainingC．consultingD．controlling10、A．describedB．respectedC．servedD．viewed11、A．pressureB．confusionC．reliefD．caution12、A．naturallyB．gratefullyC．previouslyD．carefully13、A．robbedB．requiredC．convincedD．rid14、A．commentB．reflectC．callD．go15、A．alsoB．evenC．alreadyD．still16、A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．how17、A．guidanceB．persuasionC．kindnessD．attraction18、A．judgmentB．markC．signD．effect19、A．exactlyB．immediatelyC．efficientlyD．easily20、A．imaginedB．stoppedC．inspiredD．copied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）Janefeltsweetinthedrive－throughlineatHeav'nlyDonuts.Justthedaybefore,astrangeraheadofherinlinehad1．(generous)paidforhercoffee.“Thegesturemadesuchabigdifferenceinmyday,”saysEileen.Shehadrecentlylostherjobasadoctor's2．(assist),andmoneywastight.ButEileen3．(inspire)topaythe$12billofthefamilyinthecarbehindhers.4．shedidn'tknowwasthatherkindnesswouldsetoffachainreaction.Intwoandahalfhours,fifty－fivedriverspaidfortheorderofthepersonbehind5．(they)．Thedoughnutshop'semployees6．(see)thisbefore.ThisHeav'nlyDonuts,infact,isknownasaspecialplace,thecustomersof7．areconsideredasthe“bestintheworld”．But,evenso,theworkerswere8．(amaze)thattheshophadmorethandoubleditspreviousrecordbytheendoftheday.Now9．(work)asachemist,JanevisitsHeav'nlyDonutseverySaturdaymorning,pickingupacoffeeandpayingfortheorderofthecustomerbehindher.“Actually,IwishI10．(start)thisdeedmuchearlier.”Shesaid.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）该文中共有十处错误,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(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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、只允许修改十处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Inrecentyears,moreandmoreyoungpeoplehavejoinedintheNEETgroup、Theyneithergotocollegeorreceiveanytrainingforfutureworkanddependontheirparentsforaliving、Mostofusareagedfrom16to30、Inmyopinion,itisshamefulfortheyoungnottomaketheirownresponsibilityfortheirownlife、Parentsgetold,howifsomedaytheycannotprovideanything?Beside,societymaybreakwithouttheinvolvementofyoungpeople、Beindependentisthekeytosuccess、Theyounggenerationshouldneverforgetthat、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校英语俱乐部现面向高二学生招收新成员，你打算参加，请你向该俱乐部提交书面申请。要点如下：1.个人优势介绍（如性格、特长等）;2.参选后的活动设想（规划，组织英语讲座，演讲比赛等）;3.表达当选的愿望。注意：1.词数不少于100；2.可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连