2023届湖北省孝感市八校高三下第一次测试英语试题（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished2．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which3．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．after D．before4．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went5．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that6．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how7．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/8．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when9．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after10．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony11．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until12．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing13．AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those14．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed15．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did16．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up17．Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeople_____villageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.A．inwhose B．whose C．inwhich D．which18．HewasadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,________wasjustwhathisparentsexpected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where19．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which20．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking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）AnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音调).Oneofthestudy'sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”.Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通话)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(编码)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asingle­syllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20non­Chinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings:squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．M.Wong，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.1、WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch2、WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.3、Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”.A．created B．spelled C．seemed D．pronounced4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicPrograms22．（8分）EveryonehastheirfavouritescenesandcharactersinHarryPotterbooksandfilms．Oneofthemostmemorablescenesformanycameearlyonintheseries．InHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone，theowlsbegantosendletterstoHarryinvitinghimtoHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry．Owlswerethenmentionedfrequentlyinthebooksandcreatedamazingimagesinthefilms．EveryonearoundtheworldlovestheHarryPotterseries．ButiftherehasbeenonebadresultofJ．K．Rowling'screativegifts，itisthecrazethathassweptthroughmanycountriesforowninganowl．ManyexpertssuggestthatbecauseHarryPotterfanswouldliketoowntheirownowl，thereisastrongchancethatowlsmaysoonstarttodieout．Thereareover200differentspeciesofowl．Theyarenocturnalbirds，whichmeanstheyareawakeatnight，usuallyhunting．Theyhavelargeroundeyesthatfaceforwardsontheirflatfaces．Owlsalsoliketobeontheirown，unlessitisthematingseason．IndonesiaisoneofthemaincountriesthatarenowsellingowlstoyoungandoldHarryPotterfans．Therearemanybirdmarketsthroughoutthecountry，withthelargestbeingPramukainIndonesia'scapitalcity，Jakarta．BirdsareIndonesia'smostpopularpet，withabout20percentofallhomeskeepingatleastone．Itisthoughtthatabout13，000owlsaresoldeachyearinIndonesia'sbirdmarkets．Theycostbetween﹩10and﹩30．Thisisaffordableformostfamilieswheretheparentswork．Mostoftheowlshavebeentakenfromthewildanddonotliveforverylongoncetheyhavebeencaught．Noteveryoneishappyaboutthesituation，includingtheHarryPotterauthor，J．K．Rowling．Shesaid，"Ifanybodyhasbeeninfluencedbymybooks，tothinkanowlwouldbehappiestshutinasmallcageandkeptinahouse，IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytosayasforcefullyasIcan，"youarewrong!""1、WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serve？A．Tobringupthetopic．B．Toexpressthemainidea．C．ToadvertiseHarryPotterbooks．D．Todescribetheauthor'sfavouriteanimal．2、WhatharmfulresultdotheHarryPotterseriesbringabout？A．Owlsbeingforcedoutoftheirhomes．B．Anincreaseintheanimalattacks．C．Damagetochildren'screativity．D．Afallinthenumbersofowls．3、WhatdoweknowaboutIndonesia'sbirdmarket？A．Theymainlysellowls．B．Theyhaveareadysaleforowls．C．Theyusuallysellhome﹣raisedowls．D．Theysellowlsatacomparativelyhighprice．4、WhatdidJ．K．Rowlingthinkofthesituation？A．Itissomethingshedislikes．B．Itwouldbeunderstandable．C．Itistoocomplextochange．D．Itmadeherfeelexcited．23．（8分）ScientistshavefoundthathumaneyesaremorelikelytobedamagedbyUVrayswhileskiinginthesnow-coveredareasthansittingonthebeach,accordingtoareportbytheUKnewspaper.TheresearchersatKanazawaMedicalUniversity,JapanandAmericancompanyJohnsonconductedthestudytogether.TheylookedattheeffectsoflightreflectiononnewlyfallensnowonaskitrailinIshikawaDistrict,northernJapan.TheycomparedtheresultswiththelevelsofUVraysonasandbeachinsouthernJapan'sOkinawaDistrict.Theyfoundthatonthebeach,eyesareexposedtoadaily260kilojoules(千焦耳)ofUVasquaremetercomparedto658kilojoulesinsnow-coveredareas.ThefindingsaresupportedbytheJapanMeteorological(气象的)Agency.Accordingtotheagency,thereflectionrateofUVlightonbeachesisoftenbetween10and25percent,comparedto80percentinthenewsnowareas.Theamountoflightincreased4percentwitha300-meterriseinheight.MostofusknowthatUVrayscanharmtheskin.That'swhywewearsunscreenonourskinbeforewegetoutinthesun.ButmanyofusmaynotrealizethatUVraysarealsoharmfultotheeyes.IfyoureyesareexposedtolargeamountsofUVradiationoverashortperiodoftime,youmayexperienceakindofsunburnoftheeye,whichisharmful.Youreyeswillbecomeredandfeelastrangefeeling.Theymaybesensitivetolight.Fortunately,thisisusuallytemporaryandseldomcausespermanentdamagetotheeyes.Long-termexposuretoUVradiation,however,canbemoreserious.ScientificstudiesandresearcheshaveshownthatexposuretosmallamountsofUVradiationoveraperiodofmanyyearsincreasesthechanceofeyedamage,whichcouldleadtototalblindness.1、Youwouldmostlikelyfindthearticlein________.A．adoctor’sdiaryB．atraveljournalC．amedicalmagazineD．aphysicstextbook2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ToomucheyeexposuretoUVraysmaycausetotalblindness.B．Short-timeexposureoftheeyestoUVraysdoesn'tharmthematall.C．MostpeopleknowthatUVraysharmtheeyesaswellastheskin.D．ThestudywasconductedbyresearchersfromJapan,theUSAandtheUK.3、HumaneyesaremorelikelytobedamagedbyUVrayswhileskiinginthesnow-coveredareasthansittingonthebeachbecause________.A．snowproducesmoreUVlightthanwaterB．peopledon’twearsunscreenwhileskiingastheydowhilesittingonthebeachC．thereflectionrateofUVlightinsnow-coveredareasismuchhigherthanthatonthebeachD．humaneyesareexposedlongertoUVlightinthesnow-coveredareasthanonthebeach4、Whatwillthepassagemostprobablytalkaboutnext?A．NeverskionnewlyfallensnowinJapan.B．Gotohospitaltohaveyoureyesexamined.C．Wearingahatcanprovideprotectionwhileskiinginnewsnowareas.D．Takesomemeasurestoprotectyoureyeswhileskiinginnewsnowareas.24．（8分）InsiderTravelTipsforYourNextJourneyAnyonecanbookatrip,butnoteveryonecanplananadventurethat’saffordable,accommodating,andfunforeveryoneinyourgroup.AtT,weaimtoprovideyouwiththebestinsidersecretsinthetravelbusinessandastate-of-the-arttravelcomparisontooltomakeplanningeasierthanever.EmbraceTuesdayTravelThestrategyofbuyingairlineticketsonTuesdaysforthebestdealsisstillagoodidea.Forticketspurchasedthreeormoreweeksinadvance,theaveragepriceofaticketonTuesdayischeaperthananyoftheotherdaysbetweenMondayandFriday.PricesskyrocketwhenyoupurchaseonSaturdaysandSundays.AskforaCornerRoomWhenyoucheckinatahotel,askifthere’sacomerroomavailable.Theseareusuallylargerandquieterforthesamepriceasonesinthemiddleofthehall.Upgradesaremostoftenofferedattheendofthedaywhenhotelshaveabettersenseoftheiroccupancy.GettheWeeklyCarRentalRateIt’sabitpuzzlingthatcarrentalcompanieschargemorefordrivingless,buttheweeklyrateisoftencheaperthandrivingjustfourdays.Youmaybeabletogettheweeklyrateforjustfivedays,sokeepthecarabitlongerifyoucan.FillUpaReusableWaterBottleBottledwateroncruiseshipscancostupto$4!Savemoneybybringinganemptyreusableoneinyourbag.Thewateriscleanandflowsfromafilteredreservoirontheship.1、Itisgenerallythemostexpensivetobuyanairlineticketon.A．SaturdayB．TuesdayC．WednesdayD．Friday2、Youcansavemoneybythefollowingtipsexcept.A．askingforaComerRoomB．takingareusablebottlewithyouC．keepingthecaraslongaspossibleD．bookanairlineticketonTuesdaysinadvance3、Thepassageistakenfrom.A．AwebsiteB．AtravelbrochureC．AscientificreportD．Alocalnewspape25．（10分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem---whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse---suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds,twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen-eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDr,ChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionaryviewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries,”Thestudyinvolvedpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingquicklytotheseparticularcriessothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.ResearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheywereplayedthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscryingorhigh-pitched(高音的)birdsong.Thefindingscouldhelpshedlightonpost-natal(产后的)depression---wheremothersstruggletobondwiththeirnewborn---byshowinghowahealthybrainrespondstoababy’scries.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“‘‘A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scries.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cry.4、Computergamesarementionedinthetexttoshow.A．players’differentreactionstoacryingbabyB．baby’scryingcontributestoquickerreactionsC．theinfluenceofbaby’sandadult’scryingonperformanceD．it’shardtokeepone’sconcentrationwithacryingbabynearby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）Whenhardtimescame,thedepressionsettledovermysoul.Theparkbenchwas12asIsatdowntoreadbeneathanoldwillowtree.Ayoungboyoutofbreath34me,alltiredfromplay.Hestoodrightbeforemewithhisheadtilted(倾斜的)down,sayingingreat5678，“LookwhatIfound！”Inhishandwasaflower,andwhata_910_sight,withitspetals(花瓣)allworn—notenoughrain,ortoolittlelight.1112_himtotakehisflowerandgoofftoplay,I131415_asmallsmileandthenshiftedaway.Butinsteadof__1617_,hesatnexttomy_181920andplacedtheflowertohisnoseanddeclaredwithsurprise,“Itsurelysmellsprettyandit'sbeautiful,too.That'swhyI______it;here,it'sforyou.”Theflowerbeforemewasdyingordead.ButIknewImust________it,orhemightneverleave.SoIreachedfortheflower,and________，“JustwhatIneed.”Butinsteadofplacingtheflowerinmyhand,he_______itmidairwithoutreason.ItwasthenthatI________fortheveryfirsttimetheboywas_______.Iheardmyvoiceshake,tearsshonelikethesun________Ithankedhimforpickingtheverybestone.Hesmiled,andthenranofftoplay,_____oftheeffecthe'dhadonmyday.Isatthereand________howhemanagedtoseeaself-pityingwomanbeneathanoldwillowtree.Howdidheknowofmy________？Perhapsfromhisheart,he'dbeenblessedwithtrue_______.Throughtheeyesofablindchild,atlastIcouldsee,theproblemwasnotconnectedwiththeworld;theproblemwasme.AndforallofthosetimesImyselfhadbeenblind,Ivowed(发誓)tosee____,andappreciateeverysecondthat'smine.1、A．fadedB．unoccupiedC．wornD．untidy2、A．overlookedB．approachedC．understoodD．stopped3、A．excitementB．sorrowC．troubleD．panic4、A．uniqueB．roughC．botheringD．pitiful5、A．ExpectingB．DemandingC．PersuadingD．Inviting6、A．playedB．adjustedC．forcedD．delivered7、A．decliningB．acceptingC．refusingD．quitting8、A．sideB．wayC．shoulderD．direction9、A．spottedB．pulledC．soldD．picked10、A．bringB．fetchC．takeD．smell11、A．shoutedB．whisperedC．listenedD．replied12、A．seizedB．heldC．caughtD．grasped13、A．convincedB．exploredC．noticedD．refused14、A．strangeB．blindC．deafD．unimaginable15、A．onceB．afterC．asD．since16、A．unawareB．ashamedC．regretfulD．regardless17、A．doubtedB．feltC．foundD．wondered18、A．embarrassmentB．adventureC．discouragementD．effort19、A．senseB．sightC．hearingD．ability20、A．beautyB．comfortC．fantasyD．love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）Confucius(孔子)ishonored1．settingthetoneformuchtraditionalChinesemusicforthousandsofyears.He2．(think)tobeagreateducator.However,heisalsoa3．(talent)musicianwhowasabletoplayseveralinstrumentsexpertly.Perhapsnowadaysforpeoplearoundtheworld,music4．(mean)mainlyforamusement.ButduringthetimeoftheZhouDynastyabout500BC,musichadanimportantroleinmakingsocietystable.HowmusicwasusedandperformedisexpressedinseveralmainConfucianbooks.Confuciustaughtthat5．(educate)somebody,youshouldstartwithpoems,emphasizeceremonies,andfinishwithmusic.Musicalknowledgewas6．matterofhigherlearning.Itissaidthathethoughtofthesixmostimportantsubjectstostudy,7．(rank)musichigherthantheotherfivenecessarysubjectslikewritingandmathematics.Musicwasimportantbecausetheidealsocietywastobegovernedbyritual(礼制)functions,butnotbylaw.Inaculture8．peoplefunctionaccordingtoritual,musicisusedtohelpgovernthem.Somusicwasn’treally9．(entertain),butameansformusicianstoaccomplishpoliticalandsocialgoals.Musicis10．(eventual)ameansforsocialhappiness.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。每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。Readingisgoodforbabiesindevelopingtheirintelligenceandinterest.MomwouldreadtomeifIwasababy,thatdevelopedmyloveforreading.AsIgrewelderandcouldreadbymyself,myfatheroftentakesmetobook-storesandleftmetherereading.Onmybirthdays,thegiftssendingbymyparentsarealwaysbooks.