2023届湖北省天门市三校高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项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．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria2．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse3．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．activity4．—Shegotherfirstsciencefictionpublished.Itturnedouttobe________.—Whenwasthat?—Itwasin2009________shewasstillincollege.A．success;that B．asuccess;whenC．success;when D．asuccess;that5．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget6．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a7．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar8．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though9．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a;aC．a;the D．a;/10．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore11．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．andran;finding D．running;finding12．Maryreallyhardonhisbookandthinkshe’llhavefinisheditbyFriday.A．worked B．hasbeenworkingC．hadworked D．hasworked13．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound14．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．attendto15．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what16．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen17．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme18．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome19．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding20．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal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）WHERETOGOINAUGUST?InEuropeAugustistheheightofthepeakseason!MillionsofholidaymakersfromaroundtheworldinvadethebeachesandcountrysideofSouthernEurope.Theclimateisgreatfortravelforjustaboutthewholeofthecontinentwithjustafewareasaffectedbyextremeheat.ThenorthofEuropeislovelyduringthismonthandsummeristheidealtimetovisitthosecountriesthataregenerallyconsideredalittlecoldanddampsuchasIreland,ScotlandorHolland.InAsiaThisseasonisconsideredtheleastfavourable.Themonsoon(季风)seasonisatitsheightoverthemajorityofthisareawiththeexceptionofonlyafewcountries(KeralaorTamilNaduinIndia,BaliandthesouthernislandsofIndonesia,etc.)Everywhereelseishot,andverydampclimateprevails(盛行).InAfricaTheMaghrebcountriesarecrowdedwithtourists.Theclimateishotanddry.TheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoispleasantthankstotheoceaninfluence.Furthertothesouthitistherainyseasonanditisonlyalongthelatitude(纬度)ofKenyaandTanzaniathattheclimatebecomesfavourabletovisitors.InAmericaThenorthisgenerallyhotanddry(sometimesextremelyhotinthedesertstowardsthewestoftheUSA).CentralAmericaexperiencesashortrainyseasonatthistimebuttowardsthesouththeconditionsaremorefavourable.Tobeavoided:AlthoughJulyandAugustarefavourabletotravel“climatically”speaking,itisoftennotsopleasantwhenitcomestoquietnessandprices.ThevastmajoritiesofEuropeancountrieshavetheirmainholidaysduringthisperiodsothehotelsaregenerallycrowdedandthepriceshighforthemajorityofdestinations.156、WhichpartmaybethelastchoicefortravellinginAugust?A．Asia. B．Africa.C．SouthernEurope. D．SouthernAmerica.1、Besidesclimate,__________cancontributetoyourdisappointmentwhentravelling.A．hotelprices B．peacefulenvironmentC．transportationexpenses D．troublesomeholidaymakers2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invade”inthepart“inEurope”mean?A．Immigrationto. B．Visitseparately.C．Enterinlargenumbers. D．Attackandoccupy.22．（8分）Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisers,hopingtoselltheirproducts.'Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople'slives.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitemthatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoice,noanxiety.1、WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraphi?A．ThepracticeofchoiceisdifficultB．Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.C．Choiceandrightexistatthesametime.D．Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.2、Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?A．Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.B．Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.C．Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.D．Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.3、Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprovethatA．productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarketB．competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustryC．everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoftenD．advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Theopinionsonpeople'srightindifferentcountries.B．Theproblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.C．Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions.D．Thevarietyofchoicesinmodemsociety.23．（8分）Weareobsessed(迷恋)withourselves.Westudyourhistory,ourpsychology,ourphilosophy.Muchofourknowledgerevolves(使旋转)aroundhumankinditself,asifwewerethemostimportantthingintheuniverse.Butinthecourseofthecenturieswehavecometorealizejusthowmanywrongideaswe’vehad.Wehavelearnedoftheexistenceofblackholes,wavesofspace,andoftheextraordinarymolecularstructuresineverycellofourbodies.Themorewediscover,themoreweunderstandthatwhatwedon’tyetknowisgreaterthanwhatweknow.Themorepowerfulourtelescopes,thestrangerandmoreunexpectedaretheheavenswesee.Thecloserwelookattheminutedetailofmatter,themorewediscoverofitsprofoundstructure.InafamousstorytoldbyPlatointheseventhbookofTheRepublic,somemenarechainedatthebottomofadarkcaveandseeonlyshadowscastuponawallbyafirebehindthem.Theythinkthatthisisreality.Oneofthemfreeshimself,leavesthecaveanddiscoversthelightofthesunandthewiderworld.Atfirstthelight,towhichhiseyesareunaccustomed,stunsandconfuseshim.Buteventuallyhecanseeandreturnsexcitedlytohiscompanionstotellthemwhathehasseen.Theyfindithardtobelieve.Weareallinthedepthsofacave,chainedbyourignorance,ourprejudices,andourweaksensesrevealonlyshadows.Ifwetrytoseefurther,weareconfused:weareunaccustomed.Butwetry.Thisisscience.Scientificthinkingexploresandredrawstheworld,graduallyofferingusbetterandbetterimagesofit,teachingustothinkinevermoreeffectiveways.Itsstrengthisitscapacitytodemolish(推翻)oldideas,torevealnewregionsofreality,andtoconstructnew,moreeffectiveimagesoftheworld.Thisadventurerestsupontheentiretyofpastknowledge,butatitsheartischange.Theincompletenessandtheuncertaintyofourknowledge,hungovertheabyss(深渊)ofwhatwedon’tknow,doesnotmakelifemeaningless:itmakesitinterestingandprecious.1、Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Thenewdiscoveriesoftheuniverseprovetobewrong.B．Manhascreatedsplendidculturesinthecourseofcenturies.C．Ourknowledgeoftheuniverseisincompleteanduncertain.D．Theexistingtechnologiesareenoughforfurtherexploration.2、ThestorytoldbyPlatoismeantto.A．makeusawareofthecrueltyofrealityB．encourageustoexploretheunknownworldC．applaudtheheroicdeedsofchasingfreedomD．justifyourignoranceandprejudiceabouttheworld3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttostressinthepassage?A．Exploringtheuniversemakesourlifemeaningful.B．Leavingthingsastheyaremakesourlifeperfect.C．Newdiscoveriesoftheuniversewillcauseconfusion.D．Pastknowledgepreventsusconstructinganewworld.24．（8分）It’ssaidthatyoudon’tknowamanuntilyouwalkamileinhisshoes.Andyoualsodon’tknowwhatit’slikeforolderpeopletotraveluntilyouaccompanyoneonatrip.AfterflyingwithmyelderlyfatherfromWashington,D．C．toL.A．inJuly,Ibegantorealizethatacompanionhasimportanttasksthatcanmakeajourneyeasierforolderpeople.Ibookednon-stopticketsonJetBluetoavoidtiring,confusingconnections,andweflewdirectlyintosmall,manageableLongBeachAirport.Eventhoughmyfathercouldwalk,Iarrangedwiththeairlineforwheelchairassistance,whichmeantwegotonboardfirst.WhenItookhimbacktotheairportforhisreturnflighttoWashington,IgotpermissionfromJetBluetowaitwithhimatthegateinsteadofsayinggoodbyeatthesecuritycheckpoint.Iwishedhe’dhadafirst-classseatandaccesstoacomfortableairlineclub.Betteryet,IwishIhadflownwithhimbothways.AsIwatchedtheattendantwheelhimtotheliftthattookhimfromthetarmac（飞机跑道）totheplane,Ifeltlikeananxiousmomsendingherchildtoschoolforthefirsttime.Thingscangoawryonaplanetrip.AndthenthereisthehorrifyingstoryaboutJoeandMargie.WhentheylandedatDallas-FortWorthInternationalAirport,awheelchairattendantmetthemtohelpwithaconnection.ButsomehowMargie,whohadAlzheimer’sdisease,disappeared.Ididn’tneedtoworryaboutmyfatherwanderingaway.At82,hismindwassharperthanmine.Buthishearingwaspoor,soIworriedaboutwhatwouldhappenifhemissedanimportantannouncement.Fortunately,everythingwentjustfine.Carefulplanningmadethetripsuccessful.NexttimeItravelwithasenior,I’llknowbetter.Ihopetherewillbeanexttime.1、Whydidthemanbuynonstoptickets?A．Hisfatherwastiredofflights.B．Hehadimportanttaskstodo.C．Hecaredabouthisfather.D．Hisschedulewastight.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenseeinghisfatheroff?A．Disappointed.B．Delighted.C．Worried.D．Sad.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“goawry”probablymean?A．beamused.B．carryonasusual.C．liveuptoone’sexpectation.D．beawayfromthecorrectcourse.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Takingatripdoesgreatgoodtoseniors.B．Itisapleasantexperiencetotravelwithseniors.C．Tohavealongjourneywithseniorsisunpractical.D．Agoodarrangementensuresseniorstotakeanicetrip.25．（10分）Manypeoplewanttogrowtheirowngarden,buttheysimplydonothavetheroom.Donotworry.Thereisasolution.Considercontainergardening.Thegreatthingaboutcontainergardeningisthatyoucanuseavarietyofdifferentcontainers.Yousimplyhavetouseyourimagination.Youcouldcreateabeautifulgardenwiththingssuchascementblocks,hangingbaskets,claypots,orwindowboxes.Therearesomanyoptionswhenitcomestocontainergardening;itisonlylimitedbyyourimagination.Ofcourse,youwillwanttotakethefollowingintoconsiderationwhenyouarereadytobegincontainergardening,inorderforittobesuccessful.First,youshouldavoidanycontainersthathavebeenusedtostorechemicals,aswellastreatedwood.Thiscouldleadtothesuddendeathofyourflowersandleadtothefailureofyourcontainergardening.Withanycontainerthatyouchoose,youneedtoensurethatitallowsthewaterinittodrainwhennecessary.Soitmaybeessentialforyoutocreateholesinthecontainertohelpthisalong.Youshouldalsomakesurethecontainersareplacedonaraisedsurface,notuponthefloor,toensurethebestpossibledrainage.Ensurethatthecontainersyouchooseareappropriateinsizefortheplantsyouchoose,Youneedtopreventtherootsfromovergrowingthecontainer.Ifyoulikefreshveggies,youcouldconsidercontainergardeningwithvegetables.Thisrequiresaprocessthatdiffersfromthatofflowergardening.Talktoanemployeeatasupplystoreinyourarea,Theycanhelpyouchoosetherightcontainersforthevegetablesyouarewishingtogrow.1、Whichofthefollowingmaybeimpropermaterialsforcontainergardening?A．Claypots.B．Cementblocks.C．Treatedwood.D．Windowboxes.2、Whatdocstheunderlinedword"drain"inParagraph5mean?A．Toflowaway.B．Togiveoff.C．Topourdown.D．Toholdback.3、Comparedtoflowergardening,whatdoweknowaboutvegetablegardening?A．Itseemsmucheasier.B．Itrequiresmoretime,C．Itdemandsmorewater.D．Itneedsspecialcontainers.4、Whomaybeinterestedinthetext?A．Farmerswhoaregoodatgardening.B．Citizenswhoenjoygardening.C．Childrenwholikeoutdooractivities.D．Peoplewhohaveabigyard.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）ItwassocoldthatIcouldn’tfeelmylegs.TherewasgoingtobearacingcontestthatnightsoIwas36myhorse,Skippy,up.Iwassimplyrunninglaps(跑道的圈)aroundthering.The37coldairhadbeenblowingpastme,freezingmylimbs,buteverysecondI38it.Youcouldhearthefaint39ofthepeopleupattheclubhouseeatingtheirdinner.Myparentswerealsothere,notknowingthatmylittlesisterhadslowlywanderedherwaydowntothering.Itwas40becausetherewasnomoonorstars.Nobodyelsewasintheringatthetime.Iwasreallyenjoyingthe41andIwasableto42whatSkippywasdoing.AsItookmylastlapit43.EverythingrapidlysloweddownasIsawmylittlesisterstep44thering.Isawtruefearonherfacebecausesheknewshewouldn’tbe45tomoveoutofthewayfastenough.Sheknewthatshewasgoingtogethit.Shetriedto46butnothingcameoutofherfear-driedthroat.Whenmyhorsegottoher,hewasstillinafulloutrun.47,miraculously(奇迹般地),heslidsohardonhisbackfeetthathe48.Itreallymadethe49seemabsolutelyunreal.IthoughtthatmaybeIwas50.Ihad51inmymindthatIwasn’tseeingwhatwashappening.IknewIhadhitmysister.TherewasnowayIcouldhave52her.MyhorsewasrisingstraightupandwhilehewasintheairIcouldn’tbreathe.It’slikeIforgot53.AsallofthishappenedIwatchedmysister’sfacetransform(变形)throughmanydifferent54:terror,confusion,curiosity,andthenasortofrelief.Thenshewaslaughing.AsIheldmysisterintomyarms,SkippystoodrightbehindmeknowingthatIactuallyowedhimmylife55hesavedmysister’s.1、A．pickingB．warming C．catching D．setting2、A．bitterly B．hardly C．gently D．perfectly3、A．challengedB．witnessedC．enjoyedD．hated4、A．ceremonyB．traditionC．victory D．laughter5、A．windy B．bright C．dark D．cloudy6、A．quiet B．quality C．impression D．significance7、A．relyon B．focusonC．insiston D．puton8、A．letoutB．heldonC．participatedinD．tookplace9、A．closeto B．outof C．into D．towards10、A．able B．frightenedC．contentD．proud11、A．evaluate B．worry C．scream D．escape12、A．AccidentallyB．NormallyC．Generally D．Somehow13、A．spedup B．roseup C．brokedown D．woreout14、A．moment B．contest C．comment D．technique15、A．advancing B．breathing C．concluding D．dreaming16、A．that B．none C．neither D．it17、A．hit B．recognizedC．missedD．acknowledged18、A．how B．what C．when D．why19、A．actions B．emotions C．attitudes D．thoughts20、A．if B．because C．asif D．sothat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）Everyonehashobbies.Itishobbies1．makeourlifemore2．(enjoy)andcolorful.MybobbyissingingEnglishsongs.WhenIwasachild,Ilikedtosingverymuch.Irememberedmymother3．(teach)meanurseryrhyme(儿歌)oneday,“Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,howIwonderwhatyouare…”.4．Ididn'tquiteunderstandthemeaning,Irememberedthewordsquicklybecause5．itsendrhyme.Sincethen,I6．(fall)inlovewithEnglishsongs.Ispendalotofmypocketmoney7．(hunt)forEnglishtapes.WheneverIamfree,Iwillturntomyrecorderandlistentomyfavoritesongs.Ievensingoutwiththerecorder,8．(make)meforgetmytroublesforawhile.AtthesametimeIrememberedalotofclassicalsongs,9．helpsmetoimprovemyEnglishstudies.SoIbenefit10．(great)frommyhobbies.Whataboutyou?第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面一篇文章中共有10处语言错误，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。AbigstormdestroyedtwovillagesinSouthAfricaonlastFriday,causing4death、Over200peoplebecamehomelessasaresultofthestorm、Afarmersaidthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastonehour、Hesaid,“Iwasinthekitchenwithmywifeandchildrenwhileweheardaloudnoise、Afewminuteslate,ourhousefelldown、Imanagedtoclimbout,butmuchtomyshocking,oneofmyboysweremissing、Iquicklywentbackinsideandfoundthemsafebutfrightened、”Soldierscametorescuethoseburyingundertheruins,andt