2023届湖南湖北八市十二校高三下学期第一次联考英语试卷含解析

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．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse2．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that3．Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply4．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped5．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because6．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when7．Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety8．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised9．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever10．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup11．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As12．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed13．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．attempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises14．Whydoyouwantanewjob______you’vegotsuchagoodonealready?A．that B．whereC．which D．when15．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe16．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either17．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid18．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid19．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through20．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．admissionC．accommodation D．immigration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）ThesixthmassextinctionoflifeontheEarthisunfoldingmorequicklythanfeared,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbone—fish,birds,amphibians,reptilesandmammals—aredeclininginbothrangeandpopulation,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswasappearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway—butthenewstudysuggeststhatthedie-outisalreadygrowingfast.Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.Thereisnomysteryastowhy:ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lionsleftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,over-consumption,pollution,otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandotherlargeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated”inParagraph3mean?A．Madeup.B．Putup.C．Spedup.D．Usedup.2、Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?A．Themankind’spopulationisgrowingfast.B．Theairpollutionistoosevere.C．Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.D．Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.3、Whichisnotthemaindriverofwildlifedecline?A．Outsideanimals.B．Lossoflivingareas.C．Variousillnesses.D．Lackofwater.4、Howisthefutureofpolarbears?A．Uncertain.B．Hopeful.C．Doubtful.D．Unsatisfying.22．（8分）Theworld’spopulationisprojectedtoreach11billionbytheendofthecentury.Feedingthatmanypeoplewillbeachallenge,anditisfurthercomplicatedbytheimpactofclimatechangeonagriculture.Thatiswhysomepeopleadvocateanunusualwaytoboostthefoodsupplyandfeedpeoplesustainablybyeatinglessmeatandmoreinsects.About2billionpeoplealreadyeatbugs.Mexicansenjoychilly-toastedgrasshoppers.Thaistuckintocricketstir-friesandGhanaianssnackontermites.InsectsareslowlycreepingontoWesternmenusasnoveltyitems,butmostpeopleremainsqucamish(拘谨).Yettherearethreereasonswhyeatinginsectsmakessense.First,theyarehealthierthanmeat.Therearenearly2000kindsofedibleinsects,manyofthempackedwithprotein,calcium,fiber,ironandzinc.Asmallservingofgrasshopperscancontainaboutthesameamountofproteinasasimilarsizedservingofbeef,buthasfarlessfatandfarfewercalories.Second,raisinginsectsischeap,orfree.Littletechnologyorinvestmentisneededtoproducethem.Harvestinginsectscouldprovidelivelihoodstosomeoftheworld’spoorestpeople.Finally,insectsareafarmoresustainablesourceoffoodthanlivestock.Livestockproductionaccountsfornearlyafifthofallgreenhouse-gasemissions,that’smorethantransport.Bycontrast,insectsproducerelativelyfewgreenhousegasesandraisingthemrequiresmuchlesslandandwater.Andtheyeatalmostanything.Despiteallthis,mostWesternersfindinsectshardtoswallow.Onesolutionistouseproteinextractedfrombugsinotherproductssuchasreadymealsandpastasauces.Nothavingtolookatthebugsandemphasizingtheenvironmentalbenefitsmightmaketheideaofeatinginsectsabitmorepalatable.1、Whatisthedirectreasonwhysomepeopleadvocateeatinginsects?A．InsufficientfoodsupplyB．ClimatechangeC．TherapidincreaseofpopulationD．Insects’highnutrition2、Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.A．eatinginsectsishealthierthaneatingbeefB．eatinginsectsispopularamongwesternersC．eatinginsectscanhelppeopleloseweightD．eatinginsectscauseslessdamagetotheenvironment3、Howcanwemakeitmoreacceptabletoeatinsects?A．ByclosingyoureyeswheneatinginsectsB．ByeatinginsectstogetherwithotherfoodC．Byputtinginsects’nutrientsintootherfoodproductsD．Byconsideringtheenvironmentalbenefitsofeatinginsects23．（8分）Thereareonlyafewtrulypleasantsmellstowakeuptointhemorning.Forme,it'sthesmelloffreshlybrewedcoffee.Justasniffofitmakesmejumpoutofbedandrushtothekitchenforagulpofthehotblackliquid.Ifyou'reabigfanofcoffee,you'llunderstandthatopeninganewpacketofcoffeereleasesanamazingsmell-fresh,roastedcoffeebeans.Andyou'llbeabletoidentifythebeans'origin—Colombia,VietnamorBrazil.TimHaywardisafoodwriterandcoffeeshopowner;hebelievesthesmell"isabsolutelyvital.Whenyouwalkintothecoffeeshopinthemorningandthatsmellhitsyou,you'regettingphysiological(生理上的)responses."IknowfromexperiencewhenIwalkintoacafe,mymouthbeginstowaterandit'sthesmellthatmakesmefeelgood.However,thisfeelingsometimesturnstodisappointment.ThisisparticularlythecasewhenIorderacoffeetogoinatallpapercupandsiptheliquidthroughaholeinthelid.Yes,it'sconvenient,butisitreallytherightwaytoappreciateit?Youwalkintothecoffeeshop,yougetthesmell,butwhenyouactuallytakethedrinkout,youaredrinkingitfromsomethingthatisdesignedtodeliverthehotliquiddirectlypastyourtongue,butpreventanysmellcominguptoyournose.Aswellaseliminatingthesmell,takeawaycoffeecupscreatealotofwasteandavastmajorityofthemstilldon'tgetrecycled.Somaybenowisthetimetoreallywakeupandsmellthecoffeebydrinkingfromacupinacafe,chattingwithfriendsandsavingtheplanet!1、InwhichaspectdoestheauthoragreewithTimHayward?A．Peopledrinkcoffeefirstthinginthemorning.B．Coffeebeans'originmakesallthedifferences.C．SomepeopleareaddictedtodrinkingcoffeeD．It'sthesmellofcoffeethatreallymatters.2、Whatdoestheauthorcomplainabout?A．Theprocessofmakingcoffee.B．ThehightemperatureofcoffeeC．Thedesignofthepapercoffeecup.D．Theinconvenienceofbuyingcoffee.3、Whatcanreplacetheword"eliminating"underlinedinParagraph4?A．Creating. B．Removing. C．Increasing. D．Changing.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WakeupandsmellthecoffeeB．TrytobearealloverofcoffeeC．DrinkcoffeetosavetheplanetD．Choosetakeawaycoffeeforconvenience24．（8分）AttractionsinHongKongHongKongIslandThesiteoftheoriginalBritishsettlementandthemainfocusofmosttourists.MostofHongKong’shighestskyscrapersandthefinancialcentercanbefoundhere.Overall,HongKongIslandismoremodemandwealthyanddramaticallylessdirtythantheotherareasofHongKong.ThePeakisthetallestpointontheisland,withthebestviewsandhighestrealestatevaluesintheworld.KowloonThepeninsulatothenorthofHongKongIsland,withgreatviewsoftheisland.Itoffersachaoticmixofmalls,streetmarkets,andresidentialhouses.IthasagreatviewofHongKongIsland.Withover2.1millionpeoplelivinginanareaoflessthan47squarekilometers,Kowloonisoneofthemostdenselypopulatedplacesintheworld.KowloonincludesTsimShaTsui,thelocationofmanybudgethotelsandMongKok,ashoppingdistrict.NewTerritoriesNamedbyBritishofficialswhenleasedfromtheChinesegovernmentin1898，theNewTerritoriescontainacuriousmixofsmallfarms,villages,industrialinstallations,mountainouscountryparksandtownsthathavethesizeofpopulationsinsomecities.LantauIslandAlargeislandwestofHongKongIsland.Youwillnotfindmanypeacefulvillages,butonceyougetoverthestraydogsandtheramshacklebuildingsyouwillfindbeautifulmountainsandbeaches.Theairport,Disneyland,andtheNgongPingcablecararelocatedhere.OutlyingIslandsWell-knownweekenddestinationsforthelocals,theOutlyingIslandsaremostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.HighlightsincludeLamma,wellknownforitsseafoodandCheungChau,asmallislandthatusedtobeapirates,den(贼窝),butnowattractsseafoodaficionados,windsurfersandsunbathingdaytrippers.1、Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttohaveseafood?A．Kowloon.B．NewTerritories.C．LantauIsland.D．OutlyingIslands.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．NewTerritorieshastownswithalargepopulation.B．Kowloonhasmanyexpensivehotelsandashoppingdistrict.C．LantauIslandhasmostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.D．HongKongIslandhasthehighestskyscraperofHongKong.3、Wherecanthisarticleprobablybefound?A．Astorybook.B．Anewsreport.C．Atravelguide.D．Asciencemagazine.25．（10分）Withitssnow-coveredmountainsandavarietyofwildlife,YellowStoneNationalParkisoneofthescenictreasuresoftheUnitedStates.LocatedprimarilyinWyoming,theparkhostsmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.Ifyouplantotravelwithinthepark,keepinmindadvicefromtheNationalParkService.SeasonalTravelTravelvariesvastlyfromseasontoseason.Roadsaregenerallyopeninthesummerexceptforcasesofrockormudslides,wildfires,accidentsorroadconstruction.Earlysnowsinthefallcancausesomeroadstoclosetemporarily.Inthewinteralmostallroadsareclosedtomotorvehicles,butsnowmobilesandothersnowvehicleswithtracksareallowed.RoadsbegintoopenforthespringbythelatterpartofAprilbutcancloseifsnowfallcontinues.DrivingTimeGrandLoopisthemainroadthroughYellowstoneNationalPark;itpassesbymostofthemajorattractions.TheseincludeOldFaithful,YellowstoneLakeandtheGrandCanyonofYellowstone.ThemaximumspeedlimitontheGrandLoopis45milesperhour,butthespeedlimitdropsduringsomeofthewindingandtwistingsectionsofthisnarrowroad.Allowyourselfatleasttwodaystofullytraveltheloopduetothesizeoftheparkandbeingsometimesstuckinheavytraffic.SafetyAwarenessBuffalo(水牛)oftenblocktheroadsintheparkastheymovethroughthefields.Ifagroupistravelingacrosstheroadyouareon,youcaneitherwaitforthemtopassorfindanalternativeroute.Ifyougetoutofyourvehicle,theNationalParkServicesaystostayatleast25yardsfromanybuffalo(and100yardsormoreawayfrombearsandwolves).Buffaloareparticularlyunpredictableandchargepeopleatspeedsupto30mph.Youcantakeyourbicycleonanypublicroadsandroutesdesignedforbikes,butbicyclesarenotallowedontheparkroadswhicharenarrowwithfewshoulders.Altitudesrangefrom5,300to8,860feet.TheNationalParkServicerecommendscyclistswearhelmetsandnoticeableclothing.1、WhatdoweknowabouttravellingintheYellowstonePark?A．Roadswillstayopenincaseofemergency.B．Trafficjamhappensfromtimetotime.C．Thedrivingspeedontheroadcanbe50mph.D．Motorvehiclesareallowedinthewinter.2、WhatdoestheNationalParkServicesuggestpeopledoaboutsafety?A．Stayinsidethecarthroughoutthetravel.B．GetoutoftheirvehicleswhencomingacrosstheBuffalo.C．Weartheeasy-to-seeclotheswhilebicycling.D．Avoidbicyclingonthepublicroads.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Aguidebook.B．Acommercialadvertisement.C．Aresearchpaper.D．Ageographytextbook.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）CharlesPlumb,aU.S.NavalAcademygraduate,wasajetfighterpilotinVietnam.After75combatmissions,hisplanewas1byasurface-to-airmissile.Plumbwas2andspentsixyearsinprisoninVietnam.Hesurvivedandnow3aboutlessonslearnedfromthatexperience.Oneday,Plumbandhiswifeweresittinginarestaurantwhenamanatanothertablecameupandsaid,"You'rePlumb!You4jetfightersinVietnamfromtheaircraftcarrier(航空母舰)KittyHawk.Youwere5!""Howintheworlddidyouknowthat?"askedPlumb."I6yourparachute,"themanreplied.Plumbgasped（倒吸一口气）insurpriseand7.Themanpumpedhishandandsaid,"Iguessitworked!"Plumbassuredhim,"It8did—ifyourchutehadn'tworked,Iwouldn'tbeheretoday."Plumbcouldn'tsleepthatnight，thinkingaboutthatman.Hesays,"IwonderedhowmanytimesImighthavepassedhim9theKittyHawk.IwonderedhowmanytimesImighthaveseenhimandnotevensaid'Goodmorning,howareyou',oranything10,yousee,Iwasafighterpilotandhewasjusta11."Plumbthoughtofthemanydaysthesailorhadspentonalongwoodentableinthebowels（深处）oftheship12workingoneachchute,holdinginhishandseachtimethe13ofsomeonehedidn'tknow.Plumbaskshis14,"Who'spackingyour15?Everyonehassomeonewhoprovideswhattheyneedtomakeit16theday."Plumbalsosaysthatheneededmanykindsofparachuteswhenhisplanewasshotdown—heneededhis17parachute,hismentalparachute,hisemotionalparachute,andhisspiritualparachute.Hecalledonallthese18beforereachingsafety.Hisexperienceremindsusallto19andbekindtopeoplewhopackourdailyparachutes,andstrengthenustogothrough20times.1、A．followed B．destroyed C．spied D．seen2、A．released B．wounded C．captured D．killed3、A．lectures B．gives C．studies D．hear4、A．repaired B．made C．flew D．cleaned5、A．takendown B．lookeddown C．setdown D．shotdown6、A．bought B．checked C．found D．packed7、A．gratefully B．suspiciously C．happily D．sadly8、A．almost B．surely C．narrowly D．nearly9、A．abroad B．in C．on D．at10、A．so B．because C．unless D．though11、A．sailor B．captain C．pilot D．technician12、A．unwillingly B．immediately C．worriedly D．carefully13、A．death B．fortune C．fate D．chance14、A．wife B．children C．sailors D．audience15、A．luggage B．bag C．parachute D．future16、A．through B．to C．upto D．as17、A．psychological B．physical C．imaginary D．safe18、A．spirits B．emotions C．supports D．people19、A．award B．recognize C．reward D．help20、A．happy B．tough C．comfortable D．cosy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）Howwouldyoufeelifyouwokeupandfoundyourentirecomputers—includingyourphotos,yourrecentdocuments—nolonger1．(access)?Whatifyoufoundoutthattheyhadbeenwipedfromyourcomputer,2．（leave）youwithnothingbutheartache?Guesswhat?Ithappenstopeopleeverysingleday.Everyday,peopleacrossthecountryheadintotheirlocalApplestorein3．(tear),brokencomputerinhand,prayingastheywaitinlinethatanexpensiverepairmight,justmight,recoverthepriceless,irreplaceablefiles.Afewgetlucky.4．fortherest,there’snothinganyonecando5．(help).Hasn’tithappenedtoyou?Ifyourcomputerremainsunprotected,itwill,andit’sonly6．matteroftime.Butthanks7．recentbreakthroughsincomputerbackup（备份)technology,younowhaveanumberofoptionstoprepare,andifyou’resmart,whenyourcomputer8．(crash),youshouldn’thaveanytrouble9．(get)100%ofyourfilesbackthatsameday.I’mnottalkingaboutanexternalharddrive.I’mtalkingaboutanonlinebackupsolutionthatruns10．quiet)inthebackgroundonyourcomputer.Ifyouhaveoneinstalled（安装），whenyourcomputercrashes,you’llbejustoneclickawayfrombringingyourfilesbacktolife.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。LastSunday,someofmyclassmateandItookabicycletripalongthe“EastLakeGreenRoad”.Itspeciallybuiltforpeopletorelaxourselves.Thesceneryalongtheroadwasbreathtaking,withbigtrees,fragrantflowers,tallhillsandclearlakesinbothsides.Westoppedbyalakefortherest,whereagr