2023届湖南省祁东育县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．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．afterwhen B．sincewhichC．afterwhich D．sincewhen2．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear3．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless4．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．aren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．areyou5．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith6．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where7．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined8．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t9．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether10．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed11．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can12．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit13．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading14．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!15．Atcollege,BarackObamadidn’tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．wastobecome B．becomesC．istobecome D．became16．Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects17．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless18．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should19．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine20．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated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）Whydoyougotothelibrary?Forbooks,yes--butyoulikebooksbecausetheytellstories.Youhopetogetlostinastoryorbetransportedintosomeoneelse'slife.Atonetypeoflibrary,youcandojustthat--eventhoughthere'snotasinglebook.AtaHumanLibrary,insteadofbooks,youcan“borrow”people.Individualsvolunteerashuman“books”andparticipantsintheeventcan“read”thebook--meaningtheywouldhaveaone-on-oneconversationwiththevolunteerandshareinadialogueaboutthatindividual'sexperience.“Books”arevolunteersfromallwalksoflifewhohaveexperienceddiscrimination(歧视)basedonrace,religion,class,genderidentity,age,lifestylechoices,disabilityandotheraspectsoftheirlifeForacertainamountoftime,youcanaskthemquestionsandlistentotheirstories,whichareasfascinatingandasattractiveasanyyoucanfindinabook.Manyofthestorieshavetodowithsomekindofstereotype.Youcanspeakwitharefugee(难民),asoldiersufferingfromPTSD,ahomelesspersonorawomanlivingwithHIV.TheHumanLibraryencouragespeopletochallengetheirownlong-heldbeliefs-totrulygettoknow,andlearnfromsomeonetheymightotherwisemakeaquickjudgmentabout.Accordingtoitswebsite,theHumanLibraryis“aplacewheredifficultquestionsareexpected,appreciatedandanswered.”Itprovidestheopportunityforthecommunitytoshareandunderstandtheexperiencesofothersintheircommunity.TheHumanLibraryOrganizationcametobeinCopenhagen,Denmarkin2000.RonniAbergel,hisbrotherDany,andsomecolleagueshostedafour-dayduringamajorNorthernEuropeanfestival,hopingtoraiseawarenessaboutviolenceamongyouth.Afterthesuccessofthisevent,AbergelfoundedtheHumanLibraryOrganization,whichhasbeengrowingeversince.Thoughthereareafewpermanenthumanlibraries,mostaren’tplacesatall,butevents.Thoughmanydotakeplaceatphysicallibraries,youdon’tneedalibrarycard—anyonecancomeandbepartoftheexperience.Therehavebeenhumanlibraryeventsallovertheglobe,inuniversitiesandinpubs,fromChicagotoTunistoEdinburghtoSanAntonio.Thestoriesthese"books"tellrangefromfascinatingtoheartbreakingandeverythinginbetween.Andthat'stheverypointoftheorganization--toprovethatnopersoncanbesummedupinjustoneword.Itseekstoshowpeoplethatyoutrulycan'tjudgeabookbyitscover---orbyitstitleorlabel.1、The“books”inhumanlibrariesare____________.A．long-heldbeliefsattractingindividualsB．inspiringstonesmotivatingpeopleintroubleC．eventsinwhichpeoplecantalktovolunteersD．unfairly-treatedpeoplesharingtheirexperiences2、TheeventinCopenhagenissignificantbecauseit_______.A．aimedtohelptheyoungsufferingfromviolenceB．attemptedtoreplacetraditionalphysicallibrariesC．laidafoundationfortheHumanLibraryOrganizationD．ledtoapleasingdevelopmentforthecommunitywithracism3、Inhumanlibraries,thereadersarelikelyto_________.A．deepentheirunderstandingofpeople B．enrichtheirownpersonalexperiencesC．hearthestoriesfromallovertheworld D．makequickjudgmentsaboutthe“books”4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A．compareandevaluate B．informandexplainC．discussandpersuade D．analyzeandsuggest22．（8分）Nowadays,especiallyinChina,everythingseemstofavorsocialintercourse(社交),suchasgatheringsoffriends,KTV,grouptravel,diningtighter,playingcardsandMahjong,plustheChinese-style"street-crossinggroup."Backhome,discussionscanstillbeboisterouslycarriedonwithinthe"circleoffriends"ofWeChat.However,thesescenescannotalwayseaseasenseofloneliness.ZhuZiqing,awell-knownprofessorofTsinghuaUniversity,signedwithemotion:"Mylonelinessincreasesasscenebecomesmuchbusier."Onepopularsongtodayisalsocalled"Alonelymanincrowds."Actually,engaginginsocialintercourserequiresability,whilebeingaloneinvolvesthewholecharacter.Thesedays,itisnoteasytocalmdowntotallyandreturntoone'strueself.Willpower,intellectanddisciplinearerequired.Einsteinsaid:"Itisnotyourworkingtimebutyoursparetimethatdeterminesthepossibilityofwhetheryouwillbesuccessfulornot."The"sparetime"hereferredtocouldbetakenas"spendingtimebyyourself."Lonelylifecouldbeeitherdull,boringandtastelessorabundant,interestingandcolorful,dependingonone'squality,ambitionandinspiration.Justasthebodyconstantlyrequiresenergy,themindandsoulalsodemandneverstoppinginputs.However,information,processedandintegrated(融入)intoknowledge,thoughtsandfeelings,insteadofbustle(忙碌)seemstobetherightcondition.Successfulcareersmallwalksoflifeworldwidehaveprovedthat"thesoulgrowsinpeaceandtalentisnurturedinloneliness".Inasense,itmaybereasonabletosaythat"Happinesstendstobeshallowwhilelonelinessinvolvesdepth".Man,infact,needslonelinessmorethanhappytime,andonlyabundantlonelinesscanproducequalityhappiness.1、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedtheword"boisterously"inparagraphl?A．surprisinglyB．sadlyC．busilyD．peacefully2、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．Beingalonemarkspeopledepressed.B．Socialintercourseimprovesourhappiness.C．Onemayfeellonelyevenwhensurroundedbypeople.D．Weshouldattendsocialintercoursetodecreaseourloneliness.3、WhatcanweknowfromEinstein'swords?A．Youshouldbesuccessfulifyouspendallyourtimebyyourself.B．Youshouldexercisemoreifyouwanttokeepyourmindshealthy.C．Youwillnotbecomesuccessfulifyoujoininmoresocialintercourse.D．Youwillbemoresuccessfulifyoucanmakeyourlonelytimemeaningful.4、Whichmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A．LiveonYourOwnB．HappinessandLonelinessC．TheSecretofSuccessD．PracticeYourSocialAbility23．（8分）MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmupsituations,andishesitanttotrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.“Girlsrule,boysdrool.”Butwhenthatcomfortzoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenyearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshecompletedherfirstkids’triathlon（三项全能）.OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithher,wegotalltheequipmentshe’dneed,andwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturn,sheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.Iwonthechancetoseemygirlshine.Shineon,sweetbaby.1、Kellyisnervouswhen________.A．boysarearoundherB．shechangesintoaleaderC．sheisawayfromhermomD．situationsarenewtoher2、WecanlearnfromParagraph3that______.A．theracebeganintheearlymorningB．KellywaseagerforherturnintheraceC．thewholefamilygaveKellysupportD．herbrother’sbirthdaypartywasdelayed.3、Intheendingparagraphstheauthor“feltlikeIwonthatday”becauseKelly________.A．TookpartinthesportB．ExpressedlovetoherC．WonthegoldmedalD．Changedcompletely4、WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkKellyis?A．TimidanddeterminedB．CuteandconfidentC．FearfulandenergeticD．Sociableandbrave24．（8分）Thebiggestchallengefacedbytravelers,especiallythosewholiketohaveabackpackingtripishowtoensureasteadysupplyofcleanclothes.Now,thankstoagreatinventioncalledScrubbaWashPack,thatworrymaybeathingofthepast.TheportablewashingmachinewasinventedbyAshNewlandin2010,whilehewasplanningtoclimbMt.Kilimanjaro.Struckbythelimitedpackingspace,hegotinspirationfromtraditionalwashboardstocreateabagthatcouldbeusedtocleanclothes.Thenhequittedhiscareerasalawyerandfocusedonperfectingthebag’sdesign.By2012,thebagwasreadyforthepublic.Itweighedonly180gramsandrequiredverylittlestoragespace,makingitperfectforanymorewishingtotravellight.Notsurprisingly,thebagwhichwasworth55dollarswasaninstanthitwithtravelers,universitystudentsandevenpassengers.However,Newlandwasnotsatisfied.Hestillsawadisadvantagewithhisinvention--dirtyclotheshadtobecarriedaroundinaseparatebag!TherecentlyintroducedScrubbaWashPacksolvesthatproblem.Inordertomakethepackactive,dirtyclothesareplacedinsidethebagalongwithtwoorthreelitersofwater.Thebagisthenshuttightlytoensureallairissqueezedoutandthecolorsaremassagedforafewminutes.Afteraquickwash,theyarecleanandreadytobedried.AccordingtoNewland,thepackcancleananythingfromjeanstosmellysocks!What’sevenmoreamazingisthatwithacapacitytohold13litersofwater,itcanbeusedtowashmoreclothesatatime.Thebestpartisthatthe99-dollarpackthatwillbeavailableforsalelaterthisyear,onlyweighs300gramsandiscompletelyfoldable,makingiteasytostorewhenit’snotinuse.WiththeScrubbaWashPack,wanderingthroughforeigncitiessearchingforawashingshop,orpayingforwashingmachinesmaysoonbeathingofthepast!1、WhatledAshNewlandtocreatetheScrunbaWashPack?A．Hisjobrequirements. B．Atraditionalwashboard.C．Hisinterestininvention. D．Hispersonalexperience.2、Whywasn’tAshNewlandsatisfiedwithhisformerinvention?A．Clothescouldn’tbewashedwell.B．Theinventionwasnotsoconvenient.C．Thebagcouldn’tcontainenoughwater.D．Thecostoftheinventionwasveryhigh.3、ItcanbeinferredthattheimprovedScrubbaWashPack________.A．turnstobemuchenvironmentallyfriendlier.B．willreplacethetraditionalwashingmachines.C．willbewidelyusedbymoretravelersinthefuture.D．canencouragemorepeopletotravelalongdistance.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Athingofthepast:Travelers’worryofwashingclothes.B．TheScrubbaWashPack--Abagfreeofwashing.C．Thedevelopmentofagreatinvention.D．Howtodesignanewpackfortravelers.25．（10分）TourInformationofBodleianLibraries,UniversityofOxfordImportantnotes:Allourguidedtoursareconductedbyourprofessionallytrainedvolunteerguides.Weareabletotakechildrenaged11andoverintotheworkingareasoftheBodleianLibraryonthesetours.Weregretthattheguidedtoursarenotrecommendedtoyoungerchildren.Howtobook:PurchaseselectedticketsonlineorattheGreatGateticketofficeatleasttwodaysaheadoftime.1.MinitourTheminitourallowsyoutoviewthemostbeautifulpartsoftheBodleianLibraryinjust30minutes.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchoolandDukeHumfrey’smedieval(中世纪的)library.Length:30minutesPrice:£6perpersonTimes:Monday—Saturday:9:30,15:30,16:00,16:40Sunday:12:45,14:15,14:45，15:15,16:00,16:402.StandardtourThistourshowsyoutheinteriorofthebuildingsthatformthehistoricheartoftheUniversity.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor’sCourtandDukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary.Length:60minutesPrice:£8perpersonTimes:Wednesday—Friday:10:30,11:30,13:00,14:00Sunday:11:30,14:00,15:003.Extendedtour—Upstairs,downstairsThistourofferstheopportunitytovisitboththeBodleianLibrary’swonderfulhistoricroomsandthemodernundergroundreadingrooms.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor’sCourt,DukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary,RadcliffeCameraandGladstoneLink.Length:90minutesPrice:£15perpersonTime:WednesdayandSaturday：9*154.Extendedtour—ExplorethereadingroomsAnexplorationoftheBodleianLibrary’swonderfulreadingroomswherescholarshavestudiedforcenturies.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor^Court,DukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary,UpperReadingRoomandRadcliffeCamera.Length:80minutesPrice:£14perpersonTimes:Sunday:11:15,13:151、WhencanyoutakeaStandardtour?A．At9:30onMonday. B．At13:00onSaturday.C．At14:00onThursday. D．At12:00onSunday.2、Whatarevisitorsrequiredtodotogoonthetours?A．Bringtheirownguides. B．Setoffearlyinthemorning.C．Avoidtakingchildren. D．Makereservationsinadvance.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．lThefirsttourcanbebookedviatelephone.B．Thesecondtourshowsamodemundergroundreadingroom.C．Thethirdtourcoststhemost.D．Thefourthtourlaststhelongest.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）Iwasthefoolatschool，regardedasaspecialneedsstudent．Iwastermedassuch．Obviously，becauseIwasnotinterestedinschoolanddidnotcareformy1．Overtime，Istartedtobelieveinmystupidity．I2thefactthatIwasinspecialneedsclassesandpoureditoutasangeranddepression．Butoneactivity3thisviewofmyself：chess．Istartedtoplaychesswithmyfatherafterschool4becauseIwantedtobeathimatsomething．Myfatherwasa5man，fondofphysics，writing，religion，…，almosteveryfield．Hewascalledawalkingdictionary．So，winninginchessagainstmyfatherwouldbea6thatIhadintellectualpower．Onthesmallchessboard，Ihadachanceto7myso-calledinability．Gameaftergame，Iwantedtobeatmyfatherevenmore．Istartedtostudychessbooksandplayagainstachesscomputerto8myskills．Oneweekend，Ifinallycheckmated（将杀）myfatheronaferryride，whichmademefeel9．Twoyearslater，Ibecamethesecondboard10myschoolchessteam，withourtopboardbeingthebesthighschoolplayerinthestate．Butbeforethetournamentseason，ourtopplayer11tocome．Therecamemychancetoplayastopboardagainstthebestplayersinotherstates．IwasdeterminedtoshowwhoIhadbecome：a（n）12personabletowinwithcalculation，logicandwill．Mymost13gamecameinthefinalround．Ourteamwasfacingahighschoolwhichonlyexcellentstudentsattended．Itwas14amatchbetweenaspecialneedsstudentandasmartsoul．Myopponent（对手）wasplayingwellandkept15whileIkeptdefendingtokeepmykingsafe．Hespentlongtryingtobreakdownmydefenses，butcouldnotfindthefinalpush．I16withmoredefensivemoves，tryingtomakeitasdifficultforhimaspossible．Withlittle17left，hestartedtomakerapidmoves．18hecouldmakethefinaldecision，heranoutoftime．Honestly，ashisclockflagfell，Ijumpedupoutofmyseatandkissedtheflooroutofexcitement．Ofcourseitwasnotthemostsportsmen-like19，butIcouldnotcontrolmyemotions．Whileholdingmywinner'scup，IknewIwasnot20．Theinferioritycomplex（自卑感）hadmeltedaway，andIrealizedthatunderneathourthoughts，eachpersonisagenius．1、A．habitsB．gradesC．plansD．benefits2、A．noticedB．explainedC．acceptedD．ignored3、A．changedB．supportedC．questionedD．showed4、A．especiallyB．obviouslyC．simplyD．hopefully5、A．smartB．strictC．quietD．strong6、A．dreamB．lessonC．theoryD．sign7、A．turnoverB．turndownC．getoverD．getthrough8、A．teachB．sharpenC．chooseD．invent9、A．overjoyedB．disappointedC．puzzledD．interested10、A．forB．inC．ofD．on11、A．promisedB．managedC．happenedD．failed12、A．braveB．luckyC．activeD．intelligent13、A．terribleB．memorableC．dangerousD．popular14、A．normallyB．possiblyC．actuallyD．partly15、A．attackingB．smilingC．pausingD．escaping16、A．returnedB．quitC．wonD．exchanged17、A．patienceB．timeC．energyD．wisdom18、A．OnceB．UntilC．BeforeD．Unless19、A．spiritB．thoughtC．commentD．behavior20、A．proudB．stupidC．brightD．lazy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）InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,peopleenjoyentertaining(请客)athome.Theyofteninvitefriendsover1．ameal,aparty,orjustforcoffeeandconversation.Herearethe2．(kind)ofthingspeoplesaywhentheyinvitesomeonetotheirhome:"WouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnerSaturdaynight?""Hey,we3．(have)apartyonFriday.Canyoucome?"4．(reply)toaninvitation,eithersaythankyouandaccept,orsayyou'resorryandgiveanexcuse:"Thanks,I'dloveto.Whattimewouldyoulikemetocome?"5．"Oh,sorry.I'veticketsforamovie."Sometimes,6．,peopleuseexpressionsthatsoundlikeinvitationsbutwhicharenotrealinvitations.Forexample:"Pleasecomeoverforadrinksometime.""Whynotgettogetherfor7．partysometime?""Whydon'tyoucomeoverandseeussometimesoon?"Theyarereallyjustpolitewaysof8．(end)aconversation.Theyarenotrealinvitationsbecausetheydon'tmentionaspecific(确定的)timeordate.Theyjustshowthatthepersonistryingtobe9．(friend).Toreplytoexpressionslikethese,peoplejustsay"Sure,thatwouldbegreat!"or"OK.Yes,thanks."Sonexttimewhenyouhear10．soundslikeaninvitation,listencarefully.Isitarea