2023届湖北省荆州市沙市高三第三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．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain2．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact3．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout4．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved5．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking6．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t7．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit8．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that9．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing10．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where11．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted12．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．attempts B．requestsC．doubts D．promises13．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although14．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout15．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though16．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown17．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom18．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput19．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff20．---Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?---______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend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）Thehighestbeefpricesinalmostthreedecadeshavearrivedjustbeforethestartofthehotseason,causingagreatshocktobothconsumersandrestaurantowners—andreliefisn'tlikelyanytimesoon.AdecreasingnumberofcattleandgrowingexportdemandfromcountriessuchasChinaandJapanhavecausedtheaveragepriceoffreshbeeftoclimbto$5.28apoundinFebruary,upalmostaquarterfromJanuaryandthehighestpricesince1987.Everythingthat'sproducedisbeingconsumed,saidKevinGood,ananalystatCattleFax,aColorado-basedinformationgroup.PriceswilllikelystayhighforacoupleofyearsascattleproducersstarttorebuildtheircattleamongbigquestionsaboutwhethertheSouthwestandpartsoftheMidwestwillseeenoughraintowaterthegrass."Iquitbuyingsteaksawhileagowhenthepricewentup,"said59-year-oldLenMarkham,whoworksatTexasTech.Shesaysshelimitsredmeatpurchasestohamburger,choosingchicken,porkandfishinstead.Restaurantowners,too,mustdealwiththehighprices.MarkHutchens,ownerofthe50YardLineSteakhouseinLubbock,raisedhismenupricesforbeefitemsbyabout5percentinNovember.Sincethen,theownerofthesmalleatinghousehastriedtomakecutselsewheretoavoidpassingitontocustomers."Itreallyputsmorepressureonthesmallguys,"hesaidofnon-chainrestaurants."Ijustthinkyouhavetostaycompetitiveandkeepyourcostslow."“White-tableclothrestaurantshaveadjustedthesizeoftheirsteaks,makingthemthinner”,saysJimRobb,directoroftheColorado-basedLivestockMarketingInformationCenter.“Andfast-foodrestaurantsarecuttingcostsbyreducingthenumberofmenuitemsandareofferingothermeatoptions,includingturkeyburgers,Robbsaid.Chainrestaurantsalsotrytobuybeefasmuchastheycan,whichessentiallygivesthemadiscount”,IowaStateUniversityassistanteconomicsprofessorLeeSchulzsaid.Thehighpricesarewelcomenewsforatleastonegroup:ranchers(大农场经营者),especiallythoseinTexaswhoforyearshavestruggledamiddrought（干旱）andhighfeedprices.Butevenasranchersbreatheasighofrelief,someworrylastinghighpriceswillcauseconsumerstopermanentlychangetheirbuyinghabits—switchingtochickenorpork.PeteBonds,a62-year-oldTexasrancherandpresidentoftheTexasandSouthwesternCattleRaisersAssociation,saidthat'sabigconcern.“Butsuchfearsmaybeunfounded,Robbsaid.“Threeyearsago,economiststhoughtconsumerswouldstartfindingsubstitutionsforbeefasthedroughtspread.We'resurprisedwehaven'tseenmoreofthat,"hesaid.SouthDakotarancherChuckO'Connorthinksthatconsumerswon’tabandonbeefforgood."I'msuresomearemaybegoingtocutbacksome,buttosaythatpeoplearen'tgoingtobuyitanymore,Idon'tthinkthat'sgoingtohappen,"hesaid,adding,"Ihopenot."1、Thepriceofbeefhasincreasedbecause________.A．thereisagrowingdemandoffreshbeefamongAmericansB．cattleproducershavesucceededinraisinganewtypeofcattleC．thereisalackofrainandtheexportofbeefisincreasingD．ranchershavefoundwaystodealwithhighfeedprices2、WhichmethodisNOTusedbyrestaurantownerstodealwiththehighbeefprices?A．Theyhavemadethesteakssmallerthanbefore.B．Theyhaveincreasedthepricesofbeef-relateddishes.C．Theyhavemadehamburgerswithmanyotherkindsofmeat.D．Theyhavesoughtdiscountbypurchasinglargeamountsofbeef.3、JimRobbgivesanexampleinthesixthparagraphinorderto________.A．tellpeoplethatitisatoughjobtolookforsubstitutionsforbeefB．showhisfearthatchickenorporkmaybeanalternativetobeefC．explainthatcustomerswon’tchangetheirbuyinghabitscompletelyD．indicatethatranchersmaybeleastaffectedbythehighbeefprices22．（8分）Forkidsandafairshareofadults,aSanDiegovacationmeansthemeparksandotherattractions.Beforeheadingtoapark,checkonline;manyparkshaveseasonalorholidayhours.SanDiegoWildAnimalParkInthesummer,alionexhibitwillopenandallowgueststowalkthroughtheanimals’habitat.Onlyglasswillbebetweenmanandbeasts.TheWildAnimalPark’snewDinoMountain,featuring20lifelikedinosaurs,willrunthroughSept.6.Details:generaladmissionticketsare$26.50foradultsandchildrenaged12andolder.$19.50forchildrenaged3-11,freeforchildren2andyounger.Adiscountedticketfor$23.85isavailabletoseniors60andolder,.SanDiegoZooThezoohasanewpanda,MeiSheng.There’snotmuchinthewayofnewattractions,butNighttimeZoo,aprogrampopularwithfamilies,startsJune26.Details:Generaladmissionis$21foradults,$14forchildrenaged3-11,SeaworldSanDiegoA6-minuteridecalledJourneytoAtlantis,whichistoopeninlateMay,tellsthelegendofthemythicalislandnation.Peoplewhostepontotheride’seight-passengerGreekfishingboatswillexperiencesimulatedearthquakes,etc.Afterthat,riderscanvisitanewexhibitofdolphins,whichhavenotbeenondisplayattheparksince2008.Details:Generaladmissionis$46.95foradults,$37.95forchildrenaged3-9,freeforchildren2andyounger..OldTownTrolleyToursVisitingrelativesorfriendsinSanDiego?Theycangetahometownpassandrideforfreewithyoupaidadmission.Onegiftperpaidadultguest.Details:ThemainticketboothisinOldTown.Hoursare9a.m.to5p.m.,daily$25.www.H.1、Whichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersadiscounttotheold?A．.B．.C．.D．www.H.2、Howmuchwilltheadmissionbeifafive-year-oldchildvisitsSanDiegoZoowithhisparents?A．$21.B．$35.C．$42.D．$56.3、Wherecanweseetheperformanceofdolphins?A．SanDiegoWildAnimalPark.B．SanDiegoZoo.C．SeaworldSanDiego.D．OldTownTrolleyTours.23．（8分）SupposeyouworkinabigfirmandfindEnglishveryimportantforyourjobbecauseyouoftendealwithforeignbusinessmen.NowyouarelookingforaplacewhereyoucanimproveyourEnglish,especiallyyourspokenEnglish.HerearesomeadvertisementsaboutEnglishlanguagetrainingfromnewspaper.Youmayfindtheinformationyouneed.GlobalEnglishCenter﹡GeneralEnglishinallfourskills:listening,speaking,reading,andwriting.﹡3-month(700yuan),6-month(1,10yuan)andone-year(2,000yuan)courses.﹡Choicesofmorningoreveningclasses,3hoursperday,Mon－Fri.﹡ExperiencedcollegeEnglishteachers.﹡Closetocitycenterandbusstops.Tel:67705272Add:105AhongshanRoad,100082ModernLanguageSchool﹡SpecialcoursesinEnglishforbusiness,travel,banking,hotelmanagementandofficeskills.﹡Smallclasses(12-16students)onSat.&Sun.from2:00－5:00p.m.﹡NativeEnglishteachersfromCanadaandtheUSA．﹡Languagelabandcomputerssupplied.﹡3-monthcourse:1,050yuan;6-monthcourse:1,850yuan.Writeorphone:ModernLanguageSchool,675ParkRoad.100056Tel:67353019The2stCenturyEnglishTrainingCentre﹡Wespecializeineffectiveteachingatalllevels.﹡Weoffermorningorafternoonclass,boththreemonthsandahalfatacostof800yuan.﹡Wealsohaveasix-weekTOEFLpreparationclassduringwinterandsummerholidays.﹡Entranceexams:June.1andDec.1﹡Only15-minutewalkfromcitycentre.Call67801642formoreinformationTheInternationalHouseofEnglish﹡Three/Six-monthEnglishcoursesforstudentsofalllevelsataverylowcost:60yuanfor12hoursperweek:convenientclasshours:9:00－12:00a.m.and2:00－5:00p.m.﹡A4-montheveningprogrammespeciallyfordevelopingspeakingskills(samecostasdayclasses).﹡Freesightseeingandsocialactivities﹡VeryclosetotheCentralPark.Forfurtherinformationcall67434081、Youworkfrom9:00a.m.to4:30p.m.everyday.Whichschoolwillyouchoose?A．GlobalEnglishCenterandModernLanguageSchool.B．GlobalEnglishCenterandtheInternationalHouse.C．ModernLanguageSchoolandthe2stCentury.D．The2stCenturyandtheInternationalHouse.2、The2stCenturyisdifferentfromtheotherthreeschoolsinthat______.A．itsteachingqualityisbetter B．itisnearesttothecitycentreC．itscoursesaremoreadvanced D．itrequiresanentranceexamination3、YouwillprobablyprefertogototheInternationalHousebecauseit_________.A．offersfreesightseeingandsocialactivitiesB．hasaspecialcourseinspokenEnglishC．costslessthantheotherschoolsD．hasnativeEnglishteachers4、IfyoutaketheeveningprogrammeattheInternationalHouse,youwillpayabout_______.A．60yuan B．240yuan C．71yuan D．960yuan24．（8分）Careersinzoologyareextremelyvariedandunique,andcanprovideincrediblelearningandworkopportunitiesforanyonedevotedtoanimalstudiesandwelfare.Zoology,orthestudyofanimals,isawidefieldwithmanyspecialties,includingresearch,conservation,veterinary(兽医的)medicine,andthecareofanimals.Forpeoplewithaloveofanimalsandsometraining,dreamsofcareersinzoologymaycometrue.Somecareersinzoologyfocusonresearchandscientificstudies.Thesecareersmayallowthosewithagoodtheoreticalsciencebackgroundtodevelopandrunstudiesthatimprovehumanunderstandingoftheanimalworld.Researchinzoologycanhelpcreatesaferandmoreeffectiveproductsforanimalsorcanteachhumansmoreaboutanimalbehaviorinordertoaidinconservation,breedingprograms,andhabitatpreservation.Careersinzoologythatfocusonconservationattachgreatimportancetothecontinuedsurvivalandincreasedprotectionofanimalspecies.Conservationistsmayworkwithpoliticalgroupsorgovernmentstohelpmakelawstoprotectandpreserveanimals,ormayworkinthefieldgatheringinformationonpotentialthreatstothehealthofglobalecosystems.Someconservationistsworkineducationalfields,tryingtoimprovehumaneffortstosaveanimalsfromextinction.Animalsaresubjecttoillnessandinjury,andsomecareersinzoologyhelptocreateasafe,stableanimalpopulation.Veterinarymedicineisanimportantspecialtyfield,andmaytakeseveralyearsofintensivetrainingtoqualifyasacertifiedveterinarian.Whilemanyveterinariansfocusonthesmall-animalpracticeofdomesticpets,vetsinruralareasoftenworkwithlargefarmanimalsandmoreadventurousveterinariansmayworkwithexoticspeciesinzoosandwildlifepreserves..Humanslovetoobserveanimals,andmodern-dayzoosandwildlifepreserveshelpmeetthatinterestwhileprovidingfacilitiestoassistwithconservationprograms.Zoologycareersinzooscanrangefromoverseeingbreedingprograms,tocreatingtheproperdietforadeer,tocleaningthetiger’scage.Manyvolunteerandentry-leveljobsareavailableforpeoplethatloveanimals.1、Whatisthepurposeofresearchingonanimalsinzoology?A．Tohelpgovernmentsmakelaws.B．Toimproveresearchers’scientificknowledge.C．Tocreatesafeandeffectiveproductsforhumans.D．Toeducatepeopletoprotectanimals.2、Whatcancareersinzoologythatfocusonveterinarymedicinehelp?A．Betterunderstandanimals.B．Protectanimals’health.C．Cleantheanimals’cages.D．Increasethenumberofanimals.3、Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholepassage?A．B．C．D．4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?A．Volunteers’passionforzoology.B．Anewideaofcareersinzoology.C．Differenttypesofcareersinzoology.D．Effectivemeasuresofanimalprotection.25．（10分）ThecityofAmsterdamisoneofthebestpreservedinallofEurope.Whenvisitingthisremarkablecity,youtendtoforgetyourtroublesjustforamoment.Withthistravelguide,youwillbeabletodiscovertherealAmsterdam.BestTimetoVisitAmsterdamToseethetulip(郁金香)flowersyoucanvisitfrommid-ApriltoearlyMay.FortheNewYear'scelebration,there'realotofpartiesgoingonthen.However,ifyouwanttoenjoyaquieterandmorerelaxingAmsterdam,visitfromOctobertoMarch.GettingAroundAmsterdamYoucanrentabiketogowhereveryouwanttogo.Publictransportationisalsoconvenient.Youcangetachipcardforabout$9.WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdamPlanaheadsincemostoftheattractionsareusuallybusyandbecarefulwithyourwalletsasthecityiswell-knownforpickpockets,Alsobecautiouswhenyouarebuyingsomethinginthemarkets.TheBestofAmsterdamRijksmuseumThismuseumisoneofthefinestintheworld.Makesureyouarrivebefore10amtoavoidbigcrowds.VondelparkIfyouarelookingforwardtorelaxingandenjoyingsomepeaceandquiet,makeatriptothistopchoiceparkinthecity.VanGoghMuseumTheVanGoghMuseumisveryfascinating;youwilldefinitelybemovedasyouseeVincentvanGogh'slifeandhowhedevelopedthroughart.A'DAMTowerIfyouwanttogettheinspiringviewsofAmsterdam,takethelifttothetopofthistower.Youcanalsoclimbaboardthegiaptfour-personswingforsomefunrides.1、InwhichmonthcanvisitorsfeelmoreateaseinAmsterdam?A．June. B．July.C．September. D．November.2、Whatisthepurposeofthepart"WhatYouShouldKnowBeforeVisitingAmsterdam"?A．Providinghelp. B．Givingwarnings.C．Explainingsituations. D．Expressingdisappointment.3、Whereshouldyougotogetabird's-eyeviewofAmsterdam?A．Rijksmuseum. B．Vondelpark.C．TheVanGoghMuseum. D．A'DAMTower.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）MymostmemorableoccasionwithanoldsonginanewplacewasinlateApril,1974.WhileIwasthenteachingmathematicsinanAmericanuniversity,asmallgrant(拨款)allowedmetoteachattheUniversityofNewSouthWalesinAustralia.Ihadjust

1.OneeveningIwenttoa

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3,andpeopleaskedforothersongscompletely

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6music,eitherAmericanorAustralian,Iwasonthespot.ButIhadbeguntolearnAustralian

7.TheUniversityofNewSouthWalesisonahillsideaboveamajoravenuenamedAnzacParade,

8theAustraliaNewZealandArmyCorps(ANZAC),which

9forEnglandinWorldWarⅠ.AnzacDayisanimportantAustralianholidayhonoringthesacrifices(牺牲)madeby

10.Theimportantholiday

11onApril25,thedaytheANZACforceslandedatGallipoli,innorthernTurkey,in1915.AndIdidknowasongthatseemed

12fortheholiday.Iaskedthe

13ifhecouldplay"TheWhiteCliffsofDover."Hesaid,"Idon't

14thatone."AvisibleshockwentaroundtherestaurantThena(n)

15mansaid,"Well,ler'ssingitforhim."Actuallytheentireroom,

16everyoneovertheageof40,joinedinsingingthesong,whichbecamepopularinEnglandin1942and

17throughouttheEnglish-speakingworld.It'sanoldsong.

18itexpressesahopeforpeaceastimelytodayasitwasduringtheBattleofBritain.Andpeoplemadeitvery

19afterwardthattheyappreciatedmyknowledgeandrespectfor

20tradition.Thenewcomer,inthenewplace,hadmadehimselfoneofthegang.1、A．finishedB．arrivedC．appearedD．passed2、A．mallB．restaurantC．schoolD．hotel3、A．adviceB．helpC．requestsD．donations4、A．comfortingB．pleasantC．ordinaryD．unfamiliar5、A．heroB．colleagueC．studentD．visitor6、A．originalB．softC．modemD．western7、A．cultureB．musicC．literatureD．lifestyle8、A．nmemoryofB．inplaceofC．insupportofD．intermsof9、A．preparedB．searchedC．foughtD．cheered10、A．friendB．soldiersC．theAmericansD．theBritish11、A．surfacesB．breaksC．endsD．falls12、A．readyB．appropriateC．reasonableD．responsible13、A．customerB．managerC．pianistD．waiter14、A．haveB．singC．playD．know15、A．olderB．youngerC．strongerD．higher16、A．regretfullyB．certainlyC．anxiouslyD．normally17、A．existedB．developedC．spreadD．faded18、A．butB．soC．ifD．though19、A．amazingB．religiousC．familyD．clear20、A．localB．religiousC．familyD．weak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）MumhadforcedmetofollowmyeldersisterEvelyntothemarkettogiveher1．handwiththebagsoffoodstuffsshewasreturningwith.Ihadbeen2．(happy)allthewayfromhometothemarket,andIgotevenmoreannoyedwhenEvelynbegantogive3．(instruct)tome.Eachcommentmademyfaceshrinkandwrinkleharderlikecucumber(黄瓜)4．hadspentweeksofabandonmentintherefrigerator.Evelynhadfinished5．(buy)allshewantedtobuybutwasstilldirectingmewhenthislittlegirlcaughthereye.She6．(dress)indirtyclothesandstoodconfidentlyeatingherbreadslowlyandcarefully.“Whatisyourname?”“MynameisSaidat,”she7．(respond).Saidatwasfiveyearsold,shewassmart,andhadverylittlefear.Shetold8．(we)ofhowshelostparentsintheexplosioninthemarketoveraweekago,andsincethenshehadbeencrawlingfrombeneathonemarkettable9．another.EvelynandIweredrawntoSaidatandwedecidedtotakeherhomewithus.10．wasdifficulttopredictwhatourparents’reactiontoSaidatwouldbe,butthislittlegirlwasfearless－sheencouragedustobetoo.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如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限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Johnwentshoppinginastore,andheforgottobringabag、Sohebuysashoppingbag、Afterarrivinghome,itoccurredhimthathecouldmakeabagbyusinghisoldtrousers、Severalhoursearlier,hemadehimselfaverynicebag、Hism