2023年湖南省衡阳市重点中学高考英语四模试卷（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．WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．ateherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg2．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must3．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when4．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that5．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis6．Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which7．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced8．Ithinkyou’vegottothepointachangeisneeded,otherwiseyou’llfail.A．when B．which C．where D．there9．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．as10．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang11．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant12．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where13．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush14．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot15．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although16．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied17．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof18．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes19．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe20．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality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）Aresearchhasshownthatnearly90percentoftrafficaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.Soouraimisafullyautonomous(自动的)carthatgetsridofthecauseofmostaccidents:thedriver.ResearcherHodgsonpointsout,“Forsafety,thefasteryoucanremovehumans,thebetter,evenifthereareunfortunatelyafewaccidentsfromnewcauses.It’saquestionofbalancingthenumberinjuredorkilledbyautonomousvehicleswiththepeoplewhoselivesarepotentiallysaved.”It’sanideathatElonMusk,chiefexecutiveofelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotors,haslongbelieved.Hiscompanyisdeterminedtobethefirsttodeliverafullyautonomousvehicletoconsumers.Lastyear,MuskannouncedthatTesla’s2019goalwas“todoanexampledriveoffullautonomyallthewayfromL.A．toNewYork，andhavethecarparkitself.However,evenTeslaadmitsthatthereareproblemstoovercome—thesoftwareneedsfurthervalidation(批准生效)andtheappropriateregulatoryapprovalneedstobeinplace.Indeed,recentcrashesofTeslavehiclesandGooglecarsconfirmthatthesoftwareisn’treadyyet.TheUKgovernmentappearscommittedencouragingthedevelopmentofautonomousvehicles.It’ssupportingfourcitytrials,publishingtheModernTransportBilltoreduceredtapearoundtheirintroductionandadaptingthelegalsystemtotakeintoaccountproblemssuchasinsuranceliabilitywhenahumanisn’tincontrolofavehicle.Theinsuranceindustryissimilarlyeagertohelpincreaseautonomyincars.AstheAssociationofBritishInsurerspointsout,“Nearly90percentofroadaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerrors.”Thiscostsmotorinsurersashocking$20millionperdayinclaims.1、WhatdifficultydoesthecompanyTeslaMotorshave?A．Thecompanylacksconfidencetomakenewcreations.B．Newinventionsmaycausemoreinjuriesanddeaths.C．Thesoftwareshouldbemadeofficiallyacceptable.D．Thetrafficregulationhasprovedunreasonable.2、WhatistheUKgovernment’sattitudetoautonomouscars?A．Cautious. B．Positive.C．Ambiguous. D．Disapproving.3、Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Insurancecompanieswouldliketosupportautonomouscars.B．Humanmistakesmaybethekeycauseoftrafficaccidents.C．Trafficaccidentswasteinsurancecompaniesquitealot.D．Motoristsaresurprisedtohearaboutautonomouscars.4、Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto________.A．amusereaderswithfunnyexamplesB．showhisdeeploveforautonomouscarsC．introduceanewdevelopmentintechnologyD．provideapersuasiveargumentagainstautonomy22．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration(重新校对)andsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawback，wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（计算程序）isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whoisthesmartphoneappdesignedfor?A．Peoplewithmotoreyedisease.B．Peoplesufferingfromeyecommunication.C．Peoplewithproblemsinintelligence.D．Peoplesufferingfrommotorneuronedisease.2、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans________.A．relieveB．getridofC．removeD．find3、Accordingtothetext,________.A．forpeoplesufferingfromALS,eyemovementisoneofthebestwaystocommunicate.B．anewcommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphoneisdesignedtobeimmobile.C．thespeakercouldusetheappbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthelistener.D．theartificialintelligencealgorithmwilltranslatesentencesforspeakers.23．（8分）Eighty-five-yearoldChinesepharmacologist(药理学家)TuYouyoubecameChina’sfirstwinneroftheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewhenitwasannouncedthatshewasoneofthreescientistsawardedthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinefortheirworkindevelopingeffectivedrugsagainstparasticdiseases.Tuwashonoredfordevelopingartemisin（青蒿素）,adrugformalariathathassavedmillionsoflivesacrosstheglobe,especiallyinthedevelopingworld,theNobelAssemblyatkarolinskaInstituedisclosedonitswebsiteonMonday.Tu,aChinesetrainedpharmacologistandaresearcherattheChinaAcademyofChineseMedicalSciencesinBeijing,wenttoStockholm,SwedeninDecembertoreceiveheraward,accordingtoCaoHongxin,thescienceandtechologydepartmentheadoftheStateAdministrationofTraditionalChineseMedicine."Shewascalmandsaidshehasreceivedlotsofcongratulatorycalls."CaotoldChinaDailyonMondayafterhetelephonedTutocongratulateher."It’sanoverdue（迟来的）honorforTuandtheworld’srecognitionoftraditionalChinesemedicine,"hesaid."Tu’sbreakthroughinwinningtheNobelPrizeinanaturalscienceistheprideofthewholenationandthewholeChinesescientificcommunity,"saidZhouDejin,spokesmanoftheChineseAcademyofScience,China’snationalresearchbodythatconsistsofmorethanonehundredresearchinsistutes,universitiesandresearchbranches,"Theachievementofdiscoveringartemisininwasmadeinthe1970s,butitonlyreceivedinternationalrecognitioninlateryears,whichsuggeststhatwemighthavemoreachievementsthathavereachedtheNobelPrizelevelbuthavenotbeenrecognized."Zhousaid.1、WhywasTuYouyouawardedtheNobelPrize?A．ShemadeabreakthroughintheChinesescientificcommunityB．ShecameupwitharevolutionarytheoryaboutmedicineC．ShedevotedherwholelifetomedicineresearchD．Shedevelopedaveryeffectivedruginthe1970s2、WhatdoweknowaboutTuYouyou?A．ShesecretlyacceptedtheNobelPrizebyherselfB．She'sthesecondChinesetowinthe2015NobelPrizeC．ShehasanordinaryheartthoughwinningtheNobelPrizeD．Shewonthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewiththreescientists3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．ChinalackstalentedscientistslikeTuYouyouB．Tu’sachievementwasrecognizedbytheworldalongtimeagoC．ChinesescientistsshouldworkhardertowinmoreNobelPrizesD．MoreChinesescientificachievementsshouldbeacknowledged4、Whattypeofwritingdoesthispassagebelongto?A．AscientificreportB．AnofficialdocumentC．AnewsreportD．Amedicalrecord24．（8分）BooksYou’llNeedForYourShelfInFall2017♦SwingTime-ByZadieSmithTheauthorofcountlessessayshasanewworkoffictionontheway,and,onceagain,she’slookingatyoungwomenofcolorfindingtheirlivesastheygrowintoadulthood.InSwingTime,it’stwofriendswhoshareapassionfordancing.Asthewomenreachtheir20s,theypartways—buttheirfriendshipcontinuesthroughouttheirlives.♦AnotherPlaceYou’veNeverBeen-ByRebeccaKauffmanHercollectionisasetofconnectedstories,eachaboutayoungwomann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