2023届十堰市重点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．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny2．John______anNBAplayoffgameonTVnow.A．watchesB．watchedC．willwatchD．iswatching3．Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame4．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved5．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those6．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven7．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound8．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout9．Theaccidenthavebeencausedbyadogrunningacrosstheroad,butwedon’tknowforsure.A．might B．shouldC．will D．must10．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever11．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon12．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested13．IwantedtomajorinEnglishatfirst,butlaterI________mymindandnowIamawriter.A．changedB．havechangedC．wouldchangeD．willchange14．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign15．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof16．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid17．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why18．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when19．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent20．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy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）Theoldtraditionalsayingaboutsleepingwithoneeyeopeninanunfamiliarplacemaynotbetoofaroffthemark.Overthecourseofthreeexperimentson35youngandhealthyvolunteers,researchersinanewstudymeasuredbrainactivityduringtwocontinuousnightsofsleep.Sasakiandcolleaguesperformedaseriesoflabtestsbystimulatingtheleftandthentherighthemisphere(大脑的半球)withsounds.Onthesecondnight,therewasn’tanydifferenceinreactionstotestsbetweentheleftandrighthemispheres,evenduringdeepsleep.Thissuggeststhatthereisafirst-night-onlyeffectspecificallyinonehemisphereofthebrainduringdeepsleep,theauthorsconclude.Thewayparticipantsrespondedtothesleeplabtestspointstothepotentialforthebraintobeonhighalertfordangerduringthefirstnightinunfamiliarsurroundings.Whilethismaybebadnewsforbusinesstravelerswhoregularlymakebriefovernighttrips,itmaynotbeastroublesomeforpeoplewhogoawayforlongerperiodsoftime,Sasakiaddedbyemail.“Frequenttravelmayleadtounrestfulsleep,”Sasakisaid.“Butifyoustayforafewdaysatthesameplace,yoursleepmightcatchup.”Somebirdshavebeenfoundtoactuallysleepwithoneeyeopenandonesideofthebrainawakewhenthey’reinadangeroussetting,andsomemarinemammalshavesimilarabilities,theauthorsnote.Butthenewstudyfocusesonhealthyvolunteersbutnotpeoplewithinsomniaorothersleepdisorders,theauthorsnote.“Theclinicalimplicationshaven’tbeenconfirmedatthemoment,”Finan,apsychiatry（精神医学）andbehavioralhealthresearchersaid.“However,thelevelofspecificityprovidedbytheseanalysescouldbeanimportantfirststepinunderstandingwhatsleepdisorderslikeinsomnia(失眠)arisefrom,whichisthoughttobedriveninmanypatientsbycontinuinghavingalotofworries.”1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“maynotbetoofaroffthemark”inParagraph1mean?A．MaymakesenseB．Mayberidiculous.C．MaycauseargumentsD．Maybedisturbing.2、WhatcanweknowfromParagraph3?A．Peopleareusedtowakingupandgoingtobedearlywhentravelling.B．Businesstravelersusuallyhaveabriefsleepatnight.C．Itbringsmuchtroubletothosewhostayfarawayfromtheirhomes.D．Ittakestimeforpeopletoadaptthemselvestoanewenvironment.3、AccordingtoFinan,thestudyishelpfulin________.A．findingouttherootcauseofsleepdisordersB．tellingtheeffectofworriesonsleepdisordersC．comfortingasmanypatientswithsleepdisordersaspossibleD．offeringwaystofreethepatientsfromthesufferingofsleepdisorders22．（8分）CompanyNamesThatHaveSecretMeaningsCo-founderLarryPagewasatabrainstormingsessionatStanfordforanewmassivedataindexingwebsite.Someonesuggested“googolplex”—oneofthelargestdescribableNUMBERS.Pageshorteneditto“googol.”Whenhelatercheckedfortheavailabilityofthedomainname,hemadeamistakeandtypedin“google”instead.Buthelikedthenameandregistereditforhimselfandco-founderSergeyBrin.ThisluxurycarmakercombinedelementsfromtheFordandOldsmobilecompanieswhenitwasstartedin1902andlaterbecameknownforitsinnovationandhighquality.ThecompanywasnamedfortheFrenchexplorerAntoineLaumetdelaMotheCadillac,whofoundedthecityofDetroitin101.Companyco-founderGordonBowkerhassaidthatwhilebrainstormingnames,someonebroughtoutamapthatfeaturedtheoldminingtownofStarbo.ThatmayhaveledhimtothinkofStarbuck,thefirstmateinHermanMelville’sfamousnovel,MobyDick.Notonlythecompanynamebutalsotheoriginofitslogohasarousedgreatcuriosity.TheinventorofRolex,HansWilsdorf,waslookingtomakeanelegant,yetprecise,wristwatch.Hewantedanamethatwaseasytosay,workedindifferentlanguages,andlookedgoodonthewatches.HesettledonRolexin1908.16、Whichcompanynamehasacloserelationshipwithliterature?A．Google. B．Cadillac.C．Starbucks. D．Rolex.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Googlewasadoptedbecause“googol”wasnotavailablethen.B．Cadillacwasnamedafterthefoundingfatherofthecompany.C．Starbuckswasusedduetotheco-founder’sloveforhistown.D．HansWilsdorfintendedRolextobeuniversallyaccepted.23．（8分）Podcasts(播客)TheB．S.ReportDesignedforthesportsfanwithasenseofhumor,theB．S.ReportislocatedbythesportswriterBillSimmons.It’snotuncommonforhimtogoalmostawholeshowwithoutevenmentioningsports.Wait,Wait…Don’tTellMeTheshowisanewsprogramintheformofagameshow.EachweekagroupofhumoristsandwritersjoinhostPeterSagalinChicago,wheretheyarequizzedontheweek’smostimportantandfunnynewsstories.Listenersalsogettocallintoplaydifferentnewsrelatedgamesforaprize.TheMothTheMothisaweeklypodcastrunbyanonprofitartorganization.Theshowismadeupofrecordingsof“truestorytoldbeforealiveaudiencewithoutnotes”.Eachweek,thegroupreleasesshort10-20minutetalestoldbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.Pastpresentershaveincludedwriters,comedians,scientistsandevenNewYorkCitypoliceofficers.FilmspottingFilmspottingisaweeklypodcastandisamust-listenforanymoviefan.Theshowisfocusedonmoviereviews,buthostsAdamKempenaarandMattyRobinsondomorethanjusttelltheirlistenerswhichnewmovieisworthseeing,theyalsodiscussandexaminethefilmasanartform.Theshowdoesn’tfocusoncurrentmovies,either,asthehostsfrequentlydiscussoldfilmsaspartthememarathons.1、Ifyouareapoliceofficer,youcantakepartin.A．TheB．S.ReportB．Wait,Wait...Don'tTellMeC．TheMothD．TheFilmspotting2、WhatdoTheMothandFilmspottinghaveincommon?A．Theyareweeklyprograms.B．Theyareopentoeveryone.C．Theirhoststellstoriestothelisteners.D．Theyarenonprofitartsorganizations.3、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．YoucanplaygamesintheB．S.Report.B．PeoplecantellstoriesintheMoth.C．AdamKempenaarjusttellstheirlistenersoldmovies.D．TheMothisavailableonlyinNewYork.24．（8分）Inrecentyears,Chinahaswitnessedthegrowthofluxury(奢侈品)brands.Inthismarket,Chineseconsumersarenowthelargestspenders.It’sclearthatanewgenerationofyoung,materialisticpeopleisincreasinglyrelyingonluxurybrandstoimproveitsself-image.Iamafashionisttoo,atleastinspirit—Ilovetolookatclothesandshoes.ButIdon’tunderstandwhypeoplespendlotsofmoneyondesignerlabels.Whenayoungwomanbuysahandbagthatcoststwomonthsofhersalary,that’sascarything.What’sinterestingisthatscientistshavefoundthathavingluxurythingsdoesn’tleadtohappiness.Studyafterstudyhasshownthatalthoughwewantmaterialthings,whenwegetthemwedon’tsuddenlybecome“happy”people.Infact,aseriesofstudiesbyLeafVanBovenattheUniversityofColorado,US,hasshownthatindividualswhospendmoneyontravelandsimilarexperiencesgetmorepleasurethanthosewhoinvestitinmaterialthings.That’sbecauseexperiencesaremoreeasilycombinedwithaperson’sidentity.IfItraveltoYunnan,thatadventureaffectshowIthinkinthefuture.Mymemoriesbecomeapartofme.Moreover,asVanBovenhasobserved,youngpeoplewhopursuehappinessthrough“things”arelikedlessbytheirpeers.Peoplepreferthosewhopursuehappinessthroughexperiences.It’snaturaltowanttoexpressyourselfthroughyourappearance.Somyadviceis:createalookthatisn’ttiedtoadesignerlabel.Conveyyourownmessage.TakesomelessonsfromthelateAppleco-founderSteveJobs.HewasalwaysinLevisjeansandablackturtleneck.MarkZuckerberg,founderofFacebook,routinelyappearsinhoodiesandsneakers.Thesepeople,successfulpeople,havestyle.Youdon’thavetobreakthebanktosendamessageaboutwhoyouare.Takeatrip.Gooutintotheworld.Thencomebackandconfidentlycreateyourownsignaturelook.1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Theauthorenjoysbuyingluxurybrandsherself.B．Theauthoragreestospendmoneyonmaterialthings.C．Theauthoriscriticalofyouthstyingtheirlookstodesignerlabels.D．Theauthorfindsitnaturalforfashioniststofollowfashiontrends.2、LeafVanBoven’sstudiesshowedthat________.A．travelingchangesaperson’sidentitygreatlyB．peopledislikethosewholoveluxuriesC．experiencescanbringpeoplemorehappinessthanluxuriesD．luxurieshaveanegativeeffectonpeople’shappiness3、Whatistheauthor’sadviceonexpressingoneself?A．Beselectiveaboutdesignerlabels.B．Createyourownpersonaluniquestyle.C．Choosestylesthataresimpleandcomfortable.D．TrystyleslikeMarkZuckerberg’s.4、Themainpurposeofthearticleisto______.A．persuadereaderstoinvestinexperiencesinsteadofluxuriesB．provehowluxuryleadstoanunpleasantlifeC．tellhowtoexpressyourselfthroughappearancesD．reportonaseriesofstudiesaboutluxuriesandhappiness25．（10分）Asayoungchild,AnnMakosinskiwouldspendhoursexperimentingwithhertoysandothereverydayobjectsaroundhertocreateherowninventions.Nowafirst-yearArtsstudent,Makosinskiisawell-knowninventor.ShewontherecentSustainableEntrepreneurshipAwardofExcellence,whichrecognizescreativebusinesssolutionstosocialproblems--thesamerecognitionwasgiventoBarackObamain2014.Hertwoinventions—theHollowFlashlightandthee-Drink—havebeencausingexcitementinternationallysincetheircreation.WhenMakosinskiwas15yearsold,shecreatedaflashlightpoweredbytheheatofone'shand.Thisinventionwastheresultofa9thgradescienceproject,buthergoalwastoofferapracticalsolutiontopeoplewithunlimitedaccesstopowerandelectricity.“OneofmyfriendsfromthePhilippinestoldmethatshefailedschoolbecauseshehadnolighttostudywithatnight,sothatwaskindoftheinspiration.”Makosinskiexplained.At12thgrade,Makosinskithenwentontocreatethee-Drink.Itisacoffeecupthatharveststheextraheatofahotdrinkwhileitcools,storesitaselectricityinaninternal(内置的)batteryandmakesitavailabletochargeanexternaldevicesuchasaphone,whoselifecannowbelongerbyapproximately10to30minutes.“Myfavoritepartofcreatinginventionswouldbewhenyouhadtheideaandyouhavetophysicallybuildit，anditdoesn'tworkout,”shesaid.“Soyouhavetofigureoutdifferentwaystosolveit.Alotoftimes,I'llgiveupandI’llcomebackafteracoupleofdaysandI'lltakeitupagain.”Heradvicetootherstudentinnovators?“Startnow.There’snothingholdingyouback.Actually,youcandowhateveryouwant.”Makosinskisaid，“Ifyouwanttomakesomething，followyourheart,thengoahead.Ifthere'ssomethingyoureallywanttodo,youwillmaketimeforitandyouwillfindtimeinthedaytodoyourschoolwork.”1、Makosinskycreatedthepowerlessflashlightmainlyto________.A．satisfyherdesiretocreateinventionsB．settleproblemsinstudyforherfriendC．helpthosewhoareshortofelectricityD．finishtheassignmentofascienceproject2、Whichofthefollowingismainlyexplainedinparagraph4?A．Howthee-Drinkwasinvented. B．Whythee-Drinkwascreated.C．Whatthee-Drinkbrings. D．Howthee-Drinkworks.3、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．PopularInventionsbyaTeenagerGirlB．TeenagerGirlAdvancinginCreationC．ValuableAdvicefromaCreativeGirlD．AwardsGiventoaYoungInventor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）IcouldseetheskywasblackupaheadasIcamebackfromavisitupnorth.IthoughtifI1maybeI’dkeepoffit.IwasnearCops&Doughnuts,abakerythatwas2byagroupofpoliceofficerswhentheownersdecidedtoclose.Theyboughtthebakeryandallthe3,whichensureditsunchangedflavour(味道).Atfirstitwasjusta4butnowtheguyshavemadeitintoatouristattractionaswell.Cops&Doughnutis524/7.Itwas6whenIentered.Usuallytheplaceis7withguests,butonlyafewpeoplewerearoundthen.Iwalkedtothenextroomwherethetablesand8wereplaced.Acoupleofminuteslateraniceyoungguywalkedin.Hewas9ashesmiledlookingabouttheroomwithinterest.He10himselfasDave.Hetoldmethatheona11fromAkrontoTraverseCity.Heasked，“Isthisplacefamous?”Itoldhimitwas,I’dseena12onTVtalkingaboutit.Thenwetook13behindthebartoremembertheday.NowitwascompletelydarkandIwasonmyway14.AtfirstIthoughtIhadstayed15thestorm,butafewmilesdowntheroadIknewIwasrightinthemiddleofit.Thewindwas16andtherainwassoheavyIcouldhardly17.WhenIwasabout10milesfromhomeitwas18raining.Infact,thedrivewaywascompletelydrywhenIpulledin,IwasthankfultobehomeandalsohappyIhad19Dave.IhopeIhelpedmakeagood20forhimonhistrip.AndIwon’tforgetthistripforlongeither.1、A．hurriedB．stoppedC．calculatedD．prayed2、A．givenawayB．pickedupC．takenoverD．passeddown3、A．recipesB．materialsC．equipmentD．service4、A．firmB．basementC．storeD．courtyard5、A．fullB．cheapC．famousD．open6、A．eveningB．morningC．hotD．cold7、A．coveredB．crowdedC．equippedD．involved8、A．souvenirsB．fruitsC．cookersD．supplies9、A．shyB．confidentC．dynamicD．cute10、A．admittedB．introducedC．mentionedD．revealed11、A．riverB．dietC．tripD．holiday12、A．photoB．documentC．diagramD．special13、A．notesB．picturesC．seatsD．drinks14、A．againB．somehowC．aloneD．up15、A．withB．oppositeC．behindD．through16、A．warmB．fierceC．slightD．favourable17、A．seeB．cryC．surviveD．move18、A．heavilyB．steadilyC．suddenlyD．scarcely19、A．amusedB．helpedC．metD．convinced20、A．planB．promiseC．changeD．memory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）请根据上下文线索及所给提示填空，使短文语义连贯、语法正确，并把该词的完整形式写在答题纸上相应题号的横线处。Spendingmychildhoodatthefarmisatrulyunforgettableexperiencesofar.Thelife1．Iledtherewithmyparentswasfullofattraction,and2．ismemoryofityet.Icancallbackthescenesofsunsets,themysteryofdeepforests,theearlysmells,thefaintodors(味道)ofwildflowers,theshinyappearanceofrain-washedleaves,thegentlesoundsofdropswhenwinds3．(shake)thetrees,4．thefar-offdrummingofwoodlong-tailedbirdsinthedistanceoftheforests,5．disturbedwildcreatureswereseentomovethroughthegrassquicklyIcancallitallbackandmakeitasreal6．iteverwas.Icancallbackthegrasslands,andits7．(lonely)andpeace,andahugeeaglehangingstillinthesky,withhiswingsspread8．(wide)inthebluesky.Icanseethewoodsintheirautumndress,theoakpurple,thehickories(山核桃)washedwithgold,andthemaplesshiningwithcrimson(深红的)fires,andIcanheartherustlemadebythe9．(fall)leavesaswewalkedthroughthem.Icanseethebluebunchesofwildgrapeshanging10．theleaves,andIrememberthetasteofthemandthesmell.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，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。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。DearDavid,I’mmorethanpleasingtoknowthatyouarelearningChinese、I’dliketorecommendwww、edchinese、comtoyou、It’sagoodwebsitefornon-ChinesespeakerswhicharelearningChinese,especiallyforbeginner、Firstly,itprovidedyouwithavarietyofonlinecourses,suchasChineseidioms,dialoguesandcustoms、Throughthiscourses,youwillhaveagoodunderstandingoftheChineselanguageaswellasitsculture、Beside,itwillhelpyoulearntheChineseininterestingandeffectiveways、HereyoucanlearntosingsomeChinesesongs,enjoyingTangpoemsandwatchChinesemovies、Moreimportantly,thereareteachersonlinewhomyoucanturntohelp、Andallthisisfreeofcharge、Ihopeyouwillfindthiswebsiteattr