2023年湖北省枣阳市白水高中高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

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．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled2．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant3．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose4．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency5．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked6．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad7．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed8．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup9．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when10．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar11．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas12．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently13．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized14．Thereisnodoubtthatclimateallovertheworld______greatlyinrecentyears.A．hadchanged B．ischangingC．changed D．hasbeenchanging15．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy16．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto17．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped18．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough19．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith20．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch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）At88,mygrandmotherVerahasdementiaandbarelyrecognizesme.ButI’mdeterminedtohelpheragewithdignityandgraceinherhomeforaslongasshecan.Since2015,I’vebeenamanageratHonor,atechnologycompanythatusesawebsiteandanapptopairprofessionalcaregivers(wecallthemCarePros)withlovedoneswhoneedahand.Iwanttomakesureweareofferingallourclients(客户),includingmygrandmother,aservicethatisaffordable,withpeoplewhoarereliable,diverseandskilled.OnSundays.Amy,mygrandmother’smost-lovedHonorprofessionalcaregiver,comesovertogetherdressedforchurch.ShelovesthetimeshespendswithAmy.That’sthebestgiftIcangiveherandthebestgiftIcangivemyself.Caregivingcanexhaustafamilyemotionallyandphysically.AtHonor,we’retryingtocreatesomethingthatmakesiteasierforwomentobemoms,daughters,andsistersallatonce.That’swhythiscompanywasbuilt.WhatsetsHonorapartfromothercaregivingservicesisthatwe’reequallyfocusedontreatingtheCareProswell.Wepayhigher-than-averageratesandtheycangethealthbenefitsandsickleave.MostofourCareProsarewomen,andalotofthemarcsinglemothers.ThetechnologybehindourappallowsCareProstosetparameters(参数)basedonwhen,where,andhowmuchtheywanttoworksotheycancontroltheirschedules.Thecompanyalsoallowscontinuityofcare.EachCarePronotesinthecaregivers’apphowtheclientisfeelingorwhatshouldhappenonthefollowingshift.Thatway,theclient’sfamilycanstayuptodateontheirlovedone’shealth.WhenIwasworkingwithmyteamatHonor,Iwantedtocreateopportunitiesforpeoplewholookedlikeme.I’mproudtosaythattherearesinglemomsandotherwomenwithouttraditionaleducationaltrainingwholeadteamshere.Themakeupofthiscompanyprovesthatpeoplewithdiversebackgroundscanbepartofasuccessfultechcompany.Thishastobeamodelforthefuture.I’mconfidentitwillhappen.1、TheauthormentionsAmyto_______.A．shareapreciousmemoryB．advocatecaringfortheelderlyC．showtheimportanceofcaregiversD．informthereadersofatouchingstory2、WhichofthefollowingaboutHonoristrue?A．Itallowsflexibleworkingschedules.B．Itgiveshighersalaryandmorepaidleave.C．Itmainlyemployssinglemothersandmales.D．Itmatchescaregiverswithclientsatrandom.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“stayuptodate”probablymean?A．Gotobedlaterthanusual.B．Getthelatestinformation.C．Attendtosomebodyatfixedtime.D．Accompanysomebodydayandnight.4、Thelastparagraphintendstotellusthat_______.A．womenareabletoholduphalftheskyB．successhasnothingtodowitheducationC．HonorwillprobablyhaveabetterfutureD．peoplewithdiversebackgroundswillbeamodel22．（8分）OnthebanksofTanzania’sLakeEyasilivestheworld’slasthunter-gatherertribe(部落)—theHadza.Theydon’tgrowfood,raiseanimalsorbuildhouses.Insteadtheylivealifeunchangedformorethantenthousandyears.Theirworldisoneofcompletefreedom—somethingmodernsocietycanbarelyimagineandisunlikelytoeverexperience,letalonehavetheskillstostayalive.Textmessagesandphonecallsdon’texist.Nordocarsandelectricity.Nojobs,timetables,andsocialstructures.Nolaws,taxesandunbelievably,nomoney—theclosestthingtocurrency(交易)isthetradeforapairofshortswithaneighboringtribe.WespentourtimewiththeHadzahuntingbaboons(狒狒),adailyactivityforthemen.Theirlandispackedwithsharpbushes,poisonoussnakesandman-eatinglions.Butasuccessfulhuntingtripisthedifferencebetweeneatingorgoinghungry.TheHadzadietconsistsmainlyofhoney,fruitandmeat.Menoftenhuntinpairstoshootanimalswithbowsandarrows.TheHadzashowushowtotrackanimals,frombaboonstosnakestolions.Theyarehugelyskilledwiththeirhandmadebowsandarrows—wehaveagoandbarelygetthearrowtogothreefeetinfrontofus.ThelanguageoftheHadzaisbelievedtobetheoldeststill-spokenlanguageknowntoman.TheHadzadon’thaveconflict,andhavenomemoryofstarvation.Theirpopulationneverreachesnumbersthatcannotbesupportedthroughhuntingorgathering.Theynevergetfromtheirlandmorethantheyneed.Unlikemodern-dayofficeworkers,theHadzaenjoyanextraordinaryamountoffreetime.Their“work”—huntingforfood—takesuparoundfivehoursoftheirday.They’vebeeninsuchastateofpeacefulexistenceforthousandsofyears.1、WecanlearnfromthetextthattheHadza_______.A．leadaverysimplelifeB．liveontraditionalagricultureC．havetheirownsystemofcurrencyD．showalotofinterestinnewtechnology2、WhichofthefollowingcandescribetheHadza’senvironment?A．Stressful.B．Comfortable.C．Exciting.D．Dangerous.3、TherelationshipbetweentheHadzaandnature_______.A．isgoingwrongB．isfullofconflictC．isinperfectharmonyD．ischangingallthetime4、WhydoestheauthorcometovisittheHadza?A．Tostudytheirnativelanguage.B．Togettoknowtheirwayoflife.C．Tolearnsurvivalskillsfromthem.D．Topersuadethemtoprotectanimals.23．（8分）ThereisaquotebyWilliamPurkey,awell-knownprofessorofeducation,thatgoes,“Dancelikenooneiswatching,lovelikeyou’llneverbehurt,singlikenooneislistening,andlivelikeit’sheavenonearth.”Iseemsliketheperfectlifephilosophy---andoneI’velearnedtoapplytorunningovertheyear.ButIdidn’talwaysfeelthisway.Inmyearlydays,whenIweighed240pounds,Iranlikeeveryonewaswatching---andjudging.IfIwasonarunandsawacarapproaching,I’dstopandpretendIwaslookingforsomethingI’dlostIboughtthehigh-techgearandclothesthatIthoughtwouldmakepeoplebelieveIwasarunner.AndIdidn’thaveaclueiftheexpensiveshoesIwaswearingweretherightkindforme---IjustwantedtolooklikeIfitinwiththisgroup.Tobehonest,Ifeltacertainsatisfactioninbelievingthatsomeonewaswatching.Ireallythoughtthatotherpeoplecaredaboutmyperformance.Thebestexampleofthiswasacombined,two-lapmarathoninFlorence,Italy.AsIapproachedthefinishingline,thecrowdbegantocheer.Iwassurprised.HereIwas,thousandsofmilesfromhome,andtheItalianswereshoutingfor“IIPenguino.”About20yardsfromthefinishing,thetruthsetinwhenthewinnerofthefullmarathonwentpastmeasIwasfinishingthehalf-marathon.Noonewascheeringforme.nooneprobablyevennoticedthatIwasfinishing.Icouldn’thelpbutsmileatmyownillusionofself-importance.That’swhenIrealizedIhadbeenrunningforeveryreasonexcepttherightone.Irantomakeotherpeoplehappy,rantoliveuptotheirexpectations.Butnoonewaswatching---noonecared.SoIdecidedIwasgoingtorunforme---justme---andgainedanewenjoymentfromthesportIhadn’ttrulyexperiencedyet.I’velearnedtorunlikenooneiswatching.Soifyouseemeatrace,andIlooklikea60-year-oldguywaddling(蹒跚)along,don’tworry.I’mfine.Themiracleisn’tthatIfinished.ThemiracleisthatIhadthecouragetostart.1、Thewriterbeginsheranecdoteby__________.A．tellingherrunningstoryB．explainingalifephilosophyC．listingsomeliferulesD．introducingaquotation2、Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2thatthewriter__________.A．usedsportsclothesandshoestoattractattentionB．wasconcernedaboutwhatothersthoughtofherC．likedtobethefocusotherrunnersD．struggledtofindtherightshoestofither3、Whenthewriterwasnearthefinishingline,____________.A．shesmiledatherownachievementB．thecrowdcheeredforhermadlyC．nobodyreallycaredaboutherrunningD．Sherealizedtheimportanceofconfidence4、Bytellingherownstory,thewriterwantedto___________.A．tellustolivealifeofourownB．inspiremorepeopletorunC．expectustoimproveourhealthbyrunningD．stresstheimportanceofdetermination24．（8分）ThesemessagesarepostedtoHomestayWebHostsbygueststhroughouttheworld.MessageboardforadvertisementsfromguestsMessageboardforadvertisementsfromguestsKanaeMasuda*IwillstudyCantonese(粤语)inCUHKfromthisSeptember.I’mlookingformyroomduringtheperiodbeforethesemesterbegins(10-14Sep.)...moreOgataMisa*Hi,I’mMisaandI’m23yearsold.I’macollegestudentinNewYork.I’mmovingtoSeattleinSeptemberandamlookingforahostfamily…moreMinhPhan*Hi,mynameisMinhPhanandI’mafemaleinternationalhighschoolstudent(arisingsophomore).IgotoaprivateschoolinMansfieldandsoIwould…moreIslamNassar*Sohere,inJapan,Iwilltellyoumoreaboutmyselfandmyinquiry.IamIslamfromEgypt,a24-year-old(male)whoisgoingtostart…moreJulie*IwanttofindahomestaynearWinterParkHighSchoolorHagertyHighSchoolformy14-year-olddaughter.Wehopethehomestayfamilycanprovidemeals…moreMasayukiMoriyama*Hello.I’m23yearsold.I’manexchangestudentandI’meagertohaveabetterunderstandingofEnglishculture.SoIamgladifyoucanteachEnglish...moreMegumiMatsule*Nicetomeetyou.I’mMegumiMatsuie.IhaveaplanaboutworkingonholidaywithmyfriendinAustraliaforSep.2,2017.Ifyouwouldn’t...more600、Whydopeopleplacethoseadvertisements?A．Tohuntforjobs. B．Toseekhostfamilies.C．Toapplytouniversities. D．Tolearnforeignlanguages.1、Whomightprefertoliveinyourhomeifyou’reanexperiencedEnglishteacher?A．MinhPhan. B．IslamNassar.C．KanaeMasuda. D．MasayukiMoriyama.2、Whereisthepassagelikelytoappear?A．Inanewspaper. B．Inashow.C．Onawebsite. D．Inamagazine.25．（10分）IsItWorthBuyingOrganicFood?Organicfood,grownwithoutartificialchemicals,isincreasinglypopularnowadays.Consumershavebeenwillingtopayuptotwicemoreforgoodswithorganiclabels(商标).However,ifyouthinkpayingalittlemorefororganicfoodgetsyouamorenutritiousandsaferproduct,youmightwanttosaveyourmoney.AstudyledbyresearchersatStanfordUniversitysaysthatorganicproductsaren'tnecessarilymorenutritious,andthey'renolesslikelytosufferfromdisease-causingbacteria,either.Thelatestresults,publishedintheAnnualsofInternalMedicine,suggestthatbuyersmaybewastingtheirmoney."Wedidnotfindstrongevidencethatorganicfoodismorenutritiousorhealthier,"saysDr.CrystalSmith-SpanglerfromStanford."Soconsumersshouldn'tassumethatonetypeoffoodhasalowerriskorissafer."Fortheirnewstudy,Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesconductedareviewoftwocategoriesofresearch,including17studiesthatcomparedhealthoutcomesbetweenconsumersoforganicagainsttraditionalfoodproducts,and223studiesthatanalyzedthenutritionalcontentofthefoods,includingkeyvitamins,mineralsandfats.Whiletheresearchersfoundlittledifferenceinnutritionalcontent,theydidfindthatorganicfruitandvegetableswere20%lesslikelytohavechemicalsremainingonthesurfaces.Neitherorganicnortraditionalfoodsshowedlevelsofchemicalshighenoughtogobeyondfoodsafetystandards.Andbothorganicandtraditionalmeats,suchaschickenandpork,wereequallylikelytobeharmedbybacteriaatverylowrates.Theresearchersdidfindthatorganicmilkandchickencontainedhigherlevelsofomega-3fattyacids,ahealthyfatalsofoundinfishthatcanreducetheriskofheartdisease.However,thesenutritionaldifferencesweretoosmall,andtheresearcherswereunwillingtomakemuchofthemuntilfurtherstudiesconfirmthetrends.Organicfoodisproducedwithfewerchemicalsandmorenatural-growingpractices,butthatdoesn'talwaystranslateintoamorenutritiousorhealthierproduct.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)statesthat"whetheryoubuyorganicornot,findingthefreshestfoodsavailablemayhavethebiggesteffectontaste."Freshfoodisatleastasgoodasanythingmarketedasorganic.1、Thenewresearchquestionswhetherorganicfood__________.A．shouldreplacetraditionalfood B．hasbeenoverpricedbyfarmersC．isgrownwithlessharmfulchemicals D．isreallymorenutritiousandhealthier2、Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesfoundthat__________.A．organicfoodcouldreducetheriskofheartdiseaseB．traditionalfoodwasgrownwithmorenaturalmethodsC．bothorganicandtraditionalfoodtheyexaminedweresafeD．therewasnotapresenceofanyformsofbacteriainorganicfood3、Whichofthefollowingisrelativelyhealthieraccordingtothepassage?A．Organicchickenandpork. B．Organicmilkandchicken.C．Traditionalchickenandpork. D．Traditionalfruitandvegetables.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardorganicfood?A．Sceptical B．NeutralC．Unconcerned D．Approving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）Thesummerof1975I’djustgraduatedfromcollegeinSouthernCaliforniaandreceivedaFordCarfora1present.Ihadmyfirstjob,inLosAngeles.OneSundaynight,thinkingmyselfavery2gown-up,I3myuncle’splaceinSouthLagunaafteravisit,4admittingtohimthatIhadlessthananeighthofatankofgasandno5tobuymoreonthewaytoL.A．IpulledontothePacificCoastHighwayandwatchedthe6movedownasIheadednorth.Whentheenginestartedgivingoffstrongsmells,I7intoagasstation.Therewasnoself-servethen;therewerenocreditcards,noATMs.I8theguyatthestation.Icouldwritehimacheckforgas,Isaid,orIcould9thenextmorning.AshewasinformingmethatIcouldsleepinmycarbuthe’dhavemearrested,astationwagonpulleduptothenext10Thedriver—athin,plain,middle-agedguy—overheardthetailendofmy11request.Astheattendantwentto12him,henoddedatme.“13hertankfirst,”hesaid.“Really?”Isaid.14bloomed.“Oh,thankyou.Thankyou.Butplease.Ijustneedtwo15worth.Ijustneedtogethome.”“Fillit,”he16totheattendant.Thenheturnedtome,“You’lldothesameoneday,forsomeoneelse.”Ikeeplookingforsomeoneunlucky,hopingtosaveher17ontheroad.Meanwhile,incaseshenevershowsup,Itryforotheractsof18kindness.Thatquietdriverisalwaysatthepumpafewfeetaway,instructingtheattendanttofillmine191、A．graduationB．birthdayC．ChristmasD．wedding2、A．independentB．honestC．politeD．confident3、A．reachedB．leftC．witnessedD．took4、A．afterB．withoutC．onD．by5、A．timeB．chanceC．placeD．cash6、A．sunB．windowC．needleD．clock7、A．jumpedB．walkedC．lookedD．pulled8、A．seizedB．pushedC．beggedD．warned9、A．sitB．sleepC．breakD．fight10、A．bankB．stationC．hotelD．restaurant11、A．doorB．garageC．pumpD．town12、A．plannedB．failedC．pretendedD．suggested13、A．serveB．attackC．chargeD．treat14、A．OpenB．StartC．FillD．Heat15、A．AnxietyB．NervousnessC．CautionD．Hope16、A．miles’B．hours’C．liters’D．dollars’17、A．explainedB．repeatedC．threatenedD．ordered18、A．nightB．carC．gasD．money19、A．unwillingB．unnecessaryC．randomD．extra20、A．immediatelyB．quicklyC．nextD．first5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）MyfriendhadachancetomakeatriptoHongKong1．August15,2015.Hehaddreamedabout2．(visit)itsincehisboyhoodanditwasthefirsttimethathe3．(be)there.Thefollowingwaswhathehadseen.Arrivingthere,hewas4．(surprise)byitsbeautifulsceneryandtall5．(building).Asweallknow,HongKonghasthemostskyscrapersintheworld.Whereverhe6．(go),hesawmanysmilingfaces.PeopleinHongKongwerekind,generous,easy-goingandreadytohelpothers.Muchtohissurprise,hesawthatpeopletherealwayskeptorderinpublicplaces.7．agreatnumberofpeoplewerewaitingforthenexttrainatthesubwaystation,theyweretalkinginsuch8．lowvoiceasnottobotherothers.ChineseandEnglisharetheofficiallanguagesofHongKong.Englishis9．(wide)usedingovernments,markets,servicecentersandotherfields.Stayingthereforaweekwasagoodexperienceforhim,10．hewouldneverforget.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。Mistakesareunavoidableinlife、Butattitudestowardsthemmayhaveabigdifference、IstillrememberthatmyspokenEnglishimproved、Inbeginning,Ialwayskeptsilentintheoralclasstopreventmyselffrommakemistakes、Beforelongmyteacherknewabouthissituation、HeencouragedmetospeakoutwhatIwantedtosayregardlessonmistakes、WheneverIhavemademistakesandfeltdiscouraged,myteacherandclassmatewouldhelpmefigureouthowIcouldavoidtheminthefuture、Withtimegoingby,IbuiltupmyconfidenceandnowIcantalkfluentinEnglish、However,wejustneedtolearnalessonfromthemistakesinordertoimproveourEnglish、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你想邀请在中国留学的英国好友Peter观看京剧表演，但Peter不在家，你给他写张留言条，内容要点包括：1.你到P