2023届湖北省葛洲坝中学高三下学期第一次联考英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：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．Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,________recipeisdon’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.A．ofwhich B．whichC．whose D．ofwhom2．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open3．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.4．Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what5．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue6．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly7．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it8．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.9．Howlongdoyousupposeitis______hearrivedthere?A．whenB．beforeC．afterD．since10．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why11．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome12．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay13．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother14．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard15．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate16．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded17．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft18．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither19．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup20．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase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）TheSecrettoHappinessAnewreportmakesitclearthatwhenitcomestothelifesatisfactionofUKcitizens,theballisinthegovernment’scourt.Forsometime,sensiblepeoplehavebeenarguingthatgovernmentsneedtofocuslessoneconomicgrowthandmoreonthewellbeing（幸福）ofcitizens.Becarefulwhatyouwishfor.Inresponsetothisdemand,from2011DavidCameroninstructedtheOfficeforNationalStatisticstogatherdataonpeople’sself-reportedhappinessandlifesatisfaction.Littlepracticalgoodhascomefromthissofar,butanewreportbyGeorgeBanghamfortheResolutionFoundationisoneofthebestattemptstomakeusefulsenseofthedata.Heconcludes:“Thebestprospectsforpolicymakerstargetingfutureincreasesinnationalwellbeinglieinraisingjobquality,raisingincomes,particularlyatthelowerend,andpoliciestoimprovesecurityinthehousingmarket.”Theagecorrelation（相关）turnsouttobecertainlylinkedtopolitics,despitethefactthatnopoliticalpartycanmakeadifferencetoyourdateofbirth.Thehappinessofpensionersisnotjustafunctionoftheirage,butofpolicy.Onaverage,70-year-oldboomerstodayarethemostaffluentretireesinhistory,oftenowningtheirownhomesandinreceiptofgenerouspensions.Peopleof70arenotgoingtobeascontentin30or40years’timeiftheyareunabletoretire,don’towntheirhomesandhavesmallincomes.However,thereisonerespectinwhichteensandrecentretireesareremarkablysimilar.Comparedtootheragegroups,theytendtoinhabitasweetspotofhavinghighdegreesoffreedom.Thetypical16-year-oldhasnewfreedomswithouteverhavinghadanyseriousresponsibilities.Thetypical70-year-old,havingexperiencedalifetimeofworkandfamilyduties,hasaverydifferentkindoffreedom,onebornfromrelief.Besides，itshouldnotsurpriseustofindthatpeopletendtobehappierwhentheyhavefewerworries.Butthis,too,hasimportantpoliticalimplications.Ifthegovernmentisreallyinterestedinraisingoverallnationalhappiness,ithastomakesureasmanycitizensaspossiblefeelsecureintheirhealth,theirhousingandtheirincomes.Differentstates’recordsinachievingthisisoneimportantreasonwhyNordiccountriesrepeatedlyscorehighlyininternationallifesatisfactionsurveysandNorthAmericaunderperformsrelativetoitsGDP.Whicheverwayyoulookatit,thereisnoescapingtheconclusionthatincreasingwellbeingacrosssocietyrequiresjoined-up,long-termpolicyefforts.ThisisexactlywhattheResolutionFoundationrecommends.1、Whatcanbeconveyedfromthesentence“theballisinthegovernment’scourt”inParagraph1?A．Thegovernmentofficialsarefondofplayingballgames.B．Thegovernmentdeterminesnationalhappiness.C．Thegovernmentmakescitizensfeelhappy.D．Thegovernmentisinaballgame.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“affluent”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Responsible. B．Careful.C．Honest. D．Rich.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thesecrettohappinessisfreedomand_________.A．income B．healthC．security D．destiny4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefunctionofgovernmentonnationalhappiness?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Unsatisfactory.22．（8分）GardenerssuchasPrinceCharleswhoclaimthattalkingtoplantsencouragesthemtogrowhavelongbeenseenasalittlesilly.ButscientistshavediscoveredevidencewhichsuggeststheRoyalmayactuallyberightandtheycouldbelisteningtohim.BiologistsatTelAvivUniversityinIsraelhavefoundthatflowerscanactasaplant’s“ears”tohelpthemdetectthesoundofapproachinginsects.Whentheresearchersplayedrecordingsofflyingbeestoeveningprimroseflowers,withinthreeminutesthesugarconcentrationsinthenectar(花蜜)ofitsflowersincreased.Thefluid,producedtoattractpollinating(授粉)insects,wasonaverage20percenthigherinflowersexposedtothebuzzcomparedtothoseleftinsilenceorexposedtohigherpitchedsounds.

ProfessorLilachHadany,wholedthestudy,said:“Ourresultsdocumentforthefirsttimethatplantscanrapidlyrespondtopollinatorsoundsinanecologicallyrelevantway.”However,ProfHadanysaidaplant’sabilitytorespondtopollinatorsmaybeweakenedincityenvironmentsorbesideabusyroad.

Whileplantsrequirewater,sunlightandtherighttemperaturetogrow,itiswidelybelievedtheydonothavesensesinthewayanimalsdo.Butthestudy,publishedontheopen-sciencewebsiteBioRxiv,suggeststheeffortsofgardenerswhotalktotheirplantsmaynotbeinvain.“Plants’abilitytohearhasimplicationswellbeyondpollination—plantscouldpotentiallyhearandrespondtoherbivores,otheranimals,theelements,andpossiblyotherplants,”ProfHadanyadded.Amonth-longexperimentconductedbytheRoyalHorticulturalSocietyin2009foundfemalevoicesappeartospeedupthegrowthoftomatoes.Theresearchoffersapossibleexplanation—women’svoiceswereattherightfrequencyfortheplantstohear.1、What’seveningprimroseflowers’responsetobees’buzz?A．Longerbloom. B．Sweeternectar.C．Brightercolor. D．Lessfluid.2、WherecanplantsgrowbetteraccordingtoHadany?A．Onasquare. B．Besideahighway.C．Inthewoods. D．Alongthestreet.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheresearch?A．PrinceCharlesproveskindofstupid.B．Plantscanonlypotentiallyhearanimals.C．Plantsrespondtosoundsslowlyandecologically.D．Plantsgardenerstalktofrequentlydevelopwell.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Flowerscanhear.B．Beesarebestpollinators.C．Plantscan’tgrowwithoutsound.D．Women’svoicesimproveplants’growth.23．（8分）Whenyou’resitingatyourcomputer,doyouworkattentivelyallday?Ordoyouallowyourselftobecomedistractednowandagain…toopenafewextratabs,checksocialmedia,readaspotofnews,maybecatchuponsomecelebritygossip,andlookatsome…Stop!You’re“cyberloafing”.Thewordisacombinationof“cyber”,whichmeans“relatedtocomputers”,and“loafing”，whichmeans“relaxinginalazyway”.Wedoit,andwedoitalot.AstudyfromtheUniversityofTexassuggestsweareguiltyofthisformofdelayfor14%ofourworkingday.OnaFridayafternoon,Iexpectit’smorethanthat.I’lladmittoit.InfactI’vealreadydoneitinthecourseofwritingthisstory.OK,morethanonce.Butit’saslipperyslope.Itcandamageyourproductivityandevenyourcareer.BecauseaccordingtotheUniversityofTexasresearch,eachtimeaworkergetsdistractedbytheInternetittakesanaverageof23minutestogetbacktowork.Morethanthat,cyberloafinghasadarkside,accordingtoareportpublishedinTheJournalofPsychosocialResearchonCyberspace.Itarguesthatcyberloafingisconnectedtoseveralnegativepersonalities.Peoplewhocyberloafaremorelikelytobeself-interestedandself-admired.Furthermore,peoplewiththesepersonalitiesarelesslikelytofeelsorryaboutavoidingwork,andlessconcernedaboutgettingcaught.Whydowedoit?Forsome,it’sundoubtedlyanescapefromthecontinuousboredomofwhatthey’resupposedtobedoing.Orawayofavoidinghandlingthatevergrowingtasks.Somemightgetafeelingofsatisfactionfindingagreatdealonline.Butoverall,it’ssomethingthattakesyouawayfromwhatyou’reactuallybeingpaidtodo,orpayingtodo:ifyou’reastudent.WhenyouhavethewholeworldoftheInternetatyourfingertips,it’shardtoresist.1、Thefirstparagraphismeantto________.A．introducethetopicB．summarizethemainideaC．describethephenomenonD．arousethereaders’interest2、Whatattitudedoesthewriterholdtowardscyberloafing?A．Indifferent.B．Incurable.C．Concerned.D．Supportive.3、Whatisthewriterlikelytocontinuetotalkabout?A．Thebestwaytostopcyberloafing.B．Howtoimproveyourefficiency.C．Howtogetridofonlineaddiction.D．Howtoavoidbeingcaughtbyyourbosswhencyberloafing.24．（8分）TEENTRIPTOTHELELANDHIGHSNOWPLAYForTeensCurrentlyin6thto12thGradesLELANDHIGHSNOWPLAY—Class#8389Friday,December9(NonPublicHoliday)8:00a.m.to7:00p.m.MeetatTheUnderground(Veteran’sBuilding—2203CentralAvenue)Costperperson:$50($60afterJanuary22)—IncludesLunch,AdmissionandTransportationWitha4,000sq.Ft.day-uselodge(小旅馆),theLelandHighSnowPlayhasahugesupplyoftubestochoosefrom,alongwithtows(拖车)thatwilltowyouuptothetopofthehill!Ourvariedterrains(地形)havesomethingforeveryone,whilethelodgeprovidesasnackbar,videogames,pooltables,fiveindoorrestrooms,awarmfire,andasundeckwithplentyoftablesandchairsoverlookingtheplayareaoutside.ADDITIONALLIABILITYFORMREQUIREDFORTHISTRIP.Besuretobringwarmclothingandprepareforthecold,butdressinlayersincaseitwarmsup.Weardryboots,socks,andsunscreen.Ifpossible,bringamobilephoneincaseofemergency,aswellasmoneyforsnacksandalightdinner;orbringyourownfoodanddrinks.Donotbringelectronicorfragileitemsduringthetrip.TheARPDisnotresponsibleforyourpersonalbelongingsormoney.Refunds(退款)areissuedonlyiftheARFDcancelsthistripduetoweatherconditions.Clickheretodownloadtheregistrationform(PDF,261KB)Clickheretodownload“LelandHighSnowPlayLiabilityForm”(PDF,14KB)*Youmayregisterinperson,ormailthecompletedformtoLelandHighSnowPlay,Inc.SendtheliabilityformandpaymenttotheARPDOffice,2226SantaClaraAvenue,Alameda,94501.*FaxedregistrationandliabilityformsacceptedwithMasterCard/VISA,(510)747-7566.*Onlineregistrationsavailableat.Makesureyoubringyourcompletedliabilityformonthetrip.1、Accordingtothetext,thecostdoesnotinclude________.A．lunch B．trainingC．admission D．transportation2、Teenagerswhowanttotakepartintheactivityneedto________.A．payfortowsindividuallyB．climbthehillthemselvesC．paymorebecauseofthebadweatherD．preparesomewarmclothes3、Amongthefollowingitems,whatdotheparticipantsneedtotakeduringthetrip?A．Theirfilled-inliabilityforms.B．EDcardsandasmallamountofcash.C．Theelectronicorfragileitems.D．TheirregistrationformsdownloadedfromtheInternet.4、Fromthetextitcanbeinferredthat________.,A．theactivityisverydangerousB．participantshavedifferentwaysofregistrationC．thetripwillinvolveoutdooractivitiesonlyD．14-year-oldchildrenarenotallowedonthetrip5、Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A．introduceafamoustouragencyB．explainthedetailsofaschoolactivityC．urgeteenagerstoclimbasnowymountainD．advertiseatriptotheLelandHighSnowPlay25．（10分）WelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJB6,M6.Approximatetraveltimes:Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-1hour30minutes.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday-Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00am-4:00pm,30March-2ndNovember.AdmissionChargesHall&GardensGardensAdults:£12.00£8.00Groups£9£5.5SpecialEventsProducers:Market13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.WinterMarket8thNovemberThisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.1、HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?A．20minutes. B．25minutes.C．45minutes. D．90minutes.2、HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?A．£12.00. B．£9.00.C．£8.0 D．£5.503、Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A．Producers’Market. B．HolkerGardenFestival.C．NationalGardenDay. D．WinterMarket.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）WhenIenteredBerkeley,Ihopedtoearnascholarship.HavingbeenaStraight-Astudent,IbelievedIcould1toughsubjectsandreallylearnsomething.OnesuchcoursewasWorldLiteraturegivenbyProfessorJayne.Iwasextremelyinterestedintheideashe2inclass.WhenItookthefirstexam,Iwas3tofinda77,C-plus,onmytestpaper,45Englishwasmybestsubject.IwenttoProfessorJayne,wholistenedtomyargumentsbutremained6Idecidedtotryharder,althoughIdidn’tknowwhatthat7becauseschoolhadalwaysbeeneasyforme.Ireadthebooksmorecarefully,butgotanother77.Again,I89withProfessorJayne.Again,helistenedpatientlybutwouldn’tchangehis10Onemoretestbeforethefinalexam.Onemore11toimprovemygrade.SoIredoubledmyeffortsand,forthefirsttime,12themeaningoftheword“thorough”.Butmy13didnogoodandeverything14asbefore.Thelasthurdle(障碍)wasthefinal.Nomatterwhat15Igot,itwouldn’tcancelthreeC-pluses.Imightaswellkissthe16goodbye.Istoppedworkinghard.IfeltIknewthecoursematerialaswellasIeverwould.Thenightbeforethefinal,Ieven17myselftoamovie.ThenextdayIdecidedforonceI’dhave18withatest.Aweeklater,IwassurprisedtofindIgotanA．IhurriedintoprofessorJayne’soffice.He19tobeexpectingme.“IfIgaveyoutheAsyou20,youwouldn’tcontinuetoworkashard.”Istaredathim,________thathisanalysisandstrategy(策略)werecorrect.Ihadworkedmyhead____,asIhadneverdonebefore.Iwasspeechlesswhenmycoursegradearrived:A-plus.ItwastheonlyA-plusgiven.ThenextyearIreceivedmyscholarship.I’vealwaysrememberedProfessorJayne’slesson:youalonemustsetyourownstandardofexcellence.1、A．takeB．discussC．coverD．get2、A．soughtB．presentedC．exchangedD．obtained3、A．shockedB．worriedC．scaredD．anxious4、A．butB．soC．forD．or5、A．unchangedB．unpleasantC．unfriendlyD．unmoved6、A．reflectedB．meantC．improvedD．affected7、A．quarreledB．reasonedC．bargainedD．chatted8、A．attitudeB．mindC．planD．view9、A．choiceB．stepC．chanceD．measure10、A．memorizedB．consideredC．acceptedD．learned11、A．ambitionB．confidenceC．effortD．method12、A．stayedB．wentC．workedD．changed13、A．gradeB．answerC．lessonD．comment14、A．scholarshipB．courseC．degreeD．subject15、A．helpedB．favoredC．treatedD．relaxed16、A．funB．luckC．problemsD．tricks17、A．happenedB．provedC．pretendedD．seemed18、A．valuedB．imaginedC．expectedD．welcomed19、A．rememberingB．guessingC．supposingD．realizing20、A．outB．overC．onD．off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）SinceJan.1,Chinahasallowedallcouplestohavetwochildren,1．(end)itsmorethan35-year-oldpolicythat2．(limit)mostChinesecouplestoonechild.Thechange3．(mean)tohelppopulationdevelopmentanddealwiththeproblemof4．agingpopulation.Whilethefamilyplanningpolicy,introducedinthe1970s,letChinainvestmoreinitseconomicdevelopmentthaninfood,5．hassloweddownthegrowthoftheyoungpopulationandthosewhowork.Asolderpeoplenowmake6．alargerpartofthetotalpopulationofChina,Chinafacesan7．(anxiety)situation.Itwilllosetheadvantageofgreatlaborpower----power8．hasallowedfactoriestoexportcheapproductslabeled“MadeinChina”andallowedonline9．(company)tooffercheaporfreedeliveryservices.Thenewpolicywillslowdownthisdecreaseintheworking-agepopulation.10．(hope),itwillcontinueChina’seconomicgrowth.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—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。Thereisaproverbthatwent“Honestyisthebestpolicy”、IstillrememberthedaythatIwasleftaloneathome、Ibrokeavasebychances,whichwasquitetreasuredbymyfather、Whenhecameback,IwastoofearfulthatIdidn’ttellthetruth、Thecatwashisexcuse、Myfathersaidnothing,andIcouldreadhisdistrust、Thenextmorning,afterarestlessnight,Iadmittedtomyfatherthatitwasmyfault、Isawreliefinhiseyes、Hesmiledatme、Fromnowon,Inevertoldlies、Myhonestywonmegreattrustfromothe