2023学年湖北省宜昌市长阳一中高三第一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．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．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend2．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．are C．has D．have3．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional4．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a;the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a5．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken6．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that7．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated8．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what9．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken10．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this11．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although12．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed13．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld14．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why15．———Itwasagreendinner._______———Thanks.Butitreallyonlytookanhour.A．Youmustbetired. B．Ienjoyeditverymuch.C．Youmusthavespentalldaycooking. D．Ihaveneverhaditbefore.16．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup17．---IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?---I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．amattending18．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently19．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．arealwayswarning D．alwayswarned20．ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when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）ManyexpertssaythatBillyWilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies.HeisoftencalledthebestmoviemakerHollywoodhaseverhad.Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment.Wilderwasoneofthefirstdirectorstodothis.BillyWilderwasbornin1906intheformerAustro-HungarianEmpire.BillyWilderstartedlawschoolinVienna,Austria.However,hebeganreportingforaViennanewspaperaftergraduation.Bythe1920s,hewaswritingmoviesinGermany.However,theNazishadrisentopowerinthenation.WiderwasJewish,andherecognizedthathehadnofutureinNaziGermany.In1933,hewenttoParis.Therehedirectedamovieforthefirsttime.Itwascalled“TheBadSeed”.ThenhereceivedwordthatproducersintheUnitedStateshadacceptedoneofhisscripts.BillyWilderleftEuropeforAmerica.InAmericaheformedawritingteamwithCharlesBrackett.Thetwowriterscreatedmanyfilmstogether.WilderandBrackettwroteseveralsuccessfulmovies.Onewasthenineteenthirty-ninemovie,“Ninotchka”,starringGretaGarbo.ErnstLubitschdirectedthefilm.Wilderalwayspraisedthismanasafriendandteacherwhosehumorandexpertdirectiongreatlyinfluencedhisworks.In1954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder’sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess.Itwas“TheSevenYearItch”.In1959,Wildermadeafunnymoviethatwasverypopular.I.A．L.DiamondjoinedWilderinwriting“SomeLikeItHot”.Bythe1980s,Wildernolongerwasconsideredthemostunusual,creativemovie-makerinHollywood.Inrecentyears,however,BillyWilderreceivedmanymoreawardsandhonors.Criticspraisedhisgiftstomoviemaking.In1987,theAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesgavehimtheIrvingG.ThalbergMemorialAward.Itisthehighestawardaproducercanreceive.1、WhichisWilder’sfirstsuccessfulmovieasanindependentfilmmaker?A．NinotchkaB．TheBadSeedC．SomeLikeItHotD．TheSevenYearItch2、WhatcanweknowaboutWilderaccordingtothetext?A．Heintendedtobealawyeratfirst.B．HestarredamovieforthefirsttimeinParis.C．Heisthefirstdirectortomakerealisticmovies.D．Hehasbeenacceptedasthemostcreativemovie-maker.3、WhydidWilderleaveGermany?A．HewasJewishandcouldn’tdevelopthere.B．TheNazisweresearchingforhimeverywhere.C．HewasinvitedtoproducehisscriptinAmerica.D．HeexpectedtogotoParistoformawritingteam.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheMakerofHistoryofAmericanMoviesB．BillyWilder—aBestMovieMakerC．AnAutobiographyofaDirectorD．TheBestDirectorandProducer22．（8分）Semi-retiredadvertisingagencyownerStephenThomas,58,hasbeeninvestingonandoffforthepast30years.Hemademoneyinthe.dotcomboombutgothisfingersburnedwhenthebubbleburstinMarch2000.Whenhegotaccesstohispensionhedecidedtostartinvestingagain,thistimewiththehelpofhissonSam.NowthetwomeetupmostafternoonsatStephen’shomeinSandbach,Cheshiretotalkaboutinvestments.Thedaystartsat7amwhenSamlooksatcompanyannouncementsonline.Theseregulatoryannouncementscanincludeafirm’saccounts,generalupdatesornewsofmergers(合并)oracquisitions.Samflagsupcompaniesthathethinkslookinterestingtohisdadwhothendoessomemoreresearch.EachhasanISA(IndividualSavingsAccount)withAJBell,whichtheyusetobuyindividualstocksandshares.ItisariskywaytoinvestbutthetwolikedoingtheirownresearchoncompaniesandStephenmakesanefforttogotoinvestorpresentationsandtrytomeettheCEOanddirectorsofthefirmstheyinvestinandtospeaktootherinvestorsinthecompanies.Theyhaveinvestedinoilcompaniesandpetcarebusinesses,tonamejustafew.Butwhiletheinvestmentsofthetwomenaresimilar,theydohavedifferentapproaches.WhileSamlikestoholdsharesforthelongtermasheissavingmoneyforhisfutureretirement,Stephenlikestobuywithanyprofitshemakes.Samsays,“WedonotarguebecausewehaveseparateISAs.Itmeansfinallywemakeourowndecisionsaboutwhichsharestoinvestin.Theonlytimewemighthaveadisagreementiswhenwebothwanttousetheloginforthenewsserviceatthesametime.”1、WhathappenedtoStephenin2000?A．Hehadtoretirefromtheagency.B．Hegaveawayallhispensions.C．Hegotinjuredinanaccident.D．Hesufferedalossinhisinvestment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“flagsup”inParagraph2mean?A．Marks.B．Abandons.C．Takesover.D．Setsup.3、HowdidStephenusuallyconducthisownresearch?A．Bymeetingclientsandotherinvestors.B．Bypredictingthetrendofthemarket.C．Byanalyzingsomeresearchdata.D．Bydoingongoinginterviewsonline.4、InwhataspectdoSamandhisfathershareininvestment?A．Thewaytodealwiththereturn.B．Thepercentageofthesharestheyhold.C．Theenthusiasmfortheinvestment.D．Theapproachtostockmarketresearch.23．（8分）Theywereahappyfamily:fourdaughterswereallinthesameschoolindifferentgrades.Theyoungest,Janice,whowasinmyclass,seemedtobegluedtohermother’sskirts．Theirthreeoldergirlstookthebustoschooleverymorning,butJanicewasalwaysdriventoschoolbyhermother.OneFriday,Janice'smotheraskedforatalkwithme.Shesaidinasoftvoice,"MyhusbandisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeks,andheinsiststhatIgowithhim.IhavetriedtoexplainoverandoverthatJaniceneedsmehere.Buthethinksthatshewillbefinewithoutme,soIhavenochoice,Ihavetogo.Ihavetoldthebabysittertodrivehereverymorning.WillyoupleasegiveJanicespecialattentionandhelpher?Iwanttobesureeverythinggoeswellforher."ItoldherthatwewouldmakeeveryefforttosupportJanice.IevenvolunteeredtomeetJaniceathercarsoshewouldseeafamiliarface.Asamothermyself,I'dliketohelp.Janice’smotherthankedmeforourunderstanding.OnMondaymorning,expectingatearfulanxiouschild,Iplannedaspecialprogramoffunandgames.IwaitedoutsidetogreetJanice,butjustthenthebusarrivedandnotthree,butfourgirlsgotoff.Janiceskippedalongjoyfully,saying“goodbye”tohersistersassheranwithtwofriendsintotheclassroom.IwalkedslowlyintotheclassroomandcalledJaniceovertoaskhowthebusridewent.Impatientlyshesaid,“Oh,Ialwayswanttotakethebuswiththeotherkids.ButMotherneedstobewithme.Youseetherewon’tbeanymorebabies,soIhavetobeababyalittlelonger.Whilesheisaway,I'lljustridethebuseveryday.Iamfive,youknow.”1、WhydidJanice’smotherwanttohaveatalkwiththeauthor?A．ToaskhertohelpJanicewithherhomework.B．ToaskhertopickupJaniceeveryday.C．ToaskhertogiveJanicemoreattention.D．ToaskhertomeetJaniceathercar.2、WhatdidtheauthornotdoforJanice?A．Planaspecialprogramoffunandgames.B．Waitforheroutsidetheschool.C．Greetherwhenshegotoffthebus.D．Askaboutherbusride.3、WhatdidJanicelooklikeonMondaymorning?A．Shewastearfulandanxious.B．Shewasworriedabouthermother.C．Shemissedhermotherverymuch.D．Shewashappyratherthansad.4、Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A．Janiceistooyoungtogoschoolbybus.B．Janicelikestakingabustoschool.C．Janicedoesn’tlikeherbabysitter.D．Janiceisnolongerachild.24．（8分）LUKLA,Nepal(Xinhua)–Qomolangma,knownasMountEverestintheWest,oncenegativelyrecognizedasthe“world’shighestjunkyard”,issettobecomecleaneras30,000porters（搬运工）havebeenmobilized（动员）forwastecollectionanddisposalfromthemountain’ssouthernside.ThecleanupdrivewaslaunchedrecentlynearLuklaairport,oneoftheworld’smostdangerousairportsyetavitalgatewaytotheworld’shighestpeak.“OurmajortaskistokeepEverest,whichistheprideoftheworld,clean.Thiscampaignaimstotransport100tonsofnonburnablegarbagefromtheEverestregiontoKathmanduin2018,”AngDorjeSherpa,chairmanoftheSagarmathaPollutionControlCommitteesaid.TheSPCC,anenvironmentalconversationorganization,hasmadeitmandatory（强制性）since2013thateveryclimbershouldcarrydown8kilogramsoftrash,butfortrekkers（旅行者）thereisnosuchregulation.Duetothis,morethan100tonsofwastegetscollectedintheregionannually.AccordingtoNepalesegovernmentstatistics,nearly50,000domesticandforeigntrekkersvisittheQomolangmaregionannually,whilemorethan400mountaineersattempttoscalethepeak.Thecollectedwastemostlyincludesemptybeerbottlesandcans,oxygenbottles,torntentsandsleepingbags,foodbins,anddiscardedmountaineeringandtrekkingequipment.Thetrashwascollectedbylocalgroupsinmorethanadozenvillageswhilethewastewastransporteddownthemountaininsacks（麻布袋）byportersandyak-hybridanimalsaszopkyos.Thecleanupcoveredsettlementsfromupto5,000metersnearthebasecamp,toLuklaairportlocatedatanaltitudeof2,805meters.Onthefirstdayofthecampaign,severaltonsofwastewassentofftoKathmandofromLulkaonplanesbelongingtoTaraAirlines,oneoftheleadingprivateairlinesinNepal.Theairlineshavesetanambitioustargetofflyingout100tonsofwastefromtheregionin2018,asapartofitscommitmenttotheUNSustainableDevelopmentGoalsagainstclimatechange.Thecompany’sCEOUmeshChandraRaisaid:“Wehopethatthiscampaignwillhelpthelocalpeopletomaintainapristine（原始的）,naturalandunspoiledenvironmentsothatmoretrekkerswillcomefromeverywhere,makingthetrekkingindustryheremoresustainable.”1、What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．ThebasicsituationofMountEverest.B．Theintroductionoftheclean-upcampaign.C．Theuniquewaytopreventenvironmentpollution.D．Thedescriptionofthemostdangerousairportintheword.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph3referto?A．Theruleforvisitorsmadebythelocaltravelagencies.B．Theclean-upcampaignlaunchedbyAngDorjeSherpa.C．ThedemandfortheclimbersmadebytheSPCCsince2013.D．ThelawforthelocalpeoplemadebytheNepalesegovernment.3、Howdoestheauthorindicatethattheclean-upcampaignisverytough?A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Bygivingsomeexamples.D．Byanalyzingsomecauses.4、What’sUmeshChandraRai’sattitudetowardstheclean-upcampaign?A．Doubtful.B．Curious.C．Enthusiastic.D．Unfavorable.25．（10分）TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin’solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong,Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,“Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?’,asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase.”AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappealedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET.”Perhapsnot.buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath,SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelossc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B．TheGuardian.C．TheNewYorkTinier. D．NewEnglandCourant.4、Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers”?A．Satisfied. B．Hopeful.C．Surprised. D．Worried.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）Awomanprofessorwasgivingalessontoherstudentson1management.Assheraisedaglassofwater,everyoneintheclass2theywouldbeaskedthe“half-emptyorhalf-full”question.3,thatwasnotthecase.Withasmileonherface,sheaskedthestudents,“Howmuchdoyouthinkthisglassofwaterweighs?”Answerscalledout4fromeighttotwentyounces(盎司).Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied,“Theabsoluteweightdoesn’t5.Butitcounthowlongyouholdit.IfIholditforaminute,itisOK.IfIholditforanhour,Iwillhaveanacheinmy6.IfIholditforaday,myarmwillfeelnumb.Ineachcase,the7oftheglassofwaterdoesn’tchange,butthe8Iholdit,theheavieritbecomes.why?”Lostin9,allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedtotheprofessorcarefully.“Ourstressesand10inlifearelikethatglassofwater.Ifwe11ourburdensallthetime,soonerorlater,wewillfeelexhausted,evenunableto12.”13youhavetodoinputallyourburdensdown,as14intheeveningaspossible.Don’tcarrythemthroughtheeveningintothenight;bydoingthis,wecanget15nextmorningandare16tomoveforward.Moreoftenthannot,lifegetsterriblewhenwe17toomuch.Andthemomentyou18yourburdens,you’llfindyourselffeelingsomuchmorerelaxed.Soratherthanbeingupsetandfeeling19foryourself,startdoingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto20yourselftoanythingthatisnotmakingyouhappy.1、A．classB．emotionC．timeD．stress2、A．wonderedB．agreedC．expectedD．argued3、A．MeanwhileB．HoweverC．AnyhowD．Therefore4、A．rangedB．repliedC．readD．exchanged5、A．existB．changeC．increaseD．matter6、A．armB．headC．legD．stomach7、A．shapeB．positionC．weightD．size8、A．betterB．longerC．deeperD．further9、A．fantasyB．discussionC．dreamsD．thought10、A．doubtsB．joysC．worriesD．surprises11、A．coverB．carryC．hideD．show12、A．pickupB．workoutC．carryonD．catchon13、A．SomethingB．AllC．NothingD．anything14、A．eagerlyB．naturallyC．quicklyD．early15、A．refreshedB．entertainedC．depressedD．amazed16、A．anxiousB．ableC．passiveD．ambitious17、A．fearB．restC．thinkD．get18、A．letgoofB．lookdownonC．catchupwithD．putupwith19、A．happyB．greedyC．disappointedD．sorry20、A．abandonB．treatC．driveD．help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）Abouttheyear1898,asmall,dark-hairedhotboynamedCharlieChaplinwasoftenseen1．(wait)outsidethebackentranceofLondonTheatre.Helookedthinandhungry.Hewashopingtogetworkinshowbusiness.Hecouldsinganddance.Aboveall,heknewhow2．(make)peoplelaugh.Buthecouldn’tgetworkandsohe3．(wander)aboutthecitystreets.Sometimeshe4．(send)awaytoahomeforchildrenwhohadnoparents.ButtwentyyearslaterthisnameChaplinbecamethe5．(great),best-known,andbest-lovedcomedianintheworld.AnyvisitortothecinemamusthaveseensomeofChaplin’sfilms.Peopleeverywherehavesatandlaughedatthemuntilthe6．(tear)randowntheirfaces.Evenpeoplewhodon’tunderstandEnglishcanenjoyChaplin’sfilmsthoughmostofthemare7．(silence).Itisn’t8．hesaysthatmakesuslaugh.Hiscomedydoesn’tdependuponwordsandlanguages.Itdependsuponlittleactionswhichmean9．samethingtopeopleallovertheworld.It’sakindofworldlanguage.ChaplinlivedmostofhislifeinAmericaanddiedinSwitzerlandonChristmasDay,1977,attheageofeighty-eight.Theworldwasshocked10．thenewsofthedeathandlostinsadness.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短文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。MyparentsandIwentonaone-daytriptoLakeTaihulastweekend、Ittookusthreehoursdrivethere、Wewereamazedbyitsizewhenwegotoutfromthecar、Thenweboardaboatandstartedadelightfulday、Whenadmirethebeautifulsceneryfromthelake,andwehadalotofpicturestaken、Backonthebank,weboughtavarietyofsouvenirandtasteddifferentkindsofdeliciouslocalfood、Hoursquicklyflownlikeanarrowafterweknewit、Finally,wehadtosaygood-byeataboutsix、Whatawonderfullydaywespent!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的外国好友Eric将作为交换生到你市的一所高中学习。因担心自己不能快速适应这里的学校生活，特写信向你求助，请就此给他写封回信。要点如下：1．乐意提供帮助；2．提出具体建议；3．希望能够帮到对方。注意：1．词数1