湖南省邵东县第十中学2023年高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）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．Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem2．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．around B．on C．with D．at3．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．adjustment B．alternativeC．advertisement D．amusement4．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover5．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if6．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince7．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for8．Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.A．nomatterhow B．however C．whatever D．whichever9．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse10．Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.A．butB．orC．andD．so11．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can12．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch13．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish14．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent15．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．anyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow16．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient17．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing18．Shehasexpressedherhope______theforeignstudentswillspreadthegoodwillandsincerityoftheChinesepeopletootherpartsoftheworld.A．that B．whichC．whether D．what19．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving20．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that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）Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpsthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”robotic.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(痴呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileElliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.D．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe.A．smallerB．cheaperC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.B．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.22．（8分）WelcometoHawksCayResortCentrallylyingbetweenMiamiandkeywest,HawksCayResortofferstheperfectunionofsolitudeandconvenience.HereyoucanenjoythebestqualitiesoftheCaribbean-cleargreenwaters,endlesssunshine,excellentfishinganddivingchances,andfreshseafood.THEMIDDLEOFEVERYTHINGHanksCayliesinhemiddleoftheFloridaKeysonthequietislandofDuckKey.Theresortisjustoveranhour’sdrivefromKeyWestattractions,andonlyminutesfromthevillageofMarathonwhereyou’llfindtheSeven-MileBridge,theMarathonTurtleHospital,shoppingchangesandmore.GETTINGTOHAWKSCAYRESORTByLandDrivetheOverseasHighway,awardedoneofAmerica’smostscenicroads,asyoutravelacrosshistoricfishingbridges,andadmiretheblueandgreenwateroftheAtlanticOceanandFloridaBay.HawksCaycentrallyliesonly90milesbycarfromMiamiand130milesfromFortLauderdale.CarscanberentedfromMarathonAirport,lyingjustafewmilesfromtheresort.ByAirDailyflightsareofferedintonearbyMiami,FortLauderdale/HollywoodandKeyWestInternationalairports.HawksCayisproudtopartnerwiththeMarathonJetCenter,lyingjust9milesfromtheresort,offeringlightsandprivatejetservice.FlydirecttoMarathonInternationalAirportfromFortLauderdle,Miami,MarcoIslandandNaplesforaslowas$222perpersononeway.Flighttimeisapproximately38minutes.BySeaHawksCaycaneasilybereachedviatheAtlanticOceanorGulfofMexico.HawksCay’sfull-servicemarinafeaturesfeesforshipsupto2feet,andalltheboatingandfishingsuppliesyou’llneedduringyourstayinthebeautifulFloridaKeys.1、IfpeoplewanttogofromMarcoIslandtoHawksCay,howwilltheygo?A．Takeaplaneandthenrentacar. B．Takeaboatandthenataxi.C．Driveacaralltheway. D．Takeaplaneandthenabus.2、Whichplaceisthemostdistantfromtheresort?A．DuckKey. B．Marathon.C．Miami. D．FortLauderdale.3、Whatisthepurposeinwritingthetext?A．TointroduceHawksCayResortandthewaytoit.B．ToshowthetransportationofHawksCayisconvenient.C．Toencouragepeopletotravelmore.D．TotellwhyHawksCayResortisworthvisiting.23．（8分）Australianmagpiescanunderstandwhatotherbirdsaresayingtoeachother,anewstudyhasfound.Theresearch,publishedinthejournalAnimalBehavior,saysthemagpiehaslearnedthemeaningsofdifferentnoisyminercallsandessentiallyeavesdrops(偷听)tofindoutwhichpredators(食肉动物)arenear.Noisyminers----asmall,nativehoneyeater----havedifferentwarningcallsforground-basedandaerial(飞行的)predators.Byplayingbothkindsofrecordingtoaseriesofwildmagpies,researchersobservedthemagpiesraisingtheirbeaks(喙)tothesky,ordroppingtheirheadstotheground.Researchersattractedthemagpieswithcheese,thenplayedthenoisyminercalls,videotapingtheresults.Asacontrol,theyalsorolledalargeorangeballtowardsthemagpiestoseehowtheyordinarilytilted(倾斜)theirbeakstogroundthreats,andthrewtheballtoseehowtheyreactedtoaerialthreats.Theresearchersrecordedanaveragemaximumbeakangleof29degreesforthethrownball,andanaveragemaximumofninedegreeswhenitwasrolled.Theminers’aerialwarningcausedanaveragemaximumbeakangleof31degrees,andthegroundwarningcausedanaveragemaximumof24.Oneofthestudy’sauthors,DominiquePotvin,saidthemagpiesshowedanastonishinglevelofinsight.Magpiesandminersbroadlyfacethesametypesofpredatorsandthetwofrequentlyliveinthesameecosystem.Potvinsaidthishadencouragedthemagpies’learnedbehavior.“Magpiesaregenerallyfoundonthegroundandnoisyminersaregenerallyfoundupintrees.Itpaysforthemagpietopayattentiontosomebodywhohasabetterviewofpredatorsthantheydo.”Shesaiditwasunclearwhetherotherbirdscoulddothesame,butitwashighlylikelyothermagpiesaroundAustraliaalreadydid.“Magpiesareaprettysmartgroup.We’renotsureifthey’relearningthisfromothermagpiesorifthey’refiguringitoutontheirown,buttheabilityisthere.Aspartoftheexperiment,researchersalsoplayedathirdcall:acommon,non-warningcallfromacrimsonrosella.Theyfoundthemagpiesdidnotrespond.Potvinsaidthatwehadbeenactivelyexploringanimalcognition(认知)research.“It’sagoodpieceofthepuzzle,”Potvinsaid.“Lookingatthesocialrelationshipsbetweenspeciesthatliveincommunities.”1、WhathavetheresearchersfoundaboutAustralianmagpies?A．Theycanunderstandotherbirdcalls.B．Theycancommunicatewithnoisyminers.C．Theyhaveaspecialpreferenceforcheeses.D．Theyhavetheabilitytowarnthepredators.2、Howdidtheresearchersgettheirfindings?A．Bycalculatingthebeakanglesofaerialandgroundpredators.B．Bycomparingthemagpieandtheminerresponsestothreats.C．Bymonitoringthemagpieresponsestotheminerwarningcalls.D．Byrecordingthemagpielouderscreamforotherbirds’attention.3、Themagpies’cognitioncanhelpthem_____.A．haveabetterviewofthepredatorsthantheminersB．betterprotectthemselvesfromthepotentialthreatsC．cooperatewithotherbirdstodriveawaythepredatorsD．liveinharmonywithotherbirdsinthesameecosystem4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A．themagpiesaresmartlearnersofotherbirds’behaviourB．it’slikelythatotherbirdshavedevelopedthesameabilityC．thefindingshaveclarifiedtherelationshipsbetweenspeciesD．alotmoreremainstobeexploredaboutanimalcognition24．（8分）Noise-cancellingaudioinstrumentshavebeenaroundforawhilenow，butoneBerlin-baseddesignerbelievesthatblocking“visualnoise”isasimportant，ifnotmoreso，ascancellingoutunwantedsounds．TothisendhehascreatedasimpleaccessorycalledtheFocusCap．Openworkspacesdefinitelyhavetheirbenefits，buttheycomewiththedrawbackofofferingemployeeslittletonocontrolovervisualdistractions(干扰)．Withsomanypeoplearoundandsomuchgoingon，someofuscaneasilygetdisturbedbythisinformationoverloadandlosefocusinwhat’sreallyimportant．That’swheretheFocusCapcomesintoplay．“Aswearestillcavemenormammalskeptinanunnaturalenvironment，Ibelievethatonlybyreclaiming(收回)thenormal，stress-freehumanstatethroughsimpletoolsandtechniquescanwefinallyreleaseouractualcreativepotentialandcreateourmeaningfulworkforabrighterfuture，”saysGermandesignerHannesGreblin，inventoroftheFocusCap．Afterlookingatotherproductsdesignedatminimizingvisualdistractions，Greblindecidedthatmostofthemwereeithertooexpensiveortoouncomfortabletobecomemainstream，sohedecidedtogowithsomethingmuchsimpler—asimplecapwitharetractablevisor(可伸缩的帽沿)．Greblin’sFocusCapisreallystraightforward．Youjustwearitlikearegularcap’withthesidesofthevisorretracted，andjustcollapsethesideswheneveryouneedtofocusonwhat’saheadofyou．Whetheryou’retryingtofocusonataskinanopenworkoffice．Tryingtostudyatuniversity，orpracticingyogainaparkandtryingtoignorestaresfromstrangers，theFocusCapcanhelp．Tobehonest，thiswholeprojectsoundslikeajoke，buttheFocusCapdoeshaveitsownwebsitewherepeopleinterestedinthisunusualaccessorycanactuallysignupforupdatesonwhenitwillgoonsale．Greblinclaimsitwillcost30euros($37)plusshipping．1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhentousetheFocusCapB．HowtooperatetheFocusCapC．TheFocusCap—anordinaryaccessoryD．TheFocusCap—avisual-cancellingaccessory2、WhydidGreblincreatetheFocusCap?A．Tohelppeoplefocus．B．Todevelopintelligence．C．Tomakepeoplecomfortable．D．Toreleasecreativepotential．3、WhatdoweknowabouttheFocusCap?A．It’sexpensive．B．It’ssimple．C．It’sdelicate．D．It’scomplex．4、Fromthetextwecaninferthat________．A．TheFocusCapsimplyblocksunwantedsoundsB．TheFocusCapcanonlybeusedintheofficeC．GreblinisconfidentaboutthefutureofhisproductD．TheFocusCaphasbeenonsaleinquantity25．（10分）Myreasonforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassette（磁带）onourprevioussummerroadtrips.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,Icameacrossabook—JimTrelease’s—TheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoaldDahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandfoughtwitheachotherintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespasmorequickly.Sometimesreadingbecamethemostinterestingpartofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring（恢复）electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI’mbeginningtoseetatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.B．ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionC．Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.D．Herchildrenweretiredofthecassette.2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptfighting.B．Theyhidthemselves.C．Theysoonsettleddown.D．Theyreadtogetheraloud.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm.B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.D．Theyfoundreadingboring.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BetterTravelingthanReadingB．BooksthatChangedMyChildrenC．RoadTripsFullofChallengesD．ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips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）Itwasahotsummerday.Thesunwasshiningbrightlyandallcouldthinkofwas1downwithascoopofmyfavoriteicecream.Idecidedtomakeaquick2tothenewlyopenedicecreamparlor(冰淇淋店)closebyforamid-day3.AssoonasIarrivedthere,I4myicecreaminafancyconeandaskedtheserverto5twotubsofchocolateicecreamforfolksathome.Whilewaitingformytake-out,Iwashalfwaythroughmyicytreatandwasenjoyingtheviewofthetwocolorfully6icecreamflavors,sittingprettyonenexttotheother.Nowthatmyto-goorderwas7,Iheadedtothepaymentcountertosettlethebill.Surprisingly,thecashierhadforgottento8myicecream,9onlyforthetwotubs.Thenextfew10passedbyasI11betweendoingwhatwaseasy—clearingthebillandmovingout,anddoingwhatwasright—12theerror.IknewifIdidn’tbringtheerrorinthebilltohis13,myicecreamwouldbechargedagainsthis14.Thatmoment,mydecisionwasmadeandIwentandtoldhimwhathehad15.Helookedatmein16andthankedmeprofuselyfortellingtheerror.Haditnotbeenformy17tellingtheerror,hewouldhavebeen18.Thesmileofreliefonhisfacemademesmile,too.Icameoutoftheicecreamparlorfeelingreally19aboutmyself.Iknewthatdayhowwonderfulitfeelstodowhatisright20whatiseasy.1、A．calmingB．breakingC．coolingD．setting2、A．choiceB．tripC．decisionD．promise3、A．mealB．workC．treatD．cure4、A．orderedB．bookedC．deliveredD．made5、A．sellB．takeC．makeD．pack6、A．decoratedB．preparedC．createdD．described7、A．readyB．slowC．lateD．over8、A．billB．buyC．payD．cash9、A．takingB．spendingC．chargingD．buying10、A．daysB．weeksC．hoursD．seconds11、A．debatedB．checkedC．doubtedD．wondered12、A．referringtoB．pointingoutC．findingoutD．lookinginto13、A．mindB．faceC．noticeD．note14、A．expensesB．salaryC．taxesD．fees15、A．missedB．leftC．remainedD．balanced16、A．needB．reliefC．terrorD．anxiety17、A．incrediblyB．obviouslyC．secretlyD．honestly18、A．finedB．hiredC．sentencedD．detained19、A．optimisticB．freshC．awesomeD．well20、A．otherthanB．apartfromC．regardlessofD．ratherthan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）TheAfricanelephant,thelargestlandanimalremainingontheearth,isofgreatimportancetoAfricanecosystem.Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantis1．agreatdegreethebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eater,itshapesthesurroundingsin2．itlives,therefore3．(influence)theexistenceofmillionsofotheranimalsItistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfood4．makesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderof5．(it)habitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunder-bushes,6．pullsbranchesoffbigtrees.Thisresultsinopenspaceinthetropicalforestwhich7．(need)forthegrowthofotherplants.Inthisopenspace8．(be)countlessplantsinvariousstagesofgrowth.WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomean9．(endanger)species.Iftheelephantdisappears,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,10．(great)changingandworseningthewholeecosystem.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。AswehavelearnedEnglishforaverylongtime,wemaycomplainit、WeoncemadeajokewhichforeignersshouldlearnChinese、Now,itwasnotajokeanymore、MoreandmoreforeignpeopleareinterestinginChinese,andmanyofuslearnChinesewell、TherewasahotshowcallingChineseBridge、Ihadbeenseentheshow,andIwasveryimpressedbytheforeignstudents,whomspokeChineseverywell、Weshouldlearnfromthoseforeigner