湖北省黄冈市浠水实验高中2023学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题（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．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where2．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor3．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that4．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory5．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing6．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what7．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a,/C．/,a D．the,/8．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that9．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what10．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited11．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat12．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken13．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough14．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t15．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake16．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．and C．so D．for17．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．acknowledgedB．appreciatedC．accomplishedD．accompanied18．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill19．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which20．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout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）Overthepastcentury,analarmingnumberofanimalshavebecomeendangeredorevenextinct.Belowaresomeanimalswhosenumbershavebeenrapidlydroppinginrecentyears.PandaBearOneofthebiggestreasonscontributingtothedeclineinthepandaspeciesisthedestructionofitsnaturalhabitat.FarmersinChinahavegraduallybeenclaimingmoreandmoreoftheland.Asaresult,pandasareforcedtomoveawaytoplaceswhereitishardtofindbambooforfood.GreenTurtleThegreenseaturtlespecieshassurvivedforseveralmillionsofyears,soyoumightwonderwhyit’sonlybecomingendangerednow.Amajorcauseisthechangeinclimateandtemperature,whichbothaffectthehatchingratesofturtleeggs.Climatechangesalsocauseviolentweatherandrisingwaterlevelstofloodareaswhereturtlesusuallygotolaytheireggs.Apartfromthis,oilspillsandotherpoisonouspollution,aswellasincreasedfishingactivitiescancausesickness,orevendeathtothegreenturtles.CheetahCheetahsarefamousforbeingthefastestanimalonlandbuteventheycan’trunfromsomeofthelargerthreatsthathaveharmedthem.Likethepandabears,cheetahshavegraduallybeenlosingtheirnaturalhomesduetohumansclaiminglandanddevelopinginthoseareas.Tomakemattersevenworse,smalleranimalsmoveawaywhentheseareasareoccupied,whichmeansthatthecheetahhaslessfood!Don’tforgetthatotherlargeanimals,suchaslions,arealsofightingforanyfoodthattheycanfind,sooccasionallyyoungcheetahsendupaspreytoo.IndianElephantElephantsareextremelyintelligentanimalsandalsothelargestmammalsthatliveonland.Sadly,inAsiamanyelephantswerekilledsothatpeoplecouldremovetheirtuskstouseasdecorativeobjects.Whilethispracticehasbeenbannednow,somepeoplestillillegallycontinue.ForestsinIndiahavealsobeensteadilydestroyedandelephantsaresometimeskilledwhentheyenduponhumanterritory.1、Humans’increasingdemandforlanddoesn’taffectthenumberof________.A．IndianelephantsB．cheetahsC．pandabearsD．greenturtles2、Wecansavethelargestmammalslivingonlandby________.A．plantingmorebamboosB．helpingthemfindmatesC．stoppinghuntingthemD．preventingpoisonouspollution3、Thelivingconditionsofthefastestanimalonlandbecomeworsebecause________.A．forestshavebeendestroyedB．theyarethreatenedbyhumansandlargeranimalsC．peoplearefondofhuntingwildanimalsD．nolawbanspeoplefromremovingtheirtusks22．（8分）Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear(间隔年)beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobecalledthe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated(起源)withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService(UCAS).Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible.”hesaid.Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents(NUS),arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship—youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto£15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacationperiods,”hesaid.1、Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?A．Itisflexibleinlength. B．Itisatimeforrelaxation.C．Itisincreasinglypopular. D．Itisrequiredbyuniversities.2、AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear.A．arebetterpreparedforcollegestudiesB．knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejobsC．aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebtD．haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities3、HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?A．He’spuzzled. B．He’sworried.C．He’ssurprised. D．He’sannoyed.4、WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?A．Attendadditionalcourses. B．Makeplansforthenewterm.C．Earnmoneyfortheireducation. D．Preparefortheirgraduatestudies.23．（8分）ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathomewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.However,Hipphasrackedup(累计)$100,000(about0.67millionyuan)instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.Tosomedegree,multigenerationalhouseholdshavealwaysbeenapartofAmericanlife.However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2016wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Until2016,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandmentors（导师）.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,said“Althoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,thatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest,hesaid.“Theymaylikelivingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.”Headded,“Whileithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthings,theyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmore.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues,it’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1、What’sthepurposeofCaitlinHipp’sstory?A．Toprovetheauthor’sview.B．Tointroducehersituation.C．Topresentthetopic.D．Tomakereadersrethinkabouttheproblem.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart(Paragraph1)probablyreferto?A．livewithparentsB．liveindependentlyC．stayathomeD．leavehome3、AccordingtoHoffman,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Itisn’tnecessaryformillennialstoleavethenest.B．Theycanspendlessmoneyontheirdailylife.C．Moralvaluesarechanginggradually.D．Youngadultsarelivinginadifferentlifestyle.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whyisthenumberofthemillennialgrowingsteadily?B．Whyhasthepercentageofadultslivingwiththeirparentsbeenontherise?C．Whyareparentswillingtohelpfundforyoungadults?D．Whydomoreadultstreattheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguides?24．（8分）IfyoulookontheInternet,youwillseethatalmosteverydayoftheyearcelebratessomekindoffood.These“holidays”havebecomeverypopularacrosstheUnitedStates.TheyoftenaretrendingstoriesonTwitter,anddescribedintheU.S.media.Theygivepeopleachancetoenjoysomethingtheymightnoteatnormally,likeNationalOnionRingDay,forexample.Foodholidaysalsogiverestaurantsandotherbusinessesachancetopromotetheirproducts.ButwheredidthesedistinctlyAmerican“holidays”comefrom?ManyaretheinventionofanAlabamaman,John-BryanHopkins.HewritesaboutfoodforhisFwebsite.HopkinstoldTimemagazinethatwhenhebeganhissitein2006,therewereonly175“holidays.”“Ifilledintherest,”hesaid.SomeofhisfavoritesareNationalOreoCookieDayonMarch6andNationalTaterTotDayonFebruary2.TheNationalDayCalendarhasalistofallthedifferentfoodandnon-foodrelated“holidays.”Inthepast,thewebsiteusedtoletanyonecreatetheirownday--foraprice.Butnow,thesiteonlyacceptsrequestsfrombusinessesandotherorganizations.Whilesomefood“holidays”areindeedmade-up,manyhavehistoricalroots.Forexample,NationalBeerDayonApril7markstheendofaU.S.banontheproduction,transport,importandsaleofalcoholicdrinks.Thebanlastedfrom1920until1933.TheSalvationArmy,aChristiangroup,launchedU.S.NationalDoughnutDayonJune1,1938.ItwasmeanttohonorwomenwhoservedsoldiersdoughnutsduringWorldWarI.Butnoteveryonelikesfoodholidays.BethanyJeanClementisafoodwriterfortheSeattleTimesnewspaper.Shewrote,“Igetthatsomepeoplemightbeexcitedby,say,NationalDoughnutDay.Butyoureallycanhaveadoughnutanydayyouwant!”TaviJuarez,ofF,thinksnationalfoodholidaysareheretostay.ShetoldtheSeattleTimes,“Inmyhumbleopinion,Ibelievethatfoodholidayswillcontinuetogrowinpopularityonline.Becausethere’salotofnegativityoutthere,whynotchoosetocelebratefoodinstead?”1、WhatcanwelearnaboutfoodholidaysfromParagraph1？A．Peoplecanenjoytheirfavoritefoodontheholidays.B．Restaurantswillmakemuchmoneyduringtheholidays.C．Peoplecaneatanyfoodtheywantontheholidays.D．Onlyspecialfoodareservedontheholidays.2、WhendidthefirstNationalBeerDayprobablybegin?A．In1920B．In1933C．In1913D．In19383、Howmanyfoodholidaysarementionedinthepassage?A．FourB．SixC．FiveD．Three4、WhatadvicedoesTaviJuaregiveinthelastParagraph?A．Celebratingfoodholidays.B．Celebratingfoodinsteadoffoodholidays.C．Toreducethenegativityoffoodholidays.D．Tosupportfoodholidaysonline.25．（10分）Weateonthegomorethaneverbefore.Herearethreehealthappsthatcanhelpyoubettermanageyourhealthwhenyoupursueyourdreams.DoctorsOnDemandDoctorsOnDemandenablesyoutovisitadoctorwithouteverleavingyourhome,helpingyouuseacomputer,tabletorsmartphonetohaveadoctorvideochatwithyou.Theservicewillhelpyoulocateandconnectyoutolicenseddoctors,psychologists,pediatricians(儿科医生)andmore.FeescanbepaidwithHAS&FSA．Itcosts$40for15minuteswithadoctoror$50for20minuteswithapsychologist.Text4babyI’mabigfanofText4babyforafewreasons.Thefreeserviceforpregnantwomenandnewmomsworksbysendingtextmessagestoyoursmartphonethreetimesaweekwithinformationabouthowtohaveahealthypregnancyandbaby.Andthemessagesaretimedtothepregnantwoman’sduedateorthebaby’sdateofbirth,sendingtipsthatarerelevanttowhereamotherisinherpregnancyorwhereababyisinstagesofdevelopment.Tipsrangefrombreastfeedingtocarseatsafetytoremindersaboutexercise,nutritionandmore.Theservicecombinesinteractivetextmessages,anapp,videoandwebcontentinEnglishandSpanish.SignupbytextingBABYto511-411orbydownloadingtheapp.RISERISE,anappavailableoniPhone(comingtoAndroidin2016),pairsyouupwith(与绑定)aregistereddietitiantoimproveyourdietandreachhealthgoals.Yousharephotosofyourmealsandyourexerciseforthedaywithyourcoach,whothenlooksforareaswhereyoucanimproveandgivesadvice,helpsyousetgoalsandistheretopatyouonthebackvirtually(虚拟地)whenyouhitamilestone.What’salsogreatisthatyoucantextasmuchasyouwantwithyourdietitianandthereisnoneedtogointoanoffice.Feesforthisservicerangefrom$9permonthto$50amonth.Thereisafree7-daytrialsoyoucantryitoutforaweektoseeifit’sfitforyou.1、HowmuchwillyoupayifyouhaveavideochatwithyourpsychologistforanhourusingDoctorsOnDemand?A．$50.B．$80.C．$100.D．$150.2、Wecaninferthattheauthorisprobablya.A．famouspediatricianB．softwareengineerC．pregnantwomanornewmotherD．registereddietitian3、WhatdoyouknowaboutText4baby?A．ItisanappavailableonlyoniPhone.B．YoucansignupbytextingBABYto511-411.C．Peoplecan’tuseText4babyforfree.D．Textmessagesaresentinthreelanguages.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）In1982,IwasayoungmarketingpersoninacompanyinMumbai.IhadaveryseniorcolleaguenamedPaul,whotaughtmehowto36marketingeffectivelyandhowtodealwithlife37.Itwasoneofthose38days…management,salescalls,planningmytravelschedule,bookinghotels,arrangingappointmentsandthe39wasendless.Bytheendoftheday,Iwasnotonlyexhaustedbutwasgetting40.ItwasatthistimethatPaulinvitedmetohishousetohavearest.WemadeourwaytoPaul’shouse.Although41afteraday’shardwork,IwasexcitedtochatwithPauland42hisrichexperienceinmarketing.Asweenteredhishouse43themaindoor,Paulstartedsinginghisfavouritesong,Ihaveadream.Iwasinno44tolistentohissong.Ionlywantedtohearabouthowhehandled45salescalls.AsIleanedoverPaul’sshouldertotellhimthat,twoyounggirlswalkeduptoPaulandhuggedhim.Theycouldn’twalksteadily,andneithercouldtheytalk46,buttheirfaceswerefullof47andtheyalsosangasong:Nomummy’skissesonlydaddy’ssmiles;nobodywantsus,anddaddyhugsustonight.Iwaswatchingwhatwasgoingon,totally48inthebeautifulsinging,whenPaultappedmeontheshoulderandaskedmetositdown.49toknow,IaskedPaulwhothesegirlswere.Tomy50,Paultoldmetheywerehisdaughtersandtheywerebornas“51Iwasmovedtotears.Intheoffice,nooneknewwhatPaulwas52inhispersonallife.Heneverlookedfor53fromhisfriendsandcolleagues.Onthecontrary,healwayshelpedusattheoffice.AndbeingheadoftheDepartment,healways54Paul’slifehasbeenagreat55tome.Ifamancansmilethroughthesetroubles,nothingcanpreventhimfromachievingsuccessinworkorlife.1、A．do B．reduce C．learn D．handle2、A．calmly B．cheerfully C．hurriedly D．quickly3、A．busy B．happy C．pleasant D．worrying4、A．call B．event C．list D．order5、A．disappointed B．excited C．refreshed D．annoyed6、A．worried B．tired C．discouraged D．ashamed7、A．share B．celebrate C．collect D．improve8、A．for B．into C．through D．with9、A．condition B．mood C．patience D．situation10、A．grateful B．expensive C．unlucky D．troublesome11、A．properly B．freely C．actively D．slowly12、A．fear B．scars C．smiles D．tears13、A．caught B．lost C．stuck D．trapped14、A．Curious B．Keen C．Strange D．Stubborn15、A．disappointed B．joy C．relief D．surprise16、A．talented B．naughty C．special D．homeless17、A．comingacross B．goingthrough C．dealingwith D．puttingon18、A．sympathy B．opinions C．requirement D．friendship19、A．allowed B．trained C．forced D．encouraged20、A．confusion B．challenge C．inspiration D．impression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）IwillneverforgetthatattheageofnineIwasaskedtodeliveraspeechentitledAChallengeinMyLifebeforethewholeclass!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthat—withsomanyeyes2．(fix)uponme.Ihavenochoicebut3．(prepare)forit,though.First,Iwastodraftthespeech,whichwasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriter.Butthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory,fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowed.Therealmomentbegan5．Istoodontheplatformwithmylegstremblingandmymindblank.Butmy6．(listen)werewaitingpatientlywithoutanysignsofrushingme.GraduallyIfoundmyselfback.After7．seemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding匢madeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbefore8．bigaudiencedisappeared.Actuallywithmyconfidencebuildingup,Inowturnouttobeagreatspeaker.Lookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway9．successisourfear.Overcomeit,10．youwillbeabletoachieveyourgoals.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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastSunday,Ijoinedthevoluntarygrouptohelpkeepthetrafficingoodorderatabigcrossingnearourschool、At8:00a、m、,wearrivedthere,woreredves