湖北省孝感一中2023学年高考考前模拟英语试题（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting2．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy3．Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what4．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need5．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When6．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward7．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．acknowledgedB．appreciatedC．accomplishedD．accompanied8．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．afterD．since9．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond10．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency11．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed12．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup13．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly14．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure15．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded16．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial17．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold18．Ifyougotobuythetopbest-sellingCD,pleaseget______forme.A．one B．itC．this D．that19．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.20．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot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）Onacoolmorning,WilsonKasainewalksalongadirtpathinsouthernKenya.Actually,Kasaineistrackinglions.Particularly,heistrackingonelioncalledMarti.Trackinglionsonfootmaysounddangerous,butKasainehasbeendoingitformostofhislife.BorninatraditionalMaasaifamily,heunderstoodthebeautyandriskofthewildlife.Livingwithbiggameforceshimtodevelopagoodsenseofwhereanimalshavebeenandwheretheymightbegoing.Duringhis12-kilometerwalkstoandfromschool,helearnedhowtotellthepawprintsofalionfromthoseofotheranimals.Growingup,Kasaineknewthatimprovinghistrackingabilitieswouldhelphimavoidotherdangerousanimals.ButmaybeKasainedidn’tknowthat,yearslater,hewouldbetrackinglionsspecificallytoencounterthemandtoprotectthem.Todayheleadsasmallgroupofwide-eyedtouristsoveraredsandypathinthereserve,searchingforthelionthathasleftuponithisunmistakableprints.Eachyear,tensofthousandsoftouristscometoKenya’snationalparkstotrytovisitthe“bigfive”:elephants,rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloes,andlions.Theattractionoftheseanimalstopeopleallovertheworldmeansthatthenation’seconomyistiedtotheprotectionofitswildlife.IfKenya’swildlifedisappears,sodoesitssecond-largestsourceofincome.ConsideringtherapidurbandevelopmentinKenya,thisisn’tunimaginable.In2016,astudyshowsthatmanyofthenation’smosttreasuredspecieshavefallentolessthanone-thirdoftheirpopulationcountingfromjust40yearsago.Thenumberoflionsfelltoo.In1998,thenationwashometoover15,000;onlyabout2,000remaintoday.Severalexpertshavepredictedtheycoulddisappearentirelyfromthecountryinthenexttwodecades.WildlifeprotectioneffortsinKenyamustbeatthesacrificeofotherthings.Peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirlandandintosmallersurroundingregions.CommunitieslikeKasaine’sarenowfindingitincreasinglydifficulttomaintainatraditionalMaasailifestyle.Buttheyaregladthattheirsacrificereallymakesadifference.1、WhatdidKasainelearnonhiswaytoschoolandbackhome?A．Thebeautyandriskofthewildlife.B．Themethodoftellingdifferentplants.C．Theskillsoftellingdifferentpawprints.D．ThelifestyleofatraditionalMaasaifamily.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Thelion. B．Thepath.C．Thereserve. D．Thegroup.3、WhyisKenyamakingeffortstoprotectwildlife?A．Toimprovethenation’seconomy.B．Tooffermorejobstothelocalpeople.C．Toshowtheimportanceofthe“bigfive”.D．Tosetagoodexampletoothercountries.4、Whatdoweknowfromthefifthparagraph?A．ThelionsinKenyaareindangerofdyingout.B．Thenumberofspeciesdeclinedseriouslyin2016.C．Thenation’seconomyisexperiencingaveryhardperiod.D．SpeciesinKenyadecreasedeveryyearintherecenttenyears.5、HowdoesKasainefeelabouthissacrifice?A．Unpleasant. B．Hopeful.C．Doubtful. D．Worthwhile.22．（8分）FromthemodemLondonEyetothehistoricTowerofLondon,belowareLondon’smostvisitedtouristattractions.BritishMuseumTheworld-famousBritishMuseumexhibitstheworksofmanfromprehistorictomodemtimes,fromaroundtheworld.ThemostinterestingandexcitingpartsincludetheRosettaStone,theParthenonsculpturesandthemummiesintheAncientEgyptcollection.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.NationalGalleryThegreatestandmostbeautifulbuildingofTrafalgarSquare,London’sNationalGalleryisavastspacefilledwithWesternEuropeanpaintingsfromthe13thtothe19thcenturies.InthisimpressiveartgalleryyoucanfindworksbymasterssuchasVanGoghdaVinet.Botticelli,Constable,Renoir,TitianandStubbs.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.TateModernSittingonthebanksoftheThamesistheTateModem,Britain’snationalmuseumofmodemandcontemporaryart.Itsuniqueshapeisduetoitbeingapowerstationbefore.Thegallery’srestaurantsofferwonderfulviewsacrossthecity.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.Coca-ColaLondonEyeTheCoca-ColaLondonEyeisamajorfeatureofLondon’sskyline.IthassomeofLondon’sbestviewsfromits32capsules,eachweighing10tonnesandholdingupto25people.Climbaboardforabreathtakingexperience,withanunforgettableviewofmorethan55ofLondon’smostfamouslandmarks—allinjust30minutes!MadameTussaudsAtMadameTussauds,you’llcomeface-to-facewithsomeoftheworld’smostfamousfaces.FromShakespearetoLadyGagayou’llmeetinfluentialfiguresfromshowbusiness,sport,politicsandevenroyalty.StrikeaposewithUsainBolt,getclosetoOneDirectionorreceiveaonce-in-a-lifetimeaudiencewithHerMajestytheQueen.1、WhichoneshouldtheyvisitifvisitorswanttogetabetterviewofLondon’sfamouslandmarks?A．TheTateModem.B．TheBritishMuseum.C．TheNationalGallery.D．TheCoca-ColaLondonEye.2、WhatdotheBritishMuseumandtheNationalGalleryhaveincommon?A．Bothhavechargeableexhibitions.B．BothareonthebanksoftheThames.C．Bothhavevastspacesandspecialshapes.D．Bothexhibitmodemandcontemporaryart.3、WhatcanvisitorsdoinMadameTussauds?A．EnjoyShakespeare’sworks.B．WatchLadyGaga’sperformance.C．Seefiguresofmanyinfluentialpeople.D．Talktosomefamouspeoplefacetoface.23．（8分）Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神经元)inourbrains.Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.1、Mirrorneuronscanexplain.A．whywecrywhenwearehurtB．whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacoldC．whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmileD．whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate2、Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．setoff B．cutoffC．builtup D．brokenup3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons.A．relatetohumanbehaviorandinteractionB．controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelingsC．resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisordersD．determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Waystofindmirrorneurons. B．Problemsofmirrorneurons.C．Existenceofmirrorneurons. D．Functionsofmirrorneurons.24．（8分）TODOTHISWEEKEND:Outdooractivities,plays,chocolatefeatured☆☆☆☆Localgolfcoursesarelikelytoseeariseinbusinessthisweekendasgolfersdustofftheclubsandhitthecoursetotakeadvantageofspring-liketemperatures.GolferscouldbeheadingtoLeavenworthGolfClub,455W.Eisenhower,Lansing.Call913-727-6600tobookatime.Formoreinformation,calltheclubhouseat913-651-7176.☆☆☆☆StageactorswillbeperformingindowntownLeavenworthandatLeavenworthHighSchool.TheRiverCityCommunityPlayerswillpresent"RedVelvetCakeWar"onFriday,SaturdayandSundayatthePerformingArtsCenterindowntownLeavenworth.Showtimesare8p.m.FridayandSaturdayand2p.m.Sunday.Highschoolperformerswillfeature"DearAmericans"thisweekend.Showtimesare7p.m.FridayandSaturdayatthePerformingArtsCenterattheschool,23910thAve.Halfoftheincomefromtheshowwillbedonatedtolocalveteran'sorganizations.Formoreinformation,call913-682-2012.☆☆☆☆TheHeritageCenterindowntownLeavenworthwillhost"MaltShopMemories"onFridayandSaturdaynights.Manyofthepeopleattendingwillbewearingperiodclothingforthedinnerandshowthatcelebrates"YesterdayOnceMore".Thedinnerbeginsat6:30p.m.andtheshowstartsat7:30p.m.TheHeritageCenterislocatedat109DelawareSt.,Leavenworth.Forticketinformation,call913-682-2122.☆☆☆☆Doyouhaveasweettooth?TheWomen'sCommunityYishavingtheninthannualChocolateEventfrom10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.SaturdayattheC．W.ParkerCarouselMuseum,320S.EsplanadeSt.,Leavenworth.Theeventservesasafundraiserforchildren'sprogramsattheWomen'sCommunityY.Formoreinformation,call913-682-6404.1、Ifyouwanttolearnmoreinformationaboutthegolfcourses,whichnumberwillyoucall?A．913-682-2122. B．913-651-7176.C．913-682-6404. D．913-682-2012.2、Whenisthe"MaltShopMemories"performed?A．From10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.Saturday.B．At8a.m.onFridayandSaturday.C．At2p.m.onSunday.D．At7:30p.m.onFridayandSaturday.3、Wherecanyougofortheweekendifyouwanttobeengagedincharity?A．AttendChocolateEventattheWomen'sCommunityY.B．BookatimeatLeavenworthGolfClub.C．GototheHeritageCenterinLeavenworth.D．WatchashowatPerformingArtsCenter.25．（10分）BestLondonExhibitions，2018BridgetRileyExhibition，DavidZwirnerGalleryDavidZwirnerGallerydevotesitsthree﹣floorMayfairsitetonewworksbythegreatBridgetRileyinJanuary2018．Wesawit，andquitefrankly，theresultisamazing．WHEN：19Jan．2018﹣10Mar．2018，ClosedSundaysandMondaysWHERE：DavidZwirner24GraftonStreet，London，WIS4EZAndreasGursky，HaywardGalleryAfteratwo﹣yearbreak，HaywardGalleryreopenswithagrandAndreasGurskyexhibition．Thegalleryhasdeliberatelygonebigwiththisretrospective（回顾）andweloveit．WHEN：25Jan．2018﹣22Apr．2018，OpeningtimenotyetconfirmedWHERE：HaywardGallerySouthbankCentre，BelvedereRoad，London，SEI&﹣XXCharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademyThisyear，TheRoyalAcademycelebratesits250thanniversary．Tokickoffthecelebrations，themuseum'sdirector，ChristopherLeBrun，wantedtocreateoneofthegreatestexhibitionsofhiscareer．CharlesI：KingandCollectorreunitesthegreatestBritishartcollectionofalltimeforthefirsttimein350years．It′sacompletesuccess．WHEN：27Jan．2018﹣15Apr．2018，10：00﹣18：00WHERE；RoyalAcademyBurlingtonHouse，Piccadilly，London，WIJ〇BDPicasso1932﹣Love，Fame，Tragedy，TateModernItisreallyonce﹣in﹣a﹣lifetimePicassoexhibition．TateModernpreparestostageablockbusterexploringPicasso'sspecialandsplendidworksfrom1932．WesawitinParis，andtrustus，it'sgood．WHEN：8Mar．2018﹣10Sept．2018，SundaytoThursday10.00﹣18：00，FridaytoSaturday10：00﹣22：00WHERE：TateModernBankside，London，SEI9TG1、Whichgalleryhasbeenclosedforalongtime？A．DavidZwirnerGallery．B．HaywardGallery．C．RoyalAcademy．D．TateModern．2、WhatcanvisitorsappreciatewhenvisitingtheRoyalAcademythisyear？A．NewworksbyBridgetRiley．B．PaintingsbyAndreasGursky．C．ThegreatestBritishartcollection．D．PaintingsbyChristopherLeBrun．3、Whichartexhibitionwilllastthelongest？A．BridgetRileyexhibition，DavidZwirnerGallery．B．AndreasGursky，HaywardGallery．C．CharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademy．D．Picasso1932﹣love，Fame，Tragedy，TateModern．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）Youneverknowwhatnaturehaspreparedforyouasagift.Yearsago,whenwalkingaloneonabeachinremotesouthwestFlorida,Iwasso1tohearsplashes（水溅声）comingfromthewater.AsIwalkedinthe

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20upforyourparty.1、A．frustrated B．surprised C．embarrassed D．disappointed2、A．direction B．condition C．middle D．side3、A．makingout B．puttingout C．comingout D．lettingout4、A．force B．trouble C．loss D．action5、A．look B．feel C．scene D．smell6、A．inhand B．insight C．intheway D．inthedistance7、A．close B．soon C．quick D．straight8、A．Luckily B．Personally C．Unexpectedly D．Sadly9、A．watched B．surrounded C．attacked D．separated10、A．turn B．eat C．throw D．hold11、A．rubbing B．preventing C．surfing D．comforting12、A．practiced B．changed C．repeated D．showed13、A．seen B．followed C．taught D．ordered14、A．moving B．hitting C．catching D．touching15、A．unwilling B．ready C．unable D．afraid16、A．invited B．forbade C．forced D．helped17、A．best B．oldest C．toughest D．newest18、A．life B．music C．world D．development19、A．boat B．hill C．beach D．manatee20、A．build B．show C．look D．step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）请认真IgrewupinoneofthepoorestcommunitiesonthesouthsideofAtlanta,USandwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhodidn'tfinish3rdgrade.Notmanypeopleexpectedmuchofme,soIhadtoexpectsomethingof1．.Onmy13thbirthday,IboughtaposterofHarvardandputitupinmyroom.BeingatHarvardwas2．Idreamtaboutallthetimethoughmanypeoplethoughtitwasfar3．myreach.Iwouldbumthemidnightoil,4．(bury)inpilesofbooks.I'dbeginmydaybyaskingmyselfthesetwoquestions,"WhatdoIwantinmylife?"and"ArethethingsIamdoingtodaygoingtogetmeclosertothatlife?"5．(remind)myselfofmygoaleachmadeiteasytosaynotothesamechoicesIsawmypeersmaking,becausethosepathswouldn'thavetakenmeclosertomygoal.AskingmyselfthosequestionsgavemethecourageandenergytostudyjustonemorehouronmySATswhenmyfriendswereasleep;anditgavemethedeterminationtosubmit（提交）justonemorescholarship6．(apply)when180othershadalreadyturnedmedown.OnMarch31st,2011,7．emailarrivedfromHarvard.Thefirstwordwas"Congratulations!"Amonthlater,Harvardinvitedmetovisitthecampus8．forthefirsttimeIgottoseeinsideSandersTheater,tourWidenerLibraryandeatdinnerinAnnenbergHall.Icouldn'twaittostartmy9．(explore)here.Whoyouaretodayistheresultofthedecisionsthat10．(make)earlier,andwhoyouwillbetomorrowwillbetheresultofthechoicesyoumaketoday.Whodoyouwanttobetomorrow?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。每处错误仅涉及二个单词的增加、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。Insurancecompaniesarenormallywillingtoinsureanything,butitmustbeuniquetoinsureadish、Itwasaunusualpiedish,foritwaseighteenfeetinlongandsixfeetinwidth、Theyhadbeenpurchasedbyalocalauthoritysothatanenormouspiecouldbakedforanannualfair、Thepiecommitteedecidedthatthebestwaytotransportwouldbebyacanal,sotheyinsureditforthetrip、Shortafteritwaslaunched,thepiecommitteewenttothelocalinntocelebrate、Inthesametime,anumberofteenagerclimbedontothedishandheldalittlepartyoftheirown、Dancingprovedtobemorethanthedishcouldbear,butduringthepartyitcapsized(倾覆)andsinkinsevenfeetofwater、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，是一名高二学生。你发现很多同学晚上学习到很晚，他们边学习边吃零食，第二天早上却由于起床太晚而不吃早餐,