湖南省湘西2023年高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．afterwhen B．sincewhichC．afterwhich D．sincewhen2．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether3．—Jackhasbeenoutofconsciousnesssincetheaccident.Willhecometohimself，doctor?—It’sgoingtobetoughbutweanticipatethathewill.A．putthroughB．pullthroughC．putoverD．pullover4．I’mgoingtospendthesummerholidayinHainan,________livesmyuncle.A．where B．whoC．which D．when5．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit6．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went7．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake8．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay9．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding10．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．applyto C．leadto D．talkto11．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave12．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize13．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless14．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．ambiguousB．apparentC．appropriateD．aggressive15．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith16．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch17．TheWinterOlympics________in2023willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld18．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where19．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected20．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide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）Do’sandDon’tsinWhale(鲸)WatchingTheDepartmentofFisheriesandOceanshasdevelopedguidelinesforwhalewatchinginJohnstoneStrait,wherekillerwhalesarefoundonadailybasiseachsummer.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatvessel(船只)operatorsfollowtheseguidelinesforallkindsofwhales.•Approachwhalesfromtheside,notfromthefrontortheback.•Approachnocloserthan100metres,thenstoptheboatbutkeeptheengineon.•Keepnoiselevelsdown—nohorns,whistlesorracingofengines.•Startyourboatonlyafterthewhalesaremorethan100metresfromyourvessel•Leavetheareaslowly,graduallymovingfasterwhenyouaremorethan300metresfromthewhales.•Approachandleaveslowly,avoidingsuddenchangesinspeedordirection.•Avoiddisturbinggroupsofrestingwhales.•Keepatlowspeedsandremaininthesamedirectioniftravelingsidebysidewithwhales.•Whenwhalesaretravelingclosetoshore,avoidcrowdingthemneartheshoreorcomingbetweenthewhalesandtheshore.•Limitthetimespentwithanygroupofwhalestolessthan30minutesatatimewhenwithin100to200metresofwhales.•Ifthereismorethanonevesselatthesameobservationspot,besuretoavoidanyboatpositionthatwouldresultinsurroundingthewhales.•Worktogetherbycommunicatingwithothervessels,andmakesurethatalloperatorsareawareofthewhalewatchingguidelines.1、Forwhomisthistextwritten?A．Tourguides.B．Governmentofficials.C．Whalewatchers.D．Vesseloperators.2、Whenleavingtheobservationareas,thevesselshould.A．moveclosetothebeachB．increasespeedgraduallyC．keepitsenginerunningslowlyD．remainatthebackofthewhales22．（8分）Whenitcomestoeating,mostofusdon’thavetogoveryfar.Butformanybirdspecies,findingfoodmaymeantravelinghundredsofthousandsofkilometers.AteamofresearchersfrominstitutionsintheUKandIrelandspentfiveyearstracking(追踪)fourspeciesofseabirdtomonitortheirtravelpatterns.Itwasdiscoveredthatoverthefiveyears,thespeciescoveredanareaof1.5millionsquarekilometerswhenhuntingforfood-almostfourtimesthesizeofJapan.ThefindingswerepublishedrecentlyinthejournalEcologicalApplications.Aspartofthestudy,over1,300birdswerefittedwithGPStagstotracktheirmovements.Itwasdiscoveredthatmostofthemsearchforfishinthesameplace-watersoffthecoastofScotland.Asaresultofthis,organizationssuchastheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds(RSPB)willspendmoretimetryingtopreservecoastalScotland.“Forthefirsttime,thisstudyprovidesuswithafullmapforeachbreedingcolony(繁殖群体)ofthefeedingareasforsomeofourmostimportantseabirdspecies,”wrotethestudy’sleadauthorEwanWakefield,fromtheUniversityofGlasgow.“Thatmeanswecannowprotecttheplacesthesebirdscatchthefishtheyneedtofeedtheirhungrychicks.”Thefindingscouldalsoaffectthefuturebuildingofoffshorewindturbines(满轮机).Althoughwindturbineshelptofightclimatechangebyprovidingagreensourceofenergy,theirhugeblades(刀片)areblamedforthedeathsofthousandsofbirdseachyear,astheyoftenflyintothem.StuartHousden,directorofRSPBScotland,saidinanewsreleasethatalthoughclimatechangeisahugethreattobothhumansandnaturealike,weshould“investinanenergysystemthatworksforbothpeopleandournaturalheritage.”Toprotectbothnatureandtheenvironment,theRSPBsupportsthebuildingofturbinesinareasthatwon’thave“significantadverse(不利的)impactsonimportantbirdpopulationsortheirhabitats,”itwroteonitswebsite.1、WhatdidthescientistsfromtheUKandIrelandfindaboutthefourspeciesofseabird?A．Theyhavetotallydifferenttravelpatterns.B．Theyprefertocatchfishinplacesneartheirnests.C．Climatechangehasinfluencedtheirhuntingdistance.D．Theycantravelaverylongdistancetofindfood.2、Accordingtothearticle,whyistheresearchimportant?A．Itshowswhataperfectlivingenvironmentforseabirdsis.B．ItwasthefirsttouseGPStechnologytotrackseabirds.C．Itcouldguidepeopleonhowtobetterprotectseabirds.D．Itprovidesmoreinformationaboutthedietofseabirds.3、Windturbinesareathreattoseabirdsbecause________.A．theyproducenoisethatcoulddisturbseabirdsB．theirstrongairflowcouldinfluencetheflightofseabirdsC．theirbigbladesmaykilltheseabirdsthatflybyD．theyforceseabirdstomoveawayfromtheirhabitats4、AccordingtotheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds,________.A．nomorewindturbinesshouldbebuiltinthefutureB．weshouldthinkofmoremeasurestoprotecttheclimateC．thegovernmentshouldinvestmoremoneytoprotectseabirdsD．weshouldconsiderwildlifewhenwebuildturbinesinthefuture23．（8分）Asavolunteer,CharlieStarbuckhashelpedtoplanttressonthestreetsofSanFrancisco.Hehastheminjustabouteverypartofthiscity.Walkablockortwoinvirtuallyanyneighborhood,andyouwillfindMr.Starbuck’sfingerprintsarethere.Whatevertreespeciesyoumightseethere,chancesareexcellentthatStarbuckhelpedplantitwithhisownhands.Starbuckhasvolunteeredwithacitywidetree-plantingprogramsince1981;that’soverthirtyyearsofweeklyplantingswithoutpay.“ForCharlietobethatconsistent,”saysDougWildman,programdirectorofSanFrancisco’sFriendsoftheUrbanForest(FUF).“Well,heisourrock.”Despiteallitscharm,SanFranciscoisnotparticularlygreen.Sandysoil,saltyair,lotsofwindandnarrowstreetsarecommonexplanationsforitslowtreecount.Formorethanthreedecades,Starbuckhasbeenonamissiontochangethat.Heactsasaguideandteachertohome-ownersandvolunteersandteachesthemhowtoplanttrees.Helovestotalkabouttrees.“Mycurrentfavoriteisthestrawberrytree,”hesays.Treeexpertshereareconstantlyonthelookoutforspeciesthatcanhandlethelocalclimate.Thestrawberrytree,withitsmockredfruitthathangsinclusters,isinhighdemand.Careisrelativelysimple.MostofSanFranciscohassandysoil,soitisalmostimpossibletooverwaterthetrees,Starbucksays.Justbeforeayoungtreegoesintheground,Starbuckusesaboxcuttertomakeverticalslicesdowneachsideoftherootballsotherootsdon’tcontinuetogrowinacircularway,astheydointheircontainers.Heisalsoparticularaboutstaking(用柱子支撑)thetree.Threepolesaredrivenin,andthensoftclothstrapsareattachedtoeachpolesothatthetreecanwaveabit.Theabilitytowaveactuallystrengthensthetrunk.Whilethecitymaystillbeshortontrees,nearly1,000newtreestookrootherelastyearthankstoFUF.Itreceivesnearlyhalfofitsfundsfromthefederalgovernmentandmostoftherestfromstateandlocalgovernments,individuals,corporationsandfoundations.Onawalkthroughhisownneighborhood,PacificHeights,Starbuckhasatreestoryforalmosteveryblock.HisdestinationnowisacornerofNobHill.“Allyouusedtoseeherewereconcreteandparkedcars,”Starbuckexplains.“Butnow,”hesayswithpride,“youcanseesomegreen.”Starbuckwaspartofateamthatplantedmagnolias(木兰)recentlythere.“it’sthebeforeandafter,”Starbucksays.“That’swhatit’saboutforme.”1、WhatdoesDougWildmanthinkofStarbuck?A．HeisthefounderofFUFB．HeisdependablevolunteerofFUFC．HeishardtogetalongwithD．Hehassetanexampletoothers2、WhyisprobablyStarbuckinvolvedinthisvoluntarywork?A．BecausehewantstoplantmoretreesB．BecausehehopestoimpresstheimportanceofplantingtreesonpeopleC．BecausehehopestochangethesituationSanFranciscofacesD．Becausehewantstogetmoresupportfromthegovernment3、WhatdoesthelastparagraphimplyaboutStarbuck?A．HecanpredictwhatthefutureislikeB．HecansumupwhathappenedinthepastC．HeconsidersithisdutytobringchangesD．Heunderstandsthepastandfuture4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．ToexplaintherolesoftreesinbigcitiesB．TocallonpeopletoplantmoretreesincitiesC．TodescribethebadsituationofSanFranciscoD．Tointroduceaman’sefforttoplanttrees24．（8分）TheZHotelisintheheartofLondon’sWestEndandhascomfortableaccommodationinacontemporarydesign.Allroomsincludehandcraftedbeds,48-inchSamsungHDTVswithfreeSkySportsandMoviechannels,andfreeWi-Fi.Eachroomalsohasunder-bedstorageforanovernightbag,andwall-mountedhangingspaceforclothing.TheZHotelalsoofferswheelchairaccessiblerooms.ContinentalbreakfastisservedinTheZCaféeverymorning,includingsmokedsalmon,freshbread,freshfruitsaladandbaconrolls.Aselectionofsalads,sandwichesandhotdishesareonofferthroughouttheday.Thehotelisa5-minutewalkfromPrinceofWalesTheatreandChinatownLondon,LeicesterSquare,PiccadillyCircusandTrafalgarSquare.HeathrowAirportcanbereacheddirectlyfromPiccadillyCircusUndergroundStation.Thisisourguests’favoritepartofLondon,accordingtoindependentreviews.Thisareaisalsogreatforshopping,withpopularbrandsnearby:Apple,H&M,Zara,BurberryandChanel.TheZHotelisratedforthebestvalueinLondon!Guestsaregettingmorefortheirmoneywhencomparedtootherhotelsinthiscity.Comeandstaywithus!Mostpopularfacilities:◆luggagestorage◆Heating◆FreeWi-Fi◆Airconditioning◆24-hourfrontdesk◆Dailymaidservice◆Parking◆LiftPrices:RoomtypePricesOptionsDoubleroom--non-smoking￡179·Non-refundable(不退款)·GoodBreakfast￡9.50TwinRoom--non-smoking￡185·Non-refundable·GoodBreakfast￡9.50QueenRoom--disabilityaccess￡219·Payatthehotel·GoodBreakfastincluded607、Whenstayinginthishotel,youwillenjoyallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．freeWi-Fi B．aTVwithsomefreechannelsC．airportpick-upservice D．under-bedstoragespace1、Ifamaninawheelchairwantstostayinthishotelfortwonights,heshouldpay________.A．￡438 B．￡404C．￡358 D．￡3702、Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.A．thehotelisclosetoHeathrowAirportB．thehotelservesChinese-stylebreakfastC．thehotelisgoodvalueforguests’moneyD．thereisashopwithpopularbrandsinthehotel25．（10分）Bornin1995orlater,alotofGenZ-ersareenteringintoadulthoodandwillsoonjointheworkforce.HavinggrownupwiththeInternet,theyaresaidtobe“tech-savvy”andmadaboutsocialmedia.Theyliveinamoretolerantearwhengaymarriageisbeinglegalizedinmoreandmoresocieties.Butthey’vealsowitnessedtheriseofglobalterrorism.MostpeoplewillagreethatthesinglebiggestdifferencebetweenGenZandothergenerationsishowconnectedtheyare.Thisisagroupofpeoplewhowerehookeduptosocialmediaassoonastheywereborn.SocialmediahavechangedthewayGenZ-ersinteractwitheachotherandhowtheygetandprocessinformation.“Wearethefirsttruedigitalnatives,”HannahPayne,an18-year-oldUCLAstudentandlifestyleblogger,wasquotedbyTheNewYorkTimesassaying.“Icanalmostatthesameinstantcreateadocument,editit,postaphotoonInstagramandtalkonthephone,allfrotheuser-friendlyinterfaceofmyiPhone.”“GenZtakesininformationinstantaneously,”sheadded,“andlosesinterestjustasfast.”GenZ-ersmayhaveashorterattentionspanthanagoldfish,buttheyareconscientious(认真尽责的)andcivic-minded(有公德心的).Theyareenteredtheiradulthood,accompaniedbytheeconomicdownturnandglobalterrorismandtheyhavetheireyesopenfromtheverybeginning.TheGuardianalsonotesthatyoungpeopleintheUKarebecomingmoreactiveinpolitics.AccordingtoaBritishElectionStudythatiscitedbythenewspaper,anestimated58percentof18-to-24-year-oldvotedinthe2015generalelectionintheUK,asignificantjumpfromthe2percentturnoutamongthesameagegroupin2005.Votingisjustonewayofmakingone’svoiceheard.TheEuropeanCommissionhasfoundthat“youngpeopleregardvotingasoneoptionamongmany,andtheyshowtheirpoliticalengagementinmanydifferent,issue-specificwaysthatcanpotentiallyinfluencepoliciesmoredirectly”.1、Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat__________.A．GenZhasbecomeamainstreamofthesocietyB．itisstillunacceptableforgaystogetmarriedinsomesocietiesC．globalterrorismoccurslessoftenthanbeforeD．InternetandintelligentmobilephoneshavedominatedGenZ’slife2、WhichofthefollowingcannotcharacterizeGenZ-ers?A．TheyarehighlyconnectedbymeansofsocialmediaB．TheyanaccessandprocessinformationinamoreadvancedwayC．TheyaregoingthroughanagefreefromcareandworryD．Theyholdnolastinginterestinthings3、HowdoesGenZobtaininformationaccordingtoHannahPayne?A．DirectlyB．SurprisinglyC．ConvenientlyD．Independently4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．There’sasignificantdropofyoungvoters’engagementingeneralelectioninUKin2015B．TheyounggenerationisgettingmoreandmoreactiveinrunningforgovernorsC．YoungpeoplewilldirectlydecidepolicymakingD．Votinginpoliticalelectionscanhelpyoungpeopleexpresstheirstandpoint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）IhavealwayslivedinCanada,andtraveledfromHamiltontoOttawaforworkmonthsago.Arrivingattheairport1,Ihadtostayinthe2halltospendmytime.Withoutmuchelsetodo,Idecidedtogotothe3store.AsIwalkedaroundthestore,14twoAmericanwomenhavinga5onabench.Itlookedasiftheyhadbeenattheairportforhours,andIfeltanxioustodosomethingtohelpthem6theirwait.I7thestoreforafewmoments,andwenttobuyamedium-sizedtoywhichlookedlikeacartoon8Iaskedtheowneroftheshopforanoteanda9andwrote,"Whenyougetup,Ihopethisgiftwillmakeyousmile.Haveagoodtrip!"Iwalked10towardsthetwowomenand11thetoyandthenotenexttothem.Notwantingtowakethem,Itriedmybesttomakeno12,butinmyattempttofleethescene.oneofthemwokeupandcaughtmeintheact.Atfirstshelooked13MaybeshethoughtIwasa14!Butwhenshelookedatthesofttoyandthenote,she15up,asifshebecameahappygirl."Isthisforme?"sheasked.Igavehera16smileandnodded.Shewas17aboutthething!Wetalkedmorelikeoldfriendsinsteadof1819Icametorealizethatweshouldcareforeachotherandloveeachotheralthoughwewerefrom20places.1、A．late B．early C．hurriedly D．soon2、A．waiting B．dining C．exhibition D．lecture3、A．flower B．book C．drug D．gift4、A．kept B．made C．noticed D．heard5、A．talk B．nap C．rest D．cigarette6、A．calm B．ease C．weaken D．sharpen7、A．raninto B．wentthrough C．lookedaround D．setabout8、A．driver B．author C．salesman D．character9、A．pen B．card C．box D．packet10、A．hurriedly B．quietly C．slowly D．fast11、A．repaired B．hid C．placed D．showed12、A．mistake B．experiment C．noise D．progress13、A．moved B．happy C．sure D．scared14、A．passenger B．thief C．passerby D．student15、A．gave B．turned C．hurried D．brightened16、A．friendly B．grateful C．plastic D．bitter17、A．excited B．worried C．sad D．anxious18、A．workers B．teachers C．strangers D．officers19、A．enjoyment B．permission C．attention D．suggestion20、A．clean B．beautiful C．same D．different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）Ahotelchainisemployinghumanbedwarmerstohelpguestsgetagoodnight’ssleep.1．(dress)inspecialall-in-onesleepingsuits,thewalkingelectricblanketsaresenttowarmthebedsofguestsstayingattheHolidayInn2．theygetunderthecovers.DrChrisIdzikowski,3．(direct)oftheEdinburghSleepCentre,saidtheideacouldhelppeoplegetofftosleep.He4．(explain)that“There’splentyofscientificevidencetoshowthatsleepstartsatthebeginningofthenight5．bodytemperaturestartstodrop.Thedropoccurspartlybecausethebloodvessels(血管)6．thehands,faceandfeetopenupandreleaseheat.”“Awarmbed–approximately20to24degreesCelsuis–is7．goodwaytostartthisprocesswhileacoldbedisn’t.Ithelpspeoplesleepwellespeciallyasit’stakingmuch8．(long)forthemtowarmupwhentheycomeinfromthesnow.”DrChrisIdzikowskiand9．(he)colleagueJaneBednallsaidtheideawaslike“havingagianthotwaterbottleinyourbed”.Thefive-minutefreebedwarmingsessionswillbetriedoutinLondonandManchester10．theendofnextmonth.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。短文中共有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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Ilikeridingmybike、Thoughitisnotverynew,butitismybestfriend、Ifindveryconvenienttogoan