湖北省荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟2023届高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2023年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．---Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？---Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand2．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.3．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep4．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven5．ItwasJohnwhobrokethewindow.WhyareyoutalkingtomeasifIit?A．haddone B．havedone C．did D．amdoing6．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat7．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost8．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what9．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You___infrontofthatcomputertoolong.A．work B．areworkingC．havebeenworking D．worked10．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen11．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto12．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that13．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout14．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．as C．because D．after15．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed16．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had17．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit18．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A．common B．usualC．regular D．ordinary19．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May20．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly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）ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?’“TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.1、ThebookGonewiththeWindwas_________.A．firstpublishedonanewspaperB．awardedtenAcademyAwardsC．writtenin“TheDump”D．adaptedfromamovie2、Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_________.A．beverypleasedwithB．showgreatrespectforC．bemuchtallerthanD．showlittleinterestin3、WhydidMs.Mitchellstopworkingasareporteraccordingtothepassage?A．Becauseshewasrichenough.B．Becauseshewasinjuredthen.C．Becauseherhusbanddidn’tlikeit.D．Becauseshewantedtowritebooks.4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．GonewiththeWind:AHugeSuccess.B．MargaretMitchell:AGreatFemaleWriter.C．AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse.D．ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.22．（8分）Youmaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency(货币)isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories(配饰)foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2nd

PlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation(通货膨胀),asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune(有免疫力的)fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation(赔偿),”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangibleassets（有形资产）,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”1、Bitcoinis______.A．actuallyexactlylikeQQCoins B．onlyusedonlineC．anewcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife D．acountry’snewdigitalcurrency.2、WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.A．onlinegoods B．goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobaoC．booksinphysicalshops D．coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace3、WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?A．thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.B．Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.C．Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.D．Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.23．（8分）Whatexactlyisintelligence?Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactors(因素)inintelligence.TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPicassoandAlbertEinsteinasexamples.Atthesametime,Buzanbelievesthateveryonecandeveloptheirintelligence,onlyiftheytakethetroubletoexercisetheirbrain.Perhapsthere’shopeforusall!1、Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A．Therelationshipbetweengenesandintelligence.B．IQbenefitsalotfromhighintelligence.C．Howtodevelopintelligence.D．Whatmakesintelligence.2、WhydoestheauthorusedatainParagraph2?A．Tomakeasuggestion. B．Todrawaconclusion.C．Toproveanidea. D．Togiveanexample.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．RobertPlominconfirmsgeneshavesomethingincommon.B．HowardGardnerthinksintelligenceincludesvariousfactors.C．MichaelRoweapprovesofastronglinkbetweenIQandcareer.D．TonyBuzanagreesgeniusesexercisebraintoimproveintelligence.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inParagraph4referto?A．Thedevelopmentofintelligence.B．Theideaofmultipleintelligences.C．IQisn’teverythingforintelligence.D．Alternativeviewshavebeenputforward.24．（8分）TheVisitorOystercardAVisitorOystercardisthecheapestwaytopayforasingleadultjourneyinLondon.It’saplasticsmartcard.Youcanuseitonthebus,tube,tram,DLR,LondonOvergroundandmostNationalRailservices.It’smuchcheaperthanbuyingindividualtickets,insomecasescosting50%lessthanthepriceofaregularpaperticket.HowtogetaVisitorOystercardYoucanbuyaVisitorOystercardonline.Yourcardwillbedeliveredbypost.Thecardcosts£5andyouchoosehowmuchmoneyyouwanttoaddtothecard.ThismeansyoucanstartusingthecardthemomentyouarriveinCentralLondon.HowdoestheVisitorOystercardwork?TheOystercardworksonapay-as-you-gosystem.Youstartbyaddingmoneytothecard.Thenyoutravel,thecostofthefarewillautomaticallybedeductedfromyourVisitorOystercard.Forexample,ifyouadd£20tothecardandmakeatubejourneyof£2.30,youwillhave£17.70leftonthecard.Afewmorepoints:·Achildundertheageof11travelsfreewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.·You’llsavemoremoneyifyouusethetubeseveraltimes.TheVisitorOystercardis“capped(给……定上限)”at£6.80perday.·You’llpaymoreduringpeaktimes.PeakfaresapplyfromMondaytoFriday(6:30am—9:30am;4:00pm—7:00pm),exceptforpublicholidays.·ReusetheOystercardbyaddingcreditatatubestation,OysterticketshoporVisitorCentre.·ReceiveadiscountontheThamesClippersRiverBusservices.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheVisitorOystercard?A．Youcan’tuseitduringpublicholidays.B．Youcanhaveitmaileddirectlytoyourhome.C．YoucangetafreeOystercardifyouorderonline.D．Youcanreceivea50%discountatanyshopinLondon.2、HowmuchmoneywillbedeductedifyoutakethetubefourtimesinadaywithaVisitorOystercard?A．£2.30. B．£3.40.C．£6.80. D．£9.20.3、WherecanyouaddcredittoyourVisitorOystercard?A．OntheInternet. B．Atabusstation.C．Atatubestation. D．Inconveniencestores.25．（10分）Thepillswetaketotreatanxietymayaffectthebehavioroffish,newresearchinthejournalSciencesuggests.Swedishresearchersfoundacommondruginriversdownstreamofwastewatertreatmentplants.Itisadrugfortreatinganxiety,calledoxazepam.Itisaccumulatinginfishandmakesthembolder.Wastewatertreatmentplantsarenotdesignedtogetridofdrugs.Asaresult,thedrugsendupinwildlife,reachingharmfullevels.“It’ssomethingwedon’tthinkaboutveryoften,buttherearealotofsimilaritiesbetweenfishandhumans.Sosomeofourresponsestodrugscanbeseeninfishaswell,”saidKarenKidd.SheisabiologistattheUniversityofNewBrunswick,Canada.Themood-alteringdrugsgetintowaterwayswhenpeopletakingtheprescriptionsthrowunusedpillsintothewastestream.Theresearchersletperch（鲈鱼）swiminlabtankswithconcentrationssimilartothosefounddownstreamfromwastewatertreatmentplants.“Theperchpreferredtoswimaloneratherthaninlargegroups.Theyweremorelikelytoexploretheirenvironment,”saidMicaelJonssonofUmeåUniversityinSweden,whohelpedleadtheresearch.Jonssonsaid,“Thisadventurousbehaviorrequiredmoreenergy.Andtheyatemoreplankton（浮游生物）,ortinyalgae-eatinganimals,toguaranteeenoughenergyfortheiractivities.Thiscouldreducethepopulationofplankton.”Theresultcouldbemorealgae(水藻).Ontheotherhand,thenewbehaviorcouldleadtotheoppositeeffect.Ifperchmakethemselvesclosertotheirnaturalenemies,theyarelikelytobeeatenbythem.Noneofthescientistsissuggestingthatpeopleshouldgiveupthesedrugs.Theyjustwanttoreducetheeffectsofthemedicinesontheenvironment.Theyrecommendwastewatertreatmentplantsshouldberedesignedtogetridofthesemedicines.ButKiddsaidthatwouldbetooexpensiveforsomecommunities.BryanBrooks,directoroftheEnvironmentalHealthScienceProgramatBaylorUniversity,saiddrugscouldalsobedesignedtobreakdownmorequicklyintheenvironment.Andthegovernmentcouldcontinuetorunrecyclingprogramswherepeopledropofftheirunuseddrugsatgovernmentlocations.Brookssaidhe’sparticularlyconcernedaboutdrugeffectsonaquatic（水生的）environments,liketheTrinityRiversouthofDallasandtheSouthPlatteRivernearDenver,wherethemajorityoftheflowcomesfromtreatedwastewater.Inthedevelopingworld,hesaid,theproblemmaybeevenworse,becauseofcarelesswastewatertreatmentandindustrialregulations.1、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesoxazepam’seffectonfish?A．Itcausesfishtobemoredaring.B．Itmakesfishmuchstronger.C．Ithaslittleinfluenceonfish.D．Ithelpstreatafishdisease.2、Whatwillhappenifperchbecomeadventurous?A．Theywilleatmorealgae.B．Therewillbelessplankton.C．Theywillneedmoreoxazepam.D．Theirnaturalenemieswillbestronger.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MorewastewatertreatmentplantsareneededB．FishinwastewaterbecomemoreadventurousC．DrugsfortreatingmentaldiseasesendupinwildlifeD．Anxietydrugsfoundinriverschangethebehavioroffish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）Everybodyknowshowtolearn.Learningisanaturalthing.Itbeginsthe1weareborn.Ourfirstteachersareourfamilies.Athomewelearntotalkandto2andfeedourselves.Welearntheseandotherskillsby3.Thenwegotoschool.Ateachertellsus4tolearnandhowtolearn.Manyteachersteachus,andwepassmanytestsandexams.Thenpeoplesayweare5Arewereallyeducated?Let's6therealmeaningoflearning.Knowingfactsdoesn't7beingabletosolveproblems.Solvingproblemsrequirescreativity,notjustagood8Somepeoplewhodon’tknowmany9canalsobegoodatsolvingproblems.HenrFordisagood10.Heleftschoolattheageof15.Later,whenhiscompanycouldn’tbuildcars11enough,hesolvedtheproblem.He12oftheassemblyline.Todaytheanswerseems13Yet,justthinkofthemanyuniversitygraduateswho14solveanyproblems.Whatdoesagoodteacherdo?Doeshe15studentsfactctremember?Well,yes,wemustsometimesrememberfacts.Butagoodteacher16howtofindanswers.Hebringsustothestreamofknowledgesowecanthinkforourselves.Whenweare17,weknowwheretogo.Truelearningcombinesintakewithoutput.Wetakeinformation18ourbrains.Thenweuseit.Thinkofa19;itstoresalotofinformation,butitcan’tthink.Itonlyobeyscommands.Apersonwhoonlyremembersfactshasn’treallylearned.Learningtakes20onlywhenapersoncanusewhatheknows.1、A．month B．minute C．time D．day2、A．wear B．puton C．haveon D．dress3、A．asking B．listening C．following D．drilling4、A．what B．when C．that D．who5、A．controlled B．educated C．suffered D．passed6、A．pickup B．turnaway C．setout D．thinkabout7、A．mean B．say C．suggest D．show8、A．word B．thing C．memory D．condition9、A．people B．facts C．techniques D．ways10、A．learner B．teacher C．example D．driver11、A．new B．fast C．beautiful D．cheap12、A．complained B．heard C．talked D．thought13、A．ordinary B．strange C．simple D．special14、A．never B．almost C．seldom D．ever15、A．make B．understand C．master D．give16、A．knows B．shows C．orders D．encourages17、A．thirsty B．tired C．bored D．free18、A．of B．for C．about D．into19、A．radio B．computer C．record D．machine20、A．measures B．notes C．place D．time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）Anewstrictpolicyfromalocalseniorhighschool,1．(introduce)atthebeginningofthissemester,hasraisedargumentsamongpeople.2．isrequiredthatallstudentskeeptheirhairscutaccordingtotheschool’srulesforhairlengthandstyle.3．isoftenthecase,Mr.Zhang,theteacher4．chargeofstudentaffairsinthisschoolstandsattheschoolgateeveryday,checkingstudents’hairs.Oncethe“HairInspector”,asheisnicknamedbystudents,findssomeonebreaktherule,hewillsuggestanafter-schoolhaircut.Somepeoplesaidthatthisregulationpreventedstudentsfrom5．(show)theirpersonalities.Theprincipalofthisschool,however,toldreportersthatthehairrulekeptstudentspay6．(much)attentiontostudythanbeforeandmostimportantly,itwouldraisetheir7．(aware)ofschoolrules.Thoughcontroversial,thispractice8．(support)bymanystudentsnow.Theythinkthattheirhairstylestosomeextentdefinewhotheyareandplay9．importantpartinshapingpeople’simpressionsoftheirschools.So,itis10．(true)necessarytoobservetheschoolrulesonhair.Notonlycanitrepresenttheschoolspirit,butalsohelpthemavoidcomparisons.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（从第十一处起）不计分。Itwas2:10intheafternoonwhenIenteredtheclassroom、Iwassurprisingtoseeourteacheroperatingthevideocamera、Mostofushaveneverbeeninfrontofavideocamerabefore,butwewereverynervous、Asformyself,Ihadoncefaceditathome、Myuncleshotaswewerecelebratingformysister’sbirthday、However,thiswascompletedifferent、WehadtotalkaboutourarticlesasifwewerereadingnewsonTV、ThefunnythingwaseverytimeItr