湖北省公安县2023年高考临考冲刺英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose2．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal3．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the4．—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.—_________!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.A．Luckyyou B．HavefunC．Takeiteasy D．Forgetit5．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides6．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a7．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can8．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict9．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．arehaving10．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking11．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential12．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe13．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where14．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can15．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which16．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach17．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted18．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied19．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．as20．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder¥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．adaptableB．adjustableC．adoptableD．affordable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）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(财产),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses22．（8分）Likemostofyou,I’vegrownupwithscienceputtingitintomyheadthateatingCholesterol(胆固醇)isbadforus.Mydoctorhasscoldedmerepeatedlyforlikinghigh-cholesterolsnacks.Butnow,after40yearsofgivingcholesterolsucharap,thescientificexpertsarereportedlyreadytoreverse(颠倒)themselves.Suddenly,we’regoingtobetoldthathigh-cholesterolfoodsarenotbadforusafterall.Thisisn’tthefirsttimesciencereverseswhatitbelievestobetrue,norwillitbethelast.Tooptimists,thefluidityofscience’sconclusionsisagoodthing-provethatscienceisalwayscorrectingitselfinlightoftheverylatestinformation.Butamodemsocietythatlooksincreasinglytosciencefornotjustwhattoeat,butalsohowtobehaveandwhattothink?Howcanwetrustanauthoritythatoftenchangesitsmindinextremeways?Science’stypicalwayisn’tlimitedtomattersofnutrition.Goaheadandcheckitoutforyourselfbylookingatthequalifiersusedinthevastmajorityofhonestlywrittensciencenewsarticles.You’llseethatthestoriesarelacedwithweakwordsandphrasessuchas:some,incertaincircumstances,probably,perhaps,may,could,tends,suggests,indicates,accordingto,islinkedto,playsarolein.ThegraveproblemI’veobservedovertheyearsisthattoooftenscienceanditsreporterscreatetheimpressionofcertaintywhennoneisproved.Thecholesterolstoryisbutoneexampleofthatmake-believecertainty.Howmuchshouldwebeconcernedaboutthis?Agreatdeal,Ibelieve,givenscience’sgreatandgrowinginfluenceonourlives.Attheveryleast,eachofusneedsto-understandthatthescientificworldview—impressiveasitsurelyis—isbuiltonshiftingsands.AsEinsteinonceobserved,“Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright;asingleexperimentcanprovemewrong.”1、Theunderlinedpart“givingcholesterolsucharap”(inPara.1)meanstheauthor.A．alwayspromotesuseofcholesterolB．sometimesstandsforcholesterolC．avoidscholesterolgenerallyD．eatscholesterolregularly2、Intheeyesoftheauthor,changesinscientificstatements.A．areworryingB．aremeaninglessC．areagoodthinginawayD．arethemajorwaytoimprovescience3、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTthewordcommonlyusedinscientificarticles?A．LikelyB．SurelyC．SeemsD．Appears4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Sciencecanblindus.B．Scienceneedbeopentodoubt.C．Scienceisnotasimportantasthought.D．Scienceshouldbebuiltonexperiments.23．（8分）AndrewstartedhisjobfouryearsagoatajobsearchcompanyG,whenheworkedinacomputerprogramminglanguagecalledStata.Thenotherprogramminglanguagesappear,andhehashadtocontinuallylearnnewskills.Hesaystheever-changinguniverseofworkrequiresemployeestobecriticalthinkersandfasttoadapttothenewenvironment.Peopleneedtolearnnewtechnologiesandapplytheirskillsquicklyandregularly.Whencompanieshirenewworkers,theyarenotalwayslookingforknowledgeofacertainsoftware,butsoftskillslikeproblemsolving,effectivecommunicationandleadership.Theyalsomaywantcandidateswhoshowawillingnesstokeeplearningnewskills.Studentsmaybelievethatstudyingscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics,knownastheSTEMfields,willeasilyleadtoagoodfirstjob.Butemployersaretellingcolleges:youareproducingengineers,buttheydonothavetheskillsweneed.Thatmeansfindingnewwaystosolveaproblemismoreimportantthanusingestablishedstepstodoso.Togetstudentsready,somecollegesandevenhighschools,areworkingonbuildingcriticalthinkingskills.OneexampleofthisisattheprivateWestminsterSchoolsinAtlanta,Georgia.ForthreeweeksinJanuary,studentseithergetjobsorgoontrips.Theexperiencegivesthemabettersenseofwhattheymightdointhefuture.Careerofficesatuniversitiesalsoplacealotofimportanceoninterviewskills,teachingyoungpeoplemorethanwritinganeffectiveresumeanddressingwell.Theyhavetolearnhowtoperformbestonvideoandphoneinterviews,andhowtodealwithnewwaysofbeingchosenforajob.1、WhatdoesthejobatGrequireAndrewtodo?A．Toapplywhathelearnedincollegetohiswork.B．Tokeeplearningnewknowledgetokeepup.C．Tohaveagoodcommandofseverallanguages.D．Tokeepchangingjobsfordifferentskills.2、Whatqualitydocompaniesrequireofnewworkers?A．Skillsatsolvingproblemsandeffectivecommunication.B．Willingnesstostopworkandgoforfurthereducation.C．Tricksatmanagingawholedepartmentorresearchteam.D．Readinesstostaybehindafterworkandworkovertime.3、Whatmessagedoemployersconveytocolleges?A．Interviewskillsandeffectiveresumearenecessaryforstudents.B．Goodbasicknowledgeinrelatedfieldisessentialforstudents.C．Manynewwaysoflookingforgraduateemployeesarepopular.D．Collegestudentsshouldhavetheskillsforsolvingproblems.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．NewSkillsAreRequiredofEmployersB．TraditionalEducationLimitsJobChancesC．Tomorrow’sJobsRequireSoftSkillsD．WhatYouLearnTodayDecidesYourFuture24．（8分）Americansaremorestressedthanever,accordingtoanAmericanPsychologicalAssociationsurvey,andnearlyone-thirdofthepeoplesaystressimpactstheirphysicalormentalhealth.Ifyouhaveanyofthesesymptoms,yourstressmightbemakingyousick.Here’showtobattleagainstthem.Ifyou’veneversufferedfromheadachesbutsuddenlyyourheadisconstantlystriking,youmightbetoostressed.Stressreleaseschemicalsthatcancausechangestonervesandbloodvessels（血管）inthebrain,whichbringsonaheadache.Stresscancausethemormakethemworse.It’salsocommonforyourmusclestotenseupwhenyou’restressed,whichcanalsocauseaheadache.WHATTODO:Ifyoudon’twanttotakemedicine,tryspreadinglavender（薰衣草）oilonyourtemples（太阳穴）whenaheadachestarts.Stresscanmakeyoumentallysick,too.Toomuchofthestresshormonecortisol（皮质醇）canmakeithardertoconcentrate,causingmemoryproblemsaswellasanxietyordepressionsaysDr.Levine.WHATTODO:Relaxuntilyouregainyourconcentration.Practiceclosingyoureyesandbreathinginandoutslowly,concentratingonlyonyourbreath.Losingafewstrandsofhairisnormal—oldhairfollicles（囊）arereplacedbynewonesovertime—butstresscandisturbthatcycle.Significantstresspushesalargenumberofhairfolliclesintowhat’scalledarestingstageandthenafewmonthslaterthosehairsfallout,accordingtoMayoC.Stresscanalsocausethebody’sresistantsystemtoattackyourhairfollicles,resultinginhairloss.WHATTODO:Bepatient.Onceyourstresslevelreturnstonormal,yourhairshouldstartgrowingback.187、Ifyou’restressed,youmighthaveoneofthefollowingsymptomsEXCEPTthat.A．youkeepgettingheadaches B．youalwayshaveacoldC．yourhairisfallingout D．yourbrainfeelsconfused1、Whichofthefollowingissuggestedifyourbraingoesoutoffocus?A．Breathingslowlywithyoureyesclosed.B．Waitinguntilyourbrainreturnstonormal.C．Spreadinglavenderoilonyourtemples.D．Relaxingandattackingyourbrainsoftly.2、Whatwillhappenoncewegetoverourstressaccordingtothepassage?A．Ourhairstartsfallingoutandthengrowsback.B．Ourbody’sresistantsystemattacksyourhairfollicles.C．Ourhairstartsgrowingagain.D．Aseriousheadachestarts.25．（10分）Arainydaycanbeachancetorecharge.Whileyourelaxedonthesofawithamovie,theraindropsfallingonyourwindowsmightonedayprovidethepowerforyourTV.Thisistheideabehindaninventionthatharvestsenergyfromwater.Thetechnologyisbasedonthetriboelectric(摩擦电的)effect.AnengineerattheUniversityofHawaii,DavidMaknewthatit’spossibletogenerateelectricitybyrubbingtwothingstogether.So,hethought,“Whydon’tweusewater?”Adropofwaterslidingacrossasurfacecoatedwithtwodifferentmaterialswouldgenerateenoughfrictiontocreateanelectricalcharge.Byplacingmetalwiresthatthedropofwatertouchedasitmoved,itshouldbepossibletoharvestelectricity,hereasoned.Itworked.Infact,theresearcherslitup15LEDbulbswithasinglemovingwaterdrop.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatscientistshavegotelectricityfromwater-generatedfriction(摩擦).Earlierexperiments,though,harvestedthechargeproducedinasurfacebyaslidingdropofwater.There,thesurfacehadactedasanelectrode(电极).Thisisdifferent.Theenergyoffrictionisbeingharvestedfromthewateritself.“Itturnsout,”Masays,“thechargeinthewaterdropiswaymorethanthechargeproducedintheotherelectrode.”Infact,histeam’smodelgeneratedalmost100timesmorepowerthanpreviousexperimentsfromasingledropofwater.“Thetechnologycouldsomedaypowerphones,sensorsorothersmallelectronics,”saysChristopherOshman,anengineerattheColoradoSchoolofMines.“Thisworkisasteptowardharvestingtheenergyofmovingobjectsallaroundus,includingourselves,topowertheelectronicappliancesweuseeveryday,”hesays.Mahasshownthatthetechnologycanworkinalab,Oshmansays.Next,theColoradoresearcherwouldliketoseeittriedonalargerscale,suchasonanumbrella.1、Howdidtheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A．Bytellingastory.B．Byraisingaquestion.C．Bygivinganexample.D．Byimaginingasituation.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Thewire. B．Thedropofwater.C．Thesurface. D．Theelectricity.3、WhatisuniqueaboutMa’stechniquecomparedwithearlierexperiments?A．Thewateritselfactsasanelectrode.B．Itisbasedonthetriboelectriceffect.C．Itproduceselectricityfromwater-madefriction.D．Itusesasurfacecoatedwithtwodifferentmaterials.4、WhatdoesOshmansayaboutMa’stechnology?A．Ithasapromisingfuture.B．Itwilldowellonanumbrella.C．Itworkswellintherealworld.D．Itwillreplacebatteriessomeday.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）Ididmyfirstwing-walktwoyearsago,onmy86birthday.ThenlastJune,aged88,Ididitagainand1myownrecordastheworld’soldest2wing-walker.Therewassomethingaboutbeingstrapped(捆扎)tothe3ofabright-yellow1944Boeing-Stearmanthat4myimagination.It’sveryexciting.Thefirstexperiencewasnothingbuttame.Thisyear,Isaidtothe5,“Canyoumakeitabitmoreadventuresome?”Hesaid,“Icoulddoaloop-the-loop(翻筋斗)ifyoulike?”Thistime,he6doinghalfaloopwhichwasveryeffective.Yougodownabit,thenstraightup.AllIfeltwasabit7,becauseitwaswindy.Butyouare8strapped.Thepilotmakessureeverythingis9.Ihadgloveson,earplugsandlotsoflayers,whichprotectedme.Bothtimes,we10fromGloucestershireAirportandwereintheairfor15minutes.Youdon’tsitonthewing—yousiton11lookslikeachair.Iwasn’tnervous.Butwhenyoulookatthepropellers(螺旋桨),youdofeelalittlestrange.You’re12atthebeginningthatit’sa13dangerousactivityandthingscouldgowrong.However,Isaid:“Well,at88whatdoesit14?Youvegottogosometimeandyoumightaswellgoinaflameof15.”Atmyage,alotofpeopleare16intheirways.Idon’tthinkanyofmy17frommyretirementhomewantsto18me.IimaginemostofthemthinkI’m19asawoman.ButIdothinkpeopleofmyageshouldbedoingmore20things.Youshouldn’tsitbackandfeelsorryforyourself.1、A．kept B．broke C．saved D．protected2、A．doctor B．repair C．male D．female3、A．wing B．head C．tail D．bottom4、A．practised B．displayed C．inspired D．broadened5、A．driver B．pilot C．guide D．director6、A．turnedup B．gaveup C．tookup D．endedup7、A．shaky B．dizzy C．shiny D．clumsy8、A．tightly B．largely C．safely D．correctly9、A．special B．secure C．cautious D．accessible10、A．letout B．gotthrough C．brokeup D．tookoff11、A．what B．how C．where D．that12、A．charged B．allowed C．warned D．cheated13、A．actually B．potentially C．doubtfully D．certainly14、A．mean B．live C．dream D．matter15、A．glory B．silence C．memory D．ash16、A．criticized B．beaten C．stuck D．washed17、A．leaders B．friends C．opponents D．relatives18、A．persuade B．praise C．join D．win19、A．crazy B．brave C．calm D．steady20、A．academic B．difficult C．adventurous D．ridiculous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）RiseAfterFallingAfatherwasworriedabouthisson,1．wassixteenyearsoldbuthadnocourageatall.SothefatherdecidedtocallonaBuddhistmonk(僧侣)2．(train)hisboy.TheBuddhistmonksaidtotheboy’sfather,“Iinsistthatyoursonshouldbeleftalonehere.I’llmakehimintoarealmanwithinthreemonths.3．,youcan’tcometoseehimduringthisperiod.”Threemonthslater,theboy’sfather4．(return).TheBuddhistmonkarrangedaboxingmatchbetweentheboyandan5．(experience)boxer.Eachtimethefighterstrucktheboy,he6．(fall)down,butatoncetheboystoodup;andeachtimeaheavyblowknockedhimdown,theboystoodupagain.Severaltimeslater,theBuddhistmonkasked,“7．doyouthinkofyourchild?”“Whatashame!”theboy’sfathersaid,“Ineverthoughthewouldbeso8．(easy)knockeddown.Ineedn’thavehimstayhereany9．(long)!“I’msorrythatthat’sallyousee.Don’tyouseethateachtimehefallsdown,hestandsupagaininsteadof10．(cry)?That’sthekindofcourageyouwantedhimtohave.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearSue,Howtimeflies、Itisamonththatyoustayedwithus、Weallmissyouandareverygratefultowhatyoudidforuswhenweweretogether、WehadanEnglishspeechcontesttheothersdayandIwonthefirstprize,whichagainremindmeofallyourki