2023年湖南省衡阳市祁东县高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

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．Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto2．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although3．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed4．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a5．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that6．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that7．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved8．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since9．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though10．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should11．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．asmuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．astwicemuch D．twiceasmuch12．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which13．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．allergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental14．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．analyticalC．controversial D．confidential15．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t16．Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass._____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso17．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience18．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup19．________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive20．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying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）ProfessionaldevelopmentcoursesinLondon●BusinesswritingDeliverymethod:Online,VideoPrice:£49Aboutthecourse:Manypeoplegetblockedwhenforcedtoputtheirthoughtsintowordsatwork.Thiscoursegivesyouthetoolsandtechniquestoimproveyourwriting,whetherit'satwo-lineemailoratwo-hundredreport.●TravelwritingcoursesDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:£111(fullday);£121(eveningclasses)Aboutthecourse:Doyouwanttobeatravelwriter?Thencomealongtoaone-daytravelwritingworkshoporafour-weektravelwritingeveningclass.Thecourseshelpparticipantstowritetravelfeaturesandpublishtheminnewspapers,magazinesoronwebsites.●Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAPDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:Startingfrom£1,210Aboutthecourse:Ourfivepre-sessionalprogrammesinEnglishforacademicpurposesareintendedforinternationalstudentswhoplantostudyatAstonUniversity.Theseprogrammesaimtoequipyouwiththelanguageandacademicskillsnecessaryforsuccessinyourfuturechosensubjectarea.●MasterclassDeliverymethod:Classroom,SeminarPrice:Startingfrom£331Aboutthecourse:Whetheryouwritefundraisingletters,orforyourwebsite(s),thiscoursewillhelpyougaintheideas,knowledgeandskillsyouneedtowritefundraisingcopythatproducesmoreimpressiveandprofitableresults.1、Howisthebusinesswritingcoursedifferentfromtheothers?A．Itisdeliveredonline.B．Itofferseveningclasses.C．Itfocusesonreportwriting.D．ItishostedbyAstonUniversity.2、Whatcanpre-sessionalprogrammesinEAPhelpstudentsdo?A．Chooseasuitablecollegesubject.B．Preparethemselvesforuniversity.C．Gotoworld-classuniversities.D．Onlyimprovetheiracademicskills.3、WhichcoursefitsJohnifhehopestowriteinspiringwordsforfundraisingactivities?A．Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAP.B．Travelwritingcourses.C．Businesswriting.D．Masterclass.22．（8分）Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“peak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,"HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe'regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”1、Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto.A．usefortheirschoolworkB．accesstheInternetC．workathomeD．connectthemtolibraries2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A．Allteachersusecomputers.B．1500studentshavelaptops.C．ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D．Studentstherecandoeverything.3、Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan.A．attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB．travelaroundtheworldC．getinformationfromaroundtheworldD．havefreelaptops4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theprogramissuccessful.B．Theprogramisnotworkable.C．Theprogramistooexpensive.D．Wedon'tknowtheresultoftheprogramyet.23．（8分）IwasdelightedtoreceiveacopyofMarieCurieandherDaughtersbyShelleyEmlingthroughmyletter-boxafewweeksago.Actuallysciencehasneverreallybeenmy“thing”.AtschoolIreallystruggledwithphysicsandchemistryandwasmuchhappierinEnglishLanguageorHistoryclasses.Mymindisnotstructuredenoughtounderstandhowscienceworks,I’mabitofadaydreamerandpreferusingmyimaginationratherthanlearningfacts,figuresandformulae(公式).OfcourseIknewwhoMarieCuriewas,hergreatachievements,hercontributiontoscience,tomedicaladvancesandinfluenceontheworld,butotherthanthat,Ireallyhadverylittleideaaboutherlife.ShelleyEmlinghasbasedthisbookonMarieCurie’srelationshipwithhertwodaughters,IreneandEve.ThebookbeginsaftertheearlydeathofPierreCurie,whenMarieislefttocarryontheworkthattheystartedasacoupleandtobringuphertwosmalldaughtersalone.EmlinghasconcentratedherbookonthecommunicationbetweenMarieandherdaughters.Shewasnotanoverly-protectivemother,nordidshehesitatetospendtimeawayfromherdaughters,yetthisdidnotweakentheirrelationship.Mariewasacaringandlovingmother,whoencouragedherdaughterstobecomeindividuals,toachievewhattheywantedto.MarieCurieandherhusbandmadethedecisionnottoprofitfromtheirdiscoveries.ItwasbecauseofthisthatMariehadtodependondonationstocarryoutherwork,andthatshehadtocarryouttoursoftheStates.IwasveryimpressedbyEmling’swritingstyle—shehastoldthestoryofthreeextraordinarywomenwhowerewayaheadoftheirtimeinaninterestingandveryreadablemanner.1、Whatisthewritergoodat?A．Physicsandchemistry.B．Facts,figuresandformulae.C．EnglishandHistory.D．Daydreaming.2、WhatisMarieCurielikeintheeyesofIreneandEve?A．Shemakesapetofthemlikebabies.B．Sheavoidsstayingawayfromthem.C．Sheencouragesthemtobuildtheirowncharacters.D．Shewantstobeinvolvedineveryareaoftheirlife.3、WhydidMarieCurietourtheStates?A．Becauseshemeanttomakeherselfafamousperson.B．BecauseshewishedtointroducethemedicaladvancestopeopleintheU.S.A．C．Becausesheneededmoneytobringuphertwosmalldaughtersbyherself.D．Becauseshedecidedtocontinueherworkwithoutmoneymadefromdiscoveries.4、ThebookwrittenbyShelleyEmlingfocuseson________.A．theconnectionbetweenMarieCurieandherdaughtersB．thecontributionsMarieCuriemadetotheworldC．theresearchworkofMarieCurieandherhusbandD．thedecisionmadebyMarieCurieandherhusband24．（8分）Vinegarmakessalad，friesanddumplingstastebetter，andyoucanevenuseittocleanyourwindows．Andnow，accordingtoscientists，itmayeventheplanet'spopulationsurviveclimatechange．ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableResourceScience（CSRS）inJapanfoundthatgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts．Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture，worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld'ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower．ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis，aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather．Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought﹣likeconditions，itproducedachemicalcalledacetate（醋酸盐）﹣themaincomponentofvinegar．Afterdiscoveringthis，thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplants，beforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely．Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days，theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived，whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied．It'shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfarmersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive．"Intheexperiment，wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld﹣rice，wheatandmaize﹣andthebasicplantofbreedingspecies，rapeseed（油菜籽），"JongMyongKim，co﹣authorofthestudy，toldPopularSciencemagazine．Kimalsotoldthemagazinehe'salreadybeenintouchwithpeopleallovertheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost﹣effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromflowergrowingcompaniestoamateurgardeners．Althoughatthispointkeepingthirstyplantsaliveisn'taseasyasjustpouringvinegaroverthem，Kimsaidheandhisteamareworkingonmakingtheprocessassimpleaspossible．"Nowwearetryingtocooperatewithsomefarmers，andalsosomecompanies，tomakeamethodtoapplythissystem，"hesaid．Andforthoseofuswhoalwaysforgettoaskourneighborstowaterourplantswhenwegoaway，hopefullythismeanstheendofreturninghomefromatriptofindourfavoriteflowershavedied．1、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout？A．Theworld'sfoodsupplywillbeincreased．B．Plantsbettersurvivedroughts．C．TheArabidopsisisresistanttodroughts．D．Vinegarcouldbeusedtofightdroughts．2、Itwasdiscoveredthatacetatecan．A．beusedbyfarmerstoreplacesoilB．onlybeproducedbytheArabidopsisC．helpplantssurvivedryconditionsD．beusedtoimprovepoorsoil3、Whatarethetargetplantsoftheexperiment？A．allbreedingspecies．B．wheatandArabidopisis．C．riceandmaize．D．rapeseedandArabidopisis．4、JongMyongKim'sexperimentoftryingoutthemethod．A．canmakepeople'stripspleasantB．turnedoutaworldwidesuccessC．isassimpleaspouringvinegarovertheplantsD．appealstomanyflowergrowingcompanies25．（10分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦）inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem—whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse…suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100millisecondsroughlythetimeittakestoblink(眨眼)—twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionary(演化的）viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcries,sothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.FellowresearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“”A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scry.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cries.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Whyyoucan’tgetababy’scryoutofyourhead.B．Howtorecognizedifferentbabies’cries.C．Whyababyiseasyandlikelytocry.D．Howtopreventababycrying.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）LastnightIenteredapoetrycompetition.Itwasveryrushed.ItwastheverylastminuteandIwas1.YetIreallywantedtodoit.Sowithoutthe2ofmyfamily,Igotupinfrontofagroupofpeopleandgotreadyto3mypoem.ButIdidn’texpectto4.Judgeswerechosenfromtheaudienceby5abouncy(有弹性的)ballthrownoutintotheirmidst(中间)tosee6wouldcatchit.Asitiswithmost7,performershad2minutestoimpressthe8whowouldthengiveascorefrom0.0to10.Therewerefivejudges.Iwasthe9personinthecompetition.I’monly16andeverybodyelsewasabout20-70.Mypoem10reallywell.PeoplelikeditandIthinkmanywereimpressedbymycourageto11onstageandperformmyownwork.IntheendI12third,butIwasnotdisappointed.13,itwasonly0.3pointsthatseparatedme14secondplace.15itwasallover,Iwaswaitinginthecarparkformydadtopickmeup.OneofthejudgescameuptomeandtoldmeIhaddoneafantasticjob.Eventhoughmanypeoplehadcongratulatedme,thiswas16.Theladyjudgewasverysincere.Shesaid,“Here,havethe17,soyouremembertonight”.I18asmilecardoutforthewomanthankingherforherwordsandtheball.Shewasimpressedbythecardbutnowordspassedbetweenus.Itwasa19understanding.Wordswouldruinthemoment.Myfatherbeeped(鸣喇叭)fromthecarparksoI20mygoodbyeandgotinthecar,holdinginmyhandthebouncyballthatchangedme.1、A．unlucky B．uncomfortable C．unhappy D．unprepared2、A．support B．suggestion C．idea D．advice3、A．give B．begin C．write D．present4、A．fail B．win C．cry D．lose5、A．making B．dropping C．having D．leaving6、A．whom B．who C．that D．whoever7、A．competitions B．games C．meetings D．events8、A．readers B．listeners C．audiences D．judges9、A．youngest B．oldest C．tallest D．strongest10、A．became B．went C．read D．sounded11、A．getup B．goup C．keepup D．lookup12、A．chose B．wanted C．came D．had13、A．Aboveall B．Afterall C．Inall D．Firstofall14、A．of B．from C．over D．with15、A．While B．When C．Before D．Until16、A．different B．wonderful C．surprised D．reasonable17、A．prize B．poem C．experience D．ball18、A．pushed B．carried C．looked D．pulled19、A．good B．silent C．happy D．simple20、A．nodded B．showed C．said D．expressed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）FireworksmayseemlikeaveryAmericantradition,1．(especial)onthe4thofJuly.ButfireworksgobackmanyyearsbeforethefirstAmericanIndependenceDaycelebration,whichtookplacein1777,inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania.The2．(early)Fireworkscandatebacktoaround2,000yearsagoinChina.Peoplethen3．(say)tohaveroastedbamboostalks(茎).Thestalksturnedblackandmadesounds.Theairinsidethehollow(空的)stalkswouldexplode.BaozhuisaMandarinChineseword4．firecracker.Itmeans“explodingbamboo.”YearslaterChinesechemiststookfireworksastepfurther.This5．(happen)sometimebetween600and900AD.Peoplefilledbamboowithgunpowder.Theythrewitintoafire.Steeldustorironshavingswereadded6．(make)themsparkle(冒火花).InChina,thesefirecrackerswereoftenusedin7．(tradition)celebrations.Inthe13thcentury,fireworksspreadtoEurope.Inthecenturiesthatfollowed,8．(European)startedmovingtoNorthAmerica.SoitwasnosurprisethatwhenJuly4thbegantobecelebratedasAmerica’sIndependenceDay，fireworks9．wereinventedbyChinesepeoplewitnessed10．greatmomentaspartoftheplan.Today,fireworksareanestablishedJuly4thtradition.WillyouseeafireworksdisplaythisIndependenceDay?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(八)，并在其下而写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。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ll处起)不计分。LastFriday,wewerehavingourclasswhileourteacherMissLisuddenlyslippedandfalltotheground、Allthestudentswereconcernabouther、Helpedbysomestudents,Icarriedheronbacktotheclinicimmediately、Herleftlegwasturnedouttobebrokenands