2023届武汉市重点中高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.一ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!

—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.

A.preserveB.observeC.reserveD.deserve

2.Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn'sbirthdayparty.

A.isholdingB.hasheld

C.isheldD.willbeheld

3.—Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?

Itisclasstime,sosheintheclassroomnow.

A.canbeB.musthavebeen

C.mighthavebeenD.shouldbe

4.Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmomentswecanonlykeepsilent.

A.whoB.which

C.whenD.why

5.Jimtoldusallthathesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.

A.allB.what

C.allthatD.that

6.—Whathasmadehiminsuchhighspiritsrecently?

-byhisteacherforsucceedingpassingtheexam.

A.BeingpraisedB.Praised

C.HavingpraisedD.Topraise

7.Peoplewhodrinkanddrivearedangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyareindangerof

losingtheirlives.

A.the;theB.a;aC.a;/D./;/

8.—DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?

--1knowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashehislessons.

A.isdoingB.doesC.spendstodoD.doesdoing

9.whattheysayaboutme,Pmgoingtocontinuemywork.

A.IntermsofB.Regardlessof

C.InsteadofD.Infavorof

10.F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn't___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake.

A.The;/B./;aC.The;aD./;the

11.whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethewhoaregoingtobesuccessful.

A.Someone;oneB.Anyone;one

C.He;onesD.Those;ones

12.ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,uptohalfarefromoverseas.

A.inwhichB.ofwhom

C.withwhichD.forwhom

13.Itisobvioustothestudentstheyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.

A.asB.that

C.whichD.whether

14.TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawillitspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesfora

summitwithKimJongUn.

A.taketoB.makeup

C.standbyD.holdout

15.Goingoutisgoodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogotoparkwithmeintheafternoon?

A.the;theB.the;aC.a;theD./；a

16.—I'dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon'tmind.

—.Don*tforgetyouwilldrive.

A.AnythingbutthatB.Byallmeans

C.TakeiteasyD.Iwon'tsaynotothis

17.Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.

A.calledupB.turnedupC.takenupD.keptup

18.ThepartinthefilmRiothetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegivea

cry.

A.whichB.whoC.whereD.whom

19.Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomethingwassomeoneelse'sfault.

A.whoB.that

C.asD.what

20.E-shopping,whenproperly,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.

A.doneB.doingC.todoD.isdone

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）HotSpotsforRetireestoStartTheirEncoreCareer

EncoreCareer:VocationalSchoolInstructor

Retirein:LosAngeles,CA

EversinceIBMCEOGinniRomettycoinedtheterm“newcollar"todescribewell-paidjobsthatrequirespecific

skillsbutnotnecessarilyadegree,vocationalschoolshavemadeaseriouscomeback.Apparentlyinstructorsareinshort

supplyinsunnyL・A.,wherethereare13jobsatvocationalschoolsforeveryapplicantonthemarket.Thisisagreat

opportunityforskilledretireessince,unliketeachingatapublicschoolthatrequiresastatecertificate,theonly

requirementhereisthatyoubeaseasonedexpertinyourfield.

EncoreCareer:BusinessConsultant

Retirein:Miami,FL

Consultingisagreatoptionforaretiredbusinessprofessionallookingtomaketheirownhours,betheirownboss,

andearnasmuchoraslittleasneededtomaintaintheirstandardofliving.ForeveryconsultantinMiamirightnow

thereare13businesseshopingtohirethem.There'sevengreaterdemandherethaninWashingtonD.C.,whichis

typicallyconsideredtheconsultingcapitaloftheworld.

EncoreCareer:TouristWrangler

Retirein:Austin,TX

AstheeconomycontinuestoboomandmoreAmericanshaveextraincometospend,thetourismindustryhas

takenoff.ThisisparticularlytrueinAustin,TX,wheretherewereastonishing36tourismjobsforeveryapplicantin

July.Betweenfour-starhotels,thenoisyrockn*rollscene,andanewfoodculture,Austinistheplacetobeifyouwant

toworkinserviceindustry.

EncoreCareer:SupporteroftheArts

Retirein:Charleston,SC

Ifyou'reaBabyBoomerwithadegreeinthearts,nowcouldbetheperfecttimetorevisityourpassionfor

creativity.,especiallyifyoualsowanttoliveinthecenterofsoutherncharm.Betweenthe14artgalleriesonKingStreet

inOldTown,anabundanceofactingcompaniesandtheaters,andmusicfestivals,it'snotsurprisingtherewere25jobs

foreveryartyapplicantiiiCharleston.

1、Whichcareerfocusesonanapplicant'sskillsinsteadofadiploma?

A.VocationalSchoolInstructor.B.BusinessConsultant.

C.TouristWrangler.D.SupporteroftheArts.

2、Whichcityoffersanapplicantmorejoboptionsthantheothers?

A.LosAngeles.B.Miami.

C.Austin.D.Charleston.

3、Whoisthetextintendedfor?

A.Children.B.Graduates.

C.Retirees.D.Tourists.

22.（8分）Scientistshaveprovidednewevidencetohelpsolveoneoftheworld'soldestmysteries---zebras

stripes.Researchersrecentlydescribedexperimentsshowingthathorseflieshaveadifficulttimelandingonzebras

whileeasilylandingonhorsesofasinglecolor.

Inoneexperiment,theresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorsesandsawthatfewerflieslandedonthem.

“Theyflypastthemorhitthemandbounceoff,nsaidTimCarooftheUniversityofCalifornia-Davis.Hewasthelead

writerofareportonthestudy.ThereportwaspublishedinthejournalPLOSONE.

Closelyrelatedtohorses,theworld'sthreezebraspeciesareknownfortheirblack-and-whitestripedbodies.

ZebrasarenativetoAfricassavannas,orgrasslands.Theappearanceofthestripesisdifferentfromonezebratothe

next.

Therehavebeenfourmaintheoriesaboutthereasonswhyzebrasdevelopedstripes.Thefirsttheoryistoavoid

attacksbymeat-eatinganimals.Anotheristhatzebrashaveaneasiertimerecognizingotherzebras,athirdideais

thermoregulation,whichistheabilityofacreaturetocontrolitsbodytemperature,evenwhenthesurrounding

temperatureisdifferent.Thefourththeoryistopreventattacksbybitingflies.

Onlythelaststandsup,Carosaid.nMostbiologistsinvolvedinresearchonmammalcolorationacceptthatthisis

thereasonwhyzebrashavestripes.UniversityofBristolbiologistMartinHowworkedwithCaroonthestudy.Hesaid

stripesmayconfuseflieswhentheygettooclosetozebras.Africanhorsefliescarrydiseases,suchastrypanosomiasis.

Thesicknesscancauseweaknessandbedeadly.

“Inadditiontostripesthatpreventcontrolledlandingsbyhorseflies,zebrasarealwaysmovingtheirtailandmay

frightenoffthehorsefliesiftheydolandsuccessfully,nMartinHowsaid.Headdedthatzebrasarealsousing

behavioralmeanstopreventfliesfrombitingthem

1、Whydidtheresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorses?

A.ToconfuseAfricanhorseflies.

B.Todrawtheattentionofrealzebras.

C.TohelpdriveawayAfricanhorseflies.

D.ToseehowAfricanhorsefliesrespondedtothem.

2、WhatdowelearnaboutzebrasfromParagraph3?

A.Theylookthesametothehumaneye.

B.Theirstripesaredifferentfromeachother.

C.Zebras*livinghabitsaresimilartohorses.

D.Threezebraspeciesworldwideareendangered.

3、AccordingtoTimCaro,howdozebrastakeadvantageoftheirstripes?

A.Theykeephorsefliesfrombitingthem.

B.Theyusethemtoavoidattacksbyotheranimals.

C.Theycontroltheirbodytemperaturethroughthem.

D.Theycaneasilyrecognizeeachotherthroughthestripes.

4、WhyarethediseasecarrierAfricanhorsefliesmentionedinthetext?

A.Tohelpusknowmoreaboutsuchflies.

B・Totellushowzebrassurvivebitingflies.

C.Toexplainaboutacauseofdeathofzebras.

D.lbshowthenecessityforzebrastoavoidflies.

5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whydozebrashavestripes?

B.Howdidzebrasevolvefromhorses?

C.Whatistheworld'soldestmystery?

D.Whendidzebrasstarttopreventhorseflies?

23.（8分）Theendoftheschoolyearisinsight-Christmascards,candycanesandofcourse,endofyear

reports.

Whilemostparentswelcomeanassessmentoftheirkids*performance,theydonotexpecttheirowninputtobe

evaluated.ButaschoolintheUKischangingthat.Aswellasassessingtheirstudentsttheyaredishingoutgradesto

mumsanddads.Parentsthatarereallyinvolvedintheirkids*educationarerewardedwithanA,andparentsthat

haven*tdonetheirbitgetadisappointingD.

TheschoobGreasleyBeauvalePrimaryinNottinghamshire,usesstandardsuchaswhethermumsanddadshave

attendedschooleventssuchasplaysandparentteachereveningstodecideonthegrade.Theschool'sprincipab

DonnaChambers,saidthattheschemehadbeenwellreceived.

“Thereweresomecritics.Inspiteofit,between15percentand20percentofparentsstartedoutinthelower

categoriesbutnowthathasbeenreducedtojusttwopercent,“sheexplained.

Chambershopesthattheschemewillhelpmotivateparentalinvolvement."Thesystemisimportantbecauseyou

havegottogettheparentsonboardfromdayone.Thatonehourinitialconversationsayingtheycouldimprovewill

makeadifferencetotherestofthatchild'sacademiclife”,shesaid.

Butwhiletheschememaybewellintentioned9itislikelytobeconnectedwithparentshaming.Therearelotsof

reasonswhysomemumsanddadsmightnotbeinvolvedinschoolactivitiessuchasworkcommitmentsylookingafter

youngerchildrenorcaringforelderlyrelatives.

Andofcourse,beinginvolvedinyourkid'seducationdoesn'tbeginandendatschool.Thereisalotthatgoeson

behindthescenesfromhelpingwithhomeworktokeepinguniformsfreshlylaundered.Andwhataboutalltheparents

whostayedupsewingspecialcostumesatthelastminute?Surelythatearnsagoldstarinsteadofagrade!

1、Whatdoschoolsusuallydoattheendoftheschoolyear?

A.Evaluatingkids*performances.

B.MakingChristmascards.

C.Dividingcandies.

D.Gradingparents.

2、WhatdoestheschoofsprincipalChamberssayaboutthescheme?

A.Itusesanewwaytoevaluatekids.

B・Ithasgainedmuchacceptance.

C.Itgivesparentsfurthereducation.

D.Itimproveskids*motivationforlearning.

3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofparentsbeinginvolvedinkids'education?

A.Itaddstoparents*burden.

B.Itbringsshametoparents.

C.Itmeansfarmorethanbeinggraded.

D.Itincreasesparents*commitmenttoeducation.

4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thereistoomuchstressforparentsabouttheirchildren'sacademiclife.

B.Parentsaswellastheirchildrenareonthelistoftheyearschoolreport.

C.Parentsshouldbeinvolvedinchildren'sschoollife.

D.Whetheraparentisexcellentdependsonthegradehegets.

24.（8分）Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard'sannouncement.Train

travelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherifstherecordedmessageorthe

guard'smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit'softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.I

noticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!

Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongthese

lines,wGoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou'llbe

pleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsare

singing,andairsrightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou'regoing.Thanksforcatchingmytrain

thismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”

Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard'sexcellent

messageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardand

said"Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?^^Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,MYes,

yyyyes.““WeIl,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeand

theotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit・"Isaid.

Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsin

whattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthanking

peopleforsomethingthey'vedone,particularlywhenit'snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguard

wouldhavewhenhegothome?

1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?

A.Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.

B.Themessagesareunattractive.

C.Theguard'svoiceisnotclear.

D.Theyareabsorbedinbooks.

2、WhatdoestheunderlinedwordUstunned,9inParagraph3mean?

A.Patient.

B.Cautious.

C.Excited.

D.Surprise.

3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?

A.Thebeautifulweather.

B.Therecordedmessage.

C.ThetrainfromPenrith.

D.Theunexpectedappreciation.

4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ABoringTrainStory

B.AnIntelligentGuard

C.ADifferentTrainAnnouncement

D.ALovelyMorninginSydney

25.（10分）AbanonsmokinginpublicplaceshascomeintoforceinChina—hometoathirdoftheworld's

smokers.

Themoveisaimedatcontrollingthenumberofdeathsfromsmoking-relateddiseases*runningatamillionayear.

Buttheruleshavebeencriticized,becausetheydonotincludepunishmentsforthosewhochoosetoignorethem.

Manybusinessownershaterulesthatforcethemtobansmokingontheirpremises（经营场所）becausemany

customersdonotliketherulesandcomplain.

Therulesdonotallowsmokinginplaceslikerestaurants,hotels,railwaystationsortheatres,butnotattheoffice.

Employershaveadutytowarnstaffoffthedangersofsmokingbutdonothavetoforbidthemfromlightingupat

theirdesks.

Shanghaiintroducedsimilarrulesayearago,butpeopledonotseemtotakemuchnoticeofthem.Oftenyoufind

peoplesmokingatthenexttablewhileyouareeatingyourmealorhavingadrinkinabar.Theproblemisthattherules

donotincludepunishmentsforbusinessesorindividualswhoignorethem.

ItappearsthatmanyChinesepeopleareunawareofthedangersofsmoking.Researchsuggeststhatonlyonein

fourknowstheharmcigarettesofsecond-handsmokingcancause.

Officialssaytheyhavetotrytopersuadepeoplenottosmoketoreducethenumbersdyingfromsmoking-related

diseases.

Atthesametimethegovernmentmakesalotofmoneyfromthesalesofcigarettesbythestate-ownedfirmthat

makesandsellsalltobaccoproductsthroughoutthecountry.

ThenumberofsmokersinChinamakesupaboutoftheworld'ssmokers.

A.66%B.44%

C.33%D.55%

2、Wecanreplacetheunderlinedpartinthepassagewith.

A.areconcernedaboutB.arecuriousabout

C.don9tknowD.don'tcare

3、Ifthegovernmentwantstobansmokinginpublicplaces,・

A.onlyrelyoneducatingpeople

B.takemoreeffectivemeasures

C.dopunishthosewhoignoretherules

D.letpeopleknowmoreaboutthedangersofsmoking

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）NancyandherhusbandwereovernightinAtlantaastheywaitedtoconnectwithaflighttoSouth

Africa.Theyaregoingtheretomeether]andhaveanicethree-weekvacation.

Unluckily,theirluggagehadalreadybeen2,Sotheywerewonderingiftheyshouldgetonthat3to

SouthAfrica.Buttheirfriendshadputonalotofefforts4theirtripinSouthAfricaincluding5for

tripstheywouldgoon.So,Nancyendedupdecidingtogowithouttheir6andhopeforthebest.

Theywereaboutto7inthehotelwhenthetelephonerang.Butitwasnotabouttheirluggage.Ltwas

Nancy'sson8herthather87-year-oldmotherwas9Shewasinhospital.Hersonsaidshe'dbetter___

10immediately.ButNancywas11.Theyhadbeenplanningthistripforalongtimebutshewantedto___

12hermothertoo.Nancywishedshecouldtalktosomeonethatcangivehersome13advice.Whenher

husbandwenttosleep,shelayawakewrestlingwithher14.Suddenly,sheheardhermother'svoice,uGo.15

yourtrip!”Nancywonderedifshehad16it.Nancyfeltasifhermotherweretherewithher.Thevoiceand

messagewereso17andstrong.

Thenextmorning,Nancy'shusbandaskedwhatshedecided.Beforeshecould18,therecameatelephone

ring.ItwasNancy'ssister.ShetoldNancyshewouldtakegoodcareoftheirmother.Meanwhile,theirluggagehasbeen

eventually19,

Deeplytouched,Nancyfeltextremelyfortunatelivinginsuchaharmoniousfamily.Nancyandherhusbandheaded

forSouthAfricawith20intime.

1、A.motherB.friendsC.sonD.relatives

2、A.deliveredB.checkedC.lostD.weighed

3、A.shipB.coachC.trainD.flight

4、A.planningB.changingC.delayingD.canceling

5、A.regulationB.troubleC.reservationsD.excitement

6、A.passportsB.luggageC.cellphonesD.wallet

7、A.sleepB.wanderC.instructD.work

8、A.warningB.declaringC.predictingD.informing

9、A.nervousB.sickC.exhaustedD.delighted

10、A.returnB.respondC・escapeD.mourn

11、A.calmB.tornC.relaxedD.encouraged

12、A.takeinB.lookforC.attendtoD.leavealone

13、A.unreasonableB.selfishC.dishonestD.practical

14、A.decisionB.imaginationC.diseaseD.promise

15、A.ForgetB.AbandonC.RecordD・Enjoy

16、A.rewardedB.claimedC.imaginedD.expressed

17、A.clearB.strangeC.illegalD.rare

18、A.repeatB.replyC.regretD.request

19、A.signedB.wrappedC.openedD.found

20、A.disappointmentB.embarrassmentC.reliefD.anxiety

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)Yesterday,anotherstudentandI,representingouruniversity'sstudent&(associate),wenttotheCapital

InternationalAirporttomeetthisyear'sinternationalstudents2・werecoiningtostudyatBeijingUniversity.After

halfanhourofwaitingfortheirflighttoarrive,Isawseveralyoungpeopleenterthe3.(wait)arealookingaround

curiously.Istoodforaminute4.(watch)themandthenwenttogreetthem.

Thefirstperson5.(arrive)wasTonyGarciafromColombia,closely6.(follow)byJuliaSmithfromBritain.AfterI

metthemandthenintroducedthemtoeachother,Iwasverysurprised.TonyapproachedJulia,touchedhershoulder

andkissedher7,thecheek!Shesteppedbackappearingsurprisedandputupherhands,asifindefence.Iguessed

thattherewas8.(probable)amajormisunderstanding.ThenAkiraNagatafromJapancameinsmiling,togetherwith

GeorgeCookfromCanada.Asthey9.(introduce),GeorgereachedhishandouttotheJapanesestudent.Justatthat

moment,however,AkirabowedsohisnosetouchedGeorge'smovinghand.Theybothapologized-another10,(culture)

mistake!

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(A),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。

Iliveinadistantvillageinthemountains,whichpeoplelike-raisingdogs、Ihaveanadultdogandhewasnotvery

biginsize、Lastweek,therelativesenttwolittledogstome、Theywereunabletowalkwell,evenfalltothegroundnow

andthen、Theymovedliketwofurballs,funnyandlovely>

However,!fearedthatiftheadultdogmightdislikethemandevenattackthem>SoIkeptthetwolittleoneinabox>One

day,Iwasastonishingtoseetheadultdoglyinginthebox、Underthemcomfortablylaythetwolittledogs!Nowthethree

dogsgetalongwelloneanotherandlivehappytogether、

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你是某中学的学生Tom。前不久，你参加了全国英语演讲比赛并获得一等奖。请用英语给校刊写一

篇文章，谈谈你的体会。内容主要包括：

1.付出才有回报；

2.收获自信和友谊；

3.感激之情。

注意：1词数100左右；

2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

LookingbacktotheNationalEnglishSpeakingCompetitionItookpartInseveraldaysago,Ihavealottoshare

withyou.

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题L5分，满分30分）

1、D

2、D

3、D

4