湖北省孝感市文昌中学2023-2024学年高考英语三模试卷含解析

湖北省孝感市文昌中学2023-2024学年高考英语三模试卷考生请注意：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．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom2．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge3．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto4．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why5．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should6．—Howwasyourjobinterview?—Verysuccessful.I________myhomeworkaboutthecompany,youknow.A．haddoneB．havedoneC．didD．wasdoing7．Rentusually________upinthesummer,whencollegegraduatesaremovingoutoftheirdormitoriesandseekingfornewplacestomovein.A．willgo B．goesC．hasgone D．went8．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as9．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome10．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted11．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.12．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?13．Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto14．ThePartycouldhavestated______theirpolicywasonthismatter,butthevotersonlyreceivedaverydustyanswer.A．why B．when C．whether D．what15．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need16．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget17．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence18．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,19．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory20．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall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）Tohelpmakeupforsleeplostduringmarathonnightflights,migrating(迁徙)birdstakehundredsofpowernap(小睡)duringtheday,eachlastingafewseconds.Everyautumn,Swainson’sthrushes(画眉)flyupto3,000milesfromtheirbreedinggroundsinnorthernCanadaandAlaskatowinterinCentralandSouthAmerica.Comespring,thebirdsmakethelongtripback.Thebirdsflymostlyatnightandoftenforlonghoursatatime,leavinglittletimeforsleep.Sotogetthroughthesetiresomeperiods,thrushes,duringautumnandspringwhenthebirdsarenormallymigrating,changetheirsleeppatterns,stayingawakeatnightandrestingduringday.Butinsteadofsleepingforalongperiodatatime,thebirdstookseveralnapsaday,eachonelastingonly9secondsonaverage.Thethrushesalsomixeduptheirshut-eyesessionswithtwootherformsofsleep.Inone,calledunilateraleyeclosure,orUEC,thebirdsrestedoneeyeandonehalfoftheirbrainswhiletheirothereyeandhalfbrainremainedopenandactive,protectingthemfromdanger.Thebirdsalsooccasionallyslippedintoanotherstate,onethatanycollegestudentwhohaseverbeenstuckinaboringlecturecanrelateto.Calleddrownsiness(睡意),thisstateischaracterizedbyapartialshuttingofbotheyesthatstillallowsforsomevisualprocessing.“Intermsofquality,drowsinessmaybelessusefulthannormalsleep,butitmayalsobesafer.”saidFuchs.What’sinterestingisthatevenanimalsshouldmakeupforsleeploss.Thataneedforsleepcannotbelosteveninthesebirdsmeanstheimportanceofsleepformany,ifnotall,animals,nottomentionhuman.1、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MigratingBirdsTravelforLongHoursB．MigratingNeedHelpC．HowBirdsMigrateduringAutumnD．MigratingBirdsTakeManyDailyPowerNaps2、Accordingtothetext,whenhavingdrowsiness,thethrushes______.A．willrestoneeyeandtheotheractiveB．willoftensleepduringdayC．willstillbecarefulwiththepossibledangersD．willnotseeanythinginfrontofthem3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Sleepisimportantforhumanbeing.B．Animalsneedsleeptorest.C．Migratingbirdsneedsleeponlyduringday.D．Collegestudentsoftenhavedrowsinessinfall.22．（8分）Nearly20U.S.stateshavestartedcarryingoutformerpresidentBarackObama’sCleanPowerPlan,whichplaceslimitsoncarbondioxideemissionsfrompowerplantsinanefforttoreducetheimpactsofclimatechange.Theplanhasbeeninlegallimbo(边缘)forthepastyear.Yetscientistshavenowcalculatedanotheroutcomeofthepolicy:harmtocropyields(产量)iftheplaniscancelled.Alongwithcarbonpollution,coal-firedpowerplantsspew(喷出)pollutantsthatformwhatweknowassmog.Thecontributionofsmogtoincreasedratesofasthma(哮喘)andprematuredeathswasalreadyknown.Thenewresearchestimatestheextenttowhichsmog,underair-pollutionpolicies-4nplacebeforetheCleanPowerPlan,wouldlimitproductionin2020offourmajorcrops:corn,cotton,potatoesandsoybeans.LedbyenvironmentalengineerShannonL.Capps,nowatDrexelUniversity,theteamalsosketchedtheextenttowhichthosecropproductionlosseswouldreduceunderthreenationwidescenarios(方案).Oneimprovedtheefficiencyofindividualpowerplants.AnothermodeledapolicysimilartotheObamaplan,settingstateCO2emissionsgoalsfortheelectricitydepartment.Athirdestablishedataxoncarbonemissions,underwhichemissionsfellthemost.Butthegreatestdropinsmog-formingpollutants—andgreatestgainsincropyields—camefrompoliciessuchastheCleanPowerPlan.Researcherscalculatedhowwelleachscenariowouldreducethepotentialproductivityloss(PPL)ofeachcrop.PPLisaprojectedvaluefor2020andindicateshowmuchcropgrowthwouldsufferbecauseofsmog.Scenario2mostcloselyagreeswithresultsexpectedfromtheCleanPowerPlan.1、What’sthemainpurposeofTheCleanPowerPlan?A．Tooffercleanpower, B．TolimitCO2emissions.C．Toslowclimatechange. D．Toincreasecropproduction.2、Thelatestresearchshowsthatsmogmaycause.A．asthma B．earlydeathsC．heartdisease D．cropproductionloss3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Scenario3wasintendedtoincreasetaxes.B．Scenario2increasedcropyieldsmost.C．Scenario1didn’thaveanyeffectoncropyields.D．ThethreescenariosweremadeatDrexelUniversity.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．U.S.statesrestarttheObama’sPlan.B．TheCleanPowerPlanwascalledoff.C．Threescenariosbenefitcropyields.D．Smogdoesharmtopeople’shealth.23．（8分）Positivethinkingisasignificantelementofhappiness.Inordertobecomeapositivethinker,determinationandconsistencyareimportant.Thefirstthingtoknowaboutpositivethinkingisthateveryonecandoit.Withcertaincognitive(认知的)andbehavioralchanges,wecanallbecomepositivethinkers.Anotherimportantfactoristhatbeingapositivethinkerdoesnotmeanyoubecomenumbtoanythingthatisnotworkingproperlyinyourlifeorisnegative-itjustmeansthatyouapproachlifeandfacechallengeswithahealthieroutlook.Insteadofselectivelyattendingtonegativeevents,focusonthepositiveones.Thenpayattentiontothedelayedconsequencesofyourbehaviorratherthantheimmediateones.Forexample,ifajobisnotgoinglikeyouwant,focusonthefactthatyouhaveajobandhowyoucantakeyourtimetomakethesituationbetter.Challengeanyinternalattributionsandseeifyoucompareyourbehaviortostandardsthatareexcessivelyrigidandperfectionistic.Ifso,changetheseandbereasonablewithyourcomparisons.Forexample,ifyouconstantlycompareyourweaknesseswithotherpeople'sstrengths,thenswitchthisandcompareyourselfwiththosewhoaredoingpoorerthanyouaswell.Overall,peoplewhofocusmoreontheirstrengthsthantheirweaknessesbutatthesametimeareawareoftheirweaknesseshaveahealthierself-evaluationresult.Whenfacedwithtoomuchfearaboutasituation,imaginetheworstcaseandvisualizeasolutionforit,thenletgooffear.Thisway,youwillbepreparedforanythingandyourfearwillnotblockyoufrombeingopenandcreativetodifferentsolutions.Forexample,ifyouareconstantlyworriedaboutlosingyourjobuptoapointwhereitiscreatingalotofanxietyandfearandiseffectingyourperformanceandyourhappinessnegatively,thenthinkoflosingyourjob,visualizehowyouwillhandleit,findsolutionsinyourmindandthenletgoofthethoughtandthefearattachedtoit.Sopositivethinkersarebetterproblemsolversandhavebetterinteractions.Inadditiontothat,peoplewhoarepositivethinkersarehappierandmoresatisfiedwiththeirlife.1、Whyispositivethinkingasignificantelementofhappiness?A．Itmeansthatoneisblindtothetroublesanddifficultiesthatexist.B．Itmeansthatoneconstantlycompareseverythingwithotherpeople's.C．Itmeansthatoneisstronginmindandhasnothingtobeafraidof.D．Itmeansthatoneapproacheslifeandfaceschallengesmorehealthily.2、Whatdoesthetextsuggestaboutthejobyoudon'tlike?A．Quittingitandfindingabetterone.B．Keepingandtryingtomakeitbetter.C．Beingnegativeandnumbtoit.D．Challengingyourselfwithanewoutlook.3、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph4?A．Bepreparedfortheworst:andletgooffear.B．Beingconstantlyworriedwillloseyourjob.C．Fearwillpreventyoubeingopenandcreative.D．Thereisnothingtofearifwellprepared.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowtofocusonthepositiveeventsB．HowtobeapositivethinkerC．WhattodowhenfacedwithfearD．Whattoknowofself-evaluation24．（8分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”，oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay.Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle－cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow－pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour(水蒸汽)initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout(被挤出)atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddampair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.25．（10分）YoumighthaveheardalotaboutancienttownsandancientcitiesinChina.Here,welistseveralofthemostbeautifulancientvillagesinChina.BaoshanStoneCity,YunnanProvinceBaoshanStoneCitywasbuiltonahugemushroom-shapedrock,andonlyhasaboutonehundredhouses.Thehousesarelaidoutinanorderlyway,builtontherock,andlinkedbystonesteps.TheNaxipeopletherestillleadanoriginallifeandgrowcropsinterraces(梯田);youcanexperiencethecolorfulcultureoftheNaxiethnic(民族的)groupthere.TuvasVillageinKanas,XinjiangKanasTuvasVillageisnearthemysteriousLakeKanas.Thesmallvillageislocatedinavalley,andonlyhasabout80houses.TheseSwiss-stylewoodenhousesareallsurroundedbywoodenfences.Tuvasisanancientminoritygroup.Theytraditionallylivedashunter-gathers.Youcanvisitalocalfamily,goherding(放牧)withthelocalsandexperiencethepeacefulancientvillagelife.JiajuTibetanVillage,Danba,SichuanProvinceJiajuTibetanVillageisknownasthe“Tibetanfairyland”.Itstandsonamountainslope,andconsistsofabout140houses.Theseuniquehousesareallbuiltwithcrown-shapedroofs,redeaves,andwhitewalls,whichmakethehouseslooklikelittlecastlesamongtheforest.XijiangMiaoVillage,GuizhouProvinceIfyoureinterestedintheMiaoMinority,XijiangMiaoVillagecanbeagreatdestinationfordeepeningyourunderstandingofMiaohistoryandculture.It’sthelargestMiaovillageinChina,andnowhas1432householdswithapopulationofover5000,ofwhich99.5%areMiaoethnicgroup.It’salsofamousforthehousesbuiltonstilts(支柱)ofdifferentheights.1、WhatcanyoudoinKanasTuvasVillage?A．Hikeinterraces.B．Seehousesofaforeignstyle.C．Gohuntingwiththelocals.D．Learnabouthousesbuiltonstilts.2、Wherecanyouadmirethehouseslikecastles?A．InBaoshanStoneCity. B．InKanasTuvasVillage.C．InJiajuTibetanVillage. D．InXijiangMiaoVillage.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthevillagesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyremainedsecrettotheoutsideworldinthepast.B．Theywereoriginallybuilttodefendtheirhomeland.C．Theyarestillcutoffanddifficulttoaccessnowadays.D．Theyaretheethnicvillageswithuniquearchitecture.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）Mybeautiful18-year-olddaughterwasadmittedtopsychiatric（精神病的）care.I1hertwiceaday.Shewastheonly2whohadvisitorsateverysession.Onthecontrary,somewere3tohaveavisitoronceaweek.Iwasaskedbythepatientsto4aChristmasbasketontheirbehalfforthenursingstaff,andIwas5enoughmoneythattheyofferedmetoputtogetheraluxurybasket.My6OlivecameintoourofficewhenIwas7tomakethebasketwhilestudentswereplayingoutside.ShecouldseeIwas8andunwellasIstruggledputtingthebaskettogether.Oliveofferedto9,madeagreatjobofthebasketandthenhelpedcarryittomycar.WhenI10andbroughtthebaskettothepatientsinperson,theywereabsolutely11.Iwastherewhenthey12ittothenursingstaff;they’dneverbeengivenanythinglikethisbeforeandtheywereso13andappreciative.Itwasabeautiful14asthoseinpsychiatriccareacknowledgedthosewhocaredforthem.Afewdayslater,I15athank-youcardandaboxofchocolatesfromthepatientsfor16themwiththeirbasket.Ican’ttellyouhow17Iwasalsoatthattimewhenseeingtheirsmilingfaces.Thesewerepeoplewhowereunableto18outsidehospital.Theywere19peoplewhowereunabletolookafterthemselvesandwereonveryhighmedication,20theirheartsstillfoundloveandgratitudeforthenursingstaffandforme.2491、A．scoldedB．calledC．taughtD．visited2、A．doctorB．nurseC．patientD．teacher3、A．successfulB．luckyC．worriedD．angry4、A．prepareB．buyC．throwD．draw5、A．givenB．paidC．lentD．owed6、A．daughterB．colleagueC．studentD．teacher7、A．pretendingB．managingC．attemptingD．regretting8、A．excitedB．relaxedC．amazedD．tired9、A．takeupB．takeoverC．takeoffD．takeout10、A．droveB．walkedC．ranD．rode11、A．sadB．nervousC．calmD．delighted12、A．explainedB．ownedC．presentedD．returned13、A．puzzledB．disappointedC．touchedD．frightened14、A．momentB．girlC．hospitalD．car15、A．stoleB．receivedC．borrowedD．ordered16、A．sharingB．exchangingC．fixingD．helping17、A．gratefulB．cautionsC．politeD．happy18、A．watchB．functionC．eatD．speak19、A．honestB．healthC．weakD．humor20、A．butB．ifC．becauseD．or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）TheBattleofWaterloo,which1．(take)placeinBelgiumin1815,markedthefinaldefeatofFrenchmilitaryleaderandemperorNapoleon,2．conqueredmuchofcontinentalEuropein3．early19thcentury.NapoleonrosethroughtheranksoftheFrencharmyduringtheFrenchRevolution,4．(seize)controloftheFrenchgovernmentin17995．becameemperorin1804.Throughaseriesof6．(war),heexpandedhisempireacrosswesternand7．(center)Europe.However,adisastrousinvasionofRussialed8．hisabdication(退位)andexile(流放)in1814.HereturnedtoFrancein1815andbrieflyresumedpower.TheBattleofWaterloo,inwhichNapoleon’sforces9．(defeat)bytheBritishandPrussians,signaledtheendof10．(he)reign(统治)andtheendofFrance’sdominationinEurope.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11处起)不计分。Westernpeopleoftensay“Excuseme”.InChina,“Excusesme”isonlyusedapologizewhenapersonhasdonesomethingwrongandhashurtsomeoneelse.Westernpeoplesayitwhentheywanttopassinthefrontofsomeone,orwhentheyfindhimselflateforanappointment.Evenathomethehusbandwillthankthewifeunlessshegiveshimaglassofwater.“Thankyou”meanyouappreciatewhatsomeonehasdoneforyou,nomatterhowsmalleritis.“E