2023-2024学年湖南省衡阳市高考英语三模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖南省衡阳市高考英语三模试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as2．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast3．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced4．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing5．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend6．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf7．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken8．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore9．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake10．Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered11．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen12．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore13．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid14．Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．analysisB．angleC．attitudeD．approach15．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata16．The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a;a B．the;a C．a;the D．the;the17．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft18．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．although B．evenif C．unless D．as19．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available20．Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical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）KillerwhalesinAlaska’sBeringSeahavefiguredoutaneasywaytogetfed.Insteadofseekingoutthefishthem-selves,thecleverwhaleschasedownfishingboatsandstealtheentirecatchoftheday,asmuchas20,000to30,000pounds.Killerwhale“thieves”arenotanewphenomenon.JapanesefishermenhavereportedbeingfollowedbykillerWhalessincethe1950s.However,theincreasingfrequencyofwhalefishtheftintheBeringSea'scontinentalshelfisnowthreateningthelivelihoodoffishermen.PaulClampitt,alocalfisherman,sayshiscrewtriedtokeepthewhalesawaywithloudsounds.Thoughthatworkedforashorttime,thewhalesnowconsiderthenoise“adinnerbell”.JayHerberttriedusingsonartokeepthewhalesaway.Healsometwithlittlesuccess.Accordinglotheexperiencedfisherman,thesmartwhalesdeliberatelyseekoutlongliners(延绳钓渔船）,and,allthefirstopportunitypresentedtothem,stealthefish,leavingbehindjustthelipsofthefishcaught!NOAAFisheriesbiologistJohnMoranisnotsurprisedatthewhales’thievingskill.Theexpertsayswhalesareskilledhunterswhocandistinguishthesoundsofdifferentboatsandevenrecognizethesoundsoftheoperatingsystemthatplacesthefishingequipmentintotheocean.Theexpertjokes,“Grabbingafishoffalineisnothing.”Sincetheyaresocialanimals,itiseasyforwhalestopasstheirskillsontoothers.Killerwhalesarenottheonlywhalespeciesthathavelearnedtostealfromhumans.IntheGulfofAlaska,spermwhalesalsoconductsimilarthefts.LonglinefishermenoffWashington,Chile,Australia,Hawaii,andmanyothercountrieshavereportedsimilarincidents.Thereis,unfortunately,noeasyfixtothisproblem.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsisusingpottrapssimilartotheonesusedtocatchcrabs.However,thecostofswitchingfromlonglinetopotfishingistoohigh,especiallyforsmall-scalefisheries.Thereisalsonoguaranteethatthecatchwillbesafefromtheintelligentwhaleswhich,manyfear,willeventuallyfigureouthowtoopenthepots!1、WhatconcernsfishermeninAlaska?A．Thekillerwhaleseatingtheirfish.B．Thedecreaseofnumbersofwhales.C．Thekillerwhaleschasingtheirboats.D．Thehighcostofoperatingfishingboats.2、Whatmaybethemeanstoprotectfishermen’scatchatpresent?A．Loudsounds.B．Pottraps.C．Sonar.D．Dinnerbells.3、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Whalescanlearnfromeachother.B．Whales’thievingskillssurpriseexperts.C．Whalesareabletocommunicatewithfishermen.D．Killerwhalesarethemostintelligentwhalespecies4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FishermenFacingDangerB．WhalesTeasingFishermenC．ThievesStealingfromFishermenD．WhalesLivingAllovertheWorld22．（8分）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducational

StatisticsreportedthatU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016,called“TuringtheTide---MakingCaringCommon”.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkins,the

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DirectorforEducationalPolicy,saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent’sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardized

testresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmakeprocesslessaboutcompetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherexpectation.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetandthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.“Manyoftheinstitutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry,"Schaeffersaid.1、Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?A．TheschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudentsB．Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities2、Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?A．Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.B．Adescriptionoftheirinterests.C．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?.A．Supportive.B．DoubtfulC．NeutralD．Negative4、Thecritic,BobSchaeffer,thinksthat.A．someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisrightB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregood23．（8分）Forthebusinesstravelerwhoisallaboutefficiency:Checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumoftrouble.Whenyouarepressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcaninfuriateyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.1.YotelNewYorkTheself-servicekiosksatthishigh-techNewYorkhotelworkjustliketheonesyou’dseeatanairport.Therearejustfive-stepstoregisterandobtainyourcardkey.Thereisevenaroboticluggagebellboy.Youtapinthenumberofbagsyouarecarryingandsizes,thenwaitforarobotarmtoswingdownandstoreyourluggageinalocker(say,foradaytrip).Thisalsospeedsupthecheck-inprocessifthefirstthingyouneedtodo,likeme,isheadtoaseriesofmeetings.2.MarriottDetroitAirportAnotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(I’vetestedtheappitselfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.)Hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiphoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in”virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.3.HyattRegencyMinneapolisIhappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.LiketheYotel,thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewholeprocesstookaboutthreeminutes,whenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out.Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywithanipadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:youneverhavetowaitinline.4.Radisson:LaCrosseTheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster,atafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacrosseinWisconsin,youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougettothekiosk,youscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.It’ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.1、Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?A．YotelNewYorkandMarriottDetroitAirport.B．MarriottDetroitAirportandRadisson:LaCrosse.C．MarriottDetroitAirport.andHyattRegencyMinneapolis.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadisson:LaCrosse.2、Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?A．YotelNewYork.B．MarriottDetroitAirport.C．Radisson:LaCrosse.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolis.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．AtYotelNewYork,arobotwillhelpyouwithallthecheck-inprocess.B．Withitscheck-inapp,youmayenteryourroominMarriottwithoutakey.C．ThebarcodeyoureceivefromRadissoncontributestothefastcheck-in.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisisclosetoanairportterminal.24．（8分）WelcometoHawksCayResortCentrallylyingbetweenMiamiandkeywest,HawksCayResortofferstheperfectunionofsolitudeandconvenience.HereyoucanenjoythebestqualitiesoftheCaribbean-cleargreenwaters,endlesssunshine,excellentfishinganddivingchances,andfreshseafood.THEMIDDLEOFEVERYTHINGHanksCayliesinhemiddleoftheFloridaKeysonthequietislandofDuckKey.Theresortisjustoveranhour’sdrivefromKeyWestattractions,andonlyminutesfromthevillageofMarathonwhereyou’llfindtheSeven-MileBridge,theMarathonTurtleHospital,shoppingchangesandmore.GETTINGTOHAWKSCAYRESORTByLandDrivetheOverseasHighway,awardedoneofAmerica’smostscenicroads,asyoutravelacrosshistoricfishingbridges,andadmiretheblueandgreenwateroftheAtlanticOceanandFloridaBay.HawksCaycentrallyliesonly90milesbycarfromMiamiand130milesfromFortLauderdale.CarscanberentedfromMarathonAirport,lyingjustafewmilesfromtheresort.ByAirDailyflightsareofferedintonearbyMiami,FortLauderdale/HollywoodandKeyWestInternationalairports.HawksCayisproudtopartnerwiththeMarathonJetCenter,lyingjust9milesfromtheresort,offeringlightsandprivatejetservice.FlydirecttoMarathonInternationalAirportfromFortLauderdle,Miami,MarcoIslandandNaplesforaslowas$222perpersononeway.Flighttimeisapproximately38minutes.BySeaHawksCaycaneasilybereachedviatheAtlanticOceanorGulfofMexico.HawksCay’sfull-servicemarinafeaturesfeesforshipsupto2feet,andalltheboatingandfishingsuppliesyou’llneedduringyourstayinthebeautifulFloridaKeys.1、IfpeoplewanttogofromMarcoIslandtoHawksCay,howwilltheygo?A．Takeaplaneandthenrentacar. B．Takeaboatandthenataxi.C．Driveacaralltheway. D．Takeaplaneandthenabus.2、Whichplaceisthemostdistantfromtheresort?A．DuckKey. B．Marathon.C．Miami. D．FortLauderdale.3、Whatisthepurposeinwritingthetext?A．TointroduceHawksCayResortandthewaytoit.B．ToshowthetransportationofHawksCayisconvenient.C．Toencouragepeopletotravelmore.D．TotellwhyHawksCayResortisworthvisiting.25．（10分）Thepalm-forward(掌心向外)"V"sign,formedbyraisingandspreadingthewristtwofingers,hasthreedifferentmeaningsinAmericanculture.Themostpopularmeaningofthe"V"signwasinventedin1941byaBelgian,VictorDeLavalaye.WantingasymbolforresistancetotheNazioccupation,hecameupwiththesingleletter"V",whichstoodnotonlyforhisownfirstname,butalsoforEnglishvictory,Flemishvirijheid,andFrenchvictoire.Thesymbolismofthesignspreadveryquickly,andWinstonChurchilluseditconstantlyinpublicappearance.Thusthroughoutthe1940sand1950s,thegesturemeantsimply"victory".Thesecondmeaningcameinthe1960s.Becauseofitsmilitaryimplication,Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesignsarcastically(讽刺地)againstthearms,sothatitbecameknownasthe"peacesign".Inthe1970s,the"W'sign,whichhadlostitsmilitaryimplication,wasacommongreetingamongfreedomlovers,acidheads,politicalradicals,andultimately,youngpeopleingeneral.Sobyaboutthemiddleofthe1970s,itnolongergavecluetotheuser'sphilosophy.Thethirdmeaningistheoldestandleastcommon.Americanchildrenjokinglyput"V",whichresembles"horns",behindfriends-headsingroupsnapshot.TheyareunknowinglyreproducingsomethingthatsouthernEuropeanswouldfindhighlyoffensive.Thismischief,called"hornsoftheDevil",isavariantoftheEuropean"horns"gesture,whichisobscene（猥亵的).Herethe"w'signmeans"Yourwifehasbeencheatingonyouor,whenplacedbehindanother'shead,hiswifehasbeencheatingonhim."IntheUnitedStates,thegestureistypicallygivenwiththepalmfacingtheviewer.TheBritishuseboththisversionandanolder,palm-backwardversion;thelatterisobsceneinAmericanculture,andcorrespondstotheAmerican"finger".Churchillgotsomesurprisedstaresin1941when,evidentlyunawareofthemeanusage,hegavethepalm-backward"V"toBritishtroops.InEnglandtodayyoucouldhavetobeasocialhermitnottounderstandthedistinction.Astonishingly,however,MargaretThatcherrepeatedChurchill'serrorafterhervictoryinthe1979election.1、What'sthemostpopularmeaningofthe"V"sign?A．Victory, B．Peace.C．Cheat. D．Freedom.2、WhydidChurchillgetsomesurprisedstaresaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Hewasproudofhistroops.B．Hehadwantedtobeahermit.C．Hewasn'tinsensibleofthemeanusageofthe"V"sign.D．HewantedtoshowcongratulationstoBritishtroops.3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．The"V"signsimplymeansvictorysince1941.B．The"V"signmeaningpeacewasinventedbyaBelgian.C．ThatchermadethesameerrorasChurchillafterhersuccessfulelection.D．Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesigntogreetamongfreedomlovers.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．It'snevertoooldtolearn.B．Thinkwellbeforeyouspeak.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Trytoknowculturediversityfullyandregionally.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）第二节完型填空(共20小题；每小题l.5分。满分30分)[来源:]阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I’vealwayshadstrongopinionsofhowloveshouldbeexpressed,butothershadtheirownwaysofshowingcare.WhatI36mostaboutvisitingmyboyfriend’sparentsistheloudtickoftheclockinthediningroomaswe37ateourmeal.WithsolittleconversationIwasquickto38hisfamilyascold.Whenwegotintothe39togohome,hisfathersuddenlyappeared.40,hebegantowashhisson’swindscreen.Icouldfeelheisacaringmanthroughtheglass.Ilearnedanotherlessonaboutloveafewyearslater.Myfatheroften41meearlyinthemorning.“BuyXerox.It’sagoodsharpprice,”hemightsaywhenIansweredthephone.Nopleasant42orinquiryaboutmylife,justfinancialinstructions.Thismannerofhis43meandweoftenquarreled.Butoneday,Ithoughtaboutmyfather’ssuccessinbusinessandrealizedthathisconcernformyfinancialsecuritylaybehindhis44morningcalls.Thenexttimehecalledandtoldmetobuyastock,I45him.Whenmysocialstylehasconflictedwiththatofmyfriends,I’veoftenfelt46.Forexample,Ialwaysreturnphonecalls47andregularlycontactwithmyfriends.Iexpectthesamefromthem.Ihadonefriendwhorarelycalled,answeringmymessageswithshorte-mails.Irushedtothe48:Shewasn’tagoodfriend!Myanger49astheholidaysapproached.ButthenshecametoagatheringI50andhandedmeabeautifuldressIhadfalleninlovewithwhenwedidsomewindow-shoppingthepreviousmonth.Iwas51atherthoughtfulness,andregretfulforhowI’dconsideredhertobe52.ClearlyIneededtochangemyexpectationsoffriends.Fartoooften,Iignoredtheir53expressions,eagerlyexpectingthemtodothingsinmy54.Overtheyears,however,I’velearnedto55otherpersons,lovesigns.36.A．rememberB．enjoyC．valueD．admire37.A．excitedlyB．nervouslyC．silentlyD．instantly38.A．regardB．treatC．takeD．think39.A．busB．trainC．carD．plane40.A．PunctuallyB．CarefullyC．ProudlyD．Coldly41.A．visitedB．interruptedC．warnedD．telephoned42.A．greetingB．meetingC．apologyD．explanation43.A．interestedB．angeredC．encouragedD．surprised44.A．longB．shortC．warmD．polite45.A．praisedB．rememberedC．blamedD．thanked46.A．contentB．guiltyC．curiousD．disappointed47.A．inorderB．inturnC．withoutdelayD．withoutdifficulty48.A．feelingB．suggestionC．judgmentD．belief49.A．disappearedB．grewC．helpedD．declined50.A．openedB．refusedC．hostedD．invited51.A．depressedB．upsetC．fascinatedD．shocked52.A．uncaringB．dishonestC．unhappyD．uncooperative53.A．uniqueB．commonC．pleasantD．familiar54.A．opinionB．wayC．mindD．life55.A．sendB．readC．giveD．express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）Arecentstudyshowsthatmostadultsdidhouseholdchores1．(active)whentheywereyoung.Mostkidstodaydonotdoasmanyhouseholdchoresasbefore,2．samestudyshows.Anexpertsaid,“Parentstodaywanttheirkidstospendmoretime3．thingsthatcanbringthemmoneyandhonour.Theyhavestopped4．(do)theonethingthathasproventobringsuccess.Thatisdoinghouseholdchores.”Anotherstudyfindsthatcomparedwiththekids5．didn'tdohouseholdchores,youngadultsbeginningchoresatages3and4weremorelikely6．(succeed).Theyhadbetterfamilyrelationships,didbetterinschool,performedbetteratworkandweremoreindependent.Personalhappiness7．(say)tocomefromstrongrelationships.Itbeginsbylearningtobekindand8．(help)totheirparentsathome.Ifyourkidssaytheyhavetoskipchoresbecauseit'stimethey9．(deal)withtheirhomework,you’dbetternotletthemoffthehook.Ifyoudo,yourchildmaythinkgradesaremoreimportantthancaringaboutothers.“Whatmayseemlikesmall10．(message)atthemomentadduptobigonesovertime，”saysanexpert.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。Lastmonth,Igavesomeofmyclothestoagirlwhoneededitbecauseherparentsdidn'thavemoneytobuyhernewlyclothes、Inschool,thisgirlwasthevictimofbullyingbecauseoftheclothesthatshewears、S01wenthomeandwastoldmomthatI'dlikecollectsomethingforher、Knewwhatshesufferedintheschoolbrokemyheart、Sometimesyoungpeoplearesomeantootherswhichdon'thavethemoneytobuysomeexpensivething、Thishastochange