2023-2024学年湖北省武汉部分学校高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖北省武汉部分学校高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷考生请注意：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．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof2．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live3．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that4．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where5．Asheworksinaremotearea,hevisitshisparentsonly_____A．anxiouslyB．occasionallyC．practicallyD．urgently6．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine7．Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature8．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget9．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout10．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before11．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced12．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven13．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore14．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand15．________aboutthemanwearingsunglassesduringnightthathewasdeterminedtofollowhim.A．SocuriousthedetectivewasB．SocuriouswasthedetectiveC．HowcuriouswasthedetectiveD．Howcuriousthedetectivewas16．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that17．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom18．—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid19．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup20．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!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）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(买办）happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool,Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’srequest.B．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.C．Throughhisowneffortsatexams.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.B．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.C．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.D．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwaswonderful.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwasmysterious.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sequences”inthelastsentenceprobablymean?A．Results.B．Orders.C．Series.D．Progress.22．（8分）Dodogsunderstandus?Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee(黑猩猩).Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination(排除法).Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed(品种)knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!1、Fromparagraph2weknowthat_______.A．animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB．dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC．chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD．dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren2、Bothexperimentsshowthat_______.A．RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB．RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC．RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD．Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.B．Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C．Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D．Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'scommands.4、Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Totrainyourdog.B．Totalktoyourdog.C．Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D．Tobecarefulwithyourdog.23．（8分）ThePerfectSleepChairisdesignedtobethemostcomfortablereclinerchair.Whetheryouaresittingupright,relaxinginyourfavoriteTVviewingposition,orlyingcompletelyflatforsleeping,it’slikebeingonacloud.Acloudthathasbuilt-inheatandmassagesettingstomatchyourownpersonalcomfortlevel.Itevenhasabatterybackupincaseofapowercut.WithPerfectSleepChair,there’saperfectpositionforeverybody,eventhosethatprefertolieflatbutwanttheadditionalsupportthatmostmattresses(垫子)don’tprovide.Atthetouchofabutton,thePer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B．Itislasting.C．Itisportable. D．Itiscomfortable.3、Whatservicecancustomersreceive?A．Homedelivery. B．Free

replacement.C．A24-hourhotline. D．Amoney-backguarantee.24．（8分）Lucy，whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974，diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree，accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature．Fortheirresearch，KappelmanandDr．RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35，000"slices"ofLucy'sskeleton．ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong"LucyintheSkywithDiamonds"，whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery．Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp，cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls．TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy，whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherself﹣butthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable．TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet，accordingtothestatement．Thatsoundsplausible．Butotherscientistsaredoubtful．"Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks，"Dr，DonaldC，Johanson，directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy，said，"Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajust﹣sostoryandthereforeunprovable．"JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied，sayingthat"elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks，It'sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree．Butthenewresearchfocusedon"asmallnumberofbreaks"thatareconsistentwith"high﹣energybone﹣to﹣boneinfluences"andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones．Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，"Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath．"1、WhatcanweinferaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr．RichardKetcham'sresearch？A．Shegothernamefromasong．B．Shehadmorethan35，000slices．C．Shecouldn'tuseherarmsproperly．D．Shemadeanefforttosaveherself．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plausible"inParagraph6probablymean？A．Reasonable．B．Creative．C．Surprising．D．Unbelievable．3、WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree？A．Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling．B．Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath．C．Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered．D．Lucy'sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks．4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage？A．Lucydidn'tdiefromfallingoutofatree．B．Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless．C．TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue．D．Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem．25．（10分）“You’llbeblindbythetimeyou’retwenty-five,”adoctoratChildren’sHospitalpredicted.“Yourbloodsugarsaremuchtoohigh.”Itconsumedme.NomatterwhereIwasorwhatIwasdoing,itwasoverheadlikeadarkcloud,waitingforjusttherightopportunitytobreakopenanddestroymyworld.Ilikedpainting.Losingmyselfinpaintingfilledmewithpeace.PaintingprovidedmewiththeonlyplacewhereIcouldescapefromthosethreateningwords.WhenIwastwenty-one,myrighteyewentblind.Preciselythreemonthsaftermytwenty-fifthbirthday,Ihadamassivehemorrhage(大出血)inmylefteyebecauseofanaccident.Forthenexttwentyyears,visioncameandwent.Iwentthroughmanyeyeoperationsinanattempttokeepmyvision.Butafteronefinaloperation,Ilostthebattleandallremainingvision.AndIburiedalldreamsofpainting.Desperate,Ienrolledin(注册)asixteen-weekprogramfortheblindandvisuallyimpaired(损伤的).Ilearnedpersonaladjustmentandtheuseofacomputerwithadaptivesoftware.Awholenewworldopeneduptomethroughthisprogram.“JawsandWindow-Eyesareleadingsoftwarefortheblind,”myinstructortoldme.“YoucanusetheInternet,e-mailandMicrosoftwithallitstoolsandfeatures.”It’samazing!Hopewentupforthefirsttimeinyears.“Bylearninghowtousehotkeystocontrolthemouse,youcanuseMicrosoftAccess,ExcelandPowerpoint,”myinstructoradded.Forthenextseveralyears,Ilearnedthatwhenonedoorcloses,anotherdooropens.Thereareplentyofchoicesavailablefortheblindandvisuallyimpairedthroughthegiftoftechnology.NotonlydoIhaveaspeakingcomputer,butIhaveaspeakingwatch,alarmclockandcalculator.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A．Therightopportunity.B．Losingmysightinthefuture.C．ConsumingtoomuchsugarD．Thechildren’shospital.2、Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas25yearsold?A．Hegaveuppainting.B．HewentblindcompletelyC．Heinjuredoneofhiseyes.D．Hepickedupanewhobby3、Whatbroughtaturningpointtotheauthor?A．Aspecialcourse.B．AmeaningfuleventC．Aninspiringspeech.D．Animportantinterview.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Nopain,nogain.B．Everymanhashisprice.C．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.D．Beoptimisticinthefaceoflife’sdifficulties.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）IrecentlyvisitedLondonandtraveledonthetubewhileIwasthere.Apartfromthepeople1,almosteverybodyelsewasontheirphones,andbecauseofthenatureofthetube,itisdifficultnottosee2whattheyarealldoing.Ofcourse,being3itisdifficulttogetanysignal,whichrulesouttextingorusingtheInternet,4thereisstillplentyyoucanuseyourphonesfor.Peoplewereplaying5,readingarticlesandlisteningtomusic,andI’msurethatassoonasthey6fromthetrainstationtheywouldstarttexting,callingorcheckingtheiremails.Thereisaconstant7toeveryoneintheworld,8youhaveamobilephoneinyourhand.Recently,mysmart-phonebrokeandhadtobe9tothewarehousefor10foraweekorso.InthemeantimeIhadtouseareally11,basicphonejusttokeepintouchwithmyfamilyandfriends.AllIcoulddoonthisphonewassend12,makecallsandplayonegame.AndIlovedit.IlovedbeingfreefromtheInternet,andIreallydidn’tmindnothavingconstant13aboutwhatmyfriendsweredoingorwhatthelatestcelebritystorywas.Itwasquite14anditallowedmetospendmoretime15mysurroundings—Icould16mytimeinLondonmore,forexample,andIcouldwatchthepeoplearoundmeandreallyseewhatwasgoingon.17,IknewthatassoonasIgotmysmart-phonebackIwouldbeoneofthosepeopleonceagain,18tofindingoutwhateveryoneisdoingand19mytimeplayinggamesorcheckingsocialnetworksites.PerhapsIshouldjustgobacktousingthebasicphoneand20Ievergotmysmart-phoneback...1、A．present B．asleep C．disabled D．opposite2、A．exactly B．carefully C．immediately D．sensitively3、A．crowded B．faraway C．outdoors D．underground4、A．and B．but C．so D．or5、A．cards B．records C．games D．jokes6、A．survived B．differed C．suffered D．emerged7、A．approach B．connection C．access D．communication8、A．asfaras B．aslongas C．assoonas D．aswellas9、A．givenaway B．leftbehind C．sentoff D．soldout10、A．change B．recycle C．repair D．use11、A．cheap B．familiar C．modern D．old12、A．e-mails B．massages C．photos D．signals13、A．actions B．worries C．updates D．complaints14、A．boring B．embarrassing C．inspiring D．refreshing15、A．gettingacross B．lookingafter C．takingin D．thinkingabout16、A．cost B．enjoy C．waste D．save17、A．However B．Instead C．Otherwise D．Therefore18、A．opposed B．equal C．addicted D．blind19、A．burdening B．devoting C．sparing D．wasting20、A．insist B．forget C．deny D．Admit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）Asweallknow,PeppaPigisnow1．(extreme)popularamongChinesepreschoolers.OnDouban,2．majorfilmandTVreviewplatforminChina,ithasreceivedanaveragescoreofninepoints,rankinghigheramongpreschool3．(cartoon).PeppaPig,4．wasfirstairedonMay31st2004,isaBritishpreschoolanimatedtelevisionseries(动画电视系列片)5．(produce)bytheStudioAstleyBakerDaviesinassociationwithEntertainmentOne.Actually,theBritishcartoonhasenjoyedworldwide6．(popular).Sofar,ithasreleased6seasonsand7．(translate)into40languagesandshowninover180countriesandregions.ThesuccessofPeppaPigisbeyondthe8．(wild)dreamsofhercreator—producerPhilDaviesandanimationdirectorsNevilleAstleyandMarkBaker.Philsays,“Wehad3otherideas,butdecided9．(go)aheadwithPeppa.”Withtheirteamof30animators,theyproduced52episodesayear.Philadds,“Itwasnotuntiltheopeningofthethemepark10．Ithought,‘We’vemadesomethingprettysuccessful’.”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。错误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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。OnmywayhomefromschoollastFriday，Isawalittledogonthesidewalklookinghopelessly、Iwashelditfirmlyupinmyarms，tookithomeandfeedsomemilktoit、However，mymomwasunwillingtokeepthem，sayingtherewasenoughpetsforus，twocatsandadog、Ibeggedmymomnottoletitgo