2023-2024学年湖北省武汉市钢城第四中学高三冲刺模拟英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖北省武汉市钢城第四中学高三冲刺模拟英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously2．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime3．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely4．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．amnotinvited5．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit6．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual7．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．answerforD．accountfor8．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．arrangesB．mindsC．assesses9．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear10．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but11．Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisorherownparents.A．should B．mustC．shall D．can12．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That13．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t14．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure15．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail16．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat17．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation18．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost19．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should20．---Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale_____.---Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?A．fellthroughB．gotthroughC．clearedupD．lookedup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）Whenadoglooksatyouwithbigpuppy-dogeyes,it’shardforyoutogoaway,andyoumayspeakout“Awww”withouthesitation.However,there’sareasonwhyyoufindadog’sstaresoattractive.Thatsweetstareactuallycausesthereleaseofaparticularhormone,orchemicalmessengerinthebody.Thishormonecreatesfeelingsofaffectioninhumans.Thesamethinghappenstodogswhenpeoplelookbackatthem.Scientistsbelievethishelpspeopleandtheirfour-leggedfriendsbond,orfeelconnected.Scientistshavewonderedwhatcausesdogstolovinglystareattheirowners.Tofindout,ateamofresearchersfromAzabuUniversityinJapanstudied30ownersandtheirdogs.Theresearchersfoundthatafterthepetsandtheirownersspenthalfanhourtogether,bothshowedariseinoxytocin(催产素).Onekeyroleofthishormoneinmanyanimalsistopromotebonding,likethatbetweenamotherandnewborn.Theincreaseofoxytocindidn’thappen,though,whenscientistsrepeatedtheexperimentwithwolvesandthehumanswhohadraisedthem.Asecondexperimentalsofoundthatifdogsweregivenoxytocin,theylookedattheirownerslonger.Scientistsaren’tsureexactlywhy,butthisreactionoccurredonlywithfemaledogs.Theirownersoxytocinlevelsalsoroseasaresult.Theresultoftheseexperimentsmighthelpansweranage-oldquestion:Howdidthefearsomewolfancestorofmoderndogsturnintoman’sbestfriend?TakefumiKikusui,ananimalscientistwhoworkedonthestudy,thinksthatthechangehappenedwhendogsfirstbecamedomestic(驯养的).AccordingtoKikusui,theremayhavebeenasmallgroupofwilddogsthatwerenaturallyfriendlier.“Humansareverysensitivetoeyecontact.Byusingthisspecialcommunicationtool,thedogsareabletowinoverourhearts.Iftheyaremorelikelytomakeeyecontact,itwouldbeeasierforthemtobondwithdogowners,”Kikusuisaid.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,peoplesay“Awww”to________.A．makethedogstareatthemB．expresstheirloveforthedogsC．drawthedogsattentionawayD．warnthedogsnottoapproachthem2、Accordingtothepassage,oxytocincan________.A．reduceanimalspainofgivingbirthB．motivateanimalsdesirestoprotectothersC．helpanimalstodevelopabetterrelationshipD．enableanimalstosurvivemoreeasilyfromdangers3、Theunderlinedwords“thechange”inParagraph4refertothat________.A．dogsbecamefriendswithhumansB．wolvesbegintobondwithhumansC．dogsandwolvesarebestfriendsD．dogsweredomesticatedbyhumans4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tocallonhumanstobefriendlytodogs.B．Togiveadviceonhowtogetalongwithdogs.C．Tointroducetheevolutionprocessofwilddogs.D．Toexplainwhyhumansanddogsareconnected.22．（8分）WhenImovedtoSenegalin2007toworkforacharityorganization,thefirstthingIdidwastohitthestreets.Dakar,thecapital,leansoutintowarmAtlanticwind.Ithasarelaxingatmospherethatmakesitafavoritedestination.Notfarfromthecitycenter,italsohasoneofAfrica’sbiggestslums(贫民区)anditsshareofbeggars.Streetkidswouldtailme,begging.DuringaprevioustriptoSenegal,Iwasoncecheatedbyaman.I'dwonderedforyearswhethertogivemoneytobeggarsinWestAfrica.Nearmyapartment,IpassedagroupofyoungmeninwheelchairswhomItooktobebeggars.Headdown,Iwalkedbythemquickly.Asthemonthswentby,I'doftencomeacrossthem.I’doftenseethematanoutdoorbasketballcourtnearmyoffice.They’dsitonthegroundwiththeirchairsupsidedown,tighteningandadjustingwheels,waitinguntiltheotherguysleftsotheycouldplay.I'dstayandwatchthemwarmup.Theyplayedwithspeed,rollingdownthecourtasfastasIcouldrun.AfewweekslaterIintroducedmyselftothemwiththehelpofMafall,whowasoneoftheguysandcouldspeakalittleFrench.Istartedspendingmoretimewiththemandeventuallybecamesomethinglikeanassistantcoach.Theplayersquicklygrewonme.Istartedreferringtothemas“myguys”tomycolleagues.ItwasthemostfunI’dhadsinceIgottoDakar.Lifeonthestreethadmademyplayersstrongandtheydidn’tbackdowneasily.Iwasproudofthem.Towardtheendoftheseason,Mafallinvitedmetowherehelived—foundmanyoftheplayersthere,withtheirwivesandchildren.Ilearnedthatmostofthemwerebornwithdisabilities.AsMafallandIchatted,Iknewsomethinghadchanged.Theywerenolongerbeggars.Theywerebasketballplayers,myguys,andmyfriends.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthedisabledyoungmen________.A．usedtobeginthestreetsB．oftenhelpedthelocalcharity.C．werenotfriendlytowardforeignersD．playedbasketballaswellasnormalguys.2、Whydidthewriterwalkbytheyoungmenwithheaddown?A．Tobeafraidofbeingrecognizedbythem.B．Topreventhimselffrombeingstolen.C．Tobeafraidofbeingcheatedbythem.D．Tobecarefulenoughtofindhiswayhome.3、Whydidtheauthorcallthedisabledyoungmen“myguys”?A．Theyoftenplayedtricksontheauthor.B．Theywerelovedbytheauthor.C．Theyusedtocheatotherswhenbegging.D．Theyalwaysquarreledwhiletraining.4、Whatisthewholetextmainlyabout?A．TheauthorrefusedtobecheatedbybeggarsinDakar.B．TheauthorhelpedthelocalsinSenegaloutofpoverty.C．TheauthorcoachedtheyoungmeninSenegaltoplaybasketbal1.D．TheauthorhelpedtochangesomedisabledyoungmeninDakar.23．（8分）Whenweseeapersonintrouble,thefirstideathatcomestoourmindistolendahand.Butwhatifweseeananimalintrouble,doesthesameruleapply?Thisquestionwasraisedafteragroupofpenguinsweresavedfromanicygully（峡谷）inAntarctica.ItwasfilmedfortheBBCwildlifeseriesDynasties.Thefilmcrewwereanxiouswhentheysawthatagroupofpenguinshadfallenintoagullyandbeentrappedwiththeiryoung.Theybuiltaslope（斜坡）sothatafewofthepenguinscouldsavethemselves.Thecasehastakentheinternationalmediabystorm.Viewerswatchingthisfilmletoutasighofrelief.“I’msoglad.Iunderstandnottakingactiondirectly,butahelpinghandisn’tbothering,right?”viewerKathrynShawsaidonherFacebook.However,othersthinkhumaninterference（干涉）isunnatural.“Youcan’thavesunshinethroughoutyourlife.Tohavedoneanythingelsewouldonlymakemattersworse,”saidtheshow’screatorDavidAttenborough,accordingtoTheTimes.Inthiscase,however,MikeGunton,theexecutiveproduceroftheseries,saidthatthiswasaone-offsituation.“Therewerenoanimalsgoingtosufferbyinterfering.Youweren’ttouchingtheanimalsanditwasjustfeltbydoingthis...theyhadthechancenottohavetokeepslippingdowntheslope,”hetoldtheBBC．SuchcasesarefamiliartoPaulNicklen,wildlifephotographerforNationalGeographic.HetoldMetro,“Ifit’severapredator（捕食者）situation,nomatterhowgut-wrenching,youstayoutoftheway.Evenwhenyou’rewatchingamalepolarbeareatababybear.”“There’snorulebookinthosesituations.Youcanonlyrespondtothefactsthatarerightthereinfrontofyou,”WillLawson,theshow’sdirector,toldDailyMail.1、Whathasledtoaheatedmediadiscussion?A．People’svariousremarksonpenguins. B．Therescueofpenguinsfromagully.C．Somepenguins’sufferingsinagully. D．WaysoffilmingtheseriesDynasties.2、Whoholdsapositiveattitudetowardshumaninterference?A．KathrynShaw. B．WillLawson.C．PaulNieklen. D．DavidAttenborough.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheword“gut-wrenching”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Puttingoneinplace. B．Makingoneconfused.C．Puttingoneindanger. D．Makingoneheartbroken.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ReasonsfortheNecessityofLendingaHandtoAnimalsB．SuggestionsonHowtoProtectAnimalsFromDangerC．EffectsofHumanInterferenceonDangerousAnimalsD．OpinionsonWhethertoHelpAnimalsinTroubleorNot24．（8分）Agoodbookisindeedthebestfriendofaperson.Thesamegoesforhigh-profileCEOsofworldrecognizedcompaniesaswell.Let’shavealookatthefavoritebooksofsomeoftheworld-famousCEOs.AppleCEO—TimCook,CompetingagainstTimebyGeorgeStalkJr.andThomasM.HoutThisbookisbasedon10yearsofvaluableresearchdonebytheauthors.Ittalksabouthownewconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesprovidecompanieswiththeadvantagestosucceedinthishighlycompetitiveworld.MicrosoftCEO(Former)—BillGates,TheCatcherintheRyebyJ.D．SalingerAfewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion（叛逆）,anxietyandconfusion.Ittellsthatyoungpeoplearealittleconfused,butcanbesmartaboutthingsandseethingsthatadultsdon’treallysee.Gatessaid,“Ididn’tactuallyreadTheCatcherintheRyeuntilIwas13,andeversincethenI’vesaidthat'smyfavoritebook.”OracleCEO—LarryEllison,NapoleonbyVincentCroninThisbookisconsideredbyfarthebestbiographyeverwrittenonNapoleonBonaparte.Ellisonsaid,"It'sinterestingtoreadabouthimforacoupleofreasons:toseewhatanordinarymancandowithhislifeandtoseehowhistorycandistort（歪曲）thetruthentirely."OWECEO—OprahWinfrey,ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLeeThisbooktalksabouthowalittlegirlobservesthepeoplearoundher.Winfreysaid,“Ireaditineighthorninthgrade,andIwastryingtorecommendthebooktootherkids.SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook.”1、WhatisthethemeofCompetingAgainstTime?A．Howtoincreaseproduction. B．Howtoimproveefficiency.C．Howtoenrichexperience. D．Howtosaveenergy.2、Whichbookmaybechosenbyparentstolearnaboutrebelliouskids?A．CompetingagainstTime. B．TheCatcherintheRye.C．Napoleon. D．ToKillaMockingbird.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromWinfrey’swords?A．Shelovedreadingwhenyoung.B．Shereadthebookwithotherkids.C．Thebookhasaninfluenceonhercareer.D．Thebookisaboutagirl’sthoughts.25．（10分）FestivalsinWalesthisspringThere’slotstosee,doandexperienceinWalesthisspring.Andnowit’stimetoembraceallthingsnewandgetreadytobeentertainedinthespring,comerainorshine.Wrexham,10-12MayTheannualfestivalshowcasesover200actsconsistingofmusic,comedy,filmandmore.Sinceitsopeningeventin2011,FocusWaleshasdonealotforemerging（新兴的）musiciansacrossthecountry,and2018seesWelshMusicPrizewinnerTheGentleGoodandYSelarBestBandwinners.Candelas,takethestage. Aberystwyth,19-29MayWhetheryoupreferHillClimbsorSportives,theAberCycleFestivalallowsyoutotakeallofitinfromthesaddle（鞍）ofabike,enjoyingtheworld’smostbeautifulscenery.However,allworkandnoplaymakesusalldullboysandgirls,sowhileyou’reintownbesuretopopintooneortwooftheplentyofpubsinAber（asthelocalscallit）foranice,coldpintofBrainsbeer.You’llneeditafterallthatcycling!HayonWye,25-28MayTheworld’sbiggestmusicandphilosophyfestivalreturnsin2018withitsuniquemixoftunes,talksandtrapeze（吊杠）（yes,thereareevencircusperformers!）BasedinthemagicalsurroundingsofHayonWye,thisfourdayfestivaltakesplaceattheendofMayandisperfectforeveryonewholikesasideofintellectualism（理智主义）withtheirtraditionalfestivalexperience.Lawrenny,25-28MayInlateMayintheheartofthePembrokeshireNationalPark,theBigRetreatWalestakesplace.Essentiallythefestivalisaboutwellness,butit’salsosomuchmorethanthat.JoininthisMayforfourdaysof“fedgood”,leavingyourusualroutinebehindanddivingintoadelightfulmixofworkshops,activities,musicandsustainablefoodproduce.1、ThefestivalsinWalesareheldannually.A．inearlyMayB．insideandoutsideofWalesC．inrainyorsunnyweatherD．forlocalsonly2、WhatisspecialaboutAberystwyth,19-29May?A．Youcanfindaplacetorelaxaftertheactivity.B．Youcanmeetyourfavoritebandwinners.C．Ithasanatmosphereofnaturalbeautyandtradition.D．Itdoesn’tlastlongenough.3、Janeisanofficeworkerandfitnessenthusiastandwantstoexperiencesomethingunusual.Whichfestivaldoyousuggestshegoto?A．Wrexham,10-12MayB．Aberystwyth,19-29MayC．HayonWye,25-28MayD．Lawrenny,25-28May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）AlexandertheGreatwasthegreatMacedonian(马其顿)Emperor．Asayoungmanheonce1himselfafamoushorsewithhisextraordinarypowerofobservationandwisdom．Oneday，hisfather，KingPhilip，receivedahorseasa(n)2．Togetherwithsomeofhismenaswellastheprince，theKing3withhimhisnewhorseoutonawideplainto4．Buttheysoonfoundthatthehorsewasvery5．Itkickedandshoutedloudlysothatnoonecouldgetonitsback．TheKingwas6andgaveordersfor7tobetakenbackatonce．Buttheprince，Alexander，wassorryto8this．“It’sapityto9suchafinehorsejustbecause10manisbraveenoughtogetonit，”saidhe．“Your11arebrave，”saidtheKing，feelingthathisson12withoutthinking．“Butareyoubraveenoughtodothat?’’Theyoungmanwentuptothenervousanimal，tookthebridle(缰绳)andturnedits13tothesun．Hedidsobecausehehad14thatthehorsewasafraidofitsownshadow15keptmovinguponthegroundbeforehiseyes．Withitsfacetothesun，thehorsecouldnolongerseetheshadow．Itsoonbecame16．Theyoungmanpattedit17andbyandbyhejumpeduponitsback．Thenitse18atagreatspeedwiththebraveprinceholdingon．ItranfartherandfartherintotheplaintillatlastitbecametiredandA1exanderrodeitback．Thehorsewasthusgiventothebraveman．Formanyyearsitfoughtbattleafterbattletogetherwithhim．Onedayinafiercebattle，bothofthemgotseriously19．ThehorsestruggledtocarryAlexanderonitsbackandranhome．Thenitdied．20hishorse，AlexanderhadacitybuiltandnamedthecityBucephalus，whichwasthenameofhishorse．1、A．brought B．gave C．declared D．won2、A．honor B．prize C．present D．reward3、A．rode B．pulled C．took D．had4、A．ride B．drive C．feed D．run5、A．ridiculous B．nervous C．strong D．wild6、A．happy B．angry C．curious D．satisfied7、A．it B．him C．her D．this8、A．find B．do C．hear D．say9、A．deliver B．kill C．release D．1ose10、A．a B．one C．such D．no11、A．actions B．words C．comments D．conclusions12、A．told B．spoke C．chatted D．talked13、A．head B．side C．body D．tail14、A．consulted B．expected C．observed D．predicted15、A．who B．as C．which D．it16、A．curious B．exhausted C．quiet D．excited17、A．fiercely B．firmly C．tightly D．gently18、A．off B．up C．aside D．about19、A．harmed B．burned C．wounded D．damaged20、A．Infavorof B．Inmemoryof C．Infaceof D．Intermsof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）AsAlisonGopnikdescribedinherrecentbook,therearetwokindsofparentsinmodernAmerica:TheCarpenterandtheGardener.The“carpenter”thinksthathisorherchildcan1．(shape).“Theideaisthatifyoujustdotherightthings,gettherightskillsandreadtherightbooks,you^egoingtobeabletoturnyourchild2．aparticularkindofadult，”shesaidThe“gardener”，however,isseldomconcernedabout3．(control)whatthechildwillbecomeandinsteadprovidesaprotectedspace4．explore).Thestyleisallabout:“creatingarich,nutritiousbutalsovariable,diverse，activeecosystem”.Gopnik,apsychologyandphilosophyprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,said."Manyparentsarecarpenters,and5．isreallynecessaryforthemtobringuptheirchildren.”Shespentdecadesresearchingchildren'sdevelopmentandfinally6．(find)thatparentsoftenfocusedtoomuchonwhattheirchildrenwouldbeasadults.Theharmisthatparentsandtheirchildrenmaybecome7．(anxiety),tenseorunhappy."Weresoconcernedaboutourchildren8．wethinkhavedifficultymasteringtheirownfuturethatwe’reunwillingtoallowthemto9．(free)exploretheworld."shesays.Thetruthisthatthe10．(little)thatparentsworryaboutoutcomes,thebettertheirchildrenmayliveinlife.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。WhenIwasinGrade8,myfamilymovetoSeattle,soIhadtogotoanewschool、Beinginaunfamiliarplace,Ifeltlonelyandfrightening、Worsestill,somesubjectsweresodifficulttolearnfromthatIhadnoideahowtoadapttothenewenvironment、Myteachersnoticedmyproblemsbutoftenencouragedme、Withtheirhelp,Imadesomeprogressesinmylessons、However,itwasn’teasymakefriends、Myclassmateshadalreadyknowneachother、Ifoundit