湖北省鄂州、随州、孝感2023-2024学年高考英语全真模拟密押卷含解析

湖北省鄂州、随州、孝感2023-2024学年高考英语全真模拟密押卷请考生注意：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．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup2．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat3．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic4．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that5．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend6．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo7．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof8．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead9．—Howisthetestthatyoutookyesterday?—Unfortunately,notevenoneofthehundredstudentswhotookthetest______passed.A．hasB．haveC．areD．is10．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup11．Ireallydon’tknow_________shegetsbyonsuchamodestsalary.A．whatB．whyC．howD．that12．Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts13．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when14．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should15．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where16．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious17．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.A．as B．that C．which D．where18．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．aredoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone19．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned20．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place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）JOBSCallingModelsWorkingasasuccessfulfashionmodelisn'teasybutitisveryexcitingandcouldbeagreatopportunityOver16,girlsshouldhaveaminimumheightof172cmandboysshouldhaveaminimumheightof182cm.Ifyouareunder16anddonotyethavetherequiredheight,wewouldstillbeinterestedinmeetingyou,butyoumustbringa@top-model-agency.ukSupportWorkerAreyouagoodcommunicator?Doyouhavegoodlisteningskills?Canyouunderstandhowtheoldfeel?Canyouworkatweekends?IfyouhaveansweredYEStotheabove,wewouldliketohearfromyou:Startingrateof￡8.56perhourFreeuniformExcellenttrainingcareers@WorkforCOFFEEBEANSJoinBritain'snumberonecafeatCoffeeBeans,whereeverycafehasthesameaims:tocreatefamily-liketeamsandtogiveexcellentcustomerservice.Manydifferentkindsofpeoplecomeandworkwithus,sostartyourcareeratCoffeeBeanstoday:choosethehoursyouworkgetmanagementexperienceshareyourloveofcoffeeJoinusasaTeamMember,AssistantManagerorCafeManager,dependingonyourskillsand@coffeebeans.co.ukTraineeHairdresserFullTimePermanentBrightonCityCentreLearnfromsomeofthebesthairdressersintheworld!Youwillwork40hoursaweek,MondaytoFriday.Yourresponsibilitieswillinclude:welcomingclients,washinghair,bringingcoffeeandteatocustomers,andkeepingthesaloncleanandtidyatalltimes.Nopreviousworkexperienceisnecessary.PleaseapplyNow!cathy@536、Theapplicantsfor______havetobeabletoworkatweekends.A．modelsB．traineehairdressersC．supportworkersD．CoffeeBeanscafeworkers1、EmployeesatCoffeeBeans________.A．havefewmanagementopportunitiesB．needtoworkcloselywiththeirteamC．areofferedfreedrinkswhenatworkD．arepaidbasedontheirperformanceatwork2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Themodelopportunityisonlymeantforadults.B．Supportworkerscanweartheirownclothesatwork.C．CoffeeBeansworkerscanchoosepreferredworkinghours.D．Traineehairdressersshouldhaveworkexperience.22．（8分）FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangeredMaybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.TigersAllsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSuatrantigersandSouthChinatigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats,ashumansclearforeststogathertimberandbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.GroundsquirrelsThat’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentsgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and4130000.GiraffesTheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerablestatus,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.AsianelephantsThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.1、Whyisthepopulationoftigersbecomingsmaller?A．Peoplehuntillegallyanddestroytheirlivingspots.B．Itisdifficultfortigerstofitinwiththeirenvironment.C．Theforestsarenotsuitablefortheirliving.D．Thetigersareathreattotheresidentsnearby.2、What’sthemainreasonwhysomeanimalsareindangeraccordingtothepassage?A．Climatechanges.B．Humanactivities.C．Lackoffood.D．Seriouspollution.3、Thetailsof________areregardedasstatussymbolsinAfrica.A．tigers’B．groundsquirrels’C．giraffes’D．Asianelephants’4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thegiraffepopulationhasincreasedgreatlyinthelast30years.B．Thenumberofsquirrelsisbetween124000and4130000.C．ElephantsinMyanmararecompletelycaughtandevenkilled.D．Thepresentsituationofendangeredanimalsisworrying.23．（8分）MostpeoplewhoowniPhonesusethemastheiralarmclocks―makingitveryeasytocheckemailsonelasttimebeforefallingasleepandhardtoeverfeelawayfromworkandsocialnetworks.Severalyearsago,mybossfaintedduetoexhaustionafterstayinguplatetocatchuponwork.Shebangedherheadandendedupwithfivestitches(缝针)―andbecamewhatshecallsa“sleepevangelist(传教士).”Nowsheleavesherphonecharginginanotherroomwhenshegoestobedandencouragesherfriendstodothesame.“IsentallmyfriendsthesameChristmasgift―alovelyalarmclock―sotheycouldstopusingtheexcusethattheyneededtheirveryattractiveiPhonesbytheirbedstowakethemupinthemorning.”shesaid.Ifyourphonewakesyouupinthemorning,itmayalsobekeepingyouupatnight.A2008studyshowedthatpeopleexposedtomobileradiationtooklongertofallasleepandspentlesstimeindeepsleep.“Thestudyindicatesthatduringlaboratoryexposureto884MHzwirelesssignals,componentsofsleepbelievedtobeimportantforrecoveryfromdailywearandtearareseverelyaffected,”thestudyconcluded.Aquarterofyoungpeoplefeelliketheymustbeavailablebyphonearoundtheclock,accordingtoaSwedishstudythatlinkedheavycellphoneusetosleepingproblems,stressanddepression.Unreturnedmessagescarrymoreguiltwhenthetechnologytodealwiththemliesatourfingertips.Someteensevenreturntextmessagesatmidnight.Mostofuschoosenottosetlimitsonournighttimeavailability.Nearlythreequartersofpeoplefromtheageof18to44sleepwiththeirphoneswithinreach,accordingtoa2012Timepoll.Thatnumberfallsoffslightlyinmiddleage,butonlypeopleaged65andolderareleavingthephoneinanotherroomascommonassleepingrightnexttoit.1、Whydidtheauthor’sbossstarttoenjoysleeping?A．Herfriendsencouragedhertosleepontime.B．Mobilephonescouldn’twakeherupontime.C．Herfriendssentheralovelyclocktowakeherup.D．Shegothurtduetoworkingtoolate.2、Whydidtheauthor’sbossgiveherfriendsalarmclocksasChristmasgifts?A．Alarmclocksdon’tgiveoffanyradiation.B．Alarmclocksarebetteratwakingherfriendsup.C．Sheadvisedthemtoreplacephoneswithalarmclocks.D．Sheusedalarmclockstoremindthemnottoworktoolate.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthe2008study?A．Mobileradiationmakespeopleunabletofallasleep.B．Mobilephonescanrelease884MHzwiredsignals.C．Sleepcanhelppeoplefightagainstradiation.D．Componentsofsleepcanbeseriouslyaffectedbywirelesssignals.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowMobilePhonesAffectSleepB．WhyAlarmClocksAreBetterthanPhonesC．HowwecansleepbetteratnightD．HowMobilePhonesAffectHealth24．（8分）Australianelectronicsandhomewaresretailersarepreparingfortheinvasion(涌入)ofAmericangiantAmazon,butsomehavedecidedtotakethefightuptotheonline-basedstorewhenitcomestolocalshores.Lastweek,AmazonconfirmeditsrapidAustraliaexpansionbyannouncingthatitwassearchingforasitetobuildits“fulfillmentcenter”—alargewarehouse(仓库)forstoringandshippinggoodspurchasedonline—butlocalretailer,includingoneofHarveyNorman’sfoundersGerryHarvey,havesaidtheywillmakeithardforAmazontosucceedinAustralia.HarveyNormansellselectronics,furnitureandbedding—allmarketsinwhichAmazonhopestoholdastake,butHarveyhassaidthathewillhappilygotoe-to-toewiththeAmericanbehemothtoholdhisgroundintheAustralianmarket.“InAmericaandotherpartsofheworld,theyhavejustdemolished(彻底打败)otherretailers,noquestionaboutthat,andtheysendalotofretailersbroke,”HarveytoldNewsCorponMonday.“ThereisnoquestiontheyhaveoneambitionandlikeAttilatheHun,orAlexandertheGreat,theyjustwanttodemolisheverythinginfrontofthemandthenattheendofthedayclaimtobevictoriousandmaketheirownrules.Sothisisacompanythatisextraordinarybyanymeasureandchallengeseveryrulethathaseverbeenwrittenaboutabusiness.”SomeanalystshavesaidthatAmazoncouldtakeinasmuchas3billionU.S.dollarsinsalesinitsfirstfiveyearsinAustralia(aroundIpercentofthetotal225billionU.S.dollarmarket),butHarveyhasrefutedthoseclaims,sayingthatlocalretailerswouldbeputtingup“onehellofafight”whenAmazonlaunchesismainretailservicesinAustralia.“WewillbeoutherefightingthemlikenoAmericanretailerhaseverfoughtthem,”hesaid.“Anypricethattheyputwewillbeatorequal.”Meanwhile,Harvey’sthoughtswerebackedupbytheformerCEOofsupermarketchainWoolworths.RogerCorbett,whosaidAmazonwouldstruggletokeepitslowerwagesandclaimsoflightningfastdeliverytoruralpartswhenitopensinAustralia.“Amazonwillhaveanimpactonthemarketplace,buttheyarecomingintoanalreadyverycompetitivemarket,”hetoldNewsCorp.1、WhydidGerryHarveyreactactivelytoAmazon’sexpansiontoAustralia?A．Tosupportothernationalbrands.B．Tomaintainhisownshareinthemarket.C．TorealizetheAustralianmarket’sdiversity.D．TolearnfromAmazon’simmediatesuccess.2、WhatisAmazonlikeaccordingtoGerryHarvey?A．Powerfulandcreative.B．Aggressivebutoutdated.C．Ambitiousandreliable.D．Promisingbutadventurous.3、Whatmessageisconveyedinthelastparagraph?A．AmazonwilltaketheleadinAustraliasoon.B．AmazonhasnoaccesstotheAustralianmarket.C．Amazon’sservicequalityneedsimprovingurgently.D．Amazon’sexpansiontoAustraliawillbechallenging.25．（10分）Likealotofyoungpeople.JoannaRakofftookthefirstjobshewasoffered.ShedecidedtoworkatoneofNewYork’soldestliteraryagencies.Yetshehadnoideathatitwouldbethefirststeppingstoneonthewaytobecomingawriter,andlater,thenovelistsheistoday.Inthefaceoftheupsanddowns,shegaveitherall.Shecanstillrememberthatherbosswasverychallenging.“Thethingthatworkedwhenmybosswasbeingdifficultwasrememberingitwasn’tpersonal.Usually,it’snotaboutyou,it’sthem,”sheadvisesanyoneinasimilarsituation.Beingamanagerandeditorherselflaterinhercareeralsohelpedtomakesenseofwhathappenedyearsbefore.“It’sreallyhardmanagingalotofpeople.Ihadalotmoresympathyformyformerbossafterthat.Youdon’tknoweverythingthat’sgoingonwiththem,andremember:they’reaperson,too,”shesays.Afteronlyayear,Rakoffrealizedshewasnot“anagencyperson”ashermanagerhadbelieved,buttheseedhadbeenplanted.Sheleftwithdreamsofbecomingawriterandarealunderstandingoftheworldofglossy(亮丽光鲜的)magazines.Rakoffrosefromwritingmagazinearticlestofeatureseditor,andlatereditor-in-chief.Dreamsofonedaywritingfictionremained.“Writingpiecesformagazinesreallyhelpedmetobecomeanauthor.Ithelpedmakewritinglessscary.Whenyouwriteregularlyandhavedeadlines,itreallyteachesyouthatsometimesyouhavetositdownandjustdoit,”shesays.Withallthepressureonyoungpeoplethesedays,itisimportanttorememberyoudon’thavetobeintheperfectjobrightaway.What’smore,youdon’tneedtoknowwhatyouwanttobeordoforacareerassoonasyoufinishhighschoolorcollege.Rakoffexplainshowmanyofherverysuccessfulfriendsfounddifferentpathstowardbecomingfictionwriters.Thereisnothingwrongwithhavingajobtokeepyoubusyandpaythebillswhileyoufigureoutyourpassions,shesays.1、WhenJoannaRakoffwasofferedthefirstjob.she.A．gaveituptoseekforsomebetteropportunitiesB．leftitatoncebecausethebosswastoodemandingC．agreedtoworkfortheoldliteracyagencyinNewYorkD．accepteditbelievingitwouldleadtoherfuturesuccess2、HowcouldRakoffunderstandherbossintheliteraryagency?A．Shethoughtherbosswasundergreatpressure.B．Shebelievedherbossexpectedhertoworkbetter.C．Sheknewhercolleaguesweredoingwellenough.D．Shebecameamanagerandeditorherselflateron.3、Rakofflefttheliteraryagencywiththeambitionof.A．workingasamanagerB．writingformagazinesC．becomingafictionwriterD．beinganagencyperson4、WhatcanwelearnfromRakoff’sexperience?A．Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.B．Keeponwhatyouaredoinguntilyousucceed.C．Landthebestjobassoonasyougraduatefromcollege.D．Aseeminglyimperfectjobmayaswellleadtosuccess.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）Onerandomactofkindnesscanmakesomeone’sday,butamaninFloridaknowsagood1isn’taone-timething.Afterspendingthreemonthsinandoutofthehospitalwithnumeroushealthissues,DonaldAustinhadhis2partiallycutoff.Hewasrelievedtofinallybeabletogohomeafterjustfourdaysrecoveringfromthe3.Whenhereachedhisporch,though,the4disappeared.Donaldthoughthe’dbeableto5upthestepstothefrontdooroncrutches(拐杖),buthefoundhewastooweaktokeephis6.Hehadtositinthewheelchair,butthewheelchairwastooheavyforhiswife,JenniferAustin,toliftupthesteps,evenwhenhismompitchedin.Donaldendedupontheground,thefamilyfeelingtotally7.Justthen,acarcaughtthefamily’seye.Ithaddrivenpast8wasslowlycirclingback.Thestranger,StevenSmith,9andaskedifthecouldhelp.10,thefamilywatchedSmithliftDonaldinsideandlayhim11onacouch.Butthegoodmanknewtherewas12todo.Smith13thiswasn’ttheonlytimeDonaldwouldneedtoclimbthose14.Sothenextday,Smithcamebackandaskedifhecouldbuildaramp(坡道)infrontofthehouse.Withhisdadandacouplemore15,Smithsetuparamp16thestepstomakethehouse17tothewheelchair.Theactofkindnessbroughtthefamilyto18.“Thisstrangerhassavedthedayforus19within24hours.Healso20ourspiritsthathadbecomeincreasinglydimmedoverthedifficultmonths.”JenniferwroteonFacebook.1、A．deedB．mannerC．dealD．performance2、A．legB．armC．backD．face3、A．injuryB．depressionC．operationD．shock4、A．regretB．headacheC．beliefD．joy5、A．tryitB．makeitC．putitD．takeit6、A．breathB．balanceC．distanceD．promise7、A．atalossB．inthedarkC．fornothingD．ourofmind8、A．thoughB．whileC．butD．when9、A．brokeupB．cutinC．pulledupD．calledon10、A．HorrifiedB．EmbarrassedC．RefreshedD．Relieved11、A．blindlyB．painfullyC．carelesslyD．safely12、A．lessB．moreC．somethingD．nothing13、A．figuredB．pointedC．commentedD．suspected14、A．roadsB．laddersC．railsD．steps15、A．passers-byB．usefulequipmentC．honoredguestsD．helpinghands.16、A．aroundB．overC．underD．into17、A．accessibleB．avoidableC．availableD．valuable18、A．lifeB．justiceC．tearsD．normal19、A．foreverB．twiceC．onceinawhileD．atalltimes20、A．brightenedB．tookupC．broughtupD．worsened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）Duringthesummervacation,Itookpartin1．16thNaturalEnglishContest（竞赛）,inwhichIwaslistedinthetop10and2．（gain）valuableexperience.Ineverexpected3．（go）thatfar.AndIhadneverthoughtaboutstandingthathighonthestage.4．atthatmoment,Isetoutforthelongride,AllIhadtodowastry.Preparingforthecontest,practicinga3-minutespeech,andovercomingstagefright（怯场）,Isparednoefforttotakepartinthecompetition.Oneofmy5．（teammate）,mygoodfriendinmyschool,gavemelotsofencouragementandadviceduringthecontest.Herideaswerenewandpowerfulandshestayedquitecalmwhenshewasfightingagainsther6．（compete）.Shewaslikemycoach,7．showedmehowtosearchforrelatedmaterialsonlineandhowtoexpressmyownview8．（clear）.Thanks9．thecontestandthehelppfmyfriend,Inowfeelrelaxedonstageandconfidentwhen10．（talk）.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。LastweekIvisitedmyfriendLiLei.Hismothersincerelyaskedustostayforlunchwiththem,andIagreed.Therewasonlythreepeopleforlunchallaltogether.However,myfriend’smotherpreparedeightdishandwecouldn’tfinishedthefoodatall.Asaresult,thefoodthatwasnotfinishedthrownawayintheend.WhenIwentbackh