2023届湖北省八市高三（3月）联考英语试题

2023年湖北省八市高三（3月）联考英语试卷2023.3本试卷共10页，共67题。本试卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。★祝考试顺利★注意事项：1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2.选择题的作答:每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。3.非选择题的作答:用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Howmanydaysisthewomanolderthantheman?A.Three. B.Four. C.Seven.2.Whatistheman＇sfavouritesport?A.Soccer. B.Basketball. C.Tennis.3.Whathappenedtothemanlastweek?A.Helosthisjob. B.Heboughtanewspaper. C.Herefusedhiscoworkers.4.Whatarethespeakersgoingtoplay?A.Bridge. B.Chess. C.Cardgames.5.Whatdoesthewomando?A.Adriver. B.Adoctor. C.Areceptionist.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whichmailservicedidthemanchoose?A.Express. B.Priority. C.First-class.7.Howmuchdidthemanspendonthestamps?A.$9. B.$11.35. C.$20.35.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whendidthemanstartusingthewebsites?A.Incollege. B.Inhighschool. C.Inprimaryschool.9.Whichwebsitedoesthemanlikebest?A.Tencent.com. B.Y. C.UsingE.10.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?A.Askingfor'advice. B.Doingasurvey. C.Searchingawebsite.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whydoesthewomanfancythewashing-upliquidadvertisement?A.Theproductisgood. B.Theplotisattractive. C.Theactorsarefamous.12.Howisthewashing-upliquidadvertisement?A.Trustworthy. B.Educational. C.Widespread.13.What'sthewoman'sattitudetoadvertisements?A.Critical. B.Supportive. C.Indifferent.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whodoesthewomanseekthegrammarbookfor?A.Herdaughter. B.Herfriend. C.Herself.15.HowisthebookDelhi?A.Touching. B.Interesting. C.Well-received.16.WhencanthewomangetthenovelDelhi?A.Thisweekend. B.Nextweek. C.Nextmonth.17.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inalibrary. B.Inasupermarket. C.Inabookstore.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Atravelexperience. B.Atravelagency. C.Atravelplan.19.Whatisachallengeforthespeaker-duringthetrip?A.Poorweather. B.Unavoidablework. C.UnavailableInternetaccess,20.Whichisthebestpartofthetrip?A.DivingintheGreatBarrier. B.Feedingelephants. C.Thehotairballoonride.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AAfterImpressionism:InventingModernArt25March-13August2023Rooms1to8Exploreaperiodofgreatchangewhenartistsbrokewithestablishedtraditionandlaidthefoundationsfortheartofthe20thandthe21stcenturies.Thedecadesbetween1880andtheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWarin1914wereacomplex,energeticperiodofartisticquestioning,searching,risk-takingandinnovation.Theexhibitioncelebratestheachievementsofthreegiantsoftheperiod:PaulCézanne,VincentvanGoghandPaulGauguinandfollowstheinfluencestheyhadonyoungergenerationsofFrenchartistsandonwidercirclesofartistsacrossEurope.WithoverahundredworksbyartistsrangingfromPicassotoMondrianandaselectionofsculpturesbyartistsincludingRodinandCamilleClaudel,theexhibitionfollowsthecreationofanew,modernart,freeofconvention,takinginExpressionismandAbstraction.'Theexhibitionincludessomeofthemostfamousworksofartcreatedduringthesedecades.Importantloanscometotheexhibitionfrominstitutionsandprivatecollectionsworldwide.TicketpricesFreeforMembersPrioritybookingopenforMembers.Jointodaytogetearlyaccesstotickets,plusenjoytheexhibitioninadvanceon24March.StandardadmissionOnsalefrom15FebruaryFrom£24Monday-FridayFrom£26SaturdayandSundayAmaximumofsixticketscanbebookedinthesamedeal.Forlargergroupbookingspleaseemail.Werecommendallowing50-60minutesforyourvisittotheexhibition.21.Whatistheprobablethemeoftheexhibition?A.Convention. B.ModernArt.C.WesternArt. D.Impressionism.22.Howmuchshouldacouplepayiftheyvisittheexhibitiononweekendswithoutmembership?A.£24. B.£48. C.£52. D.£26.23.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Atextbook. B.Aguidebook.C.Atraveljournal. D.Aresearchreport.BWhentravellingontherailway,Ialwaysarriveearlytotakephotosorfilmsoftrainsonmy.phone.Idoitformyteenageboys.I'lltexttheseimagestothem,andthey'lltextbacksaying.“Greatpics”,andoccasionally-getveryexcitedifI'vevideoedarareengine.Myolderone,Solomon,now17,hadanearlyandstronginterestintrains.Bytheageoftwo,hehadidentifiedhisfavouritetrainofall-theClass465,afour-carelectricmultipleunit.Oneday,passingtherailwaystation,hestartedlaughingwithpleasure.Atrainwaswaitingatthefarplatform.Itlookedlikea465tomebyitsshapeandsize,butSolomonnoticedithadfivecarsinsteadoffourandmostimportantofall,thefirstthreedigitsofitsnumberwere376.Itexcitedhimthathehaddiscoverednotonlyanewtrainbutanewsetofnumbers,too.Classes465and376arecommon,buteachtrainhasitsownuniquenumber.Thatispartoftheappeal.Specifics.Detail.Myyoungerboy,Valentine,15,cametotrainsthroughadifferentroute:newtechnology.IwaswalkingpastourlocalstationwhenIsawsomethingspecial.AnewtrainI'dneverseenbefore.Ifsuchatraincouldexistinmyrundownlocalstation,anythingwaspossible.Sciencefictionjustbecamesciencefact.IhadjustseentheClass395,theJavelin,Britain'sfastesttrain.Afewmonthslater,therewouldbeoneleavingourstationeveryhalfhourtoLondon.ValentineadoredtheJavelin.Tripsbecamefraughtbecausebothboyswantedtotravelontheirfavouritetrain-theClass465versustheJavelin.Wenegotiatedwiththem-we'dtakethe465onthewaythere,theJavelinbackhome.Everyonewashappy.Myhusbandisalsoarailfan.Havingtheboyshasallowedhimtopursuehispassion.Trainsareoursharedpassion,atimelesssourceofpleasure.24.Whydoestheauthorphotographtrainswheneverpossible?A.Tokilltime.B.Tomakemoney.C.Toshareonline.D.Todelightherchildren.25.WhywasSolomonsopleasedwhilewanderingtotherailwaystation?A.Henoticedfivebrand-newcars.B.Hediscoveredhisfavouritetrain.C.Hecorrectedhismother'smistake.D.Hespottedanewsetoftrainnumbers.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fraught”meaninparagraph4?A.Luxurious.B.Thrilling.C.Stressful.D.Unlikely.27.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TrainspottingBondsMyFamily.B.TrainspottingSatisfiesMyChildren.C.TrainspottingEmphasizesTrainDetails.D.TrainspottingWitnessesTechnologyDevelopment.CWithalmostallbigemployersintheUnitedStatesnowusingartificialintelligence（AI）andautomationintheirhiringprocesses,thepublicisconsideringsomeurgentquestions:Howcanyoupreventdiscriminationinhiringwhenamachineiskeepingthediscrimination?Whatkindofmethodsmighthelp?Some83%ofemployers,including99%ofFortune500companies,nowusesomeformofautomatedtoolsaspartoftheirhiringprocess,saidtheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission's（EEOC）chairCharlotteBurrowsat.ahearingonTuesday.Shesaideveryoneneedstospeakuponthedebateoverthesetechnologies.“Therisksaresimplytoohightoleavethistopicjusttotheexperts.”Lastyear,theEEOCissuedsomeguidancearoundtheuseofcutting-edgehiringtools,notingmanyoftheirshortcomings.Theagencyfoundthatresume（简历）scannersthatprioritizekeywordsandprogramsthatevaluateacandidate'sfacialexpressionsandspeechpatternsinvideointerviewscancreatediscrimination.Take,forexample,'avideointerviewthatanalyzesanapplicant'sspeechpatternstodeterminetheirabilitytosolveproblems.Apersonwithaspeechproblemmightscorelowandautomaticallybescreenedout.TheproblemwillbefortheEEOCtorootoutdiscrimination-orstopitfromtakingplace.TheEEOCisconsideringthemostappropriatewaystohandletheproblem.It'sagreedthatinspectionsarenecessarytoensurethatthesoftwareusedbycompaniesavoidsintentionalorunintentionaldiscrimination.Butwhowouldconductthoseinspectionsisamorechallengingquestion.Eachoptionpresentsrisks,Burrowspointedout.Athirdpartymayturnablindeyetoitsclients,whileagovernment-ledinspectioncouldpotentiallystopinnovation.Inpreviousremarks,BurrowshasnotedthegreatpotentialthatAIdecision-makingtoolshavetoimprovethelivesofAmericans,butonlywhenusedproperly.“Wemustworktoensurethatthesenewtechnologiesdonotbecomeahigh-techpathwaytodiscrimination,”shesaid.28.WhatdoesBurrowssuggest,peopledo?A.Maketheirownvoiceheard.B.Followtheexperts'suggestions.C.StopusingAIinhiringprocesses.D.Watchdebatesabouttechnologies.29.Howmightprogramsinvideointerviewsselectemployees?A.Byscanningkeywords.B.Byevaluatingresumes.C.Byanalyzingpersonalities.D.Byinterpretingspeechpatterns.30.Whatisapossibleconsequenceofthird-partyinspections?A.Highexpense.B.Unfairresults.-C.Agediscrimination.D.Innovationinterruption.31.WhatisBurrows'sattitudetoAIdecision-makingtools?A.Favorable.B.Disapproving.C.Objective.D.Doubtful.DParentingstyleshaveevolvedovertheyearsinresponsetotherapidsocialchanges.Whetheritistappingtechnologyorapplyingthebestparentingpractices,parentsnowadaysgenerallyinvestmoretimeinfindingouthowbesttoraisetheirchild.Modemparentshaveaccesstotheinternetandsocialmediaforidealparentingadviceandtips.Therearealsonumerousparentinggroupsfordifferentagegroupsonsocialmediathatparentscanjoin.Aparentcanpostquestionsfromhowtomanagetheconstantcriesofaninfanttohowtotalktoamoodyteenager,andchancesare,theparentwillbefloodedinstantlywithadviceandrelevantarticles.Theavailabilityofresourceshashelpedmodernparentstobemore?involvedandsupportiveoftheirchildren'sdevelopment,academically,emotionallyandsocially.Modernparentsarealsokeenertofindoutabouteffectiveparentingmethodstoraisedisciplinedandconfidentchildren.Meanwhile,oneofmodernparentingstyles,helicopterparenting,arises.Whenparentsbecomeover-involved,over-concernedandover-controlling,theystarthelpingchildrenwithwhattheyarecapableofontheirown,forexample,selectingactivitiesandfriendsforthem.Sucha?parentingstylecanrestrictthechildren'sabilitytohandleresponsibilitiesindependently.Childrenmightbeill-equippedwithlifeskillssuchasoperatingastoveormonitoringtheirschoolwork.Overprotectingchildrenfromfailuresmayalsobepreventedfromdevelopingresilience（韧性）andacquiringskillslikeproblem-solving.Ontheotherhand，parentsinthepasttendedtosupervise（监管）less.Childrenweregivenmorecontroloverhowtheymanagedtheirschoolworkandthefriendstheychosetoplaywith.Theywereoftenexpectedtoshouldertheresponsibilitiesofcaringforyoungersiblingsandmanaginghouseholdchores.Livinginthepreinternetera,parentswerelessinformedaboutdifferentparentingapproachesandpersonalities.Thereisnoonerightwaytoraiseachildandthereisnoneedtodoubtaboutthebestparentingstyle.Eachchildisuniqueandshouldberaiseddifferentlybyparentswhoarepresent,butnothovering（盘旋）；whoaresupportivebutnotcontrolling；andwhoprotectbutnotspoil.32.Whatdoestheauthorexplainbymentioning“aninfant”and“amoodyteenager”inparagraph2?A.Devotiontokids.B.Easyaccesstoguidance.C.Effectiveparenting.D.Trickyparentingproblems.33.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkaboutconcerningmodernparenting?A.Itsbenefits.B.Itsinfluence.C.Itscharacteristics.D.Itstype.34.Whatcanwelearnaboutparentsinthepast?A.Theyhadstrengthsandweaknessesinparenting.B.Theywerewiserthanmodernparentsin1parenting.C.Theyweretoblameforchilddevelopmentprospect.D.Theycontributedtothechildren'swell-roundedabilities.35.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthearticle?A.Torecommendhowtoparentwisely.B.Toappealtolearnfrommodernparents.C.Toinformhowparentinghaschanged.D.Tointroducetwoparentingstrategies.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Thereareanumberofwaystohelpimprovefinalexamtestscoreswithoutstayingupallnightandcramming（临时死记硬背），forinstance,takingadvantageoftheresourcesavailableandtakingcareofyourbody.Stayontopofyourwork.Completingallofyourweekbyitsduedatewillhelpyoustayontopofthecontent,minimizingthetimeneededtoprepareforfinals.36Forinstance,attendingclassisaguaranteenottofallbehindinyourwork.37Don'tfeellikeyouneedtogiveequalstudytimetoeachcourse.Lookbackatyourprogressthroughoutthesemester.Ifyourgradeisborderline,betweena'C'anda'B',forexample,oryou'rehopingtoraiseyourgrade,you'llwanttoputinabitmoreeffort.Findastudypartneroratutor.Itisadvisabletofindatutororastudypartneratthebeginningofthesemesterasyoucanbouncearoundideasandaskquestionswhilestudying.However,stayawayfromgoodfriendswhenstrugglingwith1thematerial.38Selectyourstudyingenvironmentstrategically.Youneedaquietstudyinglocationfreeofdistractions.39.Sometimescollegesopenupconferenceroomsorotherspacestoallowadditionalroomforstudyingduringexamweek.Maintainyourhealthinthefinalsweek.Finalscanbeastressfultime,somakesureyouaretakingcareofyourphysicalself.Exerciseisaneffectivetoolinhelpingyourbodyreducestress.40A.Keeptrackofyourprogress.B.Figureoutwhichcoursestoprioritize.C.Butdon'toverdoitthisweektoavoidamuscleinjuryoverfinals.D.Ifthelibrary,studyarea,oroutdoorsdoesnotworkforyou,keeplooking.E.Reviewinginthefinalsweekisaloteasierifyou'vebeenkeepingupallalong.F.Plus,youwillassesstimeneededforbetteracademicperformancepriortothefinals.G.Thebeststudypartnerisoftensomeoneyoudon'tknowwellandlesslikelyhangoutwith.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Borneoishometosomeofthemostextraordinarywildlife.Severalyearsago,Idecidedtogothereforavisit.Alocalpersonofferedtobemyguide,whichwasagreatbonusforme.Oneday,myguideturnedoffthesmoothroadandtookmeacrossa41hillsideinstead.Wepickedourwaycarefullywhen42，aRafflesia（大王花）poppedintomyviewamongthosestones.Oh,dear!Morethan43,Ibentdownandputmynosepracticallyinsidetheflower'score.44,tomysurprise,itwasonlyoneofthe45duringthetrip.AsI46theendofmytrip,therewasstillsomethingIhadyettosee.Weplannedto47mostfearedcreaturethere,thesaltwatercrocodile,whichcangrowtoa48of6metersormore.Whenweshoneaflashlighttowardsthemuddyshore,littlesounds49inthedarknessasifsomethingunseenunderwaterhadbrokenthe50Takingasecondlook,wespottedtwogreedy51justabovethewaterline.Aswedrewnear,it52andwesawclearlyitwasacrocodile.Withgreatcaution,weneareditandfinallycould53itstruedimensions.Itwasababy-nomorethan0.6meterlong.Aha,whatever,Icouldnowreporttothe54backhome,whohadneverbeentoBorneo,thatIhad55ahungrycrocodileinthewildandlivedtotellthetale.Theworldoutthereissofascinating.Don'tletworkrunyourlife.Whynotstepoutdoorsandenjoythewondersnatureofferstoyou?41. A.rolling B.spectacular C.rough D.breathtaking42. A.suddenly B.literally C.definitely D.ultimately43. A.alarmed B.pleased C.concerned D.upset44. A.Nevertheless B.Besides C.Instead D.Therefore45. A.desires B.motivations C.destinations D.highlights46. A.suspended B.suspected C.approached D.valued47. A.holdonto B.pickup C.reflecton D.huntfor48. A.width B.length C.height D.size49. A.emerged B.paused C.continued D.declined50. A.mud B.surface C.ground D.shore51. A.crocodiles B.mouths C.eyes D.teeth52. A.moved B.sank C.hid D.escaped53. A.workout B.letout C.figureout D.makeout54. A.victims B.opponents C.folks D.guides55. A.challenged B.encountered C.terrified D.chased第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TerryTownshendisanecologistfromtheUK.InlateOctober,heclimbedtotheroofofabuildingtocheckoutahand-sizedrecordingdevice56（lay）theretocatchthesoundsofmigratorybirds（候鸟）atBeijing＇sOlympicPark.Everytwoweeks,hecameheretocollectdataandshareit57universities'researchcentresforthisyear'sbirdtrackingstudy.Asabirdwatcher58haslivedinBeijingforoveradecade,Townshendfoundedawebsite59formedagroupforfellowenthusiasts.Heworkstoraiseenvironmental60（aware）amongpeopletohelpsavesomeofChina'smostendangeredbirds,initiatingprojectstotracksomeofBeijing'scelebratedbirds.ThoughobservingthemigratorybirdsinBeijing61（be）oneofTownshend'smainactivitiesnow,hisbondwithChinawasestablishedtwelveyearsago.Atthattime,thenon-governmentalorganizationTownshendonceworkedwithwasinvitedbytheChinesegovernment62（cooperate）inboostingsupportforChina'sgeneralenvironmentallawsonclimatechange.Astheprojectleader,Townshendcameto-Chinaforthefirsttime.Aftergettingtoknowthecountry,hedecidedtostayherefor63（far）research.“China64（value）therecoveryofnatureinpastdecades.Withtheeffortstocarryoutvarioustargetedprotectionstowardnature,65futurelooksbrightforChina'sbiodiversity.”Townshendsaid.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）为了增强学生的安全防范意识，今天上午你校组织了紧急逃生疏散演练活动。假定你是李华，请你给校英文广播站写一篇相关的新闻报道，内容包括：1．活动目的；2．活动流程；3．活动感受。注意：1．写作词数应为8