湖北省孝感市2022-2023学年高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答

2、题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The worlds attention _ Chinas Belt and Road Initiative，as it has great influence on the worlds economy.Ais to fix onBwas fixed onChas fixed onDis being fixed on2The document film _ next week aims at introducing local cultures to the world.AreleasedBbeing releasedCto

3、 be releasedDhaving been released3The 114 colorful clay Warriors _ at No. 1 pit, _ in height from 1.8m to 2m, have black hair, green, white or pink faces, and black or brown eyes.Aunearthed; ranging Bunearthing; rangingCunearthed; ranged Dare unearthed; are ranging4Vivien, you look blue. Whats wrong

4、?There are so many papers _. Im really busy recently.Afinish Bto finishCfinishing Dfinished5Michelle Obama wears clothes that anyone can buy in a mall and _ she may have a larger effect on consumers than ordinary models.AfurthermoreBotherwiseCneverthelessDtherefore6_ by many potential customers, the

5、 salesman had to gather his courage and sell the product in different ways.A. Having deniedBDenyingCBeing deniedDHaving been denied7 Anything to drink? What about coffee? Er I think Ill have a cold drink coffee.Aother thanBmore thanCless thanDrather than8Though our football boys are faced with four

6、goals behind, they are still struggling hard in the field to _.Aface the musicBsave faceCcost their arm and legDland on their feet9It is global warming, rather than other factors, _the extreme weather.Athat have led toBwhich has causedCwhich are causingDthat has led to10Taught in a more professional

7、 way, you _ the swimming skill much better.Amight masterBwould have masteredCcan have masteredDcould master11I have got a headache.No wonder.You_in front of that computer too long.AworkBare workingChave been workingDworked12Double ovens are a good idea, especially _ you are cooking several meals at

8、a time.AthoughBifCthatDunless13Hard work，along with dedicated revolutionary spirit is the fundamental guarantee of success，which is _ we should learn from the pioneers participating in the Long March.AthatBwhatCwhereDhow14-Mum, can you tell me why some parents send their children to study abroad at

9、a very young age?-_, darling. I have never thought about it.AYou have got me there BTake your timeCYou bet DDont be silly15Do you know when your mother _ to pick you up?At 11：40 am.Ahad come Bis comingChas come Dwould come16I am afraid this pair of shoes is a little expensiveIf you really want to bu

10、y them, I will give you a _ of 10 percentAquantityBamountCdiscountDaccount17Are we about to having dinner?Yes, it _ in the dining room.Aserve Bis servingCis being served Dhas been serving18The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored

11、 by the Chinese as they offer a _ stable career.ArelativelyBregularlyCroughlyDrigidly19_ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.AWhich BWhen CWhat DAs20How long do you think it will be_the Stock Market returns to normal?At least one year, I guess.AwhenBbeforeCuntilDthat第二部分 阅读理解（满

12、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）Discoverys astronauts arrived to an exciting celebration Wednesday as nearly 700 people crowded an airplane storage place, waving flags and holding signs that read: “Welcome Home, Astronauts!”The seven-person team returned to Earth on Tuesday after being t

13、he first to take a space shuttle into orbit since the Columbia disaster(灾难) of 2003.“In the last two and a half years, we have been through the very worst that manned space flight can bring us, and over the past two weeks we have seen the very best,” NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told the astro

14、nauts and their families and fans Wednesday.The crowd waved American flags for the U.S. astronauts and Japanese flags for crew member Soichi Noguchi, one of the spacewalkers.“As a rookie（新手）astronaut, I could not ask for more,” Noguchi said, “We had three spacewalks, two extra days in space and one

15、great team.”While the homecoming has been filled with excitement for what mission controllers declared a “truly spectacular test flight”, uncertainty remains for the future of the shuttle program.Shortly after Discovery rose up into space July 26, a nearly 1-pound large piece of foam insulation（泡沫绝缘

16、材料） fell from the fuel tankthe very thing that was supposed to have been fixed after Columbia exploded. The foam missed Discovery, but NASA grounded all shuttle flights until engineers fix the problem.NASA ground crews examined Discovery after its return from orbit and found it in good condition, an

17、 official said Wednesday at NASAs Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California.Technicians counted 101 dings and divots, including 20 that were larger than 1 inch. Schaaf Dean, landing support group chief, said the numbers were similar to the results of other shuttle, post-l

18、anding examinations.A beginning examination of the shuttles thermal（热的）blanket showed it remained undamaged during re-en-try into the Earths air.(Agencies)1、The seven astronauts _.Aare the first to take a space shuttle into orbitBtook the Columbia into spaceCreturned to earth safelyDare Americans2、A

19、ccording to the text, the NASA officials think _.Athe flight of Discovery is a failureBmanned space flight has been through the best in the pastCthe flight of Discovery is a successDthe astronauts are national heroes3、When the Discovery took off, _.Athe fuel tank burned Ba piece of foam insulation f

20、ellCthe safety belt is not fixed Dit knocked into the Columbia4、The underlined word “grounded” means _.A(of a boat) hit the bottom of a sea and be unable to moveBto cause a boat to hit the bottom of a sea or lakeCto prevent a plane or person from flyingDto be based on something22（8分）As a boy, Charle

21、s Robert Darwin(达尔文）collected anything that caught his interest: insects, coins and interesting stones. He was not very clever, but Darwin was good at doing the things that interested him.His father was a doctor, so Darwin was sent to Edinburgh to study medicine, and was planned to follow a medical

22、career. But Charles found the lectures boring. Then his father sent him to Cambridge University to study to be a priest. While at Cambridge, Darwins interest in zoology and geography grew. Later he got a letter from Robert FitzRoy who was planning to make a voyage around the world on a ship, the Bea

23、gle. He wanted a naturalist to join the ship, and Darwin was recommended（推荐) That voyage was the start of Darwins great life.As the Beagle sailed around the world, Darwin began to wonder how life had developed on earth. He began to observe everything. After he was home, he set to work, getting his c

24、ollection in order. His first great work The Zoology of the Beagle was well received, but he was slow to make public his ideas on the origin of life.Later Darwin and Wallace, another naturalist who had the same opinions as Darwin, produced a paper together. Darwins great book “On the Origin of Speci

25、es by Means of Natural Selection（物种起源）appeared It attracted a storm. People thought that Darwin was saying they were descended from monkeys. What a shameful idea! Although most scientists agreed that Darwin was right, the Church was still so strong that Darwin never received any honors for his work.

26、Afterwards, he published another great work, The Descent of Man. His health grew worse, but he still worked. When I have to give up observation, I shall die, he said. He was still working on 17, April, 1882. He was dead two days later.1、Darwins father sent him to Edinburgh to .Amake him like natural

27、 history Bmake him become a doctorClet him change his hobbies Dhave him give up his collection2、According to the passage； Charles Darwins whole life was changed by .Ahis study at Cambridge University Bhis collection of coinsCthe naturalists at Cambridge Dthe voyage of the Beagle3、The underlined part

28、 “they were descended from monkeys probably means “ ” .Athey gave monkeys life Bthey were different from monkeysCthey were developed from monkeys Dthey had to live with monkey23（8分） Imagine you enter a car with no steering wheel, no brake or accelerator pedals ( 踏 板 ). Under a voice-activated comman

29、d, you say an address. “The fastest route will take us 15.3 minutes. Should I take it?” You say “yes” and you are on your way. The car responds and starts moving all by itself. All you have to do is to sit back and relax.How strange would it be if, one day in the future, everyone had such a car? No

30、crazy driving, no quarrels, no cutting in; traffic laws would be respected and driving much safer. On the other hand, imagine the cost savings for local police enforcement (强制执行) and town budgets without all those speeding and parking tickets.A new technology has the potential to change modern socie

31、ty thoroughly. Theres no question that self-driving vehicles could be an enormous benefit. The potential for safer cars means accident statistics would drop: some 94% of road accidents in the U.S. involve human error. Older drivers and visually- or physically-disabled people would gain a new level o

32、f freedom. Maintaining safe speeds and being electric, self-driving cars would sharply reduce pollution levels and dependency on non-renewable fuels. Roads would be quieter, people safer.But we must also consider the impact of the new technology on those who now depend on driving for their living. A

33、ccording to the U.S. Department of Labor, in May 2015 there were 505,560 registered school bus drivers. The American Trucking Association lists approximately 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the U.S. The companies developing self-driving vehicles should be partnering with state and federal

34、authorities to offer retraining for this massive workforce, many of whom will be displaced by the new technology.New technologies will, and should, be developed. This is how society moves forward. However, progress cant be one-sided. It is necessary for the companies and state agencies involved to c

35、onsider the moral consequences of these potential changes to build a better future for all. 1、What would be the effect of the wide use of driverless cars?AMore policemen would inspect the streets.BPeople would never feel angry about the traffic.CIt would save local governments a lot of money.DTraffi

36、c regulations would be a thing of the past.2、How would the elderly and the disabled benefit from driverless cars?AThey would get rid of air pollution.BThey could enjoy greater mobility.CThey would suffer no road accidents.DThey could go anywhere they want.3、What would be the negative effect of drive

37、rless cars?AThe conflict between labor and management would sharpen.BMany drivers would have to find new ways of earning a living.CDrivers would have a hard time adapting to new road conditions.DThe gap between various departments of society would be widened.4、What does the author suggest businesses

38、 and the government do?AEnable everyone to benefit from new technologies.BKeep pace with technological developments.CMake new technologies affordable to everyone.DPopularize the use of new technologies and devices.24（8分） A mother, Carrie Cort, 51, from Sussex, and her nine-year-old son have been nam

39、ed the UKs most environmentally friendly family after winning an award for their environmental achievements.Now every aspect of her life is environmentally friendly, from her son Adams birthday parties to her clothing, and she recycles everything from empty pens to milk bottle tops. “Changing our fa

40、mily lifestyle to green has saved us around 11, 000 every year, which has given us more financial stability,” Carrie says. “Living green has made us healthier and I feel younger now. It is fun seeing what you can make with unwanted or broken things. Growing your own food is great exercise, good for

41、wildlife, and the food is much more nutritious and tastier.”“My concern for the way we humans are treating the planet was really roused in 2008 when Adam was born. When he arrived, I suddenly had this huge, greater awareness of the kind of planet were bringing our children into though I learnt somet

42、hing about it in university.” She began going to talks, reading books, watching documentaries and attending green meetings in order to educate herself in the details of green living.Carrie set up the local campaign group Sussex Green Living six years after her sons birth. Later, she gave up her high

43、-powered job, as she ran a video company with her brother, to do her job full-time. Today, she organizes talks and workshops. She runs a repair caf, where people can bring everything to be fixed. Her recycling program helps people reuse wastes. Toothpaste tubes, for example, which Carrie sends to th

44、e Philippines, are turned into purses by an organization. “My goal is to inspire more people to lead greener, more environmentally friendly lives, to enable us to live in greater harmony with nature, now and for future organizations. I achieve this using various Sussex Green Living communication pro

45、grams and working with other organizations who have the same goals and values.”1、How did Carrie feel about her environmentally friendly lifestyle?Aunwanted.Bunhealthy.Cexpensive.Deconomical.2、Which of the following is true about Carrie?AShe made good preparations for living green.BShe recycled what

46、people ignored for fun.CShe does daily exercise by growing food.DShe majored in planet protection in university.3、When did Carrie begin to form her environmentally friendly lifestyle?AAfter winning an award.BAfter giving birth to her son.CAfter being stuck in poverty.DAfter attending green meetings4

47、、What does Carrie rely on to make her achievements?AHer repair caf and workshops.BHer own programs and others work.CHer well-paid job and her brothers support.DHer independence of realizing her green dream.25（10分）Aryan worked for a well-known film and he had a loving and caring family. Aryans parent

48、s considered themselves to be the luckiest, to be blessed with such a wonderful child. But on the other hand, Aryan was not happy with himself, since he thought himself to be an ugly, unconfident and unattractive person.One evening, while returning home from work, he, along with many people, was wai

49、ting for the bus. On arrival of the bus, Aryan somehow made his way into the bus and managed to find a seat.After sitting, he looked around the bus and noticed a handsome and charming man sitting opposite him. On looking towards the man, Aryan became sad once again regarding his looks and personalit

50、y. All types of bad thoughts started coming in his mind that he was not worth this beautiful world. He thought that lucky man, with such a beautiful and attractive face, must always be the center of attraction.Aryan became jealous of that man and could not bear him in front of him. So he changed his

51、 seat to avoid him. On the way all the negative feelings kept coming to his mind, imagining how his life would have been only if he were more handsome and good looking.Finally on reaching the destination he came out of the bus. As he was walking, a person suddenly pushed Aryan from back. Aryan angri

52、ly turned around and what he saw brought tears in Aryans eyes.The same “fortunate” man he had been envying all his way had difficulty in walking, since his one leg was shorter than the other. The “fortunate” man apologized to Aryan, but Aryan couldnt say a word and walked away with tears in his eyes

53、 and guilt in his heart.While walking, he realized that we must be satisfied and happy with what we are and even the basic qualities that we have might be a dream to someone else. So we should be grateful with what we have.1、What made Aryan feel unsatisfied?AHis career. BHis family.CHis appearance.

54、DHis expectation.2、Why did Aryan take another seat on the bus after seeing the man opposite him?ABecause the bus was too crowded.BBecause he didnt think he was worth this beautiful world.CBecause he envied the mans looks.DBecause he wanted to be the center of attraction.3、What can we infer from the

55、sixth paragraph?AThe “fortunate” man had trouble in walking.BThe “fortunate” man was more lucky than Aryan.CAryan wouldnt forgive the “fortunate” man.DAryan felt ashamed for his mistaken thought.4、What can be a suitable title for the text?AHappiness lies in content.BEvery dog has his day.CEach bird

56、loves to hear himself sing.DNo man is born wise.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）Life is to be lived. No excuses. No reservations (保留). No holding back.A story about the violinist Fritz Kreisler tells how he once 1 a beautiful instrument he wanted t

57、o acquire. When he 2 raised the money for the violin, he returned to 3 it and learned that it had already been sold to a(n) 4 .He went to the new owners home in order to try to 5 him to sell the violin. 6 , the collector said it was one of his prized possessions and he could not let it go. Kreisler

58、felt 7 and turned to leave, but then asked a favor, “May I play the instrument once more 8 it is put away?” 9 was given and the great musician began to play. The 10 sang out a quality of music which was so beautiful that the collector himself could only listen in 11 . “I have no 12 to keep that to m

59、yself,” he said after the musician finished. “The violin is yours, Mr. Kreisler. Take it into world, and let people 13 it.”You and I are excellent violinsour 14 is meant to be heard.I want to live my 15 that wayto take it into the world and live it fully. Id rather burn out than rust out. Id rather

60、be 16 than die not having done whatever I could.Im not talking about 17 ourselves by doing too much. Happiness is never found in overmuch busyness. But it is found in investing our lives in others. Say yes when asked for a hand. 18 to work for a worthwhile organization. Spend an hour with a 19 relat