湖北省十堰市2022-2023学年高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷含解析

1、2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1He wrote a letter _ he explained what had happened in the accident.Ath

2、atBwhichCwhereDwhat2Whitney Houstons sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem _ we should deal with it appropriately.AasBthatCwhichDwhere3One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem _ it becomes an emergency.AwhenBbeforeCafterDunless4We live in th

3、is society now _ literally someone is always helping.AwhenBwhereCthatDwhat5Its second time in five days that he has asked me for higherpay.A不填；aBa;theCthe；aDthe；the6I feel so nervous about the National English Speech Competition tomorrow. .AI really envy youBGlad to hear thatCSounds greatDTake it ea

4、sy7Maybe it is time for the rest of society to _ the fact _ I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.Aadjust to; that Bget used to; that while Cadapt to; while Dgo about; that while8Scientists have introduced a new model of 3D printer, _ differs from the existing ones in

5、 certain aspects.AasBwhichCwhoDthat9Criticized as online games are, they never fail to _ a large number of teenagersAappeal toBobject toCrefer toDturn to10She said her _ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much tim

6、e left.ApensionBbenefitCallowanceDbonus11Do you know that _ chairman of the meeting has announced that Mr Hodge has beenmade _ manager of this factory?Athe, theB/, theCthe, /Da, a12You can never be _ when crossing the street.Avery carefulBtoo carefulCcarefully enoughDenough careful13People tend to l

7、ove agricultural products _ without the use of fertilizers, pesticides or chemical additives.AgrowingBgrownCbeing grownDhaving been grown14Being happy is a skill that can be learned, and one way to _ ourselves to be happy is to write down the little things that cheer us up each day.AconveyBappealCtr

8、ainDattempt15If you want to lead a happy life, youd better learn to accept life _ it is.AasBthatCwhichDwhere16The Small Goose Pagoda in Xian, one of the 22 Silk Road relics located in China, _ back in 707 during the Tang Dynasty.AdatedBwas datedCdatesDis dating17-How did she lose so much weight as e

9、xpected？-_ eating less，she jogged for several miles every day.AIn addition toBIn spite ofCInstead ofDThanks to18Please _ your ashes before it fails on the carpet.Acut offBknock offCget offDdrop off19-What happened to the young trees we planted last week？-The trees_ well，but I didnt water them.Amight

10、 growBneednt have grownCwould growDwould have grown20Before you hand in your final report, _ there are no spelling mistakes.Amake sureBto make sureCmade sureDmaking sure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）The American dream is the faith held by many people in the United States of

11、America that through hard work, courage, creativity and determination, they can achieve a better life for themselves. More specifically, they agree on how to get ahead in America: get a college education, find a reliable job, andbuytheir ownhouse.But do Americans still believe in that path, and if t

12、hey do, is it attainable?ThemostrecentNationalJournal poll asked participants about the American dream, what it takes to achieve their goal, and whether or not they felt the control over their ability to be successful. Obviously, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream and what i

13、t takes to achieve it looks quite different from it did in the late 20th century. Generally speaking, people felt that their actions and hard work not outside force deciding their lives. But the participants had definitely mixed feelings about what actions make for a better life in the current econo

14、my.In the last seven years, Americans have grown more pessimistic(悲观的) about the power of education to lead to success. Even though they see going to college as a fairly achievable goal, a majority 52 percent think that young people do not need a 4-year college education in order to be successful.Mi

15、guel Maeda, 42, who has a masters degree and works in public health, was the first in his family to go to college, which has allowed him to achieve a sense of financial stability(稳定) his parents and grandparents never did. While some, like Maeda, emphasized the value of degree rather than the educat

16、ion itself, others still see college as a way to gain new viewpoints and life experiences. To Fendley, a sense of drive and purpose, as well as an effective high-school education, and basic life skills, like balancing a checkbook(支票簿), are the necessary elements for a successful life in America.1、It

17、 used to be commonly acknowledged that to succeed in America, one had to have _.Aa sense of drive and purpose Ban advanced academic degreeCa firm belief in their dream Dan ambition to get ahead2、What is the finding of the latest National Journal poll concerning the American dream?AMore and more Amer

18、icans are finding it hard to realize.BIt remains alive among the majority of American people.CAn increasing number of young Americans are abandoning it.DAmericans idea of it has changed over the past few decades.3、What do Americans now think of the role of college education in achieving success?AIt

19、still remains open to debate.BIt has proved to be beyond doubt.CIt is much better understood now than ever.DIt is no longer as important as it used to be.4、How do some people view college education these days?AIt helps broaden their minds. BIt needs to be strengthened.CIt widens cultural diversity.

20、DIt promotes gender equality.22（8分）When American soldiers return home from war with disabilities, they often suffer twicefirst from their combat injuries, next from the humiliation（羞辱）of government dependency.Wounded veterans（老兵）learn they have two basic choices: They can receive almost $ 3 ,000 a m

21、onth in disability benefits along with medical care and access to other various welfare programs, or they can try to find a job. Especially in this economy, its no wonder that many find that first option hard to turn down.Mark Duggan, an economics professor at Stanford University, reports that enrol

22、lment in the U. S. veterans disability programs rose from 2.3 million in 2001 to 3.9 million in 2014. The percentage of veterans receiving benefits doubled, from 8.9% in 2001 to 18% in 2014. Disability services for veterans now consume $59 billion.In the 1980s and 1990s, male veterans were more like

23、ly to be in the labor force than nonveterans. But since 2000, that has changed dramatically. Now there is a 4% gap between veteran and non-veteran labor participation, with veteran participation lower.Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, the founder of The Mission Continues, explains how soldiers who served the

24、ir country are transformed into welfare receivers who live off their country.“When veterans come home from war they are going through a tremendous change in identity, ” he says. “Then the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and others, encourage them to view themselves as disabled.” By the

25、 time they come to Greitens non-profit organization, “We meet a number of veterans who see themselves as charity cases and are not sure anymore what they have to contribute.”There are also more practical factors driving the disability boom. One is the expansion of qualification criteria. In 2000, fo

26、r instance, type 2 diabetes was added as a disability because of evidence linking exposure to Agent Orange with the onset of the disease. Heart disease has also been added to the list.Another possible factor is that younger veterans seem less against welfare than their parents generation. Veterans w

27、ho have served since the 1990s are much more likely to sign up for disability than their older counterparts; 1 in 4 younger veterans is on disability, versus just 1 in 7 of those over age 54.We shouldnt go back to the bad old days when veterans were afraid to admit weakness. But Lt. Col. Daniel Gade

28、 is one of many veterans who think our disability system is harmful, psychologically, to former soldiers. Gade lost his leg in combat in 2005 and now teaches at West Point. He recently gave a talk to disabled veterans at Ft. Carson, in which he urged them to rejoin the workforce.“People who stay hom

29、e because they are getting paid enough to get by on disability are worse off,” he warned. “They are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol. They are more likely to live alone.”What a waste of human potential, especially since most veterans on disability still have their prime working years ahead of

30、them when theyre discharged（遣退）.We could solve this problem by changing the way we view-and label-veterans with disabilities. As Gade noted in a recent article, “Veterans should be viewed as resources, not as damaged goods.” He recommended that “efforts to help veterans should begin by recognizing t

31、heir abilities rather than focusing only on then disabilities, and should serve the ultimate aim of moving wounded soldiers to real self-sufficiency.”On a more practical note, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs could reallocate（再分配）resources to spend more on job training and less on di

32、sability. Current placement programs are sadly inadequate.We are good at sending soldiers off to war. Yet when these young men and women return home, they are essentially told, “Well give you enough for a reasonably comfortable life, but we wont help you find a job.”It is unreasonable that we are co

33、ndemning thousands of young veterans who served their country to life on the dole（失业救济金）rather than enabling them to re-enter the workforce with the necessary accommodations.1、What do more and more wounded veterans appear to do nowadays?ADepend on the government for a living.BBe treated badly in mos

34、t workplaces.CAsk the government for more dole.DSpend more time on job hunting.2、How does Mark Duggan prove his opinion in the passage?ABy listing figures. BBy giving examples.CBy performing experiments. DBy analyzing cause and effect.3、What did veterans use to do in the 1980s and 1990s?ARefuse to f

35、ind jobs. BBe a main labor resource.CHave much trouble finding jobs. DReceive many disability benefits.4、One of the reasons why there are more disabled veterans is that .Adamage from the war is greater than everBveterans have suffered much more than everCthe scale of disabilities has been broadenedD

36、older veterans arent afraid to admit their disability5、In Cades opinion, the veterans who receive welfare from the government tend to _.Asave more trouble for the governmentBlead a miserable and unhappy lifeCincreasingly depend on the governmentDsuffer the humiliation of their combat injuries23（8分）

37、“How can we live longer?” many people wonder. Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbors, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity (长寿) boost seems to come from marriage or an equal relationship. The effect was fir

38、st noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers (鳏夫) were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a mans life and two to a womans, The effect holds fo

39、r all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.Even though the odds are stacked against you (the conditions are not favourable to you), marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live

40、nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesnt smoke. Theres a less pleasantside, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years fo

41、llowing their spouses; death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks h

42、ave similar effects.So how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socioeconomic factor, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological mechanisms (机制). For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and

43、 less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.A life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100. The best social network is still being map

44、ped out, but Christakis says: “People are interconnected so their health is interconnected.”1、William Farrs study and other studies show that _.Asocial life provides an effective cure for illnessBbeing sociable helps improve ones quality of lifeCwomen benefit more than men from marriageDmarriage con

45、tributes a great deal to longevity2、What does the underlined word “compensate” in the second paragraph probably mean?Apay moneyBprovide something hadChelp recoverDincrease damage3、What does the author say about social network?AThey have effects similar to those of a marriage.BThey help develop peopl

46、es community spirit.CThey provide timely support for those in need.DThey help relieve people of their lifes burden.4、What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AIts important that we develop a social network when young.BTo stay healthy, one should have a proper social network.CGetting a divorce me

47、ans risking a reduced life span.DWe should share our social networks with each other.24（8分）Where Is Spring BreakWhere is Spring Break going to be? The options are endless. Do you want to get your blood pumping from thrilling travels? Look no further! These tours and destinations will keep you on you

48、r toes all week long.Panama: This underrated destination is a little-known secret of the most travelers! Through this tour youll get to hike, snorkel (浮潜) and explore all the best sights this beautiful country has to offer! Eight days tours for $ 250 / day.Canada: This diverse country is full of opt

49、ions. Explore the East of Canada and visit cities such as Montreal, Quebec or Toronto. If youre feeling adventurous, explore the Western part of the country with a Canadian Rockies Tour. During this twelve days tour you will hike a glacier to beautiful scenery and wander through postcard-worthy vill

50、ages. Tours to Canada for $200 / day.Iceland: Check off one of the seven wonders of the world with a tour of the Northern Lights and Golden Circle. Spend seven days full of adventure like hiking glaciers, snowshoeing through Thingvellir National Park, relaxing in the Geysir Hot Springs and of course

51、 experiencing the glory of the Northern Lights! Seven days tours for $ 300 / day.South Africa: Discover the diverse culture and wildlife that makes up South Africa. Your tour plan includes a journey along the coast known as “Rainbow Nation.” Here you will enjoy beautiful scenery, a hunting travel th

52、rough Addo Elephant National Park and the wildlife in Tsitsikarnma National Park. Nine days tours for $230 / day.1、What is the similar characteristic of the travels mentioned in the text?AExciting. BRisky.CEducational. DEnvironmental.2、Which destination costs tourists the most money?APanama. BCanada

53、.CIceland. DSouth Africa.3、According to the text, Panama is a destination which .Ais not as famous as the other threeByou can go to for enjoying surfingCoffers an option to hike in the parkDtakes the most time of the four tours25（10分）An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy stree

54、t in Tongren, Southwest Chinas Guizhou Province.The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin in the citys commercial hub（商业中心），where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.The ear-splitting blast was heard around 1250 p.m.，said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered（使粉

55、碎）nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless（不生锈的）steel rubbish can to pieces.One passer-by，identified（确认）only as Zhang，said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the expl

56、osion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger after emergency treatment. The others were just slightlyThe cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.1、444It can be inferr

57、ed from the passage that _.AAll the injured were taken to a hospitalB8 of the injured were not taken to a hospitalCThe rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurantDThe rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop2、446Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AOne passer- by, identif

58、ied only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin.BSome customers in restaurants were injured.CThe writer didnt get to the scene.DAll customers in shops got hurt.3、448In the last paragraph the underlined word“ speculate” probably means _.Atell Bguess Cdiscuss Dtalk4、450What of the following

59、can be the best title for the passage?ABomb Hidden in a Rubbish BinBThe Cause of the ExplosionCA Terrible ThingDMarket Blast Kills 1 ,Injures 21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） While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teachin

60、g job 1 at a school about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short of 2 and wanting to do something 3 I applied (申请), 4 as I did so, that without a degree and with no 5 of teaching my chances of getting the job were 6 .However, three days later, a letter arrived, calling me to Croydon for a me