湖北省随州市重点中学2023学年高考英语倒计时模拟卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect2．WeallChinesepeoplearecalledontolearnfromLeiFeng,_______wethinksetagoodexampletoallofus.A．whose B．whoC．that D．whom3．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken4．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which5．Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich6．Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom7．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was8．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture9．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which10．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved11．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup12．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated13．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated14．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might15．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid16．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck17．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced18．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted19．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful20．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf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）Scientiststhinktheyhaveansweredamystery:Howsomeoceancreaturesgotsohugesoquickly.Afewmillionyearsago,thelargestwhales,averagedabout15feetlong.Thenseeminglyovernight,onetypeofwhale,thetoothlessbaleenwhale（须鲸类）becamehuge.Modernbluewhalesgetasbigas100feet.NicholasPyensonoftheSmithsonianNaturalHistoryMuseumsaid,“Whyisthat?””Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye,whichmakesithardertofigureoutwhathappened,”saidGrahamSlater,leadauthorofthestudy.Theirstudyhassuggestedananswer:Iceagesinthelast3to5millionyearsstartedit,changingtheoceansandfoodsupplyforwhales.Theresearchersusedfossilrecordsofthesmallerwhalestocreateafamilytreeforbaleenwhaleswhichincludebluewhales,humpbacksandrightwhales.Usingcomputersimulations（模拟）andknowledgeabouthowevolutionworks,theyconcludedthatwhenthesizechangesstarted,thepolesgotcolder,iceexpandedandthewatercirculationintheoceanschangedandwindsshifted,SlaterandPyensonsaidcoldwaterwentdeepandmovedclosertotheequator(赤道）andtheneventuallymovedbackupwithsmallfishandothersmallanimalsthatwhaleseat.Baleenwhale,whichhavenoteeth,feedbyeatinghugeamountsoffishtheycapture.Toothedwhales,likespermwhales(抹香鲸),huntindividualfish,sotheoceanchantsthatmadefoodlessevenlyspreadoutdidn’taffectthemasmuch.Butbaleenwhaleshuntschoolsoffish.OlivierLambertattheRoyalBelgianInstituteofNaturalSciencescallsit“areallyconvincingsituation”.Buthesaidthelackoffossilsincertaintimeperiodsisanissue.Asoceanswarmfromman-madeclimatechange,theseaswillbemorelikeitwaswhenthewhalessmallerandtheywillhaveamoredifficulttimesurviving.1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye”inthesecondparagraph?A．Thechangeofbaleenwhaleshappenedtooquickly.B．Thechangeofbaleenwhaleswastoodifficulttoexplore.C．Researcherspaidlittleattentiontothechangeofbaleenwhales.D．Researchersthoughtthechangeofbaleenwhaleswasunimportant.2、Whatplayedthekeyroleinbaleenwhales’becominghuge?A．Man-madeclimatechange.B．Itseatingahugeamountoffish.C．Thewatercirculationintheoceans.D．Theincreaseoffoodsupplyforwhales.3、Whatdoweknowaboutspermwhalesandbluewhalesaccordingtothetext?A．Spermwhaleseatmorefood.B．Bluewhalerlivemuchlonger.C．Spermwhalesprefertohuntschoolsoffish.D．Bluewhalesusuallyswallowschoolsoffish.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Therearenowhalefossilsnow.B．Thewhalesmaybecomeevenbigger.C．Globalwarminghasthreatenedthewhales.D．OlivierLamberthinksthestudyisperfect.22．（8分）TeensForPlanetEarthThisisasocialnetworkingsiteforteenagerswhowanttogetinvolvedinprotectingourplanet.Theycanconnectwithothergreen-mindedteens,chooseaprojectorcreatetheirown.TeensForPlanetEarthencouragesyoungfolkstogetbusyintheirowncommunities.Theyofferguidanceonlocalprojectswithcategoriessuchashabitats,animals,waterandeducation.Awardsaregiventoactivemembers.MeezAtMeez,teenscancreatetheirownavatars(头像),roomsandvirtualpets.Itisasocialcommunityofcreativepeoplethatcombinesavatars,virtualworldsandgames.Meezofferscontestsandchataswellashomeworkhelp,afashioncentralandawriters’corner.Achatareaforyoungerteensisavailable.Otherareasaremusic,geek（极客）central,artandsports.CyberteensCyberteensisanothercoolsitethatcelebratestheteenyears.Hereteenagerscanfindcommunity,games,andnews.Thereisalinkcalled“creativity”whereteenscansharetheirpoems,stories,photosandartwork.The“coollinks”sectionoffersahugevarietyofoptionstothecuriousteens.Thissitealsohassurveysandhelpswithjobsandschoolwork.SSisaresourcesiteforteensandhighschoolstudents.Itssocialnetworkhasover900,000members.Membersearnpointstowinprizesjustbybrowsingandtheyofferseveralmulti-playergames.Pointsareusedtobuyitemsatauction(拍卖会).Sisfilledwithusefulinformationandarticles.1、WhatisTeensForPlanetEarthaimedto?A．Setupaproject.B．Giveawardstoteens.C．Getyoungfolksbusy.D．Giveadviceonlocalprojects.2、Whichwebsiteoffersassistanceinjobs?A．TeensForPlanetEarth.B．Meez.C．Cyberteens.D．S.3、WhatmakesSspecialamongthesewebsites?A．Ithasthemostmembers.B．Teenscanreadarticlesonit.C．Itoffershelponschoolwork.D．Teenscanmakepurchasesonit.4、Whatcanweinferaboutthewebsitesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyprovidegameplatforms.B．Theybenefitteensintheirsociallife.C．Theyawardoutstandingteens.D．Theyoffervariousstudyguidance.23．（8分）Sometimeswestartadaywiththepreviousdaystillinmind.Wethinkaboutthemistakeswemadeinthepreviousday,howthingswentwrong,andhowwefeltbadaboutit.Nowonderitbecomesdifficulttofocusonthecurrentday.Herearesomestepsonhowtostartyournewdayfresh:1.TaketimetoevaluateyourdayAttheendofaday,takesometimetothinkaboutit.Thepurposeofthisthinkingtimeisnottoregrethowbadyourdaywas,howthingswentwrong,orhowpeopletreatedyoubadly.Thiswon’tdoyouanygood.Instead,thepurposeofthisthinkingtimeistoextract(吸取)lessonswhichyoucanbringtothefollowingday.2.MakeacommitmenttoapplythelessonsAfteryouextractthelessons,youshouldmakeacommitmenttoapplythem.Todoso,findsomeactionablethingsyoucandotoapplythelessons.Next,remindyourselftodothem.Youmaywritethemdownifyouwantto.3.“Close”yourdayAfteryouhavespentthetimetothinkaboutthedayandextractthelessons,makeadecisionto“close”theday.Youaredonewithit;don’tthinkaboutitanymore.4.BringonlythelessonstothenextdayandnothingelseAfteryou“close”aday,youshouldnotbringanythingoutofittothenextdayexceptforthelessonsyouextract.Focusonapplyingthelessonstothepresent.Thiswayyouwillbeabletostartyourdayfreshwithouttheburdenofyesterday.1、Whatwillhappenifwethinktoomuchaboutthepast?A．Therewillbeadisaster.B．Therewillbegoodresults.C．Wewon’thaveapeacefulmind.D．Wesurelywon’tfinishtoday’stask.2、Whenshouldwedrawlessonsfromthepastmistakes?A．Attheendofaday.B．Whenwemakemistakes.C．Atthebeginningofaday.D．Whenweregretmakingthemistakes.3、Whyshouldweextractlessonsfromthepastday?A．Tosetthemdown.B．Toconsiderthemagain.C．Tomakeabetterdecision.D．Toapplythemforfutureuse.24．（8分）FollowingMoYan'sNobelPrizelastOctober,theusuallysilentChineseliterarycirclegotwarmedupagain.AShanghaiwriternamedJinYuchengsurprisednearlyeveryonebymakinghisnewnovelfullofShanghaidialect(方言).Publishedlastmonth,the350,000-wordBlossoms(FanHua)isanovelaboutthechangesinShanghaiover30years,drawingclearimagesofthecitythroughthestoriesofmanycommonpeople.Thereisnomainstorylikemostnovels,buteverystoryinitcouldrunindependently.WhilePutonghuaisthestandardchoiceforChineseliteraturetoday,Jin’suseoftheShanghaidialectappearsbothdifferentandbold."Ihaveseentoomanynovelsthatlooksimilartoeachother.Chineseliteratureisgettingmonotonousbothinlanguageandform.Iwanttobespecialwithmyownlanguage,"JintoldtheGlobalTimes.Inthenovel,Jinmakesabreakthroughbymainlyusingdialoguestounfoldvariousplotsandrepresenttypicalcharactersonadailybasis.Healsoabandonstheuseofsomepunctuationlikequotationmarks(引号),showingareturntothetraditionalChinesehuabengenre(话本体).Sinceitspublication,thebookhasbeenwidelyrecommendedonSinaWeibowithmanynetizens(网民)ratingthenovelhighforitsuniqueuseofdialectandvividdescriptionoflifeusingplainspeech.Jinsaidthathegottheideaof,writingthenovelwhilechattinginanonlineforum(论坛)wherepeopleusetheShanghaidialect.Thepraisehereceivedfromthenetizensencouragedhimtocontinuewritingtherandomstories."I'dliketoseemorewriterstofollowmylead.Itwillenrichourliteratureandmakeitdiverse,"hesaid.1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．TheChineseliterarycircleisalwayssilent.B．MoYanwassuprisedatJinYucheng'snewnovel.C．Thestoriesinthenovelaren'tlinkedtoeachother.D．ThenovelrepresentsamodemlifestyleinShanghai.2、Theunderlinedword"monotonous"inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A．lackinginvarietyB．ShortofexpectationsC．wantingfurtherimprovementD．requiringmoreconsideration3、HowdoesJinYuchengmakeabreakthroughinhisnewnovel?A．Byinventinglotsoftypicalcharacters.B．Bycreatingavividbackground.C．Byemployingdialoguetodevelopplotsandcharacters.D．ByplayingwithbeautifulwordsinShanghaidialect.4、WhatencouragedJinYuchengtocontinuewritingindialect?A．Thenetizens’posts.B．Thenetizens’praise.C．Thecitizens’comments.D．Otherwriters’encouragement.25．（10分）AccommodationatUniversityCollegeCork,IrelandOn-campusaccommodationUCCCampusaccommodationismorethanjustaplacetoeatandsleep—itprovidessocial,culturalandsportingshopsandthechancetodevelopfriendshipsthatwilllastalifetime.Ouraccommodationservicesaredividedintoourtwoareasofoperation,onebeingthesafe,modernaccommodationforthosestudyingduringtheacademicyear.TheotheroneistheexcellentsummeraccommodationforholidayorsummercoursevisitorswhoareseekingwhatisaveryspecialenvironmenttostayinwitheverymodernconveniencebutdippedinhistoryandtheatmosphereofoneofEurope’soldestandmosthighlyregardeduniversities.RentalHousingThisiswherethestudentliveswithafamilyand1~5otherstudentsandyougetyourbreakfast,eveningmealandlightsupper.Ratesareavailableforbothsingleandsharedrooms,fivedaysorseven-dayboard.Pricesaresetandnolandladycanchargeoverthisagreedrate.Thisisaveryeconomicalandsafeaccommodationoptionandparticularlywellsuitedtofreshmen.ListsoflandladiesareavailablefreefromtheAccommodationOfficebypost,faxandemail.SharedStudentHousingAvailableroomsareadvertisedintheAccommodationOfficethroughouttheyear.Updatedlistsofthemareprovideddaily.Lifetimefriendshipiseasilydevelopedhere.LivingwithaLandlordUsuallythisprovidesmorematurestudentswithahighstandardofaccommodationatreasonablerents,usuallyalittlebelowthemarketprice.VacanciesareadvertisedintheAccommodationOfficethroughouttheyear.1、Whatisspecialabouttheenvironmentofon-campusaccommodation?A．Itbenefitsfreshmenalotduringholidays.B．ItisthemosthighlyregardedaccommodationinEurope.C．Ithelpsdevelopalifelongfriendshipbetweenroommates.D．Itisaperfectmixofmodernequipmentandhistoricalsurroundings.2、Whichisrecommendedtofirst-yearstudentsattheiruniversity?A．On-campusaccommodation.B．LivingwithaLandlord.C．SharedStudentHousing.D．RentalHousing.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheAccommodationOffice?A．Itdoesn’tdealwithrentsforstudents.B．Itservesstudentsandgetspaidforwhatitdoes.C．Itprovidesinformationontheaccommodationchoices.D．Itisseenasabridgebetweentheuniversityandstudents.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）OnedaywhenIwas15yearsold,Ihadsomefriendsovertohangout.Whileweweremakingfoodinthekitchen,mybrothercamein.Heplacedhisbeefnexttomy1oneandsaid,“Courtney,yourbeefisbiggerthanmine.Youdon’tneedto2;you’realreadyfatenough.”Thenhewalkedoutlaughing.Unpleasant3onmyphysicalappearancewerenothingnew.Somethinginsidemegaveintohisideathatmylegswere4,andthatbecamethelastdaythatIeverwillinglywore5untilIwas10yearsold.Forthenext15years,Ispentsummeraftersummer6inlongpants.ButthenImetRagenChastain,andshe7everything.Icouldn’tbelievethatthiswomanwho,likemyself,weighedalmost100poundswasso8andhappyinherownskin.I9asshesharedherownjourneytorecoveryandself-love.Shetalkedabouthowamazingour10are,simplybecauseofthethingstheydoeveryday—likebreathing,11bloodtoeverycell,blinkingandwalking.Walking!Iwassuddenly12howfoolishI’dbeenforsolong.There’repeoplewhoarebornwithoutlegs,orwholack13workinglegs,orwholosetheirlegs,andI’dbeenhidingmyperfectlystrong,healthy,beautifullegs14becauseIhad15someonetoconvincemethattheyweren’tgoodenough.Thenextday,Iboughtthreepairsofshortsandasundressandspenttheentiresummerlettingmylegs16thesunandfeelthebreeze.Thenexttimeanyonecommentsonyourbodyina17way,lookthemstraightintheeye,smileandsay,“Ifwhatyousee18yousomuch,feelfreetopracticetheancientartoflooking19else.”That’sRagen’sown20,butIdon’tthinkshe’llmindifyouuseit.1、A．small B．plain C．thick D．slim2、A．walk B．eat C．talk D．cry3、A．reports B．suggestion C．reflections D．comments4、A．unnecessary B．unacceptable C．unique D．pants5、A．shorts B．T-shirts C．socks D．pants6、A．sleeping B．roasting C．driving D．running7、A．changed B．solved C．believed D．explained8、A．sensitive B．generous C．tiresome D．energetic9、A．laughed B．expected C．waited D．listened10、A．legs B．weights C．bodies D．images11、A．pulling B．putting C．preventing D．pumping12、A．afraidof B．absorbedin C．awareof D．anxiousabout13、A．properly B．regularly C．accidentally D．possibly14、A．inshame B．inpanic C．inpride D．indelight15、A．begged B．allowed C．refused D．invited16、A．avoid B．see C．cover D．kick17、A．normal B．special C．different D．negative18、A．amuses B．excites C．bothers D．hurts19、A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere20、A．decision B．question C．creation D．requirement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）Consensusaboutscreens(硅谷精英禁子女玩手机)Thepeople1．are2．(close)toathingareoftenthemostwary(警惕的)ofit.3．(Technology)knowhowphonesreallywork,andmanyhavedecidedtheydon'twanttheirownchildrenanywherenearthem.4．warinessthathasbeenslowlybrewingisturningintoaregionwideconsensusinSiliconValley:Thebenefitsofscreens5．alearningtool6．(overblow),andtherisksforaddictionandstuntingdevelopmentseemhigh.TimCook,theCEOofApple,saidearlierthisyearthathewouldnotlethisnephewjoinsocialnetworks.BillGates7．(ban)cellphonesuntilhischildrenwereteenagers."Onthescalebetweencandyandcrackcocaine,8．isclosertocrackcocaine,"ChrisAnderson,theformereditorofWired,saidofscreens."Wethoughtwecouldcontrolit.9．it'sbeyondourpower10．(control).Thisisgoingstraighttothepleasurecentersofthedevelopingbrain."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:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(^)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。IoncegetaVIPpasstoahugeconcertgivenbyoneofthemostpopularrockbandsinworld、Theticketqualifiedmetomeetallthememberofthebandbackstagebuttowatchthewholeprocessofsettingupfortheconcert、Theguitaristwasamanwhomwasverykind、Ididnothavemuchanxietywhilegettingtoknowthembetter,buttherestweremoreofreserved、Theyjustsmiledandmadefriendgestures、Anyway,watchingthestagebeingsetupandallthemicrophonesbeingchecking,Iunderstoodhowharditwastoputtingonastadiumconcert、Ittookhoursofpreparationtoproduce