2023学年湖北省鄂州、随州、孝感高三压轴卷英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated2．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．are B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe3．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor4．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．abandoned B．focused C．absorbed D．centered5．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when6．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious7．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon8．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto9．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup10．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension11．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very12．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/13．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute14．Thefellowwespoke________nocommentatfirst.A．tomake B．tomadeC．made D．tomaking15．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft16．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived17．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give18．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding19．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto20．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou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）SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.WalkontheWildSideNotticketed,FreeJoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged5-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.IntroductiontoWavesPre-book,PWYDSubjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.ScienceintheFieldNotticketed,FreeThisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.FestivalDinnerPre-book,£25perpersonWhetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.1、Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?A．WalkontheWildSideB．IntroductiontoWavesC．ScienceintheFieldD．FestivalDinner2、Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?A．SarahLaw.B．MikeGoldsmith.C．MarkSamuels.D．TomCrawford.3、Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A．Family-based.B．Science-themed.C．Pickedbychildren.D．Filledwithadventures.22．（8分）Visuallanguageisaformofcommunicationthatusesvisualelements(元素)asopposedtoformalwrittenlanguagetoconveymeaningoranidea,Graphicacy,theabilitytocommunicatevisually,isconsideredasimportantasliteracyandnumeracy,theabilitiestoreadandcount.Somepeoplearevisualthinkers,usingthatpartofthebrainthatisemotionalandcreativetoprocessandgivemeaningtoinformation.Visualcommunicationcanfindexpressioninpaintings,drawings,symbols,orsimplylinesandshapesarrangedforaspecificeffect.Artisanexampleofvisuallanguage.Apaintingorsculpturecanconveyideasorarousespecifickindsofemotionalresponses.Itmayalsoexpressideasabouthistoricalevents,abstractconcepts,orsimplybeaboutthewaycertainshapesorforms“work”togetherorcreateacertaineffectonthemind.Someresearchersbelievethatdifferentpartsofthebrainrespondinuniquewaystocolorsandshapes.Pictograms(象形文字)andideograms(表意文字)aretypesofvisuallanguage.Pictogramsarepicturesthataresimilartowhattheyrepresent.Theyarestillusedtodaytocommunicateinformation.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarefamiliarwiththepictogramsindicatingsuchthingsasairports,publicfacilities,andnon-smokingareasindicatedbyacigaretteinacirclewithalineacrossit.Ideogramsarepicturesthatrepresentideasandcanoftenbeunderstoodwithouttheaidofwrittenlanguage.SomescholarstrackmodernalphabetstopicturesLettersareactuallyancientpictures,andwordsareaseriesofpictures.Modernalphabetlettersarenotonlyphonetic(语音的)symbolsbutarebasedonancientreligiousimagesandsymbols.Musivisualcommunicationisalsoapartofvisuallanguage.Thetermreferstomusiccreatedspecificallytoimprovethevisualexperienceoffilm.Itcorrespondstotheimagesbeingseenonthescreen,andthemusicmayarouseasenseofterror,fear,orotheremotions.Mostmoviegoersunderstandthelanguageofmusicalcluesshowingthatsomethingdramaticorimportantisabouttohappen.1、Whatisvisuallanguageaccordingtothetext?A．Anideaconveyedbyartists.B．Anabilitytoreadandcount.C．Asystemusedtoarouseemotions.D．Awayofprocessingandexpressinginformation.2、Whatmaybetheoriginofthemodernalphabetletters?A．Publicfacilities. B．Imaginarylines.C．Religiousimages. D．Livingconditions.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthemusicofafilmfromthelastparagraph?A．Itcanhelppredicttheplot.B．Avisualthinkercanmakeitbetter.C．Itoftenchangeswithouttheaudience’snotice,D．Itmakesthefilmmoreemotionalandcomplex.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．HowdoesVisualLanguageAffectLife?B．HowcanWeLearnVisualLanguage?C．WhatIstheOriginofLanguage?D．WhatIsVisualLanguage?23．（8分）Animageisworthathousandkilos?Okay,somaybenotathousandkilos,exactly,butastudyshowshowaphotodiarycankeepdietersmotivated,makingthemmorelikelytoachievetheirtargetweight.EliasKuzmarDaza,amedicalprofessionalfromColombia,studiedthemotivationlevelsofpatientsonweightlossprogramsatanutritionclinic.Differentmeasurementsweretakenofthepatientseachweek,includingbodymassindex(指标)foodandexercisediaries,etc.torecordtheirprogress.Inaddition,full-bodyphotographsweretakeneachweek,whichprovedtobeverymotivatingandakeyfactorinpatientscompletingthefullprogram.Overthecourseofthesixteen-weekprogram,afullninetypercentofpatients,agedbetween16and72,sawthetreatmentthroughtotheend,withseventypercentsuccessfullymeetingtheirweightlossaims.Amongthosemonitored,onemeasurementprovedparticularlymotivating:waistline.Thisfindingindicatesthatthemajorityofthepatientswhoattendedtheclinicdidsomotivatedbyimage,ratherthananyunderlyingcondition.Itshouldbepointedoutthateightypercentofthemwerefemale.Anotherusefulfindingofthisstudywasthatpatientsdidnotnecessarilyneedtoattendtheclinicinpersonfortheprogramtobeeffective.Asupportlinewassetup,whichpatientscouldcalltosubmittheirmeasurements.Theyalsotookandsenttheirownfull-bodyphotographstotheresearcher.Fiftypercentofpatientscompletedtheprograminthisway.Summarizingthefindings,Kuzmarsays:“Whatpatientswantisaphoto,ratherthancoldnumbers.”Thesephotosserveasvisualconfirmationthatalltheirhardworkispayingoff,encouragingthemontofurtherweightloss.1、Whatisthepurposeofthestudy?A．Toshowlosingweightisveryeasy.B．Tocompareseveralwaystoloseweight.C．Toprovetheeffectofimagesinweightlosing.D．Toseehowmanypeoplecanloseweightsuccessfully.2、Howmanypatientsintheclinicreachedtheirweight-lossgoals?A．50%.B．70%.C．80%.D．90%.3、Whatcangivepeoplemostmotivationwhentheyaretryingtoloseweight?A．Friends’encouragement.B．Others’strongmuscles.C．Theirslimmerwaistline.D．Theirstandardbloodpressure.4、Whatmustthepatientsdotocompletetheweight-lossprogram?A．Gotothecliniceveryweek.B．Calltosubmittheirmeasurements.C．Reporttotheprofessionaleveryday.D．Takefull-bodyphotographseachweek.24．（8分）TheQueenhashadtosaygoodbyetooneofherlongtimecompanions,herbelovedpetcorgiHolly,whohassadlypassedawayaged13.Thecorgiwillprobablybefamiliartoroyalfanswhowouldrecognizeherfromthe2012LondonOlympicsopeningvideo.ThedogwassufferingfromoldageandwasputdownatBalmoralaftersufferingfromanillness,leavingHerMajestythreesurvivingpetdogs,Willowandtwocorgi-dachshundcrosses,VulcanandCandy.AccordingtoaspokespersonforBuckinghampalace,theQueenwasdeeplyupsetbyHolly’spassingandshedoesn’tlikeseeingherdogssuffer.Hollyhadattainedaverygoodage.Shegetsmoreunsettlediftheysufferandsheknowsthatputtingadogdownisoftenthekindestsolution.ShewasdevotedtoHollyandwherevertheQueenwas,thedogwasneverfarbehind.HollywasincludedinoneoftheportraitsfortheQueen’s90thbirthday,alongwithherotherthreepetdogs.AlthoughtheQueenusuallyhasseveralpetcorgis,itwasrecentlyrevealedthatsheiskeennottobreed（繁殖）anymoreofthedogs.MontyRoberts,ahorsetrainerwhohaspreviouslygivenadvicetoQueen,toldtheDailyMail,“Shewouldn’tleaveanyyoungdogsbehindifshedied.Shewantedtoputanendtoit.HerMajestyhadpreviouslynamedoneofherdogsafterherfriend,butthedogdiedin2012.Dogsloveforlesstimethanhumanbeingsandweknowwe’regoingtolosethem—buttheyarepartoftheQueen’sfamily.She’llbequiteupset.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“puttingadogdown”inParagraph3?A．Helpingadogtosurvive.B．Lettingadoggo.C．Writingdownthestoryofadog.D．Killingadogwithoutcausinganypain.2、Wemaylearnfromthetextthat________.A．thepetcorgiCandyonceappearedinLondonOlympicsopeningvideo.B．theQueenfeltupsetforthepassingawayofherbelovedpetdog.C．theQueenhasdecidedtoreproduceanotheryoungpetcorgiD．therearealtogetherthreedogsmentionedinthetext.3、Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewspaperB．afilmreviewC．abiographyD．adocumentar25．（10分）InthewesternLosAngelessitsthefamouscityofHollywood,knownastheglobalcenterofmoviestudiosandfilmstars.TheSeligFilmManufacturingCompanywasthefirstmajorfilmcompanytocometoHollywood,shootingitsfirstfilmentitledTheHeartofARaceToutin1908.Thenextyearthefilmcompanybuiltthefirstpermanentfilmstudio.Althoughelectriclightsexistedatthattime,nonewerepowerfulenoughtoadequatelyexposefilm.Thebestsourceofilluminationformovieproductionwasnaturesunlight.Besidesthesunnyweather,filmproducerswerealsodrawntoHollywoodbecauseofitsopenspacesandwidevarietyofnaturalscenery.AnotherreasonwasthedistanceofSouthernCaliforniafromNewJersey,whichmadeitmoredifficultforThomasEdisontoenforcehisfilmpatents.Atthattime,Edisonownedalmostallthepatentsrelevanttofilmproduction.Asaresult,intheEast,movieproducersactingindependentlyoutofEdison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanywereoftenaccusedbyEdison.ButinLosAngeles,thingsweredifferent.IfhesenthismentoCalifornia,wordwouldusuallyreachLosAngelesbeforetheydidandthemoviemakerscouldescapetonearbyMexico.In1911,asecondmoviestudio—NestorStudios,wasfounded.Ataboutthesametime,manyfilmproductioncompaniesfromNewYorkandNewJerseystartedmovingtosunnyCaliforniabecauseofthegoodweather.ThefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremonytookplacein1929intheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Ticketswere$10andtherewere250peopleattendingtheceremony.Fromabout1930,fivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudiosinHollywood,Paramount,RKO,20thCenturyFox,Metro-Goldwyn-MayerandWarnerBros,ownedalmostalllargetheatresthroughoutthecountryfortheexhibitionoftheirmovies.Theperiodbetweentheyears1927to1984wasconsideredthe“GoldenAgeofHollywood”.1、Theword“illumination”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．light B．storyC．patent D．film2、Accordingtothetext,filmproducersweredrawntoHollywoodforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT________.A．openspaces B．varioussceneryC．uniqueculture D．sunnyweather3、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph4?A．ThomasEdisonmovedhisofficetoHollywoodtoenforcehisfilmpatents.B．MovieproducersworkingontheWestCoastwereneveraccusedbyEdison.C．Edison’sMotionPicturePatentsCompanyownedmanystudiosinHollywood.D．MoviemakersinLosAngelescouldworkindependentlyoutofEdison’scontrol.4、WhatdoweknowaboutthefirstAcademyAwardspresentationceremony?A．Itwasheldinarestaurant.B．Therewere250peoplereceivingtheawards.C．Therewere250peoplepresentattheceremony.D．Itwasheldbyfivemajor“Hollywood”moviestudios.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）Yearsago,IwasworkinginaFrenchcosmetics（化妆品）company.Oneday,wehadadiscussionaboutthepackageofthenewly-designedproduct.Oneofmycolleagues1thepictureofhisdesign.Thedirectoraskedusto2onit.Ifoundthepatternwell-designedbutdidn’tmatchtheFrenchstyle.3ithasnofeaturetoreflecttheFrenchfashion.4,Istoodupandexpressedmyopinion,“Thepackageisbeautifulandthecolorsareharmonious.ButastheChinesemarketingmanager,Iknow5whatconcernsthecustomers.They’dliketoseesometracesofFrench6fromthedesign.Sincethisproductmainly7theChinesemarket,Isuggestweaddsomethingfamiliartoour8.Forexample,wecanattachourcompanylogotothepicture;9,itcan’thighlightourcompanyimage.”Butsomeofmyworkmates10withme.Theybelievedthedesignwasgoodenoughand11themanagerofourdepartmentwasontheirside.Theargumentwasso12thateventuallyIsaidinatremblingvoice,“Iinsistonsomechangesinthedesign,becauseIcan'tbeartoseeyou13thereputationofourcompany.”Themetingendedwiththeproblem14.However,thenextdaythedirectorofthecompanycametomyofficeandtoldme,“Ithoughttwiceaboutthenew15lastnightandIhadoadmitthatyourplanwasmorepractical.Sowe’lladoptyourplanandthanksforyour16topersuadeothers.Withoutyouadvice,ourcompanymight17greatlosses.”IwasveryhappythatIhadstucktomyopinion18followingothers.Sometimes,peoplelackthe19toinsistontherightchoices.Butasmallstepfurthercanmakeabig20.1、A．presentedB．removedC．measuredD．discovered2、A．actB．experimentC．commentD．put3、A．InturnB．InpublicC．IncommonD．Inparticular4、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Instead5、A．frequentlyB．exactlyC．rarelyD．correctly6、A．campaignB．paintingC．civilizationD．style7、A．aimsatB．importsfromC．holdsbackD．consistsof8、A．companiesB．customersC．colleaguesD．managers9、A．hopefullyB．afterwardsC．consequentlyD．otherwise10、A．disagreedB．stuckC．tradedD．mixed11、A．onlyB．evenC．againD．hardly12、A．amazingB．fierceC．officialD．successful13、A．promoteB．maintainC．riskD．defend14、A．overcomeB．observedC．coveredD．unsettled15、A．theoryB．advertisementC．designD．goal16、A．groupB．promiseC．warningD．effort17、A．avoidB．announceC．predictD．suffer18、A．butforB．nexttoC．insteadofD．dueto19、A．ambitionB．courageC．motivationD．strength20、A．differenceB．soundC．fortuneD．mistake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）Breakinguplargeclassesintoseveralsmallerones1．（help）studentsbuttheimprovementsinmanycasescomewhateverteachersdo，anewresearchsuggests．New2．（finding）oftheresearchfromfournations，tellaninterestingstory．Smallclassesworkforchildren，butthat's3．becauseofhowteachersteach，butbecauseofwhatstudentsfeeltheycando：get4．（much）facetimewiththeirteachers，forinstance，orworkinsmallgroupswithclassmates．"Thesearethesameaswhatresearchershavealreadyknown，"Gamoransays．Thereisnogoodevidencethatteacherschangetheirinstructionsbasedonchangesinclasssize．Teachersarealwaysstrictwiththeirstudents．Someteachersaremakinguse5．smallclassesandothersarenot．Therearealotofdifferences．"It'snotlikethatyoureduceclassessoteachersdosomethingdifferentandtheachievementishigher，"hesays．Inonestudy，researchers6．（close）watchedstudents'behavioursandfoundthatstudentsbehavedbetterinsmallerclasses．Theyalso7．（have）moredirectcommunicationwithteachersandworkedmoreinsmallgroupsratherbythemselves．Oneteam，8．（lead）byRonaldEhrenbergofCornellUniversity，findsthatthepotentialbenefitsofclass﹣sizereduction"maybegreaterthan9．weobserved"ifonlyafewteacherschangetheirteaching10．（fit）thesmallergroup．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。Squaredancinghasbeenmoreandmorepopularwiththeelderlyastheirlivingconditionsimprove,Mostpeoplethoughtitcanhelppeopletakeregularlyexerciseandstrengthentheir