2023学年湖南长沙市麓山国际实验学校高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷（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．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich2．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit3．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat4．Youlookbeautifulinthisdressandthereisonlyoneofthiskindlefthere.Iwonderifyouwouldbuy________.A．it B．oneC．some D．any5．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance6．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．adaptC．lead D．devote7．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however8．Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup9．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing10．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish11．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when12．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．amusementsB．adjustmentsC．appointmentsD．achievements13．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive14．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad15．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar16．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently17．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway18．Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas19．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted20．Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto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）Gorillas(大猩猩)areontheedgeofextinction.TheyarecallingonYOUtodonateyourphonetoday!YoucannowhelpsavegorillasinAfricasimplybydonatingyourmobilephone!Coltanisametallicore(金属矿石)thatisminedbothinandoutofAfricaandcanbefoundwithinmanyelectronicdevicessuchasmobilephones.TheminingofcoltanwithintheCongoRiverBasiniscontributingtoforestlossthere,andisspeedingupthelossofmountaingorillasatashockinglyfastrate.Whileeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisissue,theminingofcoltanwithingorillahabitatcontinues.ItisverydifficulttoknowwhichphonescontaincoltanminedfromAfrica;however,everyphonecanhelpsavegorillaswhendonatedtoThey’reCallingonYou.BydonatingyourphonethroughtheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyouare:●Preventingyourphonefromgoingtothelandfill.●HelpingMelbourneZooraisemoneytosupporttheJaneGoodallInstitutesmonkeyconservationworkinAfricathroughthesaleofrefurbished(翻新)phones.●Lesseningthedemandforcoltanmining.TosupporttheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyoucan:1.VisitMelbourneZootocollectapostagepaidrecyclingbag,andpostyourmobilephonetotheAussieRecyclingProgram.Yourphonewillberesoldtopoorcommunitygroups.2.Registeryoursupportsimplybyemailingtheregistrationformtozvfoundation@.auorfaxitto(03)9285-9377.Schoolscangetinvolvedtoo!PleasecontactKateMcCabeatMelbourneZoobyemailorphone(03)9285-9471Discussaddingthisprogramtoyourcoursewhileinspiringstudentstotakeactionforwildlife.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:RachelLowryPh:(03)9285-9377Mob:0488-504-490Fax:(03)9285-9340Nexttimeyourmobilerings,letthatbeareminderthat“they’recallingonyou”!1、Whydoyousavegorillasbydonatingyourphones?A．Gorillaswon’tbetroubledbytheringingofcellphones.B．Africanswillprotectgorillaseasilybyusingphones.C．Africanswon’tkillgorillastoexchangeforphones.D．Gorillas’habitatwon’tbedestroyedduetolesscoltanmining.2、Thephonesyoudonatewill____.A．bebeautifiedandsoldagainB．betakenapartfortheircoltanC．begiventothepoorAfricansD．bepresentedtopoorcommunitygroups.3、Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageprobablymeans___.A．youareexpectedtodonatephonesforwildlifeB．youareremindedtocallbackimmediatelyC．youcarecalledbackbytherecyclingprogramD．youshouldfeelguiltyaboutusingthemobilephone22．（8分）Pastimeisabi-monthlymagazineforcuriousyoungminds.Manyofthetopicswewriteaboutwon’tbecoveredintheclassroom.Allthearticlesarewritteninalivelystyle,andeachoneispairedwithdrawingsbysomeofthecountry’smosttalentedartists.◆Historyfocusesonarchaeological(考古的)sitesaroundtheworldwherearchaeologistsworktounearthimportantfinds.◆Worldincludesstoriesaboutdailylife,folktales,historyandtraditionsofthepeopleandplaces.◆Sportincludesnutritiontips,informationaboutup-and-comingyoungathletes,andsportsevents.◆Artstimulatesachild’sculturallife,fromfilmtotheatrethroughtowritingandmusic.Ontopofallthat,Pastimeispackedwithitemstostimulateayoungster’simagination,includingpagesofpuzzlesandastep-by-stepguidetocreatingtheirownimpressive-lookingdrawings.Ineveryissue,wereviewthelatestbookstopauthorswriteforyoungsters.TherearealsoshortworksoffictionwrittenespeciallyforPastimebysomeofourbestwriters.Weknowthatchildrenatthisagearedealingwithmanyemotionsandsometimesdifficultfeelings,sowehaveapersonaladvicepagetoreplytoquestionsdealingwithpersonalandmoralproblems.Unlikemanyoftoday’sthrowawaycomics,Pastimeiswrittenanddesignedtobekeptandtreasured.Weknowchildrenlovegoingonline—butwealsoknowhowmuchtheyenjoyholdingaprintedmagazineintheirhandsandtheexcitementtheygetwheneachnewissuedropsthroughtheletterboxpersonallyaddressedtothem.SubscriptionPastimeispublishedsixtimesayear.Anannualsubscriptioncostsjust￡20andmakesagreatgiftforanychildagedeighttotwelve.Toorderbyphone:Dial1-800-821-0156anduseOfferCodeWEBSAVE86forprint-onlysubscriptions.Youcancancelatanytimeformagazinesthathaven’tbeenshippedyet.1、Accordingtothepassage,themagazineispublished______.A．everymonthB．everytwomonthsC．threetimesamonthD．sixtimesamonth2、Ifareaderisinterestedinfestivals,hecanread______.A．History B．WorldC．Sport D．Art3、Whatdoesthemagazineprovide?A．Photosoftalentedartists.B．Storiescreatedbychildren.C．Suggestionsonreaders’problems.D．Bookreviewswrittenbystudents.4、Howdothechildrenreacttotheprintedmagazine?A．Favorable. B．Critical.C．Unconcerned. D．Confused.5、SubscribersofPastimeneedtoknowthatthemagazine______.A．offerselectroniccopiesB．costs￡20foreachcopyC．isforkindergartenchildrenD．canbecancelledbeforeshipping23．（8分）Alovingfatherlostmuchweightafterbeingshamedintodietingwhenhebecamesofatthathecouldn'tplaywithhisyoungdaughter.ChrisWillis,47,tippedthescalesat172kgfollowingalifetimeoffattyfoods.Thedadcutoutallthefattyfoodshehadenjoyed,andbeganexercising.Henowweighs105kgafterlosing10kgeverymonthsinceJuly.Chrishadtotakelongpausesjusttoclimbthestairsorwalkmorethanafewyards,saying,"ThehardestthingwasseeingmylittlegirlinthegardenandnotbeingabletojoininbecauseIwassounhealthy.ButnowIammakingupforthelosttime-wedosomuchtogetheranditisjustgreat."Beforeswitchingtoahealthylifestyle,ChriswouldeatfiveslicesofbreadforbreakfastasamidmorningmealbeforeafullEnglishbreakfast.Hewouldtheneatasandwich,alargepackofcrispsandapastyforlunchbeforechewingawholepacketofbiscuitsintheafternoon.FordinnerChriswoulddemolishacurry,andicecream,andalsofourpintsofbeerbeforefeedingonfattysnacksallevening.Chrissaid,"At13,Iwas118kgandIrememberateacherpointingthisouttothewholeschool.FromthenonIwaspickedonandbullied(欺负).Myweightwentupandup.ButInowhaveanew-foundfreedom.Myfamilyandfriendshavebeensosupportiveandmywifeanddaughteraresopleasedforme.Infactit'sthemthatIdiditformorethananyoneelse.ThewholejourneyhasbeenamazingandIamstillshockedmyselfthatIhavemanagedtolosesomuchweight."Chrisisnowaimingforanewtargetweightof96kg.1、WhatwasthemainreasonforChrislosingweight?A．Hewasbulliedbyothers.B．Heweighedasmuchas172kg.C．Hewantedtoswitchtoahealthylifestyle.D．Hewastoounhealthytoplaywithhisdaughter.2、HowlongdoyouthinkChrishasbeendieting?A．Manyyears.B．About6months.C．Aboutoneyear.D．Sincehewas13.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedworddemolishinParagraph3probablymean?A．drinkB．absorbC．consumeD．destroy4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Poweroffather'sLoveB．HarmofFattyFoodsC．ImportanceofHealthD．BenefitofExercise24．（8分）Earlierthisyear,myfamilyexperiencedanunexpectedtragedy.Thekindoftragedywhichknocksyououtofyourselfandturnsyourwholeworldupsidedown.Atragedywhichalsocausedmetobeoutofworkforthreemonths.ItwascompletelyunforeseenandIhadnotimetoputtogetheranout-of-officeplan.I’veworkedatpreviouscompanieswherethiskindoftragedywouldhavebeenhandledprofessionally;Iwouldhavebeengiventhelegally—requiredmoneyandaskedtoleave.ButatSASInstitute(anAmericandeveloperofanalyticssoftware),myteamsteppedinandfilledinwithnoquestionsorhesitations.Myworkwasnotleftundone.Myclients(客户)werepatientwhenthosepickingupthepiecesofprojectsunrelatedtothemneededsometimetogetfamiliarwiththework.Mymanagementandcolleaguescheckedonmyfamilyregularly.Atlast,mymanager,myentireteamandHumanResourcesDepartmenthelpedmebacktoworkatmyownpace.TheyevenchangedmyworkspaceoveraweekendtobettersuitmypersonalneedsbeforeIevencamebacktowork.Yousee,SAS—creates—a—family.Thespecialattentiontoemployeehappinessandwork/lifebalancemakesthatfamilypossible.Theflexibleworkenvironmentenablesmostemployeestocreateaschedulethatbestsuitstheirpersonalneeds—whetherit’sattendingaschoolplayortakinganagingparenttothedoctor.TheWork/LifeOfficehasawealthofresourcesforcollegeplanning,angermanagement,sorrow,etc.But,asyoucansee,itdoesn’tstopthere.MostemployeesbelievethatSASistheirfamily.Werelyoneachother.Wehelpeachothersucceed.Wecelebrateteamsuccesses.Wehangoutafterwork.Ourkidsplaytogether.Welaughtogetherandcrytogether.Sure,wehavealotofconveniencebenefitsatSAS.But,whatreallymakesadifferencetomeistheSASculturethattheoutsideworlddoesn’talwayssee:Thebalance.Thecompanionship.Themanagementsupport.Thefamilyitallowsmetohave.I’msoeagerforotherstoseethesideofSASthatIseeeveryday.1、Afterthetragedy,theauthor.A．changedhisjobB．feltveryhopelessC．wassickforthreemonthsD．turnedtohiscolleaguesforhelp2、Whatdidtheauthor’scolleaguesdoforhimduringhisabsence?A．Theyraisedmoneytohelphim.B．Theyvisitedhisfamilyeveryweekend.C．Theyaskedhisclientstowaitforhimtoreturn.D．Theymovedhisofficedesktoaconvenientplace.3、Bysayingtheunderlinedwords“SAScreatesafamily”inParagraph3,theauthormeans.A．theemployeesfeelathomeatSASB．SASoftenorganizesfamilyget-togethersC．manySASemployeeshavebecomecouplesD．theofficesatSASaredecoratedlikefamilies4、Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto.A．tellhislifeexperienceB．introduceSAScultureC．encouragepeopletojoinSASD．explaintheimportanceoffamily25．（10分）EarlyintheIliad,Homer'sepicpoem（史诗）aboutthelegendary,TrojanWar,thereoccursafamousanecdoteknownasthecatalogueofships,whichnamesalltheGreekleadersandcontingents(小分队)whocametofightatTroy.Beforeunfoldingthisimpressivemusterroll(花名册)，Homermakesaspecial,publicappealtotheMusestoensurehegetsthefactsright:Tellmenow,Muses,whohaveyourhomesonOlympus--foryouaregoddesses,andever-present,andknowallthings,andwehearonlyrumour:nordoweknowanythingTheselinesreflectacentralclaimofepicpoetry—thatthroughtheinspirationoftheMuses,daughtersofMemory,itcanpreservetheknowledgeofpeopleandtheeventsofthepast—aformidablepowerinthenon-literate,oralculturesinwhichtheIliadevolved.TheIliadwascomposedaround750-700BC,butitsoriginslieatleastsomefivecenturiesearlier,deepintheMycenaeanBronzeAgetheworldtheIliadpoeticallyevokes.TheIliadiskeenlyawareofitsroleasthekeeperofmemory,andcredibilityiscentraltoitsstorytelling.Theepicisaworkoffiction,andrelatestheeventsofafewweeksinthetenthandfinalyearoftheTrojanWarfoughtbetweenGreeksandTrojansoverbeautifulHelen,theGreekqueenwhodesertedherhusbandtoelopewithaTrojanprince.Itscastofcharactersincludesnotonlywarriorsandtheircaptivesandfamilies,buttheimmortalOlympiangods,whoperformmanysupernaturalactsinthecourseoftheireagerparticipationintheactionaroundTroy.TheIliadhasthereputationforbeinganexclusively(专门地)maleepic,weakonfemalecharacters,buttochooseonlyoneexample—Homer'sdelicatecharacterizationofHelenasawomandrivenbyreluctantremorseful(悔恨的)passionisashauntingly（萦绕心头地）credibleasanyAnnaKarenina.Longinus,ascholarinthe1stCenturyADwrotethatinrecordingashedoesthewoundingofthegods,theirquarrels,vengeance,tears,imprisonmentandalltheirpassionsHomerhasdonehisbesttomakethemenintheIliadgodsandgodsmen.ThescenebetweenAchillesandPriamdisplaysthisinversionandcrystalliseswhattheIliadpoetshadlearnedinthecourseoftheepic’sJourney.Thatthegodsweworshipmightnotanswer,andonoccasionhumanitymustrisetofilltheirplace.Thatgloryiscloselyassociatedwithpainfulloss.Thatthevictorsharesthehumanityofthemostvulnerableofthevanquished（战败者）;thatthereisnosuchthingaspurevictoryinwar.1、TheIliadaboutthelegendaryTrojanWar,mightdatebackto_______.A．thethirdcenturyBCB．theseventhcenturyBCC．theeighthcenturyBCD．thethirteenthcenturyBC2、Accordingtothepassage,______________________________.A．beingreliableisessentialtothestorytellingoftheIliadB．TrojanWarbetweenGreeksandTrojanslastedoveradecadeC．TrojanWarendedowningtotheOlympiangods’absenceD．beautifulHelenisawomanworthrespectingintheIliad3、WhydoestheIliadhavethereputationforbeinganexclusivelymaleepic?A．Becauseitfocusesonlyonmenandwar.B．Becausetoofewfemaleswerewelldepicted.C．Becauseitscastofcharactersincludesonlymales.D．BecauseHelenwasdescribedasapassionatewoman.4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesn’tagreewiththeauthor’sidea?A．Purevictoryinwardoesnotexistatall.B．Gloryisnaturallyaccompaniedwithsaddeningloss.C．Thevictorgainseverythingwithoutanyemotionalloss.D．Boththevictorandthevanquishedsharethesamehumanity.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）I’vestarteddrivingagain,justsmalljourneysuntilIgainmyconfidence.TonightIdrovealongaroad1about12yearsago.AsIdrovealongitI2Kelly.Kellywasa3whenthisroadwasconstructed.Hermother4whenKellywasveryyoung.Sheandherbrotherwere5byherfatherandsheherselfadmittedthatshewasa(an)6child,climbingoutwindows,stayingoutdrinkingetc.TheyearafterItaughther,a7thinghappened.Kelly’sdadwasabouttoturnontothenewroad8hemetwithafatal(致命的)accident.AtthatstageIdidn’tteachKellybuthad9taughtonherlearningprogramme.IwrotetotellherthatIwouldhelpherwithoneofthesix10shestillhadtocompleteonhersecondandfinalyearofherprogramme.IbroughtKellytomyhomewhereI11andsupportedherthroughthewholeunit.Igothertocompletealltheassignmentsatmyhomesothatshewouldstay12.KellygotabetterperformanceintheunitItaughther,andthishelpedraiseheroverall13.Mysupportalsohelpedherfocusonherstudiesatsucha14timeinherlife.Kelly’slecturerwasso15withherassignmentsthatshegotKellyto16thehigherlevelpartsoftheassignmentstotherestoftheclass!Thiswassogoodforherself-esteem(自尊心).Kelly17hercourse.Iwassogladshedidn’t18.AfewyeasagoImetKellyinthetowncentre.Shewas19apram(婴儿车),hernewlybornsonsleepingcontentedly.IwasgladtoseelifehadbroughtanewfamilymemberintoKelly’slifeforhertolove.It’sthe20shedeserved.1、A．createdB．ruinedC．floodedD．blocked2、A．metB．hitC．rememberedD．recognized3、A．workerB．studentC．teacherD．volunteer4、A．passedawayB．backedupC．helpedoutD．tookover5、A．forgivenB．affectedC．rescuedD．raised6、A．activeB．wildC．optimisticD．curious7、A．strangeB．mysteriousC．terribleD．delightful8、A．whenB．becauseC．onceD．though9、A．seldomB．laterC．eventuallyD．previously10、A．booksB．unitsC．coursesD．subjects11、A．admiredB．knewC．tutoredD．hired12、A．interestedB．focusedC．awakeD．happy13、A．gradesB．looksC．healthD．weight14、A．goodB．happyC．sadD．pleasant15、A．impressedB．puzzledC．disappointedD．embarrassed16、A．showB．giveC．passD．explain17、A．quitB．completedC．failedD．chose18、A．standupB．moveoutC．dropoutD．setout19、A．sellingB．pushingC．makingD．riding20、A．lastB．mostC．worstD．least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）Overthepastfewyears,anxietyhasbecomemoreandmorecommonamongteenagers,especiallyhighschoolstudents.Itseemstomethatasthecollegeentranceexamapproaches,students1．(face)withdifficultiesandfailuresatschooloftenfeeloverwhelmed(无所适从的).Theycan’tsolvetheirproblemsandareunabletoadjusttothechangingenvironment.Someevenhavephysical2．(symptom)suchasheadaches,stomachsandsoon.Theseanxietiesincreasetheriskofdepression.Parentalbehavioriscertainlyanotherreason3．contributestochildren’sanxiety.Parentsshouldencouragetheirchildrenandbetheirfriends.However,thefactisthatthemajorityofparentspaytoomuchattention4．children’sschoolperformance.Theywouldrathershoutatthechildrenthantrytofindout5．theyaredoingbadlyatschool.6．(consequent),studentsbecomelessandlessconfidentandunwillingtocommunicatewithanyone.Pressurecan’t7．(avoid)inlife.Thosewhosucceedmanagetoturnpressureintomotivation.Asstudents,first,weshouldsetsuitabletargetsforourselves,8．(depend)onourabilities.Second,weshouldregarddifficultiesas9．(value)experiencesthatcanbeovercomeifwetrytogetpastthem.Learntocomfortyourself,Humanintelligence10．(vary)frompersontoperson.Physicalandmentalhealthismoreimportantthanexammarks.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。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearTom,I’mgladtoacceptyourlastletter.Thanksforyourconcernabouttheheavyhazeaffectingnormalteachingactivitiesinourschool.Wehaveactualtakenseveralpracticalmeasurestohandle.Tobeginwit