湖北省枣阳一中2023学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷（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．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since2．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal3．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith4．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．as D．but5．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had6．Sometimes,thekindoffoodweserveapersonsuggests________weshowourgratitude.A．when B．whatC．why D．how7．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible8．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped9．Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation10．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends11．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout12．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where13．—Whyareyousoupset?—Ihadmycomputerrepairedyesterday,butit________workagain.A．doesn’t B．didn’tC．won’t D．wouldn’t14．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned15．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference16．—WhatdoyouthinkofyourjourneytoYunnan?—Everythingisveryfantastic，especiallyitsfreshair.Itispleasant________.A．breathedB．beingbreathedC．tobebreathedD．tobreathe17．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin18．Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who19．Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．allofwhich B．eachofwhich C．allofthem D．eachofthem20．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking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）AsSimonKindleysides,34,tookhisfirststepintheLondonMarathoninApril,hefeltasifmagicwasintheair."Aswewerewalkingtowardthefirstmile,weactuallystartedjoiningalltherunners,"hesaid."Everyonewasonthestreets,cheering,andthatwasamagicalmoment."Astimewenton,thecrowdsandotherracersspreadaround.Kindleysidesandhisteamofeightsupporterscontinuedwalking.Kindleysides,whoisparalyzed(瘫痪的)fromthewaistdownandtypicallyusesawheelchair,wasequippedwithanexoskeleton(体外骨骼)tohelphimwalk.Hissupporterswalkedwithhimtochangethebatteriesinhisexoskeletonsohecouldkeepmoving.In2013,Kindleysideswasdiagnosedwithabraintumor(肿瘤)thatwasgrowinginawaythatpressedoncertainnerves,leadingtohimlosingfeelinginhislegs.Hewastoldhewouldneverwalkagain.Beforehisparalysis,theLondon-basedsingeranddancerhad"alwayswantedtorunamarathon,"hesaid,buthenevermadetheplantodoso--untilthisyear.DuringtheLondonMarathon,thelasttwomileswerethehardest."Atthatpoint,Iwasexhausted.Itwasfreezingcold,andIwashurtingemotionally,"Kindleysidessaid.Buthekeptgoing."Ididn'twanttoletpeopledown.Ihadateamofeight,andIwasraisingmoneyforTheBrainTumourCharity,"hesaid."Ididn'twanttoletthemdown,myselfdown,andIthoughtifIwouldgetthisfar,Iwouldhavetocontinue."SohecontinuedandmadehistoryasthefirstparalyzedmantocompletetheLondonMarathononfoot.Then,recoveringathome,hesharedhisaccomplishmentwithhisthreechildren."TheyusedtosayI'mtheonlydadintheirwholeschoolwho'sinawheelchair,andnowtheysayI'mtheirdad,theonlyonewhohaswalkedamarathon,"hesaid.Kindleysidesistrainingtocompletethreemoremarathonsnextyear,includingtheLondonMarathonagain.1、WhydidKindleysides'supportersaccompanyhimalltheway?A．Toinspirehimasateam. B．Tohelpchangethebatteries.C．Toguidehimalongtheroad. D．Toassisthimwiththewheelchair.2、WhatcausedKindleysides'disability?A．Anaccidentinthepreviousmarathon.B．Anoperationonhisbrainforthetumor.C．Somenervesproducedoutofthetumor.D．Thepressurefromthebraintumoronthenerves.3、WhatpartlysupportedKindleysidestofinishthehardesttwo-milerace?A．Thebelieftobeatothers. B．Thestrongdesiretorecover.C．Thekindnesstohelpthecharity. D．Theprizemoneyforthewinner.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutKindleysides?A．Hewasonceasuccessfulactor.B．Hischildrenfeelapityforhiminthewheelchairnow.C．HeisambitiousforjoininginLondonmarathonsoncemore.D．Hewasthefirstdisabled-mantocompletetheLondonMarathon.22．（8分）SunriseHikeSaturday,October21,6:45am---7:45amEnjoysunrisefromthehilltopasyoulearnaboutwildlife,plants,historyandforest.Ages8andup;under18withanadult.Toregister(报名)byphone,call630-933-7248.MeetintheparkinglotonthewestsideofGreeneRoadsouthof79thStreet.Dressfortheweather,wearcomfortableshoesandbringwater.TrickOrTreatSaturday,October28,9:00am---11:30amYouandyourfamilyareinvitedtojointheYMCAforaHalloweenhikeupBadgerMountain!MakesuretowearyourHalloweencostumes(戏装)!Freeshirtsforthefirst200kidsregistered.Remembertotakeawayyourshirtby11:30amoritwillbegivenaway.Cost:TrickorTreatisaFREEevent.DiscoveryHikeThursday,October26,1:00pm---4:00pm;Ages3-8Fallispumpkintime.Listentoapumpkinstoryandlearnhowpumpkinsgrow.Thenwewillheadoutonthepathinsearchofalittlepumpkinjustforyouandmaybe,wewillfindthegreatpumpkinalongtheway.$7perchild.HarvestDayCampMonday,October31,8:00am---5:00pmHarvestCampisanopportunityforchildrenaged5-13tofindthewonderofautumnatKeystoneScienceSchoolandenjoyallthefuntheHalloweenseasonoffers.We’llexplorethewaysournaturalenvironmenthaschangedfromsummertofall.Asalways,ourprogrammingisfocusedonbuildingskills,knowledgeandconfidence.Cost:$0.00.1、Whatdotheseactivitieshaveincommon?A．Theyaredesignedonlyforchildren.B．Theyareheldinamountain.C．TheyaretocelebrateHalloween.D．Theyalltakeplaceinautumn.2、Inwhichactivitymightchildrengetfreeclothes?A．SunriseHikeB．DiscoveryHikeC．HarvestDayCampD．TrickOrTreat3、WhatcanchildrendoonthelastdayofOctober?A．Listentoapumpkinstory.B．Hikewiththeirparents.C．Enjoythebeautyofautumn.D．Learnaboutwildlifeandforest.23．（8分）AninternationalteamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofOxfordhavefoundthatthewaypeopleusetheInternetiscloselytiedtotheseasonalmovementsinthenaturalworld.Theironlinespeciessearchesfollowthepatternsofseasonalanimalmigrations(迁徙).Migratorybirds(候鸟)floodbacktowheretheyreproduceeveryspring.Thatmigratorybehaviorisaccompaniedbysomehumanbehavior.“InEnglish-languageWikipedia(维基百科),theonlinesearchesformigratoryspeciestendtoincreaseinspringwhenthosebirdsarriveintheUnitedStates,”saidtheleadauthorJohnMittermeier.Andnotjustbirds.Mittermeierandhisteamsurveyednearly2.5billionWikipediasearchrecords,for32,000species,across245languages.Theyalsosawvariablesearchratesforinsects,horsetailsandfloweringplants.SeasonaltrendsseemedtobewidespreadinWikipediabehaviorformanyspeciesofplantsandanimals.Thisfindingsuggestsnewwaystomonitorchangesintheworld’sbiologicaldiversity.Italsoshowsnewwaystoseehowmuchpeoplecareaboutnature,andwhichspeciesandareasmightbethemosteffectivetargetsforconservation.Mittermeierisencouragedbythesearchresults.Hecommented,“Ithinkthere’saconcernamongconservationists(生态环境保护者)thatpeoplearelosingtouchwiththenaturalworldandthatthey’renotinteractingwithnativespeciesanymore.Andsointhatsense,itwasreallyexcitingandquiteunexpectedformetoseepeople’sWikipediainterestcloselyrelatedtochangesinnature.”RichardGrenyer,AssociateProfessorfromtheUniversityofOxford,sayssearchdataisusefultoconservationbiologists,“Byusingthesebigdataapproaches,wecandirectourattentiontowardsthedifficultquestionsinmodernconservation:whichspeciesandareasarechanging,andwherearethepeoplewhocarethemostandcandothemosttohelp.”1、Whathaveresearchersfoundaboutspeciessearches?A．Theystrengthentiesamongpeople.B．Theyaffecttheanimalmovements.C．Theydifferinlanguagebackgrounds.D．Theyreflectanimalmigrationseasons.2、WhatisthepurposeofwritingParagraph3?A．Tosummarizetheresearchprocess.B．Tofurthersupporttheresearchfindings.C．Toshowthevarietyofspeciessearches.D．Topresentresearchers’heavyworkload.3、HowdoesMittermeierfeelaboutthesearchresults?A．SatisfiedwithWikipedia’sservice.B．WorriedaboutWikipediabehavior.C．Amazedatpeople’scareaboutnature.D．Sadaboutpeople’snotgettingclosetonature.4、WhydoesRichardthinksuchsearchdataisuseful?A．Ithelpstoaimatconservationtargets.B．Itincreasesinterestinbigdataapproaches.C．Itkeepstrackoftrendsinbiologists’work.D．Itpushespeopletosolvedifficultproblems.24．（8分）Chinaplanstolaunch156smallsatellitesby2025toprovideInternetservicesinlowsignalareasandplaceswithadversenaturalenvironment,accordingtoChinaAerospaceScienceandIndustryCorporation(CASIC).Duetoenvironmentalconditionsofdeserts,mountainsandseas,halfoftheworld'spopulationhasnoaccesstotheInternet,andtheinformationdeficiencyhamperslocaldevelopment.ItwillbeChina'sfirstbroadbandInternetaccesssystemwithsmallsatelliteshoveringinloworbit,whichwillalsohelpmeettheneedsofcommercialspacedevelopment.Theproject,namedHongyun,planstosendthefirstsatelliteby2019,andlaunchfourmoreby2020.Bytheendof2025,CASICplanstohaveallofthe156satellitesinoperation.TheHongyunProiect,whichfocusesoncommunication,remotesensingandnavigation,canoffercommunicationandInternetservicesforChinaandless-developed3countrieswithreducedlatency.Meanwhile,theprojectcanalsobenefitemergencycommunication,sensordatacollectionandremotecontrolofunmannedequipment.Currently,internationalmaritimesatellitesarewidelyusedincommunicationsinmountainousareasandairplanes,butthosesatellites,36,000kilometersabovetheEarth,havetimeandsignaldelayaswellashighcostforprovidingservices.ThesmallsatellitessentbytheHongyunProjectwillhoverinloworbitsonlyhundredsofkilometersto1,000kilometersabovetheEarth,andthuscouldimprovetheInternetaccess.However,theloworbitsatellitesmayfacechallengesinpowersupply,astheyneedmoreenergytoreducetheinfluenceofair-resistancecomparedtohighorbitsatellites.Experimentsareneededtodeterminewhethersolarenergyaloneisenough.1、Accordingtothepassage,________________.A．156satelliteswillbelaunchedbytheHongyunProjectby2020B．internationalmaritimesatellitescancausesignaldelayC．TheHongyunProjectmaynotencouragecommercialspacedevelopmentD．loworbitsatellitesarecurrentlyusedwidelyincommunicationsinmountainousareas2、Theunderlinedword“hampers”inParagraph2probablyrefersto________.A．accelerates B．determinesC．prevents D．promotes3、WhichofthefollowingisnotincludedintheHongyunProject?A．CommunicationandNavigation. B．Remotesensing.C．Datacollection. D．Solarenergy.4、Loworbitsatellitesneedmoreenergyinorderto________.A．providemoreaccuratedata B．improvetheInternetaccessC．reducetheeffectofair-resistance D．facemorechallenges25．（10分）ThemovieTheWizardofOzhasthousandsoffansaroundtheworld.Butbackin1939whenthefilmopened,audienceswerenotparticularlyfondofit.Itwasonlyamodestboxofficesuccess.ItwasnominatedforBestPictureatthatyear'sAcademyAwards,butsowerenineothergreatfilms.ItlostouttoGonewiththeWind.TheWizardofOzreallygainedanaudiencewhenitwasbroadcastregularlyonTV.Thatbeganinthe1950s.Thefilm'splotfollowsyoungDorothywhoisknockedunconsciousduringatornado.ShedreamsaboutfollowingaYellowBrickRoadthroughtheLandofOztotheEmeraldCity.ShewantstomeettheWizardofOzwholivesthere.He'stheonlyonewhocanhelphertoreturnhometoKansas.AlongthewayshemakesfriendswiththeScarecrow,theTinManandtheCowardlyLion.TheyhelpherandherdogTotoovercometheWickedWitchoftheWest!AccordingtotheLibraryofCongress,TheWizardofOzisthemostwatchedmovieofalltime.Whatisitaboutthefilmthatappealstopeople?Itincludesthemesthatpeoplecanrelateto.ThroughmostofthemovieDorothyistryingtogethometoKansas.Whenshefinallygetstogo,shespeaksthewords,"there'snoplacelikehome."Peopleidentifywiththatthought.Homeisthewelcomingplacewheretheyfeelsecure.Atthebeginningofthefilm,Dorothysingsofaplace"overtherainbow."There,thedreamsthatyoudaretodreamreallydocometrue.Sowhilehomeisagreatplace,dreamingaboutsomethingdifferentisallrighttoo.TheWizardofOzalsodealswithcourage.Dorothylearnsthattruecourageisn'tbeingunafraid.It'sfacingdangerwhenyouareafraid.Herfriendsfaceplentyofdangertorescueher.AsoneofthetrueclassicsofAmericanliterature,TheWizardofOzhasstirredtheimaginationofyoungandoldalikeforoverfourgenerations.Celebratethe80thyearofthisfabulousfilmbywatchingitagain.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowaboutTheWizardofOz?A．ItwasforbiddentobebroadcastonTV.B．Itwaswell-receivedimmediatelyitopened.C．Itbegantoenjoyitspopularityinthe1950s.D．ItgotBestPictureatAcademyAwardsin1939.2、Whatthemeofthemovieattractspeople?A．Nopains,nogains. B．Knowledgeispower.C．Accidentswillhappen. D．Eastorwest,homeisbest.3、ThemovieTheWizardofOzisabout.A．homeandmodesty B．dreamandcourageC．creativityanddanger D．friendshipandviolence4、Whatdoestheauthoradvisetocelebratethismovie'sanniversary?A．Watchingitagain. B．Readingthebook. C．Satisfyingtheaudience. D．Daringtodream.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）Whenmyparentswerealive，theywerenotveryrich．Yettheyhelpedtheirtwoolder1timeaftertime．WhenDaddypassedaway，hisnotebookshoweddebts2fromseveralofhischildren．Iwasnotamongthem．I3borrowedmoneyandwhenIdid，Isetarepaymentplanand4toit．Itwasamatterof5withme．Icouldn’tstandowingmyparents-oranyoneelse-mmoneybecauseIwatchedthem6tohelpoutmyoldersisterswhentheywereinfinancialdifficultiesthemselves．Thesedays，afterthedeathofmyparents，Iamoneofthosepeoplewhocanbe7toforhelpwhentheyneedit．JustasIcan’tstand8otherpeoplemoney，Ican’tstandsayingnotowhoeverneedshelp．Idon’t9helpingothers，butIwouldbemorethangladiftheywouldmakea(n)10tohandlethingsthemselves，perhapsbydoingsome11planning-likeplanningnottospeendmoneytheydon’thave!Beingreadytohelpothersisa12，butsometimestheresultwillbe13towhatyouexpect．I14rememberasachildwhatmyfatheralwayssaid，“Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed，try，tryagain!”Helpingmychildrentoooftenhas15themfromlearningtokeeptrying．Useyour16：whoamongmychildrenwill17towalkifIsupplythemoneytobuyacar?Helpedoften，mychildrenlostgraduallytheabilityto18problemsthemselves．Inmost19，whenpeoplefindyoucan20help，theywillaskyoumoreandmore．That'shuman，youknow．1、A．sons B．daughters C．brothers D．sisters2、A．absent B．apart C．due D．different3、A．always B．seldom C．often D．never4、A．stuck B．attached C．agreed D．belonged5、A．pleasure B．courage C．pride D．sorrow6、A．struggle B．happen C．intend D．move7、A．referred B．turned C．seen D．attended8、A．cheating B．donating C．1ending D．owing9、A．enjoy B．mind C．1ike D．miss10、A．comment B．mess C．excuse D．effort11、A．financial B．flexible C．typical D．particular12、A．deed B．deal C．virtue D．task13、A．contrary B．essential C．potential D．necessary14、A．can B．may C．shall D．must15、A．banned B．protected C．prevented D．freed16、A．aHn B．leg C．body D．head17、A．wait B．urge C．threat D．choose18、A．solve B．assess C．seek D．analyse19、A．affairs B．choices C．cases D．events20、A．obtain B．attain C．provide D．prefer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）语法填空Christmasisthemostimportantfestivalinthewesternworld.It1．(fall)onDecember25th.WhenmymotherandIstayedinAmerica,we2．(invite)byoneofmymother’sfriendstoobserveChristmaswithanAmericanfamily.Weboughtsome3．(present)forourAmericanfriendsonourway4．theirhouse.Theyhadprepareddifferentkindsofgiftsfortheirfamilyandguestswhenwegottotheirhouse,suchasChristmascandles,cakes,cards,littletoys,biscuitsandsoon.AChristmastreewasplacedin5．cornerofthebrillianthall.6．beautifulitwas!Wewereimpressedbythese.Wehadabigmeal.Afterdinner,theytoldussomeinterestingstoriesaboutChristmas.WelearnedthatChristmashadsomethingtodowithJesus.Wewenttobedatmidnight.AlthoughweknewtheSantaClauswasnottrue,wewerestill7．(wait)fortheSantaClaus8．(bring)uspresents.Andwereceivedmanybeautifulpresentsthenextmorning.ThisChristmaswasreally9．(forgettable).Notonly10．(do)Ihaveagoodtime,butalsoIknewsomethingaboutforeignculture.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1l处起）不计分。Asisknown,somestudentshavebreakfastregularly、Therefore,othersdon’t,orevenskipit、Amongofthestudentswhohavebreakfasteveryday,onlyafewhaveabalanceddietwhichincludesbreads,milkandeggs、Thereisseveralreasons、Firstofall,manystudentsdon’tknowanimportanceofbreakfast、Besides,manyparentshavelimitedknowledgeaboutthatabalanceddietis、Finally,teachersgivestudentstoomuchtasks,sotheyhavenotimehavebreakfast、Inaword,everystudentshouldhadbreakfastregularly、Themorebalanceddietonehas,thehealthyhewillbe!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-1