湖南省长郡中学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考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．(2013·福建)_____________basicfirst-aidtechniqueswillhelpyourespondquicklytoemergencies.A．Known B．HavingknownC．Knowing D．Beingknown2．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn3．—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed4．---Idon’tunderstandwhyCatherinestoppedshort_____sheoughttohavecontinued.---It’sobviousthatshelackedself-confidence.A．whenB．whileC．ifD．as5．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany6．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?7．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway8．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome9．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear10．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory11．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane12．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup13．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall14．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how15．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which16．ThepressshouldexpanditsinfluenceininternationalpublicopiniontomakeChina’svoicebetter______intheworld.A．hearing B．tobeheardC．hear D．heard17．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas18．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat19．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented20．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering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）Doyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswillonedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlifespan.“Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality(永生),”saidMichaelZey,aMontclairStateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture.“Ithinkby2075wewillseeitandthat’saconservativeestimate(保守的估计).”AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology(纳米技术)makeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast.“Thereisagreateffortsothatpeoplecanlivefrom120to180years,”hesaid.“Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years.”However,manyscientistswhospecializeinagingaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years.Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdisease,theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath.Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive.“Itremainstobeseenifyoupass120,youknow;couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife?”saidLeonardPoon,directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCentre.“Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall.”1、Bysaying“weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality”,MichaelZeymeans.A．theybelievethatthereisnolimitoflivingB．theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlonglivingC．theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforeverD．theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan2、DonaldLouria’sattitudetowardslonglivingisthat.A．peoplecanlivefrom120to180B．itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanliveC．thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120yearsD．itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture3、Theunderlined“it”(inparagraph4)refersto.A．agreateffortB．theideaoflivingbeyondthepresentlifespanC．theideaoflivingfrom200to300yearsD．theconservativeestimate4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．LivingLongerorNotB．Science,TechnologyandLongLivingC．NoLimitforHumanLifeD．HealthyLifestyleandLongLiving22．（8分）Sittingtoomuchislinkedtochangesinasectionofthebrainthatisimportantformemory,accordingtoarecentstudybyUCLAresearchersofmiddle-agedandolderadults.Studiesshowthattoomuchsitting,likesmoking,increasestheriskofheartdisease,diabetesandprematuredeath.ResearchersatUCLAwanttoseehowsedentarybehavior(sittingforlongperiodsoftime)influencesthehealthofthebrain,especiallyregionsofthebrainthatareimportanttomemoryformation.UCLAresearchersgathered35peopleaged45to75andaskedabouttheirphysicalactivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhoursperdaytheyspentsittingoverthepreviouswork.Eachpersonhadahigh-resolutionMRI(热分辨磁共振成像)scan,whichprovidesadetailedlookatthemedialtemporallobe,orMTL,abruinregioninvolvedintheformationofnewmemories.TheresearchersfoundthatsedentarybehaviorisanimportantpredictorofthinningoftheMTLandthatphysicalactivity,evenathighlevels,ismilenoughtocompensatetheharmfuleffectsofsiltingforlongperiods.“Thisstudydoesnotprovethattoomuchsittingcausesthinnerbrainstructures,butinsteadthatmorehoursspentsittingareassociatedwiththinnerregions,”researcherssaid.Inaddition,theresearchersfocusedonthehoursspentsitting,butdidnotaskparticipantsiftheytookbreaksduringthistime.Theresearchersnexthopetofollowagroupofpeopleforalongerdurationtodetermineifsittingcausethetinningandwhatrolegender(性別),race,andweightmightplayinbruinhealthrelatedtosilting.“MTLthinningcanbeanindicationofcognitive(认知的)declineinmiddle-agedandolderadults.ReducingsedentarybehaviormaybeapossibletargetformeasuresdesignedtoimprovebruinhealthinpeopleatriskforAlzheimer’sdisease,”researcherssaid.1、WhatisthestudydonebyUCLAmainlyintendedtofindout?A．Whatharmsittingtoomuchcauses.B．Whysiltingtoomuchislikesmoking.C．Howtoomuchsittingaffectsbrainhealth.D．Whethertoomuchsittingcausesearlydeath2、Participantswerescannedbyahigh-resolutionMRIto.A．evaluatetheirmemorylossB．examinetheirMTLconditionsC．recordtheirphysicalactivitylevelsD．recordthelengthoflimefortheirsitting3、WhatdoUCLAresearchersthinkoftheirstudy?A．Itinagreatsuccess.B．Itislittlepracticalvalue.C．Itmusttargettheyoung.D．Itstillneedstobeimproved.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LongSittingIsBadforYourBrainB．HowtoImproveBrainHealthC．SittingCausesManyHealthProblemD．AnEasyWaytoPreventMemoryLoss23．（8分）Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntohave.Butourparentsprobablypersuadedustofindajobtoearnsomemoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround:deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.IthenprogressedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:stackingshelvesandworkingatthecheckout.TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrendotakeuppart-timejobs.It'soneofthosethingsthatareseenalmostasariteofpassage(成人仪式).It'satasteofindependenceandsometimesausefulthingtoputonyourCV(简历).Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandalsoaboutmanagingtheirmoney.SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingupaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbedeleterioustoapersonlateron.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatnotparticipatinginpart-timeworkatschoolagehadbeenblamedbyemployer'sorganizationsforyoungadultsbeingill-preparedforfull-timeemployment,butdespitethis,recentstatisticshaveshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenbyafifthinthepastfiveyears.So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowafraidofhardwork?Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplefeelgoingouttoworkwillaffecttheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresults-andagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properlyregulated（控制的）part-timeworkisagoodwayofhelpingyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives."Inreality,it'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutdoingpart-timejobsonweekendswhenhewasateenager?A．Unwilling. B．Interested.C．Delighted. D．Angry.2、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethebenefitofschoolchildren'sdoingpart-timejobs?A．Learningtobeindependent. B．Gainingsomelifeexperience.C．Beingpreparedforfuturejobs. D．Spendingwhattheyearnastheylike.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deleterious"inParagraph3probablymean?A．valuable. B．harmful.C．necessary. D．beneficial.4、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Studentsshouldspendalltheirtimeonstudies.B．Studentsshouldhaveasmanypart-timejobsaspossible.C．Doingpart-timejobsmustaffectstudents'schoolresults.D．It'simportantforstudentstobalancepart-timejobsandstudies.24．（8分）Onedayin1995,alarge,heavymiddle-agedmanrobbedtwoPittsburghbanksinbroaddaylight.Hedidn'twearamaskandhesmiledatsurveillancecamerasbeforewalkingoutofeachbank.Laterthatnight,policearrestedasurprisedMcArthurWheeler.Whentheyshowedhimthesurveillancetapes,Wheelerstaredindisbelief.“ButIworethejuice，”hesaid.Apparently,Wheelerthoughtthatrubbinglemonjuiceonhisskinwouldmakehiminvisibletovideotapecameras.Afterall,lemonjuiceisusedasinvisibleink,so,aslongashedidn'tcomenearaheatsource,heshouldhavebeencompletelyinvisible.ThecasecaughttheeyeofthepsychologistDavidDunningatCornellUniversity,whoenlistedhisgraduatestudent,JustinKruger,toseewhatwasgoingon.Theyreasonedthat,whilealmosteveryoneholdsfavourableviewsoftheirabilitiesinvarioussocialandintellectualfields,somepeoplemistakenlyassesstheirabilitiesasbeingmuchhigherthantheyactuallyare.This“illusionofconfidence”isnowcalledthe“Dunning-Krugereffect”，anddescribesthecognitivebiastoinflateself-assessment.Toinvestigatethisphenomenoninthelab,DunningandKrugerdesignedsomecleverexperiments.Inonestudy,theyaskedundergraduatestudentsaseriesofquestionsaboutgrammar,logicandjokes,andthenaskedeachstudenttoestimatehisorherscoreoverall,aswellastheirrelativerankingscomparedtotheotherstudents.Interestingly,studentswhoscoredthelowestinthesecognitivetasksalwaysoverestimatedhowwelltheydid—byalot.Studentswhoscoredinthebottomestimatedthattheyhadperformedbetterthantwo-thirdsoftheotherstudents!Sure,it'stypicalforpeopletooverestimatetheirabilities.Theproblemisthatwhenpeopleareincompetent,notonlydotheyreachwrongconclusionsandmakeunfortunatechoices,butalsotheyarerobbedoftheabilitytorealizetheirmistakes.Inasemester-longstudyofcollegestudents,goodstudentscouldbetterpredicttheirperformanceonfutureexamsifgivenfeedbackabouttheirscoresandrankings.However,thepoorestperformersshowednorecognition,despiteclearandrepeatedfeedbackthattheyweredoingbadly.Insteadofbeingconfusedorthoughtfulabouttheirincorrectways,incompetentpeopleinsistthattheirwaysarecorrect.AsCharlesDarwinwroteinTheDescentofMan(1871):“Ignorancemorefrequentlybegetsconfidencethandoesknowledge.”Interestingly,reallysmartpeoplealsofailtoaccuratelyself-assesstheirabilities.AsmuchasD-andF-gradestudentsoverestimatetheirabilities,A-gradestudentsunderestimatetheirs.Thedifferenceisthatcompetentpeoplecananddoadjusttheirself-assessmentifgivenappropriatefeedback,whileincompetentindividualscannot.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheDunning-KrugereffectisTRUE?A．Theeffectistrueforeveryoneindailylife.B．Itsuggeststhatmostpeoplelackcognitiveabilities.C．Somepeopleareoverconfidentabouttheirabilities.D．Theconclusionisdrawnbasedonaseriesofbankrobberies.2、Whatdothecollegestudents'behaviorsmentionedintheexperimentsprove?A．Feedbackplaysasignificantroleinestimatingone'sability.B．Incompetentpeoplehavearatherfixedattitudetowardstheirchoice.C．Goodstudentsalwayspredicttheirfutureperformanceaccurately.D．Peoplecan'trelyontheirpreviousbehaviortomakeadjustments.3、Theunderlinedword“begets”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“________”.A．givesriseto B．takesadvantageofC．makesupfor D．breaksawayfrom4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Realknowledgeisknowingtheextentofone'signorance.B．Itisimpossibleforpeopletoevaluatetheirrealcompetence.C．Illusionofconfidenceisthemajorsourceofpeople'sfailure.D．Thosewithgreatabilitiesoftenhavealowopinionofthemselves.25．（10分）BeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.Iwasattendingastand-upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheartsout.Themainreasonthosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn’tonlyfunny,italsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren’tjealousofhim.Inshort,wedon’tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscouragemakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson’semotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.1、Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?A．OnlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaughB．Manyfactorsleadtopeoplelaughing.C．FunnythingscanmakepeoplelaughD．Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.2、Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?A．Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B．Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.C．Theycouldfeelthepedestrians’happiness.D．Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?A．AnnoyB．BlameC．LookdownonD．Makeupto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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Myheartbeatwiththatfeeling,likebloodtomybodyasmyfingersflewacrossthepianokeys.Asthepiecenearedtheend,I1uptotakemyfinalbow.Forasecond,theroomwas2Yet,eveninthatonesecond,Ihadenoughtimeto3whetherIhaddoneperfectly.Then,4,theapplause(掌声)came.“Thankyou…somuch,”Isaid,5tothepersonstandingonmyotherside.Olga,mypianoteacherforsixyears,smiledbackatme.“You’vebeenan6studentalltheseyears,”shesaid,“Ihopethatwhateveryoudo,youneverstop7”Ileanedforward,8IwouldkeepplayingbecauseIlovedpiano,andhuggedher.Asit9,thepromisesweren’tasmeaningfulasI’dhoped.Rightafterthe10,Ikeptupmystrictpracticingscheduleeveryday.11,itbeganslippingawayfromme.ThereasonIhadstoppedtaking12wasbecauseofmybusyschedulewithhomework.Notlongafter,Istoppedpracticingaltogether.Itwas13nottohavetostressaboutpianoanymore.Butsomethingwas14insideofme.Iwasemptyinside.OnedayImetMichelle,whohadalsotakenpianolessonsfromOlga.“Areyou15takinglessonsfromOlga?”sheasked.“ActuallyIjustquitawhileago,”Ireplied.“That’sa16,”sheresponded,“Irememberyourperformanceayearago;itwas17”TwodaysaftertalkingtoMichelle,Iwasata18whattodo.Imovedslowlyintothelivingroomunconsciously,butinfactIknew19whatIwasdoing.Asthemusic20,afamiliarfeelingroseinsideme.1、A．showed B．sat C．stood D．looked2、A．light B．quiet C．colorful D．nervous3、A．expect B．remind C．know D．doubt4、A．immediately B．successfully C．hopefully D．suddenly5、A．turning B．waving C．running D．pointing6、A．easy-going B．imaginative C．amazing D．honest7、A．practising B．learning C．competing D．gaining8、A．telling B．promising C．admitting D．speaking9、A．carriedon B．broughtup C．turnedout D．takenin10、A．performance B．final C．presentation D．play11、A．Soon B．Besides C．Thus D．Instead12、A．lectures B．parts C．lessons D．pieces13、A．disappointing B．pleasing C．inspiring D．puzzling14、A．beating B．rising C．changing D．shining15、A．still B．even C．much D．yet16、A．shame B．relief C．pleasure D．deal17、A．challenging B．breathtaking C．demanding D．embarrassing18、A．time B．heart C．dream D．loss19、A．normally B．exactly C．unclearly D．badly20、A．ended B．hit C．covered D．spread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）SocrateswasafamousphilosopherinancientGreece.However,extremelylittleisknownabouthisearlylife.Itwasnotthecustomforpeopleinthosedays1．(write)muchofanything.Hedidn’ttalkabouthimselfmuch,either.Thebestsourceforhisthoughtsanddeedsis2．(probable)theDialoguesofPlato,astudentofthegreatteacher.SocrateswasonceasoldierintheAthenianarmy.Thesesoldiershadtobuy3．(they)ownarmors(盔甲).4．hewasn’trich,hemusthavehadsomemoneytobuythatarmor.Healso5．(fight)inseveralmajorbattlesinthePeloponnesianWar.Whenhegrewolder,however,hecametohatemoneyandwhatitdidtopeople.Heseemstohavespentmostofhistimeinthemarketplace,discussingall6．(sort)ofthings.Thatcouldpartlyexplain7．hewaspoor;hewasn’tmaking8．living.Thethinghelikedtodomostwastoaskpeoplefundamentalquestions,like“Whatisjustice?”or“Whatis9．(true)?”Totheanswersthepeoplegave,Socrateswouldaddmorequestions,untilalogicalcasecouldbemadethatthepeopleknewfarlessthantheythoughttheydidaboutthings.Thisemphasisonquestionsasmeansofmakinganargumentnow10．(call)theSocraticMethod.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearBob,I’msorrytotellyouthatIcannotgotothebookstorewithyouonthisSunday,becausesomethingunluckyoccurredtomeinthePEclassyesterday.IwasplayingbasketballwithmyfriendswhileIjumpedhighlytocatchtheball.Anotherstudentstruckmeonalegaccidentally,thatmademebreakmyleg.Thesituationmadeeveryonenervous.However,Iwassenttothenearesthospitalassoonaspossible.ThedoctorsuggestedthatIres