2023届益阳市重点高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord2．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention3．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can4．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof5．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing6．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting7．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare8．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when9．Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight10．---DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?---______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.11．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept12．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts13．Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernment'sattention.A．solving B．solve C．solved D．tosolve14．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof15．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences16．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．Comeon B．NohurryC．Noproblem D．Welldone17．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes18．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient19．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．attractions B．amusements C．entertainments D．presentations20．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve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）Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二维码)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征识别的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone1s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2012,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.22．（8分）FreeOnlineCoursesReadingintheDigitalAgeThiscourseisforpeoplefromallwalksoflifewhoenjoyreadingandwouldliketoknowhowliteraryscholarsunderstandtextsinthedigitalage.Itintroducesyoutoavarietyofwaysofunderstandingtexts.Throughthecourse,youwillbecomefamiliarwithprofessionalreadingpracticesaswellasnewer,computer-drivenreadingskills.Duration:6weeks4hourspw2AugustExploringEnglish:ShakespeareThiscourseisaimedathighschoolstudentsanduniversitystudentswhowishtolearnmoreaboutShakespeare.ThefirstweekwilllookatShakespeare'slifeandtimes.Fortherestofthecourse,wewilllookcloselyatadifferentplayeachweek.ShakespeareanactorswillhelpusexploretheuniversalthemesinRomeoandJuliet,Hamlet,TheTempestandMacbeth.OurvideotutorwillguideyouthroughthecourseandlookatthewordsandphrasesthatShakespeareintroducedtotheEnglishlanguage.Duration:6weeks2hourspw16JulyTheEuropeanDiscoveryofChinaThiscourseisaimedatanyonewithaninterestinChinese,Europeanorworldhistory.ItfocusesonwhenandhowtheWestfirstapproachedChina.WewilllookatChina'splaceintheworldandconnectionstotheWestviatheSilkRoad,theriseofGenghisKhanandtheMongolEmpire,andfinallytheMingdynasty.We'llknowthisperiodofChinesehistorythroughtheeyesofWesterntravellersfromthe13thtothe17thcentury.WhattheseWesterntravellerssaw,whattheydidn'tsee—that'sthestorythatwewilluncoverinthiscourse.Duration:8weeks6hourspw6July204、WhenyoutakeReadingintheDigitalAge,youwill________.A．walkintodifferentpeople'slifeB．learnwaysofunderstandingtextsC．getbetteratcomputerskillsD．shareopinionswithliteraryscholars1、WhowillhelpstudentsbetterunderstandthethemesofShakespeare'splays?A．Actors. B．Scholars.C．Historians. D．Videotutors.2、WhatcanpeoplelearnfromTheEuropeanDiscoveryofChina?A．China'sdiscoveryoftheWest.B．TheriseandfalloftheQingDynasty.C．TheimportanceoftheSilkRoad.D．China'sinterestinWesterntravellers.3、Whatarethesubjectsoftheseonlinecourses?A．Scienceandhistory.B．Mediaandhealth.C．Natureandenvironment.D．Languageandculture.4、Inwhichwaydothethreecourseshaveincommon?A．Theyareaimedatstudents.B．Theyareprovidedforfree.C．Eachlasts6weeks.D．Eachtakes2hoursperweek.23．（8分）Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfectbuildingmaterial.Itischeap，durable，easilyavailable，andmostimportantly，environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot，istransparent!NowthankstoateamofscientistsatStockholm’sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnologythematerialmayevenbeabletoaddthatfeaturetoitsalreadyimpressivelist.LeadresearcherDr，LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparentwoodafterlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddevelopedasee-throughpaperforuseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices.Theteambeganbypullingoutthewood’slignin(木质素).Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer(聚合物)andbakedatatemperatureof158°Fforfourhours.Theresultwasahybridproductthatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso，almosttransparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjusttheleveloftransparencybyvaryingtheamountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-throughwoodforsmall-scaleapplicationslikecomputerchips，thetransparentwoodisthefirstonebeingconsideredforlargescaleapplications.Theresearchers，whorevealedtheirfindingsinBiomacromoleculesonApril11，pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallowformorenaturallight，ortocreatewindowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflightwithoutsacrificingprivacy.Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomesandbuildings.Berglundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasignificantroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.Thesemitransparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeeplightlongerandgiveitmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor，thusresultinginbettersolarefficiency.Additionally，substitutingthecurrentlyusedglasswiththisnewproductwouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthecost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscaleupthemanufacturingprocesssothatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatfeature”inParagraph1referto?A．Cheap.B．Durable.C．Sustainable.D．Transparent.2、Whichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowstheprocessinwhichthetransparentwoodismade?①Dipthewoodintoapolymer.②Adjusttheamountofthepolymer.③Makethewoodlignin-free.④Bakethewoodforsometime.A．③→①→④→②B．③→①→②→④C．①→②→③→④D．④→③→②→①3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.B．Varyingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood’shardness.C．Thetransparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.D．Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thebrightfutureofthetransparentwood.B．Thewood’sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.C．Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.D．Solarenergymanufacturers’carbonfootprint.24．（8分）ThingstoDoonaSunnyDayinSanFranciscoSanFranciscodoesn'ttakeitssunnydaysforgranted.Oncethesuncomesoutandthetemperaturesrise,everyoneracestoseizeaspottotakeinanunbelievablecityvieworheadstooneoftheirfavoriteattractions.FindThrillsataThemeParkExperiencethrillridesandattractionsatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom,NorthAmerica’sonlythemeparkofwildlife,sealifeandthrillingrides.It’sawonderfulentertainmentexperienceforthewholefamily,withone-of-a-kindadventuresacrossthreeworlds.Cruise(乘船游览)ontheBaySailunderoneofthe"ModernWondersoftheWorld".Watchsealionsandsealsatplay.AndlearnallthesecretsofthefantasticcitybytheBay.Forpeoplewholikethethrillofspeedandwindintheirhair,theseasonalRocketBoat(May-October)istheoptionforyou.TourAT&TParkIt'shometothefamousbaseballteamSanFranciscoGiantsfromApriltoOctobereveryyear,butyoucantakeatourinsideAT&TParkanytimefora"player'seyeview."You'llhaveaccesstothebaseballfield,thevisitors'clubhouse,thepressboxandsoon.RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridgeExplorethebeautiful,bike-friendlystreetsandwaterfrontpathsofSanFranciscoallthewaytotheGoldenGateBridgewithanall-daybikerentalfromBlazingSaddles.Theireasy-ridebikes,combinedwiththeirnew,freemobileappfullofhelpfultipsandsightseeingsuggestionsmaketheself-guidedtourseasyandfunforeveryone.1、WhatcantouristsdoatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom?A．Experiencethrillingrides.B．LearnallthesecretsofSanFrancisco.C．Takeaplayer'seyeviewoverapark.D．AdmirethesceneryoftheGoldenGateBridge.2、Whicheventattractstouristslovingspeedandwindmost?A．FindThrillsataThemepark B．CruiseontheBayC．TourAt&TPark D．RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridge3、Whichofthefollowingofferstouristsafreemobileapp?A．Watchingwildlife. B．Sailingonthebay.C．Visitingabaseballfield. D．RentingabikefromBlazingSaddles25．（10分）KillerwhalesinAlaska’sBeringSeahavefiguredoutaneasywaytogetfed.Insteadofseekingoutthefishthem-selves,thecleverwhaleschasedownfishingboatsandstealtheentirecatchoftheday,asmuchas20,000to30,000pounds.Killerwhale“thieves”arenotanewphenomenon.JapanesefishermenhavereportedbeingfollowedbykillerWhalessincethe1950s.However,theincreasingfrequencyofwhalefishtheftintheBeringSea'scontinentalshelfisnowthreateningthelivelihoodoffishermen.PaulClampitt,alocalfisherman,sayshiscrewtriedtokeepthewhalesawaywithloudsounds.Thoughthatworkedforashorttime,thewhalesnowconsiderthenoise“adinnerbell”.JayHerberttriedusingsonartokeepthewhalesaway.Healsometwithlittlesuccess.Accordinglotheexperiencedfisherman,thesmartwhalesdeliberatelyseekoutlongliners(延绳钓渔船）,and,allthefirstopportunitypresentedtothem,stealthefish,leavingbehindjustthelipsofthefishcaught!NOAAFisheriesbiologistJohnMoranisnotsurprisedatthewhales’thievingskill.Theexpertsayswhalesareskilledhunterswhocandistinguishthesoundsofdifferentboatsandevenrecognizethesoundsoftheoperatingsystemthatplacesthefishingequipmentintotheocean.Theexpertjokes,“Grabbingafishoffalineisnothing.”Sincetheyaresocialanimals,itiseasyforwhalestopasstheirskillsontoothers.Killerwhalesarenottheonlywhalespeciesthathavelearnedtostealfromhumans.IntheGulfofAlaska,spermwhalesalsoconductsimilarthefts.LonglinefishermenoffWashington,Chile,Australia,Hawaii,andmanyothercountrieshavereportedsimilarincidents.Thereis,unfortunately,noeasyfixtothisproblem.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsisusingpottrapssimilartotheonesusedtocatchcrabs.However,thecostofswitchingfromlonglinetopotfishingistoohigh,especiallyforsmall-scalefisheries.Thereisalsonoguaranteethatthecatchwillbesafefromtheintelligentwhaleswhich,manyfear,willeventuallyfigureouthowtoopenthepots!1、WhatconcernsfishermeninAlaska?A．Thekillerwhaleseatingtheirfish.B．Thedecreaseofnumbersofwhales.C．Thekillerwhaleschasingtheirboats.D．Thehighcostofoperatingfishingboats.2、Whatmaybethemeanstoprotectfishermen’scatchatpresent?A．Loudsounds.B．Pottraps.C．Sonar.D．Dinnerbells.3、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Whalescanlearnfromeachother.B．Whales’thievingskillssurpriseexperts.C．Whalesareabletocommunicatewithfishermen.D．Killerwhalesarethemostintelligentwhalespecies4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FishermenFacingDangerB．WhalesTeasingFishermenC．ThievesStealingfromFishermenD．WhalesLivingAllovertheWorld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）Aman,whoisnowsixty-eightyearsold,wentoverseasfortyyearsago.Justbeforethey1,thegirlhelovedgavehimasasouvenir,aheart-shapedknot（结）(symbolizingdevotion)madeofknitting（编织品）2.Andhehungitonhisbelt3.Severalyearslaterhe4andhadchildren.Hissweet-heart’slooks,5timewentby,becamedimmer（更模糊）anddimmerlikealandscapepicture6awaygradually,andhishomelandonlyappearedinhis7.Intheeveningofhislifeheoftenlookedattheknotandsighed.Oneday,8thesightoftheknot,hisgrandson9gettingholdofitasatoy.Theboytoucheditandtriedto10it.Atlasthedidthetrickandgotit11andopen.Whenitwasspreadout,itturnedtoitsformasalong12,averysimplewoolthread.Onlybytheclever13ofabelovedgirlcouldthethreadbeknittedintosuchacomplicatedknot.14lovemadesomanysimplethingscomplexintheworld.Theoldmanwasthus15toagreattruth.Mostofthecomplaints,16andhatredinliferesultfromvery17matters.Ifoneis18mindfulofthem,theybecomementalknots.Butifone19theknot,itremainsasimplethreadorline,20shapeitbecomes.1、A．marriedB．returnedC．partedD．left2、A．clothB．woolC．silkD．cotton3、A．asfarB．longbeforeC．sofarD．fromthen4、A．gotmarriedB．setoffC．wentawayD．grewup5、A．whileB．afterC．asD．though6、A．givingB．fadingC．dyingD．leaving7、A．dreamsB．thoughtsC．ideasD．minds8、A．atB．uponC．toD．for9、A．lettoB．heldonC．insistedonD．heldout10、A．unfoldB．foldC．tieD．fasten11、A．relaxedB．easyC．looseD．different12、A．threadB．ropeC．pipeD．string13、A．fingerB．handsC．headD．arms14、A．UnmarriedB．SeparatedC．HeatedD．Devoted15、A．awokenB．knownC．madeD．come16、A．joyB．kindnessC．bitternessD．dislikes17、A．lightB．simpleC．bigD．small18、A．alreadyB．neverC．alwaysD．seldom19、A．seesthroughB．goesthroughC．caresforD．dealswith20、A．whicheverB．whateverC．howeverD．whenever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）WolfWarriorII(《战狼II》)issuchahitthatithasputChinainthe1．(globe)spotlight.It’salsothefirstfilmtotastesuccessbothintermsofboxofficeearnings2．promotingChinesevalues.ThefilmfocusesonarescueoperationinAfrica,3．(lead)byLengFeng,playedbyWuJing,thewriteranddirectorofthefilm.Itisbased4．thetrueeventsofthe2011evacuation(撤离)ofChinesepeoplefromLibya.ItdescribeshowtheChinesegovernmentaims5．(protect)overseasChinesecitizens.Just6．themessageattheendofthefilmreads:“Whenyouencounter7．(dangerous)inaforeignland,donotgiveup!Pleaseremember,atyourback8．(stand)astrongmotherland.”China’s9．(rise)militarypoweranditspositiveroleintheworldhavebroughtoutabiggersenseof10．(proud)amongyoungpeopleinChina.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（A）,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。IcanstillclearrememberIwasonceaskedtomakethespeechbeforethewholeclass、YoucanimaginehowshyIwaswhenIthoughtofthatwithsomanyeyefixedtome、Ihadnochoicebutprepareforit,though、Themosthardestpartwasmyoralpresentationfrommymemory、TherealmomentbeganwhenIstoodontheplatformwithmylegstrembledandmymindblank、Somylistenerswerewaitingpatiently、Gradually,1foundmeback,givingmyspeechatlast、ThenIheardallthelistenersapplaudingloudly、Eversincethen,myfearofspeakingbeforetheaudiencehaddisappeared、Actually,nowI’vebecomeagreatspeaker!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）学校将为高一新生举办主题为“WhatIWanttoLearninSeniorSchool?”的英语演讲活动以规划自己高中的学习、生活，请结合自身看法与以下要点准备一份演讲稿。要点包括：1.学会学习：