2023届湖北省鄂州、随州、孝感高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项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．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen2．Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreachinggoals.A．Ididdiscover B．didIdiscoverC．Idiscovered D．discovered3．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata4．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough5．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one6．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check7．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need8．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone9．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached10．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue11．Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisorherownparents.A．should B．mustC．shall D．can12．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly13．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect14．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should15．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are16．—Hello,Paul,doyouliketojoinusinplayingfootball?Weneedonemorepersonto____ateam.—Yes,I’dliketo.A．pickup B．pickout C．makeup D．makeout17．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether18．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting19．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded20．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost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）Whenwedothesamemovementswithourbodiesoverandoveragain,weoverusesomemuscles.Andthatoverusecanleadtostrain(劳损)andinjury.Sometimesthoseproblemscancomefromdoingsports.Butthereisanothercauseformuscleproblems:hand-heldtechnologydevices.Staringdownatyourphoneortabletforlongperiodsoftimeputsgreattensiononyourneck.Expertssaythispostureputsstrainontheentireupperbody.Musclestrainlinkedtohand-heldtechnologyhasbecomesuchacommonconditionthatitnowhasaname:techneck.Commonsymptomsoftechneckareneckpain,lossoffeelinginyourhandsandfingers,headaches--bothmildandsevere--andpoorposture.Intheworstcasesoftechneck,youcanlosethestrengthinyourhandsandfingers.Youcantakesimplestepstoimprovetechneck.Takebreaksfromusingyourtechnology.Standupandstretchyourlegsoften.Also,giveyoureyesabreakbyclosingthemthroughouttheday.Doneckexercises.ExpertsatthewebsiteSpineUniverserecommendthesethreeneckstretches.Chin(下巴)StretchMoveyourchintowardsyourchest.Holdfor5seconds.Thestretchshouldfeelcomfortablefromyournecktothebaseofyourskull.Repeat10times.SideLean(倾斜)Leanyourheadtotheright.Bringyourearclosetotheshoulder.Holdfor20seconds.Bringyourheadbacktocenter,andthentiltittotheleft,againholdingfor20seconds.Repeat3-5timesoneachside.Side-to-SideHeadTurningTurnyourchintowardsyourrightshoulder.Holdfor20seconds.Bringyourheadbacktothecenter,andthenturnittotheleft,againholdingfor20seconds.Repeat3-5timesoneachside.Andifyourtechnecksymptomsgetworse,seeahealthcareprofessional.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“techneck”inparagraph2mean?A．Neckpaincausedbysports.B．Neckcaredonewithtechnologydevices.C．Protectionforproblemswithcertaindevices.D．Neckproblemscausedbyusingtechnologydevices.2、Whatisthepossibleresultoftechneck?A．Weakfingers.B．Pooreyesight.C．Overuseofmuscles.D．Strongerneck.3、Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectgestureof“SideLean”？A．B．C．D．4、Whatdothefirstandthirdneckexerciseshaveincommon?A．Shakingthehead.B．Touchingthechest.C．Movingthechin.D．Turninginthesamedirection.22．（8分）GetInvolved!MakeaDonation!Sowhatisrewilding?Imagineournaturalhomesgrowinginsteadofshrinking.Imaginespecies(物种)diversifyinginsteadofdeclining.That'srewilding.Rewildingisecologicalrestoration.Rewildingoffershopeforwildlife,humansandtheplanet.Whyisrewildingimportantandnecessary?●Ournaturalecologyisbroken.Theplaceswhereyouwouldexpectwildlifetoexisthavebeenreducedtowetdeserts.Theseabedhasbeendestroyedandtherehavebeennolivingcreaturesanymore.●Ourwildlifeisdisappearing.Manywonderfulspecieshavedeclinedoverthepastcentury.We'velostmoreofourlargeanimalsthananyEuropeancountry.●Weneedkeystonespecies.Thesevitalspecies,includingtoppredators(食肉动物),driveecologicalprocesses.Theirlosshasworsenedourlivingsystems.●Naturelooksafterus.Goodnaturalecologycanprovideuswithcleanairandwater,preventfloodingandstorecarbon.Rewildingcanleavetheworldinabetterstatethanitistoday.Whatarechallenges?Asalong-termproject,our“rewildingbritain”hasitschallenges.Manypeoplearenotinterested,becausewehavegotusedtothelackofnativeforests.Manyfarmersopposetheidea.Theythoughtitacrazyideatobringbackpredatorsbecausetheywouldstartkillingfarmanimals.Ittakestimetoeducatethem.Aboveall,weneedmoney!Soweneedyourhelp!Makeadonation.Helpusbringbacklivingsystemsandrestorewildnature!Withyourhelpwecan...●Openupnewchancesforrewildingandpushforchange.●Developtoolstoeducate,influenceandspreadtheword.Thanksforyoursupport.1、Whichofthefollowingistheresultofrewilding?A．Speciesbecomevarious. B．Alotofanimalsdisappear.C．Environmentsaredestroyed. D．Naturaldisastershappenregularly.2、Accordingtothepassage,oneofthechallengesatpresentis_______.A．people'sdoubts B．alackofvolunteersC．ashortageoftime D．farmers'disagreement3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewproject.B．Tocallonpeopletogivemoney.C．Towarnpeopleofthenaturalecology.D．Toconvincepeopletochangetheirmind.23．（8分）Mydreamofworkinginaflowershophaditsrootsinmygrandmother'sgarden,alwaysinbloom,whereImadebuncheswithwhateverIcouldgetmyhandson.However,Iwasn'tpreparedforthepeople.TheirstoriesimpressedmelongafterIlockedupforthenight.Ialwaysenjoyedreadingthemessagesthatwentalongwitheachbunch.Mostwerewhatyouwouldexpect,plentyof“ILoveYou”and“GetWellSoon.”Wegot“HappyBirthday,”“HappyAnniversary”and“ThinkingofYou”requeststhatphonemessageswerewritteninshorthand:H.B．,H.A．,T.O.Y.Iwouldlaughatmessagesthatseemedtoosugaryorboring,anditdisheartenedmewhencustomersaskedwhattheirsympathycardshouldsay.ButIalsounderstoodthatfindingtherightwordscanbeamonumentaltaskandthatsometimesthosewordsjusthappentobethesameoneseveryoneelseisusing.Ihavesoldflowerstosinglemenandwomen;tocolor-blindfathersshoppingwiththeirprecociousdaughters,tonewparents,grandparents,auntsanduncles,toengaged20-somethingsandcouplescelebrating50years.I'vegivenflowerstohomelessmenwhohaveinturngiventhemtoprettygirlsinsummerdresses.Peoplebuyflowerswhenthey’reinlove,introuble,drunk,devastated,excitedandsometimesfornoobviousreason.Itookphotosofcardmessagesandtoldmyfavoriteshopstoriestoco-workers,familyandfriends,butstillsomuchhasgottenaway.Preciousmomentsmadeallthemorepreciousbythefactthattheyhavealreadycomeandgone.NowIgaugemonthsbywhat'sinseason:sunflowersinJuly,dahlias（大丽花）inAugust,rosesandmapleinOctober,pineinDecember,hyacinth（风信子）inMarch.Afavoriteofmineistulipmagnolia（紫玉兰）,thewaythebuds（花蕾）breakintoflowersandtheflowersintomanycolorsonlawns,allinamatterofweekswhileit'ssnowingcherryblossoms.Howsurprisinglybeautifulthelifeofflowerscanbe.1、Whydidtheauthorlikereadingthemessagesgoingwiththebunches?A．Theyconveyedfriendship,loveandbestwishes.B．Theyremindedtheauthorofhispast.C．Theyweresugaryandtheauthorfoundthemfunny.D．Theyhelpedtoattractcustomerstobuyflowers.2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A．Themessageswereboringbecauseofrepetitions.B．Theauthorlikestulipmagnoliabecauseofitsgrowingplace.C．Theauthorfounditdepressingtotalkaboutsympathycards.D．Theauthorlearnedalotinhergrandmother'sgarden.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"gauge"probablymeaninParagraph5?A．Spend.B．Forget.C．Arrange.D．Measure.4、Whatdoestheauthorlearnfromtheflowershop?A．Sheunderstandsthateveryonehasafavoriteflower.B．Shelearnsthatlifeismorebeautifulwithflowers.C．Sherealizesthatflowerssellwellwithmessagecards.D．Shefindsoutthatmessagecardsareworthcherishing.24．（8分）Whilewealltrytofindhappiness,sometimeswestillendupfeelinglow.Whilemostpeoplecancontrolthisfeeling,lowmoodscanstaywithsome,leadingtodepression.About322millionpeoplesufferedfromdepressionin2015,accordingtoareportbytheWorldHealthOrganizationinFebruary.Thisismorethan4percentoftheworld’spopulation.DepressionisdescribedbytheWHOasamentaldisorder.Ithasseveralsymptomsincludingsadness,lossofinterestandfeelingsoflowself-worth.Inseverecases,depressionmayevenleadtosuicide.Thenumberofpeoplelivingwithdepressionisincreasing.TheWHOreportedariseof18.4percentbetween2005and2015.Youngpeopleareagroupknowntosufferwithdepression.“Thepressuresontoday’syoutharelikenoothergeneration,perhaps,”DanChisholm,anofficialofWHO,toldReuters.InChina,depressionamongyoungpeopleisontherise,ZhuZhuohong,apsychologyprofessorwiththeChineseAcademyofSciences,toldXinhuaNewsAgency.Competitiontooutperformothers,especiallyineducation,cancausealotofpressureforChineseyouth.Almost1.2millionChinesepeopleaged15to24sufferfromdepression,accordingtoareportreleasedbyBritishsciencejournalTheLancetinMay.Luckily,moreandmoreeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisproblem.Thisyear’sWorldHealthDay,heldonApril7,willfocusondepression.Thedaywillhighlight(强调)the“Depression:let’stalk”campaign.Thecampaignaimstomakesurethatpeoplewithdepressionbothseekandgethelp.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthepopulationoftheworldin2015?A．About322million.B．About128.8million.C．About8050million.D．About18.4million.2、Whichsymptomistheworstamongseveralsymptoms?A．Suicide.B．Lossofinterest.C．Sadness.D．Feelingsoflowself-worth.3、Whatdoesthe3rdparagraphtellus?A．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharethesameasothergenerations.B．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotthesameasothergenerations.C．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharebiggerthanothergenerations.D．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotbiggerthanothergenerations.4、WhatcausealotofpressureforChineseyouth?A．Competitionbetweenyounggenerations.B．Competitiontooutperformothers.C．Competitiontoperformbetterthanothersineducation.D．Educationtoavoiddisorders.25．（10分）Whenitcomestoeating,mostofusdon’thavetogoveryfar.Butformanybirdspecies,findingfoodmaymeantravelinghundredsofthousandsofkilometers.AteamofresearchersfrominstitutionsintheUKandIrelandspentfiveyearstracking(追踪)fourspeciesofseabirdtomonitortheirtravelpatterns.Itwasdiscoveredthatoverthefiveyears,thespeciescoveredanareaof1.5millionsquarekilometerswhenhuntingforfood-almostfourtimesthesizeofJapan.Thefindingswerepublishedrecentlyint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thewaterbottleandsaid,“Ifoundabottleofwaterinmybag.Butuntilwepassthroughthedesert,anybodyisallowedtodrinkit.”Thebottlewaspassingaroundthemembersoftheteam;itfeltheavily.Finally,theexplorersmadeitoutofthedesert.Withtearsofjoy,theyhadopenedthebottle,butoutpouredsand.Wasitabottleofsandwhichreallysavedtheminthedesert?Theanswerwasno.Theirdeepfaithinthehopeofsurvive,likeaseed,hadtakenrootandgrownintheirhearts.Thatwashowledthemoutoftheterriblesituationintheend.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校英语文学社最近在招纳新人，你打算加入。请你用英语写一封自荐信，主要内容包括：1.自身优势；2.平时英语学习情况介绍；3.加入文学社后的打算。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearSir,I’mwritingtoyouaboutjoiningtheEnglishliteratureclub.__________________