湖北省四校2023学年高三第二次联考英语试卷（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．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone2．Willyoube_____________thisevening，Mary？Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager，discussingaplan.A．convenient B．suitableC．available D．efficient3．--Hello,Kate.Howisyourweekendathome?--Awful!YouknowitisthefirsttimeI____aloneathome,boredtodeath.A．hasleft B．hadleft C．hadbeenleft D．havebeenleft4．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While5．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep6．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem7．Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget8．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow9．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended10．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly11．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a12．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where13．—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．arbitrary B．artificialC．compulsory D．conventional14．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup15．Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier16．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when17．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who18．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking19．Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which20．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that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）Thisyear’sfluseasonisprettyscary.Totrytominimizetheeffects,publicofficialsarestillurginganyonewhohasn’tyetgottentheirflushottogetoneassoonaspossible.However,evenifeverysinglepersongotashotinthearm,thevaccine(疫苗)—withitsexcellent36percenteffectiveness—wouldnotpreventeveryonefromgettinginfectedwiththeannoyingvirus.Knowledgeispower,sohere'swhatgoesoninyourbodywhenyoucomedownwiththeflu.Theinfluenzavirusprimarilyattacksyournose,throat,andthetubesthatleadtoyourlungs.Butthefluissomuchmorethanthat.Yourmusclesache,yourheadhurts,andyourappetitegoesdown,amongotherthings.Tooursurprise,almostallofthesesymptomshavelesstodowiththevirusitselfthanwithyourimmune(免疫的)responsetothem.Unfortunately,theverydefenseyouhaveinplacetogetridofthefluisthereasonyoufeelsopainfulwhenyourecover.Thevirususuallyentersthroughyourmouth,typicallybywayofyourhands.Butittakesafewdaysforsymptomstosetin.Whilethisprocessmightcausesomeharmtoyournoseandthroat,it'snothingmajor,andnothinglikethesymptomsthattypicallyaccompanyabadorevenmildcaseoftheflu.Therealfunstartswhenyourimmunesystembeginstofight.Yourimmunesystemcomesintwoparts:theinnatesystemandtheadaptive.Theinnateimmunesystemisessentiallyanall-purposetool.Assoonasyourbodysensesthepresenceofanyinjuryorinvader,theinnateimmunesystemlaunchesintoactionbyproducingtinyproteinscalledcytokinesandchemokines.Thecytokinesreproducealmostimmediatelyandstarttoattackthevirus.Thisincreaseinimmunecellscreatesaseriousinflammation(炎症)throughoutthebody.Buttheworstisstilltocome.Meanwhile,thechemokinesworkwiththeadaptiveimmunesystemtohelpcreateTcells.Thesecellsareaspecialtypeofwhitebloodcellthatworksinamuchmorespecificway:Theyfindtheinfluenzavirus,identifywhat'sspecialaboutit,andcreatesomethinguniqueontheirsurfacethatfindsanddestroyssimilarinvaders.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．Allthevaccineisnoteffective.B．Noonecanavoidcatchingthisyear'sflu.C．Thisyear'sfluisthemostseriousoneinrecentyears.D．Publichealthofficialshavetouseagunwhennecessary.2、Whymanypartsofyourbodysufferwhileyou'rerecoveringfromaflu?A．Becauserecoveryfromillnessispainful.B．Becauseyourimmunesystemisworkingagainstyourdefensesystem.C．Becauseyourbodyisfightinghardagainsttheflu.D．Becausetheinfluenzavirusattacksyournose,throatandotherparts.3、Theunderlinedword“fun”inParagraph4canbereplacedby.A．joyB．battleC．actionD．program4、What'sthemainideaofParagraph4?A．Thefightbetweeninnateimmunesystemandtheadaptive.B．Thecategoriesofimmunesystem.C．Thewayimmunesystemworks.D．Theprocessofthedevelopmentofimmunesystem.22．（8分）“Youcanchooseyourfriends,butyoucan’tchooseyourfamily.”ThatlinecomesfromAmericanwriterHarperLee’sbookToKillaMockingbird.Nowcompareherwordstoanotherfamousexpression:“Bloodisthickerthanwater”.However,ifforcedtochoosewhichismoreimportant,Americanresearchersnowsayfriendshipismoreimportantthanfamily.Theirnewstudysuggeststhatfriendsmaybemoreimportantthanfamilymembers,especiallyasweage.ThestudycomesfromresearchersatMichiganStateUniversity.Theyfoundtheimportanceoffriendshiponhealthandhappinessgrowsaspeoplegetolder.WilliamChopikisanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatMichiganStateandwasoneoftheleadresearchersinthisstudy.Hesays,“Friendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantasweage.Keepingafewreallygoodfriendsaroundcanmakeaworldofdifferenceforourhealthandwell-being.”Chopiknotesthatweneedtothinkoffriendshipasaninvestmentinourfuturehappiness.TheMichiganStateresearchersconsideredinformationfromtwoseparatesurveys.Inthefirstgroup,bothfamilyandfriendshipsinfluencedoverallhealthandhappiness.However,inthesecond,researcherssaidthatfriendships“becameastrongerpredictorofhealthandhappiness”aspeoplegetolder.Alsointhesecondgroup,unhealthyfriendshipsledtoincreasedchronicconditions.Butwithsupportivefriends,Chopiknoted,participantsreportedbeinghappier.Onereasonisthatpeoplecankeepthefriendshipsthatmakethemfeelgoodandmoveonfromtheonesthatdon’t.Family,ontheotherhand,willalwaysbewithyou.Theycanbehelpfulandenjoyable,butcanalsocausetroubles.Thismaybegoodnewsforpeoplewhodon’thavestrongtieswithfamilymembers.Notallofusarebornintothefamiliesweneed.Butweallhavetheabilitytochoosefriendsthatweneed.1、94．Whatshouldweinvesttogetlaterwell-beingaccordingtotheresearchers?A．Goodfriendties.B．Easyhealthexercises.C．Commonfamilyrelations.D．Personalrelationknowledge.2、96．Howistheresearchcarriedout?A．Bydoingtwoexperiments.B．Byinterviewingallatonce.C．Byconductingtwosurveys.D．Bytakingpartinactivities.3、98．Whatcanthepeoplewithweakfamilytiesdo?A．Developstrongerfamilyrelations.B．Makeasmanyfriendsaspossible.C．Getmoresupportivefriends.D．Staywithfamilymembers.4、100．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Friendsandfamilymembersareequallyimportant.B．Whenwegrowolder,friendshipmattersmore.C．Asweage,familymembersaremorevaluable.D．Wealwaysneedfriendsandfamilymembers.23．（8分）March3marksWorldHearingDay.Thisyear’sthemeis“Checkyourhearing!”Manyexpertsandhealthorganizations,includingthosewhopayattentiontothehearing-impaired(听力障碍),areworkingtohelppeoplerealizetheimportanceofprotectingtheirhearingandavoidhearingloss.Whenwetalkaboutmusic,whatkindoffeelingsdoesitbring?Excitement…andrelaxation.Butwhatifthemusiclastsforhours?WeinterviewedagroupofmusiciansbasedinBeijingduringtheweekend.Theyallsaidthathoursofexposuretoloudmusiccancausediscomfort.Oneaddedthatbandmembersliketoplayatmaximumvolume(音量)andforgettheharmthatloudmusiccancause.Thesamethingnotonlyoccurstomusicians.It’salsonotrarefordailyuserssincelisteningtoloudmusiconloudsoundequipmenthasbecomeapartofmodemlife.AccordingtotheWHO,thepracticehasputmorethanabillionpeoplearoundtheworld,aged12-35,atriskoflosingtheirhearing.Wealsointerviewedsomeheadphoneusersinthestreet,andmostofthemsaidthattheyarenotheavyusersbutadmittedtheyuseheadphonesforhoursonthesubwayandintheofficeorhome.It’seasyforthesepeopletograduallyincreasethevolumewithoutawareness,especiallyinanoisyenvironment.Often,headphoneusersfailtorealizethey’relisteningtoaudioatunsafelevelsuntilserioushearingproblemssuddenlyoccur.Therearemanyreasonsforhearingloss,includingloudacoustic(听觉的)sources,drugabuse,anddiseases.Expertssuggestfrequentmedicalchecksandpreventionmeasures.Whethercongenital(先天的)oracquired,lossofhearingisusuallyirreversible.“Oncethehearinglossoccurs,it’salreadytoolatetobechangedbacktowhatitwasbefore,”saidYangShiming,expertoftheChinesePLAGeneralHospital.“Earlyprevention,earlyidentificationandearlytreatment.Ifeveryonecoulddothesethings,hearinglossanditsharmcouldbekepttoaminimum,”Yangsaid.Ofcourse,thisappliestoeveryoneofus.1、Whatmightbeareasonforhearingloss?A．Listeningtomusic. B．Takingmedicines.C．Ignoringsoundpollution. D．Usingheadphones.2、WhatdoesYangShimingadvisepeopletodoabouthearingloss?A．Getridofdrugabuse.B．Makepreventionaheadoftime.C．Stopplayingmusicinbands.D．Choosemusicwiththehelpofmusicians.3、Whichcanbestexplain“irreversible”underlinedinthelastparagraph?A．Incurable. B．Unavailable.C．Unbelievable. D．Invisible.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．PreventingHearingLossB．ReasonsforLosingHearingC．TheOriginofWorldHearingDayD．RaisingAwarenessofProtectingHearing24．（8分）Forthefirsttimeeverscientistspreparetosetabouta3-year-longproject，theNektonMission，toexploretheIndianOceananddocumentchangestakingplacebeneaththewavesthatcouldaffectthesurroundingregionoverthecomingdecades.Theambitiousexplorationteamwillreachoneofthelastmajorunexploredfrontiersontheplanet，avastbodyofwaterthat’salreadyfeelingtheeffectsofglobalwarmingwithrisingwatertemperaturesdamagingitscoralreefs(珊瑚礁).UnderstandingtheIndianOcean’secosystemisimportantnotjustforthespeciesthatliveinit，butalsoforthe2.5billionpeoplelivingintheregion.TheNektonMissionissupportedbymorethan4organizations.Researcherswillspendsevenweekssurveyingunderwaterlife，maptheseafloor，anddropsensors(传感器)todepthsofupto6，560feetintheseasaroundtheSeychelles.TheSeychellesaimstobecomealeaderinthedevelopmentofa“blueeconomy”thatdrawsontheresourcesoftheocean.Itreliesonfishingandtourism，buthaslatelyalsobeenexploitingoilandgasfrombeneaththeseafloor.“Ouroceanisundergoingrapidecologicaltransformationbyhumanactivities.TheNektonMissionisvitaltohelpusbetterknowouroceanspaceandresourcestomakewisedecisions.Onlywhenweknowwhatwehaveintheoceanandwhatisitsvaluecallweproperlydecidewhattoexploitandwhattoleaveuntouched，”saidJumeau，theSeychelles’ambassadortotheUN.ThemissionwillconductfurtherdivesinotherpartsoftheIndianOceanoverthreeyears.Theresearchersexpecttodiscovernewspeciesandsendvideostotheworldbysatellite.Theresearchwillprovideinformationforasummit(峰会)abouttheIndianOceanplannedforlate2021.1、WhydothescientistsplantoexploretheIndianOcean?A．Tosavetheendangeredcreatureslivinginthesea.B．Todiscoverthedamagemankindhasdonetotheocean.C．Tomakethebestuseofthenaturalresourcesinthesea.D．Toprotectitsspeciesandpeoplelivingaroundtheregion.2、WhichisnotincludedinthetaskstobecarriedoutaroundtheSeychelles?A．Drawingmapsoftheseafloor. B．Findingtreasuresunderthesea.C．Puttingsensorsintothedeepsea. D．Studyingunderwaterlife.3、WhatcanbelearnedabouttheNek-tonMission?A．ItwillextendbeyondtheIndianOcean.B．Itwillbenefitalotfrom“blueeconomy”.C．Itwillcontributetothe2021conference.D．Itwillfindsolutionstoglobalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitlefurthetext?A．ScientistsAretoExploretheIndianOceanB．TheSeychellesAimstoBuilda“BlueEconomy”C．EffectsofGlobalWarmingonMarineEcosystemD．IndianOcean:theLastUnexploredFrontieronthePlanet25．（10分）TheInternationalPaintingContestonGoogle’shomepagein2015maylookprettystrange,butitspotlightingsaveryseriousissue:cleanwater,whichisunusualforan11-year-oldfromLongIsland.AudreyZhang,afifth-graderfromLevittown,N.Y,isthewinnerofthisyear’sDoodle4Googlecontest,risingtothetopofsome100,000entriesonthethemeof“drawonethingtomaketheworldabetterplace.”Herpiece,titled“BacktoMotherNature,”describesadetailedwater-cleaningmachine.ZhangworkedwithateamofartistsatGoogletoanimate(使……生动)herdrawing.“Tomaketheworldabetterplace,Icameupwithatransformativewaterpurifier,amachineusedtoremovedirtyorharmfulsubstances,”GooglequotedZhangassaying.“Ittakesindirtyandpollutedwaterfromrivers,lakesandevenoceans,thenmassivelytransformsthewaterintoclean,safeandpurewater.Whenhumansandanimalsdrinkthiswater,theywillliveahealthierlife.”Shecreatedawholeworldaroundthedevice—onepopulatedbyhumans,awhaleinatophatanddragons.Zhang,spieceis“sovividandsorichandsofullandsocomplete,’’GoogleDoodleteamleaderRyanGermicktoldtheWashingtonPost.“Everyleafseemedtohavelifeinit.”AlongwithhavingherartworkfeaturedonGoogle’shomepage,Zhangwinsa$30,000collegescholarship.Inaddition,herschoolwillreceivea$50,000GoogleforEducationtechnologygrant,andthecompanyisdonating$20,000inhernametoacharitydevotedtobringingcleanwatertoschoolsinBangladesh.OnSunday,thenightbeforeherworkwasrevealedonnet,ZhangtoldNewsdayshewasexcitedbythebigwin,butsaidshewouldn’tbeawakewhenherartfirstwentonlineatmidnight.“Ihaveschool-tomorrow,soIcan’tstayuplate,”shetoldthepaper.1、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thewinnerandherworkinthepaintingcontest.B．TheteamofartistsatGoogletoanimatedrawings.C．ThepaintingcontestofGoogle’shomepagein2015.D．Thewater-cleaningmachineinthepaintingcontest.2、Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat______.A．AudreyZhangiscreativeandself-disciplinedB．awater-cleaningdevicewasmadeinthecontestC．$50,000willbedonatedinAudreyZhang’snameD．Zhang’spiecewasprintedinallmajornewspapers3、TheunderlinedwordinParagraphlprobablymeans“_____”.A．putupwith B．1ookforwardtoC．breakawayfrom D．focusattentionon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）AGameofLightandShadeItwasasunnyday.Ihadgoneupanddownthetowerwhen,outsidethedooratthefoot,ablindmancametowardme.Inamoment,hedisappearedupthestairs.Ilookedatthesignthatsaid“TotheTower”,anddecidedto1him.Icaughtupwithhimintheticketoffice.ThereIwas2toseetheattendant(工作人员)sellinghimaticketasifhewereanyothervisitor.Then,withtheticketinonehandand3thewallwiththefingersoftheother,theblindmanreachedthestairs4tothehallway.“Thatmanisblind.Whatwouldablindmanclimbupthetowerfor?”Isaidtotheattendant,expectinghimtoshowsome5,buthedidn’tanswer.“Notthe6certainly,”Isaid.“Perhapshewantsto7.”Iboughtaticketand8upthestairs.Themanhadn’tgoneasfarasI9.Athirdofthewayupthetower,Iheardhis10.Isloweddownandfollowedhimatalittle11.Hestoppedfromtimetotime.Whenhegottothebalcony,Iwasadozensteps12.AsIreachedit,Isawhimatthecornerofthetower.Atlast,aftertenminutes,I13him.“Excuseme,”IsaidaspolitelyasIcould,“butIamcurioustoknow14youcameup.”Hesmiled.“Comingupthestairs,youwillnoticehownotjustlightbutsun15intothetowerthroughthenarrowwindowshereandthere,sothatyoucanfeelthe16—thecoolstairssuddenlybecomequitewarm—andhowupherebehindthewallthereis17,butassoonasgoingoppositeawindowyoucanfindthesun.Thereisno18sogoodasthisforfeelingthedifferencebetweenlightandshade.ItisnotthefirsttimeI’vecomeup.”Theblindmanseemedquite19justlikeachildwhowasenjoyinghisfavoritegames.Hetoldmethetruththatblindmencanalsofindthebeautyinlife20theycannotenjoythesightsoftheworld.1、A．accept B．follow C．control D．visit2、A．frightened B．disappointed C．surprised D．embarrassed3、A．touching B．climbing C．hitting D．covering4、A．pointing B．attaching C．contributing D．leading5、A．respect B．doubt C．concern D．sympathy6、A．view B．test C．prize D．trick7、A．kick B．jump C．relax D．escape8、A．struggled B．explored C．wandered D．hurried9、A．promised B．examined C．imagined D．confirmed10、A．steps B．words C．secrets D．cheers11、A．standard B．distance C．expense D．intention12、A．ahead B．around C．outside D．behind13、A．recognized B．surrounded C．approached D．witnessed14、A．why B．how C．when D．whether15、A．knocks B．pours C．slides D．bursts16、A．trend B．reaction C．change D．honor17、A．light B．space C．mess D．shade18、A．place B．signal C．object D．period19、A．nervous B．content C．curious D．patient20、A．unless B．because C．once D．although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）Therewasayoungflowerinthedesert1．allwasdryandsadlooking...Itwasgrowingbyitself,2．(enjoy)everydayandsayingtothesun,"3．shallIbegrownup?"Andthesunwouldsay"Be4．(patience)!EachtimeItouchyou,yougrowalittle."Shewassopleased,5．shewouldhaveachancetobringbeautytothiscornerofsand.Andthisisallshewantedtodo-bringalittlebitofbeautytothisworld.6．onedaythehuntercamebyandsteppedonher.Shewasgoingtodieandshefeltsosad,notbecauseshewas7．(die),butbecauseshewould8．(ever)haveachancetobringalittlebitofbeautytothiscornerofthedesert.Thegreatspiritsawher,andwaslistening.-Indeed,hesaid...Sheshouldbeliving...Sohereacheddownandtouchedher--andgaveher9．secondlife.Finallyshegrewuptobeabeautifulflower.Andthiscornerofthedesertalsobecamesobeautifulbecause10．thelittleflower.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11处起）不计分。LastJuly,myparentsandIwenttovisitmyauntanduncle、Atthedayofourflight,wehadtowakeupveryearly、Whenwecheckedourbagin,wefoundoneofthembroken,butfortunatewewereonourwayontime、MyfavoriteexperiencewasourvisittoMountRainier,whichwasnothinglikeIhaveexpected、Whenweleft,myauntlentussunhats,butIthoughtitwouldbeveryhot、ImaginehersurprisewhenIfoundthemountaintopcoveringwithsnow、Wewalkedalongasm