2022-2023学年湖南省益阳市高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析

2023年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．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．arehaving2．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how3．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout4．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive5．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible6．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing7．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed8．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．accessibleC．equalD．unique9．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped10．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．accidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily11．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave12．Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical13．—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated14．Theirproductsenjoy30percent________ofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirservicearefine.A．featuresB．sharesC．interestsD．sales15．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken16．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo17．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should18．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis19．—Youknowquitealotaboutthefashionshow.—Well,Cathy________ittomeduringlunch.A．introducesB．introducedC．hadintroducedD．willintroduce20．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking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）Ireadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconcept.Theideaissimple,butrevolutionary(革命性的):combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidents(住户)eatlunchtogetherandshareactivitiessuchasmusic,paintingandgardening.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingstoriestothechildrenand,ifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlaptositonandahug.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily,workingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelations,andsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame:increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyinter-generational(代际的)programsaregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld.Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulactionsallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother.OnesuccessfulschemeinLondonpairsyoungvolunteerswitholdpeoplewhoarelosingtheirsight.Theyoungpeoplehelpwithpracticalthingssuchaswritingletters,readingbankstatementsandhelpingwithshopping,andtheolderpeoplecanpassontheirknowledgeandexperiencetotheiryoungvisitors.Forexample,aretiredjudgemaybepairedwithateenagerwhowantstostudylaw.Butitisn’tonlytheindividualsconcernedwhogainfrominter-generationalactivities.Theadvantagestosocietyarehugetoo.Ifolderpeoplecanunderstandandaccepttheyouthoftoday,therewillbelessconflictinacommunity.Andwecanusethestrengthsofonegenerationtohelpanother.Thenperhapsgettingoldwon’tbesosadafterall.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthenewspaperarticleheread?A．Toargueforanewconcept.B．Toshowhisinterestinthetopic.C．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.D．Todrawourattentiontoasocialproblem.2、Whatisthepurposeoftheinter-generationalprograms?A．Toprovideagoodjobopportunityfortheyoung.B．Tobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether.C．Toteachtheyoungtorespecttheold.D．Toasktheoldtocarefortheyoung.3、WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thereasonswhyinter-generationalprogramsenjoypopularityintheworld.B．Theinter-generationalprograms’benefitstoindividuals.C．Theinter-generationalprogramsallovertheworld.D．Theexamplesofinter-generationalactivities.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Buildingbridgesfortheoldandtheyoung.B．Anewconceptincaringfortheoldisborn.C．Offeringawarmhomefortheyoung.D．Beingoldisnomoresad.22．（8分）Iamtravelinghome.Itisbitterlycoldandsnowy,butthewarmtrainisrightontime.IfeelpleasantlysatisfiedasIlookoutattherushhourtrafficonthemotorway.Ifeelmoresatisfiedasthesmelloffreshcoffeeannouncesthearrivalofthedrinksservice.Swissfriendsoftentellme,proudly,thattheirrailserviceisthebestintheworld,butrecently,oneexperiencehasprovedthatthegreatSwissloveaffairwiththeirrailwayhasturnedalittlesour.Itallbeganwiththedecisiontoendticketsalesontrains.OnecoldmorningIarrivedatmylocalstationonlytofindthattheticketmachinewasbroken.Nomatter,Ithought,Ihavegotasmartphone,andIhurriedlysetaboutbuyingmyticketthatway.ThiswasnotaseasyasIhadexpected,busyingmyselfbetweencreditcardandphonewithfreezingcoldfingers,but,bythetimeIgotonthetraintoGenevaIhadane-ticketandIproudlyshowedittotheconductor.Unfortunatelyshetoldmethatmyticketwasnotvalid.SeveralweekslateraletterarrivedfromSwissrailwaystogetherwithafinefor190francs($210).Thegoodpeopletheretellmetheformalpaymentformyticketfrommycreditcardcompanyarrivedfourminutesaftermytrainleftthestation.Thatmeans,theysay,thatIboughtmyticketonthetrain—andthatisstrictlyprohibited.Swissrailwayssaytheirpolicyisdesignedtoprotecthonestticket-payingpassengers,butaquicklookattheirbalancesheetsuggestssomethingelse.Thecompanyismakingabout$2millionamonthfromfines.Althoughtraintravelisstillpopular,thoseseatsdonotfeelascomfortable;thecoffeedoesnotsmellquitesogood—becauseSwissrailwayshavelost,fornowanyway,somethingfarmorepreciousthan$2millionamonth:goodrelationswiththeircustomers.1、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?A．TheSwisstrainsusuallycomelate.B．Trafficonthemotorwaygoessmoothly.C．TheauthorhatestravelingontheSwisstrain.D．TheauthorisgenerallypleasedwiththeSwissrailservice.2、Whydidtheconductorsaythattheauthor’se-ticketwasinvalid?A．Itwaspurchasedonline.B．Itwaspaidforafterthetrain’sdeparture.C．Itwaspurchasedonaticketmachine.D．Itwaspaidonasmartphone.3、Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingtheexperience?A．Thefinewasunfair.B．Theconductorwasimpolite.C．E-ticketsaregettingpopular.D．Creditcardscanbeinconvenient.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthenewpolicyofSwissrailways?A．Itattractsmorepeopletotravelbytrain.B．Itmakesthecompanylosealotofmoney.C．Itdamagescompany-customerrelations.D．Itprotectshonestticket-payingpassengers.23．（8分）Foralotofpeople,gettingafullnight'ssleepisnothingmorethanjustadream.Someofusclimbintobedintheearlyevening,andthenextthingweknow,it's2inthemorningandwe'restillstaringattheceiling.It'scommonknowledgethatsleepproblemscanbecausedbythingssuchasstress,anxiety,orevenusingasmartphonebeforebedtime.Butrecently,ateamofresearchersdiscoveredthatgenescouldalsobeacauseofsleeplessnights.Thescientists,fromTheRockefellerUniversityinNewYork,US,foundthatDSPD,delayedsleepphasedisorder（睡眠时相延迟综合征）,aconditionthataffectsone'ssleepingpatterns,ispasseddownbyamutatedgene（发生变异的基因）.DSPDsuffererswakeuplaterandgotobedlaterthantheaverageperson.Tocometotheirconclusion,theteamstudieda46-year-oldwomanwhoisonlyusuallyabletofallasleepat2or3inthemorning.Itwasdiscoveredthatthewoman'sbodyproducesthehormone（激素）thathelpshersleepatnightuptosevenhourslaterthanregularsleepers.Thescientistsfoundthisiscausedbyamutationinoneofthewoman'sgenes,onethathelpsregulatethe“bodyclock”.Someofthewoman'sfamilymemberswerealsofoundtosharethesamemutation—andthesamesleepingproblems—leadingthescientiststobelievethatsleeptroublesarepasseddownthroughthegenerations.However,havingthismutationdoesn'tmeanyouautomaticallyhavesleepproblems.Theteamalsofoundtwopeoplewhohadthemutationbutreportednoproblemswiththeirsleep.Butwhilethisisaninterestingdiscovery,itoffersnohelptothosewhocan'tfallasleepatnight—althoughthereareafewthingsyoucouldtrytohelpyourselfsleepearlier.BBCjournalistMichaelMosleyproducedaTVdocumentaryinMayinwhichhetalkedabouthisbattlewithinsomnia（失眠）andthetechniquesheused.“Iavoidsocialmediaforatleastanhourbeforebed,Idomindfulnessexercises,andifIwakeupinthemiddleofthenight,Ireadabookforanhourorso,”hewroteinanarticlefortheRadioTimes.1、Whathavescientistsrecentlydiscoveredaboutsleepproblems?A．Sleepproblemscanbearesultofgenetics.B．Stressandanxietycancausesleepproblems.C．Smartphonesarethemaincauseofsleepproblemsnowadays.D．Sleepproblemsareaffectedbysleepingpatterns.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutthemutationofthegenerelatedtosleep?A．Itwilldelaysleepforsevenhours.B．Itdoesn’tnecessarilycausesleepproblems.C．Itwillbepasseddowntoeveryfuturegeneration.D．Itcanbechangedtohelpsolvesleepproblems.3、WhatdoesMichaelMosleysuggestdoingbeforesleeptofightagainstinsomnia?A．Listeningtolightmusic.B．Readinginterestingbooks.C．Keepingawayfromsocialmedia.D．Doingsomeoutdoorexercise.4、What'sthemainpurposeofthearticle?A．Togiveadviceonhowtocureinsomnia.B．Toexplaindifferentreasonsforsleepproblems.C．Towarnreadersofthebadinfluencesofsleepinglate.D．Toreportthediscoveryofageneticcauseforsleepproblems.24．（8分）There'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmwordsofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback（反馈;反应）",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos（自尊心）arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcriticizedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategies(策略)ofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing（评估）theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontext(背景)ofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldforcethemtodosomethingdifficultorunpleasant.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Peopleshouldbesatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.B．Peopleshouldofferconstructivecriticism.C．Peopleshouldbecautiouswhengivingadvice.D．Peopleshouldcarelessaboutothers.2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoacceptit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtosupportorprotectthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveintheresult.B．Theyknewtherewasn'tsuchadisease.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tagreewiththetest.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiency25．（10分）Theminuteyoustarttalkingaboutwhatyou’regoingtodoifyoulose,youhavelost.Somepeoplehaveagreatfearoflosing.Infact,fearisnotthebestdescriptionofwhattheyhave.Itismorelikeacrazyphobia(恐惧症)thattheycannotkeepawayfrom.Dayafterday,thesepeopleallowtheirfearoflosingtocontroleverythingintheirlives.Theyaresoafraidoflosingthattheytrytokeepawayfromlosingwithoutconsideringthecostofdoingso.Whenthingsstarttogetoutofcontrol,fearbeginstocomein.Asthefearoflosingorgettinghurtoverwhelms(充溢)them,theyquicklylookforexcuses,ratherthanfightbackorfindawaytodealwiththeirfear.Theyneverrealizethatlosingisjustascommonaseatingandbreathing.Ifoneisgivenachoice,whowouldn’tpreferwinningoverlosing?Afterall,winningisexcitingandwinningiswhatlivingisallabout.Althoughwemighttryhardallthetime,we’renotgoingtowineverytime.Infact,mostofusaregoingtolosealotmoreoftenthanwewinand,believeitornot,it’snotallbad.Inordertomakethemostofourabilities，wehavetotakeriskseverynowandthen.Whenwetakerisks,wemightgetknockeddown,orevenknockedflat,butwitheachfailureandeachloss,wehaveanopportunitytogetbetterandgetclosertothelifeweexpect.1、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheBadEffectsofLosingB．MaketheMostofEverySuccessC．WeWinSomeandWeLoseSomeD．WinningIstheMainPurposeinLife2、Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence“Theyaresoafraid...”inparagraph2,theauthormeans.A．oneshouldavoidlosingbyusinganykindofmeansB．oneistooafraidtodealwithlosingproperlybyhimselfC．oneissoafraidoflosingthathecan’tstepforwardatallD．oneshouldmakeeffortstodealwithlosingratherthanavoidit3、Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.A．fearworksmostwhenoneiseagertowinB．losingisacommonpartofourdailylivesC．oneshouldavoidlosingwithoutconsideringthecostD．themorelosingoneexperiences,thestrongeronewillbecome4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Losingisofgreatvaluetosuccess.B．Themorewefear,thebetterwewillperform.C．Onlywhenweimproveourabilitiescanwewin.D．Onlythroughexperiencinglosingcanwegetwhatwewant.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）ItwasonasunnySaturdayafternooninthespringof1949thatIlearnedanimportantlifelessonaboutjudgingothersbytheirphysicalappearance.Asasenioratahighschool,Iworkedparttimeasasalesmanina1center.Thejobprovidedapleasantworkingenvironmentandamodest2.Myweeklypaycheck3abasesalaryandcommissions（佣金）earnedonthe4ofradiosandmusic-relatedaccessories（配件）.Formaximum5atacquiringcommissions,especiallyonsalesofhigher-priceditems,twootherteenagesalesmenandIusedthe“up”system,takingturnsgreeting6enteringtheshop.Onthat7afternoon,atall,unshavenmanwalkedinwearingclothingmore8foryardworkthanforshopping.Thisslim,9fellowwasmy“up”,butafterglancingathis10,Iquicklyconcludedmy11wouldbemoreprofitablyspentwithanotherapparently12customer,soIlookedatmyco-workerNormanandsignaledthatIwasgivingupmy13tohim.Norman14asthisunseemlylookingfellowwalkedtotheradiodisplay,pointedattheTrans-Oceanicandaskedwhetherhehadsixin15.Normanlooked16atme,thenturnedandwentintothestoreroom.Heimmediately17andsaidthatthereweresix.ThenthebuyeropenedhischeckbookandwaitedforNormantowritethe18.AndIwasaskedtohelpcarrythesixTrans-Oceanicboxestothebackseatofthebuyer’scar19nearby.Eversincethatnotableafternoonsome68yearsago,Ihavecarefully20judgingothersonlyontheirappearance.1、A．sportsB．musicC．drawingD．dancing2、A．incomeB．productC．pensionD．profit3、A．determinedB．adjustedC．combinedD．contributed4、A．spreadB．focusC．saleD．record5、A．freedomB．purposeC．expectationD．fairness6、A．farmersB．customersC．workersD．educators7、A．unbearableB．uncomfortableC．unreasonableD．unforgettable8、A．suitableB．coolC．responsibleD．available9、A．politeB．crazyC．proudD．ragged10、A．statusB．appearanceC．expressionD．movement11、A．effortsB．rewardsC．trendD．safety12、A．wealthyB．busyC．plainD．common13、A．causeB．turnC．bondD．plan14、A．approachedB．compromisedC．pretendedD．apologized15、A．demandB．exchangeC．advanceD．store16、A．challenginglyB．embarrassedlyC．unbelievablyD．disappointedly17、A．stoppedB．trembledC．returnedD．forgot18、A．bonusB．discountC．receiptD．comment19、A．soldB．selectedC．insuredD．parked20、A．admittedB．avoidedC．riskedD．considered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LastyearIwonaprizeinacompetition．I1．（award）ajourneytoAD2．Worriedaboutthejourney，Iwasnervousand3．（certain）atfirst．Luckily，myfriendandguide，WangPing，wasveryunderstandingandgavemesomegreentablets4．helpedalot．Well-knownfortheirexpertise，hisparents'company，5．（call）"FutureTours"，transportedmesafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule．Icanstillremember6．momentwhenIlayrelaxedinthecomfortableseatsafteracalmingdrinkasthecapsuleswung7．（gentle）sideways．Duringthejourney，theairseemedthinasif8．（it）combinationofgasseshadlittleoxygenleft．Thenewsurroundingsweredifficultformetotolerate，soWangPingsuggestedmeputtingonamaskwhichmademefeelmuchbetter．Innotime，Iwasbackonmyfeetagain．When9．（arrive）atastrange-lookinghouse，IwasshownbyWangPingintoalarge，brightcleanroom，whosewallwasmade10．trees．LaterIfoundthattheir11．（leaf）providedtheroomwithmuch-neededoxygen．AfterawhileWangPingleft．Ihadabriefmealandahotbath．Exhausted，Islidintobedandfellfastasleep．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。DearMr.Li,I’mWangtao.I’mwrittentotellyoumyopinionaboutemployingaforeignlanguageteacher.Theyaretwofactorstotakeintoconsider.Forathing,thesenseofhumorisnecessaryforateacher,whomakeshisclassinterestingandlively.Foranother,ensureefficiencyinteachingandlearning,theforeigner’sabilitytospeakChinesemattersmuch,soonlywiththehelpofChinesecantheycommunicatewitheachothersmoothly.Variousofactivitiesoutofclass,suchasEnglishEveningandEnglishCorner,shouldbeorganizedbytheforeignlanguageteacher,whichbringsthestudentsmorechancestocommunicatewiththeteacherandimprovehis