湖北省麻城一中2023年高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why2．Youwillhavetostayathomeallday______youfinishallyourhomework.A．if B．unless C．whether D．because3．—FlightMU257_______________.Imustbeoffnow.—Haveanicetrip.A．isbeingannouncedB．hasannouncedC．wasannouncingD．hadbeenannounced4．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/5．Thenewproductisbeyondallpraiseandhasquicklytakenoverthemarket________itssuperiorquality.A．intermsof B．onaccountofC．onbehalfof D．ontopof6．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．aredoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone7．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure8．Thenewplaygroundtobebuiltnextyearwillbe____________theoldone.A．asthreetimesbigasB．threetimesasbigasC．asbigasthreetimesD．asbigthreetimesas9．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since10．________thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.A．Realizing B．TohaverealizedC．Realized D．Havingrealized11．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though12．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures13．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where14．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing15．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent16．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching17．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated18．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．amneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought19．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should20．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．asB．sinceC．untilD．before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）TheWorld’sGreatestBookstoresCafebreriaElPéndulo,MexicoCity,MexicoPartcafe,partcoffeehouse,partbarandpartbookstore,CafebreriaElPénduloislocatedinMexicoCity.Bookslinetheshelvesfromtheceilingtothefloor,andliveplantsaddlotsofgreen.Thestoreisnamedforahugependulum(钟摆)hangingfromitsceiling.Stanfords,LondonandBristol,EnglandEstablishedin1853,Stanfordsboaststhatitofferstheworld'slargestselectionoftravelbooksandmaps.Italsosellstravelaccessories.LookfortheenormousNationalGeographicMapoftheWorldintheflagshipstoreinLondon;itwascreatedin2003tocelebratethestore’s150thbirthday.Rizzoli,NewYorkCity,NewYorkForalmostahalfcentury,RizzolihasbeenconsideredasoneofthebestindependentbookstoresintheUS.Itspecializesinillustrated(有插图的)booksaboutthewaypeopleworksandlives,suchasfashion,photography,decorationdesign,cookingandarchitecture.Takeamasterclassinflowerdesign,attendalectureandbooksigning,ordropinforacookingshoworbookalaunchparty.ElAteneoGrandSplendid,BuenosAires,ArgentinaOftendescribedasoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulbookstores,ElAteneoishousedinanhistorictheatermuchasitwaswhenthetheateropenedin1919.Aftercustomersbrowsetheshelves,theycandrinkcoffeeandlistentomusicfromastagehiddeninredcurtainswheretangodancersonceperformed.Whilemostofthestore’sbooksareinSpanish,theyareavailableinarangeofsubjects.1、WhatisCafebreriaElPendulonotedfor?A．Thelargershelves. B．Itsuniquesymbol.C．Thetastycoffee. D．Itsinterestinglocation.2、Whichbookstoreisthebestchoicefortravellerstobuyatouristhandbook?A．Rizzoli. B．Stanfords.C．ElAteneoGrandSplendid. D．CafebreriaElPendulo.3、WhatsubjectarebooksinRizzoliabout?A．History. B．Cartoon. C．Lifestyle. D．Literature.22．（8分）Itiswidelyacceptedthatnightmares(噩梦)areareactiontonegativeexperiencesthathappenduringwakinghours.However,somescientistsbelievethatnightmaresdohavesomerealbenefits.One2017study,forexample,foundthatfrequentnightmaresufferersratedthemselvesasmoreempathetic(有同理心的).TheyalsodisplayedmoreofatendencytounconsciouslymirrorotherpeoplethroughthingslikeyawningPeoplewhohaveconstantnightmaresalsotendtothinkfurtheroutsidetheboxonpsychoanalysistasks.Someotherresearchershavefoundsupportfortheideathatnightmaresmightbelinkedtocreativity.Peopleseekingcurefornightmareswerenotnecessarilymorefearfuloranxious,butratherhadageneralsensitivitytoallemotionalexperience.Sensitivityisthedrivingforcebehindintensedreams.Heightenedsensitivitytothreatsorfearduringthedayresultsinnightmares,whereasheightenedpassionorexcitementmayresultinpositivedreams.Andboththeseformsofdreamsmayfeedbackintowakinglife,perhapsincreasingsufferingafternightmares,orpromotingsocialbondsandempathyafterpositivedreams.Theeffectsgofurtherstill.Thissensitivityoverflowsintoawarenessandthoughts－peoplewhohavealotofnightmaresexperienceadreamlikequalitytotheirwakingthoughts.Andthiskindofthinkingseemstogivethemacreativeedge.Forinstance,studiesshowthatsuchpeopletendtohavegreatercreativetalentandartisticexpressandpeoplewhooftenhavenightmaresalsotendtohavemorepositivedreamsthantheaverageperson.Theevidencepointstowardstheideathat,ratherthandisturbingnormalactivity,peoplewhoareunfortunateinhavingalotofnightmaresalsohaveadreaminglifethatisatleastascreative,positiveandvividasitcanbedistressingandterrifying.What’smore,thisimaginativerichnessisunlikelytobelimitedtosleep,butalsoisfilledwithwakingthoughtsanddaydreams.Evenafterpeoplewakeupandshakeoffthenightmare,inotherwords,amarkofitstaysbehind,possessingthemthroughouttheday.1、Whichcanbestexplaintheunderlinedwords“thinkfurtheroutsideofthebox”inParagraph1?A．Tothinkdifferently. B．Tothinkpositively.C．Tothinkcritically. D．Tothinkunconsciously.2、Howcannightmaresufferersprobablystopnightmaresintheoryaccordingtothetext?A．Bemorefearfuloranxioustonightmares.B．Trytoreducesensitivitytothreatsorfear.C．Avoidexcitementasmuchaspossible.D．Promotesocialbondsandempathy.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theinfluenceofnightmaresiscontinuingforalongtime.B．Peoplewhosufferfromnightmarescannotliveanormallife.C．Nightmaresareanecessarypartofcreativethinking.D．Nightmareisareflectionofwakingbehavior.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheSolutionofNightmares B．TheBenefitsofNightmaresC．TheEmpathyofNightmares D．TheTendencyofNightmares23．（8分）Dreamingofsummerpicnicsfilledwithfamilyandfun?We’vecomeupwith4ofthetoppicnicareasacrosstheUS.CumberlandIslands,GeorgiaJustafewhourssouthofSavannah,thisnationalseashoreisapicnicparadise.It’sanunspoiledplaceintheDeepSouthwithover50milesofhikingtrails(小径).CoveredinSpanishmoss,thetrailsarelinedwithtreesandsinceit’sstillaruralarea,thestarslineupforaspectacularshowatnightandcreatetheperfecteveningstarlitpicnicopportunity.GrantPark,ChicagoIfyouarelookingfordeliciousfoodinChicago,goforatasteofa20-day,lake-front,foodiefestivalthathappensinOctobereachyear.Grabaspotnearthefountaintoenjoyyourpicnic,appreciatethecitysceneryandlakeviewsandrelaxwithfamilyandfriends.IfyouarethereonJuly4th,besuretoplanthedaytoincludethefireworksdisplayattheNavyPier.CranberryIslands,MaineHere,you’llenjoynaturalpicnicswithislandviews.Theislandsareadelightfulgroupofislandsabout20minutesoffshorefromAcadiaNationalPark.Youcanvisittheislandsbyprivateboatorferry(渡船)service.Bringapicnicbasketalongfortherideasit’saromanticpicnicareatotakeyourspecialsomeoneorgoforafamilyoutingtovisittheislands.BigSur,CaliforniaThePointLobosStateReserveisasmallgem.Besidesthecoastalwildlifetherearerareplantcommunities,anduniquegeologicalformations.It’sgoodtohaveapicnicthere.Werecommendbringingatelescope,becausemuchofthewildlifecanbeseenonlyatadistance.1、WhatareCumberlandIslandslike?A．TheyarejustnexttoSavannah.B．Theyhaven’tlosttheirnaturalness.C．TheyarealmostcoveredinSpanishmoss.D．Theyhaveaspectacularshoweverynight.2、Wherecanyouenjoyobservingwildlifewithatelescope?A．AttheNavyPier. B．IntheDeepSouth.C．AtAcadiaNationalPark. D．AtthePointLobosStateReserve.3、Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A．Tointroducesomepicnicareas.B．Tosharepersonalstoriesaboutpicnics.C．Totellreaderssomegoodwaystorelax.D．Toofferreaderstipsforwinterholiday.4、Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A．Inapersonaldairy. B．Inasciencereport.C．Inatravelmagazine. D．Inageographytextbook.24．（8分）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhad

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anopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whydoesthewriterregard“ifonly”astwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguage?A．BecausepeopleusethemwhentheyfeelsadB．BecausetheyexpressregretsanddisappointmentinlifeC．BecausetheremindthewriterofsomesadexperiencesD．BecausetheymeansadnessintheEnglishlanguage2、What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3?A．givenup B．comeacrossC．gotthrough D．heldback3、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto________.A．seeadoctor B．finishherworkC．joinacelebration D．accompanyherfather4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AdvicefromMyFather B．Avoidanceofsaying“IfOnly”C．The“ExtraMinute”Rule D．TheimportanceofEmotionalWell-being25．（10分）Ifyouwanttoslowaging,youmightwanttoeatless.Thisfindingisgoodnews---ifyouwereamouse.Theresearchersstudiedmice,notpeople.JohnPriceandotherresearchersstudiedtwogroupsofmice.Onegroupwasabletoeatasmuchasitwanted.Theresearcherslimitedwhatthemiceintheothergroupate.Theirdiethad35percentfewercaloriesthanthefirstgroupofmice.Pricesaysthemicewiththedietrestrictionswere＂moreenergeticandsufferedfewerdisease.＂Theywerenotjustlivinglongerbutseemedtostayyoungerforalongerperiodoftime.Theresearchersfoundthatfewercaloriesslowdownanaturalmechanismincellscalledribosomes.Priceexplainsthatribosomesareresponsibleformakingimportantproteinsinthecells.Butwithfewercalories,theyslowdown.Thisgivesthecellsmoretimetorepairthemselves.Theresearcherssayribosomesusefrom10to20percentofthecell’senergytomakethoseproteins.Pricewrotethat＂becauseofthis,itisimpracticaltodestroyanentireribosome＂whenitstartstobreakdown.However,＂repairingindividualpartsoftheribosomeonaregularbasisenablesribosomestocontinueproducinghighqualityproteinsforlongerthantheywouldotherwise.Thistopqualityproduction,inturn,keepscellsandtheentirebodyfunctioningwell.＂Pricesaid,＂ribosomeisaverycomplexmachine,likeacar.＂Theyneed＂maintenancetoreplacethepartsthatwearoutthefastest.Whentireswearout,＂heexplained,＂youdon’tthrowthewholecarawayandbuyanewone.Itcostslesstoreplacetheoldtires.＂＂Food,＂hesaid,＂isn’tjustmaterialtobeburned---it’sasignalthattellsourbodyandcellshowtorespond.＂Pricesaidthefindingshelptoexplainhowexactlyourbodiesage.Andthismay＂helpusmakemoreeducateddecisionsaboutwhatweeat.＂1、Whatcanweknowaboutthemicewithlimitedcaloriesfromthestudy?A．TheycankeephealthyeasilyB．TheyneedmoreenergytobeactiveC．TheycanlookyoungerthantheyareD．Theywilllivealongerlifelikehumans2、Whatwillhappentoribosomesiftherearefewercalories?A．TheywillcompletelybreakdownB．TheymakeproteinsinthecellsslowlyC．TheywillproducehighqualityproteinsmoreD．Theymayneedmoretimetorepairthemselves3、Priceexplainedtheribosomes’roleofrepairingthemselvesby_________.A．tellingastoryB．listingbasicdataC．makingcomparisonsD．experimentingonmice4、Whatdoesthetextmainlydealwith?A．FooddecideshowlongyouliveB．Canyouslowdownyouragingprocess?C．EatinglessmayhelpyoulivelongerD．Shouldyourdietbereducedforyourhealth?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）“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy—they'regivenafterall.Choicescanbehard.”Igotthe1tostartAmazon16yearsago.I2thefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewsofast.Andtheideaofbuildingan3bookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasvery4tome.Ihadjustturned30,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifethatIwantedto5myjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’t6,andIwasn’tsurewhatto7.ShetoldmeIshould8theidea.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmy9.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywitha10bossthatIadmiredverymuch.Iwenttomybossand11withhimthatIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralParkandlistened12tome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,13itwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”Thatlogicmadesome14tome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hours15makingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficult16,butfinally,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregret17andfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbetroubledbythedecisionnottotryatall.Aftermuch18,Itooktheless19.pathtofollowmydream,andI’m20ofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices．1、A．idea B．support C．fund D．message2、A．gotthrough B．setaside C．cameacross D．turneddown3、A．online B．available C．intelligent D．expensive4、A．practical B．exciting C．flexible D．productive5、A．take B．1and C．exchange D．quit6、A．matter B．work C．fail D．exist7、A．do B．achieve C．plan D．expect8、A．giveup B．setup C．stickto D．putoff9、A．passion B．pace C．hobby D．example10、A．cruel B．brilliant C．greedy D．modest11、A．shared B．argued C．reasoned D．enquired12、A．gradually B．eventually C．carefully D．generously13、A．so B．and C．otherwise D．but14、A．sense B．difference C．bet D．bargain15、A．while B．before C．once D．since16、A．puzzle B．suggestion C．choice D．report17、A．managing B．requesting C．changing D．trying18、A．consideration B．determination C．conversation D．Application19、A．stable B．secure C．amusing D．interesting20、A．confident B．regretful C．hopeful D．proud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）TheNotreDame(巴黎圣母院)fireItfeelsasthoughtheveryheartofFranceandthesoulofEuropehavebeenbroken.ThefireofNotreDameinParis1．Mondayeveningwasanactofblindandterribledestruction,2．(cause)greatemotionalpainstousall.WeallshareFrance’sterribleloss.Thefirestruck3．(quick)anduncontrollably.Itgatheredforcewithhugepower.Muchoftheroofandthecentralbuildingcaughtfire.Afteranhourorso,theParisfirefighterswereable4．(get)partofthefireundersomedegreeofcontrolandtoprotectother5．(part)ofthebuildingthatmaysurvive.Asnight6．(fall),thegreatwesttowersstillstoodagainstthesky,proudbuthurt.TheNotreDameisthesymboloftheFrenchcapitalandofFranceitself.It7．(be)initsplacesincethe12thcentury.ItisworldfamousnotsimplyasaParisianbuildingbutthroughthe8．(write)ofVictorHugo,9．madethebuildingitselfcomealiveinhisnovelHunchbackofNotreDame.WebelievetheDamewillriseagainintime.Thisterriblefireisnotaneventthatshould10．(ignore)orquicklyforgotten.WestandwithFranceinitshourofheartbreak.Wewillnever,ever,turnaway.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。注意丄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。Yesterday,LiMeigoestoastoretoreturnashirtwithoutcarryingthereceipt(收据）、Whenshegotthere，sherefused、Thesalesmansaidthathewouldn’ttakeitbackifsheshowedhimthereceiptThinkingitwasnowayout，LiMeiputtheshirtbackinherbagandleftSudden