湖南省衡阳县江山学校2022-2023学年高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can2．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check3．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very4．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup5．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised6．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion7．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.8．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．availableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable9．—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish10．Notuntiltheyleftschool________howmuchtheirteacherslovedthemandhelpedthem.A．theyrealized B．didtheyrealizedC．thewouldrealized D．hadtheyrealized11．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff12．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what13．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld14．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded15．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what16．Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting17．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise18．Ifyousleeplessthansevenhours,youarethreetimesmoretocatchacold．A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely19．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto20．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting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）OpenwaterswimmingIhadonlyswuminopenwaterafewtimes,andalwaysingentlelakes,soIwasn’tpreparedforhowroughLakeWindermereappearedonacoldday.Aswimmertoldmethewaterfeltcolderthanithadbeenmeasured,andthatthewaterwasabitrough.ButI,alongwith10,000others,wasabouttocompletethechallenge.Mostofthepeopletakingpartweredoingaone-milerace,and10raceswereplannedovertheweekend.Thereseemedtobeamixofopen-waterenthusiastsalongsidecompletebeginners—whichispreciselytheaimoftheswims,togetasmanypeopleaspossiblecompletingtheirownchallenge.Theoldestwomancompetingwas77,takingpartinthetwo-milerace,alongsideamanwholastyearhadswumineveryone-milerace.Ihadchosenthethirdone-mileraceoftheday.Therewereover600peopleinmyrace.Weweretakenthroughanacclimatizationarea,achildren’spaddlingpool-sizedpartofthelakewherewemovedintofeelhowcoldthewaterwas.“Nottoobad”waseveryone’sthought!Thenweheadedouttowardsthemiddleofthelake.We’dbeenwarnedthatthefirst100metreswouldbereallyrough.However,somewherenearthe750mmarkIwasstillwaitingforthecalm;itfeltmorelikeswimmingintheseathanalake.Itriedtofocusonmybreathingandtechnique,andjustkeepgoing.AsIapproachedthe400m-to-gomarkmylowerrightlegbecamepainful.Irecalledoverhearingpeopletalkingabouthowtheykeptswimmingthroughthepain,soItried.Butitdidn’twork.Ibegantofeeltheentirelegtightandpainful.Ididn’twanttostop,soIbentmyrightkneeandjustkickedwiththeleftleg.FinallyIsawthefinishingpost,andIjustconcentratedongettingthere—stillone-legged.Myfinishingtimewas38minutes25secondsbutthatdidn’tmatter—theatmospherewasfantasticandeveryonefeltasenseofachievement,whatevertheirtime.I’mhooked,andwanttogiveitanothergo.I’vealreadysignedupformynextopen-waterswim.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforetherace?A．Scaredofthemostchallengingrace.B．Disappointedbythedifficultconditions.C．Concernedabouttheotherswimmersintherace.D．Determinedtobeastoughasthepeoplearoundher.2、WhydoestheauthormentionthetwopeopleinParagraph2?A．Tostresstheimportanceoftherace.B．Topraisetheexperiencedswimmers.C．Toshowthewiderangeoftheparticipants.D．Tointroducethevariouseventsoftherace.3、TheauthorsuggestsinParagraph4that______.A．theracewouldcausebreathingproblemsB．theracebecameharderthanshehadexpectedC．itwasreallynecessarytopreparefortoughswimsD．itwouldhavebeeneasierifshehadtakenothers’advice4、Whatdoestheauthortalkaboutinthelastparagraph?A．Herconfidenceinherownability.B．Herprideinhavingswumsoquickly.C．Hereagernesstorepeattheexperience.D．Hersurpriseathavingmanagedtofinish.22．（8分）ItwasaFridaymorning,7:30a.m.IfelttoolazytodrivemycarsoIaskedmysontobookataxi.Infiveminutes,thetaxireachedtheentrancegate,waitingformyarrival.Ijustsawthecarnumberandenteredinsidethecar.IwassobusythatIdidn’tpayanyattentiontothedriver.Iwassearchingforanimportantpaperfrommybag,soIsaid,“Please,goquick!I’minahurry!”Thevoicecame,“Yes,Ma’am!”IwassurprisedwhenIheardafemalevoice!Istoppedmyworkforasecondandlookedatthedrive.Thedriverwasayounglady.Maybe,aroundthirtyorthirty-two!Forthefirsttime,Isawaladydrivingataxi!Hundredtimes,Ihadtraveledinataxi,butIneversawanyladydrivingataxi,Ididn’tknowwhyIbecamesoenthusiasticaboutknowingwhyshehadchosenthisprofession.SoIstartedtheconversation,“Ifyoudon’tmind,canIaskyousomequestions?”“Yes,ma’am!Noproblem.”“Iguess,youarewellqualified!”“Yes,ma’am.Ihavecompletedmyeducation.IhavedonemyMBAcourse.”“Oh,myGod!Whydidyouthenchoosethisprofession,insteadofgoingforanacademiccareer?”Shesmiledandthewaysheexpressedherviewsmademeamazed!Verypolitely,shesaid“Drivingwasmypassion(热情)frommychildhood,ma’am!OfcourseIdorespecteachandeveryjob.Inthiscase,atleastIfulfillmydesire!Ilovedriving!Idon’tmindforabigorsmalljob.IwantajobwhereIcangetsatisfaction.IgetoffersfromM.N.CbutIpreferthisonebecauseIlikeit!Iknow,Ican’tgetenoughmoneyoutofit,yetasItellyou‘Ilovedriving!’That’sit.”1、WhydidtheauthortakeataxitoworkthatFridaymorning?A．Becausehersondidn’twanthertodrive.B．Becauseshewastoolazytodrivehercar.C．Becauseshehadtotravelalongdistance.D．Becauseshehadtogotoworkinahurry.2、Forwhatpurposedidtheauthorstarttotalktothedriver?A．Togivesomeadviceonhowtodrivesafely.B．TolearnsomedrivingskillsfromthetaxidriverC．Toknowwhyshechoseadriverasherprofession.D．ToaskthedriversomethingabouttheMBAcourse.3、Whatcanweknowaboutthefemaledriver?A．Shewaswell-educated.B．Herservicewannotgood.C．Shedidn’tfinishherMBAcourse.D．Shewassurprisedtoseetheauthor.4、Whatattitudedotheauthorprobablykeeptothefemaledriver?A．objectiveB．favorableC．neutralD．notmentioned23．（8分）Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitcompressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome."Bin.E'sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplacein2018.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat£430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya£107subscriptionfeeforanaccompanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.Theyadded:“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”1、Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?A．Itworksautomatically.B．Ithasbeenusedwidely.C．Itiseasytooperate.D．Itisveryexpensive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thewaste.B．Thecamera.C．Thebin.D．Thesensor.3、WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins?A．Tochangepeople’sbehaviour,B．Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.C．Topopularizenewtechnology.D．Tomakethemmorefamous.4、Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?A．Athome.B．Inthesupermarket.C．Intheopenair.D．Intheoffice.24．（8分）Ifyoubelieveinthermometers（温度计）,youshouldbelieveinglobalwarming.Andifyoubelieveineatingfrieswithyourburger,youshouldworrymoreaboutcarbonemissions.Itwon'thappenovernight,butastheplanet'sclimatechanges,thegrowthcyclesofmaincropswillallbeheavilyaffected.Herearethreeofthecropsthatmightnotbeattheheat.Thepotatoactuallyneedsagreatdealofbeautyresttodevelopproperly.“Theyneedacoolnighttimetemperatureinordertostartgrowingthetuber,thepartthatweeat,”Nelsonsays.Temperatureandaltitudearetwoprimaryconcernsincoffeegrowth,andfarmersarestuckbetweenarockandahardplace.“Weknowthatcoffeegrowsinacertaintemperaturerange,”Nelsonsays.“They'vebeenmovingupthemountains,butatsomepaintyourunoutofmountainstomoveup.”Higher-gradestrainsofArabicacoffeeinCentralAmericanregionsareatparticularriskduetotheneedforlowergrowingtemperature,especiallysincediseasesandpestsarealsobecomingmoreofafactorastemperaturesrise.Evenifyou'relookingatthedirecteffectsoftemperaturealone,riceisintrouble.“Asnighttimetemperaturesgoup,thericeisgoingtohaveaproblemfloweringandwon'tmakeasmanyseeds,”Nelsonsays.Inadditiontothisdirectheatconsequence,risingsealevelswillfloodmanyricefieldsanddestroywatersalinitylevels,whiledroughtswilllowerproduction,raiseprices,andfurthershamewesternerswhoaretooclumsywithchopstickstobeabletocleartheirplatesonceanewgrainisadopted.1、Whatistheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“emissions”inParagraph1?A．Mixture.B．Pollution.C．Goingdown.D．Lettingoff.2、Whatdoesthepotatoes'developmentneedaccordingtoNelson?A．Enoughwaterandsalt.B．Cooltemperatureatnight.C．Muchsunshineandfreshair.D．Suddenriseofthetemperature.3、Thericeisdifficulttoflower,probablybecause______.A．sealevelsgoupsuddenlyB．thetemperaturerisesatnightC．manyseedscan'tbeproducedD．bothtemperatureandaltituderise4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowDoesGlobalWarmingAffectWesternersB．HowDoesTheCoolTemperatureAffectRideC．WhatIsTheRealReasonForCrops'GrowthD．ThreeCropsThatWon'tSurviveMinorClimateChanges25．（10分）JoannaCole,bornonAugust11,1944inNewark,NewJersey,hasbeencreditedtobeoneofthemostpopularchildren’sauthorsofalltime.Shehaswrittenover250booksandisfamousforwritingoneofthemostpopularchildren'sbookseries.Sheknewasearlyas5thgradethatshewasinterestedinwritingandscience.Colehasowedalargepartofherpassiontooneofherelementaryschoolteachers.JoannaColecontinuedhereducationbyattendingtheUniversityofMassachusettsandIndiana.Shewouldeventuallyearnabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyfromtheCityCollegeofNewYorkin193;aftergraduationColedecidedtotakesomeeducationcoursestobecomealibrarianataBrooklynelementaryschoolin193.Eventually,shewouldtakejobsworkingforNewsweek,Seesawbookclub.Cole’spassionforwritingandsciencewasstillaliveandwellduringthistime.In197lshedecidedtowriteherfirstbook,Cockroaches.Shedidsomeresearchanddiscoveredtherehadneverbeenabookwrittenforchildrenaboutcockroaches.Soshethoughtshewouldbethefirst.ColestruckgoldwhenshewrotethefirstMagicSchoolBusin1985.Thebookwouldgoontobepublishedthefollowingyearandquicklybecamebookseriesandcartoonseriesduetoitssuccess.Colecontinuedtowritebothnon-fictionandfictionbooksforchildren.Shewritesinawaythatwillhopefullyinspirechildrentothinklikeascientist.Shedoesthisbywritingideasinsteadofjustfacts.Shealsotriestoaskquestionsinherbooksthatrequirechildrentothinkanddiscovertheanswersastheyread.Thiscreatesanengagingexperienceforchildren,soitisnowonderwhyyoungerreadersarehookedonherbooks.1、WhenJoannaColewasyoung,she________.A．wasverypopularwithchildrenB．gotinspiredbyoneofherteachersC．beganhercareerofwritingnovelsD．knewwhatshewoulddointhefuture2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseprobablymean?A．Madeafortune.B．Madeapromise.C．Gotideas.D．Obtainedhelp.3、WhatdoweknowaboutJoannaCole?A．SheisthemostfamouswomanwriterinAmerica.B．Shewritesnovelsnotonlyforkidsbutforadults.C．Sheisanexpertatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders.D．Shehasmadegreatcontributionstoscience.4、WhatkindofpersonisColeinthepassage?A．Positiveandbrave.B．Popularandreliable.C．Seriousandhonest.D．Talentedandcreative.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）Perhapswhatwelikemostaboutthesuccessfulmanwhohasasenseofhumoristhathedoesn'tseemtotakehimselftoo36.Theaveragepersonexpectsthemaninapowerful37tobetoovainandself-centered.“WaltDizzyisjustaplain,ordinaryguy.It'sabsolutelyamazing,”Harveytellshisfriends,“He'sreallynotdifferentfromanyoneofus.Boy,I'lltellyou,successdidn'tspoilhim.”38itwasWaltDizzy'saptitudeformakingthepeoplearoundhimfeel39thatrelaxedeveryonewhomethimandgavepeopletheimpressionthathe’s“oneoftheboys’’.It'salwaysasurpriseanda40whenpeoplediscoverthatsuccessfulindividualsarebasicallynotdifferentfromanyoneelse.Themajorityofpeople41highlysuccessfulmenandwomentobeverysolemnandearnestbecausethey42suchbigdecisions.Anexecutivewhohasarelaxed43andgoodsenseofhumorleavesafavorableimpression.You'veundoubtedlyoftenheardsomeonesay,44discussingoneofthesetycoons(大人物),“Icanidentifywithhim.”Thepartywhomakestheremarkhasabsolutely45incommonwiththetycoons,butthe46Greetingsomeone47whomyouareabouttodobusinesswithawarmsmileisthebestwaytointroduceyourself.Peoplecan't48immediatelylikingsuchanindividual.Heseemshumble,andthey'reimpressedwithhisinformalmanner.Theynoticehis“humanside,”andhe49themoveratonce.Peoplewanttocooperatewiththiskindofman.A50firstmeetingsetsthestagebeautifullyfortheformaldiscussions.Ontheotherhand,there'sthehumorless,dulltypewhoturnsyoucompletely51.StanleyShtick,presidentofalargefoodcompany,isagood52.“HeisthecoldestfishI’ve53met,”saysZeldaZoftik,“YouwouldthinkhewastheKingofEngland,thewayheacts,”she54.“ThelongeritisbeforeImeetwithhimagain,the55.”1、A．seriously B．highly C．easily D．simply2、A．situationB．position C．location D．tradition3、A．ActuallyB．Eventually C．Gradually D．Naturally4、A．nervousB．conscious C．comfortable D.reliable5、A．pressureB．pleasureC．relief D.shock6、A．expectB．want C．hope D.think7、A．do B．make C．take D.carry8、A．figure B．smile C．personalityD.shape9、A．when B．if C．thoughD.since10、A．somethingB．nothing C．anythingD.everything11、A．excitedB．relaxed C．interestedD.embarrassed12、A．forB．with C．throughD.to13、A．helpB．control C．standD.risk14、A．winsB．gets C．beatsD.captures15、A．energeticB．regularC．friendlyD.normal16、A．onB．down C．overD.off17、A．ideaB．example C．friendD.person18、A．everB．seldomC．neverD.often19、A．explainsB．suggests C．complains D.praises20、A．more B．closerC．better D.worse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）WhenIwas14,Idecidedtomakesomepocketmoneyby1．(help)MrMillercutthegrassinthegarden.Iworkedhardbecausethatwasmyfirstpart-timejob.Afterworkingforoneweek,MrMillersaidthathehadnomoneyforme.Thatsurprisedme2．(great).Iarguedwithhim,andthenIwentbackhomein3．(angry).MyparentstoldmenottobeangrywithMrMillerbecause4．wasindifficulties.ThenmymothercalledupMrMillerandtheytalkedaboutsomethingon5．phone.Afewdays6．(late),mymotheraskedmetoreturntoMrMiller’sgardenbecausehewastooweak7．(look)afterit.WhenIcameback,MrMillersaid,“Sorry,Ihavenomoney,8．Icandosomethingforyou.”HeplayedaCDforme.Hearingthebeautifulmusic,Iwasso9．interest)initthatIforgotthemoneyanddidtheworkwithpleasure.Atlast,hegavemeatickettoaconcert.Afterthat,I10．become)veryfondofmusic.NowIamfondofthemostpopularsingersinourcountry.IcanneverthankMrMillertoomuch.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．Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying"Wastenot，wantnot"．Noneofus，therefore，cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives．Anykindofwastewasthoughtless，whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents，ourowntime，ourlimitednaturalresource，ourmoney，orotherpeople'stime．Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful．Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference．It'sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble．Byfocusingonoil，water