湖北省宜昌市点军区第二中学2023年高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theoldbank,_____appearanceisnotaprettysight,isextremelybeautifulontheinside.A．whose B．whereC．when D．which2．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will3．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with4．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring5．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea6．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone7．—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting8．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled9．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise10．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．aretocatch11．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone12．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed13．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through14．Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly15．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．another B．otherC．others D．theother16．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when17．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict18．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though19．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted20．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed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）Whenwasthelasttimeyousentapostcard?TheUK’sfamily-ownedoldestpostcardfirm,whichhasbeenpublishingpostcardsandcalendarssince1880,willclosethisDecember.Thereason?Itsaysinsteadofpenningacard,peopleareputtingphotosuponFacebookorInstagramorusingWhatsApptoshowfriendsaridfamilyathomejusthowmuchfunthey’rehaving.Ifyougetapostcardfromsomeonewho’sawaysomewhere,it’sasmuchthethoughtthatthey’vegonethroughthehassle(麻烦)ofchoosingapostcard,workingoutwheretogetastampfrom,findingapostboxandthenthepostcardmakingthatjourneythroughtoyou.That’sthevalueofthepostcard．Butthattimehasgone．BrothersCharlesandHarrySalmon,thefifthgenerationofthefamilytorunthefirm,saidthepopularityofsocialmediahadhadahugeimpactonthebusiness.Peoplearealsotendingtotakeshorterholidays,meaningtheyarelikelytohavearrivedhomelongbeforetheirpostcards.Asaresultthebusinesswasnolongerviable.“Increasinglychallengingtradingconditionsandchangestothenatureandsizeofthemarketforitspublicationshaveresultedinuncertaintyoverthefutureofitstrade,”thebrotherswroteinalettertosuppliersandnewsagents.Asaresulttheywereannouncingaproposaltowithdrawfrompublishing.Thenumberofpostcardssoldeachyearisreportedtohaveseenasharpdeclinetoaboutfivemillionfrom20millionjust25yearsago.Butthefirmsaidthataswellasthedropinthenumberofpostcardssent.“wehavealsohadtoconsiderthattherearenomoremembersofthefamilywhowishtojointhebusiness."1、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．UK’soldestpostcardfirmsettocloseB．PostcardindustryboominginthefutureC．UK'spostcardfirmthroughatoughtimeD．Postcardindustryneedingsupporttosurvive2、What’sthevalueofsendingapostcard?A．It’sajourneyofloveB．It’sasymbolofsympathyC．It’sanactofpatienceD．It’sawayofpassingtime3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable"inParagraph3probablymean?A．WorthofpraiseB．PossibletochangeC．ShortofmoneyD．likelytoexist4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．AbusinesscolumnB．AfinancereportC．Ahi-techadvertisementD．Abookreview22．（8分）ACommonHabitLeadstoShockingHarmCrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichisnottheproblemcausedbysittingwithyourlegscrossed?A．IncreasebloodpressureB．CauseneckandbackpainC．LeadtonumbnessortemporaryparalysisD．Keepinatwistedposition2、What’sthebestexplanationoftheunderlinedword“circulate”?A．GostraightB．MovearoundC．FalldownD．Workagainstgravity3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．Onceyoucrossyourlegswhilesitting,you’llfeelimmediateeffects.B．Thenumbnessinthelegs,anklesorfeetwon’tcausepermanentnervedamage.C．Theperfectpostureforsittingistositwithyourfeetplantedflatandhipwidthapart.D．Aslongasyoucrossyourlegsforlessthan15minutes,itwon’tdoharmtoyourhealth.23．（8分）YoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoU.S.—basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographic,Societycommissionedanonlinesurveyearlierthisyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleeducatedinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26years.Allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.Partoftheproblem,arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,istheinternet.Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongstallthefakenewsandtriviawhichswamptheweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwastogetgoodinformationtostudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesurvey?A．AlltheparticipantswererecentuniversitygraduatesB．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversitiesC．ItsaimistofigureoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmericaD．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to262、What’sonereasonsurveyorganizersgiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．YoungpeopleareunwillingtotravelabroadB．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygettheirinformationC．TheUSuniversitysystemisofpoorqualityD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld3、Accordingtothesurvey,whattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbest?A．EnvironmentalmattersB．GeographicinformationC．ForeignrelationsD．Governmentorganizations4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．EconomicsB．EntertainmentC．PoliticsD．Education24．（8分）Thisweek,we’resharingourfavoriterecentreads.Tohelproundoutourrecommendations,wealsotappedsomefolkswhoyou’veheardonCodeSwitchbefore—novelists,scholars,poetsandpodcasters.AllYouCanEverKnowbyNicoleChung“Thebookisanextraordinary,honestandsympatheticlookatadoption,raceinAmericaandfamiliesingeneral.It’salsosuchanengagingread.Istayedupwaytoolateonenightreadingitbecausethestoryjustpulledmein.AndI’verecommendedmanyofmyfriendstoreaditsoIcantalkaboutitwiththem.”—JasmineGuillory,authorofTheWeddingDate,TheProposalandtheforthcomingbookTheWeddingPart.BecomingbyMichelleObama“It’sadeeply-movingcomingofagestoryofMichelleObamainherearlylife.Therearesuchmovinganecdotesabouthowthisfamilyjustinvestedeverythinginthepossibilityofgivingtheirchildrenabetterlife.It’snotasweetbook,butatthesametime,it’sdeeplyhopefulaboutthepossibilityofwhathappenswhenyouworkhard,whathappenswhenyoulovehard.”—TayariJones,authorofAnAmericanMarriage,SilverSparrowandotherbooks.RageBecomesHer:ThePowerofWomen’sAngerbySorayaChemaly“Whatreallyimpressedmeaboutthisbookisthisideathatwomenshouldbeallowedtoexpresstheiranger,particularlyinLatinAmericanfamiliesandcommunities.IjustthinkSorayagoesintothisincredibledetailcitingscientificstudiesanddifferentworksofliteraturethatreallyconveythenecessitytofemaleanger,notonlyforthehealthofwomen,butforthehealthofequalityinsociety.”—JeanGuerrero,reporterwithKPBSandauthorofCrux:ACross-BorderMemoir.1、WhowroteTheWeddingDate?A．TayariJones B．JeanGuerreroC．JasmineGuillory D．SorayaChemaly2、Whichbooktellsabitterstorywithhope?A．Becoming B．AllYouCanEverKnowC．SilverSparrow D．Crux:ACross-BorderMemoir3、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tosellbooks. B．Tocommentonbooks.C．Tosharereviewsofbooks. D．Tocollectopinionsofbooks25．（10分）WhenZbynekFrolikneedednewemployeestohandleincreasingordersathisfactoriesincentralBohemia,hesentoutadvertisementsacrosstheCzechRepublic.Butinaprosperouseconomywherenearlyeveryonehadwork,therewerefewtakers.Raisingwagesdidn’thelp.Nordidofferstosubsidize(补贴)housing.Soheturnedtotherobots.“Wecan’tfindenoughhumans,”saidMr.Frolik,whosecompany,Linet,makeshospitalbedssoldinover100countries.“Sowe’retryingtoreplacepeoplewithmachineswhereverwecan.”Suchtalkusuallymakespeoplethinkofafuturewhereemployeesarenolongerneeded.Inmanymajoreconomies,companiesareexperimentingwithreplacingfactoryworkers,truckdriversandevenlawyerswithartificialintelligence.ButinEasternEurope,robotsarebeingenlistedasthesolutionforashortageofworkers.OftentheyarehelpingtocreatenewtypesofjobsasbusinessesintheCzechRepublic,Hungary,SlovakiaandPolandtrytostaycompetitive.Economicgrowthinthesecountrieshasaveraged5percentinrecentyears,affectedbytheglobalrecovery.Aboomingeconomyhasreducedthejoblessratetojust2.4percent,thelowestintheEuropeanUnion.Thelackofmanpower,however,haslimitedtheabilityofCzechcompaniestoexpand.Nearlyathirdofthemhavestartedtoturnawayorders,accordingtotheCzechConfederationofIndustry,atradegroup.“It’sbecomingabrakeongrowth,”saidJaroslavHanak,theorganization’spresident.“Ifbusinessesdon’tincreaserobotizationandartificialintelligence,they’lldisappear.”SomefactoriesinEasternEuropearealreadyontheway.AtElkoEP,whichmakesindustrialtimersforcompanieslikeGeneralElectric,70percentofproductionisautomated,andthecompanyisaimingtobealmostfullyrobotizedinafewyears.Inacornerofthefactory,robotshavetakenoverroutinemanufacturing(制造业)tasks.JiriKonecny,thecompany’sCEO,movedfactoryfloorworkerstomorecomplexroles,andfocusedhundredsofotheremployeesonresearchanddevelopment.“Ifwehadn’tinvestedearlyinautomation,we’dbedeadbynow,”hesaid.1、WhatistheproblemthatCzechRepublicisfacing?A．It’shardtofindhumanworkers.B．It’spopulationisdecreasinggreatly.C．Robotsarenowwelcomeatfactorywork.D．Employeesdonotwanttodofactorywork.2、WhichofthefollowingmayhavecontributedtotheprobleminEasternEuropeaccordingtoParagraph4?A．Toughcompetition. B．Advancedtechnology.C．Alowbirthrate. D．Afast-growingeconomy.3、HowmightJaroslavHanakfeelaboutthefutureofCzechcompanies?A．Puzzled B．Worried.C．Surprised D．Hopeful.4、Whatshouldcompaniesdotosurvive?A．Changetheirpolicies.B．Turntoothercountriesforhelp.C．Employqualifiedhumanworkers.D．Spendmoremoneyonautomation.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）Recently,myfamilyandIattendedaneighborhoodoyster(牡蛎)roast.Iwasmorethangladthatmanypeople1togetherthere.Whilestandingatthelargetables2andeatingoysters,Inoticedaschool-agedboyacrossthe3fromuswhowasbeinghandedoystersbya4.Obviously,theboywashavingagreatdealof5anddispleasuretryingto6themdown.Atthebeginning,Ithoughtthemanwantedtheboyto7theoystersandmaybeaftersometimetheywouldstop.8thingswerenotwhatIhadexpected.Aswestoodthere,itcontinued.Witheachoyster,the9ofthisboybecamemoreandmoreobviousashe10tears,strugglingtoswallowthem.I11learnedthatthemanfelttheboyhadbeendisrespectfulandthiswashis12.Seeingthat,Istoppedchattingandeatingoystersand13whethertogetinvolvedorwalkawayatfirst.ButthenIthoughtthatiftheboyweremyownchild,whatshouldIdo?Suddenlyagoodidea14me.Igrabbed(抓住)mydaughterandourFrisbee(飞盘)andmadeourway15themanandtheboy.Weintroducedourselves,16nottoknowmanypeoplethere,andinvitedtheboytocomeandplayFrisbeewithus.Themanstaredatusforamoment,andthen17it.Immediatelytheboy’ssituationchanged.Hebecame18andtalkative.WepulledanotherchildintoourgroupandplayedFrisbeeforagood30minutestogether.Itbroughtmemuch19toendthesufferingIwaswitnessingatthemoment,andIwasfully20thattryingtohelpinthatoranysituationwhereyouseesufferingisthebestthingtodo.1、A．quarreled B．laughed C．gathered D．left2、A．dancing B．chatting C．playing D．singing3、A．table B．room C．chair D．desk4、A．friend B．relative C．father D．man5、A．fun B．convenience C．interest D．difficulty6、A．swallow B．drink C．bring D．throw7、A．smell B．test C．try D．avoid8、A．Thus B．But C．So D．Indeed9、A．excitement B．suffering C．eagerness D．skillfulness10、A．foughtback B．heldon C．backedoff D．slippedaway11、A．also B．just C．later D．already12、A．award B．reward C．return D．punishment13、A．chose B．expected C．hesitated D．prepared14、A．beat B．struck C．defeated D．won15、A．apartfrom B．bywayof C．inthefrontof D．nextto16、A．pretending B．wishing C．deciding D．intending17、A．allowed B．refused C．agreed D．thought18、A．serious B．shy C．worried D．friendly19、A．interest B．argument C．relief D．confusion20、A．warned B．convinced C．reminded D．informed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Thedaythatyouallthe1．(satisfy)ofhavingallthehousework2．(do)byarobotmightstillbeafewdecadesoff.Butincreasinglyengineersaresayingthat3．(robot)aregoingtomaketheleapfromthefactoryfloortoyourfamilyroom.BillGatesoncepredictedthe“DawnoftheAgeofRobots”.What’sbehindthisnewera?It’s4．(part)amatteroftechnology.Devicesthatcanrecognizeandrespondtoahumanvoicehavebeendeveloped.Therearenowafewdifferentwaysforrobots5．(move)around.Theycanwalk,crawlorrideonwheels.Theyarebeingmadesmallerthesedaysandalsobecoming6．(efficient).Abiggerpartofthestorydepends7．theconsumers.Peoplearoundtheworldhavetirelesslysearchedforwaystogetlaziersincethe1950s8．thetelevisionremotecontrolwasinvented.Alsoconsideringtheincreasingwealthofpeople,engineersbelievetheopportunity9．(appear)ripetointroducerobotstoeaseourdailylives.Robotswilldomostofthebasichousework10．justhelpyouhavemorefunonthebasketballcourt.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Dearfriends,Aswecansee,theenvironmentaroundusisgettingworseotherthanbetter、Ourlifeandhealthhaveaffectedgreatly、Theearthisourhome,butwehaveadutytotakecareofit,notonlyforourselvesbutforfuturegenerations、Fortunate,moreandmorepeoplehavebecomeawareofthisproblem、Manyeffectivelymeasureshavebeentakenbythegovernmenttodealwiththem、Asastudent,Ithinkweshoulddowhatwecanimprovetheenvironment、First,gotoschoolonfeetorbybikeasoftenaspossible、Second,turnonthelightsandotherelectricalappliancesbeforeleavingtheroom、Third,neverthrowrubbishhereandthere、It’stimethatwedosomethingtoprotectourenvironment、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华,你所在的城市成都为了提升国际形象,下个月将举行国际中文写作比赛。请你根据以下要点给曾在你班学习两年的美国同学Tom发封邮件,邀请他提供作品。1.主题:我眼中的成都2.截稿时间:2018年12月20日3.字数:不限4.投稿邮箱chengdu123@126.com注意:1.词数:100左右(开头和结尾已经给出,