湖南省湘潭县一中、双峰一中、邵东一中、永州四中2022-2023学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

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．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended2．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared3．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as4．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither5．—Beseated,pleaseandI’llmakeyouacupoftea.—_________.Let’scometothepointfirst.A．Youneedn’tdosoB．Pleasedon’tbotherC．YouarewelcomeD．Youareindeedtoopolite.6．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized7．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance8．Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen9．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy10．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking11．---Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?---Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf12．Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadto_______duetoakneeinjury.A．pulloutB．workoutC．tryoutD．giveout13．asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless14．James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas15．Mr.Smithdidn’tunderstand_____madehissonsoupsetthatevening.A．whatwasit B．whyitwasthis C．howthatwas D．whatitwasthat16．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse17．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto18．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where19．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced20．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed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）Foodproductiondoesgreatharmtoourenvironment.Therearemanyproceduresinvolvedinthemanufactureoffoodthatresultingreenhousegasesandotherpollutants.Someproceduresrequiretheconsumptionoflargeamountsoffossilfuels,suchasthetransportationandstorageoffoodproducts.Otherfactorsthatcausegreatdamagetoourenvironmentincludetheoveruseoffreshwater.Theproductionofbeefismoredamagingtotheenvironmentthanthatofanyotherfoodweconsume,Raisinglargenumbersofcattlerequirestheproductionoflargeamountsoffoodfortheanimals.It’sestimatedthatproducingonepoundofbeefrequiressevenpoundsoffeed.Landuseisalsoaproblem.Ifthecattlearefree-rangecattle,largeareasoflandarerequiredforthemtoliveon.Thishasledtodisastrousforestcuttingandthelossofrareplantsandanimalspecies,particularlyintropicalrainforestsinCentralandSouthAmerica.Anotherproblemspecifictobeefproductionismethaneemissions(甲烷排放).Althoughmanypeopleareawareofthedamagingeffectsofcarbondioxide,theydon’trealizemethane’sglobalwarmingpotentialis25timesworse,makingitamoredireproblem.Unfortunately,beefconsumptionisgrowingrapidly.Thisistheresultofsimplesupplyanddemandfactors.Specifically,therearetwomaincausesofdemandthatareencouragingtheproductionofmoresupply.First,theincreaseintheworldpopulationmeanstherearemorepeopletoconsumemeat.Thesecondfactorissocioeconomicadvancement.Ascitizensindevelopingnationsbecomefinanciallystable,theycanaffordtobuymoremeat.Therefore,onewaytoreducethegreenhousegasemissionsisforpeoplearoundtheworldtosignificantlycutdownontheamountofbeeftheyeat.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Raisingfree-rangecattleiseco-friendly.B．Peoplecutdowntreesforanimalhabitats.C．Producingbeefcandamagetheenvironment.D．Carbondioxidecausesfarmoreharmthanmethane.2、Theunderlinedword“dire”inPara.4means.A．urgentB．commonC．typicalD．avoidable3、Beefproductionisgrowingrapidlybecause.A．morepeopleareindemandofbeefB．developingcountriesraisemorecattleC．morelandisavailabletoraisecattleD．thecostofraisingcattleisrelativelylow4、Theauthorwritesthisarticleto.A．describetheboomingofthebeefproductionB．emphasizetheadvantagesofbeefproductionC．condemnthedeforestationoftherainforestD．argueforadecreaseinbeefconsumption22．（8分）TheMalteseIslandsarerichinNeolithic(新石器时代的)sites.GgantijainGozo,Tarxien,andtheHagarQim/MnajdraComplexhereonMalta’ssouthcoastareperhapsthemostwell-known.Thesepilesofstonesaresomeoftheearliestknownmanmadestructuresintheworld.Theyareshowingtheirageabitbutwhatwouldyouexpectforbuildingsthatarefiveandahalfthousandyearsold.Myhousewasbuiltintheyear2000andisalreadyinbadconditionroundtheedges.Thesetemplesareolderthanthepyramids!Inmyopinionthetemplesarebestseenafterthevisitorshaveleft.ComewithmeforalateafternoonwalkdownthehillpastHagarQimtowardstheMnajdraComplex.TherearechainlinkfencesaroundthetemplesnowbutwecanignorethoseandtrytoimagewhyMaltasearliestpeoplewenttothetroubleofbuildingthesestructuresonthiswindyandpoorhillside.Ofcoursethetempleswouldhavelookedratherdifferentwhentheywereconstructed.Theymayhavebeendecoratedwithpigmentsandpossiblyevenroofedwithanimalskinsorothermaterials.Whoknows?Wedoknowthattheywerechangedandaddedtoovera1,000-yearperiodorso.GettingtoMnajdraandHagarQimiseasiestifyouhaveacar.Orifyoudon’tmindahike,youcouldgetabustoQrendi(3kmaway)orZurrieq(5kmaway)andwalkfromthere.Warning:althoughthedistancesarenottoogreat,walkingseveralkilometersintheMaltesesuncanbeveryhardandpossiblydangerous.Takewaterandsunscreen.1、Whatmakesthewriterwonderaboutthetemples?A．Theirhistory.B．Theirappearance.C．Howtheywerebuilt.D．Whentheywerebuilt.2、Whatareweawareofabouttheconstructionofthetemples?A．Theyhavebeentransformed.B．Theylookthesameasbefore.C．Theywerecarefullydesigned.D．Theyarenotwhattheyusedtobe.3、Howcanweadmirethesitesgettingleastsunburn?A．Byhikingthere.B．Byridingacar.C．Bytakingwater.D．Bytakingabus.4、Wherecanwepossiblyfindthisarticle?A．Inapoliticalspeech.B．Inahistoricalfiction.C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inageographytextbook.23．（8分）IleftEnglandforSydneyinSeptember.Itwasacareermoveformyhusband,andour20-year-olddaughterwasfeelingadventurousanddecidedtocome,too.However,justbeforeleavingEngland,my79-year-oldmothersufferedastroke(中风).Beingstrongandindependent,shecontinuedtoliveathomewiththehelpofsocialservices.Butshecouldn’tlookafterthegarden.Ithoughthowwonderfulitwouldbeiftherewasanorganizationofferingvolunteerhelp.FriendsaskedmewhatIplannedtodoinAustralia,andItoldthemIwouldbelookingforavolunteerpositionwithagardeningcharitableorganization.ImaginemysurprisewhenIfoundjusttheorganizationIhadbeenlookingfor—EasyCareGardening(ECG)!ThereareseveralreasonswhyIvolunteerforECG.Firstly,asanewcomertoAustraliaImeetmanypeoplewho,likeme,volunteersomeoftheirtime.Wecoveralargeagerange,butalllovegardensandhelpingothers.Secondly,throughworkingwithECGIhavebeenluckyenoughtoexploreSydney’sNorthShorethatImightnothavehadtheopportunitytovisitotherwise.Finally,thereareallthosewonderfulpeoplewecall“clients(客户)”,buttheyaremorelikefriendswhenwevisitthemoftenandtendtheirgardens.WhatgreatpeopleIhavemet,andthestoriestheyhavetotell—thefamilyhistories,wheretheycomefromandthereasonsforimmigratingtoAustralia.Ifinditaprivilegetohaveaccesstoprivategardenswhich,inmanycases,havebeenthejoyoftheirownersformanyyears.Eachoneisindividualandreflectsthecharacter,needsandthehistoryofeachfamily.Indeed,thegardensreflectthemulticulturalandhistoricalbackgroundofSydney.1、WhydidtheauthormovetoSydney?A．Sheplannedtovolunteerthere. B．Herhusbandwouldworkthere.C．Shewasverykeenonadventures. D．Shehadtolookafterhersickmother.2、Whatmadetheauthorchoosetobeagardeningvolunteer?A．Herownexperience. B．Thetipsfromherfriends.C．ThepopularityofECG. D．Hergardeningskills.3、WhatdothevolunteersatECGhaveincommon?A．Theymakefriendswiththeirclients.B．TheyliketoexploreSydney’sNorthShore.C．Theyareofsimilaragesandbackgrounds.D．Theyarekind-heartedwiththesameinterest.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph4referto?A．Client. B．Reason.C．Garden. D．Volunteer.24．（8分）Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Hereareseveralbookswerecommendthatyoutakeonyourtrip.1.Destination:USRecommendedbook:OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouacThebookisagloballypopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.Theprotagonist(主人公)inthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.2.Destination:SaharaDesertRecommendedbook:

TheStoriesoftheSahara,1976,bySanmaoThebookdescribestheauthor’ssimplebutadventurouslifeintheSaharaDesert,whichseemsabareanddullplace.Thevividnaturalsceneryandlifethere,alongwiththeauthor’sromanticemotionswillinspireyoutoexplorethemysteriousland.3.Destination:EnglandRecommendedbook:

TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry,2013,byRachelJoyceThenoveltellsastoryofa60-year-oldmanwholivesaboringandunhappylife,untiloneday,hereceivedhisoldfriend’sletterwhogotcancer.Indeepshockandsorrow,hewentouttosendhisreplyletter.Bythinkingofhislife,hewalkedpastonemailboxafteranother,andfinallywalkedfromtheSouthwestendtotheNortheastendofEngland.627milesin87days,hewalksdependingononebeliefthat“hisfriendcansurviveaslongashewalks.”4.Destination:NorthEuropeRecommendedbook:SoSlow,SoBeautiful,2015,byLuoFuFollowingagirl’ssteptolookaroundNorthEurope,whohasbeenlivingtherefor10years.CheckouthowNorthEuropeansseektheirhappiness,whichmoreoriginatedfromasimple,naturalandtranquilmentality.1、575．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Eithertravelorread.B．Bookstotakewithyouonvacation.C．Let’sgosightseeing.D．Ontheway.2、577．Whichbook’scharactercompletedhisjourneywithconfirmfaith?A．OntheRoad.B．TheStoriesoftheSahara.C．TheUnlikelyPilgrimageofHaroldFry.D．SoSlow,SoBeautiful.3、579．TheStoriesoftheSaharaisspecialbecause___________.A．Thebookdescribestheauthor’slife.B．Thebookpresentsthevividnaturalsceneryandlifethere.C．Thebookdescribesthemysteriousland.D．Thebooktellsastory.4、581．AsforthebookOntheRoad,wecanknow___________.A．Thebookisthemostpopular.B．Theauthorofthebookisayoungperson.C．Thetripisacrosstheworld.D．Thetripisexhaustingbutmeaningful.25．（10分）OctobersixteenthisWorldFoodDay.ThisdayisalsotheanniversaryoftheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization(F.A．O.).TheUNagencyleadsinternationaleffortstodefeatworldhunger.Itwascreatedin1945.TheF.A．O.saysmorethanonehundredfiftycountriesaretoholdspecialeventstocelebrateWorldFoodDay.AtF.A．O.headquartersinRome,forexample,runnerswillcompeteinafive-kilometerracethroughthecity’shistoricalarea.Eventsinothercountriesincludediscussionsamongexperts,pressconferencesandmusicalprograms.Themessageofthisyear’sWorldFoodDayis“investinginagricultureforfoodsecurity”.TheF.A．O.says,“Duringtheearly1990s,theforeignaidforagriculturewasninethousandmilliondollarseachyear.Butnow,ithasdeclinedtolessthanfivethousandmilliondollarsayear.”Yet,theF.A．O.estimatesthatmorethaneighthundredandfiftymillionpeoplearoundtheworlddonotgetenoughfood.TheUNagencynotesthatseventypercentoftheworld’shungryliesinthefarmerswhogrowsmallamountoffood.Manyalsofaceproblemsoffeedingthemselves.TheF.A．O.saysagriculturalaidcouldhelpsmallfarmersmakeaprofitfromtheircrops.Farmerswouldalsobeabletofeedtheirfamiliesthroughouttheyearandre-investintheirfarms.Theycouldbuybetterseeds,equipmentandchemicalfertilizerstohelptheircropsgrow.MuhammadYunis.thewinneroftheNobelPeacePrizeforhiseffortstoimprovethelivesofpoorpeople,aswellashisBangladeshmicrofinanceorganization,theGrameenBank,haslentsmallamountofmoneytopoorpeoplewhoareunabletogettraditionalloans,especiallywomen.MinisterYunissaysthatheplanstogivehisshareoftheonemillionthreehundredthousanddollarsNobelawardtogoodcauses.Hesayshewantstoestablishaneyehospitalandstartaprojecttoproducelow-costfoodforthepoor.1、TocelebratetheWorldFoodDay,howmanykindsofactivitiesarementionedinthepassage?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TheF.A．O.isestablishedtoinvestinagricultureforfoodsecurity.B．Theforeignaidforagriculturehasreducedbynearly50％inrecentdecades.C．TheGrameenBankhasprovidedlargeamountofloansforpoorfarmers.D．YuniswilldonatehisentireNobelawardtohelpsolvethehungerforthepoor.3、Withagriculturalaid,farmerscan_________________.A．promotetheproductionofcrops B．producelow-costfoodC．investmoneyinotherfields D．helptoimprovecropseeds4、Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto____________.A．giveanintroductionoftheF.A．O.B．informusofthesituationsoftheworldfoodC．appealformoreinvestmentonagricultureD．showhowtodealwiththeworld’shunger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）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My12-year-olddaughter，Lauren，camehomefromschoolyesterday．She1wavedhergradebooktome．Shehadbeen2A-1inmostsubjectssuchasmathematics，languageartsandscience—agreat3!ThenshesadlypointedoutthatherperfectscorewasdamagedbyaB-1in4andaC-1inPlaysicalEducation．Iaskedherwhatthescores5．Shesaidthatthe6showedtheachievementandthenumbershowedtheeffort．ThatmomentI7thatthegradesweremisleading．Ireachedoutmyhandsandgaveherabig8andtoldherinmymindshehadaperfectscore．Itdidn’t9thathergradeinFrenchwasa“B”—“l”10thatshehadtriedherbest．Thatissomethingtomakeanyparentproud．Everybodyis11．Everybodyhasdifferentpotential．Notallofuswillbecomescientistsorsports12．Butwithout100％effortno13canbeachieved．IfIseeasalespersonfailatsales，the14thingIwanttoexamineistheeffortbeingputin．Ifthereisaproblemwith15，thesalespersonhasnofuture．ButifIseeasalespersonisn’t16withl00％effort，heorsheisworthmyeffortinhelping．Maybeabitoftrainingorsome17fromamoresuccessfulpersonwill18．Iknowthat100％effort，focusintherightdirection，willalwaysbringa19whetherthatisan“A”ora“C”．Aslongasyoumake100％effort，youare20．1、A．seriouslyB．patientlyC．cautiouslyD．proudly2、A．handedB．awardedC．sentD．promised3、A．favorB．reliefC．1essonD．achievement4、A．PoliticsB．EnglishC．FrenchD．Science5、A．neededB．attractedC．affectedD．meant6、A．scoreB．1etterC．figureD．word7、A．realizedB．checkedC．recognizedD．remembered8、A．hugB．shakeC．kissD．smile9、A．botherB．workC．matterD．suffer10、A．saidB．showedC．warnedD．included11、A．energeticB．independentC．differentD．curious12、A．trainersB．salesmenC．fansD．stars13、A．safetyB．principleC．experienceD．potential14、A．1astB．firstC．bestD．1atest15、A．ambitionB．confidenceC．effortD．attitude16、A．cheerfulB．carefulC．successfulD．hopeful17、A．adviceB．moneyC．expectationD．protection18、A．helpB．decideC．appearD．match19、A．competitionB．resultC．taskD．choice20、A．greatB．diligentC．famousD．Reliable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）Withthenewterm1．(approach),BerthaBergerstruggledtoputonherbluejeans.Shesteppedonthebathroomscale(秤).Shehadneverseensuch2．highnumberonthelittlescale,soshedecidedtochange.Thatdayshethrewoutallthejunkfoodinherfridgeandwentgroceryshopping.3．(determine)toloseweight,sheboughtlow-fatversionsofallherfavoritefoods.Shehadtwolow-sodium(钠）bacon4．(sandwich)withadietsodaforlunch.Thefoodcontainedover1,200caloriesbuthadverylittlesalt.Fordinnersheatetwoturkeyburgerswithreduced-fatcheese.5．shehadreceivedover2,000calories,Berthafeltthatsheneededareward.Thenfordessertsheateonelow-calorieice-creamsandwich.And6．bedsheateabagofbakedpotatochips,whichshethoughtwere7．（healthy)thannormalchips,eveniftheyhad8．(rough)thesameamountofcalories.Shedippedtheminlow-fatcreamcheese.Bertha9．(consume)around6,500caloriesthatday,butshefeltskinny.Whenshewokeupthenextmorning,shesteppedonthescale.Shecouldn’twaittoseehow10．(success)herdiethadbeen.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Lastsummer,LiHuaandhisclassmatesmadeatriptoLondon.Onhisarrivalattheairport,itwasrainingheavy.Sotheytookabustothehotel,wherewasnotfarfromtheairport.Thenextday,theycan’twaittoseethewonderfulplaceofinterestinLondon.TheyfirstwenttotheElizabethTower,asymbolofUnitedKingdom.Theguidetoldthemthetowerhadbeenappearedinmanyfilms.ThentheyvisittheBritishMuseum.Totheirgreatsurprise