2023年湖南省怀化市中方高考考前模拟英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained2．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput3．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when4．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen5．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative6．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where7．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven8．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay9．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough10．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where11．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying12．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince13．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear14．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate15．ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidents_______December21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.A．if B．that C．whether D．which16．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound17．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless18．______forthefireatNotreDamedeParis,achurchfamousforitslargecollectionofarttreasures,Iwouldbethereforavisitthissummervacation.A．Haditnotbeen B．ShoulditnotbeC．Wereitnotbe D．Ifhaditnotbeen19．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit20．worriesthepublicthatairpollutionisbecomingmoreandmoreseriousthesedays.A．It B．That C．What D．This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）Recentlythesewerline(污水管道)underourhousedidn’twork.Myfirstresponsewastocallarepairman.madethecall,expectingthemanattheotherendofthelinetocomplainaboutsuchanawfuljob.Instead,hesimplyasked,“Theaddress?”AnhourlaterStevearrivedinhistruck.HelookedexactlyasIhadimaginedhemight:broadandbearlike,inwell-wornclothing.“Canyoufixit?”Iaskedwithamixtureofdoubtandhope.Stevelookedatmeasifrespondingtomylackoffaith.Withacheerfulshrugthatsuggestedmycrisiswasallinaday’sworkforhim,hesaid,“Sure.”Afterashortwhile,Stevetoldmethathehadtogetatoolandtearupthestreettothemainsewerline.Hewouldfirsthavetogetpermissionfromthetown.Iregisteredappropriatepanic.“Howlongwillallthistake?”Again,ashrug.“Ishouldhaveitdonebyevening.”Ididnotwanttowatchthediggingofmypropertyunfoldandwentintotowntovisitsomefiends.Ifeltsomewhatguiltyupondrivingoffinmycleanvehicle,leavingStevetosuchadisagreeabletask.Finally,whenIwenthome,asweetersightIneversaw;aperiodofnewlypavedstreetandallwastidyandrelativelydry.Ineedtosay,inmyowndefense,thatIamnotaweakfatheroftwochildren.I’vetraveledallovertheworld,servedintheUnitedStatesNavyandearnedaPhD．Butthebrokensewerlinewasmylimit.ThenIthoughtaboutSteve.Big,rough,andhowpeoplemightjudgehim,ifnotforhisappearancethenforhiswork.AndIwastakenbytheveryideathat,nomatterwhatcrisisoccurs,thereissomebody,somewhere,whohastheappropriatetoolsandsettlesit.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSteve?A．Hewearsneatandnewclothes.B．Heisquiteconfidentofhisskills.C．Healwayscomplainsabouthisjob.D．Hehesitatestoaccepttherepairwork.2、WhatdidStevethinkoftheauthor’scrisis?A．It’sagreatchallenge.B．It’sbeyondhisability.C．It’sapartofhisroutine.D．It’snoneofhisbusiness.3、Whydidtheauthorleavehomeduringtherepairs?A．Helikedtotakehistimeridingoutside.B．Hedrovetoturntohisfriendsforhelp.C．Hewasafraidofbeinglookeddownupon.D．Hewasunwillingtofacetheembarrassingsituation.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Actionspeakslouderthanwords.B．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C．Everyprofessionproducesitstopexperts.D．Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst.22．（8分）Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence(金属彩虹色)canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.ThosesurprisingresultsappearinthejournalScientificReports.Shiningiridescentcolor,whichchangesdependingontheanglefromwhichit'sviewed,isfavoredbyeverythingfrombirdstobeetlesandblossomstobutterflies.“Andinourresearchgroupweareofcourseinterestedinwhythisvividmetalliccolorissowidespreadinnature.”KarinKjernsmooftheUniversityofBristoladdsthatinsomecasestheshowysplashesoflightareasexualstrategy.“HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplaystrongsexualdimorphism(雌雄两性),suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceofiridescenceismostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.Forexample,inmanyofthesecasesitisthemalesthathavethesevividiridescentcolorsandtheyusetheminmatechoiceortheyusethemasasignaltoattractmates.”Butiridescencealsoshowsupinsituationswherereproductionisnotanissue.“Sowhatwearestudyingnowiswhethernaturalselectionimposedbypredation(捕食行为)couldexplaintheoccurrenceofiridescenceinpreyanimals.”Theideathateye­catchingcolorscouldbeusedasacover­upisn'tanewone.“Thefatherofcamouflagetheory,AbbottThayer,reallybelievedthatiridescenceshouldbecategorizedasacamouflagestrategy.AndhewroteinhisfamouslifeworkConcealing­ColorationintheAnimalKingdom,alreadyin1909,that‘brilliantlychangeableormetalliccolorsareamongthestrongestfactorsinananimal'sconcealment’.Andthissoundslikeacompletelyunreasonablethingtosay,becausehowcancolorsthatarebothbrilliantandchangeablecontributetoanimal'sconcealment？”“Inasimilarway,wewereaskingwhetheriridescence,duetoitschangeability,couldworkasaformofcamouflagebypreventingshaperecognition.”Kjernsmoandhercolleaguestrainedbumblebeestoassociateaparticularshape—acircleoranoval—withasugarreward.Andtheyfoundthatthebees,whengivenachoice,wouldpreferentiallyvisittheshapetheyknewtobesweet.Butwhentheshapeswereiridescent,thebeeshadtroubletellingthemapart.“Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisuallybrokeuptheotherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.”Asformakinguseofthismethodforhidinginplainsight,“Anypracticalapplicationsisofcoursedirectlylinkedtoanyindustrythathasaninterestincamouflage,thatishowtoconcealobjectsormakethemmoredifficulttorecognize.”Theresearchersarecurrentlyconductingexperimentswithbirds,whichoftenpreyoniridescentinsectstoseeifithelpstohaveabird's­eyeview.1、Accordingtothepassage,iridescenceisnotmadeuseofbyanimalsto________.A．livealittlelongerbyescapingtheirpredator(捕食者)B．catchtheattentionoftheirmatesC．concealthemselveswhenindangerD．catchsightofmorecolorfulpreys2、Fromthestudyinthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.A．BeescanalwaystellthedifferencebetweenacircleandanovalB．BeesarecreaturesthatarefascinatedbysweetthingsthatareiridescentC．Ifacircle,withasugarreward,isiridescent,thebeesmayhavedifficultyfindingitD．Beesarelikelytoprefercirclestoovals,whethertheyareiridescentornot3、Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A．Whetherthereareanydifferencesbetweenbeesandbirds.B．Someindustriesthathavegreatinterestincamouflage.C．Whybirdsarenoteffectedbyiridescentinsects.D．Whichcamouflagetheoryappliesmoretobirds.4、Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Afamouscamouflagestrategy B．MetalliciridescentasthebestdisguiseC．Colorsuniquetoanimals D．Shiningcolorsasasexualstrategy23．（8分）TothepeoplewhocametoChristopherMorleyParkinRoslyn,hehadnoname.tothem,hewas“theicecreamman”.Hewasjusttwohandsandasmilehandingbackicecreamfromthevan（面包车）window.Tome,hewasmyolderbrother,Andrew.Once,heworkedonWallStreet.Butlaterhespenthisdayssellingicecreamtoanendlesslineofkids,momsanddadsinswimmingsuits,perhapsdaydreamingofabeachfaraway.Alldaylong,whilehesoldbagsofpotatochips,cansofsoda,andalltypesoficecream,hewoulddothissortofroboticmotion—turntotheright,stoopdown,handtheitemoutofthewindowandcollectthemoney.Hisdrinkingdayswereovernow.Theynearedtheirendonenightafterhetookaseverebeatingwhensomeonefollowedhimhomeandrobbedhimwhenhewasdrunk.Itlefthimmemoriesofpainandmisery.Hewasdeterminedhewouldnevertakeanotherdrinkagain.Onedayyearslater,Iwenttolookforhim.Islippedintothehighdriver’sseatandsatquietlywatchinghimwork.Occasionally,hewouldaskmetohandhimadietrootbeerorabagofchipsforsale,allthetimebendingoverasheworkedthelongline.AsIwatchedhimsellicecreamfromavanwindow,hetaughtmesomethingaboutlivingthislifethatweallpassthroughtooquickly.Itwasalessonabouttryingtoliveitwithgraceanddignityandstyle,nomatterwhat.HediedinMarch1999.HehadservedintheArmyfortwoyearsinEuropeinthe1950s.Theygavehimasoldier’sfuneralwithafoldedflag.1、WherewasAndrewlikelytoselltheicecream?A．Onatrain.B．Inapark.C．OnWallStreet.D．Inasupermarket.2、WhatdidtheauthorthinkofAndrew’sjob?A．Busyandhard.B．Challengingbuttime-consuming.C．Honorableandwell-paid.D．Busybutbadly-paid.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．Therobbers.B．Thepainfulmemories.C．Theconsumers.D．Thedrinkingdays.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Torememberhisbrother.B．Totellaregrettablestory.C．Toshareasadlifelesson.D．Tostatehisattitudetowardslife.24．（8分）"Guinness"isonTuesdaynightsonFox.ItisadisgustingshowthatIregretwatching.Theproducersseemtoshowthesickestrecords.Thereisnothingwrongwiththebook,andit'sanhonortobeinit,forthemostpart.Theprogram,however,doesn'tshowtherecordforthepersonwholiftedthemostweight.Instead,theyshowthepersonwholifted30poundswithhisearsandtongue,whichwastrulydisgusting.Televisioncandowithoutashowlikethis."SaturdayNightLive"isnotthesameshowthatitoncewas.Nowtheweeklycomedyshowstrugglestocomeupwithasinglefunnyscene.Despitethegoodactingandtheinterestinghosts,thehumorissimplynotthere.Astheratingscontinuetodrop,theshowmustfindasolutiontoitsgrowingproblemoflackoffunnymaterial.Untilthen,itwillprobablygetworse."SaturdayNightLive"canbeseenonNBConSaturdaynightsfrom11:30p.m—1.00a.m."TheWayansBros.",anexcitingcomedystarringShawnandMarionWayans,airseveryWednesdayat9:00p.m.Intheshow,ShawnandMarionplaybrotherswholivetogetherandownanewsstand.Shawn,thesmooth-talkingoneofthetwo,andMarion,theyoungerbrotherwhoisforeveractinglikeafive-year-old,seemtohaveaconflicteveryweek,butalwaysresolveitwithabrotherlyhug."GilmoreGirls",nowinitsseventh(andfinal)season,isanamazingtelevisionshowthatfollowsthelivesofthemother/daughterteamofLorelaiandRoryGilmore.LorelaigotpregnantwithRoryattheageof16anddecidedtomoveoutofHartford,Connecticut,toseekrefugeinasmalltownnearby.SheandRoryhaveacloserelationshipandshareeverything.1、Whatmakestheauthorregard"Guinness"asdisgusting?A．Thetimetheprogramisshown.B．Themoodtheshowpresents.C．Therecordthebookcontains.D．Thewaytheyliftweight.2、Whattypeofshowis"SaturdayNightLive"supposedtobe?A．Comedy.B．Tragedy.C．Cartoon.D．Thriller.3、Whichofthefollowingtellsstoriesbetweendifferentgenerations?A．GuinnessB．SaturdayNightLiveC．TheWayansBrosD．GilmoreGirls4、Wheredoesthearticlemostprobablycomefrom?A．TVforecast.B．TVreview.C．TVadvertisement.D．TVnews.25．（10分）ThemostpowerfulrockettoleaveEarthsincetheApollomissionslaunched(发射)fromFloridaonFebruary6．Whatwasthelaunchtryingtoachieve?TheFalcon(猎鹰)Heavytestflightwasmostlyaproof-of-concept，showingtheworlditispossibletosuccessfullyflyarocketwiththreere-usableboosters(助推器)beyondorbit．SpaceXbillionaireElonMusksaidthatthecompanyplannedtoaimtherocketsotheelectriccarreachedMars’(火星)orbitalpatharoundthesunaboutsixmonthsafterlaunch．Headdedthatthecarcouldpassclosetotheredplanetasitcrosseditsorbit，thoughheadmittedthiswas‘extremelyunlikely’．WhatdoesSpaceXgainfromtheflight?SpaceXwasbuiltaroundtheideathatreusablerocketscouldgreatlyreducethecostofcarryingcargo(货物)intospaceforpayingcustomers，suchassatellitesorspacestationresupplies．ShowingthatthehugeFalconHeavyrocketactuallyworksisimportantifSpaceXplanstosellcargospaceonthecraftinfuture，withthecompanyplanningtochargecustomers$90millionperflight．HasSpaceXachieveditsgoals?MuskrepeatedlywarnedFalconHeavywouldlikelyexplodeonthelaunchstationasaresultofitshugepower．SpaceXhadslightlyovercookedoneoftherocket’sboosterburns，sendingthemaincapsuleoutofitsplannedtrack．Thecarwilllikelyendupfurtherintothesolarsystemthanintended，missingMars．Inshort，therocketmadeitbeyondEarth’sorbit—SpaceX’sprimarygoal—butmisseditstargetstore-landallthreeboostersandsendMusk’sTeslatoMars．Doesthatmatter?SpaceX’sfailuretore-landallthreeofitsboosterswillbeaconcernforpotentialcustomers．Despitethefaults，thelaunchhasstillbeenpraisedbyindustryexpertsasagame—changerbecauseofitspotentialtomotivatethecompanytotheveryforefrontofthemoderndayspacerace．Onceitironsouttheerrors，SpaceXwilloffercargoridesaboardthemostpowerfuloperationalrocketintheworld．1、WhydidSpaceXlaunchtheFalconHeavy—themostpowerfulrocket?A．Toflyarocketwiththreere-usableboostersbeyondorbit．B．Totestthefunctionofhiseclecticcar—Tesla．C．TosendtheelectriccartotheorbitalpathofMars．D．TohelpthegovernmenttoexploretheMars．2、Whateffectwillthereusablerocketsbring?A．Thecostofsatellitesorspacestationresupplieswillbereduced．B．Morecustomerscanaffordthespaceflightinthefuture．C．SpaceXwillgainlessprofitfromtheflight．D．Theywouldlikelycauseexplosion．3、WhatgoaldidSpaceXachieveinthelast?A．Itsentthemaincapsuleintoitsplannedtrack．B．Thecarendedupfurtherintothesolarsystemasintended．C．TherocketmadethecarbeyondEarth’sorbit．D．Itre-landedallthreeboostersandsentMusk’sTeslatoMars．4、HowwouldtheprofessionalsfeelaboutthefutureofSpaceX?A．It’sunexpected．B．It’sambiguous．C．It’sdiscouraging．D．It’shopeful．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）Growingup,Ialwayshidmythumbs（拇指）inmyfistsbecauseoftheirunusualshape.1theydolookmorelikeabigtoe（脚趾）2athumb.Andfromanearlyage,mythumbs3anothername“toethumbs”.Inhighschool,Iservedasacashierinagrocerystore.Oneday,Iwas4asweetlittleoldladyandasI5herchangebacktoher,shesuddenlytookmyhandsandsaidinathickPolish6,“YouarePolish!Lookatthose7Polishthumbs!Theymatchmine!”Sheraisedherhandsand8herthumbstomethat9weatheredandwrinkled,lookedexactlylikemine!She10myhandsagainandsaid,“Be11ofthosethumbs!”I’llneverforgetthat30-second12withastrangerthatforever13myviewofapartofmeIoncewas14byandnowaccept.AsIwaseatingdinnerwithmySamueltonight,helookeddownatmyhand15onthetablenexttohisandsaid,“Mommy!Ourthumbs

16!”Ismiledandanswered,“Yes,theydo,buddy!ThosearestrongPolish

17youhave!Takeprideinthem!Maybesomedayyou’llhavealittleboyorgirlwhowillhavethesamethumbs!”I18mysonneverhideshisthumbslikeIdid.Ihopehe’llbeproudoftheir“unusualness”andthe

19behindthem.Hecarriesona(n)20partofmeandthatformewillalwaysbebeautiful!1、A．FortunatelyB．AdmittedlyC．NormallyD．Basically2、A．otherthanB．duetoC．insteadofD．alongwith3、A．earnedB．clonedC．foundD．deserved4、A．checkingoutB．waitingforC．talkingwithD．watchingover5、A．paidB．chargedC．donatedD．counted6、A．tuneB．voiceC．languageD．accent7、A．beautifulB．strangeC．longD．clumsy8、A．passedB．showedC．recommendedD．offered9、A．tillB．unlessC．althoughD．once10、A．raisedB．inspectedC．examinedD．held11、A．proudB．skepticalC．afraidD．sure12、A．appointmentB．bargainC．conversationD．deal13、A．supportedB．changedC．provedD．hurt14、A．amazedB．frightenedC．delightedD．embarrassed15、A．scratchingB．restingC．knockingD．drawing16、A．differB．suitC．fightD．match17、A．fistsB．thumbsC．toesD．hands18、A．guaranteeB．figureC．prayD．insist19、A．sceneB．lessonC．historyD．moment20、A．uniqueB．elegantC．authenticD．sensitive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）Forty-sevenyearsago,18countriessigned(签署)theConventiononWetlandsinRamsar,IranonFebruary2,which1．(set)asWorldWetlandsDayin1997.Wetlandsrefertothelandscoveredbyshallowwater,2．wetlandanimalsandplantslive.Combiningboththedryandwetenvironments,wetlandsplay3．vitalroleintheworldecology.Theycanmaintainwaterbalanceby4．(absorb)waterduringtherainyseasonandreleasingwaterduringthedryseason.Theycanalsohelpreduceglobalwarmingandcleanwater.ScientistsofWorldWildlifeFund(WWF)haveestimated(估计)thatatleast64percentofallwetlandsintheworld5．(disappear)since1900,duetoindustrialexpansionandhumanexploitation.However,themajorityofthepeoplefail6．(realize)theimportanceofurbanwetlands.Insomefastdevelopingcities,wetlandshavebecomedumpinggrounds,ortheyarebeingexploitedforcommercial7．(purpose).Chinahastakensomemeasurestoprotectthewetlands.Forexample,theWetlandsProtectionRegulationissuedbyJiangsuProvince,whichstrengthensprotection,came8．effectonJanuary1.Itallowsgeneralwetlandstobepromotedtonationalwetlandsparkand9．(strict)forbidstheactivitiesdamagingwetlands.Hopethesemeasureswillprotectourwetlands,andthedaywillcomebackwhen10．hearaquaticbirdssingingnearourcities.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。Recently,afamousbasketballplayerhascausedpublicangrybywritingontheGreatWall、Inthef