武汉市部分学校2023年高考考前提分英语仿真卷含解析

2023年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．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track2．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent3．—Hello,Paul,doyouliketojoinusinplayingfootball?Weneedonemorepersonto____ateam.—Yes,I’dliketo.A．pickup B．pickout C．makeup D．makeout4．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses5．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How6．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened7．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where8．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested9．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when10．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem11．Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express12．Theuseofcomputershasmade______possibleformorepeopletoworkathome.A．it B．that C．which D．what13．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．accountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor14．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．as15．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem16．Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however17．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there18．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely19．Withnoonethem，thetwothievesstoleintothehouse．A．watchB．watchingC．watchesD．watched20．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone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）Notlongago,peoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.YetdoctorsintheUnitedStatessaybabiesbeginlearningontheirfirstdayoflife.Scientistsnotethatbabiesarestronglyinfluencedbytheirenvironment.Theysayababywillsmileifhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarepossiblebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregivers.Thisishowbabieslearntoconnectandcommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.Onestudyshowsthatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.Theresearchersplacedataperecorderonthestomachofapregnantwoman.Then,theyplayedarecordingofashortstory.Onthedaythebabywasborn,theresearchersattemptedtofindifheknewthesoundsofthestoryrepeatedwhileinhismother.Theydidthisbyplacingadeviceinthemouthofthenewbornbaby.Thebabywouldhearthestoryifhemovedhismouthoneway.Ifthebabymovedhismouththeotherway,hewouldhearadifferentstory.Theresearcherssaythebabyclearlylikedthestoryheheardbeforehewasborn.Theysaythebabywouldmovehismouthsohecouldhearthestoryagainandagain.Anotherstudyshowshowmotherscanstronglyinfluencesocialdevelopmentandlanguageskillsintheirchildren.Researchersstudiedthechildrenfromtheageofonemonthtothreeyears.Theresearchersattemptedtomeasurethesensitivityofthemothers.Thewomenwereconsideredsensitiveiftheysupportedtheirchildren’sactivitiesanddidnotinterfere(干预)unnecessarily.Theytestedthechildrenforthinkingandlanguagedevelopmentwhentheywerethreeyearsold.Also,theresearchersobservedthewomenforsignsofdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidnotdoaswellintestsasthechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidpoorlyintestsoflanguageskillsandunderstandingwhattheyhear.Thesechildrenalsowerelesscooperativeandhadmoreproblemsdealingwithotherpeople.Theresearchersnotedthatthesensitivityofthemotherswasimportanttotheintelligencedevelopmentoftheirchildren.Childrendidbetterwhentheirmotherswerecaring,evenwhentheysufferedfromdepression.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorthatinfluencesintelligencedevelopmentinbabies?A．Theenvironment.B．TheirpeersC．Mother’ssensitivityD．Educationbeforebirth2、Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinwhichnewbornbabiesheardthestories?A．ToprovethatbabiescanlearnonthefirstdaytheyarebornB．ToshowmotherscanstronglyinfluenceintelligencedevelopmentintheirbabiesC．Toindicateearlyeducationhasadeepeffectonthebabies’languageskillsD．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn3、Whichgroupofchildrendidtheworstintestsoflanguageskills?A．ThechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepressionB．ThechildrenofdepressedbutcaringmothersC．ThechildrenofdepressedmotherswhocaredlittlefortheirchildrenD．Childrenwithhighcommunicationabilities4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ScientificfindingsabouthowintelligencedevelopsinbabiesB．ScientificfindingsabouthowbabiesdevelopbeforebirthC．Scientificfindingsabouthowtimehasaneffectonbabies’intelligenceD．Astudyshowsbabiesarenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheyarefiveorsixmonthsold22．（8分）Statisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(录用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人员）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最终的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“lawoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(强迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(体系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．attachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．asuccessfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．asmallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．Whenrecommendationsareneeded23．（8分）David,aFrenchpriest(牧师)ofthirty-six,wassenttoChinabythechurchin1872.Hedidwellinthenaturalandsocialsciencebesideshisreligiousactivities(宗教活动)。HewasalsoveryinterestedintherarewildanimalsandplantsinChina.OnMay4th,1879,aftersearchinghalfamonthinthewesternpartofBaoxing,Sichuanthehuntershired(雇用)byDavidsucceededinbringinghima"black-and-whitebear"."Thebearisextremelylovely",hewroteinhisdiaryexcitedly.Meanwhile,hefeltitmightbeanewspecies(物种)neverdiscoveredbyscientists.HethendecidedtosendittoParisforafurtherstudy.Unfortunatelythepoor"black-andwhite"beardiedofJolts(颠簸)ofthemountainroadsandtheclimatic(气候)change.Hehadtosenditspelt(皮毛)totheNationalMuseuminParisfordisplay(展览)。Infact,theso-called"black-andwhite"bearwasneitherabearnoracat.Afteracompletestudy,MillaEdwards,headofthemuseum,judgedthatitwasanewspecies.Hegavethe"giantpanda".ThediscoverymadetheworldexcitedandBaoxingwasalsomadefamousfor"homeofthegiantpanda"1、FromthepassagewecanseethatDavidmainlycametoChinato____.A．learnChinesescienceandhistory B．lookforapandaforchurchC．dosomethingonreligion(宗教) D．studythewildanimalsandplantsinChina2、Theword"rare"inthispassagemeans____.A．veryhardtofind B．worthnomoneyC．easytofind D．runningveryfast3、Thefirstgiantpandawascaught____.A．byDavid,aFrenchpriest B．quitebyaccidentC．withalotofdifficulty D．afterthehuntersfolloweditforhalfamonth4、Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thegiantpandadiedwhenitwasondisplay.B．Davidhadneverseenagiantpandabefore.C．Millawassuretheanimalwasneitherabearnoracat.D．Thediscoverymadetheworldexcitedwithinterest24．（8分）Fromchildhood,Moiralovedtowrite.Throughoutschoolsheenjoyedwriting,butpursuingitprofessionallywasneverapossibility.Herfatherwasadoctor,hermotheranurse.“Medicinewasafairlysafechoice,”Moirasays,“andwritingwasacareerwhereitwasn’tacertaintythatyou’dhavehighincome.”Shebecameadoctorbutstillwantedtowritesomething.However,beingadoctorwassodemandingthatshedidn’ttakeupwritinguntilherthirties.Sheproducedanovel—afictionalizedversionofhertravelinChinaafteruniversity.Shegotexcellentreviews.Moirasentitofftoasmanyagentsasshecouldfind,andfoundonewhowantedtorepresenther.Suddenly,itseemedshewasonherwayasanauthor.“Ihadonelengthyphonecallwiththeagentwherewewentthroughallpossibleareasthatshethoughtneededpolishing.Iworkedonthoseandsentitbacktoherbutdidn’thearanything.”Itwasn’tlongbeforeMoirafoundanotheragentwhowasinterestedifshewaswillingtorewriteitfromthefirstpersontothethirdperson.Shedidthehardworkandsentitoffagain.“Igotbackareallybriefletter:‘Thankyou,I’mnolongerinterested.’Itwasreallydisappointing.”Adecadewentby,andMoirafoundherselfeagertowriteagain,thistimepurelyforherownenjoyment.ShesetherselfthechallengeofcreatingathrillerandchoseWesternAustraliaashersetting.Asshewaswritingjustforherself,somethingsurprisingbegantohappen.“Thecharacterstookonalifeoftheirown;theystarteddoingthingsIhadn’tthoughtabout.Itjustflew.”Oneday,anagentcalledfromAustralia.Threeweekslater,Moirahadapublicationdeal.Hernovel,Cicada,waspublishedinMarch.“Evenifithadn’tbeenpublishedIstillgainedsomuchfromtheprocess,”saysMoira.1、WhatdoweknowaboutMoira?A．Shewasawriter.B．Shewasadoctor.C．Shewasanagent.D．Shewasanurse.2、Whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutherfirstnovel?A．Itwasproducedaftershegraduatedfromuniversity.B．Itwaspublishedbyoneoftheagents.C．Itwasmodifiedaccordingtotheagents’requirements.D．ItwasmadeintoathrillerwithWesternAustraliaasthesetting.3、WhatmadeMoirawriteagaintenyearslater?A．Themoney.B．Thesetting.C．Thechallenge.D．Thepleasure.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flew”inparagraph5referto?A．Succeeded.B．Survived.C．Broke.D．Failed.5、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．AnAdventureinChinaB．HowtoBeaWriterC．Moira’sFirstNovelD．APassionforWriting25．（10分）Theyfollowyouinthestreet.Theyaskyouformoneyandtheydon’tleaveyoualonewhenyoutrytosayno.Theyaretheaggressivestreet-working,fund-raisingcharityworkers,otherwiseknownas“chuggers”.Theterm“chugger”isacombinationoftwowords,“charity”and“mugger”.Chuggersoftenworkinthestreet.Theysetupastallwithinformationaboutthecharitytheyrepresent,andtheytrytogetyoutodonatemoneytothecharity.Typically,theypreyonyourfeelingsofguilt,greetingyouwithquestionssuchas,“Doyoucareabouttheplanet?”or,“Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingforsomeoneelse?”Butasurveyoftheirstrategieshasfoundthatsomecharityvolunteersarefarfromcharitable.“Manychuggerssimplyrefusetobackoffwhenaskedtodoso,’’saidBrianJones,aspokespersonforacharitywatchdog(监察人).“Oneoftheproblemsisthatsomechuggerssaytheyareworkingasvolunteers,”headded.“However,theyaren’treally.Mostofthe50chuggerswespoketoshowedlittleinterestinanythingotherthanraisingthemaximumamountofcashintheminimumamountoftime.Theygetpaidfromthissoitmakessense.Also,afifthoffundraisershadnovisibleIDandalmostaquarterfailedtogiveclearinformationaboutthecausetheywererepresenting.Byemployingchuggerswhobreakthelaw,tellliesorrefusetoleavemembersofthepublicalone,charitiesunderminethetrustweallinstinctivelyhaveinthem.”ButShirleyBosworth,chiefexecutiveoftheInstitutionofFundraising,saidface-to-facefundraisingremains“anappropriateandeffectivemethod”.“Itenablescharitiestoengagewithaparticulardemographicofdonor,anditmeansthatcharityanddonorcanenterintoadialogueaboutwhatthecharitydoesandhowthedonor’smoneywillbeused,”sheexplained.1、Whatdochuggersdoaccordingtothepassage?A．Theyrobmoneyofstrangers.B．Theycheatyouintobuyingthings.C．Theyaskyoutodonatemoneyforcharities.D．Theyhurtyourfeelingsbyaskingquestions.2、What’sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thesurveyofcharityvolunteers.B．Theproblemswithcharityvolunteers.C．Thebasicinformationaboutcharityvolunteers.D．TheattitudeBrianJonestakestowardcharityvolunteers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“undermine”mayprobablymean?A．betrayB．strengthenC．buildD．weaken4、HowdoesShirleyBosworthfeelaboutwhatchuggersdo?A．It’suseful.B．It’sdisgusting.C．It’sabsurd.D．It’spopular.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（本题共10小题，阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Willtheskyeverfall?Theanswerisno.Butifit________,there’snoneedtobeafraid!ChickenLittleisanAmericancartoonfilm.It’sverypopulararoundtheworld.Itsstoryteachesus:don’tworrytoomuchinyour________.OnedayChickenLittleisintheforestwhenanacorn（橡果）fallsonhishead!Thismakeshim________.Hethinksapieceoftheskyisfalling!Hecan’twaittotell________aboutit.Theyrunfortheirlives!Whenpeople________thetruth,noonelikesChickenLittle.Theylaughathim.Hegetsabadnameinthetown.It’stimeforhimtochangeothers’________.ChickenLittlebeginstoplaybaseball.Heisnotbiggerthanaball,________heplaysitverywell!Hehelpshisteam________.Nowtheythinkhe’sgreat.Justthen,aspaceshipreallydoesfallfromthe________!Thealiens（外星人）havebadplans.Onceagainhemusttellpeopleaboutit.Willhegethelpfromhisfriendsinthetown?Canheshowhimselfa/an________person?Youwillgettheanswerfromthecartoonfilm.1、A．takes B．happens C．leaves D．works2、A．life B．family C．sports D．study3、A．happy B．excited C．surprised D．afraid4、A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．noone5、A．forget B．write C．know D．ask6、A．minds B．plans C．programs D．jobs7、A．and B．so C．but D．or8、A．lose B．beat C．miss D．win9、A．land B．water C．grass D．sky10、A．difficult B．different C．outgoing D．beautiful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SeveraldaysbeforeJuly28，1976，manystrangethingshappenedinTangshan．Wellwalls1．（crack），waterpipesbrokeand2．（burst），andanimalsweretoonervoustoeat．Theywere3．（sign）fortheearthquake．ButpeopleinthecityofTangshanthoughtlittle4．these．At3：42am．thatday，theearthbegantoshake，which5．（destroy）thecity．Laterthatafternoon，anotherbigearthquakeshookTangshan．Morepeoplewerekilledor6．（injure）andmorebuildings7．（fall）down．Thewholecitylayin8．（ruin）．Soldiersweresenttohelptherescueworkers．Teamswereorganizedtodigoutthose9．weretrappedandburythedead．Thecitybeganto10．（breath）again．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。Myauntwasasmokerforlongtime.Icouldn'tstandsmellthecigarettesinherbreathIlovedherverymuch,butIhatebeingaroundher.ThatIdidwastellingmyparentsaboutmyfeelings.Theyunderstoodme,buttoldmethattheywouldsayanythingtoheraboutit.MyparenttoldherIlovedhersomuchthatIwasworriedaboutherhealth.Myauntgraduallykickedheraddictionofsmokingbychewinggum,andeventualquitaltogether!Itmadeeveryonemuchmorehappierwhenweweretogether.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的美国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国新近出现的一种共享单车“mobike”很感兴趣，并请你做个简要介绍。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：1.这种单车的使用方法（如：APP查看车辆、扫码开锁等）；2.这种单车的优势（随时随地可用、方便停放、价格便宜、健身、环保）3.你对这种单车的看法。注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：智能手机smartphone,二维码theQRcodeDearJeniffer,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________