2023-2024学年湖北省监利一中高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖北省监利一中高考英语倒计时模拟卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Thegirlissuretobecomeagoodactress__________shegetstherighttraining.A．until B．if C．although D．unless2．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't3．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．and B．butC．or D．so4．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone5．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet6．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it7．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You___infrontofthatcomputertoolong.A．work B．areworkingC．havebeenworking D．worked8．Amongthecrisesthatfacehumans________thelackofnaturalresources.A．is B．are C．isthere D．arethere9．Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．amused B．amusingC．amuse D．toamuse10．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead11．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one12．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular13．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame14．—WhataboutgoingtoseethelatestChinesesci-fiblockbusterTheWanderingEarth?—________.Iftimepermits,Imaygotoseemygrandmawithmymother.A．Don’tmentionit B．Itdoesn’tmatterC．Forgetit D．Itdepends15．The19thPartyCongressdrewupablueprintforChina’sdevelopmentinthenextthreedecadesandmore.thisblueprintintoreality,wemustbedown-to-earthinourapproach,takeonestepatatimeaswemoveforwardanddeliversolidoutcomes.A．TurningB．TurnedC．TurnD．Toturn16．—TheT­-shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.—________？ButIpromiseyouwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．Whosays B．HowcomeC．Whatfor D．Whyworry17．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased18．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous19．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water20．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever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）TheWildernessbyMcKayCoppins(LittleBrown,non-fiction,onsalenow)TheexplosivestoryoftheRepublicanParty’spainstakingeffortstofinditswaybacktounityandnationaldominance.Afterthe2012election,theGOP(大佬党)wasinthewilderness.McKayCoppinshashaduniqueaccesstoRepublicanpresidentialcandidates,powerbrokers,lawmakers,andTeaPartyleaders.Blood,Salt,WaterbyDeniseMina(LittleBrown,fiction,onsalenow)InthelatestAlexMorrowstory,awealthybusinesswomandisappearsfromherGlasgowhomewithoutatrace.Saltwaterliftsblood.Onlysaltwater.LochLomondisamiledeepbutthewoman’sbodysurfacedanyway.“SetinGlasgow,stillmidnightfallswithinthisumbrellaofTartanNoirwiththeflaweddetectivehero,AlexMorrow.”TimeandTimeAgainbyBenElton(ThomasDunne,fiction,onsaleJan.29)Inthistime-travelingadventurewhichbeginsin1914,ex-soldierHughStantongoesattemptstopreventWorldWarI.“Afun,smart,adventurousbook,aworkofscience-fictionasbigonideasasaction,”saysTheSydneyMorningHerald.AGiftFromBobbyJamesBowen(ThomasDunne,non-fiction,onsalenow)LondonstreetmusicianJamesBowentellsthestoryofhowhiscatBobhelpedhimovercomebadchildhoodmemoriesofChristmas.BowenandtherealBobareactinginthe2016filmversionofBowen’sbestsellerAStreetCatNamedBob,whichstarsJoanneFroggattofDowntonAbbeyfame.BeatriceandBenedickbyMarinaFiorato(St.Martin’sPress,fiction,onsalenow)AfreshtakeontheloversfromShakespeare’scomedyMuchAdoAboutNothingimaginesBeatriceandBenedick’sbackstory.“Fullofpassion,myth,andwit…adelight,”saysBooklist.1、Whichofthebooksisnotavailableforthetimebeing?A．TheWildernessB．Blood,Salt,WaterC．TimeandTimeAgainD．AGiftFromBob2、Whowroteabookbasedonarealstory?A．DeniseMinaB．BenEltonC．MarinaFioratoD．JamesBowen3、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat_____.A．McKayCoppinsusedtobeapoliticalfigureB．AlexMorrowalsoappearedinotherdetectivestoriesC．BowenandtherealBobarethemostpopularcharactersD．MarinaFioratointerpretsShakespeare’scomedydifferently22．（8分）Thebookingnotesoftheplay“TheAgeofInnocence”:Price:$10DISCOUNTS;Saver:$2offanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursday.Saversareavailableforchildrenunder16,over60sandfull-timestudents.Supersaver:Half-priceseatsareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itisadvisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilanhourbeforetheshow.Standby:Bestavailableseatsareonsalefor$6fromonehourbeforetheperformanceforpeopleeligible(suitable)forSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallothercustomers.GroupBookings:Thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.School:Schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook$6standbyticketsinadvanceandwillgeteverytenthticketfree.Pleasenote:Weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefund(退款)moneyunlessaperformanceiscancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.BOOKING:Therearefoureasywaystobookseatsforperformance:-Inperson:TheBoxOfficeisopenMondaytoSaturday,10a.m.-8p.m.-Bytelephone:Ring01324976toreserveyourticketsortopaybycreditcard(Visa,MasterCardandAmexaccepted).-Bypost:SimplycompletethebookingformandreturnittoGlobalTheatreBoxOffice.-Online:Completetheon-linebookingformatwww.Satanfiedtheatre.com.1、Accordingtothenotes,whocanget$2off?A．A55-year-oldwoman.B．An18-year-oldteenager.C．A20-year-oldfull-timecollegestudent.D．ThepeoplewhobooktheticketsonFridays.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thereareonly8wheelchairspacesinthetheatre.B．Agroupof12personscanget10percentdiscount.C．Theaudiencecan’trefundmoneyiftheperformanceisonshow.D．Aschoolpartyof15studentsshouldpay$90forthestandbytickets.3、Whatkindofticketsarethecheapest?A．Thestandbyticketsforschoolpartiesoftenormore.B．Theticketsforsaverdiscount.C．Theticketsforgroupbooking.D．Thestandbytickets.23．（8分）Nostudentofaforeignlanguageneedstobetoldthatgrammariscomplex.Bychangingtheorderofthewordsandbyaddingarangeofauxiliaryverbs(助动词)andsuffixes(后缀),wecanturnastatementintoaquestion,statewhetheranactionhastakenplaceorissoontotakeplace,andperformmanyotherwordtrickstoconveydifferentmeanings.However,thequestionwhichmanylanguageexpertscan’tunderstandandexplainis—whocreatedgrammar?SomerecentlanguagesevolvedduetotheAtlanticslavetrade.Sincetheslavesdidn’tknoweachother’slanguages,theydevelopedamake-shiftlanguagecalledapidgin.Pidginsarestringsofwordscopiedfromthelanguageofthelandowners.Theyhavelittleinthewayofgrammar,andspeakersneedtousetoomanywordstomaketheirmeaningunderstood.Interestingly,however,allittakesforapidgintobecomeacomplexlanguageisforagroupofchildrentobeexposedtoitatthetimewhentheylearntheirmothertongue.Slavechildrendidn’tsimplycopythestringsofwordsusedbytheirelders.Theyadaptedtheirwordstocreateanexpressivelanguage.Inthiswaycomplexgrammarsystemswhichcomefrompidginswereinvented.Furtherevidencecanbeseeninstudyingsignlanguagesforthedeaf.Signlanguagesarenotsimplyagroupofgestures;theyusethesamegrammaticalmachinerythatisfoundinspokenlanguages.ThecreationofonesuchlanguagewasdocumentedquiterecentlyinNicaragua.Previously,althoughdeafchildrenweretaughtspeechandlipreadingintheclassrooms,intheplaygroundstheybegantoinventtheirownsignsystem,usingthegesturestheyusedathome.Itwasbasicallyapidginandtherewasnoconsistentgrammar.However,anewsystemwasbornwhenchildrenwhojoinedtheschoollaterdevelopedaquitedifferentsignlanguage.Itwasbasedonthesignsoftheolderchildren,butitwasshorterandeasiertounderstand,andithadalargerangeofspecialuseofgrammartoclarifythemeaning.What’smore,theyallusedthesignsinthesameway.Sotheoriginalpidginwasgreatlyimproved.Mostexpertsbelievethatmanyofthelanguageswerepidginsatfirst.Theywereinitiallyusedindifferentgroupsofpeoplewithoutstandardizationandgraduallyevolvedintoawidelyacceptedsystem.TheEnglishpasttense—“ed”ending—mayhaveevolvedfromtheverb“do”.“Itended”mayoncehavebeen“Itend-did”.Itseemsthatchildrenhavegrammaticalmachineryintheirbrains.Theirmindscanservetocreatelogicalandcomplexstructures,evenwhenthereisnogrammarpresentforthemtocopy.1、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheslaves’pidginlanguage?A．Itwasdifficulttounderstand.B．Itcamefromdifferentlanguages.C．Itwascreatedbythelandowners.D．Itcontainedhighlycomplexgrammar.2、WhatisthecharacteristicofthenewNicaraguansignlanguage?A．Noconsistentsignswereusedforcommunication.B．Mostofthegesturesweremadeforeverydayactivities.C．Thehandmovementsweresmootherandmoreattractive.D．Themeaningwasclearerthantheprevioussignlanguage.3、Whichideadoestheauthorpresentinthelastparagraph?A．Englishgrammarofpasttensesystemisinaccurate.B．ChildrensayEnglishpasttensedifferentlyfromadults.C．ThethoughtthatEnglishwasonceapidginisacceptable.D．ExpertshaveproventhatEnglishwascreatedbychildren.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheCreatorsofGrammarB．TheHistoryofLanguagesC．WhyPidginsCameintoBeingD．HowGrammarSystemsAreUsed24．（8分）Overthepastcentury,analarmingnumberofanimalshavebecomeendangeredorevenextinct.Belowaresomeanimalswhosenumbershavebeenrapidlydroppinginrecentyears.PandaBearOneofthebiggestreasonscontributingtothedeclineinthepandaspeciesisthedestructionofitsnaturalhabitat.FarmersinChinahavegraduallybeenclaimingmoreandmoreoftheland.Asaresult,pandasareforcedtomoveawaytoplaceswhereitishardtofindbambooforfood.GreenTurtleThegreenseaturtlespecieshassurvivedforseveralmillionsofyears,soyoumightwonderwhyit’sonlybecomingendangerednow.Amajorcauseisthechangeinclimateandtemperature,whichbothaffectthehatchingratesofturtleeggs.Climatechangesalsocauseviolentweatherandrisingwaterlevelstofloodareaswhereturtlesusuallygotolaytheireggs.Apartfromthis,oilspillsandotherpoisonouspollution,aswellasincreasedfishingactivitiescancausesickness,orevendeathtothegreenturtles.CheetahCheetahsarefamousforbeingthefastestanimalonlandbuteventheycan’trunfromsomeofthelargerthreatsthathaveharmedthem.Likethepandabears,cheetahshavegraduallybeenlosingtheirnaturalhomesduetohumansclaiminglandanddevelopinginthoseareas.Tomakemattersevenworse,smalleranimalsmoveawaywhentheseareasareoccupied,whichmeansthatthecheetahhaslessfood!Don’tforgetthatotherlargeanimals,suchaslions,arealsofightingforanyfoodthattheycanfind,sooccasionallyyoungcheetahsendupaspreytoo.IndianElephantElephantsareextremelyintelligentanimalsandalsothelargestmammalsthatliveonland.Sadly,inAsiamanyelephantswerekilledsothatpeoplecouldremovetheirtuskstouseasdecorativeobjects.Whilethispracticehasbeenbannednow,somepeoplestillillegallycontinue.ForestsinIndiahavealsobeensteadilydestroyedandelephantsaresometimeskilledwhentheyenduponhumanterritory.1、Humans’increasingdemandforlanddoesn’taffectthenumberof________.A．IndianelephantsB．cheetahsC．pandabearsD．greenturtles2、Wecansavethelargestmammalslivingonlandby________.A．plantingmorebamboosB．helpingthemfindmatesC．stoppinghuntingthemD．preventingpoisonouspollution3、Thelivingconditionsofthefastestanimalonlandbecomeworsebecause________.A．forestshavebeendestroyedB．theyarethreatenedbyhumansandlargeranimalsC．peoplearefondofhuntingwildanimalsD．nolawbanspeoplefromremovingtheirtusks25．（10分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem—whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse,suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds—roughlythetimeittakestoblink(眨眼)—twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionary(演化的)viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcries,sothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.FellowresearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit________.A．keepsoncrying B．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpain D．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“________”.A．cause B．remove C．avoid D．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.B．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cries.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scry.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Howtorecognizedifferentbabies’cries.B．Whyyoucan’tgetababy’scryoutofyourhead.C．Whyababyiseasyandlikelytocry.D．Howtopreventababycrying.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）Apersonshouldeatright，getsomeexercise，orheorshewilllookterriblein25years.Andifthepersondrinksandsmokes?Even____．That'sthemessagefromBlueCrossBlueShield.The____，called“FutureYou”，usesadigitalcameraandcomputertocompareaperson'scurrentimagewithhisorherfuture____withoutchangesinbadhabits.“Smokingcan1yourskin，”saidAnna，acreativeoperationmanager，“Youcanseewhattheresultsofthetoxins(毒素)andthechemicalsin2are.”Alongwiththepotentially3sightofone'solderself，FutureYouoffersscience­based4onwhattoeat，howmuchtoexerciseandotherwaysto5yourhealth.Butwillitwork?Too6totellwastheverdict(意见)ofAnna.“Iwanttoseesomedata！”shesaid.Generally，Annasaid，menshow7concernabouttheirappearancethanwomen.“Womensay，‘Thatlookslikemy8onthescreen，’”shesaid.“Menaremorelikelyto9，‘Yeah，goahead.PutitonFacebook.’”Theprojectwasraisedmorethanayearagotoimprovetheoverall(总体的)healthofthepeoplewhoare10ofthiscompany.Inaddition，thegrowthintheranksof11customerswouldbringdowntheoverallcostofhealthcare.Incomingweeks，twonewoneswillbe12inlocationssuchastheAmericanTobaccoCampusandtheMuseumofNaturalScience.Ifusers13，theirinformationwillbestoredassecretswithoutnamestocreateadatabaseofgoodandbad14．Theprocessisfreeandtheresponseisnot15，atleastaccordingtoValenciaRobertson，oneofalineofpeoplewhowaitedto16theinstrumentonThursday.“I'mgood，”Robertsonsaidafter17herfutureimage.“It'snotgoingtobeabigdifference.”1、A．easier B．happier C．bitter D．worse2、A．instrument B．picture C．place D．structure3、A．wealth B．character C．appearance D．education4、A．reflect B．bother C．ruin D．affect5、A．cigarette B．beers C．medicines D．foods6、A．confusing B．convincing C．depressing D．exciting7、A．opinion B．plans C．thought D．advice8、A．break B．damage C．preserve D．change9、A．possible B．natural C．early D．clear10、A．deeper B．less C．higher D．stronger11、A．son B．father C．daughter D．mom12、A．guess B．say C．doubt D．wonder13、A．customers B．managers C．secretaries D．cleaners14、A．cautious B．smart C．careless D．generous15、A．showingup B．thoughtout C．soldout D．dyingout16、A．know B．agree C．come D．listen17、A．habits B．choices C．methods D．plans18、A．nice B．cool C．strange D．bad19、A．repair B．sell C．try D．buy20、A．drawing B．viewing C．picturing D．imaging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）March14is,perhapsquietly,celebratedasPiDay,1．daytohonorthenumberthatmanypeoplearefamiliarwith.ThedatecomesfromthefirstthreenumberofPi:Marchisthethirdmonth,2．(follow)bytheoneandfourthatmake14.Pi3．(appear)wherevertherearecircles.Piisaratio.Itmeasuresthe4．(distant)aroundacircletoitsdiameter(直径).Awebsite,P,showslittleknownfactsaboutthenumber.Pihasbeen5．(universal)knownforthousandsofyearsandgetsitsname6．aGreekletter,.TheGreeksarebelievedtohaveusedthelettertodescribetheratio.ThefirstPiDay7．(celebrate)onMarch14,1988.SanFrancisco’sExploratoriumScienceMuseumstartedtheevent,accordingtothesite.Themuseummarksthedaywithadaylongcelebration8．(include)aparade.March14hasotherscientific9．(link).ItisthebirthdayofphysicistandNobelPrizewinnerAlbertEinstein.PrincetonUniversity,10．Einsteinlivedformanyyears,celebratesPiDayaswell.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共存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（^），并在其下而写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下面画一横线，并在其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。Lastmonth,myfamilyplannedtotakeoutatriptoGuilin.Wepackedupourthingsonadvanceandarrivingatthe