2023-2024学年荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟高考英语五模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟高考英语五模试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone2．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof3．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless4．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto5．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince6．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving7．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection8．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster9．Thishouseisalmost________totheonewhereIlivedasachild.A．identical B．manualC．chilly D．enthusiastic10．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if11．Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford12．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose13．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined14．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while15．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg16．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was17．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever18．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup19．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit20．Youthisaperiodofourlifeweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.A．where B．thatC．what D．when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）NEWDELHI—InIndia’sspacecenteronthebarrierislandofSriharikota,thewhite-jacketedscientistsheldtheirbreaths.Thecountry’strustyred-and-whitesatellitelaunchvehiclehadliftedoffmomentsbeforeandblastedintoorbit.ThePolarSatelliteLaunchVehicleC-37wasabouttoperformadelicatemaneuver(操纵，任务)—carefullysending104satellitesintotheheavens,thehighestnumbereverattemptedinonemission.OneIndianspaceanalystontelevisionlikenedthecomplicatedmaneuvertodroppingchildrenatdifferentbusstops.About10a.m.Wednesday,theannouncementcame:Allthesatelliteshadbeensuccessfullylaunched.Thescientistsbreathedacollectivesighofrelief,andbackslappingandapplausefollowed.“Thisisagreatmomentforeachandeveryoneofus.Todaywehavemadehistory,”projectmanagerB．Jayakumarsaidafterward.Thetotalnumberofsatellitesfaroutstripped(超过)thepreviousrecord—37atthesametimesentintospacebyRussiain2014.Wednesday’slaunchwasanothersuccessfortheIndianSpaceResearchOrganization(ISRO),whichisrapidlygainingareputationgloballyforitseffectiveyetlow-costmissions.Indiahadalreadysentupdozensofsatellites,including20inonelaunchlastyear.In2014,IndiabecamethefirstAsiannationtosendaprobe(探测器)intoorbitaroundMars,a$74millioneffortthat,asPrimeMinisterNarendraModinotedatthetime,costlessthanwhatittooktomaketheHollywoodspacemovie“Gravity”.ThefiercenationalpridethatresultedafterthatsuccesssenttheMarsproberocketingontothefaceofthecountry’snew2,000rupee($30)currencynote(钞票)inNovember.“NowIndiaisshowingitscompetitivenessinthe$300billionglobalspacemarket,”saidRajeswariPillaiRajagopalan,headoftheNuclearandSpacePolicyInitiativeattheObserverRearchFoundationinNewDelhi.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“likened”meaninthe3rdparagraph?A．contributedB．comparedC．preferredD．tied2、WhatdoesIndia’sPrimeMinisterModiimplyaccordingtothe8thparagraph?A．The104-satellitemaneuvercostlessmoneythanthefilm“Gravity”did.B．Shootingafilmisalwaysmoreexpensivethanlaunchingarocket.C．TheMarsproberocketingischaracteristicofbeinglowincost.D．Allrealexplorationsarecheaperthanvirtualones.3、ThewayIndiaadoptedtoshowthesignificanceoftheMarsproberocketingisequaltothewayChinesegovernmentuse________inChina.A．ChairmanMaoZedong’sportraitB．apictureoftheLong-marchrocketC．apictureoftheThree-gorges(峡谷)projectD．PresidentXiJinping’sportrait4、Itcanbeinferredthatafterthesuccessinthe104-satellitelaunch,Indiawill________.A．becomeNo.1intheglobalspacemarketB．takeupalargermarketshareinthefutureC．showitsabilityamonglocalcompetitorsD．haveanorderof$300billion22．（8分）FollowingMoYan'sNobelPrizelastOctober,theusuallysilentChineseliterarycirclegotwarmedupagain.AShanghaiwriternamedJinYuchengsurprisednearlyeveryonebymakinghisnewnovelfullofShanghaidialect(方言).Publishedlastmonth,the350,000-wordBlossoms(FanHua)isanovelaboutthechangesinShanghaiover30years,drawingclearimagesofthecitythroughthestoriesofmanycommonpeople.Thereisnomainstorylikemostnovels,buteverystoryinitcouldrunindependently.WhilePutonghuaisthestandardchoiceforChineseliteraturetoday,Jin’suseoftheShanghaidialectappearsbothdifferentandbold."Ihaveseentoomanynovelsthatlooksimilartoeachother.Chineseliteratureisgettingmonotonousbothinlanguageandform.Iwanttobespecialwithmyownlanguage,"JintoldtheGlobalTimes.Inthenovel,Jinmakesabreakthroughbymainlyusingdialoguestounfoldvariousplotsandrepresenttypicalcharactersonadailybasis.Healsoabandonstheuseofsomepunctuationlikequotationmarks(引号),showingareturntothetraditionalChinesehuabengenre(话本体).Sinceitspublication,thebookhasbeenwidelyrecommendedonSinaWeibowithmanynetizens(网民)ratingthenovelhighforitsuniqueuseofdialectandvividdescriptionoflifeusingplainspeech.Jinsaidthathegottheideaof,writingthenovelwhilechattinginanonlineforum(论坛)wherepeopleusetheShanghaidialect.Thepraisehereceivedfromthenetizensencouragedhimtocontinuewritingtherandomstories."I'dliketoseemorewriterstofollowmylead.Itwillenrichourliteratureandmakeitdiverse,"hesaid.1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．TheChineseliterarycircleisalwayssilent.B．MoYanwassuprisedatJinYucheng'snewnovel.C．Thestoriesinthenovelaren'tlinkedtoeachother.D．ThenovelrepresentsamodemlifestyleinShanghai.2、Theunderlinedword"monotonous"inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A．lackinginvarietyB．ShortofexpectationsC．wantingfurtherimprovementD．requiringmoreconsideration3、HowdoesJinYuchengmakeabreakthroughinhisnewnovel?A．Byinventinglotsoftypicalcharacters.B．Bycreatingavividbackground.C．Byemployingdialoguetodevelopplotsandcharacters.D．ByplayingwithbeautifulwordsinShanghaidialect.4、WhatencouragedJinYuchengtocontinuewritingindialect?A．Thenetizens’posts.B．Thenetizens’praise.C．Thecitizens’comments.D．Otherwriters’encouragement.23．（8分）It’snearlyexamtime,socheckoutsomeofthebestfreeappsaroundtohelpyoumanagethestressofexamsandensureyouarestudyingeffectivelyoverthecomingweeks.ExamCountdownThisappcanhelptoremindyouhowmanydays,hours,andminutesyouhaveuntilyourexam.Thiscanhelptomotivateyoutohitthebooksbeforeit’stoolate.BlockTheInternetAreyouconstantlycheckingFacebookwhenyoushouldbewritinganessay?Orperhapsareyoudistractedbyab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B．makeafoolofantsC．providenutritionfortheseeds D．gettheseedsmovedaround2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A．Howplantsandantsinteract. B．Whatantsdotoprotectplants.C．Howplantsandantssurviveattacks. D．Whyplantsandantsneedco-evolution.3、Whichistrueabouttheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplants?A．Antsdependedmoreuponplants. B．Itcausedaraceforbetterevolution.C．Howitgotstartedwasuncertain. D．Itwasoflittlevalueforfuturestudies.4、What'stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tointroduceascienceresearchmethod.B．ToinformreadersofalatestresearchfindingC．Toarousereaders'interestinscienceresearch.D．Tocriticizepeople'straditionalviewsaboutplants.25．（10分）MobilephoneusersinChinaexpectedapleasantsurprisethismonth.StartingfromOctober1,anewpolicyadoptedbythethreegiantcellphoneoperators—ChinaMobile,ChinaTelecomandChinaUnicom—hasallowedunuseddatafromindividualdatapackagestobecarriedovertothenextmonthforuse.Atthebeginning,usersofthethreetelecommunicationcompanieswelcomedthispolicy,sincetheywouldhavemorefreedatatouseinthenextmonth.However,evenbeforeChineseuserscouldenjoythefreeextrapackage,theusersfoundthatsincetheadoptionofthepolicy,theoriginaldatalimitsseemtobefarmoreeasilyswallowedup,whichmeanstherewouldn’tbeanyunuseddataleftforthenextmonth.OneuserofChinaUnicomclaimedthatittookhimonlyninedaystouseupthedatapackageofamonth.Telecomshavebecomeanecessityinmodernlifelikewaterorpower,andraisingorloweringcostssignificantlyaffectspeople’slivesandfinances.Butdisagreementsbetweenconsumersandserviceproviderscoverdiscussion.Itistooearlytojudgehowlongthedisagreementbetweentelecommunicationcompaniesandconsumersoverdatapackageswilllast,since,accordingtomediareports,themeasurementofdatausageisdifficulttotrack.Companiesareusing“userprivacy”toavoidgivingoutanyinformation.Butreadingthroughthecompaniespostedonlinebycellphoneusers,wecansensethepublic’sdistrustofStated-ownedenterprises(SOEs).Asurveydonebythepeople’sTribuneResearchCenterin2012foundthatthepublic’snegativeimpressionofSOEscamefromthebeliefthattheyonlyrelyongovernmentsupportandtheiremployeesusuallydoeasyjobsbutgethigherpay,yettheirsenseofserviceisfarbehindprivateandforeignenterprises.ThecurrentargumentoverthedatapackageofthreeState-ownedtelecommunicationgiantsreflectstheextentofpublicanger.Amongthecountry’santi-corruptioncampaign(反腐败运动)andreforms,itshowsthepublic’senthusiasmfordeepeningreformsandmakingSOEsbenefitdomesticconsumers.1、Theattitudeoftheuserstowardsthenewpolicyofthethreetelecommunicationcompaniesatthebeginningcanbebestdescribedas________.A．indifferent B．opposed C．positive D．disappointed2、Whatistheresultofthenewpolicyadoptedbythethreetelecommunicationcompanies?A．Chinesephoneusersareallowedtosendtheirunuseddatatotheirfriends.B．Chinesephoneusersarepresentedwithmuchcheaperindividualdatapackages.C．Chinesephoneusershavenoneedtobuyindividualdatapackages.D．Chinesephoneusersconsumethedatamuchsoonerthanexpected.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepublic’simpressionofSOEs?A．SOEsaresupportedbythegovernmenttoalargeextent.B．SOEshavebenefiteddomesticconsumerseffectively.C．SOEs’employeesdon’tdeservethehighpay.D．SOEs’serviceisworsethanprivateandforeignenterprises.4、Thelastparagraphmostprobablyimpliesthat________.A．thepublicarenotsatisfiedwiththereformsatpresentB．thepublicdonotcareaboutthecountry’sreformsC．thepublicthinkhighlyofanti-corruptioncampaignD．thepublicareconfidentaboutthereformofSOEs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）Therewasonceagroupofyoungpeoplesearchingeverywhereforhappinessbutwhattheygotwasonlyannoyance,griefandmisery.Sothey1Socratesforadviceonwherehappiness2But3givinganyanswers,Socratesaskedthemtohelpwithbuildinga4first.Thegroupofguyshadto5thetask,layingasidetheirownbusinessofseekinghappiness.Ittookthemalongtimetocutdownatalltree,gougingout(挖空)thecenter.Throughpainstakingeffort,theymadeacanoeoutofthetree.Theylaunchedthecanoeintoariver,andthen6togetherinit,singingwith7.Socratesasked,“Mychildren,doyouhavehappinessnow?”Theyansweredinchorus:“We8behappier!”Socrates9,“That’sit!10youaretoobusypursuingsomethingtonoticeanythingbitter,happinesswilloccur.”FromthestoryIgottoknowthathappiness11hidesbehindeverytinythingthatyouareinvolvedin,andthatyoumayonlygetpleasurethrough12workandcreativity.Wemayhaveto13paininourdailylifeandintheprocessof14happiness.Sometimeswetendtolookforhappinessin15things,likeanewcar,clothes,etc.Truelongtermhappiness,however,comesfromwithinour16andspirit.Sowhynotturnsufferinginto17life,and18tearsintothelightinyourheart?Onlyinthiswaycanwemakeitthroughandfindtruehappiness.Somydearfriends,justrememberhappinessisastateofmindandamatterof19,andI20youallalifeofhappiness.1、A．pointedto B．referredto C．turnedto D．keptto2、A．lay B．belonged C．stood D．laid3、A．apartfrom B．insteadof C．otherthan D．forfearof4、A．house B．boat C．bridge D．school5、A．setabout B．setdown C．setout D．setup6、A．sat B．stood C．got D．rowed7、A．joy B．sorrow C．curiosity D．hope8、A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t9、A．declared B．thought C．added D．assumed10、A．Unless B．Whenever C．Until D．However11、A．never B．always C．ever D．seldom12、A．cautious B．endless C．hard D．effective13、A．experience B．avoid C．enjoy D．deny14、A．searching B．seeking C．hoping D．improving15、A．spiritual B．nice C．new D．material16、A．body B．part C．soul D．head17、A．blaming B．praising C．ending D．cursing18、A．turn B．put C．divide D．draw19、A．time B．energy C．fact D．choice20、A．wish B．promise C．bring D．Require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）单句语法填空1．Youshouldhaveunderstoodthetrafficrulebynow.You'vehadit______(explain)oftenenough.2．Mymotherdoesn'tlikemewearingshortskirtsonformaloccasions—shethinksthey're_________(suit).3．Carriewentintothekitchen,whereshefoundherson_______(cook).4．Iwon'tforget_________(take)toHawaiiforholidayswhenIwasten.5．Thenewcarcostsalotofmoney,butit'scertainlyworth_________.6．Ifbothsidesmakeconcessions（让步），theycanreacha_________(settle)acceptabletoboth.7．Wewillbegiventraininginhow_____(work)asamediator.8．Toourjoy,Mr.Wanghaswonthefootballclubchairman_________(elect).9．Finallyhereachedanabandonedisland_________wascompletelycutofffromtheoutsideworld.10．Talkingloudinthereadingroom_________(be)consideredimpolite.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（共10小题；每小题1分，满分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。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。LastSaturdaythestudentsofourclassmadeabiketripofasmalltownbytheTaihuLake、Wesetoffearlierinthemorning、Aftergettingtothetown,wehadvisitedsomeplacesofinterest、Atnoon,wehadpicnicnearthetown、Everybodywasattractedbythebeautifullysceneryandwetookalotofpicturethere、Intheafternoon,someofuswentfishing,somerowedboatsonthewater,butothersflewkites、Webothhadawonderfultime!Itwasapleasanttripforus,duringwhichtheboyswereofferedthegirlsalotofhelp、Wehavelearnedtohelp,understandandsharingwithothers、Inaword,wehavegotquitealotfromit、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，目前正在英国做交换生，你的英国朋友Debbie送了你一张CeilidhDance的舞会票。现在，请给她写一封邮件致谢，并询问有关情况（箭头所指内容）。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearDebbie,IamdelightedtoreceiveyourticketfortheCeilidhDance.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、C5、B6、D7、B8、B9、A10、A11、D12、D13、B14、B15、C16、B17、A18、B19、C20、D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、Maybenooneforgetstheirfirstbikeandthereisnoexceptiontoawomanlikeme.MinewasaSchwinncoasterbike,second-hand,paintedredandyellowbyitspreviousowner.IrememberridingtoofastdownthebighillonSpringfieldAvenue.Iknewatoncethattheworldwasminetoexplore.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIwas11,mygrandmothervisitedfromEngland,bringingmeabike.Itwasadarkgreenone,withthreegears(齿轮)andhandbrakes.AstheownerofthefirstEnglishbikemyfriendshadeverseen,Iwasalmostfamous.Unlikemycoasterbike,itwaslight—ridingitfeltlikeflying.Irodepastbigstonehouseswiththeirhugeyardsandtrees.Irodepastbrickrowhouses.Irodealoneandwithgroupsoffriends.Thatbelovedbikewentwithmetocollege,carryingmetothelibraryandtoclasses.Beyondtransport,itwasoftenaprop(道具):PushingitalongasIwalkedthecollegepathsmademefeellessself-conscious.Somehow,conversationflowedmoreeasilyoneithersideofabike.Aftercollege,Ilivedabroadforawhile.ReturningfromLondon,Idiscoveredtomyhorrorthatmyparentshadsoldmybike.Foryearsafterthat,Ididn'thaveabikethatwasreallymine.TeachinginaNewEnglandprepschool(学校),Isimplyrodewhateverbikesitsgraduateshadleftbehind.Irodearoundthelittletownonbikeswithgearsandbrakesthatoftenfailed.IdidnottakeanyofthosebikeswithmewhenImovedsouthtothecoastaltownwhereInowlive.ButafterawhileImissedriding.Finally,onafallday,Iboughtabike.Calledacomfortbike,ithaswidertiresthanmyoldbikeandsevengears.Butitisgreen—abrightergreenbike.Still,Iwasabitworried;Iwasalotolder.Ibroughtthebikehomeandputonmyhelmet—I'dneverwornahelmetbefore.ThenIgotonthebike.Afteradifficultstart,IfeltexactlyasIwasonthatlong-agodayonSpringfieldAvenue:free.SoonIwasridingalong,watchingthewavesbreak.ItseemedthateveryoneIpassedsmiled.AndIknewtheyallrememberedtheirfirstbikeandhowithadsetthemfree.Iwantedtocallbacktothem,"Itstillcan!"5、Accordingtothearticle,theauthor'sbelovedbike________.A．wasaredandyellowcoasterbikeB．madehertheenvyofallherfriendsC．washerbirthdaygiftfromhergrandmotherD．madehershyandawkwardattimesatcollege6、Whenshewasteachingataprepschool,theauthor________.A．didn'tlikeheronce-belovedbik