湖北省巴東三中2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)二模試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無(wú)效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving2．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear3．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why4．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout5．Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．a(chǎn)tnotimeB．a(chǎn)tonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing6．Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．a(chǎn)llofwhomC．eachofwhom D．a(chǎn)llofwhich7．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed8．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that9．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．a(chǎn)nswerforD．a(chǎn)ccountfor10．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when11．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary12．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly13．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made14．Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．a(chǎn)tallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans15．Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway16．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone17．We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that18．Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.A．whichB．whatC．thatD．where19．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough20．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）54-year-oldAbdulhasaspecialjob.Hehasbeenworkingasalivingstatueforoverthreedecades,standingperfectlystillforsixhoursadayandresistingpeople’sattemptstomakehimmoveorsmile,anythingthatprovesheisalivingperson.Abdul,knownas“India’sStatueMan,”hasbeenperforminghisdailyroutineeversince1985,soonaftergettingajobasasecurityguard.HisbosshadrecentlytraveledtotheUK,wherehewassoimpressedbythestatue-likemembersoftheRoyalGuardoutsideBuckinghamPalacethathewantedtodosomethingsimilarbackhome.Sohehadhisguardsreceivethreemonthsoftraining,wheretheywouldsitperfectlystillforaroundfourhours.Theyweren’tallowedtotalkorsmile,eat,drink,orevenshooawayaflyifitsatontheirfaces.Intheend,Abdulprovedthebestofthegroup,sohegotthestrangejob.Abdulisn’ttheonlypersonintheworldactingasalivingstatue,butwhatmakeshimspecialisthefactthathecandoitforaslongassixhourswithoutevenblinkinghiseyes.Once,a$155prizewasputupforanyonewhocanmakehimmoveamuscle.Buttryastheymight,noonehaseversucceeded.Actually,Abdultriestomoveaboutasmuchashecaninhissparetime,andonlyeatshealthyhome-cookedfood,tokeephisbodyinshape.Butheclaimsyogahasbeenthebiggesthelp.Inthe32years,AbdulhasbecomeacelebrityinIndiaandotherAsiancountries.ManyBollywoodcelebritiesAbdulearnsabout10,000rupees($156)amonth,whichisenoughtosupporthisfamily,butdefinitelynotenoughtoencouragehischildrentofollowinhisfootsteps.It’sjusttoostressfulandtaxingonthebody.“Despiteallthehardshipandhealthproblems,IlovemyjobandIamthankfultopeoplefortheloveandrespecttheyhaveshoweredonme...hesays.“Whenthetimecomes,Iwanttodieplayingastatue.”1、WhatisAbdul’sdailyroutine?A．Performingasalivingstatue.B．Provingtobealivingperson.C．Smilingathiscustomers.D．Keepinghisbodyinshape.2、WhycouldAbdulgetthestrangejobgivenbyhisboss?A．Hehadhisspecialambition.B．Hewasmostfamiliarwiththejob.C．Hestoodoutamongthegroup.D．Heknewthebossmorethanothers.3、WhatdoesAbduldoinhissparetime?A．Heeatsalotofsnacks.B．Hepracticesyogafor12hoursaday.C．Hecooksforhisfamily.D．Healwaysmovesalot.4、HowdoesAbdulfeelabouthisjobaccordingtothetext?A．It’soverpaid.B．It’ssatisfying.C．It’sboring.D．It’sinstructive.22．（8分）TothepeoplewhocametoChristopherMorleyParkinRoslyn,hehadnoname.tothem,hewas“theicecreamman”.Hewasjusttwohandsandasmilehandingbackicecreamfromthevan（面包車）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.23．（8分）Haveyoueverlistenedtoaprivateconversation?Maybeyouwerestandingbyadoororinahallwayandyouheardpeopletalkingaboutsomeoneelse.Youpaused...youperkedupyourears...andyoulistened.Thesepeoplewerenotspeakingtoyou.Youeavesdropped.Toeavesdropmeansyousecretlylistentosomethingsaidinprivate.Nosypeople,peoplewholiketogossipandspiesareallgoodeavesdroppers.Whenitwasfirstusedinthe1600s,"eavesdrop"wasthewaterthatfell,ordropped,fromtheeavesofahouse.Afterevenmoretimepassed,"eavesdropper"describedsomeonewhostoodnearahousetosecretlylistentoaconversationhappeninginside.Englishhasanotherexpressionrelatedtoeavesdroppingandthehome:thewallshaveears.Thismeansbecarefulwhatyousayastheremightbepeoplelistening.SomewordexpertssaythisexpressionmaycomefromstoryaboutanancientGreekrulerwhohadanear-shapedcavecutandconnectedbetweentheroomsofhispalace.Thisformofeavesdroppingbecamecommonpracticewithrulersfrommanycultures.There’sagreatonemoreforeavesdropping–tolisteninon.Whenyoulisteninonsomething,youlistentopeoplespeakingwithoutjoiningin,usuallysecretly.Butnotalways.Youcanlisteninonaclassatuniversityorlisteninonameetingatwork.Theseexamplesdonotsuggestthatyouwerelisteningsecretly.Now,maybeyouweremindingyourownbusiness.Maybeyoujusthappenedtohaveoverheardaprivateconversation.Overhearingismoreinnocentthaneavesdropping.Youcanoverhearsomethingbybeinginthewrongplaceattherighttime.1、Howmanyexpressionsarementionedonlisteningindifferentways?A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.2、WhichisTRUEaboutthewordof“eavesdrop”?A．Itmeansthefallenwaterfromahousenow.B．Itwasfirstusedin1600inancientGreece.C．Rulersseldomeavesdropinmanycultures.D．Itdidn’toriginallymean“tolistensecretly”.3、Whichwordorphrasemeanstolistentosomethingbycoincidence?A．Eavesdrop.B．Listeninon.C．Overhear.D．Thewallshaveears.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Overhearandeavesdroptakeonthesamemeaning.B．Agossiporaspyisgoodateavesdropping.C．Thewallshaveearsmeansbecarefulwhenlistening.D．“Listeninon”alwaysmeanslistensecretly.24．（8分）ResidentsinthepoorestcountiesintheU.S.facealifeexpectancyuptodecadeshorterthantheircounterpartsinthewealthiestareas,accordingtoastudypublishedintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth.ResearchersfromEastTennesseeStateUniversitywantedtobetterunderstandhowsocioeconomicstatuswasassociatedwithheathoutcomes.Tofindouttheydividedthecountry’s3,141countiesinto50new‘states’(with2percentofthecountiesineach)basedonhouseholdincomeasopposedtogeographicproximity(接近).Theresearchersbrokedownthedatabycountysincetheyfoundstate-leveldatamayhidesome‘impactofsocioeconomicdifferencesonboththebest-offandworst-offcounties.’Theythenexaminedhealthdatafromthewealthiestandpoorest‘states’(topandbottom2percent)toseehowresidentsdifferedonfactorslikesmoking,clinicalcareandexcessivedrinking.Researchersfoundthattherewasnearlya10-yeargapinthelifeexpectancyofmenwithanaverageof79.3yearsinthewealthycountiescomparedto69.8yearsinthepoorest.Forwomen,thedifferencewasslightlyless-83yearsinthewealthiestcountiesand76yearsinthepoorest.Thestudyauthorscautionthatwhiletheyfoundaconnectionbetweensocioeconomicstatusandhealthoutcomes,theydidnotanalyzecauseandeffect.Buttheysuggestthatthedatashowshowpolicymakersshouldnotjustfocusonstate-wideinitiatives(主動(dòng)性)butmoretargetedeffortstohelpthosemostatrisk.“Withlimitedresources,methodsofpinpointingthepoorestcountiescanassistintheallocationofresourcesandprogramstothosecommunitiesthatareinthegreatestneed,’’thestudyauthorswrote.1、HowdidResearchersdividethecounties?A．Bysocialstatus. B．Byincome.C．Byhealth. D．Bylivingplaces.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Thewomendifferenceislessthanthemaninlifeexpectancy.B．Thewealthiest‘state’likehidingtheirwealth.C．Mosthealthdataisunbelievable.D．Mostpoorest‘state’smokeanddrinkalot.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theresearchersthinktheirstudyisperfect.B．Peoplestilldon’tknowthecauseoflifeexpectancy.C．Thegovernmentshouldlearnsomethingfromthestudy.D．TheAmericanresourcesallocationisnotfairatall.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WaystohavealonglifeexpectancyB．GreatincomedifferencesintheUSAC．ThehealthproblemintheUSAD．Meninrichest10yearslongerinpoorest25．（10分）Everymorningat6amAlanSwallowgetsoutofbed,hasbreakfastandreadsthepaper.Andforthatheisanunsunghero.WhenhereadsTheSouthlandTimesinthemorning,hereadsitaloudandrecordsifforpeoplewhoarevisuallyimpaired(受損的).TheBlindFoundationprovidesitsmemberswiththeTelephoneInformationService(TIS)whichhasarticlesfrommorethan70newspapers,radioandTVschedules,financeinformation,publicandgovernmentnoticesandupdatesfromtheBlindFoundation.For17yearsSwallowhasreadthepaperfortheservice.Intheearlydayssomeonewouldheaddowntothelocalstudiotorecordthenewsforthedayandtheyhadonechancetogetitright.Nowadays,thenewsreaderscanworkfromhomesuingtheirphones.TheTISserviceisavailable365daysayear,anditcouldsometimestakehimanhourtogetthroughthelocalnewsitemshehadchosen.“Itdoesn’ttakemucheffort,butitdoestakeacommitmentbecausepeoplearerelyingonit.”Hesaid.Theservicehadstruggledforsometimewithvolunteersbecausenotmanypeopleknewaboutit.Swallowsaid,“Itwasfulfillingtoknowthatpeoplewerebenefitingfromwhathewasdoing.”ForBlindFoundationsocialfunctionorganiserLizAnstice,theopportunitytogivebacktoafoundationthathadgivenmuchtoher,wasaniceaspectoftherole.Shehasbeeninvolvedwiththefoundationforfiveyearsaftershebecamevisuallyimpaired.Shesaidthebiggestchallengewasbuildingthetrustthatpeoplehadinthelocalbranchofthefoundation.Ansticereformedthesocialcommitteegroupandchangedthingssopeopledidnotgetbored.TheChristmascelebrationshadbeensowellreceivedmembersfromtheBlindFoundationinBalcluthawerecomingdownforthem.However,sometimesgettingmemberstotheeventswasachallengebecauseofalackofvolunteersavailabletotransportthem,shesaid.ShewasproudofbeingafinalistfortheVolunteerRecognitionAward.1、HowdoesAlanSwallowworkforTheBlindFoundation?A．Bywritingnewspaperarticles.B．Byreadingnewsfortheblind.C．Byupdatinglocalnewseveryday.D．Bycollectingtelephoneinformation.2、HowdoesAlanSwallowfeelabouthisworkfortheTISservice?A．Time-consuming.B．Challenging.C．Satisfying.D．Struggling.3、What’stheproblemforgettingmemberstotheeventsaccordingtoLizAnstice?A．People’sdistrust.B．Costsoftransport.C．Boredomofevents.D．Shortageofvolunteers.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．BlindFoundationRecognizesItsUnsungHeroesB．WorkforTelephoneInformationServiceC．GreatChallengestoBlindFoundationD．BlindFoundation:ReformsGoingon第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）WhenIwasinthirdgrade,myparentsletmejoinanadvancedpreparatorymathclass,Sigma.1,Ihadneverdisplayedalikingformathatschool.IsteppedintoclassonthefirstdaythinkingthatIwouldspendayearatSigmabeforeleavingA:Onthefirstdayofclass,we2anhourlongtest.I3didthebestIcouldandtriedto4howtosolvetheproblemsIhadn'tlearnedhowtodoinschool.However,5Ihadn'texpectedwastocome6!Beforethatday,IhadneverbelievedIwasgoodatmathatall.Butastheyearwenton,I7gotthehighestscore.WhenIwasineighthgrade,Ijoinedmyschool'smathteamwhereIwasoneofthe8fourstudentschosento9ourschoolatastatewidemiddleschoolmathcompetition.BythetimeIhadcreateda10formyselfatschoolasamathgirl.ButwhatdrewmetothemathteamwasthatitwasthefirstcommunityIfeltlikeIwasareal11of.ItwasahomeI12whereeveryonewasasexcitedabout13asIwas.IstoppedgoingtoSigmawhenIwasinninthgrade,butIstillstayedinthemathteam.Themathteamisn’tlikesigma-aplacetomakeyoubelieveinyourself,totake14testsandcompetetoseewhereyouare15relativetoyourclassmates.ThemathteamisthecommunitywhereIhavepushedmyselftomy16andhaveseenotherpeople17themselves.Andmost18,themathteamistheplacewhereIhavemetsomeofthekindestpeopleIknowtoday.Thankyou,mathteam,forgivingmefriendsandpeopleIwill19evenafterIgoofftocollegeinlessthanayearandahalf.Thankyouformakingmefeel20.1、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Luckily2、A．hatedB．a(chǎn)rrangedC．tookD．failed3、A．hardlyB．extremelyC．rarelyD．merely4、A．giveoutB．figureoutC．sendoutD．turnout5、A．a(chǎn)sB．whatC．whichD．that6、A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．last7、A．constantlyB．graduallyC．a(chǎn)ccidentallyD．immediately8、A．centerB．middleC．topD．bottom9、A．presentB．replaceC．reserveD．represent10、A．planB．gameC．sceneD．reputation11、A．partB．girlC．studentD．presenter12、A．feltatB．belongedtoC．createdD．left13、A．picture-takingB．problem-solvingC．trouble-makingD．lecture-giving14、A．fruitlessB．helplessC．hopelessD．endless15、A．taughtB．visitedC．rankedD．scanned16、A．competenceB．limitsC．classD．a(chǎn)bility17、A．pushB．enjoyC．findD．show18、A．surprisinglyB．necessarilyC．importantlyD．strictly19、A．treasureB．knowC．preserveD．forget20、A．pitiedB．desertedC．gradedD．loved第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）1．crowdofmorethan22,000peoplegatherednearLasVegas’famousMandalayBayHotel2．theRoute91HarvestFestival.Without3．(expect),fromthehotel’s32ndfloor,agunmanopenedfireonthepeoplebelow,4．(kill)59peopleandatleast500injured.Itwasthemost5．(dead)shootinginUShistory.PresidentDonaldTrumpdescribed6．a(chǎn)s“anactofpureevil”.HeorderedUSflagstobe7．(fly)athalf-stafftohonorthose8．died.“Inmomentsoftragedyandhorror,Americacomestogetherasone.Anditalways9．(have),”Trumpsaid10．(Politician)aroundtheworldofferedtheirsupportfortheUnitedStates.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Ourclasshadadiscussionaboutwhetherit’snecessaryputmonitoringcamerasinourclassroom.Opinionsaredividedtothistopic.Someareinfavorofthisidea,thinkingmonitoringcamerascanbeusingtomonitorteachers’teaching,thatencouragesteacherstopreparetheirlessonsbetter.Beside,itisausefulwaytoavoidexamcheating,whichisaseriouslyprobleminsomesch