湖南衡陽市2023年高三沖刺模擬英語試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall2．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What3．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant4．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since5．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited6．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．appreciationD．entertainment7．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．assoonas C．until D．aslongas8．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto9．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved10．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive11．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what12．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso13．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable14．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot15．.HowdidyouFrench?IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup16．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled17．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding18．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder￥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．adaptableB．adjustableC．adoptableD．affordable19．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege20．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）NewYorkWalkingTour◆StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTourStartthisexcitingguided4-hourtourbygettingearlyReserveLineAccessboardingontheferrytoLibertyIsland.Oncethere，goinsidethebaseofthestatueandheadtotheobservationdecksforanawesomeviewofNewYorkCityanditssurroundings.ThencomebackontheferrytoEllisIslandtolearnaboutthehistoryofimmigration(移民)toAmericathattookplaceherebetween1892and1954.◆CentralParkWalkingTourWalkthroughCentralPark’smostpicturesquehighlightsona2-hourtourwithaprofessionalphotographer.RememberyourNewYorkCityadventurewithunforgettableimagesofyouwithfamilyorfriendsasyoucirclethetowersatBelvedereCastle，walkthroughpathswithflowersintheConservatoryGarden，orfeedtheswansbytheLoebBoathouse.◆NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTourLearnaboutthehistoryofthebuildingsthatdefinetheNewYorkCityskylineona3-hourwalkingarchitecturetour.Walkdownthefamous42ndStreetcorridorwithalongtimeNewYorkresident(居民)andarchitecturalexpert，stoppingalongthewaytolearnaboutMidtownManhattan’smosticonicstructuresliketheChryslerBuilding，FordFoundation，GrandCentralStationandtheNewYorkPublicLibrary.◆GreenwichVillageWalkingTourGreenwichVillageisoneofNewYorkCity’smostbeautifulandfamousneighborhoods.Takeaguided2-hourwalkingtourofthislegendaryLowerManhattanspace.Hearaboutthefamousartistswhooncelivedhere，fromEdgarAllanPoetoBobDylan，JimiHendrixandcountlessothers.WalkthewindingstreetsandvisitpopularWashingtonSquarePark，relivingmorethan200yearsofhistory.1、WhydotouristsvisitEllisIsland?A．ToknowaboutAmericanimmigrationhistory.B．Toexplorethesurroundingsoftheisland.C．TogetawholeviewofNewYorkCity.D．ToobserveStatueofLibertyclosely.2、WhowillgowithtouristsonCentralParkWalkingTour?A．Anexperiencedguide.B．Anarchitecturalexpert.C．Aprofessionalphotographer.D．AlongtimeNewYorkresident.3、Whichtourtakesthelongesttime?A．CentralParkWalkingTour.B．GreenwichVillageWalkingTour.C．NewYorkCityArchitectureWalkingTour.D．StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandWalkingTour.4、WhatcantouristsdoonGreenwichVillageWalkingTour?A．Takeunforgettablepictures.B．ComeacrossBobDylan.C．VisitNewYorkPublicLibrary.D．Learnaboutfamousartists.22．（8分）Thenexttimeyourbrainrefusestorecallasimplefactorname,bethankful.Thatcouldbeasignthatyourbrainisgettingridofunnecessaryinformationsothatitcanoperatemoreefficiently,andhelpyoumakebetterdecisions.Theresearcherssaytherearenumerousneurobiological(神經生物學的)studiesconductedonhowthebrainstoresinformation,aprocesscalledpersistence(暫留).However,scientistsalsoassumedthatouroccasionalinabilitytorecallfactswasduetoaareanthebrain.In2013,scientistsdiscoveredthatasnewneuronscombinewiththehippocampus(海馬區(qū))aregionofthebrainthatplaysasignificantroleinlearningandrememberingtheyoverwriteoldmemories,makingthemhardertoaccess.Thereisalsoevidencethatthebrainweakensorremovesconnectionsbetweenneurons,inwhichmemoriesareencoded.Thescientistshaveatheoryonwhythebrainspendssomuchenergyerasingmemories.Theysaywhatthebraindecidestoforgetisdeterminedbyourdailylife.Anexampleisthatourbrainsrememberphonenumbersaccordingtotheneed.Insteadofstoringthisirrelevantinformationthatourphonescanstoreforus,ourbrainsarefreeduptostorethememoriesthatactuallydomatterforus.Theyalsobelievethatmemorizingtoomuchdetailcouldpreventusfrommakinggooddecisions.Sothenexttimeyouareunabletorecallaseeminglyimportantfact,don’tbehardonyourself.Justthrowittoyourbrain’s“rubbishcan”tomakeroomforinformationthatcancontributetomakingyousmarter!Remember,evenAlbertEinsteinwasabsent-minded!1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．PersistenceisnotaprocesstostoreinformationB．Onceinformationisstoredinthebrain,itwilllastforeverC．LearningandmemorizingtakeplaceinthehippocampusD．Newneuronswillstrengthenoldmemories2、Thebrainhastoerasememoriesto__________.A．recallimportantinformationB．storemoreimportantinformationC．storedetailD．rememberphonenumbers3、Ifsomeunimportantinformationisstored,itwillbe_________.A．combinedwiththehippocampusB．processedandmemorizedpermanentlyC．storedanddecodedimmediatelyD．removedandforgottensoon4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ScientistsencourageustoforgetthingsB．ThewayourbrainsmemorizeandencodeC．ForgettingthingsmaymakeyousmarterD．WhywasAlbertEinsteinabsent-minded?23．（8分）"Hergradesarefine；I'mnotworriedaboutthat，butshejustdoesn'tseemtolovelearninganymore，"Alice'smumsaid．She'sabsolutelyright．I'dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyearswhenI'dbeenAlice'smiddleschoolteacher，andIhaveananswer，rightthereonthetipofmytongue，towhathasgonewrong．YetI'mtornbetweenmyresponsibilitytohelpAliceandtheknowledgethatwhatIhavetosayisatruthI'mnotsurethismotherisreadytohear．Thetruthforthisparentandsomanyothersisthis：Herchildhassacrificedhernaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealtarofachievement，andit'sourfault．Alice'sparents，herteachers，societyatlarge-weareallsupposedtobeblamedinthiscrimeagainstlearning．Fromherfirstdayofschool，wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressbymeansofpoints，scores，andawards．WetaughtAlicethatherpotentialistiedtoherintellect（智力），andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanhercharacter．WetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearinggradeAs，championshipprizes，andcollegeacceptance，andnotonpurpose，wetaughtherthatwedon'treallycarehowsheobtainsthem．Wetaughthertoprotectheracademicandextracurricular（課外的）perfectionatallcostsandthatit'sbettertoquitwhenthingsgetchallengingratherthanrisklosingthatperfectrecord．Aboveallelse，wetaughthertofearfailure．Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedherloveoflearning．1、WecaninferfromParagraph2thattheauthor______．A．thinksAliceisrightB．isuncertainoftheanswerC．hesitatestoexpressanideaD．wonderswhythemotherisworried2、Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedwords"atthealtarof"？______A．insteadofB．attheriskofC．atthelossofD．intheinterestof3、WhathasreallymadeAlicechangeherattitudetolearning？______A．Beingslowinstudy．B．Fearofbadgrades．C．Difficultyinstudy．D．Pressfromparents．4、Whatismoreimportantforateenagerintheauthor'sopinion？______A．Hisknowledge．B．Hisintellect．C．Hischaracter．D．Hisachievement．24．（8分）Ifyoumakealistoftheworld’stoptenmostchallengingjob,chancesarethatbeingateacherwillnotmakethecut.Butthinkaboutthedauntingtaskmillionsofeducatorsfaceeachdayastheytrytomoldagroupofoftensurly,unrulykidsintointelligent,well-roundedindividuals.Thatsurelyhastobethetoughestjobintheworld,especiallygiventhatthereisnopromotionorbonusawaitingthemeveniftheyarewildlysuccessful!Whatiftheseall-importantindividualsthatweoftentakeforgranteddisappearfromourlives?ThatwaswhatProjectEdandParticipantMedia'sTeachcampaignaskedfilmmakersofallagestoenvisionfortheirrecentlyheldcontest.Entitled,"AWorldWithoutTeachers,"itsintentwastoinspiremoreyoungpeopletobecometeachers.However,the62amazingvideosubmissionsalsoserveasareminderofhowgrimthingswouldbeifwedidn'thavetheseselflessindividualsguidingusthroughlife.Whatwasinterestingisthateventheyoungestcontestantsdidnotappeartorejoiceattheideaofnothavinganybodytellingthemwhattodo.High-schoolstudentSavannahWakefieldponderedifartasweknowittodaywouldhavebeendifferentwithoutteachers.WouldMonethavediscoveredhistalentforimpressionism?LosAngeles-basedMilesHorst,whowonthe1,000USDprizeforthebestadultsubmissionimaginesaworldwhereteachersarereplacedbya'brainbox'inhisfunanimatedentry.YouthcategorywinnerMarinaBarham'svideodepictsafactweallknowbutoftenforget.Teachersdon'tjustteach,theyinspire-somethingthatnoelectronicdevice,nomatterhowsmart,cando!Sothenexttimeyouthinkyourteacherisbeing"mean"fortryingtochannelyouintherightdirection,imaginealifewithouthim/her.Wehaveafeelingitwillnotappearasrosy!1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thecampaigntopromoteteachers'status.B．Thesignificancecfteachers.C．Asurveyofpeople'sviewsaboutteachers.D．Thepossibilityofaworldwhereteachersarereplaced.2、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____.A．teachingnaughtykidsisaverydiscouragingtaskB．beingateacherisoneofthemostchallengingjobsintheworldC．asuccessfulteacherhasthegreatestchancetobepromotedD．teachershavelittleinfluenceonkids'individualdevelopment3、Whatisthepurposeoftheproject“AWorldWithoutTeachers”?A．Toattractkidstosubmitmorevideosoftheirteachers.B．Toexpectteacherstodevotethemselvestotheirjobs.C．Toremindstudentstoappreciateteachers'hardwork.D．Toencouragemorepeopletogointoteachingcareer.4、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence?A．Teachingisquitedifferentfromotherjobs.B．Thefutureofteachers'workappearsinspiring.C．Aworldwithoutteacherswillbeunimaginable.D．Manypeopleattachmoreimportancetoteaching.25．（10分）AblogpostedDec

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PMbyAlannaMallonAlannaMallonisaCambridgeCityCouncilor.EachyearinNovember,IreceiveaflurryofemailsandtextsfromfriendswhowanttovolunteerwiththeirfamiliesonThanksgivingasawaytogiveback.IalsofieldphonecallsfromorganizationswhowanttodonatetolocalprogramsthatprovideThanksgivingmeals.However,asanofficialwhostillworksinthenonprofitsector,IalsofeeldeeplyanxiousbecauseIknowtheother51weeksoftheyear,thesecriticalprogramsthatprovidefoodaccesstoresidentsinneedarestarvingforbothvolunteersanddonations.Hungerisayearroundproblem,andeachweekvolunteersarethenecessaryparttoensurethatprogramsareabletoservethecommunity.AtFoodForFree,werelyonabout100volunteersperweek,andeachofthosevolunteersisextremelyimportanttoprovidingfresh,healthyfoodtopeopleintheGreaterBostonareawhoneedit.SchoolchildrenwhotakebackpacksoffoodhomeonFridays,communitycollegestudentswhorelyonourFamilyMealsprogramtothriveinclass,elderlyanddisabledresidentswhoreceivetwicemonthlydeliveriesoffoodtotheirdoorsthroughourHomeDeliveryprogram,—theyallrelyonusensuringenoughvolunteersshowuptodothework.Thesevolunteersdon’tshowupinyoursocialmediafeeds,theydon’twinawardsandnoonewritesabouttheminthelocalnewspapers.Buttheyareheroes.Andyoucanbetoo.Ifeveryonemadeapromisetovolunteeronceamonth,orevenonceaquarter,Iknowthatwecouldreducesomeoftheanxietytheseorganizationsfeel,asamorereliablevolunteernetworkallowsthemtofocusonhelpingpeople,notfillingvolunteerslots.HereisalistofafeworganizationswhoaredoingcriticalworkinCambridgetoaddressfoodinsecurity.Offeryourtimetoanorganization,theywillbedeeplygrateful—andIamgoingtobetthatyouwillfeelprettygoodaboutyourselftoo.FoodForFree:

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223、Whatcanbelearntfromthefirsttwoparagraphs？A．Thefoodsafetyworriestheauthor.B．Volunteersareneededallyearround.C．DonationscanbemadethroughtheInternet.D．PeoplelikegettingtogetheronThanksgiving.1、Paragraph3ismainlyabout________.A．theneedforfreshfood B．thedutyofFoodForFreeC．thevalueofvoluntarywork D．thedifficultlifeoflocalpeople2、Thepassageisto________.A．callforaction B．expressthanksC．advertiseprograms D．introducewebsites第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Recently,IquestionedtheworkIwasdoing.Ifoundmyselfwonderingwhetherallmytimeandeffortwas1.WillmynewbusinessprovidetheincomeIneed?Ismyservicegoodenoughforotherstowantto2myproducts?Theseareonlyafewofthe3thatranthroughmymind.Witheveryquestion,myself-confidencewere4!Asmydoubtsswirled（紛亂）inmymind,Icouldfeelmyattitudechanging.Idoubtedwhetheritisreallyworththe5ornot.Realizingthatthese6thoughtswereaffectingmyattitude,Iwenttothewebsitetoreadquoteson7.IfoundIdidnothaveacategoryof“self-confidence”.Ithensearchedthewow4uwebsiteandfound8quotesonself-confidence.SoI9establishingacategoryonself-confidence.AsIworkedonthewebpage,myself-confidencewasbeing10.Icouldfeelmyoutlookchanging,andgavemyselfa(n)11adjustment.ManytimesinmylifeIhavefoundthequoteshave12changedmyoutlook.ThequotesIwasreadingreassured(使消除疑慮)me,andprovidedmewiththe13torealizethatwhatIwasdoinginfactwhatI14todo.Likeeverythingelseinlife,ittakestime;15doesnothappenovernight.Thenmyattitudehasbecome16AsIwasreadingaquotefromRosalynCarter,“Ifyou17whetheryoucanaccomplishsomething,thenyoucan’taccomplishit.Youhavetohaveconfidenceinyour18,andthenbe19enoughtofollowthrough,”IrealizedIdohaveconfidenceinmyability,butwhatIwas20wasthepersistenceanddeterminationtofollowitthrough!1、A．limitedB．endlessC．smallD．worthwhile2、A．doB．purchaseC．refuseD．quit3、A．jobsB．chancesC．suggestionsD．questions4、A．decreasingB．formingC．improvingD．continuing5、A．trustB．effectC．effortD．praise6、A．negativeB．properC．normalD．final7、A．dreamB．careerC．self-controlD．self-confidence8、A．honestB．wonderfulC．strictD．comfortable9、A．endedupB．gaveupC．madeupD．putup10、A．testedB．ignoredC．restoredD．forgotten11、A．lifeB．workC．studyD．attitude12、A．hardlyB．actuallyC．slightlyD．normally13、A．wealthB．promiseC．conditionD．motivation14、A．lovedB．dislikedC．advisedD．remembered15、A．honorB．tragedyC．successD．friendship16、A．angryB．positiveC．patientD．nervous17、A．knowB．wonderC．doubtD．check18、A．abilityB．knowledgeC．experienceD．background19、A．cleverB．skilledC．toughD．curious20、A．consideringB．lackingC．expectingD．gaining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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）DoyouhaveanyideaofNewYearpaintings?1．(know)as“paperpaintings”and“paintedpictures”,NewYearpaintingsareaspecialartforminChinesefolkculture.WithoutNewYearpaintings,ourtraditionalChinesefolkculturewouldbemuchless2．(color).Thepaintingsgetsuchanamebecausetheyare3．(most)postedduringtheChineseNewYearholidayfor4．(decorate)andtheyarealsoacceptedasasymbolofNewYear’sgreetings.NewYearpaintingsappearedaroundtheTangdynasty,replacingthepreviousdoorpicturesbelievedtobeabletoprotecttheresidentsanddriveawayghosts.IntheSongdynastytheNewYearpaintings5．(create)onalargescale(規(guī)模).6．theprintingtechniquesimproving,thecontentandformsofNewYearpaintingsbecamevarious.ThedevelopmentofthepaintingsmaturedintheMingandQingdynasties,7．thearthititsheyday(全盛期).Therearemany8．(tradition)printingmethodsofNewYearpaintings,9．(include)woodblockprinting,stone-blockprinting,offsetprinting,watercolorpainting,etc.10．isreported,woodblock-printedNewYearpaintingsarethemostpopularandinterestingones,accordingtoarecentsurvey.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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）不計分。NowI’dliketosharewithyouastrangeexperienceIhadamonthbefore、Itmaysoundfunny,andit’strue、Afteraday’shardworkIwenttobedearlythanusual、Itwasabouttwoo’clockinthemorning,andsuddenlyIwokeup、Iheardanoise、Igotoutofbedandwentslowdownstairs、Ilistenedcarefully、Icouldheardtwomenspeakingquietly、IbelievedtwothieveshadbrokenintomyhouseandIwasreallyfrightened,soIwentbacktoupstairs,andimmediatelyphonethepolicefrommybedroom、Thepolicearrivedquickly、Theyopenedfrontdoorwithaspecialkeyandwentintothelivingroom、YoucanimaginewhatembarrassedI