2023年湖南省株洲市高考英语一模试卷(不含听力)

2023年湖南省株洲市高考英语一模试卷（不

含听力）

第一部分听力：略。

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4小

题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

11.（7.5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。

Overthepastsixyears,ourreadershavebroughtsome

veryspeciallocationstoourattentioninoursearchfortheNicest

PlacesinAmerica.Thethreefinalistsin2022areshown

below.Youcanreadaboutourwinnersin2021atourwebsite,

wherewearecollectingsuggestionsforplacesweshould

considerin2023.

Coulterville,California

CoutervilleisatinytowninNorthernCalifornia,

about1000milesfromPhoenix.ltwasnamedafterGeorge

Coulter,oneofthefirstwhitestocometothegoldcampalready

populatedbyChineseandMexicanminers.TheChinesefirst

appearedin1850,creatingasmallsettlementatthenorthendof

whatwastobeCoulterville.Theentireareaisaheavenforrock

andmineralcollectors.

Kingsport,Tennessee

Kingsportisacityfulloforiginals.Pal'sSuddenService

wasbornhere,aswastherecipefortheOriginalLongIsland

IcedTea.Thehand-carvedcarousel(旋转木马)isabeloved

originaltoo,whichfeatures32beautifulhand-carvedwooden

animals一eachlovinglyandpainstakinglyfashionedbyagroup

ofKingsportworkers.Inthecityofmakers,moreoriginalsare

soonontheway.

Buchanan,Michigan

Buchananisapeacefulsmalltownhavingahistoric

downtownandbeautifulnaturalresources.Whenasked,

"What'sthebestthingaboutBuchanan?theresidentsdeclare,

PearsMill."PearsMill,atwo-floorbrickbuildingfittedwith

machineryforpoundinggrainintoflour,wasconstructedin

1857,listedontheMichiganHistoricalRegisterin1987and

addedtotheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlacesin2009.

(1)Whichplacebestsuitspeoplewhoareinterestedinthe

GoldRush?

A.Coulterville.

B.Kingsport.

C.Buchanan.

D.Phoenix.

(2)WhatwillvisitorsmostprobablydoinKingsport,

Tennessee?

A.Attendafashionshow.

B.Diguprockandmineral.

C.Takeawalkinthewoods,

D.Appreciatecreativehandiwork,

(3)Whatdothethreeplaceshaveincommon?

A.Theyhaveuniquehistoricbuilding.

B.Theyarebeingpromotedat/nicest.

C.Theywerenamedafterthefirstwhitesettlers.

D.TheyareshortlistedforAmerica'sNicestPlaces.

12.(10分)"Keepasharplookout,"MillertoldOlden,

astrongGermandog,glancingtowardthebackseat.Inthepoor

light,Millercouldjustmakeouthebadge(徽章)shining

smartlyfromhispartner'scollar.Suddenlythecar'sheadlightslit

upafigurebreakingthelockonthebuilding,Millershoutedthe

orderGo!Inaflash,Oldenjumpedthroughthecar'sopen

windowandbitthesuspectontheleg.

Overthenextfewmonths,Millerkepthisrelationship

withOldenstrictlyprofessional.Thedogwaskeptoutside,

regardlessoftheweatherandthetime.Sometimesduringstorms,

Oldenwouldstickhisnoseoutofhisdoghouseandbarkatthe

backdoor.Millerpretendednottohear.TotestOlden'sdiscipline,

he'dgivehimtheorderStay"andthenhe'dleave.Whenhe

returned,Oldenwasstillgluedtothespotwherehehadleft

him.AtthatmomentMillerwantedtogiveOldenahug,but

insteadquietlysaid,"Goodboy."

Oneafternoon,justafterMillerandOldenbegantheir

shift,anurgentcallcame.AsMillerrushedtothespot,the

suspectSteve'scarspedaway.MillerranafterSteveatafull

speed.FinallySteveabandonedhiscarinasidestreet.Miller

jumpedoutofhiscarandracedintoittoo.Turningacorner,he

foundagunpointingrightathischest.Hebracedforthejolt

whenStevewasabouttofirethegun.Butsuddenlyathundering

barkrangoutandOldenburstaroundthecorner,tearingstraight

forSteve.Thegunmanfiredandfled.lttookamomentforMiller

toreact.DoctortoldMillerthebullet,meantforhim,missed

Olden'sheartbyaninch.Fortunately,hispartnersurvived.After

arrivinghome,MillerledOldentohisdoghouse.Suddenlyhe

stoppedanddidsomethinghe'dbeenwantingtodosincehesaw

Olden.Bendingdown,MillerwrappedhisarmsaroundOlden,

Thenthetwostartedrollingaroundinthesoftgrass.

(1)WhatwasOldenorderedtodoinParagraph1?

A.Beseatedatthebackseat.

B.Catchthepotentialcriminal.

C.Breakthelockonthebuilding.

D.Findouthispartner'sbadge.

(2)WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMillerasOlden's

trainer?

A.Kindandmoderate.

B.Quietandcaring.

C.Strictandprofessional.

D.Smartandflexible.

(3)Whatdotheunderlinedwords"bracedforthejoltmean

inParagraph3?

A.Turnedofftheengine.

B.CaughtSteve'sattention.

C.Madeanarrowescape.

D.Preparedfortheworstresult.

(4)Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.APoliceDog

B.AToughTask

C.APerfectMatch

D.ADogTrainer

13.(10分)SittingatthetopofamountainonLaGomera

Islad,AntonioissuedaninvitationtothreevisitingInkersinthe

distance一"Comeoverhere".We'regoingtoteatyoutolunch"-

withoutspeakingword：Hewhistled（吹口哨）itAntonio,

71,saidinhisyouth,whennativesratherthantouristswalked

therockyfootpathsofhisisland,hisnewswouldhavebeen

greetedrightawaybyarespondingwhistle,loudandclear.But

hismessagewaslostonthesehikers,andtheycontinuedtheir

journey.

AntonioisaproudguardianofLaGomera'swhistling

language,whichhecalledthepoetryofmyisland."Headded,

Likepoetry,whistlingdoesnotneedtobeusefulinordertobe

specialandbeautiful."Thelanguage,officiallyknownasSilbo

Gomero,replaceswrittenletterswithwhistledsoundsthatvary

bypitch（高音）andlength.Unfortunately,therearefewer

whistlesthanSpanishletters,soasoundcanhavemultiple

meanings,causingmisunderstandings.

Withitsdistinctgeography,it'seasytoseewhy

whistlingcameintoexistenceonLaGomera.Onmostofthe

island,deepvalleysrunfromhighpeaksdowntotheocean,

andplentyoftimeandeffortarerequiredtotravelevenashort

distanceoverland.Whistlingdevelopedasagoodalternativeway

todeliveramessage,withitssoundcarryingfartherthan

shouting--asmuchastwomilesacrosssomevalleyswith

favorablewindconditions.

In2009,theisland'slanguagewasaddedbyUNESCO

toitslistoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity.Butwith

whistlingnolongeressentialforcommunication,SilboGomero

'ssurvivalmostlyreliesona1999lawthathasmadeteachingit

anecessarypartofLaGomerasschoolcourses.ErinGerhards,

alocalgirlkeentoimproveherwhistling,said,"Whistlingis

awaytohonorthepeoplethatlivedhereinthepastandto

rememberwedidn'tstartwithtechnologybutsimplebeginnings."

(1)HowdidthehikersreacttoAntonio'sinvitation?

A.Theyignoredit.

B.Theywavedtheirhands,

C.Theywhistledback.

D.Theystoppedsuddenly.

(2)WhyisLaGomera'swhistlinglanguagelikelytobe

misinterpreted?

A.Becauseitisaformofpoetry.

B.Becausethesamesoundcarriesdifferentmeanings.

C.Becauseitisn'tusefulinlife.

D.Becauseitssoundsincludevariouspitchesandlengths.

(3)WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.ThetouristattractionsofLaGomera.

B.ThegeographicfeaturesofLaGomera.

C.Thereasonforwhistling'suseonLaGomera.

D.Thecomparisonbetweenwhistlingandshouting.

(4)WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Erinfiguresouthowislanderslivedbefore.

B.SilboGomeroistaughtinLaGomera'sschools.

C.TechnologyoutweighstraditionsonLaGomera.

D.SilboGomeroisimportantindailyconversations.

14.(10分)Howwillthisageberemembered?What

materialorinnovationwillmostdefinethecurrentera?

AccordingtoanewexhibitionatLondon'sDesignMuseum,the

typicalfeatureisn'tagame-changingmaterialbutrubbish.

WasteAge,thethemeoftheexhibition,isawake-up

call,notsOmuchtotheconsumersbuttotheproducerandmost

importantlythegovernment.ltisnotintendedtobeacriticismof

buyingthattakeawaycoffeeonyourwaytothemuseumor

forgettingyourcottonbag,butaneyeopeninglookatthepeople

workingoncreativesolutions."Wewanttoshowhowdesignis

bestplacedtoaddressrubbishissues,"saysJustinMcGuirk,

theexhibitionleader.

AstrikingitemondisplayiscreatedbyIbrahim

Mahama,whohasbuiltagiantwallofoldTVmonitorsthatplay

videoswhereworkersburnabandonedelectricalcables（电缆）

toharvestpreciousmetal.Mahamahasaskedthemtocastthe

recycledmetalintheformofsurrounds,whichsurroundthe

giantwallondisplay.Thepoisonousburningscenesinthevideos

aredesperate,butthemessageisclear；wasteisprecious.

"Inmanyways'waste'isacategoryerror,"says

McGuirk.It'softenperfectlygoodmaterialthatsimply

undervalued."Theexhibitionattractsdesignerswhoarealready

workingonwhatafutureofabove-groundminingmightlooklike

andexploringhowobjectsandbuildingscanbetakenapartand

theirpartsreused.ThereistheworkofthepioneeringBelgian

groupRotor,ateamofarchitectswhosetupacompanyto

carefullyremovematerialsandcomponentsfrombuildings

scheduledforthebreakinghammer.

Thefinalsectionoftheexhibitionmovesbeyondfixing

andrecyclingtoimagineapost-wasteworldwherematerialsare

grownratherthanextracted（提炼），likeseastone"ondisplay,

aconcrete-likematerialmadefromseashellpieces.Butsuch

biodegradable（可生物降解的）solutionscomewithaproblem：

howmanytimeshaveyouthrownabiodegradablecontainerin

thegarbagecanbeforerealizingitisactuallycompost（混合肥

料)？However,wecanadjustbehaviourandexpectationsto

meetthepromisingnewbio-future.

(1)Whatisthepurposeoftheexhibition?

A.Todisplaythemostwidelyusedmaterial.

B.Tocriticizethecurrentthrowawayculture.

C.Toshowpossiblesolutionstowasteproblems.

D.Toinformthecustomersoftheharmfromrubbish.

(2)HowdoesMahamaprovethatwasteisprecious?

A.HecollectsoldTVmonitorsfortheexhibition.

B.Heshowsthewaytorecyclewasteintonewsurrounds.

C.Hetreatstherecycledmaterialinabiodegradableway.

D.Herecyclesmetalfromusedelectricalcablesinperson.

(3)WhydoestheauthormentionRotor"inParagraph4?

A.Togiveanewdefinitionofwaste.

B.Topresentthecreativityofitsarchitects.

C.Tomakeapredictionaboutrecyclablebuildings.

D.Toclarifytheconceptofabove-groundmining.

(4)Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowards"post-waste"

world?

A.Favorable.

B.Doubtful.

C.Intolerant.

D.Conventional.

第二节(共1小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读

下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

15.(12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出

可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Youwillbeleavingthisschoolsoonandthe

unavoidablequestionmanypeoplewillaskyouis,"(1)

"Someofyoumayhavealreadydecidedonacareerpath,but

manyofyoustilldon'thaveaclue.Herearesomethingsyou

mightwanttoconsider.

(2)Willitbeindemandin20years?

Rapidtechnologicalchangeistakingplaceandweneedtobe

forward-lookingatourfutureprospects.Whilemanyoccupations

arebeingtakenoverbynewtechnology,jobsrequiringhigh-

levelofcriticalthinking,emotionalintelligenceandhuman

interactionremaininhighdemand.Thesejobsarenoteasily

replacedbymachinesortechnology.Sothinkcarefullyaboutthis

beforeyouchooseyourprofessionalpath.

Chooseacareerthatinterestsyou.Somepeoplemight

thinkthisisunimportant,butifyouaretrulypassionateabout

yourjobthengoingtoworkeverydaywon'tseemunpleasant(3)

Basedonyourownvalues,sillsandpersonalitytype,

youshouldaskyourselfwhatyourallyenjoydoing.Thiscanhelp

youdecideifacareerpathisagoodfitforyou.

Ofcourseyouwillwanttoconsideryourchosen

profession'searningpower.Althoughhighpayplaysapart,you

shouldknowthatajobwithabigsalarywilllikelyrequiremore

effortandahigherlevelofstress.(4)Ifyouhave

interestsoutsideofwork,orarestrugglingwithotherdemands

inyourlife,youmightwanttochoosealesstaxinglineofwork.

(5)Therefore,whenyou'renotsure

whichdirectiontotake,youshouldkeepanoldsayinginmind,

"Chooseajobyouloveandyouwillneverhavetoworkadayin

yourlife."

A.Whatoccupationdoyouwanttochoose?

B.Prepareyourselfforacareerwithcreatingpower.

C.Doesthecareeryouconsiderhavestayingpower?

D.It'salsolikelythatyouwillstayandgrowinthiscareer.

E.Onlythetrulymotivatedare1汰elytomeetthese

challenges.

F.Thinkingaboutalife-longcareeratthisstageissurely

challenging.

G.Choosingtherightcareerwon'tstressyouwithenough

preparations.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中

选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

16.(15分)Hungryandthirstyonourwayhome,my

youngsisterandIcameacrossasplendidplumtreewithbright

reddishfruit.ltbelongedtoanelderlydisabledladyknownfor

giving(1)inreturnforanerrand(差事).

Weknockedonherdooraskingforsomeplumsin

paymentfor(2)anerrand.Theladysmiledandgaveus

two(3)baskets.Whenwefilledthebasketswiththe

ripestplumswepicked,shehandedusabagwithfreshmeat,

riceanddriedbeans."Takethisbagandonebasketofplumsto

theGomezfamilyonthetopofthishill,(4)withtheir

paymentandyouwill(5)yours."

Withgreatexpectationstogetourplumsafterthe

errand,werushedtotheGomezhome.Mrs.Gomez(6)

thedoorwiththreelittlechildrenbehindher.Herhusbandwas

sickinbedandtimeswere(7).Wetoldherourintention

(8),Shedidn'tseem(9)butappreciated

itwiththepayment,alargeenvelopestuffedfull.Couldthe

Gomez(10)topaysomuchforthefood?Itlooked

likemuchmoney.Our(11)wasn'tcleareduntilwe

handedtheenvelopetotheplumlady."Lovely!"Theladysaidin

delightasshepulledthe(12)outoftheenvelope.In

herhandswerecolorfuldrawingsfromtheGomezchildren,the

Gomez'spaymentforherfood.Mysisterand1(13)each

otherandbrokeoutinsmiles.

Aswewalkedhome,weenjoyedthe(14)

fromthelady.Thejuicerunningdownourarmswasassweetand

warmasthe(15)wehadinside.

(1)A.juiceB.riceC.meatD.fruit

(2)A.rejectingB.cancellingC.offeringD.running

(3)A.largeB.cleanC.emptyD.firm

(4)A.departB.returnC.surviveD.travel

(5)A.makeB.purchaseC.obtainD.increase

(6)A.lockedB.answeredC.decoratedD.painted

(7)A.hardB.changeableC.differentD.unsettled

(8)A.doubtfullyB.patientlyC.helplesslyD.secretly

(9)A.annoyedB.injuredC.disappointedD.surprised

(10)A.affordB.refuseC.expectD.accept

(11)A.chequeB.appointmentC.confusionD.baskets

(12)A.contentsB.notesC.stampsD.letters

(13)A.calmeddownB.competedwithC.approvedof

D.lookedat

(14)A.assistanceB.treatC.companyD.comfort

(15)A.wishB.promiseC.feelingD.appetite

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内

单词的正确形式。

17.(15分)Resourcessatellitesmainlytakeonthejobs

ofobservingtheearth,includingthelandareasandtheoceans,

and(1)(call)"photographersinspace".Withthe

multispectral(多光谱的)remotesensorsloadedonthe

satellites,humanscannotonlysurveyresourcesbutalso

forecastnaturaldisasters.Resourcessatellitescanevensee

throughtheearth,exploringmineralresourcesandhistorical(2)

(site)thatcannotbeobservedbyoureyes.

ChinaCenterforResourcesSatelliteDataand

Application(3)(be)thelargestlandobserving

satellitedatacenterinChina.LocatedinHaidiandistrictin

Beijing,itoperatesandmanages19satellites,processingand

distributingthesatellitedata.(4)monitoringnatural

resourcesandurbanplanning,itsanothertaskistousesatellite

images(5)(support)disasterrelief.Whenadisaster

happens,thestaffwillimmediatelyapplythesatellites,

obtainingclearimagesin(6)(respond)tothe

disaster.Sofar,thecenterhasobtainedimagesofdisasters

includingthefloodsinIndia,theMH370disappearance,(7)

theforestfiresinAustralia.Suchsatelliteimagesare

offeredtoothercountriesfreeofcharge,thus(8)

(provide)timelysupportfordisasterassessmentandrelief.

China'sspaceindustryhasalwaysbeencommittedto

enhancinghumanunderstandingoftheearth,(9)can

betterpromotehumandevelopment.Oneday,whenwelookup

atthesky,wemayfindthatmanysatellitesin(10)

vastuniversearelookingbackatus.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分15分)第一节(满分15

分)

18.(15分)假定你是李华，你校今年7月10日举行”

一带一路”沿线国家英语学习研讨会，你作为负责人给各国

参会代表发电子邮件。内容包括：

(1)会议内容；

(2)接待安排。

注意：

(1)写作词数应为80左右：

(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dearrepresentatives,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给

段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

19.（25分）

NEVERSTOPWALKING

WhenJustinwas7,hesufferedfromadiseasethatled

toproblemswiththedevelopmentofhisback.Overtheyears,

thelittleboyhadgonethroughatotaloffivecorrective

surgeries.Justincouldnolongerwalkandwaslimitedtoa

wheelchair.Butthisdidnotstophimfromlivinganormallife

thankstohismother'Sloveandothers'help.

Afterenteringhighschool,Justingotinterestedin

playingthetrumpet（小号）andjoinedtheschool'sband.He

servedasoneoftheband'strumpetersanddevelopedastrong

friendshipwithhispartnerTom.AsThanksgivingDay

approached,thebandintendedtoperformintheThanksgiving

DayParadeandeverymemberhadthechancetojoinin,

includingJustin.However,therewasoneobvious

problem.Justincouldnotcontrolhiswheelchairandplaythe

trumpetatthesametime.Thebanddirectorputforwardanidea

ofonestudentpushingJustinduringhismarches.Tom

immediatelyvolunteeredeventhoughitmeanthehadtogiveup

theopportunitytoplayhisowninstrumentduringtheparade."1

doitjusttomakesureJustinknowsthathealwayshasaplacein

theband,andhealwayswill,"Tomsaidtotheirdirector

secretly.Fromthenon,thetwopracticedtogether,oneplaying

theinstrumentandtheotherpushingthewheelchairwiththe

rhythmofthemusic.

TohelpJustin,Tomsacrificed(牺牲)farbeyond

expectation.Apartfromlosingthechancetoperform,heneeded

tosparemoretimetotakecareofJustinandevenmissedhis

footballtrainingseveraltimes.AllofthesewereseenbyJustin

andtheburdenofguiltweighedheavilyonhismind."Ican'tmeet

myownneedsatthesacrificeofTom'schance.ltistimetofinda

solution."Justinthoughttohimselfashismotherpushedhimon

thewayhome.Hismotherloweredherheadandsaid,"Justin,

playmeyournewtune."Justintookouthistrumpetandwas

abouttoplaywhenanexcellentideacametohim.

注意：

(1)续写词数在150左右；

(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Heturnedaroundtoaskhismotherforhelp.

Thanksgivingfinallycame,asdidJustinandmom's

performance.______