湖北省黄石市2023-2024学年高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖北省黄石市2023-2024学年高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：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．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout2．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough3．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless4．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas5．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure6．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t7．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted8．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder9．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while10．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone11．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which12．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how13．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK14．I______tellyouwithcertaintythathewon’tbeabletofinishitbeforethedeadline.A．willB．mustC．canD．may15．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout16．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit17．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious18．Thebooksonthedesk,coversareshiny,areprizesforus.A．which B．what C．whose D．that19．Theiryoungestgirlisatthestage______shecansayasinglewordbutnotafullsentenceA．when B．whichC．that D．where20．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingled B．ledC．leading D．tolead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）Astudyshowedthattheexperienceschildrenhaveintheirfirstfewyearsareimportant.Theseexperiencesaffectthedevelopmentofthebrain.Whenchildrenreceivemoreattention,theyoftenhavehigherIQs.Babiesreceiveinformationwhentheysee,hearandfeelthings,whichmakesconnectionsbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain.Thereareahundredtrillion(万亿)connectionsinthebrainofathree-year-oldchild.ResearcherJuditGervaintestedhowgoodnewbornsareatdistinguishingdifferentsoundpatterns.Herresearchersproducedimagesofthebrainsofbabiesastheyhearddifferentsoundpatterns.Forexample,oneorderwasmu-ba-ba.Thisisthepattern"A-B-B".Anotherorderwasmu-ba-ge.Thisisthepattern“A-B-C”.Theimagesshowedthatthepartofthebrainresponsibleforspeechwasmoreactiveduringthe"A-B-B"pattern.Thisshowsthatbabiescantellthedifferencebetweendifferentpatterns.Theyalsoweresensitivetowhereitoccurredintheorder.Gervainisexcitedbythesefindingsbecausetheorderofsoundsisthebuildingblockofwordsandgrammar."Positioniskeytolanguage,"shesays."Ifsomethingisatthebeginningorattheend,itmakesabigdifference:'Johncaughtthebear.'isverydifferentfrom'ThebearcaughtJohn.'”ResearchersledbyscientistPatriciaKuhlhavefoundthatlanguagedeliveredbytelevisions,audiobooks,theInternet,orsmartphones－nomatterhoweducational－doesn’tappeartobeenoughforchildren’sbraindevelopment.Theycarriedoutastudyofnine-month-oldAmericanbabies.Theyexpectedthefirstgroupwho’dwatchedvideosinChinesetoshowthesamekindoflearningasthesecondgroupwhowerebroughtface-to-facewiththesamesounds.Insteadtheyfoundahugedifference.ThebabiesinthesecondgroupwereabletodistinguishbetweensimilarChinesesoundsaswellasnativelisteners.Buttheotherbabies—regardlessofwhethertheyhadwatchedthevideoorlistenedtotheaudio—learnednothing.1、Whatmakesconnectionsinababy’sbrain?A．HavingahigherIQ. B．ExperiencingnewinformationC．Thebaby’earlyage D．Theconnectionwithotherbabies2、WhatdidJuditGervainandherteamfindintheexperiment?A．Babiesidentifydifferentsoundpatterns.B．Wordorderisrelevanttomeaning.C．Babiescanwellunderstanddifferentwords.D．Acertainbrainregionprocesseslanguage.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninParagraph3?A．Grammarisimportantinlearninglanguages.B．Differentordershavedifferentmeanings.C．Differentlanguageshavedifferentgrammar.D．Wordshavedifferentsounds.4、WhatisthemainconclusionfromthestudyledbyPatriciaKuhl?A．Babiesshouldn’twatchalotoftelevision.B．Listeningtodifferentlanguagesdevelopsbabies’brainC．Foreignlanguageshelpbabies’braindevelopD．Socialcommunicationimprovesbabies’braindevelopment.22．（8分）DavidHepworthandEricWhale,twoScottishmaterialscientists,werelookingforsmartwaystoreusefoodwastewhentheyfiguredouthowtomakenanofibers（纳米纤维）outofleftoversfromcarrotjuice.Thecellulose（纤维素）incarrotsandotherrootvegetables,unlikeotherfibrousmaterialslikewoodorcotton,iseasytoseparateoutfromtherestofthebiowaste.ThescientistscallthematerialCurran,aftertheGaelicwordforcarrot.Andtheysetouttoshowthatitcouldbeusedtoreplaceglassorcarbonfibers.Theysayit'snearlytwiceasstrongandslightlylighterthancarbon.Theywouldjustgotobuyintheirlocalgrocerystore.Buttheysoonrealizedthatthecarrotactuallyworkedwellandthattheycouldturntoagriculturalwastetosourcetheirmaterial.Theyfoundthatthesmartest,mostecologicallyresponsibleuseforthenanofiberswasforprotectivesportinggoods.Andinparticular,motorcyclehelmets,whichhavetobebothstrongandlight.That'sright:Motorcyclehelmetsofthefuturemightbemadefromcarrots,notcarbon.Thequestionhere,firstofall,wastoseewhatcouldbeapossiblemarketforsuchanewfiber,fromanecologicalpointbutalsofromtheeconomicandtechnicalanglestoo,"DavidHepworthsays.That'swherethehelmetcomesin.Theyfoundthatprotectivesportinggoods,whichneedstiff,strong,lightfibersandloweconomicoverhead,weresomeofthebestusecasesforCurran.DavidHepworthandhisteamarealsolookingatthepossibilityofusingitinsurfboardsandinsulation（隔离板）formobilehomes.Thechallengenowistakingthematerialfromthelabtomassproduction.And,makingsurethatit'sstillecologicallysmartonagranderscale.Itdoesn'tmakesensetodevelopamaterialfrombiowasteifthere'snouseforit.Orifturningitintoauseableproducttakesmoreenergythanthenon-renewablechoice.1、WhywasthecarrotchosenbytheScottishscientistsatfirst?A．Itworkedbest.B．Itcouldbeconvenienttoget.C．Itiseasytobebrokenintopieces.D．Itdidlittleharmtotheenvironment.2、WhatisspecialaboutCurrancomparedwithotherfibers?A．Itsshape.B．Itslength.C．Itsquality.D．Itsweight.3、Whichisachallengeforusingthenewmaterialmentionedatpresent?A．Howtouseitwidely.B．Howtomakeitcheaper.C．Howtostudyitoutofthelab.D．Flowtogetitinlargeamounts.4、Whichcanbestserveasthetitleforthetext?A．WaystoReuseBiologicalWastesB．ComingHelmetsMadeofCarrotsC．TheSolutionstoDangerousRidingD．TheChallengeinProducingHelmets23．（8分）Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson'sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing"therightthing."Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,"You'rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue."Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let'snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.1、Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout_______.A．thecauseofshyness B．thefeelingofshypeopleC．theeffectofshynessonpeople D．thequestioninthemindsofshypeople2、Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis__________.A．Harmfultopeople B．ahealthyqualityC．Thecauseofunhappiness D．aweakpointofshypeople3、Whatistheshypeople’sreactiontopraise?A．Theyarepleasedbyit. B．Theyfeeltheyareworthyofit.C．Theyareverysensitivetoit. D．Theyfeelitisnottrue.4、Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthatshynesscan_______.A．beovercomewithdeterminationB．helpustoliveuptoourfulldevelopmentC．enableustounderstandourselvesbetterD．havenothingtodowithlackofself-respect\24．（8分）Theorganicfoodhasgainedalotof[popularityastheyarebeingconsideredashealthierandtastier.Afairnumberofpeopleadvocatealarge-scaleshifttoorganicfarmingfromconventionalagriculture.Butthismightnotseemwell-founded.Sincethemid-19thcentury,conventionalindustrialagriculturehasbecomeincrediblyefficientonasimplelandtofoodbasis.Conventionalfarminggetsmoreandmorecroppersquarefootofland,whichcanmeanlesswildernessneedstobetransformedtofarmland.Tomakefarmingmoreefficient,conventionalagricultureusesasignificantamountofsyntheticfertilizer（合成肥料）eachyear,andallthatnitrogen（氮）enablesmuchfasterplantgrowth.However,thecostispaidinvastpolluteddeadzonesatthemonthsofmanyoftheworld’srivers,becausemuchofthenitrogenendsuprunningoffthesoilandintotheoceans.Thisalsomakesconventionalfarmingoneofthemajorthreatstotheenvironment.Toweakentheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture,improvesoilqualityaswellasproducehealthierfoods,somefarmershaveturnedtoorganicfarming.Environmentalistshavealsowelcomedorganicfoodasbetterfortheplanetthanthefoodproducedbyagriculturalcorporations.Organicpractices---refusingartificialfertilizersandchemicalpesticides–areconsideredfarmoresustainable.Salesoforganicfoodrose7.7%in2010,upto$26.7billion—andpeoplearemakingthosepurchasesfortheirmoralsensesasmuchastheirtongues.Yetanewmeta-analysisinNaturedoesthemathandcomestoahardconclusion:organicfarmingproduces25%fewercropsonaveragethanconventionalagriculture.IntheNatureanalysis,scientistsperformedananalysisof66studiescomparingconventionalandorganicmethodsacross34differentcropspecies,fromfruitstograins.Theyfoundthatorganicfarmingdeliveredaloweroutputforeverycroptype,thoughthedifferencevariedwidely.Forcropslikefruittrees,organictrailed（落后于）conventionalagriculturebyjust5%.Yetformajorgraincropsandvegetables–allofwhichprovidetheworld’smaincalories–conventionalagricultureoutperformedorganicsbymorethan25%.Whatthatmeansisthatwhileorganicfarmingmaybemoresustainablethanconventionalagriculture,therearetrade-offs（此消彼长）witheach.Soanidealglobalagriculturesystemmayborrowthebestfrombothsystemsratherthanupholdingmerelyorganicorconventionalpractices.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tocomparetwotypesoffarming.B．Tocriticizeconventionalagriculture.C．Todiscussthedevelopmentoffarming.D．Toargueforarealisticagriculturesystem.2、Whatdoweknowaboutconventionalfarming?A．Itproducesmorecropswithfewerfertilizers.B．Itachievesefficiencyatahugecosttotheenvironment.C．Ifoffersalong-termsolutiontoglobaldemandforfood.D．Itperformsfarbetterforeachcroptypethanorganicfarming.3、Whatdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?A．Employingorganicfarmingtoplantrice.B．Adoptingorganicpracticestogrowpotato.C．Usingconventionalmethodstoplantcabbage.D．Applyingconventionalfarmingtogrowingapple.4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point（次要点）C:ConclusionA．B．C．D．25．（10分）Thesnowyowl(雪鹗)isawhite-coloredowlwithmanyuniquecharacteristics.Thisbirdbearsapurewhiteappearance(onlythemale),witharoundedhead,andblackbill.Whilethemaleisactuallyapurewhiteindividual,thefemaleandyoungoneshaveadarkerappearancewithduskyspots.Thefemaleowlneverattainscompletewhitenessinherlifetime.Asyoungowlsgetolder,theygetwhiter,losingtheirheavystripes(条纹)anddarkspots.Thisbirdisbetween18to20incheslong.ItsWingspanis49to59inches.Itweighsbetween3.5to6.5pounds.ThesnowyowllivesintheregionsofGreenland,Iceland,Canada,andthenorthernpartsofUSA．CarolusLinnaeuswasthefirstpersontoclassifythisbird.ApartfrombeingtheheaviestowlinNorthAmerica,itisalsotheofficialbirdofQuebec.Itisknownbyothernamessuchas“theArcticOwl”or“theGreatWhiteOwl”.Thereasonforthisbird’sadaptationtothecoldtemperaturesoftheArcticCircleisitssplendidlybeautiful,white,andthickfeathers.Thesefeathershelpittosurvivetheextremecoldanddevelopaperfectcamouflage(伪装)inthe“white”ofitsArctichabitat.Thesnowyowlisaverypatienthunter,anditcansitinoneplaceforhours.Giftedwithgreathearingandkeeneyesight,itisknowntobeanefficientandcleverhunter.Itisnotdifficultforittotrackdownitsprey,whichmightbebarelyvisibleunderthickplantsorsnowcover.Beforesoaringoffinpursuit,thebirdwaitspatientlyandidentifiesitspotentialprey.Oncethepreycomeswithintheproperrange,itlaysitsattackwithitssharp-hookedclaws.Ithuntsbothduringthedayandatnight.1、Whatcanweconcludeaboutthesnowyowlfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisabirdwithpurewhitefeathers.B．Itisabirdwhichisbigandheavy.C．Ithasawhiteappearancewithblackspots.D．Thefemaleowliswhiterthanthemaleone.2、WhycanthesnowyowladapttothecoldclimateoftheArcticCircle?A．Thankstoitslivingareas.B．Becauseofitsspecialfeathers.C．Asaresultofitsclevermind.D．Owingtoitsstrongwings.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“trackdown"mean?A．chaseB．findC．attractD．recognize4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thebriefintroductionofthesnowyowl.B．Thesnowyowlistheheaviestbirdintheworld.C．ThesnowyowlisfirstclassifiedbyCarolusLinnaeus.D．ThedifferencebetweentheArcticowlandthesnowyowl.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）Veryoftenwewillhavetospeaktoalargeaudience.Forexample,wemayneedtogiveatalk,inwhichcasemostofuswillbeshyandembarrassed.Thereisnoforthis.Ifafewsimplerulesare,anyonecanspeakwellin.Firstofall,thetalkshouldbewell.Inthiswayweagoodcommandofwhatwearegoingtosayandupourconfidence.Byworkinghardwecangetsomenecessaryfactsorinformation;asaresult,wefeelmuch.Therearethingsweshouldknowwhenwearepreparingour.Thefirstoneiswhatwearetryingtodoandwhatwewanttotellour.Thesecondthingiswhoouraudiencewillbe.Ifwearetalkingto,ourtalkshouldbesimple.Ifwearespeakingtoadultsorolderpeople,wecanmakeitifnecessary.Thethirdthingweshouldknowisforhowweshouldtalk,andweshouldmakesurethatwetothattime.Ithasbeenthatthemainofanytalkisthatyourshouldbringyouandtheaudiencetogether.Ifyoukeepthatinmindandspeakclearlyandhonestlyina(n)manner,yourspeechwillsurlybeasuccessfulone.1、A．timeB．roomC．wayD．need2、A．studiedB．decidedC．followedD．permitted3、A．homeB．publicC．silenceD．order4、A．preparedB．madeC．listenedD．spoken5、A．reduceB．gainC．increaseD．win6、A．clearB．lookC．buildD．keep7、A．wrongB．readyC．falseD．useful8、A．greaterB．smarterC．coolerD．better9、A．threeB．fourC．twoD．many10、A．talkB．planC．classD．program11、A．studentsB．teachersC．childrenD．audience12、A．girlsB．boysC．childrenD．babies13、A．originalB．complexC．excitingD．strong14、A．longB．soonC．oftenD．far15、A．soB．butC．thenD．yet16、A．leadB．takeC．getD．stick17、A．saidB．expectedC．explainedD．caused18、A．mistakeB．purposeC．choiceD．phrase19、A．idiomB．impressionC．ideaD．imagination20、A．confusingB．ordinaryC．rudeD．Impressive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）ThenationalcollegeentranceexaminRussia，UnifiedStateExam，willincludeChineseas1．electiveforeignlanguagestartingfrom2．ChinesewillbecomethefifthelectivetestitemfortheUnifiedStateExam3．(follow)English，German，FrenchandSpanish．ThenumberofChineselearnersinRussia4．(grow)quicklyinthepastdecade，accordingtoasurvey5．(conduct)byalinguisticresearchcenterinRussia．ApproachestolearningChinesevaryfrompersontoperson，6．moreandmorepeoplechoosinguniversitycoursesinRussia．Thethree-hour-longChinesetestwillquizstudentson7．(they)listening，reading，andwritingabilitiesandafourthsectionwillexaminestudentsongrammar，vocabularyandChinese8．(character)．SomepartsintheexamareevenalittlebitdifficultfornativeChinesespeakers．AccordingtotheOfficeofChineseLanguageCouncilInternational(Hanban)7asof2017，some100millionpeople，excludingnativespeakers，useChinese9．(global)．TheUnitedNations(UN)in2010suggestedaChineseLanguageDay10．fallsonApril20eachyear11．(celebrate)culturaldiversityaswellastopromotetheequaluseofa11officiallanguages．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（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。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。Applyingforaforeignuniversityisahugeproject、Hereismyexperience、IdidvoluntaryworkinGradeOne、IlistedallofmyachievementandthevoluntaryworkIhavedone、Aftercompletetheonlineadmissionprocess,Itookadeepbreatheanddreamedaboutmydreamcollege、However,exceptofferfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego(UCSD),Itotalgoteightrejections、Oneday,IlockedmyselfinmyroombutthoughtaboutwhatIhaddone、FinallyIunderstoodthatIcouldlearnnothingfromtheexperienceeventhoughthoserejectionsweremademesad、IacceptedtheUCSD'sofferandadjustedmyselfquickly、Forthisattitude,everythingIsawofUCSDthrilledme、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）高中生活已经开始了！假定你是李华，请你写一封信给你的美国朋友David，信中需表达以下要点：1．介绍开学的所见所感（校园环境、同学关系、学习问题……）；2.今后的目标和努力方向……。注意：1.词数不少于100字。2.行文应连贯，内容应完整，可适当发挥。_________________________________________