2023屆湖南省湘潭市名校高考英語四模試卷含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)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(jié)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．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought2．Whentension________inarelationshipbetweentwopeople,afrequentwayofdealingwiththisistosendmessagesthroughathirdperson.A．a(chǎn)rouses B．a(chǎn)rises C．rises D．raises3．Mr.Smithdidn’tunderstand_____madehissonsoupsetthatevening.A．whatwasit B．whyitwasthis C．howthatwas D．whatitwasthat4．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun5．Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto6．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted7．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ssessment8．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where9．She________tosomeoneonthephone,soIjustnoddedtoherandwentaway.A．talked B．hastalkedC．hadtalked D．wastalking10．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus11．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where12．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced13．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown14．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup15．Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou..A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.16．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand17．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．a(chǎn)tthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime18．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．a(chǎn)bookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．a(chǎn)bookinhands19．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned20．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Companiesthatemployworkershaveaninterestinkeepingtheworkplacesafe.Job-relatedinjuriesaresomethingthatresponsibleemployersavoid.Theytakethetimeandusecompanyresourcestomakesurethatthepeoplewhocometoworkeachdayaresafe.Notonlydoesthismakegoodsensefromamoralstandpoint,butitalsomakesgoodfinancialsense.Ifaworkerisinjuredonthejob,itcoststhecompanyintermsoflostmamtours,increasedinsurancecosts,worker’scompensationpremiums（賠償金）,andlegalposts.Productivityislostwhenotherworkershavetostopdoingtheirjobstodealwiththesituation.Evenaftertheinjuredworkerhasbeensenthomeortakentohospital,otheremployeesmaybeunfocusedorneedtotaketimeofffromworkintheresultoftheincident.Whenaworkplaceissafe,workersfeelmorecomfortableandconfidentwhentheyareinthatenvironment.Productivitygetsapromotion,andprofitsfollowsuit.Absencealsodropswhenemployerstakestepstocarryoutaneffectivesafetyprogram.Investinginagoodsafetyprogrambringswithitotherbenefitstoo.Whenemployeesfeelsafeintheworkplaceandabsenceratesarekeptdown,theycanfocusonservingthecompany’scustomersproperly.Manycompaniesofferproducesorservicesthataresimilartothosethatothercompaniescarryorprovide.Customerswilldecidewhichcompaniestheywanttodealwithbasedonwhichonetheyfeelprovidesthebestcustomerservice.Increasedabsencemeanslongerwaittimesandcustomersarequitepreparedtomoveontoanothercompanytheyfeelwillbeabletohelptheminamoretimelymanneriftheyarenotgettingthelevelofattentionthattheydeserve.Everyoneintheworkplacehasadutyandaresponsibilitytodowhatevertheycantokeeptheworkingenvironmentsafe.Managersshoulddealwithemployeeconcernsaboutsafelyissuesinanappropriatemanner.1、Whatbadeffectdoesanincidenthaveaccordingtothetext?A．Workersmayrefusetoworkagain.B．Thequalityofproductsmaydecline.C．Workersmaybehardtoconcentrate.D．Thecompanymayclosedown.2、WhatdoweknowaboutthesafeworkplaceformParagraph4?A．Itcaninspireworkers’creativity.B．Itcanbringworkersahigherpay.C．Itcanputanendtoworker’absence.D．Itcanbringtheemployermoremoney.3、Onwhatconditionwillthecustomersmoveontoanothercompanyaccordingtothetext?A．Iftheycan’tgetasaferproduct.B．Iftheyhavetowaitforalongtimetogetdeservedattention.C．Iftheyfeelthecompanycan’tprovideasaferworkplaceforthem.D．Iftheyfindthecompanyprovidesthesomeproductsasothersoffer.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．HowEmployeesCanProtectThemselvesB．CompaniesAreEnsuringEmployees’SafetyC．WhySafetyIsImportantintheWorkplaceD．HowtoCreateaSaferWorkplace22．（8分）Tenyearsago,Isetouttoexamineluck.Iwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplewerealwaysintherightplaceattherighttime,whileothersconsistentlyexperiencedillfortune.Iplacedadvertisementsinnationalnewspapersaskingforpeoplewhofeltconsistentlyluckyorunlucky.Hundredsofextraordinarymenandwomenvolunteeredformyresearch.OvertheyearsIhaveinterviewedthem,monitoredtheirlivesandhadthemtakepartinvariousexperiments.Inoneoftheexperiments,Igavebothluckyandunluckypeopleanewspaper,askingthemtolookthroughitandtellmehowmanyphotographswereinside.Ihadsecretlyplacedalargemessagehalfwaythroughthenewspaper,saying,“Telltheexperimenteryouhaveseenthisandyouwillwin$50.”Thismessagetookuphalfofthepageandwaswrittenintypethatwasmorethantwoincheshigh.Itwasstaringeveryoneintheface,buttheunluckypeopletendedtomissitandtheluckypeopletendedtospotit.Unluckypeoplearegenerallymorenervousthanluckypeople,andthisanxietyaffectstheirabilitytonoticetheunexpected.Asaresult,theymissopportunitiesbecausetheyaretoofocusedonlookingforsomethingelse.Theygotogatheringsconcentratingonfindingtheirperfectpartnersandmissopportunitiestomakegoodfriends.Theylookthroughnewspapersdeterminedtofindcertaintypesofjobadvertisementsandmissothertypesofjobs.Luckypeoplearemorerelaxedandopen,andthereforeseewhatisthereratherthanjustwhattheyarelookingfor.Myresearcheventuallyshowedthatluckypeopleareskilledatnoticingopportunities,makeluckydecisionsbylisteningtotheirintuition(直覺),areopentonewexperiences,andadoptanever-say-dieattitudethattransformsbadluckintogoodluck.1、What’sthepurposeoftheauthor’sresearch?A．Todiscoverwhatluckmeanstopeople.B．Tofindluckypeopleandunluckypeople.C．Todistinguishbetweengoodluckandbadluck.D．Tofigureoutwhypeoplearealwaysluckyorunlucky.2、Whydidtheunluckypeoplemissthemessageintheexperiment?A．Therewastoomuchinformationtobereadindetail.B．Theyweretoofocusedonlookingforphotographs.C．Ittooktoomuchtimetogothroughnewspapers.D．Thewordsweretoosmalltobenoticed.3、Whatleadstoluckypeople’sgoodfortune?A．Theirabilitytospotopportunities. B．Theirabilitytobecomerelaxed.C．Theirabilitytocommunicate. D．Theirabilitytomakefriends.4、What’sthekeymessageofthelastparagraph?A．Whatluckypeoplearelookingfor.B．Howluckypeoplegenerategoodluck.C．Whatluckypeoplecandowithopportunities.D．Howluckypeopletransformbadluckintogoodluck.23．（8分）WhenNoahReady-Campbellwasayoungadult,heworkedforhisfather’sconstructioncompany.Backthen,hedreamedofadaywhenrobotsmighttakeoverthedirty,repetitive（重復(fù)的）partsofhisjob,suchasearthmoving.Yearslater,Ready-CampbelllefthisjobasanengineerwithGoogletomakethatdreamcometrue.Ready-CampbellformedacompanycalledBuiltRobotics,whichdevelopstechnologytoproduceself-drivingheavyequipment.Ready-Campbellsaysthecompany’sgoalistomakeconstructionsafer,fasterandlesscostly.Theconstructionindustrystrugglestofindskilledworkersandfacesagrowingnumberofunfinishedprojects.Butself-operatingmachinesarechangingthenatureofbuilding.WorkersatBerichMasonryinEnglewood,Colorado,recentlyspentseveralweekslearninghowtooperatearobotcalledSAM,ortheSemi-AutomatedMason.SAMisa$400,000machinefromthecompanyConstructionRobotics,Itcanlay3,000bricksineighthours.That’sseveraltimesmorethanahumanbricklayercandointhesameperiod.ButhumansarestillneededtoloadbricksintotheSAMandmakesureitworksright.BricklayerMichaelWalshsaystheSAMlessenstheloadonhisbody.Buthedoesn’tthinkitwilltakehisjob.BrianKennedyagrees,too.HisorganizationsupportstherightsofconstructionworkersintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Kennedysaystheunionisnotworriedthatmachineswillreplacehumanworkersanytimesoon.Theriseofconstructionrobotscomesasthebuildingindustryfacesaseveredecreaseinlaborsupply.Onerecentstudyshowedthat70percentofconstructionbusinesseshaveadifficulttimefindingskilledworkers.MikeMoyheadsaminingoperationforthebuildingmaterialssupplierLehighHanson.Hesaysit’sdifficulttofindpeoplewhoevenknowhowtooperatesomeofthenecessaryequipment.“Nobodywantstogettheirhandsdirtyanymore.Theywantanice,cleanjobinanoffice,”henoted.1、WhatdoesthefirstparagraphsayaboutNoahReady-Campbell?A．Heenjoysdoingrepetitivework.B．HeisnowanemployeeofGoogle.C．Heusedtoworkinconstructionfield.D．HejoinedGoogletorealizethatdream.2、WhichofthefollowingisoneoftheaimsofBuiltRobotics?A．Increasingconstructionspeed.B．Enlargingconstructionquantity.C．Improvingconstructiondesigns.D．Changingconstructionsteps.3、WhatcanbeinferredaboutSAMfromthetext?A．Itcantotallyreplacehumanbricklayers.B．Itiscomplexlybuiltbuteasytooperate.C．Itisunabletoworkcompletelyautomatically.D．Itischeapbutworksmuchfasterthanhumans.4、InMikeMoy’sopinion,whatpreventsmanyconstructionbusinessesfromfindingskilledworkers?A．Theirlowpay.B．Theirpotentialrisks.C．Theirheavyworkloads.D．Theirpoorworkingconditions.24．（8分）Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours—about10hoursand39minutesaday—atourcomputers，smartphones，tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?Itmightbe，mainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.Bluelightisatypeofelectromagneticradiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit'struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances，there'snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis，whichiswhybluelight—blockingglassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye，butthere'snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage，”Dr.RahulKhurana，clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologists，toldBusinessInsider.Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact，thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover，bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn'tharmful，thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe’relookingatourscreens?Theansweriseyestrain(眼疲勞):Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight，itseems，isn'tthecause.Instead，oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistherealissue，bluelight-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.1、Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?A．Itisakindofnuclearradiation.B．Ithastheshortestwavelength.C．Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.D．Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.2、Whatcausesthepopularityofbluelight-blockingglasses?A．Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.B．Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.C．Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.D．Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.B．Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.C．Blue1ightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.D．Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.4、Accordingtothetext，wearingbluelight-blockingglassesmaybe_______.A．tiring B．harmful C．useless D．beneficial25．（10分）Tenminutesofgentleexercisecanimmediatelychangehowcertainpartsofthebraincommunicateandcoordinate(協(xié)調(diào))withoneanotherandimprovememoryfunction,accordingtoanencouragingnewstudy.Thescientistsinvited36peopleofdifferentagestothelabandhadthemsitquietlyonafixedbicyclefor10minutesor,onaseparatevisit,pedalthebicycleatapacesogentlethatitbarelyraisedtheirheartrates.Italsowasshort,lastingforonly10minutes.Immediatelyaftereachsessionofthesittingorslowpedaling,thepeoplecompletedacomputerizedmemorytestduringwhichtheywouldseeabriefpictureof,forinstance,atree,followedbyavarietyofotherimagesandthenanewimageofeitherthesametreeorasimilarone.Thepeoplewouldpressbuttonstoshowwhethertheythoughteachimagewasneworthesameasanearliershot.Thetestisdifficult,sincemanyoftheimagescloselyresembleoneanother.Itrequiresrapid,skillfulscanningrecentmemoriestodecidewhetherapictureisneworknown.Next,thescientistshadeachpeoplerepeatthisprocess--ridingorsittingonthebikefor10minutesandthencompletingmemorytesting--butthetestingnowtookplaceinsideanM.R.I.machine(磁共振成像儀)thatscannedthepeople'sbrainswhiletheyrespondedtotheimages.Thentheresearcherscomparedresults.Theeffectsoftheexercisewereclear.Thepeoplewerebetteratrememberingimagesaftertheyhadriddenthebike,especiallywhentheimagesmostcloselyresembledoneanother.Inotherwords,thehardertheirmemorieshadtodotheirbest,thebettertheyperformedaftertheexercise.TheM.R.I.scansshowedthatmemorypartsofeachpeople'sbrainlitupatthesametimewithpartsofthebrainassociatedwithlearning,indicatingthatthesephysicallyseparatepartsofthebrainwerebetterconnectednowthanwhenthepeoplehadnotfirstexercised.1、Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A．Byfillingupquestionnaires.B．Byinterviewingmanypeople.C．Bycomparingexperimentdata.D．Byreferringtohistoricalreports.2、Whomightbenefitmostfromthestudyresult?A．Themarketerspromotingfixedbicycles.B．Theyoungpeoplecrazyaboutbodybuilding.C．Thewhitecollarsdoinglong-termmentalwork.D．Theblue-collarsdoingheavyphysicallaborwork.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththestudyresult?A．Thelightexerciseisonlygoodforyoungpeople.B．Themoretheexerciseis,thebetterthebrainworks.C．Theexercisecancoordinatedifferentpartsofthebody.D．Theexercisehasmorepositiveeffectwhenthebrainworksharder.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Eventenminutes'exercisemaybegoodforthebrainB．ThereisnoneedforhumansdoingexerciseeverydayC．Onlytenminutes'lightexercisebenefitstheyoungmostD．Exercisecanchangepeople'sbrainsandmindsinalongtime第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Duringthefirstweekoftheterm,everystudentwasgivenajobforwhichtheywouldberesponsiblefortherestofthatschoolyear.Somejobsweremore26thanothers,andthechildrenwereeagertobegivenoneofthebestones.Andtheteacherwould27whohadbeenmostresponsibleduringthepreviousyear.AmongthemRita28.Duringthepreviousyearshehadfollowedalltheteacher’s29perfectly.Butthatyeartherewasabig30.Eachchildreceivedoneofthenormal31,likecleaningtheblackboard.ButRita’sjobwasvery32.Shewasgivenalittleboxcontainingsomesandandoneant.Andeventhoughtheteacher33thatthisantwasaveryspecialant,it34Rita.Mostofherclassmatesfeltsorryforherandevenherfather35Ritatoignoreit.36,Ritapreferredtoshowtheteacherhererrorbymakingtheunimportanttaskintoaspecialjob.“Iwillturnthislittletaskinto37great,”Ritasaidtoherself.SoRitastarted38herlittleant.Shegavetheantthebestfood,anditgrewbiggerthananyonehadexpected…Oneday,theteacher39amantothestudentsandsaidhewouldtellthema40pieceofnews.Themansaid,“Todaytheyhaveannouncedthewinnerofthe41,andthisclassisthewinner!Thisclasshasbeenchosentoaccompanymeona42tothetropicalrainforesttoinvestigateallkindsofinsects.43alltheschoolsofthisregion,itisthisonethathasbest44Thatdaytheclasswasfilledwithjoy.Everyone45Ritaandthankedtheteacher.Andmanychildrenlearntthattobegiventhemostimportanttasksyouhavetoknowhowtoberesponsibleforeventhesmallesttasks.1、A．interestingB．possible C．necessary D．creative2、A．realizeB．doubt C．a(chǎn)rgue D．consider3、A．stoodupB．stoodout C．stoodforD．stoodby4、A．opinionsB．concernsC．instructions D．experiments5、A．curiosityB．movement C．surpriseD．chance6、A．tasksB．promises C．dreams D．purposes7、A．differentB．ordinary C．familiarD．valuable8、A．hopedB．insistedC．a(chǎn)greedD．guessed9、A．a(chǎn)nnoyedB．inspiredC．satisfied D．disappointed10、A．supposedB．forcedC．encouragedD．a(chǎn)dmitted11、A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．HoweverD．Moreover12、A．somethingB．nothingC．everything D．a(chǎn)nything13、A．developingB．studyingC．comforting D．writing14、A．introducedB．exposedC．a(chǎn)ppealedD．connected15、A．terribleB．confusingC．wonderfulD．foolish16、A．competitionB．challengeC．conference D．negotiation17、A．journeyB．vacationC．meeting D．story18、A．BetweenB．AlongC．BesidesD．Among19、AlookedB．paidC．cared D．worked20、A．prizedB．congratulatedC．respectedD．celebrated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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ihadalwaysconsideredacupuncture(針灸)old-fashioned.Butthedramaofmyrecentstrangeillnessandrecoverychangedmymind1．(complete).Lastmonth,aftersleepingthroughaflight,IdiscoveredIcouldn’tmovemyrightarmandfingers.Thedoctorsdiagnosedmewithneural(神經(jīng)的)injury.Iwasscared.Luckily,Richard,anacupuncturist,offered2．(help)me.Istartedmyacupuncturetreatment.Dozensoftinyneedles3．(insert)acrossmyarmandfingers.Idarednotmove,becauseevenasmallchangeofpositioncouldcauseasharppain.Afterafewdays,Icouldmovemyfingers.Twoweeks4．(go)bybeforeIcouldeatamealwithchopsticks.Withinamonth,myarmandfingerswerealmostbackto5．(they)normalfunctions.Inthatclinic,Imadefriendswithmanyotherpatientsandheardtheir6．(story).Onelady,whobecamedeaftwomonthsago,hasrecoveredherhearingabilities.Iwasverysurprisedat7．magicthesetinyneedlesare.AcupunctureoriginatedinChina2,000yearsago.Essentially,itfunctions8．improvingthesmoothflowoflifeforceenergy,9．(know)inChineseas“qi”.Althoughacupuncturemaynotcureallillnesses,atleastitcreatesagoodstartingpointforahealthybody.Ihopethe10．(wise)ofacupuncturewillcontinuetobringhealthtomorefriends.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學(xué)們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏子符號（∧)，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、每處錯誤以及修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Ihavebeenawayfrommyhometownformorethantenyears、Iheardofthatgreatchangeshavetakenplacehere、Inthepast,thereusedtobeingaclearriverrunningthroughit、Peopleworkedhardallyearroundbutliveapoorlife、Nowpeople’sdreamoflivingaricherlifehavecometrue、Tallbuildingscanbeseensomewhere,butpollutionisalsobecomingmoreseriously、Toourhappy,