2023届湖南省十四校联考高三第二次调研英语试卷含解析.doc

1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Difficulties strengthen

2、the mind, _ labour does the body.AifBasCforDso2_in painting, John didnt notice evening approaching.ATo absorbBTo be absorbedCAbsorbedDAbsorbing3Whenever you _ a present, you should think about it from the receivers point of view.AboughtBhave boughtCwill buyDbuy4_ those past years, we couldnt help fe

3、eling sorry for our parents who never had a rest all the year round.ALooking back uponBLooking aroundCLooking outDLooking up5Daniels family _ their holiday in Huangshan this time next week.Aare enjoyingBare to enjoyCwill enjoyDwill be enjoying6Many questions have been answered by John. He must have

4、previewed the lessons last night, _ he?AneedntBhasntCdidntDmustnt7By the time he arrived in Beijing, we _ there for two days.Awill have stayedBstayChave been stayingDhad stayed8What a pity! _joined in the party, I would have met my old friendAlf I have BHad I CI had DHave I9The biggest problem for m

5、ost plants, which _just get up and run away when threatened, is that animals like to eat them.Ashall notBcantCneedntDmustnt10I am at a loss why Mike is always _ every time I meet him. Believe it or not, we used to be best friends.Agiving me the cold shoulder Bmaking my dayCfollowing suit Dbeating ar

6、ound the bush11Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, _ anyone can start now and make a new ending.Afor BandCbut Dso12A Chinese proverb has it that a tower is built when soil on earth _, and a river is formed when streams come together.AaccumulatesBacceleratesCcollapsesDloosens13A man can fai

7、l many times, he is a real failure when he begins to blame someone else.Abut Bor Cand Dso14What an amazing picture!The little boy _the soldiers, and I caught them in an unguarded moment.Awas salutingBsalutedChad salutedDwould salute15 you play the piano at this time of the day ? I need a good rest f

8、or tomorrows test. Sorry.AMustBShallCCanDMay16-Are you satisfied with his school report?-Not at all. It couldnt have been _.Aworse Bso badCbetter Dthe worst17Fiona never fails to grasp any chance of promotion.Shes a woman of _.AambitionBattentionCexpectationDreputation18What a pity! You missed my bi

9、rthday party.Terribly sorry!_my uncle not visited me unexpectedly.AShouldBWouldCHadDDid19So far, more than 1300 hotels in Europe, Africa, Middle East region have committed to _ in the event, with many more _ to join the effort.Aparticipating; expectingBparticipate; to expectCparticipating; expectedD

10、participate; to be expected20If you _ come to our village, Ill show you around.AwillBshallCmustDshould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）The booking notes of the play “The Age of Innocence”:Price: $10DISCOUNTS;Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances fro

11、m Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children under 16, over 60s and full-time students.Supersaver: Half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair

12、space will be held until an hour before the show.Standby: Best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (suitable) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.Group Bookings: There is a ten percent discount f

13、or parties of twelve or more.School: School parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.Please note: We are unable to exchange tickets or refund (退款) money unless a performance is cancel led due to unforeseen circumstances.BOOKING:There are four

14、 easy ways to book seats for performance:-In person: The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10a. m.- 8p. m.-By telephone: Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted).-By post: Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre

15、 Box Office.-On line: Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satan fiedtheatre. com.1、According to the notes, who can get$2 off?AA 55-year-old woman.BAn 18-year-old teenager.CA 20-year-old full-time college student.DThe people who book the tickets on Fridays.2、Which of the following is NOT true a

16、ccording to the passage?AThere are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre.BA group of 12 persons can get 10 percent discount.CThe audience cant refund money if the performance is on show.DA school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets.3、What kind of tickets are the cheapest?AT

17、he standby tickets for school parties often or more.BThe tickets for saver discount.CThe tickets for group booking.DThe standby tickets.22（8分）Youre out to dinner. The food is delicious and the service is fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip. Why? The answer may not be as simple as you think.Tippi

18、ng, psychologists have found, is not just about service. Instead, studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiters choice of words, to how they carry themselves while taking orders, to the bills total. Even how much waiters

19、remind customers of themselves can determine how much change they pocket by the end of the night.“Studies before have shown that mimicry(模仿) brings into positive feelings for the mimicker,” wrote Rick van Baaren, a social psychology professor. “These studies show that people who are being mimicked b

20、ecome more generous toward the person who mimics them.”So Rick van Baaren divided 59 waiters into two groups. He requested that half serve with a phrase such as. “ Coming up !” Those in the other hall were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the customers. Rick van Baaren then co

21、mpared their take-home pay. The results were clearit pays to mimic your customer. The copycat(模仿者) waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, found the generosity of a tipper maybe limited by

22、 his bill. After research on the1,000 tips left for waiters, cabdrivers, hair stylists, they found tip percentages in these three areas dropped as customers bills went up. In fact, tip percentages appear to plateau(稳定期) when bills topped $100 and a bill for $200 made the worker gain no bigger percen

23、tage tip than a bill for $100.“Thats also a point of tipping,” Green says. “You have to give a little extra to the cabdriver for being there to pick you up and something to the waiter for being there to serve you. If they werent there, youd never get any service. So part of the idea of a tip is for

24、just being there.”1、How many factors affect the customers tipping?A6.B5.C4.D3.2、What do the studies show?AMimicry brings into very bad feelings for the mimicker.BThe waiter who mimics people usually gets less tip that they give.CThe mimic waiters can get more money than those who dont mimic others.D

25、Tipping can be affected by physical reactions to many different waiters.3、What is the opinion of the author according to the passage?AHe gives his generous tip to waiters very often.BHe agrees with Mr Green and Rick van Baren about tipping.CHe objects to Mr Greens idea about tipping.DHe thinks part

26、of Mr Greens explanation is reasonable.4、What is the best title of this passage?AHow Much to TipBWhat Is TipCWhere to Leave a Big Fat TipDTipping Is Very Important23（8分）World Elephant Day is the perfect time to find out more about these amazing animals and what we can do to preserve them so they do

27、not go the way of the mammoth（猛犸象）.World Elephant Day was created in 2011 by two Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Thailands Elephant Reintroduction Foundation and was first celebrated on August 12, 2012. They made the documentary Return to the Forest, a fascinating 30 minute film about the rein

28、troduction of caught Asian elephants to the wild.Currently, the demand for ivory（象牙）is becoming bigger and bigger, whose price is higher than that of gold, making elephants bigger targets than ever. Habitation loss is also a danger to the worlds elephant population as it robs elephants of the hundre

29、ds of pounds of food they need every day, making it more difficult for them to breed and making it easier for hunters to track them down. Circuses and tourism are also serious threats to the animals well-being.The best way to celebrate this day is to take the opportunity to educate yourself about th

30、ese magnificent（巨大的）mammals and share your knowledge with others. As ever, simply spreading the word about the dangers these magnificent mammals face via social media can actually make a real change. Expose that “training” elephants often involves tying and beating them daily for months on end. If y

31、ou want to get a bit more involved, you could choose to make a donation to a foundation dedicated to protecting elephants from hunters or relocating them to locations better suited to their needs.Whichever way suits you best, make sure that you spend this day in a way that helps elephants all over t

32、he world, so we, in turn, can continue to wonder at them and their uniquely fascinating way of life.1、What is the main purpose of World Elephant Day?ATo collect donations for elephants.BTo do researchers on elephants life.CTo protect the elephants from extinction.DTo make films about all kinds of el

33、ephants.2、Which of the following is the biggest threat to elephants?AHuman being.BSevere climate.CNatural environment.DLimited food resource.3、What does the author advise doing to celebrate World Elephant Day?AWatching the elephant shows.BMaking your own films about elephants.CAppealing to focus on

34、elephant protection.DTraveling to Thailand to ride trained elephants.4、According to the text, what is the best way to protect elephants?ASupplying enough food for elephants.BCatching and raising elephants in the cages.CReplacing elephants in suitable wild habitations.DAttracting elephants to live to

35、gether with human beings.24（8分）Mary Tram, the creator and managing director of Mistral Computers, has been widely commended as a major innovator（创新者）in the computer industry. Some journalists in the computer world have also claimed that she is the leading force today in the changing computer market.

36、Tram was the first designer to actually handcraft personal PCs using light durable attractive materials. She was the first to recognize the opening in this side of the market and her “seize the day” mentality has been making vast amounts of money for her company ever since.Recently the world of tech

37、nology has been commending her work again. Tram has taken the bold move of cutting the price of computers in an already declining market. Most companies have been unable to match her low prices and thus have been unable to match her profits. Tram has made some changes to her companys production meth

38、ods, making the production faster and more efficient. In addition, Mistral Computers is responsible for all of its sales, without the use of any middlemen; people either go online or telephone the company, without having to go to any shops or having to use any salespeople. At the end of the day, Mis

39、tral and Tram have proven to have what it takes to succeed in a lime when the majority of companies dont. Lowering the costs and maintaining high standards of customer service have made the difference for this company.1、Why was the article written?ATo discuss a new aspect in the world of computer te

40、chnology.BTo give information to executives about the new and improved PCs.CTo give a short description of a successful executive.DTo talk about cost structure in the computer world.2、What is the special sales policy of the company?ATo cut prices when the market is weak.BTo offer personally designed

41、 computers.CTo make a mass of products.DTo sell door to door.3、The word “commend” in Paragraph 1, is closest in meaning to “ ”.Ablamed BrecommendedCpraised Dappointed25（10分）Late last spring,a student worked late into the night,and as she painted,her chemistry took on a life of its own, transforming

42、into a comic book.Veronica Berns,28,was working on her Ph.Din chemistry.Berns quickly concluded that she would be best able to describe the difficult concepts with illustrations.Theyre not very well-polished illustrationsthats on purpose,Berns said.In the beginning,it was on the back of an envelope

43、or on a napkin that she doodled（涂鸦）the chemical bonds to better explain her parents what she was working on in the lab.Jody Berns,Veronicas mother,said their family has a history of doodling and has shared comics for years.Veronica Berns surprised her family with her comic book Atomic Size Matters a

44、t her graduation last year.The book typical shows cartoons of Berns wearing various costumes and uses humor as well as simple comparisons to describe simple chemistry.Were just really proud that she can take something so complex and put it into an amusing visual（视觉的）explanation that everyone can enj

45、oy,Jody Berns said.Veronica Berns teacher said Berns was the first of his students to construct her knowledge in an artistic way and he acknowledged that it is difficult for scientists to explain what they do with proper context.“If its worth doing, we should be able to explain it,”Fredrickson said.

46、Fredrickson said she hopes other scientists will learn to find ways to illustrate what theyre doing in the lab.Berns now lives in Chicago as a chemist and also writes a blog in which she uses comics to explain the work of Nobel Prize winning scientists.Berns started a fundraising campaign on the Int

47、ernet to finance printing the books.She said she wanted to raise $5,965 to cover the costs of professional printing and the website says she has raised more than $14,000.1、What led Berns to paint something about chemistry?ATo decorate the envelopes.BTo show something clearly.CTo observe family traditions.DTo design a present to his parents.2、Which can best describe Bernss paintings in her comi