2023学年湖南省两校联考高三下学期联考英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生须知： 1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。 2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。 3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．If they throw stones at you，don’t throw back.Use them to build your own foundation ________. A．somehow B．anyway C．instead D．nevertheless 2．－Did Tom go back late last night? —No. It was just nine o'clock he arrived home. A．when B．after C．until D．that 3．—The terrible accident is under investigation. —Actually, quicker action _________ those workers trapped in the mine. A．might have saved B．must have saved C．should have saved D．could have saved 4．Bob made a promise to the manager ________ the work would all be finished on time. A．that B．what C．which D．whether 5．--- Is it convenient to you if I call you up at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning? --- I’m afraid not. I ______ a meeting then. A．will have attended B．was attending C．will be attending D．am attending 6．The people succeeded because they understood that you can’t let your failures _________ you ——you have to let your failures teach you. A．define B．decline C．qualify D．simplify 7．The general secretary stressed that what he had just said was only his _________view, not official intentions. A．private B．separate C．personal D．single 8． goes up must come down, and gasoline prices are coming down fast in some parts of America. A．Where B．What C．Which D．That 9．—Do you know why the teacher asks for me? —He wants you to ________ your absence last night. A．account for B．call for C．send for D．reach for 10．Every school into the competition will have a chance to win $2,000 ______ of computing equipment. A．price B．worth C．value D．cost 11．Our dream is to _______ a World Cup that makes you, your grandchildren and everyone in football really proud. A．stage B．chair C．found D．watch 12．— You should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic. — But a friend an unexpected visit to me. A．paid B．had paid C．would pay D．has paid 13．A firm from New Zealand has revealed a set of robotic legs which they claim will soon allow ________ wheelchair-bound people to walk again. A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually 14．Why do you want a new job ______ you’ve got such a good one already? A．that B．where C．which D．when 15．Hearing the noise outside, Granny asked me  . A．what is happening B．what was happening C．what it was happening D．what was it happening 16．The document film ______ next week aims at introducing local cultures to the world. A．released B．being released C．to be released D．having been released 17．一Excuse me，sir．You can’t enter 0ffice without permission． 一But the manager is expecting me． A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填 18．Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained ____；people are still looking for other possible solutions. A．unchallenged B．relevant C．controversial D．contradictory 19．From his expression, I don’t think he could have finished his homework last night, _______? A．couldn’t he B．do I C．did he D．hasn’t he 20．— Why didn’t you try to finish the composition? — I tried to, but ________ I could, the bell ran announcing the end of the examination. A．until B．when C．after D．before 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） 83-year-old Antonio Vicente has spent the last four decades of his life fighting against the trend. As Brazilian landowners cut down rainforests to make room for profitable plantations(种植园) and cattle grounds, he struggled to bring the jungles of his childhood back to life. “When I was a child, the peasants cut down the trees to make grasslands and charcoal, and the water dried up and did not come back,” he told the reporters, “I thought: ‘Water is valuable, no one makes water and the population will not stop growing. What is going to happen? We are going to run out of water.’” With only some donkeys and a small team of hired workers, Antonio Vicente set about bringing back the forest to his land. What started out as a weekend hobby soon became a permanent way of life, and Antonio recalls often spending whole days and nights in his young jungle, surrounded by rats and foxes, and eating banana sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Over the last 40 years, he has planted an estimated 50,000 trees on his 31-hectare land, which now make up a small but unique area of rainforest, and a haven for wildlife. As the forest grew, the water returned, and Antonio says that there are now over 20 water, sources on his land that were no longer there when he bought it. Then the animals started making a home there, Today, the forest is alive with the sounds of birds and insects living there, and more species are settling in every year. “There are toucans(巨嘴鸟), all kinds of birds, squirrels, lizards, and even the boars are returning,” 83