2023届湖北省汉阳一中高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 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．Nobody knows why the boy can tell what’s written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It really _______ explanation. A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses 2．Don’t throw away the old books．Give them to ____needs them． A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever 3．People expect Shanghai Disneyland Park to offer better service than ________ of Tokyo’s. A．this B．it C．one D．that 4．Jim told us all that _______ he said so at the meeting was right. A．all B．what C．all that D．that 5．When they first came to the city, my parents often went to neighbors for a talk, just as they ________ in the countryside. A．will do B．had done C．have done D．were doing 6．The infrastructure of a country is ________ makes everything run well, including things like transport, irrigation, electricity and schools. A．which B．that C．where D．what 7．—I’m sorry for breaking the cup. —Oh, ________. I’ve got plenty. A．help yourself B．forget it C．my pleasure D．pardon me 8．____________ you are familiar with the author’s ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as you possible can. A．Now that B．Ever since C．So that D．In case 9．It was when she first arrived in China _____ she developed a passion for paper-cutting. A．where B．that C．how D．why 10．The Internet is so much a part of our culture that it affects our lives by acting as a ______ for face-to-face contacts. A．preference B．motivation C．substitute D．guideline 11．Though our football boys are faced with four goals behind, they are still struggling hard in the field to ______. A．face the music B．save face C．cost their arm and leg D．land on their feet 12．-- Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you. ---Thanks. You _______ it. I could manage it myself. A．needn’t do B．shouldn’t have done C．mustn’t do D．needn’t have done 13．You should set a goal and see ________ you can achieve it in the coming exam. A．which B．what C．whether D．when 14．It is unwise to disturb one who is devoted to his work. Just _____. A．face the music B．fly off the handle C．eat your words D．bite your tongue 15．---Let's walk to that village together. ---__________. How can we two girls do that in the dark？ A．I agree with you. B．That's a good point. C．You must be joking！ D．That's not your opinion！ 16．—Why can’t John land a__________job in years? —Anyone with criminal records will be laid off first when it comes time to let staff go. A．rewarding B．demanding C．worthwhile D．stable 17．If you are feeling so tired, perhaps a little sleep would____． A．act B．help C．serve D．last 18．The petrol in the car _____ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk there. A．gave up B．gave off C．gave in D．gave out 19．According to the company’s rule, one’s payment is ______ the work done, not to the time spent doing it. A．in proportion to B．in addition to C．in contrast to D．in regard to 20．—Are we about to having dinner? —Yes, it ________ in the dining room. A．serve B．is serving C．is being served D．has been serving 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）At the end of the spring semester in May,students taking Georgia Tech’s online Knowledge-Based Artificial Intelligence course received some surprising news.Jill Watson,one of the nine teaching assistants (TAs) that had helped them finish the challenging course for the past five months was not a “she” but an “it”—an intelligent robot! Watson is the brainchild of Ashok Goel,who teaches the popular online course.The Professor of Computer and Cognitive Science in the School of Interactive Computing came up with the idea as a way to deal with the number of questions posed by students in the online forums(论坛).According to Goel,every time the course is offered,the 300 or so students that enroll post over 10,000 questions.The questions are often repetitive.This led Goel to wonder if a smart robot would handle the questions which require standard responses—things like dates when assignments are due. Having worked with IBM’s Watson technology platform in the past,the professor knew it would be ideal for his artificial TA:Jill Watson.The artificial intelligence system that uses natural language processing and machine learning to analyze large amounts of data has even been cleverer than human competitors on the television show.It would therefore easily be able to handle routine questions that required little “thinking”. The professor and his team of graduate students began by populating Jill’s memory with 40,000 questions and answers from past terms.Then came the testing stage.At first,Jill was not very good and often gave strange answers.It often got stuck on certain keywords.By the end of the semester,Jill had attained enough knowledge and skills to participate in forums without any manageme