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2023届湖北省荆门市龙泉中学高考考前模拟英语试题学校:姓名班级考号
一、阅读理解Dolphin WatchingAboard theRudee Flipper(航行)Looking for the longestrunning andmost experienceddolphin crusecompany at theVirginia BeachResort areaYou havefound itat Rudeetours!A dolphincruise aboard the RudeeFlipper is theessential tripfor fun-seeking vacationers.Each touris narratedby ourexperts whoareready toshare theirknowledge and answer yourquestions about the dolphins and theVirginiaBeach coastline.Our cruiseboat featuresupper andlower sightseeinglevels andwindows thatprovide a360-degree rangefor theultimate viewingexperience.The Rudee Flipper isa65-footlong,28-footwide SouthSea Catamaran.The RudeeFlipperisequipped withtwo restrooms,aclimate-controlled cabin,disabled accessibility,andasnack barwith hotand coldfood offered.Schedule:Wednesdays,Fridays,Mondays:2pmSaturdays,Sundays:11am,2pmPrices:Adults:$
23.00Children11and under:$
17.00Children3and under:FreeDuration:90minutesDress for the weather!It can be slightlycooler outon thewater especiallyin thespring,fall,and winter.We mayhave tocancel tripsdue tohigh winds,but ourcruises willstill gowhen it israining.Guaranteed SightingsWesincerely careabout yourexperience anddo everythingthat we can toensure sightings.While weunderstand thatwildlife canbe somewhatunpredictable,if ourexpert teamis unable tolocate anydolphins onyour tripsaboardtheRudeeFlipper,you canride againwith usfor free.
1.What dowe knowabout dolphincruises atRudee ToursA.They areavailable everyday excepton Tuesdays.B,They lastfor overtwo hourson eachjourney.Mac waspedaling hardnow.He wavedand yelledat passingcars butwas carefulnot toslowdown.He sawa steepuphill climbbefore him.He knewthat oncehe hitthe hill,hed beeasy togetcaught up and the wolfs teethwould betearing intohis flesh.At thismoment,Paul andBecky weredriving theircar on their wayto Alaska.They didntthinkmuch of it whenthey sawtwo cyclistsrepairing theirbike onthe sideof theroad.A bitlater,they spottedwhat they,too,assumed was a dogrunning alongsidea manon abike.As theygotcloser,they realizedthat thedog wasa wolf.Mac hearda largevehicle behindhim.He pulledin frontofitas thewolf wascatching upfast,just adozen yardsaway now.Paragraph1The carabruptly stoppedin frontof him.Paragraph2A fewminutes later,the othercyclists arrived.C.There areprofessional guidesonboard.D.There areno arrangementson rainydays.
2.What canbe learnedabout theRudee FlipperA.It outshinesthe otherlocal boats.B.It offersdouble sightseeinglevels.C.It isequipped withthree restrooms.D.It isspecially designedfor thedisabled.
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00.Todd Bol,a retiredbusinessman,could neverhave expectedthat awooden containerhe builtinhis frontyard oneday wouldhave theglobal impactit doestoday.Bol builta dollhouse-size structurethat lookedlike aschoolhouse on a postand heput it in hisyardasafree communitylibrary toremember hismother,who wasa booklover andschool teacher.Bols designgave birthto Little Free LibraryLFL,a nonprofitorganization thatseeks toplacesmall,accessible bookexchange boxesin neighborhoodsaround the world.The conceptis simple:Neighbors areinvited toshare abook,leave abook,or both.Today,there areover50,000of theselibrariesregistered in70countries.Almost everyonecan registerwith LFLand starta libraryas long as theperson keepsitingoodshape andmakes surethat bookmaterials areappropriate forhis/her neighborhood.Library ownerscancreate theirown libraryboxes;therefore,the librariesare usuallyunique inappearance,andthere seemsto beno limitto thepossibilities.One library in Californiawas builtout of a usedwinecontainer;another inTexas hadtiny stairsand brightcolored walls.Once registered,libraries areassigneda numberat LFLswebsite.The LFLIndex liststhe locationsof alllibraries withGPS坐标coordinates andother information.Owners receivea signsaying“LittleFree Library”.People saythey have been attractedto pickup abook whenwalking bya LittleFreeLibrary,out ofcuriosity andbecause ifsconvenient.Some sidewalklibrarians saythey havemet moreneighborssince havinga littlelibraryin their frontyard.Bol isalso mostproud of the wayLittleFree Libraryis bringingcommunities together.“Its starteda neighborhoodexchange.It getspeopletalking andmore comfortablewiththeirneighbors,he says.“This leadsto themhelping each other.”
4.What doesthe underlinedword“design“in Paragraph2refer toA.A communitycenter.B.A dollhouseon apost.C,A bookexchange box.D.A nonprofitorganization.
5.What canwe learnabout theoperation ofa LittleFree LibraryA.There isno limitto theselection ofbooks.B.The librarycan comein anyshape andcolor.C.The libraryneeds tohire manyprofessional librarians.D.The ownermust firstbe assigneda numberfrom theLFL website.
6.What canbe inferredabout LittleFree LibraryA.It helpsimprove GPSfunctions.B.It connectslibraries aroundthe world.C.It makesreading accessibleto thepoor.D.It helpsrestore humanconnections.
7.Which of the followingcanbethe besttitle forthe textA.LFL:A Boosterto SharedReading B.LFL:The BestPlace toMeet NeighborsC.Todd Bol:A SuccessfulBook BusinessmanD.Reading:An Approachto ImprovingYourselfIsthe endof homeworknear Asnew powerfulartificial intelligencetools like ChatGPT taketheInternet bystorm,teachers concernedwith Al-driven cheatingare questioningtheir teachingandassessment methods.ChatGPT,the mostpowerful AIlanguage modelever developedby thecompany OpenAI,remembers thethread ofyour dialogue,using previousquestions andanswers toinform itsnextresponses.Deriving itsanswers fromhuge volumesof informationontheInternet,itisfine-tunedusing bothsupervised andreinforcement learning.It iscapable ofgenerating natural-sounding textondemand injust a few seconds.The qualityof thecopy itproduces issufficient toimpress teachersinsecondary andhigher education,and evenresearchers.The useof AI tools incopy-writing hassparked anoutcry aroundtheworld.In theUnitedStates,public schoolsin NewYork andSeattle havedecided toblock ChatGPTfrom theirdevicesand WiFinetworks.In France,the prestigiousSciences Pouniversity inParis hasalso justannounceda strictban onits use.But expertsquestion whetherbans likethese arereally effective.On onehand,students willalways be abletoaccess toolslikeChatGPTthrough othermeans thanschooldevices.On theother hand,some questionthe relevanceof blockingaccess toa digitaltoolwhose useis likelyto growin theprofessional worldin thecoming years.Amelie Cordier,a lecturerin artificial intelligence atLyon University,notes thatstudentshavent waitedfor ChatGPTto try to escapethe choreof homework——whether byphotocopyingthe libraryencyclopedia,copy-pasting contentfrom Wikipediaor enlistingtheir parentshelp.What isultimately veryimportant in the learningprocess is not somuch thesubject onwhich youlearn,its themethodology that you learnto developaround thatsubject/9Cordier said.
8.Why doesthe authorraise aquestion inparagraph1A.To arousethe readersinterest.B.To showthe popularityof ChatGPT.C.To presentthe creativityof artificialintelligence.D.To revealthe negativeeffects ofartificialintelligence.
9.What doesparagraph2mainly tellus aboutChatGPTA.Its languagemodel.B.Its workingtheory.C.Its designinspiration.D.Its developmentprocess.
10.Which of the followingis probablythe reasonfortheexperts questionA.Students canalways employAI toolsin otherways.B.Teachers andresearchers areimpressed byChatGPT.C.The banshavebeenannounced only in theUS andFrance.D.AItoolshave alreadybeen widelyapplied inprofessional fields.
11.What playsa criticalrole inlearning according to CordierA.Parents9help.B.The systemof methods.C.The libraryencyclopedia.D.The contentfrom Wikipedia.The twentiethcentury sawgreater changesthan anycentury before:changes forthebetter,changes forthe worse;changes thatbrought alot ofbenefits tohuman beings,changes thatputman indanger.Many thingscaused thechanges,but,in myopinion,the mostimportant wastheprogress inscience.Scientific researchin physicsand biologyhas vastlybroadened ourviews.It hasgiven usadeeper knowledgeof the structure ofmatter andoftheuniverse;it hasbrought usa betterunderstandingofthenature oflife andof itscontinuous development.Technology in the applicationof science hasmade bigadvances thathave benefitedus innearly everypart oflife.The continuationof suchactivitites in the twenty-first centurywill resultin evengreateradvantages tohuman beings:in purescience—a widerand deeperknowledge inall fieldsoflearning;in appliedscience—a morereasonable sharingof materialbenefits,and betterprotectionof theenvironment.Sadly,however,there isanother sideto thepicture.The creativityof sciencehas beenemployedin doingdamage tomankind.The applicationof scienceand technologyto thedevelopmentand productionof weaponsof massdestruction hascreated areal dangerto thecontinuedexistence ofthe humanrace onthis planet.We haveseen thishappen inthe caseofnuclear weapons.Although theiractual usehas sofar occurredonlyinthe SecondWorld War,thenumber ofnuclear weaponsthat wereproduced andmade readyfor usewas solarge thatif theweaponshad actuallybeen used,the resultcould havebeen theruin ofthe humanrace,as wellas ofmanykinds ofanimals.纱线,William Shakespeare said,“The webof ourlife isofamingled yarngood andilltogether Theabove briefreview ofthe applicationof onlyone partof humanactivities——scienceseems toprove whatShakespearesaid.But doesit haveto beso Mustthe illalways gotogetherwith the good Arewe biologicallyprogrammed forwar
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13.From thefourth paragraph,wecaninfer that.A.a greatmany nuclear weapons wereactually usedfor warB,a largenumber ofnuclearweaponsshould havebeen usedfor warC.the author is doubtfulabout theruin ofhuman beingsby nuclearweaponsD.the authoris anxiousaboutthehuge numberof unclearweapons onthe earth
14.The underlinedword“mingled“inthelast paragraphmost probablymeansA.simple B.mixed C.sad D.happy
15..What youthink theauthorismost likelyto suggestif hecontinues towrite A.Further applicationof scienceto war.B.More readingof WilliamShakespeare.C.Proper useofscienceinthenew century.D.Effective waysto separatethegoodfrom theill.
二、七选五Imagine achild standingonadiving boardfour feethigh andasking himselfthe question:Should Ijump^^This iswhat motivationorthelack ofit cando.Motivation andgoal settingarethe twosides ofsame coin.16Like thechild onthe divingboard,you willstay undecided.17More thanthat,how should you staymotivated toachieve thegoal First,you need toevaluate yourself,your values,your strengths,your weaknesses,your achievements,your desires,etc.Only thenshould youset your goals.You alsoneedtojudge thequality anddepth ofyour motivation.This isquite important,because itis directlyrelated toyour commitment.There aretimes whenyour heartisnotin your青析)work.18So,slow downand thinkwhat youreally want to doat thatmoment.Clarity Rofthoughts canhelp youmove forward.Another wayof settingrealistic goalsis toanalyze yourshort andlong termobjectives,keeping inmind yourbeliefs,values andstrengths.Remember thatgoals areflexible.19They alsoneedto bemeasurable.You mustkeep thesepoints inmind whilesetting yourgoals.Your personalcircumstances areequally important.For example,you maywantto beapilotbut cantbecome onebecause youreyesight isnot goodenough.20You shouldreassess yourgoals,and motivateyourself toset afresh goal.You willsurely needto overcomesome difficulties,some planned,but mostunplanned.Youcannot overcomethem withoutample motivation.Make surethatyouplan forthese difficultiesatthe timeof settingyourgoals.A.This canaffect yourwork.B.So howshouldyoumotivate yourselfC.However,this shouldnot discourageyou.D.So whyshould wetrytoset specificgoalsE.They canchange accordingto circumstances.F.Motivation iswhat youneed mostto doa goodjob.G.Without motivation,you canneither seta goalnor reachit.
三、完形填空That coldJanuary night,I wasgrowing sickof mylife inSan Francisco.There I was,walkinghome atone oclockinthemorning aftera tiringpractice at the21,Withopening nightonly aweek away,I wasstill learningmy22,I washaving troubledealingwith mypart-time jobat thebank andmy actingat nightatthesame time.As Iwalked,Ithought seriouslyabout23both actingand SanFrancisco.City lifehad becometoo muchfor me.As Iwalked downempty streetsunder tallbuildings,I feltvery smalland cold.I began24,bothto keepwarm and to keepaway fromany possible25,Very fewpeoplewere stillout exceptafewsad-looking26people underblankets.About ablock frommy apartment,I hearda soundbehind me.I turnedquickly,half27to seesomeonewith aknife ora gun.The streetwas empty.All Isaw wasa shiningstreetlight.28,thenoise hadmade menervous,so Istarted torun faster.Not untilIreached myapartment buildingand unlockedthe doordid Irealize whatthe noisehad been.It hadbeenmy29falling tothe sidewalk.Suddenly Iwasnt coldor tiredanymore.I ranout ofthe doorand backto30rd heardthe noise.Although Isearched the sidewalk anxiouslyfbr fifteenminutes,my walletwas nowheretobefound.Just as1was aboutto giveup thesearch,I heardthe garbagetruck pullup tothe sidewalknextto me.When avoice calledfrom theinside,“Alisa Camacho^^I thoughtIwas
31.How couldthisman knowmy nameThe dooropened,and out32a smallred-haired manwith anamused lookinhis eyes.Is thiswhat yourelooking fbr”he asked,33upasmall squareshape.It wasnearly3A.M.by thetime Igot intobed.I wouldntget muchsleep thatnight,but Ihadgotten mywallet back.I alsohad gottenback some34of citylife.I realizedthat thecity couldntbea badplace aslongaspeople were35to helpeachother.
21.A.theatre B.stadium C.bank D.
22.A.accounts B,numbers C.songs D.linesschool
23.A.taking upB.giving upC.starting upD.mixing up
24.A.walking B.crying C.running D.shaking
25.A.actors B,drivers C.beggars D.robbers
26.A.careless B.homeless C.sleepless D.aimless
27.A.expecting B.hoping C.preparing D.calculating
28.A.Therefore B,Instead C.Moreover D.Still
29.A.cellphone B.wallet C.book D.passport
30.A.when B.which C-where D.what
31.A.sleeping B.playing C.dreaming D.imagining
32.A.ran B.jumped C.climbed D.fell
33.A.throwing B,tearing C-putting D.holding
34.A.enjoyment B・sorrow C,reflection D.imagination
35.A.curious B・anxious C.willing D.determined
四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Consumption inChina continuedto boomover theMothers Dayweekend.According tothe36late datafrom onlineretailer Vipshop,the domestictravel marketenjoyed anotherpeak duringtheweekend.as manypeople tookshort tripsto celebrateMothers Day,37carry forwardthe MayDay势头.holiday momentumConsumers,many of38are youngmothers borninthe1980sand1990s,traveled39local ortonearby regionsto celebratethe occasion.Over theweekend,women accounted40nearly60percent ofconsumers whotraveled,accordingtoTuniu,an onlinetravel agency41base inNanjing,Jiangsu province.Meanwhile,the onlineretail marketbenefited aspeople boughtgifts-including flowers,clothes andcosmetics,home appliancesand goldjewelry-fortheirmothers onmultiple e-commerce42platform,Flowers suchas carnationsand Chinesepeonies werein highdemand.Health productsalesrecorded43nearly tenfoldincrease year-on-year duringthe twoweeks leadingto MothersDay44consumers paidmore attentionto keepinghealthy inpost-pandemic times.With theChinese governmentfurther encouragingconsumer willingnessto spend,()economic recoveryand growth45expect tocontinue inthe foreseeablefuture.
五、告知信/通知假定你是某国际学校的学生会负责人,你校最近发起了“绿色低碳,节能先行”活动
46.请就此写一封倡议书,内容包括.活动目的;
1.具体做法;
2.发出呼吁3注意写作词数应为词左右80
六、读后续写.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文续47写的词数应为左右150On abright,warm Julyafternoon,Mac Hollan,a primaryschool teacher,was cyclingfrom hishometo Alaskawith his friends.One ofhisfriendshad stoppedto makea bicyclerepair,but they(骑行)had encouragedMac tocarry on,and theywould catchup withhim soon.As Macpedaledalong alone,he thoughtfondly ofhis wifeand twoyoung daughtersat home.He hopedto showthemthis beautifulplace someday.Then Macheard quickand loudbreathing behindhim.“Man,thats abig dog!”he thought.Butwhen helooked totheside,he sawinstantly thatit wasnta dogat all,but awolf,quickly catchingupwith him.Macs heartjumped.He foundout hiscan ofbear spray.With onehand onthe bars,he firedthespray atthewolf.A brightred cloudenveloped theanimal,andtoMacs relief,it fellback,shakingits head.But aminute later,it wasby hisside again.Then itattacked theback ofMacs bike,tearingopen histent bag.He firedatthewolf asecond time,and again,it fellback onlyto quicklyrestart the(追赶).chase。