武汉市2023届高三年级五月模拟训练英语试题

武汉市203届高三年级五月模拟训练试题

第一部分　听力(共两节，满分30分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. £ 19. 15.     B. £ 9. 18.    C. £ 9. 15.

答案是 C。

1. Why did the man leave Asian Industrial?

  A. He got promoted.    B. He liked marketing.    C. He enjoyed electronics.

2. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A. Save 100 dollars.    B. Repair the bike.       C. Buy a new bike. 

3. Who went to attend the meeting in the end?

　A. Martin.     B. William.     C. Mary.

4. What are the two speakers going to do next?

A. Continue another topic.  B. Take a break.     C. Have a meeting.

5. What probably are the speakers doing?

A. Making a cake.     B. Amusing their mum.    C. Celebrating a birthday.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. Where is the man heading for?

  A. The school field.     B. The stadium.    C. The sitting room.

7. What will the woman possibly do then?

  A. Play games with Brandon.   B. Watch baseball games.  C. Stay at home.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.  At home.     B. In a hotel.    C. At a grocery store. 

9. What are they going to eat tonight?

A. Potatoes and carrots.   B. Fruit salad.    C. Rice.

10. How much do the groceries cost in total?

A. 30 Yuan.      B. 40 Yuan.     C. 60 Yuan.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Classmates.      B. Doctor and patient.   C. Consultant and student.

12. Where will the man create a MyChart account?

  A. In a website.      B. In a clinic.     C. In a bank.

13. What does the man need to upload?

  A. Insurance information.    B. Health records.    C. Service data.

 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where did the woman go in the gap year?

A. Peru.      B. America.      C. New Zealand.

15. How does the woman think of herself?

A. Devoted.     B. Cooperative.     C. Ambitious.

16. What might the position be about?

A. IT.                    B. Dog care.      C. Language teaching.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do most people ignore when preserving food?

A. The smell       B. The look.     C. The time

18. What does the speaker suggest people do on storing cooked meat?

A. Place it on the top shelf of the fridge.

B. Smell it before putting into the fridge.

C. Keep it in the fridge for less than 3 days.

19. Which food can be kept longest in the fridge?

A. Vegetables.     B. Meat.       C. Seafood.

20. How long can strawberries be kept in 32℉?

A. For about 6 weeks.   B. For only 3 days.    C. For up to 2 weeks.

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）

第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5 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。

A

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21. By whom is the second costliest book illustrated?

   A. Claudio Contreras Koob.    B. Mike Unwin.

C. Ryuto Miyake.        D. Weidensaul.

22. Which book best suits those concerned about the survival of migratory birds?

A. Flamingo.        B. Around the World in 80 Birds.

C. A World on the Wing.      D. Galapagos: Island of Birds.

23. What feature may Galapagos Crusoes: A Year Alone with the Birds have?

A. Its humorous description.    B. Its romantic style.

C. Its vivid imagination.      D. Its moving plot.

B

Back in 1958, I was crazy about the Norfolk and Western 746. The smooth bullet-nose engine with its orange and yellow lines and shiny streamlined black tender (车厢) seemed to have cast a spell on me.

Together the engine and tender measured a little shy of 2 feet—enormous by the toy train standards of the day. Even better, the 746 had a working headlight and smoker, and its tender sang high.

Unfortunately, the amazing 746 also had an amazing price—$50, equal to about $450 today. That was far more than my grandfather could afford. Instead, I had to be content with his little Lionel plastic, which was SIX INCHES shorter than the 746 and had no headlight, no smoker or no sound! But that was the best that my grandfather could give me at that time.

Years passed, and I was in my 30s. Complicated sound systems and computer controls dominated toy trains. I never gave a look. My interest in toy trains, I firmly believed, had faded, nor did my admiration for the 746, since my grandfather was not with me. The 746 was never called to mind. On an ordinary day, however, I happened to see the 746 outside the window of a train show. Just one look, I could not look away. Childhood memories that I tried to hide in the depths of my heart raced through my mind, happy or sad.

That day I took the 746 home and placed it in the centre of the room, and let my childhood dream sing its way around me. Smoke rose out from the engine and the soft song sounded from its tender. It seemed as if I could see the soft light in grandfather’s eyes and hear his cheerful laughter.

24. Which best describes the 746 in the author’s eyes?

A. It was taller than the author.   B. Its price rose from $50 to $450.

C. It was the largest train in 1958.   D. Its beauty was beyond compare.

25. How did the author feel when receiving his little Lionel plastic?

A. Visibly relieved.      B. Really excited.   

C. Terribly shameful.     D. Slightly unsatisfied.

26. What happened to the author in his 30s?

A. He left his grandfather alone.    B. He didn’t favor the 746 at all.

C. He attempted not to recall the past.  D. He admired advanced toy trains.

27. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. Toy Trains: Childhood in History   B. The 746: Childhood Memories of Love

C. Toy Trains: Memories of A Generation  D. The 746: A Perfect Gift from My Grandfather

C

Quantum theory (量子理论) is perhaps the most successful scientific idea ever. Yet, a century after its birth, something remains deeply puzzling about quantum theory. It does not tell us how physical systems behave. Instead, it treats any physical system as a black box: if you do this to it now, it will react like that later. What happens in between? The theory simply doesn't tell us.

An idea has recently begun to catch on. Perhaps there is no need to make anything up about what lies behind quantum theory. Perhaps it really does reveal to us the deep structure of reality, where a property is no more than something that affects something else. Perhaps this is precisely what “properties” are: the effects of interactions.

Think of a simple object such as a blue teacup. Its being blue is not a property of the cup alone: colors happen in our brain as a result of the certain biological structure of our eyes and as a consequence of the interactions between daylight and the cup’s surface. Its being “a teacup" refers to its potential function as a drinking container: for an alien who doesn’t know about drinking tea, the very concept of a teacup is meaningless. As quantum theory shows: they are defined by their physical interactions with the rest of the world.

Then, it comes with a lesson. We understand reality better if we think of it in terms of interactions, not individuals. This is why, in classic game theory, the winners in the long run are those who cooperate. Too foolishly we measure success in terms of an individual’s fortunes. It misunderstands the true nature of reality, and is ultimately self-defeating, which leads to unimaginable consequence and prevents us from addressing challenges that all human-kind faces as a whole.

28. What possibly does quantum theory tell according to the text?

A. How physical systems behave.    B. How to treat physical systems.

C. What effects one has on itself.    D. What the structure of reality is.

29. How does the author explain “the effects of interactions”?

A. By giving an example.      B. By making a comparison.

C. By quoting a scientist.      D. By conducting a survey.

30. What does “It” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The consequence we bear.           B. The theory in classic games.

C. The fortunes individuals have.    D. The way to measure success.

31. What is the main purpose of the text?

A. To clarify a physics theory.     B. To draw attention to interaction.

C. To challenge a popular idea.     D. To present reflections on games.

D

In 1879, an 8-year-old girl made a discovery that would rock our understanding of human history. On the walls of Altamira cave in northern Spain, she spotted amazing drawings of wild cows, painted in vivid red and black. More striking even than the images was their age: they were made thousands of years ago by modern humans’ supposedly primitive ancestors. Today, nearly 400 caves across Europe have been found decorated with hand stencils (模板), strange symbols and beautiful images of animals created by these skillful artists.

The discoveries led to the view that artistic talent arose after modern humans arrived in the region some 40,000 years ago, as part of a “cultural explosion” reflecting a flowering of the human mind. But more recent evidence has blown this idea out of the water. For a start, modern humans might not have been the first artists in Europe. What’s more, a collection of cave paintings emerging in Indonesia has dismissed the idea that Europe was the centre of creativity.

Local people have long known that the caves of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, contain many painted images. Modern humans are thought to have reached the region some 65,000 years ago, but nobody imagined the art could be very old because ancient paintings seem unlikely to survive in the environment of high temperatures. A team of researchers led by Maxime Aubert, now at Griffith University in Australia, upended this idea using a technique that is shifting our understanding of cave art. Using this technique in seven caves, they found a hand stencil was at least 39,900 years old, making it the oldest known hand stencil at that time.

This opened a floodgate to new discoveries in Indonesia. These included a hunting scene created at least 43,900 years ago, and by far the oldest descriptive artwork. “When we found that image, we were absolutely delighted, but when it turned out to be that old, we were almost jumping with joy,” says Adam Brumm, also at Griffith University.

32. What did the girl find in the cave?

  A. Wild animals.        B. Ancient images.  

C. Painting techniques.      D. Recording artists.

33. What was a misunderstanding removed by recent evidence about the cave art?

A. It can be traced back to Europe.

B. It reflected the flowering of human minds.

C. Modern humans led to its rise in Indonesia.

D. Modern humans might not have been real artists.

34. What does the underlined word “upended” mean in paragraph 3?

A. Proved.          B. Strengthened.   C. Overturned.   D. Overemphasized.

35. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. The amazing discoveries.      B. The researchers’ expectations.

C. The benefits of the technique.     D. The description of the cave art.

第二节 （共 5小题；每小题 2.5 分 分，满分 12.5 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

I’m ten years old, away at my first sleepover camp. The rest of the girls in my house are trying to put together a short humourous performance for the camp's show, and l can see that it isn't going to come together the way they imagine.    36   . It seems as if I'm on the outside looking in when I'm supposed to be part of something. I want to speak up and tell them how to fix it, but I've learned that being a know-it-all does not make me popular.

   37   . I don't enjoy humourous performances the way other girls my age do. I'm not comfortable hugging friends, but I do love listening to discussions about politics.    38   . My fourth-grade report card outlined my social weaknesses with "needs improvement.”

It wasn’t until decades later that I learned my uniqueness has a name: autism（自闭症）. My diagnosis(诊断) at 46 was just as the process like discovering a piece of my brain, picking it up, and putting it in place.    39   . What I've found out since is that there are a significant number of others like me—individuals who weren't identified as having autism until midlife.        

Today, I am an enterpriser. My firm is called Liberty Co., meaning that facing autism brings us freedom. My goal is to increase the population of autistic individuals in the workplace.   40  .      

A. For the first time, I felt whole

B. I have a sixth sense about things like that

C. I feel lonely, but being lonely is better than being fooled

D. There is something about me that most people consider “different”

E. It provides a chance for me to be an advocate for people with autism

F. For many who have it, social interactions have to be learned as opposed to born with

G. And this seems to wear out the patience of my friends and even the adults around me

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）

第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The schools in Massachusetts were thought as the best in the country. And an Olympic size swimming pool was the   41  . But it wasn’t for me.

I was quite   42   in regular classes and sat in the back so I’d not be   43   to read. Each Monday I would work my way to the back of the   44   forming at the diving board so I would not have to practice the dives.

My blood ran cold when the teacher   45   we would be graded for our final on the most difficult dive --- the jackknife. I trembled as the line to the diving board   46  . As I watched, each student seemed to perform the dive   47  . They just jumped at the end of the board once, added a jump for   48  , folded her body in half, and finally   49   out like an arrow for entry into the water.

I think I was actually in a state of   50  , because all of a sudden I saw these four steps as  51  . Then it was my turn. With my heart   52  , I barely finished as I had   53   in my mind. Though I received an average grade that day, I was   54   with it. It was awesome to think that I just learned my first dive;   55  , I believed whatever I met in the future, I would give a try first.

41. A. biggest    B. focus     C. proof     D. best

42. A. shy     B. autonomous      C. consistent    D. dull

43. A. called in    B. called upon   C. pulled up    D. pulled apart

44. A. seat     B. room     C. pool     D. line

45. A. claimed    B. instructed    C. suggested    D. announced

46. A. lengthened    B. shortened    C. formed    D. disappeared

47. A. effortlessly    B. undoubtedly   C. hopelessly    D. unbelievably

48. A. grades     B. dive     C. height    D. action

49. A. jumped    B. stuck     C. reached    D. straightened

50. A. hesitation   B. shock    C. satisfaction   D. confusion

51. A. acceptable    B. reasonable    C. doable    D. breathable

52. A. pounding    B. torn     C. broken    D. sinking

53. A. pictured    B. judged         C. expected    D. mentioned

54. A. patient    B. strict     C. pleased   D. connected

55. A. however    B. instead    C. overall    D. meanwhile

第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 15 分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

   第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 15 分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

     Atule’er, a 200-year-old village in Sichuan province, made headlines around the world when photographs emerged in 2016 of schoolchildren    56    (go) down the cliff (悬崖) on unstable hand-made ladders (梯子)    57    “sky ladders”, as locals called them.

The two-hour climb    58    (be) the villagers’ only way to access the outside world. In recent years, local authorities have replaced their hand-made ladders with a steel one,    59    (extreme) reducing their travel time.

This week, however, 84 households of Atule’er left the ladders behind    60    good, resettling in apartment blocks closer to    61    town centre of Zhaojue county, 46 miles away. They live in new apartments ranging from 25 square meters to 100 square meters,    62   have modern kitchens, toilets, running water, electricity and gas.

Not all villagers have been relocated, however—about 30 households are planning to stay. Atule’er has become a tourist attraction.    63    (far) development will service that industry, with officials plotting    64    (build) a cable car to carry tourists up and down the cliff.

In 2019, the Chinese government had made a    65    (commit) to lift all of its 1.4 billion people out of poverty by 2020. The clifftop villagers’ resettlement is part of that broader drive, and they are not alone.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）

第一节（满分 15 分）

你校刚举办了科技文化节（Technical Culture Festival），所有学生观看了天宫课堂，展示了优秀的科技创意作品。请你为校英文报写一份报道。内容包括：

1. 活动时间和地点；

2. 活动内容；

3. 学生们的感悟。

注意：

1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

第二节 （满分 25 分）

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。

From the moment my husband brought home a box of six chicks from Tractor Supply Company, our nine-year-old, Sophie, didn’t let them out of her sight. She named them Trixie, Beauty, Sweet Pea, Speedie, Captain Flint, and Adrian (we were reading Treasure Island and watching Rocky at the time).

Sophie made a promise that she would take good care of them and took at least one chicken everywhere we let her. We were content with this; after all, it was a good way to make her dutiful and responsible. So when we wouldn’t let them sleep in her bed, she was very upset. She, actually, argued about this issue again and again, claiming that it is Duty NO.1 to company her baby chickens to sleep. Later, we made a compromise that we’ve allowed one inside at a time if Sophie immediately cleans up after the visit.

On a special festival, she dressed as a chicken and convinced us it was the turn of Trixie and Sweet to come with her to get candies from the neighbors --- that’s Duty NO.2 to company her baby to have fun. The reactions from neighbors were quite amusing. “Wait, are these real chickens you’re holding?” “Of course! They’re my babies, and I am the mother.” Sophie answered excitedly. Trixie and Sweet cooed (咕咕叫) the whole time, seeming to make response.

One hot day, I buried myself in piles of work when Sophie rushed into the room, asking “Mommy, can I take Captain Flint to the pond?” To be frank, I didn’t quite catch what she said but still nodded, even without taking my eyes off the screen. She jumped to cheer. “Captain Flint, let’s head for the pond now!” “Coo, coo.” Then they rushed out of the room.

Several minutes later, I suddenly realized that Sophie just went to the pond with a chicken! Could Sophie swim? No!!! Could chickens swim? No!!! Could anything unexpected happen?

注意：

1. 续写词数应为 150 左右

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。