2023年湖北省普通高中学业水平合格性考试模拟英语试题（二）（5月）（含答案）

2023 年湖北省普通高中学业水平合格性考试
英语(二)
本试卷共8页46小题。全卷满分 100 分。考试用时 90分钟。本试卷由阅读理解、语言知识运用、书面表达三个部分组成。
注意事项:
1. 答卷前,考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷的密封线内。
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4. 考试结束后,请将本试卷上交。
第一部分: 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的ABC三个选项中, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
A
The following are the best-of-the-best stories to finish before you turn 17.
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
A plane full of teen beauties is headed to the girls’ biggest contest ever until theil plane crashes. Stuck on a deserted island, they all struggle to stay alive. But holding onto their attractive,high-end lifestyles will definitely get in their way.
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
This story is all about high school girl Meg Murry who's trying to bring her dad back home. The first in a four-book series, Meg meets a stranger one night who informs her of a tesseract(宇宙魔方) that will help her travel through dimensions, Along with her brother Charles and her friend Calvin, they travel to find out what exactly happened to MrMurry and take him back to their reality.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Like the movie, it tells the story of two teenagers trying to live their lives to the fullest，even though their time is limited.
l. What's the teens' aim on the plane
A. To enter a contest.
B. To visit an island.
C. To improve life.
2. From whom did Meg know of a tesseract
A. A stranger.
B. Charles.
C. Calvin.
3. Which has been adapted into a film
A. Beauty Queens.
B. A Wrinkle in Time.
C. The Fauilt in Our Stars.
B
Waiting for the bus every morning and going to school has never been better for Ryder Killam, a 5-year-old boy in a wheelchair. He no longer has to wait for the school bus in the open air thanks to Westerly High School students
The goal of the boy's father, Tim Killam, was to keep his little kid protected from the bad weather while waiting for the bus every morning. He asked for an unused bus shelter on Facebook. After not being able to find a suitable one, he decided to contact the high school which had already performed several building projects for the community. The students from Westerly High School construction class quickly put their hands to work. The bus stop was designed by pupil Mason Heald. The construction class, led by Dan McKenna, teaches its members basic building skills and is part of the high school
Career and Technical Education program. More people from the local community helped make the project happen, Dillon. Helbig transported the shelter from the high school to the Killiams' address with his truck. And another neighbor lent his backhoe(反铲挖机)to properly position the shelter by the bus stop.
Not only did Ryder's daily life improve, but the students also learnt an unforgettable life lesson. They saw that with their skills and knowledge they can make a real difference in someone else's life
4. What once made Tim Killam concerned
A. Ryder's disability.
B. Transportation.
C. Bad weather
5. What is Dan McKenna
A. A pupil.
B. A teacher.
C. A neighbor
6. Which word can best describe Dillon Helbig
A. Kind-hearted
B. Easy-going.
C. Hard-working
7. What's the best title for the text
A. A Cosy Bus Stop
B. An Amazing Shelter
C. A Dream Comes True
C
Let's be honest, we all like rapid weight loss and are very attracted to all those advertisements saying “lose your weight in a month”or “lose 10 pounds in a week”. But health professionals highly recommend a slow and steady method.
People lose that much weight by eating fad(一时的风尚) diets，drinking juices，and doing heavy workouts. This only results in hair loss, easily broken nails, extreme tiredness, and even weakness of bones. Therefore, doctors never recommend cutting carbs高碳水化合物食物)or fat from your diet suddenly. The maximum weight loss in a month should not be more than ten pounds.
Many people wonder “Is losing weight in a month healthy ” Yes. According to Lowden,“It's rare to lose more than 10 pounds every month unless you're in a medically approved program or recently had a big operation,” “Remember that your body will fightback if you lose weight too quickly," she adds.
Honestly speaking， strength training is necessary if you want to take up the tough journey to become slimmer. Strength training will help you a lot in losing fat instead of muscles. So, what should be a healthy weight loss goal The right way to lose weight is to lose 1 kg per week or 4.5 kg per month, This should be your weight loss goal if you want to stay healthy along with losing some weight, Put simply, a quick weight-loss plan to decrease your weight is usually not worth it in the long run.
8. What do health professionals agree with
A. Lose 10 pounds in a week
B. Lose your weight in a month.
C. Lose your weight slowly and steadily.
9. What might happen if eating fad diets
A. Lose hair. B. Improve bones. C. Cut fat.
10. What is Lowden's attitude to losing weight quickly
A. Supportive. B. Disapproving. C. Unclear.
11. Which is the right way to lose weight in a month
A. Lose 1 kg. B. Lose 4.5 kg. C. Lose 10 kg.
D
When an infant cries, parents comfort their baby with a gentle song. Attracted by this relationship between infants and music, scientists set out to study whether a baby can also be calmed by lullabies(摇篮曲) from other cultures sung in a foreign language. The result;show the universal power of music and the strength of song as a parenting tool.
This study will motivate parents to improve their “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star skills. Researchers played foreign lullabies to American infants, as well as familiar. lullabies. In their experiment, they showed an infant an animated video featuring two characters singing either a lullaby or a regular song. They had to work fast; infants lose attention after five minutes, so this was a quick experiment! The study included 16 songs in many languages and from a variety of cultures
The results may not be surprising. Infants do respond positively to all lullabies including those with foreign songs and words. This leaves researchers to conclude that there are universal elements to all lullabies. The exact elements of a lullaby may bring more hope to sleep-deprived(睡眠不足)parents. In a study, researcher Marieve Corbeil, had babies aged 7 to 10 months listen to singing in Turkish. She discovered that babies remained calm twice as long when listening to calming foreign music as opposed to speech, Lullabies are a powerful parenting tool to soothe babies all over the world and prove how effective music is.
12. What result did scientists find
A. Infants are only interested in local songs.
B. All lullabies can work on infants.
C. Foreign lullabies are popular.
13. Why were experiments done on infants quick
A. Children's concentration is short.
B. Animated videos are rather short.
C. Scientists hoped to save time.
14. What does the underlined word “soothe”in the last paragraph mean
A. Excite. B. Calm C. Inspire.
15. In which section of' a newspaper may this text appear
A. Movies. B. Sports. C. Science.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
How to Speak Well and Confidently
Good communication is the key to success, whether you're speaking in front of a large audience or trying to get a point across to a new friend, The following tips can help you. 16______. Also, eye contact will help others to listen to your thinking Make eye contact. carefully. Find a few friendly faces to focus on so your confidence goes up while you're speaking and that you're communicating your message even more clearly.
17______. Knowing who you're talking to can go a long way in helping you speak with confidence. If you're addressing a large audience, it's important to know where they come from, how old they are, and what their general knowledge is about your subject. This can help you prepare your words accordingly.
Know your material. 18______. Know more about it than you include in your speech or conversation, If you know a lot about your subject, you will feel a lot more confident when you have to speak about it.
Have confident body language. 19______. If you want to have confident body language. here's what you should do. Look ahead of you instead of down at the floor. Keep your face and body relaxed.
Praise yourself every day. 20______, which is important when you speak. With more confidence,people will take your thinking more seriously.
A. Know your audience
B. Pick a topic you are interested in
C. For one thing, it is polite for others
D. This will promote your own confidence
E. Body language can make you appear and feel confident
第二部分: 语言知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的 ABC三个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Elliott Tanner is 13. He goes to school, and plays with friends. What makes this teenager21 is that his school is a university and his 22 is physics. This young and 23boy may be on his way to advancing the world of science and is24others along the way.
Elliott's parents started to 25 their son's talent when he was very young. He26 math and reading skills at the age of three. By the time he entered showed kindergarten, his parents realized that he needed more than a traditional 27And so Elliott Tanner was taught at home, and 28information at an astonishingly quick rate. When he discovered the world of physics, his eyes opened even wider as he was inspired to learn the 29 f the world.
Elliott 30 in May 2020 at the age of 11 with an Associate of Science degree. He continued studying, recently 3l his master of Science degree on May 12, 2022. The next 32 is a PhD, but since the university did not offer funding, his family decided to33 their son. They reached out to the world by 34 a GoFundMe page. People began to donate a large amount of money. Elliott now has the expenses to 35twoyears of the program.
21. A. different
22. A. weakness
23. A. clever
24. A. confusing
25. A. recognize
26. A. careful
27. A. present
28. A. provided
29. A. secrets
30. A. graduated
31. A. quitting
32. A. scene
33. A. help
34. A. promising
35. A. repeat
B. popular
B. stress
B. naughty
B. cheating
B. ignore
B. great
B. rule
B. stored
B. pioneers
B. died
B. obtaining
B. service
B. direct
B. founding
B. cover
C. addicted
C. hobby
C. slim
C. inspiring
C. control
C. missing
C. education
C. consumed
C. strangers
C. married
C. cancelling
C. step
C. calm
C. praising
C. check
第二节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
The world's first ship with 36______intelligent unmanned system was launched in Guangzhou，The ship 37______ the world's first scientific research ship 38______ can work by remote control in open waters. It will provide an 39______ tool for China 40______ out marine scientific research and develop the marine economy.
The equipment on the ship is highly localized(本十化的)， because the key parts have all been 4l______ developed by Chinese scientists. The ship has a 42______ of 88. 5 meters,width of 14 meters and a depth of 6. 1 meters. With a broad deck, the ship can carry a dozen different observation instruments. Construction of the ship 43______ on July 20, 2022.
and it is expected to be put into use by the end of this year. In the future, the use o the ship will be 44______ great importance for getting real-time ocean observation information， 45______ the level of ocean observation.
A. that
B. amazing
C. an
D. independently
E. is
F. to carry
G. length
H. improving
I. of
J. began
第三部分: 书面表达(满分 25分)
46. 假定你是李华,你与外国朋友 Johnson 打算在周末去爬武当山, 请给他发一封电子邮件, 内容包括:
1. 武当山的位置(湖北省十堰市西南部);
2. 爬山前的准备(了解天气、必备物品等);
3. 注意安全,避免受伤
注意:
1. 词数80左右;
2. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数
Dear Johnson，
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Yours，
Li Hua