2023屆湖南省常德市高三下學(xué)期3月模擬考試英語試題（含答案）

2023屆湖南省常德市高三下學(xué)期3月模擬考試英語試題

學(xué)校:姓名：班級：考號：

一、閱讀理解

It,shardtoimagineavisualrecordofthe20thcentuιywithoutPicasso.TheSpanish

artistcapturedeverythingfromthehorrorsofwartotheboundlesspossibilitiesofthehuman

form.Eventhoseunfamiliarwiththemodernarthistorycanlikelyidentifyafewofhis

best-knownpaintings,

TheOldGuitarist

Completed:Late1903toearly1904

Wheretoseeit:ArtInstituteofChicago

TheOldGuitaristhastobeoneofthemostsorrowfulpaintingstoevercapturethert

world,simagination.Thefiguredepicted(描繪)thinandcross-leggedappearsexhaustedas

hesitsoverhisbrownguitar.

GarconalaPipe

Completed:1905

Wheretoseeit:Privatecollection

WithGarconalaPipe(BoyWithaPipe),wemovefromPicasso,sblueperiodtothe

morelivelyroseperiod.Andwhilethefigureintheoil-on-canvasportraitisclothedinblue,

thebackgroundfeatureshappiershadesofochreandpink.

GirlBeforeaMirror

Completed:1932

Wheretoseeit:MuseumofModernArt(NewYork)

Ifthere,sasinglepaintingthatscreamsPicasso,thismightbetheone.GirlBeforea

Mirrorisalivewithcolor,pathosandcharmingshapesthattakecubismtoitsextremes.

Picassosaidhepreferredthispaintingtoanyoftheothers,accordingtoM0MA,sfounding

director,AlfredH.BarrJr.

Guernica

Completed:1937

Wheretoseeit:MuseoReinaSofia(Madrid)

GuernicaisPicasso,sbest-knownwork.Itsdepictionofanaerialbombingattackonthe

BasquetownofGuemnicainApril1937,duringtheSpanishCivilWar,wasavisualprelude

（序曲）tocomingviolentactofWorldWarII.Themutedtonesofgrayfurtheremphasizethe

shapesofhumans,theirarmsoutstretchedinextremepain.Guemicahasbecomeoneofthe

mostrecognizableanti-warpaintingsinhistory.

1.WherecanweseeTheOldGuitarisfl

InParis.InChicago.

InNewYork.InMadrid.

WhichpaintingisPicasso,sfavorite?

TheOldGullarist.GarcondlaPipe.

GirlBeforeaMirror.Guernica.

WhatdoesPicassodescribeinGuemiccT!

A.Thegreedofhuman.Thecrueltyofthewar.

C.Themisfortuneofwomen.D.Thesufferingofthepoor.

Afour-year-oldboydiscoversthatcompassion（同情）forthelessfortunatecanproduce

amazingresults.Ourhero,soriginstorystartedthispastFebruary.Austinandhisfather,TJ

Perine,wenttotheFirehouseMinistries,alocalshelterthatprovideshousing,food,andother

servicesforhomelessmen.Astheydrovebytheredbrickbuilding,theysawagroupof25

homelessmenstandingonthestreetcomer.4?Dad,theylooksad,“Austinsaid.??Canwetake

themsomefoodandmakethemsmile?”

Thatday,AustinusedhisallowancetobuyeachmanaBurgerKingsandwichand

handedthefoodouthimself.Seeingwhattheirpresencemeanttothemenattheministry,

AustinandTJreturnedthenextweek.Austinagaindippedintohispiggybanktobuy

sandwiches,whichhebandedoutalongwithhisnewcatchphrase,??Don,tforgettoshow

love?”

Afterhereturnedeveryweekforfiveweeks,wordofAustin'sactsofkindnessspread

throughsocialmediaandnationalnewsoutlets.BurgerKingjumpedaboard,agreeingto

donate$1,000amonthforanentireyeartowardthecause.Soon,churchesandsheltersacross

thecountrybeganinvitingAustintocomedistributefoodinotherpoverty-proneareas.

WhereasbeforeAustinandTJcouldfeed25to50peopleatatime,now,thankstocorporate

andcommunitysupport,theycanfeed800to2,000peopleatonce.

Austin,spassionhasnowbecomehisfamily,scalling.HismotherAudreyestablished

theShowLoveFoundation,anonprofitdedicatedtofightinghomelessness.Shenowserves

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aspresident,andTJlefthisjobtooverseepublicrelationsforthefoundationfulltime.He,s

intalkswiththecityofBirminghamtosecuretheredbrickbuildingwhereitall

started—FirehouseMinistriesismoving--asthesiteoftheirownshelter,whichwilloffer

medicalandmentalcareaspreventivestepsagainsthomelessness.

AsforAustin,hecontinuestogiveoutfood,smiles,andhisinspirationalmessageof

love.4?ItmakesmefeellikeΓmsavingtheday.”

4.WhatdidAustindowithhispocketmoney?

A.Travelacrossthecountry.B.Buildashelterforthepoor.

C.Improvethelifeofhisfamily.D.Buysomefoodforthehomeless.

5.WhydidtheauthormentionBurgerKinginparagraph3?

A.Tomakeanadvertisementforit.B.ToshowtheeffectofAustin,sact.

C.Topraiseitskindnessandsupport.D.Toseekitshelpforthelessfortunate.

6.WhatcanweIeamabouttheShowLoveFoundation?

A.Itishighlyprofitable.B.ItwassetupbyAustin.

C.Itwillprovidehealthcare.D.Ifsfundedbythegovernment.

7.WhichwordcanbestdescribeAustinandhisparents?

A.Warm-hearted.B.Peace-loving.

C.Hard-working.D.Quick-minded.

TheWorldEconomicForumpredictstheglobalpopulationwillhit9.8billionby2050,

whichmeansWemightneedtogrowasmuchasdoubletheamountoffoodwedotodayand

doitwithoutsignificantlyconsuminglimitedresourcessuchaslandandwater.

Buttherearereasonstobepositive.Historically,humanintelligencehasrisentothe

populationchallenge.8,000yearsagointhefirstagriculturalrevolution,theplough（犁）

transformedproductivity.Inthe1800s,inventionssuchastheseeddrillbroughtadegreeof

mechanizationtofarming.Then,inthemid-20thcentury,thereweremajorbreakthroughsin

artificialfertilizerandplantscience.

Now,weareenteringafourthageofagriculture.Innovationisexploding.Thedigital

transformationofagricultureisnottheory.It,sreal.Andit,shavingahugeimpactacrossall

aspectsoffarming.

InApril2020,Chinesedrone（無人機）makerXAGorganizedariceseeding

demonstrationinGuangdongprovince.First,itinvitedtwoworkerstospread5kgofrice

seedsthetraditionalway-bywadingacross1,200squaremetresofwaterloggedfield.The

laboriousprocesstook25minutes.Thenitunleashed（釋放）itsXAGXPlanetdroneonthe

sametask.Theunmannedaerialsystemfollowedapre-programmedrouteandthrewrice

seedsfromtheair.Itcompletedthejobin120seconds.XAGclaimsitssystemcanuseupto

90percentlesswaterand30percentfewerchemicalsthantraditionaltechnique.

Barcelona-basedstartupFaromaticshasalsoattractedalotofattentionforitsEU-funded

invention:arobotcalledtheChickenBoy.Itletschickenfarmersautonomouslymonitortheir

stock.Therobotglidesalongtheceilingandusesasetofsensorstomeasuretemperature,air

quality,lightandsoundinpoultryhousing.Farmerscanuseacloudplatformtosetthe

ChiekenBoytosendmobilealerts.

Thetaskoffeeding9.8billionmouthsby2050isoneofthegreatestfacinghumanity,

butthankstotechnology,thereisgoodreasontobeconfidentforthefuture.

8?Whatisthepurposeofparagraph2?

A.Toexpresstheauthor,sconfidenceinthehumanwisdom.

B.Totellussomechallengesintheagriculturaldevelopment.

C.Toshowusthepresentsituationoftheworldfoodshortage.

D.Tocallonthegovernmenttotakesomeeffectivemeasures.

9.WhatistheadvantageofXAGXPIanetdrone?

A.Itsavesmoremoneythanthemanualseeding.

B.It,smoreefficientandenvironmentallyfriendly.

C.Itcanrapidlyreducewastageandimproveyields.

D.Ithelpsfarmersmakebetterdecisionsaboutseeding.

10.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheChickenBoy?

A.Itssystemneedstobeimproved.

B.Itaimstoattractfarmers,attention,

C.Itwasinventedyachickenfarmer.

D.Ithelpsfarmerslookafterthechicken.

11.Whatdoes4?humanintelligence^^refertointhepassage?

A.Smartfarming.B.Agriculturalrevolution.

C.Plantscience.D.Artificialintelligence.

Fragile.Oversensitive.Gluedtotheirphones.Isthiswhatcomestomindwhenwethink

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oftheteensofthisgeneration?Whilethismaybetrue,theremightbemoretothisgeneration

ofteensthanwhatisgenerallyperceived.

Neverbeforehavethelivesofanygenerationofteensbeenasfloodedwithmobile

technologyandsocialmediaastheteensofthisgeneration.Thepopularityofsocialmedia

hasledtoaworldinwhichteenshavetoparticipateinInstagram,TikTokandTwitter,orelse

causethesocialangeroftheirfriends,someofwhomcommunicateprimarilyviathoseonline

platforms.Ascomparedtotheirparentsorgrandparentswhowerelikelylessconnectedand

moreisolated,theseteensareconstantlyexposedtothehighlightreels（高光時亥IJ）ofmanyin

theirsocialcirclesandbeyond.Itisnowonderthattheself-esteemandmentalhealthofthis

generation,steenshavetakonahit.

Moreover,theteenstodayaremoreindividualistic.Thisisincontrasttothekampong

spiritoftheirparents,andgrandparents,days.Goneisthefriendshipamongneighbourswho

arefriendlywithoneanotherandquicktoofferahelpinghandwhentheyseeanotherinneed.

Initsplace,wehaveteenswhomaynotevenhaveaclueastowholivesintheunitnextto

theirs,muchlessofferafriendlynodorwavewhentheyhappentocrosspathswitha

neighbour.

Yet,theeffectsoftechnologyonthisgenerationofteensarenotallbad.Arguably,the

veryconnectednessthatsocialmediabringsabouthasledtobeingmoreprogressive.Logging

ontoplatformswherepeopleofallwalksoflifegathermeansthatoneisexposedtothose

peopleandtheirdistinctivewaysoflife.Incomparison,theparentsorgrandparentsofthis

generationoftensprobablydidnothavethesameopportunitytogettoknowpeopleoutside

oftheirsocialcirclesattheirage,andarethusmorelikelytohavefixed,stereotypical（亥IJ板

的）opinionsofpeopledifferentfromthem.Thisgenerationofteens,ontheotherhand,has

thechancetousethistechnologytounderstandthevarietyanddiversityoutthere.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase?4havetakenahif,meaninParagraph2?

A.Havebeenterriblyhurt.B.Haveimprovedalot.

C.Haverecoveredsoon.D.Havebeenignored.

13.WhichbelongstothekampongspiritaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Telephoneyourparentsregularly.B.NeversayHitoyourclassmates.

C.Shareyourfoodwithneighbours.D.Borrowmoneyfromyourteacher.

14.Whatgoodeffectdoessocialmediahaveontheteens?

A.Theyaremoreambitiousandactive.

B.Theyaremorefriendlyandgenerous.

C.Theyaremoreindependentoftheirparents.

D.Theyaremoreopen-mindedandbetterinformed.

15.Howisthetextdeveloped?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byshowingstatistics.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Byprovidinginstructions.

二、七選五

Taichihasbeenstudiedscientificallyinrecentyears.Evidencesuggeststhattaichimay

offernumerousbenefitsbeyondstressreduction.Wonderinghowtogetstartedintai

chi?16

Ataichiinstructorcanteachyousomespecificpositionsandhowtocontrolyour

breathing.17Althoughtaichiisslowandgentlewithoutsideeffects,it,spossibleto

getinjuredifyoudonknowhowtodotaichiproperly.Ifspossibleyoucouldstrain（拉傷）

yourmusclesoroverdoitwhenfirstlearning,oryoucouldworsenanexistingcondition.

18ThereareIOOstandardtrainingprogramsforinstructors.Socheckan

instructor'strainingandexperience,getrecommendationsifpossible,andmakesurethat

you,recomfortablewithhisorherapproach19Butifyoulikethesocialclement,

considerstickingwithgrouptaichiclasses.

Undertheguidanceofthetaichiinstructor,youmayfindithelpfultopracticetaichiin

thesameplaceandatthesametimeeverydaytodeveloparoutine.20Youcaneven

drawonthecomfortingmind-bodyconceptsoftaichiwithoutperformingtheactual

movementsillyougelstuckinstressfulsituations-atrafficjamoracontentious（爭論不休

的）workmeeting,forinstance.

Ifyouwanttoreapthegreateststressreductionandotherhealthbenefitsfromtaichi,

justfindaninstructorandpracticeitregularly!

A.Aninstructoralsocanteachyouhowtopracticetaichisafely.

B.Keepinmindthattaichiinstructorsdon,thavetobelicensed.

C.Somequalifiedweb-baseddistanceeducationisalsoanoption.

D.Takingclassesisoneofthebestwaystobecomeataichiinstructor.

E.Youcanconsiderseekingguidancefromqualifiedtaichiinstructors.

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F.Eventually,youmayfeelconfidentenoughtodotaichionyourown.

G.Butifyourscheduleisflexible,dotaichiwheneveryouhaveafewminutes.

三、完形填空

I,vehadMaggiesinceValentine,sDay2015.?wasinschool,21tograduatein

May,and?knewIprobablyshouldn'ttakeontheresponsibility.Mysisterhadbeenscoping

out（觀察）acertaindogatthe22andplannedtogetthereonSaturdaymorning.

However,onepersonwastherebeforeus.andthey23her!

MysisterandIstillwalkedaroundtherescueto24theotherpuppies.Then

we25Maggie.Whentheybroughtusintotheroom,shewasso26butafter

45secondsoflovefromusshebecamethehappy,lovelydogsheistoday.Andtherest

is27!

Maggieishalfpointer（指示犬）andhalfmountaingoat.Onedaywewerehikinginthe

foothillsandIhadheroffleash（拴狗鏈）.Sheinstantlystarted28whenshesawa

herdofdeerafewyardsaway.BeforeIcould29shewasgone.Shechasedthose

deeralloverthemountainsandwas30!Icouldonlyhearherbarking.

31afterabout15minutes,howeveritfeltlikeeternity,Isawherrunning

backmywaywiththebiggestsmileonherface.Shehadhadthebest32and

couldn,twaittotellme.AfterIputmy33backintomychest,Iputherbackon

theleashandgaveherallthelove.Eventhoughsheisa34one,shestillknows

who35herandcomesback

21.A.allowedB.forcedC.preparedD.convinced

22.A.rescueB.schoolC.hospitalD.shop

23.A.leftB.gotC.boughtD.met

24.A.lookafterB.playwithC.figureoutD.checkout

25.A.encounteredB.refusedC.receivedD.helped

26.A.pleasedB,scaredC.angryD.curious

27.A.historyB.painC.prejudiceD.ambition

28.A.thinkingB.waitingC.pointingD.hesitating

29.A.measureB.witnessC.scoldD.react

30.A.outofbreathB.outofsightC.outofreachD.outofpractice

31.A.HopefullyB.SurprisinglyC.ThankfullyD.Unwillingly

32.A.experimentB.advantageC.dreamD.adventure

33.A.stomachB.heartC.handsD.face

34.A.wildB.normalC.naturalD.brilliant

35.A.appreciatesB.discoversC.feedsD.follows

四、用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成短文

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

MybrotherandIhaveseenmuchofwhatChinahastooffer.Butjustwhenwethought

wewerestartingtounderstand36thisimmensecountrywasallabout,Wearrivedin

thecoastalcityofYantai.EastChina'sShandongprovince.

Youcanimagineourcompletesu?priseathearingthatYantaiishome37oneof

theworld,sleadingwinebrands.Infact,Yantai38(produce)asmuchas40percent

ofthewineinChina.Anumberlikethatisnojoke.

Overthenexttwodays,we,alongwithagroupofstudentsfromseveral

British39(university),touredthecity,smanywinerelatedsites.Themost

memorableplaceWevisitedwastheChateauChangyu-CasteL40Changyu,s

wine-makingmagicreallyhappens.Thisunforgettablesiteconsistsof135hectaresof

vineyards,withacharmingEuropean-Stylecastle4?(locate)intheseemingly

endlessgreenery.Luckily,wedidn,tfindourselvesdrowninginaseaofwine.Rather,

we42(treat)toafascinatingtourofthefacilitiesandwitnessedalltheadvanced

technologyrequiredtoproducewine.

So,wasthetipworthi?AbsolutelyAfterall,whocouldmissoutthe

opportunity43(visit)sucharemarkableseasidecityandtryoutsomeofthebest

wineinallofChina?Ifyou,reeverinthearea,oryou,dlovesomenicewine,orif

you44(simple)feellikeexploringabeautifulcity,giveYantai45try.

五、開放性作文

46.假如你是李華，上周末你校組織了一次“感恩父母行”的活動，請你為學(xué)校英文報寫

一篇短文，內(nèi)容包括：

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1.活動目的;

2.你的行動;

3.你的感受。

注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右;

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Gratitudetomyparents

六、讀后續(xù)寫

47.閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

ThatyearIwastenyearsoldandmyfatherwasaway,leavingmymotherandmebehind.

Mymotherwasasurgeonandworkedatthelocalclinicafewblocksfromwherewelived.It

wasanoisyandcoldwinter,when1learnedavaluablelesson.

ThebellrangandthoughtsofChristmasweretheonlythingonmymind.Iracedhome

fromschool.TheapartmentwasemptywhenIarrivedandanotewasattachedtothe

refrigerator.Mymotherwasworkingadoubleshinandleftmeinstructionsfortheday.I

becameangryandtorethenoteinseveralpieces.WehadplannedonmakingChristmas

biscuitstogether,butmymotherspoileditbyworking.

IsuddenlyrealizedmymothermusthavehiddentheChristmaspresentssomewherein

herbedroom.Ihuntedthroughmothcr,scloset,findingthegiftsforChristmaswrappedbut

one,amodelplane.AtthethoughtofmylonelinessonsuchanightIcouldn,thelpbutthrow

itontothefloor,itswingsbroken.Istoodfrozenwithmyeyesandmouthwideopen,staring

downattheplane...

Thenmymothercamethroughthedoorandsawtheplane.

“Danny?”

“Yeah,Mom?”

“Icamehometotakethetoyplanetooneofmypatients,shesaid,hereyes

movingfromthefloortome.Istoodsill,unabletocomeupwithagoodexplanationforthe

toy,sruin.Thesilencewasterrible.Ididnothearmymotherscoldme.Shejustleaned

againstthewallwithhertiredbody.Afeelingofguiltfloatingintomymind,Igatheredmy

couragetotellherthehorribletruth.Shehuggedmeandaskedmetoputmycoatonand

followher.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2?請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Wepulledupatastore,andMotherhandedme5dollars.

Withmecarryingthetoyplane,wecametoabedintheclinic.

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參考答案:

1.B2.C3.B

4.D5.B6.C7.A

8.A9.B