2023年湖南省益陽市安化五中等校高考英語模擬試卷（5月份）

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

• 1．No matter what your summer plans are，these must-read books will make your summer days shine.
     Laughter is the Spice（調(diào)味品）of Life
     Add some enjoyment and comfort to your life with Laughter is the Spice of Life.These extremely funny and inspiring short stories and jokes are sure to produce everything from gentle smiles to loud and cheerful laughter.
  
     Seaside Summer
     Lazy summer days give way to unpleasant reality when a storm damages the roof of Margaret's new gallery.She is forced to close her business just as tourist season is starting to take off.Margaret struggles to get the roof repaired without enough construction workers.To make the matter worse，she is quickly running out of money.Will she be forced to let go of her dream so soon？It becomes clear that it will take an opportunity to save the struggling gallery.
  
     River of Life
     Tess finds a quilt with an unusual pattern in the underground secret room that once housed runaway slaves.Does the quilt provide something more than a source of warmth？Within the walls of the Wayfarers Inn in this historic Ohio River town，LuAnn，Tess，and Janice find evidence that involves the darker chapters of local history—as well as its citizens' acts of heroism and kindness.
  
     Summer Harvest Secrets
     It's June in Lancaster County，and farmers are harvesting their early summer crops.Martha Classen Watts and her sisters，Elizabeth and Mary，are excited to go strawberry picking and attend the yearly Strawberry Festival at the Beiler farm.Their friend Rachel Fischer tells them there are signs of artificial damage to the harvest.Who would destroy the strawberry fields—and why？Martha determines to help her friends discover the truth about this.
  
  （1）What is special about the book Laughter is the Spice of Life？

  
  A．It is a humorous book.
  B．It is full of adventures.
  C．It is a book on art.
  D．It is a history book.
  （2）Which book is about the lives of slaves？

  
  A．River of Life.
  B．Seaside Summer.
  C．Summer Harvest Secrets.
  D．Laughter is the Spice of Life.
  （3）Who helped unlock the secret of farm destruction？

  
  A．Janice.
  B．Martha.
  C．Rachel.
  D．Margaret.
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.5

  解析
• 2．Emily Bhatnagar has always loved reading."Growing up，I was really shy，so I always turned to books，"she said."They became my best friends when I didn't have one."
     In 2019，when Emily was in her second year of high school，her dad suffered from cancer.The news was difficult for the family.Books became an even bigger comfort，and she started thinking about families in similar situations.When her father recovered，she came up with a plan to help others."The idea came from the fact that there were kids who were facing the same problem，"she said.
     Then，Emily started the book drive in her hometown，Gaithersburg，Maryland.The goal was to collect books and give them to kids being treated for cancer in local hospitals.Her father was not surprised by this plan."She always wants to do things for the neighborhood，"he said.Since the start of the book drive，which she calls For Love &Buttercup，Emily has collected more than 10，000 books.
     Emily had no idea how much attention her work would get.She started by posting on social media，asking people in her area to donate."I was expecting maybe two or three neighbors to do it，"she said."But it ended up blowing up，"especially when newspapers began reporting it.
     The Children's Inn is one of the places where Emily has donated books."Donations like Emily's share a piece of the world with kids and families that they may not experience，"said its director，Aisha Campbell.Emily continues to run the book drive with her parents' help.She hopes to one day make it reach more kids.The memory of the first time she visited children who'd received her books sticks with her."It was the best day of my life，"she said."I realized I wanted to do this type of work forever."
  
  （1）What made Emily come up with the book drive？

  
  A．Her father's illness.
  B．Her care for others.
  C．Her habit of reading.
  D．Her own shyness.
  （2）What did Emily's For Love &Buttercup want to do？

  
  A．Help her father defeat cancer.
  B．Give her father a surprise.
  C．Comfort other kids in need.
  D．Collect books for hospitals.
  （3）How did Emily feel about the book drive at first？

  
  A．Uncertain.
  B．Surprised.
  C．Proud.
  D．Disappointed.
  （4）What is Emily's future plan？

  
  A．Getting more help from her parents.
  B．Starting another book drive very soon.
  C．Making her program benefit more kids.
  D．Writing books about her experiences.
  組卷：3引用：9難度：0.5

  解析
• 3．School had just started in August when Conner began throwing up for no reason.It wasn't long before the boy also began suffering terrible headaches.In February a 1.7-inch tumor （腫瘤） was found in his brain and Conner was set to begin to receive radiation （放射療法） treatments.Before treatments start，technicians make a white plastic mask to keep patients immovable and protect unaffected parts of the brain while radiation is directed at the tumor.
     It's an unpleasant experience and a frightening time.The doctor Cook decided that the masks could at least be made to look like something fun — maybe Batman or Mickey Mouse. "I started thinking these masks are white and not fun at all for kids，" she told The Greenville News. "I felt like if we could make it a little more fun for them，they might be a little more excited about coming in for the treatment.Because the kids are afraid.While the treatment itself isn't physically painful，it can cause a lot of anxiety.And the treatment is required daily for up to six weeks." And the masks really make a difference. "The kids really like them because they get to choose something themselves." Cook said.
     When new children come in for the treatment，Cook finds out what their favorite movies or cartoon characters are.Then she sets about creating the mask by drawing the image she wants onto paper，sticking it with glue，and once it's dry，she applies the colors using paints.Each child can take the mask home once the treatment ends.
     "Coming to the doctor always means fear and pain.I wanted to make it fun，" she said. "The kids really love it.It's something they enjoy and can relate to.And it fills an interest I have.I get great pleasure from it."
  
  （1）Why was the plastic mask used according to Paragraph 1？

  
  A．To check the patient's brain.
  B．To reduce the patient's headache.
  C．To protect the patient's brain during the treatment.
  D．To prevent the patient from throwing up.
  （2）What can we know about the radiation treatment？

  
  A．It can be received at home.
  B．It may make the patients feel anxious.
  C．It has to be finished in a month.
  D．It will cause huge physical pain for patients.
  （3）What does Cook do to help the children being treated？

  
  A．Make the masks more interesting to kids.
  B．Show them their favorite movies or TV shows.
  C．Dress them up as cartoon characters.
  D．Offer them some free masks as gifts.
  （4）What does the author want to show by telling this story？

  
  A．Health matters to everyone.
  B．Creativity leads to success.
  C．Love can treat the terrible sickness.
  D．Kindness can bring warmth and joy.
  組卷：1引用：3難度：0.5

  解析

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分40分）

• 8．假如你是校學(xué)生會主席李華，校學(xué)生會準(zhǔn)備在重陽節(jié)組織一次活動，去敬老院看望老人，請你給外教Daniel寫封郵件，邀請他一起參加活動。郵件內(nèi)容包括：
  （1）活動目的；
  （2）活動內(nèi)容簡介。
  注意：
  （1）詞數(shù)80左右；
  （2）請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。
  提示：重陽節(jié)Double Ninth Festival敬老院nursing home
  組卷：4引用：1難度：0.5

  解析
• 9．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.續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右.
      My mom is really a good cook （I bet all of us have this same claims） and she never really taught me how to cook.She enjoys experimenting various dishes and occasionally she will ask for my help to grind chili，onions or garlic.Basically all simple chores.I sometimes look at how she prepares the dishes and became more observant over the years.Every day she will buy meat or vegetables from a local market near us and just store it in the fridge to be cook later for dinner.She works for the government and she is not available to cook lunch.Every day after coming back from school I would always open the refrigerator and see what she bought and I can always tell what will be for dinner that night.If I see chicken，potatoes and shredded coconut，I would be very excited because I know she will make my favorite dish – Chicken Curry.
      My parents do okay but we are by no means wealthy.I think we are comfortable in our daily basic needs but we definitely have no room for luxuries.But when it comes to our dinner，my mom will always make 3 dishes for dinner without failure.It's almost like eating in a restaurant.I have to admit I was spoiled by my mom when it comes to my eating habits and have high expectations when eating somewhere else.
      One day my mom came back from work in the office and she was really in bad mood.She was complaining about how untidy we are and we （my siblings） never contributed in the household chores.To me that is not a fair statement as my elder brother and I took turns to wash the dishes.I was also given the privileged of ironing my mom and dad's office attire each week.I was 14 at that time and being a boy，I have no intention of letting my friends know.Most of my friends have a maid to do all this but my parents simply couldn't afford one.
  注意：
  （1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  （2）請按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答.
  
      Back to the scenario（情形） where my mom was in bad mood and complaining about our lack of involvement with the chores.___________
      I tried my best to remember what the taste were like if my mom were to cook it.___________
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.5

  解析