湖南省2023年普通高中学业水平合格性考试英语试卷(含答案)

湖南省2023年普通高中学业水平合格性考试英语试卷

学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

The Louvre(罗浮宫) is the world's most-visited museum now, drawing nearly 10 million

people each year. It is a museum about education whose main aim is to protect and pass on

our heritage to future generations.

As a palace in the past, the Louvre shows the history of France for about eight centuries.

Divided among eight departments, the collections feature works admired throughout the

globe, including the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, and the Venus de Milo.

Special feature

In keeping with France's 2005 disability law, the Louvre aims to make sure all visitors can

access the museum safely and comfortably. Special attention is given to the disabled

throughout the museum. More importantly, Louvre's Touch Gallery has a space specially

designed for members of the public with disabilities, inviting them to gain artistic knowledge

by touch with the help of technique.

Practical information

* Buying tickets online is a good way to get into the museum in less than 30 minutes.

* Tours of the Louvre are conducted by guides from the French national museum network.

* Download or rent an audio guide and choose your visit! Explore the Louvre on your own,

guided by the museum's experts.

Tel.: +33(0)1 40 20 53 17

The Louvre is open every day (except Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed on the following holidays: January 1, May 1, May 8, December 25.

Night opening time: until 9:45 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays.

1、How many people visit the Louvre every year?

A. Less than 10,000. B.Nearly 1 million.

C. Less than 1 million. D.About 10,000,000.

2、What will tourists fail to see in the Louvre?

A. Thousands Miles of Mountains and Rivers.

B. The Mona Lisa.

C.The Winged Victory of Samothrace.

D. The Venus de Milo.

3、What's the special feature of the Louvre? A.People can buy tickets online.

B.Special attention is given to the disabled.

C.Tours of the Louvre are conducted by guides.

D. Everyone is allowed to touch the artworks.

4、When is it suitable to visit the Louvre?

A. At 2 p.m. on Tuesday. B.On May 1.

C. At 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. D. At 8:00 p.m. on Sunday.

What a day! I started at my new school this morning and had the best time. I made lots of

new friends and really liked my teachers. I was nervous the night before, but I had no reason

to be. Everyone was so friendly and polite. They made me feel at ease. It was like I'd been at

the school for a hundred years!

The day started very early at 7:00 a.m. I had my breakfast downstairs with my mum. She

could tell that I was very nervous. Mum kept asking me what was wrong. She told me I had

nothing to worry about and that everyone was going to love me. If they didn't love me, Mum

said to send them her way for a good talking to. I couldn't stop laughing.

My mum dropped me off at the school gate about five minutes before the bell. A little

blonde(金发的) girl got dropped off at the same time and started waving(招手) at me. She

ran over and told me her name was Abigail. She was very nice and we became close

straightaway. We spent all morning together and began to talk to another girl called Stacey.

The three of us sat together in class all day and we even made our way home together! It

went so quickly. Our teacher told us that tomorrow we would really start learning and

developing new skills.

I cannot wait until tomorrow and feel as though I am really going to enjoy my time at my

new school. I only hope that my new friends feel the same way too.

5、What did the author think of her mother's advice?

A.Humorous. B. Helpful. eless. D. Horrible.

6、What of the following is TRUE about the author's first day of school?

A. She had a hurried lunch. B. She met some nice classmates.

C.She lost her way. D. She was late for school.

7、What can we know about Abigail?

A.She hated Stacey. B.She was shy and clever.

C. She was afraid of the author. D. She was kind to the author.

8、What is the best title for the passage? A.My Friends and My Parents B.I Have a Good Mum

C.A Little Blonde Girl and Her Mum D. The First Day at My New School

According to a recent survey carried out by The Economist(经济学家) magazine, Ireland

is by far and away the best country in the world to live in.

Once Ireland joined the EU in 1973, the base for economic growth started to be put into

place. The 1990s saw the economic growth finally arrive-a total change in Ireland's economic

fortunes was born. The country experienced year-on-year growth of almost ten per cent and

now has the fourth-highest GDP per head in the world—a massive 36.5 thousand dollars per

person. Coupled with this has been a huge drop in unemployment(失业率) from 20 per

cent15 years ago to around four per cent today, all of which has meant Dublin's newspapers