2023学年河北省秦皇岛市高三第二次调研英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Two professors at Harvard University published a study of 3,300 new graduates, looking at ________ their names had any bearing on their academic performance. A．that B．how C．why D．whether 2．--- I have been working for more than 30 years! I’m going to retire next month. --- Really? You don’t look a day 40! A．over B．by C．with D．for 3．According to the local law, no one ______ enter the building site without permission. A．can B．must C．shall D．dare 4．A hurricane swept through my village. Just as we were beginning to lose hope, it suddenly stopped. It is really “ ”. A．All’s well that ends well B．Lightning never strikes twice in the same place C．It never rains but if pours D．A friend in need is a friend indeed 5．__will I give up. I believe I can manage it. A．At once B．At no time C．Right now D．The instant 6．Contrary to popular belief, the ants, hardworking ________ they are, have their time for play. A．because B．while C．as D．where 7．Once you’ve ________ the items you ordered, put this record in your file. A．checked in B．checked off C．checked out D．checked with 8．—Look! Mary is crazily looking for something again! — _____ , she can’t find her keys. A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly 9．The press should expand its influence in international public opinion to make China’s voice better ______ in the world. A．hearing B．to be heard C．hear D．heard 10．Yet _______ in the process of development did they stop to consider the impact of their “progress” on nature. A．in no time B．at no point C．as likely as not D．more often than not 11．—The T­-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online. —________？But I promise you we’ll look into it right away. A．Who says B．How come C．What for D．Why worry 12．The kid is crying, for he ______ jump over the ditch on his own. A．dares not to B．dare not to C．doesn’t dare to D．dares not 13．—Shall we turn to the boss for a longer holiday? —He’ll probably say no, ________ it’s worth asking. A．so B．while C．unless D．though 14．— Hello, I ________ to ask if I can book a flight ticket to Hainan tomorrow? — Sorry, we’ve already sold out. A．phone B．will phone C．am phoning D．have phoned 15．If you have a job, ______ yourself to it and finally you’ll succeed. A．do devote B．to devote C．devoting D．devoted 16．The affairs of each country should be by its own people. A．elected B．settled C．developed D．contained 17．––What did the doctor say about your injury? ––She said I should avoid doing too much exercise ______ it feels better. A．until B．since C．if D．while 18．Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday. He _______ escaped drowning. A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly 19．The steamboat was fully furnished with life preservers. The passengers might be saved __________ accidents. A．in spite of B．instead of C．in case of D．in place of 20．Please don’t make so loud noise．The news of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia ____and I want to listen． A．is broadcast B．is being broadcast C．has been broadcast D．had been broadcast 第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。 21．（6分） Dave Merry and his tools have been through a lot together. The tools helped Dave, now 80, repair his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he and his wife, Annette Merry, lived for 46 years and raised three children. The table saw, the jointer plane, the drill press, and the dozens of other power and hand tools had pride of place in his carefully organized workshop. “I had a whole setup, and it was beautiful,” says Dave, a retired engineer. But then Annette experienced a stroke(中风) that left her relying on a walker to get around, and the Merrys decided to move into assisted living. Dave’s workshop was obviously a minor consideration given Annette’s condition, but the family knew that giving it up, on top of everything else, would hurt. It was the Merrys’ daughter who came up with a possible solution. She’d heard about some people who were setting up a tool library—a nonprofit facility that would lend out tools just as a regular library lends books. Might Dad be interested in donating his? “I said yes,” Dave says. The people creating the St. Paul Tool Library were thrilled. They had expected it would take a year to collect enough tools to make their facility fully functional. Instead it took one day: the day Dave donated his. The library’s founders drove over to the Merrys’ house and picked everything up themselves. The library is housed in the basement of the American Can Factory. Members pay an annual fee (from $20 to $120) for unlimited tool use and a varying number of visits to the workshop. And they get an extra benefit: Dave Merry. “Almost every time we’re open, Dave’s here,” says one