2023学年浙江省慈溪市三山高级中学高三下学期一模考试英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项: 1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。 2．答题时请按要求用笔。 3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。 4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。 5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．--Jassy , you speak Chinese so fluently! --- ______. You are lying, I have to say. B． Thanks a lot for saying so. C． That’s none of your business. D． I can’t agree more. 2．The country’s chief exports are coal, cars and cotton goods, cars_____ the most important of these. A．have been B．are C．being D．are being 3．—Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem. —You know, music is the source of ______ in life. A． inspiration B． identification C． reaction D． recreation 4．______ he was 12, Einstein had learned advanced mathematics by himself. A．The first time B．At the time C．By the time D．During the time 5．—Why are you so upset? —I had my computer repaired yesterday, but it ________ work again. A．doesn’t B．didn’t C．won’t D．wouldn’t 6．Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _____ amount of daily exercise would dramatically improve her health. A．modest B．equal C．exact D．considerable 7．Come here, Mary. If you stand at this angle, you ______ just see the sunset. A．must B．need C．can D．should 8．Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to _________________them too hard. A．draw B．strike C．rush D．push 9．Don’t leave the water ______while you brush your teeth. A．racing B．rushing C．running D．rolling 10．The only problem was ______ we kept getting lost! But people in Tianjin are very friendly and helpful. A．why B．whether C．that D．how 11．She runs on average about 15 miles a day every day, ______ the circumstances. A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however 12．I wish you wouldn't be so________； you make faces at everything I say. A．weird B．polite C．reluctant D．serious 13．Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree ______ people view “volunteer” as an important social role. A．by which B．to which C．in which D．from which 14．World AIDS Day is also important in reminding us that HIV has not gone away, and there are many things still to be done. A．which B．what C．that D．/ 15．The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front to arrive. A．is expected B．is expecting C．expects D．will be expected 16．---_____ should we look down upon the poor. ---I’m with you on that. A．By all means B．By any means C．By means of D．By no means 17．—Do you know what EU stands for, Tommy? —Sure．It stands for the European Union,______ European political and economic organization that encourages trade and friendship between ______ countries that are members． A．an; the B．a; the C．the; / D．an; / 18．After making the speech, he went through it in his mind to reflect where he_________ better. A．could do B．would do C．could have done D．would have done 19．_______ with all sorts of affairs, the manager had little time to have a good sleep. A．Occupying B．Being occupied C．Occupied D．Having occupied 20．Could I speak to__________ is in charge of International Sales please? A．who B．what C．whoever D．whatever 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） Most groups of plants and animals are richer in species and more plentiful near the equator. In the ocean, that holds true for cold-blooded predators(掠食者). But warm-blooded predators are more diverse toward the poles and noticeably missing from several warm hot spots. Why? John Grady, an ecologist, and his team considered the possibility—warm-blooded animals need a lot to fuel their metabolism(新陈代谢). Perhaps colder waters are just richer in small fish? But they found that at higher, colder places, there isn’t actually much more food around. It’s more that warm-blooded animals are eating a much bigger share of it than their cold-blooded competitors. The real explanation is simple. An animal’s speed, swiftness, and intelligence depend on its metabolism, which in turn depends on its temperature. Since birds and mammals can keep heating their bodies in icy conditions, they remain fast and attentive. By contrast, the fish they hunt become slower and duller. At some tipping point of temperature, seals, dolphins, and penguins start outswimming their prey(猎物). They become more likely to come upon targets and outpace the cold-blooded predators of their own. In Grady’s words, “Warm-bodied predators are favoured where preys are slow, stupid and cold.” That’s why sharks and other predatory fish dominate near the equator, but colder waters are the kingdom of whales and seals. By keeping food to themselves in the poles, these creatures can then specialize on specific types of prey, which makes them more likely to split into separate species. The killer whales of the North Pacific, for example, include mammal-eating transients and fish-eating, year-round re