2023学年湖南省怀化市中方县第一中学高三（最后冲刺）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．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．The exchange student from Kenya often shares with us the news of his country and ____of his neighbouring countries. A．those B．that C．it D．the one 2．The Palace of Versailles, France’s national treasure, has ________ many changes in its century-long history while keeping its beauty. A．gone through B．taken on C．led to D．showed off 3．The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but it will be some time_________ the situation improves. A．since B．when C．unless D．before 4．Mike is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does his boss. A．serves B．satisfies C．promises D．supports 5．It was from only a few supplies that she had brought in the village ____ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner. A．where B．when C．that D．which 6．Don’t let yourself be ______ into buying things you don’t really want. A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded 7．There’s another way to survive this competition -- a way no one ever seems to tell you about, _____ you have to learn for yourself. A．one B．it C．that D．another 8．– What’s wrong with your ipad2? The sound ____is not clear. --Yes. It has been broken for some time. A．come out B．coming out C．to come out D．came out 9．Jack’s fellow workers often turn to him for help when trapped in trouble because he is a _____of ideas. A．fountain B．session C．diagram D．resource 10．Our team is world-class and it was no surprise that we won by such a margin. A．low B．high C．wide D．narrow 11．English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, _________ uses it differently. A．all of which B．each of which C．all of them D．each of them 12．—How did it come that you damaged your car so badly? —I ____into a tree on the roadside the other day. A．ran B．had run C．was running D．run 13．Your letter will get attention! They know you’re expecting the answer. A．careful B．common C．instant D．general 14．—Have you heard from Jane recently? —No，but I ________ her over Christmas. A．saw B．will be seeing C．have seen D．have been seeing 15．Air pollution, together with littering, ____ many problems in our large industrial cities today. A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing 16．Several of us were asked to attend the meeting, as ________ below. A．listed B．listing C．to be listed D．having listed 17．Linda realized she was in the wrong and promised to ________ a new leaf. A．take over B．turn over C．get over D．go over 18．—Would you please wait for a moment while I telephone the reception desk to check? —________. A．I wouldn't mind that B．Sound like fun C．I mean it D．You wish 19．40 grams of meat per day is ______ people should consume in order to stay fit. A．that B．why C．how D．what 20．—What about going abroad for further study? —Great, but I never expected ______ a chance for me before. A．there to be B．there being C．it to be D．it being 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）A young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage(圣人) that he was looking for. With considerable patience, the sage listened attentively to the reason for the boy’s visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have time to explain to him the secret of happiness. He suggested that the young man take a walk around his palace and come back in two hours’ time. “However, I want to ask you a favor,” he added, banding the boy a teaspoon, in which he poured two drops of oil. “While you walk, carry this spoon and don’t let the oil spill.” The young man began to climb up and down the palace staircases, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man. “So,” asked the sage, “did you see the Persian tapestries(挂毯)hanging in my dining room? Did you see the fantastic garden that the Master of Gardeners spent ten years in creating?” Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing. “So, go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. “You can’t trust a man if you don’t know his house.” Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and wandered again through the palace, this time paying attention to all the works of art that hung from the ceilings and walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around the palace, and the delicacy of the flowers. Returning to the sage, he reported in detail what he had seen. “But where are the two drops of oil that I entrusted to you?” asked the Sage. Looking down at the spoon, the young man realized that he had spilled the oil. “Well, that is the only advice I have to give you,” said the sage. “The secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders