2023学年湖南省株洲市第二中学高三下学期联合考试英语试题（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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．I' ve heard that preparations______for the coming festival. Let's give them a hand. A．are being made B．have been made C．are making D．have made 2．At college, Barack Obama didn’t know that he the first black president of the United States of America. A．was to become B．becomes C．is to become D．became 3．Opening the door, Mrs．Summers found family of cats shut in the bathroom． A．a; 不填 B．a; the C．the; 不填 D．the; the 4．---.We didn’t find the Blacks during the lecture. --- No one had told them about _____ a lecture. A．there to be B．there being C．there be D．there was 5．Della turned all of her pockets inside out only to find $ 1.87 buy Jim a present for Christmas. A．with what to B．with that she can C．in which to D．with which to 6．Think carefully before you answer questions online. You may be ______ into giving away very important personal information. A．caught B．addicted C．seized D．trapped 7．These remarkable findings suggest the elephants have ________ a memory capacity to make distinctions between human voices. A．built up B．packed up C．brought up D．took up 8．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 9．I can ________ Diana’s thoughts from the changes in her facial expressions. A．read B．notice C．count D．watch 10．Parents often tell their children that they __________ take candy from strangers. A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't 11．Some pre-school children go to a day care center, __________ they learn simple games and songs. A．then B．there C．while D．where 12．Experience is a hard teacher because she ________ the test first, the lesson afterwards. A．gives B．has given C．was giving D．would give 13．—________! Somebody has broken the vase! —Don’t look at me. A．Come on B．Hi,there C．Thank goodness D．Dear me 14．The driver could have survived but he the seat belt. A．had been wearing B．hadn't worn C．wasn’t wearing D．didn't wear 15．We have only twenty minutes left，so please get to the point and don’t say anything that isn’t ________ to our problem. A．relevant B．sensitive C．familiar D．similar 16．—Let’s go to the cinema this Sunday morning. —I’d love to，but I ________ as a volunteer in my community then. A．will work B．have worked C．will be working D．was working 17．Nowadays, more and more Chinese homes have the technology and equipment ______ to do online shopping. A．needed B．needing C．need D．to need 18．He gets up at six o’clock, runs for half an hour and then has a meal; that is his morning ______. A．route B．routine C．behavior D．tendency 19．一Which T—shirt do you like best? 一 ．They are both out of fashion and expensive． A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both 20．We must ______ the time that you’ve wasted this afternoon by working late to-night. A．make up for B．make out C．do up D．make up to 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） How do you get to Carnegie Hall？"Practice，practice，practice" is the well-known answer. But for some inspiring young musicians from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul，the road to the famous concert hall was more difficult. The Afghan Youth Orchestra（AYO）is made up of young people who study at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. It was the first orchestra created in Afghanistan in 30 years. Gulalai Norestani，14，plays a traditional string instrument. Like many students，Gulalai became an orphan when her parents were killed during the war. Music is her salvation（解救物）."Music for me is a language of peace，"Gulalai said." It helps connect with people." Milad Yousufi，18， is a piano student. "Music is my life, "he said. Milad also lost many of his family members during the war. When music was banned, he couldn't even touch a piano. So as a 12-year-old boy, he started painting and drawing. "I used to draw a piano," he said. Finally, Milad was free to play a real piano. "Our dream came true," he said. "It is everyone's dream to play in Carnegie Hall." And he has more dreams. "I have a dream to continue my education in America," he explained." I am working hard to make that happen. Then I have a dream to come back to Afghanistan and teach and serve people." Because of continuing limits in Afghanistan, Gulalai and Milad listen mostly to the kind of classical music they played at Carnegie Hall. But Gulalai says she's heard a bit of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira and she likes them. Milad says he has heard of lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, but hasn't yet had a chance to listen to them. Before Milad went onstage that night with the band of Afghan kids who had survived a war, I asked him if he had ever