2023学年湖南省衡阳市高中名校高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．By serving others, a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself, ________ can be very eye-opening and rewarding. A．who B．which C．what D．that 2．Repairs of historic buildings have to be _____ the original structure. A．in sympathy with B．in search of C．in response to D．in contrast to 3．Video games can be a poor influence if ________ in the wrong hands. A．to leave B．leaving C．leave D．left 4．——Will you require anything else? ——Yes, I like a whisky. A．will B．shall C．should D．might 5．I'm calling to enquire about the position __________in yesterday's China Daily. A．advertised B．to be advertised C．advertising D．having advertised 6．We should go by bus ______ we can get there earlier. A． as soon as B． where C． in order that D． when 7．Mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing ________ it can pursue politics, science, art and religion. A．until B．unless C．before D．since 8．—Mum，look at my shoes．I need a new pair． —________．I bought them for you only a week ago! A．You bet B．You said it C．You don't say D．You name it 9．New energy-sharing projects _____ in dozens of cities across the country to fuel China’s sharing economy in the next few years. A．are to carry out B．are being carried out C．were carried out D．will have been carried out 10．We all sighed with ________ relief when ________ plane finally landed safely. A．a; / B．/; the C．a; a D．a; the 11．Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _____ amount of daily exercise would dramatically improve her health. A．modest B．equal C．considerable D．exact 12．Don’t let yourself be ______ into buying things you don’t really want. A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded 13．.— I'm really angry at my naughty son. He never listens to me and often is against me. — ____, Ellen. Things will go out. A．It doesn't matter B．Take your time C．Don't mention it D．Take it easy 14．This restaurant has become popular for its wide ______ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets. A．production B．offer C．range D．division 15．Some experts think, ________ genes, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good education and a nice home environment. A．instead of B．except for C．apart from D．far from 16．Last year I applied to Princeton University．I ____ they would say yes—but they did, and now here I am． A．never think B．am never thinking C．have never thought D．never thought 17．It is the bus driver who should ______ the safety of the passengers. A．answer for B．search for C．stand for D．go for 18．________ competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams. A．Due B．Raw C．Core D．Keen 19．— Nancy, what classes are you taking this term? — _____ I want to take two English courses, or maybe Spanish. A．What’s up? B．It’s none of your business. C．I’ve no idea. D．I’m not sure yet. 20．It's said that the power plant is now large as what it was. A．twice as B．as twice C．twice much D．much twice 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） The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) announced that Catherine Morris, group leader and director of automotive sales at ATI Industrial Automation and Dr. Howie Choset, robotics professor at Carnegie Mellon University and co-founder of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing(ARM) Institute, have won the 2019 Engelberger Robotics Award. They were honored at a special dinner on April 10 during the Automate Show and Conference Morris, who becomes just the fourth woman to win the award is honored in the category of leadership. She said, “I am very surprised and extremely honored to be this years winner of the award. Besides, I cannot help but feel grateful.” Jeff Burnstein, RIA president says, “I can think of very few people in the history of the robotics industry as committed to the growth of our industry as Catherine. In fact, over the past two decades, she’s found time to hold almost every key position in our trade group, from Membership Committee Chair, to Automate Show Committee Chair, to overall Chair of RIA, being the first and only woman to hold that role to date.” Dr. Choset has received the award for Education, becoming the third person from CMU to win the award. Choset is best known for building snake-like robots. He and his research team have studied how these robots, with their unique ability to move through difficult environments, can be used for search and rescue, for mapping and inspecting caves, pipes and other limited spaces, and for manufacturing, said Martial Hebert, director of CMUS Robotics Institute. Dr. Choset is an innovative educator, Hebert added, who is devoted himself