2023学年湖南省长沙市望城区第二中学高三考前热身英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生请注意： 1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。 2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。 3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in ________ name the character for “harmony” is included. A．which B．what C．whose D．as 2．—I know it is really a lot to ask, but can I use your apartment during the summer? — ________. I happen to be out of town. It is all for your taking. A．Behave yourself B．Be my guest C．Have fun D．Take care 3．Jess was sad and her friend helped her ___ the first awful weeks after her husband Bill died. A．break through B．break down C．get through D．get rid of 4．John had planned to make a compromise, but he changed his mind at the last minute. A．anyhow B．otherwise C．therefore D．somehow 5．We are committed to creating a world free from the homeless and the hopeless, a world _______ each and every corner is a true paradise. A．that B．which C．of which D．from where 6．---I’ve heard a lot about you. You got promoted, right? ______ --- Many thanks. A．Good for you B．You asked for it C．There you are D．You’ve gone too far 7．Anyone with an eye on the employment situation knew the assessment about economic recovery _______ just around the corner was correct. A．being B．to be C．was D．having been 8．— Don't look down upon Bob. He has his own advantages. —Oh, yes others are weak, he is strong. A．Before B．When C．Where D．Though 9．.— 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 10．People believe that the China Dream is not very difficult ________ so long as the whole nation works hard for it. A．realizing B．to be realized C．realized D．to realize 11．Mr. Green was very famous when he lived there. There is ______ to be someone in this district who remembers him. A．content B．opposed C．bound D．restricted 12．I am sure that the girl you are going to meet is more beautiful_______ than in her pictures. A．in nature B．in movement C．in the flesh D．in the mood 13．The two birds _________ each other in shape and color. In other words, they _________ each other in shape and color. A．differ, are different from B．differ from, are different to C．resemble, are similar to D．resemble, are similar with 14．______ the students were hearing the exciting news! A．How happily B．What a fun C．What pleasure D．How pleased 15．Simply raise your hand，and a taxi appears ________ A．at no time B．at one time C．in no time D．for the time being 16．Large quantities of time ______ for practising guided writings. A．was needed B．are needed C． needs D．is needed 17．Experts warn that medical waste from hospitals, if ________properly, may lead to spreading diseases. A．not handled B．not being handled C．not to be handled D．not having handled 18．—What's wrong with him? He seemed upset. —He had to give up his drawing, not because he wanted ________ that way but because he had to be. A．this B．one C．it D．such 19．Many artifacts ________ for the first time in the National Museum at present. A．were exhibited B．were being exhibited C．are being exhibited D．are exhibited 20．_____ his homework in time, he had to stay up late into the night. A．Finishing B．Having finished C．To finish D．To have finished 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）There might be as many as 10 million species of complex life on this planet today —— a huge number. But add up all of the complex species that ever lived and some biologists think the grand total would be about five billion. The estimate leads to an astonishing conclusion: a staggering 99% of species are not around any more. They have been driven to extinction. More species are joining the ranks of the extinct every year. Many scientists believe we are living through an episode of remarkably rapid extinction, on a scale that has been seen only five times in the last half a billion years. They call this current episode the sixth mass extinction —— a large, global decline in a wide variety of species over a relatively short period of time. And they tend to agree that humans are the main cause. Over-hunting, overfishing, and human-driven habitat loss are pushing many species to the brink. In fact, we have changed the planet so much that some geologists are now suggesting that we have entered a new phase in Earth’s history; an epoch they call the ＂Anthropocene＂. By 2100, it is expected that humans will have caused the extinction of up to half of the world’s current species. Because we are living through this extinction, it is relatively easy for us to study the driving forces behind it. But how do we determine what caused other mass die-offs that happened long ago? To do so we have to look at what a