2023学年湖南省重点中学高三第二次联考英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．We were scared to death when the fire______. Fortunately, it was put out before it caused much damage. A．broke out​​ B．came out C．gave out​​ D．turned out 2．—Do you feel like going to the cinema tonight? —Sorry, I ’ m so tired．I ____an early night． A．have B．am having C．have had D．had 3． Class Two, our class became the Basketball Champion of our school. A．Beating B．to beat C．Beaten by D．Having beaten 4．—Jack should have calmed down at the party! —But the kids made so much noise that he couldn’t help but _______. A．face the music B．eat like a bird C．mend his ways D．fly off the handle 5．The stadium ________ stands a theatre will be reconstructed. A．beside which B．for which C．when D．which 6．—Julia said she sent you a birthday card yesterday. Have you got it? —Oh, really! I haven’t ________ my mailbox yet. A．examined B．reviewed. C．tested D．checked 7．—Do you like the mobile game Traveling Frog? —Yes, the posts about the virtual green frog ________ over 4 million times. A．have read B．have been read C．would be read D．are reading 8．he law is equally applied to everyone. No one _______ be above it. A．shall B．must C．may D．need 9．It suddenly occurred to him ____ he had left his keys in the office． A．that B．what C．where D．which 10．The real winners in sport are those who know how to persevere and to behave with ________—whether they win or lose a game. A．certainty B．caution C．dignity D．independence 11．Don’t let yourself be ______ into buying things you don’t really want. A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded 12．China’s Chang’e 4 robotic probe entered lunar orbit on Wednesday, ________ a major step in its mission to make a soft landing on the moon’s far side. A．marking B．to mark C．having marked D．marked 13．My sister met him in the street yesterday afternoon, so he ______ your lecture. A．shouldn’t have attended B．couldn’t have attended C．mustn’t have attended D．needn’t have attended 14．The TV station will be ______ the game live on Saturday afternoon, and we can’t miss it. A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling 15．More subway lines______ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years. A．will build B．will be built C．build D．are built 16．Since many former drug abusers have psychological problems, they often need support groups _________ they can talk about their struggles and find new ways to manage in the world. A．which B．what C．where D．when 17．--Could you please cut the price a little? --Er... _________ you buy more than ten. A．even if B．so long as C．in case D．as soon as 18．While interacting with people in India, I was ________ to a way of life completely different from my own. A．reduced B．exposed C．committed D．transferred 19．____ anyone phone during the board meeting, please tell them I am busy. A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can 20．--- Do you think I should join the singing group, Mary? --- ______ If I were in your shoes, I certainly would. A．None of your business． B．It depends. C．Why not? D．I don’t think so. 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）Dry Ice is a unique substance which has many uses. Essentially, dry ice is frozen CO2. The first report of what we now call dry ice came from the French chemist Charles Thilorier in 1834. In 324, the Drylee Corporation of America named the solid form of CO2 as "Dry Ice", which is what it is popularly called today. At normal atmospheric pressure, CO2changes directly from solid to gas. It skips the liquid phase（阶段）which makes regular ice wet. Frozen CO2is also much colder than regular ice. But regular ice freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, CO2 changes from gas to solid at -21.3 degrees Fahrenheit. This extremely cold temperature makes it very dangerous to handle with bare hands. It can cause frostbite in a very short period of time. Dry ice has been used for a variety of purposes throughout the past century. Its primary use is to refrigerate food when electrical refrigeration isn't available. Through the process of sublimation (when CO2 changes from solid to gas), it can maintain cold food for a long time. If you've ever been to a play and seen heavy fog on the ground, it is likely that you have seen dry ice in action. This effect can be achieved because CO2 is heavier than air, so evaporated （挥发的）CO2 will sink and accumulate on the ground. Another interesting use for this substance is to bait（诱杀）insects like mosquitoes. These insects have sensors which guide them to CO2. They find the high concentration of CO2 in dry ice quite attractive. Mars has long been a mystery for human beings. We have been looking for evidence of life on Mars. In the 360s scientists guessed that the polar ice cap of Mars was made of frozen CO2. More recent observations have shown that while the topmost laye