2023学年湖南省长沙市望城区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．—What a consequence! —Yes. I ________ him about it, but without success. A．will remind B．would remind C．was reminding D．had reminded 2．— What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game. — _____. Whatever you want to do is fine with me. A. It’s up to you B．Glad to hear that C．You can’t miss it D．It just depends 3．Male nurses are difficult to hire as many men reject this______ out of the long-existing discrimination． A．oncept B．responsibility C．identity D．personality 4．Thanks to the “sugar tax”， food factories have reduced sugar in their products, ________ about 45 million kilograms of sugar. A．to save B．saved C．saving D．having saved 5．It was when she first arrived in China _____ she developed a passion for paper-cutting. A．where B．that C．how D．why 6．________ some teenagers don’t realize is ________ difficult life can be after they get addicted to drugs. A．That; how B．Which; what a C．What; what D．What; how 7．So difficult____it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice. A．I did find B．didI find C．I have found D．have I found 8．I hope when you come tomorrow, you _____ the reading and have something to share. A．did B．are doing C．will be doing D．will have done 9．The high-anxiety focus on reading score may have narrowed student________to knowledge about the world that can improve their reading. A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access 10．A teacher’s job is not to tell the students what to believe or value, but to ________ them to develop a worldview for themselves. A．urge B．equip C．persuade D．rank 11．I think that this is the best mobile phone available in the world. No other one can ________it. A．compare B．match C．produce D．win 12．Agatha didn’t tell me ______ she would pick up her son from school. A．which B．when C．where D．what 13．The new supermarket announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day______________ get a big prize. A．must B．will C．shall D．need 14．I wanted to major in English at first, but later I ________ my mind and now I am a writer. A．changed B．have changed C．would change D．will change 15．---Excuse me, could you tell me the time, please? ---Sorry, I don’t have a watch with me. --- ___________ A．Thanks a lot. B．What a pity. C．I’m sorry to hear that D．Thanks all the same 16．---What does PM 2. 5 mean？ ---It's a professional_____________ indicating the condition of air pollution. A．number B．mark C．term D．item 17．Regarding China-US differences on human rights issues, Hong said the two sides can enhance mutual understanding through dialogue ______ on equality and mutual respect. A．based B．to base C．basing D．base 18．It’s strongly advised that smokers not be allowed to smoke in any room ________ babies currently occupy. A．where B．whose C．that D．as 19．It is believed that many more popular terms ________ on the Internet this year. A．will be created B．have created C．are created D．are creating 20．Maybe he really should do more exercises from now on. ____, I hope he could get over soon. A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere 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）Google is consistently rated the best place to work.So you need a degree from Harvard to in the door,right? Not really，according to Laszlo Bock，Google's Head of People Operations.When the company was small,Google cared a lot about getting kids from Harvard, Stanford,MIT and many other Ivy League schools. But Bock said it was the “wrong”hiring strategy. Experience has taught him there are exceptional kids at many other places,from state schools in California to New York. “What we find is the best people from places like that are just as good，if not better，as anybody you can get from any Ivy League school，”said Bock，who just authored a book titled“Work Rules!” Every year，2 million people apply to get a job at Google. Bock himself has seen some 25,000 résumés. So what else does Google not care about: Grades:Google's data shows that grades predict performance for the first two years of a career，but do not matter after that. Brain-teasers:Gone are interview questions such as:Why are manhole covers（井盖)round? or How many golf balls can fit in a school bus?“Our research tells us those questions are a waste of time,”Bock said“They’re a really coachable skill.The more you practice,you get better at it.” Here's what Google does care about: Problem solvers:Your cognitive ability(认知能力),or how well you solve problems. Leaders:The idea is not whether you were president of the student body or vice president of the bank,but rather:“When you see a problem do you step in,help solve it,”and then critically，“Are you willing to step out and let somebody else take over，and make room for somebody els