2023学年福建泉州市泉港区第一中学高三3月份模拟考试英语试题（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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。 2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。 3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4．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．Once published, the novel was a(n) success and was soon translated into nine foreign languages. A．occasional B．instant C．constant D．individual 2．— Can you do me a favour, Mr. Smith? My car ______ start. — No problem. You can count on it. A．won’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t 3．As things didn’t work out the way we ________, we found ourselves trying to force them and struggling to finish them. A．plan B．are planning C．had planned D．will be planning 4．—Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party? —______. It will be more interesting. A．By no means B．Yes, of course C．Don’t worry D．No doubt. 5．In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance ________ in comparison with light, it won't be blocked by trees when travelling. A．while B．because C．when D．though 6．--- I’m afraid the company will not hire me. --- Come on, Bill, relax! You have a lot of experience and fine references and your college work is ideal background for them. ______________ A．It'll be no sweat. B．All good things come to an end. C．Words pay no debts. D．Don't give me any jaw. 7．Many universities throughout the world provide scholarships for students ________ financial aid. A．in favour of B．in need of C．in face of D．in honour of 8．Though winters in Britain are cold and there is usually snow, there are ________ places for skiing. A．some B．many C．few D．a few 9． her emotion, she buried her face in her hands． A．Controlled B．To control C．Being controlled D．Having controlled 10．Youth is a period of our life we see no limit to our hopes and wishes. A．where B．that C．what D．when 11．Though Professor Liu ____ in New York for seven years, he has never regretted moving back to Shanghai, his hometown. A．lived B．has lived C．had lived D．was living 12．Please don’t make so loud noise．The news of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia ____and I want to listen． A．is broadcast B．is being broadcast C．has been broadcast D．had been broadcast 13．----Can I park my car here? ----Sure not, we don’t allow here. A．to parking B．park C．to park D．parking 14．While we were listening to the speech attentively, a voice _____ to announce the result of the election. A．broke in B．broke up C．broke off D．broke down 15．—Don’t make a special journey to pick up the laundry for me. —It’s OK. I ________ to the shop anyway. A．was going B．will have gone C．have gone D．will be going 16．--The weather is too cold ___ March this year. -- It was still ___ when I came here years ago. A．for; colder B．in; cold C．in; hot D．for; hotter 17．－I was afraid I would miss the important lecture. －Oh, was that why you _______asking me to speed up? A．had kept B．are keeping C．would keep D．kept 18．Last summer we saw a very good film, ____ was about the Anti-Japanese war. A． which B． when C． that D． where 19．So ________ sometimes in trying to accomplish something big _______ we fail to notice the little things that give life its magic. A．we get caught up; as B．do we get caught up; that C．caught up get we; as D．caught up do we get; that 20．A fireworks display was organized ________ the Queen’s birthday. A．to mark B．marked C．having marked D．being marked 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） Tourism is often about seeking deeper emotional and personal connections with the world around us. Not all travel experiences, however, need to take place in the real world. With the evolution of virtual reality(VR) technology, tourism will increasingly become a combination of physical and virtual worlds. VR may even remove the need to travel entirely. But can a VR experience really equal a real world one? Many experts believe it can. Studies have shown that our brains have an inbuilt VR-like mechanism that enables us to live imagined experiences. Much of our waking life is spent thinking about either the past or the future. This is known as" mind wandering". During these events we' re not paying attention to the current world around us. Instead, we' re recalling memories, or creating and processing imagined futures. When engaged in mind wandering, our brains process these mental images using the same pathways used to receive inputs from the real world. So, the imagined past or future can create emotions and feelings similar to how we react to everyday life. VR can create these same feelings. While critics might argue that a virtual experience will never match reality, there are several ways VR tourism could make a positive contribu