2023学年襄阳市第五中学高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生须知： 1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。 2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。 3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．When caught _____ in the exam, he begged for the teacher’s pardon and tried ______ punishment. A．cheating; escaping B．to be cheating; to escape C．cheating; to escape D．to be cheating; escaping 2．At the meeting, the headmaster said that the government should prevent such things as hurt children ________again. A．happening B．happen C．to happen D happened 3．I'll have all of the readings by the end of this term if my plan goes well. A．completing B．to complete C．completed D．being completed 4．Quantities of soil ________ in the area, resulting in the increasing number of natural disasters. A．is washed away B．have washed away C．have washed away D．have been washed away 5．The differences the children’s achievements can not be completely explained ________ their social backgrounds. A．in front of B．in case of C．in need of D．in charge of 6．They are determined to go into the dark cave, ________ my warning of danger. A．regardless of B．because of C．apart from D．instead of 7．The 19th Party Congress drew up a blueprint for China’s development in the next three decades and more. this blueprint into reality, we must be down-to-earth in our approach, take one step at a time as we move forward and deliver solid outcomes. A．Turning B．Turned C．Turn D．To turn 8．________ children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent. A．If B．Since C．Unless D．Though 9．The incident turned him into different person, even if he did not realize it at beginning. A．a; a B．the; the C．the; a D．a; the 10．I really don’t know how to express my thanks to Mr. Li, my high school English teacher, without whose help I__________ to college that year. A．weren’t to go B．hadn’t been able to go C．couldn’t go D．couldn’t have gone 11．This research has attracted wide _______ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World. A．message B．information C．media D．data 12．What he liked to do was to take an idea and ______ it by finding every possible consequence. A．squeeze B．wrestle C．switch D．shrink 13．What surprised us most is that he doesn’t know ________ the differences between the two books lie. A．that B．what C．which D．where 14．That children ______meet with setbacks is a matter of necessity as they_____, so parents don’t worry about that. A．shall; grew up B．must； grew up C．can; grow up D．will; grow up 15．The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but every meal can serve at least two people and is under ¥10, so not only is it ______ but practical as well. A．adaptable B．adjustable C．adoptable D．affordable 16．That’s far more than the number that have actually ______ in recent years. A．come to light B．come to life C．come across 17．According to the company’s rule, one’s payment is ______ the work done, not to the time spent doing it. A．in proportion to B．in addition to C．in contrast to D．in regard to 18．--Whenever you want a good meal, come to my restaurant and eat for free. --Believe me. That is an ________ I will not refuse. A．approach B．offer C．idea D．instruction 19．— I wonder what makes you a good salesperson. — I ________ as a waiter for three years,which contributes a lot to my today’s work. A．serve B．served C．have served D．had served 20．People crowd into ________ cherry trees are blooming, appreciating the fresh spring sight. A．what B．when C．which D．where 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） While every dog owner knows their dogs can read their moods perfectly, scientists have always been a little doubtful. Now thanks to some researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, we finally have some convincing evidence. For their study, biologist Corson Miller and his team exposes eleven selected dogs to digital images of women that were either angry or happy. Half the dogs were rewarded for touching the screen when shown a happy face, while the other half got their treat for selecting those that appeared angry. Interestingly, the dogs were not provided with the entire face. Some dogs were shown only upper halves while the others observed lower halves. That's because the scientists believe humans show their emotions on their entire face. After some training like how to recognize small differences like the wrinkles between the eyes or the changes in their shape that accompany the happy or angry expressions, the dogs were mostly able to identify the correct expression not only on a familiar face but on a strange face. The researchers concluded the dogs were smart enough to read human emotions. They also found those being trained to read angry expressions took a longer time to learn. They guess it may be because dogs find an