2023学年贵州省安顺市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 请考生注意： 1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。 2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．––The small restaurant is always crowded in every part. ––That’s ______ it has a unique dining environment and quite a few wonderful dishes. A．why B．because C．where D．when 2．--- She will finish the project within three days! --- ______! I could do it in three hours. A．You are right B．I’m stuck C．Oh, come on D．Don’t mention it 3．Interest is as ________ to learning as the ability to understand，even more so. A．vital B．available C．specific D．similar 4．--- Is there any chance of my being promoted? --- If you want a promotion, you’d better rather than get your way. A．play the game B．cross your fingers C．raise the red flag D．kill the fatted calf 5．—He is good at a lot of things but it doesn’t mean he is perfect. — ___________ Actually no one is. A．What’s going on? B．Let’s get going. C．Thank goodness. D．I’m with you on that. 6．After the fire，________________ would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes. A．that B．it C．what D．which 7．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 8．The same boiling water softens the potato and hardens the egg. It’s about ________you’re made of, not the circumstances. A．that B．what C．how D．who 9．Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, on you feet. A．to keep B．keeping C．having kept D．to have kept 10．--- I’ve got something weighing on my mind. Could you give me some advice? --- ______. Tell me all about it and I’ll do what I can. A．Don’t mention it B．No wonder C．No problem D．My pleasure 11．—All the containers have been unloaded! Can it have been done by Frank? —Impossible! He ________ his car last night. A．has fixed B．had fixed C．would fix D．was fixing 12．I'm sorry you ______ so long, but it' ll still be some time before Jim gets back． A．wait B．waited C．had waited D．have been waiting 13．--- Did you watch the final match of China Open yesterday? ---Sure. I it so attentively that I forgot to cook supper. A．watched B．had watched C．was watching D．was to watch 14．Many gases in the atmosphere actually heat energy that escapes from the Earth’s surface back to the earth. A．finding; reflecting B．found; reflected C．found; to reflect D．found; reflect 15．—— What was wrong? Why didn’t you go to the picnic as scheduled? —— I’m sorry. I _________ a seriously-injured old man to the hospital. A．would deliver B．delivered C．had delivered D．was delivering 16．_________ his conclusion on the evidence he collected on the scene, he proved that the murderer was guilty. A．Based B．Basing C．To base D．Being based 17．— 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 18．I am sorry I am very busy now. If I time, I would certainly go to the movies with you. A．have B．had C．have had D．had had 19．_____ 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 20．A survey suggests that the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton _____ a great boost for British economy because a large number of visitors are expected to go. A．will be B．has been C．was D．be 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）Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in order to cut the greenhouse gases they send out, which is thought to be responsible for global warming. Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence (肠胃气胀) contains no methane and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who produce large quantities of the harmful gas. While the usual image of greenhouse gas pollution is a billowing smokestack, pushing out carbon dioxide, farm animals’ passing wind contribute a surprisingly high percentage of total emissions in some countries. “Fourteen percent of emissions from all sources in Australia are from enteric methane from cattle and sheep,” said Athol Klieve, a senior research scientist with the greensland state government. “And if you look at another country such as New Zealand, which has got a much higher agricultural base, they are actually up around 50 percent,” he said. Researchers say the bacteria also make the digestive process much more efficient and could potentially save millions of dollars in feed costs for farmers. But it will take researchers at least three years to isolate the bacteria before they can even start to develop a way of transferring it to cattle and sheep. Another group of scientists, meanwhile, have suggested Australians should farm fewer cattle and sheep and just eat more kan