2023学年衡水中学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 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．The real reason why prices ____ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem. A．were B．will be C．have been D．had been 2．Mary became ______ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria. A．completely B．sincerely C．approximately D．increasingly 3．Since we can do nothing about it, we _________ as well consult Mr. Smith about the matter. A．can B．must C．need D．may 4．— You should have helped your mom wash the dishes． —I meant ．But she is always telling me to study． A．to do B．to C．doing so D．doing 5．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 6．At the end of the historic area，Wilmington displayed its ________ as a working port city：large ware­houses and a few other dated office buildings． A．achievement B．reputation C．character D．standard 7．She has expressed her hope ______ the foreign students will spread the good will and sincerity of the Chinese people to other parts of the world. A．that B．which C．whether D．what 8．It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, ________, because we don’t feel as safe on it. A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise 9．—This is the first time I ________ my picture with my own hands. —It is time that you ________ a picture for me. A．have taken; took B．took; should take C．took; will take D．will take; have taken 10．Have you ever been in a situation ______ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him? A．where B．which C．that D．as 11．As a teacher, you have to _____ your method to suit the needs of slower children. A．display B．test C．adjust D．transfer 12．________ competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams. A．Due B．Raw C．Core D．Keen 13．Water Knows Answers by a Japanese author, ________ into 16 languages, has become a best- seller all over the world. A．having translated B．to be translated C．being translated D．translated 14．____ this may sound like a simple process, great care is needed． A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless 15．It is said that the only survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed to help him ______. A．pull through B．put through C．look through D．break through 16． F/ friendships fade away if there isn’t ___good balance between the give and the take． A．The;/ B．/;a C．The; a D．/;the 17．Children who are not active or_____ diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly. A．what B．whose C．which D．that 18．Rent usually ________ up in the summer, when college graduates are moving out of their dormitories and seeking for new places to move in. A．will go B．goes C．has gone D．went 19．Russia's cutting off the gas supply raised a major concern to the European Union, a number of member states are increasingly dependent on one single supplier. A．whose B．that C．where D．which 20．With economy increasing steadily, people ______ enjoy a life of higher quality. A．should B．can C．may D．must 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）It was Mother’s Day morning last year and I was doing my shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Teayson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her bead on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. Walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple. Ile said to me. “Mums it’s not much fun falling over in front of everyone.” At the front of the supermarket a charity group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we should boy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better,” he said. I was amazed that he’d come up such a sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she replied. “I can’t take your money for such a wonderful gesture.” By now paramedics(救援人员) had arrived, and were attending the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her. Instead I gave the flower to the woman’s husband and told him. “My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.” At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son, Happy Mother’s Day to you.” The m