2023学年陕西省延安市黄陵中学高三第四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 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．The teacher told the children ______ quiet in the museum. A． keep B． kept C． keeping D． to keep 2．—Smoking should be banned in public. —. ____It is harmful to both the smokers and non-smokers. A．I’d love to B．It’s my pleasure C．I’m with you on that D．It’s up to you 3．The drums of war are beating once again. As tensions rise between America and Iran, China appeals to both sides to ________. A．stand by B．come along C．step back D．stick together 4．一Which T—shirt do you like best? 一 ．They are both out of fashion and expensive． A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both 5．I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _______. A．arbitrary B．reasonable C．mechanical D．conventional 6．During the period of recent terrorist activities, people _____ not to touch an unattended bag. A．had always been warned B．were always being warned C．are always warning D．always warned 7．I still find it hard to imagine that such a clever child __________ make such a foolish mistake. A．shall B．must C．can D．should 8．_____ the plant once a week if you are to get fruit in the autumn. A．Watered B．Watering C．To water D．Water 9．Not until they left school________how much their teachers loved them and helped them. A．they realized B．did they realized C．the would realized D．had they realized 10．______to work overtime that evening,I missed a wonderful film. A．Having been asked B．To ask C．Having asked D．To be asked 11．The new hotel is reported to be built it used to be a wasteland. A．which B．where C．in which D．what 12．The why he is absent today is he has got a bad headache. A．reason; that B．reason; because C．cause; that D．cause; because 13．________ your generous help, I do believe I have a better understanding of your country and culture. A．But for B．Out of C．Thanks to D．As to 14．I wouldn’t have missed the train if I ______ up earlier. A．got B．had got C．will get D．have got 15．We have only twenty minutes left，so please get to the point and don’t say anything that isn’t ________ to our problem. A．relevant B．sensitive C．familiar D．similar 16．She did not feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she ___________ in public. A．spoke B．have spoken C．had spoken D．were speaking 17．I'm calling to enquire about the position __________in yesterday's China Daily. A．advertised B．to be advertised C．advertising D．having advertised 18．Comparison may make something appear more beautiful than it is when _____ alone． A．seen B．seeing C．see D．to see 19．—Ken, ________, but the music you are enjoying is too loud. —Oh, I’m terribly sorry. I’ll turn it down on the spot. A．I am really tired of this B．I need your help C．I’d like to talk with you D．I hate to say this 20．The post office is closed ______ Saturday afternoon. A．on B．in C．of D．at 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） American families are accustomed to settling in faraway places, which has been a national phenomenon. Decades of data, including a more recent Gallup study, characterizes the US as one of the most geographically mobile countries in the world. “About one in four US adults(24 percent) has reported moving within the country in the past five years.” the reported noted. With the exception of Finns(23 percent) and Norwegians(22 percent), Americans move considerably more than their European peers. Though some may move for love or family, the major reason why Americans choose to move around is, unsurprisingly, related to work. Citing data from the Current Population Survey, a post on the blog of the New York Fed noted that between 1998 and 2013, “slightly more than half of interstate(州际的) migrants said they moved for employment­related reasons—a category that includes moves undertaken for new jobs, job transfers, and easier commutes(通勤).” The seeking of opportunity, particularly for an immigrant nation, is a national mythology(神话) as well as an emotional attachment to work. A new working paper analyzed by Ben Steverman at Bloomberg suggests that workers in the US now “put in almost 25 percent more hours than Europeans” in a given year. This figure has steadily risen since the 1970s, when the hours logged by workers in Western Europe and the US were roughly the same. There are, of course, some internal factors. The US is much vaster than most European countries, plus it boasts(拥有) a common language. It is considered to be a sign of an efficient labor market that US workers can be persuaded to move to regions where there is a steady growth in jobs, such as the Sun Belt in recent years. And whi