2023学年重庆市铜梁区第一中学高三下学期第一次联考英语试卷（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．—It’s so humid these days! —Don’t worry! The rain ________ to stop from tomorrow. A．will expect B．expects C．will be expected D．is expected 2．____regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at first. A．Not received B．Since receiving C．Having not received D．Not having received 3．Mary_______ to writing classes every night since June and the course will end this week. A．had gone B．has been going C．is going D．went 4．I will give you some articles which you can when you write the report. A．refer to B．apply to C．lead to D．talk to 5．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 6． the key to the car when my boss came towards me.Finally I could drive him home as usual. A．Never had I found B．Seldom did I find C．Hardly had I found D．No sooner did I find 7．Believe it or not, it is ________________ that causes your illness. A．because of your being overweight B．because you are overweight C．you are so overweight D．your being overweight 8．—I’m tired out. I can’t run any further, Tom. — ________! Mike. I’m sure you can do it. A．Come on B．No hurry C．No problem D．Well done 9．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 10．He felt ________ of cheating in the exam, deciding never to do such things again. A．shame B．ashamed C．sorry D．shameful 11．From my point of view, there’s little chance that we will be successful in trying to change the present situation. ________, it is important that we try our best. A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Nevertheless 12．Private cars will be required to stay off roads one out of five weekdays ____ the traffic pressure. A．to reduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce 13．—What do you think of your journey to Yunnan? —Everything is very fantastic，especially its fresh air.It is pleasant ________. A．breathed B．being breathed C．to be breathed D．to breathe 14． goes up must come down, and gasoline prices are coming down fast in some parts of America. A．Where B．What C．Which D．That 15．— 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 16．Each party _______ respect the articles of this contract, or a double-sized financial punishment is a must. A．will B．could C．shall D．should 17．Whenever you ________ a present, you should think about it from the receiver’s point of view. A．bought B．have bought C．will buy D．buy 18．—The terrible accident is under investigation. —Actually, quicker action _________ those workers trapped in the mine. A．might have saved B．must have saved C．should have saved D．could have saved 19．(2015·北京)___________the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early. A．Catching B．Caught C．To catch D．Catch 20．Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies. A．chased B．registered C．offered D．compromised 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）We’ve all been there: You’re at a dull work meeting or presentation, and your mind keeps wandering to what to eat for lunch, your weekend plans, or what’s going on with the new season of Stranger Things. Don’t feel so bad about all your daydreaming. Mind-wandering may be a sign of intelligence and creativity, according to a new study in the journal Neuropsychologia. And as long as your performance at work doesn’t suffer when your mind drifts, daydreaming may not be such a bad thing after all, the study authors say. Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology wanted to study what happens to people’s brain patterns when they’re told to lie still and do nothing—a prime opportunity for mind-wandering. So they asked 112 study participants to do just that: lie in an MRI machine while staring at a fixed point for five minutes. The research team used those readings to identify which parts of the brain worked together during this type of awake but resting state, and they also compared the readings to tests the participants took to measure their creative and intellectual abilities. In addition, the participants filled out a questionnaire about how much their mind wandered in daily life. The researchers made several interesting connections. People who reported more frequent daydreaming during the day scored higher on creative and intellectual tests. Their MRIs also showed they had more efficient brain systems-meaning different regions of the brain were more in pace with each other—compared to people who reported less frequent mind-wan