2023学年陕西省西安市交大附中高三第六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．It is really cold and the ground is wet; it ________ have rained last night. A．might B．must C．can D．should 2．The art historians tried to figure out how the temple __________ when built around 15 B．C． A．might look B．might have looked C．must look D．must have looked 3．—Did Linda see the traffic accident? —No, no sooner ________ than it happened. A．had she gone B．she had gone C．has she gone D．she has gone 4．Mark drives his car too fast and, what’s more, very carelessly, worries his mother. A asA．what B．it C．which 5．People believe that the China Dream is not very difficult ________ so long as the whole nation works hard for it. A．realizing B．to be realized C．realized D．to realize 6．Jim told us all that _______ he said so at the meeting was right. A．all B．what C．all that D．that 7．Sometimes smiles around the world ___________ be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry. A．can B．would C．should D．must 8．Contrary to popular belief, taking a walk immediately after meals doesn’t _______ do good to our health. A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly 9．Last year I applied to Princeton University．I ____ they would say yes—but they did, and now here I am． A．never think B．am never thinking C．have never thought D．never thought 10．Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, only today is a gift, and that is ______ we call it present. A．how B．when C．why D．where 11．The teacher came into the classroom _______ by his students. A．following B．to be following C．followed D．having followed. 12．General Secretary, Xi Jinping, stressed that cross－strait cooperation would be strengthened________ the two sides could agree to oppose Taiwan independence． A．unless B．even if C．as long as D．until 13．The project is far behind schedule. It’s impossible for you to ______ it in a week. A．catch upon B．live up to C．add up to D．hold on to 14．–Excuse me, sir, didn’t you see the red light? –Sorry, my mind ________ somewhere else. A．has been wandering B．was wandered C．was wandering D．has been wandered 15．﹣Mom，I'll stay in to accompany my grandpa this evening． ﹣________! A．With pleasure B．Never mind C．Suit yourself D．It depends 16．The two girls are getting on very well and share _______ with each other. A．little B．much C．some D．none 17．Several of us were asked to attend the meeting, as ________ below. A．listed B．listing C．to be listed D．having listed 18． “Could we put off the meeting？” she asked. “________.” He answered politely. “This is the only day everyone is available.” A．Not likely B．Not exactly C．Not nearly D．Not really 19．Children are likely to ________ some bad habits when playing the piano if they don’t have proper lessons. A．keep up B．catch up C．pick up D．give up 20．—Vivien, you look blue. What’s wrong? —There are so many papers _____. I’m really busy recently. A．finish B．to finish C．finishing D．finished 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） Ask any readers who their favorite fictional character in a novel is and you’ll likely get a detailed explanation about the beloved character that they admire. It might even sound like they’re talking about a person they know. In a study, researchers looked at the brains of a group of people over nine days. Half of the group read the novel Pompeii, and half didn’t. After examining, researchers found the readers’ brains showed heightened connectivity (连通性) in some areas. This is likely because the brain imagines the movement and emotions of the character they read about in the book. Even though the participants were then asked not to read the novel, they kept this heightened connectivity. We call that a “shadow activity”, almost like a muscle memory. So even after you’ve finished a book, your brain keeps those benefits for some time afterwards. It has been suggested that people who read a lot of fiction become more empathic (移情作用的), because fiction is a simulation (模仿) of social experiences, in which people practice and improve their interpersonal skills. The people who not only read fiction, but felt a high level of “emotional transportation” while reading --- as compared to people who weren’t taken by the story or who read non-fiction---displayed higher levels of empathy when tested. Increase of empathy is important for people because empathy is positively related to creativity, performance at work and cooperative behaviors. Besides, reading improves “Theory of Mind”. It is “the ability to understand that others have mental states that are different from one’s own.” Of various activities, reading novels has been found to improve this ability, while watching television programs or movies has been found to do just the opposite --- a reduced understanding of others and weaker cognitive (认知的