2023学年重庆市铜梁区第一中学高三第二次调研英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回． 2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置． 3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符． 4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效． 5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗． 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．—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 2．________ work and creative activities have been important drivers of human progress is deeply rooted in our social values. A．How B．Whether C．That D．Why 3．—What a mess! You’re always throwing things about. —Don’t be ____, Mum. I will tidy it up now. A．hot under the collar B．on cloud nine C．off the top of your head D．down in the dumps 4．The people succeeded because they understood that you can’t let your failures _________ you ——you have to let your failures teach you. A．define B．decline C．qualify D．simplify 5．Yumin, the late famous physicist, often encouraged his students to _____ what they believed in, even when facing strong opposition. A．come up with B．take charge of C．put up with D．stand up for 6．Why does she always drive to work ____ she could easily take the train? A．unless B．until C．before D．when 7．We’ll have to finish it , _____________. A．however it takes long B．however long it takes C．no matter how it takes D．no matter how long does it take 8．Thanks to Mrs Smith, the father and the son eventually ______after ten years’ cold relationship between them. A．took up B．picked up C．made up D．turned up 9．The house ______ I live in is very small. A． that B． whom C． when D． what 10．________ a bike, she cycled home. A．Bought B．To buy C．Being bought D．Having bought 11．But for your instruction, I ______ such great progress in so short a time. Thanks a lot. A．wouldn’t make B．hadn’t made C．won’t make D．wouldn’t have made 12．In April,2009,President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao,____ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. A．marking B．marked C．having marked D．being marked 13．This kind of gel pen which ______ smoothly is quite popular with students. A．is written B．is writing C．wrote D．writes 14．—Mum, is the pair of gloves ________ mine? —Yes. You have to wear another pair. A．washing B．have washed C．being washed D．having washed 15．—Do you know what EU stands for, Tommy? —Sure．It stands for the European Union,______ European political and economic organization that encourages trade and friendship between ______ countries that are members． A．an; the B．a; the C．the; / D．an; / 16．Many people may be surprised by the number of chemicals that they are ________ to through everyday household products. A．devoted B．addicted C．exposed D．applied 17．This winter, one of the largest ______ snowstorms hit many areas. A．recording B．recorded C．being recorded D．to record 18．In the library you can use your own computer to connect to Wi-Fi specially _____ for readers. A．preparing B．to prepare C．prepared D．prepare 19．It is the bus driver who should ______ the safety of the passengers. A．answer for B．search for C．stand for D．go for 20．Internet shopping is really ________ when people are sure of its safety and security. A．taking off B．taking up C．setting off D．setting up 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）Sometimes we experience pain that seems just too big to feel, too frightening to face - it looks like a tsunami. So, we run. My tsunami came when I was nine years old. I was woken up by my mother’s screams - “Bob? Bob?! BOB!” I ran to my parents’ bedroom. My father was on all fours, unconscious. My mother was crazy - desperately trying to figure out how to stop what was happening. I ran to the phone - 9-1-1, the neighbors, anyone - “help us!” Soon rescue came, but my father didn’t come back to life. When my friends came to comfort me, I remember “pulling myself together” as I walked toward them, determining to show them that I was fine. The more I denied my pain, the more I was praised by the adults around me-”Oh, look how strong she is!” So, I kept saying “I’m fine.” Over and over and over. I said it enough - performed it enough - that I even fooled myself. I believed that I was okay. But pain doesn’t just “go away” - that whole “time heals” thing is a total crock. 30 years after my father died, when I looked around for an explanation for all the years of destructive behavior, I couldn’t find the root of the pain in my life because I had covered it up so well. All the “I’m fine” - 30 years of them - buried the pain of that nine years old girl. Her pain had been trying to come out, to be heard, to be healed. And, finally, it was. After years of treatment, I found my way back to that night where the pain started, back to the tsunami. This time, I didn’t run. It hur