2023学年青海省湟川中学高三六校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 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．Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _____ to an artist. A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital 2．Mary was pleased to see that the seeds she ______ in the garden were growing. A．was planting B．has planted C．would plant D．had planted 3．Adding to their happiness, he says,______ some similarities between the two test papers. A．is B．are C．has D．have 4．So absorbed ________ in her yoga exercises that she took no notice of the heavy rain outside. A．Mary was B．Mary has been C．was Mary D．has Mary been 5．The little girl ________ a foreign language fairly quickly. A．picked up B．got up C．stepped up D．made up 6．—Mr Johnson, I have something I would like to trouble you with. —________. Just tell me what I can do. A．You have my word B．Don't give me that C．You can say that again D．Don't stand on ceremony 7．That was not the first time he ____ us. I think it's high time we ____ strong actions against him. A．betrayed, take B．had betrayed, took C．has betrayed, took D．has betrayed, take 8．During ______ afternoon, the rain became smaller, but towards__________ evening, there was a sudden landslide that buried the village. A．/; the B．the; / C．the; the D．an; the 9．—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 10．The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a golden chapter by people worldwide, ________ the Chinese civilization influenced many neighboring countries. A．where B．when C．which D．who 11．— Tony, you seem in high spirits. —________ We won the match 4-1. A．Guess what? B．Oh, come on! C．So what? D．No wonder. 12．________ terrible, the medicine was thrown away by the child. A．Tasted B．Tasting C．To taste D．Being tasted 13．—You’ve made great progress in your English study, haven’t you? —Yes, but much . A．remains to do B．is remained to do C．remains to be done D．is remained to be done 14．A grand banquet was held by Elizabeth II _____ President Xi’s current state visit to the UK. A．in terms of B．in honor of C．in favor of D．in memory of 15．A book I read last year, ______ name I can’t remember, changed my idea about time. A．which B．that C．whose D．what 16．When you are absorbed in a book or simply trying to rest, it seems that the phone ______ continuously, destroying your momentary peace. A．rings B．has been ringing C．rang D．is ringing 17．_____________equal opportunities, both Frank and Billy may accomplish the task. A．Given B．Giving C．To give D．to be given 18．I didn􀆳t see your sister at the meeting. If she 　　　　, she would have met my brother. A．has come B．did come C．came D．had come 19．— I wonder what chance there is of me passing by the old places without thinking of you. — ______. Time cures all wounds. A．My pleasure B．Don’t mention it C．I can’t agree more D．Never mind 20．Every school into the competition will have a chance to win $2,000 ______ of computing equipment. A．price B．worth C．value D．cost 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）Meet big brother Blue and his sisters Meadow and Little Willow,a family of three blind cats that just got adopted by the family Catherine Magno. Their story starts just before the Christmas of 2014 when the kittens（小猫）were found in an abandoned house in Dubai.By then they had already lost their sight due to a cat flu that was left untreated by their previous（先前的） owner.After that they came to an animal home.At some point,brother Blue almost got adopted by the previous owner's neighbor,but the poor confused cat couldn’t bear living without his sisters and cried all night while searching for them.Soon they were all united in the animal home until the important night of 19 February 2015,when Catherine took them under her wing. "I had zero experience having adopted my first ever rescue kitten just a couple of months ago,"Catherine said. "But their story touched my heart so much that I couldn't bear the thought of them being put in a cage for a very long time or even worse." Catherine was worried about the special needs of her new pet friends:“My worry was that it's going to not only be challenging but also require a lot of adjustments on my part,”but apparently it wasn't that much different.“The only adjustment early on was keeping everything where it was but they are soon adaptive（适应的）.”And as she wonderfully put it:“Blind pets see through their hearts." 1、What caused the three cats to be blind according to the passage? A．Because of a certain kind of disease. B．Because of a serious car accident. C．Because of some bad persons hurting them. D．The passage didn't mention it. 2、What