2023届上海市同济大学第一附属中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生须知： 1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。 2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。 3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Maria is constantly making efforts, she deserves the goal of entering the key university. A．achieving B．to achieve C．being achieved D．to be achieve 2．By the time we ________ from our school, we have been close friends for more than ten years. A．graduated B．will graduate C．are graduating D．graduate 3．Is it he or you ________ in charge of the job and supposed to complete it punctually? A．who is B．that is C．who are D．whom are 4．—Do you know Linda was fired for her casual attitude towards the job? —No wonder she _________ when I tried to amuse her this morning. A．was tickled pink B．pulled my leg C．gave me the cold shoulder D．saw the handwriting on the wall 5．According to a recent study, the high school graduation rate for black men has fallen by 43 percent, while ________ of black women has risen by 56 percent. A．that B．what C．one D．which 6．A firm from New Zealand has revealed a set of robotic legs which they claim will soon allow ________ wheelchair-bound people to walk again. A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually 7．________ themselves in the community services, students can gain experience for growth. A．Involved B．To involve C．Having been involved D．Involving 8．I'd advise anyone to put aside a proportion of their earnings — ____________. A．nothing great is easy B．nothing comes from nothing C．a bad penny always turns up D．a penny saved is a penny earned 9．I had been betrayed by those who I trusted several times, ______ in a suspicious attitude towards everything and everyone. A．resulted B．having resulted C．resulting D．to result 10．Students are always interested in finding out _______ they can go with a new teacher. A．how far B．how soon C．how often D．how long 11．The meeting planned   next Monday is very important. A．to be held B．held C．being held D．holding 12．Oh！I can feel something _____ up my leg！It must be an insect． A．to climb B．climbing C．climb D．climbed 13．It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite ______ to perform skillfully yourself. A．another B．other C．the other D．others 14．If she ________ generous as she makes out she would have donated more money in the catastrophe. A．had been B．were C．would be D．was 15．Even a small personal computer store vast amounts of information. A．might B．can C．ought to D．has to 16．The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to ________ the diners. A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy 17．The senior teacher always goes swimming and does push-ups to stay ________. A．in place B．in order C．in shape D．in fashion 18．If he ________ his teacher’s suggestion, he would have won the English Speech Contest. A．had followed B．should follow C．was to follow D．followed 19．The governor’s statement on employment ________ a storm of criticism, A．set up B．set out C．set about D．set off 20．When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his ___ and had a bad fall. A．balance B．chance C．memory D．place 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）Open water swimming I had only swum in open water a few times, and always in gentle lakes, so I wasn’t prepared for how rough Lake Windermere appeared on a cold day. A swimmer told me the water felt colder than it had been measured, and that the water was a bit rough. But I, along with 10,000 others, was about to complete the challenge. Most of the people taking part were doing a one-mile race, and 10 races were planned over the weekend. There seemed to be a mix of open-water enthusiasts alongside complete beginners—which is precisely the aim of the swims, to get as many people as possible completing their own challenge. The oldest woman competing was 77, taking part in the two-mile race, alongside a man who last year had swum in every one-mile race. I had chosen the third one-mile race of the day. There were over 600 people in my race. We were taken through an acclimatization area, a children’s paddling pool-sized part of the lake where we moved in to feel how cold the water was. “Not too bad” was everyone’s thought! Then we headed out towards the middle of the lake. We’d been warned that the first 100 metres would be really rough. However, somewhere near the 750m mark I was still waiting for the calm; it felt more like swimming in the sea than a lake. I tried to focus on my breathing and technique, and just keep going. As I approached the 400m-to-go mark my lower right leg became painful. I recalled overhearing people talking about how they kept swimming through the pain, so I tried. But it didn’t work. I began to feel the entire leg tight and painful. I didn’t want to stop, so I bent my right knee and just kicked with the left leg. Finally I saw the finishing p