2023学年黑龙江省大庆十中高三第一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．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．We work during the week，but weekends and evenings are usually ________． A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear 2．—I heard Mr. Morgan would be here at 4:00 pm. next Thursday. —No, he _____ at that time. A．was boarding B．would be boarding C．will be boarding D．is boarding 3．I’m most awfully grateful to you. I can’t think what I ________ without you. A．could do B．would do C．should have done D．must have done 4．Lucy_ _writing her essay by 10:00 this morning. After that, she listened to music for a while. A．will finish B．finishes C．has finished D．had finished 5．—Mum，look at my shoes．I need a new pair． —________．I bought them for you only a week ago! A．You bet B．You said it C．You don't say D．You name it 6．He was elected______ president of the company, and _____news came ,in fact, as ______surprise. A．a; the ;X B．X; the ; a C．a; X; the D．the; the; a 7．Jack decided to choose a different ________ and teach history through storytelling. A．analysis B．angle C．attitude D．approach 8．---- Which of these digital cameras do you like best? ---- ______. They are both expensive and of little use. A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．No one 9．Mr. Wilson is a man of patience and kindness, and his good temper never ______ him. A．fails B．disappoints C．controls D．worries 10．The shocking news made me realize ______ terrible problems we would face. A. that B．how C．what D．why 11．Following the girl, we went into a hall; on __________ walls hung a few pictures of some famous scientists. A．its B．which C．whose D．those 12．I called her nearly ten minutes this morning, but I couldn’t ________. A．get through B．go through. C．live through D．look through 13．Though winters in Britain are cold and there is usually snow, there are ________ places for skiing. A．some B．many C．few D．a few 14．That preserved historic village connected to downtown by a highway is ________ many office workers spend their weekends. A．what B．how C．where D．why 15．The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already __________ for a meal to be cooked. A．laid B．laying C．to lay D．being laid 16．More subway lines______ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years. A．will build B．will be built C．build D．are built 17．Many people fall into panic due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan but experts don’t expect this to be ________ as proper measures have been taken. A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent 18．In the "moon garden" onboard the Chang'e 4, the shoots of cotton marked the first live matter ever _____ on the moon. A．having grown B．to be grown C．being grown D．grown 19．Jack and Mike were found cheating in the exam, and_______by their teacher at the moment. A．were scolded B．are being scolded C．have been scolded D．were being scolded 20．_____what they say about me, I’m going to continue my work. A．In terms of B．Regardless of C．Instead of D．In favor of 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）The number of giraffes is becoming smaller across Africa, according to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. The total population has dropped by 40 percent in the last 15 years. Surprisingly, even scientists haven’t given much attention to giraffes. We are learning more about their ecology, but what we know is still way behind what we know about other species. “It’s a silent extinction,” said Dr. Julian Hennessy, a wildlife scientist. “The main reason for the smaller number of giraffes is their loss of living places,” said Hennessy, “as an increasing part of land is used for farming. But hunting also has a big influence.” You might wonder why hunters would focus on giraffes. First of all, once a giraffe is brought down, there is lots of meat with a small amount of effort. Besides, there is another thing encouraging the hunting. In Tanzania, Hennessy says, the latest word on the street is that eating giraffe meat could cure AIDS. Fresh giraffe heads and bones can be sold at prices of up to $140 per piece. Another widespread misconception about giraffes is that they are everywhere. Look at kids’ books which are full of giraffes. They are always in zoo collections. They can be seen easily, so you don’t think we have to worry about them. But the truth is that they are in danger of extinction. There is a lack of right and true data. Hennessy and other researchers are now pulling together the data needed to improve the situation of the entire giraffe species and all nine subspecies (亚种). The information will be used to change the giraffe’s listing on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, which now lists the species as of “least concern” but two subspecies as “endangered”. “It’s a lot of work to gather the necessary information,” Hennessy says. “And several other giraffe subspeci