2023届吉林省示范名校高三第四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． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Don’t take it seriously，Alice．I wasn’t making _____ fun of you — it’s nothing but _____ joke． A．/; the B．the; the C．the; a D．/; a 2．If it _____ earlier, the printing machine would not have broken down． A．has been repaired B．is repaired C．had been repaired D．was repaired 3． Class Two, our class became the Basketball Champion of our school. A．Beating B．to beat C．Beaten by D．Having beaten 4．If he ____hard, he would have passed the exam. A． were to work B． had worked C． should work D． was to work 5．The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages ________________. A．turning B．turned C．being turned D．having turned 6．Fred let ________ that he was prepared to leave company when the new manager took office. A．secret B．slip C．promise D．standard 7．Hearing the news, she rushed out, ________ the book ________ on the table and disappeared into the distance. A．left; lain open B．left; lay opened C．leaving; lie opened D．leaving; lying open 8．40 grams of meat per day is ______ people should consume in order to stay fit. A．that B．why C．how D．what 9．—Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party? —______. It will be more interesting. A．By no means B．Yes, of course C．Don’t worry D．No doubt. 10．________ by many potential customers, the salesman had to gather his courage and sell the product in different ways. A. Having denied B．Denying C．Being denied D．Having been denied 11． , he talks a lot about his favorite singers after class. A．A quiet student as he may B．Quiet student as he may be C．Be a quiet student as he may D．Quiet as he may be a student 12．Usually doctors are understandably ________ about new medicines because of the uncertainty of their effects. A．considerate B．logical C．optimistic D．cautious 13．The company and the effect brought about did great good to our business in the market. A．it B．which C．that D．what 14．________she is not so healthy _______she used to be? A．Why is it that; what B．Why it is that; that C．Why is it that; as D．Why it is that; who 15．She has expressed her hope ______ the foreign students will spread the good will and sincerity of the Chinese people to other parts of the world. A．that B．which C．whether D．what 16．I need to be more mature and ready to ______ my mistakes. A．hold on to B．cut off C．make up for D．take up 17．—Is there a hospital nearby? I hurt my ankle, and cannot move now. —It’s about 3 blocks away. I _____ you there. A．took B．take C．will take D．have taken 18．—The new machines have arrived and are being tested in the workshop. —I’m glad we _____ them in the years ahead. A．will be operating B．have been operating C．would be operating D．had been operating 19．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 20．I was telling a joke and Sam just interrupted me to tell a different one. He always _____! A．bites his tongue B．saves his skin C．steals my thunder D．pulls my leg 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）I am traveling home. It is bitterly cold and snowy, but the warm train is right on time. I feel pleasantly satisfied as I look out at the rush hour traffic on the motorway. I feel more satisfied as the smell of fresh coffee announces the arrival of the drinks service. Swiss friends often tell me, proudly, that their rail service is the best in the world, but recently, one experience has proved that the great Swiss love affair with their railway has turned a little sour. It all began with the decision to end ticket sales on trains. One cold morning I arrived at my local station only to find that the ticket machine was broken. No matter, I thought, I have got a smart phone, and I hurriedly set about buying my ticket that way. This was not as easy as I had expected, busying myself between credit card and phone with freezing cold fingers, but, by the time I got on the train to Geneva I had an e-ticket and I proudly showed it to the conductor. Unfortunately she told me that my ticket was not valid. Several weeks later a letter arrived from Swiss railways together with a fine for 190 francs ($ 210). The good people there tell me the formal payment for my ticket from my credit card company arrived four minutes after my train left the station. That means, they say, that I bought my ticket on the train—and that is strictly prohibited. Swiss railways say their policy is designed to protect honest ticket-paying passengers, but a quick look at their balance sheet suggests something else. The company is making