2023届内蒙古自治区包头市高三第一次调研测试英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 请考生注意： 1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。 2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Molly finally agreed, _____ reluctantly, to go and see a doctor. A．afterwards B．almost C．otherwise D．somewhat 2．---I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. ---I think so. He _____ for it months. A．is preparing B．has been preparing C．was preparing D．had been preparing 3．—Do you know our town at all? —Surely, this is the third time I ________ here. A．came B．come C．have come D．am coming 4．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 5．_____ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time A．To face B．Faced C．Face D．facing 6． carefully for long time,the opening ceremony won a great success. A．Having prepared B．To be prepared C．Being prepared D．Having been prepared 7．There has been positive reaction to the proposal to help the disabled, the impact will be lasting especially for younger ones. A．on which B．on whom C．of which D．of whom 8．The professor _____about how to protect the endangered animal in the conference at this time tomorrow. A．talked B．talks C．has been talking D．will be talking 9．— BoB．could I use your computer this evening? —Sorry. I a report on it then. A．will be writing B．have been writing C．have written D．will have written 10．----Can I park my car here? ----Sure not, we don’t allow here. A．to parking B．park C．to park D．parking 11．The girl is sure to become a good actress __________ she gets the right training. A．until B．if C．although D．unless 12．Due to the reform and opening­up, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved ________ over the past decades. A．considerately B．approximately C．appropriately D．considerably 13．It is not surprising that she was elected ______ monitor ;she is ______ very smart girl who has the ability to organize the class well. A．/; the B．/; a C．a;a D．the;/ 14．The wide spread of super hybrid rice around the world ______ the lives of millions and millions of people suffering from hunger to a great level. A．has improved B．is improving C．improved D．has been improving 15．Hearing the noise outside, Granny asked me  . A．what is happening B．what was happening C．what it was happening D．what was it happening 16．It is not like her to be so impolite; she you when you greeted her. A．might not have heard B．should not have heard C．mustn’t hear D．shouldn’t hear 17．I called her nearly ten minutes this morning, but I couldn’t ________. A．get through B．go through. C．live through D．look through 18．A scientist’s attempt to produce the world’s first gene-edited babies _____ are immune to HIV has sparked controversy in academia and the public. A．as B．who C．whom D．whose 19．Muir succeeds ______ other designers have failed—her clothes are Original, yet stylish. A．that B．what C．which D．where 20．If you want to see Mr. Johnson on Friday morning, make sure he is ______ ahead of time. A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient 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） If you live in Washington, D．C．, or Redwood, Calif., you may have glimpsed a small, boxy robot rolling along a local sidewalk, minding it’s own business, but attracting the attention of many a curious onlooker. The autonomous machines were part of a pilot program last year by Starship Technologies focused on delivering meals from local restaurants in dozens of cities around the world. “Today, more than ever, people lead a busy and diverse life,” Lex Bayer, Starship’s CEO, said in a statement online. “The hassle of needing to rearrange your life for a delivery will become a thing of the past. You don’t have to switch your working from home day, reschedule meetings, visit a locker, drive to a post office or contact a deliveryman all because of a missed delivery.” The package delivery service is not available to everyone just yet. The company said it’s rolling out the service in Milton Keynes, England. The wheeled robots have a top speed of 4 mph and can detect obstacles from as far as 30 feet away. “The robot can operate through just about anything,” Nick Handrick, head of operations for Starship’s D．C．office, told The Washington Post's Maura Judkis last year. “If you had something in the way—a stick—it’s able to climb the edges of a road.” By giving customers control of when deliveries occur, Starship Technologies is offering its service as a way to battle package theft. In its announcement, the company cited statistics from a Wakefield Research Poll for Comcast last year that found that 3 in 10 Americans who live in houses or townhouses have had packages stolen. To sign up for the service, which costs a little more than $10 per month, customers need to download the