2023届四川绵阳南山中学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 注意事项: 1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。 2．答题时请按要求用笔。 3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。 4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。 5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．During the 2008 financial crisis，the French president Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to provide millions of emergency fund aid to help unemployment． A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend 2．Every school into the competition will have a chance to win $2,000 ______ of computing equipment. A．price B．worth C．value D．cost 3．A survey suggests that the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton _____ a great boost for British economy because a large number of visitors are expected to go. A．will be B．has been C．was D．be 4．—Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me? — Sure. ______ ? A．What help B．What is this C．What is it D．What do you want 5．My uncle finally bought his dream house ______ overlooks a beautiful park. A．which B．where C．who D．what 6．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 7．The English in this story has been simplified to make it easier _______. A．to be understood B．understood C．understanding D．to understand 8．Adding to their happiness, he says,______ some similarities between the two test papers. A．is B．are C．has D．have 9．To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anything　for supper. A．to not eating B．not to eat C．not to eating D．to not eat 10．I ____ about w hat you’ve said and I’ve decided to take your advice. A．thought B．have been thinking C．was thinking D．had thought 11．The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing should have attracted the government's attention. A．solving B．solve C．solved D．to solve 12．—Tom, do you enjoy your present job? —________. I just do it for a living. A．Of course B．Not really C．Not likely D．That’s all right 13．My sister ______ the baby while I’m at yoga. A．arranges B．minds C．assesses 14．This raw chocolate tastes pretty delicious due to ______ amount of melted pure fresh cream. A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny 15．Teaching as a career is to many people owing to the long holidays. A．popular B．familiar C．attractive D．fantastic 16．Only after talking to two students that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals. A．I did discover B．did I discover C．I discovered D．discovered 17．—What does Nicky’s job involve as a public relations director? —______ quite a lot of time with other people. A．Spending B．Having spent C．To spend D．To have spent 18．Once he makes up his mind to do something, seldom ______ give it up. A．he will B．does he C．would he D．will he 19．Wild swans’ ________ in the area is a good indication of a better environment. A．exhibition B．escape C．absence D．appearance 20．Facing the global financial crisis, the Chinese government has taken many measures ________ people's life to deal with it. A．related B．related to C．relating D．relating to 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） It was rush hour on the morning of June 1 in the West Texas city of San Angelo. Heather Santellano, 36, was driving her white 2012 Mazda on Houston、 Harte Frontage Road with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year- old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck cut them off. Santellano turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda skidding off the road and down an embankment(堤)that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didn't stop, it would go airborne and plunge onto the road some 20 feet below. Then a bit of luck: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got stuck on the cement lip of the embankment ledge, stopping it cold. The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a retaining wall, literally teetering(摇摇欲坠)on the edge of disaster. One sudden move by anyone inside could send it over. Jacob Rodriguez watched the scene unfold from the 'T'ruck Repair Plant where he works. Then he and four other men ran to the car. They leaped onto the trunk to balance the weight as the terrified kids in the back seat watched. Meanwhile, Julio Vasquez and his nephew, Marco Vasquez, were driving to their jabs at nearby Premier Automotive. Julio jumped out of the car to help while Marco went to the shop, grabbed a heavy-duty strap(皮带)，and returned to the swinging car. He fastened the Mazda to an P-350 truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car secured, the group carefully opened the back doors and helped the children out. But their departure shifted the car's weight, causing it to lean forward. The men, still on-the trunk, asked Santellano to jump into the back seat to rebalance the weight. She did a