四川省泸州市泸县第二中学2023学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回． 2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置． 3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符． 4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效． 5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗． 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Having pictures to color will keep children ______for hours. A．amused B．amusing C．amuse D．to amuse 2．The Lifelong Learning Programme ________ to enable people to take part in learning experiences has taken off across Europe. A．having been designed B．being designed C．designed D．designing 3．After I left _______ Linchuan No.2 Middle School, I began college classes in _______ September 2010. A．a; the B．不填; the C．the; the D．不填；不填 4．Going out is __________good means of relaxation. Would you like to go to______ park with me in the afternoon? A．the ;the B．the; a C．a; the D．/；a 5．Some people create jobs, foster excitement and basically make the system work. They see possibilities ________ others see only problems. A．that B．what C．which D．where 6．---Excuse me, would you please ______ me some petrol? ---Sorry. I have only a little left in my car. A．spare B．save C．share D．spend 7．—You know quite a lot about the fashion show. —Well, Cathy ________ it to me during lunch. A．introduces B．introduced C．had introduced D．will introduce 8．—According to my mother, it is a good idea to have some chicken soup when you have a cold． —_____, scientists agree with her． A．Sooner or later B．Once in a while C．Believe it or not D．To be exact 9．---The prices of vegetables are going up madly. It’s really too much for us. ---But for the situation where many vegetable producing areas _____ constant low temperature, things would not be like this. A．meet with B．have met with C．met with D．had met with 10．–My TV set doesn’t work, the water tap is dripping and my car is still under repair! –You sure ________ bad luck these days. A．had B．will have C．had had D．are having 11．I ______ have worried before I came to the new school, for my classmates here are very friendly to me. A．mightn’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．couldn’t 12．Roger trained hard for the tournament for months, but unfortunately he had to _______ due to a knee injury. A．pull out B．work out C．try out D．give out 13．—You’ve agreed to go, so why aren’t you getting ready? —But I ________ that I was expected to set off at once. A．don’t realize B．didn’t realize C．haven’t realized D．hadn’t realized 14．Thanks to her determination and perseverance on the piano lesson, she has a ______ grasp of the subject. A．comprehensive B．confidential C．conservative D．compulsory 15．My mobile phone is missing. Who it? A．must have taken B．must take C．could have taken D．could take 16．What matters in life is working hard ________ hardly working. A．as well as B．less than C．rather than D．other than 17．Why do you turn to me for help ______ you can easily work out the problem independently? A．until B．when C．after D．unless 18．He asked ______ for the computer. A．did I pay how much B．I paid how much C．how much did I pay D．how much I paid 19．You will have to stay at home all day ______ you finish all your homework. A．if B．unless C．whether D．because 20．It is reported the housing prices in some big cities fall in different degrees. A．which B．what C．that D．where 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）Humans have uniquely expressive faces. We laugh, we cry, we turn red with feeling. Now, scientists report that blue-and-yellow macaws(金刚鹦鹉) may join us in this club of emotions – at least,when it comes to blushing. Parrots are known for being clever and chatty. They ' re even skilled enough to make their own tools and occasionally nose their way into human machines like cars. Their curiosity and courage are what make them excellent pets. So it ' s no surprise that they have their own range of communication tools. On the whole, birds are no strangers to blushing. Many different kinds of birds have been known to exhibit this hehavior. Parrot owners often notice it in their pets. The motivations behind it are still a mystery to scientists , though. To zero in on why macaw faces blush,some scientists led by Aline Bertin of the University of Tours studied five captive blue-and-yellow macaws as they interacted with each other and their human caretakers. They were amazed to see that human attention seemed to make the macaws blush. The blushing died down when the caretakers ignored the parrots. Facial expressions can be signs of a human ' s emotional state. Likewise, bird blushing could convey well-being. It' s not quite as obvious as smiling. Still, it ' s fairly impressive. After all, these macaws don' t have the same facial muscles that we do. The birds are much smarter and kinder than they look. They are believed to be as intelligent as monkeys. Bertin and the other scienti