2023学年河南省永州市新田县第一中学高考英语全真模拟密押卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Fred let ________ that he was prepared to leave company when the new manager took office. A．secret B．slip C．promise D．standard 2．No student ________ go out of school to have lunch without permission of the headteacher. A．might B．must C．shall D．could 3．I prefer a school ______teachers have to work as a team, instead of fighting against each other. A．where B．that C．as D．when 4．Mr. Smart is believed to be a capable person, who is equal_____ charge of the company very well. A．to take B．to taking C．to be taken D．taking 5．---Nowadays, buyers accustomed to prices moving upward just adopt a wait-and-see attitude. ---If they continue to _____, then our company is closing down. A．fish in the air B．sit on the fence C．fly off the handle D．beat around the bush 6．Last December China _____ 100 Chinese and 10 foreigners for their outstanding contributions to the country’s reform and opening-up. A．distinguished B．sponsored C．acknowledged D．evaluated 7．---May I help you？You seem to be having some trouble. ----____________，thanks. I think I can manage. A．No problem B．It's all right C．ok D．No way 8．He’s quite _________, but I can’t imagine him as president of such a large listed company. A．enthusiastic B．generous C．competent D．sympathetic 9．Zhang Xuan, ______ university student from Shanghai, learns ______ art in her spare time. A．an; / B．a; the C．a; / D．an; the 10．This January will be very precious for us by which time we ________ reviewing Senior Book I. A．will finish B．will have finished C．have finished D．will be finished 11．________ well for my job interview, I really had butterflies in my stomach on my way to the company I had applied to. A．Having not prepared B．Not having prepared C．Not to have prepared D．To have not prepared 12．— Cathy, in my opinion, is very ________. — Absolutely! She prefers home life to going out. A．domestic B．energetic C．dynamic D．enthusiastic 13．As you can see, the number of cars on our roads ________ rising these days. A．was keeping B．keep C．keeps D．were keeping 14．––Are the repairs finished yet? ––Yes, they ______ when I came back home. A．would be completed B．would complete C．had completed D．had been completed 15．The two brothers look so much alike that it is difficult to ______. A．tell them from B．tell from them C．tell apart them D．tell them apart 16．In the early morning all of us stood at the top of the mountain ___________ east of the city, watching __________burning sun rising. A．/; a B．the; a C．the; the D．/; the 17．Without our team’s great effort, the art exhibition last week ______ such a great success. A．wouldn’t be B．won’t be C．wouldn’t have been D．won’t have been 18．Obama didn’t explain ______ any larger principles have guided him through the historic convulsions of the 2011 Arab Spring. A．what B．that C．where D．whether 19．I would appreciate you could come to my birthday party. A．that B．that it C．if D．it if 20．---I don’t understand why Catherine stopped short _____ she ought to have continued. ---It’s obvious that she lacked self-confidence. A．when B．while C．if D．as 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 Island Rule is one of the best explanations scientists could give to the observable phenomenon that animals and humans have evolved (演变) depending on the resources available in their habitat (栖息地). Through time, scientists have noticed through fossil (化石) records that some large animals from mainland habitats have dwarf (矮小的) versions in bland habitats. A report from BBC described the existence of what scientists call “hobbit island” off a small island somewhere in Indonesia. It was given such a name because fossil records of tiny, humanlike creatures have been found in the region. What they called as “hobbits” or “Homo Floresiensis”, are only as tall as one meter and arc small versions of early human species with tinier brains. Though scientists cannot perfectly trace the origin of the “Homo Floriensis”, they believe that they arc human relatives, but it is the “island life” that has caused them to evolve as they have. Scientists have noticed through fossil records and existing organisms (有机体) today that it seems if large animals grow small in islands while small animals grow large in larger islands. In theory, animal and human bodies have adjusted to the available food and fresh water in their habitats. Since there is no opportunity for them to leave their island, they might as well adapt. New York Magazine explained that islands usually have fewer predators (捕食者) than mainland ecosystems. However, it is the lack of resources that cause the death of many animals. As a means of natural adaptation, the bodies of these animals have evolved smaller than their ance