2023学年河南省信阳高级中学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．They have leading experts in this field, and that's ____ they've made important progress. A． where B． why C． whether D． who 2．—What about watching a ballet show this evening? —Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really ______. A．the apple of my eye B．my feet of clay C．my cup of tea D．the salt of the earth 3．-- Alison, I'm sorry. I can't come to the wedding with you tomorrow morning. -- ________? -- My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her. A．How is it B．How come C．So what D．What's the problem 4．A grand banquet was held by Elizabeth II _____ President Xi’s current state visit to the UK. A．in terms of B．in honor of C．in favor of D．in memory of 5．— Why are the Woods selling their belongings? — They to another city. A．had moved B．have moved C．moved D．are moving 6．When ________ questions in class, one should answer them as clearly as possible. A．asking B．to ask C．to be asked D．asked 7．There is no reason to be disappointed. ________, this could be rather amusing. A．Above all B．As a result C．Apart from that D．As a matter of fact 8．—The terrible accident is under investigation. —Actually, quicker action _________ those workers trapped in the mine. A．might have saved B．must have saved C．should have saved D．could have saved 9．—What did he do in return for free ________ and food offered by the kind couple? —He helped their son with his lessons. A．conservation B．admission C．accommodation D．immigration 10．Thanks to the efforts in environmental protection, the wetland has been _____ to its original appearance. A．restored B．delivered C．transferred D．drafted 11．________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 12．8 students and 2 teachers at Santa Fe High School by a 17-year-student armed with a shotgun and a pistol. This is one of the many gun-related tragedies that have happened in the last 2 years. A．killed B．were killed C．have killed D．have been killed 13．You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow ______ you keep it tidy and clean. A．for fear that B．in case C．on condition that D．even if 14．We packed all the books in the wooden boxes_______ they wouldn’t get damaged. A．as long as B．as if C．in case D．so that 15．I could not ________my tears when I saw the picture of my father working at the quake zone. A．bring In B．turn up C．take off D．hold back 16．Reporters asked him to ______ his position on welfare reform. A．clarify B．divide C．instruct 17．He ________ whether to set aside the minor differences，then he did． A．debated B．predicted C．plotted D．calculated 18．My summer camp isn’t good fun, but it is real learning experience for me. A．a; / B．the; a C．/; a D．a; the 19．He isn’t such a man ______ he used to be. A．who B．whom C．that D．as 20．Our team is world-class and it was no surprise that we won by such a margin. A．low B．high C．wide D．narrow 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） British Writer John Donne once said：“No man is an island；every book is a world.”As an enthusiastic reader，I can’t agree with the latter part of the sentence more．Every summer．I endeavor to find some peaceful places where I can attack some classics without being disturbed．Thomas Hardy wants to live far from the madding crowd．I am no friend to chaos，either． I read George Orwell’s 1984 in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors，no telephones or televisions in the rooms．1984 is a good book that needs deep reflection．Attempting Sound and Fury lying on the bed of a poorly-occupied motel，however， was less fruitful：I made it through one and a quarter volumes，but then my eyelids were so heavy that I couldn’t keep them open． But this summer I find myself at a loss．I’m not quite interested in J．D．Salinger，say，or Frankenstein．There’s always War and Peace．which I’ve covered some distance several times，only to get bogged down in the“War”part，set it aside for a while，and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again，having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank．How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite—once more into The Call of the Wild or Alice in the Wonderland，which feels almost like cheating，too exciting and too much fun to belong to serious literature． And then there’s John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath．This title do not amaze but confuse. We’re never short of sour grapes，but we’ve never heard of angry grapes．Anyway grapes are my favorite fruit of summer．These stone fruits can always