2023学年河南省新野县第一中学高考适应性考试英语试卷（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．Time is pressing．You cannot start your task _____ soon． A．too B．very C．so D．as 2．Nobody knows why the boy can tell what’s written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It really _______ explanation. A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses 3．I will give you some articles which you can when you write the report. A．refer to B．apply to C．lead to D．talk to 4．A good suitcase is essential for someone who is ______ as much as Jackie is. A．on the rise B．on the line C．on the spot D．on the run 5．Father made a promise______________ I did well in the entrance exam, he would take me to Hong Kong in the summer vacation. A．if that B．if C．that if D．that 6．When caught _____ in the exam, he begged for the teacher’s pardon and tried ______ punishment. A．cheating; escaping B．to be cheating; to escape C．cheating; to escape D．to be cheating; escaping 7．When I was twenty, I had to________ before graduation and work in a clothes shop to help support my family. A．come out B．stay out C．leave out D．drop out 8．_______naturally by the skin when exposed to sunlight, Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. A．Making B．To make C．Made D．Make 9．I was ill that day, otherwise I _______the sports meet. A．took part in B．would have taken part in C．had taken part in D．would take part in 10．Creating an atmosphere ______ employees feel part of a team is a big challenge. A．where B．whose C．that D．which 11．—I am afraid this pair of shoes is a little expensive． —If you really want to buy them, I will give you a ____ of 10 percent． A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account 12．Philips won 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games, __________astonished the world. A．that B．which C．what D．who 13．Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within ______ of children. A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend 14．—I say, Harry. What did you say to the laid-off worker just now? —Nothing. I to myself. A．had only talked B．am only talking C．have just talked D．was just talking 15．Although the situation was tough during the economic crisis now things are beginning to ________. A．look up B．keep up C．set up D．build up 16．After the fire，________________ would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes. A．that B．it C．what D．which 17．—The lecture about 3D technology was very interesting. —It’s a pity. How I wish I ________ time to attend it. A．had B．have C．had had D．have had 18．This football player was accused of taking money for not scoring goals ______. A．by chance B．on end C．in turn D．on purpose 19．—I spend two weeks in Beijing last year. —Then you must have visited the Great Wall during your stay, ________ you? A．mustn’t B．didn’t C．haven’t D．hadn’t 20．________ you have seen he is poor, you should understand why he has to take up two part-time jobs. A．As long as B．Unless C．Now that D．While 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） I have had a lifelong fascination﹣call it obsession if you like﹣with communication， with making links to other places， other cultures， other worlds． The roots of this obsession have often puzzled me． I am not﹣never have been﹣a gregarious person． Quite the opposite， I was a solitary child and my classmates at school and university always thought of me as a loner． I was never crazy about the noisy solidarity of social gatherings． So why was I possessed of a desire to make contact with distant places？ It can partly be explained by the start I had in life． I grew up on what seemed at the time like the edge of the world﹣in a remote part of rural Ireland， in a household with few books or magazines， and no television． Foreign travel was unheard of． Apart from those who emigrated to Great Britain or the United States， virtually nobody we knew had ever been abroad． Nobody ever went overseas on holiday， and no foreign languages were taught in the schools I attended﹣with the exception of Latin． We lived in a closed society that thought of itself as self﹣sufficient． There was however one chink of light in the suffocating gloom﹣the radio， which we called "the wireless．" It was， by modern standards， a huge apparatus powered by valves﹣which is why it took some time to warm up﹣and a "magic eye" tuning indicator﹣a greenish glass circle that winked at you as the signal waxed or waned． The best thing about our wireless， though， was that it had a shortwave band． This was the source of endless fascination to me， because it meant that even with this primitive device one could listen to the world． At first I couldn't understand how it worked． Why was reception so much better at night？ Why was it so infuriatingly variable？ I asked my father， who looked evasive and just said i