2023学年河南省焦作市重点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．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．It is obvious to the students _____________they should get well prepared for their future. A．as B．that C．which D．whether 2．Your donation greatly appreciated and the money will be used to help the students from poor families. A．has been B．is C．was D．had been 3．We’ll build a power station ______ water resources are plentiful. A．where B．in which C．which D．that 4．--Hello, Kate. How is your weekend at home? --Awful! You know it is the first time I ____ alone at home, bored to death. A．has left B．had left C．had been left D．have been left 5．In terms of Mrs. Meng’s being arrested without solid evidence, the western media has _____ public attention away from where it should be, that is, the rule of law. A．transformed B．shifted C．attracted D．changed 6．______ a book in front of your face, you’ll feel the air moving against your face. A．Waved B．Wave C．To wave D．Waving 7．Thanks to Mr. Smith, the father and the son eventually ________after ten years' cold relationship between them. A．took up B．made up C．looked up D．turned up 8．It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I it? A．had done B．have done C．did D．am doing 9．It’s nearly four years since I worked in that firm. I ________ a band with other fellows. A．operated B．had been operating C．was operating D．am operating 10．It is well known _____Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province, China. A．whether B．where C．that D．what 11．---Can those___________ at the back of the classroom hear me? ---No problem. A．seat B．sit C．seated D．sat 12．If we________ a table in advance, we wouldn't be standing here in the long queue. A．reserve B．reserved C．have reserved D．had reserved 13．Mark ______ have hurried. After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early. A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t 14．US slang is hugely ______ thanks to the many different ethnic groups that have settled in the country. A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate 15．—I have been decorating the apartment recently, so can you lend me some money? —Sorry, all my money has gone to the stock market. _________. A．I’d rather not. B．I am in the black. C．I wouldn’t bet on it. D．I am a little shy. 16．---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 17．We had better put off interviewing the athlete, for he is busy preparing for an international contest __________ in Shanghai next month. A．held B．to hold C．being held D．to be held 18．—Do you know how I can ____ him? —On his mobile phone． A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch 19．--- She will finish the project within three days! --- ______! I could do it in three hours. A．You are right B．I’m stuck C．Oh, come on D．Don’t mention it 20．Hearing the noise outside, Granny asked me  . A．what is happening B．what was happening C．what it was happening D．what was it happening 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） So many of us hold on to little resentments (怨恨) that may have come from an argument, a misunderstanding, or some other painful event. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us—believing this is the only way we can forgive or rekindle a friendship or family relationship. An acquaintance of mine, whose health isn’t very good, recently told me that she hadn’t spoken to her son in almost three years. She said that she and her son had had a disagreement about his wife and that she wouldn’t speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she resisted initially and said, “I can’t do that. He’s the one who should apologize.” She was literally willing to die before reaching out to her only son. After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and offered an apology of his own. As is usually the case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins. Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more important than our happiness. They are not. If you want to be a more peaceful person, you must understand that being right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go, and reach out. Let other people be right. This doesn’t mean that you’re wrong. Everything will be fine. You’ll experience the peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right. You’ll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right,” they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But if for some