2023学年河南省兰考县第一高级中学高考冲刺模拟英语试题（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．After talking with her teacher for about an hour, she felt relieved and began to know how to this kind of situation. A．handle B．raise C．explore D．strengthen 2．It is obvious that John is unhappy. _________, it comes as no surprise that she has decided to change her job. A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore 3．Have you read the book Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan, _____ that won him the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature? A．the one B．one C．those D．ones 4．---Mum, can you tell me why some parents send their children to study abroad at a very young age? ---__________, darling. I have never thought about it. A．You have got me there B．Take your time C．You bet D．Don’t be silly 5．—Helen is going to Manchester for further education next month. —I’m ______ because I have to stay at home and work. A． green with envy B． white as a sheet C． tickled pink D． black and blue 6．—What do you think of Tom? —He has been working very hard. ______ he is an advanced worker. A．No wonder B．No doubt C．No worry D．No problem 7．Bob was trying to ________ that he knew the famous singer who would perform in our city. A．let out B．lay out C．figure out D．make out 8．---It was Sunday today, and I _______ up very early. ---So you really had a good rest. A．didn’t need to get B．needn’t have got C．needn’t to get D．don’t need get 9．—I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so rude to you. —You ________ something not very nice to me, but that's OK. A．have said B．had said C．were saying D．did say 10．A firm from New Zealand has revealed a set of robotic legs which they claim will soon allow ________ wheelchair-bound people to walk again. A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually 11．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 12．—I was intended to to the concert with you this weekend, but I can’t now. —______. A．Bad B．That’s right C．Not at all D．You’re welcome 13．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 14．We firmly believe that ______ the new examination system comes into existence, completely new situations will arise. A．considering B．supposed C．providing D．given 15．In a competitive marketplace, finding the key factor that ________ your business from others is highly valuable. A．defends B．distinguishes C．prohibits D．selects 16．This is the first time that we ________a film in the cinema together as a family . A．see B．had seen C．saw D．have seen 17．It’s supposed to be the end of the paperback(简装书) and the __________ of digital media, but some bookstores are surviving the Internet Age with surprising success. A．deadline B．dawn C．dusk D．departure 18．We are living in an age________ QR codes(二维码)are becoming more and more popular in our daily life. A．why B．that C．whose D．when 19．It was in the remote mountain areas ______ I spent the gap year ______ I learned how to work with a group of strangers and how to look after myself. A．where; that B．when; that C．where; when D．that; where 20．—In the UK，some people equate life experience with the number of stamps in their passports. —That’s why they all agree that they ________ the “travel bug”． A．catch B．caught C．have caught D．are to catch 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） Making employees feel happy and healthy at work is good for many businesses. But it isn’t always an easy thing. A study suggests that only 33% of the U. S. employees consider themselves fully engaged （投身于）in work, while 16% are greatly disengaged, and 51% are just showing up. But there is an exception. When it comes to employee engagement, it seems that employees in small companies are doing better. According to the same research, the largest U. S. companies are at the lowest levels of engagement, while companies with fewer than 25 employees are at the highest. And in one recent report, 75% of small business workers surveyed said they were “very” or “extremely” satisfied with their role as a small company employee. Unlike big companies, small companies are often short of resources but the employees can get more surprises there. Small companies offer excellent career opportunities to their employees. The bosses often know their staff very well and understand their personal needs. Employees of small companies are more likely to receive free meals, paid leave, and they can even bring their pets to work. But of course ? there are many other draws in small busine