2023学年贵州省兴义中学高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生须知： 1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。 2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。 3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Don’t leave the water ______while you brush your teeth. A．racing B．rushing C．running D．rolling 2．—Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me? — Sure. ______ ? A．What help B．What is this C．What is it D．What do you want 3．He let me write down his instructions sure that I would know what was after he went away. A．making; doing B．making; to do C．to make; to do D．to make; to be done 4．She was such a proud person that she would die she would admit she was wrong. A．since B．when C．unless D．before 5．It is so difficult a question_______ none of the kids could work it out. A．as B．that C．which D．X 6．I didn􀆳t see your sister at the meeting. If she 　　　　, she would have met my brother. A．has come B．did come C．came D．had come 7．—Peter has spent too much time on novels recently. —That may ____ his poor grade in the exam. A．account for B．answer for C．apply for D．stand for 8．—I have got a headache. —No wonder.You___in front of that computer too long. A．work B．are working C．have been working D．worked 9．— You could always put the decision off a little bit longer. — __________ If I leave it much longer I might miss my chance. A．That’s reasonable. B．Isn’t it a good idea? C．Do you think so? D．I can’t agree more. 10．— Joe, what about going to Belgium for our coming holiday? — Sorry, honey, I _________ on the newly discovered dinosaur site in Argentina．There are remains of what is thought to be the largest creature ever to walk the earth. A．was working B．work C．will be working D．worked 11．— Can you do me a favour, Mr. Smith? My car ______ start. — No problem. You can count on it. A．won’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t 12．Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity ________ sight matters more than hearing. A．when B．whose C．which D．where 13．--- Do you know what Tom does all day ? ---- I know he spends at least as much time watching TV as he ____________his lessons. A．is doing B．does C．spends to do D．does doing 14．We completed one third of the project, and the loan _______ in place, we had to delay the rest till the next month. A．not arranged B．was not arranged C．not arranging D．had not been arranged 15．Many people complained about the stones lying on a road, but _______ did anything about getting the stones out of the way. A．both B．no one C．none D．all 16．It was not until she got home____Jennifer realized she had lost her keys. A．when B．that C．where D．before 17．---Hi, Johnson, any idea where Susan is? ---It is class time, so she __________ in the classroom now. A．can be B．must have been C．might have been D．should be 18．Between the two generations, it is often not their age, _________ their education that causes misunderstanding. A．like B．as C．or D．but 19．—How do you find the health club? —I would rather I ______ it. I feel its management is going from bad to worse. A．haven’t joined B．hadn’t joined C．didn’t join D．had joined 20．Considered to be a less dangerous to tobacco, "e-cigs" are taking over the West as more and more people switch over when trying to kick the habit. A．adjustment B．alternative C．advertisement D．amusement 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） A five-year-old dog named Kelsey has been praised as a hero for helping to save the life ofher owner who slipped in the snow and broke his neck. The man, Bob, was alone when he left his Michigan farmhouse on New Year’s Eve tocollect firewood. Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was wearing just longjohns(衬裤), a shirt and slippers when he went outside, although the temperature was around-4°C． After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow. Fortunately, Kelsey came to hisassistance. “I was shouting for help, but my nearest neighbor is about 400 meters away, and it was10:30 pm,” Bob explained. “But my Kelsey came. By the next morning, my voice was goneand I couldn’t yell for help, but Kelsey didn’t stop barking.” Kelsey’s companion kept him warm by lying on top of him. She licked his face and handsto keep him awake. “Kelsey kept barking but never left my side,” Bob recalled. “She keptme warm. I knew I couldn’t give up and that it was my choice to stay alive.” Bob spent 20 hours in the freezing cold. When he finally lost consciousness, his dog keptbarking. Finally, hearing the barking, Bob’s neighbor discovered him at 6:30 pm on NewYear’s Day and called the emergency services at once. When Bob arrived in hospital, his bodytemperature was below 21°C．However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn’t have anyfrostbite(冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey’s determination to keep him warm. Dr.Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, “Animals ca