2023学年陕西师大附中高三下学期一模考试英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生请注意： 1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。 2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。 3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．For the Chinese dream ______ at an earlier date, we must accelerate the pace of reform and opening up. A．being realized B．to realize C．realizing D．to be realized 2．We need  a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should include this truth: if you choose to find the positive in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is ________your decision to make. A．absolutely B．totally C．exactly D．largely 3．The high-anxiety focus on reading score may have narrowed student________to knowledge about the world that can improve their reading. A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access 4．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 5．It is beyond awkward when everyone around you ______________ laughing at a joke that you do not find funny, especially if it’s a joke told in a foreign language. A．run into B．bursts out C．yells out D．falls into 6．A proposal was put forward at the meeting __________ the new cement plant shouldn’t be built near the school. A．when B．where C．that D．which 7．More wild tigers have been seen in the forest around this area, ____ there used to be very few. A．when B．where C．what D．which 8．—Be seated, please and I’ll make you a cup of tea. —_________. Let’s come to the point first. A．You needn’t do so B．Please don’t bother C．You are welcome D．You are indeed too polite. 9．I can ________ Diana’s thoughts from the changes in her facial expressions. A．read B．notice C．count D．watch 10．—How are you getting along with your German, Kate？ —Oh, Mr．Black, I’m so tired of it．Maybe I should drop out _____ it kills me． A．when B．after C．while D．before 11．While in the university, we were offered a number of after-school activities to our social skills. A．create B．grow C．settle D．develop 12．I admire my English teacher. I can remember very few occasions _____ she stopped working because of ill health. A．that B．when C．where D．which 13．The world’s leading thinkers and policymakers examine what’s come apart in the past year, and what will define the year ahead, A．evaluate B．innovate C．anticipate D．regulate 14．You look frozen．Sit down by the fire and I you some hot tea． A．make B．was making C．made D．will make 15．The inner strength of the girl allows her _____ going when she gets into trouble. A．keep B．keeping C．to keep D．kept 16．These diagrams are especially helpful when we have a concrete problem ______ at hand. A．be solved B．to solve C．solved D．being solved 17．The people in the village are so ________ that they are willing to help every visitor. A．optimistic B．energetic C．enthusiastic D．ambitious 18．—-What difference will it make _____we shall go to the concert on Tuesday or Saturday? —They offer a discount on weekdays. A．that B．when C．if D．why 19．They had just taken their seats, then _____ A．the chairman came B．the chairman comes C．came the chairman D．comes the chairman 20．Even a small personal computer store vast amounts of information. A．might B．can C．ought to D．has to 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）The Island Rule is one of the best explanations scientists could give to the observable phenomenon that animals and humans have evolved (演变) depending on the resources available in their habitat (栖息地). Through time, scientists have noticed through fossil (化石) records that some large animals from mainland habitats have dwarf (矮小的) versions in bland habitats. A report from BBC described the existence of what scientists call “hobbit island” off a small island somewhere in Indonesia. It was given such a name because fossil records of tiny, humanlike creatures have been found in the region. What they called as “hobbits” or “Homo Floresiensis”, are only as tall as one meter and arc small versions of early human species with tinier brains. Though scientists cannot perfectly trace the origin of the “Homo Floriensis”, they believe that they arc human relatives, but it is the “island life” that has caused them to evolve as they have. Scientists have noticed through fossil records and existing organisms (有机体) today that it seems if large animals grow small in islands while small animals grow large in larger islands. In theory, animal and human bodies have adjusted to the available food and fresh water in their habitats. Since there is no opportunity for them to leave their island, they might as well adapt. New York Magazine explained that islands usually have fewer predators (捕食者) than mainland ecosystems. However, it is the lack of resources that ca