2023届四川广元天立学校高三下学期联合考试英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。 2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。 3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4．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．Was it from the lake ______ he often went fishing ______ he saved the drowning girl? A．that; that B．where; where C．where; that D．that; where 2．He isn’t such a man ______ he used to be. A．who B．whom C．that D．as 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．When all is said and done, there doesn’t seem to be ________ a mystery to explain. A．kind of B．close to C．far from D．much of 5．No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _______ when the unexpected will happen. A．prove B．imply C．demand D．predict 6．I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _______. A．arbitrary B．reasonable C．mechanical D．conventional 7．It is what you do rather than what you say __________ matters. A．that B．what C．which D．this 8．In Sydney, there’s only ________ average of 23 days a year when ________ sun doesn’t shine. A．the, the B．an, / C．an, the D．the, / 9．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 10．As you can see, the number of cars on our roads ________ rising these days. A．was keeping B．keep C．keeps D．were keeping 11．—Did you take sides when Mom and Dad were arguing again? —No. I’ve learned that it’s best _______ until it blows over. A．to call it a day B．to pull their legs C．to sit on the fence D．to wash my hands off 12．—Did your father enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday? —Yes, he did. They each other for ages. A．didn’t see B．wouldn’t see C．haven’t seen D．hadn’t seen 13．Maria is constantly making efforts, she deserves the goal of entering the key university. A．achieving B．to achieve C．being achieved D．to be achieve 14．When it comes to in public, no one can match him. A．speak B．speaking C．being spoken D．be spoken 15．I need to be more mature and ready to ______ my mistakes. A．hold on to B．cut off C．make up for D．take up 16．I called her nearly ten minutes this morning, but I couldn’t ________. A．get through B．go through. C．live through D．look through 17．These new books are a very welcome _________ to the school library. A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience 18．Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to _________________them too hard. A．draw B．strike C．rush D．push 19．Is it common practice that salesmen receive a _______ of 10 percent on all sales made? A．deposit B．receipt C．pension D．commission 20．________ and open to various interpretations, the terms of the new proposal need improving based on the interests of both sides. A．Accessible B．Apparent C．Ambiguous D．Aggressive 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）Harry Potter lovers around the world may want to thank Alice Newton. She was eight years old when her father brought home a manuscript for her to read. At the time, he was working for Bloomsbury Publishing. After reading the manuscript, Alice wrote a note to her father: "The excitement in this book made me feel warm inside," she wrote. "I think it is probably one of the best books an 8 or 9 year old could read." Based in part on Alice's comments, Bloomsbury went on to publish "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." Alice's note to her father is part of the British Library's new exhibition, "Harry Potter: A History of Magic." It celebrates the 20th anniversary of the publication of J.K. Rowling's first book about Harry and his friends at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. When "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was released in 1997, Bloomsbury sent just 500 copies to stores in Britain and another 500 copies to British libraries. Now, Harry and his friends are known worldwide. The exhibit at the British Library in February includes Rowling's outline for her books, her artwork of its characters and a map of the Hogwarts School. It also includes early versions of Rowling's books that were rejected by other publishers. The show has two rooms. They are divided up based on the subjects offered at Hogwarts. Areas include Potions, Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures and Defense Against the Dark Arts. Each area describes the stories and beliefs that Rowling included in her books. Included in the exhibition are discussions of alchemy, the European traditions that led to modern chemistry, and the Ripley Scroll--a six-meter-long document from the 1500s. It describes how to make a Philosopher's Stone. The British Library has already sold abou