2023届江苏省南通市如东高级中学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 注意事项: 1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。 2．答题时请按要求用笔。 3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。 4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。 5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．---Where is my Chinese book? I remember I put it here yesterday. ---You _________ it in the wrong place. A．must put B．should have put C．might have put D．might put 2．If you sleep less than seven hours, you are three times more to catch a cold． A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely 3．Much disappointed as he is in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence. A．to have failed B．failed C．having failed D．failing 4．Many artifacts ________ for the first time in the National Museum at present. A．were exhibited B．were being exhibited C．are being exhibited D．are exhibited 5．Though Professor Liu ____ in New York for seven years, he has never regretted moving back to Shanghai, his hometown. A．lived B．has lived C．had lived D．was living 6．For many days I have been trying to ________ what it is that makes Jack so annoyed. A．carry out B．figure out C．watch out D．stand out 7．They did everything in their power to save the building dating back to the Qing Dynasty, but their efforts were . A．in turn B．in time C．in vain D．in need 8．These remarkable findings suggest the elephants have ________ a memory capacity to make distinctions between human voices. A．built up B．packed up C．brought up D．took up 9．The wide spread of super hybrid rice around the world ______ the lives of millions and millions of people suffering from hunger to a great level. A．has improved B．is improving C．improved D．has been improving 10．The flat is good value for money because not only did they sell it to me at a cheap price, but they threw in some old furniture _________. A．at their command B．for good measure C．beyond my reach D．beneath their dignity 11．Had it not been for his experience in the forest，we ____________ in the battle with the fierce bear. A．hadn't survived B．wouldn't have survived C．didn't survived D．wouldn't survive 12．--Whenever you want a good meal, come to my restaurant and eat for free. --Believe me. That is an ________ I will not refuse. A．approach B．offer C．idea D．instruction 13．After I left _______ Linchuan No.2 Middle School, I began college classes in _______ September 2010. A．a; the B．不填; the C．the; the D．不填；不填 14．— Mum, would you please buy me an MP5 player? — If you can help do some housework the whole vacation，you ____ have one as a reward. A．must B．need C．would D．shall 15．I'd advise anyone to put aside a proportion of their earnings — ____________. A．nothing great is easy B．nothing comes from nothing C．a bad penny always turns up D．a penny saved is a penny earned 16．—I need to advertise for a roommate for next term. —______? Mary is interested. A．What for B．Why not C．So what D．Why bother 17．How come? I can’t find my key. I just left it ________ it had been. A．where B．which C．when D．how 18．–What’s that noise? –Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ______. A．was tested B．will be tested C．is being tested D．has been tested 19．World Food Day is held each year to underline the progress that ________ against hunger and that still needs to be made. A．is made B．was made C．has been made D．will be made 20．Think carefully before you answer questions online. You may be ______ into giving away very important personal information. A．caught B．addicted C．seized D．trapped 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）It may surprise bookworms, but apparently masterpieces such as Jane Eyre are lacking in something — sound effects. An electronic-book firm is adding background noises and music to the works of Charlotte Bronte, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Shakespeare in the hope of attracting younger readers. In one example, a description of rain lashing against a window in a Sherlock Holmes story will be “enhanced” with matching noises. The first multimedia e-books — with sounds to accompany novels — will be available this Friday in the UK. The Booktrack releases are available to iPad users, with other tablet computer versions to follow. The concept is already in use in the U.S., where the classics come with added sound effects. Readers for example can hear the china cups chinking in Mr. Darcy’s garden as they read Pride And Prejudice. A story by Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie will be released later in the year with a specially crafted orchestral score. Rushdie’s story In The South will be released with a soundtrack provided by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. The Power Of Six by Pittacus Lore, a novel for young adults, is one of the first to be tested with a soundtrack which builds in suspense in keeping with the plot. It works by timing the speed of each reader and the software measures the “turning” of a page and moves the music or sounds along accordingly. It has been created by Booktra