2023届江西奉新县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 注意事项： 1． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．--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 2．If we________ a table in advance, we wouldn't be standing here in the long queue. A．reserve B．reserved C．have reserved D．had reserved 3．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 4．I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife，______she’s a better cook than me． A．unless B．as C．even though D．in case 5．According to the bank rules released recently, you have to pay a 25% ________ on each cheque you cash. A．admission B．pension C．allowance D．commission 6．________ individual players, we have a great team but the problem is that they don’t play football together well at all. A．On top of B．By means of C．In terms of D．In case of 7．---We want someone to design the new art museum for me. ---_____ the young fellow have a try? A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need 8．People who drink and drive are ________ danger both to themselves and to others. They are in ________ danger of losing their lives. A．the; the B．a; a C．a; / D．/; / 9．As ______ healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on ______ go. A．the; a B．a; a C．a; the D．a; / 10．Eggs, meat, vegetables and other foods can easily be poisoned by microorganisms such as ______. A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria 11．The company began to produce silk underwear last year, most of ________ imported to Europe. A．it B．them C．that D．which 12．As you go through this book, you ________ that each of the millions of people who lived through World War II had a different experience. A．will find B．found C．had found D．have found 13．It is widely acknowledged in foreign companies that employees should be ________ in terms of innovation capability. A．examined B．evolved C．evaluated D．encouraged 14．It is not like her to be so impolite; she you when you greeted her. A．might not have heard B．should not have heard C．mustn’t hear D．shouldn’t hear 15．—Do you know our town at all? —Surely, this is the third time I ________ here. A．came B．come C．have come D．am coming 16．_____ the oil under the sea, the company has raised ample funds to develop petroleum exploration equipment. A．Exploiting B．Having exploited C．To exploit D．Exploited 17．—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management? —If you make ________ most of the equipment, there will be ________ rise in production. A．the; a B．/; / C．/; a D．the; / 18．I ______ for Shanghai this Saturday, so I want to know when the earliest plane ______. A．leave; takes off B．am leaving; takes off C．leave; is taking off D．am leaving; is taking off 19．—What’s up? You look worried. —Well, I ______ on the problem for 5 hours but I haven’t got a single clue. A．have worked B．worked C．will work D．have been working 20．---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 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）To make room for agriculture, trees and other plants are often cleared away so that farmers have space to grow crops. The clearing of forests forces many animals from their homes. They often flee the area in search of a new place to live. There is a big downside to that. Some of those animals are natural predators. They control pest populations. They can help to clear the fields of rats, mice, and other rodents that eat and damage crops. This happened at one small farming village in Indonesia. After land was cleared for farming, rats and mice began appearing in large numbers. Villagers tried to target the animals by smoking them out and hunting them. But the villagers were unsuccessful. So, one farmer decided to try another method- a natural one. Pujo Arto brought owls to his farm. Owls, after all, are experts at hunting rodents. It is what they do. And it worked! However, Pujo Arto didn't stop with his own field. He set up a Natural Predator Program. Now, owls are busy catching rats and mice in the fields around the village of Tlogoweru. There is a huge upside: no need for chemical pesticides which can harm not only rodents, but other creatures. In 2011, the Indonesian man began setting up boxes where the owls live. He is also raising owlets in the village. After about four months, the young birds are released. These facilities have raised more than owls. They have also raised awareness in the community about the importanc