2023届青海省西宁市城西区海湖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 注意事项 1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．The teacher often gives his students a brief pause in class ______ they can take in what he has taught. A．why B．when C．who D．which 2．I’m very grateful to my high school teachers, without ______ help I wouldn’t be so excellent. A．whom B．their C．which D．whose 3．--Tom, your foreign teacher speaks Chinese fluently! --Oh, she has lived in China for six years; otherwise she such good Chinese. A．didn’t speak B．would not have spoken C．would not speak D．hadn’t spoken 4．There is no doubt that climate all over the world ______ greatly in recent years. A．had changed B．is changing C．changed D．has been changing 5．Your red coat looks so good. It stood out clearly ______ the snow. A．across B．against C．through D．over 6．Maybe there is some business aspect to the Royal Wedding of William and Kate Middleton but ________ what people are interested in, it’s a hugely popular event around the world. A．in spite of B．in honor of C．in terms of D．in case of 7．I certainly expect to be elected best student of the year. It’s really ________! A．a good Samaritan B．a wet blanket C．a feather in my cap D．a piece of cake 8．—The Kiwi fruits in this supermarket are _______ sale now, and they are sold ______ the pound. — Really? How much cheaper are they? A．for; in B．on; by C．for, by D．on, in 9．It really matters _______ he treated the latest failure, for the examination is around the corner. A．if B．that C．why D．how 10．Our class held a fierce ________ as to whether to reduce the amount of homework or not. A．bargain B．competition C．debate D．campaign 11．-- Can you spare me a few minutes now? -- ______, but I’ll be free this afternoon. A．I’m afraid not B．I’m not sure C．Yes, with pleasure D．No, I won’t 12．We offered to pay our half of the cost that was needed to restore the shared doorway but Charles would have of it. A．nothing B．anything C．none D．any 13．— He made an apology be blamed what he had done. — It's really wise of him. A．so as to not; of B．in order to not; for C．so as not to; for D．in order not to; of 14．If the new safety system _______ to use, the accident would never have happened. A．had been put B．were put C．should be put D．would be put 15．For the final ______ of our journey，we decided to take the coach. A．leg B．round C．distance D．path 16．Many people fall into panic due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan but experts don’t expect this to be ________ as proper measures have been taken. A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent 17．According to the company’s rule, one’s payment is ______ the work done, not to the time spent doing it. A．in proportion to B．in addition to C．in contrast to D．in regard to 18．Thanks for your useful advice; otherwise I ______ such rapid progress. A．didn’t make B．couldn’t have made C．hadn’t made D．shouldn’t have made 19．Our football team had a lead in the match, but the last minute goal of the guest team . A．gave it away B．put it away C．wiped it away D．carried it away 20．_______ you consider that the airline handled 80 million passengers last year, the accident figures are really very small. A．Unless B．When C．Before D．Though 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） Student photographer Madeline Morales has had experiences most 15 year-olds have not. At the age of 15, she developed cancer and had to go through chemotherapy(化疗). But today will be a unique kind of experience—something most people will never have. “It makes me feel excited, a little bit nervous,” said Morales, whose photos were on display at a gallery show in Los Angeles. These images reflect her journey while battling cancer. She tried to look at things with a lot of light, a lot of what draws her to positivity and something that means love or happiness. “I think photography has really helped me a lot to stay positive and be motivated to keep fighting this disease.” Morales is one of 23 students sharing their experiences with cancer through photos at this gallery. They are graduates of the PABLOVE foundation’s SHUTTERBUGS advanced photography class. The foundation aims to improve the lives of children living with the disease through its photography program. It also provides money for underfunded cancer research. Incomes from sales of these prints will go toward cancer research programs. The PABLOVE program offers classes in eight cities across the United States. “Being in these classes with other people who understand their experience has been really beneficial, and it has really made them feel a lot more comfortable in what they’ve been through,” said Ashley Blakeney, program manager of PABLOVE SHUTTERBUBS. She said the photography classes give students living with cancer a sense of community at a time when th