2023届陕西省兴平市西郊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．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．They went to the street to ________ to the whole city to help the poor boy. A．apply B．appeal C．add D．reply 2．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 3．—What do you think of teaching, Bob? —I find it fun and challenging. It is a job ________ you are doing something serious and interesting. A．which B．where C．when D．that 4．Kate was very sad over loss of the photos she had shot in China, ____this was a memory she especially treasured. A．if B．when C．as D．which 5．．What I like about Harvard is there’s the old classical look—there are parks and traditional buildings. A．why B．where C．that D．how 6．While working in Kunming, he checked the weather each morning for months ________he realized it would be the same every day. A．when B．after C．before D．since 7．—May I use your new dictionary? —It' s over there．____． A．Feel free B．Never mind C．My pleasure D．It's OK 8．-My computer doesn't work! -Robert is a computer expert. How I wish he______ with me. A．came B．had come C．is coming D．has come 9．This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it, ________. A．however much it may cost B．no matter how it may cost C．how much may it cost D．however many it may cost 10．When the questions got personal during the talk show, the actress ______ in tears as she opened up about the wounds she suffered. A．broke up B．broke down C．broke out D．broke through 11．How I wish I ______ my mouth before I shouted at my mum! A．shut B．have shut C．had shut D．would shut 12．More and more people prefer to live in the countryside, _______ appeal for them lies in the quiet and slow-paced life. A．who B．Which C．whose D．what 13．If these new measures don’t work, we’ll have to _______ our old system. A．make up for B．come up with C．break away from D．fall back on 14．_____ that it was sold out when it came out. A．So was her successful book B．So successful was her book C．So her book was successful D．So successful her book was 15．--- I’ll pay a visit to Hong Kong. Would you mind keeping an eye on my house? --- Not at all. ______. A．I’d rather not B．I’d be happy C．I’ve no time D．I’d like to 16．If I can help , I don’t like working late into the night. A．so B．that C．them D．it 17．They felt ________ it was high tax and low income ________ contributed to the extreme misery of the working people at the bottom of the ladder. A．/；that B．that; which C．that; what D．/; which 18．________ to her own work，she spent little time with her family A．Devoting B．To be devoted C．Devoted D．Having devoted 19． _______ his overseas study, he was eventually employed by his dream company. A．Having completed B．Completing C．Completed D．To complete 20．A myth is an account of the deeds of a god or supernatural beings, usually expressed in terms of ______ thought. A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive 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）Jason, our son, was born with cerebral palsy. My wife Margaret and I often comforted him as he faced many challenges in his early years. It was heartbreaking to see him regularly chosen last for breakfast, but he was a happy child and well liked by his peers throughout elementary school. His most difficult time came when he began high school. One afternoon, Jason returned home in tears. He threw his bag on the floor and shouted: “I’m never going to school again!” He was covered with food that other kids had thrown at him on the school bus on the way home. Jason later told us what had happened. A few days earlier, Jason had signed up for the school running team. That day, a few older students made fun of his performance on the track and made him the target of their one-sided food fight. I called the principal about the humiliation on the bus, and it never happened again. Jason stayed on the team, even though the harassment（骚扰） continued. One day in October, we had snow and freezing rain. As the other kids exercised in the gym, they noticed one long runner-Jason-jogging around the snow-covered track. A few weeks later, Jason had something to tell us. "Mom, Dad, sit down," he said. I was ready for the worst. He told us that each month, students chose an “athlete of the month''. The coach would list the top athletes, and students voted for the winner. Jason's name had never been listed. But that day, one of the nominees said: "Sir, I would like to nominate Jason for athlete of the month." The coach looked surprised. "He works harder than any of us, Sir," the student continued. “We will have to have someone second the nomination," the coach replied. A tear formed in Jason’s eye as he told us what happened next. "Mom… Dad…everyone in the class put their hands u