上海师大附中2023学年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．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，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．––Did you have to do much for the dinner party? ––Helen ________ everything by the time I got home. A．finished B．was finishing C．would finish D．had finished 2．We ___have hurried all the way to the airport—the flight was called off because of the foggy weather. A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t 3．What matters in life is working hard ________ hardly working. A．as well as B．less than C．rather than D．other than 4．——Your argument is .I will not let you pass. --Are you kidding? A．sound B．rational C．liberal D．plain 5．“ ________ I went through ups and downs in life，” Gordon said, “I never found the importance of being self­disciplined as well as the significance of life.” A．If B．Since C．Until D．Unless 6．We’ll go early． ，we may not get a seat． A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides 7．—What is your impression of your former colleague Nick? —He’s helpful, and he ________ give us a hand at work. A．must B．would C．may D．should 8．Sales director is a position _______ communication ability is just as important as sale skills. A．which B．that C．when D．where 9．Passengers _____ talk to the driver while the bus is moving, because it will take his focus off the road. A．would not B．must not C．may not D．need not 10．He was forced to spend another night at the airport ____ for his plane. A．waiting B．being waited C．waited D．to be waited 11．It is global warming, rather than other factors, ___the extreme weather. A．that have led to B．which has caused C．which are causing D．that has led to 12．— Let’s have a game of tennis; the loser has to treat the other to an ice-cream. — ________. A．I’m afraid so B．It’s a deal C．You’ve got a point D．I suppose not 13．Frankly speaking, I am not sure whether I ________ this in the old days with that kind of equipment, which looks quite odd and ridiculous. A．should have done B．need have done C．would have done D．must have done 14．After he consulted with his professor，an idea was beginning to____________ in his mind. A．pay off B．take shape C．work out D．make up 15．—To apply for a short-term study visa in the UK, I have to be able to speak some English, but I want to go there just to learn English. —Oh, it’s really____. A．a confidential source B．a catch-22 situation C．a Pandora’s box D．a Herculean task 16．—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 17．Many gases in the atmosphere actually heat energy that escapes from the Earth’s surface back to the earth. A．finding; reflecting B．found; reflected C．found; to reflect D．found; reflect 18．-- It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help． --- That’s right．_____________． A．Many hands make light work B．Something is better than nothing C．The more the merrier D．The sooner begin, the sooner done 19．— Can I pay the bill by check? — Sorry, sir. According to the rules of our hotel, the payment ______ be made in cash. A．shall B．need C．will D．can 20．—Next week I will go to a job interview. will you give me some suggestions? —Smiling is a great way to make yourself ________. A．stand out B．turn out C．work out D．pick out 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） A few years ago, when I began writing about education, school leaders didn't worry much about teachers. They believed a long line of new teachers waited. Not any longer, as districts struggle to fill math, science, world language and special education jobs. A 2017 Learning Policy Institute study found 90 percent of open teaching posts are the result of people leaving the profession. While retirements play a role, the report noted two-thirds of teachers depart for other reasons, most saying dissatisfactions with the job. How can districts support teachers and persuade new ones to enter the field? Education professor Peter Smagorinsky said, "The best way I know of to support teachers is to listen to them. Teachers know better than anyone how schools work, what kids need, what teachers need to do their best work. But kids and teachers won't always agree, and you will get opposite suggestions. But at least they feel recognized, consulted, listened to, and respected. " High school principal Betsy Bockman said, "What I try to inform: Firstly, everyone's job is to do all we can every day to support students. Secondly, for the employees who are not teachers at Grady, our job is to remove every single barrier that keeps teachers from teaching. Make the job of teaching easier. " Vice-president Gary McGiboney said, "Teachers develop well in a school with a positive school climate where they don't feel alone, which is what teac