2023学年湖北省荆州市高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生须知： 1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。 2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。 3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means _____we arrive at that goal. A．that B．where C．by which D．with which 2．We could have done something meaningful in the time it ________ to watch that boring movie. A．has taken B．took C．had taken D．takes 3．Someone called me up at midnight, but he had hung up I could answer the phone. A．as B．since C．until D．before 4． for years of hard training, she would not be standing on the stage, receiving huge cheers and applause. A．It were not B．It had not been C．Were it not D．Had it not been. 5．––The small restaurant is always crowded in every part. ––That’s ______ it has a unique dining environment and quite a few wonderful dishes. A．why B．because C．where D．when 6．--- Hello, Tom. This is Mary speaking. --- What a coincidence! I_________ about you. A．just thought B．was just thinking C．have just thought D．would just think 7．—I’m sorry for breaking the cup. —Oh, ________. I’ve got plenty. A．help yourself B．forget it C．my pleasure D．pardon me 8．The conditions in the local school were fairly _____, no electricity and no basic teaching facilities available. A．unique B．typical C．Primitive D．Stable 9．Breaking up is the business of the two lovers, ________ no other person should be involved. A．which B．in that C．that D．in which 10．In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red. A．all vehicles should stop B．should all vehicles stop C．should stop all vehicles D．should stop all vehicles 11．At college, Barack Obama didn’t know that he the first black president of the United States of America. A．was to become B．becomes C．is to become D．became 12．One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem ________ it becomes an emergency. A．when B．before C．after D．unless 13．China’s Chang’e 4 robotic probe entered lunar orbit on Wednesday, ________ a major step in its mission to make a soft landing on the moon’s far side. A．marking B．to mark C．having marked D．marked 14．Even though the way Lin Daiyu expresses her feelings may be ________ to a modern audience, it is rooted in her character and makes who she is. A．allergic B．foreign C．sensitive D．fundamental 15．—What a shame! We misunderstood each other for such a long time. —Yes, I wish I _____ with you earlier. A．communicate B．had communicated C．communicated D．would communicate 16．_______ those past years, we couldn’t help feeling sorry for our parents who never had a rest all the year round. A．Looking back upon B．Looking around C．Looking out D．Looking up 17．_____a reception to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China， vice premier Liu attached importance to mutually beneficial cooperation between USA and China． A．Addressing B．Addressed C．Being addressed D．To address 18．I have no doubt that Anna will ________ it, but I wonder whether she is really ready enough. A．dig B．hit C．make D．lift 19．As is known to all, _______ opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games held on November 12th in Guangzhou was _______ great success. A．/; a B．the; a C．the; / D．a; / 20．It’s _______ for people to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life. A．reasonable B．available C．accurate D．cautious 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）The discussion on renewable energy has been going on for at least a decade and people have relied on fossil fuels almost entirely for more than a century. However, the situation when fossil fuels were the most efficient and the cheapest source of energy has been left far in the past. Many countries such as Germany and Sweden have already made significant efforts to fix this situation, employing numerous power plants working on the renewable resources of energy. The most effective among these resources is geothermal（地热的）energy. Geothermal energy does not depend on the world’s economic and political situation as strongly as fossil fuels do. Besides, extracting（提炼）fossil fuels adds to the price of energy produced from them. Therefore, geothermal energy is much cheaper than traditional ones, saving up to 80% of the costs over fossil fuels. Being a renewable resource, geothermal energy produces less waste and pollution than traditional energy sources. In geothermal systems, carbon dioxide makes up about 10% of air produced. Overall, in order to produce the electricity that can be used for one hour, the geothermal systems produce 0.1 pound of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases. For a comparison, a power plant producing from gas produces up to 2 pounds of carbon dioxide into t