2023学年湖北省示范中学高考考前提分英语仿真卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生请注意： 1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。 2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。 3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．---May! How is your plan? I heard you started it last Sunday. ---Oh! I for it, but I haven’t decided where to start it. A．have prepared B．had prepared C．have been preparing D．was preparing 2．---Has John ever broken his promise? ---No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and . A．so would he B．so did he C．so he would D．so he did 3．Pandas are _____ to the mountains of central China and only about 1,000 remain in the wild. A. native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar 4．Life the like ________ ocean; Only ________strong-willed can reach the other shore. A．an; the B．the; a C．the ;/ D．/ ; a 5．－ What does the sign over there read? － “No person ________ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.” A．will B．shall C．may D．must 6．Why do you turn to me for help ______ you can easily work out the problem independently? A．until B．when C．after D．unless 7．Johnson hasn’t felt any effect the new dieting recipe has him since he tried to lose weight three months ago. A．for B．to C．on D．with 8．Everything was placed exactly ________ he wanted it for the graduation ceremony. A．the place where B．when C．where D．in which 9．Anyone with an eye on the employment situation knew the assessment about economic recovery _______ just around the corner was correct. A．being B．to be C．was D．having been 10．Mr. White, who ________ in Shanghai for seven years, is a manager of a company in Beijing. A．was working B．worked C．had worked D．has worked 11．— Did you catch the first bus this morning? —No. It had left the stop _________ I got there. A. in the time B．at the time C．by the time D．during the time 12．It rained this morning, _____ actually didn’t bother me because I like walking in the rain. A．what B．when C．where D．which 13．The possibility that Frank was lying ______ through my mind. A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed 14．According to the report, people in the ________ areas are rebuilding their homes and many roads ________ to the area have been repaired. A．flooded; lead B．flooding; leading C．flooding; to lead D．flooded; leading 15．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 16．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 17．I’ve known Sarah for nearly ten years. She _________ once my customer. A．is B．has been C．was D．had been 18．After he was promoted to the present position, he is not so hardworking as he ______. A．was used to B．used to be C．was used to being D．used to 19．— You shouldn’t have treated me that way.My heart is broken. — I’m sorry,Paul.I didn’t mean you. A．hurting B．to hurt C．hurt D．having hurt 20．Kunming is called “Spring City”, but it _____ snow in winter. A．shall B．can C．must D．might 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） On a recent spring morning. Susan Alexander, a retired government intelligence analyst, left her Maryland home, climbed into her Volkswagen Passat and drove about three miles to pick up two strangers. She battled rush-hour traffic on the Capital Beltway and George Washington Memorial Parkway before dropping them off at Reagan National Airport. She didn't earn a cent for her trouble, and that was the point. Alexander is a member of the Silver Spring Time Bank-one of more than 100 such exchanges around the world trying to build community by exchanging time credits for services instead of dollars and cents. “I have time,” she said. “I like giving the gift of time to other people. “ In Alexander's case, passengers Mary and Al Liepold were grateful for the ride, but it wasn't charity. Mary,a retired writer and editor for nonprofit organizations, used time credits she banked for editing work and baking. Senior citizens who don't drive, the Liepolds cashed in their credits to catch a flight to Montreal for a five-day vacation. Without money changing hands or shifting between virtual accounts, the airport drop-off was more like a coffee party than a taxi ride. Driver and passengers chatted about projects they've completed for the time bank, and no one raised an eyebrow when Mary said she likes “to avoid the conventional economy. “ “The beauty of this is that you make friends,” Mary Liepold said. “You don't just get services.” The Silver Spring Time Bank formed in 2015 and has about 300 members, said co-founder Mary Murphy. Last year, she said, l,000 hours were exchanged for basic home repairs, dog walking, cooking and tailoring, among other services, without the exchange of money. “ You get to save that money that you would have spent,” she said. “You get