2023学年福建省福州市长乐高级中学高考英语倒计时模拟卷（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．This semester our school offers many optional courses for the students, _______ appeals to many students. A．each of which B．all of whom C．each of whom D．all of which 2．According to a recent study, the high school graduation rate for black men has fallen by 43 percent, while ________ of black women has risen by 56 percent. A．that B．what C．one D．which 3．Up till now, there has been no scientific evidence about ________ caused the death of dinosaurs. A．what is it that B．what it was that C．it was what D．what is it 4．—What a pity! You missed my birthday party. —Terribly sorry!___________my uncle not visited me unexpectedly. A．Should B．Would C．Had D．Did 5．In order to satisfy the needs of the market, the electric company has ______ its focus to tablet computers and smart mobile phones. A．switched B．shaped C．directed D．discovered 6．Maybe he really should do more exercises from now on. ____, I hope he could get over soon. A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere 7．It is sometimes said that a society can be judged ____the way it cares ____ its weakest members. A．on; about B．by; for C．under; with D．with; on 8．For some time the discussion went with no one saying word. Alice finally broke. Silence. A．a; the B．the;a C．a; 不填 D．the; 不填 9．---Can you help me with my English homework? You're a genius. ---__________, but I'll try to help you. What's your problem? A．Far from it B．Sounds good C．By all means D．It's out of question 10．—— David should lie to his best friend in order to get the well-paid job! —— It is typical of him because he ________. A．is facing his Waterloo B．is visually challenged C．has cast-iron nerves D．worships the golden calf 11．—I’m tired out. I can’t run any further, Tom. — ________! Mike. I’m sure you can do it. A．Come on B．No hurry C．No problem D．Well done 12．My toothache me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now. A．kills B．is killing C．has killed D．killed 13．The necklace the woman bought is , because it is made of glass. A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless 14．I guess ________ impresses me most about his painting is the colors he uses. A．who B．which C．that D．what 15．_______ the school, the village has a clinic, which was also built with government support. A．In reply to B．In addition to C．In charge of D．In place of 16．The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages ________________. A．turning B．turned C．being turned D．having turned 17．It was when she first arrived in China _____ she developed a passion for paper-cutting. A．where B．that C．how D．why 18．Oh！I can feel something _____ up my leg！It must be an insect． A．to climb B．climbing C．climb D．climbed 19．Jane realized her ____ to become the first woman to run the 10,000 metres within 30 minutes. A．achievement B．commitment C．competition D．ambition 20．I ______ have worried before I came to the new school, for my classmates here are very friendly to me. A．mightn’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．couldn’t 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）This time last year I entered two long-distance mass-participation swimming events, including the Jubilee River 10 km swim. At the last minute, just before both swims, I decided to pull out. The reality is, I live in fear of coming last. Last year, before the two events, I realized that I couldn’t deal with coming last. I had looked at the swim times of those who had completed the previous year and calculated that, at my current swim pace, I would probably have come last. I just couldn’t face it. But when next year came around, I decided to enter those same events again. For a few months, I trained hard, but I didn’t get any faster. Then it was June 5, the day of the Jubilee River 10 km. The event started at 9:30 am, and the swimmers were anxious and eager to start. As I swam along, the river was quiet and clean and everything was peaceful. The sun shone, Meadows (草地）rolled by and every now and then someone would wave at the scene unfolding in the water. As the day wore on, somehow I didn’t mind that, predictably, almost everyone was ahead. There were at least some swimmers still near me, and although we shared the same river we quietly occupied our own spaces. As I concentrated on doing my own thing, watching the sky, the bank, the other swimming caps passing or not passing, I realized I was enjoying myself. In the end, four hours and 4 minutes after I’d started, I staggered (摇摇晃晃地走)out of the water and was greeted with a smile and a “well done” from the race organizer. I glanced back over my shoulder toward the water and noticed that there were a small handful of swimmers who were still to finish, behind me, out of a fie