2023学年海南省三亚市天涯区三亚华侨学校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 注意事项： 1． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．I wish I ______ photography then. If so, I could give you a hand at present. A．studied B．had studied C．have studied D．will study 2．—Do you ________ ready for the spring outing? —No,I still have to buy some fruit. A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing 3．The younger generation are raised in a more open environment, which has enabled them to develop____ their values in life. A．in charge of B．in contrast to C．in exchange for D．in tune with 4．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 5．I was on a business trip then, otherwise I ________ to the hospital for tests. A．went B．had gone C．would have gone D．would go 6．New policies, _______ to insure that compulsory education is truly free, ________ by the local government across China since the start of school on September 1. A．intending; have been made known B．intended; have been made known C．intending; are made known D．intended; had made known 7．—I will pick you up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. Is that all right? —________. See you then. A．I’d love to. B．That’s settled. C．It’s up to you D．My pleasure 8．She was in a ________ condition after the heart transplant operation when her body rejected the foreign organ. A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical 9．The wide spread of super hybrid rice around the world ______ the lives of millions and millions of people suffering from hunger to a great level. A．has improved B．is improving C．improved D．has been improving 10．—Where is Peter? I can't find him anywhere. —He went to the library after breakfast and ________ his essay there ever since. A．wrote B．had written C．has been writing D．is writing 11．Scientists have come to the conclusion ___________ the temperature on Earth is getting higher and higher. A．What B．that C．which D．when 12．---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 13．James Smith and his girlfriend went to Chenyi Square to celebrate the New Year, never _________. A．returned B．to return C．returning D．having returned 14．Someone called me up at midnight, but he had hung up I could answer the phone. A．as B．since C．until D．before 15．— Is it enough to finish the form for a passport, Madam? — Your passport application form should be ________ by two recent photos. A．updated B．accompanied C．established D．identified 16．--- My God! I haven’t prepared the files for the new project yet! --- _______. The boss won’t need it until next Friday. A．There’s no doubt B．There’s no panic C．Good luck D．Sounds good 17．The company needs to _____ its outdated image to promote its newly-released product. A．lay out B．call up C．shake off D．give away 18．— Can you tell me something about _________ science. — OK. _ Nobel Prize in Chemistry is usually awarded to Americans. A．the; The B．/; The C．a; / D．the; / 19．-- Alison, I'm sorry. I can't come to the wedding with you tomorrow morning. -- ________? -- My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her. A．How is it B．How come C．So what D．What's the problem 20．In Sydney, there’s only ________ average of 23 days a year when ________ sun doesn’t shine. A．the, the B．an, / C．an, the D．the, / 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）To err is human. Society is suffering from an inability to acknowledge as much. For individuals, errors are painful. The trick, then, is to err well: to recognize mistakes and learn from them. Worryingly, humanity may be getting worse at admitting its mistakes. Few enjoy the feeling of being caught out in an error. But real trouble starts when the desire to avoid a punishment leads to a refusal to deal with contrary evidence. Economists often assume that people are sensible. When faced with a new fact, these people should update their view of the world to take better decisions in future. Yet years of economic research confirms that people frequently disregard information that conflicts with their view of the world. Why should that be? Last year Roland Benabou, of Princeton, presented a framework for thinking about the problem. In many ways, beliefs are like other economic goods. People spend time and resources building them, and get value from them: some beliefs make owners feel good and show their public identity; other beliefs provide value by shaping behavior—for example, religious asceticism(禁欲主义) can help one avoid unhealthy habits. Because beliefs, however, are not simply tools for making good decisions,