2023学年湖南邵阳县德望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．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。 2．答题时请按要求用笔。 3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。 4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。 5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．— Nancy, what classes are you taking this term? — _____ I want to take two English courses, or maybe Spanish. A．What’s up? B．It’s none of your business. C．I’ve no idea. D．I’m not sure yet. 2．The news shocked the public，______ to great concern about students' safety at school. A．having led B．led C．leading D．to lead 3．I didn􀆳t see your sister at the meeting. If she 　　　　, she would have met my brother. A．has come B．did come C．came D．had come 4．The conflict between economic development and environmental protection, if not appropriately _________, can cause disastrous consequences in daily life settings. A．being managed B．to manage C．managed D．managing 5．— I am gaining weight. I need to see a doctor. — But I think you eat too much. ___________. A．Neglect of health is doctor’s wealth B．Laugh at your ills, and save doctors’ bills C．Diet cures more than the doctor D．An apple a day keeps the doctor away 6．—Helen is going to Manchester for further education next month. —I’m ______ because I have to stay at home and work. A． green with envy B． white as a sheet C． tickled pink D． black and blue 7．The deal， next week，will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market. A．completed B．being completed C．to be completed D．having been completed 8．---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 9．I ______ tell you with certainty that he won’t be able to finish it before the deadline. A．will B．must C．can D．may 10．She doesn’t speak our language, _____ she seems to understand what we say． A．for B．and C．yet D．or 11．Playing with the foreign visitors, my cousin is beginning to several different languages. A．pick up B．pick out C．turn up D．show out 12．---Each of the students working hard at their hard at their lessons the book. ---So have I. A．reads B．have read C．has read D．read 13．---Sorry! I’m afraid that I can’t go to the magic show by David Copperfield with you. --- . A．It doesn’t matter. B．Do as you like. C．What a shame. D．Take it easy. 14．Our country has launched a campaign to ban smoking in public places, which with some heavy smokers. A．concerns B．was concerned C．concerned D．is concerned 15．Sally was excited to meet Susan at the party last night．They _____ each other since they graduated from Oxford University in 2010． A．haven’t seen B．hadn’t seen C．didn’t see D．don’t see 16．The Games are known as the friendly games because of their ________ on kindness and mutual respect. A．lacks B．focuses C．challenges D．researches 17．Personally speaking, ________the grand blueprint into reality is a long process. A．turning B．turn C．turned D．having turned 18．Wolf Warrior 2, _______ director Wu Jing also starred in the lead role, is a first-class production, even by Hollywood standards. A．where B．which C．whom D．as 19．The earthquake in Japan, measuring 9.0 on the Richter Scale, was so violent _______ cause a series of explosions of the nuclear reactors in several power stations. A．to B．that C．as to D．as that 20．The main issue at the APEC meeting was a climate-change plan _____ by Australia’s Howard and backed by Bush. A．put out B．put off C．put away D．put forward 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） Both honeybees and ants are social insects that live in groups called colonies. They survive by means of their collective intelligence. Their decision-making power is distributed throughout the group; that is, no one ant or bee makes decisions for the group. Instead, they work together. As Deborah M. Gordon, a biologist of Stanford University, says, “Ants aren’t smart. Ant colonies are.” The same is true for bee colonies. Although bees and ants are quite different physically, they have a lot in common in terms of their behavior. Specifically, honeybees and ants have similar roles within the colony, both have communication systems, and both have the capacity of learning. Ants communicate by using chemicals called pheromones, which can alert others to danger or to a food source. For example, when worker ants find a promising source, they let the rest of colony know how to find it by leaving a trail of pheromones on the way back to the colony. The other ants pick up the message using their sense of smell. Bees, on the other hand, use movement to communicate with each other. Worker bees send message to each other by means of a “dance”. Different speeds and movements send different messages. For example, when worker bees called scouts go out to find a new hoe for the