2023学年贵州省铜仁市乌江学校高考英语三模试卷（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．--Tom, your foreign teacher speaks Chinese fluently! --Oh, she has lived in China for six years; otherwise she such good Chinese. A．didn’t speak B．would not have spoken C．would not speak D．hadn’t spoken 2．—To apply for a short-term study visa in the UK, I have to be able to speak some English, but I want to go there just to learn English. —Oh, it’s really____. A．a confidential source B．a catch-22 situation C．a Pandora’s box D．a Herculean task 3．Anna was in Inner Mongolia for two years, ____ as a volunteer teacher. A． having worked B． working C． worked D． to work 4．More and more people prefer to live in the countryside, _______ appeal for them lies in the quiet and slow-paced life. A．who B．Which C．whose D．what 5．Come here, Mary. If you stand at this angle, you ______ just see the sunset. A．must B．need C．can D．should 6．It was from only a few supplies that she had brought in the village ____ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner. A．where B．when C．that D．which 7．I ____ about w hat you’ve said and I’ve decided to take your advice. A．thought B．have been thinking C．was thinking D．had thought 8．If you want to see a doctor，you fix a date with him ahead of time.That is a common ________ in the USA． A．view B．exercise C．practice D．reality 9．The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally . A．pulled out B．pulled through C．pulled up D．pulled over 10．Many people fall into panic due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan but experts don’t expect this to be ________ as proper measures have been taken. A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent 11．The two brothers look so much alike that it is difficult to ______. A．tell them from B．tell from them C．tell apart them D．tell them apart 12．____________the fierce competition in job seeking, many university graduates have no choice but to reduce their own demand for the salary. A．Faced B．Facing C．To face D．Having faced 13．---There are probably aliens living here on earth. ---_____! I can’t believe you said that. A．Come on B．Forget it C．Go ahead D．Allow me 14．—Did you meet Mr. Smith? —Yes. When I arrived, he ________ for New York to attend a press conference. A．was just leaving B．just left C．just leaves D．had just left 15．--- Are you free now? I have something interesting to tell you. ---OK, you make it short I will have to work on this term paper due tomorrow. A．now that B．as soon as C．every time D．as long as 16．He had a great dearie to have a home of his own, ______ he had always lived with his grandmother. A．or B．and C．so D．for 17．As a(n) ________ and effective method, expressway noise barrier is a primary measure used to reduce traffic noise. A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative 18．—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 19．—It’s too complex, I think． —________. So we’d better make it easier for students to get involved． A．That’s ridiculous B．That’s the point C．That’s settled D．That’s all right 20．— Why didn’t you try to finish the composition? — I tried to, but ________ I could, the bell ran announcing the end of the examination. A．until B．when C．after D．before 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）One evening, author Neil’s son was angry. Neil had said one of those things that parents say, like “isn’t it time you were in bed.” His son looked up at him, angry and said, “I wish I didn’t have a dad! I wish I had … a goldfish!” That conversation gave birth to Neil’s book, “The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish”. The book is a funny adventure of a son searching for the dad he swapped. Whether they realize it or not, fathers play an important role in their children’s development. Roland Warren, Director of the National Fatherhood Initiative, says that, “The shape of their dads has a role in the kids’ soul.” I agree. We live in the best of times and the worst of times for fatherhood. We live in the best of times because fathers who are engaged in their child’s life spend more time than fathers of any previous generation. We live in the worst of times because there are still millions of children who continue to miss the regular presence of Dad. What difference does a dad make? Are they really that important? For the most part, studies have proved clearly that fathers, whether they live with their children or not, matter in the lives of their children. When fathers are present, they provide economic support for their children and caregiving responsibilities. Well-fathered children are shown to be more emotionally intelligent and socially successful