2023学年湖南省衡阳县第四中学高考英语二模试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 请考生注意： 1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。 2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．— 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 2．Thanks to Chinese people’s hard work and wisdom, China has _____ into the second largest economy. A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped 3．–Excuse me, sir, didn’t you see the red light? –Sorry, my mind ________ somewhere else. A．has been wandering B．was wandered C．was wandering D．has been wandered 4．Everyone in the village hoped that he would ______ after a few days’ treatment. A．pick up B．come up C．keep up D．make up 5．His sister left home in 1998, and_________________ since. A．had not been heard of B．has not been heard of C．had not heard of D．has not heard of 6．—You’ve made great progress in your English study, haven’t you? —Yes, but much . A．remains to do B．is remained to do C．remains to be done D．is remained to be done 7．It was announced that only after the candidates’ papers were collected _____to leave the room. A．had they been permitted B．would they be permitted C．that they would be permitted D．that they had been permitted 8．Speaking a foreign language allows you to ________ time in a negotiation, for you can act like you have not understood to come up with your answer. A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend 9．Regarding China-US differences on human rights issues, Hong said the two sides can enhance mutual understanding through dialogue ______ on equality and mutual respect. A．based B．to base C．basing D．base 10．The importance ______ a national day and how it is celebrated are very different from country to country. A．connected to B．given to C．meaning to D．attached to 11．Have you read the book Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan, _____ that won him the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature? A．the one B．one C．those D．ones 12．____ the player I came across in the stadium spoke, I hadn’t realized she was foreign. A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although 13．The national park has a large collection of wildlife, ________ from butterflies to elephants. A．to range B．range C．ranging D．ranged 14．There is a popular view________in city strangers are less likely to help an elderly person. A．that B．whether C．why D．how 15．If the new safety system _______ to use, the accident would never have happened. A．had been put B．were put C．should be put D．would be put 16．______ he was 12, Einstein had learned advanced mathematics by himself. A．The first time B．At the time C．By the time D．During the time 17．—Did Linda see the traffic accident? —No, no sooner ________ than it happened. A．had she gone B．she had gone C．has she gone D．she has gone 18．Many people complained about the stones lying on a road, but _______ did anything about getting the stones out of the way. A．both B．no one C．none D．all 19．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 20．--Hello, Kate. How is your weekend at home? --Awful! You know it is the first time I ____ alone at home, bored to death. A．has left B．had left C．had been left D．have been left 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）As self — driving cars come closer to being common on American roads, much of the rhetoric (说辞) promoting them has to do with safety. About 40,000 people die on U. S. roads every year, and driver errors are linked to more than 90 percent of crashes. But many of the biggest advocates of autonomous vehicles aren’t car companies looking to improve the safety of their existing products. Huge backing for self - driving technologies is coming from Silicon Valley giants like Google and Apple. Those of us who have studied the relationship between technology and society tend to look more carefully at the motivations behind any technological push. In this case, it’s clear that in addition to addressing safety concerns, Silicon Valley firms have a strong incentive (动机) to create a new venue for increasing the use of their digital devices. Every minute people spend on their mobile phones provides data - and often money - to tech companies. At present, digital devices and driving are in conflict: There are serious, often fatal, consequences when drivers use smartphones to talk or to text. Regulators and safety advocates look to resolve dial conflict by banning phone use while driving - as has happened in virtually every state. But the tech companies are taking a different approach. The obvious answer for Silicon Valley is creating an antomobile in which continuous cellphone use no longer poses a threat to anyone. In recent years, the amount of time adults spend on their mobile devices has grown rapidly. At the moment, it’s around four hours a day for the