2023学年辽宁省大连市普兰店市第六中学高考英语五模试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回． 2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置． 3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符． 4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效． 5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗． 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Lucia impressed her peer students with her musical talent, as well as several foreign languages ______. A．on her own B．under her control C．in her charge D．at her command 2．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 3．We must ______ the time that you’ve wasted this afternoon by working late to-night. A．make up for B．make out C．do up D．make up to 4．Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon，or____________ it is convenient to you. A．wherever B．however C．whichever D．whenever 5．We live in this society now ________ literally someone is always helping. A．when B．where C．that D．what 6．— Do you like the book you father bought you? — Very much. It’s exactly______I wanted. A．which B．that C．what D．how 7．The International Monetary Fund has received both criticism and for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty. A．worship B．credit C．argument D．privilege 8．I was telling a joke and Sam just interrupted me to tell a different one. He always _____! A．bites his tongue B．saves his skin C．steals my thunder D．pulls my leg 9．In time we reached a stage we had more young readers than old ones． A．where B．how C．who D．what 10．—Do you think I'm a good surfer? —Of course! I ________ you earlier．You made it look so easy，graceful even． A．am watching B．was watching C．have watched D．had watched 11．Professor Wang ________in our school till next Sunday． A．will have stayed B．has stayed C．is staying D．stayed 12．Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _____ amount of daily exercise would dramatically improve her health. A．modest B．equal C．exact D．considerable 13．I wanted some more cold meat but there was _____ left. A．none B．no one C．any D．some 14．If it ________ for her great help then, I would not study English so well now. A．hasn’t been B．wasn’t C．hadn’t been D．isn’t 15．—The movie Till Death Do Us Part 《最爱》will be on at 8 pm．What about picking you up at 7pm? —All right．I will have come back from work by then, and I you at home． A．will be waiting for B．will wait for C．have been waiting for D．am waiting for 16．Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity ________ sight matters more than hearing. A．when B．whose C．which D．where 17． their final medical check, the astronauts boarded their spacecraft． A．Received B．Being received C．To receive D．Having received 18．－What about inviting Tracy to host the party? －Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _______, here she comes. A．don’t pull my leg B．a little bird told me C．speak of the devil D．it’s a piece of cake 19．________ a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them, as far as most of its population is concerned, it is indeed a great sporting nation. A．While B．as C．If D．Whether 20．Don’t let the child who is ________ go to school． A．so young as to B．not old enough to C．not old enough D．too young to 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） Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently it’s because we have mirror neurons (神经元) in our brains. Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people. Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the area which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: “The hand took hold of the ball”), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball). Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders. Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us wi