2023学年贵州省铜仁市德江县第二中学高考适应性考试英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，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．The split between humans and living apes is thought by some scholars ____ 15 to 20 million years ago. A．to occur B．occurring C．to have occurred D．having occurred 2．一Would you be so kind as to take this heavy box upstairs for me? 一 A．It's my pleasure． B．Help yourself． C．Sure，with pleasure． D．Take your time． 3．The police are investigating the company, three of ________ managers have already been arrested. A．whose B．that C．which D．where 4．Nearly all educators believe that a challenging situation can often ______ the best qualities of a person. A．cheer up B．take over C．bring out D．put away 5．If an entire country gets richer at the same time, individuals wouldn't ________ feel wealthier, since their relative positions in society haven't changed. A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably 6．________ a bike, she cycled home. A．Bought B．To buy C．Being bought D．Having bought 7．--Hello，________________ --Oh，sorry. I've got the wrong number. A．Dr. Brown's office. B．Who's that speaking？ C．Can I help you？ D．Is that Dr. Brown？ 8．---What do you do, Susan? ---I am a clerk in a foreign company now. But I __________English in a high school for 8 years. A．teach B．had taught C．have taught D．taught 9．I wouldn’t have missed the train if I ______ up earlier. A．got B．had got C．will get D．have got 10．—What do you think of the movie last night? —When I got there it _______, so I only watched the end. A．finished B．had finished C．was finishing D．has finished 11．This restaurant has become popular for its wide ______ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets. A．production B．offer C．range D．division 12．—What do you think of your journey to Yunnan? —Everything is very fantastic，especially its fresh air.It is pleasant ________. A．breathed B．being breathed C．to be breathed D．to breathe 13．Ann said whenever her father was unhappy he ________ go out and buy something, usually something large and useless. A．should B．could C．would D．might 14．You won’t find paper cutting difficult _____you keep practicing it. A．even if B．as long as C．as if D．ever since 15．----I feel cold. ____ I close the window? ----Sure. Go ahead! A．Shall B．Need C．Would D．Should 16．Professor Li ________ for his informative lecture, was warmly received by the students. A．known B．knowing C．having known D．to be known 17．Alice’s father always brings her a nice gift ________ he returns home from his business trip. A．by the time B．all the time C．every time D．in the time 18．---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 19．I hope when you come tomorrow, you _____ the reading and have something to share. A．did B．are doing C．will be doing D．will have done 20．As is expected, AI is an area _______ China may appear as a leading force. A．that B．where C．which D．when 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） Who's in control of your life? Who's pulling your strings? For the majority of us, it's other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young,of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it," Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. " So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug-we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(成瘾物)we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval. But, just as with any drug. there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom-the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted (tired) and probably pleasing no one in the process. So how can we take back control? I think there's only one way-make a conscious decision to stop carin