2023学年陕西咸阳市高考英语二模试卷（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．—Mike, it’s really impossible for us to get to the railway station in time! —How I wish I could stop the train ________ it. A．catch B．to catch C．catching D．caught 2．I'm calling to enquire about the position __________in yesterday's China Daily. A．advertised B．to be advertised C．advertising D．having advertised 3．In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance ________ in comparison with light, it won't be blocked by trees when travelling. A．while B．because C．when D．though 4．The news shocked the public，______ to great concern about students' safety at school. A．having led B．led C．leading D．to lead 5．－Do you really mean it when you say he will a good president? A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve 6．—Didn’t you go fishing with your friends last Sunday? —No. I ______ to the nursing home as usual. A．went B．go C．have gone D．had gone 7．His brother aims to be __________ of his parents by the time he is twenty. A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent 8．----I feel cold. ____ I close the window? ----Sure. Go ahead! A．Shall B．Need C．Would D．Should 9．_____ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan. A．Which B．When C．What D．As 10．Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, on you feet. A．to keep B．keeping C．having kept D．to have kept 11．This semester our school offers many optional courses for the students, _______ appeals to many students. A．each of which B．all of whom C．each of whom D．all of which 12．As to the long-term effects of global warming some believe that the damage has been done, ______________________. A．otherwise we take steps to make up now B．now that we take steps to make up C．whether we take steps to make up now or not D．unless we take steps to make up now 13．The palace is heavily guarded, because inside its walls ________. A．where sit the European leaders B．the European leaders there sit C．sit the European leaders D．that the European leaders sit 14．— You should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic. — But a friend an unexpected visit to me. A．paid B．had paid C．would pay D．has paid 15．By the time he arrived in Beijing, we _______ there for two days. A．will have stayed B．stay C．have been staying D．had stayed 16．They overcame some difficulties and completed the work ahead of time, ________ was something we had not expected. A．that B．which C．it D．what 17．— What great changes have taken place in our city in the last few years! — Indeed, many high buildings have _______all over the city. A．wound up B．sprung up C．held up D．made up 18．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 19．The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing should have attracted the government's attention. A．solving B．solve C．solved D．to solve 20．The aim of the government is to make every citizen better off,____, to help them live a happy life． A．as a result B．for a start C．for one thing D．in other words 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） Visual language is a form of communication that uses visual elements (元素) as opposed to formal written language to convey meaning or an idea, Graphicacy, the ability to communicate visually, is considered as important as literacy and numeracy, the abilities to read and count. Some people are visual thinkers, using that part of the brain that is emotional and creative to process and give meaning to information. Visual communication can find expression in paintings, drawings, symbols, or simply lines and shapes arranged for a specific effect. Art is an example of visual language. A painting or sculpture can convey ideas or arouse specific kinds of emotional responses. It may also express ideas about historical events, abstract concepts, or simply be about the way certain shapes or forms “work” together or create a certain effect on the mind. Some researchers believe that different parts of the brain respond in unique ways to colors and shapes. Pictograms (象形文字) and ideograms (表意文字) are types of visual language. Pictograms are pictures that are similar to what they represent. They are still used today to communicate information. Many people around the world are familiar with the pictograms indicating such things as airports, public facilities, and non-smoking areas indicated by a cigarette in a circle with a line across it. Ideograms are pictures that represent ideas and can often be understood without the aid of written language. Some scholars track modern alphabets to pictures Letters are ac