2023学年青海省西宁市六校高考仿真卷英语试题（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．—Fiona never fails to grasp any chance of promotion. —She’s a woman of ________. A．ambition B．attention C．expectation D．reputation 2．Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his . A．ability B．force C．mind D．strength 3．You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow ______ you keep it tidy and clean. A．for fear that B．in case C．on condition that D．even if 4．—Thank God I passed the interview yesterday. I was sweating heavily. —Me too. I ________ when I was sitting outside waiting. A．looked down my nose B．let my hair down C．had butterflies in my stomach D．chanced my arm 5．I am at a loss why Mike is always ________ every time I meet him. Believe it or not, we used to be best friends. A．giving me the cold shoulder B．making my day C．following suit D．beating around the bush 6．一"Peter, have you got your new flat furnished? —Yes. I ______ some used furniture and it was a real bargain. A．will buy B．have bought C．bought D．had bought 7．The debate here will be limited in two main respects，________ the time available. A．in view of B．in return for C．in addition to D．in comparison with 8．Do you know that ______ chairman of the meeting has announced that Mr Hodge has been made ______ manager of this factory? A．the, the B．/, the C．the, / D．a, a 9．—OK， here ___________. —Thank you for your lift. See you later. A．are we B．is it C．we are D．comes it 10．Advertising often functions as an indicator for ______ society considers to be socially acceptable and desirable at the time. A．what B．whether C．how D．which 11．James, I don’t mind lending you the money ____ you pay it back within a month. A．although B．now that C．unless D．as long as 12．—Better get down to your work, Tom. —_________. A．It’s my pleasure B．Don’t mention it C．Mind your own business D．You’re welcome 13．— What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game. — _____. Whatever you want to do is fine with me. A. It’s up to you B．Glad to hear that C．You can’t miss it D．It just depends 14．The deal， next week，will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market. A．completed B．being completed C．to be completed D．having been completed 15．Tianjin soccer fans wonder how long it will be ______ the popular soccer star —Sunke can appear in the fields in Tianjin as a member of Tianjin Tianhai soccer team. A．before B．since C．until D．where 16．—I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter. —It true because there was little snow there. A．may be not B．won’t be C．couldn’t be D．mustn’t be 17．I’m tired out．I stayed up the whole night, ______ for my midterm math exam． A．studying B．to study C．to be studying D．studied 18．Don’t worry. The hard work that you do now _____ later in life. A．will be repaid B．was being repaid C．has been repaid D．was repaid 19．To tell the truth, I didn’t expect that there were so many people ______ the idea. A．supported B．supporting C．to support D．having supported 20．If we use the new recycling method, a large number of trees . A．are saved B．will save C．will be saved D．have saved 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） That competition keeps prices down is well known. But it is hard to measure by just how much, because prices vary for all sorts of reasons, from differences in labour costs and rents to taxes. Rising to the challenge is a new paper in The Economic Journal by Giacomo Calzolari, Andrea Ichino, Francesco Manaresi and Viki Nellas, economists at the European University Institute, Bologna University and the Italian central bank. They looked at pharmacies(药房) and specifically at customers who may be particularly easy to rip off: new parents. Using data for 2007 to 2010 covering about a fifth of pharmacies in Italy, the researchers measured the way in which prices of hygiene products for babies changed as the number of babies varied. They took advantage of a peculiar law from the 1960s, according to which regions with at most 7,500 people are allowed just one pharmacy (supposedly to keep the quality of services high). They compared prices in places with populations just below this threshold, and just above. The products studied included some 3,000 varieties of shampoos, bath foams, baby wipes, creams and so on. Many are also used by adults on themselves. Some people, for example, prefer sun-cream labeled “for children” because of its high level of protection. When raising prices for these products, even a pharmacist with a monopoly(垄断) must consider the risk that adult users will switch to pr