2023届云南省陆良县第八中学高考冲刺英语模拟试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．The witness an important detail when describing the accident. A．brought out B．kept off C．left out D．ran into 2．--The weather is too cold ___ March this year. -- It was still ___ when I came here years ago. A．for; colder B．in; cold C．in; hot D．for; hotter 3．This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive. A．worse still B．on the contrary C．in short D．in addition 4．---.We didn’t find the Blacks during the lecture. --- No one had told them about _____ a lecture. A．there to be B．there being C．there be D．there was 5．— Would you mind my coming over and having a look at your rehearse (排练)? My little son’s curious about the performance. — _______ . Just come round. A．Yes, I do B．Never mind C．Not at all D．Yes, please 6．The two pens are the same, but the red one cost _____________ that one. A．as much twice as B．twice as much as C．much as twice as D．as twice much as 7．Although he did not do it___________, he definitely had some responsibility. A．instantly B．deliberately C．accidentally D．casually 8．---Each of the students working hard at their hard at their lessons the book. ---So have I. A．reads B．have read C．has read D．read 9．The desks in our classroom are so close together that there is not enough room to move them． A．between B．in C．across D．over 10．______ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to see films so often. A．If it is not B．Had it not been C．Were it not D．If they were not 11．It’s hard for elderly people to see ______ convenience a smart phone can bring to us. A．what B．which C．whose D．how 12．Some business owners are keen on public welfare. This is local services have been funded. A．whether B．what C．where D．how 13．______ property, we’re among the richest people in this city． A．In search of B．In spite of C．In place of D．In terms of 14．-- -____that he manage to get the information? ---Oh，a friend of his helped him. A．Where was it B．What was it C．How was it D．Why was it 15．It's that time of year again， when Alipay ______ us just how much we've been spending， and on what． A．reminds B．reminded C．has reminded D．is reminding 16．The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the ________ to achieve it. A．acquisition B．comprehension C．determination D．satisfaction 17．---Do you think Peter is a good partner? --- Not really! There are some things that are not easy to ________ , and his laziness is one. A．put aside B．put up with C．think of D．get along with 18．She said her ________ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left. A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus 19．_______ that I wouldn’t support myself at that moment. A．I was weak enough B．I was too weak C．So weak was I D．Such weak was I 20．One of the most important questions they had to consider was ___________ of public health. A．what B．that C．this D．which 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） Researchers continue to show the power behind our sense of smell． Recent studies have found, among other things, that the smell of foods like pizza can cause uncontrollable anger in drivers on roads． The review explains that smell is unique in its effects on the brain． According to Conrad King, the researcher who carried out the review, "more than any other senses, the sense of smell goes through the logical part of the brain and acts on the systems concerned with feelings. This is why the smell of baking bread can destroy the best intentions of a dieter．" Smell,which dictates（决定） the unbelievable complexity of food tastes, has always been the least understood of our senses. Our noses are able to detect up to 10，000 distinct smells． Our ability to smell and taste this extremely large range of smells is controlled by something like 1,000 genes, which make up an amazing 3% of the human genome． Researchers Richard Axel and Linda Buck were together awarded a Nobel Prize in 2004 for their ground-breaking research on the nature of this extraordinary sense． These two scientists were the first to describe the family of 1，000 olfactory （嗅觉） genes and to explain how our olfactory system works． According to one study in the research review， smelling fresh pizza or even the packaging of fast foods can be enough to make drivers feel impatient with other road users． They are then more likely to speed and experience uncontrollable anger on roads． The most reasonable explanation is that these can all make drivers feel hungry， and therefore desperate to satisfy their appetites． In contrast， the smells of peppermint and cinnamon were shown to improve concentration levels as well as reduce drive