2023届兴义市第八中学高考英语考前最后一卷预测卷（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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。 2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。 3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．— Why didn’t you try to finish the composition? — I tried to, but ________ I could, the bell ran announcing the end of the examination. A．until B．when C．after D．before 2．He is very tired，so he needs some time ________ duty for relaxation and rest. A．through B．on C．with D．off 3．----There won’t be anywhere to park. ----Oh, _______. Let’s try the subway. A．that’s a real bargain B．that’s a good point C．that’s really something D．that’s all settled 4．—Could you give me a reminder at 9 tomorrow morning? —I'm sorry,but I a meeting then. A．attend B．will attend C．will be attending D．am attending 5．Experts warn that medical waste from hospitals, if ________properly, may lead to spreading diseases. A．not handled B．not being handled C．not to be handled D．not having handled 6． students English well, the teacher tries to speak English in class very often. A．Teaching B．Taught C．To teach D．Teach 7．With your brother’s help, I’ve made great progress in English and I really want to do something for him ____． A．in turn B．by turns C．in return D．in answer 8．The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in ________ name the character for “harmony” is included. A．which B．what C．whose D．as 9．It shocked the world the United States withdrew from some major agreements it had been committed to, including the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation and the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal. A．which B．what C．whether D．that 10．Ensuring every child equal rights to education is _____the key to the elimination of inequality across the world lies. A．that B．what C．whether D．where 11．In the early morning all of us stood at the top of the mountain ___________ east of the city, watching __________burning sun rising. A．/; a B．the; a C．the; the D．/; the 12．Thanks to Mr. Smith, the father and the son eventually ________after ten years' cold relationship between them. A．took up B．made up C．looked up D．turned up 13．In the "moon garden" onboard the Chang'e 4, the shoots of cotton marked the first live matter ever _____ on the moon. A．having grown B．to be grown C．being grown D．grown 14．While studying, fix your mind on what is really important,or you will _____ remembering nothing. A．end up B．take up C．lead to D．stick to 15．The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a golden chapter by people worldwide, ________ the Chinese civilization influenced many neighboring countries. A．where B．when C．which D．who 16．—The lecture about 3D technology was very interesting. —It’s a pity. How I wish I ________ time to attend it. A．had B．have C．had had D．have had 17．This is the first time that we ________a film in the cinema together as a family . A．see B．had seen C．saw D．have seen 18．A lot of suggestions were put forward at the meeting, but ______ was practical. A．nothing B．none C．neither D．no one 19．The girl is so grateful whenever she remembers my brother and me ____ her from the icy water. A．to have saved B．to save C．saving D．saved 20．Without our team’s great effort, the art exhibition last week ______ such a great success. A．wouldn’t be B．won’t be C．wouldn’t have been D．won’t have been 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） This week, a mammoth (猛犸象) possibly killed by humans 10,000 to 15,000 years ago was found in soy fields about 2 miles west of Detroit. It was found by farmer James Bristle and his neighbor Trent Satterthwaite, who were reportedly digging in the field. At first, they couldn’t figure out what they were seeing. “It was probably a rib bone that came up,” Bristle tells Ann Arbor News. “We thought it was a bent fence post.” Upon closer inspection, however, it became clear even to untrained eyes this was no fence post. “We knew it was something special.” Then they sped up the dig. After finding the bones Monday night, Bristle called the University of Michigan Tuesday morning to report his find. Scientist Daniel Fisher arrived to inspect it Wednesday, and by Thursday morning he had confirmed it’s a woolly mammoth. He concludes the animal was about 40 years old when it died. It was hunted by humans, he says, who killed it arid stored the remains in a pond as a way of preserving the meat for future use. It’s still too early to tell exactly how it died, Fisher tells Detroit’s WWJ-TV, “but the skeleton showed signs of human’s butchering.” The bones are being temporarily stored nearby, according to the Free Press, and it remains unclear where they’ll eventually end up. Their research value will be determined once they’ve been cleaned and dried. Woolly ma