2023届山西省朔州市怀仁八中高考英语五模试卷（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．With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ________ each year. A．is washing away B．is being washed away C．are washing away D．are being washed away 2．While his approach was a complete ________ from established practices, the result was satisfactory. A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment 3．The real reason why prices ____ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem. A．were B．will be C．have been D．had been 4．A storm buried Illinois under several inches of snow on Tuesday,______at least 100 people dead in traffic accidents. A．to leave B．leave C．left D．leaving 5．Don’ t be joking. It’ s time to______your business. A．set out B．take up C．go on D．get down 6．World AIDS Day is also important in reminding us that HIV has not gone away, and there are many things still to be done. A．which B．what C．that D．/ 7．Air pollution, together with littering, ____ many problems in our large industrial cities today. A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing 8．I prefer a school ______teachers have to work as a team, instead of fighting against each other. A．where B．that C．as D．when 9．More than a quarter of the energy in the United States goes to moving people and goods from one place to another. A．using B．used C．to use D．use 10．The bus would not have run into the river ________ for the bad tempered lady. A．if it were not B．had it not been C．if it would not be D．should it not be 11．Don’t refer to the dictionary every time you come across a new word as sometimes its meaning may be _______ clearly in a given context. A．picked out B．ruled out C．brought out D．taken out 12．Good food，good sleep，no exercise．That's he gained weight． A．how B．when C．what D．whether 13．In fact，most of us would the consequences of stupid decisions taken by others. A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer 14． ---I usually go there by train. ---Why not ________ by ship for a change? A．to try going B．trying to go C．to try and go D．try going 15．The old bank, _____ appearance is not a pretty sight, is extremely beautiful on the inside. A．whose B．where C．when D．which 16．Some of them, ______ in rural villages, had never seen a train. A．to be born and brought up B．born and brought up C．having born and brought up D．having been born and brought up 17．—Have you heard of yesterday's gas explosion? —Yes. Only two of the 35 miners at the scene ________ to have made it out safely. A．have thought B．are thought C．had thought D．were thought 18．The online word “selfie” is gaining ______ and more and more people tend to use it nowadays. A．access B．admission C．control D．currency 19．A hearty laugh relieves physical tension, _____your muscles relaxed for over half an hour. A．to leave B．left C．leaving D．leave 20．Star skater Wu Dajing won China’s first gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games breaking world record in short track men’s 500m. A．to B．by C．with D．in 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） The Great Wall, China Stretching over 21,000 kilometers, the Great Wall was built to prevent invasions and has a history of more than 2,000 years. UNESCO in February 2019 calls it an absolute masterpiece, not only because of the ambitious character of the undertaking but also the perfection of its construction.” But perfection isn’t protection. 51.2 percent of the Great Wall had either already disappeared or is at a significant risk of disappearing. Besides for wind and rain erosion, the main reasons for the destruction of the Great Wall are human factors such as tourism, construction, human contact and so on. Pamukkale，Turkey Pamukkale, which means “cotton castle” in Turkish, is famous for its shining white calcite terraces (方解石阶地)with warm and mineral-rich waters overrun. Before being listed as a World Heritage Site in 1988, Pamukkale had been severely damaged by human activities. People used hot spring water to fill swimming pools, some visitors stood on the rocks and some even bathed in the hot springs with soap and shampoo. To protect the terraces, the Turkish government has decided to pull down the hotels and require all tourists to visit this site barefoot. Great Barrier Reef, Australia Home to 400 types of coral and 1,500 species of fish, the Great Barrier Reef draws visitors to Australia from all over the world. However, the Great Barrier Reef is expected to suffer from increasingly frequent bleaching events, cases in which corals turn white and may die, according to a UNESCO report. The heat waves ca