2023届江西省安福第二中学高考英语一模试卷（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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，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．—Listening to language recording in bed seems like an easy way to _______ some new vocabulary. —But does this learning method actually work? A．polish up B．make up C．pick up D．build up 2．This car is important to our family. We would repair it at our expense _______ it break down within the first year. A．could B．would C．might D．should 3．—Why not talk with your parents about your willingness to attend 2017 Peking University Summer Camp? —I tried____ to get them to listen to me. A．in time B．in vain C．in need D．in case 4． carefully for long time,the opening ceremony won a great success. A．Having prepared B．To be prepared C．Being prepared D．Having been prepared 5．It is said that the only survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed to help him ______. A．pull through B．put through C．look through D．break through 6．—You seem to be fond of classical music. —________. As a matter of fact, I like jazz music better. A． I don’t agree B． Not really C． I couldn’t agree more D． No doubt 7．As I opened my eyes, in ______ direction I looked, I could see smiling, peaceful, calm and content faces. A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever 8．—Would you like me the radio a bit? —No, it’s all right. I’m used with the radio . A．to turn down; to work; on B．turning down; to working; on C．turning down; to working; off D．to turn down; to working; on 9．If it _____ earlier, the printing machine would not have broken down． A．has been repaired B．is repaired C．had been repaired D．was repaired 10．Zhang Xuan, ______ university student from Shanghai, learns ______ art in her spare time. A．an; / B．a; the C．a; / D．an; the 11．The Games are known as the friendly games because of their ________ on kindness and mutual respect. A．lacks B．focuses C．challenges D．researches 12．Hardly ever ______ so many choices for young people entering the workforce as there are today. A．there are B．there have been C．have there been D．are there 13．—Starting a conversation is a good way to kill time on the train. —_______. I also like to talk with strangers. A．That is true B．It sounds like fun C．I don’t think so D．You are kidding 14．--- I’m afraid the company will not hire me. --- Come on, Bill, relax! You have a lot of experience and fine references and your college work is ideal background for them. ______________ A．It'll be no sweat. B．All good things come to an end. C．Words pay no debts. D．Don't give me any jaw. 15．--- You look happy today. Is there anything good? --- I’m very delighted ______ as one of the exchange students. A．to choose B．to have been chosen C．choosing D．having been chosen 16．A scientist’s attempt to produce the world’s first gene-edited babies _____ are immune to HIV has sparked controversy in academia and the public. A．as B．who C．whom D．whose 17．Visit the old man this afternoon？If you ________，make sure you wear sunscreens to protect your skin. A．must B．can C．may D．shall 18．It’s second time in five days that he has asked me for higher pay. A．不填；a B．a;the C．the；a D．the；the 19．---Hi, Johnson, any idea where Susan is? ---It is class time, so she __________ in the classroom now. A．can be B．must have been C．might have been D．should be 20．The language in the company’s statement is highly ________, thus making its staff confused. A．ambiguous B．apparent C．appropriate D．aggressive 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）It’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal. Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival. A craving is more complex. It activates (使活跃) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. So, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that