2023届江西省新余市两重点校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．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．____________the fierce competition in job seeking, many university graduates have no choice but to reduce their own demand for the salary. A．Faced B．Facing C．To face D．Having faced 2．My teacher often says that success in making money is not always a good ______ of success in life. A．belief B．element C．criterion D．instance 3．U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in China’s economic center Shanghai on Sunday night, November 15th2009, ______a state visit to China. A．starting B．started C．to start D．having started 4．For thousands of years,poetry the favorite type of literature for many in China. A．is B．has been C．was D．will be 5．Every great accomplishment rests on the of what came before it; when you trace it back, you’ll see one small step that started it all. A．reputation B．expectation C．recreation D．foundation 6．The health of garden plants depends on the soil _____ --the proper balance of mineral pieces, organic matter, air and water. A．construction B．conservation C．corporation D．composition. 7．He was forced to spend another night at the airport ____ for his plane. A．waiting B．being waited C．waited D．to be waited 8．—I have been decorating the apartment recently, so can you lend me some money? —Sorry, all my money has gone to the stock market. _________. A．I’d rather not. B．I am in the black. C．I wouldn’t bet on it. D．I am a little shy. 9．Why do you turn to me for help ______ you can easily work out the problem independently? A．until B．when C．after D．unless 10．The young man has ______ experience. He probably can’t do that job. A．few B．little C．some D．any 11．We’ll have to finish it , _____________. A．however it takes long B．however long it takes C．no matter how it takes D．no matter how long does it take 12．Jenny nearly missed the flight _________________doing too much shopping. A．as a result of B．on top of C．in front of D．in need of 13．Bob was trying to ________ that he knew the famous singer who would perform in our city. A．let out B．lay out C．figure out D．make out 14．Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _____ to an artist. A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital 15．-- It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help． --- That’s right．_____________． A．Many hands make light work B．Something is better than nothing C．The more the merrier D．The sooner begin, the sooner done 16．—What do you think of Putin? —He is an outstanding leader who _______his reputation. A．looks out for B．comes up with C．lives up to D．looks forward to 17．--- I’ll pay a visit to Hong Kong. Would you mind keeping an eye on my house? --- Not at all. ______. A．I’d rather not B．I’d be happy C．I’ve no time D．I’d like to 18． Dimash appeared on the stage of Singer 2017,his voice instantly won hearts of Chinese audience. A．As long as B．As soon as C．Now that D．Ever since 19．The explosion in the chemical plant ______ avoided had the county authorities, aiming too much at short-term interests, performed their duties from the beginning. A．should be B．might be C．must have been D．could have been 20．---Will you be_____________ this evening，Mary？ ---That depends. I am afraid I will be with my manager，discussing a plan. A．convenient B．suitable C．available D．efficient 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） My motivation for starting our family tradition of reading in the car was purely selfish: I could not bear listening to A Sesame Street Christmas for another 10 hours. My three children had been addicted to this cassette on our previous summer’s road trip. As I began to prepare for our next 500-mile car trip, I came across a book Jim Trelease’s The Read Aloud Handbook. This could be the answer to my problem. I thought. So I put Roald dahl’s James and the Giant Peach into my bag. When I began to read aloud the tale of the boy who escapes the bad guys by hiding inside a giant peach, my three kids argued and wrestled in their seats. But after several lines, they were attracted into the rhythm of the words and began to listen. We soon learned that the simple pleasure of listening to a well-written book makes the long miles pass more quickly. Sometimes the books we read became highlights of the trip. I read Wilson Rawls’s Summer of the Monkeys as we spent two days driving to the beach. We arrived just behind the power crews restoring (恢复) electricity after a tropical storm. The rain continued most of the week, and the beach was covered with oil washed up by the storm. When we returned home, I asked my son what he liked about the trip. He answered without hesitation, “The book you read in the car.” Road trips still offer challenges, even though my