2023届浙江省杭州八中高考适应性考试英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生须知： 1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。 2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。 3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．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 2．–My TV set doesn’t work, the water tap is dripping and my car is still under repair! –You sure ________ bad luck these days. A．had B．will have C．had had D．are having 3．They had just taken their seats, then _____ A．the chairman came B．the chairman comes C．came the chairman D．comes the chairman 4．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 5．—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 6．Scientists have many theories about how the universe into being. A．came B．was coming C．had come D．would come 7．I wish I ________ her the news and then she wouldn’t be worried now. A．don’t tell B．didn’t tell C．haven’t told D．hadn’t told 8．It gives us great delight ______ Chinese science fictions are becoming increasingly popular. A．how B．what C．that D．why 9．It suddenly occurred to him ____ he had left his keys in the office． A．that B．what C．where D．which 10．Our English teacher , having explained to us how to design a project, allowed us a whole week’s preparation and then ______the class. A．to dismiss B．dismissed C．dismissing D．having dismissed 11．The old bank, _____ appearance is not a pretty sight, is extremely beautiful on the inside. A．whose B．where C．when D．which 12． “Could we put off the meeting？” she asked. “________.” He answered politely. “This is the only day everyone is available.” A．Not likely B．Not exactly C．Not nearly D．Not really 13．—Where are you going to hang the picture? —I haven’t decided yet. I ________ hang it in the dining room. A．might B．must C．need D．would 14．It is global warming, rather than other factors, ___the extreme weather. A．that have led to B．which has caused C．which are causing D．that has led to 15．Julie is one of those women who always the latest fashion. A．put up with B．keep up with C．come up with D．get on with 16．—Mum，look at my shoes．I need a new pair． —________．I bought them for you only a week ago! A．You bet B．You said it C．You don't say D．You name it 17．The books on the desk, covers are shiny, are prizes for us. A．which B．what C．whose D．that 18．—I don’t care for baseball. —How can you say you don’t like something you’ve never even tried it! A．till B．after C．unless D．when 19．— Peter, you seem in high spirits. — ________ I have been offered a part-time job in the KFC . A．So what? B．No wonder. C．No doubt. D．Guess what. 20．Richard saved up his money ______ he might go abroad for his summer holiday. A．in case B．now that C．as if D．so that 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）I am astonished at the way God knows when to send a special gift of encouragement at just the right time! It might be in a dream, a lost letter, a memory, or something found that we’d forgotten about. My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. And summer after summer I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town where they lived. People knew everyone, their children, their pets, their ancestors. Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting …She would make sandwiches and we’d have tea parties, plant flowers and carefully tend them. She loved knitting sweaters as well as making beautiful quilts　for her grandchildren. I remember the small thimble ( 顶 针 ) she would place on her finger while doing her needlework. A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth for her new residence in Heaven, I bid farewell to my loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change! We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday. I missed her very much, but I noticed it mostly on my birthdays, because there was no card from Grandma. She’d never forgotten my birthday! On one particular birthday when I was feeling a little low, something happened and made me feel as if she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow；it was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam (缝) that I carefully opened, and, to my delight, out came a tiny silver thimble! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her! Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing h into that little pillow that I just happened to fluff (抖松), to place on my bedspread (床罩) that day. I ca