2023届重庆市部分区县高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷（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．_______ progress it is, you can’t stop moving forward. A．Whatever great B．However great C．No matter how great D．How great a 2．The shocking news made me realize ________ terrible problems we would face. A．what B．how C．that D．why 3．--- Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I late for the flight yesterday. --- Don’t mention it. A．will have been B．would have been C．must be D．could be 4．The 114 colorful clay Warriors ____ at No. 1 pit, ______ in height from 1.8m to 2m, have black hair, green, white or pink faces, and black or brown eyes. A．unearthed; ranging B．unearthing; ranging C．unearthed; ranged D．are unearthed; are ranging 5．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 6．Efforts will be made to______ new teaching models to exploit the students’ potential. A．accelerate B．innovate C．differentiate D．compile 7．In this movie going season, women are driving ticket sales to a degree ,if ever, seen before. A．really B．frequently C．rarely D．never 8．New policies, _______ to insure that compulsory education is truly free, ________ by the local government across China since the start of school on September 1. A．intending; have been made known B．intended; have been made known C．intending; are made known D．intended; had made known 9．Ever since the new park was opened to the public last month, I ______ a walk in it every morning. A．am taking B．take C．have taken D．have been taking 10．—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 11．Though he lacks experience, the arrangements are all _______ for the meeting next Thursday ahead of time. A．in particular B．in place C．in preparation D．in time 12．She was such a proud person that she would die she would admit she was wrong. A．since B．when C．unless D．before 13．—Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem. —You know, music is the source of ______ in life. A． inspiration B． identification C． reaction D． recreation 14．Criticized as online games are, they never fail to ______ a large number of teenagers． A．appeal to B．object to C．refer to D．turn to 15．The scientist does not study nature ________ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it. A．until B．because C．though D．unless 16．The part in the film the man broke down the door made some of the audience give a cry. A．which B．who C．where D．whom 17．I ______ football since I left university. A．didn’t play B．don’t play C．won’t play D．haven’t played 18．To make a breakthrough in his scientific research, the scientist has been making a(n) _____amount of effort. A．modest B．miserable C．optional D．tremendous 19．The purpose of her talking to me last night actually _______this: That I shall never trust him any more in future. A．comes round B．comes out C．comes on D．comes to 20．The matches of the FIFA Women’s World Cup will be played in 2019 all around France, whose men’s team _____ the 2018 World Cup. A．wins B．won C．has won D．had won 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）Three Feet From Gold Darby’s uncle was caught by the “gold fever” in the gold-rush days, and went west to dig and grow rich. After months of labor, he was rewarded by the discovery of the shining ore (矿石). He needed machinery to bring the ore to the surface. So, with the “strike”, he returned home. And with the help of Darby, he borrowed a lot of money. After buying the machinery and having it shipped, Uncle and Darby went back to work the mine. The first car of ore was mined. And the returns proved they had one of the richest mines in Colorado! Down went the drills! Up went the hopes of Uncle and Darby! Then something happened! The vein (矿脉) of gold ore disappeared! They drilled on, but all in vain. Finally, they decided to quit and sold the machinery to a junk man for a few hundred dollars. The junk man called in a mining engineer to look at the mine and do a little calculating. The engineer’s calculations showed that the vein would be found just three feet from where the Darbys had stopped drilling! The junk man took millions of dollars in the vein, because he knew enough to seek expert’s advice before giving up. Most of the money which went into the machinery was borrowed through the efforts of Darby, who was then a very young man. The money came from his relatives because of their faith in him. He paid back every dollar of it, although he was