2023届重庆市西南大学附属中学高考英语四模试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 请考生注意： 1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。 2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．At the meeting, the headmaster said that the government should prevent such things as hurt children ________again. A．happening B．happen C．to happen D happened 2．Experience is a hard teacher because she ________ the test first, the lesson afterwards. A．gives B．has given C．was giving D．would give 3．—Would you please wait for a moment while I telephone the reception desk to check? —________. A．I wouldn't mind that B．Sound like fun C．I mean it D．You wish 4．Some women　　　　a good salary in a job instead of staying home， but they decided not to work for the sake of the family． A．must make B．should have made C．would make D．could have made 5．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 6．Andrew lives alone and enjoys the company of a pet cat _______ he’s grown so fond. A．which B．in which C．of which D．when 7．The new playground to be built next year will be ____________ the old one. A．as three times big as B．three times as big as C．as big as three times D．as big three times as 8．The country’s chief exports are coal, cars and cotton goods, cars_____ the most important of these. A．have been B．are C．being D．are being 9．You can’t use the computer now, ________ the upgrade of the system is under way. A．until B．unless C．as D．after 10．What matters in life is working hard ________ hardly working. A．as well as B．less than C．rather than D．other than 11．In the virtual laboratory environment created in the VR app, students can ________ a particular experiment before doing them in a real lab. A．reveal B．reserve C．preview D．provide 12．I will be surprised if you can get Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, these donation draw tickets from you. A．buy B．buying C．buys D．to buy 13．The earthquake in Japan, measuring 9.0 on the Richter Scale, was so violent _______ cause a series of explosions of the nuclear reactors in several power stations. A．to B．that C．as to D．as that 14．I'll have all of the readings by the end of this term if my plan goes well. A．completing B．to complete C．completed D．being completed 15．—Sorry, Mum! I failed the job interview again. —Oh, it's too bad. You________ have made full preparations. A．must B．can C．would D．should 16．Wechat intends to radically change the way ______ people use mobilephones. A．/ B．which C．why D．who 17．After he was promoted to the present position, he is not so hardworking as he ______. A．was used to B．used to be C．was used to being D．used to 18．Having battled with their _______ over whether to offer help to an aged man or woman who has fallen over, most people choose to help. A．compromise B．contradiction C．conscience D．competence 19．Lisa wouldn’t ________ the job any more. She had a big argument with her boss and resigned. A．come up with B．keep up with C．make up with D．put up with 20．— Anything to drink? What about coffee? — Er… I think I’ll have a cold drink coffee. A．other than B．more than C．less than D．rather than 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） In China，chain restaurants especially the big multinational ones are cool．Going to Starbucks，for example，is a status symbol．It not only says，"I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee，"but also，"I'm cosmopolitan （见多识广的） enough to be part of globalization．" Where I come from in the UK，however，chains are neither fashionable nor gourmet（美食的）．Chains are where you go on New Year's Day when nowhere else is open，or when you are 5 years old and your parents can't stand hearing，"I'm hungry!"any longer．In my own case （with regards to McDonald's），a chain is where you are taken on your first"date"．Even at the age of 13，I knew to give the guy the"let's just be friends"phone call the next day． In the UK，independent cafes and restaurants are making a comeback on the fashion scene．Nowadays，a Londoner who says"let's meet for a coffee at Monmouth"（an independent cafe） is much cooler than one who says"let's go to Starbucks"．Even if Monmouth's coffee is a little more expensive，there's a satisfaction in knowing your pounds aren't going straight to the big corporations． Of course，there are chain stores all over the UK；you can't go five minutes without spotting a Costa Coffee．But numbers do not add up to good taste． I do，however，have a confession （坦白）．After moving to China I had moments when all the rice and Kung Pao Chicken became too much．I，too，have retreated to McDonald's． 1、Many Chinese people like to go to multinational chain restaurants because ______ ． A．the restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture B．the restaurants offer different food and drinks from other restaurants C．they believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status D．these