2023届辽宁省铁岭市高级中学高考英语全真模拟密押卷（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．For all the failure of his business, he remains optimistic and ________ untroubled by his problems. A．hopefully B．seemingly C．rarely D．frequently 2．— ________ It’s only an interview! — Only an interview? Only an interview? What if I panic? What if I say a silly word by accident? A．Well done! B．Come on! C．How come? D．No doubt! 3．Many thought that after starring in the immensely popular drama, Nirvana in Fire, Hu Ge would ________ and actively seek new roles. A．make a mountain out of a molehill B．have too many irons in the fire C．strike while the iron is hot D．D．put the cart before the horse 4．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. 5．—Do you know our town at all? —Surely, this is the third time I ________ here. A．came B．come C．have come D．am coming 6．The British government published an official policy document ________ its plans to bring the UK out of the European Union. A．letting out B．putting out C．setting out D．working out 7．The book is now out of print, ______ it can easily be borrowed from libraries. A．and B．for C．so D．but 8．Some people suggest changing the date for the college entrance exams into ______ Saturday and Sunday of the first week of June, which I think is ______ good advice. A．/ ; / B．the; the C．the; a D．the; / 9．The why he is absent today is he has got a bad headache. A．reason; that B．reason; because C．cause; that D．cause; because 10．---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 11．The boss_________the employees a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has occurred yet. A．promised B．had promised C．would promise D．promises 12．From his expression, I don’t think he could have finished his homework last night, _______? A．couldn’t he B．do I C．did he D．hasn’t he 13．---I don’t understand why Catherine stopped short _____ she ought to have continued. ---It’s obvious that she lacked self-confidence. A．when B．while C．if D．as 14．This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it，________. A．how much may it cost B．no matter how it may cost C．however much it may cost D．whatever may it cost 15．These diagrams are especially helpful when we have a concrete problem ______ at hand. A．be solved B．to solve C．solved D．being solved 16．If you ever aren’t sure whether you have bought the very best smartphone, just _________ “good enough.” A．make for B．settle for C．answer for D．account for 17．I felt like giving up. I probably ________， but my Dad whispered, “Come on! You can make it.” A．would have B．would C．should D．should have 18．Reporters asked him to ______ his position on welfare reform. A．clarify B．divide C．instruct 19．Look over there! There is a long, winding path ________ up to the house. A．lead B．leading C．led D．to lead 20．Decades ago, scientists believed that how the brain develops when you are a kid ______ determines your brain structure for the rest of your life. A．sooner or later B．more or less C．to and from D．up and down 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） When Randy Heiss went hiking behind his Patagonia, Ariz. farm, the last thing he expected to find was a Christmas list from a little girl across the US-Mexico border. “I found this balloon on my morning walk near Patagonia on Sunday. Attached to it was a piece of paper with the Christmas wishes from a little girl,” Heiss wrote on his Facebook page. When he brought the list home to his wife, who speaks fluent Spanish, they determined that the little girl had asked for Enchantimals toys, clothes, art supplies and various other gifts. That's when Heiss set out to make the little girl's Christmas dreams come true. Heiss said he had attempted to send Christmas letters to Santa Claus via balloon when he was a kid but never received a response. Heiss sent a Facebook message on Wednesday to XENY, a radio station in Nogales, to see if it could help him track down the girl or her family. He later received a response from the station, which had determined the author of the letter was an 8-year-old girl named Dayami, and the station wanted to set up a meeting between the two on Thursday. “It just changed my entire day,” Heiss told the Washington Post. “Instead of going back to my office in Bisbee, I went with my wife to Walmart. “ The couple bought almost everything on Dayami's list. They also brought a few gifts for Dayami's little sister, Ximena. They told the children they were “ ayudantes de Santa,” or Santa's helpers. Heiss,60, said