2023届重庆市七校（渝北中学高考压轴卷英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生请注意： 1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。 2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。 3．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．He liked the lovely dog so much that he ________ his book and played with it immediately. A．gave off B．set aside C．took over D．turned down 2．Owing to The Chinese Poetry Competition, publications on classical Chinese literature are __________ a significant share of storage space at the bookstore. A．taking up B．dividing up C．breaking up D．putting up 3．--Could you please cut the price a little? --Er... _________ you buy more than ten. A．even if B．so long as C．in case D．as soon as 4．Be calm, Madam. Can you remember _____________ you had your mobile phone stolen? A．when was it that B．that it was when C．where it was that D．it was where that 5．Music treatment involves a specialist playing an instrument or sing ________ the patient’s mood. A．by means of B．with regard to C．in response to D．on account of 6．Oh! The flower can’t be saved. If the flower had been watered，it now. A．wouldn’t be dying B．is dead C．had been dead D．will not die 7．-- - Are you satisfied with this house? ----________. We can’t have a nicer one A．Not a little B．Not a bit C．A little D．A bit 8．— you play the piano at this time of the day ? I need a good rest for tomorrow’s test. — Sorry. A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May 9．We are committed to creating a world free from the homeless and the hopeless, a world _______ each and every corner is a true paradise. A．that B．which C．of which D．from where 10．—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 11．Although she did not know Boston well, she made her way ________ to the Home Circle Building. A．easy enough B．enough easy C．easily enough D．enough easily 12．People expect Shanghai Disneyland Park to offer better service than ________ of Tokyo’s. A．this B．it C．one D．that 13．—She got her first science fiction published. It turned out to be________. —When was that? —It was in 2009 ________ she was still in college. A．success; that B．a success; when C．success; when D．a success; that 14．The stadium ________ stands a theatre will be reconstructed. A．beside which B．for which C．when D．which 15．At one time, she is fine, ________ at another, she is abnormal. A．and B．or C．but D．so 16．Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards again this year, and his performances always ________ the expectations of most audience. A．sign up for B．drop out of C．be bent on D．live up to 17．I'm very grateful to my high school teachers，without _____________help I wouldn't be so excellent. A．their B．whom C．whose D．which 18．— Hi! John, would you like to play football with us? — Oh，I can’t. I ___ my lesson all the morning and still need half an hour. A．am reviewing B．have been reviewing C．have reviewed D．reviewed 19．The customs officers were insisting that suitcases should be opened and their contents _______ for closer inspection. A．laid out B．given out C．sent out D．picked out 20．— You should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic. — But a friend an unexpected visit to me. A．paid B．had paid C．would pay D．has paid 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） Our society is generally becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled cog in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, Nell-ventilated factories and piped music, and by psychologists and “human-relations” experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become powerless, that he is bored with it. In fact, the blue and the white-collar workers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management. The worker and employee are anxious, not only because they might find themselves out of a job; they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction of interesting life. They live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings. Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They are even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job, they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of obedience and independence. From the moment on they are tested again and again – by the psychologists, for whom testing is a big business, and by their superiors, who judge their behavior, sociability, capacity to get along, etc. This constant ne