上海闵行区2023学年高考临考冲刺英语试卷（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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，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．Contrary to popular belief, the ants, hardworking ________ they are, have their time for play. A．because B．while C．as D．where 2．I’m sorry you have been waiting so long, but it will still be some time ________ you can get your passport. A．since B．till C．after D．before 3．Mary became ______ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria. A．completely B．sincerely C．approximately D．increasingly 4．Oh！I can feel something _____ up my leg！It must be an insect． A．to climb B．climbing C．climb D．climbed 5．---- They say Philip’s brother is a billionaire. ---- ____________? He wouldn’t accept any help from his brother, even if it were offered. A．What if B．What for C．So what D．Forget it 6．Frankly speaking, I am not sure whether I ________ this in the old days with that kind of equipment, which looks quite odd and ridiculous. A．should have done B．need have done C．would have done D．must have done 7．Yumin, the late famous physicist, often encouraged his students to _____ what they believed in, even when facing strong opposition. A．come up with B．take charge of C．put up with D．stand up for 8．Halfway through the chapter ____ I didn’t take anything in. A．did I realize B．had I realized C．I realized D．I would realize 9．I have no doubt that Anna will ________ it, but I wonder whether she is really ready enough. A．dig B．hit C．make D．lift 10．After having some alcohol, drivers tend to speed when passing streets with less people. A．pull up B．put up C．rise up D．pick up 11．—Why does he wear a raincoat on sunny days? —Nor do I understand. He is ________. A．a wet blanket B．a lazy bone C．a black sheep D．an odd fish 12． _______ his overseas study, he was eventually employed by his dream company. A．Having completed B．Completing C．Completed D．To complete 13．The medicine should usually be kept out of the ________ of children at home. A．distance B．reach C．limit D．arrival 14．I really don’t know how to express my thanks to Mr. Li, my high school English teacher, without whose help I__________ to college that year. A．weren’t to go B．hadn’t been able to go C．couldn’t go D．couldn’t have gone 15．It's always a good idea to have a second key somewhere________ you lose the first one. A．in case B．now that C．even though D．as long as 16．The old bank, _____ appearance is not a pretty sight, is extremely beautiful on the inside. A．whose B．where C．when D．which 17．— 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 18．-- Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you. ---Thanks. You _______ it. I could manage it myself. A．needn’t do B．shouldn’t have done C．mustn’t do D．needn’t have done 19． if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand? A．Would you be surprised B．Were you surprised C．Had you been surprised D．Would you have been surprised 20．--- I have been working for more than 30 years! I’m going to retire next month. --- Really? You don’t look a day 40! A．over B．by C．with D．for 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）A few weeks ago, Yuan Chaojun quit his well-paid job with a trading company in Shanghai and started teaching people how to “escape from rooms”. Room escape is a real-life adventure game, during which “imprisoned” players are required to escape from “dungeons”, “prisons” and mysterious cells by solving puzzles and connecting clues in a fixed period of time. Stress relief is one of the major reasons why these games are so popular. Mixed with excitement, challenges and fear of the unknown, the game allows people to play different roles and experience another life for a short time. Room escape has become popular in China, attracting people from all walks of life. The games often require group thinking, making it a good alternative for company team-building activities. Ye Kai works for a film production company. He and colleagues recently took on a room escape game called “Assassin”, and only made it out “with the help of everyone”. “The game gave me a strong sense of involvement and teamwork,” Ye said. “I will definitely come back and try other themes.” In Shanghai alone, more than 200 locations offer these adventures. Across the country thousands of such escape rooms with various themes have sprung up. But escape games are not without their critics. According to a report, a venue (场馆) opened in a basement in a residential area in Shanghai’s Jingan district recently, attracting a large number of devotees (热爱者) to the area. As the door to the community is now constantly open, some residents have been left annoyed. “How can our safety be guaranteed if they allow