云南省曲靖市宣武九中2023学年高考英语一模试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Word came that 30 firefighters gave their lives to our country _______ national property security. A．in exchange for B．in response to C．in terms of D．in contrast with 2．Although passing the driving test ________ be difficult now, it’s worth the efforts. A．need B．shall C．can D．should 3．The mother goes mad every time she washes the T-shirt__________ her son wipes his dirty hands. A．that B．where C．which D．when 4．---- Hi, Maria! I got the first place in the exam. ---- ______ ! Everyone knows you cheated and you just copied Tony's. A．Congratulations B．Come on C．Good luck D．Cheer up. 5．—What about your self-drive trip yesterday? —Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride. A．had B．have C．would have D．have had 6．— Is it enough to finish the form for a passport, Madam? — Your passport application form should be ________ by two recent photos. A．updated B．accompanied C．established D．identified 7．The two pens are the same, but the red one cost _____________ that one. A．as much twice as B．twice as much as C．much as twice as D．as twice much as 8．—I think the paper is taking you a long time to write. —I ______ on it for almost a month now. A．worked B．was working C．am working D．have been working 9．—What is your impression of your former colleague Nick? —He’s helpful, and he ________ give us a hand at work. A．must B．would C．may D．should 10．Linda ________ to her mother for so long that she figures out almost every gesture of her mother’s. A．attended B．had attended C．would attend D．has attended 11．At the end of the historic area，Wilmington displayed its ________ as a working port city：large ware­houses and a few other dated office buildings． A．achievement B．reputation C．character D．standard 12．—Alice has just lost her husband to heart failure. —Her ______ smile can’t hide her sorrow. A．arbitrary B．artificial C．compulsory D．conventional 13．The old woman who ________ in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing home now. A．lived B．has lived C．had lived D．has been living 14．August 8th，2008 is a special day，________________，I think，that will be remembered by the Chinese forever . A．one B．what C．which D．the one 15．— Cathy, in my opinion, is very ________. — Absolutely! She prefers home life to going out. A．domestic B．energetic C．dynamic D．enthusiastic 16．When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his ___ and had a bad fall. A．balance B．chance C．memory D．place 17．The businessman studied the market in his hometown to find the____ for investment. A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance 18．In the past few years, we’ve seen works by Chinese sci-fi writers winning international ______. A．conclusion B．standard C．potential D．recognition 19．The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid ______ for it. A．as much twice B．much as twice C．as twice much D．twice as much 20．—Only those who have a lot in common can get along well. —_________. Opposites sometimes do attract. A．I hope not B．I think so C．I appreciate that D．I beg to differ 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 dove rested on a telephone wire. Ready for takeoff, it raises its wings, springs into the air and flaps away. This series of actions is so common that you probably do not pay it much attention. But University of Manchester bioinechanical engineer Ben Parslew does. He is trying to design robots that can jump like birds. Most conventional robots roll around on wheels, limiting mobility. There is a need for more agile robots that "can jump over obstacles in messy environments," Parslew says. To design such a machine, he turned to nature: "Birds are really good jumpers," he notes. The trouble is, when birds start to take off, they lean so far forward that they should tip over and fall onto their beaks(喙). Yet that does not happen. Parslew and his team used computer modeling to discover how birds avoid this fate. They discovered that birds twist their bodies slightly towards the back while accelerating into a jump. They also have flexible legs and toe joints, which prevent them from taking off briefly and immediately crashing into the ground. The result were published last October in Royal Society Open Science. Parslew thinks engineers can use this information to design robots that can not only jump well but also launch into flight more. efficiently. University of Southern California biomechanist Michael Habib, who was not involved in the study, says springs and levers(杠杆)enable more rapid acceleration-than wheels do. And many animals are masters of springs and levers. “If you can understand how that works,”Habib