内蒙古自治区包头市第九中学2023学年高考冲刺模拟英语试题（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．______ a book in front of your face, you’ll feel the air moving against your face. A．Waved B．Wave C．To wave D．Waving 2．This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive. A．worse still B．on the contrary C．in short D．in addition 3． “Drive-ins” have large parking lots ________ customers are served in their cars by waitresses. A．who B．when C．which D．where 4．We will remain ______to the path of peaceful development and shoulder more international responsibilities. A．committing B．committed C．to be committed D．to have committed 5．–Let’s take a coffee break, shall we? –I wish I ________, but I have a really tight schedule. A．can B．shall C．could D．should 6．—Shall we put off the experiment till next week? —______, I don’t think our teacher will be happy with it. A．Never mind B．Sure, go ahead C．Yes, better not D．I’d rather not 7．Fortunately somebody who happened to be passing by called the emergency aid the traffic accident occurred. A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly 8．—You all like your English teacher? —Yeah, she devotes herself____ to teaching and it earns her a good reputation． A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely 9．_____ the plant once a week if you are to get fruit in the autumn. A．Watered B．Watering C．To water D．Water 10．She is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone _____ the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery ______. A．on; to solve B．with; solving C．for; being solved D．to; to be solved 11．Citizens are _____ to exercise their rights, but under no circumstances can they violate other people’s rights. A．on track B．on schedule C．at ease D．at liberty 12．-----My room gets very cold at night. -----_________________. A．So is mine B．So mine is C．So does mine D．So mine does 13．Zhang Xuan, ______ university student from Shanghai, learns ______ art in her spare time. A．an; / B．a; the C．a; / D．an; the 14．It is almost five years since Jimmy taught high school students and he _____ as an interpreter in a foreign enterprise. A．served B．had served C．is serving D．would serve 15．--Mum, I don’t think I am qualified enough to do this. --Honey, be confident! You should know it is ____ a man thinks of himself ___ really determines his fate. A．that; that B．how; that C．what; that D．how; that 16．--- Ann, our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding performance. --- _______. A． Good to know B． I’ll say C． I hear you on that one D． Can’t argue with that 17．— Do you have any problems if you ______ this job? — Well, I’m thinking about the salary…. A．offer B．will offer C．are offered D．will be offered 18．The problem with the current system allows anyone to commit a similar crime without . It needs to be fixed. A．being punished B．punished C．to punish D．punishing 19．They have leading experts in this field，and that's __________ they've made important progress． A．where B．why C．whether D．who 20．-- Are you happy with this laboratory? -- Not a little. We can’t have ________. A．a worse one B．a nicer one C．a worst one D．a nicest one 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） Everybody, at some point in their lives, has experienced failure. It could be something as simple as not getting the job you wanted, or getting fewer marks even after hard work. But what makes you is not your failure, but how you get back up after being hit. Once, a young school boy was caught in a fire accident in his school and was assumed that he would not live. His mother was told that he was sure to die, for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body. Even if he were to survive, he would be lame throughout his life. But the brave boy did not want to die nor did he want to be lame. Much to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. But unfortunately from his waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just hung there, lifeless. Eventually he left the hospital. But his determination to walk was unshakable. At home, when he was not in bed, he had to stay in a wheelchair. One day, he threw himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He reached the fence, raised himself up and then began dragging himself along the fence, firmly determined. He did this every day, with faith in himself that he would be able to walk unaided. With his iron determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk on and off, then to walk by himself and then to run. He began to walk to school, and then run to school, to run for the joy of running. Later in co