2023届山西省新绛汾河中学高三（最后冲刺）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．She is ____________ being pleased about it ; she is very angry. A．free from B．free of C．out of D．far from 2．Anna was in Inner Mongolia for two years, ____ as a volunteer teacher. A． having worked B． working C． worked D． to work 3．Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies. A．chased B．registered C．offered D．compromised 4．Catherine came home happily, which suggested that she the final exam. A．had passed B．pass C．would pass D．should pass 5．It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I it? A．had done B．have done C．did D．am doing 6．It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, ________, because we don’t feel as safe on it. A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise 7．Tom is the only one of the students who a scholarship since last year. A．has won B．have won C．is winning D．wins 8．We the sunshine in Sanya now if it were not for the delay of our flight. A．were enjoying B．would have enjoyed C．would be enjoying D．will enjoy 9．If you see things in a negative light, you will find faults everywhere and problems where there are really ________． A．none B．some C．many D．nothing 10．Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ________ and is beyond our control. A．passed B．will pass C．has passed D．had passed 11．You won’t find paper cutting difficult _____you keep practicing it. A．even if B．as long as C．as if D．ever since 12．The survey shows that speed at least 30 percent of road traffic and deaths. A．contributes to B．results from C．lies in D．relies on 13．Having lost something in the cloakroom，I went inside to get it，and found Roy ________ the pockets of people’s coats. A．going around B．going after C．going against D．going through 14．This kind of gel pen which ______ smoothly is quite popular with students. A．is written B．is writing C．wrote D．writes 15．-- 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 16．Mary liked to look back on her high—school days， she thought were the happiest in her life． A．that B．what C．which D．when 17．There has been positive reaction to the proposal to help the disabled, the impact will be lasting especially for younger ones. A．on which B．on whom C．of which D．of whom 18．Each party _______ respect the articles of this contract, or a double-sized financial punishment is a must. A．will B．could C．shall D．should 19．_____________equal opportunities, both Frank and Billy may accomplish the task. A．Given B．Giving C．To give D．to be given 20．In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red. A．all vehicles should stop B．should all vehicles stop C．should stop all vehicles D．should stop all vehicles 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）Owls are equipped with highly developed stealth technology (隐形技术) that helps them charge towards prey—an animal hunted and eaten by another—undetected, a study has shown. Owls have flight feathers that absorb aerodynamic sound and control the vibrations (振动) that occur when a bird beats its wings. The result is perfect silence as it approaches a mouse or other prey. Scientists used lasers and high-speed cameras to analyze and compare long-eared owl, eagle and pigeon feathers during flight. While differing in size, all three birds have a similar wing-beat style. Professor Jinkui Chu led the research. He said, “Many owls have a unique and fascinating ability to fly so silently that they are out of their prey's hearing range, due to their feather structure.” This behaviour has long been of interest to engineers, as we seek to apply the owls' noise-reduction mechanisms (机制) to other purposes and situations that benefit society. Now, however, we know the owls' silent flight ability is even better than we thought. Of all birds the owl is the king of acoustic stealth. It not only manages to prevent aerodynamic noise when gliding, but also mechanical noise caused by vibration during flying. This is remarkable, considering the sudden jumping, bending and twisting the wings are subjected to when flapping and the noise that is created by other birds. In the scientific world, the process used to remove this mechanical noise is called ‘damping’, which means the removal of mechanical energy from a vibrating system usually by changing it into heat and allowing it to remain steady. “Our research showed the long-eared owl has superior damping skill, meaning it can remain amazingly stable and remove mechanical noise caused by the movement of its feathers — quite an impressive a