2023届湖北省竹溪一中、竹山一中等三校高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 请考生注意： 1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。 2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．The exchange student from Kenya often shares with us the news of his country and ____of his neighbouring countries. A．those B．that C．it D．the one 2．He couldn’t make his voice ______ above the noise of the traffic. A．to hear B．hearing C．heard D．hear 3．Thanks for your useful advice; otherwise I ______ such rapid progress. A．didn’t make B．couldn’t have made C．hadn’t made D．shouldn’t have made 4．Not having worked out the program, ________ leave the office. A．so he was forbidden to B．and he didn’t want to C．his little son couldn’t make him D．be couldn’t free himself to 5．Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school, _____the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni （校友） from home and abroad. A．Attend B．To attend C．Attending D．Having attended 6．If people keep polluting the ocean, no creature there will survive ______. A．at all cost B．for a long while C．in the long run D．by no means 7．—Mum, is the pair of gloves ________ mine? —Yes. You have to wear another pair. A．washing B．have washed C．being washed D．having washed 8．--- The free gift doesn’t look good. --- _____, madam, but if you want good quality, you have to pay for it. A．No doubt B．No offence C．No problem D．No way 9．I writing the paper as scheduled, but my mother’s illness interfered. I hope you will excuse me. A．am to have finished B．was to have finished C．was to finish D．ought to finish 10．I am sorry I am very busy now. If I time, I would certainly go to the movies with you. A．have B．had C．have had D．had had 11．Jess was sad and her friend helped her ___ the first awful weeks after her husband Bill died. A．break through B．break down C．get through D．get rid of 12．They were abroad during the months when we were carrying out the investigation, or they __________to our help. A．would have come B．could come C．have come D．had come 13．What actually ______ the accident has not yet been determined. A．brought out B．brought on C．brought about D．brought up 14．---Hi, Johnson, any idea where Susan is? ---It is class time, so she __________ in the classroom now. A．can be B．must have been C．might have been D．should be 15．Two professors at Harvard University published a study of 3,300 new graduates, looking at ________ their names had any bearing on their academic performance. A．that B．how C．why D．whether 16．The Browns held _______ they called “family day” once each year. A．that B．what C．which D．when 17．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 18．The little boy stared at the strange man questioningly, not ________ whether to believe what he had said. A．to know B．knowing C．known D．having known 19．The old road is indeed less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, _______, as we don’t feel safe on it. A．somehow B．otherwise C．therefore D．though 20．Much to my ______, my vocabulary has expanded a great deal. A．delighting B．delighted C．delight 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） The year 2018 will mark the 100th anniversary of the deadliest influenza outbreak in history. It is estimated that the influenza pandemic(瘟疫) of 1918 killed more than 50 million people around the world. Other estimates go much higher. Because of a lack of medical record—keeping, we may never know the exact number. The influenza was a fast killer. Some victims died within hours of their first symptoms. Others died after a few days. “their lungs filled with liquid and they choked to death.” The 1918 flu pandemic was also different from other outbreaks. It struck many young, healthy people. Viruses usually affect sick or old people. Although modern medicine effectively controls many diseases, influenza remains difficult to protect against. The World Health Organization estimates that every year influenza kills 250,000 to 500,000 people around the world. Each year, medical scientists develop flu vaccines(疫苗) which offer immunity(免疫) from some influenza viruses. But they can only guess which form of the virus will spread. Health officials remain concerned about another flu pandemic. New forms of the flu virus appear regularly. One example was the “swine flu” or H1N1 outbreak in 2009. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in the United States says that virus caused a true pandemic. To stop the next pandemic, scientists are now researching how to create a universal influenza vaccine. In October 2017, Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the U. S. announced the Universal Influenza Vaccine Initiative. The university said researchers are leading an international effort to develop a universal influenza vaccine t