2023届湖南省邵阳市第十一中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。 2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。 3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4．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．— How much do you charge for the iPhone? — Well,it cost me $ 400,but I’ll ________ 20% as it’s no longer new. A．reduce to B．decrease to C．knock off D．cut off 2．There are no ______ proposals to reduce the road accidents. We are still seeking inspiration. A．contradictory B．concrete C．confidential D．controversial 3．Many people fall into panic due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan but experts don’t expect this to be ________ as proper measures have been taken. A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent 4．The online word “selfie” is gaining ______ and more and more people tend to use it nowadays. A．access B．admission C．control D．currency 5．We can never expect ____ bluer sky unless we create ____ less polluted world. A．a; a B．a; the C．the; a D．the; the 6．The engineer is thought to be capable and modest, so his promotion to manager is a popular _____. A．achievement B．appointment C．commitment D．employment 7．He isn’t such a man ______ he used to be. A．who B．whom C．that D．as 8．—What do you think of teaching, Bob? —I find it fun and challenging. It is a job ________ you are doing something serious and interesting. A．which B．where C．when D．that 9．When we have a chance to travel, we tend to ______ as many sights into the trip as we can--- seven countries in ten days, for example. A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute 10． a single world can change the meaning of a sentence, a single sentence can change the meaning of a paragraph. A．Just as B．Even though C．Until D．Unless 11．—Do you ________ ready for the spring outing? —No,I still have to buy some fruit. A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing 12．－The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior. －OK. If you’re still not satisfied, you can _______ compensation. A．claim B．afford C．sacrifice D．dismiss 13．—Do you really plan to drop out of the football team? —________ It’s time for me to concentrate on my study. A．I’m just kidding. B．Definitely not. C．I mean it D．What a pity! 14．––You seem to be familiar with this city. —I ______ here for three years. It’s so great to be back. A．lived B．had lived C．have lived D．live 15．Leaders of many countries have been trying to what it is that makes China develop so fast in recent years. A．carry out B．figure out C．watch out D．make out 16．The Japanese suffering from the worst natural disasters . A．are; ever since B．are; of all time C．is; ever since D．is; of all time 17．Computer-controlled robots are taking over jobs in many industries, which used to be done _______. A．artificially B．manually C．comprehensively D．gradually 18．All the photographs in this book, stated otherwise, date from the 1950s. A．unless B．until C．once D．if 19．The famous book Frankenstein, ________ by British novelist Mary Shelley, is the first work of science fiction. A．writing B．having written C．written D．was written 20．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 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）Endless playing of songs like All I want for Christmas in shops during the festive season doesn’t just drive us mad —the songs also make us more careless with our money, research has warned. While repeated performance of Jingle Bells may seem like an innocent attempt to raise customers’ spirits during the nightmare of Christmas shopping, the songs also have a more delicate impact. “Background music, or “Muzak”, can be used by marketers to impose cultures ---such as the commercialization of Christmas--- onto consumers and influence their behaviour,” experts said. Dr. Alan Bradshaw of Royal Holloway, University of London, said, “Festive jingles are force-fed to Christmas shoppers in a bid to change their mood, influence their sense of time and what sort of products they buy. In other words, this is an attempt to control your shopping habits in a way that you might hardly be aware of.” “Often we are told that we have the freedom to choose where we want to shop, but during Christmas the use of music in this way is so common that our freedom to choose disappears.” Dr. Bradshaw and Prof Morris Holbrook of Columbia University examined the phenomenon and found that retailers often “dumb down” the music played in shops to relax customers, meaning it is easier to control their behaviour. It is thought that slowing down the rhythm of music in shops can trick customers into thinking less time has passed, and therefore spend more time examining