2023届榆林市吴堡县吴堡中学高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生须知： 1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。 2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。 3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．The drums of war are beating once again. As tensions rise between America and Iran, China appeals to both sides to ________. A．stand by B．come along C．step back D．stick together 2．－I was afraid I would miss the important lecture. －Oh, was that why you _______asking me to speed up? A．had kept B．are keeping C．would keep D．kept 3．Tourists are required to _________ local customs and mind their manners when travelling abroad. A．spot B．confirm C．observe D．spread 4． on one foot with your eyes closeD．and you will soon lose your balance. A．Standing B．Stood C．To stand D．Stand 5．Since you are my daughter's classmate, we'd like to ______ you _______ tonight. A．put ; down B．put ; in C．put ; off D．put ; up 6．Faced with economic slowdown, some companies are planning to use robots to ______ human workers to reduce their labor costs. A．compensate B．substitute C．symbolize D．discriminate 7．The following________________ chosen as the candidates of the competition. A．is B．are C．has D．have 8．What actually ______ the accident has not yet been determined. A．brought out B．brought on C．brought about D．brought up 9．—Did you enjoy your journey to Beijing last weekend? — . We had driven more than 3 hours before we found the right way. A．Absolutely B．No way C．Not at all D．With pleasure 10．James Smith and his girlfriend went to Chenyi Square to celebrate the New Year, never _________. A．returned B．to return C．returning D．having returned 11．There is no reason to be disappointed. ________, this could be rather amusing. A．Above all B．As a result C．Apart from that D．As a matter of fact 12．Many thought that after starring in the immensely popular drama, Nirvana in Fire, Hu Ge would ________ and actively seek new roles. A．make a mountain out of a molehill B．have too many irons in the fire C．strike while the iron is hot D．D．put the cart before the horse 13．Rent usually ________ up in the summer, when college graduates are moving out of their dormitories and seeking for new places to move in. A．will go B．goes C．has gone D．went 14．—— How did you find your trip to Water Park in the summer of 2016? ——I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was ________ than I expected. A．even much interesting B．far more interesting C．so far interesting D．far from interesting 15．—How about going sightseeing this Saturday afternoon? Sorry, I _______ my research report the whole weekend. A．will have written B．will be writing C．have written D．have been writing 16．—When did you return last Friday? —It was not until midnight ______ it was raining hard. A．when B．which C．that D．before 17．—What do you do, Rita？ —I’m a clerk in a foreign company now．But I _____ English in a high school for 10 years． A．teach B．have taught C．taught D．am teaching 18．Look! Here’ s a photo ______ in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it? A．taken B．taking C．to take D．being taken 19．Mr. Green was very famous when he lived there. There is ______ to be someone in this district who remembers him. A．content B．opposed C．bound D．restricted 20．Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________sweet dreams. A．keep up with B．put up with C．end up with D．catch up with 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） Stop wasting your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow. The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You can be a success if only you make the right choice. You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem (自尊). Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their life. They are leaves tossed (摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather. You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for whatever happens in your life. Losers think that everything happens by accident while successful people realize that they are responsible. Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we consciously choose to accept and believe. Thoughts and beliefs cause everything. Our attitudes and actions are a result of habits ingrained in us over a period of time. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success depends upon our level