2023届江苏省高淳高级中学高三第二次调研英语试卷（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．It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite ______ to perform skillfully yourself. A．another B．other C．the other D．others 2．Is this your cell phone, Tony? I ________ it when I was cleaning the classroom. A．came across B．dealt with C．looked after D．held on to 3．Linda ________ to her mother for so long that she figures out almost every gesture of her mother’s. A．attended B．had attended C．would attend D．has attended 4．There is a popular view________in city strangers are less likely to help an elderly person. A．that B．whether C．why D．how 5．You are subject to punishment if you fail to ________ to the customs when carrying the prohibited articles listed above. A．state B．declare C．announce D．communicate 6．Though Professor Liu ____ in New York for seven years, he has never regretted moving back to Shanghai, his hometown. A．lived B．has lived C．had lived D．was living 7．—Will it cost a lot to be an exchange student? —________, but you can apply for scholarship and student loan. A．I would imagine so B．You’ve got me there C．By all means D．I’m with you on that 8．Paula waited until all the luggage was cleared, __________ hers never appeared. A．or B．so C．as D．but 9．Tom is proud and ________, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame. A．strict B．stubborn C．sympathetic D．sensitive 10．The shocking news made me realize ______ terrible problems we would face. A. that B．how C．what D．why 11．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 12．________ from J.K. Rowling’s book series of the same title, the “Harry Potter” movies are universally acknowledged as classics. A．Adapting B．Having adapted C．Adapted D．To be adapted 13．．When he goes out, he often wears sunglasses _______nobody can recognize him． A．so that B．now that C．in case D．as though 14．The Chinese people are kind and caring. If not, I _____ in China in the past 30 years. A．didn’t stay B．hadn’t stayed C．couldn’t stay D．couldn’t have stayed 15．—I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so rude to you. —You ________ something not very nice to me, but that's OK. A．have said B．had said C．were saying D．did say 16．The success of “one country, two systems” in practice has been universally ________, and this policy continues to go strong. A．acknowledged B．appreciated C．accomplished D．accompanied 17．Hardly ever ______ so many choices for young people entering the workforce as there are today. A．there are B．there have been C．have there been D．are there 18．We’d better go now, ______ we’ll miss the train. A．but B．so C．otherwise D．therefore 19．The general secretary stressed that what he had just said was only his _________view, not official intentions. A．private B．separate C．personal D．single 20．A good suitcase is essential for someone who is ______ as much as Jackie is. A．on the rise B．on the line C．on the spot D．on the run 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） During Amsterdam’s chaotic rush hour, nine-year-old Lotta Crok cycles to a very busy junction. “Look,” she says. “There’s traffic coming from everywhere. Four trams from four different directions. For a child on a bike that’s really confusing!” Lotta is the first junior cycle mayor in the world and her working area is the Dutch capital. You would think this challenge would be superfluous in a city known as the bicycle capital of the world. The number of bicycles in Amsterdam is estimated at 881,000 – more than the city’s 850,000 inhabitants – and 63% of the population cycle daily. But children who cycle in Amsterdam face challenges, Lotta says: “The three biggest problems for us are cars, cycling tourists and scooters (小型摩托). The cars take up too much space, the tourists are always swinging side to side and stop when you least expect it, and the scooters simply run you over.” Lotta became junior cycle mayor in June last year when she won a contest in which schoolchildren were asked to come up with plans to make cycling safer and more fun. Her idea was to add children’s bikes to the popular bike share programme. Since Lotta was appointed junior cycle mayor, she has been busy, giving interviews, opening cycling contests in the city and being a jury（评审员）member during the Amsterdam Light Parade, an event in which Amsterdammers decorate their bikes with lights. She is now planning a meeting with the city’s mayor to discuss ideas that children have come up with: “One of our proposals is a bicycle park where children can learn how to cycle. Right now, most of us learn it in the street, which can be quite busy. An