2023届山东省淄博一中下学期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 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．It is clearly stated that these regulations ______ everyone in the community, without exception. A．appeal to B．adapt to C．apply to D．attach to 2．Due to the country’s growing rate of urbanization, China’s migrant population _______ to be over 200 million by 2020. A．predicts B．is predicted C．will have been predicted D．will be predicted 3．— Tony, you seem in high spirits. —________ We won the match 4-1. A．Guess what? B．Oh, come on! C．So what? D．No wonder. 4．The possibility that Frank was lying ______ through my mind. A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed 5．I think Ana ______ her packing since she started getting things ready early this morning. A．finishes B．has finished C．had finished D．would finish 6．Mary felt from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldn’t receive any e-mail. A．cut down B．cut in C．cut off D．cut out 7．We are to hold the sports meeting next weekend, ________ the air quality becomes better. A．which B．when C．where D．while 8．—Do you know our town at all? —Surely, this is the third time I ________ here. A．came B．come C．have come D．am coming 9．We all sighed with ________ relief when ________ plane finally landed safely. A．a; / B．/; the C．a; a D．a; the 10．The girl is sure to become a good actress __________ she gets the right training. A．until B．if C．although D．unless 11．---Sorry to have broken your glass. ---_____________. You didn’t mean to, did you? A．No problem B．Forget it C．All right D．Don’t say so 12．______ is important in study is diligence rather than intelligence. A．Which B．What C．Who D．When 13．Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ______ a good researcher. A．make B．turn C．get D．grow 14．In the Name of People, a popular TV drama, shows a deep ________ on the fight against corruption. A．argument B．theme C．reflection D．impression 15．Professor Li ________ for his informative lecture, was warmly received by the students. A．known B．knowing C．having known D．to be known 16．—What it be? —It be a man, for it is not moving. It be a dustbin, I think. A．can; may; must B．can; can’t; must C．can; must; can D．may; may not; could 17．______me tomorrow and I’ll let you know the lab result. A．Calling B．Call C．To call D．Having called 18．The Palace of Versailles, France’s national treasure, has ________ many changes in its century-long history while keeping its beauty. A．gone through B．taken on C．led to D．showed off 19．Some people use hand-written letters ______ typing because they’re more personal and represent your sincerity. A．in preference to B．in process of C．in reference with D．in search of 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） I never seen the night nor seen a star; I’ve seen neither spring nor fall nor winter. I was born at the end of the Reining Age(刹车时代), just as the Earth’s rotation(旋转) was coming to a final stop. The Reining lasted for 42 years, three years longer than the Unity Government had planned. My mother once told me about the time our family witnessed the last sunset. The Sun had ever so slowly crept toward the horizon, almost as if it had stopped moving altogether. In the end, it took three days and three nights to finally set. Naturally, that was the end of all “days” and all “nights”. The Eastern Hemisphere(半球) was covered in weak light for a long time then, perhaps for a dozen years or so — with the Sun hiding just beyond the horizon — its rays reflected by half of the sky. It was during that long sunset that I was born. Dusk did not mean darkness. The Northern Hemisphere was lit up by the Earth Engines. These giant engines had been raised all across Asia and North America; only the solid plates beneath those two continents could resist the great pushing forces they exerted. There were about 12,000 Earth Engines built and distributed across the Asian and American plains. From my home I could see the bright plasma plumes(等离子气柱) of several hundred Earth Engines. Just imagine a titanic palace, one as large as the Parthenon on the Acropolis. Now imagine countless titanic pillars rising from that palace, reaching to the heavens, each releasing brilliant, bluish-white light like a titanic shining tube. And then there is you; you are a microbe on the palace’s floor. This only begins to paint the picture of the world we lived in. This picture, however, is not yet complete. In order to survive the melting temperature of the expanding sun, we have to push the Earth away from it. First, the Earth must be stopped from rota