2023届江苏省淮海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．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回． 2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置． 3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符． 4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效． 5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗． 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．After ________________ a sandstorm warning on Sunday evening, meteorologists forecast that dusty weather will continue in parts of the country on Monday. A． breaking off B．calling off C．leaving off D．putting off 2．If the new security system ______ into effect, such accidents would never have happened. A．would be put B．were put C．should be put D．had been put 3．Roger trained hard for the tournament for months, but unfortunately he had to _______ due to a knee injury. A．pull out B．work out C．try out D．give out 4．Careers Advice service is only available to people on day-time courses. A．to study B．study C．studied D．studying 5．One of the few things you ______ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather. A．need B．must C．can D．should 6．Different tastes among tourists from outside the mainland ________ the list of the country's attractions． A．top B．shape C．lead D．show 7．---The prices of vegetables are going up madly. It’s really too much for us. ---But for the situation where many vegetable producing areas _____ constant low temperature, things would not be like this. A．meet with B．have met with C．met with D．had met with 8．I’m interested in a blue dress. Do you have any _______? A．convenient B．available C．possible D．personal 9．—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 10．If the traffic so heavy, I could have been back by 6 o’clock. A．hadn’t been B．wasn’t C．couldn’t be D．hasn’t been 11． for years of hard training, she would not be standing on the stage, receiving huge cheers and applause. A．It were not B．It had not been C．Were it not D．Had it not been. 12．What he liked to do was to take an idea and ______ it by finding every possible consequence. A．squeeze B．wrestle C．switch D．shrink 13．—Didn’t you go fishing with your friends last Sunday? —No. I ______ to the nursing home as usual. A．went B．go C．have gone D．had gone 14．— 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 15．_____ gas prices are rising, people are looking for less expensive ways to get around. A．Now that B．Even if C．Although D．Unless 16．_______ those past years, we couldn’t help feeling sorry for our parents who never had a rest all the year round. A．Looking back upon B．Looking around C．Looking out D．Looking up 17．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 18．The country’s chief exports are coal, cars and cotton goods, cars_____ the most important of these. A．have been B．are C．being D．are being 19．It’s really stupid of you ____ him the news yesterday so that it has been disturbing him all the time． A．having told B．telling C．to tell D．to have told 20．I quickly lowered myself, ducking my head to avoid looking directly into his eyes so that he wouldn't feel ________. A．challenged B．challenging C．to be challenged D．having challenged 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）Journalism Fellowships In this important year for Europe, here is your chance to become one of the finest reporters and launch a career at two of the most globally famous news organizations—The Economist & the Financial Times. Below are the details. What do the prizes involve and who has the right qualifications? Two awards are on offer: one, for a British applicant, will consist of a three-month fellowship (职员身份) in continental Europe at The Economist; the other, for an applicant from elsewhere in the European Union, will be in London at the Financial Times also lasting three months. Both winners will also receive £6,000 to cover accommodation and travel. The fellowships are open only to European Union citizens. Who are the fellowships suited for? The fellowships are established specially for those ambitious early-career journalists with bold ideas and a lively writing style, each capable of adapting to the excitement and pressures of a modern newsroom. The fellow should have a particular interest and curiosity about European affairs, as the prize aims to help continental writers understand Britain and British writers understand Europe. What is this year’s subject? What is Europe’s greatest weakness? Please choose the country, institution, or issue that is of greatest concern. How to apply? Please send a submission on the subject above, together with a CV (简历) and covering letter. The submission can be: an unpublished wr