2023届海北市重点中学高三第四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．-- I have heard Mr. Morgan will be here at 4:00 pm. next Thursday. -- No, he _______ at that time. A．was boarding B．would be boarding C．will be boarding D．is boarding 2．---Mum, can you tell me why some parents send their children to study abroad at a very young age? ---__________, darling. I have never thought about it. A．You have got me there B．Take your time C．You bet D．Don’t be silly 3．— Sorry, sir. I ______ follow you. Would you please speak slower? — Ok. A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t 4．How long do you suppose it is ______ he arrived there? A．when B．before C．after D．since 5．Beijing’s new international airport into operation in 2019 will serve 72 million passengers annually. A．being put B．to be put C．put D．to put 6．—John, do you know why the suspect was set free? —For lack of ________ evidence. A．solid B．apparent C．ambiguous D．concrete 7．_____ annoys the teacher most is that all the students are too quiet in class. A．What B．That C．When D．Who 8．For many days I have been trying to ________ what it is that makes Jack so annoyed. A．carry out B．figure out C．watch out D．stand out 9．A scientist’s attempt to produce the world’s first gene-edited babies _____ are immune to HIV has sparked controversy in academia and the public. A．as B．who C．whom D．whose 10．The classroom is big enough for 25 students for normal use you need more space for special activities. A．once B．because C．if D．unless 11．Jack and Mike were found cheating in the exam, and_______by their teacher at the moment. A．were scolded B．are being scolded C．have been scolded D．were being scolded 12．New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____. A．being fully accepting B．fully accepting C．having fully accepted D．fully accepted 13．Careers Advice service is only available to people on day-time courses. A．to study B．study C．studied D．studying 14．Only after he was brought to the police station did the boy ________ he had stolen some purses from other passengers. A．participate B．acknowledge C．realize D．summarize 15．Much to their delight, their new project _____ at the conference, the excited scholars decided to have a barbecue in honour of the fantastic moment. A．to approve B．being approved C．having approved D．having been approved 16．We must ______ the time that you’ve wasted this afternoon by working late to-night. A．make up for B．make out C．do up D．make up to 17．Fred let ________ that he was prepared to leave company when the new manager took office. A．secret B．slip C．promise D．standard 18．The teacher called Tom to his office because he was caught in the exam. A．to cheat B．cheating C．cheated D．cheat 19．—“Do you mind if I look at your notes?” —“Of course not. _______.” A．No problem B．Be my guest C．With pleasure D．Not at all 20． students English well, the teacher tries to speak English in class very often. A．Teaching B．Taught C．To teach D．Teach 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） This story happened when I was in Saint Lucia with my family. My sister, Diane, who also happens to be my best friend and one of the funniest and kindest people I know, went blind in one eye about 9 years ago. Diana sometimes feels concerned about the way her eve look now. The pupil (瞳孔) is no longer black; it’s sort of “glows” in photos. Diana recently purchased a special contact lens (隐形镜片) that makes her eye look like it did before it changed color, but she doesn’t wear this lens often because it becomes quite painful after about an hour. One night during our holiday, a hotel photographer was taking pictures of the guests as they entered the area set up for dinner. Diana casually said if she had known there was going to be pictures taken to capture this special memory, she would have worn her contact lens so her eye wouldn’t be so shiny in the picture. The next day, I was sitting with Diana and her husband Ted. While we were talking, the photographer who had been at the dinner the night before, handed her a photo, leaned in and quietly said, “I matched the color of your eyes in the picture.” As he walked away, my sister happily said to me and Ted, “Look! He fixed my eye!” The photographer stopped. He turned around and walked back to our table. He put his hand on Diana’s shoulder, leaned in again and gently said, “Just to be clear: I didn’t fix your eye. There isn’t anything wrong with your eye. I simply matched the color.” Her eyes filled up with tears. It was very healing for: her heart to hear these beautiful words. It didn’t take much time but made so much difference. It helped her change the way she feels about herself. I have always loved the quote: “The world is full