2023届浙江省鄞州中学高三考前热身英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 请考生注意： 1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。 2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．By the time I saw the angry expression on his face, I ________ exactly what I was having to face. A．knew B．had known C．would know D．have known 2．________ left the door unlocked must be held responsible for the accident. A．Whomever B．Whoever C．Whatever D．Whenever 3．—Better get down to your work, Tom. —_________. A．It’s my pleasure B．Don’t mention it C．Mind your own business D．You’re welcome 4．Not until the end of the performance ________ the chance to take photos with the respectable actor. A．the audience got B．the audience had got C．did the audience get D．had the audience got 5．How could I lie to her she lived for the truth，whether it was found in music or people? A．unless B．when C．while D．though 6．______ exactly what was wrong with him, the doctors gave him a complete examination. A．To discover B．Discovering C．Discovered D．Having been discovered 7．It's great that all the visitors who   on the island were saved. A．trapped B．have been trapped C．had trapped D．had been trapped 8．This was returned because the person ________ this letter was addressed had died three years ago. A．to whom B．to which C．which D．whom 9．Keeping a regular sleep schedule is important for setting a baby's body clock,_______researchers note should be in place by about 4 months of age. A．whose B．which C．when D．where 10．After class, the teacher couldn’t leave, by the students. A．surrounded B．to surround C．was surrounded D．surrounding 11．—Have you heard ____ news that over 10,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake in Japan? —Not yet．What ____ big surprise! A．the; a B．the; / C．/; / D．/; a 12．It was announced that only when the fire was under control __________to return to their homes. A．the residents would be permitted B．had the residents been permitted C．would the residents be permitted D．the residents had been permitted 13．If you see things in a negative light, you will find faults everywhere and problems where there are really ________． A．none B．some C．many D．nothing 14．______ property, we’re among the richest people in this city． A．In search of B．In spite of C．In place of D．In terms of 15．---- Which of these digital cameras do you like best? ---- ______. They are both expensive and of little use. A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．No one 16．I hope my teacher will take into _______ the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper. A．idea B．considered C．account D．thought 17．Mary nearly missed the flight doing too much shopping. A．in need of B．on top of C．in front of D．as a result of 18．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 19．-I feel caught between experience and jobs after graduation. -It’s really_________—without experience you can’t get a job and without a job you can’t get experience. A．a catch-22 B．a Herculean task C．a sacred cow D．a Mickey Mouse course 20．_____ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan. A．Which B．When C．What D．As 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） The country is India. A large dinner party is being given in an up-country station by ac olonial official and his wife. The guests are army and government officers and their wives, and an American naturalist. At one side of the long table, a spirited discussion springs up between a young girl and an army officer. The girl insists women have long outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era, and that they are not as anxious as their grandmothers were. The officer says they are, arguing women haven't the actual nerve control of men. “A woman's reaction in any crisis,” the officer says, “is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. ” The American scientist does not join in the argument but sits and watches the faces of the other guests. As he stares, he sees a slight, though strange look of anxiety come over the face of the hostess. With a small gesture she summons the servant standing behind her chair. She whispers to him. The servant's eyes widen. He turns quickly and leaves the room. No one else sees this, nor the servant when he puts a bowl of milk on the balcony outside the glass doors. The American understands. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing. It is bait fora snake. He realizes there is a cobra in the room. The American's eyes move across the room but he sees nothing. He realizes the snake can only be in one place - under the table. His first reaction is to jump back and warn the others. But he knows any sudden movement will frighten the cobra and it will strik