2023届湖南省东安县天成实验学校高三第二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 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．We completed one third of the project, and the loan _______ in place, we had to delay the rest till the next month. A．not arranged B．was not arranged C．not arranging D．had not been arranged 2．––Are the repairs finished yet? ––Yes, they ______ when I came back home. A．would be completed B．would complete C．had completed D．had been completed 3．In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red. A．all vehicles should stop B．should all vehicles stop C．should stop all vehicles D．should stop all vehicles 4．It is the bus driver who should ______ the safety of the passengers. A．answer for B．search for C．stand for D．go for 5．Due to a terrible flu that ________ on, many students don’t show up to school today. A．goes B．was going C．is going D．has gone 6．______in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching. A．To absorb B．To be absorbed C．Absorbed D．Absorbing 7．If we forgave criminals, we might become a society of endless excuses _____ no one accepts responsibility for anything． A．which B．where C．when D．as 8．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 9．She said her ________ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left. A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus 10．An exhibition with 885 cultural relics to be displayed ________ at the Meridian Gate Gallery. A．was held B．would hold C．has hold D．will be held 11．Many artifacts ________ for the first time in the National Museum at present. A．were exhibited B．were being exhibited C．are being exhibited D．are exhibited 12．Never in my life ________ such a beautiful sunrise! A． have I seen B． I have seen C． did I see D． I saw 13．—Have you heard from Jane recently? —No，but I ________ her over Christmas. A．saw B．will be seeing C．have seen D．have been seeing 14．---Kingsman: The Secret Service is a spy action comedy film. Wants to come with me? ---I’d love to, but my best friend is getting married, and I won’t _______ it for anything. A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget 15．_______child will find his own personal road to success. A．Each B．The other C．Either D．Another 16．Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies. A．chased B．registered C．offered D．compromised 17．Many people fall into panic due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan but experts don’t expect this to be ________ as proper measures have been taken. A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent 18．We can never expect ____ bluer sky unless we create ____ less polluted world. A．a; a B．a; the C．the; a D．the; the 19．We work during the week，but weekends and evenings are usually ________． A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear 20．She ________ to someone on the phone, so I just nodded to her and went away. A．talked B．has talked C．had talked D．was talking 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 am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he will learn to love himself and will be successful in his own way. Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he should concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting frustrated, but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more intent while standing up? This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success. This child would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life. Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality traits, and all you can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids’ best cheerleaders, guiding them and helping them find their way. I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids’ ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn’t mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to