2023届湖北省华师一附中高三第二次联考英语试卷（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．If we surround ourselves with people _____our major purpose, we can get their support and encouragement. A．in sympathy with B．in terms of C．in honour of D．in contrast with 2．With the development of economy，our income has increased ________ 10% in less than a year. A．for B．by C．on D．at 3．－What if the rainstorm continues? －Come on guys! We have to meet the _______ whatever the weather. A．standard B．demand C．deadline D．satisfaction 4．Jane is not good at sports，but when it to cooking，she’s excellent． A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs 5．Molly finally agreed, _____ reluctantly, to go and see a doctor. A．afterwards B．almost C．otherwise D．somewhat 6．By doing so, you can ________ more information and details about the topic, and better understand it. A．keep up with B．do away with C．have access to D．get down to 7．You should first explore your talents and get to know yourself so as to make a list of _________ you think your real interests lie. A．that B．what C．where D．how 8．Quantities of soil ________ in the area, resulting in the increasing number of natural disasters. A．is washed away B．have washed away C．have washed away D．have been washed away 9．Star skater Wu Dajing won China’s first gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games breaking world record in short track men’s 500m. A．to B．by C．with D．in 10．The book is now out of print, ______ it can easily be borrowed from libraries. A．and B．for C．so D．but 11．With the help of high technology in the past few years, electronic business _______ to bank industry and travel industry.. A．applied B．have applied C．has been applied D．had been applied 12．—Iris is always kind and ________ to the suffering of others. —No wonder she chooses to be a relief worker. A．allergic B．immune C．relevant D．sensitive 13．I shook hands and ________ greetings with the manager, who I impressed a lot. A．conveyed B．swapped C．exchanged D．switched 14．US slang is hugely ______ thanks to the many different ethnic groups that have settled in the country. A．delicate B．dynamic C．diverse D．desperate 15．My daughter, _________ all kinds of meat, would not like to eat any vegetable, which worries me a lot. A．devoted to B．addicted to C．accustomed to D．exposed to 16．—You all like your English teacher? —Yeah, she devotes herself____ to teaching and it earns her a good reputation． A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely 17．That children ______meet with setbacks is a matter of necessity as they_____, so parents don’t worry about that. A．shall; grew up B．must； grew up C．can; grow up D．will; grow up 18．_____ the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely. A．Except for B．In spite of C．Apart from D．Instead of 19．The 90’s people seem to have enjoyed the great benefits ________ about by the great level of cultural and economic development. A．brought B．bringing C．to be brought D．having brought 20．But for your help, I __________ the work on time. I really do not know how I can thank you enough. A．wouldn't finish B．hadn't finished C．wouldn't have finished D．won't have finished 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）When you’re out with a friend and take a photo of yourselves, do you know that you are also creating a work of art? Or that you are competing with Vincent van Gogh himself? Probably not. Your idea might be to show off your selfie(自拍照) on WeChat or QQ, but you probably don’t think of the Internet as a gallery or of yourself as an artist. But the chief executive of London’s Saatchi Gallery, Nigel Hurst, thinks that the casual pictures we take of ourselves have something in common with self-portraits by the great masters. In support of the idea, the Saatchi Gallery has a new exhibition called From Selfie to Self-Expression. It features well-known self-portraits from artists including Dutch painters Van Gogh (1853-1890) and Rembrandt (1606–1669). It also has selfies on show that have “quickly become icons of the digital era.” These include one taken by US celebrity(名人) Kim Kardashian and another of former US President Barack Obama with former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, according to the BBC． The gallery is even encouraging visitors to add their own selfies to the show. Hurst is perhaps not being 100 percent serious. He isn’t claiming that a snap you take of yourself in your favorite restaurant can be compared with a self-image painted by Van Gogh. But he does make a serious point. Once upon a time, it was only artists who could make images of themselves. They were the only o