2023届山西省太原市四十八中高三第六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．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．With the development of economy，our income has increased ________ 10% in less than a year. A．for B．by C．on D．at 2．________ competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams. A．Due B．Raw C．Core D．Keen 3．I refuse to accept the blame for something ________ was someone else's fault. A．who B．that C．as D．what 4．Jack decided to choose a different ________ and teach history through storytelling. A．analysis B．angle C．attitude D．approach 5．Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it ________ and is beyond our control. A．passed B．will pass C．has passed D．had passed 6．The news shocked the public，______ to great concern about students' safety at school. A．having led B．led C．leading D．to lead 7．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 8．Although everything seems to have been taken into consideration, ________ accident can happen when the astronauts walk in ________ space. A．/; the B．an; the C．the; the D．an; / 9．So difficult____it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice. A．I did find B．didI find C．I have found D．have I found 10．—Are you coming to Jeff’s party? —I’m not sure. I ______ go to the concert instead. A．must B．would C．should D．might 11．To tell the truth, I didn’t expect that there were so many people ______ the idea. A．supported B．supporting C．to support D．having supported 12．—Tony _______ what I did annoying though he didn’t say anything. —So you think you will have to make an apology? A．could find B．should have found C．might find D．must have found 13．Everyone in the village hoped that he would ______ after a few days’ treatment. A．pick up B．come up C．keep up D．make up 14．The financial damage is nothing compared to what _______ if there had been children in the classroom in time of the fire. A．would happen B．happened C．would have happened D．should have happened 15．_____ his homework in time, he had to stay up late into the night. A．Finishing B．Having finished C．To finish D．To have finished 16．---We want someone to design the new art museum for me. ---_____ the young fellow have a try? A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need 17．My teacher asked me to copy _____ article _____ second time． A．an; the B．an; a C．the; a D．the; the 18．I guess ________ impresses me most about his painting is the colors he uses. A．who B．which C．that D．what 19．With the number of homecoming overseas students ________ up in recent years, the attraction of foreign degree holders has gradually faded. A．shot B．being shot C．shooting D．to shoot 20．"We can not afford limited progress. We need rapid progress," Ban said at the Third World Climate Conference in Geneva, by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). A．organized B．being organized C．organizing D．was organized 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） Environmental experts warn that our planet is drowning in plastic. The world’s cities produce 2 billion tons of trash every year. By the year 2050 that number is expected to rise to 3 billion tons. The World Bank estimates that the largest amount of trash today, about 44 percent, is plastic. But we often have to buy packaged goods. And often that packaging is made of plastic. Now, that may be changing. A new environmentally-friendly shopping model was recently launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This shopping model, called Loop, aims to replace throwaway containers with reusable ones. Loop is the idea of Terra Cycle, an American-based recycling company. Its chief, Tom Szaky. told the Associated Press (AP) that “removing plastics from the ocean is not enough.” He said the point is to get away from single-use packages. Szaky said that Loop is the future of shopping. But it comes from an idea of the past. He compared it to the “milkman model” of the 1950s in the United States. Back then, someone brought milk to your doorstep in glass bottles and then left with empty bottles. These could be cleaned and used again. The result is zero-waste. Jennifer Morgan from the environmental non-profit organization Greenpeace also joined in the discussion about Loop at Davos. She said that “Greenpeace welcomes the aim of the Loop Alliance to move away from throwaway culture and disposability.” But Morgan questioned whether companies worldwide are ready to change their business models. Loop is set to launch later this year in three eastern U.S. states, and also in Paris, France a