2023届铜陵市重点中学高三第二次调研英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。 2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。 3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Those   have six or more close friends are described as "very happy". A．whose B．who C．which D．when 2．Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was ________ this problem, but we feel that we can't wait any longer.” A．looking out B．bringing out C．carrying out D．sorting out 3．(2015·北京)___________the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early. A．Catching B．Caught C．To catch D．Catch 4．The two brothers look so much alike that it is difficult to ______. A．tell them from B．tell from them C．tell apart them D．tell them apart 5．The Japanese people keep up cheerful spirits ________ the world that they can get over the crisis caused by the terrible tsunami（海啸）. A．being convinced B．convinced C．to convince D．having convinced 6．----What happened to the young trees we planted last week？ ---The trees_____________ well，but I didn't water them. A．might grow B．needn't have grown C．would grow D．would have grown 7．The ordinary people all look at the intelligent man with admiration because under no circumstances ________ to cope with emergencies. A．he will fail B．is he failing C．he is failing D．will he fail 8．Lichun is a Chinese word for one of the 24 solar terms, means the beginning of spring. A．who B．that C．whose D．which 9．--You know Mr. Green has been ill for days? --Yes, I wonder if he is ______ better now. A．any B．some C．any D．no 10．—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 11．________ a bike, she cycled home. A．Bought B．To buy C．Being bought D．Having bought 12．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 13．Everybody was touched ______ words after they heard her moving story. A．without B．beyond C．against D．despite 14．It is widely acknowledged in foreign companies that employees should be ________ in terms of innovation capability. A．examined B．evolved C．evaluated D．encouraged 15．Anyway, we’re here now, so let’s ___________ some serious work. A．come up with B．get down to C．do away with D．live up to 16．— Catherine, will you visit us this weekend? —I planned to, but something unexpected . A．has come up B．was coming up C．had come up D．would come up 17．—It’s so humid these days! —Don’t worry! The rain ________ to stop from tomorrow. A．will expect B．expects C．will be expected D．is expected 18．The governor’s statement on employment ________ a storm of criticism, A．set up B．set out C．set about D．set off 19．Take the medicine right away! ______ it yesterday, you would be quite all right now. A．Had you taken B．Would you take C．Should you take D．Were you to take 20．______ you are supposed to do ______ you don't like a thing is ______ it. Don'tcomplain. A．That; what; change B．When; that; to change C．What; when; change D．What; that; changing 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 heard many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling（叛逆）．I wish it were so．At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents．You should be learning to stand on your own hvo feet．But take a good look at the present rebellion．It seems that teenagers are taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents．Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching(紧握）at one another's hands for reassurance． They claim they want to dress as they please．But they all wear the same clothes. Then set off in new directions in music．But somehow they all end up with listening to the same record together．Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that many people are doing it．They have come out of their cocoon（茧） into a larger cocoon． It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and go his or her own way．Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market．These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be． And many of today's parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children．All this adds to a great barrier(障碍） for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path． But the barrier is worth climbing over．The path is worth following, You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party．You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records．You may have some t