2023届苏教版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．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．Our English teacher , having explained to us how to design a project, allowed us a whole week’s preparation and then ______the class. A．to dismiss B．dismissed C．dismissing D．having dismissed 2．One of our rules is that every student _______ wear school uniform while at school. A．might B．could C．shall D．will 3．The traffic is heavy these days. I arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place? A．can B．must C．need D．might 4．－I was afraid I would miss the important lecture. －Oh, was that why you _______asking me to speed up? A．had kept B．are keeping C．would keep D．kept 5．Dream of the Red Chamber is believed to be semi-autobiographical, _______the fortunes of Cao’s own family. A．mirrored B．to mirror C．mirroring D．mirror 6．Mary was pleased to see that the seeds she ______ in the garden were growing. A．was planting B．has planted C．would plant D．had planted 7．Children exposed to air pollution are more to suffering from different diseases. A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly 8．—Jack, my plane arrives at 8:30 pm when, I suppose, you ______ dinner. —But I can wait. A．will have B．have had C．will have had D．are having 9．________ you have seen he is poor, you should understand why he has to take up two part-time jobs. A．As long as B．Unless C．Now that D．While 10．After the argument Colin ran away and______since. A．Isn’t heard of B．wasn’t heard of C．hasn’t been heard of D．hadn’t been heard of 11．Taking online reading into consideration, we can challenge the assumption ____ reading for pleasure continues to decrease. A．whether B．that C．where D．when 12．This morning I picked up wallet in surprise on my way to school. A．A;a B．the;a C．a;\ D．\;the 13．The national park has a large collection of wildlife, ________ from butterflies to elephants. A．to range B．range C．ranging D．ranged 14．My mother ______ angry with me, but I couldn’t shut my mouth before I shouted at her! A．wasn’t B．wouldn’t be C．wouldn’t have been D．hadn’t been 15．The government has been under growing pressure to ______ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently smothers the country’s large cities. A．release B．schedule C．maintain D．address 16．You never really understand a person________you consider things from his point of view. A．if B．once C．as D．until 17．Throughout history, China never colonized any nation. _________ this peaceful tradition, it is committed to building a community with a shared future for mankind. A．In line with B．In regard to C．In harmony with D．In addition to 18．-- Are you happy with this laboratory? -- Not a little. We can’t have ________. A．a worse one B．a nicer one C．a worst one D．a nicest one 19．The Chinese people are hopeful for ________ 2019 will bring for their families and the country. A．how B．which C．what D．that 20．When I got to his house, I found that the walls _____ . A．are being painted B．are painting C．were being painted D．were painting 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） Moonshaker GV Chillingsworth Softcover 9781466906358 Price: $ 14.50 Pages: 186 When space plans secretly to harm the world, scientists develop a satellite to save it. However, not everyone wishes for change, and destruction leads to a new fight, a long way from home. The crew must now work together in order to get back. The War Around Us Wolfgang Peter May  Softcover 9781426921452 Price: $25.99 Pages: 460 As a young child, Wolfgang Peter May fled from his home in Breslau, Germany during World War II and witnessed the destruction of Dresden. He eventually joined the US. army. In The War Around Us, May explores and debates many faces of war and delivers a hard-hitting, first-person look at the true face of war. The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway Hardcover 9780684830490 Price: $14.99 Pages:132 The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951. It won him the Nobel Prize for Literature and tells the story of Santiago, an aged Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant fish far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba. Although the book is only two hours’ worth of reading, this delightful tale will remain in your memory for years to come. Little Women Louisa May Alcott Softcover: 9780553212754 Price: $4.99 Pages: 560 Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), whi-ch was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books over several months at the request of her publisher. Following the lives of the four March si