2023届浙江省丽水、衢州、湖州三地市高考英语四模试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．The International Monetary Fund has received both criticism and for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty. A．worship B．credit C．argument D．privilege 2．You can choose not to forgive. ________ you can also choose to let it go. A．Absolutely B．Consequently C．Subsequently D．Alternatively 3．— Is it enough to finish the form for a passport, Madam? — Your passport application form should be ________ by two recent photos. A．updated B．accompanied C．established D．identified 4．What a pity! ________joined in the party, I would have met my old friend． A．lf I have B．Had I C．I had D．Have I 5．The little boy stared at the strange man questioningly, not ________ whether to believe what he had said. A．to know B．knowing C．known D．having known 6．—The lecture about 3D technology was very interesting. —It’s a pity. How I wish I ________ time to attend it. A．had B．have C．had had D．have had 7．The professor _____about how to protect the endangered animal in the conference at this time tomorrow. A．talked B．talks C．has been talking D．will be talking 8．The accident which left 15 people on board dead ________ if both the angry female passenger and the bus driver had kept calm. A．should have avoided B．should be avoided C．could have avoided D．could have been avoided 9．—I’m sorry for breaking the cup. —Oh, ________. I’ve got plenty. A．help yourself B．forget it C．my pleasure D．pardon me 10．The recently released film Kong：Skull Island successfully ________ the audience to the adventure with Dolby 3-D technology. A．transports B．adjusts C．transforms D．relates 11．I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had ________. A．the top dog B．the feet of clay C．his cup of tea D．the apple of his eye 12．He always keeps an eye on shortcomings of his brother’s _________ refusing to admit his own mistakes. A．but B．while C．although D．though 13．As a child, I was _________to keep quiet when my parents were discussing something, while parents nowadays often ask for their children’s opinions. A．demanded B．hoped C．forbidden D．required 14．It gives us great delight ______ Chinese science fictions are becoming increasingly popular. A．how B．what C．that D．why 15．The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid ______ for it. A．as much twice B．much as twice C．as twice much D．twice as much 16．__will I give up. I believe I can manage it. A．At once B．At no time C．Right now D．The instant 17．The problem with the current system allows anyone to commit a similar crime without . It needs to be fixed. A．being punished B．punished C．to punish D．punishing 18．For a third-culture kid,it is often easier to a new foreign country than to their "home" country. A．moving B．to move C．move D．moved 19．We came to the station ________ all the way, only ________ the train had just left. A．running, told B．to run, telling C．to run, to be told D．running, to be told 20．---Can you help me with my English homework? You're a genius. ---__________, but I'll try to help you. What's your problem? A．Far from it B．Sounds good C．By all means D．It's out of question 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） Electric cars are dirty. In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be dirtier than their gasoline-powered cousins. People in California love to talk about “zero-emissions vehicles”, but people inCalifornia seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fireto make it. Aside from the new folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get ourelectricity from generators (发电机). Generators are fueled by something—usually coal, oil,but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms andgeothermal (地热)plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something. In other words, those “zero-emissions” cars are likely coal-burning cars. It’s justbecause the coal is burned somewhere else, it looks clean. It is not. It’s as if the CaliforniaGreens are covering their eyes—“ If I can’t see it, it’s not happening.” Gasoline is anincredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it. But whenyou take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice partof that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat—at the generator, through the transmissionlines, etc. A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallonof gas won’t get you as far — so electric cars burn more fuel than gasoline-poweredones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes or geothermal, or hydro or wind or solar, thena