2023届湘赣十四校联考高考英语倒计时模拟卷（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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，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．________is known to us is that tobacco contains nicotine and other harmful products，so you should give up smoking. A．As B．It C．What D．Which 2．— How can I wake up so early? —Set the alarm at 5:00 am., you will make it. A．and B．but C．or D．so 3．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 4．—Would you please wait for a moment while I telephone the reception desk to check? —________. A．I wouldn't mind that B．Sound like fun C．I mean it D．You wish 5．--- ________ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher. ---I will give it to him _________ I see him. A．That; immediately B．What; the moment C．What; while D．Whether; once 6．—Betty was feeling pretty blue for a while, but she’s better now. —_______. A．Oh, that’s kind of you B．Congratulations C．Oh, I’m glad to hear that D．It’s my pleasure 7．It_____ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car. A．may B．can C．must D．should 8．Bob made a promise to the manager ________ the work would all be finished on time. A．that B．what C．which D．whether 9．What impressed me most about the movie were the ________ filmed in New York. A．scenery B．scenes C．sights D．views 10．If you ever aren’t sure whether you have bought the very best smartphone, just _________ “good enough.” A．make for B．settle for C．answer for D．account for 11．On the bus I saw a student   I believed was your brother. A．who B．whom C．which D．whoever 12．—Where on earth have they gone? —I have no idea, but I wish I . A．know B．knew C．would know D．would have known 13．—Sometimes I am even sleepy in class. —It’s terrible. You _____ as well go to bed earlier. A．should B．will C．might D．can 14．The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to ________ the diners. A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy 15．---Let's walk to that village together. ---__________. How can we two girls do that in the dark？ A．I agree with you. B．That's a good point. C．You must be joking！ D．That's not your opinion！ 16．The young violinist is very excited because the concert given by him has never been _____. A．successful B．more successful C．most successful D．the most successful 17．— Could you turn the TV down a little bit? — ________. Is it disturbing you? A．Take it easy. B．I’m sorry. C．Not a bit D．It depends 18．The split between humans and living apes is thought by some scholars ____ 15 to 20 million years ago. A．to occur B．occurring C．to have occurred D．having occurred 19．—I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so rude to you. —You ________ something not very nice to me, but that's OK. A．have said B．had said C．were saying D．did say 20．The news was a terrible blow to her, but she ______the shock soon． A．got out B．got over C．got off D．got through 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）You may think that the story of Pygmalion (《卖花女》, 1913) --- in which people are judged by the way they talk --- is something that only existed in the days of British high society. But thanks to etiquette (礼仪) expert and author William Hanson, we realize that little has changed during the past 100 years. In a BBC radio program, Hanson released a list of common words used in British English that could reveal whether a person is “common” or “fashionable”. And yet here comes the interesting part: While some of us might go through life using fancy words, dressing in ways that make us appear more well-off than we really are, there are wealthy people in the world who try to hide their riches because they want to be seen as “normal” instead of “showy”. Beatrice, for example, is a New Yorker who inherited (继承) millions of dollars. She told The New York Times that she has a habit of removing the price tags (价签) from her clothes so her house staff don’t see them and feel uncomfortable. “We don’t want that ‘Wow’.” said Scott, also a New Yorker, who had just inherited over $50 million. “We’re just not the type of people who wear it on our sleeve.” 1、What does William Hanson find? A．People failed to judge others’ manner. B．People judge others by their way of talking. C．People tend to use more polite words. D．People meet impolite persons frequently. 2、What do rich people prefer to do? A．To hide their riches B．To earn more money. C．To think highly of their wealth. D．To judge others by their wealth. 3、Why did Beatrice remove the price tags on her clothes? A．To show off her fashion sense. B．To change people’s attitude to rich people. C．To pretend to be normal. D．To avoid making people aro