2023届辽宁省沈阳市城郊市重点联合体高考英语五模试卷（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．Some pre-school children go to a day care center, __________ they learn simple games and songs. A．then B．there C．while D．where 2．Some experts fear that too-early ________ to computers will have harmful consequences for children’s development. A．exposure B．extension C．exhibition D．expansion 3．________ some leaders and scientists have praised China’s achievement in space technology, others regard China’s progress as a threat. A．Unless B．Once C．Even though D．Now that 4．—Do you know our town at all? —Surely, this is the third time I ________ here. A．came B．come C．have come D．am coming 5．—Vivien, you look blue. What’s wrong? —There are so many papers _____. I’m really busy recently. A．finish B．to finish C．finishing D．finished 6．—The terrible accident is under investigation. —Actually, quicker action _________ those workers trapped in the mine. A．might have saved B．must have saved C．should have saved D．could have saved 7．—Could you tell me the____ of making such tasty cakes? — Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook. A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick 8．—I’m afraid I couldn’t go to your birthday party.I have a test next Monday. —Oh， ！You’re my best friend and you must be there！ A．go ahead B．come on C．you needn’t D．it doesn’t matter 9．— I’m terribly sorry. I’m late because …. — That’s OK. You are here and that’s what _____. A．does B．works C．functions D．counts 10．－The zookeeper was really annoyed with me. －How could he have been if you ____ stones at the animals? A．didn’t throw B．don’t throw C．hadn’t thrown D．haven’t thrown 11．There are many famous cultural relics in our country, many _______ thousands of years ago. A．dating back to B．date back to C．dated back to D．were dated back to 12．Mr. Smith didn’t understand _____ made his son so upset that evening. A．what was it B．why it was this C．how that was D．what it was that 13．It was from only a few supplies that she had brought in the village ____ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner. A．where B．when C．that D．which 14．Most of us try to discover we think is the most moving love story in our company. A．which B．that C．what D．who 15．—Going to watch the Women’s Volleyball Match on Wednesday? —________! Will you go with me? A．You bet B．You got me C．You there D．You know better 16．— I am just wondering which team, Chicago Bulls or Washington Wizards, won the game last night? — ________ I don’t really like either team. A．Don’t mention it. B．No problem. C．Who cares? D．Why bother? 17．—Ken, ________, but your radio is going too loud. —Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll turn it down right now. A．I hate to say it B．It doesn’t hurt to ask C．I’ m really tired of it D．I’m crazy about it 18．______in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching. A．To absorb B．To be absorbed C．Absorbed D．Absorbing 19．I need help now! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but I’m not sure ______to begin. A．what B．which C．where D．when 20．They felt ________ it was high tax and low income ________ contributed to the extreme misery of the working people at the bottom of the ladder. A．/；that B．that; which C．that; what D．/; which 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）Imagine a cat that does not need someone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and helps them remember to take their medicine. That is the shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The researchers received a $ 3-million-dollar award from the National Science Foundation for a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or A．I., to Hasbro’s “Joy for All” robotic. The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1000 dollars, it sold quite well. It was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. Now the project is aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Brown’s Humanity-Centered Robotics Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make the cat perform a small number of activities very well. Such activities include finding lost objects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars. It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliott. Her 93-year-old mother Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia( 痴 呆 ). The Joy for All cat that Elliott bought this year has become a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Elliott is at work. Elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater. The researchers are trying to learn