云南省宣威市第十中学2023学年高考英语三模试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生须知： 1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。 2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。 3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．General Secretary, Xi Jinping, stressed that cross－strait cooperation would be strengthened________ the two sides could agree to oppose Taiwan independence． A．unless B．even if C．as long as D．until 2．Young couples will be happy to see their babies _______ with good health and intelligence when they are born. A．to bless B．blessing C．blessed D．being blessed 3．--- Ann, our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding performance. --- _______. A． Good to know B． I’ll say C． I hear you on that one D． Can’t argue with that 4．My toothache me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now. A．kills B．is killing C．has killed D．killed 5．An exhibition with 885 cultural relics to be displayed ________ at the Meridian Gate Gallery. A．was held B．would hold C．has hold D．will be held 6．______me tomorrow and I’ll let you know the lab result. A．Calling B．Call C．To call D．Having called 7．—Starting a conversation is a good way to kill time on the train. —_______. I also like to talk with strangers. A．That is true B．It sounds like fun C．I don’t think so D．You are kidding 8．I ______ have worried before I came to the new school, for my classmates here are very friendly to me. A．mightn’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．couldn’t 9．In 2012, Sun Yang became the first Chinese man _____ an Olympic gold medal in swimming. A．winning B．to win C．having won D．being won 10．-Are you ready for the history test tomorrow? -No,I wish I_____the clock back. A．had turned B．could turn C．will turn D．would have turned 11．Without our team’s great effort, the art exhibition last week ______ such a great success. A．wouldn’t be B．won’t be C．wouldn’t have been D．won’t have been 12．— We would appreciate it if you could stay for lunch. — Sorry, I . I have another appointment. A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t 13．In the past few years, we’ve seen works by Chinese sci-fi writers winning international ______. A．conclusion B．standard C．potential D．recognition 14．A scientist’s attempt to produce the world’s first gene-edited babies _____ are immune to HIV has sparked controversy in academia and the public. A．as B．who C．whom D．whose 15．一When he know the result of today’s job interview? 一In a couple of days． A．should B．may C．shall D．must 16．Don’t touch your eyes, nose and mouth, because they aren’t covered by skin and can _______ the virus more easily. A．take up B．pick up C．make up D．set up 17．Sorry I’m so late, but you cannot imagine ________ great trouble I took to find your house. A．which B．how C．what D．that 18．— I am worn out. — Me too, all work and no play. So it’s time to ________. A．burn the midnight oil B．push the limits C．go with the flow D．call it a day 19．The book ______ through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud. A．got B．pushed C．sailed 20．—Sorry, Mum! I failed the job interview again. —Oh, it's too bad. You________ have made full preparations. A．must B．can C．would D．should 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） “At almost any given age，most of us are getting better at some things and worse at others，”Joshua Hartshorne，an MIT cognitive(认知的)science researcher and the lead author of a study looking at how intelligence changes as we age，told Business Insider.His team quizzed thousands of people aged 10—90 on their ability to do things like remembering lists of words，recognizing faces，learning names，and doing math.Their results suggest that no matter your age，there’s almost always a new peak on the horizon. The human brain has a remarkable capacity to recognize and identify faces，and scientists are just beginning to learn why.On average，we know that our ability to learn and remember new faces appears to peak shortly after our 30th birthday. Having trouble focusing? The study suggests that our ability to maintain attention improves with age，reaching its peak around age 43.While younger adults may excel in the speed and flexibility of information processing，adults approaching their mid-years may have the greatest capacity to remain focused. Dating is tough.One of the reasons could be that we’re generally bad at reading other people’s emotions until we reach our late 40s.That’s according to one component of Hartshorne’s study，which involved showing thousands of people images of faces cropped tightly around the eye area.Participants were asked to describe the emotion the person in the photo was feeling.Performance peaked for people aged around 48. Many people believe that their math skills decline after they leave school and stop practicing arithmetic.But the next time you try to split up a check，keep this in mind:your ability to