云南省曲靖市宣威五中第八中学2023学年高考冲刺模拟英语试题（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．My teacher often says that success in making money is not always a good ______ of success in life. A．belief B．element C．criterion D．instance 2．—I’m burnt out as I’ve been working on my essay all the time. — ____________. You’ll surely make it. A．Don’t put on airs B．Give me a break C．Don’t get on my nerve D．Hang in there 3．---Do you think Peter is a good partner? --- Not really! There are some things that are not easy to ________ , and his laziness is one. A．put aside B．put up with C．think of D．get along with 4．It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out；otherwise，he his life． A．had lost B．would lose C．would have lost D．might lose 5．Both men have been _______to life imprisonment because of robbery. A．choked B．condemned C．consisted D．convinced 6．The new playground to be built next year will be ____________ the old one. A．as three times big as B．three times as big as C．as big as three times D．as big three times as 7．Enter our prize ______and win a break in a National Trust holiday cottage of your choice anywhere in the country. A．draw B．search C．match D．collection 8．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 9．The people in the village are so ________ that they are willing to help every visitor. A．optimistic B．energetic C．enthusiastic D．ambitious 10．—Your car should be ready next Tuesday． —We were ________ hoping you'd be able to do it by this Friday． A．still B．rather C．always D．even 11．---- What do you think of zoology? ---- In my opinion, zoology is ______ botany. A．a subject so interesting as B．as a interesting subject as C．as interesting a subject as D．interesting as a subject as 12． you can learn to appreciate the challenges in life, you will find inner strength. A．When B．While C．Before D．Unless 13．We ______ be careful with the words we say when we are angry. A．may B．can C．might D．should 14．________ 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 15．Do you know that ______ chairman of the meeting has announced that Mr Hodge has been made ______ manager of this factory? A．the, the B．/, the C．the, / D．a, a 16．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 17．--- To be a promising student is not an easy job. It takes time. --- I can’t agree more. _______. There is no short cut. A．All roads lead to Rome B．Slow but sure wins the race C．Practice makes perfect D．Rome was not built in a day 18．.---How did you French? ---- I lived in Paris for two years before I came to England, so I got lots of practice. A．go through B．pick up C．set up D．turn up 19．Don’t forget to send ______ attended the conference a follow-up email. A．however B．whatever C．whoever D．wherever 20．A new airport may be constructed in Nantong, ____ the pace of economic growth will be accelerated. A．in which case B．in that case C．in what case D．in whose case 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 the age of seven, while his friends were spending their allowances on things like candy and toys, Jose Adolfo Quisocola was busy saving money for basic purchases. To try to get his peers（同 龄 人 ） to do the same, the boy from Peru came up with the idea of an eco-bank, the Bartselana Student Bank, which allows kids of all ages to become financially independent while also helping the environment. Set up in 2012, the bank is the world’s first bank for kids. To become a member, a kid has to bring in at least 5 kilograms of solid waste and set a savings goal. Once accepted, all bank “partners” are required to deposit at least one additional kilogram of recyclables on a monthly basis and observe other requirements, such as attending financial education and environmental management workshops. The waste accumulated is sold to local recycling companies, who, thanks to Jose’s efforts, pay a higher-than-market rate for everything brought in by the bank members. The money received is placed in the personal account where they collect until the savings goal is reached. The account holder can then withdraw the money, or choose to leave it and continue to grow for a bigger target. “At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project,” Jose recalls, “They did not understand that we are not the future of the country but its present. Luckily, I had the support of the school headmaster and an assistant in my class.” The boy’s efforts paid off, and by 2013, the bank had over 200 members, who brou