吉林省实验中学2023学年高考英语押题试卷（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．There a slight decrease in his weight but he eats too much. A．was B．could have been C．had been D．could be 2．They are smiling. There ______ much trouble solving the problem. A．couldn’t be B．mustn’t be C．can’t have been D．mustn’t have been 3．Their youngest girl is at the stage ______ she can say a single word but not a full sentence A．when B．which C．that D．where 4．The Browns held _______ they called “family day” once each year. A．that B．what C．which D．when 5．The kid is crying, for he ______ jump over the ditch on his own. A．dares not to B．dare not to C．doesn’t dare to D．dares not 6．An international team of astronomers announced Wednesday that they ________ the first-ever image of a black hole. A．have captured B．were capturing C．had captured D．would capture 7．Who ______ the fight against the H1N1 flu ______ it not been for the Chinese scientists’ great efforts? A．could have won; had B．would win; had C．would have won; has D．could win; has 8．Our bedrooms are all on the sixth floor, with its own bathroom. A．all B．every C．either D．each 9．I’m interested in a blue dress. Do you have any _______? A．convenient B．available C．possible D．personal 10．—What did she want to know, Tom? —She wondered we could complete the experiment A．when was it that B．it was when that C．it was when D．when it was that 11．—May I help you? You seem to be having some problems. — ______, thanks. I think I can manage. A．All right B．No problem C．It’s all right D．There’s no way 12．The cost of living in big cities ________ steadily for many years，and it has led some youths to drop out of the big city race. A．is climbing B．is being climbed C．has been climbing D．has been climbed 13．— There are no relative articles on the Internet.What shall we do? — My God！There are always not any useful articles when you want . A．one B．it C．that D．any 14．— ________ It’s only an interview! — Only an interview? Only an interview? What if I panic? What if I say a silly word by accident? A．Well done! B．Come on! C．How come? D．No doubt! 15．—What about your self-drive trip yesterday? —Tiring! The road was being widened, and we ________ a rough ride. A．had B．have C．would have D．have had 16．During the negotiation to follow, it can be argued that shares of foreign companies are overvalued ________ the return they offer. A．in terms of B．in memory of C．in favor of D．in charge of 17．I will go to Beijing on business tomorrow, do you have anything ____ to your son studying in Peking University? A．to be taken B．to take C．taken D．being taken 18．With economy increasing steadily, people ______ enjoy a life of higher quality. A．should B．can C．may D．must 19．After he was promoted to the present position, he is not so hardworking as he ______. A．was used to B．used to be C．was used to being D．used to 20．I don’t like fish, so I eat it unless I was extremely hungry. A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t 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） The United States’ job market has millions of unfilled jobs. Many of those jobs require technical skills. However, employers say many of those jobs are vacant because they cannot find people with the right skills. Labor experts call this paradox the skills gap. A number of efforts have been launched to better understand and solve it. Nicholas Wyman wrote a book called, “Job U: How to Find Wealth and Success by Developing the Skills Companies Actually Need.” He calls the skills gap, “a labor market mismatch — people without jobs and jobs without people.” In the United States, the cost of a traditional four-year college can be very high. U.S. colleges and universities produce many graduates every year. Yet unemployment rates among new graduates are high. Nicholas Wyman says a combination of technical classes and on-the-job training — an apprenticeship (学徒) — would be a better choice for many people. He notes that, “An apprenticeship is where you learn from a specialist, you are provided guidance and you learn in an on-the-job environment. It is vital to get technical skills that are of immediate value to an employer. And it is important to get transferrable skills because technology and the nature of the workplace are changing at a faster rate than before.” There are questions about the definition, size, and nature of the skills gap in the labor force. Iowa State University researchers studied some of these questions recently. They examined employment, education and population information, and found the evidence of a skills gap is weak. Iowa State’s Liesl Eathington noted that many policymakers and employers say there is opportunity in “middle skills” areas, like machining. Yet she said the most recent recession (经济衰