2023学年江西省赣州市石城县石城中学高三六校第一次联考英语试卷（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．Many questions have been answered by John. He must have previewed the lessons last night, ____ he? A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t 2．—Next Monday is my birthday. —Is that so? ______ A．I can’t believe my ears.          B．I’m so glad to hear that. C．What presents do you want?  D．Many happy returns of the day! 3．--- Dad, have you seen my Christmas card? --- ______ you painted last night? I’m afraid I haven’t seen ______. A．One ; one B．The one ; it C．One ; it D．The one ; that 4．A heavy sandstorm is going to envelop our city. It is unwise to have your car . A．wash B．washed C．washing D．to wash 5．The little girl ________ a foreign language fairly quickly. A．picked up B．got up C．stepped up D．made up 6．The inner thoughts of the two young persons are revealed in the book, ______ both of them fail to express. A．where B．when C．who D．which 7．Wu Lei is the only Chinese player has made it onto the latest World Soccer 500 list. A．who B．which C．whose D．whom 8．Mark has lived in China for many years, yet he still can't ________ himself to the Chinese customs. A．observe B．adapt C．lead D．devote 9．Maybe it is time for the rest of society to _________ the fact _________ I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do. A．adjust to; that B．get used to; that while C．adapt to; while D．go about; that while 10．Had Mary not been hurt in the car accident, ________ the next week’s marathon. A．she would run B．she would have run C．she will run D．she must have run 11．— 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 12．In the past few years, we’ve seen works by Chinese sci-fi writers winning international ______. A．conclusion B．standard C．potential D．recognition 13．—Oh, my God! What’s wrong with you? —I was going the normal speed limit when a truck appeared in front of me ________ and I didn't have time to stop. A．between the lines B．around the clock C．out of the blue D．over the moon 14．—Uncle Wang is in hospital. —Oh, really? I ____________. I _____________ go and visit her. A．didn’t know; am going to B．hadn’t known; would C．haven’t known; will D．didn’t know; will 15．Wild swans’ ________ in the area is a good indication of a better environment. A．exhibition B．escape C．absence D．appearance 16．---Nowadays, buyers accustomed to prices moving upward just adopt a wait-and-see attitude. ---If they continue to _____, then our company is closing down. A．fish in the air B．sit on the fence C．fly off the handle D．beat around the bush 17．According to the school rule, no child be allowed out of the school, unless accompanied by his or her own parents. A．should B．must C．shall D．can 18．My mother opened the drawer to ______ the knives and spoons. A．put away B．put up C．put on D．put together 19．—Would you like me the radio a bit? —No, it’s all right. I’m used with the radio . A．to turn down; to work; on B．turning down; to working; on C．turning down; to working; off D．to turn down; to working; on 20．Leaders of many countries have been trying to what it is that makes China develop so fast in recent years. A．carry out B．figure out C．watch out D．make out 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） Can you imagine a world without chocolate?It's not something I'd like,so I was relived to read that there's a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate! The university of Reading,in England,has just opened a new clearing house for all the world's new cocoa varieties.They must be quarantined（隔离）before they can be grown.Why?Cocoa production hit a record high of 4.4 million tons last year but about 30% of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases.Now we don't want that,do we? Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of the new crops since 1985,researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem. The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985,after it took over the task from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew,London.And it has improved its facilities.The leader of the institution's cocoa project,Professor Paul Hadley,says,“One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean,healthy,increasing cocoa material.” The cocoa centre has a collection of 3 plant varieties and their green-house uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical conditions.After up to two years in quarantine,clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries, including several in West Africa.That's where 75% of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from.The crop is extremely important for the local economy: it e