2023学年河北省张家口市宣化一中高三最后一模英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．---How did she lose so much weight as expected？ ----_____________ eating less，she jogged for several miles every day. A．In addition to B．In spite of C．Instead of D．Thanks to 2．-- Alison, I'm sorry. I can't come to the wedding with you tomorrow morning. -- ________? -- My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her. A．How is it B．How come C．So what D．What's the problem 3．Taking drugs has become part of every sport _________ athletes seek to achieve beyond their natural limits. A．which B．that C．who D．where 4．---Don’t worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu. --- __________! I’ll tell dad there’s nothing serious. A．Congratulations B．What a relief C．How surprising D．I’m so sorry 5．––Cathy is not coming to your birthday party tonight. ––But she ______! A．promised B．promises C．will promise D．had promised 6．Why are some brands more popular than others ______ the products are of similar quality? A．as though B．even if C．so that D．in case 7．Please don’t make so loud noise．The news of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia ____and I want to listen． A．is broadcast B．is being broadcast C．has been broadcast D．had been broadcast 8．In April,2009,President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao,____ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. A．marking B．marked C．having marked D．being marked 9．We went right round to the west coast by sea instead of driving across continent。 A．the； the B．/ ； the C．the；/ D．/ ； / 10．We have time and again ____our position on Taiwan issue! Whatever happens, we won’t change it! A．explained B．clarified C．introduced D．concluded 11．Hot the night air was,we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey. A．although B．while C．as D．however 12．John's success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work _________ has made him what he is today. A．what B．which C．where D．that 13．A firm from New Zealand has revealed a set of robotic legs which they claim will soon allow ________ wheelchair-bound people to walk again. A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually 14．As a child, I was _________to keep quiet when my parents were discussing something, while parents nowadays often ask for their children’s opinions. A．demanded B．hoped C．forbidden D．required 15．Some experts think, ________ genes, intelligence also depends on an adequate diet, a good education and a nice home environment. A．instead of B．except for C．apart from D．far from 16．He ______ a chance to try it again just now. A． gave B． will give C． is given D． was given 17．Richard saved up his money ______ he might go abroad for his summer holiday. A．in case B．now that C．as if D．so that 18．--- Do you think I should join the singing group, Mary? --- ______ If I were in your shoes, I certainly would. A．None of your business． B．It depends. C．Why not? D．I don’t think so. 19．________some people criticize graffiti for being ugly and destructive, those graffiti lovers still see it as real art. A．As B．While C．Once D．Until 20．—What a mess! You are always so lazy! —I’m not to blame, mum. I am ________ you have made me. A．how B．what C．that D．who 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）If your dog looks pleased to see you—it is probably because it loves the particular way you smell. The scent (气味)of a familiar human apparently lingers like perfumein the animal’s brain—where it causes an instinctive emotional response, research reveals. Our scent acts on a part of the canine (犬科的) brain associated with reward and the strongest reactions are produced by humans that pets know best, say scientists in America. Gregory Bern, of Emory University in Atlanta, said, “While we might expect that dogs should be highly tuned to the smell of other dogs, it seems that the ‘reward response’ is reserved for their humans. When humans smell the perfume of someone they love, they may have an immediate, emotional reaction that’s not necessarily cognitive (认识的). So is it in dogs. But since dogs have a more sensitive smell than humans. their responses would likely be even more powerful than the ones we might have. In our experiment, however. the owners of the dog were not physically present. The canine brain responses were being caused by something distant in space and time. It shows that dogs brains have these mental representations of us that persist when we’re not there.” The experiment involved 12 dogs of various kinds by brain scans while five different scents were placed in front of them. The scent samples (样本)came from the subject (接受试险者) itself, a dog the subject had never met, a dog living in the sub