2023学年甘肃省天水一中高三下学期联考英语试题（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、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。 2．答题时请按要求用笔。 3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。 4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。 5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．The weather turned out to be fine. I _____________ the trouble to carry the umbrella with me. A．should have taken B．must have taken C．couldn't have taken D．needn't have taken 2．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 3．﹣Have you got the results of the final exam？ ﹣Not yet．It will be a few days ________ we know the full results．（　　） A．before B．after C．until D．when 4．Our bedrooms are all on the sixth floor, with its own bathroom. A．all B．every C．either D．each 5．Some people create jobs, foster excitement and basically make the system work. They see possibilities ________ others see only problems. A．that B．what C．which D．where 6．Just as the famous man _____it, “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make____real.” A．says, it B．put, / C．says, / D．put, them 7．_____by the English teacher for the high grade, I felt my effort finally paid off. A．Praise B．Praised C．To praise D．Praising 8．This raw chocolate tastes pretty delicious due to ______ amount of melted pure fresh cream. A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny 9．That preserved historic village connected to downtown by a highway is ________ many office workers spend their weekends. A．what B．how C．where D．why 10．When you are dressed in the latest style, dancing to the most fashionable music after watching the latest film, you feel great,______? A．aren't you B．don't you C．do you D．are you 11．—I was informed that you won the lottery? —Are you kidding? Maybe I will win a lottery when______. A．you cry for the moon B．pigs fly C．all good things come to an end D．you get a new lease on life 12．––Are the repairs finished yet? ––Yes, they ______ when I came back home. A．would be completed B．would complete C．had completed D．had been completed 13．____ anyone phone during the board meeting, please tell them I am busy. A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can 14．—Is there a hospital nearby? I hurt my ankle, and cannot move now. —It’s about 3 blocks away. I _____ you there. A．took B．take C．will take D．have taken 15．The real winners in sport are those who know how to persevere and to behave with ________—whether they win or lose a game. A．certainty B．caution C．dignity D．independence 16．They are determined to go into the dark cave, ________ my warning of danger. A．regardless of B．because of C．apart from D．instead of 17．We can never expect ____ bluer sky unless we create ____ less polluted world. A．a; a B．a; the C．the; a D．the; the 18．Never before ________ the famous museum was just a stone's thro away from their school, so out ________. A．had they known; went all they B．they had known; went all they C．had they known; they all went D．they had known; they all went 19．—What it be? —It be a man, for it is not moving. It be a dustbin, I think. A．can; may; must B．can; can’t; must C．can; must; can D．may; may not; could 20．Although Mailer was not alone in welcoming the flowering of creativity, the authorities hated it, ______ did many passengers. A．which B．as C．that D．so 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 times are changing. On Thursday October 13th, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, marking the first time the highly-eyed-on literary award has gone to someone who is mainly seen as a musician, and giving rise to heated discussions. The 75-year-old won the prize “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”, the Swedish Academy said. “For 54 years he has been at it, reinventing himself,” said Sara Danius, the academy’s permanent secretary. “Bob Dylan writes poetry for the car. But it’s perfectly fine to read his works as poetry.” And while many Dylan’s fans have found great delight at the news, others online and in the literary community are cross with the Committee, saying the award has skipped over fiction writers for the second year. New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul said it was good news but pointed out how many “deserving” novelists there are. Director Martin Scorsese put out a statement saying he was “overjoyed” that Dylan was awarded the prize. “Dylan’s poetry, his musical genius, has meant so much to me personally and to generations of people around the world,” Scorsese said. “His work has influenced and shaped culture, and he has never stopped exploring and growing as an artist. The Nobel Committee has given Dylan a form of recognition that fits his role in our culture—in world culture.” Dylan won a Pulitzer Prize in 2008 for his “great influence on popular music