2023学年甘肃省泾川县第三中学高三下学期联合考试英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生请注意： 1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。 2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。 3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．—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 2．The boy is having a fever. You’d better damp a towel and lay it ______ his forehead. A．across B．within C．through D．beyond 3．--- I’ll take the blue one. This is twenty dollars. --- Here’s the change. . A．Best wishes B．My pleasure C．Have a nice day D．Let’s call it a day 4．Jack’s fellow workers often turn to him for help when trapped in trouble because he is a _____of ideas. A．fountain B．session C．diagram D．resource 5．They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game. A．wrapped up B．picked up C．called up D．took up 6．______________ to the party, Nancy was very upset. A．Having not been invited B．Not having invited C．Having not invited D．Not having been invited 7．Dad is used to smoking and drinking. There’s no chance _____ I’m able to talk him into . A．whether ; giving it up B．of whether; giving them up C．that; getting rid of them D．which; stopping it 8．Even a small personal computer store vast amounts of information. A．might B．can C．ought to D．has to 9．---What’s wrong with your cell phone? I can’t get through. --- Oh, my line was cut off because I ________ my bill. A．haven’t paid B．hadn’t paid C．wasn’t paying D．don’t pay 10．Your donation greatly appreciated and the money will be used to help the students from poor families. A．has been B．is C．was D．had been 11．---Will you be_____________ this evening，Mary？ ---That depends. I am afraid I will be with my manager，discussing a plan. A．convenient B．suitable C．available D．efficient 12．The old road is indeed less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, _______, as we don’t feel safe on it. A．somehow B．otherwise C．therefore D．though 13．The people succeeded because they understood that you can’t let your failures _________ you ——you have to let your failures teach you. A．define B．decline C．qualify D．simplify 14．In Beijing, more than 21,100 people ________ to donate their bodies by the end of 2017, as the city promoted a body donation campaign from 1999. A．have applied B．had applied C．would have applied D．applied 15．— Mummy, look at my gloves. I need a new pair. — ________. I bought them for you only a week ago! A．You bet B．You said it C．You don’t say D．You name it 16．---I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays. ---That’s _______ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life. A．how B．when C．where D．what 17．When they first came to the city, my parents often went to neighbors for a talk, just as they ________ in the countryside. A．will do B．had done C．have done D．were doing 18．With WeChat Pay coming into widespread use, our household bills are convenient ____. A．paying B．paid C．to pay D．to be paid 19．-- Can you spare me a few minutes now? -- ______, but I’ll be free this afternoon. A．I’m afraid not B．I’m not sure C．Yes, with pleasure D．No, I won’t 20．The Oxford English Dictionary is necessary for learning English, so you'd better buy ___. A．this B．that C．it D．one 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）Like most of you, I’ve grown up with science putting it into my head that eating Cholesterol (胆固醇) is bad for us. My doctor has scolded me repeatedly for liking high-cholesterol snacks. But now, after 40 years of giving cholesterol such a rap, the scientific experts are reportedly ready to reverse (颠倒) themselves. Suddenly, we’re going to be told that high-cholesterol foods are not bad for us after all. This isn’t the first time science reverses what it believes to be true, nor will it be the last. To optimists, the fluidity of science’s conclusions is a good thing - prove that science is always correcting itself in light of the very latest information. But a modem society that looks increasingly to science for not just what to eat, but also how to behave and what to think? How can we trust an authority that often changes its mind in extreme ways? Science’s typical way isn’t limited to matters of nutrition. Go ahead and check it out for yourself by looking at the qualifiers used in the vast majority of honestly written science news articles. You’ll see that the stories are laced with weak words and phrases such as: some, in certain circumstances, probably, perhaps, may, could, tends, suggests, indicates, according to, is linked to, plays a role in. The grave problem I’ve observed over the years is that too often science and its reporters create the impression of certainty when none is proved. The cholesterol story is but one example of that make-believe certainty. How much should we be