2023学年甘肃省甘谷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 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．The 88thAcademy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre ______ seats an audience of approximately 3,400. A．where B．whose C．when D．which 2．There a slight decrease in his weight but he eats too much. A．was B．could have been C．had been D．could be 3．No decision __A_ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed. A．will be made B．is made C．is being made D．has been made 4．Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means _____we arrive at that goal. A．that B．where C．by which D．with which 5．Sorry I’m so late, but you cannot imagine ________ great trouble I took to find your house. A．which B．how C．what D．that 6．More and more people prefer to live in the countryside, _______ appeal for them lies in the quiet and slow-paced life. A．who B．Which C．whose D．what 7．—Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management? —If you make ________ most of the equipment, there will be ________ rise in production. A．the; a B．/; / C．/; a D．the; / 8．Look, ____ fashionable clothes is she wearing that all the eyes are fixed on her! A．so B．such C．how D．what 9．If it had not been for the heroes’ contributions and sacrifices, we _____such a happy life. A．wouldn’t have led B．wouldn’t be leading C．haven’t led D．are not leading 10．—Mum，look at my shoes．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 11．At that time, my mind was a complete _______ ; I couldn't think of a single answer. A．blank B．bonus C．blow D．bottom 12．Lily is a good singer. How I wish I ________ as well as her. A．sing B．will sing C．had sung D．sang 13．I was telling a joke and Sam just interrupted me to tell a different one. He always _____! A．bites his tongue B．saves his skin C．steals my thunder D．pulls my leg 14．—Look! Mary is crazily looking for something again! — _____ , she can’t find her keys. A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly 15．— Where is Gary? — He is at the library studying for his German test on Wednesday. In fact, he ________ for the test every day over the past week. A．has reviewed B．was reviewing C．has been reviewing D．had been reviewing 16．He has written two articles for the journal，one to be published in this issue，the other to___________ in the next. A．turn out B．come out C．bring out. D．leave out 17．If the new security system ______ into effect, such accidents would never have happened. A．would be put B．were put C．should be put D．had been put 18．—Alice, why aren’t you at work today? —I a day off． A．have given B．have been given C．gave D．was given 19．I'm calling to enquire about the position __________in yesterday's China Daily. A．advertised B．to be advertised C．advertising D．having advertised 20．-- - Are you satisfied with this house? ----________. We can’t have a nicer one A．Not a little B．Not a bit C．A little D．A bit 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 English have a difficult and, generally speaking, dysfunctional (怪异的) relationship with clothes. Their main problem is that they have a desperate need for rules, and are unable to get along without them. This helps to explain why they have an international reputation for dressing in general very badly, but with specific areas of excellence, such as high-class men’s suits, ceremonial costumes, and innovative (革新的) street fashion. In other words, we English dress best when we are “in uniform”. You may be surprised that I am including “innovative street fashion” in the category of the uniform. Surely the parrot-haired punks (朋克摇滚乐迷) or the Victorian vampire goths are being original, not following rules? It’s true that they all look different and eccentric (古怪的) but in fact they all look eccentric exactly in the same way. They are wearing a uniform. The only truly eccentric dresser in this country is the Queen, who pays no attention to fashion and continues to wear what she likes, a kind of 1950s fashion, with no regard for anyone else’s opinion. However, it is true that the styles invented by young English people are much more eccentric than any other nation’s street fashion. We may not be individually eccentric, apart from the Queen, but we have a sort of collective eccentricity, and \ye appreciate originality in dress even if we do not individually have it. Another “rule” of behavior I had discovered was that it is very important for the English not to take themselves too seriously, to be able to laugh at themselves. However, it is well known that most teenagers tend to take themselves a bit too seriously. The goths, in their scary black costumes, certainly look as if they are taki