2023学年湖北省百校大联盟高三适应性调研考试英语试题（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．The disaster-stricken village was inaccessible ___________ by helicopter, and the storm added to the rescuers’ difficulty. A．instead of B．other than C．rather than D．regardless of 2．Jason will never forget about his 18th birthday, saw his being admitted to Harvard. A．when B．which C．that D．it 3．---Turn off the TV, Jack. Your homework now? ---Mum, just ten more minutes, please. A．Should you be doing B．Couldn’t you be doing C．Shouldn’t you be doing D．Will you be doing 4．Could I speak to__________ is in charge of International Sales please? A．who B．what C．whoever D．whatever 5．It is what you do rather than what you say __________ matters. A．that B．what C．which D．this 6．—The T­-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online. —________？But I promise you we’ll look into it right away. A．Who says B．How come C．What for D．Why worry 7．Linda realized she was in the wrong and promised to ________ a new leaf. A．take over B．turn over C．get over D．go over 8．––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 9．The split between humans and living apes is thought by some scholars ____ 15 to 20 million years ago. A．to occur B．occurring C．to have occurred D．having occurred 10．— I want to learn tennis. Would you like to help me? — . But learning tennis is no walk in the park. A．No kidding B．No wonder C．No problem D．No way 11．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 12．According to the company’s rule, one’s payment is ______ the work done, not to the time spent doing it. A．in proportion to B．in addition to C．in contrast to D．in regard to 13．Johnson hasn’t felt any effect the new dieting recipe has him since he tried to lose weight three months ago. A．for B．to C．on D．with 14．Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________sweet dreams. A．keep up with B．put up with C．end up with D．catch up with 15．--- Have you heard that they are working around the clock to compete for the prize? --- Don’t worry. We are ready to the challenge. A．build up B．take up C．stick to D．lead to 16．The two brothers look so much alike that it is difficult to ______. A．tell them from B．tell from them C．tell apart them D．tell them apart 17．The Oxford English Dictionary is necessary for learning English，so you'd better buy __________． A．this B．that C．it D．one 18．—The Kiwi fruits in this supermarket are _______ sale now, and they are sold ______ the pound. — Really? How much cheaper are they? A．for; in B．on; by C．for, by D．on, in 19．I was caught in a traffic jam for over an hour, otherwise, I ________ you waiting for such a long time. A．had not kept B．will not keep C．would not have kept D．have not kept 20．They came back from their long walk and went into bed, . A．tiredly but relaxing B．tired but relaxing C．tiredly but relaxed D．tired but relaxed 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 old saying that practice makes perfect seems to make no sense when it comes to schoolwork. Many educators today are looking for evidence to support the case for homework, but are coming up empty-handed. “Homework is all pain and no gain,” says author Alfie Kohn. He points out that no study has ever found a relationship between homework and academic achievement in elementary school. Mary Jane Cera is the academic administrator for the Kino School, a private, non-profit kindergarten0through-12th-grade school in Tucson, Arizona, and she maintains a no-homework policy across all grades. The purpose of the policy is to make sure learning remains a joy, not a thing that discourages social time and creative activity. Many supporters of homework argue that life is filled with things we don’t like to do, and that homework teaches self-discipline, time management and other non-academic life skills. Kohn challenges this popular idea; he says that if kids have no choice when it comes to homework, they’re not really exercising judgment, and are instead losing their sense of autonomy. At the Kino School, Cera says children often choose to take their favorite parts of school home. “A lot of what we see kids doing is continuing to write in journals, practicing music with their friends, and taking experiments home to show their parents,” she says. Surveys of Kino graduates suggest that the early control they are given over their education continues to serve them well into college, and that they feel better equipped to manage their time and approach professors with questions than other student