2023学年湘潭市重点中学高三第六次模拟考试英语试卷（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．To make a breakthrough in his scientific research, the scientist has been making a(n) _____amount of effort. A．modest B．miserable C．optional D．tremendous 2．The first decade in the 21st century _______ the rapid rise of China as a world economic power. A．witness B．has witnessed C．will witness D．have witnessed 3．—Do you know our town at all? —Surely, this is the third time I ________ here. A．came B．come C．have come D．am coming 4．The English in this story has been simplified to make it easier _______. A．to be understood B．understood C．understanding D．to understand 5．It is global warming, rather than other factors, ___the extreme weather. A．that have led to B．which has caused C．which are causing D．that has led to 6．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 7．He insisted what he did _______ right and that anyone who broke laws ________． A．was ; be punished B．be ; was punished C．was; was punished D．be ; be punished 8．The best method to _____ the goal of helping the patients with AIDS is to unite as many sympathetic people as possible. A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany 9．Before you hand in your final report, ________ there are no spelling mistakes. A．make sure B．to make sure C．made sure D．making sure 10．She said her ________ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left. A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus 11．An old lady came to the bus stop only the bus had gone. A．to run ; to find B．running;to find C．and ran ; finding D．running; finding 12．If Joe’s wife won’t go to the party,________. A．he will either B．neither will he C．he neither will D．either he will 13．The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid ______ for it. A．as much twice B．much as twice C．as twice much D．twice as much 14．The meeting planned   next Monday is very important. A．to be held B．held C．being held D．holding 15．—How was your job interview? —Very successful. I ________ my homework about the company, you know. A．had done B．have done C．did D．was doing 16．John had planned to make a compromise, but he changed his mind at the last minute. A．anyhow B．otherwise C．therefore D．somehow 17．______, his ideas was accepted by all the people at the meeting. A．Strange as might it sound B．As it might sound strange C．As strange it might sound D．Strange as it might sound 18．It is difficult for any of us to eat better, exercise more, and sleep enough,______ we know we should. A．because B．even if C．unless D．before 19．—This is the first time I ________ my picture with my own hands. —It is time that you ________ a picture for me. A．have taken; took B．took; should take C．took; will take D．will take; have taken 20．—How about his design? —Well, to tell the truth, it is ______ but satisfactory. So you’ll have to try your best to better it. A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing 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 clock always seems to be ticking rather too fast in the doctor's office and the queue of patients outside the door seems to be pressing rather too hard. Some say it's high time for the model of short, sharp one-to-one appointments to give way to shared medical appointments(SMAs). SMAs are doctor-patient visits in which a group of patients receive patient education and counseling (咨询),physical examination and medical support in a group setting. Typically SMAs are designed to have one or more doctors attend to a group of patients who share a common illness or medical condition. In contrast to one-to-one visits, SMAs provide a longer appointment time-frame as well as the opportunity for patients to have improved access to their physicians and meanwhile pick up additional information and support from peers. However, doctors who have pioneered the shared appointment approach report that there are significant challenges involved. Dr. Sumego , director of shared medical appointments, Cleveland Clinic,identifies culture change as the most significant challenge. Physicians and nurses are trained in a model of personal service and privacy; the SMA approach is a fundamental challenge to those fixed ideas. They need shared goals and a way of testing the innovation against agreed standards. Dr. Sumego says,“The physicians may be worried about the possible chaos and efficiencies that are marketed. They also have to make the patients understand what their appointment is, and what the expectation is.” “So, if an organization was looking to start shared