2023届湖南省永州市重点中学高考考前模拟英语试题（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．To tell the truth, I would rather I ________ the pain instead of you. You don’t know how worried I was. A．took B．had taken C．have taken D．should have taken 2．The company and the effect brought about did great good to our business in the market. A．it B．which C．that D．what 3．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 4．I ________ able to catch the first flight home, but my watch betrayed me. A．were B．had been C．would be D．would have been 5．Don’t let yourself be ______ into buying things you don’t really want. A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded 6． “Made in China 2025” aims to transform China from a product-making factory into a product-making power, ______________ driven by innovation and emphasizing quality over quantity. A．the one that B．one that C．one D．the one 7．I admire my English teacher. I can remember very few occasions _____ she stopped working because of ill health. A．that B．when C．where D．which 8．The man ________ the fake news that 18 firefighters lost their lives in the explosion was arrested. A．having circulating B．to circulate C．circulating D．to have circulated 9．The affairs of each country should be by its own people. A．elected B．settled C．developed D．contained 10．—-What difference will it make _____we shall go to the concert on Tuesday or Saturday? —They offer a discount on weekdays. A．that B．when C．if D．why 11．––Did you have to do much for the dinner party? ––Helen ________ everything by the time I got home. A．finished B．was finishing C．would finish D．had finished 12．This book is said to be the special one, which ________ many events that cannot be found in other history books. A．covers B．writes C．prints D．reads 13．Decades ago, scientists believed that how the brain develops when you are a kid ______ determines your brain structure for the rest of your life. A．sooner or later B．more or less C．to and from D．up and down 14．They arrived at the border between Kenya and Tanzania at 2 pm, ______ lies a national nature reserve. A． what B． which C． where D． when 15．We the sunshine in Sanya now if it were not for the delay of our flight. A．were enjoying B．would have enjoyed C．would be enjoying D．will enjoy 16．Is it common practice that salesmen receive a _______ of 10 percent on all sales made? A．deposit B．receipt C．pension D．commission 17．After three years of preparation for the 2011 Xi’an International Horticultural Expo (西安园博) 会），the city is presenting the world______ many people think is the green Special Olympics． A．that B．which C．what D．where 18．They felt ________ it was high tax and low income ________ contributed to the extreme misery of the working people at the bottom of the ladder. A．/；that B．that; which C．that; what D．/; which 19．—Do you like the mobile game Traveling Frog? —Yes, the posts about the virtual green frog ________ over 4 million times. A．have read B．have been read C．would be read D．are reading 20．I don’t mind her criticizing me,but___is how she does it that I object to. A．it B．that C．this D．which 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） It can be a real struggle trying to learn a new language. I had always enjoyed learning languages in school, but only recently did I start learning German. I found that I could understand and learn individual words easiIy, but when it came to literature, I really struggled. That was when my tutor at university suggested reading some children's books printed in the target language. At first, I felt a bit silly going on a hunt for a book designed for someone half my age, lout then I realised that everyone has to start somewhere. As children, we are given these basic texts to familiarise our brains with certain vocabulary and writing structures, and from there, we can learn and develop. I started with books which are taught to us as children in the UK.1 managed to find Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. The beauty of reading books that were introduced to you as a child is that you are already familiar with the plot. As a result, you can work out some of the definitions of words with your prior knowledge of the story. At first, I used to read with the book in one hand and a dictionary in the other, but this method did not work well for me. The method I would recommend is to read a chapter of your chosen children’s book and at the end of that chapter, highlight the words you do not know and then look up the definitions. If you can wait a bit before you use a dictionary, you may be surprised what you can get merel