湖北省荆州市监利县新沟高级中学2022-2023学年高三英语模拟试题含解析

湖北省荆州市监利县新沟高级中学2022-2023学年高三英语模拟试题含解析 一、 选择题 1. The paper ox my grandmother _________ for me is my most valued birthday gift. A. cut   B. will cut   C. had cut   D. cuts 参考答案： A 【命题立意】考查时态。 句意：奶奶给我剪的纸牛是我最珍贵的生日礼物。my grandmother cut是the paper ox定语从句，根据题干含义，说话人奶奶剪纸牛应该是发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时，故选A。 2. —Is your grandpa still with you? —No. he still prefers to live in the small mountain village ______ all its disadvantages.        A. for                    B. except                      C. with                         D. to 参考答案： C 3. The audience burst into a great cheer and applause ______the popular singer appeared on the stage, accompanied by the host. A. until                   B. in case                             C. unless                              D. the moment 参考答案： D 4. —I still can’t operate the machine, sir.  —Well, You’d better ____the way I did it.   A. keep on mind  B. keep in mind   D. fix on mind  D. fix in mind 参考答案： 选B 解析：keep in mind “把……记中心中”。 5. —Hi，Sam．I’m going to take a long walk along the sunny beach and go swimming today． —____________! A．How nice you are                                       B．That’S all right C．Sounds great                                              D．Good exercise 参考答案： C 6. Don’t promise anything ______ you are one hundred percent sure. A. whether      B. after     C. how     D. unless 参考答案： D 7. Tom as well as two of his friends ________ to the concert last night 　   A. has been invited                  B. had been invited         C. were invited                       D. was invited 参考答案： D 8. True happiness does not lie in the ________ of money，but the joy of achievement. A. possession B. profession C. permission D. persuasion 参考答案： A 【详解】考查名词。句意为：真正的幸福不在于金钱的拥有，而在于取得成就的喜悦。possession占有；profession职业；permission允许；persuasion说服。in the possession of被某人占有/拥有。故选A。 9. The new plan has been put forward _______ we will move to the new campus next term.   A. as   B. while C. when D. that 参考答案： D 略 10. — May I go to the movie with you? — I’d rather ________ at home with our baby. You’d better not leave it to the babysitter at night.   A. you stayed B. you stay　 C. stayed　 D. stay 参考答案： A 略 11. Talking about his success, the famous scientist said, “I’ve been lucky ______ there are many people who have helped me”. A. except that            B. now that          C. so that                 D. in that  参考答案： D 12. Lily felt down because her proposal was ______ by the manager with no good reason. A. turned down    B. set down C. put down    D. taken down 参考答案： A 【详解】考查动词词组。句意：莉莉感到很沮丧，因为经理没有正当理由拒绝了她的提议。A. turned down调低，拒绝；B. set down记下；C. put down镇压，记下；D. taken down拿下。结合句意可知答案为A。 13. You can keep all the files and documents __________you think it is convenient to get them. A. what B. how C. where D. when 参考答案： C 14. --Who should be responsible for the accident? --The boss,not the workers.They just carried out the order___________. A.as told                                        B.as are told                       C.as telling                          D.as they told 参考答案： A 15.  Mom came to see me from hometown, ____ me a lot of local products.   A. bringing                B. to bring                    C. brought                    D. had brought 参考答案： A 16. If you have no idea about how to pronounce the words correctly, you may ______ the words in your dictionary.    A. look up           B. come across     C. deal with           D. refer to 参考答案： A 二、 书面表达 17. 书面表达（满分30分） 假设你是李华，明年要去英国留学，想通过一家英国留学生机构寻找寄宿家庭。请你写一封电子邮件，说明你的要求： 1．房间的条件； 2．房子所处的位置和地段； 3．你喜欢的房东类型； 4．其它。 注意： 1．词数100左右； 2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3．结束语已为你写好。 Dear Sir/Madam,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Looking forward to your early reply. Yours Li Hua 参考答案： 略 三、 阅读理解 18. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 Memory is the ability to keep track of things that have happened in the past. Memory really is learning. One needs memory to ride a bicycle. A dog needs to remember if it is to Come when called.     Memory is said to be stored in the brain as a “memory trace.” What makes up this trace is not known. Some scientists believe that certain chemical substances may carry certain memories. For example, one substance, when given to rats, causes them to fear the dark.     Other research into memory has to do with how the brain works. Psychologists use three means to find out how a person remembers. For example, give a person a grocery list. Let the person memorize the list, then put it away. The most natural way to find out how much a person remembers of the grocery list is to ask wh