2022-2023学年江苏省泰兴市西城中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷 注意事项： 1． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．He ______ a chance to try it again just now. A． gave B． will give C． is given D． was given 2．-- Alison, I'm sorry. I can't come to the wedding with you tomorrow morning. -- ________? -- My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her. A．How is it B．How come C．So what D．What's the problem 3．After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, ________ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive. A．which B．who C．where D．what 4．There a slight decrease in his weight but he eats too much. A．was B．could have been C．had been D．could be 5．---Do you think Peter is a good partner? --- Not really! There are some things that are not easy to ________ , and his laziness is one. A．put aside B．put up with C．think of D．get along with 6．_______ in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum. A．Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Something 7．_____ annoys the teacher most is that all the students are too quiet in class. A．What B．That C．When D．Who 8．－Do you really mean it when you say he will a good president? A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve 9．It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out；otherwise，he his life． A．had lost B．would lose C．would have lost D．might lose 10．A teacher’s job is not to tell the students what to believe or value, but to ________ them to develop a worldview for themselves. A．urge B．equip C．persuade D．rank 11．The style of the campus is quite different from ______ of most Chinese universities where visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types. A．that B．one C．the one D．those 12．--Sorry for having kept you waiting. But for the traffic jam，I________________ 20 minutes earlier —Never mind，I haven't been waiting that long. A．arrived B．would have arrived C．would arrive D．had arrived 13．--You know Mr. Green has been ill for days? --Yes, I wonder if he is ______ better now. A．any B．some C．any D．no 14．After the argument Colin ran away and______since. A．Isn’t heard of B．wasn’t heard of C．hasn’t been heard of D．hadn’t been heard of 15．A grand banquet was held by Elizabeth II _____ President Xi’s current state visit to the UK. A．in terms of B．in honor of C．in favor of D．in memory of 16．New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____. A．being fully accepting B．fully accepting C．having fully accepted D．fully accepted 17．—- 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 18．Keep up your spirits even if you _____ fail hundreds of times. A．must B．need C．may D．should 19．As a doctor, I spend most of the time with my patients, and that’s ________ it is in my day. A．how B．when C．why D．where 20．—What’s up? You look worried. —Well, I ______ on the problem for 5 hours but I haven’t got a single clue. A．have worked B．worked C．will work D．have been working 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）Google announced new features to make devices smarter and more useful to open its yearly developers' conference. The announcements came at Google's I/O 2018 conference in Mountain View, California. Google Duplex "So what you're going to hear is the Google Assistant actually calling a real barber’s to schedule the appointment for you. Hello, how can I help you? Hi, I'm calling to book a woman's haircut for a client. I'm looking for something on May 3rd. Sure, give me one second. Mm-hmmm. That was a real call you just heard." Google Chief Pichai said the demonstration was the result of the company's research and development over many years in the areas of natural language, deep learning and text-to-speech. Google calls the technology Duplex. The idea is to create machines that sound and act more human-like in interactions with people. Continued Conversation Another new feature related to Assistant is called Continued Conversation. Until now, users have had to say "Hey Google" each time they asked a question or wanted help. But now, a user can issue more than one command – such as a follow-up question – for up to eight seconds, and Assistant will answer. Gmail Smart Compose The latest new tool for Gmail is an auto-complete feature called Smart Compose. It uses AI to suggest ways to finish sentences as they are written. For example, "I haven't seen you" might be auto-completed to "I haven't seen you in a while and I hope you're doing well." Digital Wellbeing Google says it recognizes many users are trying to find the right balance in life with technology. Sometimes they woul