2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．—In the UK，some people equate life experience with the number of stamps in their passports.
—That’s why they all agree that they ________ the “travel bug”．
A．catch B．caught
C．have caught D．are to catch
2．________about the man wearing sunglass during night that he was determined to follow him.
A．So curious the detective was
B．So curious was the detective
C．How curious was the detective茅坑
D．How curious the detective was
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3．To fetch water before breakfast emed to me a rule ______.
A．to never break B．never to have broken
C．never to be broken D．never to be breaking
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4．As a teacher, you have to _____ your method to suit the needs of slower children.
A．display B．test
C．adjust D．transfer
5．Don’t leave the water ______while you brush your teeth.
A．racing B．rushing
C．running D．rolling
6．Tom is proud and ________, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone el to blame.
A．strict B．stubborn
C．sympathetic D．nsitive
7．—It’s too complex, I think．
—________. So we’d better make it easier for students to get involved．
A．That’s ridiculous B．That’s the point
C．That’s ttled D．That’s all right
forgetyou8．(2015·北京)___________the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early.
A．Catching B．Caught
C．To catch D．Catch
9．There are many famous cultural relics in our country, many _______ thousands of years ago.
A．dating back to B．date back to
C．dated back to D．were dated back to
10．— How can I wake up so early?ycl
—Set the alarm at 5:00 am., you will make it.
A．and B．but
C．or D．so
11．—I'm going to order chicken and salad．What about you?
— .ukrainianI'll have the same.
A．I'm afraid not B．It's up to you
C．That sounds good to me． D．That depends
12．Jane realized her ____ to become the first woman to run the 10,000 metres within 30 minutes.
A．achievement B．commitment
C．competition D．ambition
13．After looking at many new cars, I found ________ which I would accept just as suitable.
A．it B．this C．that D．one
blameless14．Many of us e reading as an investment in ourlves，so it’s only natural that we want to learn something uful ________ our efforts.
A．in view of B．in respon to
C．in parallel with D．in return for
15．Competed in 1891, in ________ was known as The Gilded Age, the fivestory mansion is now owned by a famous actor who decides to stage a special production of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
A．that B．what C．which D．it
16．It is a foolish act to________ notes during a test as you will be verely punished.
A．stick to B．refer to C．keep to D．point to
17．When the old man woke up, he found someone his TV in the living room.
A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen
18．Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained ____；people are still looking for other possible solutions.
A．unchallenged B．relevant
C．controversial D．contradictory
19．________ an increa in foreign legal conflicts，China is expected to e the number continue to ri．
in your mindA．To witness B．Being witnesd
C．Witnesd D．Having witnesd
20．包括但不限于Bill was doing a lot of physical exerci to build up his .
A．ability
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B．force
C．mind
D．strength
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） Have you ever spent an afternoon in the backyard, maybe grilling or enjoying a basketball game, when suddenly you notice that everything goes quiet? There is an old phra “calm before the storm”, often ud in a situation---a quiet period just before a great activity or excitement. According to our own experience, we know there is actually calm before the storm. But what caus this calm? And is it always calm before the storm?
A period of calm happens in a particular kind of storm, the simplest kind of storm---a single-cell thunderstorm. In this type of thunderstorm, there is usually only one main stream of current, which is warm, damp air and drawn from places near the ground. Storms need warm and damp air as fuel, so they typically draw that air in from surrounding environment. Storms can draw in the air that fit their need from all directions—even from the direction in which the storm is traveling.
As the warm, damp air is pulled into a storm system, it leaves a low-pressure vacu
um(真空) coming after. The rising air meets the cold dry air that has already existed in the storm clouds, thus the temperature of the warm, damp air drops, and the water vapor in it changes into tiny drops that are a precondition of rain. The drops accumulate and build on larger particles(颗粒) like dust, until they grow large enough to form raindrops.
