全国2023-2024学年英语高三上期末学业水平测试模拟试题
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第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．She is ____________ being pleased about it ; she is very angry.
A．free from    B．free of    C．out of    D．far from
2．Working hard is not a __________ of great success, but it is among the essential requirements.
A．sign    B．signal
C．guarantee    D．mark
3．I ______ tell you with certainty that he won’t be able to finish it before the deadline.
  A．will        B．must        C．can        D．may
4．It really matters _______ he treated the latest failure, for the examination is around the corner.
A．if    B．that
C．why    D．how
5．When they first came to the city, my parents often went to neighbors for a talk, just as they ________ in the countryside.
A．will do    B．had done
C．have done    D．were doing
6．I’m most awfully grateful to you. I can’t think what I ________ without you.
A．could do    B．would do
C．should have done    D．must have done
7．You can’t use the computer now, ________ the upgrade of the system is under way.
A．until    B．unless
C．as    D．after
8．Every four years Americans __________ the transfer of power.
A．carry over    B．carry off
C．carry on    D．carry out
9．Nowadays, more and more young ladies,        figures most are fine enough, are going on a diet.
A．who    B．whose
C．of whose    D．of whom
10．Justin    a book about his adventures in Tibet．I hope he can find a good publisher when it is finished．
A．was writing    B．is currently writing    C．has already written    D．wrote
11．Don’t forget to send ______ attended the conference a follow-up email.
A．however    B．whatever
C．whoever    D．wherever
12．Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _____ to an artist.
A．absolute    B．urgent    C．especial    D．vital
13．The farmers are in bad need of rain,but a (an)          large amount of rainfall will cause Floods.
A．Eventually    B．constantly    C．gradually    D．extremely
14．He liked the lovely dog so much that he ________ his book and played with it immediately.
A．gave off    B．set aside
C．took over    D．turned down
15．—You ought to have made an apology to Tom yesterday evening．
—Yes, I know I __      __．
A．ought to have    B．have to    C．should    D．must have
16．He couldn’t make his voice ______ above the noise of the traffic.
A．to hear    B．hearing
C．heard    D．hear
17．The main issue at the APEC meeting was a climate-change plan _____ by Australia’s Howard and backed by Bush.
A．put out    B．put off
C．put away    D．put forward
18．________ the danger of drunk driving, many drivers promised never to drive afte
r drinking.
A．Realizing    B．To have realized
C．Realized    D．Having realized
19．Beijing’s new international airport       into operation in 2019 will serve 72 million passengers annually.
A．being put    B．to be put
set asideC．put    D．to put
20．______ for the free tickets, I would not have gone to see films so often.
A．If it is not    B．Had it not been
C．Were it not    D．If they were not
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）    Exercise seems to be good for the human brain, with many recent studies suggesting that regular exercise improves memory and thinking skills. But an interesting new study asks whether the apparent cognitive benefits from exercise are real or just a placebo effect — that is, if we think we will be “smarter” after exercise, do our brains respond accordingly? The answer has significant implications for any of us hoping to use exercise to keep our minds sharp throughout our lives.
While many studies suggest that exercise may have cognitive benefits, recently some scientists have begun to question whether the apparently beneficial effects of exercise on thinking might be a placebo effect. So researchers at Florida State University in Tallahassee and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign decided to focus on expectations, on what people anticipate that exercise will do for thinking. If people’s expectations jibe (吻合) closely with the actual benefits, then at least som
e of those improvements are probably a result of the placebo effect and not of exercise.
For the new study, which was published last month in PLOS One, the researchers recruited 171 people through an online survey system, they asked half of these volunteers to estimate by how much a stretching and toning regimens (拉伸运动) performed three times a week might improve various measures of thinking. The other volunteers were asked the same questions, but about a regular walking program.

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