2022学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered we could complete the experimentAwhen was it thatBit was when thatCit was whenDwhen it was that2Im burnt out as Ive been working on my essay all the time. _. Youll surely make it.ADont put on airsBGive me a breakCDont get on my nerveDHang in there3Wed better go now, _ well miss the train.Abut Bso Cotherwise Dtherefore4After three years of preparation for the 2011 Xian International Horticultural Expo (西安园博)会），the city is presenting the world_ many people think is the green Special OlympicsAthatBwhichCwhatDwhere5The necklace the woman bought is , because it is made of glass.ApricelessBworthwhileCvaluableDworthless6I had hardly rung the bell _ the door was opened suddenly, and my son rushed out to greet me.Abefore BuntilCas Dsince7I am putting on weight again! Maybe I should start doing yoga.You _ that the whole morning!Aare saying Bhave said Chave been saying Dwere saying8Every man has his faults. We should, therefore, lean to be _ of others.AignorantBresponsibleCreliableDtolerant9A grand banquet was held by Elizabeth II _ President Xis current state visit to the UK.Ain terms of Bin honor ofCin favor of Din memory of10I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that he had _.Athe top dog Bthe feet of clayChis cup of tea Dthe apple of his eye11The worlds attention _ Chinas Belt and Road Initiative，as it has great influence on the worlds economy.Ais to fix onBwas fixed onChas fixed onDis being fixed on12 Can you tell me something about _ science. OK. _ Nobel Prize in Chemistry is usually awarded to Americans.Athe; TheB/; TheCa; /Dthe; /13Much to their delight, their new project _ at the conference, the excited scholars decided to have a barbecue in honour of the fantastic moment.Ato approve Bbeing approvedChaving approved Dhaving been approved14Thanks to Mrs Smith, the father and the son eventually _after ten years cold relationship between them.Atook upBpicked upCmade upDturned up15I _ for Shanghai this Saturday, so I want to know when the earliest plane _.Aleave; takes off Bam leaving; takes offCleave; is taking off Dam leaving; is taking off16Faced with the dilemma, the company committee _ a public statement, appointing the capable man to be its new global chief financial officer.Apulled out Bput outCreached out Ddrew out17Having been treated in the hospital for as long as six months, the man injured in the car crash is now eventually back _ his feet.AatBinConDto18.I didnt _ having to do the cooking myself, or I would have learnt one or two dishes from my mom.AexpectBanticipateCforecastDpreview19Would you like me the radio a bit?No, its all right. Im used with the radio .Ato turn down; to work; onBturning down; to working; onCturning down; to working; offDto turn down; to working; on20The kid is crying, for he _ jump over the ditch on his own. Adares not toBdare not toCdoesnt dare toDdares 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）At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up, playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that shes also a university undergraduate.Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UKs West Midlands region, is one of the countrys youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University, a UK-based distance learning college, in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in a recent exam.“Its so interesting. It has the type of maths I love. Its real maths-theories, complex numbers, all that type of stuff,” she smiles. “I want to finish the course in two years. Then Im going to do my PhD in financial maths when Im 13. I want to have my own bank by the time Im 15 because I like numbers and I like people and banking is a great way to help people.” she adds.Esther has always jumped ahead of her peers. She sat her first Math GSCE exam, a British high school qualification, at Ounsdale High School in Wolverhampton at just six, where she received a C-grade. A year later, she got the A-grade she wanted. Then last year she scored a B-grade when she sat the Math A-level exam.Not content with breaking barriers to attend college at just 10 years old, Esther is also wri