2023届湖南省衡阳市第八中学高三模拟预测英语试题

2023年普通高中学业水平考试信息模拟卷(六) 英语 本试题卷分阅读技能、知识运用、写作技能三个部分，共6页。时量90分钟，满分100分。所有试题均须在答题卡上作答。 第一部分 阅读技能(共两节，满分45分) 第一节 阅读理解(共12小题;每小题3分，满分36分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Dates: 30th July ~8th August Mon. ~Fri., 10 a. m., 7 p. m. Sat. ~ Sun. 10 a. m., 2 p.m., 7 p. m. Venue: Esplanade Theater Duration: 1.5 hours Ticket prices: $ 25 per child or adult (day shows) $ 35 per child or adult (evening shows) Family Packages: $ 85 for 4 tickets (10 a. m. ,2 p. m. shows) $ 120 for 4 tickets (7 p. m. shows) Late comer Policy: Please arrive early. Late comers will not be allowed to enter until a proper break in the shows. Children: As courtesy to other audience members, children below three years old will not be allowed in. Contact: Phone number 8897659 Fax 8897656 1. How many days will the show be on? A. For 10 days. B. For 12 days. C. For 15 days. D. For 18 days. 2. If a family of four go to the theater in the evening, they have to pay at least ______ dollars for the tickets. A. 85 B. 100 C. 120 D. 140 3 ______ are not allowed to enter the theater. A. Later comers B. Adults without children C. School students D. Kids below three years old 4. What information can’t be found in the advertisement? A. The name of the show. B. The name of the director. C The telephone number. D. The name of the theater. B Before arriving in China, I had read lots of books about China. Therefore, when I arrived, I was excited to be living in this huge historically and culturally rich country. It was so greatly different from the UK. The food, the landmarks, the big cities and everyday life—I couldn’t wait to explore. However, learning Chinese hadn’t even entered my mind, not because I was lazy, but because I had no confidence to learn the most difficult language in the world. Besides this, once I moved to China, I lived in Shanghai. It is an international city, with many people speaking English as a second language. So I thought English would be sufficient. But after a year in Ch