2023学年河南省永城市第三高级中学高三第三次测评英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。 2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。 3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it, ________. A．however much it may cost B．no matter how it may cost C．how much may it cost D．however many it may cost 2．Even though the way Lin Daiyu expresses her feelings may be ________ to a modern audience, it is rooted in her character and makes who she is. A．allergic B．foreign C．sensitive D．fundamental 3．He was greatly shocked at Donald Trump’s taking office. Never did he expect that the voters _______ be so unreasonable. A．should B．could C．would D．might 4．A myth is an account of the deeds of a god or supernatural beings, usually expressed in terms of ______ thought. A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive 5．—Sir, I’m late because my car broke down on the way. —________. I’ve had enough of your excuses. A．Cut it out B．Suit yourself C．You can’t be serious D．It makes sense 6．These diagrams are especially helpful when we have a concrete problem ______ at hand. A．be solved B．to solve C．solved D．being solved 7．For all the failure of his business, he remains optimistic and ________ untroubled by his problems. A．hopefully B．seemingly C．rarely D．frequently 8．The collection, sorting and of historical materials and cultural relics of the May Fourth Movement should be strengthened, President Xi said. A．consideration B．conservation C．constitution D．construction 9．— Joe, what about going to Belgium for our coming holiday? — Sorry, honey, I _________ on the newly discovered dinosaur site in Argentina．There are remains of what is thought to be the largest creature ever to walk the earth. A．was working B．work C．will be working D．worked 10．The art historians tried to figure out how the temple __________ when built around 15 B．C． A．might look B．might have looked C．must look D．must have looked 11．Please ________ your ashes before it fails on the carpet. A．cut off B．knock off C．get off D．drop off 12．Don't give up half way, and you will find the scenery is more beautiful when you reach the destination than when you _______. A．start off B．have started off C．started off D．will start off 13．He has written two articles for the journal，one to be published in this issue，the other to___________ in the next. A．turn out B．come out C．bring out. D．leave out 14．All the dishes in this menu， _____ otherwise stated， will serve two to three people. A．as B．if C．though D．unless 15．We all sighed with ________ relief when ________ plane finally landed safely. A．a; / B．/; the C．a; a D．a; the 16．Contrary to popular belief, taking a walk immediately after meals doesn’t _______ do good to our health. A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly 17．. Some people say more but do less ______ others do the opposite. A．once B．when C．while D．as 18．I would persuade her to make room for you ______it be necessary. A．could B．might C．should D．would 19．---It was Sunday today, and I _______ up very early. ---So you really had a good rest. A．didn’t need to get B．needn’t have got C．needn’t to get D．don’t need get 20．—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 settled D．That’s all right 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） If you live in Washington, D．C．, or Redwood, Calif., you may have glimpsed a small, boxy robot rolling along a local sidewalk, minding it’s own business, but attracting the attention of many a curious onlooker. The autonomous machines were part of a pilot program last year by Starship Technologies focused on delivering meals from local restaurants in dozens of cities around the world. “Today, more than ever, people lead a busy and diverse life,” Lex Bayer, Starship’s CEO, said in a statement online. “The hassle of needing to rearrange your life for a delivery will become a thing of the past. You don’t have to switch your working from home day, reschedule meetings, visit a locker, drive to a post office or contact a deliveryman all because of a missed delivery.” The package delivery service is not available to everyone just yet. The company said it’s rolling out the service in Milton Keynes, England. The wheeled robots have a top speed of 4 mph and can detect obstacles from as far as 30 feet away. “The robot can operate through just about anything,” Nick Handrick, head of operations for Starship’s D．C．office, told The Washington Post's Maura Judkis last year. “If you had something in the way—a stick—it’s able to climb the edges of a road.” By giving customers control of when deliveries occur, Starship Technologies is offering its service as a way to battle package theft. In its announcement, the company cited statistics from a Wakefield Research Poll for Comcast last year that found that 3 in 10 Americans who