2023学年浙江省湖州三县高三下学期联考英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023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） 1．Why are some brands more popular than others ______ the products are of similar quality? A．as though B．even if C．so that D．in case 2．The Palace of Versailles, France’s national treasure, has ________ many changes in its century-long history while keeping its beauty. A．gone through B．taken on C．led to D．showed off 3．With the help of high technology in the past few years, electronic business _______ to bank industry and travel industry.. A．applied B．have applied C．has been applied D．had been applied 4．After making the speech, he went through it in his mind to reflect where he_________ better. A．could do B．would do C．could have done D．would have done 5．It was reported that as many as 50% of patients do not take medicine ______ directed, ______ has drawn doctor’s attention. A．when; it B．as; what C．as; which D．that; and 6．— Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond to it? — Receiving a text does not necessarily mean you have to respond．Why waste a perfectly good lie ________ the truth will serve? A．unless B．until C．when D．while 7．Some business owners are keen on public welfare. This is local services have been funded. A．whether B．what C．where D．how 8．---Are you satisfied with his school report? ---Not at all. It couldn’t have been ______. A．worse B．so bad C．better D．the worst 9．—The T­-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online. —________？But I promise you we’ll look into it right away. A．Who says B．How come C．What for D．Why worry 10．—What a mess! You’re always throwing things about. —Don’t be ____, Mum. I will tidy it up now. A．hot under the collar B．on cloud nine C．off the top of your head D．down in the dumps 11．The company needs to _____ its outdated image to promote its newly-released product. A．lay out B．call up C．shake off D．give away 12．Top graduates from universities are ________ by major companies. A．chased B．registered C．offered D．compromised 13．The ordinary people all look at the intelligent man with admiration because under no circumstances ________ to cope with emergencies. A．he will fail B．is he failing C．he is failing D．will he fail 14．_______ in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum. A．Anything B．Nothing C．Everything D．Something 15．It is well known _____Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province, China. A．whether B．where C．that D．what 16．But for your help, I __________ the work on time. I really do not know how I can thank you enough. A．wouldn't finish B．hadn't finished C．wouldn't have finished D．won't have finished 17．The Chinese government has begun a campaign to_____________ the crazy housing market. A．calm B．destroy C．occupy D．reflect 18．I _____up my mind what I was going to say in the seminar, but it was cancelled. A．have made B．had made C．was making D．would make 19．lt was in December, 2018 ________ Chairman Xi and President Trump met in Argentina. A．when B．that C．before D．since 20．Muir succeeds ______ other designers have failed—her clothes are Original, yet stylish. A．that B．what C．which D．where 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） They were a happy family: four daughters were allin the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued to her mother’s skirts．Theirthree older girls took the bus to school everymorning, but Janice was always driven to schoolbyher mother. One Friday, Janice's mother asked for a talk with me. She said in a soft voice,"My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and heinsists that I go with him. I have tried to explainover and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me, so I have no choice, I have to go. I have told the babysitter todrive her every morning. Will you please giveJanice special attention and help her? I want to besure everything goes well for her." I told her that we would make every effort tosupport Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janiceat her car so she would see a familiar face. As amother myself, I'd like to help. Janice’s motherthanked me for our understanding. On Monday morning, expecting a tearfulanxious child, I planned a special program of funand games. I waited outside to greet Janice, butjust then the bus arrived and not three, but fourgirls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying“goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom. I walked slowly into theclassroom and called Janice over to ask how thebus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I alwayswant to take the bus with the other kids. ButMother needs to be with me. You see there won’t be any more babies, so I have to be a baby a littlelonger. While sh