2023学年江西省鹰潭市重点中学高考英语二模试卷（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．---How did she lose so much weight as expected？ ----_____________ eating less，she jogged for several miles every day. A．In addition to B．In spite of C．Instead of D．Thanks to 2．The security judge was very _________ when she explained that the driving licence was necessary for her work . A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available 3．—Next Monday is my birthday. —Is that so? ______ A．I can’t believe my ears.          B．I’m so glad to hear that. C．What presents do you want?  D．Many happy returns of the day! 4．I have no doubt that he will make it, but I wonder_____ he is really ready enough. A．what B．why C．whether D．That 5．This book is said to be a special one, as it ____ many events not found in other history books. A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads 6．Our teacher entered the classroom, __________. A．a book in hand B．book in hand C．book in his hand D．a book in hands 7．A large number of excellent films ______ all over the world over the past decades. A．have produced B．have been produced C．were produced D．produced 8．I am so thrilled to have my underwater photos ______ in the National Geographic and on the cover! A．to be featured B．featured C．being featured D．to feature 9．There a slight decrease in his weight but he eats too much. A．was B．could have been C．had been D．could be 10．— Are you still thinking about the email Tony sent you yesterday？ — Oh，to tell the truth,that’s makes me feel excited. A．What B．how C．that D．why 11．The part in the film the man broke down the door made some of the audience give a cry. A．which B．who C．where D．whom 12．I keep the picture where I can see it every day, reminds me of the days in my hometown. A．that B．which C．who D．when 13．This is a very interesting book. I’ll buy it，________. A．how much may it cost B．no matter how it may cost C．however much it may cost D．whatever may it cost 14．Yet _______ in the process of development did they stop to consider the impact of their “progress” on nature. A．in no time B．at no point C．as likely as not D．more often than not 15．— David is a green hand at such things. — But I believe he is quite ________ to the task. A．relevant B．accessible C．equal D．unique 16．--Mum, I don’t think I am qualified enough to do this. --Honey, be confident! You should know it is ____ a man thinks of himself ___ really determines his fate. A．that; that B．how; that C．what; that D．how; that 17．John, ________ money was now no problem, started a new company with his friends. A．for whose B．of whose C．of whom D．for whom 18．I live in a town ______ runs a small and winding river. A．through which B．which C．in which D．where 19．Johnson hasn’t felt any effect the new dieting recipe has him since he tried to lose weight three months ago. A．for B．to C．on D．with 20．--Hello, Kate. How is your weekend at home? --Awful! You know it is the first time I ____ alone at home, bored to death. A．has left B．had left C．had been left D．have been left 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）The people of Chicago, Illinois, US, can thank three canals every time they drink a glass of clean water today. The building of the Illinois-Michigan Canal, the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Cal-Sag Canal all helped the Chicago River start flowing in a different direction in 1892. Since their construction over a century ago, these waterways have connected Lake Michigan and the Mississippi river network and ensured a regular flow of fresh water of Chicago. However, some unusual and unfortunate side effects have also been created because of their construction. Asian carp(鲤鱼), also known as silver or flying carp, are threatened in their native habitat in the Chinese Heilongjiang, Yangtze, and Pearl River basins. But they have become increasingly successful at filling the Mississippi river network since first being introduced into Arkansas catfish farms in the 1970s to control algae(水藻). By swimming into the canals and spreading further across the country, there are now major fears that this introduced species may be able to access Lake Michigan and the wider Great Lakes - which store an incredible 21 percent of the entire world’s fresh water. “The actual influence of Asian carp on the Great Lakes has yet to be explained clearly, and we think this uncertainty is part of the reason why they are such an obvious issue,” says Dr Cory Suski, Associate Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Sciences at the University of Illinois. He points out that adult Asian carp are too large to be hunted by anything locally, that they have a prolific(多产的) reproduction rate, and they can steal food from the other native species in the rivers. “C