2023届郑州市重点中学高三下学期联合考试英语试题（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。 2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。 3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。 4．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．— Thank you very much for giving me a hand when I was in trouble. — Don’t mention it. I only did what anyone else _______ in my place. A．must do B．could have done C．would do D．can have done 2．They did everything in their power to save the building dating back to the Qing Dynasty, but their efforts were . A．in turn B．in time C．in vain D．in need 3．Since the middle of the last year, the bike-sharing market _____in Beijing. A．boomed B．was booming C．will boom D．has boomed 4．---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 5．Air pollution, together with littering, ____ many problems in our large industrial cities today. A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing 6．— ________ your purchases in time, make sure the express company knows your address exactly. A．To receive B．Received C．Receiving D．Having received 7．Some schools, including ours, will have to make ________ in agreement with the national soccer reform. A．amusements B．adjustments C．appointments D．achievements 8．Changing the password on your account isn’t a lasting solution if you don’t remove any virus， ？ A．don’t you B．do you C．isn’t it D．is it 9．--- ________ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher. ---I will give it to him _________ I see him. A．That; immediately B．What; the moment C．What; while D．Whether; once 10．Sally was excited to meet Susan at the party last night．They _____ each other since they graduated from Oxford University in 2010． A．haven’t seen B．hadn’t seen C．didn’t see D．don’t see 11．Both men have been _______to life imprisonment because of robbery. A．choked B．condemned C．consisted D．convinced 12．James Smith and his girlfriend went to Chenyi Square to celebrate the New Year, never _________. A．returned B．to return C．returning D．having returned 13．The majority of new businesses fail because, ________ they have a product or service that fills a gap in the market, they usually lack the skills in sales, marketing, and administration. A．now that B．even if C．as long as D．as though 14．_____ how to get along with others is very important in success. A．Know B．Known C．Having known D．Knowing 15．Criticized as online games are, they never fail to ______ a large number of teenagers． A．appeal to B．object to C．refer to D．turn to 16．—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 17．______ caught in the rain unexpectedly, we still enjoyed the journey very much. A．When B．As C．Unless D．Although 18．The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career. A．relatively B．regularly C．roughly D．rigidly 19．The 114 colorful clay Warriors ____ at No. 1 pit, ______ in height from 1.8m to 2m, have black hair, green, white or pink faces, and black or brown eyes. A．unearthed; ranging B．unearthing; ranging C．unearthed; ranged D．are unearthed; are ranging 20．According to the company’s rule, one’s payment is ______ the work done, not to the time spent doing it. A．in proportion to B．in addition to C．in contrast to D．in regard to 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）Durian(榴莲) is probably the smelliest fruit in the world, letting out an unusual unpleasant smell which would make anyone bring up. However, nobody was aware of what gave this fruit its unique smell, so a team of researchers from Singapore decided to take a look at its genome (基因组) and find out, Durian is well-known throughout Southeast Asia as the king of fruits, mostly because of its awful appearance and smell. However, the origin of this unpleasant smell was unknown, so researchers decided to map the genome of the fruit, and find the gene that controlled it. A group of genes, volatile sulfur compounds (含硫化合物), became very active in the fruit, and they were found responsible for resulting in the unpleasant smell. The fruit confuses everyone with a sulfuric smell, like rotten onions and ingredients. The smell lasts long, mostly because the fruit contains more volatile sulfur compounds. Other species usually benefit from two gene copies at most, but durian has four, leading to the striking smell. However, this smell might be an advantage for durian in the wild. Although we find it unpleasant, many animals might be attracted by it. If they eat the f