2023学年福建省福州市第十一中学高考压轴卷英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 考生须知： 1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。 2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。 3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．More wild tigers have been seen in the forest around this area, ____ there used to be very few. A．when B．where C．what D．which 2．The emoticons _____ when we want to stop a conversation, sparing us the embarrassment. A．come around B．come in handy C．come about D．come by 3．It was announced that only after the candidates’ papers were collected _____to leave the room. A．had they been permitted B．would they be permitted C．that they would be permitted D．that they had been permitted 4．---Can you help me with my English homework? You're a genius. ---__________, but I'll try to help you. What's your problem? A．Far from it B．Sounds good C．By all means D．It's out of question 5．Thanks to the “sugar tax”， food factories have reduced sugar in their products, ________ about 45 million kilograms of sugar. A．to save B．saved C．saving D．having saved 6．— The room looks bigger! — We ______ the furniture. A．have changed B．had changed C．changed D．are changing 7．---Has John ever broken his promise? ---No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and . A．so would he B．so did he C．so he would D．so he did 8．The artist is said during the production and thus a pirated video was sold in every part of Kenya. A．to be cheated B．being cheated C．to have been cheated D．having been cheated 9．—I'm going to order chicken and salad．What about you? — .I'll have the same. A．I'm afraid not B．It's up to you C．That sounds good to me． D．That depends 10．Don’ t worry. A number of efforts are being made ______ the whole system operating normally. A．being kept B．kept C．keeping D．to keep 11．The only problem was ______ we kept getting lost! But people in Tianjin are very friendly and helpful. A．why B．whether C．that D．how 12．_____what they say about me, I’m going to continue my work. A．In terms of B．Regardless of C．Instead of D．In favor of 13．If he ________ his teacher’s suggestion, he would have won the English Speech Contest. A．had followed B．should follow C．was to follow D．followed 14．Mike is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does his boss. A．serves B．satisfies C．promises D．supports 15．You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow ______ you keep it tidy and clean. A．for fear that B．in case C．on condition that D．even if 16．—Where on earth have they gone? —I have no idea, but I wish I . A．know B．knew C．would know D．would have known 17．I’m afraid that I can’t attend Tom’s wedding party ______ next weekend. A．to be held B．being held C．held D．is to be held 18．Kimberly ______ an article, so don’t disturb her. A．would write B．writes C．wrote D．is writing 19．Yesterday I took my car to the garage to have them ________ the air-conditioner. A．to check B．checking C．checked D．check 20．___________ and they will finish off the challenging job. A．In a week B．A week later C．After a week D．Another week 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）Quietly sitting there reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the train guard’s announcements. Train travelers will surely agree that when the guard makes an announcement, whether it’s the recorded message or the guard’s message, few people listen to it, because it’s often quite dull or hard to understand. This one was different. I noticed that other passengers appeared to be listening, too. Not only that, everyone was smiling! Why was so much attention being paid to this message? As best I can recall, the guard said something along these lines, “Good Morning Ladies, Gentlemen and Children, this is the 7:35 a.m. from Penrith to Central and you’ll be pleased to know that we are right on time. And what a lovely morning it is in Sydney today. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and all’s right with the world. I trust you have a great day wherever you’re going. Thanks for catching my train this morning and I hope to see you again soon.” Quite a few people (obviously previous strangers) started talking to one another about the guard’s excellent message and how good it had made everyone feel. I started thinking about this, and then I found the young guard and said “Were you the guard on the 7:35 a.m. from Penrith?” The guard seemed a bit stunned at first, replying, “Yes, yyyyes.” “Well, I really appreciate your announcement. Thank you for your extremely good message, which gave me and the other passengers such a good start to the day. Please keep doing it.” I said. There are two messages for me in what happened that day. Firstly, when people are happy in their work it shows in what they do and say. Secondly, the story attaches much importance to the benefits that accumulate from thanking people for something they’ve done, particu