2023届河南省信阳市息县第一高级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．In Sydney, there’s only ________ average of 23 days a year when ________ sun doesn’t shine. A．the, the B．an, / C．an, the D．the, / 2．The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in ________ name the character for “harmony” is included. A．which B．what C．whose D．as 3．— How do you find your new classmate? — Oh, she is really ________ of a musician, who can not only sing very beautifully, but also compose skillfully. A．something B．somebody C．everything D．everybody 4．The room is so clean. He ________ have cleaned it yesterday evening. A．will B．need C．can D．must 5．_______ you consider that the airline handled 80 million passengers last year, the accident figures are really very small. A．Unless B．When C．Before D．Though 6．—Kevin, time for the next destination! —No hurry! Another 15 minutes and we _____ all the exhibition rooms of the museum. A．am exploring B．have explored C．will explore D．will have explored 7．merchant A．machine B．achieve C．stomach D．technology 8．There are many famous cultural relics in our country, many _______ thousands of years ago. A．dating back to B．date back to C．dated back to D．were dated back to 9．-Could you pass me the sugar, please? -OK, ____ A．never mind B．sounds great C．here you go D．there it is 10．The real winners in sport are those who know how to persevere and to behave with ________—whether they win or lose a game. A．certainty B．caution C．dignity D．independence 11．he law is equally applied to everyone. No one _______ be above it. A．shall B．must C．may D．need 12．I thought it hard to complete the project then, but I ________ my mind. A．will change B．would changed C．have changed D．had changed 13．He was elected______ president of the company, and _____news came ,in fact, as ______surprise. A．a; the ;X B．X; the ; a C．a; X; the D．the; the; a 14． ，dear! Things won’t be as bad as you think. There certainly will be chances for you. A．Hurry up B．Look up C．Cheer up D．Make up 15．If you were to have a few minutes free, I______ the opportunity to ask you one more question. A．would appreciate B．would have appreciated C．were to appreciate D．had appreciated 16．The researchers who study jokes want to find out _______ people from different nations and cultures find funny. A．why B．that C．what D．whether 17．When ________ questions in class, one should answer them as clearly as possible. A．asking B．to ask C．to be asked D．asked 18．—Did you watch the basketball match yesterday? —Yes，I did.You know，my brother ________ in the match. A．is playing B．was playing C．has played D．had played 19．---I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays. ---That’s _______ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life. A．how B．when C．where D．what 20．-Who do you think is able to finish the job in two days? -It's hard to say. This would appear to be ________ for the relatively efficient. A．a sacred cow B．a Herculean task C．a Pandora's box D．a child's play 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）In Florida,one McDonald’s customer stared a pay-it-forward chain that inspired other 249 customers to be generous and do the same. ABC News reports the spirit of giving is in the air as 250 drive-thru（免下车服务）customer at a local McDonald’s paid for the meals of the people next to the them.Lakeland customer Torie Keene was paying for her food on Wednesday morning when she decided to pay for the meal of the car next to her. Keene then purposely told McDonald’s cashier Marisabel Figueroa to greet the other customer“Merry Christmas”and not “Happy Holidays.” The next customer was moved when Figueroa said her food was already paid by the previous car.That’s when she thought that she would love to do the same and the domino effect followed. Figueroa,who worked from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m.on Wednesday,said that the chain reaction almost lased for her entire shift.“I just kept giving everyone the same message,and they were all so stunned and so happy”,she continued,“One lady even paid for the meals of the next three cars behind her.” While people were amazed by how generous they could get,Figueroa said she had “never experienced something like that before” in her 12 years of working for McDonald’s.“I just kept giving everyone the same message,and they were all so stunned and so happy”,she continued,“One lady even paid for the meals of the next three cars behind her.” While people were amazed by how generous they could get,Figueroa said she had “never experienced something like that before” in her 12 years of working for McDonald’s.“I feel very blessed to have been a part of all that”,the cashier said. Keene contacted Figueroa on Facebook when the pay-it-forward chain came out in the l