2023届河南省新乡市第三中学高三下学期第一次联考英语试卷（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．Historic sites impress writers with their amazing beauty, which are a great source of ________. A．inspiration B．composition C．occupation D．combination 2．Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare — you must learn to ________. A．support B．care C．spare D．share 3．On the surface of the water ________, which spoiled the beautiful scenery of the park. A．some dead leaves did float B．some dead leaves floated C．floated some dead leaves D．did some dead leaves float 4．That student admitted in the math exam, that he would never do that again in the future. A．to have cheated, promising B．cheating, promised C．to cheating, promised D．having cheated, promising 5．They arrived at the border between Kenya and Tanzania at 2 pm, ______ lies a national nature reserve. A． what B． which C． where D． when 6．—I think the paper is taking you a long time to write. —I ______ on it for almost a month now. A．worked B．was working C．am working D．have been working 7．That was a very busy street that I was never allowed to cross accompanied by an adult. A．when B．if C．unless D．where 8．The senior teacher always goes swimming and does push-ups to stay ________. A．in place B．in order C．in shape D．in fashion 9．Could I speak to__________ is in charge of International Sales please? A．who B．what C．whoever D．whatever 10．We work during the week，but weekends and evenings are usually ________． A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear 11．It is usually thought a little child says is truth. A．What that B．that what C．which D．that 12．—Mike, it’s really impossible for us to get to the railway station in time! —How I wish I could stop the train ________ it. A．catch B．to catch C．catching D．caught 13．_______ 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 14．________some people criticize graffiti for being ugly and destructive, those graffiti lovers still see it as real art. A．As B．While C．Once D．Until 15．Ann said whenever her father was unhappy he ________ go out and buy something, usually something large and useless. A．should B．could C．would D．might 16．I called her nearly ten minutes this morning, but I couldn’t ________. A．get through B．go through. C．live through D．look through 17．_____ gas prices are rising, people are looking for less expensive ways to get around. A．Now that B．Even if C．Although D．Unless 18．Some people create jobs, foster excitement and basically make the system work. They see possibilities ________ others see only problems. A．that B．what C．which D．where 19．—What's wrong with him? He seemed upset. —He had to give up his drawing, not because he wanted ________ that way but because he had to be. A．this B．one C．it D．such 20．When I said someone broke the school regulations, I ______ you. Why did you get that angry? A．don’t refer to B．haven’t referred to C．wasn’t referring to D．hadn’t referred 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）The Cardboard Box Office is a project created by Lilly and Leon Mackie, who recently moved from New Zealand to Sydney, Australia. The transfer left them with a mountain of cardboard boxes, and the arrival of their baby son Orson 10 months ago meant their social lives were “completely altered (改变.” So the couple decided to try to make some fun of the situation. “We started after creating a one-off photo where we wanted to portray the general mess and sleep-deprivation (睡眠) that comes with being new parents,” Lilly Mackie said in an email. “People seemed to really love it and asked for more. We had a lot of weekends at home and a stockpile of cardboard so we thought ‘Why not?’ It went from there. ” The Mackies took the first photos in September and have portrayed 14 movies so far,including their versions of “Cast Away”(or “Castababy”) and “Jurassic Park”(or “Goo-goo Gaa-gaa-rassic Park”). Even “Star Wars” gets the Mackie treatment, with Orson holding a cardboard tube in place of a saber (军刀) and mom sporting impressive Princess Leia-like hair buns ( HI made out of brown paper in the photo titled “Wah Wars.” The family usually creates the sets on 'Saturdays and posts the whimsical pictures on their blog and Facebook page, which have almost 3,000 fans. Besides cardboard boxes, the photos feature costumes, props (道具) , and sets created out of everyday household items, toys, “and three individuals slowly losing their sense,” they joked on their blog. Leon, a children’s book designer at a large publishing company, and Lilly, a stay-at-home mom, are both film buffs and photography fans. The baby is also becoming a connoisseur (鉴赏家) of movies and ca