2023届河南省名校高三第二次联考英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项： 1． 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．They went to the street to ________ to the whole city to help the poor boy. A．apply B．appeal C．add D．reply 2．After talking with her teacher for about an hour, she felt relieved and began to know how to this kind of situation. A．handle B．raise C．explore D．strengthen 3．The accident which left 15 people on board dead ________ if both the angry female passenger and the bus driver had kept calm. A．should have avoided B．should be avoided C．could have avoided D．could have been avoided 4．－ What does the sign over there read? － “No person ________ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.” A．will B．shall C．may D．must 5．To make extra-class education run on the right track, China is tightening _____ of after-school training institutions. A．application B．regulation C．adaptation D．cooperation 6．The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front to arrive. A．is expected B．is expecting C．expects D．will be expected 7．— He made an apology be blamed what he had done. — It's really wise of him. A．so as to not; of B．in order to not; for C．so as not to; for D．in order not to; of 8．In this article , you need to back up general statements with ________ examples. A．specific B．permanent C．abstract D．universal 9．______ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies. A．Having exposed B．Being exposed C．To expose D．Exposed 10．He was forced to spend another night at the airport ____ for his plane. A．waiting B．being waited C．waited D．to be waited 11．If I can help , I don’t like working late into the night. A．so B．that C．them D．it 12．____________the fierce competition in job seeking, many university graduates have no choice but to reduce their own demand for the salary. A．Faced B．Facing C．To face D．Having faced 13．Each party _______ respect the articles of this contract, or a double-sized financial punishment is a must. A．will B．could C．shall D．should 14．In the library you can use your own computer to connect to Wi-Fi specially _____ for readers. A．preparing B．to prepare C．prepared D．prepare 15．(2013·福建) _____________ basic first-aid techniques will help you respond quickly to emergencies. A．Known B．Having known C．Knowing D．Being known 16．He is such an unselfish man. You cannot help but ________ him. A．respect B．to respect C．neglect D．to neglect 17．It was only after a family related conversation ______________ I found out she was actually my distant cousin. A．when B．that C．which D．who 18．—Do you know how I can ____ him? —On his mobile phone． A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch 19．–Excuse me, sir, didn’t you see the red light? –Sorry, my mind ________ somewhere else. A．has been wandering B．was wandered C．was wandering D．has been wandered 20．Every man has his faults. We should, therefore, lean to be ________ of others. A．ignorant B．responsible C．reliable D．tolerant 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）Alex Elman runs a big business — something difficult to imagine after she lost her sight in her twenties. But Elman says that losing her sight helped her focus on finding success. Elman’s father planted a hillside vineyard in western Massachusetts in 1981. It’s where Elman fled during the darkest period of her life. When she was 27 years old, she went blind due to complications from juvenile diabetes (糖尿病) 17 years ago. She recalled, “I hid in my home. I hid in the place. For me, that was the safest place in the world.” Elman is now the founder of Alex Elman Wines, a growing portfolio (系列产品) of organic wines from all around the world: Chianti from Italy, Torrontes from Argentina. Elman doesn’t work alone. Her assistant, a guide dog named Hanley, is something of a wine snob, and quite a beggar. Hanley travels to all of the wineries that Elman does, from South America to Europe. At first, Elman resisted the idea of a guide-dog. Now it’s hard to imagine her life, or her business, without him. She said. “When someone tells me something is organic and I don’t really believe it because I taste something funny on it, I’ll put it in front of his face and if he likes the wine, he’ll go to sniff it. If it’s not right, he’ll turn his head away. He gets in the dirt with me. He scratches around. He makes sure that we see earthworms and butterflies. That’s how we know that the soil is actually organic, and that there are no chemicals.” Elman told CBS News she believes the loss of her vision was a gift. She said, “It allowed me to pay attention to what I thought was important and also to be able to teach people that the broken hang nail is not a big deal, you know what I mean? Don’t s