2023届河南省信阳市普通高三第二次调研英语试卷（含解析）.doc

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回． 2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置． 3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符． 4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效． 5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗． 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．Police have found ________ appears to be the lost ancient statue. A．which B．where C．how D．what 2．The young man who was expected to ________ his father’s company, made an unusual decision that he would start his own business. A．hand over B．think over C．go over D．take over 3．He ________ whether to set aside the minor differences，then he did． A．debated B．predicted C．plotted D．calculated 4．She is ____________ being pleased about it ; she is very angry. A．free from B．free of C．out of D．far from 5．Sorry I’m so late, but you cannot imagine ________ great trouble I took to find your house. A．which B．how C．what D．that 6．_____________equal opportunities, both Frank and Billy may accomplish the task. A．Given B．Giving C．To give D．to be given 7．My neighbour came to ask me why there was so much noise in my house yesterday afternoon. I told her that some children an English song. A．praticed B．would practice C．have practiced D．were practicing 8．﹣Have you got the results of the final exam？ ﹣Not yet．It will be a few days ________ we know the full results．（　　） A．before B．after C．until D．when 9．--- Have you heard that they are working around the clock to compete for the prize? --- Don’t worry. We are ready to the challenge. A．build up B．take up C．stick to D．lead to 10．Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, on you feet. A．to keep B．keeping C．having kept D．to have kept 11．The books on the desk, covers are shiny, are prizes for us. A．which B．what C．whose D．that 12．It was not until she got home____Jennifer realized she had lost her keys. A．when B．that C．where D．before 13．—Are you free now? I have something important to tell you. —OK, ________ you make it short. I will have to finish this report before noon. A．now that B．as soon as C．every time D．as long as 14．As to the “996 work schedule”, ______ employees work from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week, People’s Daily commented that valuing hard work does not mean forcing employees to work overtime. A．that B．which C．where D．when 15． makes me stressed is the entrance examination is coming nearer and nearer. A．It; what B．What; that C．What; what D．That; that 16．He is very tired，so he needs some time ________ duty for relaxation and rest. A．through B．on C．with D．off 17．—Did you pass your driving test? —Yes, otherwise I ________ to the picnic next month. A．couldn't drive B．couldn't have driven C．won't drive D．wouldn't have driven 18．—— What was wrong? Why didn’t you go to the picnic as scheduled? —— I’m sorry. I _________ a seriously-injured old man to the hospital. A．would deliver B．delivered C．had delivered D．was delivering 19．Much disappointed as he is in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence. A．to have failed B．failed C．having failed D．failing 20．一Excuse me，sir．You can’t enter 0ffice without permission． 一But the manager is expecting me． A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填 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） Gardeners such as Prince Charles who claim that talking to plants encourages them to grow have long been seen as a little silly. But scientists have discovered evidence which suggests the Royal may actually be right and they could be listening to him. Biologists at Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that flowers can act as a plant’s “ears” to help them detect the sound of approaching insects. When the researchers played recordings of flying bees to evening primrose flowers, within three minutes the sugar concentrations in the nectar (花蜜) of its flowers increased. The fluid, produced to attract pollinating (授粉) insects, was on average 20 percent higher in flowers exposed to the buzz compared to those left in silence or exposed to higher pitched sounds. Professor Lilach Hadany, who led the study, said: “Our results document for the first time that plants can rapidly respond to pollinator sounds in an ecologically relevant way.” However, Prof Hadany said a plant’s ability to respond to pollinators may be weakened in city environments or beside a busy road. While plants require water, sunlight and the right temperature to grow, it is widely believed they do not have senses in the way animals do. But the study, published on the open-science website BioRxiv, suggests the efforts of gardeners who talk to their plants may not be in vain.“Plants’ ability to hear has implications well beyond pollination — plants could potentially hear and respond to herbivores, other animals, the elements, and possibly other plants,” Prof Hadany added. A month-long experiment conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society in