2023届河南省许昌市示范中学高三第三次测评英语试卷（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．---Mary was asked to do something important. ---It doesn’t matter. Let’s the work where it is left off. A．take up B．take down C．take in D．take off 2．More and more people prefer to live in the countryside, _______ appeal for them lies in the quiet and slow-paced life. A．who B．Which C．whose D．what 3．When caught _____ in the exam, he begged for the teacher’s pardon and tried ______ punishment. A．cheating; escaping B．to be cheating; to escape C．cheating; to escape D．to be cheating; escaping 4．Jim told us all that _______ he said so at the meeting was right. A．all B．what C．all that D．that 5．The purpose of her talking to me last night actually _______this: That I shall never trust him any more in future. A．comes round B．comes out C．comes on D．comes to 6．The weather turned out to be fine. I _____________ the trouble to carry the umbrella with me. A．should have taken B．must have taken C．couldn't have taken D．needn't have taken 7．—Didn’t you go fishing with your friends last Sunday? —No. I ______ to the nursing home as usual. A．went B．go C．have gone D．had gone 8．AlphaGo’s beating Go grandmaster Lee Sedol 4-1 has ________ an international debate about whether robots will completely take the place of humans. A．give off B．work out C．set off D．put out 9．If you’d written earlier, I’d have known when you to go on holiday. A．want B．have wanted C．wanted D．will want 10．—What did she want to know, Tom? —She wondered we could complete the experiment A．when was it that B．it was when that C．it was when D．when it was that 11．In a competitive marketplace, finding the key factor that ________ your business from others is highly valuable. A．defends B．distinguishes C．prohibits D．selects 12．John's success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work _________ has made him what he is today. A．what B．which C．where D．that 13．—I heard Mr. Morgan would be here at 4:00 pm. next Thursday. —No, he _____ at that time. A．was boarding B．would be boarding C．will be boarding D．is boarding 14．Ever since the new park was opened to the public last month, I ______ a walk in it every morning. A．am taking B．take C．have taken D．have been taking 15．. Jenny was sad over the loss of the photos she shot in Canada, _________ this was a memory she especially treasured. A．if B．when C．as D．where 16．While watching television, ____. A．the doorbell rang B．we heard the doorbell ring C．there was someone knocking at the door D．the doorbell was ringing 17．Kate was very sad over loss of the photos she had shot in China, ____this was a memory she especially treasured. A．if B．when C．as D．which 18．---I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. ---I think so. He _____ for it months. A．is preparing B．has been preparing C．was preparing D．had been preparing 19．Some tourists’ visiting Tian’ anmen Square during the holiday left a __________ of litter everywhere they went. A．trail B．dot C．chain D．track 20．Though Professor Liu ____ in New York for seven years, he has never regretted moving back to Shanghai, his hometown. A．lived B．has lived C．had lived D．was living 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） Nile Cruise in Egypt It’s hard to beat Egypt for its mix of heat and culture in December. A seven-night cruise on board a traditional 19th-century-style wooden luxury sailing vessel, which sleeps up to 12 and cruises between Luxor and Aswan， costs from £775 per head full board，departing on December 11 through Bales (0845 057 0600 ; www. .) Christmas Markets in Cologne Perhaps the best of northern Europe’s many Christmas markets is Cologne -- there are seven separate themed markets which start opening this week. Cologne is also one of the easiest places to get to by train. Eurostar connections from London via Brussels take just under four hours and return tickets are available this winter from £89 (0843 218 6186; www.E ). For details of accommodation and markets see Cologne Tourism (www. cologne-). Skiing in Val Thorens If you want to be sure of snow for skiing in the Alps before Christmas you need to head high -- where you will get the advantage of quiet slopes and low prices. A week9s stay at Chalet Eliane costs from £399 chalet board through Crystal Ski (0871 231 2256;www.crystalski.co.uk)，or, much more luxurious, a week’s half board at the five-star hotel costs from £1,195 through Crystal Finest (0871 971 0364; www.crystal finest.co.uk). Both packages are for departures on December 13. Japanese Onsen Snow monkeys warming themselves in the hot springs at Yudanaka make an endearing sight. As snowflakes fall you may be tempted to climb i