2023学年江西省赣州市六校高三压轴卷英语试卷（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．After ________________ a sandstorm warning on Sunday evening, meteorologists forecast that dusty weather will continue in parts of the country on Monday. A． breaking off B．calling off C．leaving off D．putting off 2．_____ here, come and have a cup of tea. A．Passing B．To pass C．Pass D．Having passed 3．______ the students were hearing the exciting news! A．How happily B．What a fun C．What pleasure D．How pleased 4．He worked in a car factory for four years, ______ he founded his own company in his hometown. A．after which B．after when C．after that D．after it 5．It shocked the world the United States withdrew from some major agreements it had been committed to, including the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation and the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal. A．which B．what C．whether D．that 6．Many young people just can’t live without the Internet, they depend on for whatever information they need. A．which B．when C．where D．what 7．—Could you tell me the____ of making such tasty cakes? — Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook. A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick 8．The possibility that Frank was lying ______ through my mind. A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed 9．Look, ____ fashionable clothes is she wearing that all the eyes are fixed on her! A．so B．such C．how D．what 10．. The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity _____ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited. A．in terms of B．in search of C．in view of D．in spite of 11．She said her ________ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left. A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus 12．I appreciate ______ the opportunity to work in your company two years ago. A．giving B．to give C．being given D．to be given 13．_______, I have never seen anyone who's as capable as John. A．As long as I have traveled B．Much as I have traveled C．Now that I have traveled so much D．As I have traveled so much 14．The famous book Frankenstein, ________ by British novelist Mary Shelley, is the first work of science fiction. A．writing B．having written C．written D．was written 15．Mary felt from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldn’t receive any e-mail. A．cut down B．cut in C．cut off D．cut out 16．The enquiry________ new facts, the judge had to postpone the trial again. A．to develop B．developed C．having developed D．being developed 17．As often happens after long sleeplessness, he was ________ by an unreasoning panic. A．seized B．fascinated C．impressed D．embarrassed 18．The importance ______ a national day and how it is celebrated are very different from country to country. A．connected to B．given to C．meaning to D．attached to 19．---Where is my Chinese book? I remember I put it here yesterday. ---You _________ it in the wrong place. A．must put B．should have put C．might have put D．might put 20．—He is eager to try something he has never tried before. —Oh, I see. That’s _______ he’s different from others. A．when B．where C．how D．what 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） When the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (巴黎圣母院) was on fire, it seemed as if the nation had lost a piece of its soul. A similar tragedy took place in 19th century Russia. And the rebuilding effort of the Russians might offer some inspiration for the French. Standing in the heart of the Russian capital, with 60,000 square meters of floor space and 1,500 rooms, the Winter Palace was among the world’s grandest building. On Dec. 17, 1837, a fire broke out at the Winter Palace. By the morning of Dec.19, only the structure’s framework remained. For the czar (沙皇) , the fire presented a political challenge. Fearing that Russia's enemies would cast the fire as a blow to the czarist orders, the czar’s supporters quickly worked together to shape the description of the fire in Russia and abroad. They wanted the country to appear united. And they certainly didn't want despair to become the story. The first full account of the fire was written in French by the poet Petr Viazemskii. A Russian translation appeared two months later. That text and others painted a highly idealized picture of the response to the tragedy. The accounts noted that the czar forcefully directed the fire’s containment. Soldiers were selfless to save the palace. The Russian people felt the loss just as deeply as the czar. To erase the shame of the fire, the czar set a nearly impossible goal: rebuild the palace within 15 months, and he ordered that rebuilt palace look exactly