2023学年河南省郑州二中高三下学期联考英语试题（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen2．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone3．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen4．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown5．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading6．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a;aC．a;the D．a;/7．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom8．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto9．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing10．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can11．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat12．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious13．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound14．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what15．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup16．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound17．ThecoatIboughtyesterdayisnotexpensiveatall.Asamatteroffact,Iwouldgladlyhavepaid______forit.A．asmuchtwice B．muchastwiceC．astwicemuch D．twiceasmuch18．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were19．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking20．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof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）ArtificialIntelligence(AI)ismakingitpossibleforcompaniestomonitorworkers’behavioringreatdetailandinrealtime.Starttoslackoff(懈怠),andAIcouldtalktoyourboss.OnecompanyofferingsuchservicesisLondon-basedstart-upStatusToday.ItsAIplatformreliesonaregularsupplyofemployeedata,includingeverythingfromthefilesyouaccesstowhenyouuseakeycard.Fromthis,itbuildsapictureofhowemployeesnormallyfunctionandsignalsanyunusualperformance.Theideaistospotwhensomeonemightbecomeasecurityriskbydoingsomethingdifferentfromtheirusualbehavioralpatterns.“Allofthisgivesusfingerprintofauser,soifwethinkthefingerprintdoesn’tmatch,weraiseawarning”,saysMirceaDumitrescu,thecompany’schieftechnologyofficer.Thesystemalsoaimstocatchemployeeactionsthatcouldaccidentallycauseasecuritybreach(漏洞),likeopeningmalware(恶意软件).“We’renotmonitoringifyourcomputerhasavirus.”saysDumitrescu.“We’remonitoringhumanbehaviors.”Butcatchingthesecuritybreachmeansmonitoringeveryone,andtheAIcanalsobeusedtotrackemployeeproductivity.“ItseemsliketheyarejustusingthereputationofAItogiveanairoflawfulnesstoold-fashionedworkplacesurveillance(监视),”saysJavierRuizDiazofdigitalcampaigningorganizationtheOpenRightsGroup.“Youhavearighttoprivacyandyoushouldn’tbeexpectedtogivethatupatwork.”Exactlyhowcompaniesusethesystemwillbeuptothem,butit’shardtoshakethepictureofanAIconstantlylookingoveremployees’shoulders.“Itwillbotherpeople,andthatcouldbecounterproductiveifitaffectstheirbehavior,”saysPaulBemalattheUniversityofEastAnglia.PhilLeggattheUniversityoftheWestofEnglandsaysitwillnevercatcheverysecurityrisk.“Ifpeopleknowthey’rebeingmonitored,theycanchangetheirbehavior,”hesays.1、Accordingtothetext,AImonitorsemployeesby________.A．takingpicturesofthemB．gettingaccesstotheirdataC．signalingtheirusualperformanceD．catchingtheiractions2、What’sJavierRuizDiaz’sattitudetowardsthesystem?A．Doubtful.B．Supportive.C．Uncaring.D．Negative.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph4referto?A．Securitybreach.B．Employees’productivity.C．Therighttoprivacy.D．Workplacesurveillance.4、PhilLegg’sconcernaboutthesystemsuggeststhat________.A．itistooriskytobeusedatworkB．itwillaffectemployees’emotionsC．itmaynotbesoeffectiveasexpectedD．itwillencourageemployee,productivity22．（8分）Summerisapproachingandthefollowingbookscanaccompanyyouduringthehotseason.◆AndThenComesSummerbyTomBrennerThesmelloffresh-cutgrass.Thecoldnessoficecreamonyourtongue.Thesoundofcrickets(蟋蟀)atnight,Thisromanticfeastforsensesisasmuchacelebrationoftheseasonasitisasummerbucketlist!Attractiveillustrations(插图)anddescriptivetextwarmyourheartandinspiredplaylikeneverbefore.AvailablefromAmazon.$11.28◆ThreeLittleWordsbyAmyNoveskyDery’s“Justkeepswimming!”messageofperseveranceisperfectforanyonewhohaseverfeltliketheyweredrowning.FollowDoryanunforgettableadventureasshefindsherwayinthisbeautifulwatercoloradventureoffriendshipandsurvival.AvailablefromAmazon.$1206◆ThereMightbeLobstersbyCarolynCrimiMeetSuki.She’sasmalldogwithabigfearofthebeach.Whenarescueisinorder,Sukisavesthattheday,provingthatthere’snothingtofearbutfearitself.Quitepossiblytheperfectpicturebookforanxiouskidsfearfultotrynewexperiences,thistimelesstreasureopensthedoortocalmingdialoguesandmessagesofbraveryandvictory.AvailablefromAmazon.$11.84◆JabariJumpsbyGaiaCornwallYouknowthatfeelingwhenyou’reasexcitedasyouarescaredtomakealeap?That’showJabarifeelsabouthisfirstjumpoffthedivingboard.Heknowshowtoswim.Heknowsjumpingoffsurelooksfun.Butdoeshehavewhatittakestotakeatry?Withsomegentleencouragementfromhislovingfather,Jabarijumps.AvailablefromAmazon.$11.261、WhatcanyouenjoyinthebookAndThenComesSummer?A．Swimmingskills.B．Funofsummer.C．Artexhibition.D．Alovelydog.2、WhatdoThereMightbeLobstersandJabariJumpshaveincommon?A．Theyhavethesameprices.B．Theircharactersdothesamesports.C．Theycanbeboughtindifferentplaces.D．Theircharacterssucceedinriddingfear.3、Whichbookdescribestheexperienceoflearningtoswim?A．AndThenComesSummerB．ThereMightbeLobstersC．ThreeLittleWordsD．JabariJumps23．（8分）Pauliereceivedaremotecontrolcar,someclothes,andacollectionofactionfiguresforhisbirthday.Butwhathereallywantedwasthisvideogamehehadbeenaskingfor.OnlyGranddad’spresentwastocome,so,withtwofingersoneachhandcrossedtightly,hehoped.“Hereyougoyoulittlewhippersnapper.”“Thanks,”saidPaulie,rippingthewrappingcleanoffthepresent.Hisfacedropped;allhegotwasadrawingpad,andanold,used,woodenpencil.“Nowthatthereisamagicpencil,”saidGranddad.Paulielookedsceptical.“Itbringsimaginationtolife,”saidGranddad,prodding（戳一下）hisnosesecretly.Laterthatnight,Pauliewassenttobed.Buthecouldn’tsleep.Hewishedhehadhisgametoplay,buthedidn’t.Sohegotup,tookouthispadand“magic”pencil,andstartedtodraw.Pauliedrewamonster.Hethendrewacastleforthemonstertoattack,andheaddedaprincess,astheyarealwaysincastles.Pauliefiguredthemonsterwantedtoeattheprincessasherdressmadeherlooklikeabirthdaycake.Thenhedrewaknight（骑士）,asknightsalwaysrescueprincesses.Thensomethingmagicalhappened.Pauliewassuckedintothispaperworld.Paulienowstoodlookingdownatthecastle.Aknightwaschargingathim.So,withhismighty（有劲儿的）arm,hehittheknightrighthardoutofthepicture.Thenheatetheprincess.Pauliesoonfoundhimselfbackinhisbedroom.Helookedatthepaper;onitwasadrawingofthemonster.Itwaslicking（舔）itsfinger,withabigsmile.Pauliesmiledback.Pauliedidn’twanthisgameanymore.Herealisedthisshortbutthickpencilandpapercouldtakehimanywhere.1、WhenPaulieopenedhisgrandpa’spresent,hefelt.A．puzzledB．excitedC．disappointedD．angry2、Pauliecouldn’tfallasleepbecausehe.A．wasstillexpectinghisbirthdaypresentB．wastooexcitedwithhisbirthdaypresentC．didn’tknowhowtoenjoyhisbirthdaypresentD．didn’tgetthegifthehadbeenexpecting3、Pauliegotupand.A．drewamagicfairyworldwiththepadandpenB．atetheprincessafterfightingagainsttheknightC．imaginedhimselftheknightprotectingtheprincessD．madefriendswiththemonsterinthecastle4、Intheend,Paulie.A．changedhisopiniononafairystoryB．fellinlovewithhisgranddad’spresentC．understoodwhyhedidn’tlikehispresentsD．wentanywherewithhispadandpen24．（8分）Forthebusinesstravelerwho’sallaboutefficiency:checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumtrouble.Whenyou’repressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcanannoyyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.◆MarriottDetroitAirportAnotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(I’vetestedtheappitselfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.)hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiPhoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in”virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.◆HyattRegencyMinneapolisIhappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.Thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewholeprocesstookabout3minutes.WhenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out:Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywith,aniPadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:youneverhavetowaitinline.◆RadissonLaCrosseTheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster.AtafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacrosseinWisconsin，youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougettothekiosk,youcanscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.It’ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.1、Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?A．MarriottDetroitAirportandYotelNewYork.B．MarriottDetroitAirportandRadissonLaCrosse.C．MarriottDetroitAirportandHyattRegencyMinneapolis.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadissonLaCrosse.2、Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?A．YotelNewYork. B．MarriottDetroitAirport.C．RadissonLaCrosse. D．HyattRegencyMinneapolis.3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CheckingoutthehotelswillmakeyouintroubleB．ThreehotelsthatwillmakeyourlifeeasierC．TrythesehotelsthatofferyoucomfortD．Hotelsforthetravelers25．（10分）Whatmakesapersonagiverortaker?Theidea“givevs.take”takesshapeinallinteractions(互动)andrelationshipsofourlives.We’reeithergivingadvice,makingtimeforpeople,orwe’reonthereceivingend.Wekeepchangingbetweenthetwobasedondifferentsituationsonadailybasis,ifnotanhourlyone.AccordingtoAdamGrant,aprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvania,mostpeoplearematchers.Theymakecarefulobservationsontakersandmakeitapointforthemtopaysomethingback.Theyhatetoseepeoplewhoactsogenerouslytowardsothersnotreceiveanyrewards.Actually,mostmatcherswilltryhardtopromoteandsupportgiverssothattheycangetthegoodtheydeserve.Isthereagenderfactor(性别因素)thatplaysapartinthis?AstudyledbyHannahRileyBowles,aprofessoratHarvardUniversity,focusedonthisquestion.Sheasked200seniormanagerstositdowninpairswhereonepersonwouldactasthebossandtheotherasanemployeetodiscusssalarypromotions.Male“employees”askedforanaveragesalaryof$146kwhilethefemalesaskedforonly$141k.Butwhydidtheynotbargainashardasthemen?Simplybecausetheyweremorelikelytobegivers.Asawoman,Idoenjoytheactofgivingupmytime,myknowledge,andmycareandmyattentiontoothers.Idon’texpectanythinginreturn,butIdotendtopullmyselfawaywhenIfeellikeI’mbeingtakenforgranted.IalsotendtogetupsetwhenIseealovedone’scontinuousactionsofkindnessgounnoticed.So,it’ssafetosayI’m50%giver,35%matcherand15%taker.Idoknowsomeone,however,whois99%giver.They’reconstantlydevotingtheirtime,sharingvaluableinsights(洞察力)andgoingoutoftheirwayforeveryonewhocrossestheirpath.Althoughthey’rechangedthelivesofmanypeople,theyrarelyseeanyofitreturned.Buttheuniverseisslowlyrepayingthem;they’renowextremelysuccessful,wellknownforwhattheydo.1、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A．mostpeoplethinktheyaregiversB．peoplearenotalwaysgiversortakersC．anindividualisborntobeagiveroratakerD．fewdifferencesexistbetweengiversandtakers2、InAdamGrant’sopinion,mostpeople________.A．hatetakers B．prefergivingtotakingC．enjoyrelyingonthemselves D．balancegivingandtaking3、Hannah’sstudyfocusedon________.A．theroleofgivingandtakinginjobsB．thegenderdifferenceingivingandtakingC．theroleofmenandwomeninsocietyD．thesalarydifferencebetweenwomenandmen4、Theauthortendsto________.A．thinkactsofkindnessshouldbevaluedB．expectsomethinginreturnforgivingmostofthetimeC．takegivingforgrantedD．beacompletematcher5、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Givingistheshortestpathtosuccess.B．Sharingisthegreatesthumanquality.C．Nogooddeedgoesundone.D．Giversareworthrespecting.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）It’safamilytraditiontogotodinneratmygrandmother’shouseforallmajorholidays．Afterthemeal，theyoungestchildrengotothebasementtoplaygames，1theremainderofmyfamilywithdrawtothelivingroom．Forseveralyears，I’dremainatthe2dinnertable，readingwhateverbookhadcaughtmyinterest．I’llneverforgetthedaywhenthisall3．Myauntcameintothedinningroomandsaid，“4thatbookandtalktomebeforeIhityouwiththisfork!”I’dbeencontenttoremaintheattentivelistener，5nothing，buthearingeverything．Thencamethe6thatIwasantisocial，towhichI7withasilentsmile．TherewasatimewhenIfoolishlybelievedmyfamilywouldacceptmypreference；8，theyseemtobelievethattheyshouldencouragemeto9．Inmyopinion，I’mtheonlyonethathasadaptedwelltothefamilial（熟悉的）talkativeness．Whatwouldbethe10ofallthesevoicesifthereweren’tsomeonetoshutupand11?My12isn’ttheonlythingmyfamilyfindspuzzling．Iwouldscream“No!”at2a．m．13acharacterwashorrificallykilled．IbecomeactiveatnightinsummersoIcanlistentomusic，read，andwritewithoutthe14ofmybrothersandsisters，whoseemtothinkifIwanttobe15theyshouldcomenearmeandmakeasmuch16aspossible．Myfamilydoesn’tcompletely17allofmyactions．They’rewellawareofwhatmakesme18isreadingwhilesittinginoneoftheblackcomfortablechairs．I’ve19thatreadingabookofanygreatlengthwouldmakeitextremely20formyparentstogetmefromthechair．Fortunatelytheyhavelearnedtoacceptmyactions．1、A．ifB．whileC．untilD．though2、A．highB．smallC．emptyD．dusty3、A．improvedB．happenedC．failedD．changed4、A．BurnB．FinishC．ShutD．Hide5、A．acceptingB．followingC．mixingD．saying6、A．commentB．planC．secretD．evidence7、A．celebratedB．respondedC．linkedD．supplied8、A．howeverB．thereforeC．meanwhileD．besides9、A．learnB．paintC．practiceD．speak10、A．harmB．causeC．pointD．beauty11、A．agreeB．watchC．workD．listen12、A．painB．dreamC．silenceD．curiosity13、A．unlessB．becauseC．orD．but14、A．presenceB．criticismC．ideaD．help15、A．carefulB．aloneC．kindD．independent16、A．noiseB．moneyC．progressD．room17、A．missB．forgetC．avoidD．misunderstand18、A．surprisedB．puzzledC．delightedD．frightened19、A．imaginedB．realizedC．reportedD．guessed20、A．difficultB．funnyC．dangerousD．easy第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Therewasastate1．(call)ZhouintheChinesehistory.Oneday,thekingofZhouaskedhisofficialsforadviceon2．(deal)withtheprisonersofwar.Anofficialsaid,“Ifyoulovesomeone,you3．(suppose)toloveeventhecrowsontheroofofhishouse.Theprisonersofwarareenemiesfightingagainstus.Inmyopinion,we’dbetter4．(kill)themall.”Butthekingdidn’tagreewithhim.“Ithinkweshouldtreattheprisonerofwar5．(different)bydifferingthemintothosewhoareguiltyandthosewhoarenot.Theyguiltyoneswillbesentenced6．deathinordertoavoidfuturedisasters.”Thenanotheronesaid,“Yourmajesty,Ithinkalltheprisonersshouldbesetfreeandsentbackhometoworkinthefieldsandsupportthemselvesbytheirownlabor.7．,youshouldkeepstrictlytherulesforrewardand8．(punish).Thepeoplearesuretobelieveinyou9．yougovernourcountrybemoralsandlaws.”Thekingthoughttheofficial’sproposalwasquitereasonablesobeacceptedandfollowedit.As10．result,thedomesticsituationsoonsettleddownandgraduallythecountrybecamestronger.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。MissZhangisoneofmymostfavoriteteachers、Shehasaslimbuildandalwaystieshishairinaponytail、Sheis35,butshelooksquiteyoungatherage、WhichimpressesmemostisMissZhang'swayofteaching、Shedevotesherselftoteachandprepareswellforeveryclass、Notonlydidshehelpustounderstand¨what",butsheexplores"why"、Sheencouragesustothinkindependentandhavediscussionsamongourselveswhenwefacedwithproblems、Sheissuchainspiringpersonwithastrongsenseofresponsibilities,andweallrespectandadmireher、61第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李明，你所在的武术社正在招收新队员，请给你的留学生朋友Eric写封邮件邀请他加入，内容包括：1.练武术的好处；2.武术社的活动；3.报名方式截止日期。注意：1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。