2023-2024学年河南省五市高三下学期一模英语试题(解析版).docxVIP

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河南省五市2023-2024学年高三下学期一模

英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

JonathanDrori’sinterestinplantsdatesbacktohisyearswhengrowingupinsouthwestLondon.TheylivedwithinwalkingdistanceoftheRoyalBotanicGardens,Kew,hometooneofthemostdiversecollectionsofplantsintheworld.Hisparentswouldtakehimandhisbrotherfrequentlytothegardens,exploringthegroundsanddiscoveringnewplantspeciesfromaroundtheworld.

“Myfatherwastrainedinbotanybutworkedasanengineer,whilemymotherwasinterest-edinthebeautyofplants,”hesays,“Shewouldcarryamagnifyingglassinherpurse,andwe’dgotoKeweveryweektolookattheindividualplants.”

NowDroriisabotanyexpert.He’sbuiltacareerasaneducator,focusingontheenvironmentandtechnology,andisalsoaproductiveauthor.Hisnewbookexplainsthehistoricalandculturalsignificanceofdifferentplantspecies.Usingamapashisguide,heselectedabouteightyplantsfromaroundtheworld,andeachhasaninterestingbackstorythatfocusesontheculturalsignificanceandbotanicalstructureofeachspecies.

Forexample,amaranth(苋菜)fromPeruhasalmostbeenforgotten,sinceit’softenover-shadowedbymorereadilyavailablewholegrainslikeoatsandrye.However,ithasgainedpopularityinrecentyearsthankstobeinghighlynutritiousandagoodsourceofbeneficialacids.Infact,beforetheSpanishConquestin1519,amaranthwasamajorfoodstuffoftheIncaandAztecempires.TheAztecsuseditsseedsforceremonialpurposes,mixingamaranthflourintofiguresrepresentingimportantdeitieswithintheirculture,suchasTlaloc,thegodofrain.

1.WheredidJonathanDrori’sinterestinbotanymainlycomefrom?

A.Hiscollection B.Histeachers

C.Hisbooks D.Hischildhood

2.WhichofthefollowingisthemostpossibletitleforJonathanDrorisnewbook?

A.A