1、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）1Nicholas was very kind, merciful and generous. This is _ Father Christmas is based on.AwhereBhowCwhatDwhy2_ two hours daily has made considerable
2、 difference to my physical condition.ATo walk BWalkingCWalked DHaving walked3You look frozenSit down by the fire and I you some hot teaAmakeBwas makingCmadeDwill make4I am searching one online shopping site after another for a computer.So _I before I decided to buy a new camera.AhadBhaveCamDwould5Zh
3、ouqu, Gansu was attacked by such a terrible mud-rock flow few residents had ever experienced before.AasBwhichCwhereDthat6Who _ the fight against the H1N1 flu _ it not been for the Chinese scientists great efforts?Acould have won; hadBwould win; hadCwould have won; hasDcould win; has7If I can help ,
4、I dont like working late into the night.AsoBthatCthemDit8(2015北京)_the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early.ACatchingBCaughtCTo catchDCatch9-Sorry for having kept you waiting. But for the traffic jam，I_ 20 minutes earlier Never mind，I havent been waiting that long.Aarrived
5、Bwould have arrivedCwould arriveDhad arrived10Im going to spend the summer holiday in Hainan,_ lives my uncle.AwhereBwhoCwhichDwhen11How did it come about _ a quiet person should appear so wild today?AwhetherBthatCifDwhat12 What does the sign over there read? “No person _ smoke or carry a lighted ci
6、garette, cigar or pipe in this area.”AwillBshallCmayDmust13We firmly believe that _ the new examination system comes into existence, completely new situations will arise.Aconsidering Bsupposed Cproviding Dgiven14Got your driving license?No. I too busy to have enough practice, so I didnt take the dri
7、ving test last week.Awas BamChave been Dhad been15Many thought that after starring in the immensely popular drama，Nirvana in Fire，Hu Ge would _ and actively seek new rolesAmake a mountain out of a molehillBhave too many irons in the fireCstrike while the iron is hotDput the cart before the horse16Th
8、e influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, _for Mr. William, who dared to publish it.A. if had it not beenB is it not beingC had it not been D. its only having been17Have you ever been in a situation _ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?AwhereBwhichCt
9、hatDas18Leaders of many countries have been trying to what it is that makes China develop so fast in recent years.Acarry outBfigure outCwatch outDmake out19When they first came to the city, my parents often went to neighbors for a talk, just as they _ in the countryside.Awill doBhad doneChave doneDw
10、ere doing20-It was Sunday today, and I _ up very early. -So you really had a good rest.Adidnt need to getBneednt have gotCneednt to getDdont need get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） In Asia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with in
11、struments that make musical sounds as the wind blows through them. Although all kites have a similar structure (结构), they are widely different in size and shape. Kite-fighting competitions are also held, in which competitors use their kites to attack and bring down their opponents (对手) kites or cut
12、their strings (线).For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite-making and kite-flying classes for the children on an island in Hawaii. In its kite-making lessons, students can make kites in as little as 20 minutes! Children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a
13、kite. Jonathan Socher and his wife Daphne started the kite factory in 1980. Their kites are made of nylon (尼龙). Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne. The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite.The kite that is us
14、ed to give lessons is a regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern. The difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two-string controllable kite. Big Wind employees fly the kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the ot
15、her controls the direction the kite goes in. Then the controls are given to the students.Jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fun making and flying kites. Even the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of fun. Go on, give it a try!1、Which of the following is true accordin
