1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1But for your help, I _ the work on time. I really do not know how I can thank you enough.Awouldnt finishBhadnt fi
2、nishedCwouldnt have finishedDwont have finished2It is immediately clear _ the financial crisis will soon be over.AsinceBwhatCwhenDwhether3Internet shopping is really _ when people are sure of its safety and security.Ataking offBtaking upCsetting offDsetting up4The split between humans and living ape
3、s is thought by some scholars _ 15 to 20 million years ago.Ato occurBoccurringCto have occurredDhaving occurred5Now the worlds attention _ the stocking markets, as they have great influence on the worlds economy.Ais fixing on Bis being fixed onChas fixed on Dhad been fixed on6The senior teacher alwa
4、ys goes swimming and does push-ups to stay _.Ain placeBin orderCin shapeDin fashion7With the nuclear crisis worsening in Iran, the worlds attention is fixed again on _is called the Middle East.AwhichBwhatCthatDit8- Alison, Im sorry. I cant come to the wedding with you tomorrow morning. - _? - My gra
5、ndma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her. AHow is it BHow come CSo what DWhats the problem 9Maria is constantly making efforts, she deserves the goal of entering the key university.AachievingBto achieveCbeing achievedDto be achieve10Agatha didnt tell me _ she would
6、pick up her son from school.Awhich BwhenCwhere Dwhat11It was so noisy that we hear ourselves speak.AcouldntBshouldntCmustntDneednt12We are living in an age_ QR codes(二维码)are becoming more and more popular in our daily life.AwhyBthatCwhoseDwhen13This morning I picked up wallet in surprise on my way t
7、o school.AA;aBthe;aCa;D;the14 Hello, Paul, do you like to join us in playing football? We need one more person to _ a team. Yes, Id like to.Apick upBpick outCmake upDmake out15_ a book in front of your face, youll feel the air moving against your face.AWaved BWaveCTo wave DWaving16Sometimes I am eve
8、n sleepy in class.Its terrible. You _ as well go to bed earlier.AshouldBwillCmightDcan17Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school, _the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni （校友） from home and abroad.AAttendBTo attendCAttendingDHaving attended18He used to study i
9、n a village school, _was rebuilt two years ago.AwhichBthatCwhereDwhose19The new product is beyond all praise and has quickly taken over the market _ its superior quality.Ain terms ofBon account ofCon behalf ofDon top of20Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _ to an art
10、ist.AabsoluteBurgentCespecialDvital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）One of the biggest problems when we are talking is the awkward silence. Encountering this situation is so uncomfortable that you would avoid meeting new people in the first place. In the past, I struggled with
11、this and I even thought it had to do with my DNA or something But later I learned that once you know how to keep those words flowing, you can meet and talk to anyone you like, which helps create great possibilities for friendship, fun and shared activities that you would otherwise have missed out on
12、.After studying this in depth, I had different opinions and found that one of these common behaviors is the habit of filtering (过滤)-holding back from saying something until youve “checked” to make sure that what youre about to say is cool, impressive and interesting. Another problem is not learning
13、to get in the mood for conversation. If you dont know how to change from subjects, then it can take a lot of time to warm up.It is the reflex (习惯性思维) that allows you to say whatever goes on in your mind. Its fun to realize that youre allowed to say whatever is on your mind. As long as you dont say a
14、nything that could land you in jail (监狱).All of the “Oh! Thats interesting” “Hmm, Ive never heard of that” “Hmm, cool!” expressions are reactionary (保守的) bits of conversation that prove to the other person that youre really listening. This works 99% of the time. So, if you show some interest, theyll
15、 hang around and want to talk to you even more.Everyone knows that stories juice-up conversations, but most people only talk about stories of their own lives. When someone mentions something related to any of them, just tell the story, even if its not from your life. The more interesting, stranger or more frightening they a
