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）1It is going to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to _ you from the rain.AstopBpreventCkeepDprotect2-Excuse me
2、, would you please _ me some petrol?-Sorry. I have only a little left in my car.Aspare BsaveCshare Dspend3All color fades, _ under the impact of direct sunlight.AespeciallyBeventuallyCappropriatelyDmerely4With the development of science, more new technology _ to the fields of IT.Ahas introducedBis b
3、eing introducedCis introducedDwas introduced5 What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game. _. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.A. Its up to youBGlad to hear thatCYou cant miss itDIt just depends6Mary was pleased to see that the seeds she _ in the garden were gr
4、owing.Awas planting Bhas planted Cwould plant Dhad planted7We were scared to death when the fire_. Fortunately, it was put out before it caused much damage.Abroke outBcame outCgave outDturned out8- Why didnt you help the little boy?- Oh, he had struggled to his feet _ I could run over and offered an
5、y help.AbeforeBafterCwhenDsince9What do you think of Tom? He has been working very hard. _ he is an advanced worker. ANo wonderBNo doubtCNo worryDNo problem10I believe it is the only solution to this problem.Thats debatable, I think. I can five other solutions as good as that.Acome up withBmake up w
6、ithClive up withDkeep up with11I would persuade her to make room for you _it be necessary.AcouldBmightCshouldDwould12With the nuclear crisis worsening in Iran, the worlds attention is fixed again on _is called the Middle East.AwhichBwhatCthatDit13The boss_the employees a rise in salary for ages, but
7、 nothing has occurred yet.Apromised Bhad promised Cwould promise Dpromises14Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _ to an artist.AabsoluteBurgentCespecialDvital15Children are likely to _ some bad habits when playing the piano if they dont have proper lessons.Akeep upBca
8、tch upCpick upDgive up16_ annoys the teacher most is that all the students are too quiet in class.AWhat BThatCWhen DWho17This is a very interesting book. Ill buy it, _.Ahowever much it may costBno matter how it may costChow much may it costDhowever many it may cost18General Secretary, Xi Jinping, st
9、ressed that crossstrait cooperation would be strengthened_ the two sides could agree to oppose Taiwan independenceAunlessBeven ifCas long asDuntil19She is quite_to office work.You had better offer her some suggestions when necessaryAfamiliarBfreshCsimilarDsensitive20_ a record-breaking seven Golden
10、Globes, the musical La La Land surprisingly does not appeal to Chinese viewers.AWinning BWonCHaving won DTo win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）Are Coral Reefs(珊瑚礁) Adapting to Climate Change?Scientists reported that climate change might actually be helping ancient trees thrive
11、(长得健壮). Now there seems to be more positive newsthis time about the coral in our oceans whose population has been severely affected in last few decades by rising temperatures, disease and human carelessness.Coral reefs as you probably know are not just colorful calcium carbonate(钙碳酸盐)structures that
12、 provide shelter to a wonderful number of fish, but also a close relationship or partnership between coral polyps(珊瑚虫) and single celled living things called zooxanthellae(虫黄藻). The coral polyps give the zooxanthellae a home and in return the later provide the coral polyps with their vivid color and
13、 food. They support each other in a fantastic balance, one that is getting severely damaged by the rising temperatures which are causing the coral polyps to reject their zooxanthellae friends, removing their color and food source.Scientists estimate the phenomenon of rising temperatures combined wit
14、h disease has destroyed the coral reef population by more than 80%. It is therefore no wonder that scientists all over the world are looking for solutions to try to restore this all important link to sea life. However, while human efforts like planting the coral again have been somewhat successful,
15、they are not enough to replace all the coral that has been dying due to climate change. That is probably why reports by various researchers about certain types of coral being able to not only survive the changing ocean conditions, but also thrive in it, are being met with such enthusiasm. The most recent findings show that despite higher
