1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The exchange student from Kenya often shares with us the news of his country and _of
2、 his neighbouring countries.AthoseBthatCitDthe one2The Palace of Versailles, Frances national treasure, has _ many changes in its century-long history while keeping its beauty.Agone through Btaken onCled to Dshowed off3The government has taken some measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but
3、it will be some time_ the situation improves.AsinceBwhenCunlessDbefore4Mike is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does his boss.AservesBsatisfiesCpromisesDsupports5It was from only a few supplies that she had brought in the village _ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner.Awhere
4、BwhenCthatDwhich6Dont let yourself be _ into buying things you dont really want.AadvocatedBclarifiedCflashedDpersuaded7Theres another way to survive this competition - a way no one ever seems to tell you about, _ you have to learn for yourself.AoneBitCthatDanother8 Whats wrong with your ipad2? The s
5、ound _is not clear. -Yes. It has been broken for some time.Acome outBcoming outCto come outDcame out9Jacks fellow workers often turn to him for help when trapped in trouble because he is a _of ideas.Afountain BsessionCdiagram Dresource10Our team is world-class and it was no surprise that we won by s
6、uch a margin.AlowBhighCwideDnarrow11English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, _ uses it differently.Aall of whichBeach of whichCall of themDeach of them12How did it come that you damaged your car so badly? I _into a tree on the roadside the other day.AranBhad runCwas runningDrun13You
7、r letter will get attention! They know youre expecting the answer.AcarefulBcommonCinstantDgeneral14Have you heard from Jane recently?No，but I _ her over Christmas.Asaw Bwill be seeingChave seen Dhave been seeing15Air pollution, together with littering, _ many problems in our large industrial cities
8、today.AcausesBcauseCcausedDcausing16Several of us were asked to attend the meeting, as _ below.AlistedBlistingCto be listedDhaving listed17Linda realized she was in the wrong and promised to _ a new leaf.Atake over Bturn over Cget over Dgo over18Would you please wait for a moment while I telephone t
9、he reception desk to check?_.AI wouldnt mind thatBSound like funCI mean itDYou wish1940 grams of meat per day is _ people should consume in order to stay fit.Athat BwhyChow Dwhat20What about going abroad for further study?Great, but I never expected _ a chance for me before.Athere to be Bthere being
10、Cit to be Dit being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）A young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage(圣人) that he was looking for.With considerable patience, the sage listened attentively to
11、 the reason for the boys visit, but told him that at that moment he did not have time to explain to him the secret of happiness.He suggested that the young man take a walk around his palace and come back in two hours time. “However, I want to ask you a favor,” he added, banding the boy a teaspoon, i
12、n which he poured two drops of oil. “While you walk, carry this spoon and dont let the oil spill.”The young man began to climb up and down the palace staircases, always keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. At the end of two hours he returned to the presence of the wise man.“So,” asked the sage, “did
13、 you see the Persian tapestries(挂毯)hanging in my dining room? Did you see the fantastic garden that the Master of Gardeners spent ten years in creating?”Embarrassed, the young man admitted that he had seen nothing.“So, go back and see the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. “You cant trust a ma
14、n if you dont know his house.”Now more at ease, the young man took the spoon and wandered again through the palace, this time paying attention to all the works of art that hung from the ceilings and walls. He saw the gardens, the mountains all around the palace, and the delicacy of the flowers. Retu
15、rning to the sage, he reported in detail what he had seen.“But where are the two drops of oil that I entrusted to you?” asked the Sage.Looking down at the spoon, the young man realized that he had spilled the oil.“Well, that is the only advice I have to give you,” said the sage. “The secret of happiness lies in looking at all the wonders
