1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意:1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上,请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前,认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项,按规定答题。第一部分 (共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)1Could you possilby take to the railway station tomorrow?ANo way BNever mind CNot at all DNo problem2- Did you watch the final match of China Open ye
2、sterday?-Sure. I it so attentively that I forgot to cook supper.Awatched Bhad watchedCwas watching Dwas to watch3When they first came to the city, my parents often went to neighbors for a talk, just as they _ in the countryside.Awill doBhad doneChave doneDwere doing4I ordered a drink while I_ for my
3、 friends to come.Awill wait Bam waitingCwould wait Dwas waiting5Scientists have many theories about how the universe into being.AcameBwas comingChad comeDwould come6The dining room is clean and tidy, with a table already _for a big mealA. being laid Blaying Cto lay Dlaid7Lets go and have dinner this
4、 evening._. Have you come out first in the exam?AThanks a lot. BWhy not?CWhat for? DYes, Id like to.8Its nearly four years since I worked in that firm. I _ a band with other fellows.AoperatedBhad been operatingCwas operatingDam operating9I am afraid this pair of shoes is a little expensiveIf you rea
5、lly want to buy them, I will give you a _ of 10 percentAquantityBamountCdiscountDaccount10I got beaten in the first round in the contest. I am feeling depressed.Cheer up! You have to _ yourself _ to have the last laugh.Aopen; up Bpick; up Cknock; up Ddo; up11What do you think of the newly-released f
6、ilm Capernaum?It touched my heart deeply. But for your recommendation I _ it.Ahad missedBwould missCwould have missedDmust have missed12The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in _ name the character for “harmony” is included.AwhichBwhatCwhoseDas13Every classroom in
7、 this modern school is _ with a new TV set on the wall and a computer on the teachers desk.Aequipped BdecoratedCfixed Dplaced14The boy stood his head down, listening to his mother scolding him for breaking the windows.AforBofCwithDaround15The importance _ a national day and how it is celebrated are
8、very different from country to country.Aconnected toBgiven toCmeaning toDattached to16She was so angry and spoke so fast that none of us understood _ he said meantAthatBwhatCthat thatDwhat what17 How did you find Professor Smiths speech last night ? To be frank, his speech didnt _ to me .AappealBbel
9、ongCreferDoccur18Since it was getting late, we decided to find a small inn to _ for the night.Aput offBput outCput away .Dput up19What a shame! We misunderstood each other for such a long time.Yes, I wish I _ with you earlier.AcommunicateBhad communicatedCcommunicatedDwould communicate20 Is it enoug
10、h to finish the form for a passport, Madam? Your passport application form should be _ by two recent photos.AupdatedBaccompaniedCestablishedDidentified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)The Secret to HappinessA new report makes it clear that when it comes to the life satisfaction
11、 of UK citizens, the ball is in the governments court. For some time, sensible people have been arguing that governments need to focus less on economic growth and more on the wellbeing(幸福)of citizens. Be careful what you wish for.In response to this demand, from 2011 David Cameron instructed the Off
12、ice for National Statistics to gather data on peoples self-reported happiness and life satisfaction. Little practical good has come from this so far, but a new report by George Bangham for the Resolution Foundation is one of the best attempts to make useful sense of the data. He concludes: “The best
13、 prospects for policymakers targeting future increases in national wellbeing lie in raising job quality, raising incomes, particularly at the lower end, and policies to improve security in the housing market.”The age correlation(相关)turns out to be certainly linked to politics, despite the fact that
14、no political party can make a difference to your date of birth. The happiness of pensioners is not just a function of their age, but of policy. On average, 70-year-old boomers today are the most affluent retirees in history, often owning their own homes and in receipt of generous pensions. People of 70 are not going to be as content in 30 or 40 years time if they are unable to retire, dont own their homes and have small incomes.However, there is one respect in which teens and recent retirees are remarkably similar. Compared to other age groups, they tend to inhabit a sweet spot of ha