1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1At the end of the historic area，Wilmington displayed its _ as a working port city：large warehouses and a few other date
2、d office buildingsAachievementBreputationCcharacterDstandard2The new product is beyond all praise and has quickly taken over the market _ its superior quality.Ain terms ofBon account ofCon behalf ofDon top of3Whats that noise?Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _.Awas testedBwill be testedCis
3、being testedDhas been tested4Thanks to the efforts in environmental protection, the wetland has been _ to its original appearance.Arestored BdeliveredCtransferred Ddrafted5With the development of science, more new technology _ to the fields of IT.Ahas introducedBis being introducedCis introducedDwas
4、 introduced6 their final medical check, the astronauts boarded their spacecraftAReceivedBBeing receivedCTo receiveDHaving received7（2018海淀二模）This view is common _ all sections of the community.Aacross BaboveCaround Dalong8They do have a different to the problem of overpopulationAsolution BopinionCde
5、cision Dconclusion9You never really understand a person_you consider things from his point of view.AifBonceCasDuntil10Playing with the foreign visitors, my cousin is beginning to several different languages.Apick up Bpick outCturn up Dshow out11 Hello, I _ to ask if I can book a flight ticket to Hai
6、nan tomorrow? Sorry, weve already sold out.Aphone Bwill phoneCam phoning Dhave phoned12He was forced to spend another night at the airport _ for his plane.Awaiting Bbeing waited Cwaited Dto be waited13It is believed that many more popular terms _ on the Internet this year.Awill be createdBhave creat
7、edCare createdDare creating14The enquiry_ new facts, the judge had to postpone the trial again.Ato developBdevelopedChaving developedDbeing developed15The part in the film the man broke down the door made some of the audience give a cry.AwhichBwhoCwhereDwhom16The Oxford English Dictionary is necessa
8、ry for learning English, so youd better buy _.AthisBthatCitDone17What you said doesnt _ what the police have told us, so we have to find more evidence.Aagree withBmake upCcontribute toDshow off18The educational reform is now under way throughout the country, _ the students more opportunities to deve
9、lop to their greatest potential.Ato grant Bhaving grantedCgranting Dgranted19Look! Here s a photo _ in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it?AtakenBtakingCto takeDbeing taken20Without my parents encouragement and support I definitely _ where I am today.AwasntBhadnt beenCwouldnt
10、beDwouldnt have been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）Let me introduce myself: I am the last man in America who has time. If you should run into me on the street, I will have time to chat with you. If you invite me for tea, I will seize the opportunity and enjoy a cup. But it se
11、ems nobody else has time like me.When did people become so busy? Sometimes I think it happened when shopping, instead of being a necessity or occasional pleasure, became a form of entertainment. At other times I blame it on the computer, with honorary mention given to “smart” phones, for creating ap
12、petites (欲望) that can never be satisfied, no matter how long we stare at the movable feast on the screen, no matter how fast we type with our fingers.It wasnt always like this.Sundays used to be days of rest, with closed stores and empty highways. And then there were the holidays, which were set asi
13、de for family time rather than a trip to the mall.But now, I have grown accustomed to the predictability of the answer when I run into a friend or acquaintance and ask, “How are you?” The answer always is “Busy!”Recently I spotted an old friend and I called out to him. He stopped to acknowledge me,
14、but I could tell from his, body language and the checking of his watch that I had disturbed him. “I see youre in a hurry,” I said. “Why dont we get together to catch up?” “I should have a free hour in June,” he said before continuing on his way.“But this is March!” I remarked.“Check with me in a few
15、 months,” he yelled over his shoulder. “I m very busy!”Maybe not getting used to the busy life is my problem, but I agree with what Socrates once said: “Beware (当心) the barrenness (空洞) of a busy life.” Or Robert Frosts poem? “I Could Give All to Time.” More recently there has been a so-called Slow Movement, which advocates
