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）1What if the rainstorm continues?Come on guys! We have to meet the _ whatever the wea
2、ther.AstandardBdemandCdeadlineDsatisfaction2 Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond to it? Receiving a text does not necessarily mean you have to respondWhy waste a perfectly good lie _ the truth will serve?AunlessBuntilCwhenDwhile3 How did you like Johns exhibition
3、of paintings last weekend? To tell you the truth, his paintings didnt _ me much.A. refer toBappeal toCbelong toDoccur to4The reds and golds _ into each other as the sun sank. What a beautiful sight!AbumpedBpressedCmeltedDturned5I dont mind her criticizing me,but_is how she does it that I object to.A
4、itBthatCthisDwhich6Although the test _ look like a simple one, great care is needed.AmayBmustCshouldDneed7The suggestion came from the chairman _ the new rule _.Awhat; was developedBthat; was developedCwhat; be developedDthat; be developed8Our class held a fierce _ as to whether to reduce the amount
5、 of homework or not.Abargain Bcompetition Cdebate Dcampaign9-Jassy , you speak Chinese so fluently! - _.You are lying, I have to say. B Thanks a lot for saying so.C Thats none of your business. D I cant agree more.10Jenny, how was your trip to Beijing?Oh, I missed it. I wish I _ my vacation there.Aa
6、m spending Bwill spend Chave spent Dhad spent11 Why are the Woods selling their belongings? They to another city.Ahad movedBhave movedCmovedDare moving12The number of stay-at-home fathers reached a record high last year, new figures show, _ families saw a rise in female breadwinners.Aif BasCbecause
7、Dthough13Bob was trying to _ that he knew the famous singer who would perform in our city.Alet outBlay outCfigure outDmake out14I think Tom will make a good monitor, _ Id like to vote for him.Abut BforCor Dso15Which do you prefer, tea or coffee? _. I really dont mind.ABothBNoneCNeitherDEither16What
8、impressed me most about the movie were the _ filmed in New York.AsceneryBscenesCsightsDviews17The small restaurant is always crowded in every part.Thats _ it has a unique dining environment and quite a few wonderful dishes.AwhyBbecauseCwhereDwhen18Zhouqu, Gansu was attacked by such a terrible mud-ro
9、ck flow few residents had ever experienced before.AasBwhichCwhereDthat19There will be an endless power of youth supporting the Chinese nations rejuvenation_ the younger generation of the country has ideals , pursuits and shoulders.Aas far asBso long asCeven ifDas if20 How can I wake up so early?Set
10、the alarm at 5:00 am., you will make it.AandBbutCorDso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） Corals (珊瑚) are often described as undersea forests, but they are declining far more quickly than the Amazon. The coral reefs (礁) are likely to be among the first ecosystems to be wiped out
11、by climate change.A temperature rise of just 1 to 2 can lead to the death of the algae (海藻) upon which corals depend, draining them of color and making the structure more fragile. These bleaching (脱色) events can be temporary if waters cool, but the more frequent they are and the longer they last, th
12、e greater the risk of damage is. But thats exactly what is happening. Bleaching was first observed in 1983. It was seen on a global level in 1998, then 2010, and then from 2015 to 2017. Most available scientific evidence tells us that unless we do something to limit warming to 1.5, we will lose 99%
13、of the worlds coral reefs in coming decades.But there are other threats beyond warming. Off the Philippine island of Palawan, its old reefs have been badly damaged by dirty water from the tourist holiday center, pollution from boats and overfishing. The area ought to be a shelter because its one of
14、the ocean regions most bearable to climate change. “Even here, we are losing our corals,” said David Obura, chair of the Global Specialist Group in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. “We need to reduce stress from overfishing, coastal development, pollution and tourism.”“Im a ge
15、neration of scientists watching them disappear. Its very depressing,” Obura said. “Above 1.5, in about 50 years, they will be a treasure of historic movies and pictures, but very little to see in real life. Children born today may be the last generation to see coral reefs in all their glory.”1、How do
