1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，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）1The real reason why prices _ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain
2、this problem.AwereBwill beChave beenDhad been2Mary became _ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.Acompletely BsincerelyCapproximately Dincreasingly3Since we can do nothing about it, we _ as well consult Mr. Smith about th
3、e matter.AcanBmustCneedDmay4 You should have helped your mom wash the dishesI meant But she is always telling me to studyAto doBtoCdoing soDdoing5Though Professor Liu _ in New York for seven years, he has never regretted moving back to Shanghai, his hometown.AlivedBhas livedChad livedDwas living6At
4、the end of the historic area，Wilmington displayed its _ as a working port city：large warehouses and a few other dated office buildingsAachievementBreputationCcharacterDstandard7She has expressed her hope _ the foreign students will spread the good will and sincerity of the Chinese people to other pa
5、rts of the world.AthatBwhichCwhetherDwhat8Its true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We wont take the new one, _, because we dont feel as safe on it.AsomehowBthoughCthereforeDotherwise9This is the first time I _ my picture with my own hands.It is time that you _ a picture for me.Aha
6、ve taken; tookBtook; should takeCtook; will takeDwill take; have taken10Have you ever been in a situation _ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?AwhereBwhichCthatDas11As a teacher, you have to _ your method to suit the needs of slower children.AdisplayBtestCadjustDtransfe
7、r12_ competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams.ADueBRawCCoreDKeen13Water Knows Answers by a Japanese author, _ into 16 languages, has become a best- seller all over the world.Ahaving translatedBto be translatedCbeing translate
8、dDtranslated14_ this may sound like a simple process, great care is neededASinceBOnceCAlthoughDUnless15It is said that the only survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed to help him _.Apull throughBput throughClook throughDbreak through16 F/ friendships fade a
9、way if there isnt _good balance between the give and the takeAThe;/B/;aCThe; aD/;the17Children who are not active or_ diet is high in fat will gain weight quickly.AwhatBwhoseCwhichDthat18Rent usually _ up in the summer, when college graduates are moving out of their dormitories and seeking for new p
10、laces to move in.Awill goBgoesChas goneDwent19Russias cutting off the gas supply raised a major concern to the European Union, a number of member states are increasingly dependent on one single supplier.AwhoseBthatCwhereDwhich20With economy increasing steadily, people _ enjoy a life of higher qualit
11、y.AshouldBcanCmayDmust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）It was Mothers Day morning last year and I was doing my shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Teayson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the en
12、trance and had hit her bead on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock.Walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very upset about what had happened to the couple. Ile said to me. “Mums its not much fun falling over in
13、front of everyone.”At the front of the supermarket a charity group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we should boy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better,” he said. I was amazed that hed come up such a sweet idea. So we went over
14、to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she replied. “I cant take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”By now paramedics(救援人员) had arrived, and were attending the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by
15、 all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her.Instead I gave the flower to the womans husband and told him. “My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son, Happy Mothers Day to you.”The m
