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）1We could have done something meaningful in the time it _ to watch that boring movie.Ahas takenBtookChad takenDtakes2Wi
2、ld animals in nature reserves need to develop their survival skills and their wild nature.AdisplayBpossessCmaintainDmonitor3The new hotel is reported to be built it used to be a wasteland.AwhichBwhereCin whichDwhat4During the period of recent terrorist activities, people _ not to touch an unattended
3、 bag.Ahad always been warnedBwere always being warnedCare always warningDalways warned5By the end of last week,600 people from 50 countries to attend the meeting，with nearly half coming from the United States，Germany and Britain.Ahad registered Bhave registeredCregistered Dwere registered6The emotic
4、ons _ when we want to stop a conversation, sparing us the embarrassment.Acome around Bcome in handyCcome about Dcome by7Have you seen Jiang Wens movieLet the Bullets Flyrecently?Yes. I it twice last week, At home and in the theatre.Ahad enjoyedBenjoyedChave enjoyedDwas enjoying8Wed better discuss ev
5、erything _before we work out the plan.Ain detailBin generalCon purposeDon time9Due to the countrys growing rate of urbanization, Chinas migrant population _ to be over 200 million by 2020.Apredicts Bis predicted Cwill have been predicted Dwill be predicted10All the students are required to check the
6、y have made some spelling errors in their compositions.Awhether Bwhat Cthat Dwhich11 Who recommended Nancy for the post? It was James _ admiration for her was obvious.AwhoBthatCwhoseDwhom12In my opinion, parents and teachers are supposed to set an example of good behavior to children _ they are role
7、 models to them.AalthoughBeven ifCunlessDas13I hope my teacher will take into _ the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.AideaBconsideredCaccountDthought14The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the _ to achieve it.Aacquisition BcomprehensionCdeterminatio
8、n Dsatisfaction15Justin a book about his adventures in TibetI hope he can find a good publisher when it is finishedAwas writingBis currently writingChas already writtenDwrote16The reds and golds _ into each other as the sun sank. What a beautiful sight!AbumpedBpressedCmeltedDturned17The old bank, _
9、appearance is not a pretty sight, is extremely beautiful on the inside.AwhoseBwhereCwhenDwhich18- Which of these digital cameras do you like best? - _. They are both expensive and of little use.ANoneBNeitherCNothingDNo one19The beautiful mountain village we spent our holiday last year is located in
10、is now part of Guangxi.Awhich; whereBwhere; whatCthat; whatDwhen; which20-Are you satisfied with his school report?-Not at all. It couldnt have been _.Aworse Bso badCbetter Dthe worst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） Alvin Irby wears many hats. He is a stand-up comedian, a chil
11、drens book author, a former kindergarten teacher and, above all, the founder of the nonprofit Barbershop Books.Barbershop Books tries to solve this problem: How to get black children excited about reading? Its solution: 15 books. Barbershop Books puts 15 books all picked by kids in each of the dozen
12、s of barbershops, mostly in black neighborhoods, across the country.Irby, who just turned 33, says hes hoping to help black children identify themselves as readers. That means, first and foremost, that reading should be fun. It also means kids need to see their life and interests reflected in the st
13、ories they read.But, Irby says, the publishing industry has a long way to go. When he went to a big book exhibition recently, few of the kids, titles on display had diverse characters. And those that did felt both foreign and not fun. The books subjects were mainly slavery, civil rights, or old dead
14、 black person. The librarians he met could hardly name two laugh-out-loud picture books with a black protagonist (主角).Books about slavery and civil rights have their place, Irby believes, but little black boys and girls deserve books that allow them to be children and to laugh like children.Irby say
15、s, schools need to focus less on out-of-touch books and reading tests that leave kids feeling defeated. They should try listening more and ask students: What are your strengths, your experiences, your interests? Whats most important to you?In Levels Barbershop of New York, whats most important to Vincent, a sixth-grader and son of a bar
