1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Painting from still im
2、ages leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _ to an artist.AabsoluteBurgentCespecialDvital2Mary was pleased to see that the seeds she _ in the garden were growing.Awas planting Bhas planted Cwould plant Dhad planted3Adding to their happiness, he says,_ some similarities between the two test papers
3、.AisBareChasDhave4So absorbed _ in her yoga exercises that she took no notice of the heavy rain outside.AMary wasBMary has beenCwas MaryDhas Mary been5The little girl _ a foreign language fairly quickly.Apicked upBgot upCstepped upDmade up6Mr Johnson, I have something I would like to trouble you wit
4、h._. Just tell me what I can do.AYou have my word BDont give me thatCYou can say that again DDont stand on ceremony7That was not the first time he _ us. I think its high time we _ strong actions against him.Abetrayed, takeBhad betrayed, tookChas betrayed, tookDhas betrayed, take8During _ afternoon,
5、the rain became smaller, but towards_ evening, there was a sudden landslide that buried the village.A/; theBthe; /Cthe; theDan; the9Im tired out. I cant run any further, Tom. _! Mike. Im sure you can do it.ACome onBNo hurryCNo problemDWell done10The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a golden cha
6、pter by people worldwide, _ the Chinese civilization influenced many neighboring countries.AwhereBwhenCwhichDwho11 Tony, you seem in high spirits._ We won the match 4-1.AGuess what?BOh, come on!CSo what?DNo wonder.12_ terrible, the medicine was thrown away by the child.ATastedBTastingCTo tasteDBeing
7、 tasted13Youve made great progress in your English study, havent you?Yes, but much .Aremains to doBis remained to doCremains to be doneDis remained to be done14A grand banquet was held by Elizabeth II _ President Xis current state visit to the UK.Ain terms of Bin honor ofCin favor of Din memory of15
8、A book I read last year, _ name I cant remember, changed my idea about time.AwhichBthatCwhoseDwhat16When you are absorbed in a book or simply trying to rest, it seems that the phone _ continuously, destroying your momentary peace.AringsBhas been ringingCrangDis ringing17_equal opportunities, both Fr
9、ank and Billy may accomplish the task.AGivenBGivingCTo giveDto be given18I didnt see your sister at the meeting. If she , she would have met my brother.Ahas comeBdid comeCcameDhad come19 I wonder what chance there is of me passing by the old places without thinking of you. _. Time cures al
10、l wounds.AMy pleasureBDont mention itCI cant agree moreDNever mind20Every school into the competition will have a chance to win $2,000 _ of computing equipment.ApriceBworthCvalueDcost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）Meet big brother Blue and his sisters Meadow and Little Willow
11、,a family of three blind cats that just got adopted by the family Catherine Magno.Their story starts just before the Christmas of 2014 when the kittens（小猫）were found in an abandoned house in Dubai.By then they had already lost their sight due to a cat flu that was left untreated by their previous（先前
12、的） owner.After that they came to an animal home.At some point,brother Blue almost got adopted by the previous owners neighbor,but the poor confused cat couldnt bear living without his sisters and cried all night while searching for them.Soon they were all united in the animal home until the importan
13、t night of 19 February 2015,when Catherine took them under her wing.I had zero experience having adopted my first ever rescue kitten just a couple of months ago,Catherine said. But their story touched my heart so much that I couldnt bear the thought of them being put in a cage for a very long time o
14、r even worse.Catherine was worried about the special needs of her new pet friends:“My worry was that its going to not only be challenging but also require a lot of adjustments on my part,”but apparently it wasnt that much different.“The only adjustment early on was keeping everything where it was bu
15、t they are soon adaptive（适应的）.”And as she wonderfully put it:“Blind pets see through their hearts.1、What caused the three cats to be blind according to the passage?ABecause of a certain kind of disease.BBecause of a serious car accident.CBecause of some bad persons hurting them.DThe passage didnt mention it.2、What
