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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4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
2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_ the efforts made by the police, a fantastic performance will be put on tomorrow.AIn place of BIn search ofCIn charge of DIn praise of2The 2011 Australian Open was successfully held in city of Melbourne, big city in Australia.Aa; aBthe; aCa; theDthe; the3The company ne
3、eds to _ its outdated image to promote its newly-released product.Alay outBcall upCshake offDgive away4- Ive got something weighing on my mind. Could you give me some advice?- _. Tell me all about it and Ill do what I can.ADont mention itBNo wonderCNo problemDMy pleasure5Mary doesnt want to move to
4、Beijing because if she_ _there, she wouldnt be able to see her husband often.Awould liveBwere to liveChas livedDlives6-Can you tell us your _ for happiness and a long life？-Living every day to the fullest，definitely.ArecipeBeffortCcontentDdemand7Careers Advice service is only available to people on
5、day-time courses.Ato studyBstudyCstudiedDstudying8-What does PM 2. 5 mean？-Its a professional_ indicating the condition of air pollution.AnumberBmarkCtermDitem9Have you got these jeans in _ larger size? This pair is a bit too small around _ waist.Aa; theB/; theCthe; /Da; a10Maria is constantly makin
6、g efforts, she deserves the goal of entering the key university.AachievingBto achieveCbeing achievedDto be achieve11 Excuse me, do you mind if I open the window? Well, if you _. I can put on more clothes.AcanBmayCmustDshall12Thanks to Mr. Smith, the father and the son eventually _after ten years col
7、d relationship between them.Atook upBmade upClooked upDturned up13_ exactly what was wrong with him, the doctors gave him a complete examination.ATo discover BDiscovering CDiscovered DHaving been discovered14_ here, come and have a cup of tea.APassingBTo passCPassDHaving passed15You can choose not t
8、o forgive. _ you can also choose to let it go.AAbsolutelyBConsequentlyCSubsequentlyDAlternatively16It was so noisy that we hear ourselves speak.AcouldntBshouldntCmustntDneednt17-Could you pass me the sugar, please?-OK, _Anever mind Bsounds greatChere you go Dthere it is18The infrastructure project h
9、as consumed so much money that we cant find any financial support and have to _.Apull outBpull throughCcatch upDcatch on19Do you know what EU stands for, Tommy?SureIt stands for the European Union,_ European political and economic organization that encourages trade and friendship between _ countries
10、 that are membersAan; theBa; theCthe; /Dan; /20Believe it or not, it is _ that causes your illness.Abecause of your being overweightBbecause you are overweightCyou are so overweightDyour being overweight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）An old man in a faded yellow shirt sat in
11、a windowless room on a raised concrete form. The only source of heat came from somewhere beneath the plastic mattress and the rough blanket the blank-faced police woman had handed him after taking his thumb prints. He heard voices and metallic clang as the cell door swung open.At the front desk a ti
12、red looking policeman handed the old man back his belongings, his worn-out cap and the Seiko watch that had stopped working the day his beloved Evelyn left. The policeman dramatically held the blue plastic bag at an arms length to the old man who took it and made sure its contents were undamaged: th
13、e goat meat, palm oil, leaves and spices. He ignored the confused expression on the officers face and signed the document declaring he had been returned the possessions they had taken off him the night before.No one spoke to him as he walked slowly towards the exit.“Mr. Easy-nwa?” He stopped and pra
14、yed to the God who now took care of Evelyn to please take him far away from this unhappy place of expressionless faces, clipped accents and people who did not even attempt to pronounce his name right.“Ezenwa,” He said and looked at a woman with tangerine lips, her name tag said Jessica Harlow, Socia
15、l Services. “A bit far from home，she said as she drove fast and with confidence the way Evelyn used to. He wondered if she meant the 50 miles from Liverpool or the 50,000 miles from Enugu，a city in Nigeria. He did not bother replying as this woman had plenty to say about the weather, bad drivers, her daught
