1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1That was a very busy street that I was never allowed to cross accompanied by an adult.AwhenBifCunlessDwhere2- May I speak to Mr. Smith？- I am afr
2、aid not. He is at a meeting now. Its not _AreliableBconvenientCbeneficialDavailable3 I hear Iron Man III is on recently. Lets set off for the cinema to appreciate it now. _ Its about 10 PM. Im so tired that I must go to bed.ALets find some of the action. BHow do you find it?CIts entirely up to you.
3、DYou cant be serious.4 Sorry, sir. I _ follow you. Would you please speak slower? Ok.AcantBmustntCshouldntDneednt5He _ a chance to try it again just now.A gave B will give C is given D was given6Much to my _, my vocabulary has expanded a great deal.AdelightingBdelightedCdelight7I got more _ about hi
4、m from reading his books than from talking to him.AinsightsBmemoriesCresourcesDexperiences8Come off it! Oversleeping is as lame an excuse as other.AoneBeachCsomeDany9The couple was initially looking forward to having an overseas wedding but had to drop the idea after facing _ from parents.Arecogniti
5、onBtolerationCoppositionDproportion10Governments around the world increasingly _ artificial intelligence to help promote economic growth.Aput out Broll out Cmake out Dreach out11The company needs to _ its outdated image to promote its newly-released product.Alay outBcall upCshake offDgive away12Comp
6、uters can do nothingBut once _what to do, they show extraordinary power to do a great dealAto programBbeing programmedCprogrammedDhaving programmed13Many people complained about the stones lying on a road, but _ did anything about getting the stones out of the way.AbothBno oneCnoneDall14The 19th Par
7、ty Congress drew up a blueprint for Chinas development in the next three decades and more. this blueprint into reality, we must be down-to-earth in our approach, take one step at a time as we move forward and deliver solid outcomes.ATurning BTurnedCTurn DTo turn15If we surround ourselves with people
8、 _our major purpose, we can get their support and encouragement.Ain sympathy withBin terms ofCin honour ofDin contrast with16I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife，_shes a better cook than meAunlessBasCeven thoughDin case17Everyone had a form in his hand, but no one knew which
9、office_Ato send it toBto sent itCto be sent toDto have it sent18The recently released film Kong：Skull Island successfully _ the audience to the adventure with Dolby 3-D technology.Atransports BadjustsCtransforms Drelates19Sometimes we have to face embarrassing moments _ we can only keep silent.AwhoB
10、whichCwhenDwhy20A lot of food as well as some tents _to Yushu since the earthquake occurred.Ahas been transportedBhave been transportedCis being transportedDare transported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 declin
11、ing far more quickly than the Amazon. The coral reefs (礁) are likely to be among the first ecosystems to be wiped out 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. Th
12、ese bleaching (脱色) events can be temporary if waters cool, but the more frequent they are and the longer they last, the 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 20
13、17. Most available scientific evidence tells us that unless we do something to limit warming to 1.5, we will lose 99% 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 fro
14、m the tourist holiday center, pollution from boats and overfishing. The area ought to be a shelter because its one of 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 Co
15、nservation of Nature. “We need to reduce stress from overfishing, coastal development, pollution and tourism.”“Im a generation 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 bo
