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）1Its too complex, I think_. So wed better make it easier for students to get involvedAThats ridiculousBThats the pointCThats settledDThats all right2It is obvious that John is unhappy. _, it comes as no surprise that she has decided to change her job.AHoweverBOtherwiseCM
3、oreoverDTherefore3 Lets have a game of tennis; the loser has to treat the other to an ice-cream. _.AIm afraid so BIts a deal CYouve got a point DI suppose not4Owing to The Chinese Poetry Competition, publications on classical Chinese literature are _ a significant share of storage space at the books
4、tore.Ataking up Bdividing up Cbreaking up Dputting up5Not until he went abroad to further his study_ the importance of English.Ahas he found B he has found Cdid he find D he had found6If you want to go further in the new sport, the best way is to _ and practise more frequently.Adive in Bdrop outCcat
5、ch on Dspring up7_ gas prices are rising, people are looking for less expensive ways to get around.ANow that BEven ifCAlthough DUnless8If you _ to my advice carefully, you wouldnt have made such a terrible mistake.AlistenedBhave listenedCwould listenDhad listened9These remarkable findings suggest th
6、e elephants have _ a memory capacity to make distinctions between human voices.Abuilt upBpacked upCbrought upDtook up10The creation can keep people away from their smart phones in a way similar to _ ecigarettes have allowed people to quit smokingAthatBhowCwhichDwhat11You can use this room for your c
7、lub activities tomorrow _ you keep it tidy and clean.Afor fear thatBin caseCon condition thatDeven if12The split between humans and living apes is thought by some scholars _ 15 to 20 million years ago.Ato occurBoccurringCto have occurredDhaving occurred13- Alison, Im sorry. I cant come to the weddin
8、g with you tomorrow morning. - _? - My grandma was severely ill, so I have to stay in the hospital to look after her. AHow is it BHow come CSo what DWhats the problem 14- Are you free now? I have something interesting to tell you.-OK, you make it short I will have to work on this term paper due tomo
9、rrow.Anow that Bas soon asCevery time Das long as15I thought it hard to complete the project at first, but I_my mind.AchangeBhave changedChad changedDwould change16Is Peter coming?No, he_ his mind after a phone call at the last minute.AchangesBchangedCwas changingDhad changed17- Have you heard that
10、they are working around the clock to compete for the prize?- Dont worry. We are ready to the challenge.Abuild upBtake upCstick toDlead to18The government should develop system to predict when wildfires occur andgive warnings in time.ApreviousBreliableCreasonableDresponsible19The problem with the cur
11、rent system allows anyone to commit a similar crime without . It needs to be fixed.Abeing punished BpunishedCto punish Dpunishing20The education system in China is very different from _ in the USAAone BitCthose Dthat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）The last thing Caitlin Hipp w
12、ould have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at home with her parents. All shes ever wanted to do is to become an elementary school teacher. And in the meantime, shes been working through her teaching certifications for four years after obtaining an education degree from
13、Bowling Green State University in Ohio, US.Hipp has racked up $100,000 in student loan debt and isnt able to earn enough through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server to live anywhere other than home.The Pew Research Center recently reported that 2014 was a milestone in the
14、 evolving living arrangements of young adults in the US. For the first time since 1880, adults aged 18 to 34 became more likely to be living with a parent than to be living on their own. Before 2014, the most common living arrangement for young adults was to be living in their own property as part of a couple.UBS Financial Services, a Swiss global financial services company, released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesnt want them to leave.The report
