1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1During the 2008 financial crisis，the French president Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to prov
2、ide millions of emergency fund aid to help unemploymentAreleaseBresembleCrelieveDrecommend2Every school into the competition will have a chance to win $2,000 _ of computing equipment.ApriceBworthCvalueDcost3A survey suggests that the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton _ a great boost
3、 for British economy because a large number of visitors are expected to go.Awill beBhas beenCwasDbe4Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me? Sure. _ ?AWhat helpBWhat is thisCWhat is itDWhat do you want5My uncle finally bought his dream house _ overlooks a beautiful park.AwhichBwhereCwhoDwhat6When you
4、 are absorbed in a book or simply trying to rest, it seems that the phone _ continuously, destroying your momentary peace.AringsBhas been ringingCrangDis ringing7The English in this story has been simplified to make it easier _.Ato be understoodBunderstoodCunderstandingDto understand8Adding to their
5、 happiness, he says,_ some similarities between the two test papers.AisBareChasDhave9To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anythingfor supper.Ato not eatingBnot to eatCnot to eatingDto not eat10I _ about w hat youve said and Ive decided to take your advi
6、ce.AthoughtBhave been thinkingCwas thinkingDhad thought11The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing should have attracted the governments attention.Asolving Bsolve Csolved Dto solve12Tom, do you enjoy your present job?_. I just do it for a living.AOf course BNot reallyCNot likely DThats a
7、ll right13My sister _ the baby while Im at yoga.Aarranges Bminds Cassesses14This raw chocolate tastes pretty delicious due to _ amount of melted pure fresh cream.AequalBgenerousCinsufficientDtiny15Teaching as a career is to many people owing to the long holidays.ApopularBfamiliarCattractiveDfantasti
8、c16Only after talking to two students that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.AI did discoverBdid I discoverCI discoveredDdiscovered17What does Nickys job involve as a public relations director?_ quite a lot of time with other people.ASpending BHaving spentCTo s
9、pend DTo have spent18Once he makes up his mind to do something, seldom _ give it up.Ahe willBdoes heCwould heDwill he19Wild swans _ in the area is a good indication of a better environment.AexhibitionBescapeCabsenceDappearance20Facing the global financial crisis, the Chinese government has taken man
10、y measures _ peoples life to deal with it.ArelatedBrelated toCrelatingDrelating to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） It was rush hour on the morning of June 1 in the West Texas city of San Angelo. Heather Santellano, 36, was driving her white 2012 Mazda on Houston、 Harte Frontag
11、e Road with her nine-year-old daughter and ten-year- old son in the back. Suddenly, a red pickup truck cut them off. Santellano turned the wheel hard to the right, sending the Mazda skidding off the road and down an embankment(堤)that ended in a drop-off after about 50 feet. If the car didnt stop, it
12、 would go airborne and plunge onto the road some 20 feet below.Then a bit of luck: As the car raced toward the edge, its undercarriage got stuck on the cement lip of the embankment ledge, stopping it cold. The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a retaining wal
13、l, literally teetering(摇摇欲坠)on the edge of disaster. One sudden move by anyone inside could send it over.Jacob Rodriguez watched the scene unfold from the Truck Repair Plant where he works. Then he and four other men ran to the car. They leaped onto the trunk to balance the weight as the terrified k
14、ids in the back seat watched.Meanwhile, Julio Vasquez and his nephew, Marco Vasquez, were driving to their jabs at nearby Premier Automotive. Julio jumped out of the car to help while Marco went to the shop, grabbed a heavy-duty strap(皮带)，and returned to the swinging car. He fastened the Mazda to an
15、 P-350 truck that had been driven over by one of the other rescuers. With the car secured, the group carefully opened the back doors and helped the children out.But their departure shifted the cars weight, causing it to lean forward. The men, still on-the trunk, asked Santellano to jump into the back seat to rebalance the weight. She did a
