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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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）1British scientists have produced _ they believe is the worlds smallest Chr
2、istmas cardAwhichBwhoCthatDwhat2One is expected to behave _ on some special occasions.AaccuratelyBpreciselyCappropriatelyDrightly3 carefully for long time,the opening ceremony won a great success.AHaving prepared BTo be prepared CBeing prepared DHaving been prepared4More and more people prefer to li
3、ve in the countryside, _ appeal for them lies in the quiet and slow-paced life.AwhoBWhichCwhoseDwhat5While we were listening to the speech attentively, a voice _ to announce the result of the election.Abroke inBbroke upCbroke offDbroke down6Do you know our town at all?Surely, this is the third time
4、I _ here.Acame Bcome Chave come Dam coming7In that remote area, the trees _ by the volunteers are growing well.Aplanted Bplanting Cbeing planted Dto plant8The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest _ rapid progress they have made.AwhateverBhoweverChow muchDno matter9Thanks to Chinese
5、 peoples hard work and wisdom, China has _ into the second largest economy.AevolvedBslippedCextendedDshaped10The science competition is a good opportunity to show students _ creativity can add new value to their school life.AwhereBwhetherChowDwhen11The importance _ a national day and how it is celeb
6、rated are very different from country to country.Aconnected toBgiven toCmeaning toDattached to12Membership of this club is open to those who are its aim.Ain salute to Bin honour ofCin line with Din sympathy with13Congratulations！I hear youve won the first prize in the singing competitionYou _ be mis
7、takenIm in the dance classAmustBmayCshouldDcould14 The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year? Yes. Thats _ I have compromised with the flat owner.Awhat BwhereChow Dwhen15So far, only one man has _ a theory that seems to fit all the facts.Acome up withBput up withClined up withDcaught up wit
8、h16This book is said to be the special one, which _ many events that cannot be found in other history books.AcoversBwritesCprintsDreads17While studying, fix your mind on what is really important,or you will _ remembering nothing.Aend upBtake upClead toDstick to18It wasnt until then _ their marriage
9、was breaking up because they had little in common.A. did I realize B. that I realized C. had I realize D. when I realized19Youve made great progress in your English study, havent you?Yes, but much .Aremains to doBis remained to doCremains to be doneDis remained to be done20-Tom, your foreign teacher
10、 speaks Chinese fluently!-Oh, she has lived in China for six years; otherwise she such good Chinese.Adidnt speakBwould not have spokenCwould not speakDhadnt spoken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 declining far m
11、ore 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. These bleac
12、hing (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 2017. Most
13、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 from the tou
14、rist 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 Conservatio
15、n 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 born toda
