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）1Why did you let _ kids off this time?I just want to give them _ second chanceA/; theBthe;/Cthe; theDthe; a2 I am worn out. Me too, all work and no play. So its time to _.Aburn the midnight oil Bpush the limitsCgo with the flow Dcall it a day3Dont let the child who is _
3、go to schoolAso young as toBnot old enough toCnot old enoughDtoo young to4 David is a green hand at such things. But I believe he is quite _ to the task.Arelevant BaccessibleCequal Dunique5Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to _ a good researcher.Amake BturnCget Dgrow6She i
4、s quite_to office work. You had better offer her some suggestions when necessary.AfamiliarBsimilarCfreshDsensitive7The influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, _for Mr. William, who dared to publish it.A. if had it not beenB is it not beingC had it not been D. its only having been
5、8Mum, I broke Dads sunglasses this morning.You need to make an apology for your fault, _ you will regret.Aand BorCbut Dfor9Mark drives his car too fast and, whats more, very carelessly, worries his mother.A asAwhatBitCwhich10I hope that we will be able to make it through the tough times and back to
6、the business of working together _ our common goals.Aon behalf ofBin honor ofCon top ofDin search of11He was greatly shocked at Donald Trumps taking office. Never did he expect that the voters _ be so unreasonable.Ashould BcouldCwould Dmight12Bob made a promise to the manager _ the work would all be
7、 finished on time.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhether13Sympathy for the rebels, the government claimed, is beginning to _because of more and more harm they did to common people.AfadeBdeclineCfailDcollapse14More subway lines_ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years.Awill buildBwill be builtCbuild
8、Dare built15Simply raise your hand，and a taxi appears _Aat no time Bat one timeCin no time Dfor the time being16Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means _we arrive at that goal.AthatBwhereCby whichDwith which17People believe that the China Drea
9、m is not very difficult _ so long as the whole nation works hard for it.ArealizingBto be realizedCrealizedDto realize18 Thank you very much for giving me a hand when I was in trouble. Dont mention it. I only did what anyone else _ in my place.Amust doBcould have doneCwould doDcan have done19Sit down
10、, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, on you feet.Ato keepBkeepingChaving keptDto have kept20He switched off the light and was about to leave the classroom and only then_ to rain heavily.Ait began Bit beginsCdoes it begin Ddid it begin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）
11、 It is hard to imagine that such a small country, the size of Indiana with the population of Alaska, tucked in the Himalaya Mountains, accessible only by two airplanes, is the “Happiest Country in the world and has one of the fastest growing GDPS in the world. This country is Bhutan, “Land of the Th
12、under Dragon”, which is located in South Asia and is encompassed by India, China, and Nepal.Bhutan is the last standing Buddhist Kingdom in the World and, until recently, has preserved much of their culture since the l7th century by avoiding globalization and staying isolated from the world. Interne
13、t, television, and western dress were banned from the country up until ten years ago. Over the past ten years globalization has begun to change in Bhutan, but things remain perfectly balanced.Bhutan is the only country in the world that has a GNH, which refers to “Gross National Happiness.The proces
14、s of measuring GNH began when Bhutan opened up to globalization. It measures peoples quality of life, and makes sure that “material and spiritual development happen together.”Bhutan has done an amazing job of finding this balance. Bhutan has continually been ranked as the happiest country in all of
15、Asia, and the eighth Happiest Country in the world according to Business Week. In 2007, Bhutan had the second fastest growing GDP in the world, at the same time as maintaining their environment and cultural identity.In 2008,in Bhutans first democratic election,28-year-old Jigme KhesarNamgyel Wang Chuck was elected president of
