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）1 Who recommended Nancy for the post? It was James _ admiration for her was obvious.AwhoBthatCwhoseDwhom2Ive got something weighing on my mind. Could you give me some advice?_. Tell me all about it and Ill do what I can.ADont mention itBNo wonderCMy pleasureDNo problem3E
3、verything is amazing. Thank you all. We without your help.Acant make itBmustnt have madeCwont makeDcouldn t have made it4Philips won 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games, _astonished the world.AthatBwhichCwhatDwho5I _ about what youve said and Ive decided to take your adviceAthought Bhave been
4、 thinkingCwas thinking Dwas thinking6Where on earth have they gone?I have no idea, but I wish I .AknowBknewCwould knowDwould have known7The news shocked the public，_ to great concern about students safety at school.Ahaving ledBledCleadingDto lead8Weneeda spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it shouldin
5、cludethis truth: if you choose to find thepositivein every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is_your decision to make.Aabsolutely BtotallyCexactly Dlargely9A myth is an account of the deeds of a god or supernatural
6、 beings, usually expressed in terms of _ thought.AprimaryBcapitalCinitialDprimitive10In time we reached a stage we had more young readers than old onesAwhereBhowCwhoDwhat11What a pity! _joined in the party, I would have met my old friendAlf I have BHad I CI had DHave I12What did you say you were rel
7、uctant to risk just now?_ to high levels of radiation.ABeing exposedBHaving been exposedCTo be exposedDExposed13_ a record-breaking seven Golden Globes, the musical La La Land surprisingly does not appeal to Chinese viewers.AWinning BWonCHaving won DTo win14The room _ 10 metres across is large enoug
8、h for a single man to live inAmeasuringBmeasuresCto be measuredDmeasured15What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered we could complete the experimentAwhen was it thatBit was when thatCit was whenDwhen it was that16Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem.You know, music
9、 is the source of _ in life.A inspiration B identificationC reaction D recreation17This is a very interesting book. Ill buy it, _.Ahowever much it may costBno matter how it may costChow much may it costDhowever many it may cost18As _ healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become
10、 a tool that keeps people on _ go.Athe; aBa; aCa; theDa; /19I appreciate _ the opportunity to work in your company two years ago.AgivingBto giveCbeing givenDto be given20-Dont worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.- _! Ill tell dad theres nothing serious.ACongratulations BWhat a reliefCHow
11、 surprising DIm so sorry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）Forcing waiters and waitresses to survive on tips from customers rather than normal wages is a pointless, crude, and unique American custom that, in the past several years, a handful of progressive restaurant owners have
12、attempted to do away with. Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, is about to join their ranks and has announced that he plans to gradually stop tipping at the companys 13 restaurants.What, exactly, is wrong with tipping? As Brian Palmer has explained, more or less its everything. To st
13、art, leaving a waiters pay in the hands of customers has a feeling of classism (阶级歧视)And in theory, handing restaurant customers the power to tip is at least supposed to motivate better service. This fails in practice because humans turn out to be pretty arbitrary (随意的) about their tipping behavior.
14、 Research has shown that the amount diners tip has very little to do with their level of satisfaction. All of this doesnt encourage waiters and waitresses to do anything but turn over as many tables as possible.Tipping is also very unfair to kitchen staff. The law allows restaurants to divide tips between front-of-the-house workers like waiters, hosts, hostesses, and bartenders (调酒师), but not cooks. This creates a system in which the people serving the food in a restaurant can earn more than the people preparing itOne of the most fascinating parts of Meyer
