1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Before you hand in you
2、r final report, _ there are no spelling mistakes.Amake sureBto make sureCmade sureDmaking sure2It came as a great _ to the parents that their son finally came back safe and sound.AreliefBsenseCrelaxionDfavor3The driver could have survived but he the seat belt.Ahad been wearingBhadnt wornCwasnt weari
3、ngDdidnt wear4Next week I will go to a job interview. will you give me some suggestions?Smiling is a great way to make yourself _.Astand outBturn outCwork outDpick out5Steve, the vacation is coming soonHave you found a summer job yet？I suppose I can work at the boys camp _ I worked last summerAthatB
4、whereCwhichDwhat6If I _it with my own eyes ,I wouldnt have believed it.Adidnt seeBwerent seeingCwouldnt seeDhadnt seen7Well build a power station _ water resources are plentiful.AwhereBin whichCwhichDthat8I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasnt able to _.Aget awayBdrop inCcheck outDhold
5、on9Advertising often functions as an indicator for _ society considers to be socially acceptable and desirable at the time.AwhatBwhetherChowDwhich10You know quite a lot about the fashion show.Well, Cathy _ it to me during lunch.Aintroduces BintroducedChad introduced Dwill introduce11Alices father al
6、ways brings her a nice gift _ he returns home from his business trip.Aby the timeBall the timeCevery timeDin the time12The Japanese people keep up cheerful spirits _ the world that they can get over the crisis caused by the terrible tsunami（海啸）.Abeing convincedBconvincedCto convinceDhaving convinced
7、13Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was _ this problem, but we feel that we cant wait any longer.”Alooking outBbringing outCcarrying outDsorting out14_ it is so hot, I guess we cant do anything until af
8、ter dark.AIn caseBNow thatCEven ifDAs though15You can get off the bus one or two stops _ and walk the rest of the way to work every day so as to take some exercise.Amore earlyBearliestCearlyDearlier16Either side seems to have a(n) _ position; there are still many uncertainties on this issue.Aambiguo
9、usBdelicateCexplicitDconfidential17 Do you often come here to have a walk? No, only _, because we are much too busy.Aoccasionally BeventuallyCmerely Dfrequently18 Tell me something about his match in Sydney. Well，he got the championship， we had expected.He made it at last.AasBwhatCwhyDhow19Well have
10、 to finish it , _.Ahowever it takes longBhowever long it takesCno matter how it takesDno matter how long does it take20Friendship can never be a trade; _, it needs the most thorough and unprofitable concept.Ain additionBby contrastCin returnDby chance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。
11、21（6分）You may have never heard of Lanthanum, Cerium or Neodymium, but these elements (元素) and others known as “rare earth” play a major role in modern technology. They can actually be found in many places on the earth, but not in quantities that can be mined. Only a few countries China, America, Ind
12、ia, Australia, Brazil and Malaysia have any that can be mined enough to be traded.Even though some of these elements such as Cerium are as abundant as Copper, they are not found in concentrated amounts on the earths surface. They are often mixed together with other metals, which makes extraction (提取
13、) of these elements an expensive and an environmentally messy process. It was due to this reason that the term “rare earth” was invented.Rare earth metals are used widely in our life. Rechargeable car batteries, computers, iPhones, DVD players, computer monitors, televisions, lighting, lasers, glass
14、 polishing, and superconductors all use quantities of rare earth metals. Also, with the advancement in “green” technology like solar panels, these shiny materials are becoming more important than ever. An average electric car uses 10 pounds of Lanthanum for its rechargeable battery!America has large
15、 deposits (存储量) of rare earths and has one of the first mines. It was openedin Southern California in 1940. The element “Europium” was the first metal to be separated in quantity for use in color televisions. However, in the 1980s and 1990s, as China started producing these elements in Inner Mongolia, the mines in Ameri
