1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The crazy fans _ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.Awere waitingBhad been waitingChad waitedDwould wait2Wh
2、at about inviting Tracy to host the party?Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _, here she comes.Adont pull my legBa little bird told meCspeak of the devilDits a piece of cake3Are you coming to Jeffs party?Im not sure. I _ go to the concert instead.AmustBwouldCshouldDmight4Reporters asked him t
3、o _hisposition on welfare reform.Aclarify Bdivide Cinstruct5The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _ stable career.ArelativelyBregularlyCroughlyDrigidly6The International Monetary Fund has receive
4、d both criticism and for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty.AworshipBcreditCargumentDprivilege7Mum，look at my shoesI need a new pair_I bought them for you only a week ago!AYou bet BYou said itCYou dont say DYou name it8If you think that t
5、he illness might be serious, you should not _ going to the doctor.Aput offBset aboutChold backDgive away9This semester our school offers many optional courses for the students, _ appeals to many students.Aeach of whichBall of whomCeach of whomDall of which10With WeChat Pay coming into widespread use
6、, our household bills are convenient _.ApayingBpaidCto payDto be paid11He has made little preparation for the interview, so the chance of him succeeding in it is .Aslim BfantasticCobvious Dgentle12 There are no relative articles on the Internet.What shall we do? My God！There are always not any usefu
7、l articles when you want .AoneBitCthatDany13My teacher asked me to copy _ article _ second timeAan; the Ban; a Cthe; a Dthe; the14While watching television, _.Athe doorbell rangBwe heard the doorbell ringCthere was someone knocking at the doorDthe doorbell was ringing15He is confident, _ in my opini
8、on, is most important in society.AhowBwhichCthatDwhat16In the students eyes, Mrs Smith is a mother more than a teacher. she treats the students just like her own children.AAs a result BIn other words CWhat is more DFirst of all17Helen is going to Manchester for further education next month.Im _ beca
9、use I have to stay at home and work.A green with envy B white as a sheetC tickled pink D black and blue18- How about _ plan to open a branch?- I should say it was _ failure.Aa; aBa; /Cthe; /Dthe; a19They intended to have the school better equipped， the local government was not able to get enough mon
10、ey to do so.Aunless Bwhile Calthough Donce20There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _ a sudden loud noise.Abeing thereBshould there beCthere wasDthere having been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）Today tropical rainforests are disappearing from the fa
11、ce of the globe. Despite growing international concern, rainforests continue to be destroyed at a pace over 80,000 acres per day. World rainforest cover now stands at around 2.5million square miles. Human activities have had an effect on much of this remaining area.Deforestation(森林滥伐) of tropical ra
12、inforests has a global effect through species extinction, the loss of important ecosystem services and renewable resources, and the reduction of carbon sinks. However, this destruction can be slowed, stopped, and in some cases even reversed(逆转). Most people agree that the problem must be solved, but
13、 the means are not as simple as building fences around the remaining rainforests or banning the wood trade. Economic, political, and social pressures will not allow rainforests to continue to exist if they are completely closed off from use and development.So, what should be done? The solution must
14、be based on what is practical, not completely idealistic and depends on developing a conservation approach built on the principle of sustainable(可持续的) use and development of rainforests. Beyond the responsible development of rainforests, efforts to restore damaged forest lands along with the establishment of protected areas are key to securing rainforests for the long-term benefits they can provide for mankind.Historic approaches to rainforest conservation have failed, as shown by the increased rate of deforestation. In many regions, closing off forests as untouchable parks
