1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3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交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1For the Chinese dream _ at an earlier date, we must accelerate the pace of reform and opening up.Abeing realizedBto rea
2、lizeCrealizingDto be realized2Weneeda spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it shouldincludethis 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 B
3、totallyCexactly Dlargely3The high-anxiety focus on reading score may have narrowed student_to knowledge about the world that can improve their reading.Aidea Baid Cbelief Daccess4You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow _ you keep it tidy and clean.Afor fear thatBin caseCon condition t
4、hatDeven if5It is beyond awkward when everyone around you _ laughing at a joke that you do not find funny, especially if its a joke told in a foreign language.Arun intoBbursts outCyells outDfalls into6A proposal was put forward at the meeting _ the new cement plant shouldnt be built near the school.
5、Awhen BwhereCthat Dwhich7More wild tigers have been seen in the forest around this area, _ there used to be very few.AwhenBwhereCwhatDwhich8Be seated, please and Ill make you a cup of tea._. Lets come to the point first.AYou neednt do so BPlease dont bother CYou are welcome DYou are indeed too polit
6、e.9I can _ Dianas thoughts from the changes in her facial expressions.Aread Bnotice Ccount Dwatch10How are you getting along with your German, Kate？Oh, MrBlack, Im so tired of itMaybe I should drop out _ it kills meAwhenBafterCwhileDbefore11While in the university, we were offered a number of after-
7、school activities to our social skills.AcreateBgrowCsettleDdevelop12I admire my English teacher. I can remember very few occasions _ she stoppedworking because of ill health.AthatBwhenCwhereDwhich13The worlds leading thinkers and policymakers examine whats come apart in the past year, and what will
8、define the year ahead,Aevaluate BinnovateCanticipate Dregulate14You look frozenSit down by the fire and I you some hot teaAmakeBwas makingCmadeDwill make15The inner strength of the girl allows her _ going when she gets into trouble.Akeep Bkeeping Cto keep Dkept16These diagrams are especially helpful
9、 when we have a concrete problem _ at hand.Abe solved Bto solve Csolved Dbeing solved17The people in the village are so _ that they are willing to help every visitor.AoptimisticBenergeticCenthusiasticDambitious18-What difference will it make _we shall go to the concert on Tuesday or Saturday?They of
10、fer a discount on weekdays.Athat BwhenCif Dwhy19They had just taken their seats, then _ Athe chairman came Bthe chairman comesCcame the chairmanDcomes the chairman20Even a small personal computer store vast amounts of information.AmightBcanCought toDhas to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
11、最佳选项。21（6分）The Island Rule is one of the best explanations scientists could give to the observable phenomenon that animals and humans have evolved (演变) depending on the resources available in their habitat (栖息地). Through time, scientists have noticed through fossil (化石) records that some large anima
12、ls from mainland habitats have dwarf (矮小的) versions in bland habitats.A report from BBC described the existence of what scientists call “hobbit island” off a small island somewhere in Indonesia. It was given such a name because fossil records of tiny, humanlike creatures have been found in the regio
13、n. What they called as “hobbits” or “Homo Floresiensis”, are only as tall as one meter and arc small versions of early human species with tinier brains.Though scientists cannot perfectly trace the origin of the “Homo Floriensis”, they believe that they arc human relatives, but it is the “island life
14、” that has caused them to evolve as they have. Scientists have noticed through fossil records and existing organisms (有机体) today that it seems if large animals grow small in islands while small animals grow large in larger islands.In theory, animal and human bodies have adjusted to the available food and fresh water in their habitats. Since there is no opportunity for them to leave their island, they might as well adapt.New York Magazine explained that islands usually have fewer predators (捕食者) than mainland ecosystems. However, it is the lack of resources that ca
