1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_, the dancers practise hard to make their dreams come true. AInstead of being disabled BBeing disabled CDisabled
2、 as they are DIn case of being disabled2The 88thAcademy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre _ seats an audience of approximately 3,400.AwhereBwhoseCwhenDwhich3 I wonder what chance there is of me passing by the old places without thinking of you. _. Time cures all wounds.AMy pleasureBDont menti
3、on itCI cant agree moreDNever mind4It_to plant trees and grass on the hillside.Yes. They help stop soil from being washed away.Amakes senseBmakes moneyCmakes a livingDmakes a mistakes5The boy the first prize, but he was so careless as to make a foolish mistake.Amust have gainedBneed have gainedCcoul
4、d have gainedDshall have gained6He always keeps an eye on shortcomings of his brothers _ refusing to admit his own mistakes.Abut BwhileCalthough Dthough7You _ read a book in the sunitll do harm to your eyesAcouldntBwouldntCneedntDmustnt8The prediction from Maya worries residents _ December 21, 2012
5、would be the end of the world.AifBthatCwhetherDwhich9I need to be more mature and ready to _ my mistakes.Ahold on toBcut offCmake up forDtake up10He _ in a university for five years, but now he runs a company of his own.Ahas taughtBhad taughtCtaughtDhas been teaching11Smell the flowers before you go
6、 to sleep, and you may just _sweet dreams.Akeep up withBput up withCend up withDcatch up with12_ a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them, as far as most of its population is concerned, it is indeed a great sporting nation.AWhileBasCIfDWhether13Mary was ple
7、ased to see that the seeds she _ in the garden were growing.Awas planting Bhas planted Cwould plant Dhad planted14One should accomplish tasks_ instead of always tuning to others for help.AindependentlyBactivelyCskillfullyDvoluntarily15People crowd into _ cherry trees are blooming, appreciating the f
8、resh spring sight.AwhatBwhenCwhichDwhere16The Lushan Mountain, occupying an area of 302 square kilometers, possesses rich cultural and geological _.AattractionsBamusementsCentertainmentsDpresentations17 Shall we go to the seven oclock performance or the eight? _suits you fine.AWhateverBWhicheverCWhe
9、neverDWherever18I am sorry I am very busy now. If I time, I would certainly go to the movies with you.AhaveBhadChave hadDhad had19_ that it was sold out when it came out.ASo was her successful bookBSo successful was her bookCSo her book was successfulDSo successful her book was 20The why he is absen
10、t today is he has got a bad headache.Areason; thatBreason; becauseCcause; thatDcause; because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）If Confucius(孔子) were alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed need a fan or a st
11、rong wind to help him put them out.While many people in China remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.But that doesnt mean that Americans
12、 dont care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.In the past twenty years, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set u
13、p Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of(利用) ancient Chinese wisdom to
14、make up the drawbacks(缺陷) Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to
15、 understand their Chinese customers.So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birt
