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）1I need to advertise for a roommate for next term._？ Mary is interested.AWhy botherBWhy notCSo whatDWhat for2Philips won 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games, _astonished the world.AthatBwhichCwhatDwho3I wish I _ at my sisters wedding last Tuesday, but I was on a b
3、usiness trip in New York then.Awill beBwould beChave beenDhad been4The general secretary stressed that what he had just said was only his _view, not official intentions.AprivateBseparateCpersonalDsingle5Why do you want a new job _ youve got such a good one already?AthatBwhereCwhichDwhen6Try to be in
4、dependent, for your parents cant do _ for you all your life.AsomethingBnothingCeverythingDanything7Why do many students stick to private tutoring _ they could easily master such knowledge at school?AunlessBbeforeCafterDwhen8_, I have never seen anyone whos as capable as John.AAs long as I have trave
5、led BMuch as I have traveledCNow that I have traveled so much DAs I have traveled so much9I _ in the same position too long. My legs have fallen asleep.Shake it a little before you get up.Awill sitBhave satCam sittingDhave been stting10Will it be ages _ he goes back to school? Im so worried about hi
6、m.AbeforeBafterCwhenDas11 How do you find your trip to Sanya during the three-day New Year Holiday ?_ I cant speak too highly of it.AOh, wonderful indeed! BIts awful!CDont mention it DYou said it.12We work during the week，but weekends and evenings are usually _AvacantBcasualCemptyDclear13The wet wea
7、ther will continue tomorrow, when a cold front to arrive.Ais expected Bis expectingCexpects Dwill be expected14No decision _A_ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.Awill be madeBis madeCis being madeDhas been made15- How about _ plan to open a branch?- I should
8、 say it was _ failure.Aa; aBa; /Cthe; /Dthe; a16I am searching one online shopping site after another for a computer.So _I before I decided to buy a new camera.AhadBhaveCamDwould17The boy the first prize, but he was so careless as to make a foolish mistake.Amust have gainedBneed have gainedCcould ha
9、ve gainedDshall have gained18They came back from their long walk and went into bed, .Atiredly but relaxingBtired but relaxingCtiredly but relaxedDtired but relaxed19The solution to a problem， we are told， often comes to thinkers in a flash of _AinspirationBinsightCinvitationDinnovation20The TV stati
10、on will be _ the game live on Saturday afternoon, and we cant miss it.AcoveringBimprovingChandlingDcanceling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） One of the statements that many experts seem to agree on is the fact that the great things starts to happen the minute you step outside
11、of your comfort zones. As soon as you decide that you are willing to go beyond what is safe, the possibilities are endless. For me, one of the most important things that we should always keep in mind is the fact that growth and comfort cant coexist.Personal development author Napoleon Hill once said
12、: “Whatever the mind can understand and believe, the mind can achieve. Regardless of how many times you may have failed in the past or how lofty(崇高的) your aims and hopes may be.” This statement is especially powerful because it reminds us that we are the only ones who can be responsible for how far
13、we will go. However, stepping outside of our comfort zone is probably the most important step to experiencing real change.For a long time, I knew that I wanted to live in Argentina, so halfway through my bachelors degree, I bought a one-way ticket there. While in Argentina, I finished the last two y
14、ears of my degree online before flying back home for graduation. I currently still live in Argentina, and I can proudly say that taking the necessary steps to make it a reality was one of the most important things I could have done.This, of course, by no means at all applies to everyone, and Im not
15、implying we should all buy one-way tickets to foreign countries and see what happens. But its important to know that we should recognize what we desire and try to bring our dreams to life.Living in a comfort zone can trick us into believing that we have an abundant amount of time when, in reality, we all know that years can fly
