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）1 Thank you very much for giving me a hand when I was in trouble. Dont mention it. I only did what anyone else _ in my place.Amust doBcould have doneCwould doDcan have done2They did everything in their power to save the building dating back to the Qing Dynasty, but their
3、 efforts were .Ain turnBin timeCin vainDin need3Since the middle of the last year, the bike-sharing market _in Beijing.Aboomed Bwas booming Cwill boom Dhas boomed4-How did she lose so much weight as expected？-_ eating less，she jogged for several miles every day.AIn addition toBIn spite ofCInstead of
4、DThanks to5Air pollution, together with littering, _ many problems in our large industrial cities today.AcausesBcauseCcausedDcausing6 _ your purchases in time, make sure the express company knows your address exactly.ATo receiveBReceivedCReceivingDHaving received7Some schools, including ours, will h
5、ave to make _ in agreement with the national soccer reform.Aamusements BadjustmentsCappointments Dachievements8Changing the password on your account isnt a lasting solution if you dont remove any virus， ？Adont youBdo youCisnt itDis it9- _ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher.
6、 -I will give it to him _ I see him.AThat; immediately BWhat; the momentCWhat; while DWhether; once10Sally was excited to meet Susan at the party last nightThey _ each other since they graduated from Oxford University in 2010Ahavent seenBhadnt seenCdidnt seeDdont see11Both men have been _to life imp
7、risonment because of robbery.AchokedBcondemnedCconsistedDconvinced12James Smith and his girlfriend went to Chenyi Square to celebrate the New Year, never _.AreturnedBto returnCreturningDhaving returned13The majority of new businesses fail because, _ they have a product or service that fills a gap in
8、 the market, they usually lack the skills in sales, marketing, and administration.Anow that Beven ifCas long as Das though14_ how to get along with others is very important in success.AKnow BKnown CHaving known DKnowing15Criticized as online games are, they never fail to _ a large number of teenager
9、sAappeal toBobject toCrefer toDturn to16What a mess! Youre always throwing things about.Dont be _, Mum. I will tidy it up now.Ahot under the collar Bon cloud nineCoff the top of your head Ddown in the dumps17_ caught in the rain unexpectedly, we still enjoyed the journey very much.AWhenBAsCUnlessDAl
10、though18The 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.ArelativelyBregularlyCroughlyDrigidly19The 114 colorful clay Warriors _ at No. 1 pit, _ in height from 1.8m to 2m, have black hair, g
11、reen, white or pink faces, and black or brown eyes.Aunearthed; ranging Bunearthing; rangingCunearthed; ranged Dare unearthed; are ranging20According to the companys rule, ones payment is _ the work done, not to the time spent doing it.Ain proportion toBin addition toCin contrast toDin regard to第二部分
12、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）Durian(榴莲) is probably the smelliest fruit in the world, letting out an unusual unpleasant smell which would make anyone bring up. However, nobody was aware of what gave this fruit its unique smell, so a team of researchers from Singapore decided to
13、take a look at its genome (基因组) and find out,Durian is well-known throughout Southeast Asia as the king of fruits, mostly because of its awful appearance and smell. However, the origin of this unpleasant smell was unknown, so researchers decided to map the genome of the fruit, and find the gene that
14、 controlled it. A group of genes, volatile sulfur compounds (含硫化合物), became very active in the fruit, and they were found responsible for resulting in the unpleasant smell.The fruit confuses everyone with a sulfuric smell, like rotten onions and ingredients. The smell lasts long, mostly because the
15、fruit contains more volatile sulfur compounds. Other species usually benefit from two gene copies at most, but durian has four, leading to the striking smell.However, this smell might be an advantage for durian in the wild. Although we find it unpleasant, many animals might be attracted by it. If they eat the f
