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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，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）1I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasnt able to _.Aget awayBdrop inCcheck outDhold on2Our team is world-cl
2、ass and it was no surprise that we won by such a margin.AlowBhighCwideDnarrow3No decision _A_ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.Awill be madeBis madeCis being madeDhas been made4Hardly ever _ so many choices for young people entering the workforce as there a
3、re today.Athere areBthere have beenChave there beenDare there5Why cant you give me another chance?_, but I dont think you are good at management.ANo offence BNo worries CNo need DNo wonder6The bus would not have run into the river _ for the bad tempered lady.Aif it were notBhad it not beenCif it wou
4、ld not beDshould it not be7The book _ through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud.Agot Bpushed Csailed8 David is a green hand at such things. But I believe he is quite _ to the task.Arelevant BaccessibleCequal Dunique9A hearty laugh relieves physical tension, _your muscles relaxed fo
5、r over half an hour.Ato leaveBleftCleavingDleave10What a pity! _joined in the party, I would have met my old friendAlf I have BHad I CI had DHave I11Modesty is a kind of good quality, which is _it takes to be your personal best.AwhatBwhereCwhichDwhen12If you go to buy the top best-selling CD, please
6、 get _ for me.AoneBitCthisDthat13Well go early ，we may not get a seatAOtherwiseBMeanwhileCHoweverDBesides14Having battled with their _ over whether to offer help to an aged man or woman who has fallen over, most people choose to help.AcompromiseBcontradictionCconscienceDcompetence15Janes grandmother
7、 had wanted to write childrens book for many years, but one thing or anotheralways got in way.Aa;不填Bthe;theC不填;theDa;the16Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school, _the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni （校友） from home and abroad.AAttendBTo attendCAttendingDH
8、aving attended17_in painting, John didnt notice evening approaching.ATo absorbBTo be absorbedCAbsorbedDAbsorbing18Whats wrong with you?Oh, I am sick. I _ so much ice cream just now.Ashouldnt eatBmustnt eatCcouldnt have eatenDshouldnt have eaten19It is widely acknowledged in foreign companies that em
9、ployees should be _ in terms of innovation capability.Aexamined BevolvedCevaluated Dencouraged20This book is said to be a special one, as it _ many events not found in other history books.AwritesBprintsCcoversDreads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） Many of the most striking bea
10、sts on the planet come in only two colors: black and white. These high-contrast markings represent some of the natures most diverse evolutionary choices. For some animals, black -and- white coloring is a way to warn off natural enemies. For others, to keep insects away. For still others, it creates
11、a clever cover. Spend some time exploring what science has discovered about these animals appearances, and you will see that basic black and white isnt so basic after all.SkunkDepending on the species, black skunks may wear white spots that act as a cover or white stripes(条纹)that signal enemies to w
12、atch out for their smelly spray.Giant PandaResent insights into panda coloring have come from studying each body part separately. Black ears indicate fierceness, and distinct eye patches aid in individual recognition. The panda in white body hides it against snow, white its dark limbs(四肢) keep it fr
13、om being spotted in forests, a compromise developed from its poor bamboo diet:Bamboo doesnt let pandas build up enough fat to hibernate(冬眠), forcing them to spend winters in the snow.BadgerEven when a badger is in its cave, its facial stripes can be seen, Zoologists say the warning coloration helps
14、the small animal prevent natural enemies.Blackbuck(male)In bright sun, the bucks white stomach reduces the effect of the shadow cast by his back, allowing him to appear one color and two dimensional-especially hiding from natural enemies in his own shadown.1、Which animals can use their color to warn off natural enemies?ASkunk and BadgerBGiant panda and ZebraCBadger and BlackbuckDZebra and Blackbuck2、White body and dark limbs help the giant panda to _.Ashow fiercenessBstore fatCrecognize individualsDtake cover3、What can be a suitable title for the text?AWhich animals have black- and-
