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）1After she became ill, I felt _ with hershe was cheery while I felt gloomy.Aout of tuneBout of breathCout of curiosityD
2、out of mind2This book is said to be the special one, which _ many events that cannot be found in other history books.AcoversBwritesCprintsDreads3We can communicate_people in every part of the world _the Internet.Awith；withBwith；throughCthrough；throughDthrough；with4During _ afternoon, the rain became
3、 smaller, but towards_ evening, there was a sudden landslide that buried the village.A/; theBthe; /Cthe; theDan; the5- I have been working for more than 30 years! Im going to retire next month.- Really? You dont look a day 40!Aover BbyCwith Dfor6Some people are able to multitask wellthey can two or
4、more businesses at the same time very well.Aturn to Brelate toClead to Dattend to7Please dont make so loud noiseThe news of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia _and I want to listenAis broadcastBis being broadcastChas been broadcastDhad been broadcast8Chinas Change 4 robotic probe entered lunar orbit
5、 on Wednesday, _ a major step in its mission to make a soft landing on the moons far side.AmarkingBto markChaving markedDmarked9Where can we park car?Dont worry. Theres sure to be parking lot nearby.Athe; theBthe; aC不填; aD不填; the10It is not how much money you will give us but that you are present at
6、 the ceremony _ really matters.AwhichBitCwhatDthat11The influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, _for Mr. William, who dared to publish it.A. if had it not beenB is it not beingC had it not been D. its only having been12What do you think of your journey to Yunnan?Everything is ver
7、y fantastic，especially its fresh air.It is pleasant _.Abreathed Bbeing breathedCto be breathed Dto breathe13-Hello，_-Oh，sorry. Ive got the wrong number.ADr. Browns office.BWhos that speaking？CCan I help you？DIs that Dr. Brown？14As is known to all, _ opening ceremony of the 16th Asian Games held on N
8、ovember 12th in Guangzhou was _ great success. A/; a Bthe; a Cthe; / Da; /15_enough money, the young man was unable to buy his girlfriend expensive jewelry.ANot to saveBNot savingCNot having savedDNot saved16What it be?It be a man, for it is not moving. It be a dustbin, I think.Acan; may; mustBcan;
9、cant; mustCcan; must; canDmay; may not; could17When you are absorbed in a book or simply trying to rest, it seems that the phone _ continuously, destroying your momentary peace.AringsBhas been ringingCrangDis ringing18_ on February 5, 2019, the Wandering Earth soon became a great hit.AReleasingBBein
10、g releasedCReleasedDTo release19On the bus I saw a student I believed was your brother.AwhoBwhomCwhichDwhoever20The online word “selfie” is gaining _ and more and more people tend to use it nowadays.Aaccess BadmissionCcontrol Dcurrency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）A second-g
11、rade education has not stopped garbage collector Jose form bringing the gift of reading to thousands of Colombian children.Jose started rescuing books from the trash almost 20 years ago. He was driving a garbage truck at night through the countrys wealthier neighborhoods. The discarded reading mater
12、ial slowly piled up, and now the ground floor of his small house is a makeshift community library stacked from floor to ceiling with some 20,000 books. They range from chemistry textbooks to childrens classics.He says books are luxuries for boys and girls in low-income neighborhoods such as his, wit
13、h new reading material at bookstores too expensive. There are 19 public libraries in Bogota, a city of 8.5 million people,.But they tend to be located far away from poorer areas.This should be in all neighborhoods, on each corner of every neighborhood, in all the towns, in all departments, and all t
14、he rural areas, says Joes. Books are our salvation and that is what Colombia needs.The 53-year-old Jose has a love of reading he attributes to his mother.She always read to him even though she was too poor to keep him in school.She used to read me stories every night, said Jose.He has traveled to book fairs in Mexico and Chile to share his experience of starting a library with thrown-away reading material. To me, books are the greatest invention and the best thing that can happen to a human being.While Jose still examine
