1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The infrastructure of a country is _ makes everything run well, including things lik
2、e transport, irrigation, electricity and schools.Awhich BthatCwhere Dwhat2Whats wrong with him? He seemed upset.He had to give up his drawing, not because he wanted _ that way but because he had to be.Athis BoneCit Dsuch3May I help you? You seem to be having some problems. _, thanks. I think I can m
3、anage.AAll rightBNo problemCIts all rightDTheres no way4What do you think of Putin?He is an outstanding leader who _his reputation.Alooks out for Bcomes up withClives up to Dlooks forward to5Lifting off at sunrise, the hot air balloon goes wherever the wind blow.AmayBmustCneedDshould6To be an expert
4、, a beginner needs to go through a series of _ stages.Aintermediate BliberalCoverall Ddemanding7 I am so glad to find you at home. Can you do me a favor? Sure. _?AWhy notBWhats upCHow comeDHow is it going8Its that time of year again， when Alipay _ us just how much weve been spending， and on whatArem
5、indsBremindedChas remindedDis reminding9The new secretary is and therefore the manager is satisfied with her work.AeffectiveBefficientCspecificDsufficient10The Party could have stated _ their policy was on this matter, but the voters only received a very dusty answer.AwhyBwhenCwhetherDwhat11Computer
6、-controlled robots are taking over jobs in many industries, which used to be done _.Aartificially BmanuallyCcomprehensively Dgradually12Agatha didnt tell me _ she would pick up her son from school.Awhich BwhenCwhere Dwhat13_ a record-breaking seven Golden Globes, the musical La La Land surprisingly
7、does not appeal to Chinese viewers.AWinning BWonCHaving won DTo win14Countries which continue importing huge quantities of waste will have to_ the issue of pollution.AmaintainBsimplifyCoverlookDaddress15After looking at many new cars, I found _ which I would accept just as suitable.AitBthisCthatDone
8、16Its hard for elderly people to see _ convenience a smart phone can bring to us.Awhat Bwhich Cwhose Dhow17It is not surprising that she was elected _ monitor ;she is _ very smart girl who has the ability to organize the class well.A/; theB/; aCa;aDthe;/18Why not buy a second-hand car first if you d
9、ont have enough money for a new one?Thats a good _.AsayingBquestionCaccountDsuggestion19Jenny nearly missed the flight _doing too much shopping.Aas a result ofBon top ofCin front ofDin need of20August 8th，2008 is a special day，_，I think，that will be remembered by the Chinese forever .AoneBwhatCwhich
10、Dthe one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） Have you ever noticed that after about 6 months your perfectly new 1，000 dollar smartphone begins to slow down? What if I told you that its a sales strategy that pretty much all phone companies use to force people into buying new phones
11、?In late 2015，when Lisa Young was in charge of iOS security and beta software testing teams，her boss revealed a dark secret to her，saying that they were using a new strategy that would purposely slow down older phones every time the phone would upgrade to the latest opera ting system. This new metho
12、d would force customers to buy the latest phone model，increasing sales by 70.She was a little disturbed to hear the news，but she just kept her head down and continued to do her job. After a while，the guilt of being involved with such a shady sales model started to weigh heavy on her. “How could a mu
13、ltibillion dollar corporation continue to take advantage of the public like this?” she thought. In March of 2017，she contacted a reporter from CNN to finally leak the information concerning Apple slowing down phones.The scandal(丑闻)went viral overnight，and every media outlet in the world，in every lan
14、guage was talking about it，making it one of the biggest controversies in consumer electronics history. A week later，she was secretly let go after her 8 years of service. Although she was taking a huge risk going against one of the most powerful corporations in the world，she felt a sense of relief exposing them. The public deserved to know and the fear became her motivation to find a way to destroy their shady sales model.Several of her colleagues were fired with her. They quietly united，and after a year of extensive research they designed a unique product called Circa Charge that would revers
