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）1This semester our school offers many optional courses for the students, _ appeals to many students.Aeach of whichBall
2、of whomCeach of whomDall of which2According to a recent study, the high school graduation rate for black men has fallen by 43 percent, while _ of black women has risen by 56 percent.AthatBwhatConeDwhich3Up till now, there has been no scientific evidence about _ caused the death of dinosaurs.Awhat is
3、 it thatBwhat it was thatCit was whatDwhat is it4What a pity! You missed my birthday party.Terribly sorry!_my uncle not visited me unexpectedly.AShouldBWouldCHadDDid5In order to satisfy the needs of the market, the electric company has _ its focus to tablet computers and smart mobile phones.Aswitche
4、dBshapedCdirectedDdiscovered6Maybe he really should do more exercises from now on. _, I hope he could get over soon.ASomehowBSomewhatCAnywayDAnywhere7It is sometimes said that a society can be judged _the way it cares _ its weakest members.Aon; aboutBby; forCunder; withDwith; on8For some time the di
5、scussion went with no one saying word. Alice finally broke. Silence.Aa; theBthe;aCa; 不填Dthe; 不填9-Can you help me with my English homework? Youre a genius.-_, but Ill try to help you. Whats your problem?AFar from itBSounds goodCBy all meansDIts out of question10 David should lie to his best friend in
6、 order to get the well-paid job! It is typical of him because he _.Ais facing his Waterloo Bis visually challengedChas cast-iron nerves Dworships the golden calf11Im tired out. I cant run any further, Tom. _! Mike. Im sure you can do it.ACome onBNo hurryCNo problemDWell done12My toothache me. I thou
7、ght it was going away, but it is getting worse now.Akills Bis killing Chas killed Dkilled13The necklace the woman bought is , because it is made of glass.ApricelessBworthwhileCvaluableDworthless14I guess _ impresses me most about his painting is the colors he uses.AwhoBwhichCthatDwhat15_ the school,
8、 the village has a clinic, which was also built with government support.AIn reply toBIn addition toCIn charge ofDIn place of16The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages _.AturningBturnedCbeing turnedDhaving turned17It was when she first arrived in China _
9、she developed a passion for paper-cutting.AwhereBthatChowDwhy18Oh！I can feel something _ up my leg！It must be an insectAto climbBclimbingCclimbDclimbed19Jane realized her _ to become the first woman to run the 10,000 metres within 30 minutes.Aachievement BcommitmentCcompetition Dambition20I _ have w
10、orried before I came to the new school, for my classmates here are very friendly to me.AmightntBmustntCneedntDcouldnt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）This time last year I entered two long-distance mass-participation swimming events, including the Jubilee River 10 km swim. At t
11、he last minute, just before both swims, I decided to pull out. The reality is, I live in fear of coming last.Last year, before the two events, I realized that I couldnt deal with coming last. I had looked at the swim times of those who had completed the previous year and calculated that, at my curre
12、nt swim pace, I would probably have come last. I just couldnt face it. But when next year came around, I decided to enter those same events again.For a few months, I trained hard, but I didnt get any faster. Then it was June 5, the day of the Jubilee River 10 km. The event started at 9:30 am, and th
13、e swimmers were anxious and eager to start. As I swam along, the river was quiet and clean and everything was peaceful. The sun shone, Meadows (草地）rolled by and every now and then someone would wave at the scene unfolding in the water.As the day wore on, somehow I didnt mind that, predictably, almos
14、t everyone was ahead. There were at least some swimmers still near me, and although we shared the same river we quietly occupied our own spaces. As I concentrated on doing my own thing, watching the sky, the bank, the other swimming caps passing or not passing, I realized I was enjoying myself.In th
15、e end, four hours and 4 minutes after Id started, I staggered (摇摇晃晃地走)out of the water and was greeted with a smile and a “well done” from the race organizer. I glanced back over my shoulder toward the water and noticed that there were a small handful of swimmers who were still to finish, behind me, out of a fie
