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）1What a consequence!Yes. I _ him about it, but without success.Awill remind Bwould re
2、mindCwas reminding Dhad reminded2The differences the childrens achievements can not be completely explained _ their social backgrounds.Ain front ofBin case ofCin need ofDin charge of3The teacher spoke so fast that it was hard for the students to _ what he was saying.Atake inBtake offCtake onDtake af
3、ter4Historic sites impress writers with their amazing beauty, which are a great source of _.Ainspiration Bcomposition Coccupation Dcombination5-Has John ever broken his promise?-No. For example, he said he would show me around his school, and .Aso would he Bso did heCso he would Dso he did6There are
4、 many famous cultural relics in our country, many _ thousands of years ago.Adating back toBdate back toCdated back toDwere dated back to7In fact，most of us would the consequences of stupid decisions taken byothers.AhandleBsolveCfollowDsuffer8_ is often the case, we have worked out the production pla
5、n.AWhich BWhen CWhat DAs9Some people use hand-written letters _ typing because theyre more personal and represent your sincerity.Ain preference to Bin process of Cin reference with Din search of10After looking at many new cars, I found _ which I would accept just as suitable.AitBthisCthatDone11Child
6、ren are likely to _ some bad habits when playing the piano if they dont have proper lessons.Akeep upBcatch upCpick upDgive up12The old woman who _ in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing home now.AlivedBhas livedChad livedDhas been living13The climate conference was a
7、ttended by 11,000 people, it the largest UN gathering ever held.AmakingBto makeCmadeDto be making14When _ to feel unworthy, children often work extra hard to please their parentsAto makeBmakingCmadeDhaving made15Some drunken drivers think that they may be lucky to_a fine, which may cost their own li
8、ves.Aget throughBget along withCget down toDget away with16With the help of high technology in the past few years, electronic business _ to bank industry and travel industry.Aapplied Bhave appliedChas been applied Dhad been applied17This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere _ many others
9、are short of.AwhereBwhenCthatDwhat18Great pity! His illness is _ the treatment available so far.AwithinBaboveCaboutDbeyond19By the time he arrived in Beijing, we _ there for two days.Awill have stayedBstayChave been stayingDhad stayed20Egyptian President decided to _on Friday afternoon after an 18-d
10、ay campaign against him, ending his thirty-year rule.Astep downBbreak inCbreak downDstep in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） The country is India. A large dinner party is being given in an up-country station by ac olonial official and his wife. The guests are army and governmen
11、t officers and their wives, and an American naturalist.At one side of the long table, a spirited discussion springs up between a young girl and an army officer. The girl insists women have long outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era, and that they are not as anxious as their gra
12、ndmothers were. The officer says they are, arguing women havent the actual nerve control of men.“A womans reaction in any crisis,” the officer says, “is to scream. And while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. ”The American scientist does not join in the argum
13、ent but sits and watches the faces of the other guests. As he stares, he sees a slight, though strange look of anxiety come over the face of the hostess. With a small gesture she summons the servant standing behind her chair. She whispers to him. The servants eyes widen. He turns quickly and leaves
14、the room. No one else sees this, nor the servant when he puts a bowl of milk on the balcony outside the glass doors.The American understands. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thing. It is bait fora snake. He realizes there is a cobra in the room. The Americans eyes move across the room but he
15、 sees nothing. He realizes the snake can only be in one place - under the table.His first reaction is to jump back and warn the others. But he knows any sudden movement will frighten the cobra and it will strike. He speaks quickly, the quality of his voice so arresting that it quietens everyone. “I want to know just what control every
