1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后,请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前,请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题,必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑;如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案作答非选择题,必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答,在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图,须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚,线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 (共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)1You should first explo
2、re your talents and get to know yourself so as to make a list of _ you think your real interests lie.Athat BwhatCwhere Dhow2Shall we put off the experiment till next week?_, I dont think our teacher will be happy with it.ANever mindBSure, go aheadCYes, better notDId rather not3Jane realized her _ to
3、 become the first woman to run the 10,000 metres within 30 minutes.Aachievement BcommitmentCcompetition Dambition4Lets go to the cinema this Sunday morning.Id love to,but I _ as a volunteer in my community then.Awill workBhave workedCwill be workingDwas working5The Palace of Versailles, Frances nati
4、onal treasure, has _ many changes in its century-long history while keeping its beauty.Agone through Btaken onCled to Dshowed off6I think Ana _ her packing since she started getting things ready early this morning.Afinishes Bhas finishedChad finished Dwould finish7What a pity! _joined in the party,
5、I would have met my old friendAlf I have BHad I CI had DHave I8This is the first time that your parents have been abroad, _?Ahavent theyBhasnt itCarent theyDisnt it9Not until he went abroad to further his study_ the importance of English.Ahas he found B he has found Cdid he find D he had found10Youv
6、e made great progress in your English study, havent you?Yes, but much .Aremains to doBis remained to doCremains to be doneDis remained to be done11When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his _ and had a bad fall.AbalanceBchanceCmemoryDplace12- _ I remind you of is to return the book to o
7、ur English teacher. -I will give it to him _ I see him.AThat; immediately BWhat; the momentCWhat; while DWhether; once13Cambridge gave a positive answer inquiries on whether it recognizes gaokao scores.Ain favor ofBin response toCin salute toDin consequence of14 if I had arrived yesterday without le
8、tting you know beforehand?AWould you be surprisedBWere you surprisedCHad you been surprisedDWould you have been surprised15-I saw no more than one motorcar in the shop. Will you go and buy ?-No, Id rather find in other shops.Ait; oneBone; itCit; the oneDthe one; it16The company needs to _ its outdat
9、ed image to promote its newly-released product.Alay outBcall upCshake offDgive away17Mr. Zhang gave all textbooks to all the pupils, except _ who had already taken them.Athese BonesCthose Dthe others18Due to the reform and openingup, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved _ over the past
10、decades.AconsideratelyBapproximatelyCappropriatelyDconsiderably19The beautiful mountain village we spent our holiday last year is located in is now part of Guangxi.Awhich; whereBwhere; whatCthat; whatDwhen; which20_ the opportunity to speak at the graduation ceremony made me overjoyed.AOfferingBOffe
11、redCTo offerDBeing offered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 young woman sits alone in a caf sipping tea and reading a book. She pauses briefly to write in a nearby notepad before showing her words to a passing caf waiter: Where are the toilets please?This is a familiar scene i
12、n Tokyos so-called silent cafs, where customers are not allowed to speak, and only communicate by writing in notepads.The concept rises by a desire to be alone among young Japanese, a situation brought by economic uncertainty, a shift in traditional family support structures and the growing social i
13、solation. The phenomenon is not limited to coffee shops but covers everything from silent discos, where participants dance alone wearing wireless headphones connected to the DJ, to products such as small desk tents designed for conversation-free privacy in the office. One Kyoto company even offers s
14、ingle women the opportunity to have a one woman weddinga full bridal affair, complete with white dress and ceremony, and the only thing missing is the groom. The trend has its own media expression-“botchi-zoku”, referring to individuals who consciously choose to do things completely on their own.One recent weekday afternoon, Chihiro Higashikokubaru, a 23-year-old nurse, travelled 90 minutes from her home, to Tokyo on her day off in order to enjoy some solo time. Speaking quietly at the entrance of the cafe, Miss Higashikokubaru said: “I