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）1The split between humans and living apes is thought by some scholars _ 15 to 20 million years ago.Ato occurBoccurringC
2、to have occurredDhaving occurred2一Would you be so kind as to take this heavy box upstairs for me?一 AIts my pleasure BHelp yourself CSure，with pleasure DTake your time 3The police are investigating the company, three of _ managers have already been arrested.AwhoseBthatCwhichDwhere4Nearly all educator
3、s believe that a challenging situation can often _ the best qualities of a person.Acheer upBtake overCbring outDput away5If an entire country gets richer at the same time, individuals wouldnt _ feel wealthier, since their relative positions in society havent changed.AnecessarilyBinitiallyCtypically
4、Dsustainably6_ a bike, she cycled home.ABoughtBTo buyCBeing boughtDHaving bought7-Hello，_-Oh，sorry. Ive got the wrong number.ADr. Browns office.BWhos that speaking？CCan I help you？DIs that Dr. Brown？8-What do you do, Susan?-I am a clerk in a foreign company now. But I _English in a high school for 8
5、 years.Ateach Bhad taughtChave taught Dtaught9I wouldnt have missed the train if I _ up earlier.AgotBhad gotCwill getDhave got10What do you think of the movie last night?When I got there it _, so I only watched the end.AfinishedBhad finishedCwas finishingDhas finished11This restaurant has become pop
6、ular for its wide _ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.AproductionBofferCrangeDdivision12What do you think of your journey to Yunnan?Everything is very fantastic，especially its fresh air.It is pleasant _.Abreathed Bbeing breathedCto be breathed Dto breathe13Ann said whenever her father was un
7、happy he _ go out and buy something, usually something large and useless.AshouldBcouldCwouldDmight14You wont find paper cutting difficult _you keep practicing it.Aeven if Bas long as Cas if Dever since15-I feel cold. _ I close the window?-Sure. Go ahead!AShall BNeed CWould DShould16Professor Li _ fo
8、r his informative lecture, was warmly received by the students.Aknown BknowingChaving known Dto be known17Alices father always brings her a nice gift _ he returns home from his business trip.Aby the timeBall the timeCevery timeDin the time18-Has John ever broken his promise?-No. For example, he said
9、 he would show me around his school, and .Aso would he Bso did heCso he would Dso he did19I hope when you come tomorrow, you _ the reading and have something to share.AdidBare doingCwill be doingDwill have done20As is expected, AI is an area _ China may appear as a leading force.AthatBwhereCwhichDwh
10、en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） Whos in control of your life? Whos pulling your strings? For the majority of us, its other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young,of course. We were brainwashed.
11、We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone elses opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation
12、. So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug-we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want
13、 to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(成瘾物)we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.But, just as with any drug. there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom-the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that
14、 we cannot control what other people think. People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, theyre more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted (tired) and probably pleasing no one in the process.So how can we take back control? I think theres only one way-make a conscious decision to stop carin
