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）1Its true that the old
2、road is less direct and a bit longer. We wont take the new one, _, because we dont feel as safe on it.AsomehowBthoughCthereforeDotherwise2As is expected, AI is an area _ China may appear as a leading force.AthatBwhereCwhichDwhen3The girl is sure to become a good actress _ she gets the right training
3、.AuntilBifCalthoughDunless4I will give you some articles which you can when you write the report.Arefer toBapply toClead toDtalk to5Sally likes going to school _ she has got many good friends there.AorBbecauseCunlessDso6The English in this story has been simplified to make it easier _.Ato be underst
4、oodBunderstoodCunderstandingDto understand7I need help now! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but Im not sure _to begin.Awhat BwhichCwhere Dwhen8Meizhou Island is such a beautiful place of interest_ everyone likes to visit.AasBthatCwhichDwhere9People who drink and drive are _ danger both t
5、o themselves and to others. They are in _ danger of losing their lives.Athe; theBa; aCa; /D/; /10_ the oil under the sea, the company has raised ample funds to develop petroleum exploration equipment.AExploiting BHaving exploitedCTo exploit DExploited11May I use your new dictionary?It s over there_A
6、Feel free BNever mind CMy pleasure DIts OK12Although Mailer was not alone in welcoming the flowering of creativity, the authorities hated it, _ did many passengers.AwhichBasCthatDso13The problem _he will have his college education at home or abroad remains untouched.Ahow Bwhether Cthat Dwhen14My TV
7、set doesnt work, the water tap is dripping and my car is still under repair!You sure _ bad luck these days.AhadBwill haveChad hadDare having15The first decade in the 21st century _ the rapid rise of China as a world economic power.AwitnessBhas witnessedCwill witnessDhave witnessed16Tom is so creativ
8、e a person that he always has lots of _ ideas in his mind, and sometimes we dont even know what he is thinking about.Amean BnovelCslim Dinstant17_! Somebody has left the lab door open.Dont look at me.AHi, thereBDear meCThank goodnessDCome on18I believed him to be honest but his actions showed that h
9、e had _.Athe top dog Bthe feet of clayChis cup of tea Dthe apple of his eye19Vivien, you look blue. Whats wrong?There are so many papers _. Im really busy recently.Afinish Bto finishCfinishing Dfinished20How long do you suppose it is _ he arrived there?Awhen BbeforeCafter Dsince第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短
10、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） Every person plans to run off to some tropical isle, but few do. Real life, family, work, and monetary limitations get in the way. Ian Fleming let none of these considerations stop him.After the war, Fleming set down his schedule. The first week of January saw him
11、leave England and travel to Jamaica. The first week of March saw his return. He accepted his job at Kemsley newspapers without compromise this portion of the year would be set aside for Jamaica or he would look elsewhere for employment.For 6 years Fleming traveled each winter to Jamaica, lounging in
12、 paradise, romancing women, chasing the sunset, but it was not until he faced the pressure of a married woman who was pregnant with his child did Fleming start the writers journey which would change his life and popular culture forever. As Fleming waited in Jamaica for Annes divorce to become final,
13、 he wrote the first draft of a novel, Casino Royale.Flemings career as a writer deserves more examination than can be offered here, but suffice it to say, over the next 12 years, Ian Fleming transformed his elite existence, his arrogance, his style, and his acid wit into some of the greatest thrille
14、rs ever written. Fleming incurred the respect of authors as diverse as Raymond Chandler, Kingsley Amis, and Edith Sitwell. His fans included John, Jackie, and Bobby Kennedy, and his social circle included Prime Minister Anthony Eden, Evelyn Waugh, and Somerset Maugham.Fleming filled out the 12 years of Bond with great adventure journalism. Even in stories which had little action or pay off, such as his short non-fiction book, The Diamond Smugglers, the “Fleming-flair” ensured exciting reading. He wrote the “Atticus” column for the Sunday Times, proving a wonderful conduit for inside intell
