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）1Mike, its really impossible for us to get to the railway station in time!How I wish
2、I could stop the train _ it.Acatch Bto catch Ccatching Dcaught2Im calling to enquire about the position _in yesterdays China Daily.AadvertisedBto be advertisedCadvertisingDhaving advertised3In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance _ in comparison with light, it wont be b
3、locked by trees when travelling.Awhile BbecauseCwhen Dthough4The news shocked the public，_ to great concern about students safety at school.Ahaving ledBledCleadingDto lead5Do you really mean it when you say he will a good president?AjudgeBduitCturnDServe6Didnt you go fishing with your friends last S
4、unday?No. I _ to the nursing home as usual.AwentBgoChave goneDhad gone7His brother aims to be _ of his parents by the time he is twenty.AinnocentBbeneficialCinvisibleDindependent8-I feel cold. _ I close the window?-Sure. Go ahead!AShall BNeed CWould DShould9_ is often the case, we have worked out th
5、e production plan.AWhich BWhen CWhat DAs10Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, on you feet.Ato keepBkeepingChaving keptDto have kept11This semester our school offers many optional courses for the students, _ appeals to many students.Aeach of whichBall of whomCeach of whomDall of w
6、hich12As to the long-term effects of global warming some believe that the damage has been done, _.Aotherwise we take steps to make up nowBnow that we take steps to make upCwhether we take steps to make up now or notDunless we take steps to make up now13The palace is heavily guarded, because inside i
7、ts walls _.Awhere sit the European leadersBthe European leaders there sitCsit the European leadersDthat the European leaders sit14 You should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic. But a friend an unexpected visit to me.ApaidBhad paidCwould payDhas paid15By the time h
8、e arrived in Beijing, we _ there for two days.Awill have stayedBstayChave been stayingDhad stayed16They overcame some difficulties and completed the work ahead of time, _ was something we had not expected.AthatBwhichCitDwhat17 What great changes have taken place in our city in the last few years! In
9、deed, many high buildings have _all over the city.Awound upBsprung upCheld upDmade up18Speaking a foreign language allows you to _ time in a negotiation, for you can act like you have not understood to come up with your answer.AsaveBaffordCbuyDspend19The traffic problems we are looking forward to se
10、eing should have attracted the governments attention.Asolving Bsolve Csolved Dto solve20The aim of the government is to make every citizen better off,_, to help them live a happy lifeAas a resultBfor a startCfor one thingDin other words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） Visual l
11、anguage is a form of communication that uses visual elements (元素) as opposed to formal written language to convey meaning or an idea, Graphicacy, the ability to communicate visually, is considered as important as literacy and numeracy, the abilities to read and count. Some people are visual thinkers
12、, using that part of the brain that is emotional and creative to process and give meaning to information. Visual communication can find expression in paintings, drawings, symbols, or simply lines and shapes arranged for a specific effect.Art is an example of visual language. A painting or sculpture
13、can convey ideas or arouse specific kinds of emotional responses. It may also express ideas about historical events, abstract concepts, or simply be about the way certain shapes or forms “work” together or create a certain effect on the mind. Some researchers believe that different parts of the brai
14、n respond in unique ways to colors and shapes.Pictograms (象形文字) and ideograms (表意文字) are types of visual language. Pictograms are pictures that are similar to what they represent. They are still used today to communicate information. Many people around the world are familiar with the pictograms indi
15、cating such things as airports, public facilities, and non-smoking areas indicated by a cigarette in a circle with a line across it. Ideograms are pictures that represent ideas and can often be understood without the aid of written language. Some scholars track modern alphabets to pictures Letters are ac
