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）1Could you tell me the_
2、 of making such tasty cakes? Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook.AfeatureBplanCcostDtrick2-Can those_ at the back of the classroom hear me?-No problem.AseatBsitCseatedDsat3_ terrible, the medicine was thrown away by the child.ATastedBTastingCTo tasteDBeing tasted4Have you ever been in
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6、oys the company of a pet cat _ hes grown so fond.AwhichBin whichCof whichDwhen12This restaurant has become popular for its wide _ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.AproductionBofferCrangeDdivision13NASA has made a _ that our earth has no threat associated with the film 2012 which is based on
7、 pure myths.AclarificationBclassificationCidentificationDpresentation14Many people may be surprised by the number of chemicals that they are _ to through everyday household products.AdevotedBaddictedCexposedDapplied15During the 2008 financial crisis，the French president Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to pro
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9、measures to solve the shortage of electricity, but it will be some time_ the situation improves.AsinceBwhenCunlessDbefore18Taking online reading into consideration, we can challenge the assumption _ reading for pleasure continues to decrease.AwhetherBthatCwhereDwhen19One hundred and fifteen Chinese
10、companies hit the newly released Fortune 500 list for 2017, _ an increase for the 14th straight year, domestic website reported on Thursday.Ato realize BrealizedCrealizing Dhaving realized20Due to large investment in housing, many cities can _ the flow of new arrivals, improving the quality of their
11、 life.Agive rise to Bmake way for Ctake part in Dkeep pace with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）Instagram is containing so many photos of food-now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploadin
12、g photos of their dishes to social networks.I always thought peoples taking pictures of their food was kind of silly, but at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK, Id probably do it too. “The Picture House” is the worlds first pay-by-photo restaurantyou order, click a photo of the food, share on Inst
13、agram and eat for free!The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant (巨人）Birds Eye, who came up with the idea to cash in on peoples addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online. They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pict
14、ures of their meals. So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range.The pop-up diner was open in Soho, London for three days in May, and is now moving to other major UK cities. They serve two-course meals that customers dont have to pay for, if they photo and Instagram it.T
15、he restaurant is a part of Birds Eyes “Food for Life,” campaign, a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food. “Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime momentsfrom the everyday to the special,” said marketing director Margaret Jobling.Th
