1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Im afraid I couldnt go to your birthday party.I have a test next Monday.Oh， ！Youre my best friend and you must be there！Ago ahead Bcome on Cyou need
2、nt Dit doesnt matter2 David should lie to his best friend in order to get the well-paid job! It is typical of him because he _.Ais facing his Waterloo Bis visually challengedChas cast-iron nerves Dworships the golden calf3Lucy_ _writing her essay by 10:00 this morning. After that, she listened to mu
3、sic for a while.Awill finishBfinishesChas finishedDhad finished4If you see things in a negative light, you will find faults everywhere and problems where there are really _Anone BsomeCmany Dnothing5She said her _ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visi
4、t regularly. After all she had not much time left.ApensionBbenefitCallowanceDbonus6Kate was very sad over loss of the photos she had shot in China, _this was a memory she especially treasured.Aif BwhenCas Dwhich7Toms comments on this issue are confusing because they appear to _the remarks on the sam
5、e issue made earlier by him.Aviolate Binduce Cclarify Dcontradict8 What happened to the young trees we planted last week? The trees _ well, but I didnt water them.Amight growBwould have grownCneednt have grownDwould grow9_the effect of culture shock, he is trying to read a lot about it before going
6、to France for further study.ATo reduce BReducedCReducing DHaving reduced10People _ with anyone who is always talking about how wonderful he is.Afall inBkeep companyCcatch upDget fed up11In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance _ in comparison with light, it wont be block
7、ed by trees when travelling.Awhile BbecauseCwhen Dthough12Word came that 30 firefighters gave their lives to our country _ national property security.Ain exchange forBin response toCin terms ofDin contrast with13Whats wrong with him? He seemed upset.He had to give up his drawing, not because he want
8、ed _ that way but because he had to be.Athis BoneCit Dsuch14Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem.You know, music is the source of _ in life.A inspiration B identificationC reaction D recreation15For a third-culture kid,it is often easier to a new foreign country than
9、 to their home country.Amoving Bto move Cmove Dmoved16_ annoys the teacher most is that all the students are too quiet in class.AWhat BThatCWhen DWho17How are you getting along with your German, Kate？Oh, MrBlack, Im so tired of itMaybe I should drop out _ it kills meAwhenBafterCwhileDbefore18Profess
10、or Wang _in our school till next SundayAwill have stayedBhas stayedCis stayingDstayed19Dave was a _. Because of his misconduct in class, the whole class had to stay after school.Awet blanket Bleading lightCblack sheep Ddark horse20Don t be joking. It s time to_your business.Aset outBtake upCgo onDge
11、t down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）Exposed soil isnt part of natures master plan. Good examples where soil is naturally found with no plants growing in are beneath freshly removed trees, or where the ground has been burnt by a land fire. In these situations bare soil isnt b
12、are for long; within days seedlings (芽) begin to appear and cover the ground. In a few months time, the scar is hardly noticeable.Unlike these natural examples, ploughed (耕犁) fields and freshly dug gardens are obvious examples created by man. But, left to nature, even these bare soils soon turn gree
13、n with a large number of tiny seedlings. In fields, gardens and on grasslands, roadside and sports fields, along streets and on paths and pavements, we are constantly battling to stop weeds from growing. All we are doing is stop the recovering powers of nature.Whenever soil is exposed, weeds act lik
14、e a kind of medicine to reduce the potentially harmful rays of the sun, so the sooner plant growth covers the soil over again, the better.Weeds also help to improve the fertility (肥沃) of the soil. Their roots get the soil together, improving its structure and creating a more stable environment in which soil life can grow fast. Those weeds with a deep root draw up plant nutrients from deeper in the ground, making them available to plants growing near the soil surface. Above ground, the stems (茎) of weeds help trap fallen leaves which break down into the soil, adding to the fertility of the so
