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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并
2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_ well for my job interview, I really had butterflies in my stomach on my way to the company I had applied to.AHaving not preparedBNot having preparedCNot to have preparedDTo have not prepared2_ challenges in Chinas car-sharing economy, shared mobility still has a promi
3、sing future.ADespiteBBesidesCConcerningDRegarding3By the time he realizes the mistake he _，it will be too late for him to do anything about it.Ahas madeBmadeCmakesDwill make4I _ football since I left university.Adidnt playBdont playCwont playDhavent played5- - Are you satisfied with this house? -_.
4、We cant have a nicer one ANot a little BNot a bit CA little DA bit6She got her first science fiction published. It turned out to be_.When was that?It was in 2009 _ she was still in college.Asuccess; thatBa success; whenCsuccess; whenDa success; that7Humans spend a lot of time and money on their pets
5、 and the pets give all they have _for that.Ain return Bin factCin short Din all8 How did you find your trip to Water Park in the summer of 2016?I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was _ than I expected.Aeven much interestingBfar more interestingCso far interestingDfar from interesting9The customs officers w
6、ere insisting that suitcases should be opened and their contents _ for closer inspection.Alaid outBgiven outCsent outDpicked out10 Will it take me long to get to the Sunshine Hotel?No, it _ take you long. Its not the rush hour now.AshouldntBshantCmustntDneednt11Great pity! His illness is _ the treat
7、ment available so far.AwithinBaboveCaboutDbeyond12Linda _ to her mother for so long that she figures out almost every gesture of her mothers.AattendedBhad attendedCwould attendDhas attended13Id never wondered before whether or not he was kid-friendly. With one glance, I quickly that he probably wasn
8、t.AagreedBreportedCexplainedDdecided14At that time, the movie “Shaolin Temple”, _Li Lianjie plays the starring role, drew the worlds attention to Chinese Kungfu.AwhereBwhenCthatDwhich15You dont need an invitation to help others. Give help _you are asked.Aif BasCthough Dbefore16 Do you know _ the mee
9、ting room earlier? She had a headache.A why Ann left B why did Ann leaveC why Ann will leave D why will Ann leave17To his delight, Tom quickly earned the trust of his boss and then of his colleagues.AoneBonesCthatDthose18 I got that job I wanted at the public library. _! Thats good news.AGo aheadBCh
10、eersCCongratulationsDCome on19-Sorry for having kept you waiting. But for the traffic jam，I_ 20 minutes earlier Never mind，I havent been waiting that long.AarrivedBwould have arrivedCwould arriveDhad arrived20-Dont worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.- _! Ill tell dad theres nothing seri
11、ous.ACongratulations BWhat a reliefCHow surprising DIm so sorry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）As self driving cars come closer to being common on American roads, much of the rhetoric (说辞) promoting them has to do with safety. About 40,000 people die on U. S. roads every year,
12、 and driver errors are linked to more than 90 percent of crashes. But many of the biggest advocates of autonomous vehicles arent car companies looking to improve the safety of their existing products. Huge backing for self - driving technologies is coming from Silicon Valley giants like Google and A
13、pple.Those of us who have studied the relationship between technology and society tend to look more carefully at the motivations behind any technological push. In this case, its clear that in addition to addressing safety concerns, Silicon Valley firms have a strong incentive (动机) to create a new ve
14、nue for increasing the use of their digital devices. Every minute people spend on their mobile phones provides data - and often money - to tech companies.At present, digital devices and driving are in conflict: There are serious, often fatal, consequences when drivers use smartphones to talk or to text. Regulators and safety advocates look to resolve dial conflict by banning phone use while driving - as has happened in virtually every state. But the tech companies are taking a different approach. The obvious answer for Silicon Valley is creating an antomobile in whi
