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 Why didnt you try to finish the composition? I tried to, but _ I could, the bell ran announcing the end of the examination.AuntilBwhenCafterDbefore2He is very tired，so he needs some time _ duty for relaxation and rest.AthroughBonCwithDoff3-There wont be anywhere to par
3、k.-Oh, _. Lets try the subway.Athats a real bargain Bthats a good pointCthats really something Dthats all settled4Could you give me a reminder at 9 tomorrow morning?Im sorry,but I a meeting then.Aattend Bwill attend Cwill be attending Dam attending5Experts warn that medical waste from hospitals, if
4、_properly, may lead to spreading diseases.Anot handledBnot being handledCnot to be handledDnot having handled6 students English well, the teacher tries to speak English in class very often.ATeaching BTaughtCTo teach DTeach7With your brothers help, Ive made great progress in English and I really want
5、 to do something for him _Ain turnBby turnsCin returnDin answer8The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in _ name the character for “harmony” is included.AwhichBwhatCwhoseDas9It shocked the world the United States withdrew from some major agreements it had been comm
6、itted to, including the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation and the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal.AwhichBwhatCwhetherDthat10Ensuring every child equal rights to education is _the key to the elimination of inequality across the world lies.AthatBwhatCwhetherDwhere11In the early morning all of u
7、s stood at the top of the mountain _ east of the city, watching _burning sun rising.A/; aBthe; aCthe; theD/; the12Thanks to Mr. Smith, the father and the son eventually _after ten years cold relationship between them.Atook upBmade upClooked upDturned up13In the moon garden onboard the Change 4, the
8、shoots of cotton marked the first live matter ever _ on the moon.Ahaving grown Bto be grownCbeing grown Dgrown14While studying, fix your mind on what is really important,or you will _ remembering nothing.Aend upBtake upClead toDstick to15The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a golden chapter by
9、people worldwide, _ the Chinese civilization influenced many neighboring countries.AwhereBwhenCwhichDwho16The lecture about 3D technology was very interesting.Its a pity. How I wish I _ time to attend it.AhadBhaveChad hadDhave had17This is the first time that we _a film in the cinema together as a f
10、amily .AseeBhad seenCsawDhave seen18A lot of suggestions were put forward at the meeting, but _ was practical.Anothing BnoneCneither Dno one19The girl is so grateful whenever she remembers my brother and me _ her from the icy water.Ato have savedBto saveCsavingDsaved20Without our teams great effort,
11、 the art exhibition last week _ such a great success.Awouldnt beBwont beCwouldnt have beenDwont have been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） This week, a mammoth (猛犸象) possibly killed by humans 10,000 to 15,000 years ago was found in soy fields about 2 miles west of Detroit. It w
12、as found by farmer James Bristle and his neighbor Trent Satterthwaite, who were reportedly digging in the field. At first, they couldnt figure out what they were seeing.“It was probably a rib bone that came up,” Bristle tells Ann Arbor News. “We thought it was a bent fence post.” Upon closer inspect
13、ion, however, it became clear even to untrained eyes this was no fence post. “We knew it was something special.” Then they sped up the dig.After finding the bones Monday night, Bristle called the University of Michigan Tuesday morning to report his find. Scientist Daniel Fisher arrived to inspect it
14、 Wednesday, and by Thursday morning he had confirmed its a woolly mammoth. He concludes the animal was about 40 years old when it died. It was hunted by humans, he says, who killed it arid stored the remains in a pond as a way of preserving the meat for future use. Its still too early to tell exactl
15、y how it died, Fisher tells Detroits WWJ-TV, “but the skeleton showed signs of humans butchering.”The bones are being temporarily stored nearby, according to the Free Press, and it remains unclear where theyll eventually end up. Their research value will be determined once theyve been cleaned and dried.Woolly ma
