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）1People should stop using their cars and start using public transport._. The roads are too crowded as it is.AAll rightBExactlyCGo aheadDFine2If you think that the illness might be serious, you should not _ going to the doctor.Aput offBset aboutChold backDgive away3-How c
3、an I get in touch with the travel agency, Robin?-Just surf the Internet and then call one _ the telephone number is provided.Awith whichBin whichCof whichDby which4Much to my _, my vocabulary has expanded a great deal.AdelightingBdelightedCdelight5You didnt let me drive. If we _ by turns, you _ so t
4、ired.Adrove; didnt getBdrove; wouldnt getCwere driving; wouldnt getDhad driven; wouldnt have got6His dream was _ a photo studio that could transport people back to the past.Aopening BopenedCto open Dopen7A scientists attempt to produce the worlds first gene-edited babies _ are immune to HIV has spar
5、ked controversy in academia and the public.AasBwhoCwhomDwhose8Helen is going to Manchester for further education next month.Im _ because I have to stay at home and work.A green with envy B white as a sheetC tickled pink D black and blue9We _back in the hotel now if you didnt lose the mapAareBwereCwo
6、uld beDwill be10We have brought in a good grain harvest for three years_.Aon purposeBon endCon dutyDon watch11The drums of war are beating once again. As tensions rise between America and Iran, China appeals to both sides to _.Astand byBcome alongCstep backDstick together12This raw chocolate tastes
7、pretty delicious due to _ amount of melted pure fresh cream.AequalBgenerousCinsufficientDtiny13They came back from their long walk and went into bed, .Atiredly but relaxingBtired but relaxingCtiredly but relaxedDtired but relaxed14The language in the companys statement is highly _, thus making its s
8、taff confused.Aambiguous BapparentCappropriate Daggressive15The matches of the FIFA Womens World Cup will be played in 2019 all around France, whose mens team _ the 2018 World Cup.AwinsBwonChas wonDhad won16I am a better reader this year than I was last year because I _ to hundreds of new concepts a
9、nd ideas.Ahave exposed Bhad been exposed Chave been exposed Dwas exposed17Allen followed his customer across the yard and stood on the step of the house, two shopping bags.AliftedBhaving liftedCto liftDlifting18_ to success cant defeat us. Instead, they can only make us stronger.AAttemptsBBarriersCC
10、ontributionsDAccess19Various efforts _ in the past decades to protect the environment.Ahad made Bhave madeCwere made Dhave been made20I keep on meeting with difficulties in the experiment. I can hardly go on.Where there are difficulties, there are ways to get over them. _ASuit yourself.BGood for you
11、CPull yourself together!DWhats the deal?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） Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointmen
12、t.My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like
13、 moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.I dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. Its equally important to avoid “if only” in ou
14、r personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they hadforegonean opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company an
15、d I wouldnt be here. But then I thought about the fact that hes 84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is d
