1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1It is so difficult a question_ none of the kids could work it out.AasBthat
2、CwhichDX2As is known, it was Hu Jintao, _ president of our nation, who gave _ lecture at the ceremony of National DayAthe; aBthe ; /Ca; theD/; a3It was the belief _ he could find his “root” in Africa _ made Alex decide to go to Gambia.Athat; whereBwhere; thatCthat; thatDhow; which4Alice has just los
3、t her husband to heart failure.Her _ smile cant hide her sorrow.AarbitraryBartificialCcompulsoryDconventional5The old woman who _ in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing home now.AlivedBhas livedChad livedDhas been living6. Jenny was sad over the loss of the photos sh
4、e shot in Canada, _ this was a memory she especially treasured.AifBwhenCasDwhere7Mr. Wilson is a man of patience and kindness, and his good temper never _ him.AfailsBdisappointsCcontrolsDworries8It is not surprising that she was elected _ monitor ;she is _ very smart girl who has the ability to orga
5、nize the class well.A/; theB/; aCa;aDthe;/9Mary became _ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.Acompletely BsincerelyCapproximately Dincreasingly10There is a wide _of reference books to be found, so _you look for some mate
6、rial needed, you can turn to me.Akind; the last timeBsort; every timeCvariety; next timeDtype; the moment11Whats up? You look down. I have piles of papers _, but I type so slowly.Ato be typed Btyped Cto type Dbeing typed12The conflict between economic development and environmental protection, if not
7、 appropriately _, can cause disastrous consequences in daily life settings.Abeing managedBto manageCmanagedDmanaging13It is obvious that John is unhappy. _, it comes as no surprise that she has decided to change her job.AHoweverBOtherwiseCMoreoverDTherefore14Although the Roma couldnt be forced to pa
8、y taxes, they couldnt vote _they agreed to _a government.Aunless, submit toBuntil, correspond toCwhen, resign toDwhile, compromise to15- Its raining hard and we cant go picnicking today.-If only the weather _ fine!AisBwereChad beenDwould be16It_ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the o
9、nly one with a car.AmayBcanCmustDshould17 Mum, would you please buy me an MP5 player? If you can help do some housework the whole vacation，you _ have one as a reward.AmustBneedCwouldDshall18The solution to a problem， we are told， often comes to thinkers in a flash of _AinspirationBinsightCinvitation
10、Dinnovation19Where have you been ? I_in the heavy traffic .Otherwise I_ here earlier.Ahave got stuck; would have comeBgot stuck; wasCgot stuck ; would have comeDhad stuck ; would come20Throughout history, China never colonized any nation. _ this peaceful tradition, it is committed to building a comm
11、unity with a shared future for mankind.AIn line with BIn regard toCIn harmony with DIn addition to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） A company in San Francisco, California, has found a way to turn used plastic bottles into womens shoes.Every day, millions of Americans drink wate
12、r and other liquids from plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown away each day. Many of the plastic bottles end up in landfills or are burned with other waste products.A San Francisco start-up company called Rothys, however, turns this plastic waste into environmentally friendly sho
13、es. Roth Martin is the companys co-founder. He explains how they turn plastic into soft material for womens feet. They take the plastic, clean it, and break it down into small pieces. Then they press them through a device that makes soft fibers. Those fibers are then combined together. This is done
14、by a 3D machine. It is designed to reduce waste while making the shoes. The knitted stuff and the inner part of the shoe are then attached to the shoes outer part, called the sole (鞋底). This outer sole is also made from environmentally friendly material: responsibly sourced no-carbon rubber.Rothys s
15、hoes are sold online. They are flat shoes, with either a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and designs. They cost either $ 2 or $ 145 per pair, depending on the design. After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discovered them last year, the demand for the shoes grew. Martin says there is no
