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）1Did you take sides when Mom and Dad were arguing again?No. Ive learned tha
2、t its best _ until it blows over.Ato call it a day Bto pull their legsCto sit on the fence Dto wash my hands off2Jane realized her _ to become the first woman to run the 10,000 metres within 30 minutes.Aachievement BcommitmentCcompetition Dambition3Face the problem bravely and you _ a new way to suc
3、cess.Afind Bfound Cwill find Dhave found4 Nancy, what classes are you taking this term? _ I want to take two English courses, or maybe Spanish. AWhats up? BIts none of your business. CIve no idea. DIm not sure yet.5_ what had happened, they knew I would struggle and simply wanted to help because it
4、was the right thing to do.AHearingBTo have heardCHaving heardDHeard6One of our rules is that every student _ wear school uniform while at school.AmightBcouldCshallDwill7At the meeting they discussed three different _ to the study of mathematics.AapproachesBmeansCmethodsDways8Many people fall into pa
5、nic due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan but experts dont expect this to be _ as proper measures have been taken.AcompulsoryBcontemporaryCtemporaryDpermanent9What did he do in return for free _ and food offered by the kind couple?He helped their son with his lessons.AconservationBadmissionCacc
6、ommodationDimmigration10We _ be careful with the words we say when we are angry.AmayBcanCmightDshould11-It is really fun to hike and I often go hiking in the forest.-But hiking alone in the forest _ be very dangerous.AcanBmustCshallDwill12 The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year? Yes. Tha
7、ts _ I have compromised with the flat owner.Awhat BwhereChow Dwhen13The shocking news made me realize _ terrible problems we would face.AthatBhowCwhyDwhat14Every four years Americans _ the transfer of power.Acarry over Bcarry offCcarry on Dcarry out15I owe my current success to David, my best friend
8、 since childhood, without whom I have no idea where I _ today.AamBwasCwould have beenDwould be16I think the paper is taking you a long time to write.I _ on it for almost a month now.Aworked Bwas workingCam working Dhave been working17Jason will never forget about his 18th birthday, saw his being adm
9、itted to Harvard. AwhenBwhichCthatDit 18 Congratulations on your promotion. Go out for dinner, OK? Good! _, just you and me.AFollow me BMy treatCMy pleasure DAllow me19Some schools, including ours, will have to make _ in agreement with the national soccer reform.Aamusements BadjustmentsCappointments
10、 Dachievements20They did everything in their power to save the building dating back to the Qing Dynasty, but their efforts were .Ain turnBin timeCin vainDin need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） Our mother earth is going through a very tough situation and we, the entire human r
11、ace, are destroying our environment or unconsciously without even realizing its consequences. Now we have to act very smartly and plan something to sustain what we still have, getting all necessary support from nature to lead healthy lives.Gardening is always an excellent and environmentally friendl
12、y idea. If you can go for sustainable gardening, then it will be even more useful for all. Gardening is a favorite hobby for many. It is time to channelize your hobby towards a more meaningful motivation.When we do gardening we need to use different ingredients(材料) to grow plants. Some of them are n
13、atural resources like water, soil, sunshine, and many things like this. Using these resources smartly is a part of sustainable gardening. Some simple techniques include: use less water and organic things to grow plants; try to store rainwater so that you can use them for gardening; try using less en
14、ergy to drive devices; avoid using plastics in any form while gardening; reuse the leaves from your garden to fertilize them. These are the basic sustainable measures. To do so we need to have proper knowledge about gardening and its requirements so that we can use proper resources without wasting any of them.In todays busy life we dont get much time to spend on our environment. Gardening gives us a chance to do so. We can also have some pesticide-free(无农药的) and fresh food if we grow them in our garden. This is the right time to do some good to protect our own
