1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1We have decided to fulfill the task in time, difficulties we may meet with.Ano matter howBhoweverCwhateverDwhiche
2、ver2Ken, _, but your radio is going too loud.Oh, Im sorry. Ill turn it down right now.AI hate to say itBIt doesnt hurt to askCI m really tired of itDIm crazy about it3English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, _ uses it differently.Aall of whichBeach of whichCall of themDeach of them4
3、To apply for a short-term study visa in the UK, I have to be able to speak some English, but I want to go there just to learn English.Oh, its really_.Aa confidential sourceBa catch-22 situationCa Pandoras boxDa Herculean task5Julia has got a pretty _ dealshe was laid off just for being late once!Aro
4、ugh BtoughCillegal Dmean6In order to make my composition clearer and smoother, my teacher asked me to _ the unnecessary words and sentences.Aleave aloneBleave behindCleave offDleave out7David didnt attend his daughters graduation ceremony, but he does wish he there.Ashould beBwould beChad beenDwere8
5、If you want to see Mr. Johnson on Friday morning, make sure he is _ ahead of time.AapproachableBaccessibleCavailableDconvenient9Our English teacher is considerate，helpful，and warm-hearted，but sometimes she_ be angry at our silly mistakes.AshouldBmustCcanDshall10Mary seems _ the bad news, for she loo
6、ks nice and happy.Anot to have learnedBnot to be hearingCnot having learnedDnot to be heard11 Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond to it? Receiving a text does not necessarily mean you have to respondWhy waste a perfectly good lie _ the truth will serve?AunlessBunt
7、ilCwhenDwhile12 Sorry, sir. I _ follow you. Would you please speak slower? Ok.AcantBmustntCshouldntDneednt13It is not like her to be so impolite; she you when you greeted her.Amight not have heardBshould not have heardCmustnt hearDshouldnt hear14Chinese President Hu Jintao called for an immediate ce
8、ase-fire in Libya _ an even worse humanitarian crisis in the country at the BRICS Summit in Hainan Province.Ato preventBto have preventedCpreventingDhaving prevented15Toms score on the test is the highest in the class. He _.Ashould study last nightBshould have studied last nightCmust have studied la
9、st nightDmust study last night16 Do you often come here to have a walk? No, only _, because we are much too busy.Aoccasionally BeventuallyCmerely Dfrequently17The Small Goose Pagoda in Xian, one of the 22 Silk Road relics located in China, _ back in 707 during the Tang Dynasty.AdatedBwas datedCdates
10、Dis dating18Despite the obvious privacy concerns, the use of facial-recognition technology is _ at some public places.Aout of danger Bon the run Cout of sight Don the rise19I keep the picture where I can see it every day, reminds me of the days in my hometown.AthatBwhichCwhoDwhen20It is believed tha
11、t many more popular terms _ on the Internet this year.Awill be createdBhave createdCare createdDare creating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） Why do you go to the library? For books, yes-but you like books because they tell stories. You hope to get lost in a story or be transpo
12、rted into someone elses life. At one type of library, you can do just that-even though theres not a single book.At a Human Library, instead of books, you can “borrow” people. Individuals volunteer as human “books” and participants in the event can “read” the book-meaning they would have a one-on-one
13、 conversation with the volunteer and share in a dialogue about that individuals experience. “Books” are volunteers from all walks of life who have experienced discrimination (歧视) based on race, religion, class, gender identity, age, lifestyle choices, disability and other aspects of their lifeFor a
14、certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating and as attractive as any you can find in a book. Many of the stories have to do with some kind of stereotype. You can speak with a refugee (难民), a soldier suffering from PTSD, a homeless person o
15、r a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people to challenge their own long-held beliefs-to truly get to know, and learn from someone they might otherwise make a quick judgment about.According to its website, the Human Library is “a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.” It provid
