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、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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）1Yesterday I took my car to the garage to have them _ the air-conditioner.Ato checkBc
2、heckingCcheckedDcheck2Though lacking the necessary working experience, my cousin got the job _ her confidence and flexibility.Ain terms of Bin response toCby virtue of Dwith respect to3Will Uncle Peterson come to my birthday party tomorrow?Pity he _ to Zimbabwe as a volunteer teacher.Awas sent Bhas
3、been sentChad been sent Dwould be sent4Patrick waited _ all the luggage was cleared, but his never appeared.AuntilBbeforeCwhenDwhile5Pandas are _ to the mountains of central China and only about 1,000 remain in the wild.A. nativeBsensitiveCrelateDfamiliar6-Sorry for having kept you waiting. But for
4、the traffic jam，I_ 20 minutes earlier Never mind，I havent been waiting that long.AarrivedBwould have arrivedCwould arriveDhad arrived7This raw chocolate tastes pretty delicious due to _ amount of melted pure fresh cream.AequalBgenerousCinsufficientDtiny8In April,2009,President Hu inspected the warsh
5、ips in Qingdao,_ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.AmarkingBmarkedChaving markedDbeing marked9It is beyond awkward when everyone around you _ laughing at a joke that you do not find funny, especially if its a joke told in a foreign language.Arun intoBbursts outCyells outDfalls int
6、o10Have you heard _ news that over 10,000 people lost their lives in the earthquake in Japan?Not yetWhat _ big surprise!Athe; aBthe; /C/; /D/; a11The new supermarket announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day_ get a big prize.AmustBwillCshallDneed12We were scared to death when the
7、 fire_. Fortunately, it was put out before it caused much damage.Abroke outBcame outCgave outDturned out13That student admitted in the math exam, that he would never do that again in the future.Ato have cheated, promisingBcheating, promisedCto cheating, promisedDhaving cheated, promising14 How would
8、 you like your tea? _.AVeryquickly BAsitcomes,please CVerymuch DIdontliketea15This project _ considered thoroughly, and Im sure it _ finished on time.Amust be; may beBshould be; can beCmay be; must beDcan be; should be16_ has greater potential than flammable ice being mined from underneath the South
9、 China Sea when it comes to a global energy revolution.AnothingBneitherCno oneDnone17The accident which left 15 people on board dead _ if both the angry female passenger and the bus driver had kept calm.Ashould have avoidedBshould be avoidedCcould have avoidedDcould have been avoided18Thanks to Chin
10、ese peoples hard work and wisdom, China has _ into the second largest economy.AevolvedBslippedCextendedDshaped19 Can I pay the bill by check? Sorry, sir. According to the rules of our hotel, the payment _ be made in cash.Ashall BneedCwill Dcan20As a doctor, I spend most of the time with my patients,
11、 and thats _ it is in my day.Ahow Bwhen Cwhy Dwhere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） Standing desks have become common across Silicon Valley, offering health benefits to those willing to work on their feet. However, due to their high price, they have failed to catch on until no
12、w. Recently, Ikea has brought out Bekant convertible（可变换的） standing desk that can become a normal desk at the touch of a button. The $500 adjustable desk can transform from a standard desk to a standing one, and Ikea hopes it could make the standing desk mainstream.Experts say that changing from a s
13、eated to a standing desk can improve productivity. Similar desks have become a common sight at tech firms such as Google, where some employees have even installed treadmill (跑步机) and bicycle desks.The desk is not the first “convertible” on the market. As early as 2013, Stir Kinect brought out an adj
14、ustable desk. The $3,890 Stir Kinect desk has a motor to raise and lower itself, changing it into a standing desk or a traditional desk. The desk can even be programmed to move up and down slightly, making it appear to take a gentle breath to remind the user to change their positions. To move betwee
15、n sitting and standing positions, owners simply double tap on the screen. The desk can learn the users preferences over time and suggest the best seating position.The Stir Kinect desk was created by a team of ex-Apple and Disney engineers. It has a built-in touch screen to control and track movement, and can t
