1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Its that time of year again， when Alipay _ us just how much weve been spending， and on whatAremindsBremindedChas remindedDis reminding2The zookeeper
2、 was really annoyed with me.How could he have been if you _ stones at the animals?Adidnt throwBdont throwChadnt thrownDhavent thrown3-Shall we go for a picnic this Saturday？-_. Will next Saturday be OK？ASure，its up to youBSure，its no problemCSorry，I cant make itDSorry，Im not available today4Jacks fe
3、llow workers often turn to him for help when trapped in trouble because he is a _of ideas.Afountain BsessionCdiagram Dresource5Thanks to Mr. Smith, the father and the son eventually _after ten years cold relationship between them.Atook upBmade upClooked upDturned up6As _ healthier lifestyle is being
4、 promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on _ go.Athe; aBa; aCa; theDa; /7The boy stood his head down, listening to his mother scolding him for breaking the windows.AforBofCwithDaround8I know he feels upset about his failure, and I can _ that.Arelate toBlive withCanswer forDpu
5、ll through9Many memories of old times were by the conversation we had together that evening.Acalled upBturned upCtaken upDkept up10- Is there any chance of my being promoted?- If you want a promotion, youd better rather than get your way.Aplay the gameBcross your fingersCraise the red flagDkill the
6、fatted calf11The meeting planned next Monday is very important.Ato be held BheldCbeing held Dholding12_ the students from their endless homework the school has decided to take a series of measures.AFreedBTo freeCFreeingDHaving freed13When caught _ in the exam, he begged for the teachers pardon and t
7、ried _ punishment.Acheating; escaping Bto be cheating; to escapeCcheating; to escape Dto be cheating; escaping14The Small Goose Pagoda in Xian, one of the 22 Silk Road relics located in China, _ back in 707 during the Tang Dynasty.AdatedBwas datedCdatesDis dating15No one believes his reasons for bei
8、ng late that he was caught in a traffic jam, _ made him embarrassed.AitBwhichCthatDwhy16_she is not so healthy _she used to be? AWhy is it that; what BWhy it is that; that CWhy is it that; as DWhy it is that; who17Dont let the child who is _ go to schoolAso young as toBnot old enough toCnot old enou
9、ghDtoo young to18 The movie Lalaland is awesome. Its really a pity that you didnt make it. Sorry, I _. I was too busy then.Adidnt BdidCwouldnt Dwould19At school, it is essential that every child _ equally regardless of family background. Atreating Btreated Cbe treated Dis treated20 Where did you get
10、 to know her?- It was on the farm _ we worked.Athat Bthere Cwhich 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） People have grown taller over the last century, with South Korean women shooting up by more than 20cm on average, and Iranian men gaining 16.5cm. A global study looked at t
11、he average height of 18-year-olds in 200 countries 1914 and 2014. The results show that while Swedes were the tallest people in the world in 1914, Dutch men have risen from l2th place to claim top spot with an average height of 182.5cm. Larvian women, meanwhile, rose from 28th place in 1914 to becom
12、e the tallest in the world a century later, with an average height of 169.8cm. James Bentham, a co-author of the research says the global trend is likely but once you average over whole populations, genetics plays a less key role, he added.But while height has increased around the world, the trend i
13、n many countries of north and sub-Saharan Africa causes concern, says Elio Riboli of Imperial College. While height increased in Uganda and Niger during the early 20th century, the trend has reversed in recent years, with height decreasing among 18-year-olds.One reason for these decreases in height
14、is the economic situation in the 1980s, said Professor Alexander. The nutritional and health problems that followed the policy of structural adjustment, he says, led to many children and teenagers failing to reach their full potential in terms of height.Bentham believes the global trend of increasing height has important implications. How tall we are now is strongly influenced by the environment we grew up in, he said. If we give children the best possible start in life now, they will be healthier and more productive for decades to come.1、What can be learned
