1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Newly released data point to an increase in technology use among children some worry is changing the very nature of childhood.AwhyBwhichCwhoDwher
2、e2Its true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We wont take the new one, _, because we dont feel as safe on it.AsomehowBthoughCthereforeDotherwise3_ individual players, we have a great team but the problem is that they dont play football together well at all.AOn top of BBy means ofCIn
3、 terms of DIn case of4-Whats wrong with your cell phone? I cant get through.- Oh, my line was cut off because I _ my bill.Ahavent paidBhadnt paidCwasnt payingDdont pay5My friend warned me _ going to the East Coast because it was crowded with tourists.AbyBagainstConDfor6Contrary to popular belief, th
4、e ants, hardworking _ they are, have their time for play.AbecauseBwhileCasDwhere7Having been treated in the hospital for as long as six months, the man injured in the car crash is now eventually back _ his feet.AatBinConDto8Andrew lives alone and enjoys the company of a pet cat _ hes grown so fond.A
5、whichBin whichCof whichDwhen9Though the story of Li Yunlong in the TV drama “Bright Sword” is a fiction, much of _happened is historically true.AthatBwhatCwhichDit10The lack of eco-friendly habits among the public is thought to be a major _ of global climate change.AResultBcauseCwarningDreflection11
6、As a doctor, I spend most of the time with my patients, and thats _ it is in my day.Ahow Bwhen Cwhy Dwhere12If you see things in a negative light, you will find faults everywhere and problems where there are really _Anone BsomeCmany Dnothing13The days are gone physical strength was all you needed to
7、 make a livingAthatBwhenCwhereDwhich14My mobile phone is missing. Who it?Amust have takenBmust takeCcould have takenDcould take15Mike was usually so careful, this time he made a small mistake.AyetBstillCevenDthus16The case shocked the public, a hot debate over human nature on the Intemet.AcausesBcau
8、sedCcausingDto cause17A large number of excellent films _ all over the world over the past decades.Ahave producedBhave been producedCwere producedDproduced18_ two hours daily has made considerable difference to my physical condition.ATo walk BWalkingCWalked DHaving walked19Advertising is different f
9、rom other forms of communication in that the advertiser pays for the message .Ato deliverBdeliveredCto be deliveredDdelivering20There a slight decrease in his weight but he eats too much.AwasBcould have beenChad beenDcould be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） Russian police have
10、 started a new attempt to get drivers to slow down at zebra crossings by having painted horses as zebras walk across on the busiest streets in some of the big cities in an attempt to improve road safety and raise awareness among Russias notoriously (臭名昭著地) careless drivers.The light grey horses, pai
11、nted with black stripes, carried signs on their backs reading: “Careful, children are on their way to school.” The police sent the “zebras” to several different locations in the Russian capital, where officials in orange vests walked them over zebra crossings and handed out leaflets (传单) to passing
12、drivers.Some held up rainbow-coloured umbrellas over the painted animals to protect them from the rain. Russian roads are notoriously dangerous and drivers still rarely take the initiative (主动采取措施) to avoid pedestrians. Nearly half of all traffic accidents in the countrys big cities are caused by ca
13、rs hitting pedestrians, and a third of those occur on crossings, according to traffic police figures published last month.In the first six months of this year, 378 people were killed and more than 6, 600 injured on pedestrian crossings in Russia, according to police. In Moscow alone, 43 people were
14、killed, including two children.Though police officials said that only safe paint would be used on the animals, animal rights activists still disagreed with the idea, accusing the police of “treating animals like garbage”.“Children understand that paints are bad for animals,” the Interfax news agency
15、 quoted president of Vita animal rights group Irina Novozhilova as saying.Lets hope this part of the campaign is over and animals are left out of future attempts to raise pedestrians awareness.1、Why do Moscow police have “zebras” walk across on the busiest streets?ATo make a call on protecting animals.BTo remind people zebras
