1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-Could I ask you a private question? -Sure, Apardon me B go ahead Cgood idea D forget it2-I feel cold. _ I close the wi
2、ndow?-Sure. Go ahead!AShall BNeed CWould DShould3Many memories of old times were by the conversation we had together that evening.Acalled upBturned upCtaken upDkept up4Despite the obvious privacy concerns, the use of facial-recognition technology is _ at some public places.Aout of danger Bon the run
3、 Cout of sight Don the rise5I _ in the same position too long. My legs have fallen asleep.Shake it a little before you get up.Awill sitBhave satCam sittingDhave been stting6 Im terribly sorry. Im late because . Thats OK. You are here and thats what _.AdoesBworksCfunctionsDcounts7In my driving lesson
4、, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time _ when the traffic lights turn red.Aall vehicles should stopBshould all vehicles stopCshould stop all vehiclesDshould stop all vehicles8- Do you know what Tom does all day ?- I know he spends at least as much time watching TV as he _his less
5、ons.Ais doingBdoesCspends to doDdoes doing9Could I speak to_ is in charge of International Sales please?AwhoBwhatCwhoeverDwhatever10It really annoys me when a persons cell phone goes off during a movie？Yeah， me too It really _Acosts me an arm and a legBgets on my nervesCbeats my brains outDpulls my
6、legs11Due to the countrys growing rate of urbanization, Chinas migrant population _ to be over 200 million by 2020.Apredicts Bis predicted Cwill have been predicted Dwill be predicted12What happened to the young trees we planted last week?The trees _ well, but I didnt water them.Amight growBneednt h
7、ave grownCwould have grownDwould grow13-How can I get in touch with the travel agency, Robin?-Just surf the Internet and then call one _ the telephone number is provided.Awith whichBin whichCof whichDby which14- Which of these digital cameras do you like best? - _. They are both expensive and of lit
8、tle use.ANoneBNeitherCNothingDNo one15Mary became _ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.Acompletely BsincerelyCapproximately Dincreasingly16The mother goes mad every time she washes the T-shirt_ her son wipes his dirty h
9、ands.AthatBwhereCwhichDwhen17You mean the position is still vacant?Yes, but you must know our job is very demanding._.AWith pleasure BI dont mind CDont mention it DThats all right18When the old man woke up, he found someone his TV in the living room.AstoleBstealCstealingDstolen19There are also peopl
10、e who object to fairy stories on the grounds _ they are not objectively true, and that giants, witches, two-headed dragons etc do not exist.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhen20_ makes our school famous is _ more than 90% of the students have been admitted to universities.AWhat; thatBThat; becauseCThat; whatDWhat
11、; because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） Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, som
12、ething wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers, hoping to sell their products .The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in peoples lives
13、. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England
14、have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is c
