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）1Join us and you will discover an environment _ you can make the most of your skills
2、and talents.AthatBwhereChowDwhat2The statement of One Foundation helps you _ where your money is goingAkeep track ofBput up withCcome up withDfit in with3Toms comments on this issue are confusing because they appear to _the remarks on the same issue made earlier by him.Aviolate Binduce Cclarify Dcon
3、tradict4I think the paper is taking you a long time to write.I _ on it for almost a month now.Aworked Bwas workingCam working Dhave been working5Philips won 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games, _astonished the world.AthatBwhichCwhatDwho6_ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influ
4、ence genes in human bodies.AHaving exposedBBeing exposedCTo exposeDExposed7Its supposed to be the end of the paperback(简装书) and the _ of digital media, but some bookstores are surviving the Internet Age with surprising success.AdeadlineBdawnCduskDdeparture8 Hi, Mary. Im coming, but its snowing and t
5、raffic is moving slowly. _, Jack. Well wait for you. Then we can have dinner together.ATake your timeBDont be seriousCWhat a dayDYou are kidding9Dont give up half way, and you will find the scenery is more beautiful when you reach the destination than when you _.Astart offBhave started offCstarted o
6、ffDwill start off10Changing the password on your account isnt a lasting solution if you dont remove any virus， ？Adont youBdo youCisnt itDis it11What do you think of the newly-released film Capernaum?It touched my heart deeply. But for your recommendation I _ it.Ahad missedBwould missCwould have miss
7、edDmust have missed12-Kingsman: The Secret Service is a spy action comedy film. Wants to come with me?-Id love to, but my best friend is getting married, and I wont _ it for anything.AoverlookBtradeCmissDforget13We can never expect _ bluer sky unless we create _ less polluted world.Aa; aBa; theCthe;
8、 aDthe; the14If you think that the illness might be serious, you should not _ going to the doctor.Aput offBset aboutChold backDgive away15How did it come that you damaged your car so badly? I _into a tree on the roadside the other day.AranBhad runCwas runningDrun16The 2011 Australian Open was succes
9、sfully held in city of Melbourne, big city in Australia.Aa; aBthe; aCa; theDthe; the17Kunming is called “Spring City”, but it _ snow in winter.AshallBcanCmustDmight18What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered we could complete the experimentAwhen was it thatBit was when thatCit was whenDwhen it was
10、 that19I guess _ impresses me most about his painting is the colors he uses.AwhoBwhichCthatDwhat20What an unforgettable experience! Ill write it down_it is still fresh in my memory.AsinceBwhileCafterDuntil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） The boy sat on his chair, with his hand
11、 above the keyboard. He thought about what to write.He recalled that the competition deadline was merely a week away. But he still had not even started on his piece. He looked at the brochure again. “ WRITING COMPETITION!” the title read. His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing competition,
12、and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays.As the boy reflected on his previous writing efforts, he realized how hopeless his task of winning was. Every story he ever wrote was based on other stories. He had little imagination, and unfortunately, imagination was the key to wri
13、ting.Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original and imaginative story.The words shot towards him like a storm of leaves. Words were coming easily, flowing through him, faster than he could type. He typed faster than he ever had before. He continued to type, amazed at how ea
14、sy writing this story was. The boy could not stop writing. He looked at the word count and saw the number “ 248 ” staring right back at him. He was not even halfway yet.Then he heard the call of his mother saying time for bed. He continued writing the piece, ignoring her. He had to make up for the t
15、ime he had lost thinking about a topic to write.Finally, he finished. The word count now read “498”.“Perfect,” he thought, “just under the word limit.” He knew this was the story that would win.He went onto Google and searched for the competition. He found the page but there was no “Enter” button.1、What caused the bo
