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）1My mother opened the drawer to _ the knives and spoons.Aput awayBput upCput onDput t
2、ogether2If an entire country gets richer at the same time, individuals wouldnt _ feel wealthier, since their relative positions in society havent changed.AnecessarilyBinitiallyCtypically Dsustainably3Janes pale face suggested that she _ ill and her parents suggested that she _ a medical exam.Abe; sh
3、ould haveBwas; haveCshould be; hadDwas; had4Acceptance is not about liking a situation. It is about acknowledging all that has been lost and _ to live with that loss.AlearningBlearnedCto learnDhaving learned5He always keeps an eye on shortcomings of his brothers _ refusing to admit his own mistakes.
4、Abut BwhileCalthough Dthough6It is usually thought a little child says is truth. AWhat that Bthat what Cwhich Dthat 7Jack, my plane arrives at 8:30 pm when, I suppose, you _ dinner.But I can wait.Awill haveBhave hadCwill have hadDare having8Will it be ages _ he goes back to school? Im so worried abo
5、ut him.AbeforeBafterCwhenDas9The famous player tried again and again after each failure. Thats _ he succeeded at last.Awhat BwhenCwhether Dwhy10The boss_the employees a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has occurred yet.Apromised Bhad promised Cwould promise Dpromises11Sorry Im so late, but you c
6、annot imagine _ great trouble I took to find your house.Awhich BhowCwhat Dthat12_ the requirement is set high, it is a blessing for Chinese students that Cambridge University uses scores on Gaokao as part of its admission criteria.AAsBWhileCOnceDWhere13He let me write down his instructions sure that
7、 I would know what was after he went away.Amaking; doing Bmaking; to doCto make; to do Dto make; to be done14It is going to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to _ you from the rain.AstopBpreventCkeepDprotect15_ by many potential customers, the salesman had to gather his courage and sell the prod
8、uct in different ways.A. Having deniedBDenyingCBeing deniedDHaving been denied16Friendship can never be a trade; _, it needs the most thorough and unprofitable concept.Ain additionBby contrastCin returnDby chance17I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being _ blind and deaf for a
9、 few days at some time in his life.Ahas been strickenBwere strickenChad beenDwould be18_ many Chinese holidays are directed towards services remembering ancestors, the Ching Ming Festival is beyond doubt the largest.AUnlessBSinceCOnceDWhile19The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden
10、 cough or the sound of pages _.AturningBturnedCbeing turnedDhaving turned20It _ a Saturday afternoon in May _ Margaret could arrange for me to meet her elder ,sister.Awas until; when Bwas until;thatCwas not until; when Dwas not until; that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） While
11、 learning the science lessons， I used to get a doubt-why ears，nose，tongue and eyes should be called as special senses？The basic reason is that these are the channels through which we maintain contact with the surroundings. Though apparently it may feel like these are individual sensory organs，they d
12、o show some connectivity. Interestingly，our hearing is less sharp after we eat a heavy food. Isnt it good for a sound nap after a stomach-full meal？That does not mean we go deaf after a meal，but the hearing pitch（强度）does change after a heavy meal.We usually give credit of the taste to our tongue，but
13、 do you know that unless saliva（唾液）dissolves something，our tongue cannot recognize the taste of the food eaten. Taste is nothing but the food chemicals dissolved in the saliva being sensed by the taste buds present on the tongue. Try to dry off your tongue and mouth with a tissue paper and then tast
14、e something.Women are much better smellers than men. They are born with this characteristic ability and can correctly pinpoint the exact fragrance of the sample. We all can store almost 50，000 different scents（气味），which are strongly tied to the memories.Pupils（瞳孔）do not respond to light alone，but to
15、 the slightest bit of noise around too. Thus surgeons，watchmakers and those professionals who have to perform a much delicate job do prefer to have a sound-free environment. Even a small noise can dilate（扩大）their pupils change the focus and blur（使模糊）their vision. If you do not wear glasses or contact lens due
