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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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）1The Browns held _ they called “family day” once each year.AthatBwhatCwhich
2、Dwhen2If I can help , I dont like working late into the night.AsoBthatCthemDit3Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means _we arrive at that goal.AthatBwhereCby whichDwith which4The new hotel is reported to be built it used to be a wasteland.Awhi
3、chBwhereCin whichDwhat5Along with the email was my brothers promise _ I came first in the competition, he would buy me an MP4.AwhatBthatCthat ifDwhether6The Small Goose Pagoda in Xian, one of the 22 Silk Road relics located in China, _ back in 707 during the Tang Dynasty.AdatedBwas datedCdatesDis da
4、ting7-Hello，_-Oh，sorry. Ive got the wrong number.ADr. Browns office.BWhos that speaking？CCan I help you？DIs that Dr. Brown？8_ the opportunity to speak at the graduation ceremony made me overjoyed.AOfferingBOfferedCTo offerDBeing offered9I was intended to to the concert with you this weekend, but I c
5、ant now._.ABadBThats rightCNot at allDYoure welcome10You can only be sure of _ you have at present; you cannot be sure of something _ you might get in the future.Athat; whatBwhat; /Cwhich; thatD/; that11Good morning. May I help you?No, thank you. Im just looking around._AIts up to you.BHow are you f
6、eeling today?CThanks for coming to see me.DTake your time then.12Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to _ a good researcher.Amake BturnCget Dgrow13With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _ each year.Ais washing awayBis being washed awayCare washing a
7、wayDare being washed away14 Did you go to last nights concert? Yes. And the girl playing the violin at the concert _ all the people present with her excellent ability.A. impressedBcomparedCconveyedDobserved15 Is it enough to finish the form for a passport, Madam? Your passport application form shoul
8、d be _ by two recent photos.AupdatedBaccompaniedCestablishedDidentified16- The manager of the factory wants to improve production a great deal, but he doesnt spend much on technology.-I am afraid he wont realize his dream. You know _.Ayou cant eat your cake and have itBempty vessels make the greates
9、t soundCenough is as good as a feastDtwo heads are better than one17Backward somewhat technologically _ we are for the moment, we have confidence in our ability to catch up in time.Aalthough Bif Cas Donce18If you, the special one in the world, want to show your _ personality, this T-shirt is exactly
10、 what you are looking for.AcalmBuniqueCstraightDconstant19We must _ the time that youve wasted this afternoon by working late to-night.Amake up forBmake outCdo upDmake up to20The classroom is big enough for 25 students for normal use you need more space for special activities.AonceBbecauseCifDunless
11、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） When you think of a jungle adventure, what comes to mind? Are they gorgeous birds flying through the air or monkeys jumping through the forest? Do you think of plants? Probably not. After all, plants arent the most exciting living things in the
12、 world. They just sit there and absorb water and nutrients from the soil and the sun. But actually there are also some plants that eat insects and even small animals from time to time. We call these unusual things carnivorous(食肉性) plants. Although most carnivorous plants eat small insects, larger ca
13、rnivorous plants in some hot and wet areas have been known to capture rats, birds, and frogs.One carnivorous plant many people are familiar with is the Venus flytrap. Its unique “jaws” will function when flies and other small insects touch it. Once its jaws close on its victim, it produces a chemica
14、l substance that breaks down the insect and absorbs the insects nutrients.There are several other examples of carnivorous plants. For example, some plants can catch insects with their leaves, which are like a tall narrow wineglass, while some trap their victims with sticky tentacles(触手). And some gr
15、owing in ponds and streams absorb their victims like underwater cleaners. Carnivorous plants tend to grow in areas where the soil is very thin and lacks necessary nutrients. These plants must find other sources for the nutrients they need.Trapping and eating insects allows these unique plants to survive. Unfortunately, human an
