1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4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
2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1By the time he arrived in Beijing, we _ there for two days.Awill have stayedBstayChave been stayingDhad stayed2So far, more than 1300 hotels in Europe, Africa, Middle East region have committed to _ in the event, with many more _ to join the effort.Aparticipating; expec
3、tingBparticipate; to expectCparticipating; expectedDparticipate; to be expected3It is really cold and the ground is wet; it _ have rained last night.AmightBmustCcanDshould4It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite _ to perform skillfully yourself.AanotherBotherCthe otherDothe
4、rs5Wechat intends to radically change the way _ people use mobilephones.A/BwhichCwhyDwho6Do you like the mobile game Traveling Frog?Yes, the posts about the virtual green frog _ over 4 million times.Ahave readBhave been readCwould be readDare reading7Faced with economic slowdown, some companies are
5、planning to use robots to _ human workers to reduce their labor costs.AcompensateBsubstituteCsymbolizeDdiscriminate8Many memories of old times were by the conversation we had together that evening.Acalled upBturned upCtaken upDkept up9New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _.Abeing fully
6、accepting Bfully accepting Chaving fully accepted Dfully accepted10“Do you mind if I look at your notes?”“Of course not. _.”ANo problem BBe my guest CWith pleasure DNot at all11Della turned all of her pockets inside out only to find $ 1.87 buy Jim a present for Christmas.Awith what toBwith that she
7、canCin which toDwith which to12From my point of view, theres little chance that we will be successful in trying to change the present situation. _, it is important that we try our best.AMeanwhileBOtherwiseCThereforeDNevertheless13Sometimes smiles around the world _ be false, hiding other feelings li
8、ke anger, fear or worry.AcanBwouldCshouldDmust14_a reception to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China， vice premier Liu attached importance to mutually beneficial cooperation between USA and ChinaAAddressingBAddressedCBeing addressedDTo address15The lack of
9、eco-friendly habits among the public is thought to be a major _ of global climate change.AResultBcauseCwarningDreflection16Regarding China-US differences on human rights issues, Hong said the two sides can enhance mutual understanding through dialogue _ on equality and mutual respect.AbasedBto baseC
10、basingDbase17My mother is always warning me when I go out, “Dont get off the bus _ it is stopping.”Auntil BwhileCbefore Dafter18_to work overtime that evening,I missed a wonderful film.AHaving been asked BTo askCHaving asked DTo be asked19Next Monday is my birthday.Is that so? _AI cant believe my ea
11、rs. BIm so glad to hear that.CWhat presents do you want? DMany happy returns of the day!20What if the rainstorm continues?Come on guys! We have to meet the _ whatever the weather.AstandardBdemandCdeadlineDsatisfaction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）Semi-retired advertising age
12、ncy owner Stephen Thomas, 28 , has been investing on and off for the past 30 years. He made money in the.dotcom boom but got his fingers burned when the bubble burst in March 2000. When he got access to his pension he decided to start investing again, this time with the help of his son Sam.Now the t
13、wo meet up most afternoons at Stephens home in Sandbach , Cheshire to talk about investments. The day starts at 4 am when Sam looks at company announcements online. These regulatory announcements can include a firms accounts , general updates or news of mergers(合并) or acquisitions. Sam flags up comp
14、anies that he thinks look interesting to his dad who then does some more research.Each has an ISA (Individual Savings Account) with AJ Bell , which they use to buy individual stocks and shares. It is a risky way to invest but the two like doing their own research on companies and Stephen makes an ef
15、fort to go to investor presentations and try to meet the CEO and directors of the firms they invest in and to speak to other investors in the companies.They have invested in oil companies and pet care businesses , to name just a few. But while the investments of the two men are similar, they do have d
