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）1Is this your cell phone, Tony? I _ it when I was cleaning the classroom.Acame acrossBdealt withClooked afterDheld on to
2、2It suddenly occurred to him _ he had left his keys in the officeAthatBwhatCwhereDwhich3. I was embarrassed to admit that yesterday I _ a serious error.AactedBcommittedCperformedDcompleted4English is a language shared by several diverse cultures, _ uses it differently.Aall of whichBeach of whichCall
3、 of themDeach of them5The new playground to be built next year will be _ the old one.Aas three times big as Bthree times as big asCas big as three times Das big three times as6Youd better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future _.Apurpose Breference Cmemory Dassessment7The news of
4、the newly-elected presidents coming to China for a visit was _ on the radio just now.Agiven awayBgiven inCgiven offDgiven out8The beautiful mountain village we spent our holiday last year is located in is now part of Guangxi.Awhich; whereBwhere; whatCthat; whatDwhen; which9The news shocked the publi
5、c，_ to great concern about students safety at school.Ahaving ledBledCleadingDto lead10With a travelling speed of up to 350 kilometres per hour, the railway to be built between Beijing and Shanghai _ the journey time from 12 hours to 5 hoursAcutsBwill cutCis cuttingDhas cut11Billy Crystal hosted the
6、Academy Awards again this year, and his performances always _ the expectations of most audience.Asign up forBdrop out ofCbe bent onDlive up to12It was in that small house _ was built with stones by his father _ he spent his childhood.Athat; whereBwhich; thatCwhich; whichDthat; which13If you have any
7、 question, please _ free to contact me at sue_smith.Ato feel Bfeeling Cfeel Dfelt14. Jenny was sad over the loss of the photos she shot in Canada, _ this was a memory she especially treasured.AifBwhenCasDwhere15There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds _ they are not objective
8、ly true, and that giants, witches, two-headed dragons etc do not exist.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhen16The Mid-Autumn Festival is _ special holiday for most Chinese when _ whole family will get together.Athe; theBa; theCa; aDthe; a17Have you got the results of the final exam？Not yetIt will be a few days _ we
9、 know the full results（）AbeforeBafterCuntilDwhen18The lady standing over there may be from the USA, _ I guess has lost her way.AwhomBwhoCwhichDwhere19What do you think of teaching, Bob?I find it fun and challenging. It is a job _ you are doing something serious and interesting.AwhichBwhereCwhenDthat
10、20It is so difficult a question_ none of the kids could work it out.AasBthatCwhichDX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）If Confucius(孔子) were alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles. Hed need a fan or a strong wind
11、 to help him put them out.While many people in China remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. Its nothing personal. Most Americans dont even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.But that doesnt mean that Americans dont car
12、e about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.In the past twenty years, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confuci
13、us Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art, history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of(利用) ancient Chinese wisdom to make up t
14、he drawbacks(缺陷) Western philosophy. Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understa
15、nd their Chinese customers.So the old thinkers ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker, he will not be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is.1、The opening paragraph is mainly
