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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，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）1Your car should be ready next TuesdayWe were _ hoping youd be able to do it by this FridayAstillBratherCalwaysDeven2Sh
2、e was so angry and spoke so fast that none of us understood _ he said meantAthatBwhatCthat thatDwhat what3One of the few things you _ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.AneedBmustCcanDshould4He was still full of optimism for the future despite many prob
3、lems, and never once _ him get worried or upset.AI sawBI would seeCdid I seeDwould I see5Ive got something weighing on my mind. Could you give me some advice?_. Tell me all about it and Ill do what I can.ADont mention itBNo wonderCMy pleasureDNo problem6In contrast with the liberal social climate of
4、 the present, traditions in the past were relatively _.Acompetitive BcomprehensiveCcreative Dconservative7- How about _ plan to open a branch?- I should say it was _ failure.Aa; aBa; /Cthe; /Dthe; a8Afghans used to hold big weddings, costing thousands of dollars, in a county _ the average annual inc
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7、Cproviding Dgiven12If you ever arent sure whether you have bought the very best smartphone, just _ “good enough.”Amake for Bsettle forCanswer for Daccount for13Keep up your spirits even if you _ fail hundreds of times.AmustBneedCmayDshould14Cell phones are now widely used in our daily lives，_ it pos
8、sible for us to talk to anyone easily.Ato makeBmadeCmakeDmaking15In order to finish the work time,the man in charge decided to some more workers.Agive upBtake onClook afterDfind out16_ his love, Chris sent his mom a thank-you note on Mothers Day.AExpressing BExpressed CTo express DHaving expressed17
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