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）1I was intended to to the concert with you this weekend, but I cant now._.ABadBThats
2、rightCNot at allDYoure welcome2By the time I saw the angry expression on his face, I _ exactly what I was having to face.Aknew Bhad known Cwould know Dhave known3The Party could have stated _ their policy was on this matter, but the voters only received a very dusty answer.AwhyBwhenCwhetherDwhat4You
3、d better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future _.Apurpose Breference Cmemory Dassessment5Im tired out. I cant run any further, Tom. _! Mike. Im sure you can do it.ACome onBNo hurryCNo problemDWell done6Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensitivity, which is _ to an ar
4、tist.AabsoluteBurgentCespecialDvital7If the new security system _ into effect, such accidents would never have happened.Awould be putBwere putCshould be putDhad been put8-Ive heard a lot about you. You got promoted, right? _- Many thanks.AGood for you BYou asked for itCThere you are DYouve gone too
5、far9Many artifacts _ for the first time in the National Museum at present.Awere exhibited Bwere being exhibitedCare being exhibited Dare exhibited10Difficulties strengthen the mind, _ labour does the body.AifBasCforDso11I _ for Shanghai this Saturday, so I want to know when the earliest plane _.Alea
6、ve; takes off Bam leaving; takes offCleave; is taking off Dam leaving; is taking off12-Could you please cut the price a little? -Er. _ you buy more than ten.Aeven ifBso long asCin caseDas soon as13The government officials met the workers and engineers working on the stadium, most_ were migrant worke
7、rsAof whichBof whoCof whomDof them14_about the man wearing sunglasses during night that he was determined to follow him.ASo curious the detective wasBSo curious was the detectiveCHow curious was the detectiveDHow curious the detective was15As John Lennon once said, life is _ happens to you while you
8、 are busy making other plans.AWhichBthatCwhatDwhere16Last December China _ 100 Chinese and 10 foreigners for their outstanding contributions to the countrys reform and opening-up.Adistinguished BsponsoredCacknowledged Devaluated17The drums of war are beating once again. As tensions rise between Amer
9、ica and Iran, China appeals to both sides to _.Astand byBcome alongCstep backDstick together18Zhang Xuan, _ university student from Shanghai, learns _ art in her spare time.Aan; /Ba; theCa; /Dan; the19While in the university, we were offered a number of after-school activities to our social skills.A
10、createBgrowCsettleDdevelop20Nicholas was very kind, merciful and generous. This is _ Father Christmas is based on.AwhereBhowCwhatDwhy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）Dry Ice is a unique substance which has many uses. Essentially, dry ice is frozen CO2. The first report of what
11、we now call dry ice came from the French chemist Charles Thilorier in 1834. In 324, the Drylee Corporation of America named the solid form of CO2 as Dry Ice, which is what it is popularly called today.At normal atmospheric pressure, CO2changes directly from solid to gas. It skips the liquid phase（阶段
12、）which makes regular ice wet. Frozen CO2is also much colder than regular ice. But regular ice freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, CO2 changes from gas to solid at -21.3 degrees Fahrenheit. This extremely cold temperature makes it very dangerous to handle with bare hands. It can cause frostbite in a ve
13、ry short period of time.Dry ice has been used for a variety of purposes throughout the past century. Its primary use is to refrigerate food when electrical refrigeration isnt available. Through the process of sublimation (when CO2 changes from solid to gas), it can maintain cold food for a long time
14、.If youve ever been to a play and seen heavy fog on the ground, it is likely that you have seen dry ice in action. This effect can be achieved because CO2 is heavier than air, so evaporated （挥发的）CO2 will sink and accumulate on the ground.Another interesting use for this substance is to bait（诱杀）insec
15、ts like mosquitoes. These insects have sensors which guide them to CO2. They find the high concentration of CO2 in dry ice quite attractive.Mars has long been a mystery for human beings. We have been looking for evidence of life on Mars. In the 360s scientists guessed that the polar ice cap of Mars was made of frozen CO
