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）1Raising the incomes of the poor is likely to be ineffective in a wealthy society, _ accompanied by other measures.Aonc
2、eBwhenCifDunless2Running is often tiring and a lot of hard work, but nothing _ the feeling you get after finishing a long workout around the track.AbreaksBblocksCbondsDbeats3Having a hobby does do good to you. It doesnt matter what it is _ it drives you to move forward.Aif onlyBin caseCas long asDin
3、 order that4Youd better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future _.Apurpose Breference Cmemory Dassessment5_ for the fire at Notre Dame de Paris, a church famous for its large collection of art treasures, I would be there for a visit this summer vacation.AHad it not beenBShould it n
4、ot beCWere it not beDIf had it not been6Perhaps you _ stop playing computer games now. Your boss may be turning up in the office at any moment.AwillBmustCshouldDcan7To tell the truth, I would rather I _ the pain instead of you. You dont know how worried I was.AtookBhad takenChave takenDshould have t
5、aken8OK， here _.Thank you for your lift. See you later.Aare we Bis itCwe are Dcomes it9I had hardly rung the bell _ the door was opened suddenly, and my son rushed out to greet me.Abefore BuntilCas Dsince10I could not _my tears when I saw the picture of my father working at the quake zone.Abring In
6、Bturn upCtake off Dhold back11Country people dont pretend to have these ridiculous manners which are necessary _ we call polite societyAwhatBin whatCwhichDin which12Was it from the lake _ he often went fishing _ he saved the drowning girl?Athat; that Bwhere; whereCwhere; that Dthat; where13Oh！I can
7、feel something _ up my leg！It must be an insectAto climbBclimbingCclimbDclimbed14It rained heavily overnight and not until this morning _.A. had it stoppedBdid it stopCstopped itDit stopped15The people succeeded because they understood that you cant let your failures _ you you have to let your failu
8、res teach you.Adefine BdeclineCqualify Dsimplify16Wild applause _when the crowd waiting heard the announcement of the arrival of the pop star at their community.Amade outBbroke outClet outDworked out17We can never expect _ bluer sky unless we create _ less polluted world.Aa; aBa; theCthe; aDthe; the
9、18We can not afford limited progress. We need rapid progress, Ban said at the Third World Climate Conference in Geneva, by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).AorganizedBbeing organizedCorganizingDwas organized19In this movie going season, women are driving ticket sales to a degree ,if ever,
10、 seen before.AreallyBfrequentlyCrarelyDnever20There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds _ they are not objectively true, and that giants, witches, two-headed dragons etc do not exist.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhen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）As I went down the
11、 wooden snowy steps, I held the rough railing (栏杆) with one hand, held my crying daughter Kelly with the other and made my way into the yard. I knew everything would be okay if I located my mother.Instead of a smile, she greeted me with concern. I knew she had read my face as Id approached. “Whats w
12、rong?” she asked.I held the baby out. “I cant take care of this baby,” I said simply. My mother didnt take her from my arms as I expected. She smiled slightly, and then replied firmly, “You have to take care of that baby.” This was not the response I wanted. Couldnt she hear the baby crying? I wante
13、d her to fix this problem. Instead, she took off her gloves and asked me in for some coffee.Mom held Kelly while I held the coffee cup. At that moment the baby finally stopped crying. I glanced over at Kelly, content in my mothers arms. Her tiny blue eyes were fixed on me, as if to ask, “Whats the p
14、roblem here, Mama?” Her sweet, familiar breath eased the stress in the air. I looked at my mother, feeling foolish but relieved. She stood and placed an arm around my shoulders. “By the time you came along, things were quite the opposite for me. But with my first child, you can bet that I often felt
15、 helpless.”The baby showed no signs of our afternoon struggle, while my own hair remained damp and messy from sweat and worry. “Crying is the only way babies have to communicate. Try to listen to her cries and hear them as language. Shes not crying to annoy you; shes trying to convey a message with the only voice she has.”Once again, her
