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）1Cant you drive a little faster?No. If I _ another speeding ticket, my dad would take away my car.Awould getBwould have gotChad gotDgot2Ann said whenever her father was unhappy he _ go out and buy something, usually something large and useless.AshouldBcouldCwouldDmight3A
3、ll of a sudden, the thief walking behind a young and pretty lady _ her purse, _into the crowd.Aseizing; rushedBseized; rushedCseizing; rushingDseized; rushing4I wish I _ her the news and then she wouldnt be worried now.Adont tellBdidnt tellChavent toldDhadnt told5The split between humans and living
4、apes is thought by some scholars _ 15 to 20 million years ago.Ato occurBoccurringCto have occurredDhaving occurred6I refuse to accept the blame for something _ was someone elses fault.AwhoBthatCasDwhat7In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance _ in comparison with light,
5、it wont be blocked by trees when travelling.Awhile BbecauseCwhen Dthough8Peter is helping set tables in the hall, where Johns birthday party _.Ais holding Bhas heldCis held Dwill be held9I wanted to major in English at first, but later I _ my mind and now I am a writer.Achanged Bhave changedCwould c
6、hange Dwill change10The businessman studied the market in his hometown to find the_ for investment.ApotentialBreservationCcriterionDallowance11Your donation greatly appreciated and the money will be used to help the students from poor families.Ahas been BisCwas Dhad been12He was greatly shocked at D
7、onald Trumps taking office. Never did he expect that the voters _ be so unreasonable.Ashould BcouldCwould Dmight13The police are investigating the company, three of _ managers have already been arrested.AwhoseBthatCwhichDwhere14Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _ amount of daily exercise wo
8、uld dramatically improve her health.AmodestBequalCexactDconsiderable15Bob was trying to _ that he knew the famous singer who would perform in our city.Alet outBlay outCfigure outDmake out16The warmth of _ coat will mostly be determined by _ soft of cloth used.Athe; aBa; theC/; theDa; a17It was annou
9、nced that only when the fire was under control _to return to their homes.Athe residents would be permittedBhad the residents been permittedCwould the residents be permittedDthe residents had been permitted18According to the local law, no one _ enter the building site without permission.Acan BmustCsh
10、all Ddare19Citizens are _ to exercise their rights, but under no circumstances can they violate other peoples rights.Aon trackBon scheduleCat easeDat liberty20They will run an after-class club _ kids can have fun and learnhow to protect themselves.AthatBwhenCwhereDwhat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、
11、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）In Shanghais Grand Theater, a fashionable, mainly young audience applauds enthusiastically as Guo Yong takes center stage. He holds a large bushy tree branch with leaves. Blowing on one of the leaves, he produces a sound like the singing of birds as he plays a traditional Buy
12、i folk song. Some other musicians are also playing the traditional instruments from various ethnic groups in China.Its the first time such music has ever been performed in the Grand Theater. But all this is the efforts of Zhu Zheqin, a Cantonese-born singer; who has made it her mission to help prese
13、rve Chinas traditional ethnic music.Several years ago, after being appointed a United Nations Development Program ambassador, Zhu traveled through some of Chinas remotest regions in an attempt to document the traditional music of various minority groups. In the course other four- month trip, she rec
14、orded more than a thousand songs. But she noticed that many of the best musicians were old, and some of the music was at risk of dying out.“I was shocked the beauty of what I heard-it was so good,” she says. “But it needed support. I hope to let people see the beauty of these things in the contempor
15、ary times.”So Zhu decided to introduce some of the musicians to a wider audience. By doing this, she hopes to rekindle (再次点燃) the interest of the younger generation. “Young people dont like this music much; they prefer pop music and love songs. They think these songs are something their grandma sings. This kind of repackaging gives y
