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）1It was warm and nice that evening. I stayed awake until eleven in order to have a go
2、od look at the moon by myself.Aon average Bon purposeCon business Don time2_, his ideas was accepted by all the people at the meeting.AStrange as might it soundBAs it might sound strangeCAs strange it might soundDStrange as it might sound3His dream was _ a photo studio that could transport people ba
3、ck to the past.Aopening BopenedCto open Dopen4There are a lot of signs men are more likely to have heart attacks than women.Aindicate Bto indicate Cindicated Dindicating5The enquiry_ new facts, the judge had to postpone the trial again.Ato developBdevelopedChaving developedDbeing developed6You didnt
4、 let me drive. If we _ by turns, you _ so tired.Adrove; didnt getBdrove; wouldnt getCwere driving; wouldnt getDhad driven; wouldnt have got7-How can I get in touch with the travel agency, Robin?-Just surf the Internet and then call one _ the telephone number is provided.Awith whichBin whichCof which
5、Dby which8Is this tea good cold as well? _ with ice, this tea is especially delicious.AServed BServing CHaving served DTo be served9 Joe, what about going to Belgium for our coming holiday? Sorry, honey, I _ on the newly discovered dinosaur site in ArgentinaThere are remains of what is thought to be
6、 the largest creature ever to walk the earth.Awas workingBworkCwill be workingDworked10The manager is trying to find a man to recommend how the job .Ais doneBbe doneCshould doneDto do11 Whats wrong with your ipad2? The sound _is not clear. -Yes. It has been broken for some time.Acome outBcoming outC
7、to come outDcame out12You _ be Carol. You havent changed a bit after all these years.AmustBcanCwillDshall13Perhaps you _ stop playing computer games now. Your boss may be turning up in the office at any moment.AwillBmustCshouldDcan14The teacher often gives his students a brief pause in class _ they
8、can take in what he has taught.AwhyBwhenCwhoDwhich15It is going to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to _ you from the rain.AstopBpreventCkeepDprotect16New policies, _ to insure that compulsory education is truly free, _ by the local government across China since the start of school on September
9、 1.Aintending; have been made knownBintended; have been made knownCintending; are made knownDintended; had made known17I am a better reader this year than I was last year because I _ to hundreds of new concepts and ideas.Ahave exposed Bhad been exposed Chave been exposed Dwas exposed18It was lucky t
10、hat little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out；otherwise，he his lifeAhad lostBwould loseCwould have lostDmight lose19More subway lines_ to make travelling easy in Beijing in the coming years.Awill buildBwill be builtCbuildDare built20Im tired outI stayed up the whole night, _ for my midterm
11、 math examAstudyingBto studyCto be studyingDstudied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）Scientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals (晶体) that could be 50,000 years old.The organisms were found in a hot, but beautiful cave system in Naica, Mexico. These ancient life f
12、orms can be seen only with a microscope. Penelope Boston, who leads the Astrobiology Institute at NASA, the space agency of the United States, says the ancient microbes were able to live by eating minerals such as iron.She spoke about the discovery recently at a meeting of the American Association f
13、or the Advancement of Science. If the findings are confirmed, they will show how microbes can survive in extreme conditions. Forty different kinds of microbes and some viruses were found in the underground area. The genetic structures of these organisms are 10 percent different from those of their n
14、earest relatives.The caves in Naica are 800 kilometers deep. They were once used for mining lead. Before the miners began working in the caves, the area was separated from the surface and the outside world. Some of the caves are as big as the large religious centers built during Europes Middle Ages.
15、 There are crystals covering the walls. The caves are so hot that scientists must wear special clothing to keep cool. The clothing keeps the crystals safe from human germs (病菌) or other damage. Boston said the researchers could only work for about 20 minutes at a time before they had to go to a room that was 38 degrees Celsiu
