1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The government has been under growing pressure to _ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently smothers the countrys large cities.AreleaseBsched
2、uleCmaintainDaddress2After he consulted with his professor，an idea was beginning to_ in his mind.Apay offBtake shapeCwork outDmake up3_naturally by the skin when exposed to sunlight, Vitamin D is needed for healthy bones, teeth and muscles.AMakingBTo makeCMadeDMake4_is known to us is that tobacco co
3、ntains nicotine and other harmful products，so you should give up smoking.AAsBItCWhatDWhich5_ on February 5, 2019, the Wandering Earth soon became a great hit.AReleasingBBeing releasedCReleasedDTo release6Is this your cell phone, Tony? I _ it when I was cleaning the classroom.Acame acrossBdealt withC
4、looked afterDheld on to7Tom is so creative a person that he always has lots of _ ideas in his mind, and sometimes we dont even know what he is thinking about.Amean BnovelCslim Dinstant8 Sorry, sir. I _ follow you. Would you please speak slower? Ok.AcantBmustntCshouldntDneednt9There was never any tim
5、e for Kate to feel lonely, _ she was an only child.Aever sinceBnow thatCeven thoughDas though10Some business owners are keen on public welfare. This is local services have been funded.AwhetherBwhatCwhereDhow11I certainly expect to be elected best student of the year. Its really _!Aa good Samaritan B
6、a wet blanketCa feather in my cap Da piece of cake12Kate was very sad over loss of the photos she had shot in China, _this was a memory she especially treasured.Aif BwhenCas Dwhich13Going to watch the Womens Volleyball Match on Wednesday?_! Will you go with me?AYou betBYou got meCYou thereDYou know
7、better14Repairs of historic buildings have to be _ the original structure.Ain sympathy with Bin search ofCin response to Din contrast to15The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _ for a meal to be cooked.AlaidBlayingCto layDbeing laid16What made them miss the deadline was not
8、their lack of funding, but _ their lack of planning.AevenBstillCratherDever17Having lost something in the cloakroom，I went inside to get it，and found Roy _ the pockets of peoples coats.Agoing aroundBgoing afterCgoing againstDgoing through18This research has attracted wide _ coverage and has featured
9、 on BBC televisions Tomorrows World.AmessageBinformationCmediaDdata19 Cathy, in my opinion, is very _. Absolutely! She prefers home life to going out.AdomesticBenergeticCdynamicDenthusiastic20Thanks to Chinese peoples hard work and wisdom, China has _ into the second largest economy.AevolvedBslipped
10、CextendedDshaped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） Recently whenever I turned on my computer or my mobile phone, news about the great effect of Hurricane Harvey on thousands of people caught my eyes. We saw many unfortunate events. However, there were also the bright news that c
11、onfirmed the goodness of mankind. As a journalist, I wrote many human interesting stories during my career. Thats why the story about the guys in the bakery caught my eyes.When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days, they didnt sit there feeling
12、sorry for themselves. They used their time wisely after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their community.The flood water rose in the street outside. They took
13、 advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread. Although the water kept rising, they continued baking to help more people. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much b
14、read that we took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods.The store manager, Brian Alvarado, told The Independent，“Whenever a disaster occurs, nobody should just feel _forlorn_. Instead，we should take positive action to save ourselves and help other
15、s. Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.”1、What did the bakery store workers do after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey?AThey volunteered to make bread for their community.BThey managed to live by selling more bread in the store.CThey felt sorry that they couldnt escape from the store.DThey ate nothing but to wai
