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）1_ the player I came across in the stadium spoke, I hadnt realized she was foreign.AUntilBUnlessCSinceDAlthough2Everyone had a form in his hand, but
2、no one knew which office_Ato send it toBto sent itCto be sent toDto have it sent3More than a quarter of the energy in the United States goes to moving people and goods from one place to another.AusingBusedCto useDuse4I found my computer functioning much better, _ a new operating system.Ato installBi
3、nstallingChaving installedDinstalled5-It was Sunday today, and I _ up very early. -So you really had a good rest.Adidnt need to getBneednt have gotCneednt to getDdont need get6Creating an atmosphere _ employees feel part of a team is a big challenge.AwhereBwhoseCthatDwhich7Keeping a regular sleep sc
4、hedule is important for setting a babys body clock,_researchers note should be in place by about 4 months of age.AwhoseBwhichCwhenDwhere8Sometimes I am even sleepy in class.Its terrible. You _ as well go to bed earlier.AshouldBwillCmightDcan9Im sorry. I shouldnt have been so rude to you.You _ someth
5、ing not very nice to me, but thats OK.Ahave said Bhad said Cwere saying Ddid say10The lack of eco-friendly habits among the public is thought to be a major _ of global climate change.AResultBcauseCwarningDreflection11Do you feel like going to the cinema tonight?Sorry, I m so tiredI _an early nightAh
6、aveBam havingChave hadDhad12Starting a conversation is a good way to kill time on the train._. I also like to talk with strangers.AThat is trueBIt sounds like funCI dont think soDYou are kidding13Word came that 30 firefighters gave their lives to our country _ national property security.Ain exchange
7、 forBin response toCin terms ofDin contrast with14When on holidays, the railways put on trains to make peoples travel more convenient.AregularBspecialCparticularDunusual15The government spokesman has to _ his words before responding to reporters.ApassBweighCcoverDexpress16The Palace of Versailles, F
8、rances national treasure, has _ many changes in its century-long history while keeping its beauty.Agone through Btaken onCled to Dshowed off17Maybe it is time for the rest of society to _ the fact _ I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.Aadjust to; that Bget used to;
9、that while Cadapt to; while Dgo about; that while18The art historians tried to figure out how the temple _ when built around 15 BCAmight lookBmight have lookedCmust lookDmust have looked19Which do you prefer, the former option or the latter one?I think the former one is no better than the latter one
10、. So Ill choose _.Athe former one Bthe latter oneCeither of them Dneither of them20According to The Sun, British scientists have solved the ancient riddle of _ came firstchicken or egg?Awho BwhatCwhich Dthat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）In creating AJ. Fikrys ordinary-yet-ex
11、traordinary life, the author Gabielle Zevin has thrown every clichs(老生常谈) into the mix. The hero, AJ. Fikry, lost his beloved wife Nic in a road accident. The sales of his bookstore have been decreasing. The enthusiastic new sales representative Amelia wont stop annoying him with new books. His rare
12、 and very valuable first edition has gone missing. But the unexpected arrival of Maya left in his care brings about a series of events with love and hope to his life.There are few real surprises in the plot and attentive readers will be able to tell where the story is headed. But that is not the poi
13、nt; the clichs and the predictable plot take nothing away from Zevins work The Storied Life of AJ. Fikry because its how she tells the story that first charms the readers, then holds their attention, making them read the whole book in a single sitting and finally give the book a long hug when they a
14、re finished. This book is a love letter to the joys of reading.Each chapter begins with the title of a short story or a book and a note from AJ. Fikry describing what he likes about it, essentially introducing each character by what they read. The characters are so realistic that its hard not to fal
15、l in love with all of them: Maya, “the fantastic book-worm,” Amelia, “the giantess” with questionable taste in fashion, Lambiase, the adorable police chief, and AJ. Fikry, the reluctant hero who hates electronic reading devices that will “send centuries of a lively culture into what will surely be a rapid dec
