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）1Thanks to her determination and perseverance on the piano lesson, she has a _ grasp of the subject.AcomprehensiveBconfidentialCconservativeDcompulsory2Wed better discuss everything _before we work out the plan.Ain detailBin generalCon purposeDon time3We will remain _to
3、the path of peaceful development and shoulder more international responsibilities.AcommittingBcommittedCto be committedDto have committed4 Thank you very much for giving me a hand when I was in trouble. Dont mention it. I only did what anyone else _ in my place.Amust doBcould have doneCwould doDcan
4、have done5merchant Amachine Bachieve Cstomach Dtechnology6You look sleepy today._ not to miss the flight, I didnt dare to close my eyes the whole night.ARemindedBBeing remindedCRemindingDHaving reminded7Being happy is a skill that can be learned, and one way to _ ourselves to be happy is to write do
5、wn the little things that cheer us up each day.AconveyBappealCtrainDattempt8For the Chinese dream _ at an earlier date, we must accelerate the pace of reform and opening up.Abeing realizedBto realizeCrealizingDto be realized9Some drunken drivers think that they may be lucky to_a fine, which may cost
6、 their own lives.Aget throughBget along withCget down toDget away with10So absorbed _ in her yoga exercises that she took no notice of the heavy rain outside.AMary wasBMary has beenCwas MaryDhas Mary been11Friendship can never be a trade; _, it needs the most thorough and unprofitable concept.Ain ad
7、ditionBby contrastCin returnDby chance12May I help you? You seem to be having some problems. _, thanks. I think I can manage.AAll rightBNo problemCIts all rightDTheres no way13Agatha didnt tell me _ she would pick up her son from school.Awhich BwhenCwhere Dwhat14_ the concert to raise money for hung
8、er relief and to make the public aware of the problem, Geldof invited many famous musicians to take part in it.AIntendedBIntendingCHaving intendedDTo intend15Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek _ food safety problems.AinBtoConDafter16What a mess! Youre always throwing things about.Dont be _
9、, Mum. I will tidy it up now.Ahot under the collar Bon cloud nineCoff the top of your head Ddown in the dumps17Most Schools have banned junk food and brought out new menus. “Thats cool!”said Andreas Petrou, 11th grader.A/; anB/;theCthe; aDthe; /18The Internet is so much a part of our culture that it
10、 affects our lives by acting as a _ for face-to-face contacts.Apreference BmotivationCsubstitute Dguideline19 Which classical Chinese poem do you like best?Dont laugh if we lay drunken on the battleground; how many soldiers ever came back_.Aold and youngBup and downCsafe and soundDright and wrong20
11、Do you know anything about British history?_. I have no interest in it.ATake it easy! BPlease dont bother.CIts up to you. DNo. Its beyond me.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）Despite the vital role they play in many ecosystems, animals considered to be “ugly” are being ignored b
12、y scientists. A study had found uglier animals attract less attention and less funding when it comes to conservation efforts and research. This could mean the ugliest animal population could be under threat.The study was conducted by wildlife biologists Trish Fleming and Bill Bateman in Perth, Austr
13、alia. They looked at research publications concerning 331 Australian mammal species that broadly fell into categories they labeled as “the good, the bad and the ugly”. It turned out that studies into “the good group” and “the bad group” were carried out while “the ugly group” was ignored.Ugly animal
14、s, such as the fruit bat and the tree bat, are being ignored by conservationists. And some animals are even becoming endangered because of how they look. The Madagascan lemur (狐猴) called the ayeaye is so ugly that the natives have long seen them as a bad sign, or a sign of death, so they kill them w
15、henever they see them. Other ugly animals under threat include the dugong (儒艮) and the proboscis monkey (长鼻猴)Despite making up 45% of the 331 species studied, the ugly animals have attracted little attention from scientists. “We know so little about the biology of many of these species，” said Trish Fleming. “For many,
