1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3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交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Hi, Tom, have you checked the account yet?Certainly, I _ it five times even though you told me to do it twice.Achecked
2、Bwill have checkedChave been checking Dhad checked2As he works in a remote area, he visits his parents only _Aanxiously BoccasionallyCpractically Durgently3_enough money, the young man was unable to buy his girlfriend expensive jewelry.ANot to saveBNot savingCNot having savedDNot saved4People tend t
3、o love agricultural products _ without the use of fertilizers, pesticides or chemical additives.AgrowingBgrownCbeing grownDhaving been grown5The old couple, _ country life, were unwilling to move to the city to live with his son.Aaccustomed toBburied inCaddicted toDexposed to6Have you finished all y
4、our exercises?Yes, _ is left. As a matter of fact, they are as easy as ABCAnothingBnot oneCnoneDneither7 How did you find Professor Smiths speech last night ? To be frank, his speech didnt _ to me .AappealBbelongCreferDoccur8I wish I _ her the news and then she wouldnt be worried now.Adont tellBdidn
5、t tellChavent toldDhadnt told9_ is often the case, we have worked out the production plan.AWhich BWhen CWhat DAs10After he consulted with his professor，an idea was beginning to_ in his mind.Apay offBtake shapeCwork outDmake up11For all the failure of his business, he remains optimistic and _ untroub
6、led by his problems.AhopefullyBseeminglyCrarelyDfrequently12_ the deadline, the workers had to work overtime to get the job finished.AGivingBGivenCHaving givenDTo give13The new secretary is and therefore the manager is satisfied with her work.AeffectiveBefficientCspecificDsufficient14The warmth of _
7、 coat will mostly be determined by _ soft of cloth used.Athe; aBa; theC/; theDa; a15The new supermarket has announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day _ get a big prize.AmustBcouldCwouldDshall16 Can I pay the bill by check? Sorry, sir. According to the rules of our hotel, the paym
8、ent _ be made in cash.Ashall BneedCwill Dcan17Although the situation was tough during the economic crisis now things are beginning to _.Alook upBkeep upCset upDbuild up18Among the crises that face humans _ the lack of natural resources.AisBareCis thereDare there19I heard they went skiing in the moun
9、tains last winter.It true because there was little snow there.Amay be notBwont beCcouldnt beDmustnt be20As is often the case, there are always some obstacles in the way，something _ before we realize the real goal of education.Ato be got throughBgot throughCgetting throughDhaving been got through第二部分
10、 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） Most of us struggle through the time it takes to get a cup of coffee to our lips once our alarms go off. Luckily, this coffee-brewing alarm clock could make those few struggling minutes practically disappear.An alarm clock that brews a fresh pot of
11、 coffee as soon as you wake up actually exists, and you can buy it right now. Thanks to the Barisieur, your morning time will never be the same.Heres how it works: Before you go to bed, fill the glass container with water and pour ground coffee into the filter (过滤器). Not a black coffee drinker?Not t
12、o worry - special drawers keep your cream cold and store your sugar, too.Then, just set your alarm and go to sleep. This machine will take care of the rest.A few minutes before your alarm goes off next morning, the Barisieur will begin to brew your coffee. And voila! A hot cup of coffee is waiting f
13、or you when your alarm rings and you open your eyes. You wont even have to leave your bed.London designer Joshua Renouf designed this invention himself, raising over $500,000 through donations on IndieGoGo. Coffee lovers should act fast and put in a pre-order on the website now, paying just $300. Ot
14、herwise, you have to wait until it hits stores and pay $420.Owning one of these clocks will be totally worth it. Nothing says “seize the day” quite like waking up to a pot of freshly brewed coffee, after all. Also, the machine isnt limited to making coffee only in the morning. You can go out and ret
15、urn home with a hot cup of coffee waiting for you.1、Why does the author mention the struggle?ATo show making coffee is challenging.BTo show coffee can make us feel better.CTo show the coffee-brewing alarm clock is great.DTo show it is difficult to get up early in the morning.2、What does the underline
