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）1The differences the childrens achievements can not be completely explained _ their s
2、ocial backgrounds.Ain front ofBin case ofCin need ofDin charge of2The national park has a large collection of wildlife, _ from butterflies to elephants.Ato rangeBrangeCrangingDranged3What he liked to do was to take an idea and _ it by finding every possible consequence.AsqueezeBwrestleCswitchDshrink
3、4If he _hard, he would have passed the exam.A were to work B had workedC should work D was to work5I could not _my tears when I saw the picture of my father working at the quake zone.Abring In Bturn upCtake off Dhold back6It was not until 3 days later that the boy came back to life and explained to
4、the police what_ to him.Awas happeningBwas to happenChad happenedDhas happened7The TV station will be _ the game live on Saturday afternoon, and we cant miss it.AcoveringBimprovingChandlingDcanceling8The new product is beyond all praise and has quickly taken over the market _ its superior quality.Ai
5、n terms ofBon account ofCon behalf ofDon top of9It is the bus driver who should _ the safety of the passengers.Aanswer for Bsearch for Cstand for Dgo for10Their youngest girl is at the stage _ she can say a single word but not a full sentenceAwhenBwhichCthatDwhere11The use of computers has made _ po
6、ssible for more people to work at home.AitBthatCwhichDwhat12The worse working conditions we are looking forward to _ must have attracted the local governments attention.Asee improvedBseeing improvedCsee improvingDseeing to improve13I writing the paper as scheduled, but my mothers illness interfered.
7、 I hope you will excuse me.Aam to have finished Bwas to have finishedCwas to finish Dought to finish14Chinas Beidou Navigation Satellite System has started providing global services, _ to become complete around 2020.Abeing scheduledBscheduledCto scheduleDscheduling15Do you know our town at all?Surel
8、y, this is the third time I _ here.Acame Bcome Chave come Dam coming16Without your help, I _ the first prize in the English Speaking Contest.Awont getBdidnt getCwouldnt getDwouldnt have got17_ property, were among the richest people in this cityAIn search ofBIn spite ofCIn place ofDIn terms of18The
9、people in the village are so _ that they are willing to help every visitor.AoptimisticBenergeticCenthusiasticDambitious19 Someone wants you on the phone. _ nobody knows I am here.AAlthough BAndCSo DBut20We Chinese are drinking _ milk per person today as we did in 1995.Amore than twiceBtwice as muchC
10、twice as many asDtwice as much as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）The Song Dynasty(960-1279) is often referred to as the Chinese Renaissance(文艺复兴). For about three and a quarter centuries, under its rule, China enjoyed a period of economic growth with great artistic and intelle
11、ctual achievements.One of the most important factors in the Song Renaissance was the printing press which made for a rebirth of classical Confucian learning. By the 10th century,printers were producing a large number of copies of the classical Confucian texts. With this increase in the production of
12、 books, education spread and became widely available.Printing also had its greatest influence on the Chinese political system. In the Song Dynasty, govemment examinations became the most important way to political power in China. For almost 1,000 years, China was govemed by men who had done very wel
13、l in examinations. Thousands of students studied for the exams, and thousands of inexpensive books were required. Without printing, such a system would not have been possible.The Song period was also the golden age of Chinese painting. Emperor Huizong(1101-1125) was a talented painter who encouraged
14、 the arts. A royal painting academy was created and many fine artists were supported. The period is best known for nature subjects and landscape paintings. Guo Xi used perspective in his paintings and The Quict Valley is one of his best-known works. One of the greatest landscape painters of the peri
15、od was Fan Kuan. His masterpiece, Travelling among Mountains and Gorges, is one of the most famous Chinese paintings. Completed around the year 1000, it was inspired by the power of nature and the relative insignificance of humans.1、When was the Chinese Renaissance?AImmediately after the Renaissance in Europe. BDuring the Song Dynasty
