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)1Youve been coughing so badly recently. Give up smoking, please._. I think I am addicted to it.AIt cant be helpedBGood ideaCSo far, so goodDFar from
2、it2The boy stood his head down, listening to his mother scolding him for breaking the windows.AforBofCwithDaround3The witness an important detail when describing the accident.Abrought outBkept offCleft outDran into4_enough money, the young man was unable to buy his girlfriend expensive jewelry.ANot
3、to saveBNot savingCNot having savedDNot saved5- Im afraid the company will not hire me. - Come on, Bill, relax! You have a lot of experience and fine references and your college work is ideal background for them. _ AItll be no sweat. BAll good things come to an end. CWords pay no debts. DDont give m
4、e any jaw. 6-Oh, we have finished our task and can have a good rest- _Our manager took another order yesterdayAYes, it willBI dont take much of itCIts possibleDIts hard to say7Many teachers like surfing the Internet, _ they may find a lot of useful videos about teaching.AwhichBwhereCwhenDthat8Have y
5、ou finished all your exercises?Yes, _ is left. As a matter of fact, they are as easy as ABCAnothingBnot oneCnoneDneither9Governments around the world increasingly _ artificial intelligence to help promote economic growth.Aput out Broll out Cmake out Dreach out10I was unaware of the critical points i
6、nvolved, so my choice was quite _.Aarbitrary Breasonable Cmechanical Dconventional11I think Ana _ her packing since she started getting things ready early this morning.Afinishes Bhas finishedChad finished Dwould finish12What a pity! _joined in the party, I would have met my old friendAlf I have BHad
7、 I CI had DHave I13-May I help you?You seem to be having some trouble.-_,thanks. I think I can manage.ANo problemBIts all rightCokDNo way14The first decade in the 21st century _ the rapid rise of China as a world economic power.AwitnessBhas witnessedCwill witnessDhave witnessed15Fred let _ that he w
8、as prepared to leave company when the new manager took office.Asecret BslipCpromise Dstandard16Life the like _ ocean; Only _strong-willed can reach the other shore.Aan; theBthe; aCthe ;/D/ ; a17It is immediately clear _ the financial crisis will soon be over.AsinceBwhatCwhenDwhether18The reason why
9、he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he had a _ attitude.Achangeable Bstable Cmovable Dflexible19The new movie _ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time.ApretendsBagreesCpromisesDdeclines20Jason will never forget about his 18th birthday, saw his being admitted to Harvard. Awhen
10、BwhichCthatDit 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)Confidence Comes From Treating Others As EqualsTheres been recent discussion over Chinese attitudes toward foreigners,caused by another quarrel between a foreigner and a taxi driverAccording to the studies described in the Oxford
11、Handbook of Chinese Psychology,Chinese have lower selfconfidence compared to WesternersYet does the result still apply to the Chinese people today?Yes and noFor the moment,different attitudes toward foreigners can still be found in Chinas society,with some displaying low selfconfidence like Foreigne
12、rs are awesome (令人敬畏的),and Western countries are awesomeWe should respect them and be as polite as possible,and shouldnt let them look down on us, and a few unfriendly opinions such as Some foreigners are rude and disrespectful,and their level of civility (礼貌) is far behind China.Chinese used to be
13、lacking in selfconfidenceIt might start from the modern history,after the failure in the Opium wars,and the following humiliation (耻辱) of being bullied (被欺负) and brought to their knees by Western gunsAnd the dark history is still to some extent affecting our mentality (心态) todayFor some time,the Wes
14、tern world represents the best of everything in some Chinese eyesBut our state of mind is gradually changingWhen asked What makes you feel proud of your country? in school classes in China,answers vary from the World Expo to the Olympic Games,from athletes to astronauts,from the mushrooming skyscrapers to busy metropolises,which have all filled us with growing selfconfidenceWhile answering the question Since China is so good today and Chinese people are more confident,why are an increasing number of Chinese emigrating