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）1Alice has just lost her husband to heart failure.Her _ smile cant hide her sorrow.AarbitraryBartificialCcompulsoryDconventional2Video games can be a poor influence if _ in the wrong hands.Ato leaveBleavingCleaveDleft3To be an expert, a beginner needs to go through a ser
3、ies of _ stages.Aintermediate BliberalCoverall Ddemanding4The researchers who study jokes want to find out _ people from different nations and cultures find funny.AwhyBthatCwhatDwhether5Anyway, were here now, so lets _ some serious work.Acome up withBget down toCdo away withDlive up to6The T-shirt I
4、 received is not the same as is shown online._？But I promise you well look into it right away.AWho saysBHow comeCWhat forDWhy worry7Its natural that I didnt recognize her immediately I saw her. _, its almost 5 years since we met last. AAfter all BIn addition CWhats more DIn particular8It was just at
5、 the time the bell rang he finished the last word in his composition.Awhen; whichBthat; whenCwhen; thatDthat; which9_ progress it is, you cant stop moving forward.AWhatever great BHowever greatCNo matter how great DHow great a10_what they say about me, Im going to continue my work.AIn terms ofBRegar
6、dless ofCInstead ofDIn favor of11Without my parents encouragement and support I definitely _ where I am today.AwasntBhadnt beenCwouldnt beDwouldnt have been12This house is almost _ to the one where I lived as a child.AidenticalBmanualCchillyDenthusiastic13What matters in life is working hard _ hardl
7、y working.Aas well asBless thanCrather thanDother than14I will give you some articles which you can when you write the report.Arefer toBapply toClead toDtalk to15Some business owners are keen on public welfare. This is local services have been funded.AwhetherBwhatCwhereDhow16The Internet is so much
8、a part of our culture that it affects our lives by acting as a _ for face-to-face contacts.Apreference BmotivationCsubstitute Dguideline17John, _ money was now no problem, started a new company with his friends.Afor whoseBof whoseCof whomDfor whom18The store_ I bought my textbooks is having a sale t
9、his week.AthatBwhereCwhichDwhy19As a surgeon,I cannot any mistakes;it would be dangerous for the patient.AappreciateBremoveCofferDafford20This research has attracted wide _ coverage and has featured on BBC televisions Tomorrows World.AmessageBinformationCmediaDdata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、
10、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）Id planned to spend my weekend in the sun, potting flowers outdoors. But that was before the pair of crows. Out of nowhere, they had set up their base camp in our backyard.We first discovered our feathered enemies on Friday morning. It was early, and the sound the birds made trav
11、elled through our neighborhood. I figured theyd go away soon. But, no. They were getting louder and probably annoying my neighbors nearly as much as us with the noise. I admit I got a little desperate.Then, on Sunday afternoon, I looked out the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi staring at someth
12、ing on the ground. I went to explore and found a small coal-black bird in the grass. Its eyes were milky, and it stayed perfectly still as my dog inched towards it. Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away. I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera.I
13、t never occurred to me that the young would be hanging out on the ground, growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above. The second I saw this little creature I forgave the crows.To be honest, Ive never been much of a bird person. I also have a healthy respect for birds, and by h
14、ealthy I mean slightly fear-based. Theyre basically living dinosaurs.I wish theyd chosen another backyard. There are only so many sunny days in Seattle, and I still cant do any gardening out there. But Im also grateful that I got to see this little bit of nature unfold up close. Its pretty amazing.The experience has also reinforced my desire to create a beautiful backyard garden that attracts lots of bees, butterflies, and yes, birds. They are welcome here.1、The arrival of the two crows _.Adisturbed the authors life Bfrightened the authors dogCangered the authors neighbors Ddamaged the au
