1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Many questions have been answered by John. He must have previewed the lessons last night, _ he?AneedntBhasntCdidn
2、tDmustnt2Next Monday is my birthday.Is that so? _AI cant believe my ears. BIm so glad to hear that.CWhat presents do you want? DMany happy returns of the day!3- Dad, have you seen my Christmas card?- _ you painted last night? Im afraid I havent seen _.AOne ; oneBThe one ; itCOne ; itDThe one ; that4
3、A heavy sandstorm is going to envelop our city. It is unwise to have your car .Awash BwashedCwashing Dto wash5The little girl _ a foreign language fairly quickly.Apicked upBgot upCstepped upDmade up6The inner thoughts of the two young persons are revealed in the book, _ both of them fail to express.
4、AwhereBwhenCwhoDwhich7Wu Lei is the only Chinese player has made it onto the latest World Soccer 500 list.AwhoBwhichCwhoseDwhom8Mark has lived in China for many years, yet he still cant _ himself to the Chinese customs.AobserveBadaptCleadDdevote9Maybe it is time for the rest of society to _ the fact
5、 _ I may not be able to walk, there are many other great things I can do.Aadjust to; that Bget used to; that while Cadapt to; while Dgo about; that while10Had Mary not been hurt in the car accident, _ the next weeks marathon.Ashe would runBshe would have runCshe will runDshe must have run11 How can
6、I wake up so early?Set the alarm at 5:00 am., you will make it.AandBbutCorDso12In the past few years, weve seen works by Chinese sci-fi writers winning international _.AconclusionBstandardCpotentialDrecognition13Oh, my God! Whats wrong with you?I was going the normal speed limit when a truck appeare
7、d in front of me _ and I didnt have time to stop.Abetween the linesBaround the clockCout of the blueDover the moon14Uncle Wang is in hospital.Oh, really? I _. I _ go and visit her.Adidnt know; am going to Bhadnt known; wouldChavent known; will Ddidnt know; will15Wild swans _ in the area is a good in
8、dication of a better environment.AexhibitionBescapeCabsenceDappearance16-Nowadays, buyers accustomed to prices moving upward just adopt a wait-and-see attitude.-If they continue to _, then our company is closing down.Afish in the airBsit on the fenceCfly off the handleDbeat around the bush17Accordin
9、g to the school rule, no child be allowed out of the school, unless accompanied by his or her own parents.AshouldBmustCshallDcan18My mother opened the drawer to _ the knives and spoons.Aput awayBput upCput onDput together19Would you like me the radio a bit?No, its all right. Im used with the radio .
10、Ato turn down; to work; onBturning down; to working; onCturning down; to working; offDto turn down; to working; on20Leaders of many countries have been trying to what it is that makes China develop so fast in recent years.Acarry outBfigure outCwatch outDmake out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
11、选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分） Can you imagine a world without chocolate?Its not something Id like,so I was relived to read that theres a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate!The university of Reading,in England,has just opened a new clearing house for all the worlds new cocoa varieti
12、es.They must be quarantined（隔离）before they can be grown.Why?Cocoa production hit a record high of 4.4 million tons last year but about 30% of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases.Now we dont want that,do we?Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of
13、 the new crops since 1985,researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem.The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985,after it took over the task from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew,London.And it has improved its facilities.The leader
14、of the institutions cocoa project,Professor Paul Hadley,says,“One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean,healthy,increasing cocoa material.”The cocoa centre has a collection of 3 plant varieties and their green-house uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical conditions.After up to two years in quarantine,clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries, including several in West Africa.Thats where 75% of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from.The crop is extremely important for the local economy: it e
