1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1After _ a sandstorm wa
2、rning on Sunday evening, meteorologists forecast that dusty weather will continue in parts of the country on Monday.A breaking offBcalling offCleaving offDputting off2_ here, come and have a cup of tea.APassingBTo passCPassDHaving passed3_ the students were hearing the exciting news!AHow happilyBWha
3、t a funCWhat pleasureDHow pleased 4He worked in a car factory for four years, _ he founded his own company in his hometown.Aafter whichBafter whenCafter thatDafter it5It shocked the world the United States withdrew from some major agreements it had been committed to, including the 2015 Paris Agreeme
4、nt on climate change mitigation and the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal.AwhichBwhatCwhetherDthat6Many young people just cant live without the Internet, they depend on for whatever information they need.AwhichBwhenCwhereDwhat7Could you tell me the_ of making such tasty cakes? Well, I just follow the directons
5、 in the cookbook.AfeatureBplanCcostDtrick8The possibility that Frank was lying _ through my mind.AswallowedBmaskedCflashed9Look, _ fashionable clothes is she wearing that all the eyes are fixed on her!AsoBsuchChowDwhat10. The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fac
6、t, their capacity _ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.Ain terms ofBin search ofCin view ofDin spite of11She said her _ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left.ApensionBbenef
7、itCallowanceDbonus12I appreciate _ the opportunity to work in your company two years ago.AgivingBto giveCbeing givenDto be given13_, I have never seen anyone whos as capable as John.AAs long as I have traveled BMuch as I have traveledCNow that I have traveled so much DAs I have traveled so much14The
8、 famous book Frankenstein, _ by British novelist Mary Shelley, is the first work of science fiction.AwritingBhaving writtenCwrittenDwas written15Mary felt from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldnt receive any e-mail.Acut downBcut inCcut offDcut out16The enquiry_ new
9、 facts, the judge had to postpone the trial again.Ato developBdevelopedChaving developedDbeing developed17As often happens after long sleeplessness, he was _ by an unreasoning panic.Aseized BfascinatedCimpressed Dembarrassed18The importance _ a national day and how it is celebrated are very differen
10、t from country to country.Aconnected toBgiven toCmeaning toDattached to19-Where is my Chinese book? I remember I put it here yesterday.-You _ it in the wrong place.Amust putBshould have putCmight have putDmight put20He is eager to try something he has never tried before.Oh, I see. Thats _ hes differ
11、ent from others.Awhen Bwhere Chow Dwhat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） When the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (巴黎圣母院) was on fire, it seemed as if the nation had lost a piece of its soul. A similar tragedy took place in 19th century Russia. And the rebuilding effort of the
12、 Russians might offer some inspiration for the French.Standing in the heart of the Russian capital, with 60,000 square meters of floor space and 1,500 rooms, the Winter Palace was among the worlds grandest building. On Dec. 17, 1837, a fire broke out at the Winter Palace. By the morning of Dec.19, o
13、nly the structures framework remained.For the czar (沙皇) , the fire presented a political challenge. Fearing that Russias enemies would cast the fire as a blow to the czarist orders, the czars supporters quickly worked together to shape the description of the fire in Russia and abroad. They wanted th
14、e country to appear united. And they certainly didnt want despair to become the story.The first full account of the fire was written in French by the poet Petr Viazemskii. A Russian translation appeared two months later. That text and others painted a highly idealized picture of the response to the
15、tragedy. The accounts noted that the czar forcefully directed the fires containment. Soldiers were selfless to save the palace. The Russian people felt the loss just as deeply as the czar.To erase the shame of the fire, the czar set a nearly impossible goal: rebuild the palace within 15 months, and he ordered that rebuilt palace look exactly
