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）1The medicine should usually be kept out of the _ of children at home.AdistanceBreachClimitDarrival2He messed the project up, but he behaved as if nothing _.Ahad happenedBhappenedCwould happenDwould have happened3The scientist does not study nature _ it is useful to do s
3、o. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.AuntilBbecauseCthoughDunless4What do you think of your preparations for the final exams?Not so good. Actually I feel like _ for Ive made little progress in Maths.ADaniel in the lions denBAchilles heelCa good SamaritanDa sacred cow5We have only twenty
4、minutes left，so please get to the point and dont say anything that isnt _ to our problem.Arelevant BsensitiveCfamiliar Dsimilar6The conference aims to develop business and let people think about _ they can have a positive influence on the planet.Awhy BthatCwhat Dhow7Instead of making choices for the
5、ir children, liberal parents usually say, “Go where you _ .”AwillBshouldCcanDmust8Its _ for people to blame traffic jams, the cost of gas and the great speed of modern life.AreasonableBavailableCaccurateDcautious9-I feel cold. _ I close the window?-Sure. Go ahead!AShall BNeed CWould DShould10A teach
6、ers job is not to tell the students what to believe or value, but to _ them to develop a worldview for themselves.AurgeBequipCpersuadeDrank11The course about Chinese food attracts over 100 students per year, _ up to half are from overseas.Ain whichBof whomCwith whichDfor whom12He was greatly shocked
7、 at Donald Trumps taking office. Never did he expect that the voters _ be so unreasonable.Ashould BcouldCwould Dmight13As is known, only hard leads to happiness.Awork BworksCworked Dworking14Its supposed to be the end of the paperback(简装书) and the _ of digital media, but some bookstores are survivin
8、g the Internet Age with surprising success.AdeadlineBdawnCduskDdeparture15When did you return last Friday?It was not until midnight _ it was raining hard.AwhenBwhichCthatDbefore16-Alan seems a lot taller than when I last saw him.-He . Hes grown a foot since you saw him in Shanghai.AisBwill beChas be
9、enDwas17Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party?_. It will be more interesting.ABy no meansBYes, of courseCDont worryDNo doubt.18 students English well, the teacher tries to speak English in class very often.ATeaching BTaughtCTo teach DTeach19The book _ through the air to Aunt
10、 Dede and she began to read it aloud.Agot Bpushed Csailed20If you want to lead a happy life, youd better learn to accept life _ it is.AasBthatCwhichDwhere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） Millions of girls grow up with the hope of becoming a famous singer. Some even win local t
11、alent competitions as children, but only a few such early successes and dreams turn into reality. Jessica Andrews is one of the few whose dreams have come true.Andrews first taste of success came at the age of 10. She won a talent competition in herhome town of Huntingdon, Tennessee, singing I Will
12、Always Love You, originally sung by Whitney Houston. Houstons version of the song appeared on The Bodyguard sound track, which happened to be the first album Andrews ever bought.Within two years, talk of Andrews had spread to Nashville and caught the attention of producer Byron Gallimore, whose cred
13、its include work with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Jo Dee Messina. With Gallimore signed on to produce, Andrews soon had a recording contract (合同) with DreamWorks Records.Andrews professional career was launched with 1999s Heart Shaped World, recorded when she was 14 years old. The album included the
14、 country hit I Will Be There For You, which also appeared on The Prince of Egypt. She followed up the release of the album by touring as a support act for such country superstars as Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood.With the release of 2001s Who I Am, Andrews became a star in her own right. The album w
15、as certified (证明) gold for sales of 500,000 copies. Andrews returned in April 2003 with Now, an album that she promised would show a new side of the young artist.This album has a very different feeling for me, she said. Its a lot more personal and theres a confidence that wasnt quite there on the firs
