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）1Although everything seems to have been taken into consideration, _ accident can happen when the astronauts walk in _ space.A/; theBan; theCthe; theD
2、an; /2Kate asked the girls to so she could hear what her husband said onthe phone.Aslow downBcome downCsettle downDbreak down3Dont defend him any more. Its obvious that he _ destroyed the fence of the garden even without an apology.Aaccidentally Bcarelessly Cdeliberately Dclumsily4Great pity! His il
3、lness is _ the treatment available so far.AwithinBaboveCaboutDbeyond5The famous book Frankenstein, _ by British novelist Mary Shelley, is the first work of science fiction.AwritingBhaving writtenCwrittenDwas written6People tend to love agricultural products _ without the use of fertilizers, pesticid
4、es or chemical additives.AgrowingBgrownCbeing grownDhaving been grown7My friend warned me _ going to the East Coast because it was crowded with tourists.AbyBagainstConDfor8Ted has never been so rude!He _something he shouldnt have, but I guess he didnt mean that.Ahas saidBhad saidCsaidDwas saying9She
5、 is quite_to office work.You had better offer her some suggestions when necessaryAfamiliarBfreshCsimilarDsensitive10If the new security system _ into effect, such accidents would never have happened.Awould be putBwere putCshould be putDhad been put11Anyway, were here now, so lets _ some serious work
6、.Acome up withBget down toCdo away withDlive up to12When I was twenty, I had to_ before graduation and work in a clothes shop to help support my family.Acome outBstay outCleave outDdrop out13The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest _ rapid progress they have made.AwhateverBhoweverC
7、how muchDno matter14- I prefer a computer made in your company, but I may need some more information about the product.- _.AThank youBIts a pleasureCYou are welcomeDAt your service15Christine is _ about anything but her dress as she doesnt really care about what she looks like in the eyes of others.
8、AcautiousBoptimisticCparticularDcurious16All the dishes in this menu， _ otherwise stated， will serve two to three people.AasBifCthoughDunless17This car is important to our family. We would repair it at our expense _ it break down within the first year.AcouldBwouldCmightDshould18The movie couldnt be
9、more boring.I wish I _ to it.Ahad not beenBhave not beenCdid not goDhave not gone19American singer Taylor Swift, 21, _ big at the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards in the US on April 3rd.AstoodBgaveCscoredDmade20_ amazed us greatly was that Linda could speak five languages.AThatBWhatCWhichDWhy第二部
10、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）Mirroring Chinas Past: Emperors and Their BronzesChinese bronzes (青铜) of the second and first millennia BC are some of the most distinctive achievements in the history of art. These vessels (容器) were made to carry sacrificial offerings, to use in b
11、urial or to honor noble families in public ceremonies. When they were found by emperors centuries later, these spiritually significant objects were seen as signs of heavenly messages about a ruler or a dynasty and became prized items in royal collections. This exhibitionthe first to explore these an
12、cient objects throughout Chinese historypresents a rare opportunity to experience a large number of these works together in the United States.Unlike Greek and Roman bronze sculptures of human and animal forms, most objects from Bronze Age China (about 2000 - 221 BC) were vessels for ceremonial use.
13、Beginning with the Song dynasty (960 - 1279), emperors unearthed these symbolic works and began collecting them, considering them to be evidence of their own authority as rulers. In addition to impressive collections, the royal fascination with bronzes led to the creation of numerous reproductions a
14、nd the comprehensive cataloguing of palace holdings. These catalogues are works of art themselves, featuring beautiful drawings and detailed descriptions of each object.From the 12th century onward, scholars and artists also engaged in collecting and understanding ancient bronzes. Unlike emperors, s
15、cholars regarded bronzes as material evidence of their efforts to recover and reconstruct the past, and they occasionally exchanged them as tokens (象征) of friendship. Today ancient bronzes still occupy a primary position in Chinese culture as historical objects and as signifiers of an important cultural heritage that inspires new generations, as seen in the w
