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 ordinary people all look at the intelligent man with admiration because under no circumstances _ to cope with emergencies.Ahe will fail Bis he failingChe is failing Dwill he fail2 Hello, I _ to ask if I can book a flight ticket to Hainan tomorrow? Sorry, weve alread
3、y sold out.Aphone Bwill phoneCam phoning Dhave phoned3I think it a great honor _ to visit your country.Ato inviteBinvitingChaving invitedDto be invited4Oh！I can feel something _ up my leg！It must be an insectAto climbBclimbingCclimbDclimbed5I think Tom will make a good monitor, _ Id like to vote for
4、 him.Abut BforCor Dso6It rained heavily overnight and not until this morning _.A. had it stoppedBdid it stopCstopped itDit stopped7It was _ we were returning home _ I realized what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in trouble.Awhen; beforeBwhen; thatCbefore; whereDhow; that8If youd writte
5、n earlier, Id have known when you to go on holiday.AwantBhave wantedCwantedDwill want9President Xi underlines that it is only with joint efforts to keep maritime peace _ build a maritime community with a shared future for mankind.Acan weBwe canCthat we canDthat can we10Thanks for your useful advice;
6、 otherwise I _ such rapid progress.Adidnt makeBcouldnt have madeChadnt madeDshouldnt have made11Youll recognize me when you get out of the station. I_ jeans and a white T-shirt.Awill be wearing Bhad wornCwas wearing Dhave worn12The movie Till Death Do Us Part 最爱will be on at 8 pmWhat about picking y
7、ou up at 7pm?All rightI will have come back from work by then, and I you at homeAwill be waiting forBwill wait forChave been waiting forDam waiting for13I _ tell you with certainty that he wont be able to finish it before the deadline. Awill Bmust Ccan Dmay14The teachers voice still remained calm _
8、she was getting annoyed.Aas long as Beven ifCas if Dnow that15Due to the reform and openingup, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved _ over the past decades.AconsideratelyBapproximatelyCappropriatelyDconsiderably16Many questions have been answered by John. He must have previewed the less
9、ons last night, _ he?AneedntBhasntCdidntDmustnt17- Im afraid the company will not hire me. - Come on, Bill, relax! You have a lot of experience and fine references and your college work is ideal background for them. _ AItll be no sweat. BAll good things come to an end. CWords pay no debts. DDont giv
10、e me any jaw. 18The wide spread of super hybrid rice around the world _ the lives of millions and millions of people suffering from hunger to a great level.Ahas improvedBis improvingCimprovedDhas been improving19She is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone _ the degree that she mak
11、es it seem as if she does not want the mystery _.Aon; to solveBwith; solvingCfor; being solvedDto; to be solved20The world is not always _we wish it to be.AthatBwhichCwhatDwhere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 we smile，our system recognizes that theres an absence of threa
12、t，and relaxation: It slows down our heart rate，and may reduce blood pressure for a short time，too，promoting overall heart health. Even forcing your face into a smile can reduce stress and relax yourself.Smiling is a language that everyone understands regardless of age，race，culture，language，and natio
13、nality. We all know that when you smile at people，even strangers，they almost always smile back，spreading a kind of peace and goodwill. This contagious（富于感染力的）smiling comes from a subconscious tendency to match other peoples emotions. Its why people who spend time around children，who smile often，natu
14、rally smile more than people who keep mostly adults company.People who are generous with smiles are considered more likeable and approachable than people who wear a deadpan（故作严肃的）expression. Consider successful salesmen and politicians. Can you imagine how wed react if they wore sour expressions？ People who smile a lot are more likely to gain our trust and earn better tips than someone who provides the same service with a blank face.In a study，Major League Baseball players in 1952 who wore full face，genuine smiles on their baseball cards lived longer，arou
