1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Thank God I passed the interview yesterday. I was sweating heavily.Me too. I _ when
2、I was sitting outside waiting.Alooked down my noseBlet my hair downChad butterflies in my stomachDchanced my arm2Could you give me a reminder at 9 tomorrow morning?Im sorry,but I a meeting then.Aattend Bwill attend Cwill be attending Dam attending3 I am just wondering which team, Chicago Bulls or Wa
3、shington Wizards, won the game last night? _ I dont really like either team.ADont mention it. BNo problem.CWho cares? DWhy bother?4Its hard for elderly people to see _ convenience a smart phone can bring to us.Awhat Bwhich Cwhose Dhow5He is such an unselfish man. You cannot help but _ him.Arespect B
4、to respect Cneglect Dto neglect6Shall we turn to the boss for a longer holiday?Hell probably say no, _ its worth asking.Aso BwhileCunless Dthough7-My room gets very cold at night. -_.ASo is mineBSo mine isCSo does mineDSo mine does8There is no doubt that climate all over the world _ greatly in recen
5、t years.Ahad changedBis changingCchangedDhas been changing9It is well known _Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province, China.AwhetherBwhereCthatDwhat10Up till now, there has been no scientific evidence about _ caused the death of dinosaurs.Awhat is it thatBwhat it was thatCit was
6、whatDwhat is it11Agatha didnt tell me _ she would pick up her son from school.Awhich BwhenCwhere Dwhat12As is known, only hard leads to happiness.Awork BworksCworked Dworking13Taking drugs has become part of every sport _ athletes seek to achieve beyond their natural limits.AwhichBthatCwhoDwhere14一D
7、id you forget your promise, dear?一 I have finished my homework on time, mom.AExcuse me.BSurely.CWhy not?DHow could I?15Our company is seeking for a manager, especially _ with creativity and imagination.Athe oneBeachConeDthat16Many questions have been answered by John. He must have previewed the less
8、ons last night, _ he?AneedntBhasntCdidntDmustnt17The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front to arrive.Ais expected Bis expectingCexpects Dwill be expected18It was from only a few supplies that she had brought in the village _ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner.AwhereBwhenCthatDwhic
9、h19What about your self-drive trip yesterday?Tiring! The road was being widened, and we _ a rough ride.AhadBhaveCwould haveDhave had20There is no reason to be disappointed. _, this could be rather amusing.AAbove allBAs a resultCApart from thatDAs a matter of fact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
10、个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）Cities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt ver
11、sus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot day from unc
12、omfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and park
13、ing lots 10 degrees cooler than black asphalt（沥青）. It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring（猛增）. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust into smog,
14、which can make life miserable for people with asthma（哮喘）and other breathing problems.Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftopsat least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.“This is an urgent challenge, and its much bigger than one
