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）1-Are you satisfied with his school report?-Not at all. It couldnt have been _.Aworse Bso badCbetter Dthe worst2He _ in a university for five years,
2、but now he runs a company of his own.Ahas taughtBhad taughtCtaughtDhas been teaching3_him not to do so, he wouldnt have made such a serious mistake.ADid I persuadeBIf I persuadeCIf I should persuadeDHad I persuaded4The police are investigating the company, three of _ managers have already been arres
3、ted.AwhoseBthatCwhichDwhere5Locals lived in rather _ conditions until the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949.ApreciousBprimitiveCpreciseDprior6The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but every meal can serve at least two people and is under 10, so not only is it _ but practi
4、cal as well.Aadaptable BadjustableCadoptable Daffordable7Your argument is .I will not let you pass.-Are you kidding?AsoundBrationalCliberalDplain8_ travelling expenses rising a lot, we had to change all our plans for the tourAAsBByCSinceDWith9Different cultural features of ethnic groups are _ one an
5、other and work out a melodyAin tune withBin parallel withCin contrast toDin response to10It was a green dinner. _Thanks. But it really only took an hour.AYou must be tired.BI enjoyed it very much.CYou must have spent all day cooking.DI have never had it before.11Chinas BeiDou Navigation Satellite Sy
6、stem, whose positioning _ will reach 2.5 meters by 2020, will soon provide services for more countries.AaccuracyBcategoryCfunctionDreference12A survey suggests that the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton _ a great boost for British economy because a large number of visitors are expec
7、ted to go.Awill beBhas beenCwasDbe13Be seated, please and Ill make you a cup of tea._. Lets come to the point first.AYou neednt do so BPlease dont bother CYou are welcome DYou are indeed too polite.14.Opening the book, she found in it a white, plain envelope with her name _ on it.Ato printBprintedCp
8、rintingDprint15What if the rainstorm continues?Come on guys! We have to meet the _ whatever the weather.AstandardBdemandCdeadlineDsatisfaction16New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _.Abeing fully accepting Bfully accepting Chaving fully accepted Dfully accepted17The couple was initially
9、 looking forward to having an overseas wedding but had to drop the idea after facing _ from parents.ArecognitionBtolerationCoppositionDproportion18It was announced that only when the fire was under control _to return to their homes.Athe residents would be permittedBhad the residents been permittedCw
10、ould the residents be permittedDthe residents had been permitted19This restaurant has become popular for its wide _ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.AproductionBofferCrangeDdivision20_much pressure the U.S. government put on the Chinese government, China would stickto its own policy of exch
11、ange rate.AHoweverBWhereverCWhateverDWhoever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）Vinegar is great. It makes salad, fries and dumplings taste better, and you can even clean your windows with it. And now, according to scientists, it may even help the planets population survive climat
12、e change. Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan proved that. They found growing plants in vinegar makes them more resistant to droughts. This could mean that in the future, worries about climate change affecting the worlds supply of food will be much lowe
13、r.The discovery was made after the researchers studied the Arabidopsis, a plant known for its ability to survive in dry weather. It was found that when the plant was placed in drought-like conditions, it produced a chemical called acetate (醋酸盐)the main component of vinegar.After discovering this, th
14、e scientists experimented further by adding acetate to the soil of other plants before they stopped giving them water completely. After leaving the plants for 14 days, they found that the ones treated with acetate had survived, while the untreated plants had dried up and died.Its hoped that this simple method of survival could soon be used to help fanners in dry countries keep their crops alive. “In the experiment, we targeted the staple foods of the worldrice, wheat and maize and proved successful” Jong Myong Kim, co-author of the study, told Popular Science magazine.Kim has al