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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1. The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity _ the time they can
2、spend away from their offices is very limited.Ain terms ofBin search ofCin view ofDin spite of2 volleyball is her main focus, she is also great at basketball.ASinceBOnceCUnlessDWhile3Wed better take umbrellasIm sure it _ when we arrive in London; its always wet there at this time of year.Awill rainB
3、is rainingCwill be rainingDwould rain4No driving after drinking is a rule that every driver _ obey in our country.AwillBshallCmayDcan5-Oh, we have finished our task and can have a good rest- _Our manager took another order yesterdayAYes, it willBI dont take much of itCIts possibleDIts hard to say6_
4、competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams.ADueBRawCCoreDKeen7-Professor Li is wanted on the phone. Where is he?- I saw him coming, but in a minute, he _.Awill disappearBhas disappearedCdisappearsDdisappeared8Ill have all of th
5、e readings by the end of this term if my plan goes well.AcompletingBto completeCcompletedDbeing completed9A hurricane swept through my village. Just as we were beginning to lose hope, it suddenly stopped. It is really “ ”.AAlls well that ends well BLightning never strikes twice in the same placeCIt
6、never rains but if pours DA friend in need is a friend indeed10Some analysts suspected that the rebellion was _ and financed by a western country.Alaunched Bbacked Cevaluated Dcrushed11I decided to do a random act of kindness last year. And _ that the person I would end up helping most would be myse
7、lf.AI little knewBlittle did I knewClittle did I knowDlittle I knew12He let me write down his instructions sure that I would know what was after he went away.Amaking; doing Bmaking; to doCto make; to do Dto make; to be done13 Looking back on _ in years gone by and the good time that I had makes toda
8、y seem rather sad. Absolutely. So much has changed.Ahow it wasBwho it wasChow was itDwho was it14- I have been working for more than 30 years! Im going to retire next month.- Really? You dont look a day 40!Aover BbyCwith Dfor15Oh, Hannah just told me that she was unable to translate the report into
9、English._？She once spent 10 years living in London.AGuess whatBWhy notCSo whatDHow come16He felt _ of cheating in the exam, deciding never to do such things again.AshameBashamedCsorryDshameful17Is it he or you _ in charge of the job and supposed to complete it punctually?Awho isBthat isCwho areDwhom
10、 are18 I am gaining weight. I need to see a doctor. But I think you eat too much. _.ANeglect of health is doctors wealthBLaugh at your ills, and save doctors billsCDiet cures more than the doctorDAn apple a day keeps the doctor away19All the students are required to check they have made some spellin
11、g errors in their compositions.Awhether Bwhat Cthat Dwhich20What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered we could complete the experimentAwhen was it that Bit was when thatCit was when Dwhen it was that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） During the period from 1660 through 1800, G
12、reat Britain became the worlds leader. Language itself became submitted to rules during this period. This need to fix the English language is best illustrated (描述) in the making of The Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson. Guides to the English language had been in existence before J
13、ohnson began his project in 1746. These, however, were often little more than lists of hard words. When definitions of common words were supplied, they were often unhelpful. For example, a “horse” was defined in an early dictionary as “a beast well known”.Johnson changed all that, but the task was n
14、ot an easy one. Renting a house at 17 Gough Square, Johnson began working in the worst of conditions. Supported only by his publisher, Johnson worked on the Dictionary with five assistants. Compared to the French Academys dictionary, which took forty workers fifty-five years to complete (1639-1694),
15、 Johnsons dictionary was completed by very few people very quickly.Balanced on a chair with only three legs, Johnson sat against a wall in a room filled with books. Johnson would read widely from these books, mark passages illustrating the use of a particular word, and give the books to his assistant