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）1Its natural that I didnt recognize her immediately I saw her. _, its almost 5 years
2、since we met last. AAfter all BIn addition CWhats more DIn particular2You speak very good French!Thanks. I _ French in Sichuan University for four years.AstudiedBstudyCwas studyingDhad studied3Due to the countrys growing rate of urbanization, Chinas migrant population _ to be over 200 million by 202
3、0.Apredicts Bis predicted Cwill have been predicted Dwill be predicted4_ a record-breaking seven Golden Globes, the musical La La Land surprisingly does not appeal to Chinese viewers.AWinning BWonCHaving won DTo win5Theres another way to survive this competition - a way no one ever seems to tell you
4、 about, _ you have to learn for yourself.AoneBitCthatDanother6Dont to spring-clean the whole house just because my mother is coming theres no need to do that.AundertakeBattemptCbotherDhesitate7The Dragon Boat Festival _ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.A is marking B marks C will mark
5、 D marked8Next Monday is my birthday.Is that so? _AI cant believe my ears. BIm so glad to hear that.CWhat presents do you want? DMany happy returns of the day!9 on one foot with your eyes closeDand you will soon lose your balance.AStanding BStoodCTo stand DStand10Peter has spent too much time on nov
6、els recently.That may _ his poor grade in the exam.Aaccount for Banswer forCapply for Dstand for11We should organize useful activities, which will _ the relationship of the students.AappointBemployCpromoteDcommit12There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _ a sudden loud no
7、ise.Abeing thereBshould there beCthere wasDthere having been13He always keeps an eye on shortcomings of his brothers _ refusing to admit his own mistakes.Abut BwhileCalthough Dthough14The boy was waving his stick in the street and it _ missed the child standing nearby.AcloselyBnarrowlyCnearlyDhardly
8、15In the Name of People, a popular TV drama, shows a deep _ on the fight against corruption.Aargument BthemeCreflection Dimpression16Kevin, time for the next destination!No hurry! Another 15 minutes and we _ all the exhibition rooms of the museum.Aam exploring Bhave exploredCwill explore Dwill have
9、explored17Do you think Im a good surfer?Of course! I _ you earlierYou made it look so easy，graceful evenAam watchingBwas watchingChave watchedDhad watched18The movie Till Death Do Us Part 最爱will be on at 8 pmWhat about picking you up at 7pm?All rightI will have come back from work by then, and I you
10、 at homeAwill be waiting forBwill wait forChave been waiting forDam waiting for19I think her opinion _, because she is an experienced teacher.Anumber BcalculatesCfigures Dcounts20As _ healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on _ go.Athe; aBa; aCa;
11、theDa; /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）Nearly 300 miles long, up to 18 miles across and 4000 vertical（垂直的） feet down, the 8th new wonder: the splendid Grand Canyon（峡谷）.Viewing its glory, President Theodore Roosevelt called the Grand Canyon a natural wonder， absolutely unparal
12、leled（无比的）throughout the rest of the world. He urged Americans to preserve what he described as the wonderful greatness, the nobleness, the great loneliness and the beauty of the canyon. More than a hundred years later, its still easy to see why almost 5 million annual visitors call the Grand Canyon
13、 a wonder.The canyon stretches as far as the eye can see. Some 5 or 6 million years ago, the Colorado River rushed through this land, carving out the massive canyon we see today, exposing even older layers of rock previously buried. Geologists say some are 2,000 million years old. Native Americans w
14、ere the first people to make these rocky walls as their homes about 12,000 years ago.Today the Hualapi and Havasupai Indians live deep in the canyon, balancing age-old traditions with modernity. There are no roads to this village; mules carry the mail here. But at the same time, the tribes are designing a skywalk that promises an excellent view over the canyon early next year. The bald eagle, wild and endangered American icon is another longtime resident of the Grand Canyon.1、It was _ that rushed through the land and then the Grand Canyon came into being