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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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）1Could you tell me the_ of making such tasty cakes? Well, I just follow the
2、 directons in the cookbook.AfeatureBplanCcostDtrick2The enquiry_ new facts, the judge had to postpone the trial again.Ato developBdevelopedChaving developedDbeing developed3I shook hands and _ greetings with the manager, who I impressed a lot.Aconveyed Bswapped Cexchanged Dswitched4The store_ I boug
3、ht my textbooks is having a sale this week.AthatBwhereCwhichDwhy5Having pictures to color will keep children _for hours.AamusedBamusingCamuseDto amuse6They intended to have the school better equipped， the local government was not able to get enough money to do so.Aunless Bwhile Calthough Donce7Adver
4、tising is different from other forms of communication in that the advertiser pays for the message .Ato deliverBdeliveredCto be deliveredDdelivering8Please _ your ashes before it fails on the carpet.Acut offBknock offCget offDdrop off9_ what had happened, they knew I would struggle and simply wanted
5、to help because it was the right thing to do.AHearingBTo have heardCHaving heardDHeard10A new airport may be constructed in Nantong, _ the pace of economic growth will be accelerated.Ain which caseBin that caseCin what caseDin whose case11Next Monday is my birthday.Is that so? _AI cant believe my ea
6、rs. BIm so glad to hear that.CWhat presents do you want? DMany happy returns of the day!12Male nurses are difficult to hire as many men reject this_ out of the long-existing discriminationAonceptBresponsibilityCidentityDpersonality13Mary was pleased to see that the seeds she _ in the garden were gro
7、wing.Awas planting Bhas planted Cwould plant Dhad planted14Linda realized she was in the wrong and promised to _ a new leaf.Atake over Bturn over Cget over Dgo over15One of the most important questions they had to consider was _ of public health.Awhat Bthat Cthis Dwhich16Highspeed trains which trave
8、l through my hometown _ up to 250 km per hour make it a small world.AwithBagainstCatDover17My mobile phone is missing. Who it?Amust have takenBmust takeCcould have takenDcould take18The infrastructure of a country is _ makes everything run well, including things like transport, irrigation, electrici
9、ty and schools.Awhich BthatCwhere Dwhat19_the weather ,the sports meet will be held on time .AInstead ofBIn relation toCRegardless ofDIn favor of20What do you think of your preparations for the final exams?Not so good. Actually I feel like _ for Ive made little progress in Maths.ADaniel in the lions
10、 denBAchilles heelCa good SamaritanDa sacred cow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）The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small singleengined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad wea
11、ther. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didnt know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰
12、) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored
13、by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fiftysix minutes.In the years that follo
14、wed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻) she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.1、Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?AShe was caught in a storm.BThe altimeter went out of order.CHer engine went wrong.DShe lost her direction.2、When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?AShe did nothing but pray for herself.BS