1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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）1Why are some brands more popular than others _ the products are of similar quality?Aas thoughBeven ifCso thatDin case2T
2、he Palace of Versailles, Frances national treasure, has _ many changes in its century-long history while keeping its beauty.Agone through Btaken onCled to Dshowed off3With the help of high technology in the past few years, electronic business _ to bank industry and travel industry.Aapplied Bhave app
3、liedChas been applied Dhad been applied4After making the speech, he went through it in his mind to reflect where he_ better.Acould doBwould doCcould have doneDwould have done5It was reported that as many as 50% of patients do not take medicine _ directed, _ has drawn doctors attention.Awhen; itBas;
4、whatCas; whichDthat; and6 Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond to it? Receiving a text does not necessarily mean you have to respondWhy waste a perfectly good lie _ the truth will serve?AunlessBuntilCwhenDwhile7Some business owners are keen on public welfare. This
5、is local services have been funded.AwhetherBwhatCwhereDhow8-Are you satisfied with his school report?-Not at all. It couldnt have been _.Aworse Bso badCbetter Dthe worst9The T-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online._？But I promise you well look into it right away.AWho saysBHow comeCWhat
6、 forDWhy worry10What a mess! Youre always throwing things about.Dont be _, Mum. I will tidy it up now.Ahot under the collar Bon cloud nineCoff the top of your head Ddown in the dumps11The company needs to _ its outdated image to promote its newly-released product.Alay outBcall upCshake offDgive away
7、12Top graduates from universities are _ by major companies.AchasedBregisteredCofferedDcompromised13The ordinary people all look at the intelligent man with admiration because under no circumstances _ to cope with emergencies.Ahe will fail Bis he failingChe is failing Dwill he fail14_ in my life impr
8、essed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum.AAnythingBNothingCEverythingDSomething15It is well known _Confucius was born in the city of Qufu in Shandong province, China.AwhetherBwhereCthatDwhat16But for your help, I _ the work on time. I really do not know how I can thank you enough.Aw
9、ouldnt finishBhadnt finishedCwouldnt have finishedDwont have finished17The Chinese government has begun a campaign to_ the crazy housing market.AcalmBdestroyCoccupyDreflect18I _up my mind what I was going to say in the seminar, but it was cancelled.Ahave made Bhad madeCwas making Dwould make19lt was
10、 in December, 2018 _ Chairman Xi and President Trump met in Argentina.AwhenBthatCbeforeDsince20Muir succeeds _ other designers have failedher clothes are Original, yet stylish.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhere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） They were a happy family: four daughters were
11、allin the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued to her mothers skirtsTheirthree older girls took the bus to school everymorning, but Janice was always driven to schoolbyher mother.One Friday, Janices mother asked for a talk with me. She said i
12、n a soft voice,My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and heinsists that I go with him. I have tried to explainover and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me, so I have no choice, I have to go. I have told the babysitter todrive her every mo
13、rning. Will you please giveJanice special attention and help her? I want to besure everything goes well for her.I told her that we would make every effort tosupport Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janiceat her car so she would see a familiar face. As amother myself, Id like to help. Janices mothe
14、rthanked me for our understanding.On Monday morning, expecting a tearfulanxious child, I planned a special program of funand games. I waited outside to greet Janice, butjust then the bus arrived and not three, but fourgirls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying“goodbye” to her sisters as sh
15、e ran with two friends into the classroom. I walked slowly into theclassroom and called Janice over to ask how thebus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I alwayswant to take the bus with the other kids. ButMother needs to be with me. You see there wont be any more babies, so I have to be a baby a littlelonger. While sh