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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4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
2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The president stood by a window inside the room, _ I entered, looking over the square.AwhereBinto whichCwhichDthat2It is going to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to _ you from the rain.AstopBpreventCkeepDprotect3- Is it convenient to you if I call you up at 9 oclo
3、ck tomorrow morning?- Im afraid not. I _ a meeting then.Awill have attendedBwas attendingCwill be attendingDam attending4She did not feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she _ in public.AspokeBhave spokenChad spokenDwere speaking5_ how to get along with others is very important in success
4、.AKnow BKnown CHaving known DKnowing6The girl is sure to become a good actress _ she gets the right training.AuntilBifCalthoughDunless7Dont make a special journey to pick up the laundry for me.Its OK. I _ to the shop anyway.Awas going Bwill have goneChave gone Dwill be going8Eggs, meat, vegetables a
5、nd other foods can easily be poisoned by microorganisms such as _.AphenomenaBdilemmaCdiplomaDbacteria9Do you have a minute? Ive got something to tell you.Ok, _ you make it short.Anow that Bif only Cso long as Devery time10-Im sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. -I think so. He _ for i
6、t months.Ais preparingBhas been preparingCwas preparingDhad been preparing11The old road is indeed less direct and a bit longer. We wont take the new one, _, as we dont feel safe on it.Asomehow Botherwise Ctherefore Dthough12Upon entering a “new era”, what we now face is the _ between unbalanced and
7、 inadequate development and the peoples ever-growing needs for a better life.Aadministration Bviolation Ccontradiction Dpresentation13Under good treatment, many patients are beginning to _ and will soon recover.Aturn up Bcatch upCpick up Dshow up14Hi, Tom! I got a chance to be an exchange student in
8、 Harvard University._! I had been expecting to study there.ALucky youBHave funCTake it easyDForget it15In my opinion,_ shouldnt be any doubt that China will become one of the most powerful countries in the near futureAthisBthatCitDthere16-It was Sunday today, and I _ up very early. -So you really ha
9、d a good rest.Adidnt need to getBneednt have gotCneednt to getDdont need get17Michelle Obama wears clothes that anyone can buy in a mall and _ she may have a larger effect on consumers than ordinary models.AfurthermoreBotherwiseCneverthelessDtherefore18If you were to have a few minutes free, I_ the
10、opportunity to ask you one more question.Awould appreciateBwould have appreciatedCwere to appreciateDhad appreciated19On the surface of the water _, which spoiled the beautiful scenery of the park.Asome dead leaves did floatBsome dead leaves floatedCfloated some dead leavesDdid some dead leaves floa
11、t20You have to rewrite the monthly report because you _ many important details.Aturned offBleft outCdropped byDput up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） A group of scientists is gathering today in the U. K. to discuss a thick piece of ice thats cracking in Antarctica, which is of
12、 the size of Delaware.The ice shelf is called Larsen C, and it now has a 90-mile crack running through it. The big rift (裂缝) is slicing the ice shelf from top to bottom. But this is not just another sad climate change story. Its more complicated. “A lot of things are going on deep inside the ice,” s
13、ays Adrian Luckman, a glaciologist.Luckman says climate change is certainly influencing this region. Larsen C used to have two neighbors to the north, Larsen A and Larsen BAs the air and water warmed, those ice shelves started melting and then disappeared in 1995 and 2002. But the crack in Larsen C
14、seems to have happened on its own, for different reasons.Larsen C has many cracks. All ice shelves do. This particular crack has been around since at least the 1960s. The unusual part is that in 2014, this crack and only this crack started growing quickly. Why?“Well, that is a little bit of a myster
15、y and thats why it drew itself to our attention,” says Luckman. One puzzling aspect is how it managed to cut through areas of softer ice that bind (连接) the ice from neighboring glaciers into one giant sheet. Starting in 2014, that soft ice did very little to slow down this rift.Scientists are split on