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）1The movie couldnt be more boring.I wish I _ to it.Ahad not beenBhave not b
2、eenCdid not goDhave not gone2-Did you visit the famous cultural relics last month?-No, we_ it, but we spent too much time shoppingAcould have visitedBmust have visitedCcant have visitedDshouldnt have visited3These diagrams are especially helpful when we have a concrete problem _ at hand.Abe solved B
3、to solve Csolved Dbeing solved4He _ a chance to try it again just now.A gave B will give C is given D was given5People _ with anyone who is always talking about how wonderful he is.Afall inBkeep companyCcatch upDget fed up6Mary was pleased to see that the seeds she _ in the garden were growing.Awas
4、planting Bhas planted Cwould plant Dhad planted7- Im afraid the company will not hire me. - Come on, Bill, relax! You have a lot of experience and fine references and your college work is ideal background for them. _ AItll be no sweat. BAll good things come to an end. CWords pay no debts. DDont give
5、 me any jaw. 8Criticized as online games are, they never fail to _ a large number of teenagersAappeal toBobject toCrefer toDturn to9Countries which continue importing huge quantities of waste will have to_ the issue of pollution.AmaintainBsimplifyCoverlookDaddress10_ with all sorts of affairs, the m
6、anager had little time to have a good sleep.AOccupyingBBeing occupiedCOccupiedDHaving occupied11We are committed to creating a world free from the homeless and the hopeless, a world _ each and every corner is a true paradise.AthatBwhichCof whichDfrom where12In the office I never seem to have time un
7、til after 5:30 p.m.， many people have gone home.Awhose timeBthatCon whichDby which time13The book is now out of print, _ it can easily be borrowed from libraries.Aand BforCso Dbut14- Do you think I should join the singing group, Mary?- _ If I were in your shoes, I certainly would.ANone of your busin
8、ess BIt depends.CWhy not? DI dont think so.15Sales director is a position _ communication ability is just as important as sale skills.AwhichBthatCwhenDwhere16As _ healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on _ go.Athe; aBa; aCa; theDa; /17Our English
9、 teacher is considerate，helpful，and warm-hearted，but sometimes she_ be angry at our silly mistakes.AshouldBmustCcanDshall18I _ football since I left university.Adidnt playBdont playCwont playDhavent played19Its great that all the visitors who on the island were saved.AtrappedBhave been trappedChad t
10、rappedDhad been trapped20I feel so nervous about the National English Speech Competition tomorrow. .AI really envy youBGlad to hear thatCSounds greatDTake it easy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） Poetry is the artistic expression of the human thoughts and feelings in rhythmical
11、 and emotional language. Compared with prose (散文) , it lays more stress on rhythm, imagery (意象), emotion, and imagination. As its language is rhythmical, its sound is highly musical. We may say, “No rhythm, no poetry”, no matter the rhythm of poetry is traditional as in metrical (格律的) style or “natu
12、ral” as in free verse.So the poet must write carefully and reflectively in order to find words that not only fulfills the demands of meter and rhyme, but also expresses the meaning in a manner that complements the imagery and tone of the rest of the poem. This careful use of language is the most sig
13、nificant difference between ordinary prose and poetry.The ordinary prose writer neatly builds an argument using words the way a mason (石匠) builds a house using bricks; the poet is an artisan who creates a fieldstone hearth (大卵石壁炉炉床) each stone or each word is turned over, examined, and often laid as
14、ide until it can be placed where its shape, weight, and color will contribute to the strength and beauty of the whole. Prose, according to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is “words in their best order”, and poetry is “the best words in their best order”.The readers chief delight in reading poetry comes from his response to its musical effect, which comes from many metrical patterns represented in conventional iambic (抑扬格) feet or from repetitions and parallel phrasing shown in free verse and from other elements of poetry.1、Whats the purpose of saying “No rhythm,