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）1I guess _ impresses me most about his painting is the colors he uses.AwhoB
2、whichCthatDwhat2I writing the paper as scheduled, but my mothers illness interfered. I hope you will excuse me.Aam to have finished Bwas to have finishedCwas to finish Dought to finish3When did you return last Friday?It was not until midnight _ it was raining hard.AwhenBwhichCthatDbefore4This course
3、 is of great interest to students, _ to improve their writing skills.Ahope Bto hopeChoping Dhoped5Policemen think that where there is violence , drugs with damaging effects on kids are always _ itAbeyondBbeforeCbehindDbesides6-May I help you？You seem to be having some trouble.-_，thanks. I think I ca
4、n manage.ANo problemBIts all rightCokDNo way7After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, _ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.AwhichBwhoCwhereDwhat8Its nearly four years since I worked in that firm. I _ a band with other fellows.AoperatedBhad been operatingCwas
5、operatingDam operating9The prediction from Maya worries residents _ December 21, 2012 would be the end of the world.AifBthatCwhetherDwhich10Water Knows Answers by a Japanese author, _ into 16 languages, has become a best- seller all over the world.Ahaving translatedBto be translatedCbeing translated
6、Dtranslated11He is confident, _ in my opinion, is most important in society.AhowBwhichCthatDwhat12- It shouldnt take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help - Thats right_AMany hands make light workBSomething is better than nothingCThe more the merrierDThe sooner begin, the soon
7、er done13Young couples will be happy to see their babies _ with good health and intelligence when they are born.Ato blessBblessingCblessedDbeing blessed14-.We didnt find the Blacks during the lecture. - No one had told them about _ a lecture. Athere to be Bthere being Cthere be Dthere was15Pity you
8、missed Georges wedding.Well, I _.Ahavent been invited Bwouldnt be invitedChadnt been invited Dam not invited16Its so humid these days!Dont worry! The rain _ to stop from tomorrow.Awill expect BexpectsCwill be expected Dis expected17 F/ friendships fade away if there isnt _good balance between the gi
9、ve and the takeAThe;/B/;aCThe; aD/;the18As you can see, the number of cars on our roads _ rising these days.Awas keepingBkeepCkeepsDwere keeping19Will you require anything else? Yes, I like a whisky.AwillBshallCshouldDmight20If Joes wife wont go to the party,_.Ahe will eitherBneither will heChe neit
10、her willDeither he will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） When most people think of the word, “brand”, they think of the Nike Swoosh, Ford “blue oval,” McDonalds Golden Arches, or the “State Farm is There” jingle. They know what theywill get with a wellbranded product or service
11、 as promised. Think of Volvo, for instance, and your first thoughts are probably something like “well built, comfortable, Swedish” and, most of all, “safety”.So a brand is a lot more than a logo, icon, or slogan. Catchy as it may sound, it isnt the “brand” in the true senseand it certainly isnt what
12、 makes the brand valuable.A companys brand is a promise. Its a description of the companys character. To some extent, its a mission; its how the company creates and delivers value. Also, its the feeling the company conveys to its stakeholders. Successful brands meet various challenges and consistent
13、ly deliver on their promises, which is how they create brand value.To illustrate it, here are some brand promises from three highly successful, world-wide brands:The NFL: “To be the premier sports and entertainment brand that brings people together, connecting them socially and emotionally like no o
14、ther.”Coca-Cola: “To inspire moments of optimism and uplift.”VirginAtlantic: “To be genuine, fun, contemporary, and different in everything we do at a reasonable price.”Interesting. In none of the above cases does the brand promise describe what these companies do or provide. The NFLs brand promise says nothing about football. Coca-Cola doesnt talk about providing the best soft drinks in the world. And Virgin Atlantics promise goes a lot farther than seating passengers in its aircrafts.Of course, a promise is nowhere near enough. The promise along with