1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1We went right round to
2、 the west coast by sea instead of driving across continent。Athe； theB/ ； theCthe；/D/ ； /2They have leading experts in this field，and thats _ theyve made important progressAwhereBwhyCwhetherDwho3If we use the new recycling method, a large number of trees .Aare savedBwill saveCwill be savedDhave saved
3、4Wild swans _ in the area is a good indication of a better environment.AexhibitionBescapeCabsenceDappearance5-I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays. -Thats _ I dont agree. You should have a more active life.AhowBwhenCwhereDwhat6For thousands of years,poetry the favori
4、te type of literature for many in China.Ais Bhas been Cwas Dwill be7As I opened my eyes, in _ direction I looked, I could see smiling, peaceful, calm and content faces.AwhateverBhoweverCwhicheverDwherever8Interest is as _ to learning as the ability to understand，even more so.AvitalBavailableCspecifi
5、cDsimilar9I am wondering _ makes you study so hard?To go to my dream university.Awhat is it thatBthat is whatCwhat is thatDwhat it is that10 You should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic. But a friend an unexpected visit to me.ApaidBhad paidCwould payDhas paid11She
6、 did not feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she _ in public.AspokeBhave spokenChad spokenDwere speaking12There was also a wallet sitting inside the car with a lot of money _.Areaching out Bsticking out Cpicking out13Their flight _ due to bad weather. They would like to know when the fli
7、ght will take off.Ahad been delayed Bwas delayedChas been delayed Dwill be delayed14-Excuse me, would you please _ me some petrol?-Sorry. I have only a little left in my car.Aspare BsaveCshare Dspend15I have been decorating the apartment recently, so can you lend me some money?Sorry, all my money ha
8、s gone to the stock market. _.AId rather not.BI am in the black.CI wouldnt bet on it.DI am a little shy.16We should organize useful activities, which will _ the relationship of the students.AappointBemployCpromoteDcommit17In April,2009,President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao,_ the 60th annive
9、rsary of the founding of the PLA Navy.AmarkingBmarkedChaving markedDbeing marked18Many thought that after starring in the immensely popular drama，Nirvana in Fire，Hu Ge would _ and actively seek new rolesAmake a mountain out of a molehillBhave too many irons in the fireCstrike while the iron is hotDp
10、ut the cart before the horse19I didnt see your sister at the meeting. If she , she would have met my brother.Ahas comeBdid comeCcameDhad come20Helen said that she would bring me Justin Biebers latest CD the next day, but she .AwouldntBdidntChadn tDhasnt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
11、个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分）The worlds population is projected to reach 11 billion by the end of the century.Feeding that many people will be a challenge, and it is further complicated by the impact of climate change on agriculture. That is why some people advocate an unusual way to boost the food supply and
12、feed people sustainably by eating less meat and more insects.About 2 billion people already eat bugs. Mexicans enjoy chilly-toasted grasshoppers. Thais tuck into cricket stir-fries and Ghanaians snack on termites. Insects are slowly creeping on to Western menus as novelty items, but most people rema
13、in squcamish(拘谨).Yet there are three reasons why eating insects makes sense.First, they are healthier than meat. There are nearly 2000 kinds of edible insects, many of them packed with protein, calcium, fiber, iron and zinc. A small serving of grasshoppers can contain about the same amount of protei
14、n as a similar sized serving of beef, but has far less fat and far fewer calories.Second, raising insects is cheap, or free. Little technology or investment is needed to produce them. Harvesting insects could provide livelihoods to some of the worlds poorest people.Finally, insects are a far more su
15、stainable source of food than livestock. Livestock production accounts for nearly a fifth of all greenhouse-gas emissions, thats more than transport. By contrast, insects produce relatively few greenhouse gases and raising them requires much less land and water. And they eat almost anything.Despite all this, most