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）1We did have a quarrel about money last night，but now we have already_.Ataken upBput upCmade upDbrought up2A hurricane swept through my village. Just as we were beginning to lose hope, it suddenly stopped. It is really “ ”.AAlls well that ends well BLightning never strik
3、es twice in the same placeCIt never rains but if pours DA friend in need is a friend indeed3The government should develop system to predict when wildfires occur andgive warnings in time.ApreviousBreliableCreasonableDresponsible4- Did Jim come?- I dont know. He _ while I was out.Amight have comeBmigh
4、t comeCmust have comeDshould have come5Policemen think that where there is violence , drugs with damaging effects on kids are always _ itAbeyondBbeforeCbehindDbesides6Face the problem bravely and you _ a new way to success.Afind Bfound Cwill find Dhave found7- Thank you for reminding me of the time,
5、 or I late for the flight yesterday.- Dont mention it.Awill have beenBwould have beenCmust beDcould be8Much to their delight, their new project _ at the conference, the excited scholars decided to have a barbecue in honour of the fantastic moment.Ato approve Bbeing approvedChaving approved Dhaving b
6、een approved9The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to _ the diners.AignoreBidentifyCapplaudDsatisfy10Physically challenged as Jack was, he did not _ himself to his fate.Aresist Breserve Cresign Drescue11 Thank you very much for giving me a hand
7、when I was in trouble. Dont mention it. I only did what anyone else _ in my place.Amust doBcould have doneCwould doDcan have done12The government has been under growing pressure to _ the causes of air pollution as smog frequently smothers the countrys large cities.AreleaseBscheduleCmaintainDaddress1
8、3People _ with anyone who is always talking about how wonderful he is.Afall inBkeep companyCcatch upDget fed up14-_ I say something to you? You were really, really something back there. Incredible!-Are you talking to -me? Whoa!AMustBCanCNeedDShould15In many countries in the world, breakfast is a sna
9、ck _ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.Aless thanBmore thanCother thanDrather than16Experience is a hard teacher because she _ the test first, the lesson afterwards.Agives Bhas given Cwas giving Dwould give17The government spokesman has to _ his words before responding to
10、reporters.ApassBweighCcoverDexpress18-Are you ready for the history test tomorrow?-No,I wish I_the clock back.Ahad turnedBcould turnCwill turnDwould have turned19A proposal was put forward at the meeting _ the new cement plant shouldnt be built near the school.Awhen BwhereCthat Dwhich20Did Max go to
11、 the concert with his family yesterday?The report scheduled to be handed in tomorrow, he _ it.Acouldnt have attendedBneednt have attendedCwouldnt attendDshouldnt attend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） For people, many other animals, family matters. Consider how many jobs go to
12、 relatives. Or how an ant will cruelly attack intruder(入侵的) ants but rescue injured, closely related nest-mates. There are good evolutionary reasons to aid relatives, after all. Now, it seems, family feelings may stir in plants as well.A Canadian biologist planted the seed of the idea more than a de
13、cade ago, but many plant biologists regarded it as hereticalplants lack the nervous systems that enable animals to recognize kin(家族), so how can they know their relatives? But with a series of recent findings, the belief that plants really do care for their most genetically close peersin a quiet, pl
14、anty wayis taking root. Some species control how far their roots spread, others change how many flowers they produce, and a few tilt(倾斜) or shift their leaves to minimize shading of neighboring plants, favoring related individuals.“We need to recognize that plants not only sense whether its light or
15、 dark or if theyve been touched, but also whom they are interacting with,” says Susan Dudley, a plant evolutionary ecologist, whose early plant kin recognition studies sparked the interest of many scientists.Beyond broadening views of plant behavior, the new work may have a practical side. In September 2018, a t