1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3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交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1As a child, I was _to keep quiet when my parents were discussing something, while parents nowadays often ask for their
2、childrens opinions.AdemandedBhopedCforbiddenDrequired2Life is a journey _with hardships, joys and special moments.AfilledBto fillCfillingDhaving filled3-Can you come on Monday of Tuesday？-Im afraid_ day is possible.AeitherBneitherCsomeDany4Everyone in the village hoped that he would _ after a few da
3、ys treatment.Apick upBcome upCkeep upDmake up5In time we reached a stage we had more young readers than old onesAwhereBhowCwhoDwhat6We _have hurried all the way to the airportthe flight was called off because of the foggy weather.AmustntBcouldntCneedntDwouldnt7The dining room is clean and tidy, with
4、 a table already _for a big mealA. being laid Blaying Cto lay Dlaid8Are the repairs finished yet?Yes, they _ when I came back home.Awould be completed Bwould completeChad completed Dhad been completed9Some people are able to multitask wellthey can two or more businesses at the same time very well.At
5、urn to Brelate toClead to Dattend to10It is not surprising the new course on electronic games has attracted many students.Awhat BwhichCthat Dwhere11Playing with their peers, children learn to and not do exactly what they want to do.Acompromise BcompeteCcontribute Dconstruct12- Do you think I should
6、join the singing group, Mary?- _ If I were in your shoes, I certainly would.ANone of your business BIt depends.CWhy not? DI dont think so.13_ far in the contest, we are so disappointed.ANot gettingBNot to getCNot having gotDNot got14If we_ a table in advance, we wouldnt be standing here in the long
7、queue.AreserveBreservedChave reservedDhad reserved15Communication can help you gain more respect from your parents, and you may be able to reach _ that make everyone happy.AcompromisesBcontributionsCcongratulationsDcompetitions16As is known, it was Hu Jintao, _ president of our nation, who gave _ le
8、cture at the ceremony of National DayAthe; aBthe ; /Ca; theD/; a17The expert points out the phenomenon that cream goes bad faster than butter_ its structure rather than its chemical composition.Alives up toBgets down toCcomes down toDstands up to18May I help you? You seem to be having some problems.
9、 _, thanks. I think I can manage.AAll rightBNo problemCIts all rightDTheres no way19They didnt take measures in time, otherwise the explosions _some experts saidAwouldnt happenBdidnt happenCwouldnt have happenedDmustnt have happened20 The room looks bigger! We _ the furniture.Ahave changedBhad chang
10、edCchangedDare changing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） I took down the violin I made in the past two months, and walked towards the farmland outside. The violin shined in the sunlight, and I admitted, unwillingly, that it looked good. But I knew it was a mockery (笑柄) of my fa
11、ilure to find beauty.“What makes a violin beautiful?”I first asked this question as a three-year-old child and now again as a teenager. When I listened to a violin for the first time, I was so astonished by its beauty that I imagined a fairy living in the wooden frame. But fairies faded when I grew
12、older. I wanted a reasonable answer to the question.I referred to Professor Ruan, my violin teacher, who introduced the violin to me 14 years ago. This 85-year-old man rhapsodized about (热烈赞美) the legend of Antonio Stradivari. “His violins are the most beautiful works human has ever crafted.” “Make
13、a violin with your own hands,” Professor Ruan suggested,“When you play it, youll know.”However, when Professor Ruan introduced to me a violin workshop, what I saw was far from my expectation. In front of me was a fat worker, shirtless and sunburned, soon to become my master. What shocked me most was
14、 that the “master” knew nearly nothing about music. His rough hands had been tending crops, not instruments, for most of his life.Two months later, standing outside the workshop, I was disappointed. Yes, I just finished or copied a Stradivarius violin. But I didnt find beauty in it. Then I remembere
15、d Professor Ruans words, “When you play it, youll know.” So I closed my eyes, and focused on where my fingers and strings touched. Music flowed suddenly so beautifully that for a moment I doubted my own ears. Slowly I opened my eyes, and with surprise found the fairy of my childhood fantasy dancing to my