1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Had it not been for his experience in the forest，we _ in the battle with the fierce bear.Ahadnt survivedBwouldnt have survivedCdidnt survivedDwou
2、ldnt survive2I dont think Rosemary will be upset about it, but Ill go to see her in case she _.AisBwill beCdoesDneed3The fellow we spoke _ no comment at first.Ato makeBto madeCmadeDto making4The part in the film the man broke down the door made some of the audience give a cry.AwhichBwhoCwhereDwhom5.
3、 Jenny was sad over the loss of the photos she shot in Canada, _ this was a memory she especially treasured.AifBwhenCasDwhere6They were standing so far away that I couldnt_ their faces clearly.Amake outBmake forCmake offDmake up7Great pity! His illness is _ the treatment available so far.AwithinBabo
4、veCaboutDbeyond8Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek _ food safety problems.AinBtoConDafter9Alice, why arent you at work today?I a day offAhave givenBhave been givenCgaveDwas given10With a travelling speed of up to 350 kilometres per hour, the railway to be built between Beijing and Shanghai
5、 _ the journey time from 12 hours to 5 hoursAcutsBwill cutCis cuttingDhas cut11(2013福建) _ basic first-aid techniques will help you respond quickly to emergencies.AKnownBHaving knownCKnowingDBeing known12To be an expert, a beginner needs to go through a series of _ stages.Aintermediate BliberalCovera
6、ll Ddemanding13The Mid-Autumn Festival is _ special holiday for most Chinese when _ whole family will get together.Athe; theBa; theCa; aDthe; a14- How did you like the concert last night? - I enjoyed it very much, but the dancers _ a better job.Acould have doneBcouldnt have doneCcould doDhad done15T
7、hat Americans have no history while Chinese have no future sounds _; it has raised a thought provoking question, though.Aartificial Barbitrary Callergic Dreluctant16No decision _A_ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.Awill be madeBis madeCis being madeDhas bee
8、n made17Newly-built wooden cottages line the street，_ the old town into a dreamland.AturnedBturningCto turnDhaving turned18_ to success cant defeat us. Instead, they can only make us stronger.AAttemptsBBarriersCContributionsDAccess19This semester our school offers many optional courses for the stude
9、nts, _ appeals to many students.Aeach of whichBall of whomCeach of whomDall of which20In a competitive marketplace, finding the key factor that _ your business from others is highly valuable.AdefendsBdistinguishesCprohibitsDselects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） It is commonl
10、y believed that in medieval France, New Year was celebrated on 1 April. Then in 1562, Pope Gregory introduced a new calendar for the Christian world, changing New Year to 1 January. With no modern communications, news travelled slowly and new ideas were often questioned. Many people did not hear of
11、the change, some merely forgot, and others chose to ignore it. These people were called fools. Invitations to non-existent “New Year” parties were sent and other practical jokes were played. Over time playing tricks on 1 April became a tradition. The custom eventually spread to England and Scotland,
12、 and it was later transported across the Atlantic to the American colonies (殖民地) of the English and the French. April Fools Day has now developed into an international festival of fun, with different nationalities celebrating the day in special ways.France and ItalyIn France and Italy, if someone pl
13、ays a trick on you, you are the “fish of April”. By the month of April fish have only just hatched and are therefore easy to catch. Children stick paper fish to their Friends backs and chocolate fish are found in the shops.America and BritainToday, Americans and the British play small tricks on frie
14、nds and strangers alike on 1 April. A common trick is to point to a friends shoe and say “Your shoelace (鞋带) is untied.” When they look down, they are laughed at. Schoolchildren might tell a friend that school has been cancelled. Sometimes the media get involved. Once, a British short film was shown
15、 on April Fools Day about spaghetti farmers and how they harvest their crop from spaghetti trees!ScotlandIn Scotland, April Fools Day lasts for two days! The second day is called “Taily Day” and tricks on this day involve the bottom (or the “tail”, in informal speech). Often a sign saying kick me is stuck onto someones back witho