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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，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）1A Chinese proverb has it that a tower is built when soil on earth _, and a river is formed when streams come together.
2、AaccumulatesBacceleratesCcollapsesDloosens2The recently released film Kong：Skull Island successfully _ the audience to the adventure with Dolby 3-D technology.Atransports BadjustsCtransforms Drelates3 What do you want to do next? We have half an hour until the basketball game. _. Whatever you want t
3、o do is fine with me.A. Its up to youBGlad to hear thatCYou cant miss itDIt just depends4Are you ready to leave?Almost, Ill be ready to go just as soon as I _ putting the clean dishes away.Aget throughBgive upCcarry outDset about5Ms Alice is considered a lady by us, for she often helps the poor she
4、met with.AselfishBhopefulCmeanDgenerous6Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework ,the mother left the room, _.Aquickly and gentleBquick and gentleCquickly and gentlyDquick and gently7Wechat intends to radically change the way _ people use mobilephones.A/BwhichCwhyDwho8They are smiling. Ther
5、e _ much trouble solving the problem.Acouldnt beBmustnt beCcant have beenDmustnt have been9I _ able to catch the first flight home, but my watch betrayed me.AwereBhad beenCwould beDwould have been10The new supermarket has announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day _ get a big priz
6、e.AmustBshallCwouldDcould11_ who are able to work through the struggle are the _ who are going to be successful.ASomeone; oneBAnyone; oneCHe; onesDThose; ones12Im very grateful to my high school teachers，without _help I wouldnt be so excellent.AtheirBwhomCwhoseDwhich13Please _ your ashes before it f
7、ails on the carpet.Acut offBknock offCget offDdrop off14 Excuse me, do you mind if I open the window? Well, if you _. I can put on more clothes.AcanBmayCmustDshall15Jane is not good at sports，but when it to cooking，shes excellentAhappensBcomesCdoesDoccurs16In recent years, Chinese arts have won the
8、of a lot of people outside China.Areputation BenjoymentCappreciation Dentertainment17One of our rules is that every student _ wear school uniform while at school.AmightBcouldCshallDwill18She _ to someone on the phone, so I just nodded to her and went away.AtalkedBhas talkedChad talkedDwas talking19T
9、he hall of the school can one thousand people.AsitBseatCbe satDbe seated20Alices father always brings her a nice gift _ he returns home from his business trip.Aby the timeBall the timeCevery timeDin the time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）If you thought pilots dimmed（调暗）the li
10、ghts before takeoff to give you some shuteye, think again. Believe it or not, the dim lighting could actually help save your life in case of a plane emergency.The dimmed lights before taking off the runway and landing are a flight precaution used to help passengers eyes adjust quicker during an emer
11、gency escape. “Going from a brightly lit environment to one thats completely dark would require some time for our eyes to focus and see the escape slide,” Alice Theriault, service director for Air Canada wrote in a press statement. “Since we need to have all the seconds on our side in the event of a
12、n emergency, dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers.”The phenomenon that your eyes see those strange speckles (小斑点) as your sight adjusts to a dark place after being in a light place is called dark adaptation. It normally takes our eyes about 20 to 30 m
13、inutes to see best in a dark room. The brighter the lights, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust, which is why dimming the plane lights could shorten your “dark adaptation” time since you havent been sitting under fluorescent bulbs (荧光灯) all flight.Not only does dimming lights add valuable tim
14、e to the escape process, it reduces the tension on your eyes if you need to look outside, or see the emergency lighting along the passage. “It helps keep you in the right direction.” Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Cockpit Confidential told The Telegraph. “It also makes it easier for f
15、light attendants to assess any outside risks, such as fire or debris, that might affect an escape.” So next time a pilot dims the lights, just know its for your safety, even though it creates a gentle atmosphere for your takeoff into the sky.1、The lights are turned down before takeoff to help passengers_.Atake a sh