1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1When you are dressed in the latest style, dancing to the most fashionable music afte
2、r watching the latest film, you feel great,_?Aarent you Bdont you Cdo you Dare you2The exchange student from Kenya often shares with us the news of his country and _of his neighbouring countries.AthoseBthatCitDthe one3Sometimes it seems to bother the teacher _ all the students are being too quiet.Ah
3、owBwhatCthatDwhere4. Some people say more but do less _ others do the opposite.AonceBwhenCwhileDas5Andy can go to the cinema together with us he has finished the taskAunlessBas soon asCuntilDas long as6Beijings new international airport into operation in 2019 will serve 72 million passengers annuall
4、y.Abeing put Bto be putCput Dto put7Despite the fact that his scores were good, they were hardly as excellent as a student with his intelligence .AachievedBhad achievedCwould achieveDshould have achieved8If he had been working hard, he _ in the office now. However, he didnt.Awould be workingBwere to
5、 be workingCwas workingDshould work9We had better put off interviewing the athlete, for he is busy preparing for an international contest _ in Shanghai next month.AheldBto holdCbeing heldDto be held10To be an expert, a beginner needs to go through a series of _ stages.Aintermediate BliberalCoverall
6、Ddemanding11When I got to his house, I found that the walls _ .Aare being painted Bare paintingCwere being painted Dwere painting12When did you get to know your girlfriend?It was in 2015 _ she was working as a volunteer in Africa.AthatBwhichCwhenDthen13Because of the heavy snow, we had to delay the
7、visit until this weekend to the artgallery _ in the center of our city these days.Abeing heldBholdingCto be heldDheld14An exhibition with 885 cultural relics to be displayed _ at the Meridian Gate Gallery.Awas held Bwould hold Chas hold Dwill be held15There is a popular view_in city strangers are le
8、ss likely to help an elderly person.AthatBwhetherCwhyDhow16After the argument Colin ran away and_since.AIsnt heard ofBwasnt heard ofChasnt been heard ofDhadnt been heard of17When _ to feel unworthy, children often work extra hard to please their parentsAto makeBmakingCmadeDhaving made18Bob made a pr
9、omise to the manager _ the work would all be finished on time.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhether19Though he lacks experience, the arrangements are all _ for the meeting next Thursday ahead of time.Ain particularBin placeCin preparationDin time20_ makes our school famous is _ more than 90% of the students have
10、 been admitted to universities.AWhat; thatBThat; becauseCThat; whatDWhat; because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） When was the last time you used plastic plates? Next time, why not try some edible ones? Youll help the environment and your guests wont go hungry.“I used to work
11、in school catering and saw a lot of money being thrown away. I thought that was criminal, so I decided to do something about it,” said Italian school chef Tiziano Vicentini.Now, Vicentini has an amazing range of edible plates for schools. The plates are made out of bread dough, so you can eat them a
12、fterwards. “These dishes cost a few pennies each and are either eaten by the kids, or go into recycling bins for animal food,” explained Vicentini, 50, of Milan.But now other companies are developing edible plates, too. The Edible Plate Company offers edible plates, bowls, trays and cups. Their prod
13、ucts are environmentally-friendly, 100% biodegradable and can be used for all types of catering and home use. And theyre made from a natural plant. After use, they can be fed to animals or left to degrade naturally. They also have a range of cutlery (餐具）made from corn and potato starch (淀粉).These pl
14、ates will also help reduce the amount of plastic we create. Waste from plastic causes damage to the environment, costing governments millions in waste management. Plastic bags often end up in landfill sites. And the burning of plastic waste causes toxic gases that pollute the air.In response to this
15、, governments around the world are introducing tough recycling regulations. And many shops are offering biodegradable plastic bags and eco-safe packaging on their products. To help matters, the International Organization for Standardization (the ISO) has also developed a system to evaluate the biodegradability of products, with a certific