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）1It is clearly stated that these regulations _ everyone in the community, without exception.Aappeal toBadapt toCapply toDattach to2In some countri
2、es, people eat with chopsticks, while in _, knives and forks.AanotherBotherCothersDthe other3_ a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them, as far as most of its population is concerned, it is indeed a great sporting nation.AWhileBasCIfDWhether4Join us and you
3、 will discover an environment _ you can make the most of your skills and talents.AthatBwhereChowDwhat5The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to _ the diners.AignoreBidentifyCapplaudDsatisfy6I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my cho
4、ice was quite _.Aarbitrary Breasonable Cmechanical Dconventional7 Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I am sure we will win. _!ACongratulationsBCheersCBest wishesDGood luck8The film Mei Lanfang, Li Ming plays the starring role,has again drawn the worlds attention to our tradit
5、ional Chinese art.AwhatBthatCwhichDwhere9Lifting off at sunrise, the hot air balloon goes wherever the wind blow.AmayBmustCneedDshould10Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to _them too hard.AdrawBstrikeCrushDpush11You didnt let me drive. If we _ by turns, you _ so tired.Adrove; di
6、dnt getBdrove; wouldnt getCwere driving; wouldnt getDhad driven; wouldnt have got12The athletes, especially the winners, should remain modest _ rapid progress they have made.AwhateverBhoweverChow muchDno matter13I wanted some more cold meat but there was _ left.AnoneBno oneCanyDsome14Those successfu
7、l deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _ sight matters more than hearing.Awhen Bwhose Cwhich Dwhere15 The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year? Yes. Thats _ I have compromised with the flat owner.Awhat BwhereChow Dwhen16The post office is closed _ Saturday afternoon.AonBinCofDat1
8、7More competitive high-tech enterprises are investing in Nantong Central Innovation District, which will result in _ economic growth.AsustainableBadaptableCrecyclableDchangeable18During _ afternoon, the rain became smaller, but towards_ evening, there was a sudden landslide that buried the village.A
9、/; theBthe; /Cthe; theDan; the19His brother aims to be _ of his parents by the time he is twenty.AinnocentBbeneficialCinvisibleDindependent20The engineer is thought to be capable and modest, so his promotion to manager is a popular _.AachievementBappointmentCcommitmentDemployment第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列
10、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） More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for“row of lights. It is the most important holiday in India.Many people around the world are beginning to celebrate it as well. The United States is one of the places where
11、 the festival is becoming more common. Diwali celebrations can now be found at American landmarks like Disneyland in California and New York Citys Times Square. They are also held in many parks and museums.Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great succe
12、ss in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India.So, she decided to act.“I felt its about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show Indias rich culture, heritage, arts and variety to the world, she said, “and I couldnt find a better place than Times
13、 Square.”Bhasin came to the United States from India 40 years ago. She is president of ASB Communications, the marketing firm behind Diwali at Times Square. Tens of thousands of people attend the event, now in its fourth year.In India, Diwali is a five-day harvest festival held just before the Hindu
14、 New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall. Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called “diyas.A Diwali celebration will light up Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim this year.Visitors can watch performances of traditional Indian dances
15、 and take part in a Bollywood dance party. The event is part of a Festival of Holidays program at the theme park to show cultural traditions from around the world. The program takes place on November 10th through January 7th.San Antonio, Texas, also holds a Diwali celebration. And it is one of the nations largest celebrations, with mo