1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1By serving others, a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself, _ can be very eye-opening and rewarding.AwhoBwhichCwhatDthat2Where is
2、Peter? I cant find him anywhere.He went to the library after breakfast and _ his essay there ever since.AwroteBhad writtenChas been writingDis writing3Only after talking to two students that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.AI did discoverBdid I discoverCI dis
3、coveredDdiscovered4Dont throw away the old booksGive them to _needs themAwhoeverBanyoneCwhoDwhomever5 Do you often come here to have a walk? No, only _, because we are much too busy.Aoccasionally BeventuallyCmerely Dfrequently6_ by many potential customers, the salesman had to gather his courage and
4、 sell the product in different ways.A. Having deniedBDenyingCBeing deniedDHaving been denied7He works very hard in order to get himself _ into a key university.AacceptedBreceivedCannouncedDadmitted8Jane went to her teacher just now. She _ about the solution to the problem.Awondered Bwas wondering Ch
5、ad wondered Dwould wonder9She runs on average about 15 miles a day every day, _ the circumstances.AwhateverBwhereverCwhicheverDhowever10Excuse me, can you tell me where I can find a supermarket?I happen to know _ nearby. Come on, Ill show you the way.AoneBitCthatDsome11In fact，most of us would the c
6、onsequences of stupid decisions taken byothers.AhandleBsolveCfollowDsuffer12The engineer is thought to be capable and modest, so his promotion to manager is a popular _.AachievementBappointmentCcommitmentDemployment13You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow _ you keep it tidy and clea
7、n.Afor fear thatBin caseCon condition thatDeven if14Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party?_. It will be more interesting.ABy no meansBYes, of courseCDont worryDNo doubt.15The girl is so grateful whenever she remembers my brother and me _ her from the icy water.Ato have saved
8、Bto saveCsavingDsaved16After the fire，_ would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes.AthatBitCwhatDwhich17How did it come that you damaged your car so badly? I _into a tree on the roadside the other day.AranBhad runCwas runningDrun18Jane cant attend the meeting at 3 oclock
9、this afternoon because she _ a class at that time.Awill teachBwould teachChas taughtDwill be teaching19Eventually, she has recognized _, whatever happens and however bad _ seems today, life still goes on and everything will be better tomorrowAthat; itBit; thatCit; whatDthat; what20 Did you catch the
10、 first bus this morning?No. It had left the stop _ I got there.A. in the timeBat the timeCby the timeDduring 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）Dodder is an unusual and unwanted plant that attacks other plants. Except for its flowers, the plant looks like spaghetti, a kin
11、d of noodles in the shape of long thin pieces that look like string when they are cooked. Its almost leafless, thread-like stems（茎）hang down on top of other plants that dodder needs to stay alive. Dodder does not produce its own food. Instead, it steals food from other plants. It feeds by sucking ju
12、ices from the plant which is wrapped around, often making its host very weak or even killing it.Dodder can find other plants by their smell. When a young dodder plant starts growing, it follows the smell of plants it prefers, like tomato plants, potato plants, or other farm crops. Unlike most plants
13、 that usually grow in the direction of light or warmth, a dodder plant will grow in the direction of, for example, tomato smell-if a tomato happens to be growing nearby.However, a young dodder plant must find a host plant quickly. It no longer needs its root once it is attached to the host and wrapp
14、ed around it. If it cannot catch a smell of a potential host within a few days, it will dry up and disappear-even if there is plenty of water around. Once it finds a host, the young dodder plant will attach itself to it and start growing faster. At that point the dodder plant will drop its root.Dodd
15、er is thus a difficult weed to manage and a real headache for farmers. When it does get out of hand, dodder can greatly reduce a farmers harvest or even destroy crops completely. Before sowing their produce, especially farmers in warm parts of the world often check to make sure no unwanted dodder seeds have mixed with their crop seeds. This is a good w