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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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）1The young man, _ in heavy traffic on the way, got home an hour later than
2、usual.AcatchingBcaught.Chaving caughtDto be caught2With Mothers Day around the corner，I have taken some money out of the bank_ presents for my mother.AbuyBto buyCbuyingDhaving bought3I am wondering _ makes you study so hard?To go to my dream university.Awhat is it thatBthat is whatCwhat is thatDwhat
3、 it is that4Lucy_ _writing her essay by 10:00 this morning. After that, she listened to music for a while.Awill finishBfinishesChas finishedDhad finished5Its really great to have a computer to store my photos.Dont count on it too much. It _ break down and youd better make a copy of them.AmustBcanCsh
4、ouldDwill6Bob says he will draw lessons from his failure and continue to try.Im delighted that he _ take that view.Awill Bmay Cshould Dcould7Sometimes I act as a listening ear for fellow students _ what is bothering them.Ato talk overBtalked overCtalk overDhaving talked over8By the end of last week,
5、600 people from 50 countries to attend the meeting，with nearly half coming from the United States，Germany and Britain.Ahad registered Bhave registeredCregistered Dwere registered9Id never wondered before whether or not he was kid-friendly. With one glance, I quickly that he probably wasnt.AagreedBre
6、portedCexplainedDdecided10-Can you tell us your _ for happiness and a long life？-Living every day to the fullest，definitely.ArecipeBeffortCcontentDdemand11That Americans have no history while Chinese have no future sounds _; it has raised a thought provoking question, though.Aartificial Barbitrary C
7、allergic Dreluctant12_ what had happened, they knew I would struggle and simply wanted to help because it was the right thing to do.AHearingBTo have heardCHaving heardDHeard13My uncle finally bought his dream house _ overlooks a beautiful park.AwhichBwhereCwhoDwhat14 Whats the recent progress in Xio
8、ngan New Area, first announced two years ago?It _ increasing attention from foreign companies given its huge development potential.Ahas been attractingBhad attractedCwould be attractingDwas attracting15All the containers have been unloaded! Can it have been done by Frank?Impossible! He _ his car las
9、t night.Ahas fixed Bhad fixed Cwould fix Dwas fixing16Have you found the new flat advertised in the newspaper? Yes. But the community_ very large and I nearly got lost just now.Ahad beenBwasCwill beDis17The days are gone physical strength was all you needed to make a livingAthatBwhenCwhereDwhich18Wh
10、at an amazing picture!The little boy _the soldiers, and I caught them in an unguarded moment.Awas salutingBsalutedChad salutedDwould salute19More and more college graduates, the survey shows, feel it hard to find a satisfactory job.AwhatBwhoCasDthat20I was on a business trip then, otherwise I _ to t
11、he hospital for tests.AwentBhad goneCwould have goneDwould go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）Many people feel stressed out about buying and giving gifts around holidaysBut have the holidays become too materialistic and more about the gifts than the feelings behind them?Through
12、out the world，many cultures mark holidays with gifts and foodHoliday traditions bring people together and allow us to feel a part of family and communityThe gifts and food that we share are all about expressing a sense of appreciation and joyThe gifts of a few generations ago were probably more comm
13、on and homemadeEven the people who could afford expensive presents probably didnt do as much buying and spending as we do todayBut with our culture growing more commercial，sometimes the original meaning behind the tradition gets lostNot only is the pressure on spending money on the right present，but
14、 many people also find that when gifts become the focus of a holiday，it puts too much emphasis on receivingIts too easy to have high expectations of whats in that beautifully wrapped boxand that can set anyone up for disappointmentNo wonder we often hear about people having the“holiday blues”feeling
15、 sad or emptyNot all people think the holidays are too materialistic，of courseMost appreciate the traditional aspects of the holidaysAnd some love shopping and are just fine with a11 the giving and receivingBut if youre feeling a little empty about the holidays，what can you do? One key to a relaxing and meaningful holid