1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_ travelling expenses
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8、6Did you have difficulty finding Annhouse?Not really.She_us clear directions and we were able to find it.easily?Awas to giveBhad givenCwas givingDwould give17He asked _ for the computer.Adid I pay how muchBI paid how muchChow much did I payDhow much I paid18Chinas Change 4 robotic probe entered luna
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10、need to develop their survival skills and their wild nature.AdisplayBpossessCmaintainDmonitor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）Britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights, inspired by television shows on cookery (烹饪术) and home entert
11、ainment, according to a survey.More than half (53 percent) of the respondents to a poll (民意测验) of 1,000 Britons across the country said they now prefer to spend quality time with family and friends by inviting them over to their homes rather than meeting in bars and restaurants, the survey by mobile
12、 phone operator T-Mobile showed.Popular television shows such as “Come Dine With Me,” where amateur chefs attempt to wow the audience with their culinary (烹调的) skills, “Master Chef” where ordinary people compete to cook to Michelin standards (米其林餐厅评分标准) and a number of celebrity cookery shows have i
13、nspired Britons to entertain at home.The poll showed that nearly a third of respondents had spent money on home entertainment improvements such as sofas, dining tables and bigger televisions to impress the guests.“Over the last couple of years, my clients have increasingly asked for home parties rat
14、her than ones at independent places,” party planning expert Liz Brewer said in a statement accompanying the polls results.“This is not only due to a slowing of economic activity but because many have become increasingly house-proud and eager to show off their cooking skills, in addition to their lat
15、est home entertainment purchases.”Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was the top choice for dream host of respondents, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown was one of the least favored, alongside Conservative leader David Cameron.1、Britons interest in entertaining guests at home is growing because of the impact of .AMichelin standar