1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Everyone had a form in his hand, but no one knew which office_Ato send it toBto sent itCto be sent toDto have it sent2
2、To be an expert, a beginner needs to go through a series of _ stages.Aintermediate BliberalCoverall Ddemanding3 He made an apology be blamed what he had done. Its really wise of him.Aso as to not; of Bin order to not; forCso as not to; for Din order not to; of4When the admission letter from Harvard
3、University arrived, Bens parents were and threw a big party.Ain the red Btickled pinkCas white as a sheet Din a blue mood5Kunming is called “Spring City”, but it _ snow in winter.AshallBcanCmustDmight6What was it that caused the party to be put off?_ the invitations.ABecause Tom delayed sendingBTom
4、delayed to sendCThat Tom delayed sendingDTom delayed sending7Comparison may make something appear more beautiful than it is when _ aloneAseenBseeingCseeDto see8We are committed to creating a world free from the homeless and the hopeless, a world _ each and every corner is a true paradise.AthatBwhich
5、Cof whichDfrom where9His advice made me happy, but _others angry.AmakingBto makeC/Dmake10What do you do, Rita？Im a clerk in a foreign company nowBut I _ English in a high school for 10 yearsAteachBhave taughtCtaughtDam teaching11I thought Father would be better, but _it is, he is getting worse, whic
6、h makes me more worried.AbeforeBasCbecauseDafter12Which do you prefer, tea or coffee? _. I really dont mind.ABothBNoneCNeitherDEither13You look beautiful in this dress and there is only one of this kind left here. I wonder if you would buy _.AitBoneCsomeDany14Im afraid that I cant attend Toms weddin
7、g party _ next weekend.Ato be heldBbeing heldCheldDis to be held15. I was embarrassed to admit that yesterday I _ a serious error.AactedBcommittedCperformedDcompleted16-He was satisfied with the result, wasnt he?-No. It was so difficult that he _have passed it.AshouldntBmustntCcouldn tDwouldnt17_ is
8、 willing to volunteer in the 2023 Beijing Winter Olympics is welcome to join us.AWhatever BWhoeverCWhenever DWherever18Chinas Beidou Navigation Satellite System has started providing global services, _ to become complete around 2020.Abeing scheduledBscheduledCto scheduleDscheduling19If you have any
9、question, please _ free to contact me at sue_smith.Ato feel Bfeeling Cfeel Dfelt20To tell the truth, I didnt expect that there were so many people _ the idea.Asupported Bsupporting Cto support Dhaving supported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）A new phone app uses shaking from s
10、martphones to warn people about earthquakes. The new app is called MyShake, which is the work of four researchers at the University of California. Berkeley.Smartphones are equipped with accelerometers(加速器). MyShake uses phone accelerometers to measure seismic (地震的) activity. It has been programmed t
11、o know the difference between normal activity and earthquake movement. The software developers say their app is right 93 percent of the time. A smartphone sends seismic information to the app developers. If the developers receive several warnings from one area, it recognizes that an earthquake may b
12、e taking place or will take place soon. Using information sent from the app, the network then judges the location and strength of the quake in real time. MyShake can record 5.0 earthquake at distances of 10 kilometers or less.MyShake uses very little power, according to its developers. Only when sei
13、smic activity is sensed by the app does it become active and sends data to the network. The app works best when your phone is resting on a flat surface, like a table.The developers hope that MyShake can add to information collected by the U.S Geological Survey. That U.S agency has created the Earthq
14、uake Early Warning System, also known as the EEW. The EEW has used sensors for measuring quakes in many areas. In places where no such equipment exists, MyShake may be the only method of early quake detection (发现). The app also shows ways to stay safer during an earthquake. The developers say it wil
15、l become more effective as more people use it.The developers say they hope to add a feature that will warn people about possible tsunami after an earthquake.1、The new appAis a kind of accelerometer.Bfeels earthquakes through smartphones.Cis developed by the U.S Geological Survey.Dpredicts possible tsunami