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）1The Party could have s
2、tated _ their policy was on this matter, but the voters only received a very dusty answer.AwhyBwhenCwhetherDwhat2It came as a great _ to the parents that their son finally came back safe and sound.AreliefBsenseCrelaxionDfavor3Frankly, I still feel confused about _ he could manage without access to t
3、he Internet for such a long time.AwhatBwhyCthatDhow4Mary really hard on his book and thinks hell have finished it by Friday.AworkedBhas been workingChad workedDhas worked5Thanks to the “sugar tax”， food factories have reduced sugar in their products, _ about 45 million kilograms of sugar.Ato save Bs
4、avedCsaving Dhaving saved6 I like your new shoes! Thanks. I had to try on almost a dozen pairs _ I decided to get them.AasBwhenCafterDbefore7The writer was so _ in her work that she didnt notice him enter the room.AabandonedBfocusedCabsorbedDcentered8John, do you know why the suspect was set free?Fo
5、r lack of _ evidence.Asolid BapparentCambiguous Dconcrete9Many people complained about the stones lying on a road, but _ did anything about getting the stones out of the way.AbothBno oneCnoneDall10Mr. Chapman retired at 70 after he nearly 40 years with the Gas CompanyAhad spentBhas spentCspendsDwoul
6、d spend11Is it he or you _ in charge of the job and supposed to complete it punctually?Awho isBthat isCwho areDwhom are12U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Chinas economic center Shanghai on Sunday night, November 15th2009, _a state visit to China.AstartingBstartedCto startDhaving started13he la
7、w is equally applied to everyone. No one _ be above it.AshallBmustCmayDneed14The deal， next week，will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market.AcompletedBbeing completedCto be completedDhaving been completed15Not until _ the better qualities in ourselves _ expect to find them in oth
8、ers.Ahave we developed; can weBwe have developed; that can weCwe have developed; can weDcan we develop; that we will16This restaurant has an inviting, homelike atmosphere _ many others are short of.AwhereBwhenCthatDwhat17After he was promoted to the present position, he is not so hardworking as he _
9、.Awas used toBused to beCwas used to beingDused to18Helen is going to Manchester for further education next month.Im _ because I have to stay at home and work.A green with envy B white as a sheetC tickled pink D black and blue19Ms Alice is considered a lady by us, for she often helps the poor she me
10、t with.AselfishBhopefulCmeanDgenerous20He doesnt spend any more money on clothing than I do,but_he manages to look so stylish.AthereforeBsomehowCfurthermoreDotherwise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） Nearly one in four Americans made money over the last 12 months by using their
11、 personal computers or other devices connected to the Internet. The Pew Research Center, an independent research group in Washington, found that people are using the Internet to find extra work. They go online to sell things such as used books and furniture or they offer to provide services such as
12、babysitting, house cleaning or computer repairs.Pew found that income earned on the Internet can come in many forms. Some said they had jobs that paid a few pennies each to take surveys. In these surveys, people are asked for their opinions of different products or well-known people. About two perce
13、nt of Americans earned money from ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. When drivers are ready to pick up passengers, they use their ride-share companys app. The computer program lets them know when passengers are ready to be picked up and how to reach them. Some people make their homes, apa
14、rtments, or rooms inside their homes, available for money to people visiting their cities.About 60 percent of people say the income they earn is important to them. But just one in five people who sell things online say the income is enough to be important to their lives. Only 16 percent believe doin
15、g online work will lead to a meaningful career. But 37 percent say the extra income earned from online jobs helps them make up for shortages in money.The number one reason people gave for taking online jobs was that the work gave them something to do and was fun. What kind of people work online or use online