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 researchers who study jokes want to find out _ people from different n
2、ations and cultures find funny.AwhyBthatCwhatDwhether2This is not an economical way to get more water; _, it is very expensive.Aworse stillBon the contraryCin shortDin addition3Even though the way Lin Daiyu expresses her feelings may be _ to a modern audience, it is rooted in her character and makes
3、 who she is.Aallergic BforeignCsensitive Dfundamental4If an entire country gets richer at the same time, individuals wouldnt _ feel wealthier, since their relative positions in society havent changed.AnecessarilyBinitiallyCtypically Dsustainably5Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merel
4、y a distant goal that we seek, but a means _we arrive at that goal.AthatBwhereCby whichDwith which6Come off it! Oversleeping is as lame an excuse as other.AoneBeachCsomeDany7Jack decided to choose a different _ and teach history through storytelling.Aanalysis Bangle Cattitude Dapproach8 How would yo
5、u like your tea? _.AVeryquickly BAsitcomes,please CVerymuch DIdontliketea9They had just taken their seats, then _ Athe chairman came Bthe chairman comesCcame the chairmanDcomes the chairman10-Good evening. Huangshan Hotel. -Good evening. _?ADo you still have a room for tonight BWhat would you like,
6、pleaseCIs there anything I can do for you DWho is that speaking, please11You can ask anyone for help. _ here is willing to lend you a hand.AEveryoneBNo oneCOneDSomeone12Are you free now? I have something important to tell you.OK, _ you make it short. I will have to finish this report before noon.Ano
7、w that Bas soon asCevery time Das long as13I writing the paper as scheduled, but my mothers illness interfered. I hope you will excuse me.Aam to have finished Bwas to have finishedCwas to finish Dought to finish14 Do you like the book you father bought you? Very much. Its exactly_I wanted.AwhichBtha
8、tCwhatDhow15The engineer is thought to be capable and modest, so his promotion to manager is a popular _.AachievementBappointmentCcommitmentDemployment16Johnson hasnt felt any effect the new dieting recipe has him since he tried to lose weight three months ago.AforBtoConDwith17The guide was enthusia
9、stic and knowledgeable and we spent a lovely evening wandering into places which we _ straight past otherwise.Ahad walkedBwere walkingCwould have walkedDmust have walked18There was also a wallet sitting inside the car with a lot of money _.Areaching out Bsticking out Cpicking out19Students are alway
10、s interested in finding out _ they can go with a new teacher.Ahow farBhow soonChow oftenDhow long20Not until _ the better qualities in ourselves _ expect to find them in others.Ahave we developed; can weBwe have developed; that can weCwe have developed; can weDcan we develop; that we will第二部分 阅读理解（满
11、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）Two young giant-panda twins born in the United States have returned home to China, but are straggling to adapt to the language and food.The 3-year-old sisters, Mei Lun and Mei Huan, wens the first surviving panda twins to be born in the United States, and
12、were returned to China from Zoo Atlanta on Nov. 5. But the pair still understand English belter than Chinese, and prefer American biscuits to Chinese bread.A zoo-keeper said that his main concern is that the pair are so addicted to American biscuits that everything they eat from bamboos to apples ha
13、s to be mixed with biscuits. They even want to snack on (零食) biscuits when drinking water.The zoo -keeper is trying to wean them off their biscuit habit, gradually replacing the American food with Chinese bread. Mei Huan is adapting, but Mei Lun doesnt want to touch the unfamiliar bread.Mei Lun is t
14、he livelier of the two, often jumping onto the roof and hanging upside down from a rail, but her slightly younger sister Mei Huan is calmer, preferring to sit still, observe her new environment and occasionally snack on bamboo.A language barrier is also reported. While the pair respond to their own names, and understand some English phrases such as “come here,” they dont understand the Sichuan dialect of Chinese.The news caused some laughter on Chinese social media, with some users commenting that the pandas would soon get used to Sichuans famously spicy cuisine.1、Based on the passage, whic