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）1Countries which contin
2、ue importing huge quantities of waste will have to_ the issue of pollution.AmaintainBsimplifyCoverlookDaddress2Dont worry. The hard work that you do now _ later in life.Awill be repaidBwas being repaidChas been repaidDwas repaid3_regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at fi
3、rst.ANot received BSince receivingCHaving not received DNot having received4_what they say about me, Im going to continue my work.AIn terms ofBRegardless ofCInstead ofDIn favor of5As teachers we shouldnt accept the argument given by some people _ standardized tests restrict educators too much and ta
4、ke the joy out of teaching.AwhereBwhatChowDthat6 Can I pay the bill by check? Sorry, sir. According to the rules of our hotel, the payment _ be made in cash.Ashall BneedCwill Dcan7This is a very interesting book. Ill buy it，_.Ahow much may it costBno matter how it may costChowever much it may costDw
5、hatever may it cost8All the containers have been unloaded! Can it have been done by Frank?Impossible! He _ his car last night.Ahas fixed Bhad fixed Cwould fix Dwas fixing9Among the young people, there is a growing tendency _ money more highly than quality of life.AregardingBto regardingCto regardDre
6、garded10 -I usually go there by train.-Why not _ by ship for a change?Ato try goingBtrying to goCto try and goDtry going11Not until he left his home _ to know how important the family was for himAdid he begin Bhad he begun Che began Dhe had begun12The small restaurant is always crowded in every part
7、.Thats _ it has a unique dining environment and quite a few wonderful dishes.AwhyBbecauseCwhereDwhen13The infrastructure of a country is _ makes everything run well, including things like transport, irrigation, electricity and schools.Awhich BthatCwhere Dwhat14Whats that noise?Oh，I forget to tell yo
8、u.The new machine_.Ais testing Bwas being testedCis being tested Dhas been tested15Many artifacts _ for the first time in the National Museum at present.Awere exhibited Bwere being exhibitedCare being exhibited Dare exhibited16-How did she lose so much weight as expected？-_ eating less，she jogged fo
9、r several miles every day.AIn addition toBIn spite ofCInstead ofDThanks to17We work during the week，but weekends and evenings are usually _AvacantBcasualCemptyDclear18-Hi, Betty, are you free at present? I have to ask you for a favor-_With pleasureASorry, I am busyBGo aheadCHelp yourselfDAsk, please
10、19 Linda hasnt shown up yet. Its strange. She _.AcouldBmightCmust haveDshould have20In fact，most of us would the consequences of stupid decisions taken byothers.AhandleBsolveCfollowDsuffer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）When I was ten years old I went to the USA to visit some
11、family friends. I noticed something funny about the way everyone spoke English.One moment! I remember very clearly was at the beginning of the holiday, when my friend asked me if I wanted to order “French fries”. I couldnt imagine what they were. She was amazed that I had never tried them and she or
12、dered a portion for us to share. When the waiter brought us some chips, I asked her where the French fries were. She pointed at the plate of chips! Later that week she said she was going to buy some “chips” from the supermarket. She came out with a packet of crisps（薯片）! How come?During that holiday
13、we were also offered “biscuits” with our lunch. This was a very strange idea to me, because in England biscuits are sweet. I later realized that “biscuits” in America are salty snacks. What we call “biscuits, they call “cookies”.I was also embarrassed when a stranger told me she liked my “pants”. I
14、wondered how she could see them! My mum then told me that they call “pants” what we call “trousers”, the outer clothing that you wear on your legs instead of inside clothing!I was disgusted when I saw an “eggplant” pizza on the menu in a restaurant. But I was puzzled how eggs can grow on plants. My dad ordered this pizza and it was covered in aubergines（茄子）. “They call aubergines eggplant in America!” he told me.I think part of the excitement of learning a language is learning about the differences that exist in how it is spoken in different places.1、What is the text mainly about?