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）1A new airport may be constructed in Nantong, _ the pace of economic growth
2、 will be accelerated.Ain which caseBin that caseCin what caseDin whose case2If these new measures dont work, well have to _ our old system.Amake up for Bcome up withCbreak away from Dfall back on3The prediction from Maya worries residents _ December 21, 2012 would be the end of the world.AifBthatCwh
3、etherDwhich4Fiona never fails to grasp any chance of promotion.Shes a woman of _.AambitionBattentionCexpectationDreputation5I like such houses with beautiful gardens in front, but I dont have enough money to buy .AitBoneCthatDthis6The first decade in the 21st century _ the rapid rise of China as a w
4、orld economic power.AwitnessBhas witnessedCwill witnessDhave witnessed7After college, he was employed in a middle school and there ever since.Awould worked Bhad workedCworked Dhas worked8The world is not always _we wish it to be.AthatBwhichCwhatDwhere9Youd better write down the phone number of that
5、restaurant for future _.Apurpose Breference Cmemory Dassessment10Excuse me, sir, didnt you see the red light?Sorry, my mind _ somewhere else.Ahas been wanderingBwas wanderedCwas wanderingDhas been wandered11He is confident, _ in my opinion, is most important in society.AhowBwhichCthatDwhat12Dont lea
6、ve the water _while you brush your teeth.Aracing BrushingCrunning Drolling13I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being _ blind and deaf for a few days at some time in his life.Ahas been strickenBwere strickenChad beenDwould be14It was not until 3 days later that the boy came bac
7、k to life and explained to the police what_ to him.Awas happeningBwas to happenChad happenedDhas happened15I was caught in a traffic jam for over an hour, otherwise, I _ you waiting for such a long time.Ahad not keptBwill not keepCwould not have keptDhave not kept16Policemen think that where there i
8、s violence , drugs with damaging effects on kids are always _ itAbeyondBbeforeCbehindDbesides17From my point of view, theres little chance that we will be successful in trying to change the present situation. _, it is important that we try our best.AMeanwhileBOtherwiseCThereforeDNevertheless18New id
9、eas sometimes have to wait for years before _.Abeing fully accepting Bfully accepting Chaving fully accepted Dfully accepted19Join us and you will discover an environment _ you can make the most of your skills and talents.AthatBwhereChowDwhat20The foreigners here are greatly impressed by the fact th
10、at _ people from all walks of life are working hard for _ new Tianjin.A/; a B/; theCa; a Dthe; the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） My husband and I wanted desperately the instant transformation from typical consumers to eco-conscious peopleWe switched our light bulbs to CFL(co
11、mpact fluorescent light)bulbs to conserve energyWe went about the house turning off lights and unplugging appliances that werent in useBut the rate of global warming exceeded our snails pace conversion to greenhoodSo I pressed onwardI decided to put veganism(素食主义)at the top of our agendaVegans refus
12、e any animal flesh or commercial goods made from any animal byproducts such as milk or fatsAll the family applauded this option except for my husbandSome kind of animal needed to sacrifice its dear life for his meal or it washt dinnerI cooked up a storm，struggling to prepare nutritious meals dominat
13、ed by not-so-obvious vegan dishes like bean burritos and high-fiber vegetable stir-fryIt took a few days before he realized that he hadnt been eating any meat“I feel like eating beef”he announcedSo that night，I took full advantage of a zucchini (一种南瓜)，cut it into chunky(粗大的)pieces and cooked themThe
14、n I covered them with spicesMy beef-starved husband had some and a curious look crossed his face“Wheres the beef?”“Living peacefully somewhere on an open plain where it belongs”“I knew it”he murmured“Youve surely made great contributions to the boom in cattle.”His taste buds were developed completel
15、y around the flavor of every kind of animal：cattle，pigs，deer，lamb，chickens and ducksConverting him was like feeding grass to a lionIm all for preserving our planet，but what good would it do to save the earth for tomorrows generation if todays died of starvation? The next day，we went out for burgersI