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）1Hot the night air was,
2、we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey.Aalthough Bwhile Cas Dhowever2He is confident, _ in my opinion, is most important in society.AhowBwhichCthatDwhat3But for your help, I _ the work on time. I really do not know how I can thank you enough.Awouldnt finishBhadnt finishedCwo
3、uldnt have finishedDwont have finished4Passion is passion and it doesnt matter _ its directedExactly，it can be coins or sports or politicsAwhyBhowCwhetherDwhere5I dropped by at 6:00pm yesterday but failed to see you at your house.I _ in a gym at that time.Awas exercising Bam exercisingChave exercise
4、d Dhad exercised6When _ questions in class, one should answer them as clearly as possible.AaskingBto askCto be askedDasked7The 88thAcademy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre _ seats an audience of approximately 3,400.AwhereBwhoseCwhenDwhich8They had just taken their seats, then _ Athe chairman
5、 came Bthe chairman comesCcame the chairmanDcomes the chairman9In the past few years, weve seen works by Chinese sci-fi writers winning international _.AconclusionBstandardCpotentialDrecognition10Tom, do you enjoy your present job?_. I just do it for a living.AOf course BNot reallyCNot likely DThats
6、 all right11_ which university to attend, the girl asked her teacher for advice.ANot knowingBKnowing notCNot knownDKnown not12What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered we could complete the experimentAwhen was it that Bit was when thatCit was when Dwhen it was that13Although Mailer was not alone i
7、n welcoming the flowering of creativity, the authorities hated it, _ did many passengers.AwhichBasCthatDso14Sorry Im so late, but you cannot imagine _ great trouble I took to find your house.Awhich BhowCwhat Dthat15Air pollution, together with littering, _ many problems in our large industrial citie
8、s today.AcausesBcauseCcausedDcausing16Having battled with their _ over whether to offer help to an aged man or woman who has fallen over, most people choose to help.AcompromiseBcontradictionCconscienceDcompetence17Hardly ever _ so many choices for young people entering the workforce as there are tod
9、ay.Athere areBthere have beenChave there beenDare there18One hundred and fifteen Chinese companies hit the newly released Fortune 500 list for 2017, _ an increase for the 14th straight year, domestic website reported on Thursday.Ato realize BrealizedCrealizing Dhaving realized19Dont give up half way
10、, and you will find the scenery is more beautiful when you reach the destination than when you _.Astart offBhave started offCstarted offDwill start off20Doris Lessing， an author who has had a fascinating life， lived in Iran _ she was five before moving to ZimbabweAunlessBsinceCuntilDafter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）Lately,my 90-year-old mom has been more and more quiet and sleepy.This is very odd and disturbing.At the same time,my 92-year-old father has been suffering his own health problems.It is terrible to see my father struggle to get her to talk,say something,wh
12、en she doesnt have the energy.The other day,I recalled how my mother used to visit a woman named Mrs.Demopolis,a Greek immigrant,who made the best baklava（果仁饼）!She gave lessons on baking hem to my mother.Also,my mom used to bake baklava often for a time and that was absolute pleasure.As I spoke of t
13、his over the phone,my silent mom cheered up and said how much shed like o have one again.Now,they live in Florida and I like in Wales,UK with my husband and children,so I cant go and bring her some baklava or even make some in her kitchen.But what I did suggest was that my father or sister should bu
14、y some baklava at a Greek Restaurant and I should do she same,and wouldnt it be fun to eat our baklava at exactly the same time and so,be together sharing the moment and the pleasure?Both parents loved the idea and we decided to do it.It was lovely to hear a little happiness in her voice.Tow days la
15、ter we both had our baklava and shared the experience.It meant a lot to my parents,and to me,to do this.My mother said she wants to do this again,maybe with another food or even baklava again! Why not?And as she only keeps losing weight instead of gaining,it is good for her to find foods that appeal to he