1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_is known to us is that tobacco contains nicotine and other harmful products，so you should give up smoking.AAsBItCWhat
2、DWhich2 How can I wake up so early?Set the alarm at 5:00 am., you will make it.AandBbutCorDso3The accident which left 15 people on board dead _ if both the angry female passenger and the bus driver had kept calm.Ashould have avoidedBshould be avoidedCcould have avoidedDcould have been avoided4Would
3、you please wait for a moment while I telephone the reception desk to check?_.AI wouldnt mind thatBSound like funCI mean itDYou wish5- _ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher. -I will give it to him _ I see him.AThat; immediately BWhat; the momentCWhat; while DWhether; once6Bet
4、ty was feeling pretty blue for a while, but shes better now._.AOh, thats kind of you BCongratulations COh, Im glad to hear thatDIts my pleasure7It_ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.AmayBcanCmustDshould8Bob made a promise to the manager _ the work would all be
5、finished on time.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhether9What impressed me most about the movie were the _ filmed in New York.AsceneryBscenesCsightsDviews10If you ever arent sure whether you have bought the very best smartphone, just _ “good enough.”Amake for Bsettle forCanswer for Daccount for11On the bus I saw a
6、 student I believed was your brother.AwhoBwhomCwhichDwhoever12Where on earth have they gone?I have no idea, but I wish I .AknowBknewCwould knowDwould have known13Sometimes I am even sleepy in class.Its terrible. You _ as well go to bed earlier.AshouldBwillCmightDcan14The waitress at the restaurant w
7、as usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to _ the diners.AignoreBidentifyCapplaudDsatisfy15-Lets walk to that village together.-_. How can we two girls do that in the dark？AI agree with you.BThats a good point.CYou must be joking！DThats not your opinion！16The young violinist is v
8、ery excited because the concert given by him has never been _.AsuccessfulBmore successfulCmost successfulDthe most successful17 Could you turn the TV down a little bit? _. Is it disturbing you?ATake it easy. BIm sorry. CNot a bit DIt depends18The split between humans and living apes is thought by so
9、me scholars _ 15 to 20 million years ago.Ato occurBoccurringCto have occurredDhaving occurred19Im sorry. I shouldnt have been so rude to you.You _ something not very nice to me, but thats OK.Ahave said Bhad said Cwere saying Ddid say20The news was a terrible blow to her, but she _the shock soonAgot
10、outBgot overCgot offDgot through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）You may think that the story of Pygmalion (卖花女, 1913) - in which people are judged by the way they talk - is something that only existed in the days of British high society. But thanks to etiquette (礼仪) expert and
11、 author William Hanson, we realize that little has changed during the past 100 years.In a BBC radio program, Hanson released a list of common words used in British English that could reveal whether a person is “common” or “fashionable”.And yet here comes the interesting part: While some of us might
12、go through life using fancy words, dressing in ways that make us appear more well-off than we really are, there are wealthy people in the world who try to hide their riches because they want to be seen as “normal” instead of “showy”.Beatrice, for example, is a New Yorker who inherited (继承) millions
13、of dollars. She told The New York Times that she has a habit of removing the price tags (价签) from her clothes so her house staff dont see them and feel uncomfortable.“We dont want that Wow.” said Scott, also a New Yorker, who had just inherited over $50 million. “Were just not the type of people who
14、 wear it on our sleeve.”1、What does William Hanson find?APeople failed to judge others manner.BPeople judge others by their way of talking.CPeople tend to use more polite words.DPeople meet impolite persons frequently.2、What do rich people prefer to do?ATo hide their richesBTo earn more money.CTo think highly of their wealth.DTo judge others by their wealth.3、Why did Beatrice remove the price tags on her clothes?ATo show off her fashion sense.BTo change peoples attitude to rich people.CTo pretend to be normal.DTo avoid making people aro