1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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）1The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the
2、Chinese as they offer a _ stable career.ArelativelyBregularlyCroughlyDrigidly2Good morning. May I help you?No, thank you. Im just looking around._AIts up to you.BHow are you feeling today?CThanks for coming to see me.DTake your time then.3Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _ amount of daily
3、exercise would dramatically improve her health.Amodest BequalCconsiderable Dexact4The people in the village are so _ that they are willing to help every visitor.AoptimisticBenergeticCenthusiasticDambitious5After the fire，_ would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes.AthatB
4、itCwhatDwhich6The witness an important detail when describing the accident.Abrought outBkept offCleft outDran into7The man was in a _ condition with severe injuries to his legs after being attacked by a shark in far north Queensland.Askeptical BcriticalCpractical Dphysical8The course about Chinese f
5、ood attracts over 100 students per year, _ up to half are from overseas.Ain whichBof whomCwith whichDfor whom9Everything seemed to be going _ for the first two days after I arrived in New York.AvividlyBgenerallyCfrequentlyDsmoothly10I _ my cellphone last night. Now the battery is running out.Acould
6、have chargedBmight chargeCshould have chargedDwould charge11_ of danger in the street at night, the girl doesnt dare to go out without someone _ her.AWarned; accompanied BWarned; accompanyingCWarning; accompanied DWarning; accompanying12She was so angry and spoke so fast that none of us understood _
7、 he said meantAthatBwhatCthat thatDwhat what13It s a good idea to get students to retell a story their own wordsAofBinCbyDthrough14The main issue at the APEC meeting was a climate-change plan _ by Australias Howard and backed by Bush.Aput outBput offCput awayDput forward15He doesnt spend any more mo
8、ney on clothing than I do,but_he manages to look so stylish.AthereforeBsomehowCfurthermoreDotherwise16 You should have come to the party last Saturday evening. It was really fantastic. But a friend an unexpected visit to me.ApaidBhad paidCwould payDhas paid17I live in a town _ runs a small and windi
9、ng river. Athrough which Bwhich Cin which Dwhere18Most students study because its unavoidable. _, there are students who actually enjoy it.AAs a resultBIn additionCIn conclusionDBy contrast19My computer is out of function again.You need to go to the customer service center and have it _.Ato repair B
10、repairCrepairing Drepaired20With a travelling speed of up to 350 kilometres per hour, the railway to be built between Beijing and Shanghai _ the journey time from 12 hours to 5 hoursAcutsBwill cutCis cuttingDhas cut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 Warren Buffett, the most
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