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）1My teacher often says that success in making money is not always a good _ of success in life.Abelief Belement Ccriteri
2、on Dinstance2Im burnt out as Ive been working on my essay all the time. _. Youll surely make it.ADont put on airsBGive me a breakCDont get on my nerveDHang in there3-Do you think Peter is a good partner?- Not really! There are some things that are not easy to _ , and his laziness is one.Aput aside B
3、put up withCthink of Dget along with4It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out；otherwise，he his lifeAhad lostBwould loseCwould have lostDmight lose5Both men have been _to life imprisonment because of robbery.AchokedBcondemnedCconsistedDconvinced6The new playground to be b
4、uilt next year will be _ the old one.Aas three times big as Bthree times as big asCas big as three times Das big three times as7Enter our prize _and win a break in a National Trust holiday cottage of your choice anywhere in the country.AdrawBsearchCmatchDcollection8I need help now! I have to fix a l
5、eaking pipe in my bathroom but Im not sure _to begin.Awhat BwhichCwhere Dwhen9The people in the village are so _ that they are willing to help every visitor.AoptimisticBenergeticCenthusiasticDambitious10Your car should be ready next TuesdayWe were _ hoping youd be able to do it by this FridayAstillB
6、ratherCalwaysDeven11- What do you think of zoology? - In my opinion, zoology is _ botany.Aa subject so interesting as Bas a interesting subject asCas interesting a subject as Dinteresting as a subject as12 you can learn to appreciate the challenges in life, you will find inner strength.AWhen BWhileC
7、Before DUnless13We _ be careful with the words we say when we are angry.AmayBcanCmightDshould14_ you have seen he is poor, you should understand why he has to take up two part-time jobs.AAs long asBUnlessCNow thatDWhile15Do you know that _ chairman of the meeting has announced that Mr Hodge has been
8、made _ manager of this factory?Athe, theB/, theCthe, /Da, a16After the argument Colin ran away and_since.AIsnt heard ofBwasnt heard ofChasnt been heard ofDhadnt been heard of17- To be a promising student is not an easy job. It takes time.- I cant agree more. _. There is no short cut.AAll roads lead
9、to RomeBSlow but sure wins the raceCPractice makes perfectDRome was not built in a day18.-How did you French? - I lived in Paris for two years before I came to England, so I got lots of practice.Ago throughBpick upCset upDturn up19Dont forget to send _ attended the conference a follow-up email.Ahowe
10、verBwhateverCwhoeverDwherever20A new airport may be constructed in Nantong, _ the pace of economic growth will be accelerated.Ain which caseBin that caseCin what caseDin whose case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） At the age of seven, while his friends were spending their allow
11、ances on things like candy and toys, Jose Adolfo Quisocola was busy saving money for basic purchases. To try to get his peers（同 龄 人 ） to do the same, the boy from Peru came up with the idea of an eco-bank, the BartselanaStudent Bank, which allows kids of all ages to become financially independent wh
12、ile also helping the environment.Set up in 2012, the bank is the worlds first bank for kids. To become a member, a kid has to bring in at least 5 kilograms of solid waste and set a savings goal. Once accepted, all bank “partners” are required to deposit at least one additional kilogram of recyclable
13、s on a monthly basis and observe other requirements, such as attending financial education and environmental management workshops.The waste accumulated is sold to local recycling companies, who, thanks to Joses efforts, pay a higher-than-market rate for everything brought in by the bank members. The
14、 money received is placed in the personal account where they collect until the savings goal is reached. The account holder can then withdraw the money, or choose to leave it and continue to grow for a bigger target. “At the beginning, my teachers thought I was crazy or that a child could not undertake this type of project,” Jose recalls, “They did not understand that we are not the future of the country but its present. Luckily, I had the support of the school headmaster and an assistant in my class.”The boys efforts paid off, and by 2013, the bank had over 200 members, who brou