1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1With economy increasing steadily, people _ enjoy a life of higher quality.AshouldBcanCmayDmust2Rent usually _ up in the summer, when college graduates
2、 are moving out of their dormitories and seeking for new places to move in.Awill goBgoesChas goneDwent3I _ about what youve said and Ive decided to take your adviceAthought Bhave been thinkingCwas thinking Dwas thinking4The two brothers look so much alike that it is difficult to _.Atell them fromBte
3、ll from themCtell apart themDtell them apart5With your brothers help, Ive made great progress in English and I really want to do something for him _Ain turnBby turnsCin returnDin answer6We are committed to creating a world free from the homeless and the hopeless, a world _ each and every corner is a
4、 true paradise.AthatBwhichCof whichDfrom where7Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _ amount of daily exercise would dramatically improve her health.Amodest BequalCconsiderable Dexact8Despite the knowledge he has accumulated, He Jiang continues to be troubled by the question of the unequal_ of
5、 scientific knowledge throughout the world.Aadvocate BdistributionCallocation Ddivision9Having been treated in the hospital for as long as six months, the man injured in the car crash is now eventually back _ his feet.AatBinConDto10Theyve seen many famous scholars in the conference. How I wish I _ i
6、t!Ahave attendedBwill attendCwould attendDhad attended11The president stood by a window inside the room, _ I entered, looking over the square.AwhereBinto whichCwhichDthat12Wild animals in nature reserves need to develop their survival skills and their wild nature.AdisplayBpossessCmaintainDmonitor13_
7、 interested in English may join this club. AWhoever BAll who CAnyone DWho14After he consulted with his professor，an idea was beginning to_ in his mind.Apay offBtake shapeCwork outDmake up15Anyway, were here now, so lets _ some serious work.Acome up withBget down toCdo away withDlive up to16We strong
8、ly advise you _ eating your meal so late. Its not healthy.AonBagainstCfromDover17Scientists have introduced a new model of 3D printer, _ differs from the existing ones in certain aspects.AasBwhichCwhoDthat18Citizens are _ to exercise their rights, but under no circumstances can they violate other pe
9、oples rights.Aon trackBon scheduleCat easeDat liberty19You are supposed to leave your child _ his homework alone.AdoBto doCbeing doneDdone20Whats that noise?Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _.Awas testedBwill be testedCis being testedDhas been tested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
10、，选出最佳选项。21（6分）If you have ever had a cat, or have watched one of the many funny cat videos online, youll know that cats have a mind of their own. A lot of the things they do are hard to understand-they like to climb up tall furniture, fit themselves in small spaces and attack small objects for no re
11、ason at all.Now scientists have managed to figure out what exactly is going on in the brains of our little friends. According to Tony Buffington, a professor at Ohio State University in the US, cats strange behavior largely comes from their way of life back in the wild. “Cats today still have many o
12、f the same instincts(本能)that allowed them to live in the wild for millions of years.” he said in a TED Talk. “To them, our homes are their jungles.”In the wild, cats are hunters. Their bodies and great balancing abilities allow them to climb to high spots to better look at the environment. Even thou
13、gh they dont have to hunt any more in human houses, they still keep the old habit of viewing the living room from, for example, the top of the refrigerator.Cats hunting instinct is also what makes them attack small things like keys and USB drives. In the wild, they hunt whatever they can get, and mo
14、st of the animals they kill are small.However, cats can also be prey. This explains why they like to stay in small spaces like drawers or washing machines-they are hiding, or they think they are hiding, from more dangerous animals. This is also why cats prefer a clean box: a smelly one could easily
15、show enemies where they are.Knowing how cats minds work is not only useful for better understanding them. It may also help cats owners to better meet cats needs. For example, owners could try to make climbing easier for cats by moving their furniture around. They could also use “food puzzles” to mak
16、e eating feel more like hunting instead of just giving food to the cats.1、According to Tony Buffington, _.Acats strange behavior is hard for people to understandBcats are more used to living in the wild than in humans homesCcats behave strangely mainly because of some instincts in the wildDcats inst
17、incts are as helpful to them today as they were millions of year ago2、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?ACats like to climb up high because they want to hide from dangerous animalsBCats attack keys and USB drives because they have a habit of hunting small animalsCCats e
18、njoy staying in small spaces because they usually live in small caves in the wildDCats preference for a clean box probably has something to do with their hunting instincts3、The underlined word “prey” in Paragraph 5 probably means _.Aan animal that is too lazyBan animal that likes hiding gamesCan ani
19、mal that keeps itself cleanDan animal that is hunted4、This article is mainly written to _.Aexplore the reasons behind cats strange behaviorBdescribe cats past wild experience to readersCtell cat owners how to make life easier for catsDcompare cats behavior in human homes with that in the wild22（8分）T
20、he repairman told me, “No charge, Professor Pan!” Were friends.“Id rather pay, I replied. “If its free, I cant afford it!”Chinese often refuse payment for professional services .insisting, “Were friends now!” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English，or get them into an American
21、 university, and I wish Id have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!According to the Americans, “There is no free lunch.”, means that theres a price for everything. And Im always looking around to figure out what this means. Many of our neighbours have given us fruit or flowers or c
22、ostly teas, never asking anything in return. For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him. “Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists.I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill to grind (磨) flour for bread. A month later he showed up wit
23、h a beautiful mill that he and his uncle in the countryside had carved from a solid block of stone.Chinese generosity is a real education for Americans like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements (纠纷) and just hand over the money. But cash cant compensate (补偿) for the greatest giftfriendshi
24、p.When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping (呷) tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do.” “Actually,” I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do. But probably you are right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do.
25、 And neither do I!”And I joined the group. When chatting about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived, one man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here. Now theyre taller than you. How time flies !.”How life flies. And Chinese are smart enough to share what
26、they know they cannot keep. They freely give off their time, never too busy to help a friend. And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive. So the next time someone says, “No charge. Were friends!” I will thank them heartily. But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English
27、, Ill make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because theres still no free lunch.1、Why did the author insist paying the repairman while he was offered free repairs?ABecause he was an upright man.BBecause he didnt know the repair manCBecause he thought it natural to pay for others service.DBe
28、cause he didnt want to help others in return.2、Generally, the author thinks that .AChinese are generous always ready to help their friendsBChinese are good at exchange of equal valuesCChinese are free enough to drink and chat with their friendsDChinese are helpful but dont treasure time3、The best ti
29、tle for the passage should be “ ”AStill No Free lunchBA Good Lesson From ChineseCTrue Help or NotDLearn to Both Give And Receive4、Which of the following is TRUE?AAll the Chinese that once gave the author help have asked him to tutor them in EnglishBWhen a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he ma
30、de one for the author himselfCThe author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited lifeDThe author thinks little of the Chinese way of life.23（8分） A mixture of deep sorrow and anger has swept Brazilians across the country particularly in the city of Rio de Janeiro with the burning of
31、their beloved Museu Nacional, or National Museum.By Monday morning, when I visited the site, the firemen were busy trying to enter the huge, early 19th-century neoclassical building. For all we know, everything may have been burned to ashes. Fortunately, no one, not even the four security guards who
32、 witnessed the beginning of the fire, has been injured.Nobody yet knows the cause of the fire, but it is the officials irresponsibility and the funding shortages in particular, which are being blamed for this tragedy.Some of the museums researchers told the press that they had been able to save some
33、 things from the exhibition rooms before the fire moved in. However, we Brazilians have lost much of the material memory of our short past. A good part of our 518 years of history, or that which had been transformed into storable objects, disappeared in just a few hours.The people of Rio de Janeiro
34、were fond of taking their children, or grandchildren to the museum to show off their knowledge of the odd-looking mummies brought in from Egypt by the Emperor Dom Pedro II, a huge skeleton of a humpback whale, or the brightly coloured feathers of a headdress of the Kayapo tribe.When I think that I c
35、an no longer take my youngest daughter to the Museu Nacional that is what gets me emotional. It is this feeling that has penetrated (穿透) our souls and may leave Brazilians feeling empty for a long time to come.1、What can we learn about the National Museum of Brazil?AIt has a history of 518 years.BAl
36、l of its collections have been lost.CIt was built in the early 19th century.DIt is not very popular in the country.2、According to the text, _ caused the big fire of the museum.Athe inefficient firemenBthe irresponsible officialsCthe careless security guardsDsomething unknown3、The text is written in
37、a mood of_.AdelightBsorrowCdefeatDhumour4、Which can be a suitable title for the text?AFire Put out in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBOur Fond Memories of the PastCWho Is to Blame for the Accident?DA Museum Is Lost and Might Never Return24（8分） One of the most important things in the world is friendship In or
38、der to have friends， you have to be a friend But how can you be a good friend at school？Listen Listen when they are talking Dont say anything unless they ask you a question Sometimes its not necessary for you to have anything to say； they just need someone to talk to about their feelingsHelp them If
39、 your friend is ever in need of something， be there to help them You should try to put them first， but make sure you dont do everything they want you to do Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget some
40、thing they needBe there for them Be there for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times Marilyn Monroe， a famous US actor， once said， I often make mistakes Sometimes I am out of control， but if you cant stay with me at my worst， you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my best Alw
41、ays remember this! If you dont want to stay with your friends when theyre in hard times， then you dont deserve to be with them when theyre having a good time!Make plans Try to make plans with your friends Go shopping， go for ice cream， have a party， go to a movie and so on Take time to know each oth
42、er even better by doing something you both enjoy By planning things together， you both can have a good time And youll remember these things when youre all old!1、While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings， you should Agive him or her some adviceBcalm him or her downCjust listen unl
43、ess askedDshare your feelings as well2、When we provide help for our friends， we should Aput them before ourselvesBtry to do everything for themCchange their bad habits firstDignore their faults3、What can we learn from Marilyn Monroes words？ALife without a friend is deathBA friend is easier lost than
44、 foundCA man is known by his friendsDA friend in need is a friend indeed4、What is probably the best title for the test？AHow to find a good friendBHow to be a good friendCHow to help friends in troubleDHow to make more friends25（10分）Best Smartphone Games To Put Your Brain To TestI am a fan of blood s
45、hedding MMORPGs. But sometimes I play brain games. Here are four games for you that will surely put your brain to test.Real ChessChess has been bursting brains for over 14 centuries, and this virtual variant of chess really brings a new taste. Its a 3D virtual chess that lets you play with users fro
46、m all around the world.You can chat with opponents, play with AI, get newbie tips and much more. The animations and 3D structures are really cool as well.Juice CubesJuice Cubes is a light and colorful game full of fruity juice cubes that you need to connect to pop and clear levels. There are multiple types of challenges, powerups, and over 550+ levels to keep you addicted.It might seem easy at the start, but it will burst your brain when you reach higher levels.WordBrain 2A really fun word game where you need to guess words based on the number of letters provided. Each word puzzle has a theme
