1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Everything was placed exactly _ he wanted it for the graduation ceremony.Athe place wh
2、ereBwhenCwhereDin which2Most graduates in big cities are suffering form connected to soaring house prices and job hunting.AcuriosityBeagernessCthirstDanxiety3_ the opportunity to speak at the graduation ceremony made me overjoyed.AOfferingBOfferedCTo offerDBeing offered4New energy-sharing projects _
3、 in dozens of cities across the country to fuel Chinas sharing economy in the next few years.Aare to carry outBare being carried outCwere carried outDwill have been carried out5_by the English teacher for the high grade, I felt my effort finally paid off.APraise BPraised CTo praise DPraising6-Can th
4、ose_ at the back of the classroom hear me?-No problem.AseatBsitCseatedDsat7The cost of living in big cities _ steadily for many years，and it has led some youths to drop out of the big city race.Ais climbingBis being climbedChas been climbingDhas been climbed8Just as the famous man _it, “Anything one
5、 man can imagine, other men can make_real.”Asays, itBput, /Csays, /Dput, them9Do you really plan to drop out of the football team?_ Its time for me to concentrate on my study.AIm just kidding.BDefinitely not.CI mean itDWhat a pity!10Loneliness is a feeling _ people experience a powerful rush of empt
6、iness and solitude.AwhichBwhereCthatDhow11Lack of sleep _ lead to weakened immunity and memory, and also slow physical growth.AshallBmustCshouldDcan12一When he know the result of todays job interview?一In a couple of daysAshouldBmayCshallDmust13-I cannot _ what I have done to annoy Jessica.-No worries
7、. She is kind of sensitive.Aturn outBmake outCput outDleave out14Hi, Tom, have you checked the account yet?Certainly, I _ it five times even though you told me to do it twice.Achecked Bwill have checkedChave been checking Dhad checked15I ve heard that preparations_for the coming festival. Lets give
8、them a hand.Aare being madeBhave been madeCare makingDhave made16She doesnt speak our language, _ she seems to understand what we sayAforBandCyetDor17She was in a _ condition after the heart transplant operation when her body rejected the foreign organ.AskepticalBcriticalCtheoreticalDpractical18.-Wo
9、uld you have told him the answer had it been possible? .-I would have, but I _ so busy then. Ahad been Bwere Cwas Dwould be19 I am just wondering which team, Chicago Bulls or Washington Wizards, won the game last night? _ I dont really like either team.ADont mention it. BNo problem.CWho cares? DWhy
10、bother?20Fiona never fails to grasp any chance of promotion.Shes a woman of _.AambitionBattentionCexpectationDreputation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）Sydney Day ToursPort Stephens Day ToursLabeled “Blue Water Paradise”, Port Stephens is known for its beauty and marine surrou
11、ndings with over 19 miles of clean, white and sandy beaches. It is home to around 30 bottlenose dolphin and thus called the dolphin capital of Australia.Highlights: Dolphin Watching; Australian Reptile ParkOperates: Mon, Wed & Sat-8 AMAdults: $195 Children: $98Note: Not suitable from Dec. 20th, 2017
12、 to Jan. 9th, 2018 in Christmas & NY period, Feb. 2th-22th, 2018 in Chinese NY.Sydney City Day ToursSydney is a big city, filled with lots of landmarks and attractions to see. This can make it a stressful task to plan your own vacation in Sydney. Luckily, our tours are designed to allow you to see a
13、ll of Sydneys most famous landmarks. You can rest and make sure that you will be seeing all that Sydney has to offer.Highlights: Harbour Bridge; Sydney Opera HouseOperates: Daily-8 AMAdults: $129 Children: $65Blue Mountains ToursThese Blue Mountains Tours from Sydney have been designed for the adven
14、tures and people who like to enjoy bushwalking. Additionally, these Blue Mountains Day Tours includes a tough walk from Glenbrook to the Wentworth Falls.Highlights: See Australian wildlife up-close; Guided hike at Wentworth Falls.Operates: Daily8 AMAdults: $99 Children: $74Note: A good level of fitn
15、ess is required for the bush walk. Minimum child age is 11 years.1、Which one is NOT proper time for the Port Stephens Day Tours?AJan. 1th, 2018 (Sat.) BJan. 3th, 2018 (Mon.)CJab. 24th, 2018 (Wed.) DFeb. 3th, 2018 (Thur.)2、What can tourists enjoy on Sydney City Day Tours?AMarine surroundings BHarbour
16、 Bridge.CDolphin Watching DAdventurous activities3、Which of the following is true according to the advertisement?AAll the tours are available every day.BSydney city has the most landmarks and attractions in the world.CChildren 10 years and under are not permitted on Blue Mountains Tours.DAll the tou
17、rs are charged and designed only for adventures.22（8分） Experience around food is about the place, the time and the people, and “the best meal” can be found in a fine dining restaurant or a crowded street market. How can you recreate that special moment influenced by place and time? Travel is becomin
18、g the most popular reason to visit many places around the world. Here are the places that consistently excite the senses.South of FranceMarkets with fresh fruits and vegetables and butcher shops are abundant. Regional wines are excellentAnd freshly baked French bread with French butter is what memor
19、ies are made of. Take a chair in an ancient walled city for a meal with a view that you will never forgetBarcelonaThis bustling city filled with unique buildings is a city for lovers of history, architecture and food. Kiosko Universal, a counter restaurant at one corner of the market, prepares some
20、of the simplest and best food weve ever had. Give yourself a week to explore and see everything the city offers. The city is not to be missedItalyIts hard to choose one place or city to visit. Some of our favorite places include the coastal regions on the Adriatic and Tuscany. Friuli stole our heart
21、s last year with its many unique wines, small artisan food produces, and influences from neighboring countries like Austria and GermanyMexico CityFrom unbelievable food markets and casual street stands, Mexico City has become the place to travel for the food lovers. If you want to eat locally, order
22、 a Hurache，a street food specialty. All you will need is a local microbrew or Mezcal（龙舌兰酒）to wash it down1、What is Kiosko Universal?AA market.BA butcher shop.CA restaurant.DA street stand.2、What do you need to help swallow Hurache when eating it?ABread.BAlcohol.CJuice.DFruit.3、What do the four place
23、s have in common?AThey are tourist attractions.BThey have ancient buildings.CThey lie in Europe.DThey are noted for tasty food23（8分） 83-year-old Antonio Vicente has spent the last four decades of his life fighting against the trend. As Brazilian landowners cut down rainforests to make room for profi
24、table plantations(种植园) and cattle grounds, he struggled to bring the jungles of his childhood back to life.“When I was a child, the peasants cut down the trees to make grasslands and charcoal, and the water dried up and did not come back,” he told the reporters, “I thought: Water is valuable, no one
25、 makes water and the population will not stop growing. What is going to happen? We are going to run out of water.”With only some donkeys and a small team of hired workers, Antonio Vicente set about bringing back the forest to his land. What started out as a weekend hobby soon became a permanent way
26、of life, and Antonio recalls often spending whole days and nights in his young jungle, surrounded by rats and foxes, and eating banana sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Over the last 40 years, he has planted an estimated 50,000 trees on his 31-hectare land, which now make up a small but un
27、ique area of rainforest, and a haven for wildlife.As the forest grew, the water returned, and Antonio says that there are now over 20 water, sources on his land that were no longer there when he bought it. Then the animals started making a home there, Today, the forest is alive with the sounds of bi
28、rds and insects living there, and more species are settling in every year.“There are toucans(巨嘴鸟), all kinds of birds, squirrels, lizards, and even the boars are returning,” 83-year-old Vicente says, “If you ask me who my family are, I would say all this right here, each one of these that I planted
29、from a seed.”1、What do we learn about the Brazilian peasants?AThey wasted much water on farming.BThey focused on short-term profits,CThey cared much about the environment.DThey relied heavily on rainforests for a living.2、What used to be young Antonios biggest concern?AOverpopulation.BPolluted water
30、.CLoss of grasslands.DWater shortage.3、What does the underlined word “haven” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?ATrapBDisasterCShelterDBalance4、In the last paragraph, Antonio mainly expresses his _ .Aaffection for his forestBthanks for his familyCdeep love for rare birdsDpride as a successful farmer24（8分）
31、Why do you go to the library? For books, yesbut you like books because they tell stories. You hope to get lost in a story or be transported into someone elses life. At one type of library you can do just thateven though theres not a single book.At a Human Library, instead of books. you can “borrow”
32、people. People with unique life stories volunteer to be the “books.” For a certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating as any you can find in a book. (If you attend, make sure to review the habits that make you a good listener. ) Many of t
33、he stories have to do with some kind of depressing topic. You can speak with a refugee, a soldier suffering from PISD(创伤后遗症), a homeless person and a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people to take time to truly get to know and learn from someone they might otherwise make a snap j
34、udgement about. According to its website, the Human Library is“a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered.”The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Romni Abergel and his colleagues hosted a four-day event during a major Northern European
35、 festival. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, hoping to raise awareness among youth about depression, which has been growing ever since.Though there are a few permanent human libraries, most arent places at all, but events. Though many do take place at p
36、hysical libraries, you dont need a library cardanyone can come and be part of the experience. There have been human library events all over the globe, in universities and in pubs, from Chicago to Tunis to Edinburgh to San Antonio. Check out the organizations Facebook page to see when the Human Libra
37、ry might be arriving near you.1、What shall we do before going to the Human Library?ABring a book.BGet a library card.CGo over some listening habits.DMake an appointment.2、What does the underlined word “snap” in paragraph 2 mean?ATrue.BObvious.CWrongDQuick.3、Why did Rormi Abergel found the Human Libr
38、ary Organization?AHe expected to answer different question.BHe wanted young people to pay attention to depression.CHe successfully held an event in Northern Europe.DHe had set up the Human Libraries all over the world.4、What is the best title of the text?AA Library in DenmarkBHuman Library Organizat
39、ionCHuman Library Is Near YouD“Borrow” People Instead of Books25（10分）Stained glass (彩色玻璃) artists create different designs by making cuts on the glass to “score” it and then breaking off the pattern that they want to use in the finished product. The most difficult cut in stained glass is called an i
40、nside cut. Basically, its a curved (弯曲的) line where you throw away the part inside of the curve. The problem with inside cuts is that the edges of the curve tend to break off when the pieces of scored glass are broken apart.As the artist talked about inside cuts, he said, “The glass will break into
41、pieces if you try to cut too much off at once. The best way to do an inside cut is to slice off smaller curves piece-by-piece. In fact, its not just the best way to do it, but its the only way to do it.”How many times do you try to make a big change and cut the entire piece at once? We convince ours
42、elves that we can do this all the time. Well commit to transforming our diet overnight or we get inspired to launch a business in a weekend or we finally get motivated to work out and push ourselves to the edge of burning out.Why not approach your goals and dreams like a stained glass artist? Starti
43、ng by slicing a shallow curve and breaking a small piece off, you cut a slightly deeper curve and break that off until you have your full inside cut. By slowly cutting deeper and deeper curves, you prevent the glass from breaking as it changes shape.Of course, change isnt easy no matter how you do i
44、t. Slow gains are boring, but if we keep making small improvements, then pretty soon we will end up with a beautiful masterpiece on our hands instead of a bunch of broken pieces.1、Why is an inside cut believed to be most difficult?AIt needs a one-and-only design.BIt calls for nothing but inspiration
45、.CThe edges of the curve break easily.DThe glass inside the curve is easily broken.2、What mistakes are easily made according to paragraph 3?ABeing too eager to make improvements.BBeing too worried about the final outcome.CTrying to make a complete change all at once.DTrying to focus on progress inst
46、ead of achievements.3、What does the author suggest by saying “slicing a shallow curve”？AMoving forward with a clear aim.BStarting slow and improving little by little.CDeveloping a new habit with great determination.DHandling something major first and ignore the minor part.4、What is the authors purpo
47、se in writing the text?ATo show his love of stained glass.BTo introduce the skill of an inside cut.CTo appreciate designs of stained glass artists.DTo share his opinions on how to make a change.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分）The Best HolidayI was unbel
