1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1I think you could complain, _, of course, you are happy with the way thing s are.AunlessBthatCwhichDwhere2Mary does
2、nt want to move to Beijing because if she_ _there, she wouldnt be able to see her husband often.Awould liveBwere to liveChas livedDlives3You cant use the computer now, _ the upgrade of the system is under way.AuntilBunlessCasDafter4- I prefer a computer made in your company, but I may need some more
3、 information about the product.- _.AThank youBIts a pleasureCYou are welcomeDAt your service5I know it is really a lot to ask, but can I use your apartment during the summer? _. I happen to be out of town. It is all for your taking.ABehave yourself BBe my guestCHave fun DTake care6How did it come th
4、at you damaged your car so badly? I _into a tree on the roadside the other day.AranBhad runCwas runningDrun7Your red coat looks so good. It stood out clearly _ the snow.Aacross BagainstCthrough Dover8Theres another way to survive this competition - a way no one ever seems to tell you about, _ you ha
5、ve to learn for yourself.AoneBitCthatDanother9Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school, _the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni （校友） from home and abroad.AAttendBTo attendCAttendingDHaving attended10Loneliness is a feeling _ people experience a powerful rush
6、of emptiness and solitude.AwhichBwhereCthatDhow11The terrible accident is under investigation.Actually, quicker action _ those workers trapped in the mine.Amight have savedBmust have savedCshould have savedDcould have saved12 the key to the car when my boss came towards me.Finally I could drive him
7、home as usual.ANever had I found BSeldom did I findCHardly had I found DNo sooner did I find13_ anyone phone during the board meeting, please tell them I am busy.AShouldBWillCMayDCan14Hard work，along with dedicated revolutionary spirit is the fundamental guarantee of success，which is _ we should lea
8、rn from the pioneers participating in the Long March.AthatBwhatCwhereDhow15Several of us were asked to attend the meeting, as _ below.AlistedBlistingCto be listedDhaving listed16My teacher often says that success in making money is not always a good _ of success in life.Abelief Belement Ccriterion D
9、instance17- _ 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; once18- Mom, can you give me an extra 200 yuan a month?- Son, we have just bought a house, and from now on we need to practise str
10、ict .Aeconomy Bmedicine Cself-control Dpatience19One of the most important questions they had to consider was _ of public health.Awhat Bthat Cthis Dwhich20I got beaten in the first round in the contest. I am feeling depressed.Cheer up! You have to _ yourself _ to have the last laugh.Aopen; up Bpick;
11、 up Cknock; up Ddo; up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）Loui Armstrong had two famous nicknames（绰号）. Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.Born in
12、1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet（短号）at a boys home. In his late teens,
13、 Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became
14、respected as their equal.In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong began. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing American popular songs.His cornet playing had deep humanity and warm
15、th that caused many listeners to say,” Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over. “He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6,1971, was headline news around the world.1、Armstrong was called Pops because he .
16、Alooked like a musician Bwas an influential musicianCshowed an interest in music Dtraveled to play modern music2、Paragraph 3 is organized .Aby space Bby examplesCby time sequence Dby comparison3、Which of the following statements about Armstrong is TRUE?AHis tale began in New Orleans.BHe was born bef
17、ore jazz was invented.CHis music was popular with his listeners.DHe learned popular music at a boys home.4、What is the best title for the text?AThe Invention of the Jazz MusicBThe Spread of Popular MusicCThe Making of a MusicianDThe Father of the Jazz Style22（8分） “With depressingly few exceptions, p
18、erformances are dull and lack vitalityAfter years of trying to convince myself otherwise, I now feel sure that ballet is dying.”-Jennifer Homans, Apollos AngelsIs ballet dead? Has the art form evolved to depression? Jennifer Homanss conclusion to her fascinating history of ballet, Apollos Angels, is
19、 worrying.It appears that ballets pulse continues to beat strongly, however, especially with a Tchaikovsky defibrillator attached. So why are some dance commentators arguing that ballet is dying? And do they have a point?“Ballet is dead”-“Ballet is dying” -all ring tones of Friedrich Nietzsches phil
20、osophical claim: “God is dead.” Headline grabbling, certainly. Yet can ballet be defined in such black and white terms? Surely it is more abstract, filled with shades of popular grey. To start with, how do you define ballet? What is ballet today? Consider popular modern classics like Twyla Tharps In
21、 the Upper Room, where dancers wear pointy shoes and sneakers, combining contemporary and classical vocabulary together. Or closer to home, there is Graeme Murphys Swan Lake, which layers elements of Petipas choreography(编舞) with a contemporary theme and aesthetic. Many contemporary choreographers a
22、ll embrace classical form and principles, then manipulate(操纵) the rules. .The line between contemporary dance and ballet is vague. In an interview with The Telegraph (2015), British choreographer Mattew Bourne acknowledges that this “cross-fertilisation” between contemporary dance and ballet continu
23、es to grow, as evidenced by the rise in new commissions from contemporary choreographers at the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet. Referring to Homanss book, Bourne believes what has changed is that “the dance forms are coming closer together”. Not dying, but merging. Reinventing. This has be
24、en the case amongst Australasian ballet companies for many years now. .Homans writes that ballets decline began after the passing of Ashton and Balanchine. Something ahs changed, certainly. A stylisic transition-from neo-classical to contemporary ballet-has occurred. Our art forms evolution has alwa
25、ys been with extinction. Prominent dance critic with The New York Times, Alastair Macaulay, says: “ballet has died again and again over the centuries,” and yet, “phoenix-like, rose again from its ashes”. History shows there were periods where ballet hibernated and lacked popularity. This coincided w
26、ith the art forms changing forums.So here is the irony: what sells best, still, are reproductions of Petipas classics. A season without a Tchaikovsky score is a financial risk. And without Nutcracker(胡桃夹子), half the ballet companies in North America would not exist. Admittedly, as a dancer, my favou
27、rite roles-Albrecht, Prince Siegfried and Romeo-were from the classical canon; I am a traditionalist at heart (who loves to be challenged by good contemporary ballets). A part of the charm behind classical repertoire, for me, was in reproducing the glories of past greats. Classical ballets framework
28、 supports the modern process of bench-marking.Perhaps Jennifer Homanss thoughts are not completely unfounded. Perhaps ballet is dying for some. Ballets evolution has been delayed by its audiences. And as Homans suggests in her epilogue, perhaps also by its creatives.Now here is a bold prediction. In
29、 line with the Royal Ballets programming in Brisbane this year-of Christopher Wheeldons The Winters Tale, and Wayne MacGregors Woolf Works-over the next 20 years, ballets reliance on Petipa will decrease. Contemporary ballets and merge-styled ballets will produce their box-office influence ever more
30、.Why?It is simple: our audiences will be ready for ballet to change again.1、Why does the writer cite Jennifer Homanss words at the beginning of the passage?ATo support the writers viewpoint.BTo introduce the topic of the passage.CTo highlight the theme of the passageDTo provide the background knowle
31、dge.2、The sentence Is this not ballet?” should be put in _.ABCD3、Which of the following statements is a fact about ballet?A“Surely it is more abstract, filled with shades of popular grey.” (Para.3)B“The line between contemporary dance and ballet is vague.” (Para.5)C“Our art forms evolution has alway
32、s been with extinction.” (Para.7)D“What sells best, still, are reproductions of Petipas classics.” (Para.8).4、According to Matthew Bourne, _.Athe dance forms remain unchangedBcontemporary dance has reinvented classic balletCballet is experiencing growth and will continue to developDa new form of bal
33、let is widely accepted among Australians5、The writer takes himself as an example in Paragraph 8 in order to show _.Aclassics should be promotedBclassics are still of great significanceCclassical ballets framework is out of dateDcontemporary ballets attract more audiences6、What may be the audiences a
34、ttitude to the change of ballet?ASupportive.BArbitrary.CCritical.DConcerned23（8分） In this Pennsylvania city, Pittsburgh is shrinking but getting wealthier. Since 2000, its population has declined by 95,000 while its income per capita (人均) has shot up 24 percent. The trend is taking hold in many othe
35、r cities, like Buffalo in New York, Providence in Rhode Island and New Orleans.Some of these areas have created more high-paying jobs in energy, health care or education. Others have managed to reshape their manufacturing (制造业) for a new economy. Higher-paying jobs have a greater effect because they
36、 create demand for additional services. “The story in Pittsburgh is very positive, and other areas are looking at it as an example of the transformation that might be possible,” said Guhan Venkatu, who wrote an economic history of the area called “Rust and Renewal” for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cl
37、eveland.Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have helped bring tech jobs and innovation (革新) to the area by sponsoring tech centers that help graduates start companies without moving to Silicon Valley or San Francisco. This has helped keep Pittsburghs educated young population
38、 growing even as the entire population in the city has dropped.Pittsburgh has more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs than other shrinking cities, about 80,000 or 7% of all jobs. STEM jobs add productivity and income growth to the area. Manufacturers of high-tech medical equipment
39、 in the Pittsburgh area also have doubled employment in the last 10 years.However, some experts question whether growing income per capita can really make up for a declining population. According to Patrick Adler, a researcher at the University of Toronto, population loss does matter if it means low
40、er-skilled workers have fled because of a lack of opportunity. Whats more, high-paying jobs in education and health care can disappear if the population declines too greatly. So itd be wise to find ways to increase the population.1、In what aspect does Pittsburgh set a good example?ATransforming new
41、energy.BCreating more well-paid jobs.CProhibiting the manufacturing.DSponsoring higher education.2、How do some academic institutions help with the local economy?ABy helping to attract more talents from other areas.BBy providing much technical support to local companies.CBy successfully keeping educa
42、ted youths working locally.DBy assisting in employing a large number of educated youths.3、Why is Patrick Adler mentioned in the last paragraph?ATo show the disadvantage of a declining population.BTo give a suggestion about increasing population.CTo raise doubts about growing income per capita.DTo te
43、ll a reason why lower-skilled workers flee.4、What can be a suitable title for the text?AHow Fast Job Growth Is Related to Population GrowthBHow Less-crowded Cities Plan Their High-tech EconomyCWhy Some Cities are Losing People but Getting WealthierDWhy Some Cities are Suffering From a Shrinking Popu
44、lation24（8分） Golden Gate BridgeLocated in San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge started in the year 1933 to connect the San Francisco Peninsula with Marin County. It was finally thrown open to public traffic in 1937. It cost $25.7 million in the construction. Till the year 1957, the Golden Gate Brid
45、ge, at a length of 2,737 meters, was the longest suspension bridge in the world.Brooklyn BridgeThe Brooklyn Bridge is located in Brooklyn. It is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, having been opened in the year 23. The length of the bridge is 1,843 meters. The bridge has been
46、 featured in several Hollywood movies.George Washington BridgeAlso known as the Hudson River Bridge and the Columbus Bridge, the George Washington Bridge which connects Fort Lee to Manhattan came into use in 1931 after a construction period of almost 4 years. It is a two level suspension bridge that
47、 cost about $52 million to build.Mackinac BridgeThis is the third biggest suspension bridge in the world at a length of 8,038 meters. The architect of this bridge was Dr. David BSteinman, who directed the construction of the bridge which started in the year 1954 and opened to the public in 1958. People usin
