1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1What happened to the young trees we planted last week?The trees _ well, but I didnt water them.Amight growBneednt have grownCwould have grownDwould
2、 grow2-May I help you？You seem to be having some trouble.-_，thanks. I think I can manage.ANo problemBIts all rightCokDNo way3-Could you pass me the sugar, please?-OK, _Anever mind Bsounds greatChere you go Dthere it is4You look so angry. What happened?_ Id rather not talk about it.ANothing.BAll righ
3、t.CGet away!DNo way!5They do have a different to the problem of overpopulationAsolution BopinionCdecision Dconclusion6Friendship can never be a trade; _, it needs the most thorough and unprofitable concept.Ain additionBby contrastCin returnDby chance7I had been betrayed by those who I trusted severa
4、l times, _ in a suspicious attitude towards everything and everyone.AresultedBhaving resultedCresultingDto result8Did your father enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?Yes, he did. They each other for ages.Adidnt see Bwouldnt seeChavent seen Dhadnt seen9It is usually thought a little child says is
5、truth. AWhat that Bthat what Cwhich Dthat 10-Tom, your foreign teacher speaks Chinese fluently!-Oh, she has lived in China for six years; otherwise she such good Chinese.Adidnt speakBwould not have spokenCwould not speakDhadnt spoken11John had planned to make a compromise, but he changed his mind at
6、 the last minute.AanyhowBotherwiseCthereforeDsomehow12Country people dont pretend to have these ridiculous manners which are necessary _ we call polite societyAwhatBin whatCwhichDin which13- Ann, our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding performance.- _.A Good
7、 to know B Ill sayC I hear you on that one D Cant argue with that14Many thought that after starring in the immensely popular drama, Nirvana in Fire, Hu Ge would _ and actively seek new roles.Amake a mountain out of a molehillBhave too many irons in the fireCstrike while the iron is hotDDput the cart
8、 before the horse15Congratulations！I hear youve won the first prize in the singing competitionYou _ be mistakenIm in the dance classAmustBmayCshouldDcould16Whitney Houstons sudden death suggests that drug abuse is such a serious problem _ we should deal with it appropriately.AasBthatCwhichDwhere17 C
9、ould you turn the TV down a little bit? _. Is it disturbing you?ATake it easy. BIm sorry. CNot a bit DIt depends18Countries which continue importing huge quantities of waste will have to_ the issue of pollution.AmaintainBsimplifyCoverlookDaddress19Having a hobby does do good to you. It doesnt matter
10、 what it is _ it drives you to move forward.Aif onlyBin caseCas long asDin order that20-I went to see The Wandering Earth last night. It was fantastic!-You were so lucky! How I wish I _ the ticket too.AgetBgotChad gotDwould get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） Chinese New Year
11、has been welcomed in Britain with its biggest ever program of events and celebrations.From Londons Trafalgar Square to major cities across Britain, tens of thousands of British people have joined Chinese communities to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Rooster.In Manchester there was a Dragon
12、 Parade, led by a spectacular 54-meter long dragon, ending is Chinatown where there was traditional Chinese entertainment, more than 6,000 lanterns, street food villages and a fireworks show. Celebrations also took place in Liverpool. Birmingham, Lake District, Durham, Edinburgh. Leeds and Newcastle
13、.Academic Dr. Wu Kegang said that the Chinese New Year event in Britain “is now bigger than ever and it is growing every year.”When Wu arrived in Britain 26 years ago from Guangdong, south China, the first thing he noticed was that Chinese New Year was celebrated mainly in towns and cities with big
14、Chinese communities. “You would go to London Chinatown and join your countrymen to celebrate, or to Chinatowns in places like Liverpool and Manchester for what were events almost exclusively held for Chinese people,” Wu recalled.“Now it is so different, and we are seeing local communities all over t
15、he country taking part alongside their own Chinese populations,” he said. “It is clear to me that the celebrations will continue to grow in Britain. Chinese New Year has earned its place in the calendar of events in Britain, and is here to stay.”1、Where did the Dragon Parade take place?ALondon.BManc
16、hester.CBirmingham.DNewcastle.2、When Dr. Wu arrived in Britain 26 years ago, Chinese New Year was_.Avery popular all around BritainBcelebrated mainly by Chinese communitiesConly celebrated in London, Liverpool and ManchesterDenjoyed by local communities alongside Chinese populations3、According to Dr
17、. Wu, how will Chinese New Year develop in the next few years?AGrow more popular.BTurn into an official holiday.CGet less remembered.DBecome more important than Christmas.4、Whats the main idea of this passage?AHow British celebrate Chinese New Year.BMore and more British learn about Chinese culture.
18、CChinese New Year has earned its popularity in Britain.DChinese communities celebrate New Year in Britain in various ways.22（8分）Every living thing on Earth is either a plant or an animal, right? Wrong! Many organisms (有机体) in our world are neither. Some of them float through the air, and some lie hi
19、dden in the ground. They do not need sunlight to survive, and if the weather becomes too cold, they can become inactive until conditions improve.What are these? They are called fungi (菌类), and you see them almost every day. Many kinds of fungi seem disgusting, such as the green black things that app
20、ear on the food which are left too long in the refrigerator. But other kinds are not so bad. For example, the yeast (酵母) that is used to make bread and mushrooms are both fungi.What makes fungi different from plants and animals? An animal can move around by itself. Fungi get around too, but they don
21、t have feet, wings, or tails. They have to wait for wind or some other outside force to move them. Plants are different from fungi because they have chlorophyll (叶绿素). It helps them make food from the energy in sunlight. Fungi do not have chlorophyll.Some fungi are bad, while others are not. Some fu
22、ngi cause diseases, such as athletes foot, which makes feet uncomfortable. Other kinds of fungi can be used to make medicines, which have saved many lives.Fungi clean up more than wounds, though. They are the worlds first recyclers. Without fungi, our world would be a mess. Since fungi cannot make t
23、heir own food as plants do, they must get their food elsewhere. Many fungi get their food from dead plants. They break them down and turn them into soil. The fungi get a meal, and the world gets a housecleaning.1、What does the underlined word “disgusting” most probably mean?Astrong. Bunpleasant.Cact
24、ive. Dsmall.2、According to the passage, .Afungi can move everywhere by themselvesBfungi are unable to survive in cold conditionsCsome fungi can make food from the energy in sunlightDsome fungi are useful to humans and the environment3、Where can you most probably find this passage?AIn a social report
25、.BIn a biology book.CIn a geography magazine.DIn a farming book.23（8分） My 17-year-old daughter went off to college and having her away from home brought back memories of watching Peter Pan when she was little. In the classic TV production, one scene in particular impressed me: when Mrs. Darling puts
26、 her children into bed. As she turns off the last of the night light, she takes one last look at the bedroom and says, “Dear night lights protect my sleeping children.” As a mother, I know how much she loves her children.It has been several weeks since we took our daughter to college and she seems t
27、o be adjusting well after a short period of homesickness. For us, though, its another story. Like most parents, I love checking in on my children at night. But now shes gone, and I find night times the hardest. I miss her most at night.In my neighborhood, most of the parents whose kids are off to co
28、llege are dealing with similar melancholy. My husband is filled with anxiety. One friend talked about getting this sick feeling in her stomach as she prepared for the college drop-off. We complained that many of us were too busy to truly enjoy being with our children while we had them.For us moms, s
29、eeing Toy Story 3 only made the sadness worse as we watched the character Andy, who is the same age as our kids, say goodbye to his childhood as he prepares to leave for college. And its not just “first-time” parents like me. Two moms who have kids already well into college said the separation didnt
30、 get any easier. “You feel like something has been taken away from inside you，” said one of them.I imagine things will get easier with time, especially as I see my daughter adjust to college life. Meanwhile, as I keep my cell phone close to me in bed and text my daughter goodnight and sweet dreams e
31、very night, I like to think at messages serve as a night light that keeps her safe.1、The writer was deeply impressed by the scene in Peter Pan because _.Ashe watched the scene with her daughterBthe scene was very exciting and interestingCthe scene taught her and her daughter a good lessonDas a mothe
32、r, she understood how much a mother loved her children2、After her daughter went to college, the writer _.Adidnt get used to the change for a long timeBoften cried as she missed her daughter so muchCrealized she hadnt done enough for her daughterDfailed to have a good sleep every night3、What is the u
33、nderlined word “melancholy” in Paragraph 3 similar in meaning to?AHappiness.BAnger.CSadness.DExcitement.4、According to the last paragraph, why did the writer keep her cell phone close to her in bed?ATo call her daughter any time.BTo wait for her daughters calls.CTo say good night to her daughter.DTo
34、 wait for her daughters messages.24（8分） While elephants born without tusks (长牙)are not unheard of，they normally form just 2 to 6 percent of the population. However, that is not the case at Mozambiques Gorongosa National Park, where an astonishing 33 percent of female elephants born after the country
35、s civil war ended in 1992 are tuskless. While that may appear to be just a coincidence, Joyce Poole, an elephant behavior expert, has another theory. The researcher thinks we may be witnessing unnatural evolution of the species due to the constant hunting of elephants for valuable ivory.Poole says b
36、efore the countrys 15-year-long civil war, the 100,000acre park was home to over 4,000 elephants. However, by the time the conflict ended in 1992, about 90 percent of them had been killed for ivory to help finance weapons (武器)and meat to feed the soldiers. Of the less than 200 survivors, over 50 per
37、cent of adult females had no tusks. Therefore, it is not surprising that the parks tuskless elephant population has grown greatly.This is not the first time researchers have observed a great change in the population of elephants. At Zambias South Luangwa National Park and Lupande Game Management Are
38、a， areas which were heavily hunted in the 1970s and 1980s, 2% of elephants 25 years or older and 13% of those younger than 25 are now without tusks. A 2008 study published in the African Journal of Ecology found that the number of tuskless females at the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania went from 10.
39、5 percent in 1969 to almost 40 percent in 1989, largely due to illegal hunting for ivory.The recent ban on ivory in both the US and China should help get rid of, or at least reduce, elephant hunting. However, scientists are not sure how long it will take for elephants with a higher rate of tuskless
40、females, to change the trend.1、What is the probable cause of the phenomenon mentioned in Paragraph 1 ?AIllegal hunting.BConstant farming.CA pure coincidence.DNatural evolution.2、Why did people kill so many elephants during the civil war in Mozambique?ATo get funds by selling ivory.BTo develop new we
41、apons.CTo provide food for local people.DTo make ivory products.3、Which of the following had the earliest record on tuskless elephants?AGorongonsa National Park.BSouth Luangwa National Park.CThe Ruaha National Park.DLupande Game Management Area.4、What does the underlined phrase “the trend”in the las
42、t paragraph refer to?AElephants facing greater danger.BElephants growing more slowly.CFewer female elephants staying alive.DMore female elephants being tuskless.25（10分）Company Names That Have Secret MeaningsCo-founder Larry Page was at a brainstorming session at Stanford for a new massive data index
43、ing website. Someone suggested “googolplex”one of the largest describable NUMBERS. Page shortened it to “googol.” When he later checked for the availability of the domain name, he made a mistake and typed in “google” instead. But he liked the name and registered it for himself and co-founder Sergey
44、Brin.This luxury car maker combined elements from the Ford and Oldsmobile companies when it was started in 1902 and later became known for its innovation and high quality. The company was named for the French explorer Antoine Laumet de la Mothe Cadillac, who founded the city of Detroit in 101.Compan
45、y co-founder Gordon Bowker has said that while brainstorming names, someone brought out a map that featured the old mining town of Starbo. That may have led him to think of Starbuck, the first mate in Herman Melvilles famous novel, Moby Dick. Not only the company name but also the origin of its logo
46、 has aroused great curiosity.The inventor of Rolex, Hans Wilsdorf, was looking to make an elegant, yet precise, wristwatch. He wanted a name that was easy to say, worked in different languages, and looked good on the watches. He settled on Rolex in 1908.16、Which company name has a close relationship
47、 with literature?AGoogle.BCadillac.CStarbucks.DRolex.1、Which of the following statements is True?AGoogle was adopted because “googol” was not available then.BCadillac was named after the founding father of the company.CStarbucks was used due to the co-founders love for his town.DHans Wilsdorf intended Rolex to be unive
