1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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）1A myth is an account of the deeds of a god or supernatural beings, usually expressed in terms of _ thought.AprimaryBcapit
2、alCinitialDprimitive2With economy increasing steadily, people _ enjoy a life of higher quality.AshouldBcanCmayDmust3Could you tell me the_ of making such tasty cakes? Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook.AfeatureBplanCcostDtrick4Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _ wa
3、nted to buy it.Anone of themBboth of themCnone of whomDneither of whom5Acceptance is not about liking a situation. It is about acknowledging all that has been lost and _ to live with that loss.AlearningBlearnedCto learnDhaving learned6I will go to Beijing on business tomorrow, do you have anything _
4、 to your son studying in Peking University?Ato be takenBto takeCtakenDbeing taken7Leaders of many countries have been trying to what it is that makes China develop so fast in recent years.Acarry outBfigure outCwatch outDmake out8For the Chinese dream _ at an earlier date, we must accelerate the pace
5、 of reform and opening up.Abeing realizedBto realizeCrealizingDto be realized9This house is almost _ to the one where I lived as a child.AidenticalBmanualCchillyDenthusiastic10Look! Mary is crazily looking for something again! _ , she cant find her keys.ATypicallyBOccasionallyCAccordinglyDParticular
6、ly11Alice has just lost her husband to heart failure.Her _ smile cant hide her sorrow.AarbitraryBartificialCcompulsoryDconventional12Linda realized she was in the wrong and promised to _ a new leaf.Atake over Bturn over Cget over Dgo over13Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me? Sure. _ ?AWhat helpB
7、What is thisCWhat is itDWhat do you want14When _ to feel unworthy, children often work extra hard to please their parentsAto makeBmakingCmadeDhaving made15-Mum, can you tell me why some parents send their children to study abroad at a very young age?-_, darling. I have never thought about it.AYou ha
8、ve got me there BTake your timeCYou bet DDont be silly16The crazy fans _ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.Awere waitingBhad been waitingChad waitedDwould wait17This book is said to be a special one, as it _ many events not found in other history books.AwritesB
9、printsCcoversDreads18Since it was getting late, we decided to find a small inn to _ for the night.Aput offBput outCput away .Dput up19Competed in 1891, in _ was known as The Gilded Age, the fivestory mansion is now owned by a famous actor who decides to stage a special production of Shakespeares Ham
10、let.AthatBwhatCwhichDit20Thank God! This school term is coming to an end!Yeah, after all that hard work, we all a holiday.ApreserveBobserveCreserveDdeserve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）Kaitlin Raffles dream to end poverty(贫困)started when she was visiting her father, who work
11、ed for the homeless.“I never realized there were people in the world who didnt have a home or food before,” said Kaitlin, who is now sixteen. “I knew there was something I had to do about that.”At age eight, she started raising money to build a playground. It took me two years, Kaitlin said. We star
12、ted small. We wanted to do something to make a difference.”In 2014, When Kaitlin was thirteen, she visited Central America, and saw people going hungry and families living in houses made of cardboard. That year, we set Kids on a Mission, which has helped hundreds of people there.“The rooms were smal
13、ler than my bedroom, but there would be eight people living in each one, Kaitlin said. “We also got to see the dirty rivers that those people were drinking out of.”Providing clean drinking water, food and clothes for people living in poverty is now an important task for Kids on a Mission. “This youn
14、g lady is changing the hearts of people, and also changing the world, said the headmaster of Kaitlins school.1、The job of Kaitlins father was to_Asell foods Bbuild playgroundsCvisit schools Dhelp homeless people2、What was peoples life like in Central America according to Kaitlin?AThey lived in stron
15、g houses.BTheir drinking water was dirty.CTheir bedrooms were very big.DThey had enough food and clothes.3、What can we infer from the headmasters words?AKaitlin is always ready to give and help.BKaitlin has many chances to travel around.CKaitlin often changes schools for her study.DKaitlin has a ser
16、ious problem with her heart.4、What might be the best title for the text?ASchool life in America BGift from a headmasterCFathers duty in the family DGirls dream to end poverty22（8分）Many people feel stressed out about buying and giving gifts around holidaysBut have the holidays become too materialisti
17、c and more about the gifts than the feelings behind them?Throughout the world，many cultures mark holidays with gifts and foodHoliday traditions bring people together and allow us to feel a part of family and communityThe gifts and food that we share are all about expressing a sense of appreciation a
18、nd joyThe gifts of a few generations ago were probably more common and homemadeEven the people who could afford expensive presents probably didnt do as much buying and spending as we do todayBut with our culture growing more commercial，sometimes the original meaning behind the tradition gets lostNot
19、 only is the pressure on spending money on the right present，but many people also find that when gifts become the focus of a holiday，it puts too much emphasis on receivingIts too easy to have high expectations of whats in that beautifully wrapped boxand that can set anyone up for disappointmentNo wo
20、nder we often hear about people having the“holiday blues”feeling sad or emptyNot all people think the holidays are too materialistic，of courseMost appreciate the traditional aspects of the holidaysAnd some love shopping and are just fine with a11 the giving and receivingBut if youre feeling a little
21、 empty about the holidays，what can you do? One key to a relaxing and meaningful holiday is finding what works best for you，both in terms of gift giving and other holiday traditionsPutting some thought into what the holidays mean to you and then focusing your energies on those aspects that leave you
22、feeling most satisfied can help you let go of the stuff that may be stressing you out1、What can we learn about the holiday gifts generations ago?AThey were valuelessBThey were highly valuedCThey were given little attentionDThey were more about expressing feelings2、What is the result of focusing too
23、much on receiving?AReceivers are often disappointedBGifts become the focus of holidaysCOur culture grows more commercialDMuch more money was spent on gifts3、According to the text，how can we make holidays more meaningful?AAvoiding giving and receiving giftsBFiguring out your real expectationsCDoing s
24、ome shopping in the holidaysDPutting more thought into the gifts to give4、What can be the best title for the text?AThe Changes in Giving GiftsBWhat Stresses You out on Holidays?CAre the Holidays Too Materialistic?DThe Development of Holiday Traditions23（8分） I was puzzled! Why was this old woman maki
25、ng such a fuss about an old copse（树丛）which was of no use to anybody? She had written letters to the local paper, even to a national, protesting about a projected by-pass to her village, and, looking at a map, the route was nowhere near where she lived and it wasnt as if the area was attractive. I wa
26、s more than puzzled, I was curious.The enquiry into the route of the new by-pass to the village was due to take place shortly, and I wanted to know what it was that motivated her. So it was that I found myself knocking on a cottage door, being received by Mary Smith and then being taken for a walk t
27、o the woods.“Ive always loved this place,” she said, “it has a lot of memories for me, and for others. We all used it. They called it Lovers lane. Its not much of a lane, and it doesnt go anywhere important, but thats why we all came here. To be away from people, to be by ourselves.” she added.It wa
28、s indeed pleasant that day and the songs of many birds could be heard. Squirrels watched from the branches, quite bold in their movements, obviously few people passed this way and they had nothing to fear. I could imagine the noise of vehicles passing through these peaceful woods when the by-pass wa
29、s built, so I felt that she probably had something there but as I hold strong opinions about the needs of the community over-riding the opinions of private individuals, I said nothing. The village was quite a dangerous place because of the traffic especially for old people and children, their safety
30、 was more important to me than an old womans strange ideas.“Take this tree,” she said pausing after a short while. “To you it is just that, a tree. Not unlike many others here.” She gently touched the bark, “Look here, under this branch, what can you see?”“It looks as if someone has done a bit of ca
31、rving with a knife.” I said after a cursory inspection.“Yes, thats what it is!” she said softly.She went on, “He had a penknife with a spike for getting stones from a horses hoof, and I helped him to carve them. We were very much in love, but he was going away, and could not tell me what he was invo
32、lved in the army. I had guessed of course. It was the last evening we ever spent together, because he went away the next day, back to his Unit.”Mary Smith was quiet for a while, then she sobbed. “His mother showed me the telegram. Sergeant R Holmes. Killed in action in the invasion of France.”“I had
33、 hoped that you and Robin would one day get married.” she said, “He was my only child, and I would have loved to be a Granny, they would have been such lovely babiesshe was like that!”“Two years later she too was dead. Pncumonia（肺炎）, following a chili on the chest was what the doctor said, but I thi
34、nk it was an old fashioned broken heart. A child would have helped both of us.”There was a further pause. Mary Smith gently caressed the wounded tree, just as she would have caressed him. “And now they want to take our tree away from me.” Another quiet sob, then she turned to me. “I was young and pr
35、etty then, I could have had anybody, I wasnt always the old woman you see here now. I had everything I wanted in life, a lovely man, health and a future to look forward to.”She paused again and looked around. The breeze gently moved through the leaves with a sighing sound. “There were others, of cou
36、rse, but no one can match my Robin!” she said strongly. “And now I have nothingexcept the memories this tree holds. If only I could get my hands on that awful man who writes in the paper about the value of the road they are going to build where we are standing now, I would tell him. Has he never lov
37、ed, has he never lived, does he not know anything about memories? We were not the only ones, you know, I still meet some who came here as Robin and I did. Yes, I would tell him!”I turned away, sick at heart.1、The main purpose of this passage is to _.Adraw attention to the damage that wars causeBpers
38、uade people to give up private memoryCarouse the awareness of being environmentally friendlyDintroduce a touching but sad love story2、Which of the following words can best describe Mary Smith?ASelfish.BFaithful.CChangeable.DStubborn.3、The underlined sentence “I felt that she probably had something t
39、here” means _.AI thought there might be something hidden in the woods by Mary SmithBI guessed there might be a story related with Mary SmithCI thought there might be some reason for Mary Smiths protestDI guessed there might be a secret purpose of Mary Smith4、What was probably the carving on the woun
40、ded tree?AThe date when Robin Holmes would leave for army.BTheir wish that this place and tree would last long.CTheir names and a heart with a sign of arrow through it.DTheir protest against the war which tore them apart.5、In Marys opinion, which of the following might have caused Robins mothers dea
41、th?APneumonia.BA chill on the chest.CA heart attack.DSevere sorrow.6、Mary Smith protested about a projected by-pass to her village, most probably because of _.Aher romance story with RobinBher decision to protect the environmentCher sadness for Robins motherDher dream of having a big family24（8分） On
42、 September 10, 2018, Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced his successor(继任者)at the company he founded 19 years ago. Surprisingly, in a country where 70 to 80 percent of private companies are still family run, Mr. Ma did not name a family member. Rather, one of
43、 the worlds largest e-commerce companies will be led by Daniel Zhang, an 11-year Alibaba old hand chosen only for his “professional talent.”The history of many countries can be marked by a trend away from dependence on family succession in business, or the belief that qualities of leadership flow th
44、rough bloodlines. Ma is a true innovator(创新者)in many ways, most famously for building an innovative online shopping market worth more than the economies of most countries. But his legacy(遗产)may lie in showing how China as well as much of Asia can produce founders of successful organizations unwillin
45、g to pass the torch to relatives.“Alibaba was never about Jack Ma,” he stated in announcing his succession plan. Instead, the former schoolteacher who came from lowly origins is stepping back from day-to-day operations because he has built a system that takes root in a company culture based on innov
46、ation, transparency, and responsibility. “For the last 10 years, we kept working on these ingredients,” he stated.The companys future will depend on developing a wealth of talent that drives innovation, he said. And in a society with a long tradition of cautious distrust toward those outside the fam
47、ily circle, Ma has built an “architecture of trust” with customers, who number over half a billion. Chinese now readily rely on Alibabas online payment system, its ratings of products and services, and other trust-building systems or methods pioneered by the company.Chinas rapid growth now produces a new billionaire almost every day. Many of them, like Ma, have favored systems of management based on talent and ho
