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）1Im not sure of the reason for the dogs illness, but it _ by eating too much.Amay have
2、been causedBneed have been causedCshould have been causedDmust have been caused2Distinguished 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 attended3 more about the place where
3、 you live,and you will shoulder more responsibility to protect itALearning BTo learn CLearn DLearned4Your red coat looks so good. It stood out clearly _ the snow.Aacross BagainstCthrough Dover5Most of the money for the reconstruction of the quake-stricken town has been allocated by the government, t
4、he rest _ from the coming charity concerts.Ato be collectedBhaving been collectedCbeing collectedDto have been collected6Why are you in such a hurry, Bob?Mother told me I _ be home by 9:00 pm, or she will be worried.Amust BmightCcan Dmay7Much to their delight, their new project _ at the conference,
5、the excited scholars decided to have a barbecue in honour of the fantastic moment.Ato approve Bbeing approvedChaving approved Dhaving been approved8The writer was so _ in her work that she didnt notice him enter the room.AabandonedBfocusedCabsorbedDcentered9A large number of excellent films _ all ov
6、er the world over the past decades.Ahave producedBhave been producedCwere producedDproduced10It was warm and nice that evening. I stayed awake until eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by myself.Aon average Bon purposeCon business Don time11The fellow we spoke _ no comment at first.Ato m
7、akeBto madeCmadeDto making12 Someone wants you on the phone. _ nobody knows I am here.AAlthough BAndCSo DBut13She is a strong-willed woman and not once _ in to any difficulty in her life.Ashe has givenBdid she giveCshe gaveDhas she given14-Lets walk to that village together.-_. How can we two girls
8、do that in the dark？AI agree with you.BThats a good point.CYou must be joking！DThats not your opinion！15The stadium _ stands a theatre will be reconstructed.Abeside whichBfor whichCwhenDwhich16With the development of economy，our income has increased _ 10% in less than a year.Afor BbyCon Dat17If you
9、were to have a few minutes free, I_ the opportunity to ask you one more question.Awould appreciateBwould have appreciatedCwere to appreciateDhad appreciated18I am putting on weight again! Maybe I should start doing yoga.You _ that the whole morning!Aare saying Bhave said Chave been saying Dwere sayi
10、ng19What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered we could complete the experimentAwhen was it that Bit was when thatCit was when Dwhen it was that20 Nancy, what classes are you taking this term? _ I want to take two English courses, or maybe Spanish. AWhats up? BIts none of your business. CIve no ide
11、a. DIm not sure yet.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）For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us
12、. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages.Scientists are using powerful radio telescope to listen to signals from about 1,000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, t
13、hey will scan (扫视) the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal that stands out from the background noise.Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way gal
14、axy, scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution (进化) of life. Based on the inhabitable (that can be lived in) planets in our galaxy, most
15、scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that t
16、he evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.Other scientists believe that our search hasnt been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family in only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billions years old.
17、 In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilizations are much more advanced than ours. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep look
18、ing.1、According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable?A15 billion. B10 billion.C5 billion D200 billion2、The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about _.Awhy scientists are looking for signs of life on other planetsBhow scientists are looking for signs of life on o
19、ther planetsCwhere scientists are looking for signs of life on other planetsDwhen scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets3、The underlined word “monitor” in the passage means “_”.Afind BfollowCform Dcheck4、Which of these statements is True based on the information in the passage?ASc
20、ientists are tying different ways to find signs of life on other planets.BMost scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets.CThe earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy.DScientists dont believe that there might be life on other planets.22（8分） Once I spoke at a high sch
21、ool. After the speech, I was asked to see a special student. An illness had kept the boy at home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed. He was Matthew. When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then th
22、ey were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(障碍) and going for my dreams.I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain(抱怨). He spoke about winning and succeedi
23、ng and going for his dreams. He knew what he was talking about. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was mor
24、e of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstaclesthan I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion(冠军). You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”Last
25、summer I got the news that Matthew had died and a letter Matthew had written me a few days before:Dear Rick,My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. The doctors tell me that I dont have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.I told you some day
26、 I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now Ill never make it. But I know Im a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.Thank you for loving me.Your friend,Matthew1、The boy wished to meet the
27、 writer because .Ahe wished to take part in the OlympicsBhe admired the author very muchChe hoped to make friends with the authorDhe enjoyed weightlifting2、Which of the statements is TRUE?AMatthew was good at weight lifting.BRick had the similar disease as a child.CMatthew never gave up in face of d
28、isease.DRick encouraged the boy to become a champion.3、Why did the boy refuse the writers medal?AHe didnt need Ricks pity.BRick looked on the medal as the most important thing.CThe gold medal was very dear to Rick.DHe thought he was not worthy of it.4、What can be inferred from Matthews letter?ARick
29、was unhappy before deathBRick kept in touch with MatthewCMatthew sent some pictures to RickDMatthew got an Olympic gold medal23（8分）Today we think of Abraham Lincoln as a great leader. What most of us dont know is that he was a well-known humorist and storyteller in his day.Lincoln learned to tell jo
30、kes and stories from his father. When Lincoln became a lawyer, he used his jokes and stories to gain the good will of the jury (陪审团), and more than once his opposing lawyer would complain to the judge that Lincolns stories were irrelevant and distracting (转移、分心) to the jury. The trouble for them was
31、 that Judge David Davis loved Lincolns jokes more than anyone else in the court room.As a politician, Lincoln made excellent use of his humorous stories. His long time political opponent Stephen ADouglas complained that “Nothing else not any of his arguments or any of his replies to my questions dis
32、turbs me. But when he begins to tell a story, I feel that I am to be overmatched.” More than once Douglas and other political opponents of Lincolns saw their well presented arguments forgotten by the audience after Lincoln followed up their speeches with a homely story.As the responsibilities of the
33、 office of President became greater and heavier, Lincoln used humor to find relief. He wanted to reduce the stresses in himself and those around him. One of Lincolns neighbors told that one day, he saw Lincoln walking past with two young shouting boys. “Whats the matter, Mr. Lincoln?” the neighbor a
34、sked. “The same thing thats the matter with the whole world,” Lincoln answered. “I have three walnuts, and each one of them wants two of them.”One cannot truly appreciate Lincoln without understanding his humorous side. He used his jokes and stories both for the purpose of winning over his audience
35、and relieving the pressure he experienced as President during the terrible Civil War.1、When Lincoln was a lawyer, what was his purpose of telling jokes and stories?AHe wanted to satisfy the judges desire for jokes.BHe wanted to distract his opposing lawyer.CHe wanted to relieve his pressure.DHe want
36、ed to impress the jury.2、What might be Douglas attitude towards Lincolns humorous stories?AAppreciative. BAnnoyed.CConcerned. DSurprised.3、Whats the purpose of the text?ATo educate. BTo inform.CTo persuade. DTo entertain.24（8分）Ransom ware is the newest threat to computer users. It is a software viru
37、s that blocks your computer system until you pay money. The viruses have scary names, like Crypto locker or Crypto wall. The first ransom ware viruses appeared in 2013 but they have become more dangerous recently.The viruses can sweep across the internet in a short period of time and infect millions
38、 of computers overnight. Ransom ware viruses spread via links, unauthorized downloads as well as email attachments. They hit your computer without you knowing it. In many cases the virus stops your hard drive from working or encrypts documents and photos, which then become useless.Hackers demand mon
39、ey, ranging from a few to a thousand dollars, for letting you control your computer again. Not only PCs are reported to be affected by ransom ware, tablets and mobile phones have also caught the virus.Virus developers are always looking for new ways to make money. Last year ransom ware attacks went
40、up by 100%. Currently, there are about 30, 000 infections around the world every day.Although anti-virus firms are working hard to produce patches to protect such attacks, they are not always fast enough to provide security from every virus.However, there are some things you can do to protect yourse
41、lf. Do not download suspicious files from the internet and be careful when you open email attachments. Finally, allow your operating system to update regularly and make sure your anti-virus databases are also up-to-date.1、What is Ransom ware like?ASpreading fast, it is very destructive.BHidden very
42、well it is very hard to find out.CAffecting PCs and phones, it demands much money each time.DAttacked more and more often, we can do nothing about it.2、The underlined word “encrypt” in Paragraph 2 most probably means .Amake sth completely disappearBhides thin another secret placeCchange ordinary lan
43、guage into codeDdecrease the number of3、The main purpose for the viruses may be .Ato steal information from computer systemsBto threaten computers users to offer moneyCto destroy computer systems for funDto warn computer users to buy new anti-virus software25（10分） Each year，millions of children arou
44、nd the world are unable to go to school. To draw attention to this widespread problem，the United Nations（UN）is putting education first. Recently，the UN screened a documentary film called Back to School. The film is the second in a series of documentaries（纪录片）for the project Time for School. These fi
45、lms follow seven children from seven different countries. This 12-year project began in 2006，when the children first started school. This is something we could do to help the education crisis in the world，said producer and writer Judy Katz. “Documentary film-makers can get deeply involved in a probl
46、em and do something about it.”More than 100 million children will never set foot in a school. Sixty percent of those children are girls. Cheryl Faye，head of the UN Girls Education Initiative，spoke about the many factors that prevent girls from getting an education. One problem is the long distance m
47、any children must travel to get to school. Also，girls in many cultures are traditionally expected to marry early and work to help their families. “We need to make a special effort for girls，”Faye said. As part of the UNs Millennium goals，the organization wants every single child to get at least an elementary education by 2018. Students from L
