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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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）1The document film _ next week aims at introducing local cultures to the worl
2、d.AreleasedBbeing releasedCto be releasedDhaving been released2The Party could have stated _ their policy was on this matter, but the voters only received a very dusty answer.AwhyBwhenCwhetherDwhat3Without your help, I _ the first prize in the English Speaking Contest.Awont getBdidnt getCwouldnt get
3、Dwouldnt have got4The creation can keep people away from their smart phones in a way similar to _ ecigarettes have allowed people to quit smokingAthatBhowCwhichDwhat5Many young people just cant live without the Internet, they depend on for whatever information they need.AwhichBwhenCwhereDwhat6Believ
4、e it or not, it is _ that causes your illness.Abecause of your being overweightBbecause you are overweightCyou are so overweightDyour being overweight7To combat global warming, many people are _ the use of alternative energy sources.Aapplying toBjumping atCdipping intoDpushing for8In contrast with t
5、he liberal social climate of the present, traditions in the past were relatively _.Acompetitive BcomprehensiveCcreative Dconservative9Communication can help you gain more respect from your parents, and you may be able to reach _ that make everyone happy.AcompromisesBcontributionsCcongratulationsDcom
6、petitions10Got your driving license?No. I too busy to have enough practice, so I didnt take the driving test last week.Awas BamChave been Dhad been11You look beautiful in this dress and there is only one of this kind left here. I wonder if you would buy _.AitBoneCsomeDany12We were sad to learn that
7、several students were by a car yesterday.Ahit outBknocked overCrun acrossDpicked up13Taking online reading into consideration, we can challenge the assumption _ reading for pleasure continues to decrease.AwhetherBthatCwhereDwhen14Dad is used to smoking and drinking. Theres no chance _ Im able to tal
8、k him into .Awhether ; giving it up Bof whether; giving them upCthat; getting rid of them Dwhich; stopping it15Careers Advice service is only available to people on day-time courses.Ato studyBstudyCstudiedDstudying16 Tony, you seem in high spirits._ We won the match 4-1.AGuess what?BOh, come on!CSo
9、what?DNo wonder.17My toothache me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now.Akills Bis killing Chas killed Dkilled18In April,2009,President Hu inspected the warships in Qingdao,_ the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy.AmarkingBmarkedChaving markedDbeing marked19Opening
10、the door, MrsSummers found family of cats shut in the bathroomAa; 不填Ba; theCthe; 不填Dthe; the20Oh! The flower cant be saved. If the flower had been watered，it now.Awouldnt be dyingBis deadChad been deadDwill not die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）Our neighbor said the storm las
11、ted four minutes. The town houses are destroyed or damaged. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication that severe weather was on its way. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some rolling text on the TV J
12、immy was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. The bones of the house shook, and the power went out. We had three flights of steps t
13、o get to the relatively safe closet down on the first floor.As we reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Suddenly, a three-foot-long tree branch whipped through the doorframe. It flew over our heads, missing us by inches. Had we been one step up, it would have stuck through us.Fi
14、nally, Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, but he couldnt get inside himself because of the wind. I grasped Jimmys arm as the tornado sucked the door open and tried to bring Jimmy with it. My knees and scalp(头皮) were full of glass, but in that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy wou
15、ld have flown right out the back of the house and into the bay.All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quiet moments, I couldnt believe it was over.1、How was the ol
16、d couple aware of the tornado?AThey learned it from their neighbors who passed their house.BThey learned it from some common indications before a tornado.CThey found the news report forecasting the tornado on TV.DThey found the tornado on top of them when they were upstairs.2、We can infer from parag
17、raph4 that _AThe old couple was very grateful to the branch.BThe old couple missed the branch very much.CThe old couple was hit by the branch on the head.DThe old couple was fortunate to have a narrow escape.3、Why did the old woman feel no pain in paragraph5?ABecause she was worried about her husban
18、d.BBecause she was brave enough to bear the pain.CBecause she didnt actually feel any pain.DBecause she had a good husband to comfort her.4、The passage is most probably taken from _.Aa brochure Ba novelCnewspaper Da magazine22（8分） If you are travelling from one of Londons international airports to c
19、entral London, dont take taxi unless you are very rich! The minimum (最小的) fare from Heathrow, the airport nearest to central London, is about $25. If you are travelling in a group of four people and each of you has a lot of luggage, you may feel that it would be worth paying for a taxi.If you simply
20、 want to cross London from one railway station to another or from a station to your hotel, then a taxi may be a good idea. Although taxis may seem quite expensive, they make life a lot easier if you have a lot of luggage, or if you are not confident about finding your way around the Underground syst
21、em. Here are some useful facts about using taxis: Licensed (有许可证的) taxis are large, and usually black, vehicles with a small white plate (牌照) on the back showing a license number and the words Hackney Carriages. The best place to find a taxi is at a railway station. Follow the signs for taxi and you
22、 will find what is called a taxi rank (a place in the road where a taxi can stop). Another good place to find a taxi is near a large hotel. If you are not at a station, you will have to stand in the street and wait for one to go past. Look for a taxi which has an orange light lit up over the drivers
23、 window this means that it is not being used by anyone else. When the taxi is quite close, raise your arm and wave the driver down. The taxi should stop for you. When you pay, it is usual to give the driver a tip of at least 10%.1、What does the author say about the taxi in London?AIt is hard to catc
24、h a taxi at the airport.BIt is a good choice to cross London.CIts service is far from satisfactory.DIts fare is not very high.2、Which of the following is TRUE about the licensed taxis?AThey are small.BThey are all orange.CThey have red plates.DTheir plates are on the back.3、Where can you find a taxi
25、 easily according to the author?AA bus stop.BA small hotel.CA large shopping centre.DA taxi rank near a railway station.4、What should you take note of if you want to stop a taxi?AWhether its light is on.BWhether the driver is waving.CWhether it is a white licensed taxi.DWhether the taxi stops at the
26、 right place.5、If your taxi fare is $30, how much should you give the tip to the driver at least?A$2.B$3.C$4.D$5.23（8分）Confidence Comes From Treating Others As EqualsTheres been recent discussion over Chinese attitudes toward foreigners，caused by another quarrel between a foreigner and a taxi driver
27、According to the studies described in the Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology，Chinese have lower selfconfidence compared to WesternersYet does the result still apply to the Chinese people today？Yes and noFor the moment，different attitudes toward foreigners can still be found in Chinas society，with
28、 some displaying low selfconfidence like Foreigners are awesome （令人敬畏的），and Western countries are awesomeWe should respect them and be as polite as possible，and shouldnt let them look down on us， and a few unfriendly opinions such as Some foreigners are rude and disrespectful，and their level of civi
29、lity （礼貌） is far behind China.Chinese used to be lacking in selfconfidenceIt might start from the modern history，after the failure in the Opium wars，and the following humiliation （耻辱） of being bullied （被欺负） and brought to their knees by Western gunsAnd the dark history is still to some extent affect
30、ing our mentality （心态） todayFor some time，the Western world represents the best of everything in some Chinese eyesBut our state of mind is gradually changingWhen asked What makes you feel proud of your country？ in school classes in China，answers vary from the World Expo to the Olympic Games，from ath
31、letes to astronauts，from the mushrooming skyscrapers to busy metropolises，which have all filled us with growing selfconfidenceWhile answering the question Since China is so good today and Chinese people are more confident，why are an increasing number of Chinese emigrating abroad？ Zhang Weiwei，a prof
32、essor at Fudan University，replied that at least 70 percent of Chinese migrants （移民） become more patriotic （爱国的） after leaving their home country，no matter whether they have become a naturalized citizen of another nation or notSuch result and experiences are much more convincing and have better effec
33、t than dozens of patriotic education classesThere is no reason for us not to be selfconfidentWe live in the worlds secondlargest economyChinese net financial assets per capita （人均纯金融资产） and the purchasing power of people have seen a sharp rise，with more and more people starting to purchase works of
34、art，instead of only necessitiesThese all indicate a rising standard of life and selfconfidenceNevertheless，the point of the changing attitudes toward ourselves or other countries is not realizing other nations are better or worse than China，but treating them like how we treat our fellow ChineseThat
35、is what confidence means，not being condescending （屈尊），not worshiping，but looking each other in the eye with trust and respect1、According to the text，what are the Chinese attitudes toward foreigners today？AThey have various attitudes toward foreignersBThey think the foreigners are always rudeCThey al
36、ways speak highly of the foreignersDThey believe foreigners are just common people2、Chinese used to lack selfconfidence becauseAThey thought the foreigners were mysteriousBThey used to think themselves less powerfulCThey were deeply influenced by the dark historyDThey once believed foreigners were a
37、wesome3、According to Zhang Weiwei，most Chinese migrantsAdesire to be a citizen of another nationBdevelop a stronger love for their home countryCare unwilling to return to their motherlandDserve as bad examples in patriotic education4、Whats the main idea of the passage？AChinese should be proud of the
38、 great achievement of their countryBChinese have enough confidence to make greater progressCChinese have a lower selfconfidence faced with foreignersDChinese should be confident and take the foreigners as equals24（8分） It was rainy, and I had no desire to drive up the winding mountain road to my daug
39、hter Carolyns house. But she had insisted that I come to see something at the top of the mountain.So here I was, reluctantly making the two-hour journey through fog that hung like veils. By the time I saw how thick it was near the summit, Id gone too far to turn back.Nothing could be worth this, I t
40、hought as I inched along the dangerous highway.“Ill stay for lunch, but I m heading back down as soon as the fog lifts,” I announced when I arrived.“But I need you to drive me to the garage to pick up my car,” Carolyn said, “Could we at least do that?”“How far is it?” I asked.“About three minutes,”
41、she said, “Ill driveIm used to it.”After ten minutes on the mountain road, I looked at her anxiously. “I thought you said three minutes.”She grinned. “This is a detour.”Turning down a narrow track, we parked the car and got out. We walked along a path that was thick with old pine needles. Huge black
42、-green evergreens towered over us. Gradually, the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind.Then we turned a comer and stoppedand I gasped in amazement.From the top of the mountain, sloping for several acres across the mountain side and valleys, were rivers of flowers in numerous colors.
43、It looked as though the sun had tipped over and spilled gold down the mountainside.A series of questions filled my mind. Who created such beauty? Why? How?As we approached the home that stood in the center of the property, we saw a sign that read: “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.”The
44、 first answer was: “One WomanTwo Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was: “One at a Time.” The third: “Started in 1958.”As we drove home, I was so moved by what we had seen. I could scarcely speak. “She changed the world.” I finally said, “one bulb (球茎) at a time. She started almost
45、40 years ago, probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.”The wonder of it would not let me go. “Imagine,” I said, “if Id had a vision and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have accomplished?”Carolyn looked at me sideways, smiling. “Start tomorrow,” she said. “B
46、etter yet, start today.”1、What was the weather like when the author drove to visit her daughter?AIt was snowing.BIt was foggy.CIt was freezing.DIt was sunny.2、What can be inferred about the daughter?AShe told a white lie to her mother.BShe was an experienced driver.CShe didnt know the way very well.
47、DShe knew everything about the woman.3、The mother began to enjoy herself when _.Athey were driving in the carBthey were at the garageCthey were on their way backDthey were walking in the woods4、Which of the following can best describe the owner of the property?ACrazy and silly.BDetermined and persistent.C
