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）1They came back from their long walk and went into bed, .Atiredly but relaxingBtired but relaxingCtiredly but relaxedDtire
2、d but relaxed2The classroom is big enough for 25 students for normal use you need more space for special activities.AonceBbecauseCifDunless3Among the crises that face humans _ the lack of natural resources.AisBareCis thereDare there4Jim told us all that _ he said so at the meeting was right.AallBwha
3、tCall thatDthat5Most students study because its unavoidable. _, there are students who actually enjoy it.AAs a resultBIn additionCIn conclusionDBy contrast6The scientist does not study nature _ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.AuntilBbecauseCthoughDunless7He is go
4、od at a lot of things but it doesnt mean he is perfect. _ Actually no one is.AWhats going on?BLets get going.CThank goodness.DIm with you on that.8 I am worn out. Me too, all work and no play. So its time to _.Aburn the midnight oil Bpush the limitsCgo with the flow Dcall it a day9_ work and creativ
5、e activities have been important drivers of human progress is deeply rooted in our social values.AHow BWhetherCThat DWhy10I heard Mr. Morgan would be here at 4:00 pm. next Thursday.No, he _ at that time.Awas boarding Bwould be boardingCwill be boarding Dis boarding11I will be surprised if you can ge
6、t Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, these donation draw tickets from you.AbuyBbuyingCbuysDto buy12Many of us see reading as an investment in ourselves，so its only natural that we want to learn something useful _ our efforts.Ain view of Bin response toCin parallel with Din return for13During each NB
7、A season, basketball fans cheer on their favorite teams to make _ through.Ait BthemCthat Dthose14While working in Kunming, he checked the weather each morning for months _he realized it would be the same every day.Awhen BafterCbefore Dsince15 Why are the Woods selling their belongings? They to anoth
8、er city.Ahad movedBhave movedCmovedDare moving16- Hi, Mark. How was the musical evening? - Excellent! Ales and Andy performed _ and they won the firs prize.AskillfullyBcommonlyCwillinglyDnervously17In contrast with the liberal social climate of the present, traditions in the past were relatively _.A
9、competitive BcomprehensiveCcreative Dconservative18We sell a lot of products offshore and the opportunity to open up markets in regions _ we dont currently sell a lot to is a great one.AwhereBthatCwhatDwhen19He switched off the light and was about to leave the classroom and only then_ to rain heavil
10、y.Ait began Bit beginsCdoes it begin Ddid it begin20Where was I?You _ you didnt like your job.Ahad said BsaidCwere saying Dhas said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）Id have to say that the schemes to reduce staff absence and increase punctuality(准时) have been a big success. Weve
11、 seen that staff attendance levels have increased from 88% to 93%, and levels of punctuality have increased from 79% to 91%, which is fantastic. And the number of days that staff have taken off for sickness has dropped from an average of nine days per year to just five. There has also been a general
12、 increase in motivation at work, and weve seen output increase by at least 16% since this time last year.So, what have we been doing to improve things? Well, for a start, weve been introducing a scheme so that employees get bonuses if company production targets and sales figures are met. And if thin
13、gs carry on as they are, all employees will have received a bonus by the end of next month. Weve also introduced a system whereby employees and management set personal targets. Then, the individual employee receives a bonus if these targets are met. And to help with punctuality, weve installed a new
14、 system that records exactly what time people are getting in and leaving the office. This has helped improve punctuality rates substantially.Another initiative has been the installation of a games room for employees to use during mid-morning and lunch breaks. Weve found that its a great way to motiv
15、ate staff, giving them time to relax. As part of this, weve bought a ping pong table, a basketball hoop and a darts board. And by next week, the two table-football tables that we ordered last month will have arrived. Since opening the games room, staff have been using it constantly, especially the b
16、eds that we bought to allow staff to have a short nap during the day. Along similar lines, weve also organized a number of teambuilding excursions.1、Why does the author list some figures in Paragraph One?ATo prove the plans work wellBTo show employees to be more punctualCTo present the production gr
17、ows obviouslyDTo prove the increase of workers attendance2、What have they done to help with punctuality?ATheyve set personal targetsBTheyve weakened demands on employeesCTheyve introduced a scheme to give employees bonusesDTheyve recorded workers coming and leaving by a new system3、What has been mos
18、t popular in the games room?AA ping pong table BA darts boardCA basketball hoop DA nap bed4、As readers, who may benefit most from this article?AStudents BManagersCTeachers DFarmers22（8分）On Sept.15, TripAdvisor, one of the worlds largest travel review websites, named the worlds top 25 museums in its
19、Travelers Choice Award according to the reviews and opinions of travelers worldwide. Now lets take a look at the top four museums which are ranked as follows by the popularity around the world.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York CityIt is the largest museum in the Western Hemisphere, with a collect
20、ion of 2 million items from more than 5,000 years of world culture. The iconic museum includes important collections from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe as well as ancient Greece and Rome. Here, visitors can get lost in different centuries: They can see the Temple of Dendur from early Egypt, Dutc
21、h painter Vincent van Goghs Wheatfield With Cypresses an US pop Andy Warhols Souper Dress, all in one place.Muse dOrsay, ParisLocated in the center of Paris on the bank of the River Seine, the Musee dOrsay houses the worlds most amazing collections of impressionist and post-impressionist art. It off
22、ers the chance to view major works from greats like Van Gogh and Claude Monet. The museum is famous for being home to Starry Night over the Rhone, an oil painting by Van Gogh that is often praised along with his masterpiece Starry Night.Art Institute of Chicago, IllinoisIt was named the worlds best
23、museum in 2014. The world-famous Windy City museum houses nearly 300,000 works, including one of the largest collections of modern art, including pieces such as Spanish painter Pablo Picassos The Old Guitarist, US artist Georgia OKeeffes Black Cross and French artist Henri Matisses Bathers by a Rive
24、r. A TripAdvisor reviewer commented, “No matter how many times I visit, it never gets old. Paintings from every era, works fro every great artist.”Museo Nacional del Prado, MadridNowhere is able to present the entire history of Spanish art like the Museo Nacional del Prado.Here, visitors can enjoy a
25、 detailed view of the Spanish school of the Modern Age. Outstanding masterpieces by artists such as Diego Velazquez, Francisco Goya and Joaquiin Sorolla make up an internationally-famous collection. The Italian school is another highlight of the museums collection, as it includes the 15th century ma
26、sterpieces such as The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, The Death of the Virgin by Andrea Mantegna and The Dead Christ Supported by Angels by Antonello da Messina.1、How is the Metropolitan Museum of Art different from the other three museums?AIt is the largest art museum in the worldBIt is so big that
27、visitors may easily get lost in itCIt is the most popular museum of the four museumsDIts main collection is from ancient Egypt and medieval Europe2、If you are interested in impressionist art, _ is a place you cannot miss.AMetropolitan Museum of Art BMusee dOrsayCArt Institute of Chicago DMuseo Nacio
28、nal del Prado3、Which is a correct match of the painting and the museum?APablo Picassos The Old GuitaristMusee dOrsayBHenri Matisses Bathers by a RiverMetropolitan Museum of ArtCVincent van Goghs Wheatfield With CypressesArt Institute of ChicagoDAndrea Mantegnas The Death of the Virgin-Museo Nacional
29、 del Prado23（8分）At a time when almost anything can be purchased with just one click, its become an automatic response to simply replace what breaks. Generations raised in the earlier half of the 20th century will say that this wasnt always so: household appliances（器具）, clothing, electronics and more
30、 used to be bought under the assumption that, with the occasional repairs, they would last a lifetime.Now, some conscientious consumers are taking matters into their own hands and joining the Repair Caf movement. Founded in Amsterdam in 2009 by sewing expert Martine Postma, the original nonprofit ha
31、s expanded to more than 1,500 locations worldwide. These pop-up events, which are run by volunteers, offer lessons in how to fix anything from fixing a button to an unresponsive laptop.“Theres juice and treats and you get to meet new people,” says Bennett, a retired civil servant and volunteer fixer
32、 at the Repair Cafe Toronto, where she mends jewellery. She brings her own specialized tools but says most items could be repaired by anyone with a pair of pliers and some determination. “Something that is broken took time and resources to make, so if youre throwing it out, youre wasting those resou
33、rces. ”If you cant find a Repair Cafe near you, its easy to start one. RepairCafe. org offers a starter manual with step-by-step instructions.Changing how we acquire things is necessary, but theres also something to be said for simply not getting them in the first place. “Most of us have more than w
34、hat we need,” says Marina. “This can lead to a lot of anxiety, likethink about everything packed in the back of your closet; do you own those things or do they own you?” She suggests we train ourselves to make mindful purchases.Lazarovic, whose delayed purchase went even further, explains that less
35、shopping has freed up more time for family activities, dinner with friends and making art. By doing so, as she puts it, “I got out of that need-to-buy-it craze and in the end I feel good that Ive made something.”1、How would people raised in the 1940s deal with broken home appliances?ASell them at a
36、lower price. BPress the button to find the fault.CRepair them to last longer. DDonate them to recycling stations.2、What does Bennett say about her work?AShe likes the good food people bring for her work.BHelping make repairs means saving resources.CShe will set up her own Repair Cafe soon.DShe learn
37、ed to repair jewels after she retired.3、Which of the following best explains “conscientious” underlined in Paragraph 2?AResponsible. BGenerous.CPowerful. DIrreplaceable.4、What good does Lazarovic think less shopping will do to us?AItll make us less anxious about used things at home.BItll force us to
38、 make donations of unwanted things.CItll lead us to explore the world more responsibly.DIt will provide us more time for beneficial events.24（8分）Apple and Microsoft each launched new products. One company astonished everyone. The other made people sleepy. Can you guess which was which? You probably
39、guessed wrong. Because Apple, famous for its creative products, was the tech giant whose new product caused a collective shrug(耸肩). While Microsoft, which stole a move out of the Apple Playbook, won cheers from high-end, creative-class consumers like business analysts, media designers and music prod
40、ucers.As Hayley Tsukayama remarked at The Washington Post, the Surface Studio, one of Microsofts new products, is really just a super-sized version of the Surface Books product that Microsoft has been selling for years. But if youve ever watched science fiction movies like Minority report-where Tom
41、Cruise seems to operate pictures and data hanging on mid-air by touching them, spreading his fingers to increase on details, and sending files and information sliding from one folder to another with a click of the fingers, you can see how Microsoft is trying to show the same experience.Meanwhile, ap
42、ples new products were almost like some fine promotions for its Apple TV. They boast(炫耀)that the new Macbook Pros has a smaller size and more functions, and a new touch screen bar on laptop keyboards where function keys used to be.So whats going on? In many ways, Apple is focusing on attracting the
43、average consumers who have been attracted by Microsoft. And Microsoft is focusing on targeting the high-end professionals Apple has historically been associated with. You can even see this is the companies ad campaigns: Microsofts ads stress imagination and creativity, while Apple,s commercial chief
44、 performance and convenience of its Macbooks.So Apple is trying to control the world of devices and laptops from the top down, starting with the high-end market and moving on to appeal to a broader base of consumers. Microsoft, having already strengthened itself within the bigger low-end market, is
45、now attempting the opposite with a bottom-up strategy. Will these succeed? Time will tell.1、What can we learn from the first paragraph?AMicrosofts new products made a big hit.BApples products aim at high-end consumers.CApple and Microsoft developed the same products.DThe design of Microsofts product
46、s is original and unique.2、Why does the author mention the science fiction movie in Paragraph 2?ATo show how trendy Microsofts new products are.BTo tell us Microsofts new products can be used in movies.CTo encourage more people to see the science fiction movie.DTo show Microsofts new products are in
47、spired by the movie.3、What can we infer from the last two parts of the text?AApple is changing its focus on consumer groups from average to high-end ones.BMicrosoft is changing its focus on consumer groups from high-end to average ones.CThe two companies are adopting different business strategies from their own before.DThe two companies are facing fierce competition with each o
