2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich2．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should3．—Whatabouttheservicesinthishotel?—Theyareatleastasgoodas,ifnotsuperiorto,______inyours.A．it B．those C．that D．theone4．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will5．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo6．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although7．Thecompanyneedsto_____itsoutdatedimagetopromoteitsnewly-releasedproduct.A．layout B．callupC．shakeoff D．giveaway8．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned9．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until10．Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track11．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which12．Youhavetorewritethemonthlyreportbecauseyou_____manyimportantdetails.A．turnedoff B．leftoutC．droppedby D．putup13．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon14．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork15．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant16．Wepackedallthebooksinthewoodenboxes_______theywouldn’tgetdamaged.A．aslongasB．asifC．incaseD．sothat17．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when18．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when19．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending20．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Thefirstdrawingsonwallsappearedincavesthousandsofyearsago.LatertheAncientRomansandGreekswrotetheirnamesandprotestpoemsonbuildings.ModerngraffitiseemstohaveappearedinPhiladelphiaintheearly1960s,andbythelatesixtiesithadreachedNewYork.Thenewartformreallytookoffinthe1970s,whenpeoplebeganwritingtheirnames,or“tags”,onbuildingsalloverthecity.Inthemid-seventiesitwassometimeshardtoseeoutofasubwaycarwindow,becausethetrainswerecompletelycoveredinspraypaintingsknownasmasterpieces.Intheearlydays,the“taggers”werepartofstreetcrowdswhowereconcernedwithmarkingtheirterritory(領地).Theyworkedingroupscalled“crews”andcalledwhattheydid“writing”—theterm“graffiti”wasfirstusedbyTheNewYorkTimesandthenovelistNormanMailer.ArtgalleriesinNewYorkbeganbuyinggraffitiintheearlyseventies.Butatthesametimethatitbegantoberegardedasanartform,JohnLindsay,thethenmayorofNewYork,declaredthefirstwarongraffiti.Bythe1980sitbecamemuchhardertowriteonsubwaytrainswithoutbeingcaught,andinsteadmanyofthemoreestablishedgraffitiartistsbeganusingroofsofbuildings.Thedebateoverwhethergraffitiisartordeliberatedamageisstillgoingon.PeterVallone,aNewYorkcitycouncilor,thinksthatgraffitidonewithpermissioncanbeart,butifitisonsomeoneelse’spropertyitbecomesacrime.“Ihaveamessageforthegraffitidestroyersoutthere,”hesaidrecently,“andyourfreedomofexpressionendswheremypropertybegins.”Ontheotherhand,Felix,amemberoftheBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCity,saysthatartistsarereclaimingcitiesforthepublicfromadvertisers,andthatgraffitirepresentsfreedomandmakescitieslivelier.Fordecadesgraffitihasbeenaspringboardtointernationalfameforafew.Jean-MichelBasquiatbegansprayingonthestreetinthe1970sbeforebecomingarespectedartistinthe80s.TheFrenchmanBlekleRatandtheBritishartistBanksyhaveachievedinternationalfamebyproducingcomplexworkswithstencils(模板),oftenmakingpoliticalorhumorouspoints.WorksbyBanksyhavebeensoldforover￡100,000.Graffitiisnowsometimesbigbusiness.1、Whywastheseventiesanimportantdecadeinthehistoryofgraffiti?A．Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstbecamereallypopular.B．Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstappeared.C．ThatwaswhengraffitifirstreachedNewYork.D．Thatwaswhengraffitifirstappearedonsubwaycarwindows2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taggers”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Namesofpeoplewhograffitied.B．Buildingwherepaintsweresprayed.C．Peoplewhomarkedsurfacewithgraffiti.D．Peoplewhowereinterestedingraffiti.3、Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A．NewYorkersthinkgraffitiisart.B．Graffitiwasacceptedbyofficialscompletely.C．Buildingscanbecoveredwithgraffitifreely.D．Therewereonceadvertisementsoncitysurface.4、Whatistheauthor’sfinalopinionaboutgraffiti?A．Graffitihasnowbecomemainstreamandcanbenefitartists.B．Graffitiisnotagoodwaytobecomearespectedartist.C．Somepopulargraffitiartistsendupbeingignoredbytheartworld.D．Somegraffiticausedinconveniencetothelocalenvironment.22．（8分）AnautonomousvehicledesignedformakinglocalcommercedeliverieswasuncoveredbyNuro.ThevehicleisabouttheheightofanSWbutfarnarrowerthanatypicalcar.Theelectriccarfeaturesfouroutsidecompartments（暗格）—twooneachside-toholdseparatedeliveries.Eachcompartmentcanbetailoredtoaspecificuse,suchascookingapizzaorrefrigeratingapackage.“Wecanuseself-drivingtechnologytodeliveranything,anytime,anywhereforbasicallyalllocalgoodsandservices,”Nuroco-founderDaveFergusonsaid.“Consumersusedtobeokaywithtwo-weekpaidshipping.Itbecametwo-weekfreedelivery,followedbyoneweek,twodays,andthesameday.Nowsame-daydeliveryisn’tfastenoughforsomecustomers.”Nuroisn’taloneinbuildingrobotsforlocalcommercedeliveries.Earlierthismonth,Toyota,aJapanesecarcompany,uncoveredaconceptvehiclethatcouldbeusedforpackagedelivery.Ahandfulofstartups—includingStarshipTechnologies,MarbleandDispatch—aretestingsmallrobotsfordeliveriesonsidewalks.Nuro’svehiclewilllikelyfacelegalhurdles.Fullyautonomousvehicleswithoutatestdiveraren’tlegalinCaliforniatoday,andmanycompanieshaveshiftedtestingostateswhereregulatorsaremorewelcomingofautonomousvehicles,suchasArizona.Nuroexpectstofacefewerchallengesbecauseitdoesn’tcarrypassengers.Nuro’snarrowsizemayalsobehelpfulwhennavigatingstreetsandavoidingpedestrians.Thevehicleisn’tequippedwithanyspecialfeaturestocommunicatewithpedestriansorotherroadusers.Somecompanieshavetestedandpatentedsolutionssuchasdigitalscreensthatsignalthecar’snextmove.Fergusonsaidhisteamconductedstudiesandfoundthatsuchtechniquescouldconfusepeople.Nurobelievesit’sbettertomakesurethecarperformspredictably,sothathumandriversknowwhattoexpectfromit.“Wefeelbycreatingthisnewtechnologythat’sgoingtoenablethislastmiledelivery,we’regoingtobecreatingnewmarketsanddoingthingsthatpreviouslyweren’tpossible,”Fergusonsaid.“Thisisnotswappingoutjobswithrobots.It’screatingnewmarkets.Therewilldefinitelybenewemploymentopportunities.”1、WhatisthemaincharacteristicoftheNuro’sself-drivingvehicle?A．Itcancookdeliciousmealsforcustomers.B．Itisapioneerinthefieldofself-drivingvehicles.C．Itisfurnarrowerandhigherthanotherautonomousones.D．Itsdeliveriescanbetransportedinthespecialcompartment.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“hurdles”inParagraph4?A．breakthrough.B．dilemma.C．restriction.D．protection.3、WhyistheNuro’svehiclenotequippedwithcommunicatingfeatures?A．Itsdigitalscreensoftenbreakdown.B．Peoplemaybepuzzledatthefeatures.C．Thefeatureshavenotbeendeveloped.D．Itsperformanceisusuallyhardtopredict.4、WhatcanweinferaboutFerguson’sopiniononthisnewtechnology?A．Beneficial.B．Challenging.C．Controversial.D．Ambiguous.23．（8分）Expertssaythereareabout6，500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld.ButtheUnitedNationsestimatesthatabouthalfoftheselanguagesareindangerofdisappearing.Onenon-profitorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisaNewYork-basedgroupcalledWikitongues.OfficialsfromWikitonguessaytheorganizationhasasimplegoal:toprovidethetoolsandsupportthatpeopleneedtosavetheirlanguages.Udellistheco-founderofWikitongues.Hesaidwhenalanguagedisappears，manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample，partsofacommunity’sculture，knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.Becauseofthis.Udellbelievestheprocessofbringinglanguagesbackmustbedonebycommunitymembersthemselves，“fromthegroundup，”hesaid.“Thereisnowayanoutsideorganizationcansavesomeone’slanguageforthem.”Wikitongueswaslaunchedin2016asanopeninternetcollectionofworldlanguages.Theself-described“community”isoperatedbyvolunteersfromaroundtheworld.ThecollectionisintheformoflanguagevideosthatpeopleaddtotheWikitongueswebsite.Therearecurrentlymorethan400languagesanddialectsrepresentedonWikitongues’YouTubechannel.Udellsaysmorethan1,500peoplefrom70differentcountrieshaveaddedvideostothesystem.“WehavepeoplefromIndiawhorecorddozensoflanguages，whichisbeyondtheirown.”hesaid.OneofWikitongues’volunteersisKolokwe，wholivesinNamibia.HisnativelanguageisSubiya，however，hedoesnotgetthechancetospeakhisnativelanguageeveryday.Likemanyothereducatedpeoplefromhisarea，hespeaksalotofEnglishandAfrikaans.KolokweishopinghisinvolvementwithWikitonguescallhelpkeepSubiyaandotherAfricanlanguagesfromgoingextinct.Hewantstheworldtoknowabouthislanguage.Buthisgoalgoesbeyondjustsharinghislanguagewithothersthroughvideo.Heisalsoworkingtocreateadictionaryandlanguageteachingmaterialsthatcanbeusedinschools.1、Whatistileresultoflanguagesdisappearing?A．Peopleareuncertainaboutwhotheyare.B．Allthecustomsandbeliefsarestillexisting.C．Peoplecannotcommunicatewitheachother.D．Thecommunitybecomesmoreindependent.2、WhichofthefollowingistrueofWikitongues?A．ItwasfoundedbytheUnitedNations.B．Officialsfromitwanttomakemoney.C．Itcontributestosavinglanguages.D．1500languagesareuploadedonitswebsite.3、WhyisKolokweinvolvedinvolunteering?A．Hehasnochancetospeakhisnativelanguage.B．HedislikesspeakingEnglishandAfrikaans.C．Hewantstostophisnativelanguagedyingout.D．Hehopestoteachhislanguageinschoolhimself.4、WhatcanweinferfromtheopinionofUdell?A．Themajorityoflanguageshavebeensaved.B．Wikitonguescansavelanguagesdisappearing.C．Internetplaysamoreimportantpartthanvolunteers.D．Onlycommunitymemberscansavetheirownlanguages.24．（8分）ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathomewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.However,Hipphasrackedup(累計)$100,000(about0.67millionyuan)instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.Tosomedegree,multigenerationalhouseholdshavealwaysbeenapartofAmericanlife.However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2016wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Until2016,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandmentors（導師）.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,said“Althoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,thatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest,hesaid.“Theymaylikelivingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.”Headded,“Whileithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthings,theyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmore.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues,it’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1、What’sthepurposeofCaitlinHipp’sstory?A．Toprovetheauthor’sview.B．Tointroducehersituation.C．Topresentthetopic.D．Tomakereadersrethinkabouttheproblem.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart(Paragraph1)probablyreferto?A．livewithparentsB．liveindependentlyC．stayathomeD．leavehome3、AccordingtoHoffman,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Itisn’tnecessaryformillennialstoleavethenest.B．Theycanspendlessmoneyontheirdailylife.C．Moralvaluesarechanginggradually.D．Youngadultsarelivinginadifferentlifestyle.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whyisthenumberofthemillennialgrowingsteadily?B．Whyhasthepercentageofadultslivingwiththeirparentsbeenontherise?C．Whyareparentswillingtohelpfundforyoungadults?D．Whydomoreadultstreattheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguides?25．（10分）AnexperimentalcleanupdevicecalledRemoveDEBRIShassuccessfullycastanetaroundadummy(仿真的)satellite,imitatingatechniquethatcouldonedaycollectspacebornegarbage.Thetest,whichwascarriedoutthisweek,iswidelybelievedtobethefirstsuccessfuldemonstrationofspacecleanuptechnology,expertstoldCNN.Anditsymbolizesanearlysteptowardsolvingwhathasalreadybeenacriticalissue:junkinspace.Millionsofpiecesofjunkareturningaroundinorbit,theresultof50yearsofspacetravelandfewregulationstokeepspaceclean.Atorbitalspeeds,evenasmallbitofpaintcrashingwithasatellitecancausecriticaldamage.Variouscompanieshaveplanstosendthousandsofnewsatellitesintolow-Earthorbit,alreadythemostcrowdedarea.TheRemoveDEBRISexperimentisrunbyacompanyandresearchersledbytheU.K.’sSurreySpaceCenterandincludesAirbus,Airbus-ownedSurreySatelliteTechnologyLtd.andFrance’sArianeGroup.GuglielmoAglietti,thedirectorofSurreySpaceCenter,saidthatanoperationalversionoftheRemoveDEBRlStechnologywouldcastanetthatremainsfastenedtothemainsatellitesothedebriscanbedraggedoutoforbit.Itcouldtargetlargepiecesofjunk,includingdeadsatellitesupto10meterslong.TheRemoveDEBRISsatellitewillconductafewmoreexperimentsinthecomingmonths,includingtestingnavigationfeaturesthatcouldhelpguidethesatellitetoaspecificpieceofdebris.JonathanMcDowell,anastrophysicistattheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics,saidthesuccessofthisweek’sexperimentwasexciting,buthecautionedagainst“over-publicizing”it.Therearestillenormousbarrierstoclearbeforeoperationalcleanuptasksareunderway,hesaid,andthemostdiscouragingisfiguringouthowtofundsuchprojects.Aglietti,theSurreyprofessorwhohelpedleadtheRemoveDEBRISproject,said“Thechallengewilllieinpersuadingtherelevantauthoritiestosponsorthesetasks.”AgliettisaidhehopesRemoveDEBRISwillconductafewcleanuptasksperyear,targetingthelargestpiecesofjunkinthemostcrowdedorbits.1、WhatistheuseoftheRemoveDEBRISsatellite?A．Demonstratingspacetechnology.B．Imitatingadevelopingtechnique.C．Collectingwastesexistinginspace.D．Symbolizinggreatprogressinspace.2、HowdoestheRemoveDEBRlSsatellitework?A．Bythrowinganettotakethejunkfromorbit.B．Byfasteningittothemainsatellitetightly.C．Bydraggingsatellitesupto10meterslong.D．Bytargetinglargepiecesofjunkcarefully.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sponsor”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Accomplish. B．Support. C．Oppose. D．Provide.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheRemoveDEBRISProjectIsPerfectB．HowRemoveDEBRISIsInventedintheLabC．WhytheRemoveDEBRISSatelliteIsInventedD．SatelliteCollectsSpaceJunkfortheFirstTime第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Onewinternineyearsago,IvolunteeredatahomelessshelterinLosAngeles,1mealsforpeople.ThereImetAlbert,whosaidhelikedmy2.“Wanttoseemine?”heasked,liftinghis3.Hewasbarefoot.Hesaidhehadbeenhopingtogetapairbuthadnevermadeit.Ifelta4feelinginmystomach.Thenextday,5,Iwenttobuysocks-about$106.Thatnextmorning,I7myalarmfor5a.m.anddrovetothelocalpark,acommondestinationfor8people.Itwasstill9out.Itookoutabagofsocksand10agroupofmen,standingaroundatree,11withcold.WhenIhandedeachofthemapairofsocks,theylookedconfusedatfirst,12mymotives（動機）,buttookthem.Anhourlater,I13allthesocks.Mostpeopleweresleeping.IfeltlikeSanta.Whentheywould14,theywouldfindaverymeaningful15.EveryweekI'llhandoutmanysocks.IfI'mawayfor16aweek,Iwillbringsockswithmeandhandthemouttothehomelessinotherstatesandcountries.Inthepastyears,thishasbecomemy17.It'saddictive,Isuppose,andit'sincrediblysatisfyingtohelpmakesomepeople's18alittlebiteasier.PartofmehopestoseeAlbertoutthere,but19Idon't,I'dliketothinkoneofthepairswill20him.1、A．preparingB．givingC．donatingD．buying2、A．carB．mealsC．socksD．help3、A．legB．armC．handD．head4、A．magicalB．sinkingC．comfortingD．surprising5、A．finallyB．inadditionC．howeverD．afterwork6、A．moneyB．worthC．valueD．worthy7、A．madeB．placedC．setD．fixed8、A．mercilessB．sleeplessC．joblessD．homeless9、A．darkB．rainyC．quietD．windy10、A．signaledtoB．shoutedatC．headedforD．wavedat11、A．tremblingB．smilingC．jumpingD．sleeping12、A．provingB．inquiringC．demandingD．questioning13、A．tookoffB．tookoutC．gaveoffD．gaveout14、A．situpB．wakeupC．riseupD．setup15、A．meatB．presentC．actD．kindness16、A．lessthanB．otherthanC．morethanD．ratherthan17、A．habitB．taskC．past-timeD．entertainment18、A．winterB．livesC．familiesD．difficulties19、A．unlessB．untilC．evenifD．asif20、A．suitB．fitC．matchD．find第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）HiZhouLing,Ihaven’theardfromyouforweeks.IseverythingOKwithyou?Doyoustillgoto1．gymeveryday?Iusedtogotherethreetimesaweek,butIdon’twork2．anymore.Iknowanotherwaytostayslim.I’mtryingtoloseweightbecauseI’msoashamedofmybody.SinceI’mpreparingtoactinanewTVshow,I’mtakingweight-losspills3．(call)Fat-Less,4．arequitepopularamongyoungwomenhere.Ihopetoloseatleast10kgandtheyreallywork.Iambecomingslimmerandslimmer.I5．(lose)7kginthelasttwo6．(month).7．,sometimesIdon’tfeelso8．(energy).Mymother,whoyoumetlastyear,9．(keep)tellingmenottotakethembecausetheyaredangerous.Shesayshealthisthe10．(important)thingand