2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout2．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While3．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow4．Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last5．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall6．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen7．Afterhavingsomealcohol,driverstendtospeedwhenpassingstreetswithlesspeople.A．pullup B．putup C．riseup D．pickup8．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad9．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom10．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though11．IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．as C．because D．after12．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that13．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether14．Johnsonhasn’tfeltanyeffectthenewdietingrecipehashimsincehetriedtoloseweightthreemonthsago.A．for B．to C．on D．with15．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did16．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome17．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid18．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how19．Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture20．Personallyspeaking,________thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.A．turning B．turnC．turned D．havingturned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）Saturday，22April,2017Wearecurrentlyonacamp-sitenearCalais,onourwaytotheUK,anditispouringwithrain.AsifgodswanttoprepareusfortheUKatallcosts.Asifwedon'tknowwhatrainis...Ourferrytothegreenisleswillleavetomorrowat10.30anddespitetherain,Iamreallylookingforwardtoit.Ithastakenusawhiletogethere,aswealreadyleftElChorroon4April.AfterrushingthroughSpainintwodays,however,wecametoaninevitableslow-downwhenweenteredFrance.Inevitable,asFrancehassimplytoomuchtoofferforus.SoassoonaswecrossedthePyrenees,ourdrivingsequencebecamesomethinglikedrivingafewkilometres,visitingacastle,drivingafewkilometres,takingpicturesofanicechurch,drivingafewkilometres,havingaquickpeekatafleasmarket,drivingafewkilometres,visitingamuseumetc.WhenweenteredBrittanytherealsightseeingstarted,inVannes,inLorient,inBrestandthenontoNormandy:LeMontStMichel,Bayeuxandfinally,finallytheD-Daybeaches.Ialwayswantedtovisitthese,forobviousreasonsIwouldsay,butmyfather,realisticashewas,calculatedthechancesthatitwouldrainaconsiderableamountofdaysofathree-weekholidayandalwaysdecidedagainstit.ButafewdaysagoIfinallysteppedontoGoldBeach(wheretheBritslanded)andIwasgreetedbytheNormansun.Abeautifulday.1、Itwas_____whenthewriterwasonhiswaytotheUK.A．pouringB．foggyC．snowyD．sunny2、Accordingtothepassage,thePyreneesmustbeaplacein_____.A．SpainB．FranceC．NetherlandD．Normandy3、WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A．Theyspent2daysinSpaintraveling.B．ThewriterthoughtFrancehasalotofplacestovisit.C．ThewriterthoughttherealsightseeingwasinE1Chorro,andinBrest.D．Thewriter’sfatherwasarealisticperson.4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom_______.A．atraveljournalB．asciencefictionC．anewsreportD．afilmreview22．（8分）It’sofficial.Denmark—aswellasbeingtheworld’sbestcountrytoliveinforwomenwiththesecond-happiestpeopleandoneofthebesthealthcaresystemsinEurope—hasthemostcontentedbabies.Or,atleast,theoneswhocrytheleast.AccordingtoresearchpublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,Danish,GermanandJapanesebabiescrytheleast,whileBritish,CanadianandItalianbabiescrythemost.“I’mnotsurprised,”Danishparentingexpertandco-authorofTheDanishWayofParentingJessicaAlexandertellsme.“Thefirstyearofachild’slifeisconsideredsoimportantinDenmark.Danishparentsaremuchlessstressedbecausetheygetgoodmaternityandpaternityleave(孕產假).Theatmosphereismuchcalmerand,ifmothersaregettingmoretimeoff,thatgoeshandinhandwithlessstress,morecontact,moreroutinesandlesscrying.”Shepausesbeforethrowinginafinaltip:“Oh,andDanishbabiessleepoutdoorsalot.”InDenmark,awomanisgivenfourweekspregnancyleavefollowedby52weeksofpaidleavethatcanbesharedbetweenparents.AndAlexanderthinksthereisanotherimportantreasonwhyDanishbabiescryless:breastfeeding.“It’sjustthedonethinginDenmark,”shesaysofacountrythathastheworld’shighestbreastfeedingrates.“Inothercountries,therearecontinualdiscussionsaboutwhetheryoushouldorshouldn’tbreastfeed.InDenmark,breastfeedinghasnevergoneoutofstyle.Andeveryonedoesitforayear.”ForIbenSandahl,Alexander’sco-author,itcomesdowntotheDanishattitudetolifeingeneral.“Weareanhonestandpurepeople,”shetellsme.“Wearesurroundedbysocialsupportandarelesslikelytobecomeangry,sadorannoyedwhenourbabiesarecrying.Andwearegoodatembracing(擁抱)allkindsoffeelings,sowearen’tscared.Instead,wetrytoconnectwiththebabieswhentheycry.It’showbabiescommunicateandit’sabouttryingtounderstandit.”1、Whichofthefollowingcanmakeababycryless?A．Aneffectivehealthcaresystem.B．Morecompanyfromaparent.C．Anenergeticbusymother.D．Morechancestomeetfellowbabies.2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A．somethinginthemilkfrombreastfeedingcankeepbabieshappyB．Demarkissecondtononeinprotectingitsfemales’rightsC．Danishparents’attitudestoababy’sfirstyearvaryconsiderablyD．breastfeedingisacommonandacceptedpracticeinDenmark3、Whenbabiescry,Danishparentswillprobably________.A．trytofigureoutwhattheywantB．putthemoutdoorsforagoodsleepC．seeksocialsupportforguidanceD．waitamomentforthemtocalmdown23．（8分）Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(139)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．TomJones.D．Emma.2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory.B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart.D．Thespiritsofthelime.3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.24．（8分）WhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,andourtelevisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Ineverfeltbored.Thefields,hillsandwoodlandsaroundmyhomeweretheperfectplaygroundwhoseadventureswereonlylimitedbymyimagination.Icanrememberoncehikingtonearbylakeandwalkingslowlyaroundit.AtthebackofitIwasamazedtofindanolddirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Itwasfullofmuddytyretracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.Iwalkedonandonforwhatseemedlikehours.Iwassuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyears"turnaroundandheadbackhome",butIwasstubbornandwalkedon.TherewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsightInoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscaredIdidn'twanttoenduptrappedonthisroad,andIwasworriedthatitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.Icontinuedtowalkonwithsomethinggrowinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswereaching.IwasalmostintearswhenIsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatIrecognized.Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.Itwasstilloveramileaway,butmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabigsmileonmyfacejustintimefordinner.ThenIendedmyadventurewithagoodnight'ssleep.Ioftenthoughtofthatexperiencerecently.Actually,inourlife,allroads,nomatterhowtheytwistandturn,canleadushomeagain.Theycanleadustoourhomesinourhearts.Mayyoualwayswalkyourpathwithlove!Mayyoualwayshelpyourfellowtravelersalongtheway!Andmayyourroadsalwaysleadyouhomeagain!1、Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?A．HecouldwatchTValldayB．Hecouldhavefuninnature.C．HehadmanyfriendstoplaywithD．Heusedtoexploretheolddirtroad2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"something"inParagraph3probablyreferto?A．DoubtB．HopeC．Fear.D．Courage3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?A．Hewascontradictoryinmind.B．Hewasunconsciousofdangerahead.C．Hewasworriedtobetrappedinthewoods.D．Hewasafraidofbeingscoldedbyhisparents.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．EveryEffortIsWorthwhile.B．AllRoadsLeadHome.C．BeDeterminedinYourLife.D．BeBravetoAdventure.25．（10分）Amusicfestivalisacommunityeventfocusingonliveperformancesofsingingandinstrumentplayingthatisoftenpresentedwithatheme.Onthelistarethemusicfestivalsforfansaroundtheworld.Findyourfavoritenow!FieldDayJanuary1,2018.SydneyFieldPaymeansNewYear’sDayforyoungpeopleinSydney.Seenasthecity’soriginalmulti－stageparty,,it’sagatheringoffriendscomingtogetherforagreatfun-filledfirstdayoftheyear.There’sanairofhopeandpositiveenergyonaperfectsummer’sday.TheEnvisionFestivalFebruary22–25,2018,UvitaTheEnvisionFestivalisanannualgatheringinCostaRicathataimstoprovideanopportunityfordifferentculturestoworkwithoneanothertocreateabettercommunity.Thefestivalencouragespeopletopracticeart,music,danceperformances,andeducation.Meanwhile,ourconnectionwithnatureisexpectedtobestrengthened.TheMcDowellMountainMusicFestivalMarch2-4,2018,PhoenixTheMcDowellMountainMusicFestivalisPhoenix、musicalcelera,onofcommunityculture.Sinceitsfoundingin2004fitistheonly100%non–profitmusicfestivaldesignedtosupport,entertainandeducatethecommunity.Thefestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorseachyearfromaroundthecountry,anditisanopportunitytoexperiencetrueculture.TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalApril19-22,2018,DaleTheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalisanationallyknownmusicfestivalforAmericanmusic.ThefestivalisheldinthecountryofTexasattheheightofthewildflowerseason.TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivaloffersgreatmusicandactivitiesforthewholefamily.1、InwhichcitycanpeopleenjoyafunNewYear’sDay?A．PhoenixB．Uvita.C．SydneyD．Dale2、WhatisspecialabouttheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival?A．Itencouragespeopletoreceiveeducation.B．Itisnotaimedatmakingmoney.C．Itprovidesanopportunityforfriendgathering.D．Itfocusesonculturalexchanges.3、Whichfestivalsareconnectedwithnature?A．FieldDayandtheEnvisionFestival.B．TheEnvisionFestivalandtheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.C．TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalandtheMcDowllMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.D．TheEnvisionFestivalandtheOldSettler’sMusicFestival.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）Itwasahotsummerday.Thesunwasshiningbrightlyandallcouldthinkofwas1downwithascoopofmyfavoriteicecream.Idecidedtomakeaquick2tothenewlyopenedicecreamparlor(冰淇淋店)closebyforamid-day3.AssoonasIarrivedthere,I4myicecreaminafancyconeandaskedtheserverto5twotubsofchocolateicecreamforfolksathome.Whilewaitingformytake-out,Iwashalfwaythroughmyicytreatandwasenjoyingtheviewofthetwocolorfully6icecreamflavors,sittingprettyonenexttotheother.Nowthatmyto-goorderwas7,Iheadedtothepaymentcountertosettlethebill.Surprisingly,thecashierhadforgottento8myicecream,9onlyforthetwotubs.Thenextfew10passedbyasI11betweendoingwhatwaseasy—clearingthebillandmovingout,anddoingwhatwasright—12theerror.IknewifIdidn’tbringtheerrorinthebilltohis13,myicecreamwouldbechargedagainsthis14.Thatmoment,mydecisionwasmadeandIwentandtoldhimwhathehad15.Helookedatmein16andthankedmeprofuselyfortellingtheerror.Haditnotbeenformy17tellingtheerror,hewouldhavebeen18.Thesmileofreliefonhisfacemademesmile,too.Icameoutoftheicecreamparlorfeelingreally19aboutmyself.Iknewthatdayhowwonderfulitfeelstodowhatisright20whatiseasy.1、A．calmingB．breakingC．coolingD．setting2、A．choiceB．tripC．decisionD．promise3、A．mealB．workC．treatD．cure4、A．orderedB．bookedC．deliveredD．made5、A．sellB．takeC．makeD．pack6、A．decoratedB．preparedC．createdD．described7、A．readyB．slowC．lateD．over8、A．billB．buyC．payD．cash9、A．takingB．spendingC．chargingD．buying10、A．daysB．weeksC．hoursD．seconds11、A．debatedB．checkedC．doubtedD．wondered12、A．referringtoB．pointingoutC．findingoutD．lookinginto13、A．mindB．faceC．noticeD．note14、A．expensesB．salaryC．taxesD．fees15、A．missedB．leftC．remainedD．balanced16、A．needB．reliefC．terrorD．anxiety17、A．incrediblyB．obviouslyC．secretlyD．honestly18、A．finedB．hiredC．sentencedD．detained19、A．optimisticB．freshC．awesomeD．well20、A．otherthanB．apartfromC．regardlessofD．ratherthan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）Asageneralrule,abandmaystartasagroupofhigh-schoolstudents1．(share)thesameinterestinmusic.Theymayfirstpractisetheirmusicinsomeone’shouse.Andthenthemusiciansmaygetthechancetogive2．(perform)inpubsorclubs,forwhichtheyarepaid3．cash.Astimegoesby,theygraduallybecomeknowntotheaudienceandsomeevenmakerecords!TheMonkees,4．,startedinadifferentway.Of5．(it)fourmembers,onlyonewasgoodenoughandtheotherthreejustpretended6．(sing)duringthebroadcasts.Tobehonest,itcouldn’t7．(call)arealbandinthebeginning.Anyhow,theysucceededandbecamesopopular8．theirfansformedclubsinordertogetmorefamiliarwiththem.9．,theMonkeesbrokeupabout1970.Buttheyreunitedinthemid-1980sandproducedanewrecordin1996,10．wastocelebratetheirformerhappytime.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、B5、C6、A7、D8、B9、C10、B11、B12、D13、D14、C15、C16、C17、C18、C19、B20、A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、Manyscholarshipsrequirethatyouwriteanessayinordertobeconsideredfortheprizemoney.However,ifyouarethesortofpersonthathasaheadachewheneveryouhavetocompleteawritingassignment,thismaynotbethebestnews.Luckilyforyou,thereisnoreasontofearthescholarshipessay.Thefollowingtipscouldhelpyouconquerthisnot-so-easyaspectofthescholarshipapplicationprocess.Youshouldalwaysoutlineyouressays.Thisdoesnotjustapplytothescholarshipessays,either.Anoutlinehelpslendfocustoyourthoughtsandhelpsyoucreateapictureofthe“whole”thattheessaywillbecome.Judgescannottostandwhenyourwritingisloose,lackscoherence(連貫性)orwhenyoufailtoconnectyourmainpointstogether.Theywanttoseethatyoucansupportyourargumentwellwithclearandbriefexamplesandthattheseexamplesdo,infact,relatetothetopicathand.Ifyouhaveachoiceinthetopicyougettowriteabout,alwaystrytoselectsomethingyouarepersonallyinterestedin.Don'twritewhatyouthinkthejudgeswanttohear.Thiswillonlyamountinanessaythatreadslikesomeoneelse’s,whichisnotagreatwaytomakeyourselfstandout.Ifyoufeelboredwiththetopic,thenyouressaywillbeboringaswell.Makesureyourideafollowaclearandalogicalpath.Thismeanstheyareconnectedwellandthetransitions(過渡)easilyflowfromoneideatothenext.Likewise,trytostayawayfromtheobviousorthesadstory.Yes,collegewillbealife-changingexperience,butcanyouthinkofaninterestingreasonwhythisisso?Andyes,itisterriblethatyoulostafamilymemberatayoungage,butwhatdoesithavetodowithwinningthisscholarship?Judgescansmellsadstoriesfromamileaway,soonlypullattheheartstrings(動人心弦)ifyouhaveaproperreasonfordoingso.5、Whenwritingascholarshipessay,anoutlineisnecessarybecauseithelpsyou_____.A．focusonthedetailsoftheessayB．thinkmoreaboutthescholarshipC．makeapictureofthewholeessayD．supportyourargumentwell6、Youressaywillbeappreciatedbyjudgesifit_______.A．turnsouttobelooseB．isshortofcoherenceC．isunabletoconnecttothemainpointsD．supportsyourargumentwithbriefexamples7、Whatistheauthor’sopiniononchoosingthetopicforascholarshipessay?A．Theessayshouldincludetheobviousorthesadstory.B．Youmustkeepyourmindclearandlogical.C．Youhadbettertrytoputaninterestingstoryinit.D．Trytosayasmuchasyoucanaboutyourfamily.8、Theintendedreadersofthepassageareprobably________.A．collegestudentsB．judgesincollegesC．essayreadersD．companyleaders22、Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Justlikewhenwetrytograbasponge(海綿)thatisfullofwater,somewaterwillrunoutofit.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersaysandtrytotakeinaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenames,allthedates,andalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.Knowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoney,hewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuture.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningworkshop(研討會),Eriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstsessionwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisher,thelecturer,explainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioned."Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalary,"Simonecon