2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．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．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why2．Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't3．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t4．---Whydidn’tyouhelpthelittleboy?---Oh,hehadstruggledtohisfeet______Icouldrunoverandofferedanyhelp.A．before B．afterC．when D．since5．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary6．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when7．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.8．Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have9．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why10．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat11．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how12．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling13．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that14．—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot15．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes16．—Wouldyoulikemetheradioabit?—No,it’sallright.I’musedwiththeradio.A．toturndown;towork;on B．turningdown;toworking;onC．turningdown;toworking;off D．toturndown;toworking;on17．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout18．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though19．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment20．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.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）SinceEnglishbiologistCharlesDarwinpublishedOntheOriginofSpeciesin1859,scientistshavevastlyimprovedtheirknowledgeofnaturalhistory.However,alotofinformationisstillofthespeculation,andscientistscanstillonlymakeeducatedguessesatcertainthings.Onesubjectthattheyguessaboutiswhysome400millionyearsago,animalsintheseadevelopedlimbs(肢)thatallowedthemtomoveontoandliveonland.Recently,anideathatoccurredtotheUSpaleontologist(古生物學家)AlfredRomeracenturyagobecameahottopiconceagain.Homerthoughtthattidal(潮汐的)poolsmighthaveledtofishgaininglimbs.Seaanimalswouldhavebeenforcedintothesepoolsbystrongtides.Then,theywouldhavebeenmadeeithertoadapttotheirnewenvironmentclosetolandordie.Thefittestamongthemgrewtoaccomplishthetransition(過渡)fromseatoland.Romercalledtheseearliestfour-footedanimals“tetrapods”.Sciencehasalwaysthoughtthatthiswasacredibletheory,butonlyrecentlyhastherebeenstrongenoughevidencetosupportit.HannahByrneisanoceanographer(海洋學家)atUppsalaUniversityinSweden.Sheannouncedatthe2018OceanSciencesMeetinginOregon,US,thatbyusingcomputersoftware,herteamhadmanagedtolinkHomer’stheorytoplaceswherefossildeposits(沉積物)oftheearliesttetrapodswerefound.AccordingtothemagazineScience,in2014,StevenBalbus,ascientistattheUniversityofOxfordintheUK,calculatedthat400millionyearsago,whenthemovefromlandtoseawasachieved,tideswerestrongerthantheyaretoday.Thisisbecausetheplanetwas10percentclosertothemoonthanitisnow.Thecreaturesstrandedinthepoolswouldhavebeenunderthepressureof“survivalofthefittest”,explainedMattiasGreen,anoceanscientistattheUK’sUniversityofBangor.AshetoldScience,“Afterafewdaysinthesepools,youbecomefoodoryourunoutoffood...thefishthathadlargelimbshadanadvantagebecausetheycouldflip(翻轉)themselvesbackinthewater.”Asisoftenthecase,however,thereareotherswhofindthetheorylessconvincing.CambridgeUniversity’spaleontologistJenniferClark,speakingtoNaturemagazine,seemedunconvinced.“It’sonlyoneofmanyideasfortheoriginofland-basedtetrapods,anyorallofwhichmayhavebeenapartoftheanswer,”shesaid.1、Whofirstproposedthetheorythatfishmighthavegainedlimbsbecauseoftidalpools?A．AlfredRomer.B．CharlesDarwin.C．HannahByrne.D．StevenBalbus.2、Whyweretidesstronger400millionyearsagothantheyaretodayaccordingtoStevenBalbus?A．Therewerelargeroceans.B．Earthwasclosertothemoon.C．Themoongaveoffmoreenergy.D．Earthwasundergreaterpressure.3、Theunderlinedword“stranded”inParagraph8probablymeans“________”.A．foundB．settledC．abandonedD．trapped4、Whatisthefocusofthearticle?A．Theargumentsoverascientifictheory.B．Theproposalofanewscientifictheory.C．Somenewevidencetosupportaprevioustheory.D．Anewdiscoverythatquestionsaprevioustheory.22．（8分）OSCARTHEATREBOOKING-inpersonTheBoxOfficeisopenMondaytoSaturday,10am-8pm.-bypostStatingtheperformanceandchoiceofseats,enclosingacheque,postalorder,oryourcreditcarddetailstoOscarTheatreBoxOffice,POBox220,Mainstreet.AllchequesshouldbemadepayabletoOscarTheatre.-bytelephoneRing08448472484toreserveyourticketsortopaybycreditcard(Visa,MasterCardaccepted).-on-lineCompletetheon-linebookingformat.DISCOUNTSSaver:$2offanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursdayinclusive,andforallmatinees(下午場).Saversareavailableforchildrenupto16yearsold,over60sandfull-timestudents.Supersaver:half-priceseatsareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itisadvisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilonehourbeforetheshow(subjecttoavailability).Standby:bestavailableseatsareonsalefor$6fromonehourbeforetheperformanceforpeopleeligible(有資格的)forSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallothercustomers.GroupBookings:thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.Schools:schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook$9ticketsinadvanceandwillgeteverytenthticketfree.Pleasenote:weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefundmoneyunlessaperformanceiscancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.1、Howcanyoupayforaticketwhenyoubookbypost?A．Byvisitingthewebsiteofapostoffice.B．Bygoingtoyoulocalbankinperson.C．ByenclosingyourMasterCardinanenvelope.D．Byprovidingyourcreditcardinformation.2、Whatbenefitcanbookersenjoyaccordingtothetext?A．Agroupoftenadultsgoingtoaperformancecanclaimadiscount.B．Aschoolpartyof15personsthatbookinadvancepay$135intotalforaperformance.C．Someoneaccompanyingawheelchairusertoaperformancereceivesadiscount.D．An18-year-oldteenageriseligibleforSaverdiscounts.3、Accordingtothetext,whocangetStandbytickets?A．Full-timestudentsbuyingtickets45minutesbeforeaperformancebegins.B．65-year-oldsbuyingticketsanhourandahalfbeforeaperformancebegins.C．Theatre-goerswhoareunexpectedlyunabletobepresentataperformance.D．Anyonewhobuysticketsanhourbeforeaperformancebegins.23．（8分）Wehumanslovetostareintooursmartdevices.Wegazeforhours—about10hoursand39minutesaday—atourcomputers，smartphones，tabletsandtelevisions.Isallthisstaringbadforus?Itmightbe，mainlybecauseaswestareatourdevicesweareexposingourselvestobluelight.Bluelightisatypeofelectromagneticradiationwithaveryshortwavelengththatproducesahighamountofenergy.Whileit'struethatlightcandamageoureyesundercertaincircumstances，there'snoscientificevidencesuggestingthatbluelightisharmfultooureyes.Butmanypeoplestillthinkitis，whichiswhybluelight—blockingglassesaresopopular.Sodotheglasseswork?“Everyoneisveryconcernedthatbluelightmaybecausingdamagetotheeye，butthere'snoevidencethatitmaybecausingseriousdamage，”Dr.RahulKhurana，clinicalspokesmanfortheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologists，toldBusinessInsider.Bluelightexposureisnothingnew.Infact，thesunisthelargestsourceofbluelight.Moreover，bluelightisalsopresentinLEDlight.Butifbluelightisn'tharmful，thenwhyareweconstantlyrubbingoureyeswhenwe’relookingatourscreens?Theansweriseyestrain(眼疲勞):Morethan60percentofpeopleexperienceeyeproblemsassociatedwithdigitaleyestrain.Andbluelight，itseems，isn'tthecause.Instead，oureyesaresostrainedbecausemostofusblinklesswhenwestareatourdigitaldevices.Soifeyestrainistherealissue，bluelight-blockingglassesareprobablyoflittleuse.1、Whatdoweknowaboutbluelight?A．Itisakindofnuclearradiation.B．Ithastheshortestwavelength.C．Itmaycomefromelectronicdevices.D．Itconsumesagreatdealofenergy.2、Whatcausesthepopularityofbluelight-blockingglasses?A．Evidenceoftheirbenefitstoeyes.B．Beliefinbluelight'sharmfuleffect.C．Widespreaduseofsmartdevices.D．Scientificunderstandingofbluelight.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Bluelightexposureishardlyavoidable.B．Eyeproblemsarenoteasytodealwith.C．Blue1ightmayconnectwithtiredeyes.D．Rubbingeyesmakespeoplestrained.4、Accordingtothetext，wearingbluelight-blockingglassesmaybe_______.A．tiring B．harmful C．useless D．beneficial24．（8分）AndrewJacksonhasbeensittingprettyonthe$20billfor87years.Isittimetobringsomenewbloodtothebanknote?Thenon-profitorganizationcalledWomenon20siscampaigningtoputawoman’sfaceonAmericanmoney.BarbaraOrtizHoward,thecompany’sfounder,wouldliketoseeawomanonthe$20billby2020.Thatyearmarksthe100-yearanniversaryofthe19thAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,whichgavewomentherighttovote.Howardgottheideawhensherealizedthatherdaughterhadnoeverydayremindersoffamouswomeninhistory.SheaskedherfriendSusanAdesStone,ajournalist,tojoinhercause.“Partoftheaimistoeducateasmanypeopleaspossibleaboutasmanywomenaspossible,”Adessays.“Wewanttoseehowmanypeoplewecanreach.”Americanmoneyvaluesthesuccessesofformerpresidentsandfoundingfathers.Currently,thereareonlytwowomenonmoney:SusanB．Anthonyisthefaceoftheraredollarcoin,andSacagaweacanbeseenonthegolddollarcoin.Therearenowomenonpaperbills.Withhelpfromwritersandhistorians,HowardandStonecameupwithavotinglistfeaturing15importantwomen.Adessaysthereisastandardforchoosingcandidates.Theylookatthewomen’scontributionstoourworld,andatwhatchallengestheyfaced.Morethan72,000peoplehavevotedsofarinthepoll.Adessaysthecompetitionhasnarrowedtoa“verycloserace”,butwon’tsaywho’sinthelead.Aftertworoundsofvoting,Womenon20swillsendtheircampaigntotheWhiteHouseforconsideration.ThefinaldecisionisuptotheTreasurySecretary,JackLew.Lewisunlikelytomakeachangewithoutthepresident’sapproval.Butlastyear,whenalittlegirlaskedthepresidentwhytherearen’tanywomenonUScurrency,hesaidthataddingawomanisa“prettygoodidea”.1、WhendidAmericanwomenbegintoenjoyvotingrights?A．Inthe1920s.B．Inthe19thcentury.C．Fewerthan20yearsago.D．Morethan200yearsago.2、Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A．HowardandStonedecidedthevotinglistontheirownB．Howard’sideahassomethingtodowithherdaughterC．sofarnoAmericanwomenhaveappearedoncoinsD．formerpresidentsruleAmericanmoney3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Adeshasannouncedthevictorofthevoting.B．It’simpossibleforJackLewtomakeachange.C．Thepresidentwillprobablysupportsuchachange.D．Thefinaldecisionisduetobemadebythepresident.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．ThefuturefacesofmoneyB．DifferentfaceschosenonmoneyC．ConstantchangesinmoneyfacesD．Acampaignforwomen’sfacesonmoney25．（10分）On14September2015,theuniverse’sgravitationalwavesobservedfortheveryfirsttime.Thewaves,whichwerepredictedbyAlbertEinsteinahundredyearsago,camefromacollisionbetweentwoblackholes.Ittook1.3billionyearsforthewavestoarriveattheLIGOdetectorintheUSA．ThesignalwasextremelyweakwhenitreachedEarth,butisalreadypromisingarevolutioninastrophysics.Gravitationalwavesareanentirelynewwayofobservingthemostviolenteventsinspaceandtestingthelimitsofourknowledge.LIGO,theLasterInterferometerGravitational-WaveObservatory,isacollaborativeprojectwithoveronethousandresearchersfrommorethantwentycountries.Together,theyhaverealizedavisionthatisalmostfiftyyearsold.The2017Nobelwinnershave,withtheirenthusiasmanddetermination,eachbeeninvaluabletothesuccessofLIGO.PioneersRainerWeissandKipS.Thorne,togetherwithBarryC．Barish,thescientistandleaderwhobroughttheprojecttocompletion,ensuredthatfourdecadesofeffortledtogravitationalwavesfinallybeingobserved.Inthemid-1970s,RainerWeisshadalreadyanalysedpossiblesourcesofbackgroundnoisethatwoulddisturbmeasurements,andhadalsodesignedadetector,alaser-basedinterferometer,whichwouldovercomethisnoise.Earlyon,bothKipThorneandRainerWeisswerefirmlyconvincedthatgravitationalwavescouldbedetectedandbringaboutarevolutioninourknowledgeoftheuniverse.Gravitationalwavesspreadatthespeedoflight,fillingtheuniverse,asAlbertEinsteindescribedinhisgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Theyarealwayscreatedwhenamassaccelerates,likewhenaice-skaterpirouettesorapairofblackholesrevolvearoundeachother.Einsteinwasconvinceditwouldneverbepossibletomeasurethem.TheLIGOproject’sachievementwasusingapairofgiganticlaserinterferometerstomeasureachangethousandsoftimessmallerthananatomicnucleus,asthegravitationalwavepassedtheEarth.Sofarallsortsofelectromagneticradiationandparticles,suchascosmicraysorneutrinos,havebeenusedtoexploretheuniverse.However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(證詞)todisruptionsinspacetimeitself.Thisissomethingcompletelynewanddifferent,openingupunseenworlds.Awealthofdiscoveriesawaitsthosewhosucceedincapturingthewavesandinterpretingtheirmessage.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．AlbertEinsteinobservedgravitationalwavesahundredyearsagoB．ThecaptureofgravitationalwaveswillopenanewearinastrophysicsC．TherewasnowayofobservingthespaceeventsyearsagoD．Morethan20countrieshaveLIGOdetectors2、Whycouldgravitationalwavesbesuccessfullyobserved?A．BecausethescientiststotallytrustEinstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativityB．BecausetheycanbeeasilydetectedastheyfilltheuniverseC．BecausescientistslikeBarryC．BarishworkedhardonthisforlongD．Becausehugechangeappearedasthewavespassedtheearth3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpirouettesprobablymean?A．runatahighspeedB．slidefastC．fallsviolentlyD．turninacircularway4、Whatwouldthebesttitleofthepassage?A．GravitationalwavesfinallycapturedB．ThreepioneersinastrophysicsC．OpeningupunseenworldD．Nopain,nogain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）InmyprofessionallifeIamfortunatetohaveacquiredsomeskillsthatIfindIamabletouseeventhoughI’veretired．Lastweekwhileatchurchinthemorning，Imeta1thathadjustmovedtoourstate.Unfortunatelytheywererobbedshortlyaftertheir2．andhadthevaluablebelongingswithalltheir3papersstolen．Averykindpersonintheneighborhoodhad4themin，butthefamilyhadverylittle5，notransportation，andno6toenroll(注冊)theirsoninschoolwithoutthepaperwork．Enrollingthatlittleboyinschool7tobethehighestpriorityforthefamily.Buttheschooldistrictwasplayinghardballwiththemwithno8forthem．Theyhadgonetothelibraryto9howtoreplacethispaperwork，buttheyfoundtheycouldnot10thefeestoreplacetheitemsquickly．Becauseofmybackgroundasa(n)11administratorandmycomputerskills，Iwasabletoresearchforthemonlinehowto12．theneededdocumentsatlowcostwithonlyaslightdelay．Iwasabletospeakwiththem13andpositivelyabouttheprocessandexplainthatwaitingthefew14dayswouldmakeverylittle15ingettingtheirlittleguyenrolledandattendingschoolagain．Theytoldmethey16mytakingthetimetositdownwiththemandhelpthemseethe“forestforthetrees”，fortheyhadfelt17withwhatinitiallyhadseemedtheimpossibilityoftheirsituation．Takingthetimeto18myskillsand“bepresent’’withthemhadtrulyhelpedthemregainsomeofthe19theyhadcometoourcitywithwhentheymoved—20abetter1ife．1、A．beggar B．boy C．family D．driver2、A．arrival B．return C．flight D．change3、A．criminal B．important C．beneficial D．expensive4、A．forced B．hidden C．shown D．taken5、A．money B．energy C．position D．courage6、A．Plan B．aim C．way D．idea7、A．happened B．seemed C．intended D．preferred8、A．patience B．direction C．confidence D．sympathy9、A．practice B．research C．suggest D．realize10、A．afford B．support C．manage D．desire11、A．politics B．education C．culture D．history12、A．invent B．protect C．design D．replace13、A．coldly B．shyly C．calmly D．wildly14、A．exact B．proper C．extra D．final15、A．sense B．difference C．room D．use16、A．disliked B．considered C．insisted D．appreciated17、A．surprised B．depressed C．excited D．amused18、A．use B．pass C．take D．get19、A．spirit B．task C．hope D．sense20、A．puttingin B．making C．takingup D．lookingfor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）TheWanderingEarthisaChinesesciencefictionmovie,1．isbasedonthenovelof2．samenamebyLiuCixin,andwasreleasedonFebruary5,2019,theChineseNewYear’sDay.Afterlearningthesunisdyingout,peopleallaroundtheworldfeel3．(panic),sotheybuildgiantplanetthrusters(星球推進器)tomovetheearthoutofitsorbitandsail4．toanewstarsystem.The2500years’journeycomeswithunexpecteddangers,butinordertosavehumanity,agroupofyoungpeoplecomeoutbravelyandfighthardforeveryone’s5．(survive)。We6．(impress)toseethethemeofthisfilm.Itdoesn’tparticularlyshowsomebody’sabilitytosaveourworld7．showsallthehumanbeingsareworkingtogether,8．(spare)noefforttosavethisworld.TheWanderingEarthisseenbypeople9．thedawn(開端)ofChinesesciencefictionmovies.ItmeansthatChina’ssci-fimovieshave10．(official)setsail.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Hearinganewsthatthe2023WinterOlympicswouldbeholdinChina,Ifeltveryexcited.ItstrucktomehowIlearnedskatingwhenIwasachild.At7,Ibegantogocrazyaboutskating,likeallmyfriend.Atthebeginning,itextremelytoughformetokeepmybalance.Ialwaysfalloverontheground,asaresultofwhichIthoughtIhadnotalentforskating.SoIgradual