2023年高考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show2．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．aslongasD．asthough3．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures4．Thewetweatherwillcontinuetomorrow,whenacoldfronttoarrive.A．isexpectedB．isexpectingC．expectsD．willbeexpected5．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation6．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends7．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape8．Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might9．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote10．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic11．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear12．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how13．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could14．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem15．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where16．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．adaptC．lead D．devote17．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．adaptB．exposeC．exploitD．attach18．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof19．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush20．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked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）TheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtualspeedbreakers（減速帶）onmajorhighwaysandroads,inordertocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving,andfinallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer."Wearetryingout3Dpaintingsusedasvirtualspeedbreakerstoavoidunnecessaryrequirementsofspeedbreakers,"India'stransportministerNitinGadkariwrote.Theopticalillusions(視覺錯覺)aresupposedtoencouragedriverstoslowdownautomatically.Earlier,Indiahadorderedtheremovalofallspeedbreakersfromhighways,whichareconsideredtobeasafetyhazardforhigh-speedvehicles.Indiahasthehighestnumberofroadaccidentdeathsintheworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,over200,000peoplearekilledbyroadaccidents.TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.ThetechniquehasalsobeentriedoutinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.InIndia,citiessuchasAhmedabadandChennaihavealreadyexperimentedwith3Dzebracrossingsinthelastoneyear.InAhmedabadforinstance,amotherandherdaughter,bothartists,havepainted3Dcrosswalksinthefirstfewmonthsof2016.Theartistssaytheirmottois"toincreasetheattentionofdrivers",andthattheconcepthasbeensuccessfullytestedinaccident-pronezonesonahighway.However,criticsarguethatoncedriversknowthatthesespeedbreakersarevisualillusions,theymayignorethem.OthersalsopointoutthatIndia'sdecisiondoesnotconsiderthesafetyofalargenumberofpedestrians.Intheend,thenewpolicymaybejustonesteptowardsimprovingroadsafety.1、Whyare3Dpaintingsusedonmainhighwaysandroads?A．Tomakethesurroundingsmorebeautiful.B．Toattracttheattentionoftourists.C．Toreducetherateoftrafficaccidents.D．Toshowtheadvancedtechnology.2、Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosesttothemeaningof“hazard”inparagraph2?A．ReminderB．ThreatC．RegulationD．Theory3、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3and4?A．TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakersiscontroversialinIndia.B．PhiladelphiaisthesecondplacetousevirtualspeedbreakersintheUS.C．TheideatestedinAhmedabadrecentlyhasbeenafailure.D．Thenewpolicyof3Dzebracrossingsmustbecarriedout.4、Whatdoweknowabout3Dzebracrossingsfromthetext?A．Theycanimmediatelylowerthedeathrate.B．TheyhavebeenwidelyusedinIndiasofar.C．Theyaredesignedtoincreasedrivers’attention.D．Theyarewelcomedbybothdriversandpedestrians.22．（8分）Anameismorethanjustaword.Itcarriestheweightofaperson’swholeidentity.Anamecanrepresentaperson’sethnicity(種族身份)andculture,orshowrespectfortheirancestralroots.Aself-givennamemayrepresentaperson’sbeliefsorchosenidentity.Everyonehastherighttohavetheirnamepronouncedcorrectly.Itisasignofrespectforaperson’sindividuality.“Aperson’snameistohimorherthesweetestandmostimportantsoundinanylanguage,”DaleCarnegiewritesinhisbookHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople.Behindeachnameisastory,andwhenanameisanglicized(英語化),mispronounced,orignored,thatstoryisdismissed.Anamemispronouncedforalongtimecannegativelyimpactaperson’sattitudetowardtheirownidentity.Itcancreatefeelingsofshameorembarrassmentbecausetheyaremadetofeellikeaburden.Inthelongterm,thismightcausesomeonetodistancethemselvesfromtheirroots.Theymaybeginshyingawayfromtheirnativelanguage,culture,andfamilyforthesakeoffittingin.Inordertoavoidthis,manyinternationalstudentslivingintheU.S.chooseEnglishnames.Peopleshouldn’thavetoignoretheiridentitiesforthesakeofsomeoneelse’sconvenience.Everyonemakesmistakes,andnoteveryonecangetanamerightonthefirsttry.Mispronouncinganamerepeatedly,however,showsalackofeffort.Itisnotokaytobecomfortablewithmispronouncingnames,andbeingunfamiliarwithalanguageisnoexcuse.Ifyou’reunsurewhetheryou’repronouncinganamecorrectly,justask.Thinkofitasawaytoexpandandstrengthenunderstanding,bothpersonallyandculturally.Whenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttime,makesurethatyouheardthenamecorrectly.Itdoesn’ttakealottosimplyrepeatthenameback.Spellitout.Writeitdown.Dowhateveryouhavetodotogetthenameright.Makingtheefforttocorrectlypronouncesomeone’snameisanessentialpartofculturalcompetency(文化素養).Withoutthis,wecannotexpecttoshowrespectandtoleranceforourdiversecommunity.1、Whatmayaperson’snametellus?A．Hisculturalbackground. B．Hisphysicalappearance.C．Hisfavoritesound. D．Hisattitudetolife.2、What’sthelong-terminfluenceofmispronouncingonesname?A．Thefeelingofshamemaybecaused.B．Thepersonmayfeelover-burdened.C．Thecharacterofthepersonmaychange.D．Thepersonmaytrytohidehisroots.3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofmispronouncinganamerepeatedly?A．Itisunavoidable. B．Itisunacceptable.C．Itstrengthensfriendship. D．Itshowsdiscrimination.4、What’sthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Howtoshowourrespectforothers. B．Howtoavoidmispronouncingnames.C．Howtoimproveourpronunciation. D．Howtoliveharmoniouslyinacommunity.23．（8分）Forpeople,manyotheranimals,familymatters.Considerhowmanyjobsgotorelatives.Orhowanantwillcruellyattackintruder(入侵的)antsbutrescueinjured,closelyrelatednest-mates.Therearegoodevolutionaryreasonstoaidrelatives,afterall.Now,itseems,familyfeelingsmaystirinplantsaswell.ACanadianbiologistplantedtheseedoftheideamorethanadecadeago,butmanyplantbiologistsregardeditasheretical—plantslackthenervoussystemsthatenableanimalstorecognizekin(家族),sohowcantheyknowtheirrelatives?Butwithaseriesofrecentfindings,thebeliefthatplantsreallydocarefortheirmostgeneticallyclosepeers—inaquiet,plantyway—istakingroot.Somespeciescontrolhowfartheirrootsspread,otherschangehowmanyflowerstheyproduce,andafewtilt(傾斜)orshifttheirleavestominimizeshadingofneighboringplants,favoringrelatedindividuals.“Weneedtorecognizethatplantsnotonlysensewhetherit’slightordarkorifthey’vebeentouched,butalsowhomtheyareinteractingwith,”saysSusanDudley,aplantevolutionaryecologist,whoseearlyplantkinrecognitionstudiessparkedtheinterestofmanyscientists.Beyondbroadeningviewsofplantbehavior,thenewworkmayhaveapracticalside.InSeptember2018,ateaminChinareportedthatriceplantedwithkingrowsbetter,afindingthatsuggestedfamilytiescanbeusedtoimprovecropyields.“Itseemsanytimeanyonelooksforit,theyfindakineffect,”saysAndreKessler,achemicalecologistatCornellUniversity.1、Whyareantsmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowhowcruelantsaretotheirenemies.B．Tolayfoundationfortheideaofplants’familyfeelings.C．Tointroducethetopicofhowfamilymatterstoanimals.D．Toexplainwhypeopleusuallygivemorejobstotheirrelatives.2、Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“heretical”?A．Indescribable. B．Understandable. C．Impossible. D．Traditional.3、Whatmaybetheplants’wayofexpressingtheircareforrelatives?A．Theystopproducingflowerstoavoidcompetition.B．Theyspreadtheirrootsfarsoastoprotecttheirpeers.C．Theycarefortheirinjuredpeersbysilentlytakingroots.D．Theymovetheirleavestosharesunlightwiththeirclosepeers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Differentplantsmustn’tbeplantedtogether.B．Cornplantedwithcorncanproducemorethanthatwithrice.C．Chinahasputtheideaintowidepracticeandachievedgreatsuccess.D．Thecloserriceisplantedwiththeirrelativesthemoretheywillproduce.24．（8分）FascinatingVeniceLocatedinthenortheastofItaly,Veniceiswell-knownforitsculturaltreasures,romanticatmosphereandunusualliving-on-waterexperience.Thecityspreadsoutover118islands,whicharelinkedbymorethan400bridges,intheVenetianLagoon.Venice’shistoricalcenterconsistsofsixregions.Italyinthesouth,thebusiestmainregions,arelinkedbytheRialtoBridge.ThefamousstonearchbridgecrossesVenice’smainwaterway-theGrandCanal.Whennightfalls,manytouristsenjoydinnerattheoutsidetablesbytheGrandCanalwhilewatchingcolorfullylitboatsgoingby.NeartheendoftheS-shapedGrandCanalliesSt.Mark’sBasilica,amust-see.Inside,beautifulmosaics(鑲嵌圖案)tellstoriesofBiblefigures.NearbyaretheDoge’sPalaceandtheBridgeofSighs.TheseweremadefamousbyLordByron,“IstoodinVeniceontheBridgeofSighs,apalaceandprisononeachhand.”Thestoryhasitthatifacouplepassesunderthebridge,theirlovewilllastforever.InthesquareoutsidetheBasilica,loversofliteraturecansitatCaffeFlorian,regardedastheoldestcoffee,houseinEurope.CharlesDickens,HenryJamesaswellasLordByronenjoyedthedrinkhere.Artloversshouldbuyamuseumpassandvisitsomeofthecity’smuseums.TheycanviewworksbyVenetianmasterslikeGiovanni,TitianandTintoretto.OnfivesmallislandsintheVenetianLagoon；,Muranohasbeenhometoglass-makerssince1291.Touristscanvisitfactories,studiosandtheGlassMuseum.Glassartistsproduceeverythingfromsimplesouvenirpiecestobeautifulworksofcontemporaryart.OnlyglassworksmadeusingtraditionalmethodsonMuranocanbecalledMuranoGlass.ThenearbyislandofBuranoisfamousforlacemakingandcolorfulhouses.Lookingatthecolorfulhousesandkaleidoscopic(萬花筒似的)streetsmakespeoplefeelasiftheywerewalkinginthefairytale.TheCityofWaterpromisesbeautyofallkinds,anditdefinitelylivesuptoitspromise.1、WhydoestheauthormentionLordByron’swords?A．TointroducethefamousBritishpoet.B．Toexplainwhythetwoplacesarefamous.C．ToshowwhySt.Mark’sBasilicaisamust-see.D．TocomparetheDoge’sPalaceandtheBridgeofSighs.2、WhatisMuranowell-knownfor?A．BridgesB．LacemakingC．GlassworksD．Colorfulhouses3、WhereshouldyougoinVeniceifyouloveart?A．CaffeFlorianB．Thecity’smuseumsC．St.Mark’sBasilicaD．TheBridgeofSighs4、HowdoestheauthorthinkofMuranoGlass?A．It’ssimpleB．It’stootraditionalC．It’scolorfulD．It’sveryspecial25．（10分）Theworld’srichestmanmightseemtohaveitall,butBillGateshasoneregret.Theself-madebillionairesaidhefeltstupidfornotknowinganyforeignlanguages.SpeakinginhisthirdAskMeAnythingquestion-and-answersessionforonlineforumReddit(紅迪網),theMicrosoftfoundersaidthathewishedhespokeFrench,ArabicorChinese.Hesaid:“ItookLatinandGreekinhighschoolandgotA’sandIguessithelpsmyvocabulary.Ikeephopingtogettimetostudyoneofthese—probablyFrenchbecauseitistheeasiest.IdidDuolingoforawhilebutdidn’tkeepitup.”Gates,whoisworth$79.3billion,praisedFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergforsurprisinganaudienceinBeijingwhenhespokefluentChinese.“MarkZuckerbergamazinglylearnedChineseanddidaQ&AwithChinesestudents—unbelievable,isn’tit?”hesaidThisisn’tthefirsttimeforGatestoadmithisregretoverlanguage.Healsoshowedhishabitsathomeandpersonalinsights.LastFebruary,Gatessaidhelikestodothedisheshimself—tohisownspecialstandardseverynightandalsotoldtheinterviewerthathiswife,Melinda,wouldlikelywantSamuelL.Jacksontoplayherhusbandinabiopic(傳記片).Healsoadmittedthathewouldpickupa$100billifhefounditonthestreet.AshetookthetopspotonForbes(福布斯)28thAnnualBillionaireslistlastyearforthefourthtime,hesaidheisprettybasicwhenitcomestospendingonclothesandfood,butthatheenjoysinvestinginshoesandracquets(球拍)whenheplaystennis.Whenaskedalifelessonhehadtolearnthehardway,thebillionairesaidstayinguptoolateisahabitheisstilltryingtobreak.“Don’tstayuptoolateevenifthebookisreallyexciting.Youwillregretitinthemorning.Pamstillworkingonthisproblem.”hesaid.1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AnInterviewwithBillGates B．HowBillGatesSucceededC．BillGates’Regret D．TheRichestBillionaire2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph8mayactuallymeanthat_____.A．itisimportanttolayagoodfoundationoflifeB．foodandclothingarebasicneedsforpeople’slifeC．hedoesn’tspendmuchmoneyonfoodandclothesD．henevercaresaboutbuyingfoodandclothing3、WhatadvicedidBillGatesgive?A．Avoidstayinguptoolate.B．Beagoodlanguagelearner.C．Dothedishesyourselfathome.D．Pickupthe$100billsinthestreets.4、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BillGatesisalsothefounderofFacebook.B．BillGatestoppedthelistofForbes28times.C．BillGateswasgoodatlearninglanguagesinhighschoo1.D．BillGates’wifewantsSamueltoplayagamewithGates.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）Anoldmanhadbeenworkingformanyyearsforatown.Hisjobwastoclearawaynaturalwastefromthepoolwaterinthehills,whichmadeupthelovelyriverflowingthroughthetownnearby.Quietlyand1,theoldmanguardedthehills,2theleavesandbranches,andcleanedupthedirtthatwouldhave3andpollutedthefreshflowofwater.Thetownsoonbecameapopularattractionfortourists.Elegantswans(天鵝)floatedalongtheclearriverandtheviewwassobeautiful4words.Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetown5met.Astheyreviewedthebudget,oneman’s6caughtsightofthesalary7beingpaidtotheseldomseenkeeperoftheriver.Heasked,“Whoistheoldman?Whydow8toemployhim?Nooneintownever9him.Forallweknow,thestrangekeeperofthehillsisn’tdoinghisjob.Hispositionisn’t10anylonger.”Thentheyvotedto11theman.Forseveralweeks,nothingchanged….Byearlyautumn,thetreesbeganto12theirleaves.Smallbranchesbrokeoffandfellintothepoolsofthehills,13theflowoftheshiningwater.Oneafternoon,someonenoticedaslightyellowish-brown14intheriver.Afewdayslater,thewaterwasmuch15Withinanotherweek,anoilysomethingcoveredsomesectionsofthewateralongthebanks,andaterrible16wassoonsensed.Swansleftandsodidthe17Theonlythingthatwasnowvisitingthevillagewasdiseaseandsickness.Quickly,the18towncommitteecalledaspecialmeeting.Realizingtheirhugeerrorin19,theyrehiredtheoldkeeperoftheriveragain,andwithinafewweeks,theriverbegantoclearup.SwansandtouristscamebackagainandnewlifereturnedtothesmalltownintheAlps.Neverignoretheseemingsmallnessofatask,joborlife.Theymayallmakea201、A．regularly B．suddenly C．naturally D．actually2、A．cut B．burned C．removed D．selected3、A．carried B．poured C．changed D．blocked4、A．beyond B．with C．in D．after5、A．office B．association C．department D．committee6、A．eye B．care C．hand D．mind7、A．list B．form C．figure D．account8、A．promise B．continue C．stop D．tend9、A．visits B．hires C．tells D．sees10、A．powerful B．important C．necessary D．suitable11、A．find B．fire C．support D．forgot12、A．lose B．miss C．fall D．grow13、A．pulling B．speeding C．slowing D．pushing14、A．fish B．color C．flower D．leaf15、A．deeper B．cooler C．warmer D．darker16、A．sound B．smell C．wave D．taste17、A．managers B．passengers C．villagers D．tourists18、A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．discouraged D．diappointed19、A．arrangement B．assignment C．judgement D．amusement20、A．suggestion B．difference C．progress D．decision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）Christmasisnofunwhenyou’repoor.Twentyyearsago,Iwasayoung,1．(struggle)substituteteacher(代課教師)whosecallsintoworkhadbeenfew.Moneywastight,billsweredue2．mywifeandIcouldn’tevenaffordtogetChristmasgiftsforeachother.TheonlygiftswecouldgetforourchildrenwereafewsofttoysthatIhadfound3．(sell)athalfpriceinthesupermarket.IopenedthedoorandbroughtinthegiftsI4．(hide)inouroldcar’strunk.ThenIhanded5．tomysonanddaughter.Iwatchedwithasadsmileastheydidtheirbesttotearoffthewrapping(包裝)paper.Astheypulledouttheirtoys,though,Inoticedtheir6．litupandtheyjumpedupanddown.Mydaughter7．(happy)huggedhertoyandthenhuggedhermomandmeaswell.IlaughedasIwatchedmychildrenplaywiththeirtoys8．hours,andIthankedGodforthe9．(great)giftIhadeverbeengiven.TilltodayIstilltreasure10．giftofpurelovethatmysonanddaughtergavemethatday.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。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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。I’vebeenBritainfortwoyears、MyfriendsinChinasometimewritetome,askedmehowlongI’llstayhere,andwhenI’mthinkingofreturnin