1、2023屆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、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3考試結(jié)束后，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-What do you do, Susan?-I am a clerk in a foreign company now. But I _English in a high school for 8 years.Ateach Bhad t

2、aughtChave taught Dtaught2Dave was a _. Because of his misconduct in class, the whole class had to stay after school.Awet blanket Bleading lightCblack sheep Ddark horse3Considered to be a less dangerous to tobacco, e-cigs are taking over the West as more and more people switch over when trying to ki

3、ck the habit.AadjustmentBalternativeCadvertisementDamusement4The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but every meal can serve at least two people and is under 10, so not only is it _ but practical as well.Aadaptable BadjustableCadoptable Daffordable5I writing the paper as scheduled, but my

4、 mothers illness interfered. I hope you will excuse me.Aam to have finished Bwas to have finishedCwas to finish Dought to finish6I felt it very difficult to carry on the work all by myself. I could have helped you, but you _me to.Ahadnt askedBdidnt askChavent askedDdont ask7We were scared to death w

5、hen the fire_. Fortunately, it was put out before it caused much damage.Abroke outBcame outCgave outDturned out8You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow _ you keep it tidy and clean.Afor fear thatBin caseCon condition thatDeven if9If they throw stones at you，dont throw back.Use them t

6、o build your own foundation _.Asomehow BanywayCinstead Dnevertheless10Where on earth have they gone?I have no idea, but I wish I .AknowBknewCwould knowDwould have known11In the virtual laboratory environment created in the VR app, students can _ a particular experiment before doing them in a real la

7、b.Areveal BreserveCpreview Dprovide12By the time I saw the angry expression on his face, I _ exactly what I was having to face.Aknew Bhad known Cwould know Dhave known13Guangdong province rolled out new guidelines, _ offensive nicknames and online violence as school bullying.AdefiningBdefinedCto def

8、ineDhaving defined14Our company is seeking for a manager, especially _ with creativity and imagination.Athe oneBeachConeDthat15If youd written earlier, Id have known when you to go on holiday.AwantBhave wantedCwantedDwill want16If you think that the illness might be serious, you should not _ going t

9、o the doctor.Aput offBset aboutChold backDgive away17Flight MU257 _ . I must be off now.Have a nice trip.Ais being announced Bhas announcedCwas announcing Dhad been announced18She doesnt speak our language, she seems to understand what we say.Ayet BandCor Dso19He had a great dearie to have a home of

10、 his own, _ he had always lived with his grandmother.AorBandCsoDfor20Zhouqu, Gansu was attacked by such a terrible mud-rock flow few residents had ever experienced before.AasBwhichCwhereDthat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） Youve probably heard about sports coaches, fitness co

11、aches, vocal music teachers, career counselors，psychiatrists (精神病醫(yī)師) and other specialists who teach skills and help us cope with daily life.But theres a rapidly growing kind of professional who does a little bit of everything. She or he is called a “l(fā)ife coach”. People who are at crossroads in thei

12、r lives and corporations that want to give certain employees a career boost are turning to them for help.The idea that one persons success story can change other peoples lives for the better goes back at least to the 1930s. Dale Carnegies famous self-improvement program “How to Win Friends and Influ

13、ence People ” came along soon thereafter.But this new style of life coaches includes more than enthusiastic speakers or writers. They use their own experiences in business, sports, military service, or psychotherapy (心理療法) to help others make critical life decisions.They often give their approach a

14、slogan, such as “energy coaching” or “fearless living” or “working yourself happy”.Dave Lakhani in Boise, Idaho, for instance, works with salespeople to develop what he calls a “road map”. He says an ongoing relationship with a coach is like having a personal fitness trainer for ones career and life

15、 outside work.Lakhanis Bold Approach coaching firm also donates some of its time to help people who are anything but successful including battered women and struggling single mothers.But others in the so-called “helping professions” are not thrilled about the life-coaching movement. They say that an

16、yone, trained or untrained, can call himself or herself a life coach, and that slick (華而不實的) promoters who mess with peoples lives can do more harm than good.1、Which of the following is the best title for the passage?AWorking Yourself HappyBLife Coaches Help with Tough DecisionsCHow to Cope with Dai

17、ly Life with Life CoachesDThe Life-Coaching Movement2、The underlined phrase “l(fā)ife coach” in Paragraph 2 means “ ”.Athe career counselor who teaches skillsBthe psychiatrist who helps us cope with daily lifeCthe fitness coach who teaches us lessonsDthe specialist who helps us make important life decis

18、ions3、The last paragraph is mainly about .Athe introductions of life coachBthe disagreements of life coachCthe effects of life coachDthe experiences of life coach4、What is the authors attitude towards life coaches?ACautious.BApproving.CCasual.DDisapproving.22（8分）A few weeks ago, I called an Uber to

19、take me to the Boston airport for a flight home for the holidays. As I slid into the back seat of the car, the warm intonations（語調(diào)）of the drivers accent washed over me in a familiar way.I learned that he was a recent West African immigrant with a few young children, working hard to provide for his f

20、amily. I could relate: I am the daughter of two Ethiopian immigrants who made their share of sacrifices to ensure my success. I told him I was on a college break and headed home to visit my parents. Thats how he found out I go to Harvard. An approving eye glinted（閃爍）at me in the rearview window, and

21、 quickly, we crossed the boundaries of rider and driver. I became his daughter, all grown up the product of his sacrifice.And then came the fateful question: “What do you study?” I answered “history and literature” and the pride in his voice faded, as I knew it might. I didnt even get to add “and Af

22、rican-American studies” before he cut in, his voice thick with disappointment. “All that work to get into Harvard, and you study history?”Here I was, his daughter, squandering the biggest opportunity of her life. He went on to deliver the age-old lecture that all immigrant kids know. We are to becom

23、e doctors (or lawyers, if our parents are being generous) to make money and send money back home. The unspoken demand, made across generations, which my Uber driver laid out plainly, is simple: Fulfill your role in the narrative（故事）of upward mobility so your children can do the same.I used to feel a

24、nxious and backed into a corner by the questioning, but now as a junior in college, Im grateful for their support more than anything. This holiday season, Ive promised myself I wont get annoyed at their inquiries. I wont defensively respond with “but I plan to go to law school!” when I get unrequest

25、ed advice. Ill just smile and nod, and enjoy the warmth of the occasion.1、What disappointed the driver?AThe authors attitude towards him.BThe school that the author is attending.CThe authors majors in history and literature.DThe authors interests can replace the in African American studies.2、Which o

26、f the following can replace the underlined word “squandering” in Paragraph 4?Awasting BcreatingCvaluing Dseizing3、Why are immigrant kids expected to be doctors or lawyer?AThey are very smart in general.BThey have more opportunities.CTheir parents are high achieving as well.DTheir parents want them t

27、o move upward in society.4、How did the author feel about the drivers questioning?AGetting upset. BFeeling satisfied.CDefending herself. DAppreciating his concern.23（8分） While the U.S. is still debating about getting rid of the penny, Sweden is rapidly moving towards abolishing currency(貨幣) altogethe

28、r. Though this may sound radical(過激的), it is a natural evolution in this digital society.Sweden, which was the first European country to introduce banknotes in 164, has just been working harder to convince its residents that digital payments are a safer alternative to carrying cash.Over the years, t

29、he idea has gained popularity with residents, especially the younger generation that is much more comfortable with technology. Today many banks dont even have ATMs and some have stopped handling cash altogether!Tickets to ride public buses in most Swedish cities can only be purchased via cell phones

30、. Numerous businesses are also moving towards accepting only digital payments. Even the homeless that sell street paper to make ends meet have to start accepting this mode of payment!But despite its growing popularity, some people dont like this radical idea. They include the homeless, elderly peopl

31、e as well as those living in rural areas who are still uncomfortable with mobile phones and computers. But the officials are confident that in the very near future, they will be able to convince everyone to move this safe and more cost-effective payment system.Sweden is not the only country trying t

32、o abolish paper currency and coins. The movement is rapidly gaining ground in Denmark and Finland as well. In 2014, Israel announced a three-step plan to go cashless and just last week the vendors(小販)of a popular street in Sydney declared they would stop accepting currency from customers. Whether th

33、is phenomenon spreads remains to be seen. But one thing is for sureWith increasingly advanced payment systems being introduced every day, pulling out cash is rapidly becoming “uncool”.1、What can we infer from Paragraph 3 and 4?AMany banks in Sweden dont have ATMs.BYou dont have to buy tickets when r

34、iding buses.CPeople dont give the homeless money but food.DPeople can just take cell phones when shopping.2、According to the passage, which information is RIGHT?ASweden was the first country to get the idea to abolish currency.BThe younger generation is opposed to the measures.CBus fare can only be

35、purchased via cell phones in most Swedish cities.DBanks in Sweden have stopped dealing with cash completely.3、Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AAn Advanced Country SwedenBA Controversial Government PolicyCSweden to Influence the Worlds Cash PaymentDSweden to Become the Cashl

36、ess Society4、Which of the following categories does this passage belong to?AEducation.BEconomy.CTravel.DInsurance.24（8分） I never seen the night nor seen a star; Ive seen neither spring nor fall nor winter. I was born at the end of the Reining Age(剎車時代), just as the Earths rotation(旋轉(zhuǎn)) was coming to

37、a final stop.The Reining lasted for 42 years, three years longer than the Unity Government had planned. My mother once told me about the time our family witnessed the last sunset. The Sun had ever so slowly crept toward the horizon, almost as if it had stopped moving altogether. In the end, it took

38、three days and three nights to finally set. Naturally, that was the end of all “days” and all “nights”. The Eastern Hemisphere(半球) was covered in weak light for a long time then, perhaps for a dozen years or so with the Sun hiding just beyond the horizon its rays reflected by half of the sky. It was

39、 during that long sunset that I was born.Dusk did not mean darkness. The Northern Hemisphere was lit up by the Earth Engines. These giant engines had been raised all across Asia and North America; only the solid plates beneath those two continents could resist the great pushing forces they exerted.

40、There were about 12,000 Earth Engines built and distributed across the Asian and American plains.From my home I could see the bright plasma plumes(等離子氣柱) of several hundred Earth Engines. Just imagine a titanic palace, one as large as the Parthenon on the Acropolis. Now imagine countless titanic pil

41、lars rising from that palace, reaching to the heavens, each releasing brilliant, bluish-white light like a titanic shining tube. And then there is you; you are a microbe on the palaces floor. This only begins to paint the picture of the world we lived in.This picture, however, is not yet complete. I

42、n order to survive the melting temperature of the expanding sun, we have to push the Earth away from it. First, the Earth must be stopped from rotating. Only the forces acting tangentially(正切地) to the Earths rotation could slow it, so the Earth Engines had to be built to a specific angle. Those giga

43、ntic pillars of light were leaning to that angle. Now imagine what that meant for our palace, with its pillars all leaning on the point of falling down! Many who came from the Southern Hemisphere went mad when suddenly seeing this awesome view.Worse than the view was the burning heat released by the

44、 Earth Engines. Outdoors the temperature was stuck at around 160 to 180 degrees, forcing us to wear special suits just to leave the house. The extremely high temperatures often brought pouring rains. It was always a terrifying scene when the beam of an Earth Engine cut through dark clouds. The cloud

45、s scattered the brilliant, bluish-white light of the beam, erupting it into endless rainbow light that covered the entire sky like white-hot magma(巖漿).To my generation, born in the Northern Hemisphere, all of this was perfectly normal and natural, just like the Sun, stars and Moon had been to genera

46、tions before the Reining Age. We called the entire history of the human race that had come before us the Pre-Solar Age; what a fascinating and golden era that had truly been!The Reining Age left the earth with a horrifying result. The sea tides, quickened by the Earth Engines, had swallowed two out

47、of every three cities in the Northern Hemisphere; then the global increase in temperatures melted the polar icecap, resulting in floods that spread to the Southern Hemisphere. Thirty years earlier my grandfather had witnessed giant 300-foot waves that had engulfed Shanghai. Even now, he could never

48、tell us about it without his gaze slipping into a thousand-mile stare.Our planet had already changed beyond recognition before it even set out on its journey. Who knew what hardships were waiting for us on our long travels through outer space?1、What happened when the author was born?AThe earth had s

49、topped turning for forty-two years.BThe sun was making its last fall towards the horizon.CAll the Earth Engines had not been finished.DHis family were suffering from the summer hotness.2、Which of the following about the Earth Engines is right?AThey were built in Asia and North America due to their h

50、uge number and weight.BTheir light and heat provided necessary energy for people to survive.CThey were all built to point straight upward to the sky to stop the earth rotating.DTheir existence brought both opportunities and inconvenience to people on the earth.3、What can we infer from the last three

51、 paragraphs?APeople born in the Southern Hemisphere could enjoy four different seasons.BThe author missed his Pre-Solar Age lifestyle very much.CGrandfather would never forget the scene of Shanghai being swallowed.DThe author was discouraged but optimistic about the future of the earth.4、In this exc

52、erpt(節(jié)選)we can clearly see that the author is good at _.Adescribing mental activitiesBvisualizing vivid scenesCdoing experimental analysisDexpressing personal belief5、This excerpt is a part of _.Aa documentary novelBan academic essayCa scientific research reportDa science fiction6、What is the best t

53、itle of this chapter?AThe Last SunsetBThe Earth EnginesCThe Reining AgeDThe Post-Solar Life25（10分） It is generally acknowledged that young people from poorer socio-economic backgrounds tend to do less well in the education system. In an attempt to help the children of poor families, a nationwide pro

54、gram called “Headstart” was started in the US in 1965. A lot of money was poured into it. It took children into pre-school institutions at the age of three and was supposed to help them succeed in school. But the results have been disappointing , because the program began too late. Many children who

55、 entered it at three were already behind their peers in language and intelligence and the parents were not involved in the process. At the end of each day, “Headstart” children returned to the same disadvantaged home environment.To improve the results, another program was started in Missouri that co

56、ncentrated on parents as the child,s first teachers. This program was based on research showing that working with the family is the most effective way of helping children get the best possible start in life. The four-year study included 380 families who were about to have their first child and repre

57、sented different social-economic status, age and family structure. The program involved trained educators visiting and working with the parent or parents and the child. The program also gave the parents some guidance, and useful skills on child development.At three, the children involved in the “Mis

58、souri” program were evaluated with the children selected from the same socio-economic background and family situations. The results were obvious. The children in the program were more advanced in language development, problem solving and other intellectual skills than their peers. They performed equ

59、ally well regardless of socio-economic backgrounds or family structure. The one factor that was found to affect the child,s development was the poor quality of parent-child interaction. That interaction was not necessarily bad in poorer families.The “Missouri” program compares quite distinctly with

60、the “Headstart” program. Without a similar focus on parent education and on the vital importance of the first three years, some evidence indicates that it will not be enough to overcome educational unfairness.1、What caused the failure of the “Headstart” program ?AThe large number of poor families.BT