2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Howabout______plantoopenabranch?---Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a(chǎn);a B．a(chǎn);/ C．the;/ D．the;a2．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid3．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．One B．Noone C．Everyone D．Someone^*4．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That5．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why6．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright7．Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout8．I'mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers，without_____________helpIwouldn'tbesoexcellent.A．their B．whomC．whose D．which9．Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that10．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince11．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding12．HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones13．---Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．----_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please14．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where15．________thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.A．Realizing B．TohaverealizedC．Realized D．Havingrealized16．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn17．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed18．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．a(chǎn)n,/ C．a(chǎn)n,the D．the,/19．Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a(chǎn),/C．/,a D．the,/20．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．a(chǎn)fterwhen B．sincewhichC．a(chǎn)fterwhich D．sincewhen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）TheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(學徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(經(jīng)濟衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.22．（8分）Wanderingaroundtheairportterminal(航站樓),afterlearningmyflighthadbeendelayedfourhours,Iheardanannouncement,“IfanyonenearGaleA-4understandsanyArabic,pleasecometothegateimmediately.”IwentthereandsawanoldwomaninfulltraditionalPalestiniandresscryingonthefloor.Ayoungmanfromtheairportstaffaskedmetotalktohertofindoutwhatwasherproblem.Hesaidshestartedtocrywhenhearingtheannouncementabouttheflight.Ikneltdown,putmyarmsaroundherandaskedherwhatwaswrong.MyArabicwasn’tgoodenoughbutImanagedtogetmymeaningacross.Shesoonstoppedcryingandtoldmeshehadthoughttheflighthadbeencanceled.SheneededtobeinElPasoforanimportantmedicaltreatmentthenextday.Isaid,“You’llbefine.You’llgettherebutonlyafewhourslate.Whoisgoingtopickyouup?Let’scallhim.”Wecalledherson.IspoketohiminEnglish.ItoldhimIwouldstaywithhismothertillweboardedtheplane.Later,IcalledmydadwhoseArabicwasbetterandaskedhimtotalktoher.Shelookedmuchmorerelaxedwhiletalkingonthephone.Latershetookoutasackofhomemadecookiesstuffedwithdatesandnutsandofferedthemtoallthewomenatthegate:thetravelerfromArgentina,themomfromCalifornia,thelovelywomanfromLaredo.Everybodysmiledandacceptedhercookiestoeat.AndmynewbestfriendandIwereholdinghands,whiletheothersaroundusweretalkingwitheachotherwithdifferentaccents.Ialmostwantedtohugallthoseotherwomentoo.Ilookedaroundthatgateandthoughttomyself,“Thisissurelytheworldwanttolivein.”1、Whydidtheoldladycryattheairportterminalgate?A．Theplanewascanceled.B．Hermedicaltreatmentwascanceled.C．Shedidn’tknowwhichflighttotake.D．Shemisunderstoodtheannouncement.2、Itcanbeinferredthat________.A．theauthorwasPalestinianB．mostpassengerswerefromAmericaC．theauthor’sfirstlanguagewasEnglishD．theoldladyhadnevertravelledabroad3、Accordingtothepassage,welearnthattheauthorwas________.A．talkativeandactiveB．warm-heartedandhelpfulC．creativeandintelligentD．enthusiasticbutaggressive23．（8分）FiveoftheBestTheatreShowsWarHorseItispossiblytheNational’sbiggesthit,havingplayedin11countriestomorethansevenmillionpeople.Now,MarianneElliottandTomMorris’sproductionreturnstothevenue11yearsafteritsfirstshow.AChristmastreat.NationalTheatre,November8toJanuary5ChristmasSpectacularThesmallNorfolktownofFakenhamreceivesaround110,000visitorsannuallyforthisseasonalinstitution,whichhasbeenrunningfor42years.Eventheroyalfamilyhavecometotheshow.ThursfordCollection,November6toDecember23CompanyThetrendforgender-changerolescontinueswithStephenSondheim’s1970musical,inwhichtheheroBobby—turning35andatanemotionalcrossroads—becomesthefemaleBobbie.Itworks.IntheupdatedCompany,theplotremainsthesameandthere’sfunnyactingfromRosalieCraiginthelead.MarianneElliottdirectswithherhabitualimagination.GielgudTheatre,November7toMarch30MacbethTherehavebeenacoupleofversionsoftheScottishPlaythisyear.TheGlobehopesforabetteropeningforitswinterseason.TherestoftheseasonincludesMarlowe’sDoctorFaustuswithPaulineMelynnasMephistopheles,andRichardⅡwithacastofwomenofcolour.Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,November7toFebruary2TroilusandCressidaTopresentPoloniusinHamlet,theproductionofthis“problem”playiscomical-historicalinnewRSC(英國皇家莎士比亞劇團)staging.ThereiseventhefirstdeafactorinamainstreamRSCrole,CharlotteArrowsmith,signingherlinesasCassandra.RoyalShakespeareTheatre,November8toNovember171、ThefollowingshowscanbewatchedonChristmasDayEXCEPT________.A．WarHorse B．ChristmasSpectacularC．Company D．Macbeth2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCompany?A．TheheroBobbybecomesaladyinthemusical.B．BobbyfallsinlovewithBobbieinthestory.C．In1970,StephenSondheimwroteanovelcalledCompany.D．MarianneElliottstarsinCompanyandheractingisinteresting.3、WhereisRichardⅡonduringthiswinterseason?A．RoyalShakespeareTheatre. B．GielgudTheatre.C．ThursfordCollection. D．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre.4、WhichroledoesthefirstdeafactorplayinRSC?A．Polonius. B．Charlotte.C．Cassandra. D．Hamlet.24．（8分）Myfatherwasalwaysagoodgardener.Oneofmyearliestmemoriesisstandingwithoutshoesinthefreshlytilled(翻耕的)soil,myhandsblackenedfromdiggingintheground.Asachild,IlovedfollowingDadaroundinthegarden,IrememberDadpushingthetiller(耕作機)aheadinperfectlystraightlines.Dadlovedgrowingallsortsofthings:yellowandgreenonions,watermelonsalmostasbigasme,rowsofyellowcom,andourfavorite―redtomatoes.AsIgrewintoateenager,Ididn’tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDad.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibility,ithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolder,hisloveforgardeningneverdisappeared.Afterallthekidsweregrownandhadstartedfamiliesoftheirown,Dadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbefore.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hestilltookcareofhisgarden.Butthen,thecancer,bitbybit,invadedhisbody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.Therowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregone.Tootiredtoweedthem,hesimplyletthembe.Heonlyplantedtomatoes.Forthefirstfewyearsafterhedied,Icouldn’tevenbeartolookatanyone'sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourovermelikecoldwaterfromabucket.Threeyearsago,Idecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.Thatmorning,afterbreakingupafairamountofsoil,somethingcaughtthecomerofmyeyeandIhadtosmile,Itwasmyeight-year-oldsonNathan,happilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.1、Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?A．Thegardenwasplantedwithcolorfulflowers.B．Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilledbyhisfather.C．Helovedwhathisfathergrewinthegarden.D．Heenjoyedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.2、Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamilies,theauthor’sfather.A．devotedmoretogardeningB．turnedtootherhobbiesC．stoppedhisgardeningD．focusedonplantingtomatoes3、Whathappenedtothegardenwhentheauthor’sfatherwasseriouslyill?A．Theauthor’ssontookchargeofit.B．Noplantgrewinthegardenatall.C．Thegardenwasalmostdeserted.D．Itbroughttheauthoragreatharvest.4、Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.A．theauthor’ssonplayedhappilyinthegardenB．theauthor’ssonremindedhimofhisownfatherC．theauthor’ssonwasverygladtohelptheauthorD．theauthor’ssonwillcontinuegardeningaswell25．（10分）BestSmartphoneGamesToPutYourBrainToTestIamafanofbloodsheddingMMORPGs.ButsometimesIplaybraingames.Herearefourgamesforyouthatwillsurelyputyourbraintotest.RealChessChesshasbeenburstingbrainsforover14centuries,andthisvirtualvariantofchessreallybringsanewtaste.It’sa3Dvirtualchessthatletsyouplaywithusersfromallaroundtheworld.Youcanchatwithopponents,playwithAI,getnewbietipsandmuchmore.Theanimationsand3Dstructuresarereallycoolaswell.JuiceCubesJuiceCubesisalightandcolorfulgamefulloffruityjuicecubesthatyouneedtoconnecttopopandclearlevels.Therearemultipletypesofchallenges,powerups,andover550+levelstokeepyouaddicted.Itmightseemeasyatthestart,butitwillburstyourbrainwhenyoureachhigherlevels.WordBrain2Areallyfunwordgamewhereyouneedtoguesswordsbasedonthenumberoflettersprovided.Eachwordpuzzlehasathemecategory,suchasfood,humanbody,color,orevenspace.Andyoucanalsousehintstosolvethelevelwhenyougetstuck.Yourvocabularyissuretobechallengedinit.PuzzleramaPuzzleramabasicallyjoinssomeofthetoppuzzlesinonesingleapp,makingitaperfectappforpuzzlelovers.Itletsyouplaypopularpuzzlegamessuchasflow,jigsaw,unblock,pipes,tangram,andmore.Therearehundredsoflevelsavailableforeachpuzzletypeandthingsgetreallytoughasyouadvance.Thegameinterfaceisalsoverycolorful,andsmoothanimationsmakethegamefuntoplay.1、WhatisspecialaboutRealchess?A．Itisalightandcolorfulgame.B．Itisafunnywordgame.C．Itisa3Dvirtualchessgame.D．Ithashundredsoflevels.2、Ifyou’regoodatguessingwords,whichgameisthebestchoice?A．RealChess.B．JuiceCubes.C．WordBrain2.D．Puzzlerama.3、Whichgamesarelikeytohavebrightanddifferentcolorsintheinterfacedesign?A．RealChess&WordBrain2B．JuiceCubes&WordBrain2C．WordBrain2&PuzzleramaD．Puzzlerama&JuiceCubes第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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）Ahospitalisneededbyeverylivingpersonatthetimeofbirth,death,physicalinjuries,orsickness.Itisalwaysa1placewherefamilymemberscangatheraroundthepersonwhoneedsthe2ofwelltrainedmedicaldoctorsandnurses.AsNicoleHagenandRickyBeebewerebornintotheHagenfamilyin1998,theparentswerebothinthedelivery(分娩)room.Thisisa3asthetraditionhasbeenforthefathertobeinthenextroom.4hospitalshaveabirthingroomwherethereisanextrasofaandachairforthefathertoeithersitoreventosleeponnexttohiswife.Many5aretakenofthenewbabywithinafewminutesofhisorher6.Evenavideocanbemadewiththeproudfathertakingpicturesofthedoctor,nurses,mother,andbaby.Anursemaytakea7pictureofthefather,mother,andbaby.Youngchildrenwillnotseethebaby8thedoctorandnursesallowthemintotheroommanyhourslater.AtthedeathofGrandmaHagen,theadultchildren9atherbedside.Asshewasdying,herchildrentalkedtoher,readtheBible,andevensangsomeofher10songs.Thenurseswouldcheckonherveryoftenandthedoctorcameashistime11.Shewasgivenpainpills12herlastfewhourswouldbeas13aspossible.Whenshediedthefamilycriedtogetherinsorrowforthelossoftheirmother.GrandpaHagenhaddiedfourteenyears14.GrandmaHagenwas82whenshedied.Doctorsoperateonbrokenbones15byaccidentsinfactoriesorcaraccidents.Childrensometimesfalldownstairswhereanarmis16.Athletesgethurtin17offootball,basketball,baseball,track,andsoccer.Mostinjuriesarerepairedverysuccessfully18thegreatskillofthedoctor.Illnessfromdisease,alcohol,orsmokingoftenrequiresapersontostayalongperiodinthehospital.Peopleliketorecover19.However,ifmedicalcareisneeded,ahospitalmaybethe20homeforsomepatients.1、A．beautiful B．big C．quiet D．nice2、A．operation B．help C．check D．medicine3、A．development B．fact C．question D．try4、A．Modern B．New C．Many D．Large5、A．things B．gifts C．people D．pictures6、A．chance B．falling C．birth D．sight7、A．valuable B．necessary C．family D．hospital8、A．until B．a(chǎn)s C．if D．when9、A．gathered B．looked C．pointed D．smiled10、A．old B．favorite C．own D．new11、A．wentby B．a(chǎn)rrived C．remained D．a(chǎn)llowed12、A．sothat B．eventhough C．a(chǎn)sif D．that13、A．happy B．pleased C．comfortable D．lucky14、A．a(chǎn)go B．faster C．later D．earlier15、A．made B．caused C．controlled D．brought16、A．broken B．raised C．pained D．stretched17、A．cases B．conditions C．games D．playground18、A．intheformof B．thanksto C．outof D．from19、A．a(chǎn)tonce B．a(chǎn)thome C．easily D．a(chǎn)swell20、A．usual B．common C．second D．free第二節(jié)（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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Withthenewterm1．(approach),BerthaBergerstruggledtoputonherbluejeans.Shesteppedonthebathroomscale(秤).Shehadneverseensuchahighnumberonthelittlescale,soshedecidedtochange.Thatdayshethrewoutallthejunkfoodinherfridgeandwentgroceryshopping,2．(determine)toloseweight;sheboughtlow,fatversionsofallherfavoritefoods.Shehadtwolow-sodium(鈉)bacon3．(sandwich)withadietsodaforlunch.Thefoodcontainedover1,200caloriesbuthadverylittlesalt.Fordinnersheatetwoturkeyburgerswithreduced-fatcheese,4．shehadreceivedover2,000calories,Berthafeltthatsheneededareward.Thenfordessertsheateonelow-calorieice-creamsandwich.And5．bedsheateabagofbakedpotatochips,whichshethoughtwere6．(healthy)thannormalchips,eveniftheyhad7．(rough)thesameamountofcalories.Shedippedtheminlow-fatcreamcheese.Bertha,8．(consume)around6,500caloriesthatday,butshefeltskinny.Whenshewoke9．thenextmorning,shesteppedonthescale.Shecouldn’twaittoseehow10．(success)herdiethadbeen.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)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’m18yearsold、Asthefinal-yearhighschoolstudent,Iwasthinkingaboutmyfuture、BecauseI’minterestingincultureandhistory,IwouldliketostudyAnthropology(人類學)inuniversity、Myparentshavegreatlyexpectationsofme、TheythinkaboutthatComputerScienceisgettingveryimportantsotheyshouldstudyComputerScience、MyparentsbelieveIcanmakealotmoneywithaComputerSciencedegreeandtheysayIcan’tevenfindajobunlessIsticktomyinterest、Thattheysaymaybetrue、ShouldIfollowmyparents’advicesormyowninterest?第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李夏。你看到美國留學生Sharon在網(wǎng)上發(fā)貼，希望有人能幫助她提高普通話(Mandarin)水平，她可以教英語作為回報。請根據(jù)以下提示用英語給她寫一封電子郵件。1.表達給她提供幫助的意愿；2.說明你能勝任輔導的理由；3.給出講好普通話的兩點建議；4.提出你學習英語的具體需求。注意：1.詞數(shù)120左右，開頭語已為你寫好；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；Hi，Sharon，____________________________________________________________________________________________