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．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe2．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please3．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose4．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof5．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken6．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing7．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences8．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant9．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking10．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what11．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken12．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding13．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need14．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．a(chǎn)s B．thatC．which D．where15．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven16．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup17．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled18．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied19．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed20．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads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）TheMalteseIslandsarerichinNeolithic(新石器時代的)sites.GgantijainGozo,Tarxien,andtheHagarQim/MnajdraComplexhereonMalta’ssouthcoastareperhapsthemostwell-known.Thesepilesofstonesaresomeoftheearliestknownmanmadestructuresintheworld.Theyareshowingtheirageabitbutwhatwouldyouexpectforbuildingsthatarefiveandahalfthousandyearsold.Myhousewasbuiltintheyear2000andisalreadyinbadconditionroundtheedges.Thesetemplesareolderthanthepyramids!Inmyopinionthetemplesarebestseenafterthevisitorshaveleft.ComewithmeforalateafternoonwalkdownthehillpastHagarQimtowardstheMnajdraComplex.TherearechainlinkfencesaroundthetemplesnowbutwecanignorethoseandtrytoimagewhyMaltasearliestpeoplewenttothetroubleofbuildingthesestructuresonthiswindyandpoorhillside.Ofcoursethetempleswouldhavelookedratherdifferentwhentheywereconstructed.Theymayhavebeendecoratedwithpigmentsandpossiblyevenroofedwithanimalskinsorothermaterials.Whoknows?Wedoknowthattheywerechangedandaddedtoovera1,000-yearperiodorso.GettingtoMnajdraandHagarQimiseasiestifyouhaveacar.Orifyoudon’tmindahike,youcouldgetabustoQrendi(3kmaway)orZurrieq(5kmaway)andwalkfromthere.Warning:althoughthedistancesarenottoogreat,walkingseveralkilometersintheMaltesesuncanbeveryhardandpossiblydangerous.Takewaterandsunscreen.1、Whatmakesthewriterwonderaboutthetemples?A．Theirhistory.B．Theirappearance.C．Howtheywerebuilt.D．Whentheywerebuilt.2、Whatareweawareofabouttheconstructionofthetemples?A．Theyhavebeentransformed.B．Theylookthesameasbefore.C．Theywerecarefullydesigned.D．Theyarenotwhattheyusedtobe.3、Howcanweadmirethesitesgettingleastsunburn?A．Byhikingthere.B．Byridingacar.C．Bytakingwater.D．Bytakingabus.4、Wherecanwepossiblyfindthisarticle?A．Inapoliticalspeech.B．Inahistoricalfiction.C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inageographytextbook.22．（8分）Ihavehadalifelongfascination﹣callitobsessionifyoulike﹣withcommunication，withmakinglinkstootherplaces，othercultures，otherworlds．Therootsofthisobsessionhaveoftenpuzzledme．Iamnot﹣neverhavebeen﹣agregariousperson．Quitetheopposite，Iwasasolitarychildandmyclassmatesatschoolanduniversityalwaysthoughtofmeasaloner．Iwasnevercrazyaboutthenoisysolidarityofsocialgatherings．SowhywasIpossessedofadesiretomakecontactwithdistantplaces？ItcanpartlybeexplainedbythestartIhadinlife．Igrewuponwhatseemedatthetimeliketheedgeoftheworld﹣inaremotepartofruralIreland，inahouseholdwithfewbooksormagazines，andnotelevision．Foreigntravelwasunheardof．ApartfromthosewhoemigratedtoGreatBritainortheUnitedStates，virtuallynobodyweknewhadeverbeenabroad．Nobodyeverwentoverseasonholiday，andnoforeignlanguagesweretaughtintheschoolsIattended﹣withtheexceptionofLatin．Welivedinaclosedsocietythatthoughtofitselfasself﹣sufficient．Therewashoweveronechinkoflightinthesuffocatinggloom﹣theradio，whichwecalled"thewireless．"Itwas，bymodernstandards，ahugeapparatuspoweredbyvalves﹣whichiswhyittooksometimetowarmup﹣anda"magiceye"tuningindicator﹣agreenishglasscirclethatwinkedatyouasthesignalwaxedorwaned．Thebestthingaboutourwireless，though，wasthatithadashortwaveband．Thiswasthesourceofendlessfascinationtome，becauseitmeantthatevenwiththisprimitivedeviceonecouldlistentotheworld．AtfirstIcouldn'tunderstandhowitworked．Whywasreceptionsomuchbetteratnight？Whywasitsoinfuriatinglyvariable？Iaskedmyfather，wholookedevasiveandjustsaidithadsomethingtodowith"thewhachamacallitsphere"（healwayscalledcomplicatedthingsthewhachamacallit），butthisgavemeenoughofasteertogotothelocallibraryandstartdigging．InduecourseIdiscoveredthathewasreferringtotheionosphere﹣alayerofchargedparticleshighupattheedgeoftheEarth'satmospherethatactsasakindofreflectorforradiowavesofcertainfrequencies．Thereasonshortwaveradiocouldtravelsuchhugedistanceswasthatitusedtheionospheretobouncesignalsroundtheworld﹣whichwaswhyradiohamsinLatinAmericaorAustraliacouldsometimesbeheardbyayoungboyonthewesternseaboardofIreland．Signalsfromsuchdistantshoresweremorelikelytogetthroughatnightbecausethentheionospherewashigherandtransmissionoverlongerdistanceswaspossible．Iwasspellboundbythisdiscoveryofhowtechnologycouldpiggybackonanaturalphenomenontopushforwardlow﹣powersignalsthroughimmensedistances．ButmostofallIwasentrancedbytheideaofshortwaveradio，forthiswasatechnologywhichbelongednottogreatcorporationsorgovernments，buttopeople．Itwaspossible，myfatherexplained，toobtainalicensetooperateyourownshortwaveradiostation．Andallovertheglobepeopleheldsuchlicenses，whichenabledthemtositintheirbackroomsandbroadcasttothewholeworld．Theworldsuddenlyseemedwideopentome．1、Thesecondparagraphprimarilyservesto．A．revealtheauthor'sattitudetowardforeignculturesB．presentinformationthatshedslightonacertainpreoccupationC．todisplaytheauthor'snostalgiaforhisadolescenceD．foreshadowthecrucialdifferencebetweentheauthorandhisfather2、Theauthorconsidershisfather'sanswer（inParagraph3）tobe．A．incompletebuthelpfulB．humorousbutmeaningfulC．lightheartedyetconcernedD．sillyandconfusing3、Whichofthefollowing，iftrue，wouldmostweakentheclaimofoperatingashortwaveradiostation？A．ManygovernmentsaroundtheworlddonotregulateshortwaveusersB．ShortwaveequipmentisveryinexpensiveandisgettingcheaperallthetimeC．Mostindividualswhoapplyforshortwavelicensesareturneddown．D．CommunicationsexpertspredictthattheInternetwilleventuallyreplaceshortwaveradio．4、Thepassageisprimarilyabouttheauthor's．A．decisiontopursueacareerinscienceB．a(chǎn)cceptanceofhisfamily'sshelteredoutlookC．devotiontothestudyofemergingtechnologyD．discoveryofamedium'sliberatingpotential23．（8分）Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime–abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup–yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenaps(小睡)inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopleoftensufferlessfromproblemsuchasheartdisease.Manyworkingpeople,unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdonotallowit!Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap—eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful.1、Whydopeoplefeelsleepyintheearlyafternoonaccordingtothetext?A．Theyeattoomuchforlunch.B．Theysleeptoolittleatnight.C．Theirbodytemperaturebecomeslower.D．Theweatherbecomesalotwarmer.2、Ifyougetupat6:30am,whatisthebesttimeforyoutotakeanap?A．About12:30pm. B．About1:30pm.C．About2:30pm. D．About3:30pm.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．JustforaRest B．AllforaNapC．ASpecialSleepPattern. D．TakingNapsinWarmerClimate.24．（8分）Whenmostpeoplethinkoftheword,“brand”,theythinkoftheNikeSwoosh,Ford“blueoval,”McDonaldsGoldenArches,orthe“StateFarmisThere”jingle.Theyknowwhattheywillgetwithawellbrandedproductorserviceaspromised.ThinkofVolvo,forinstance,andyourfirstthoughtsareprobablysomethinglike“wellbuilt,comfortable,Swedish”and,mostofall,“safety”.Soabrandisalotmorethanalogo,icon,orslogan.Catchyasitmaysound,itisn’tthe“brand”inthetruesense—anditcertainlyisn’twhatmakesthebrandvaluable.Acompany’sbrandisapromise.It’sadescriptionofthecompany’scharacter.Tosomeextent,it’samission;it’showthecompanycreatesanddeliversvalue.Also,it’sthefeelingthecompanyconveystoitsstakeholders.Successfulbrandsmeetvariouschallengesandconsistentlydeliverontheirpromises,whichishowtheycreatebrandvalue.Toillustrateit,herearesomebrandpromisesfromthreehighlysuccessful,world-widebrands:TheNFL:“Tobethepremiersportsandentertainmentbrandthatbringspeopletogether,connectingthemsociallyandemotionallylikenoother.”Coca-Cola:“Toinspiremomentsofoptimismanduplift.”VirginAtlantic:“Tobegenuine,fun,contemporary,anddifferentineverythingwedoatareasonableprice.”Interesting.Innoneoftheabovecasesdoesthebrandpromisedescribewhatthesecompaniesdoorprovide.TheNFL’sbrandpromisesaysnothingaboutfootball.Coca-Coladoesn’ttalkaboutprovidingthebestsoftdrinksintheworld.AndVirginAtlantic’spromisegoesalotfartherthanseatingpassengersinitsaircrafts.Ofcourse,apromiseisnowherenearenough.Thepromisealongwithlook,personality,time,money,andhardworkcombinedcaneventuallyhelptobuildandmaintaingreatbrandsandacquireaspecialpatina(光澤)ofwhatIcall“me”appeal,showingmypersonalappetite.Applehasthatpatina.Allofthiscanleadtosub-brands,likeiPhoneandiPadwhichacquirethegloryoftheparentbrand.Sometimesabrandismemorablebecauseoflittlethings.TDBankhasaspecialplaceintheirbranchesforyoutodepositallthosecoinsyoucollectinjars.ItiscalledthePennyArcadethatturnsdepositingyourcoinsintoafungameinwhichyoucanevenwinprizes.Yearsago,DimeSavingsBankinNewYorkhadasmalldime(十分硬幣)carrier.Itwasgiventokidsandthenthey’dfillupits50slots(投幣口)withadimeineachoneandbringittoexchangefora$5bill.1、Whatcanweknowfromthefirst2paragraphs?A．Peopletendtobelieveintopbrandsbecausetheydeliverwhatispromised.B．WellbrandedSwedishproductsareofgoodqualitybutmorecostlythanothers.C．Wellbrandedproductsarefacedwithgreatchallengesofqualitycurrently.D．Acompanyshouldn’tcareaboutlogosbecausetheycan’tmakethebrandvaluable.2、Intheauthor’sopinion,abrandpromiseis___________.A．thecontractbetweenacompanyandthepeoplewhointeractwithitB．theonlywaytobuildandmaintainagreatbrand’svalueC．a(chǎn)descriptionofwhatacompanyactuallydoesforitsconsumersD．a(chǎn)nimportantfactorcontributingtothesuccessofabrand3、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobably“VirginAtlantic”?A．Afinancialcompany. B．Ahigh-techsoftwareproduct.C．Anairlinecompany. D．Anentertainmentproduct.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Buyingacertainbrandsaysnothingaboutthepersonwhobuysit.B．Littlethingscanmeanalotandmakeabrandmemorable.C．Sub-brandsarerelativelyeasytobuildandgeneratehugeprofits.D．DimeSavingsBank’sdimecarriersaredifficultforkidstooperate.25．（10分）Durian(榴蓮)isprobablythesmelliestfruitintheworld,lettingoutanunusualunpleasantsmellwhichwouldmakeanyonebringup.However,nobodywasawareofwhatgavethisfruititsuniquesmell,soateamofresearchersfromSingaporedecidedtotakealookatitsgenome(基因組)andfindout,Durianiswell-knownthroughoutSoutheastAsiaasthekingoffruits,mostlybecauseofitsawfulappearanceandsmell.However,theoriginofthisunpleasantsmellwasunknown,soresearchersdecidedtomapthegenomeofthefruit,andfindthegenethatcontrolledit.Agroupofgenes,volatilesulfurcompounds(含硫化合物),becameveryactiveinthefruit,andtheywerefoundresponsibleforresultingintheunpleasantsmell.Thefruitconfuseseveryonewithasulfuricsmell,likerottenonionsandingredients.Thesmelllastslong,mostlybecausethefruitcontainsmorevolatilesulfurcompounds.Otherspeciesusuallybenefitfromtwogenecopiesatmost,butdurianhasfour,leadingtothestrikingsmell.However,thissmellmightbeanadvantagefordurianinthewild.Althoughwefinditunpleasant,manyanimalsmightbeattractedbyit.Iftheyeatthefruit,thentheycaneasilyspreaditsseedseverywhere,thuscontributingtothedistributionofthespecies.Themappingoftheduriangenomealsoshowedsomeotherinformationonthespecies.Firstofall,thefruithasanimpressivenumberofgenes,namely46,000.Also,withthehelpofthesegenes,theysawhowitevolved,anddiscovereditwasrelatedtothecacaotree.AlltheotherdiscoverieshavebeenpublishedinthejournalNatureGenetics.Despitethestrikingsmell,manypeopleactuallyenjoyeatingthefruit.However,notalldurianspeciesareedible,andsomeofthemmayevencausedamagetoourhealth,Evenso,thefruitisoftenimported,significantlycontributingtotheeconomy.1、Whatgivedurianitsuniquesmell?A．Onionsnearby.B．Twogenecopies.C．Rotteningredientsinit.D．Volatilesulfurcompounds.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evolved”inParagraph5probablymean?A．Developed.B．Escaped.C．Predicted.D．Tolerated.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Nobirdsenjoyeatingdurian.B．Duriancanbeplantedallovertheworld.C．Someofdurianspeciescannotbeeaten.D．Durianhasnorelationshipwiththecacaotree.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．What’sDurian?B．TheInfluenceoftheSmellC．TheDistributionofDurianD．TheMysteryoftheUnpleasantSmellofDurian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）SouthKoreanartistYoung-SungKimhasaveryspecialtalent,hecanpaintphotographs.Thatmaysoundlikekindofexaggeration(夸張).MostofKim’spaintingsdescribesmall1interactingwithman-madeobjects.Theartistadmitsthathehasbeengreatly2byinsectsandreptiles(爬行動物)sincehewasayoungboy,keepingtheminhisroomand3them.Fromthatdayson,he4tobecomeapainter.“Itwasn’t5topainttheirstructureandcolorwell.ItwasmuchharderthanIhadexpected.IpromisedmyselfIwouldtrainmyselfatartschool6Icouldpaintthemperfectly,”the7toldYonhapNewsAgency.8,hisparentsdidn’tapproveofhisdecisiontofocushisstudiesonart,9thathewouldnotbeabletolandagoodjob.Inhigh-school,their10onlymadeKimrebel(叛逆)evenmore.Aftertwoyearsofthis,hisfamilyfinally11andallowedhimtofollowhisdream.Intheend,Kim12hisparentsthattheymadethe13decision.Notonlydoeshegettoearnalivingdoingwhathe14most,buthebecameoneoftheworld’smosthighly-regarded15painters,earningbetween$10,000and$130,000perartwork.Youn-SungKimpaintsformorethan12hoursaday,16onweekends.Despitethe17realismofhispaintings,Young-SungKimnevercompletely18withhiswork.He19hisartworksona100-pomtscale,andnoneofhisdozensofpaintingshaveeverscoredabove90points.Kimhopesto20himselfandgetasclosetothat100-pointmarkaspossible.1、A．kidsB．plantsC．a(chǎn)nimalsD．toys2、A．a(chǎn)ttractedB．confusedC．frightenedD．a(chǎn)ttacked3、A．feedingB．countingC．trainingD．painting4、A．managedB．decidedC．a(chǎn)greedD．demanded5、A．easyB．uselessC．necessaryD．impractical6、A．evenifB．sothatC．unlessD．while7、A．photographerB．a(chǎn)rchitectC．a(chǎn)rtistD．biologist8、A．SurprisinglyB．BasicallyC．NaturallyD．Unluckily9、A．fearingB．a(chǎn)ssessingC．suggestingD．predicting10、A．requirementB．oppositionC．commentD．a(chǎn)nnouncement11、A．turnedawayB．settleddownC．gaveinD．tookover12、A．guaranteedB．remindedC．informedD．convinced13、A．similarB．rightC．quickD．normal14、A．needsB．consumesC．trustsD．loves15、A．realisticB．internationalC．a(chǎn)bstractD．simple16、A．justB．seldomC．evenD．yet17、A．splendidB．digitalC．magicalD．positive18、A．popularB．contentC．busyD．familiar19、A．chargesB．a(chǎn)dvertisesC．scoresD．improves20、A．faceB．expressC．a(chǎn)ccustomD．better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）Chinahasdevelopedauniquefestivalfoodculturethroughouttheyears.EatingdumplingsisacommonfolkcustomformanyChineseonthedayofwintersolstice(冬至),especiallythose1．liveinthenorth.Whenmidwintercomes,vitalmovementbeginstodeclineandcalmdown.Inthisperiod,2．eateninarightamount,somenutssuchaspeanuts,walnuts,andchestnutsaregoodforone'sbody.PeopleinSuzhou,JiangsuProvince,3．(be)accustomedtoeatingwontonsinmidwinter.PeopleinSuzhou,JiangsuProvince,areaccustomedtoeatingwontonsinmidwinter.Accordingtoanoldstory,duringthemidwinterfeast2,500yearsago,theKingofWu4．(feed)upwithallkindsofcostlyfoodsandwantedtotry5．(variety)things.Then,thebeautyXishimadewontonstohonorthekingswish.Heatealotandlikedthefoodverymuch.Later,thepeopleofSuzhouhadwontonstocelebratethefestival6．(official).InplacessuchasShanghai,peopleeattangyuan,akindofsmalldumplingball7．(produce)withstickyriceflour(粉).InYinchuan,Ningxia,peoplecallmidwinterthe"GhostFestival".Onthatday,itiscustomaryforpeopletheretoeatmuttonsoupandthedumplingsinit.Theygivethemidwintersoupastrangenameandcallit"brain",whichtheyusuallysharewiththeir8．(relative)PeopleinTaiwankeepthecustomofprovidingnine-layercakes9．theirancestors.Peoplefromthesamefamilygatherattheirancestraltemplestoadoretheirancestorsinor