2023年高考英语模拟试卷
请考生注意：
2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．His strong sense of humor was make everyone in the room burst out laughing.
A．so as to B．such as to
C．so that D．such that
2．______to work overtime that evening,I missed a wonderful film.
A．Having been asked B．To ask
C．Having asked D．To be asked
3．Mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing ________ it can pursue politics, science, art and religion.
A．until B．unless
C．before D．since
4．________ online payment is safe, people will be more likely to link their bank cards to WeChat.
A．Even though B．As though
C．Ever since D．As long as
5．—Mike, it’s really impossible for us to get to the railway station in time!
—How I wish I could stop the train ________ it.5年高考3年模拟
A．catch B．to catch C．catching D．caught
6．Helen said that she would bring me Justin Bieber's latest CD the next day, but she .
A．wouldn't B．didn't
C．hadn' t D．hasn't
7．The news was a terrible blow to her, but she ______the shock soon．
A．got out B．got over C．got off D．got through
8．This was returned because the person ________ this letter was addressed had died three years ago.
A．to whom B．to which
C．which D．whom
9．You can use this room for your club activities tomorrow ______ you keep it tidy and clean.
A．for fear that B．in case
C．on condition that D．even if
10．It is difficult for any of us to eat better, exercise more, and sleep enough,______ we know we should.
A．because B．even if
C．unless D．before
11．---He was satisfied with the result, wasn't he?
---No. It was so difficult that he __________have passed it.
A．shouldn't B．mustn't
C．couldn' t D．wouldn't
12．Wild swans’ ________ in the area is a good indication of a better environment.
A．exhibition B．escape
C．absence D．appearance
13．Last year I applied to Princeton University．I ____ they would say yes—but they did, and now here I am．A．never think B．am never thinking
C．have never thought D．never thought
14．—I am afraid this pair of shoes is a little expensive．
—If you really want to buy them, I will give you a ____ of 10 percent．
A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account
15．It wasn’t until then _______ their marriage was breaking up because they h ad little in common.
A. did I realize
B. that I realized
C. had I realize
D. when I realized
16．Please don’t make so loud noise．The news of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia ____and I want to listen．A．is broadcast B．is being broadcast
C．has been broadcast D．had been broadcast
17．—Would you mind moving over a little? I have to pass here.
—________ I’d like to help.
A．Not in the slightest. B．Don’t mention it.
C．Never mind. D．At your service.
18．—The movie Till Death Do Us Part 《最爱》will be on at 8 pm．What about picking you up at 7pm?
—All right．I will have come back from work by then, and I you at home．
A．will be waiting for B．will wait for C．have been waiting for D．am waiting for
19．There was also a wallet sitting inside the car with a lot of money ______.
A．reaching out B．sticking out C．picking out
20．The Lifelong Learning Programme ________ to enable people to take part in learning experiences has taken off across Europe.
A．having been designed B．being designed
C．designed D．designing
第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
21．（6分）The health of millions could be at risk because supplies of medicinal plants are being used up. These plants are used to make traditional medicine, including drugs to fight cancer. “The loss of medicinal plants is a quiet
disaster,” says Sara Oldfield, secretary general of the NGO Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
Most people worldwide rely on herbal (药草制的) medicines which are got mostly from wild plants. But some
15,000 of the 50,000 medicinal species are under threat of dying out, according to report from the international conservation group Plantlife. Shortages have been reported in China, India, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda.
Over-harvesting does the most harm, though pollution and competition from invasive species (入侵物
种) and habitat destruction all contribute. Businessmen generally harvest medicinal plants, not caring about sustainability (可持续性),” the Plantlife report says, “damage is serious partly because they have no idea abo ut it, but it is mainly because such collection is unorganized”. Medicinal trees at risk include the Himalayan yew (紫衫) and the African cherry, which are used to treat some cancers.
The solution, says the report’s author, Alan Hamilton, is to encourage loc al people to protect these plants. Ten projects studied by Plantlife in India, Pakistan, China, Nepal, Uganda and Kenya showed this method can succeed. In Uganda, the project has kept a sustainable supply of low-cost cancer treatments, and in China a public-run medicinal plant project has been created for the first time.”
“Improving health, earning an income and keeping cultural traditions are important in encouraging people to protect medicinal plants,” says Hamilton, “You have to pay attention to what people are interested in.”
Ghillean Prance, the former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London, agrees that medicinal plants are in need of protection. “Not nearly enough is being done,” he told New Scientist. “We are destroying the very plants that are of most use to us.”
1、From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that ________.
A．millions of people are threatened with cancer
B．most countries see a shortage of herbal medicines
C．about two thirds of medicinal species will disappear
D．a number of medicinal species are in danger of extinction
2、The major factor that causes the decreasing of supplies of medicinal plants is ________.
A．over-harvesting B．habitat destruction
C．pollution D．invasive species
3、The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to ________.
A．pollution B．other species’ invasion
C．sustainability D．over-harvesting
4、What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Protecting medicinal plants has a long way to go.
B．Local people don’t know how to protect medicinal plants.
C．Ghillean Prance is optimistic about medicinal plants’ future.
D．China has made great progress in protecting medicinal plants.
22．（8分）On October 19, 1959, the first Special English program was broadcast on the Voice of America. It was an experiment. The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language is not English. Experts said the goal was admirable, but the method would not work. They were proved wrong. The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA．And they still are.
Forty years later, Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English. But during the years its role has expanded. It also helps people learn American English. And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.
Today, Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week, five times a day. Each half-ho
ur broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20 minutes of feature programming. There is a different short feature every weekday about science, development, agriculture and environment, and on the weekend, about news events and American idioms.
Three elements make Special English unique. It has a limited vocabulary of 1500 words. Most are simple words
that describe objects, actions or emotions. Some are more difficult. They are used for reporting world events and describing discoveries in medicine and science. Special English is written in short, simple sentences that contain only one idea. No idioms are used. And Special English is spoken at a slower pace, about two-thirds the speed of Standard English. This helps people learning English hear each word clearly. It also helps people who are English speakers understand complex subjects.
Through the years, Special English has become a very popular tool for teaching English, even though it was not designed as teaching program. It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way. Individuals record the programs and play them over and over to practice their listening skills. In countries around the world, English teachers assign Special English to their students. They praise it for improving their students’ ability to understand American English and for the content of the
programs. Universities and private companies in many countries produce packages of Special English materials for student use.
1、At the beginning, Special English program was .
A．doubted by some professionals B．rejected by native people
C．well received D．intended for teaching English
2、What kind of English is spoken on Special English?
A．British English B．Not certain
C．Both British and American English D．American English
3、Which of the following are the elements that make Special English unique?
a. limited vocabulary
b. short simple sentences
c. good communication method
d. slow speed
e. interesting feature programming
A．a, c, d B．a, b, d
C．b, d, e D．a, b, c
4、From the last paragraph we can infer that .
A．listening to Special English can be a student’s homework
B．listening to Special English can improve the content of the program
C．some student record the Special English material for sale
D．learning English from VOA is a traditional way for English learner
23．（8分）In third-world countries such as Swaziland and Haiti, a $ 15-dollar invention is making a world of difference. Nokero, a company started by Brian Rants, sells lamps that do not require kerosene (蓖麻油). These solar lamps have become a staple (主流产品) in countries in Africa, to provid
e light for reading and safety at night.
Nokcro has sold over 500,000 lamps in over 120 countries since it was first founded in 2010 and Rants thinks the demand for his product will only continue to increase. Most lamps found in third-world countries currently require kerosene to run. but kerosene causes indoor pollution and has been linked to fires that have caused over a million deaths.
Instead of experiencing the effects of smoking 40 cigarettes a day from kerosene lamps, Rants thinks his solar lamps could be the answer for third-world countries. The Economist agrees, calling solar lights “the next big innovation for the world’s poor”. Nokero’s solar lamps are higher in quality and less expensive tha n a lot of solar technology, making them a practical option for many people in third world countries.
Rather than giving solar lamps to individuals in need. Nokero’s mission is to make them affordable. Through research Rants has realized that individuals who buy a solar product take better care of it and value it more than if they had received it for free. Families who buy Nokero’s solar lamps make up the cost in just a few months of not having to buy kerosene or pay for off-the-grid electricity.
Some activists have attacked companies such as Nokero for selling products to the poor rather than si
mply giving them out for free. They argue that these companies unfairly profit off the poor. However, Rants disagrees. Families
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