2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2.答题时请按要求用笔。3,请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4.作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5.保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第 一 部 分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1.Have you heard that they are working around the clock to compete for the prize?Dont worry.We are ready to _ the challenge.A.build up B.take upC.stick to D.lead to2.he law is equally applied to everyone.No one be above it.A.shall B.mustC.may D.need3.Catherine came home happily,which suggested that she the final exam.A.had passed B.pass C.would pass D.should pass4.We have no idea what air we will be breathing in the future if we anything to stop hazy weather.A.hadnt done B.didnt doC.havent done D.dont do5.He is so delighted to make friends with Johnson.Oh,I see.Thafs they have much in common.A.where B.how C.what D.because6.You ought to have made an apology to Tom yesterday evening.一Yes,I know I A.ought to have B.have to C.should D.must have7.一Our team has just narrowly won the game.I feel so relieved now.A.Cheer up B.You betC.What a pity D.Well done8.Sympathy for the rebels,the government claimed,is beginning to because of more and more harm they did tocommon people.A.fade B.decline C.fail D.collapse9.F/friendships fade away if there isnt_good balance between the give and the take.A.The;/B./;a C.The;a D./;the1 0.You look frozen.Sit down by the fire and I you some hot tea.A.make B.was making C.made D.will make1 1.Mr.White,who in Shanghai for seven years,is a manager of a company in Beijing.A.was working B.workedC.had worked D.has worked1 2.Bob says he will draw lessons from his failure and continue to try.Pm delighted that he take that view.A.will B.may C.should D.could1 3.here,come and have a cup of tea.A.Passing B.To pass C.Pass D.Having passed1 4.her emotion,she buried her face in her hands.A.Controlled B.To control C.Being controlled D.Having controlled1 5.Not far from the club was there a g a r d e n,o w n e r seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.A.whose B.itsC.which D.that1 6.Sorry,Mum!I failed the job interview again.Oh,its too bad.You have made full preparations.A.mustB.can C.would D.should1 7.When faced with a big challenge potential failure seems to hide at every corner,maybe youve heard thisadvice before:Be more confident.”A where B.whose C.which D.of which1 8.The old woman who in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled in a nursing home now.A.lived B.has livedC.had lived D.has been living1 9.Are you doing your homework?No,Im writing a short play.It at the Christmas party.A.will be put on B.will put onC.puts on D.is put on2 0.Repairs of historic buildings have to be the original structure.A.in sympathy with B.in search ofC.in response to D.in contrast to第二部分阅读理解（满分4 0 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。2 1.（6 分）Wood has many great characteristics that make it the perfect building material.It is cheap,durable（耐用的），easily available*and most importantly environmentally sustainable.The one thing it is not,istransparent（透明的）.Now thanks to a team of scientists at Stockholm*s KTH Royal Institute of Technology,the materialmay even be able to add that feature to its already impressive list.Lead researcher Dr.Lars Berglund said he was inspired to create the transparent wood after learning howJapanese researchers had developed a see-through paper for use in flexible display screens for electronic devices.Theteam began by pulling out the woods lignin（木质素）.The lignin-free wood was then dipped into a polymer（聚合物）andbaked at a temperature of 158F for four hours.The result was a hybrid product that was not only stronger and lighterthan the original wood but also,almost transparent.The researchers were able to adjust the level of transparency byvarying the amount of the polymer injected and also by changing the thickness of the wood.While scientists have previously created a see-through wood for small-scale applications like computer chips,hetransparent wood is the first one being considered for large scale applications.The researchers,who revealed theirfindings in Biomacromolecules on April 11,picture using the transparent wood in buildings to allow for more naturallight,or to create windows that let in the desired amount of light without sacrificing privacy.Wood that allows light to pass through could lead to a brighter future for homes and buildings.Berglund alsothinks the wood could play a significant role in the design of solar panels.The semi-transparent material would be ableto keep light longer and give it more time to interact with the conductor,thus resulting in better solar efficiency.Additionally,substituting the currently used glass with this new product would help solar energy manufacturersimprove their carbon footprint and lower the cost.They are now experimenting with ways to scale up themanufacturing process so that the transparent material is cost-effective to make and easy to use.1、What does the underlined part nthat feature*in Paragraph 1