2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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）1Listening to language recording in bed seems like an easy way to _ some new vocabulary.But does this learning method actually work?Apolish up Bmake upCpick up Dbuild up2When Paul _ for the final game of the basketball season, his fans let out shouts of cry.Amade up Bshowed upCcaught up Dheld up3I know it is really a lot to ask, but can I use your apartment during the summer? _. I happen to be out of town. It is all for your taking.ABehave yourself BBe my guestCHave fun DTake care4-Kingsman: The Secret Service is a spy action comedy film. Wants to come with me?-Id love to, but my best friend is getting married, and I wont _ it for anything.AoverlookBtradeCmissDforget5Days later, my brother called to say he was all right, but _say where he was.AmustntBshouldntCwouldntDmightnt6Right now, lots of people search for products on the Internet but still buy them at stores. Internet shopping will really _ when people are sure that it is safe.Aset upBset offCtake offDtake up7Thanks to the “sugar tax”， food factories have reduced sugar in their products, _ about 45 million kilograms of sugar.Ato save BsavedCsaving Dhaving saved8Parents often tell their children that they _ take candy from strangers.AneedntBwouldntCshouldntDdarent9- Do you know what Tom does all day ?- I know he spends at least as much time watching TV as he _his lessons.Ais doingBdoesCspends to doDdoes doing10I was intended to to the concert with you this weekend, but I cant now._.ABadBThats rightCNot at allDYoure welcome11- How about _ plan to open a branch?- I should say it was _ failure.Aa; aBa; /Cthe; /Dthe; a12The International Monetary Fund has received both criticism and for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty.AworshipBcreditCargumentDprivilege13The disaster-stricken village was inaccessible _ by helicopter, and the storm added to the rescuers difficulty.Ainstead ofBother thanCrather thanDregardless of14Tom is proud and _, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.AstrictBstubbornCsympatheticDsensitive15Can I have a day off tomorrow? I need to visit my grandma in the hospital._. I can manage without you.AForget it BOf courseCIt depends DIm afraid not16The little boy stared at the strange man questioningly, not _ whether to believe what he had said.Ato knowBknowingCknownDhaving known17Though a farmer, Zhu zhiwen has became a huge success as a singer, whose story is really _ of great inspiration.AeverythingBnothingCthe oneDone18Bobs lectures covered a fairly wide range and I cant sum up what he says in a few sentences.AcoveredBconveyedCconsideredDcommanded19- Thank you for reminding me of the time, or I late for the flight yesterday.- Dont mention it.Awill have beenBwould have beenCmust beDcould be20To get a slim figure, Fanny has tried many ways, but in vain. So now she is reduced anythingfor supper.Ato not eatingBnot to eatCnot to eatingDto not eat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）It is that time of the year again. Up and down the country, thousands of students stay in the library, attempting to cram（ 死记硬背） the information necessary to get through finals. I am one of them a Cambridge finalist, attempting to deal with the Oxbridge stress in the only way I know: caffeine hits and reclusion（隐遁生活）. Whether you love or hate Oxbridge, the fact that these two universities provide unique learning environments is something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, students have access to some of the best education in the world; on the other hand, the pressure that comes with this can prove damaging to them and cant be swept under the carpet for they have to face it eventually.Many Cambridge students find themselves trapped in a pressure of expectation, whether this comes from their supervisors or tutors, their director of studies or even from themselves. The drive towards achievement is either the key to success or to possible serious personal issues, as Mark Phippen, head of the University of Cambridges Counseling Service said, “There are plenty of perfectionists in Cambridge, but it can work two ways: it can push them to accomplish and to achieve, or it can get out of hand, disabling them.”Many students say that they cant hand