2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The Lushan Mountain, occupying an area of 302 square kilometers, possesses rich cultural and geological _.AattractionsBamusementsCentertainmentsDpresentations2That Was the first time she alone at home during the weekends，bored to death Ahas left Bhas been left Chad left Dhad been left3Please remind your grandpa to take medicine on time, for a man of his age _be very forgetfulAneedBmustCshallDcan4Every classroom in this modern school is _ with a new TV set on the wall and a computer on the teachers desk.Aequipped BdecoratedCfixed Dplaced5Smoking should be banned in public. _It is harmful to both the smokers and non-smokers.AId love to BIts my pleasureCIm with you on that DIts up to you6 I wonder what makes you a good salesperson. I _ as a waiter for three years,which contributes a lot to my todays work.Aserve BservedChave served Dhad served7- I have heard Mr. Morgan will be here at 4:00 pm. next Thursday.- No, he _ at that time.Awas boardingBwould be boardingCwill be boardingDis boarding8NASA has made a _ that our earth has no threat associated with the film 2012 which is based on pure myths.AclarificationBclassificationCidentificationDpresentation9Was it at the beginning _ you made the promise _ you would do all to help make it?Athat; thatBwhen; thatCthat; whenDwhen; when10In the students eyes, Mrs Smith is a mother more than a teacher. she treats the students just like her own children.AAs a result BIn other words CWhat is more DFirst of all11Do you really plan to drop out of the football team?_ Its time for me to concentrate on my study.AIm just kidding.BDefinitely not.CI mean itDWhat a pity!12Will it be ages _ he goes back to school? Im so worried about him.AbeforeBafterCwhenDas13_ by many potential customers, the salesman had to gather his courage and sell the product in different ways.A. Having deniedBDenyingCBeing deniedDHaving been denied14So difficult_it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice.AI did findBdidI findCI have foundDhave I found15_ you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear.AUnlessBAfterCOnceDSince16What matters in life is working hard _ hardly working.Aas well asBless thanCrather thanDother than17Only when _hard _ make your dream come true.Ado you work; you canByou work; you canCdo you work; can youDyou work; can you18Kunming is called “Spring City”, but it _ snow in winter.AshallBcanCmustDmight19Molly finally agreed, _ reluctantly, to go and see a doctor.AafterwardsBalmostCotherwiseDsomewhat20As to the long-term effects of global warming some believe that the damage has been done, _.Aotherwise we take steps to make up nowBnow that we take steps to make upCwhether we take steps to make up now or notDunless we take steps to make up now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） In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They had to move back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 year