2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Tony _ what I did annoying though he didnt say anything.So you think you will have to make an apology?Acould findBshould have foundCmight findDmust have found2When on holidays, the railways put on trains to make peoples travel more convenient.AregularBspecialCparticularDunusual3Eventually, she has recognized _, whatever happens and however bad _ seems today, life still goes on and everything will be better tomorrowAthat; itBit; thatCit; whatDthat; what4They intended to have the school better equipped， the local government was not able to get enough money to do so.Aunless Bwhile Calthough Donce5We were sad to learn that several students were by a car yesterday.Ahit outBknocked overCrun acrossDpicked up6What a pity! You missed my birthday party.Terribly sorry!_my uncle not visited me unexpectedly.AShouldBWouldCHadDDid7_ his conclusion on the evidence he collected on the scene, he proved that the murderer was guilty.ABasedBBasingCTo baseDBeing based8_ which university to attend, the girl asked her teacher for advice.ANot knowingBKnowing notCNot knownDKnown not9John once worked in a remote mountain village school, which is _ only on foot.AaccessibleBacceptableCavailableDappropriate10The educational reform is now under way throughout the country, _ the students more opportunities to develop to their greatest potential.Ato grant Bhaving grantedCgranting Dgranted11Hes as a “bellyacher”hes always complaining about something.Awho is knownBwhom is knownCwhat is knownDwhich is known12A hearty laugh relieves physical tension, _your muscles relaxed for over half an hour.Ato leaveBleftCleavingDleave13_ individual players, we have a great team but the problem is that they dont play football together well at all.AOn top of BBy means ofCIn terms of DIn case of14Have you heard from Jane recently?No，but I _ her over Christmas.Asaw Bwill be seeingChave seen Dhave been seeing15You know quite a lot about the fashion show.Well, Cathy _ it to me during lunch.Aintroduces BintroducedChad introduced Dwill introduce16It suddenly occurred to him _ he had left his keys in the officeAthatBwhatCwhereDwhich17The number of stay-at-home fathers reached a record high last year, new figures show, _ families saw a rise in female breadwinners.Aif BasCbecause Dthough18_? You look really down.Im tired of my job. There are endless problems to deal with.AWhy botherBSo whatCWhats upDWhy not19All color fades, _ under the impact of direct sunlight.AespeciallyBeventuallyCappropriatelyDmerely20Looking people in the eye _ sometimes make them nervous and embarrassed.AmustBcanCshouldDmight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 Arctic is not a safe place to be by any stretch of the imagination. Essentially a vast, floating block of ice, with only a small area of land, the landscape can be almost totally different from year to year. Even the most experienced explorers are lucky to return with all their fingers and toes, not to mention their lives.Into this extreme environment stepped Nabil Al Busaidi. In fact, he didnt just stephe stepped and skied his way across 650km, pulling 50kg of equipment. He also carried the flag of the Sultanate of Oman, which he held in the air at the North Pole, becoming the first Arab to achieve this impressive feat (壮举).On the way to the North Pole, Nabil was driven by the reward of success and the pain at the thought of failure. “Through the 20-whatever days , every minute there was a different thing that kept me going, either the fear of failure, the fear of dying or the reward of finishing and getting somewhere warm. ”The ever-present cold, averaging around -40 but dropping as low as a recorded -81, is his overriding (首要的) memory of the experience. As an Omani, Nabil had an additional 20 drop in temperature to get used to, compared to his British teammates. Apart from the extreme cold, polar bears were a common feature of the journey, and Nabil and the team had their fair share of bear encounters. “Polar bears are dangerous, but they are not that threatening because they dont intend to harm humans. Theyre usually either curious or just dont care. We saw five bears, and none were aggressive,” said Nabil.One final problem Nabil faced was the stress put on team relations by the severity of the conditions, especially during the first three stages of the