2023学年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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）1Toms comments on this issue are confusing because they appear to _the remarks on the same issue made earlier by him.Aviolate Binduce Cclarify Dcontradict2Efforts will be made to_ new teaching models to exploit the students potential.Aaccelerate BinnovateCdifferentiate Dcompile3_almost one hundred jin, the stone was moved by him alone.AWeighedBWeighingCIt weighedDTo weigh4In Australia, many road signs are now both in English and Chinese, _ it easier for Chinese tourists to travel.Amaking Bmade Cmake Dmakes5My cousin insisted that she _ to Australia for further study. But the company refused her application.AsendsBwill be sentCbe sentDwould be sent6Tom finally decided to _ and give himself up to the police, which allowed him to get away with only a small fine.Akill the fatted calfBface the musicCsee the handwriting on the wallDbe a black sheep7Jess was sad and her friend helped her _ the first awful weeks after her husband Bill died.Abreak throughBbreak downCget throughDget rid of8The two birds _ each other in shape and color. In other words, they _ each other in shape and color.Adiffer, are different fromBdiffer from, are different toCresemble, are similar toDresemble, are similar with9What made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but _ their lack of planning.AevenBstillCratherDever10I am wondering _ makes you study so hard?To go to my dream university.Awhat is it thatBthat is whatCwhat is thatDwhat it is that11After the argument Colin ran away and_since.AIsnt heard ofBwasnt heard ofChasnt been heard ofDhadnt been heard of12A man can fail many times, he is a real failure when he begins to blame someone else.Abut Bor Cand Dso13It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite _ to perform skillfully yourself.AanotherBotherCthe otherDothers14What about your self-drive trip yesterday?Tiring! The road was being widened, and we _ a rough ride.AhadBhaveCwould haveDhave had15I wanted to major in English at first, but later I _ my mind and now I am a writer.Achanged Bhave changedCwould change Dwill change16Our boss is too strict with us. I cant _ in with the work situation here.AfitBgetCmakeDtake17_ you consider that the airline handled 80 million passengers last year, the accident figures are really very small.AUnless BWhenCBefore DThough18The Oxford English Dictionary is necessary for learning English, so youd better buy _.AthisBthatCitDone19Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was _ this problem, but we feel that we cant wait any longer.”Alooking outBbringing outCcarrying outDsorting out20Backward somewhat technologically _ we are for the moment, we have confidence in our ability to catch up in time.Aalthough Bif Cas Donce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） Feelingsoftenrun high where insects are concerned,with many people even sick when seeing them, let alone touch or swallow them.And yet insects present a huge nutritional opportunity as an increasing globalpopulation seeks more sources of food and feed.Insects have generally high levels of animal protein and key micronutrients with lower environmentalfootprints than traditional alternatives,and they can be raised on leftovers.But cultural,social and economicproblems remain,reports an article published today in Nutrition Bulletin.“Insects present a nutritional opportunity,but it is unclear how their nutritional quality is influenced bywhat they are fed,”says Darja Dobermann,a researcher at the University of Nottingham.“In idealconditions,insects have a smaller environmental impact than most traditional western forms of animal protein; less known is how to raise insect production while maintaining these environmental benefits.”“Studies overall show that insects could make valuable economic and nutritional contributions to the foodor feed systems,but there are no clear regulations in place to bring insects into such supply systems withoutthem turning into a more expensive version of poultry（家禽）for food,” says Dobermann.The article highlights how insects have been a source of food for hundreds of years in more than 100countries with over 2,000 species that can be eaten; in central Africa,up to 50% of dietary protein has comefrom insects,with their market value higher than many alternative sources