2023学年高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：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 government placed _ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.AlimitationsBadministrationCrequirementsDrestrictions2They were abroad during the months when we were carrying out the investigation, or they _to our help.Awould have comeBcould comeChave comeDhad come3Your argument is .I will not let you pass.-Are you kidding?AsoundBrationalCliberalDplain4Not even when _through the darkest valley _be afraid, for you are always close beside me. Ado I walk; will I Bdo I walk; I will CI walk ; I will DI walk; will I5Our society would be better off but for the fact that the economy _ by the current global financial crisis.Ahad been affectedBwere affectedCshould be affectedDis affected6 Will it take me long to get to the Sunshine Hotel?No, it _ take you long. Its not the rush hour now.AshouldntBshantCmustntDneednt7According to the companys rule, ones payment is _ the work done, not to the time spent doing it.Ain proportion toBin addition toCin contrast toDin regard to8You look beautiful in this dress and there is only one of this kind left here. I wonder if you would buy _.AitBoneCsomeDany9It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I it?Ahad doneBhave doneCdidDam doing10Personally speaking, _the grand blueprint into reality is a long process.AturningBturnCturnedDhaving turned11Keep up your spirits even if you _ fail hundreds of times.AmustBneedCmayDshould12 BoBcould I use your computer this evening?Sorry. I a report on it then.Awill be writingBhave been writingChave writtenDwill have written13Usually Beijing Roast Duck _ together with special pancakes, green onions and sweet sauce.Awas served Bwill serveCis served Dserved14Having a hobby does do good to you. It doesnt matter what it is _ it drives you to move forward.Aif onlyBin caseCas long asDin order that15 I hear Iron Man III is on recently. Lets set off for the cinema to appreciate it now. _ Its about 10 PM. Im so tired that I must go to bed.ALets find some of the action. BHow do you find it?CIts entirely up to you. DYou cant be serious.16The lecture about 3D technology was very interesting.Its a pity. How I wish I _ time to attend it.AhadBhaveChad hadDhave had17 _ his overseas study, he was eventually employed by his dream company.AHaving completedBCompletingCCompletedDTo complete18If the traffic so heavy, I could have been back by 6 oclock.Ahadnt beenBwasntCcouldnt beDhasnt been19Do you really mean it when you say he will a good president?AjudgeBduitCturnDServe20This kind of glasses made by experienced craftsmen _ comfortably. Ais worn Bwears Cwearing Dare worn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） Dave Merry and his tools have been through a lot together. The tools helped Dave, now 80, repair his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he and his wife, Annette Merry, lived for 46 years and raised three children. The table saw, the jointer plane, the drill press, and the dozens of other power and hand tools had pride of place in his carefully organized workshop. “I had a whole setup, and it was beautiful,” says Dave, a retired engineer.But then Annette experienced a stroke(中风) that left her relying on a walker to get around, and the Merrys decided to move into assisted living. Daves workshop was obviously a minor consideration given Annettes condition, but the family knew that giving it up, on top of everything else, would hurt.It was the Merrys daughter who came up with a possible solution. Shed heard about some people who were setting up a tool librarya nonprofit facility that would lend out tools just as a regular library lends books. Might Dad be interested in donating his?“I said yes,” Dave says.The people creating the St. Paul Tool Library were thrilled. They had expected it would take a year to collect enough tools to make their facility fully functional. Instead it took one day: the day Dave donated his.The librarys founders drove over to the Merrys house and picked everything up themselves. The library is housed in the basement of the American Can Factory. Members pay an annual fee (from $20 to $120) for unlimited tool use and a varying number of visits to the workshop. And they get an extra benefit: Dave Merry. “Almost every time were open, Daves here,” says one of the founders, Peter Hoh. “It means a lot to me to be a