2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1My mother _ angry with me, but I couldnt shut my mouth before I shouted at her!AwasntBwouldnt beCwouldnt have beenDhadnt been2A Chinese proverb has it that a tower is built when soil on earth _, and a river is formed when streams come together.AaccumulatesBacceleratesCcollapsesDloosens3 Mummy, look at my gloves. I need a new pair. _. I bought them for you only a week ago!AYou bet BYou said itCYou dont say DYou name it4Oh, Hannah just told me that she was unable to translate the report into English._？She once spent 10 years living in London.AGuess whatBWhy notCSo whatDHow come5His strong sense of humor was make everyone in the room burst out laughing.Aso as to Bsuch as toCso that Dsuch that6Paul could be a very attractive boy but he _ to his behaviour.Apaid no attentionBwere paying no attentionCpays no attentionDhad paid no attention7Due to a terrible flu that _ on, many students dont show up to school today.AgoesBwas goingCis goingDhas gone8The disabled guy was attended throughout his school day by a nurse _ to guard him.Ato appointBappointedCappointingDhaving appointed9Owing to The Chinese Poetry Competition, publications on classical Chinese literature are _ a significant share of storage space at the bookstore.Ataking up Bdividing up Cbreaking up Dputting up10It is not how much money you will give us but that you are present at the ceremony _ really matters.AwhichBitCwhatDthat11A good suitcase is essential for someone who is_as much as Jackie is.Aon the rise Bon the lineCon the spot Don the run12A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help _ you year ahead.AsharpenBswitchCstretchDshape13 -I usually go there by train.-Why not _ by ship for a change?Ato try goingBtrying to goCto try and goDtry going14Ensuring every child equal rights to education is _the key to the elimination of inequality across the world lies.AthatBwhatCwhetherDwhere15The incomes of skilled workers went up. , unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.AMoreoverBThereforeCMeanwhileDOtherwise16 , he talks a lot about his favorite singers after class.AA quiet student as he mayBQuiet student as he may beCBe a quiet student as he mayDQuiet as he may be a student17The desks in our classroom are so close together that there is not enough room to move themAbetweenBinCacrossDover18It was announced that only when the fire was under control _to return to their homes.Athe residents would be permittedBhad the residents been permittedCwould the residents be permittedDthe residents had been permitted19So _ sometimes in trying to accomplish something big _ we fail to notice the little things that give life its magic.Awe get caught up; as Bdo we get caught up; thatCcaught up get we; as Dcaught up do we get; that20Mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing _ it can pursue politics, science, art and religion.AuntilBunlessCbeforeDsince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）Radio newsreaders and television hosts at Irelands national broadcaster RTE are mostly up in arms at being told to pronounce words according to the Queens English.A report in The Irish Sun newspaper says that RTEs workers have been given an A-Z style guide of words which instructs them on how to pronounce certain words in an effort to make sure they are clearly understood. The A-Z comes with videos containing lessons of how to “properly” pronounce the “problem” words. An official at RTE told the Irish Sun that producers gave the guide to keep up standards. “The guide is there for anyone who needs it.” he said, “RTE often get letters from the public over how certain words were mispronounced. The word issue is a big one at the moment, people dont like how its pronounced. There is an expectation that as the national broadcaster we are correct.”However, Irish linguistics expert Professor Raymond Hickey, who took the side of most of the radio newsreaders and TV hosts, called the RTEs actions “internalized colonialism (内化殖民主义)”. He expressed his disbelief that Irish speakers were being asked to use words with an English accent. He said: “The basic problem is RTE expects its workers to speak as if they were English. Why? We have our own form of English, which is different