2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1It is usually thought a little child says is truth. AWhat that Bthat what Cwhich Dthat 2_ a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them, as far as most of its population is concerned, it is indeed a great sporting nation.AWhileBasCIfDWhether3The whole nation is struggling to work out an inexpensive _ effective solution to smog.AyetBstillCorDthough4When they first came to the city, my parents often went to neighbors for a talk, just as they _ in the countryside.Awill doBhad doneChave doneDwere doing5Have you ever been in a situation _ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?AwhereBwhichCthatDas6 worries the public that air pollution is becoming more and more serious these days.AItBThatCWhatDThis7World Food Day is held each year to underline the progress that _ against hunger and that still needs to be made.Ais madeBwas madeChas been madeDwill be made8We have time and again _our position on Taiwan issue! Whatever happens, we wont change it!AexplainedBclarifiedCintroducedDconcluded9The little boy stared at the strange man questioningly, not _ whether to believe what he had said.Ato knowBknowingCknownDhaving known10Every great accomplishment rests on the of what came before it; when you trace it back, youll see one small step that started it all.Areputation BexpectationCrecreation Dfoundation11If he _hard, he would have passed the exam.A were to work B had workedC should work D was to work12They are determined to go into the dark cave, _ my warning of danger.Aregardless of Bbecause ofCapart from Dinstead of13The students have decided on a final date by which everyone _ reading the books assigned by their professor.AfinishesBfinishedChave finishedDwill have finished14Tom, do you enjoy your present job?_. I just do it for a living.AOf course BNot reallyCNot likely DThats all right15How about his design?Well, to tell the truth, it is _ but satisfactory. So youll have to try your best to better it.AsomethingBanythingCeverythingDnothing16It was in the remote mountain areas _ I spent the gap year _ I learned how to work with a group of strangers and how to look after myself.Awhere; thatBwhen; thatCwhere; whenDthat; where17It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if I it?Ahad doneBhave doneCdidDam doing18Many memories of old times were by the conversation we had together that evening.Acalled upBturned upCtaken upDkept up19Its certainly hard work.But, a man who wishes to have a career has to make a great many sacrifices.Aon the contraryBin additionCon the other handDin that case20I will go to Beijing on business tomorrow, do you have anything _ to your son studying in Peking University?Ato be takenBto takeCtakenDbeing taken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） Although not as much as in the past, grandparents are the teachers of the Navajo (纳瓦霍人) youth. They make young people aware of life at an early age. The parents grant them the privilege of teaching the children, and the grandparents take great pride in raising the children or at least having a big part in raising them.Young children often stay with their grandparents for years at a time, developing a close and trusting relationship. The grandparents teach the children Navajo legends and the principle of life, emphasizing both new culture trends and the preservation of traditions.The grandparents are also often the leading figures in teaching the youth the arts of weaving, caring for the livestock, using herbal medicine, and other arts and crafts.The children are taught to respect their elders, to care for them, to help them whenever they are in need, and to learn from them. Young people are urged to listen with care to the words of their elders and to keep as much wisdom as possible. Grandparents often go to social gatherings and traditional events, and the young have opportunities to learn more about their culture and traditions.I live with my grandmother for thirteen years, and she raised me in the old ways of our people. Although I was going to school, she taught me as much as she could about our traditions. She was a beautiful woman. If I had a chance, I would listen again to her wise teachings, expressed with kindness in a soft voice that touched my heart.We used to plant corn and pumpkin ev