2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项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）1The accident which left 15 people on board dead _ if both the angry female passenger and the bus driver had kept calm.Ashould have avoidedBshould be avoidedCcould have avoidedDcould have been avoided2In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack _ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.Aless thanBmore thanCother thanDrather than3-Tom has failed again in the math exam. I am really let down. -_ He has already done his best.ADont push him. BNo kidding. CHe should be to blame. DNo wonder.4Cathy is not coming to your birthday party tonight.But she _!Apromised BpromisesCwill promise Dhad promised5Martin Luther King, Jr. put it that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means _we arrive at that goal.AthatBwhereCby whichDwith which6_ a book in front of your face, youll feel the air moving against your face.AWaved BWaveCTo wave DWaving7In a competitive marketplace, finding the key factor that _ your business from others is highly valuable.AdefendsBdistinguishesCprohibitsDselects8Only when _hard _ make your dream come true.Ado you work; you canByou work; you canCdo you work; can youDyou work; can you9-He was satisfied with the result, wasnt he?-No. It was so difficult that he _have passed it.AshouldntBmustntCcouldn tDwouldnt10-What happened to the young trees we planted last week？-The trees_ well，but I didnt water them.Amight growBneednt have grownCwould growDwould have grown11What a shame! We misunderstood each other for such a long time.Yes, I wish I _ with you earlier.AcommunicateBhad communicatedCcommunicatedDwould communicate12The boy stood his head down, listening to his mother scolding him for breaking the windows.AforBofCwithDaround13Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it _ and is beyond our control.ApassedBwill passChas passedDhad passed14_ to the party, Nancy was very upset.AHaving not been invitedBNot having invitedCHaving not invitedDNot having been invited15he newly-discovered star was named _ a Chinese astronomer _his contributions to astronomy.Afor; in favor ofBafter; in honor ofCby; in memory ofDas; in praise of16One of the most important questions they had to consider was _ of public health.Awhat Bthat Cthis Dwhich17Look! Here s a photo _ in my classroom at primary school. Can you recognize me in it?AtakenBtakingCto takeDbeing taken18You should first explore your talents and get to know yourself so as to make a list of _ you think your real interests lie.Athat BwhatCwhere Dhow19Our dream is to _ a World Cup that makes you, your grandchildren and everyone in football really proud.Astage BchairCfound Dwatch20Halfway through the chapter _ I didnt take anything in.Adid I realizeBhad I realizedCI realizedDI would realize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） A good book is indeed the best friend of a person. The same goes for high-profile CEOs of world recognized companies as well. Lets have a look at the favorite books of some of the world-famous CEOs.Apple CEOTim Cook, Competing against Time by George Stalk Jr. and Thomas M. HoutThis book is based on 10 years of valuable research done by the authors. It talks about how new concepts of managing time in new product development, production and sales provide companies with the advantages to succeed in this highly competitive world.Microsoft CEO(Former)Bill Gates, The Catcher in the Rye by J.DSalingerA few themes explored in the novel are rebellion（叛逆）, anxiety and confusion. It tells that young people are a little confused, but can be smart about things and see things that adults dont really see. Gates said, “ I didnt actually read The Catcher in the Rye until I was 13, and ever since then Ive said thats my favorite book.”Oracle CEOLarry Ellison, Napoleon by Vincent CroninThis book is considered by far the best biography ever written on Napoleon Bonaparte. Ellison said, Its interesting to read about him for a couple of reasons: to see what an ordinary man can do with his life and to see how history can distort（歪曲）the truth entirely.OWE CEO Oprah Winfrey, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThis book talks about how a little girl observes the people around her.