2023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）1NASA has made a _ that our earth has no threat associated with the film 2012 which is based on pure myths.AclarificationBclassificationCidentificationDpresentation2 Are you still thinking about the email Tony sent you yesterday？ Oh，to tell the truth,thats makes me feel excited.AWhat Bhow Cthat Dwhy3You never really understand a person_you consider things from his point of view.AifBonceCasDuntil4_the weather ,the sports meet will be held on time .AInstead ofBIn relation toCRegardless ofDIn favor of5In my opinion, ones individual income does not wholly reflect the extent _ ones self-value and social value are realized.Aof whichBwith whichCon whichDto which6The 88thAcademy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre _ seats an audience of approximately 3,400.AwhereBwhoseCwhenDwhich7I can _ Dianas thoughts from the changes in her facial expressions.Aread Bnotice Ccount Dwatch8_ his homework in time, he had to stay up late into the night.AFinishingBHaving finishedCTo finishDTo have finished9I will go to Beijing on business tomorrow, do you have anything _ to your son studying in Peking University?Ato be takenBto takeCtakenDbeing taken10Im going to order chicken and saladWhat about you? .Ill have the same.AIm afraid notBIts up to youCThat sounds good to meDThat depends11The prediction from Maya worries residents _ December 21, 2012 would be the end of the world.AifBthatCwhetherDwhich12The number of stay-at-home fathers reached a record high last year, new figures show, _ families saw a rise in female breadwinners.Aif BasCbecause Dthough13With the development of agriculture, the people_ village I taught arenow living a happy life.Ain whoseBwhoseCin whichDwhich14Hard work，along with dedicated revolutionary spirit is the fundamental guarantee of success，which is _ we should learn from the pioneers participating in the Long March.AthatBwhatCwhereDhow15 Sorry, sir. I _ follow you. Would you please speak slower? Ok.AcantBmustntCshouldntDneednt16The little girl _ a foreign language fairly quickly.Apicked upBgot upCstepped upDmade up17Generally speaking, _according to the directions, the medicine has no side effect. Awhen taken Bwhen taking Cwhen to take Dwhen to be taken18The crazy fans _ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.Awere waitingBhad been waitingChad waitedDwould wait19When 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 doing20Efforts will be made to_ new teaching models to exploit the students potential.Aaccelerate BinnovateCdifferentiate Dcompile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） Thomas Cheatham had planned to study Latin during his time at Hebron High School in Texas. But when he learned that the school district was going to offer a Mandarin(普通话) class, he quickly changed his mind.“I thought Mandarin would be more beneficial than Latin,” said Cheatham, who is now in his second year of studying the language.He speaks Mandarin to order food at Chinese restaurants and can read social media posts from his Chinese-speaking friends. While its a difficult language to master, the high school junior, who plans to study computer engineering, thinks it will be important for his career. “Chinese is a good language to know, especially with China becoming a growing power,” he said.Many experts agree that proficiency(熟练) in a language spoken by a billion people worldwide will give American students an edge in the global economy.“People are looking at China as our next economic competitor, and interest in Mandarin is growing fast,” said Marty Abbott, director of the American Council(议会) on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. “Were seeing it in all parts of the country.”Abbott predicts that as many as 100,000 students are now studying Mandarin in public and private schools throughout the US. She said the US government has designated (指定) Mandarin as an “important needs” language and provides professional development programs for teachers. “Our government wants to increase our language ability for national security and economic competitiveness,” Abbott added.At the same time, the Chinese government is spreading knowledge of the Chinese language and culture through Confucius Institutes set up in many US states. For example, the