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）1Mike is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does his boss.AservesBsatisfiesCpromisesDsupports2We should go by bus _ we can get there earlier.A as soon as B where C in order that D when3If these new measures dont work, well have to _ our old system.Amake up for Bcome up withCbreak away from Dfall back on4The document film _ next week aims at introducing local cultures to the world.AreleasedBbeing releasedCto be releasedDhaving been released5 carefully for long time,the opening ceremony won a great success.AHaving prepared BTo be prepared CBeing prepared DHaving been prepared6 more about the place where you live,and you will shoulder more responsibility to protect itALearning BTo learn CLearn DLearned7One is expected to behave _ on some special occasions.AaccuratelyBpreciselyCappropriatelyDrightly8People should stop using their cars and start using public transport._. The roads are too crowded as it is.AAll rightBExactlyCGo aheadDFine9The company and the effect brought about did great good to our business in the market.AitBwhichCthatDwhat10In the US, there are currently over 5,000 community schools _, in addition to serving as educational institutions, function as community centers for the surrounding neighborhood.AwhichBwhereCwhoseDas11The two birds _ each other in shape and color. In other words, they _ each other in shape and color.Adiffer, are different fromBdiffer from, are different toCresemble, are similar toDresemble, are similar with12I wouldnt have missed the train if I _ up earlier.AgotBhad gotCwill getDhave got13You _ have booked the tickets in advance; there were plenty left.AneedntBcantCshouldntDmustnt14As one of the most popular artists in the US, not only_ with her hit songs, but has inspired women with her devotion to charity. Ahas Beyonce influenced pop culture Binfluenced pop culture has BeyonceCBeyonce has influenced pop cultureDinfluenced pop culture Beyonce has 15There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds _ they are not objectively true, and that giants, witches, two-headed dragons etc do not exist.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhen16Do you know Linda was fired for her casual attitude towards the job?No wonder she _ when I tried to amuse her this morning.Awas tickled pinkBpulled my legCgave me the cold shoulderDsaw the handwriting on the wall17 Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I am sure we will win. _!ACongratulationsBCheersCBest wishesDGood luck18It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is quite _ to perform skillfully yourself.AanotherBotherCthe otherDothers19You cant imagine how excited we were _ that our schoolmates had won the first place in National Robot Competition.AlearningBhaving learnedCto be learningDto learn20_ competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams.ADueBRawCCoreDKeen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）Columbus Day has been on American calendars since 1937, when President Franklin DRoosevelt declared October 12 a federal holiday to honor the Italian explorer who “discovered” the Americas in 1942. However, the holiday has always been controversial. Many people believe that Christopher Columbus should not be given credit for “discovering” the continent, since native Americans had already been living there for generations.Besides, the explorers mission was not a scientific “voyage of discovery”, but one intended to conquer the new land. Critics maintain that the Spanish army Columbus brought on his second voyage, caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of indigenous(土著的) people. Those that survived the massacre became slaves, working in mines. Many, therefore, believe that the explorers arrival should not be celebrated.In 1977, a delegation of Native nations at the International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas, proposed renaming the holiday to “Indigenous Peoples Day”. The proposal passed with a majority.However, convincing the rest of the country to do the same was not that easy. It took 15 years before the city of Berkeley in California adopted the name in 1992 and then 22 more years before Minneapolis, MN and Seattle, WA did the same in 2014. The following year, eight more cities including