2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, _for Mr. William, who dared to publish it.A. if had it not beenB is it not beingC had it not been D. its only having been2Cambridge gave a positive answer inquiries on whether it recognizes gaokao scores.Ain favor ofBin response toCin salute toDin consequence of3If he _hard, he would have passed the exam.A were to work B had workedC should work D was to work4During _ afternoon, the rain became smaller, but towards_ evening, there was a sudden landslide that buried the village.A/; theBthe; /Cthe; theDan; the5Pandas are _ to the mountains of central China and only about 1,000 remain in the wild.A. nativeBsensitiveCrelateDfamiliar6But for your instruction, I _ such great progress in so short a time. Thanks a lot.Awouldnt makeBhadnt madeCwont makeDwouldnt have made7_ flag-raising ceremony was held at the Golden Bauhinia Square on July 1 to celebrate _ 17th anniversary of Hong Kongs return to China.AA; /BA; theCThe; theD/; the8_ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on timeATo faceBFacedCFaceDfacing9The deal， next week，will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market.AcompletedBbeing completedCto be completedDhaving been completed10_ that I wouldnt support myself at that moment.AI was weak enough BI was too weakCSo weak was I DSuch weak was I11Many artifacts _ for the first time in the National Museum at present.Awere exhibited Bwere being exhibitedCare being exhibited Dare exhibited12You were not listening；what troubled you?I my coming math examAam thinking aboutBwas thinking aboutChad thought aboutDwill think about13Many netizens are impressed with the excuse given by a teacher for quitting her job _ she owes the world a visit.AbecauseBthatCwhereDwhy14 Can I pay the bill by check? Sorry, sir. According to the rules of our hotel, the payment _ be made in cash.Ashall BneedCwill Dcan15The economy in big cities has continued to rise thanks to the local governments to increase _.Athat BthemCit Dthose16In view of rapidly aging population,the second-child policy at the start of 2016.Ais adopted Bwas adopted Chas been adopted Dwas being adopted17With people paying attention to fitness, self-service mini-gyms, each covering about 5 square meters, _ in Chinas major cities these years.Ahave sprung upBsprang upChad sprung upDspring up18_ individual players, we have a great team but the problem is that they dont play football together well at all.AOn top of BBy means ofCIn terms of DIn case of19If you are feeling so tired, perhaps a little sleep would_AactBhelpCserveDlast20The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain_as the plane was making a landing.AseatBseatingCseatedDto be seating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） Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, painter, social activist and bookstore owner, has been San Franciscos honored poet. He turns 100 this month, and the city is making preparations to celebrate him in style. Readings and performances and an open house will take place at City Lights, the sacred bookstore he co-founded in 1953.On March 24, 1919, Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Yonkers, New York. After spending his early childhood in France, he received his BA from the University of North Carolina, an MA from Columbia University, and a PhD from the Sorbonne.He is the author of more than thirty books of poetry, including Poetry as Insurgent Art; A Coney Island of the Mind. He has translated the works of a number of poets, including Nicanor Parra, Jacques Prevert, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. In addition to poetry, he is also the author of more than eight plays and three novels, including Little Boy: A Novel, Love in the Days of Rage and Her.In 1953, Ferlinghetti and Peter Martin opened the City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, California. It became a nerve center for the Beats and other writers. Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and other writers from that era were Easterners who dropped into San Francisco for a spell. In 2001 it was made an official historic landmark. Now City Lights is almost certainly the best bookstore in the United States. Its filled with serious world literature of all kinds.If City Lights is a San Francisco institution, Ferlinghetti himself is as much of one. He has loomed over the citys literary life. As a poet, hes never been a critical favorite. But his flexible