2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The news shocked the public，_ to great concern about students safety at school.Ahaving ledBledCleadingDto lead2I keep the picture where I can see it every day, reminds me of the days in my hometown.AthatBwhichCwhoDwhen3 Nancy, what classes are you taking this term? _ I want to take two English courses, or maybe Spanish. AWhats up? BIts none of your business. CIve no idea. DIm not sure yet.4The Kiwi fruits in this supermarket are _ sale now, and they are sold _ the pound. Really? How much cheaper are they?Afor; inBon; byCfor, byDon, in5Though the story of Li Yunlong in the TV drama “Bright Sword” is a fiction, much of _happened is historically true.AthatBwhatCwhichDit6You seem to be fond of classical music._. As a matter of fact, I like jazz music better.A I dont agree B Not reallyC I couldnt agree more D No doubt7Mr. Chapman retired at 70 after he nearly 40 years with the Gas CompanyAhad spentBhas spentCspendsDwould spend8She said her _ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left.ApensionBbenefitCallowanceDbonus9It seems late to say anything. We probably _ it if we had made an offer sooner.Awould have gotBwould getChad gotDgot10The old road is indeed less direct and a bit longer. We wont take the new one, _, as we dont feel safe on it.Asomehow Botherwise Ctherefore Dthough11Do you _ ready for the spring outing?No,I still have to buy some fruit.AeverythingBanythingCsomethingDnothing12_ to her own work，she spent little time with her familyADevoting BTo be devotedCDevoted DHaving devoted13_ in the last examination, she was more confident of another success in the coming one.ATo succeedBTo have succeededCHaving succeededDsucceeding14Bobs lectures covered a fairly wide range and I cant sum up what he says in a few sentences.AcoveredBconveyedCconsideredDcommanded15Thatsfarmore thanthenumberthathaveactually_in recent years.Acometolight Bcome to life Ccome across16 Joe, what about going to Belgium for our coming holiday? Sorry, honey, I _ on the newly discovered dinosaur site in ArgentinaThere are remains of what is thought to be the largest creature ever to walk the earth.Awas workingBworkCwill be workingDworked17Although the test _ look like a simple one, great care is needed.AmayBmustCshouldDneed18How I wish I had worked harder when I was in that company.If you had, you _ a department manager now.AareBwould beCwould have beenDwere19Different tastes among tourists from outside the mainland _ the list of the countrys attractionsAtopBshapeCleadDshow20John, do you know why the suspect was set free?For lack of _ evidence.Asolid BapparentCambiguous Dconcrete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）It may surprise bookworms, but apparently masterpieces such as Jane Eyre are lacking in something sound effects. An electronic-book firm is adding background noises and music to the works of Charlotte Bronte, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Shakespeare in the hope of attracting younger readers. In one example, a description of rain lashing against a window in a Sherlock Holmes story will be “enhanced” with matching noises.The first multimedia e-books with sounds to accompany novels will be available this Friday in the UK. The Booktrack releases are available to iPad users, with other tablet computer versions to follow. The concept is already in use in the U.S., where the classics come with added sound effects. Readers for example can hear the china cups chinking in Mr. Darcys garden as they read Pride And Prejudice.A story by Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie will be released later in the year with a specially crafted orchestral score. Rushdies story In The South will be released with a soundtrack provided by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.The Power Of Six by Pittacus Lore, a novel for young adults, is one of the first to be tested with a soundtrack which builds in suspense in keeping with the plot. It works by timing the speed of each reader and the software measures the “turning” of a page and moves the music or sounds along accordingly. It has been created by Booktrack which synchronizes (使同步) music to each novel. It is funded by Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal.Mr. Thiel said, “Its always exciting to witn