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 police have anyone with information to come forward and talk to them.Aappealed to Battended toCresponded to Dattached to2These new books are a very welcome _ to the school library.AadditionBarrivalCattitudeDaudience3The online word “selfie” is gaining _ and more and more people tend to use it nowadays.Aaccess BadmissionCcontrol Dcurrency4What matters in life is working hard _ hardly working.Aas well asBless thanCrather thanDother than5 F/ friendships fade away if there isnt _good balance between the give and the takeAThe;/B/;aCThe; aD/;the6David didnt attend his daughters graduation ceremony, but he does wish he there.Ashould beBwould beChad beenDwere7Our dream is to _ a World Cup that makes you, your grandchildren and everyone in football really proud.Astage BchairCfound Dwatch8 Mummy, look at my gloves. I need a new pair. _. I bought them for you only a week ago!AYou bet BYou said itCYou dont say DYou name it9You can only be sure of _ you have at present; you cannot be sure of something _ you might get in the future.Athat; whatBwhat; /Cwhich; thatD/; that10British scientists have produced _ they believe is the worlds smallest Christmas cardAwhichBwhoCthatDwhat11_ the lawyers, volunteers from the Libyan Red Cross Society also joined the efforts in helping the Chinese go home safely.AExcept forBIn spite ofCApart fromDInstead of12_ 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 of13The difference in thickness and weight from the earlier version makes the iPad2 more comfortable_.AheldBholdingCbe heldDto hold14Could you check my list to see I have forgotten anything?No problem.Awhether BwhichCthat Dwhat15Look over there! There is a long, winding path _ up to the house.AleadBleadingCledDto lead16How about going sightseeing this Saturday afternoon? Sorry, I _ my research report the whole weekend.Awill have writtenBwill be writingChave writtenDhave been writing17Try to be independent, for your parents cant do _ for you all your life.AsomethingBnothingCeverythingDanything18We will remain _to the path of peaceful development and shoulder more international responsibilities.AcommittingBcommittedCto be committedDto have committed19Though a farmer, Zhu zhiwen has became a huge success as a singer, whose story is really _ of great inspiration.AeverythingBnothingCthe oneDone20I thought it hard to complete the project at first, but I_my mind.AchangeBhave changedChad changedDwould change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）In America, each of the states likes to promote itself with a slogan (口号). I currently live in Utah, where the slogan is “Life Elevated”. Its a nod to outdoor entertainment in the hill country, including the ski industry. I previously lived in Colorado, a land with red dm. great mountains and golden plains. The slogan there is Colorful Colorado”. Years ago I lived in the “Peach State” of Georgia, and I grew up in New Mexico as a little boy, whose slogan is “Land of Enchantment (魔力)”.We never seemed to get away from dust in New Mexico, so I appreciate the story of a newcomer to the Land of Enchantment who learned about dusty wind. She was visiting an antique shop and the owner wiped down every item before showing it. The newcomer said, “Everything gets dusty here pretty quickly, doesnt it?” “Thats not dust, honey,” the shop owner replied, “Thats ENCIIANTMENT”. That made the problem more acceptable or at least can be live with. An escalator (自动扶梯) broke, so he posted a sign to warn customers. He chose not to use the traditional “Out of Order” or “Do Not Use” warnings. Instead, his sign read, “This Escalator Is Temporarily a Stairway”. He turned a minus into humor and made it a plus.And in fact there arc sonic things, like the weather, we cant change. All we can change is our ways that we think and feel about them. I believe one of the best techniques to do this is to find some humor in the situation. Finding something amusing or enjoyable of difficulty, a troublesome problem can be one of the most creative and effective things we can do. Sometimes the only sense you can make of a situation is a sense of humor.1、How many places has the author lived in from the first paragraph?A2. B3.C4. D5.2、How would the newcomer probably feel after hear