2023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）1Peter has spent too much time on novels recently.That may _ his poor grade in the exam.Aaccount for Banswer forCapply for Dstand for2 Mum, little Ray broke his toys again!It doesnt matter. You see, accidents _happen.AshallBshouldCmustDwill3lt was in December, 2018 _ Chairman Xi and President Trump met in Argentina.AwhenBthatCbeforeDsince4Im very grateful to my high school teachers, without _ help I wouldnt be so excellent.AwhomBtheirCwhichDwhose5Eventually, she has recognized _, whatever happens and however bad _ seems today, life still goes on and everything will be better tomorrowAthat; itBit; thatCit; whatDthat; what6Ever since the new park was opened to the public last month, I _ a walk in it every morning.Aam takingBtakeChave takenDhave been taking7It is not how much money you will give us but that you are present at the ceremony _ really matters.AwhichBitCwhatDthat8We are to hold the sports meeting next weekend, _ the air quality becomes better.AwhichBwhenCwhereDwhile9You have to rewrite the monthly report because you _ many important details.Aturned offBleft outCdropped byDput up10Students are always interested in finding out _ they can go with a new teacher.Ahow farBhow soonChow oftenDhow long11A public health campaign _ the number of heart disease deaths by 80 percent over the past three decadesAhad reducedBhad been reducedChas reducedDhas been reduced12We have strong _ for believing that the newly-invented material is not only popular but also a monument to the eco-friendly lifestyle.AgroundsBreasonsCcausesDpurposes13The days are gone physical strength was all you needed to make a livingAthatBwhenCwhereDwhich14General Secretary, Xi Jinping, stressed that crossstrait cooperation would be strengthened_ the two sides could agree to oppose Taiwan independenceAunlessBeven ifCas long asDuntil15 Dimash appeared on the stage of Singer 2017,his voice instantly won hearts of Chinese audience.AAs long as BAs soon as CNow that DEver since16Experts warn that medical waste from hospitals, if _properly, may lead to spreading diseases.Anot handledBnot being handledCnot to be handledDnot having handled17Since the match is over, we can _by travelling and stop thinking about basketball.Adive in Bswitch offCpull out Dsplit up18Had Mary not been hurt in the car accident, _ the next weeks marathon.Ashe would runBshe would have runCshe will runDshe must have run19-Hi, Betty, are you free at present? I have to ask you for a favor-_With pleasureASorry, I am busyBGo aheadCHelp yourselfDAsk, please20Even though the way Lin Daiyu expresses her feelings may be _ to a modern audience, it is rooted in her character and makes who she is.Aallergic BforeignCsensitive Dfundamental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）I was delighted to receive a copy of Marie Curie and her Daughters by Shelley Emling through my letter-box a few weeks ago.Actually science has never really been my “thing”. At school I really struggled with physics and chemistry and was much happier in English Language or History classes. My mind is not structured enough to understand how science works, Im a bit of a daydreamer and prefer using my imagination rather than learning facts, figures and formulae(公式). Of course I knew who Marie Curie was, her great achievements, her contribution to science, to medical advances and influence on the world, but other than that, I really had very little idea about her life.Shelley Emling has based this book on Marie Curies relationship with her two daughters, Irene and Eve. The book begins after the early death of Pierre Curie, when Marie is left to carry on the work that they started as a couple and to bring up her two small daughters alone. Emling has concentrated her book on the communication between Marie and her daughters. She was not an overly-protective mother, nor did she hesitate to spend time away from her daughters, yet this did not weaken their relationship. Marie was a caring and loving mother, who encouraged her daughters to become individuals, to achieve what they wanted to.Marie Curie and her husband made the decision not to profit from their discoveries. It was because of this that Marie had to depend on donations to carry out her work, and that she had to carry out tours of the States.I was very impressed by Emlings writing style she has told the story of three extraordinary wom