2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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）1_equal opportunities, both Frank and Billy may accomplish the task.AGivenBGivingCTo giveDto be given2 Dont put the waste on the ground, young man. Oh, Im sorry. I _ the dustbin there. Ahadnt seen Bhavent seen Cdidnt see Dwasnt seeing3Ill have all of the readings by the end of this term if my plan goes well.AcompletingBto completeCcompletedDbeing completed4You cant imagine how excited we were _ that our schoolmates had won the first place in National Robot Competition.AlearningBhaving learnedCto be learningDto learn5Not until he went abroad to further his study_ the importance of English.Ahas he found B he has found Cdid he find D he had found6Lily is a good singer. How I wish I _ as well as her.AsingBwill singChad sungDsang7Since we can do nothing about it, we _ as well consult Mr. Smith about the matter.AcanBmustCneedDmay8When the girl did _ the courage to tell her parents what had happened, unfortunately her own family didnt believe her.Awork outBwork upCwork atDwork on9_ the requirement is set high, it is a blessing for Chinese students that Cambridge University uses scores on Gaokao as part of its admission criteria.AAsBWhileCOnceDWhere10Yumin, the late famous physicist, often encouraged his students to _ what they believed in, even when facing strong opposition.Acome up withBtake charge ofCput up withDstand up for11-Shall we go for a picnic this Saturday？-_. Will next Saturday be OK？ASure，its up to youBSure，its no problemCSorry，I cant make itDSorry，Im not available today12Dont throw away the old booksGive them to _needs themAwhoeverBanyoneCwhoDwhomever13Thanks to the efforts in environmental protection, the wetland has been _ to its original appearance.Arestored BdeliveredCtransferred Ddrafted14Every school into the competition will have a chance to win $2,000 _ of computing equipment.ApriceBworthCvalueDcost15I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasnt able to _.Aget awayBdrop inCcheck outDhold on16Im very grateful to my high school teachers, without _ help I wouldnt be so excellent.AwhomBtheirCwhichDwhose17What do you think of Betty? Lovely，though she _ be naughty sometimesAshouldBmustCcanDneed18Are you ready to leave?Almost, Ill be ready to go just as soon as I _ putting the clean dishes away.Aget throughBgive upCcarry outDset about19Have you read the book Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan, _ that won him the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature?Athe oneBoneCthoseDones20The boy is having a fever. Youd better damp a towel and lay it _ his forehead.Aacross BwithinCthrough Dbeyond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）The news of Harper Lees second novel broke the internet. Go Set a Watchman would be published in July. Lee became a recluse (隐士)after the publication of her first book, To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960. Although the author has been out of the public eye for more than 1 years, the wave that followed the announcement showed her novels beloved place in the American literary works.In 1991, The Book of the Month Club and the library of Congress conducted a survey that made readers identify books that had made a difference in their lives. Lees book followed only The Bible. Alongside the works of Shakespeare and Twain, To Kill a Mockingbird remains one of the most widely taught books nationwide, reaching an estimated 70% of American public schools. What makes it such a perfect read for young people?English class is a place where young Americans come to know themselves. In the folds of dusty books, students can make contact with humanity beyond the superficial(肤浅的) conversations of the school hallways. Literature promises relief, a place to figure out ones problems and get to know oneself better.To Kill a Mockingbird particularly distinguishes itself in this regard. It speaks in childs voice without treating its readership as children. People have called it an impossible achievement, a childrens book penned in the prose(散文) of a well-educated adultits unlikely that a child like Scout could exist in the real world. But thats exactly what makes it such a charming read for young people. It alludes to (转弯抹角地说到)the consciousness of a well-educated adult going through difficult realities, but shows