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）1At the news of the earthquake, the soldiers did what they could the victims.AhelpBto helpCto helpingDhelping2Jane established a program, _ young people to take part in activities _ promote greater concern for the environmentAto encourage; whereBhaving encouraged; whereCencouraging; thatDencouraged; which3-May! How is your plan? I heard you started it last Sunday.-Oh! I for it, but I havent decided where to start it.Ahave preparedBhad preparedChave been preparingDwas preparing4The two birds _ each other in shape and color. In other words, they _ each other in shape and color.Adiffer, are different fromBdiffer from, are different toCresemble, are similar toDresemble, are similar with5_the effect of culture shock, he is trying to read a lot about it before going to France for further study.ATo reduce BReducedCReducing DHaving reduced6If they throw stones at you，dont throw back.Use them to build your own foundation _.Asomehow BanywayCinstead Dnevertheless7How was your job interview?Very successful. I _ my homework about the company, you know.Ahad done Bhave doneCdid Dwas doing8The foreigners here are greatly impressed by the fact that _ people from all walks of life are working hard for _ new Tianjin.A/; a B/; theCa; a Dthe; the9_ you hear from me to the contrary, expect me on Friday at about 6 pm.AUnlessBUntilCWhileDAlthough10The police recognized the criminal from his typical facial _. a scar on the forehead.Aexpression BfeatureCoutline Dgesture11When faced with a big challenge _ potential failure seems to hide at every corner, maybe youve heard this advice before: “Be more confident.”AwhereBwhoseCwhichDof which12Changing the password on your account isnt a lasting solution if you dont remove any virus， ？Adont youBdo youCisnt itDis it13She did not feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she _ in public.AspokeBhave spokenChad spokenDwere speaking14_ 62% of all luxury consumer sales in Europe in 2015, shoppers from the Chinese mainland spent $7.2 billion overseas during the Spring Festival.AAccounting forBAdding toCConsisting ofDMaking up15Do you think Im a good surfer?Of course! I _ you earlierYou made it look so easy，graceful evenAam watchingBwas watchingChave watchedDhad watched16To combat global warming, many people are _ the use of alternative energy sources.Aapplying toBjumping atCdipping intoDpushing for17Its strongly advised that smokers not be allowed to smoke in any room _ babies currently occupy.AwhereBwhoseCthatDas18We the top of the mountain but for this awful weatherIt rained all dayAwill reachBwould reachChave reachedDwould have reached19Good news! We didnt spend we had expected.Aas half much money asBmuch money as half asCas much money as halfDhalf as much money as20The monitor said that the learning method he used improved his maths.AgreatlyBnearlyCnormallyDseriously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 was Groundhog Day. A winter storm had hit overnight too. I tried to open my backdoor only to find six inches of wet, heavy snow piled up against it. I knew I had quite a job of shoveling out ahead of me, so I reached over to grab my snow shovel. It looked a lot more ready to work than I did. I sighed and pulled on my boots, gloves, and heavy coat.The wind chill was below zero and cut into my face as I slowly shoveled off my deck. After that I stayed my way over to my daughters house shoveling the path as I walked. It took a while to get her driveway clear and I knew I still had a lot to do. Next came the paths down the hill to my own cars covered in snow. I had grabbed the broom to sweep them off as well. I winced when the breeze blew the swept snow back into my face. Then I started to shovel out my driveways. My back was aching as I worked. I wished I could be building a snowman instead of shoveling. Winter sure had seemed a lot more fun when I was a boy.When I was done I examined my work. It didnt look half bad. I smiled and looked at the woods covered in white. They were such a special sight. I leaned on my shovel and took it all in. Then I started up the hill with the snow shovel in one hand and the broom in the other. Suddenly, an urge came over me and I dropped them both. I spread my arms, fed back into the blanket of white and happily moved my arms and legs to make an angel in the snow.As you go thro