2023届高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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）1．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watchB．lookupC．consultD．read2．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how3．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．proveB．implyC．demandD．predict4．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．WhathelpB．WhatisthisC．WhatisitD．Whatdoyouwant5．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．WhynotB．What’supC．HowcomeD．Howisitgoing6．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．NotlikelyB．NotexactlyC．NotnearlyD．Notreally7．Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turningB．turnedC．beingturnedD．havingturned8．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．ThatB．WhichC．WhetherD．What9．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．DueB．RawC．CoreD．Keen10．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．whoB．whichC．whenD．why11．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’tB．don’tC．weren’tD．haven’t12．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponseB．inreturnC．inreactionD．instore13．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreakB．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebrokenD．nevertobebreaking14．Thenewsshockedthepublic，______togreatconcernaboutstudents'safetyatschool.A．havingledB．ledC．leadingD．tolead15．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidoutB．givenoutC．sentoutD．pickedout16．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungastoB．notoldenoughtoC．notoldenoughD．tooyoungto17．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleadersB．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleadersD．thattheEuropeanleaderssit18．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,theB．an,/C．an,theD．the,/19．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrackB．onscheduleC．ateaseD．atliberty20．_____withsomuchtrouble,wefailedtocompletethetaskontimeA．TofaceB．FacedC．FaceD．facing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）“Beafraid.Beveryafraid,”saysacharacterinTheFly,ahorrorfilmaboutamanwhoturnsintoanenormousinsect.Itcapturestheuneaseanddisgustpeopleoftenfeelforthekingdomofcockroaches,Zika-carryingmosquitoesandcreepycrawliesofallkinds.However,ecologistsincreasinglyseetheinsectworldassomethingtobefrightenedfor,notfrightenedof.Inthepasttwoyears,scoresofscientificstudieshavesuggestedthattrillionsofmurmuring,droning,honeybees,butterfliesandbeetlesaredyingoff.“Ifallmankindweretodisappea...