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2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷 注意事项 1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回． 2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置． 3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符． 4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效． 5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗． 第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1．In time we reached a stage we had more young readers than old ones． A．where B．how C．who D．what 2．--- I’ll send you the signed contract personally this time tomorrow. --- Sorry, I ______ a meeting then. A．am attending B．attended C．have attended D．will be attending 3．In the early morning all of us stood at the top of the mountain ___________ east of the city, watching __________burning sun rising. A．/; a B．the; a C．the; the D．/; the 4．（2018·海淀二模）—Excuse me, sir. Can you spare me a dollar ________ I can buy this book? —Sure, no problem. A．for B．so C．but D．or 5．His dream was ________ a photo studio that could transport people back to the past. A．opening B．opened C．to open D．open 6．She must have ranked her birthday presents in order of _because the top one is her favorite． A．value B．time C．interest D．preference 7．__will I give up. I believe I can manage it. A．At once B．At no time C．Right now D．The instant 8．Since the match is over, we can ____by travelling and stop thinking about basketball. A．dive in B．switch off C．pull out D．split up 9．---Tom has failed again in the math exam. I am really let down. ---______ He has already done his best. A．Don’t push him. B．No kidding. C．He should be to blame. D．No wonder. 10．The financial damage is nothing compared to what _______ if there had been children in the classroom in time of the fire. A．would happen B．happened C．would have happened D．should have happened 11．He asked ______ for the computer. A．did I pay how much B．I paid how much C．how much did I pay D．how much I paid 12．If he ________ his teacher’s suggestion, he would have won the English Speech Contest. A．had followed B．should follow C．was to follow D．followed 13．When on holidays, the railways put on trains to make people’s travel more convenient. A．regular B．special C．particular D．unusual 14．— Do you have any problems if you ______ this job? — Well, I’m thinking about the salary…. A．offer B．will offer C．are offered D．will be offered 15．Most graduates in big cities are suffering form connected to soaring house prices and job hunting. A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety 16．This is the first time that your parents have been abroad, ______? A．haven’t they B．hasn’t it C．aren’t they D．isn’t it 17．I think you’ve got to the point a change is needed , otherwise you’ll fail . A．when B．which C．where D．there 18．The new playground to be built next year will be ____________ the old one. A．as three times big as B．three times as big as C．as big as three times D．as big three times as 19．Word came that 30 firefighters gave their lives to our country _______ national property security. A．in exchange for B．in response to C．in terms of D．in contrast with 20．It was considerate _____ you not to play the piano while I was asleep. A．of B．for C．to D．from 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）At first sight, Alma Deutscher, a twelve-year-old girl from England appears to be like any other typical pre-teen. She loves to skip rope, read and play with her younger sister. But this modest youngster, who composed her first musical work at age six, first short opera at age seven, and first full-length opera based on Cinderella at age ten, is anything but average. Though her parents downplay her extraordinary talent, young Alma is being described as “little Mozart” by the music world Alma's operatic take on the classic fairy tale, which she began writing at age eight, has a slight twist. Her Cinderella is a musician who meets her Prince Charming through a song. “In my Cinderella, she sings the beginning of a ballad --- but at midnight she flees. Eventually, the prince finds her after asking all the maidens of the land to sing the end of the ballad.” The opera was first performed in Vienna, Australia on December 29, 2016, where the then eleven-year-old skillfully switched between the piano and the violin and receives enthusiastic reviews. The young genius has since performed two new piano works, once in Australia and the other in China. While this may appear to be a lot for someone so young, Alma is not worried. She says, “of course I have to work hard. But all children have to work hard for exams, and at least when I work hard, I work hard for something incredibly exciting, like seeing my whole opera put on stage. Alma's musical talent first came to light before she could even talk. Her parents recall that as an 18-month-old toddler, she was able to hum a pitch perfect version of the children’s rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. However, Alma’s abilities only gained i