2022-2023学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）
1．--- Hello, Tom. This is Mary speaking.
--- What a coincidence! I_________ about you.
A．just thought B．was just thinking
C．have just thought D．would just think
2．The teacher’s voice still remained calm ______ she was getting annoyed.
A．as long as B．even if
C．as if D．now that
3．－Could you possilby take to the railway station tomorrow?
A．No way B．Never mind C．Not at all D．No problem
4．—Let’s go to the cinema this Sunday morning.
—I’d love to，but I ________ as a volunteer in my community then.
A．will work B．have worked
C．will be working D．was working
5．Thanks for your uful advice; otherwi I ______ such rapid progress.
A．didn’t make B．couldn’t have made
C．hadn’t made D．shouldn’t have made
6． “Could we put off the meeting？” she asked.
“________.” He answered politely. “This is the only day everyone is available.”
A．Not likely B．Not exactly
C．Not nearly D．Not really
7．Many people fall into panic due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan but experts don’t expect this to be ________ as proper measures have been taken.
A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent
8．_____ how to get along with others is very important in success.
A．Know B．Known C．Having known D．Knowing
9．Playing with their peers, children learn to and not do exactly what they want to do.
A．compromi B．compete
C．contribute D．construct
10．—“Do you mind if I look at your notes?”
—“Of cour not. _______.”
A．No problem B．Be my guest C．With pleasure D．Not at all
11．The boss_________the employees a ri in salary for ages, but nothing has occurred yet.
A．promid B．had promid C．would promi D．promis
12．_________ the requirement is t high, it is a blessing for Chine students that Cambridge University us scores on Gaokao as part of its admission criteria.
A．As B．While C．Once D．Where
13．Frankly speaking, I am not sure whether I ________ this in the old days with that kind of equipment, which looks quite odd and ridiculous.
A．should have done B．need have done C．would have done D．must have done
14．If you were to have a few minutes free, I______ the opportunity to ask you one more question.
A．would appreciate B．would have appreciated
C．were to appreciate D．had appreciated
15．It gives us great delight ______ Chine science fictions are becoming increasingly popular.
A．how B．what
C．that D．why
16．It is going to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to ________ you from the rain.
A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect
17．The Lushan Mountain, occupying an area of 302 square kilometers, posss rich cultural and geological __________.
A．attractions B．amuments C．entertainments D．prentations
18．—Ken, ________, but your radio is going too loud.
—Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll turn it down right now.
A．I hate to say it B．It doesn’t hurt to ask
C．I’ m really tired of it D．I’m crazy about it
19．-----Good evening. Huangshan Hotel.
-----Good evening. ______________?
A．Do you still have a room for tonight B．What would you like, plea
C．Is there anything I can do for you D．Who is that speaking, plea
20．Everybody was touched ______ words after they heard her moving story.
A．without B．beyond
C．against D．despite
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） China has announced it's abolishing its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking? 400 million births prevented The one-
child policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children.
The majority of the decrea in China's fertility(生育)rate happened in the 1970s. It dropped from 5.8 children per woman in 1970 t0 2.7 in 1978. Despite the one-child policy the rate had only fallen t0 1.7 by 2013.21:28 baby death rate Since the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become more likely to die than boys.
In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 60 males per l,000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the one-child policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per l,000 live births died before the age of one-and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per l,000 live births dying and 28 girls. 1.16 boys born for every girl
