1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项: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)1Thats the third time youve done that!Yeah, _?Awhat of it Bwhats onCwhat about Dwhat for2Its supposed to be the end of
2、the paperback(简装书) and the _ of digital media, but some bookstores are surviving the Internet Age with surprising success.AdeadlineBdawnCduskDdeparture3The possibility that Frank was lying _ through my mind.AswallowedBmaskedCflashed4They were abroad during the months when we were carrying out the in
3、vestigation, or they _to our help.Awould have comeBcould comeChave comeDhad come5The witness an important detail when describing the accident.Abrought outBkept offCleft outDran into6She is quite_to office work. You had better offer her some suggestions when necessary.AfamiliarBsimilarCfreshDsensitiv
4、e7We climbed up to the top of a hill,_ we got a good view of the whole forest park.AwhichBwhereCwhenDthat8What surprised us most is that he doesnt know _ the differences between the two books lie.Athat Bwhat Cwhich Dwhere9The debate here will be limited in two main respects,_ the time available.Ain
5、view of Bin return forCin addition to Din comparison with10 Is it enough to finish the form for a passport, Madam? Your passport application form should be _ by two recent photos.AupdatedBaccompaniedCestablishedDidentified11He works very hard in order to get himself _ into a key university.Aaccepted
6、BreceivedCannouncedDadmitted12Mary liked to look back on her highschool days, she thought were the happiest in her lifeAthatBwhatCwhichDwhen13 How would you like your tea? _.AVeryquickly BAsitcomes,please CVerymuch DIdontliketea14Would you like me the radio a bit?No, its all right. Im used with the
7、radio .Ato turn down; to work; onBturning down; to working; onCturning down; to working; offDto turn down; to working; on15I could not _my tears when I saw the picture of my father working at the quake zone.Abring In Bturn upCtake off Dhold back16Its impossible for all the people to get jobs because
8、 _of them is not fit for them.Aevery oneBallCnot allDnone17He finished writing his first novel last year, and we all think that is _ his career really took off.AwhereBwhenChowDwhy18_ has greater potential than flammable ice being mined from underneath the South China Sea when it comes to a global en
9、ergy revolution.AnothingBneitherCno oneDnone19It was lucky that little Jack was not at home when the fire broke out;otherwise,he his lifeAhad lostBwould loseCwould have lostDmight lose20I need to advertise for a roommate for next term._? Mary is interested.AWhy botherBWhy notCSo whatDWhat for第二部分 阅读
10、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 researchers say a person loses two months for every kilogram overweight they are and seven years for smoking a packet of cigarettes a day.Unusually, the Edinburgh university team found their answers by analysing differences in peoples genetic code
11、or DNAFinally they think it will show new ways of helping us to live longer.The group used the genetic code of more than 600, 000 people who are taking part in a natural experiment. If someone smokes, drinks, drops out of school and is overweight, it can be difficult to identify the impact of one sp
12、ecific unhealthy behavior.Instead, the researchers turned to the natural experiment. Some people carry mutations(变异) in their DNA that increase(食欲) or make them more likely to put on weight, so researchers were able to compare those programmed to eat more with those who were not. The research team a
13、lso found specific mutations in human DNA that alter lifespan (寿命).Mutations in a gene (a set of instructions in DNA) that is involved in running the immune system could add seven months of life on average.People with a mutation that increased levels of bad cholesterol knocked eight months off lifes
14、pan.A rare mutation in a geneAPOElinked to dementia reduced lifespan by 11 months.And one that made smoking more appealing cut lives by five months.Dr Joshi says that while genes do influence lifespan, “youve got even more influence” through the choices you make. Dr Joshi said, “We hope to discover
15、genes affecting lifespan to give us new information about ageing and construct treatment tor ageing.”There are also some disease mutations that clearly affect lifespan and to destructive effect, such as the Huntingtons gene. People with Huntingtons often die in their 20s.However, in order to follow people