1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：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）1To make a breakthrough in his scientific research, the scientist has been making a(n) _amount of effort.Amodest Bmisera
2、bleCoptional Dtremendous2The first decade in the 21st century _ the rapid rise of China as a world economic power.AwitnessBhas witnessedCwill witnessDhave witnessed3Do you know our town at all?Surely, this is the third time I _ here.Acame Bcome Chave come Dam coming4The English in this story has bee
3、n simplified to make it easier _.Ato be understoodBunderstoodCunderstandingDto understand5It is global warming, rather than other factors, _the extreme weather.Athat have led toBwhich has causedCwhich are causingDthat has led to6The disaster-stricken village was inaccessible _ by helicopter, and the
4、 storm added to the rescuers difficulty.Ainstead ofBother thanCrather thanDregardless of7He insisted what he did _ right and that anyone who broke laws _Awas ; be punishedBbe ; was punishedCwas; was punishedDbe ; be punished8The best method to _ the goal of helping the patients with AIDS is to unite
5、 as many sympathetic people as possible.AcompleteBcommandCaccomplishDaccompany9Before you hand in your final report, _ there are no spelling mistakes.Amake sureBto make sureCmade sureDmaking sure10She said her _ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit
6、 regularly. After all she had not much time left.ApensionBbenefitCallowanceDbonus11An old lady came to the bus stop only the bus had gone.Ato run ; to findBrunning;to findCand ran ; findingDrunning; finding12If Joes wife wont go to the party,_.Ahe will eitherBneither will heChe neither willDeither h
7、e will13The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid _ for it.Aas much twiceBmuch as twiceCas twice muchDtwice as much14The meeting planned next Monday is very important.Ato be held BheldCbeing held Dholding15How was your job interview?Very succe
8、ssful. I _ my homework about the company, you know.Ahad done Bhave doneCdid Dwas doing16John had planned to make a compromise, but he changed his mind at the last minute.AanyhowBotherwiseCthereforeDsomehow17_, his ideas was accepted by all the people at the meeting.AStrange as might it soundBAs it m
9、ight sound strangeCAs strange it might soundDStrange as it might sound18It is difficult for any of us to eat better, exercise more, and sleep enough,_ we know we should.AbecauseBeven ifCunlessDbefore19This is the first time I _ my picture with my own hands.It is time that you _ a picture for me.Ahav
10、e taken; tookBtook; should takeCtook; will takeDwill take; have taken20How about his design?Well, to tell the truth, it is _ but satisfactory. So youll have to try your best to better it.AsomethingBanythingCeverythingDnothing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） The clock always se
11、ems to be ticking rather too fast in the doctors office and the queue of patients outside the door seems to be pressing rather too hard. Some say its high time for the model of short, sharp one-to-one appointments to give way to shared medical appointments(SMAs).SMAs are doctor-patient visits in whi
12、ch a group of patients receive patient education and counseling (咨询),physical examination and medical support in a group setting. Typically SMAs are designed to have one or more doctors attend to a group of patients who share a common illness or medical condition. In contrast to one-to-one visits, S
13、MAs provide a longer appointment time-frame as well as the opportunity for patients to have improved access to their physicians and meanwhile pick up additional information and support from peers.However, doctors who have pioneered the shared appointment approach report that there are significant ch
14、allenges involved. Dr. Sumego , director of shared medical appointments, Cleveland Clinic,identifies culture change as the most significant challenge. Physicians and nurses are trained in a model of personal service and privacy; the SMA approach is a fundamental challenge to those fixed ideas. They
15、need shared goals and a way of testing the innovation against agreed standards. Dr. Sumego says,“The physicians may be worried about the possible chaos and efficiencies that are marketed. They also have to make the patients understand what their appointment is, and what the expectation is.”“So, if an organization was looking to start shared
