1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The debate has only a few moments that might be inspiring to those who _ this issue.
2、AfollowedBhad followedChave been followingDwere following2A large number of excellent films _ all over the world over the past decades.Ahave producedBhave been producedCwere producedDproduced3-_ should we look down upon the poor. -Im with you on that.ABy all meansBBy any meansCBy means ofDBy no mean
3、s4No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _ when the unexpected will happen.AproveBimplyCdemandDpredict5The kitchen is often the busiest room in a household, so its important to make sure it well.AsmoothesBfunctionsCpaysDmeasures6Mary became _ homesick and critical of the United S
4、tates, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.Acompletely BsincerelyCapproximately Dincreasingly7_ at the differences between her culture and theirs, Annie wanted to return home.AConfusing BConfusedCHaving confused DTo confuse8Was it from the lake _ he often went fis
5、hing _ he saved the drowning girl?Athat; that Bwhere; whereCwhere; that Dthat; where9You look frozenSit down by the fire and I you some hot teaAmakeBwas makingCmadeDwill make10The researchers who study jokes want to find out _ people from different nations and cultures find funny.AwhyBthatCwhatDwhet
6、her11Breaking up is the business of the two lovers, _ no other person should be involved.AwhichBin thatCthatDin which12 How would you like your tea? _.AVeryquickly BAsitcomes,please CVerymuch DIdontliketea13The possibility that Frank was lying _ through my mind.AswallowedBmaskedCflashed14Hi, Tom! I
7、got a chance to be an exchange student in Harvard University._! I had been expecting to study there.ALucky youBHave funCTake it easyDForget it15To work from home, which one could hardly imagine, has been made with the development of computer technology.ApossibleBit possibleCpossiblyDto be possible16
8、The British government published an official policy document _ its plans to bring the UK out of the European Union.Aletting out Bputting outCsetting out Dworking out17The conflict between economic development and environmental protection, if not appropriately _, can cause disastrous consequences in
9、daily life settings.Abeing managedBto manageCmanagedDmanaging18Lack of sleep _ lead to weakened immunity and memory, and also slow physical growth.AshallBmustCshouldDcan19Better get down to your work, Tom. _.AIts my pleasure BDont mention it CMind your own business DYoure welcome20The movie Till Dea
10、th Do Us Part 最爱will be on at 8 pmWhat about picking you up at 7pm?All rightI will have come back from work by then, and I you at homeAwill be waiting forBwill wait forChave been waiting forDam waiting for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） Self-driving cars are so popular that t
11、he University of Michigan has even established a town called Mcity to allow car manufacturers to safely test their autonomous cars.While Mcity can be used to simulate（模拟）many real-life road conditions，it cant help test gestures drivers use to communicate their intention（意图）to other drivers，pedestria
12、ns or cyclists. To find a solution，US car manufacturer Ford，with researchers from Virginia Tech，at the beginning considered using text as a way to communicate the cars intention，but decided it would probably not work universally. The option of using symbols was also rejected，because research shows t
13、hat a majority of people do not have a good understanding of what they mean.Finally, the researchers settled on light signals. A white light warned that there were no humans in the car. A slow blinking one indicated that the car was coming to a stop, while a rapidly flashing light cautioned passersb
14、y that the car was about to speed up.Then came the big challengetesting the signals on real roads. We needed to try out this new lighting to communicate the intention of the vehicle, but if youve got a driver behind the seat, you still have natural communication between humans, said Andy Shaudt, who led the research team. So we needed to make it look like a driverless car.The team designed a car seat costume（戏装）that the driver would wear to cover his or her face and upper body. Of course，the drivers could see very clearly. The researchers then equipped the car with cameras to capt
