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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4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
2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1If Kate had known what was _ for her, she would not have married Tom.Ain responseBin returnCin reactionDin store2Sometimes, the kind of food we serve a person suggests _ we show our gratitude.AwhenBwhatCwhyDhow3 What shall we do tonight then? , whatever you want.AHelp y
3、ourselfBIts a dealCNo problemDIts up to you4Its so humid these days!Dont worry! The rain _ to stop from tomorrow.Awill expect BexpectsCwill be expected Dis expected5-Professor Li is wanted on the phone. Where is he?- I saw him coming, but in a minute, he _.Awill disappearBhas disappearedCdisappearsD
4、disappeared6August 8th，2008 is a special day，_，I think，that will be remembered by the Chinese forever .AoneBwhatCwhichDthe one7You can choose not to forgive. _ you can also choose to let it go.AAbsolutelyBConsequentlyCSubsequentlyDAlternatively8Its said that the power plant is now large as what it w
5、as.Atwice asBas twiceCtwice muchDmuch twice9I am a better reader this year than I was last year because I _ to hundreds of new concepts and ideas.Ahave exposed Bhad been exposed Chave been exposed Dwas exposed10Not until they left school_how much their teachers loved them and helped them.Athey reali
6、zedBdid they realizedCthe would realizedDhad they realized11- Is it convenient to you if I call you up at 9 oclock tomorrow morning?- Im afraid not. I _ a meeting then.Awill have attendedBwas attendingCwill be attendingDam attending12The days are gone physical strength was all you needed to make a l
7、ivingAthatBwhenCwhereDwhich13The farmer said the PLA men came to rescue timely when they _in the snowstorm.Awere trapping Bwere being trappedCare trapping Dare being trapped14Id rather have some wine, if you dont mind. _. Dont forget you will drive.AAnything but that BBy all meansCTake it easy DI wo
8、nt say no to this15- They say Philips brother is a billionaire. - _? He wouldnt accept any help from his brother, even if it were offered.AWhat if BWhat for CSo what DForget it16_about the man wearing sunglasses during night that he was determined to follow him.ASo curious the detective wasBSo curio
9、us was the detectiveCHow curious was the detectiveDHow curious the detective was17-May I help you？You seem to be having some trouble.-_，thanks. I think I can manage.ANo problemBIts all rightCokDNo way18For many days I have been trying to _ what it is that makes Jack so annoyed.Acarry outBfigure outC
10、watch outDstand out19Look, _ fashionable clothes is she wearing that all the eyes are fixed on her!AsoBsuchChowDwhat20一When he know the result of todays job interview?一In a couple of daysAshouldBmayCshallDmust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）Conventional wisdom says that hardsh
11、ip can make us old before our time. In fact, a new study suggests that violence not only leaves long-term scars on childrens bodies, but also changes their DNA, causing changes that are equal to seven to ten years of premature aging.Scientists measured this by studying the ends of childrens chromoso
12、mes (染色体）, called telomeres(端粒), says Idan Shalev, lead author of a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.Telomeres are special DNA sequences (序列）which prevent the DNA in chromosomes from separating. They get shorter each time a cell divides, until a cell cannot divide any more and dies.Several fa
13、ctors have been found to shorten telomeres, including smoking, radiation and psychological stresses such as being treated badly when young and taking care of a chronically ill person.In this study, researchers examined whether exposure to violence could make childrens telomeres shorten faster than n
14、ormal. They interviewed the mothers of 236 children 3t ages 5, 7 and 10, asking whether the youngsters had been exposed to domestic violence between the mother and her partner; physical maltreatment by an adult; or bullying. Researchers measured the childrens telomeres in cells obtained by wiping the insides of their cheeks一at ages 5 and 10.Telomeres shortened faster in kids exposed to two or more types of violence, says Shalev. Unless that pattern changes, the study suggests, these kids could be expected to develop diseases of aging, such as heart attacks or memory
