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）1People crowd into _ cherry trees are blooming, appreciating the fresh spring sight.A
2、whatBwhenCwhichDwhere2Next week I will go to a job interview. will you give me some suggestions?Smiling is a great way to make yourself _.Astand outBturn outCwork outDpick out3He switched off the light and was about to leave the classroom and only then_ to rain heavily.Ait began Bit beginsCdoes it b
3、egin Ddid it begin4It_to plant trees and grass on the hillside.Yes. They help stop soil from being washed away.Amakes senseBmakes moneyCmakes a livingDmakes a mistakes5Lucy_ _writing her essay by 10:00 this morning. After that, she listened to music for a while.Awill finishBfinishesChas finishedDhad
4、 finished6People tend to love agricultural products _ without the use of fertilizers, pesticides or chemical additives.AgrowingBgrownCbeing grownDhaving been grown7Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just _sweet dreams.Akeep up withBput up withCend up withDcatch up with8Lucia impre
5、ssed her peer students with her musical talent, as well as several foreign languages _.Aon her ownBunder her controlCin her chargeDat her command9Newly-built wooden cottages line the street，_ the old town into a dreamland.AturnedBturningCto turnDhaving turned10Even though the way Lin Daiyu expresses
6、 her feelings may be _ to a modern audience, it is rooted in her character and makes who she is.Aallergic BforeignCsensitive Dfundamental11Look! Mary is crazily looking for something again! _ , she cant find her keys.ATypicallyBOccasionallyCAccordinglyDParticularly12-Hi, Betty, are you free at prese
7、nt? I have to ask you for a favor-_With pleasureASorry, I am busyBGo aheadCHelp yourselfDAsk, please13 Can you tell me something about _ science. OK. _ Nobel Prize in Chemistry is usually awarded to Americans.Athe; TheB/; TheCa; /Dthe; /14As a child, I was _to keep quiet when my parents were discuss
8、ing something, while parents nowadays often ask for their childrens opinions.AdemandedBhopedCforbiddenDrequired15-Oh, we have finished our task and can have a good rest- _Our manager took another order yesterdayAYes, it willBI dont take much of itCIts possibleDIts hard to say16Some experts fear that
9、 too-early _ to computers will have harmful consequences for childrens development.AexposureBextensionCexhibitionDexpansion17Not even when _through the darkest valley _be afraid, for you are always close beside me. Ado I walk; will I Bdo I walk; I will CI walk ; I will DI walk; will I18Why do you wa
10、nt a new job _ youve got such a good one already?AthatBwhereCwhichDwhen19Jack, my plane arrives at 8:30 pm when, I suppose, you _ dinner.But I can wait.Awill haveBhave hadCwill have hadDare having20Justin a book about his adventures in TibetI hope he can find a good publisher when it is finishedAwas
11、 writingBis currently writingChas already writtenDwrote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）Durian(榴莲) is probably the smelliest fruit in the world, letting out an unusual unpleasant smell which would make anyone bring up. However, nobody was aware of what gave this fruit its uniqu
12、e smell, so a team of researchers from Singapore decided to take a look at its genome (基因组) and find out,Durian is well-known throughout Southeast Asia as the king of fruits, mostly because of its awful appearance and smell. However, the origin of this unpleasant smell was unknown, so researchers de
13、cided to map the genome of the fruit, and find the gene that controlled it. A group of genes, volatile sulfur compounds (含硫化合物), became very active in the fruit, and they were found responsible for resulting in the unpleasant smell.The fruit confuses everyone with a sulfuric smell, like rotten onion
14、s and ingredients. The smell lasts long, mostly because the fruit contains more volatile sulfur compounds. Other species usually benefit from two gene copies at most, but durian has four, leading to the striking smell.However, this smell might be an advantage for durian in the wild. Although we find
15、 it unpleasant, many animals might be attracted by it. If they eat the fruit, then they can easily spread its seeds everywhere, thus contributing to the distribution of the species.The mapping of the durian genome also showed some other information on the species. First of all, the fruit has an impressive number of genes, n
