1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Laughter produces short-term changes in the function of the heart and blood circulation,_heart rate and oxygen consumption.Aincreasing Bto increase
2、Chaving increased Dbeing increased2-The weather is too cold _ March this year.- It was still _ when I came here years ago.Afor; colderBin; coldCin; hotDfor; hotter3 _ Its only an interview! Only an interview? Only an interview? What if I panic? What if I say a silly word by accident?AWell done! BCom
3、e on!CHow come? DNo doubt!4The real winners in sport are those who know how to persevere and to behave with _whether they win or lose a game.Acertainty BcautionCdignity Dindependence5Breaking up is the business of the two lovers, _ no other person should be involved.AwhichBin thatCthatDin which6- Yo
4、u look happy today. Is there anything good?- Im very delighted _ as one of the exchange students.Ato choose Bto have been chosen Cchoosing Dhaving been chosen 7Try to be independent, for your parents cant do _ for you all your life.AsomethingBnothingCeverythingDanything8I think the paper is taking y
5、ou a long time to write.I _ on it for almost a month now.Aworked Bwas workingCam working Dhave been working9The debate has only a few moments that might be inspiring to those who _ this issue.AfollowedBhad followedChave been followingDwere following10My father insisted that every minute_ made full u
6、se of _the work well.Abe, to doBhas been, doingCbe, doingDhas been, to do11She is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone _ the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery _.Aon; to solveBwith; solvingCfor; being solvedDto; to be solved12_the effect of culture s
7、hock, he is trying to read a lot about it before going to France for further study.ATo reduce BReducedCReducing DHaving reduced13The bus dropped me off and pulled away _I realized I had left my bag on it.Awhile BbeforeCafter Dsince14My teacher often says that success in making money is not always a
8、good _ of success in life.Abelief Belement Ccriterion Dinstance15Well have to finish it , _.Ahowever it takes longBhowever long it takesCno matter how it takesDno matter how long does it take16Look, _ fashionable clothes is she wearing that all the eyes are fixed on her!AsoBsuchChowDwhat17I will be
9、surprised if you can get Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, these donation draw tickets from you.AbuyBbuyingCbuysDto buy18Most students study because its unavoidable. _, there are students who actually enjoy it.AAs a resultBIn additionCIn conclusionDBy contrast19Teaching as a career is to many peopl
10、e owing to the long holidays.ApopularBfamiliarCattractiveDfantastic20As a surgeon,I cannot any mistakes;it would be dangerous for the patient.AappreciateBremoveCofferDafford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） Jamey Turner often performs to large crowds in Old Town Alexandria, Vir
11、ginia. You can find him playing an unusual musical instrument, the glass harp(竖琴) , near Alexandrias historic waterfront.A glass harp is made up of different-sized drinking glasses, each filled with water. Turner makes music by running his fingers over the tops of the glasses. By doing so, each glas
12、s makes a different musical sound.Turner is 78 years old now. He became interested in playing the glass harp at the age of six, when he heard his father playing with a glass of water at the dinner table. He has been playing it for 50 years.Today Turner puts together his instrument by placing 60 diff
13、erent glasses on a wooden soundboard. He holds the glasses in place with rubber bands, which keeps them from breaking. He then adds different amounts of water to each one to create different musical notes. Adding or taking away just a little water will change the sound. Adding water to a glass will
14、make a lower sound. The smaller bowls of water produce a higher sound, while the larger ones produce a lower, deeper sound.Turner always uses low-priced glass because it sounds better than costly crystal(水晶) and he has more control over the sound. Before buying new glasses, he will test them in stor
15、es.The glass harp was popular 300 years ago when composers like Wolfgang Mozart wrote music for the instrument. There have been about 400 pieces of music written just for the glass harp. But Turner plays all kinds of music, even popular music from China. Few people play the glass harp these days, bu
