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）1Theres another way to survive this competition - a way no one ever seems to tell you
2、 about, _ you have to learn for yourself.AoneBitCthatDanother2In my opinion, parents and teachers are supposed to set an example of good behavior to children _ they are role models to them.AalthoughBeven ifCunlessDas3Advertising is different from other forms of communication in that the advertiser p
3、ays for the message .Ato deliverBdeliveredCto be deliveredDdelivering4-They are quiet, arent they?-yes. They are accustomed _at meals.Ato talkingBto not talkingCto not talkDto talk5After the fire，_ would otherwise be a cultural center is now reduced to a pile of ashes.AthatBitCwhatDwhich6Did you hav
4、e to do much for the dinner party?Helen _ everything by the time I got home.Afinished Bwas finishing Cwould finish Dhad finished7Which do you prefer, the former option or the latter one?I think the former one is no better than the latter one. So Ill choose _.Athe former one Bthe latter oneCeither of
5、 them Dneither of them8My father insisted that every minute_ made full use of _the work well.Abe, to doBhas been, doingCbe, doingDhas been, to do9- Excuse me, where can I get my car filled up?- There are gas stations at_end of the blockAbothBneitherCeitherDall10In terms of Mrs. Mengs being arrested
6、without solid evidence, the western media has _ public attention away from where it should be, that is, the rule of law.Atransformed BshiftedCattracted Dchanged11_ the oil under the sea, the company has raised ample funds to develop petroleum exploration equipment.AExploiting BHaving exploitedCTo ex
7、ploit DExploited12_ it is so hot, I guess we cant do anything until after dark.AIn caseBNow thatCEven ifDAs though13Mother told me in a phone call that she had written to me a week before, but I havent received_.AoneBitCsomethingDanything14I wish I _ her the news and then she wouldnt be worried now.
8、Adont tellBdidnt tellChavent toldDhadnt told15 Excuse me, do you mind if I open the window? Well, if you _. I can put on more clothes.AcanBmayCmustDshall16We the top of the mountain but for this awful weatherIt rained all dayAwill reachBwould reachChave reachedDwould have reached17Im tired outI stay
9、ed up the whole night, _ for my midterm math examAstudyingBto studyCto be studyingDstudied18If you want to improve your figure and health, the most effective thing to do is to show up at the gym every time you _ be there.AcanBwillCmayDshall19-Mum, can you tell me why some parents send their children
10、 to study abroad at a very young age?-_, darling. I have never thought about it.AYou have got me there BTake your timeCYou bet DDont be silly20Chinas Change 4 robotic probe entered lunar orbit on Wednesday, _ a major step in its mission to make a soft landing on the moons far side.AmarkingBto markCh
11、aving markedDmarked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） While learning the science lessons， I used to get a doubt-why ears，nose，tongue and eyes should be called as special senses？The basic reason is that these are the channels through which we maintain contact with the surrounding
12、s. Though apparently it may feel like these are individual sensory organs，they do show some connectivity. Interestingly，our hearing is less sharp after we eat a heavy food. Isnt it good for a sound nap after a stomach-full meal？That does not mean we go deaf after a meal，but the hearing pitch（强度）does
13、 change after a heavy meal.We usually give credit of the taste to our tongue，but do you know that unless saliva（唾液）dissolves something，our tongue cannot recognize the taste of the food eaten. Taste is nothing but the food chemicals dissolved in the saliva being sensed by the taste buds present on th
14、e tongue. Try to dry off your tongue and mouth with a tissue paper and then taste something.Women are much better smellers than men. They are born with this characteristic ability and can correctly pinpoint the exact fragrance of the sample. We all can store almost 50，000 different scents（气味），which
15、are strongly tied to the memories.Pupils（瞳孔）do not respond to light alone，but to the slightest bit of noise around too. Thus surgeons，watchmakers and those professionals who have to perform a much delicate job do prefer to have a sound-free environment. Even a small noise can dilate（扩大）their pupils cha
