1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3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交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-Could I ask you a private question? -Sure, Apardon me B go ahead Cgood idea D forget it2一Peter, have you got your new
2、flat furnished?Yes. I _ some used furniture and it was a real bargain.Awill buy Bhave bought Cbought Dhad bought3You didnt let me drive. If we _ by turns, you _ so tired.Adrove; didnt getBdrove; wouldnt getCwere driving; wouldnt getDhad driven; wouldnt have got4I wish I _ her the news and then she w
3、ouldnt be worried now.Adont tellBdidnt tellChavent toldDhadnt told5They carry out _ checks on milk products to make sure that they are of high quality.Acommon BnaturalCordinary Dregular6The press should expand its influence in international public opinion to make Chinas voice better _ in the world.A
4、hearingBto be heardChearDheard7World AIDS Day is also important in reminding us that HIV has not gone away, and there are many things still to be done.AwhichBwhatCthatD/8It was reported that as many as 50% of patients do not take medicine _ directed, _ has drawn doctors attention.Awhen; itBas; whatC
5、as; whichDthat; and9Contrary to popular belief, the ants, hardworking _ they are, have their time for play.AbecauseBwhileCasDwhere10During _ afternoon, the rain became smaller, but towards_ evening, there was a sudden landslide that buried the village.A/; theBthe; /Cthe; theDan; the11 Can I pay the
6、bill by check? Sorry, sir. According to the rules of our hotel, the payment _ be made in cash.Ashall BneedCwill Dcan12We all know that good results _ for you when you start doing things you love.Aare waiting Bhave waitedChave been waiting Dwill be waiting13-I went to see The Wandering Earth last nig
7、ht. It was fantastic!-You were so lucky! How I wish I _ the ticket too.AgetBgotChad gotDwould get14Smoking should be banned in public. _It is harmful to both the smokers and non-smokers.AId love to BIts my pleasureCIm with you on that DIts up to you15I _ have worried before I came to the new school,
8、 for my classmates here are very friendly to me.AmightntBmustntCneedntDcouldnt16The new supermarket has announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day _ get a big prize.AmustBcouldCwouldDshall17Be seated, please and Ill make you a cup of tea._. Lets come to the point first.AYou neednt
9、 do so BPlease dont bother CYou are welcome DYou are indeed too polite.18What about watching a ballet show this evening?Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isnt really _.Athe apple of my eyeBmy feet of clayCmy cup of teaDthe salt of the earth19David didnt attend his daughters graduation ceremony, but
10、 he does wish he there.Ashould beBwould beChad beenDwere20The little boy stared at the strange man questioningly, not _ whether to believe what he had said.Ato knowBknowingCknownDhaving known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） If maths is the language of the universe, bees may ha
11、ve just uttered their first words. New research suggests these busybodies of the insect world are capable of addition and subtraction (减法)using colors in the place of plus and minus symbols.In the animal kingdom, the ability to countor at least distinguish between differing quantitiesisnt unusual: I
12、t has been seen in frogs, spiders, and even fish. But solving equations (方程式) using symbols is rare, so far only achieved by famously brainy animals such as chimpanzees and African grey parrots.Building on previous research that says the social insects can count to four and understand the concept of
13、 zero, researchers wanted to test the limits of what their tiny brains can do.Scientists trained 14 bees to link the colors blue and yellow to addition and subtraction, respectively. They placed the bees at the entrance of a Y-shaped maze (迷宫), where they were shown several shapes in either yellow o
14、r blue. If the shapes were blue, bees got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one more blue shape (the other end had one less blue shape); if the shapes were yellow, they got a reward if they went to the end of the maze with one less yellow shape.The testing worked the same way: Bees that “subtracted” one shape when they saw yellow, or “added” one shape when they saw blue were considered to have aced the test. The bees got the right answer 63% to 72% of the time, depending on the type of equation and the di
