1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Having pictures to col
2、or will keep children _for hours.AamusedBamusingCamuseDto amuse2The Lifelong Learning Programme _ to enable people to take part in learning experiences has taken off across Europe.Ahaving been designedBbeing designedCdesignedDdesigning3After I left _ Linchuan No.2 Middle School, I began college clas
3、ses in _ September 2010.Aa; theB不填; theCthe; theD不填；不填4Going out is _good means of relaxation. Would you like to go to_ park with me in the afternoon?Athe ;theBthe; aCa; theD/；a5Some people create jobs, foster excitement and basically make the system work. They see possibilities _ others see only pr
4、oblems.AthatBwhatCwhichDwhere6-Excuse me, would you please _ me some petrol?-Sorry. I have only a little left in my car.Aspare BsaveCshare Dspend7You know quite a lot about the fashion show.Well, Cathy _ it to me during lunch.Aintroduces BintroducedChad introduced Dwill introduce8According to my mot
5、her, it is a good idea to have some chicken soup when you have a cold_, scientists agree with herASooner or later BOnce in a whileCBelieve it or not DTo be exact9-The prices of vegetables are going up madly. Its really too much for us.-But for the situation where many vegetable producing areas _ con
6、stant low temperature, things would not be like this.Ameet withBhave met withCmet withDhad met with10My TV set doesnt work, the water tap is dripping and my car is still under repair!You sure _ bad luck these days.AhadBwill haveChad hadDare having11I _ have worried before I came to the new school, f
7、or my classmates here are very friendly to me.AmightntBmustntCneedntDcouldnt12Roger trained hard for the tournament for months, but unfortunately he had to _ due to a knee injury.Apull out Bwork outCtry out Dgive out13Youve agreed to go, so why arent you getting ready?But I _ that I was expected to
8、set off at once.Adont realize Bdidnt realizeChavent realized Dhadnt realized14Thanks to her determination and perseverance on the piano lesson, she has a _ grasp of the subject.AcomprehensiveBconfidentialCconservativeDcompulsory15My mobile phone is missing. Who it?Amust have takenBmust takeCcould ha
9、ve takenDcould take16What matters in life is working hard _ hardly working.Aas well asBless thanCrather thanDother than17Why do you turn to me for help _ you can easily work out the problem independently?Auntil BwhenCafter Dunless18He asked _ for the computer.Adid I pay how muchBI paid how muchChow
10、much did I payDhow much I paid19You will have to stay at home all day _ you finish all your homework. Aif Bunless Cwhether Dbecause20It is reported the housing prices in some big cities fall in different degrees.Awhich BwhatCthat Dwhere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）Humans ha
11、ve uniquely expressive faces. We laugh, we cry, we turn red with feeling. Now, scientists report that blue-and-yellow macaws(金刚鹦鹉) may join us in this club of emotions at least,when it comes to blushing.Parrots are known for being clever and chatty. They re even skilled enough to make their own tool
12、s and occasionally nose their way into human machines like cars. Their curiosity and courage are what make them excellent pets. So it s no surprise that they have their own range of communication tools. On the whole, birds are no strangers to blushing. Many different kinds of birds have been known t
13、o exhibit this hehavior. Parrot owners often notice it in their pets. The motivations behind it are still a mystery to scientists , though.To zero in on why macaw faces blush,some scientists led by Aline Bertin of the University of Tours studied five captive blue-and-yellow macaws as they interacted
14、 with each other and their human caretakers. They were amazed to see that human attention seemed to make the macaws blush. The blushing died down when the caretakers ignored the parrots.Facial expressions can be signs of a human s emotional state. Likewise, bird blushing could convey well-being. It s not quite as obvious as smiling. Still, it s fairly impressive. After all, these macaws don t have the same facial muscles that we do. The birds are much smarter and kinder than they look. They are believed to be as intelligent as monkeys.Bertin and the other scienti
