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）1The laptops made by our company sell best, but nobody could have guessed the place i
2、n the market that they _ 20 years ago.Ahad hadBhadCwere havingDwere to have2With your brothers help, Ive made great progress in English and I really want to do something for him _Ain turnBby turnsCin returnDin answer3Not until I went up further _ that under the tree _, obviously sound asleep.Athat I
3、 saw; did a boy lieBI saw; lay a boyCdid I see; did a boy lieDdid I see; lay a boy4Along with the email was my brothers promise _ I came first in the competition, he would buy me an MP4.AwhatBthatCthat ifDwhether5-Has John ever broken his promise?-No. For example, he said he would show me around his
4、 school, and .Aso would he Bso did heCso he would Dso he did6I would appreciate you could come to my birthday party.AthatBthat itCifDit if7I guess _ impresses me most about his painting is the colors he uses.AwhoBwhichCthatDwhat8I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these daysRecent pressure
5、at work may _ his behaviorAaccount for Bcall for Cchange for Dstand for9Among the young people, there is a growing tendency _ money more highly than quality of life.AregardingBto regardingCto regardDregarded10-Will you be_ this evening，Mary？-That depends. I am afraid I will be with my manager，discus
6、sing a plan.AconvenientBsuitableCavailableDefficient11The variety of food at the restaurant is limited, but every meal can serve at least two people and is under 10, so not only is it _ but practical as well.Aadaptable BadjustableCadoptable Daffordable12The worlds attention _ Chinas Belt and Road In
7、itiative，as it has great influence on the worlds economy.Ais to fix onBwas fixed onChas fixed onDis being fixed on13Creating an atmosphere _ employees feel part of a team is a big challenge.AwhereBwhoseCthatDwhich14Distinguished guests and friends, welcome to our school, _the ceremony of the 50th An
8、niversary this morning are our alumni （校友） from home and abroad.AAttendBTo attendCAttendingDHaving attended15 Did you catch the first bus this morning?No. It had left the stop _ I got there.A. in the timeBat the timeCby the timeDduring the time16I like these English songs and they _ many times on th
9、e radio.AtaughtBhave taughtCare taughtDhave been taught17After three years of preparation for the 2011 Xian International Horticultural Expo (西安园博)会），the city is presenting the world_ many people think is the green Special OlympicsAthatBwhichCwhatDwhere18It is almost five years since Jimmy taught hi
10、gh school students and he _ as an interpreter in a foreign enterprise.Aserved Bhad servedCis serving Dwould serve19-Sorry for having kept you waiting. But for the traffic jam，I_ 20 minutes earlier Never mind，I havent been waiting that long.AarrivedBwould have arrivedCwould arriveDhad arrived20_much
11、pressure the U.S. government put on the Chinese government, China would stickto its own policy of exchange rate.AHoweverBWhereverCWhateverDWhoever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）The term healthy obesity has gained value over the past 15 years,but scientists have recently quest
12、ioned its very existence.Our new findings suggest that health measures may be necessary for all obese（肥胖的）individuals, even those previously considered to be metabolically（代谢的）healthy,says study first author Mikael,Since obesity is the major driver changing gene expression in fat cells,we should con
13、tinue to focus on preventing obesity.Obesity has been a global problem,affecting approximately 600 million people worldwide and increasing the risk of heart disease,stroke,cancer,and so on.But in the 1970s and 80s,experts began to question the extent to which obesity increases the risk for these dis
14、orders.Later studies in the late 90s and early 2000s showed that some obese people show a relatively healthy life.However,there are no accepted measures for measuring metabolically healthy obesity,and whether or not such a thing exists is now up for discussion.Our study suggests that the idea of met
15、abolically healthy obesity may be more difficult than thought,Mikael says,There doesnt appear to be a clear line that separates obese subjects with high or low insulin（胰岛素）sensitivity,indicating that obesity is the major driver explaining the changes in gene expression.One limitation of the study is that
