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）1So far, only one man has _ a theory that seems to fit all the facts.Acome up withBput up withClined up withDcaught up w
2、ith2Would you please wait for a moment while I telephone the reception desk to check?_.AI wouldnt mind thatBSound like funCI mean itDYou wish3He was elected_ president of the company, and _news came ,in fact, as _surprise.Aa; the ;XBX; the ; aCa; X; theDthe; the; a4Hearing the noise outside, Granny
3、asked me .Awhat is happeningBwhat was happeningCwhat it was happeningDwhat was it happening5In the library you can use your own computer to connect to Wi-Fi specially _ for readers.ApreparingBto prepareCpreparedDprepare6While his approach was a complete _ from established practices, the result was s
4、atisfactory.AseparationBprohibitionCdepartureDjudgment7It is not only blind men who make such stupid mistakes. People who can see sometimes act_.Ajust foolishly Bless foolishly Cas foolishly Dso foolishly8-Jenny is becoming slimmer and slimmer.- It is said that she hired a fitness instructor last ye
5、ar and _ since.Ais working outBworked outChas been working outDhad worked out9_ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies.AHaving exposedBBeing exposedCTo exposeDExposed10 You shouldnt have treated me that way.My heart is broken. Im sorry,Paul.I didnt mean you.
6、Ahurting Bto hurt Churt Dhaving hurt11There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, _ she was an only child.Aever sinceBnow thatCeven thoughDas though12To apply for a short-term study visa in the UK, I have to be able to speak some English, but I want to go there just to learn English.Oh, its re
7、ally_.Aa confidential sourceBa catch-22 situationCa Pandoras boxDa Herculean task13Bobs lectures covered a fairly wide range and I cant sum up what he says in a few sentences.AcoveredBconveyedCconsideredDcommanded14More than a quarter of the energy in the United States goes to moving people and good
8、s from one place to another.AusingBusedCto useDuse15He liked the lovely dog so much that he _ his book and played with it immediately.Agave offBset asideCtook overDturned down16- Do you think I should join the singing group, Mary?- _ If I were in your shoes, I certainly would.ANone of your business
9、BIt depends.CWhy not? DI dont think so.17-How was your trip to Xian last month？-_. It was raining cats and dogs during my stay there.AWonderfulBExcitingCNot badDIt couldnt be worse18You are supposed to leave your child _ his homework alone.AdoBto doCbeing doneDdone19Male nurses are difficult to hire
10、 as many men reject this_ out of the long-existing discriminationAonceptBresponsibilityCidentityDpersonality20The post office is closed _ Saturday afternoon.AonBinCofDat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）Following the crowd may not always be in a persons best interestBut new rese
11、arch suggests that teens who go along with their friends may end up healthier as adultsScientists have known that close friendships help boost healthThats true for both teens and adultsThe finding inspired Joseph Allen，a psychologist at the University of Virginia，and his team to study whether experi
12、ences during teen years would influence adult healthSo they followed 171 teens，starting when the kids were just 13They interviewed each one every year for five years，and also spoke to these teensclosest friends，who provided additional information about the quality of their friendshipsThe same 171 pe
13、ople were interviewed again at ages 25，26 and 27This time，the questions surveyed each persons overall healthWhen the researchers analyzed the data they found a strong connection between a teens behavior and adult healthTeens who had close friends grew up to be the healthier adultsWhether teens held
14、back their feelings or expressed them to a close friends also influenced later healthThose who held back were more likely to be sick as adultsThe connection held up even after the scientists accounted for other possible influences on healthWeight，family income and drug use were all examinedSo were m
15、ental health issues，such as anxiety and depressionAnd in these people，such other factors did not explain adult health as well as teen friendships didGoing along with the crowd may have benefits，says Allen，but there are also drawbacksTeens who are more independent tend to do better at school and workAnd
