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）1Why are you so late?The driver couldnt see clearly because of the fog_, the road was too icyAThereforeBOtherwiseCHoweve
2、rDBesides2She is quite_to office work.You had better offer her some suggestions when necessaryAfamiliarBfreshCsimilarDsensitive3As John Lennon once said, life is _ happens to you while you are busy making other plans.AWhichBthatCwhatDwhere4It is not how much money you will give us but that you are p
3、resent at the ceremony _ really matters.AwhichBitCwhatDthat5Much disappointed as he is in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.Ato have failedBfailedChaving failedDfailing6 I hear Iron Man III is on recently. Lets set off for the cinema to appreciate it now. _ Its about 10 PM. Im so tire
4、d that I must go to bed.ALets find some of the action. BHow do you find it?CIts entirely up to you. DYou cant be serious.7He isnt such a man _ he used to be.AwhoBwhomCthatDas8Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management?If you make _ most of the equipment, there will b
5、e _ rise in production.Athe; aB/; /C/; aDthe; /9Thanks to the efforts in environmental protection, the wetland has been _ to its original appearance.Arestored BdeliveredCtransferred Ddrafted10 The rent of our flat will see a 20% rise this year? Yes. Thats _ I have compromised with the flat owner.Awh
6、at BwhereChow Dwhen11He used to study in a village school, _was rebuilt two years ago.AwhichBthatCwhereDwhose12Do you know Linda was fired for her casual attitude towards the job?No wonder she _ when I tried to amuse her this morning.Awas tickled pinkBpulled my legCgave me the cold shoulderDsaw the
7、handwriting on the wall13It is not surprising that she was elected _ monitor ;she is _ very smart girl who has the ability to organize the class well.A/; theB/; aCa;aDthe;/14The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front to arrive.Ais expected Bis expectingCexpects Dwill be expected15It i
8、s what you do rather than what you say _ matters.AthatBwhatCwhichDthis16I_ a flu when I was on a spring outing with my classmate.Acaught upBpicked upCtook upDbrought up17.-Would you have told him the answer had it been possible? .-I would have, but I _ so busy then. Ahad been Bwere Cwas Dwould be18D
9、uring each NBA season, basketball fans cheer on their favorite teams to make _ through.Ait BthemCthat Dthose19I will fix your printer right now. Oh, _. Im in no hurry.Atake your time Bthats a great ideaCyou are welcome DId like to20We live in this society now _ literally someone is always helping.Aw
10、henBwhereCthatDwhat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）Researchers say they have developed technology that could predict heart attacks years before they happen. They report using mathematical systems to examine CT images of a patients heart. A CT scan uses X-rays and a computer to
11、 make detailed pictures of bones, organs and other tissue inside the body.The new method was developed by researchers at the University of Oxford in England. A report on their study was published in the medical journal The Lancet. Also taking part in the study were teams from Germany and the US.Most
12、 heart attacks result from a build-up of fatty tissue inside arteries（动脉）that carry blood from the heart to other areas of the body, thus blocking this flow of blood and causing a heart attack.Currently, doctors use CT scans to learn when a sticky substance called plaque has already built up inside
13、an artery. The new technology is designed to predict which arteries are at risk for future buildup.The researchers reported using computers to examine CT scans to measure how much fat is present around heart arteries. That fat changes when an artery becomes affected, serving as an early warning syst
14、em for heart attacks.Charalambos, a professor at Oxford University, said he believes the research shows this method could be very effective in getting patients to take early steps to prevent future problems, adding that researchers had yet to estimate exactly how many heart attacks could be prevented. But he said he believes the technique could help identify between 20 to 30 percent of people at risk of having one.He added that the new technology will make such predictions easier because it works together with existing CT technology. The research was based
