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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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）1Christine is _ about anything but her dress as she doesnt really care abou
2、t what she looks like in the eyes of others.AcautiousBoptimisticCparticularDcurious2He was greatly shocked at Donald Trumps taking office. Never did he expect that the voters _ be so unreasonable.Ashould BcouldCwould Dmight3He wrote a letter _ he explained what had happened in the accident.AthatBwhi
3、chCwhereDwhat4 Which classical Chinese poem do you like best?Dont laugh if we lay drunken on the battleground; how many soldiers ever came back_.Aold and youngBup and downCsafe and soundDright and wrong5The recently released film Kong：Skull Island successfully _ the audience to the adventure with Do
4、lby 3-D technology.Atransports BadjustsCtransforms Drelates6Professor Li _ for his informative lecture, was warmly received by the students.Aknown BknowingChaving known Dto be known7Its supposed to be the end of the paperback(简装书) and the _ of digital media, but some bookstores are surviving the Int
5、ernet Age with surprising success.AdeadlineBdawnCduskDdeparture8When the admission letter from Harvard University arrived, Bens parents were and threw a big party.Ain the red Btickled pinkCas white as a sheet Din a blue mood9The old bank, _ appearance is not a pretty sight, is extremely beautiful on
6、 the inside.AwhoseBwhereCwhenDwhich10_ you are supposed to do _ you dont like a thing is _ it. Dontcomplain.AThat; what; changeBWhen; that; to changeCWhat; when; changeDWhat; that; changing11In my opinion, parents and teachers are supposed to set an example of good behavior to children _ they are ro
7、le models to them.AalthoughBeven ifCunlessDas12They overcame some difficulties and completed the work ahead of time, _ was something we had not expected.AthatBwhichCitDwhat13The solution to a problem， we are told， often comes to thinkers in a flash of _AinspirationBinsightCinvitationDinnovation14The
8、 course about Chinese food attracts over 100 students per year, _ up to half are from overseas.Ain whichBof whomCwith whichDfor whom15One of our rules is that every student _ wear school uniform while at school.AmightBcouldCshallDwill16Hopefully，the new method will be effective，helping students to g
9、et their career plans _.Aat hand Bat willCon trial Don track17Only after he was brought to the police station did the boy _ he had stolen some purses from other passengers.AparticipateBacknowledgeCrealizeDsummarize18After making the speech, he went through it in his mind to reflect where he_ better.
10、Acould doBwould doCcould have doneDwould have done19The kid is crying, for he _ jump over the ditch on his own. Adares not toBdare not toCdoesnt dare toDdares not20We can never expect _ bluer sky unless we create _ less polluted world.Aa; aBa; theCthe; aDthe; the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
11、个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分） Stephen Hawkings final fear was that DNA manipulation would lead to a master race of superhumans. The physicist, who died aged 76 in March, 2018, thought the development could destroy the rest of human beings. His last prediction is revealed in a new book of his collected articles
12、 and essays called Brief Answers to Big Questions.Hawking feared rich people would soon be able to edit their childrens DNA to improve attributes like memory and disease immunity. And he said that would pose a crisis for the rest of the world even if politicians tried to illegalize the practice. In
13、an extract (摘录) published by The Sunday Times, he wrote: “I am sure that during this century people will discover how to modify both intelligence and instincts such as aggression. “Laws will probably be passed against genetic engineering with humans. But some people wont be able to resist the tempta
14、tion to improve human characteristics, such as memory, resistance to disease and length of life.” And he said that would cause huge problems for humans who have not undergone the same process, leaving them unable to compete. The professor even warned it could lead to the extinction of humanity as we
15、 know it. He said of normal humans: “Presumably they will die out, or become unimportant. Instead, there will be a race of self-designing beings who are improving at an ever-increasing rate.” The Brief History of Time author also refers to techniques like Crispr, which enables scientists to modify harmful genes and add in others. And al
