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）1At school, it is essential that every child _ equally regardless of family backgroun
2、d. Atreating Btreated Cbe treated Dis treated2_ theyve managed to get everything finished so quickly is not clear to us.AWhich BWhatCThat DHow3I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.It true because there was little snow there.Amay be notBwont beCcouldnt beDmustnt be4Russias cutting of
3、f the gas supply raised a major concern to the European Union, a number of member states are increasingly dependent on one single supplier.AwhoseBthatCwhereDwhich5I say, Harry. What did you say to the laid-off worker just now?Nothing. I to myself.Ahad only talkedBam only talkingChave just talkedDwas
4、 just talking6The two pens are the same, but the red one cost _ that one.Aas much twice asBtwice as much asCmuch as twice asDas twice much as7- I prefer a computer made in your company, but I may need some more information about the product.- _.AThank youBIts a pleasureCYou are welcomeDAt your servi
5、ce8You _ read a book in the sunitll do harm to your eyesAcouldntBwouldntCneedntDmustnt9The 2011 Australian Open was successfully held in city of Melbourne, big city in Australia.Aa; aBthe; aCa; theDthe; the10Have you read the book Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out by Mo Yan, _ that won him the 2012
6、Nobel Prize in Literature?Athe oneBoneCthoseDones11All of a sudden, the thief walking behind a young and pretty lady _ her purse, _into the crowd.Aseizing; rushedBseized; rushedCseizing; rushingDseized; rushing12Why did you let _ kids off this time?I just want to give them _ second chanceA/; theBthe
7、;/Cthe; theDthe; a13The warmth of _ coat will mostly be determined by _ soft of cloth used.Athe; aBa; theC/; theDa; a14According to the local law, no one _ enter the building site without permission.Acan BmustCshall Ddare15It really matters _ he treated the latest failure, for the examination is aro
8、und the corner.AifBthatCwhyDhow16Did you enjoy your journey to Beijing last weekend? . We had driven more than 3 hours before we found the right way.AAbsolutely BNo way CNot at all DWith pleasure17Your argument is .I will not let you pass.-Are you kidding?AsoundBrationalCliberalDplain18Do you really
9、 plan to drop out of the football team?_ Its time for me to concentrate on my study.AIm just kidding.BDefinitely not.CI mean itDWhat a pity!19He _ whether to set aside the minor differences，then he didAdebatedBpredictedCplottedDcalculated20I guess _ impresses me most about his painting is the colors
10、 he uses.AwhoBwhichCthatDwhat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） Do you know how it is when you see someone yawn and you start yawning too? Or how hard it is to be among people laughing and not laugh yourself? Well, apparently its because we have mirror neurons (神经元) in our brain
11、s.Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someone else do something, our brains imitate it, whether or not we actually perform the same action. This explains a great deal about how we learn to smile, talk, walk, dance or play sports. But the idea goes further: mir
12、ror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that there is a biological basis for the way we understand other people.Mirror neurons can undoubtedly be found all over our brains, but especially in the area which relate to our ability to use languages, and to understand h
13、ow other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to language. A group of researchers discovered that if they gave people sentences to listen to (for example: “The hand took hold of the ball”), the same mirror neurons were triggered as when the action was actually perf
14、ormed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).Any problems with mirror neurons may well result in problems with behavior. Much research suggests that people with social and behavioral problems have mirror neurons which are not fully functioning. However, it is not yet known exactly how these discoveries might help find treatments for social disorders.Research into mirror neurons seems to provide us with ever more information concerning how humans behave and interact. Indeed, it may turn out to be the equivalent for neuroscience of what Einsteins theory of relativity was
