1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Lucia impressed her pe
2、er students with her musical talent, as well as several foreign languages _.Aon her ownBunder her controlCin her chargeDat her command2James Smith and his girlfriend went to Chenyi Square to celebrate the New Year, never _.AreturnedBto returnCreturningDhaving returned3We must _ the time that youve w
3、asted this afternoon by working late to-night.Amake up forBmake outCdo upDmake up to4Please call my secretary to arrange a meeting this afternoon，or_ it is convenient to you.AwhereverBhoweverCwhicheverDwhenever5We live in this society now _ literally someone is always helping.AwhenBwhereCthatDwhat6
4、Do you like the book you father bought you? Very much. Its exactly_I wanted.AwhichBthatCwhatDhow7The International Monetary Fund has received both criticism and for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty.AworshipBcreditCargumentDprivilege8I w
5、as telling a joke and Sam just interrupted me to tell a different one. He always _!Abites his tongue Bsaves his skinCsteals my thunder Dpulls my leg9In time we reached a stage we had more young readers than old onesAwhereBhowCwhoDwhat10Do you think Im a good surfer?Of course! I _ you earlierYou made
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7、actDconsiderable13I wanted some more cold meat but there was _ left.AnoneBno oneCanyDsome14If it _ for her great help then, I would not study English so well now.Ahasnt beenBwasntChadnt beenDisnt15The movie Till Death Do Us Part 最爱will be on at 8 pmWhat about picking you up at 7pm?All rightI will ha
8、ve come back from work by then, and I you at homeAwill be waiting forBwill wait forChave been waiting forDam waiting for16Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _ sight matters more than hearing.Awhen Bwhose Cwhich Dwhere17 their final medical check, the astronauts boarded t
9、heir spacecraftAReceivedBBeing receivedCTo receiveDHaving received18What about inviting Tracy to host the party?Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _, here she comes.Adont pull my legBa little bird told meCspeak of the devilDits a piece of cake19_ a high percentage of Australians may be people
10、 who watch sports rather than do them, as far as most of its population is concerned, it is indeed a great sporting nation.AWhileBasCIfDWhether20Dont let the child who is _ go to schoolAso young as toBnot old enough toCnot old enoughDtoo young to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
11、） 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 brains.Put simply, the existence of mirror neurons suggests that every time we see someo
12、ne 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: mirror neurons not only appear to explain physical actions, they also tell us that the
13、re 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 how other people feel. Researchers have found that mirror neurons relate strongly to
14、 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 performed (in this example, actually taking hold of a ball).Any problems with mirror ne
15、urons 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 wi
