1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_ gas prices are rising, people are looking for less expensive ways to get around.ANow that BEven ifCAlthough DUn
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7、indeed a great sporting nation.AWhileBasCIfDWhether13People expect Shanghai Disneyland Park to offer better service than _ of Tokyos.AthisBitConeDthat14How did it come about _ a quiet person should appear so wild today?AwhetherBthatCifDwhat15Mum, I broke Dads sunglasses this morning.You need to make
8、 an apology for your fault, _ you will regret.Aand BorCbut Dfor16Our country has launched a campaign to ban smoking in public places, which with some heavy smokers.Aconcerns Bwas concernedCconcerned Dis concerned17语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1. anything AmanyBmagazine
9、CmanageDmatch2. achievedApracticedBmarkedCoperatedDdamaged3. dealtA. deal BgreatCmeantDleader4. seize Aeither B. receive C. eight D. height5. youth Athus Bbreakthrough Cgather Dalthough18Both men have been _to life imprisonment because of robbery.AchokedBcondemnedCconsistedDconvinced19It was when sh
10、e first arrived in China _ she developed a passion for paper-cutting.AwhereBthatChowDwhy20一Would you be so kind as to take this heavy box upstairs for me?一 AIts my pleasure BHelp yourself CSure，with pleasure DTake your time 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）The philosopher Rober
11、t Nozick used the idea of an “experience machine” to refute the view that good experiences are all we want from life. He thought that most of us would not choose the machine and prefer reality. “But why?” he encouraged us to ask.There was no such thing as virtual（虚拟的）reality (VR) when he was writing
12、. But now we can give ourselves computer generated experiences that are like the real thing. The question raised by Nozick has become a real issue. Why should you prefer the trouble and expense of actually visiting Angkor Wat or Niagara Falls when you can get all the experiences of being there by pu
13、tting on goggles and a body suit?One answer is that the emotions you feel when you have a virtual experience are not as valuable. When you actually see Niagara Falls, you feel awe and even fear in the face of an overpowering force of nature. Being in the presence of something that causes you these f
14、eelings is part of the pleasure.Visiting a virtual Niagara Falls may also cause you feelings of awe and fear but they are cheapened by your knowledge that the danger is not real and that your mind is being tricked into thinking that it is.Reality also holds a potential for making discoveries that virtual reality lacks. Those who visit Angkor Wat hope to see more than they expected from tourist information, perhaps even discover what have been missed. Computer simulations（模拟）, however good, contain only what have been put into them.There is
