1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，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）1Listening to language recording in bed seems like an easy way to _ some new vocabulary.But does this learning method a
2、ctually work?Apolish up Bmake upCpick up Dbuild up2This car is important to our family. We would repair it at our expense _ it break down within the first year.AcouldBwouldCmightDshould3Why not talk with your parents about your willingness to attend 2017 Peking University Summer Camp?I tried_ to get
3、 them to listen to me.Ain timeBin vainCin needDin case4 carefully for long time,the opening ceremony won a great success.AHaving prepared BTo be prepared CBeing prepared DHaving been prepared5It is said that the only survivor in the car crash was badly injured. However, somehow the doctors managed t
4、o help him _.Apull throughBput throughClook throughDbreak through6You seem to be fond of classical music._. As a matter of fact, I like jazz music better.A I dont agree B Not reallyC I couldnt agree more D No doubt7As I opened my eyes, in _ direction I looked, I could see smiling, peaceful, calm and
5、 content faces.AwhateverBhoweverCwhicheverDwherever8Would you like me the radio a bit?No, its all right. Im used with the radio .Ato turn down; to work; onBturning down; to working; onCturning down; to working; offDto turn down; to working; on9If it _ earlier, the printing machine would not have bro
6、ken downAhas been repairedBis repairedChad been repairedDwas repaired10Zhang Xuan, _ university student from Shanghai, learns _ art in her spare time.Aan; /Ba; theCa; /Dan; the11The Games are known as the friendly games because of their _ on kindness and mutual respect.AlacksBfocusesCchallengesDrese
7、arches12Hardly ever _ so many choices for young people entering the workforce as there are today.Athere areBthere have beenChave there beenDare there13Starting a conversation is a good way to kill time on the train._. I also like to talk with strangers.AThat is trueBIt sounds like funCI dont think s
8、oDYou are kidding14- Im afraid the company will not hire me. - Come on, Bill, relax! You have a lot of experience and fine references and your college work is ideal background for them. _ AItll be no sweat. BAll good things come to an end. CWords pay no debts. DDont give me any jaw. 15- You look hap
9、py today. Is there anything good?- Im very delighted _ as one of the exchange students.Ato choose Bto have been chosen Cchoosing Dhaving been chosen 16A scientists attempt to produce the worlds first gene-edited babies _ are immune to HIV has sparked controversy in academia and the public.AasBwhoCwh
10、omDwhose17Visit the old man this afternoon？If you _，make sure you wear sunscreens to protect your skin.AmustBcanCmayDshall18Its second time in five days that he has asked me for higherpay.A不填；aBa;theCthe；aDthe；the19-Hi, Johnson, any idea where Susan is?-It is class time, so she _ in the classroom no
11、w.Acan beBmust have beenCmight have beenDshould be20The language in the companys statement is highly _, thus making its staff confused.Aambiguous BapparentCappropriate Daggressive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）Its 3 oclock and youve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk,
12、 a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesnt. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings
13、 are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of th
14、e food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.A craving is more complex. It activates (使活跃) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. So, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that
