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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并
2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1We have already discussed this plan _, so next we should spare no effort to carry it out.Aat lengthBat randomCat easeDat best2It is obvious to the students _they should get well prepared for their future.AasBthatCwhichDwhether3The college examination is _ easier this ye
3、ar than I have expected.AfairlyBquiteCratherDvery4The same boiling water softens the potato and hardens the egg. Its about _youre made of, not the circumstances.AthatBwhatChowDwho5Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to _.Agive outBgive inCgive awayDg
4、ive off6My mobile phone is missing. Who it?Amust have takenBmust takeCcould have takenDcould take7 Which driver was to blame?- Why, _! It was the childs fault, clear and simple. He suddenly came out between two parked cars.AbothBeachCeitherDneither8The new supermarket has announced that the first to
5、 purchase goods on the opening day _ get a big prize.AmustBcouldCwouldDshall9The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he had a _ attitude.Achangeable Bstable Cmovable Dflexible10Although war still exists on our planet，I do believe its possible for different ethnic groups to li
6、ve together in _.Aagreement BharmonyCconnection Dcomparison11 Im terribly sorry. Im late because . Thats OK. You are here and thats what _.AdoesBworksCfunctionsDcounts12-_ I say something to you? You were really, really something back there. Incredible!-Are you talking to -me? Whoa!AMustBCanCNeedDSh
7、ould13 “Made in China 2025” aims to transform China from a product-making factory into a product-making power, _ driven by innovation and emphasizing quality over quantity.Athe one thatBone thatConeDthe one14Congratulations！I hear youve won the first prize in the singing competitionYou _ be mistaken
8、Im in the dance classAmustBmayCshouldDcould15_ in my life impressed me so deeply as my first visit to the Palace Museum.AAnythingBNothingCEverythingDSomething16In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance _ in comparison with light, it wont be blocked by trees when travellin
9、g.Awhile BbecauseCwhen Dthough17He _ a chance to try it again just now.A gave B will give C is given D was given18I hope that we will be able to make it through the tough times and back to the business of working together _ our common goals.Aon behalf ofBin honor ofCon top ofDin search of19_ clear g
10、oals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily doings until we become slaves of them.AOn top of BIn the silence ofCOn account of DIn the absence of20We really emphasize the importance of putting_safeguards to prevent childrens identities from falling in wrong peoples hands.Ain place Bin vainCin
11、 question Din earnest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） There was a lot of news related to artificial intelligence, or AI, and machine learning. Among the stories were two dealing with direct competitions between humans and machines.In one competition, machines that used AI perf
12、ormed better than human beings in a high-level reading test. Two natural language processing tools beat human in the experiment. One of the tools was built by the American technology company Microsoft. The other was created by Chinese online seller Alibaba Group.In another competition, a computer to
13、ok on humans in live, public debates.The event demonstrated how AI-powered computers are increasingly being developed to think and sound like humans. The organizer of the debates, U. S. technology company IBM, announced split results. It said a majority of those watching said they felt the machine h
14、ad done more to improve their knowledge of the subject. But, the human got more praise for communicating their ideas.This year, we also explored the many ways AI and machine learning are now being used. For example, some U. S. judges use machine learning systems to help them decide when, and for how
15、 long, criminals should be jailed. The system uses computers to examine data from thousands of court cases.One fast-growing area of AI is facial recognition, which is increasingly being used for security purposes. Recently, Atlantas Hartsfield-Jackson airport became the first in the U. s. to permit passe
