1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1A proposal was put forward at the meeting _ the new cement plant shouldnt be built near the school.Awhen BwhereCthat Dwhich2How come every kid to
2、day is meant to be a champion for something _ we know every kid cant be a star?Ain case Bas ifCwhen Dunless3Some people suggest changing the date for the college entrance exams into _ Saturday and Sunday of the first week of June, which I think is _ good advice.A/ ; /Bthe; theCthe; aDthe; /4_? You l
3、ook really down.Im tired of my job. There are endless problems to deal with.AWhy botherBSo whatCWhats upDWhy not5Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek _ food safety problems.AinBtoConDafter6The Oxford English Dictionary is necessary for learning English，so youd better buy _AthisBthatCitDone7T
4、he Japanese people keep up cheerful spirits _ the world that they can get over the crisis caused by the terrible tsunami（海啸）.Abeing convincedBconvincedCto convinceDhaving convinced8In time we reached a stage we had more young readers than old onesAwhereBhowCwhoDwhat9The farmer used wood to build a h
5、ouse _ to store grain.A. thatB. in whichC. whichD. what10Hot the night air was,we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey.Aalthough Bwhile Cas Dhowever11What did you say you were reluctant to risk just now?_ to high levels of radiation.ABeing exposedBHaving been exposedCTo be ex
6、posedDExposed12If you can do what youre weakest _, you can handle any challenge.Afor BatCwith Dto13The aim of the government is to make every citizen better off,_, to help them live a happy lifeAas a resultBfor a startCfor one thingDin other words14一Would you be so kind as to take this heavy box ups
7、tairs for me?一 AIts my pleasure BHelp yourself CSure，with pleasure DTake your time 15Double ovens are a good idea, especially _ you are cooking several meals at a time.AthoughBifCthatDunless16My uncle finally bought his dream house _ overlooks a beautiful park.AwhichBwhereCwhoDwhat17It is going to r
8、ain today. Take an umbrella with you to _ you from the rain.AstopBpreventCkeepDprotect18 She will finish the project within three days! - _! I could do it in three hours.AYou are right. BIm stuck. COh, come on DDont mention it.19一Which Tshirt do you like best?一 They are both out of fashion and expen
9、siveANoneBNeitherCAnyDBoth20What an unforgettable experience! Ill write it down_it is still fresh in my memory.AsinceBwhileCafterDuntil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 researchers say a person loses two months for every kilogram overweight they are and seven years for smoki
10、ng a packet of cigarettes a day.Unusually, the Edinburgh university team found their answers by analysing differences in peoples genetic code or DNAFinally they think it will show new ways of helping us to live longer.The group used the genetic code of more than 600, 000 people who are taking part i
11、n a natural experiment. If someone smokes, drinks, drops out of school and is overweight, it can be difficult to identify the impact of one specific unhealthy behavior.Instead, the researchers turned to the natural experiment. Some people carry mutations(变异) in their DNA that increase(食欲) or make th
12、em more likely to put on weight, so researchers were able to compare those programmed to eat more with those who were not. The research team also found specific mutations in human DNA that alter lifespan (寿命).Mutations in a gene (a set of instructions in DNA) that is involved in running the immune s
13、ystem could add seven months of life on average.People with a mutation that increased levels of bad cholesterol knocked eight months off lifespan.A rare mutation in a geneAPOElinked to dementia reduced lifespan by 11 months.And one that made smoking more appealing cut lives by five months.Dr Joshi s
14、ays that while genes do influence lifespan, “youve got even more influence” through the choices you make. Dr Joshi said, “We hope to discover genes affecting lifespan to give us new information about ageing and construct treatment tor ageing.”There are also some disease mutations that clearly affect lifespan and to destructive effect, such as the Huntingtons gene. People with Huntingtons often die in their 20s.However, in order to follow people until the end of their lives, many of the people studied were born before 1940.1、What is the most difficult for the researcher
