1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _ for a meal to be co
2、oked.AlaidBlayingCto layDbeing laid2The government should develop system to predict when wildfires occur andgive warnings in time.ApreviousBreliableCreasonableDresponsible3In spite of _ has been said, quite a lot of people are still uncertain about the state of the countrys economy.AwhatBwhichCthatD
3、as4Did you enjoy the party?Yes. We _ well by our hosts.Awere treatedBwould be treatedCtreatedDhad treated5Whether to favor urban development or the preservation of historical sites is especially controversial in China, where there exists rich history, diversified tradition and cultural _.AsurplusBde
4、positsCaccountsDreceipts6_ his homework in time, he had to stay up late into the night.AFinishingBHaving finishedCTo finishDTo have finished7Emphasis on quantity of growth overlooked gaps in the quality, _ many aspects of the social services neglected.Ahaving leftBto be leavingCto have leftDleaving8
5、Frank studied _English language in London for four years, so he gets _ good knowledge of London.Aa; theB/ ; /C/ ; aDthe; a9_ the deadline, the workers had to work overtime to get the job finished.AGivingBGivenCHaving givenDTo give10_ his love, Chris sent his mom a thank-you note on Mothers Day.AExpr
6、essing BExpressed CTo express DHaving expressed11Meizhou Island is such a beautiful place of interest_ everyone likes to visit.AasBthatCwhichDwhere12Id advise anyone to put aside a proportion of their earnings _.Anothing great is easyBnothing comes from nothingCa bad penny always turns upDa penny sa
7、ved is a penny earned13Many memories of old times were by the conversation we had together that evening.Acalled upBturned upCtaken upDkept up14If we surround ourselves with people _our major purpose, we can get their support and encouragement.Ain sympathy withBin terms ofCin honour ofDin contrast wi
8、th15Could you check my list to see I have forgotten anything?No problem.Awhether BwhichCthat Dwhat16Nowadays, the Internet is a popular _ for the public to access information and voice their opinions.AtrackBtrendCchannelDlane17Scientists have come to the conclusion _ the temperature on Earth is gett
9、ing higher and higher.AWhatBthatCwhichDwhen18_ you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear.AUnlessBAfterCOnceDSince19Mum, do you mind if I invite some friends to my birthday party?_. It will be more interesting.ABy no meansBYes, of courseCDont worr
10、yDNo doubt.20The conference aims to develop business and let people think about _ they can have a positive influence on the planet.Awhy BthatCwhat Dhow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） Researchers at the University of York in England published their findings on facial recogniti
11、on that, on average, people can remember as many as 5,000 faces.There have been many studies recently on facial recognition technology. But the authors of this study say theirs is the first time that scientists have been able to put a number to the abilities of humans to recognize faces. Rob Jenkins
12、, leader of the research, said the researchers study centered on “the number of faces people actually know.” and were not able to discover whether there is a “limit on how many faces the brain can handle.”Jenkins said the ability to tell individual people apart is “clearly important.” In todays mode
13、rn world of big cities, we meet and deal with thousands of people. The study suggests our facial recognition abilities help us to deal with the many different faces we see on the screens, as well as those we know. The results of the study give a baseline for comparing the “facial vocabulary” of huma
14、ns with facial recognition software.Today, facial recognition technology is used in many ways, including by law enforcement agencies to prevent crime and violence. Governments use it to keep secret areas secure and, in extreme cases, control populations. Some governments use the software to watch pe
15、ople and find out where they go and what they do. Even Facebook uses facial recognition. For example, when you name a friend, Facebook technology may recognize the persons face from a different picture you had shared before.For the human study, people spent one hour writing down as many faces from their personal lives as possib
