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）1Everyone in the village hoped that he would _ after a few days treatment.Apick upBcome upCkeep upDmake up2Accordi
2、ng to a recent study, the high school graduation rate for black men has fallen by 43 percent, while _ of black women has risen by 56 percent.AthatBwhatConeDwhich3That children _meet with setbacks is a matter of necessity as they_, so parents dont worry about that.Ashall; grew upBmust； grew upCcan; g
3、row upDwill; grow up4People all think it strange that the boy should tell whats written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It really _ explanation.ApreventsBchallengesCinterruptsDconfuses5For some time the discussion went with no one saying word. Alice finally broke. Silence.Aa; the
4、Bthe;aCa; 不填Dthe; 不填6I dont think she visited the exhibition this morning, _ she was with me at that time.Athough Bor Cbut Dfor7I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasnt able to _.Aget awayBdrop inCcheck outDhold on8I _ to help you to do homework but I couldnt spare any time. I _ a composi
5、tion last night and Ill finish it tomorrow.Awanted；wroteBhad wanted；was writingChad wanted；wroteDwanted；have been writing9A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help _ you year ahead.AsharpenBswitchCstretchDshape10I dont care for baseball.How can you say you dont like somet
6、hing youve never even tried it!AtillBafterCunlessDwhen11_ the school, the village has a clinic, which was also built with government support.AIn reply toBIn addition toCIn charge ofDIn place of12_ here, come and have a cup of tea.APassingBTo passCPassDHaving passed13They are determined to go into th
7、e dark cave, _ my warning of danger.Aregardless of Bbecause ofCapart from Dinstead of14Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _ wanted to buy it.Anone of themBboth of themCnone of whomDneither of whom15The small restaurant is always crowded in every part.Thats _ it has a unique dining
8、 environment and quite a few wonderful dishes.AwhyBbecauseCwhereDwhen16Loneliness is a feeling _ people experience a powerful rush of emptiness and solitude.AwhichBwhereCthatDhow17To combat global warming, many people are _ the use of alternative energy sources.Aapplying toBjumping atCdipping intoDp
9、ushing for18When the admission letter from Harvard University arrived, Bens parents were and threw a big party.Ain the red Btickled pinkCas white as a sheet Din a blue mood19The International Monetary Fund has received both criticism and for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises
10、, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty.AworshipBcreditCargumentDprivilege20The Chinese people are kind and caring. If not, I _ in China in the past 30 years.Adidnt stayBhadnt stayedCcouldnt stayDcouldnt have stayed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）Losing weight comes with a lot
11、of health benefitsincluding making your brain sharper.Yes, it turns out that overweight may damage cognitive functions (认知功能) such as memory and attention. There have been few studies of overweight and cognitive functioning, possibly because it is generally believed that it is not a primary risk cau
12、se for poor cognitive performance. Losing weight, therefore, may help improve these mental functions, according to a new research led by John Gunstad, assistant professor of psychology at Kent State University.Growing evidence suggests that being fat is linked to cognitive deficits (缺陷). So Gunstad
13、and his team guessed that losing weight might improve mental function. For their study, they measured memory and attention in a group of 150 overweight participants, some of whom had some kind of operation for weight loss and some did not. All of the volunteers completed mental skills tests to asses
14、s their abilities of memory and attention at the beginning of the study, and again 12 weeks later. To begin with, about 24% of the patients showed damaged learning and 23% showed signs of poor memory when tested. At the end of the study, those who had lost weight after operation improved their score
15、s into the average or above average range for cognitive functions. Scores for the volunteers who didnt lose weight dropped even further.The study helped Gunstad to find out whether losing weight had any effect on mental function. Now that hes seen the positive effect that weight loss can have on memory and attention, he says he will next st
