1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Police have found _ ap
2、pears to be the lost ancient statue.AwhichBwhereChowDwhat2The young man who was expected to _ his fathers company, made an unusual decision that he would start his own business.Ahand overBthink overCgo overDtake over3He _ whether to set aside the minor differences，then he didAdebatedBpredictedCplott
3、edDcalculated4She is _ being pleased about it ; she is very angry.Afree fromBfree ofCout ofDfar from5Sorry Im so late, but you cannot imagine _ great trouble I took to find your house.Awhich BhowCwhat Dthat6_equal opportunities, both Frank and Billy may accomplish the task.AGivenBGivingCTo giveDto b
4、e given7My neighbour came to ask me why there was so much noise in my house yesterday afternoon. I told her that some children an English song.ApraticedBwould practiceChave practicedDwere practicing8Have you got the results of the final exam？Not yetIt will be a few days _ we know the full results（）A
5、beforeBafterCuntilDwhen9- Have you heard that they are working around the clock to compete for the prize?- Dont worry. We are ready to the challenge.Abuild upBtake upCstick toDlead to10Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, on you feet.Ato keepBkeepingChaving keptDto have kept11The
6、books on the desk, covers are shiny, are prizes for us.AwhichBwhatCwhoseDthat12It was not until she got home_Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.AwhenBthatCwhereDbefore13Are you free now? I have something important to tell you.OK, _ you make it short. I will have to finish this report before noo
7、n.Anow that Bas soon asCevery time Das long as14As to the “996 work schedule”, _ employees work from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week, Peoples Daily commented that valuing hard work does not mean forcing employees to work overtime.AthatBwhichCwhereDwhen15 makes me stressed is the entrance examination is
8、coming nearer and nearer.AIt; whatBWhat; thatCWhat; whatDThat; that16He is very tired，so he needs some time _ duty for relaxation and rest.AthroughBonCwithDoff17Did you pass your driving test?Yes, otherwise I _ to the picnic next month.Acouldnt driveBcouldnt have drivenCwont driveDwouldnt have drive
9、n18 What was wrong? Why didnt you go to the picnic as scheduled? Im sorry. I _ a seriously-injured old man to the hospital.Awould deliver BdeliveredChad delivered Dwas delivering19Much disappointed as he is in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.Ato have failedBfailedChaving failedDfail
10、ing20一Excuse me，sirYou cant enter 0ffice without permission一But the manager is expecting meAthe；aBan；theCthe；不填D不填；不填第二部分 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） Gardeners such as Prince Charles who claim that talking to plants encourages them to grow have long been seen as a little silly
11、. But scientists have discovered evidence which suggests the Royal may actually be right and they could be listening to him. Biologists at Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that flowers can act as a plants “ears” to help them detect the sound of approaching insects.When the researchers played
12、 recordings of flying bees to evening primrose flowers, within three minutes the sugar concentrations in the nectar (花蜜) of its flowers increased. The fluid, produced to attract pollinating (授粉) insects, was on average 20 percent higher in flowers exposed to the buzz compared to those left in silenc
13、e or exposed to higher pitched sounds.Professor Lilach Hadany, who led the study, said: “Our results document for the first time that plants can rapidly respond to pollinator sounds in an ecologically relevant way.”However, Prof Hadany said a plants ability to respond to pollinators may be weakened
14、in city environments or beside a busy road.While plants require water, sunlight and the right temperature to grow, it is widely believed they do not have senses in the way animals do.But the study, published on the open-science website BioRxiv, suggests the efforts of gardeners who talk to their plants may not be in vain.“Plants ability to hear has implications well beyond pollination plants could potentially hear and respond to herbivores, other animals, the elements, and possibly other plants,” Prof Hadany added.A month-long experiment conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society in
