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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Some pre-school children go to a day care center, _ they learn simple games and songs.AthenBthereCwhileDwhere2Some exp
2、erts fear that too-early _ to computers will have harmful consequences for childrens development.AexposureBextensionCexhibitionDexpansion3_ some leaders and scientists have praised Chinas achievement in space technology, others regard Chinas progress as a threat.AUnlessBOnceCEven thoughDNow that4Do
3、you know our town at all?Surely, this is the third time I _ here.Acame Bcome Chave come Dam coming5Vivien, you look blue. Whats wrong?There are so many papers _. Im really busy recently.Afinish Bto finishCfinishing Dfinished6The terrible accident is under investigation.Actually, quicker action _ tho
4、se workers trapped in the mine.Amight have savedBmust have savedCshould have savedDcould have saved7Could you tell me the_ of making such tasty cakes? Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook.AfeatureBplanCcostDtrick8Im afraid I couldnt go to your birthday party.I have a test next Monday.Oh
5、， ！Youre my best friend and you must be there！Ago ahead Bcome on Cyou neednt Dit doesnt matter9 Im terribly sorry. Im late because . Thats OK. You are here and thats what _.AdoesBworksCfunctionsDcounts10The zookeeper was really annoyed with me.How could he have been if you _ stones at the animals?Ad
6、idnt throwBdont throwChadnt thrownDhavent thrown11There are many famous cultural relics in our country, many _ thousands of years ago.Adating back toBdate back toCdated back toDwere dated back to12Mr. Smith didnt understand _ made his son so upset that evening. Awhat was itBwhy it was thisChow that
7、wasDwhat it was that13It was from only a few supplies that she had brought in the village _ the hostess cooked such a nice dinner.AwhereBwhenCthatDwhich14Most of us try to discover we think is the most moving love story in our company.AwhichBthatCwhatDwho15Going to watch the Womens Volleyball Match
8、on Wednesday?_! Will you go with me?AYou betBYou got meCYou thereDYou know better16 I am just wondering which team, Chicago Bulls or Washington Wizards, won the game last night? _ I dont really like either team.ADont mention it. BNo problem.CWho cares? DWhy bother?17Ken, _, but your radio is going t
9、oo loud.Oh, Im sorry. Ill turn it down right now.AI hate to say itBIt doesnt hurt to askCI m really tired of itDIm crazy about it18_in painting, John didnt notice evening approaching.ATo absorbBTo be absorbedCAbsorbedDAbsorbing19I need help now! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but Im not
10、 sure _to begin.Awhat BwhichCwhere Dwhen20They felt _ it was high tax and low income _ contributed to the extreme misery of the working people at the bottom of the ladder.A/；thatBthat; whichCthat; whatD/; which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）Imagine a cat that does not need so
11、meone to clean up after it keeps an older person company and helps them remember to take their medicine. That is the shared dream of the toy maker Hasbro and scientists at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The researchers received a $ 3-million-dollar award from the National Science Foun
12、dation for a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or AI., to Hasbros “Joy for All” robotic.The cat has already been for sale for two years. Though priced over 1000 dollars, it sold quite well. It was meant to act as a “companion” for older people. Now the project i
13、s aimed at developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Browns Humanity-Centered Robotics Initiative are working to decide which activities older adults may need the most. They hope to make the cat perform a small number of activities very well. Such activities include finding lost ob
14、jects and reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to just a few hundred dollars.It is an idea that has appealed to Jeanne Elliott. Her 93-year-old mother Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia( 痴 呆 ). The Joy for All c
15、at that Elliott bought this year has become a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her calm while Elliott is at work. Elliott said a robotic cat that helps her mother to remember to take her medicine and be careful when she walks would be greater.The researchers are trying to learn
