1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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）1Paula waited until all the luggage was cleared, _ hers never appeared.AorBsoCasDbut2We packed all the hooks in wooden b
2、oxes so that they damaged.Adont get Bwont getCdidnt get Dwouldnt get3- They say Philips brother is a billionaire. - _? He wouldnt accept any help from his brother, even if it were offered.AWhat if BWhat for CSo what DForget it4He _ it on schedule, but somehow he fell behind.Amust have doneBmight fin
3、ishCcould have finishedDcould finish5I _ tell you with certainty that he wont be able to finish it before the deadline. Awill Bmust Ccan Dmay6What do you think of Betty? Lovely，though she _ be naughty sometimesAshouldBmustCcanDneed7When Paul _ for the final game of the basketball season, his fans le
4、t out shouts of cry.Amade up Bshowed upCcaught up Dheld up8Everything is amazing. Thank you all. We without your help.Acant make itBmustnt have madeCwont makeDcouldn t have made it9Youve been coughing so badly recently. Give up smoking, please._. I think I am addicted to it.AIt cant be helpedBGood i
5、deaCSo far, so goodDFar from it10 Mary looks hot and dry. So _ you if you had a high fever.AcouldBwouldCmayDmust11_? You look really down.Im tired of my job. There are endless problems to deal with.AWhy botherBSo whatCWhats upDWhy not12If you want to see Mr. Johnson on Friday morning, make sure he i
6、s _ ahead of time.AapproachableBaccessibleCavailableDconvenient13Due to large investment in housing, many cities can _ the flow of new arrivals, improving the quality of their life.Agive rise to Bmake way for Ctake part in Dkeep pace with14As economy is declining, jobs _to the young, continue to be
7、scarce.Aavailable BconvenientCcomfortable Dvaluable15 Who recommended Nancy for the post? It was James _ admiration for her was obvious.AwhoBthatCwhoseDwhom16-Who do you think is able to finish the job in two days?-Its hard to say. This would appear to be _ for the relatively efficient.Aa sacred cow
8、 Ba Herculean task Ca Pandoras box Da childs play17Its always difficult _ in a foreign country, especially when you dont speak the language.Abeing Bto beChaving been Dto have been18 Tony, you seem in high spirits._ We won the match 4-1.AGuess what?BOh, come on!CSo what?DNo wonder.19The police have a
9、nyone with information to come forward and talk to them.Aappealed to Battended toCresponded to Dattached to20My uncle finally bought his dream house _ overlooks a beautiful park.AwhichBwhereCwhoDwhat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 someone to cl
10、ean 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 Foundation for
11、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 is aimed at
12、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 objects and r
13、eminding 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 3-year-old mother Mary Derr lives with her in South Kingstown. Derr has dementia( 痴 呆 ). The Joy for All cat that Elli
14、ott 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 how the improved cats will complete helpful activities and how they will communicate. They say that they do not want a talking cat, however. Instead they are trying to design a cat that can move its head in a special way to successfully communicate its message. In the end, t
