1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1The why he is absent today is he has got a bad headache.Areason; thatBreason; becauseCcause; thatDcause; because2In the moon garden onboard the C
2、hange 4, the shoots of cotton marked the first live matter ever _ on the moon.Ahaving grown Bto be grownCbeing grown Dgrown3 What about the protection of these new machines? Lets keep the surface _ dust by putting a cover over them.Afar from Bapart fromCfree from Daway from4What actually _ the accid
3、ent has not yet been determined.Abrought outBbrought onCbrought aboutDbrought up5Eggs, meat, vegetables and other foods can easily be poisoned by microorganisms such as _.AphenomenaBdilemmaCdiplomaDbacteria6Check your paper carefully to see _ you have made any mistakes.AwhatBwhichCwhetherDthat7Wild
4、animals in nature reserves need to develop their survival skills and their wild nature.AdisplayBpossessCmaintainDmonitor8If you want to see Mr. Johnson on Friday morning, make sure he is _ ahead of time.AapproachableBaccessibleCavailableDconvenient9Where can we park car?Dont worry. Theres sure to be
5、 parking lot nearby.Athe; theBthe; aC不填; aD不填; the10Im not sure of the reason for the dogs illness, but it _ by eating too much.Amay have been causedBneed have been causedCshould have been causedDmust have been caused11Not until the bus disappeared in the distance _ her school bag was gone.ATina had
6、 foundBhad Tina foundCdid Tina findDTina found12Mary liked to look back on her highschool days， she thought were the happiest in her lifeAthatBwhatCwhichDwhen13Tourists love Beijing, offers an infinite collection of delights ranging from 6 UNESCO World Heritage Sites to food from every corner of Chi
7、na and beyond.AthatBwhereCwhichDwho14Jenny nearly missed the flight _doing too much shopping.Aas a result ofBon top ofCin front ofDin need of15With Mothers Day around the corner，I have taken some money out of the bank_ presents for my mother.AbuyBto buyCbuyingDhaving bought16 I am so glad to find yo
8、u at home. Can you do me a favor? Sure. _?AWhy notBWhats upCHow comeDHow is it going17The stadium _ stands a theatre will be reconstructed.Abeside whichBfor whichCwhenDwhich18As teachers we shouldnt accept the argument given by some people _ standardized tests restrict educators too much and take th
9、e joy out of teaching.AwhereBwhatChowDthat19Lisa wouldnt _ the job any more. She had a big argument with her boss and resigned.Acome up withBkeep up withCmake up withDput up with20一Which Tshirt do you like best?一 They are both out of fashion and expensiveANoneBNeitherCAnyDBoth第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，
10、从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分） The arm bones of women who lived 7,000 years ago show a surprising level of strength-even higher than todays professional athletes. Thats according to a first-ever study comparing prehistoric(史前的) bones to those of living people. The finding suggests a revision of hi
11、story- the everyday lives of prehistoric women were filled with hard labor, rather than just sitting at home doing lighter tasks while the men struggled and fought for life.“Before the study, there are no clear records describing how our ancient ancestors lived. It can be easy to forget that bone is
12、 a living tissue, one that responds to the difficulties we put our bodies through,” said lead author Alison Macintosh. “Physical force and muscle activity both put pressure on the bone. The bone reacts by changing in shape, thickness and other aspects over time.”Previous studies only compared female
13、 bones to contemporary male bones, the researchers said-and thats a problem, because the response of male bones to stress and change is much bigger than that of women. For instance, as humans moved from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle constantly on the move to a more settled agrarian(农耕的) one, changes c
14、an be observed in the structure of the shinbone(胫骨)- and these changes were much more evident in men.However, a comparison of the bones of prehistoric women to the bones of living female athletes can help us work out a more accurate picture of what those prehistoric women were doing. By analyzing th
15、e bones of living people and comparing them to the ancient bones, we can start to explain the kinds of labor our ancestors were reforming, Macintosh said. What they found was that womens leg strength hasnt changed a great deal, but their arms used to be very powerful. Prehistoric women, the researchers found, had arm strength 1
