1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_me tomorrow and Ill let you know the lab result.ACallingBCallCTo callDHaving called2He switched off the light and was about to leave the classroom
2、and only then_ to rain heavily.Ait began Bit beginsCdoes it begin Ddid it begin3-It is really fun to hike and I often go hiking in the forest.-But hiking alone in the forest _ be very dangerous.AcanBmustCshallDwill4Your car should be ready next TuesdayWe were _ hoping youd be able to do it by this F
3、ridayAstillBratherCalwaysDeven5The old bank, _ appearance is not a pretty sight, is extremely beautiful on the inside.AwhoseBwhereCwhenDwhich6In the US, there are currently over 5,000 community schools _, in addition to serving as educational institutions, function as community centers for the surro
4、unding neighborhood.AwhichBwhereCwhoseDas7-Mr. Johnson has been chosen as the manager of the sales department.-_ he was so excited this morning.ANo chanceBNo wayCNot possibleDNo wonder8I will fix your printer right now. Oh, _. Im in no hurry.Atake your time Bthats a great ideaCyou are welcome DId li
5、ke to9What do you do, Rita？Im a clerk in a foreign company nowBut I _ English in a high school for 10 yearsAteachBhave taughtCtaughtDam teaching10-Where is my Chinese book? I remember I put it here yesterday.-You _ it in the wrong place.Amust putBshould have putCmight have putDmight put11He messed t
6、he project up, but he behaved as if nothing _.Ahad happenedBhappenedCwould happenDwould have happened12-Tom, your foreign teacher speaks Chinese fluently!-Oh, she has lived in China for six years; otherwise she such good Chinese.Adidnt speakBwould not have spokenCwould not speakDhadnt spoken13_ anno
7、ys the teacher most is that all the students are too quiet in class.AWhat BThatCWhen DWho14If they throw stones at you，dont throw back.Use them to build your own foundation _.Asomehow BanywayCinstead Dnevertheless15Tom looked at Jenny, with tears _ his eyes, and shouted out the words _ in his heart
8、for years.Afilling; having been hidden Bfilled; hiddenCfilling; hidden Dfilled; hiding16I certainly expect to be elected best student of the year. Its really _!Aa good Samaritan Ba wet blanketCa feather in my cap Da piece of cake17We have brought in a good grain harvest for three years_.Aon purposeB
9、on endCon dutyDon watch18Fiona never fails to grasp any chance of promotion.Shes a woman of _.AambitionBattentionCexpectationDreputation19I am putting on weight again! Maybe I should start doing yoga.You _ that the whole morning!Aare saying Bhave said Chave been saying Dwere saying20Didnt you go fis
10、hing with your friends last Sunday?No. I _ to the nursing home as usual.AwentBgoChave goneDhad gone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 clean up after it keeps an older person company and helps them remember to take their medicine. That i
11、s 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 a special project. They want to find ways to add artificial intelligence, or AI., to Hasbros “Joy fo
12、r 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 developing additional abilities for the cat. Researchers at Browns Humanity-Centered Robotics Initia
13、tive 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 reminding the person to take medicine or visit their doctor. They also want to keep the cost down to
14、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 Elliott bought this year has become a true companion for Derr. The cat stays with Derr and keeps her cal
15、m 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 n