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）1I say, Harry. What did you say to the laid-off worker just now?Nothing. I to myself.Ahad only talkedBam only talkingChave just talkedDwas just ta
2、lking2I wonder why the thinnest plastics bags, though _ , are still in use here.Well, its no easy job to solve this problem effectively.AbanningBbannedCto banDhaving banned3Many thought that after starring in the immensely popular drama，Nirvana in Fire，Hu Ge would _ and actively seek new rolesAmake
3、a mountain out of a molehillBhave too many irons in the fireCstrike while the iron is hotDput the cart before the horse4 What does the sign over there read? “No person _ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.”AwillBshallCmayDmust5The doctors dilemma was _ he should tell the
4、patient the truth.AwhetherBwhichCthatDwhat6Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was _ this problem, but we feel that we cant wait any longer.”Alooking outBbringing outCcarrying outDsorting out7- Hi, Maria!
5、 I got the first place in the exam.- _ ! Everyone knows you cheated and you just copied Tonys.ACongratulations BCome on CGood luck DCheer up.8Why are some brands more popular than others _ the products are of similar quality?Aas thoughBeven ifCso thatDin case9I will be a vice president in a year or
6、two.You cant be serious!_.AI cant make it BI cant help it CI wont tell a soul DI wouldnt bet on it10He was still full of optimism for the future despite many problems, and never once _ him get worried or upset.AI sawBI would seeCdid I seeDwould I see11But for your instruction, I _ such great progres
7、s in so short a time. Thanks a lot.Awouldnt makeBhadnt madeCwont makeDwouldnt have made12The explosion in the chemical plant _ avoided had the county authorities, aiming too much at short-term interests, performed their duties from the beginning.Ashould beBmight beCmust have beenDcould have been13If
8、 people keep polluting the ocean, no creature there will survive _.Aat all costBfor a long whileCin the long runDby no means14Our boss is too strict with us. I cant _ in with the work situation here.AfitBgetCmakeDtake15 Did you go to last nights concert? Yes. And the girl playing the violin at the c
9、oncert _ all the people present with her excellent ability.A. impressedBcomparedCconveyedDobserved16By doing so, you can _ more information and details about the topic, and better understand it.Akeep up withBdo away withChave access toDget down to17Tom is the only one of the students who a scholarsh
10、ip since last year.Ahas wonBhave wonCis winningDwins18 Are you still thinking about the email Tony sent you yesterday？ Oh，to tell the truth,thats makes me feel excited.AWhat Bhow Cthat Dwhy19What did she want to know, Tom?She wondered we could complete the experimentAwhen was it thatBit was when tha
11、tCit was whenDwhen it was that20At the back of the old temple _ twelve huge stone statues together with _ pagoda.Adoes stand; a 8-storeyedBdo stand; a 8- storyCstands; an 8-storeyDstand; an 8- storied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） In 1874 Francis Galton, a British professor,
12、 analysed a sample of English scientists and found the vast majority to be first-born sons. This led him to theorise that first-born children enjoyed a special level of attention from their parents that allowed them to advance intellectually. Half a century later Alfred Adler, an Austrian psychologi
13、st, made a similar argument relating to personality. First-born children, he suggested, were more diligent, while the later-born were more outgoing and emotionally stable. Many subsequent studies have explored these ideas, but their findings have been varied - some supporting and some rejecting the
14、original conclusions.The main problem with the previous studies is that they were too small - often limited to a few dozen individuals. This would be true even if the statistical methods needed to analyse the data were simple, but they are not. Distinguishing birth-order effects from those caused by
15、 family size complicates matters, meaning still bigger samples must be analysed to obtain meaningful results.To overcome the limitation of these earlier studies, German social scientist Dr. Helmet Schmukle and his colleagues analysed three huge sets of data from America, Britain and Germany. These data sets, thou