1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1General Secretary, Xi Jinping, stressed that crossstrait cooperation would be strengthened_ the two sides could a
2、gree to oppose Taiwan independenceAunlessBeven ifCas long asDuntil2Young couples will be happy to see their babies _ with good health and intelligence when they are born.Ato blessBblessingCblessedDbeing blessed3- Ann, our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding
3、performance.- _.A Good to know B Ill sayC I hear you on that one D Cant argue with that4My toothache me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now.Akills Bis killing Chas killed Dkilled5An exhibition with 885 cultural relics to be displayed _ at the Meridian Gate Gallery.Awas held Bwo
4、uld hold Chas hold Dwill be held6_me tomorrow and Ill let you know the lab result.ACallingBCallCTo callDHaving called7Starting a conversation is a good way to kill time on the train._. I also like to talk with strangers.AThat is trueBIt sounds like funCI dont think soDYou are kidding8I _ have worrie
5、d before I came to the new school, for my classmates here are very friendly to me.AmightntBmustntCneedntDcouldnt9In 2012, Sun Yang became the first Chinese man _ an Olympic gold medal in swimming.AwinningBto winChaving wonDbeing won10-Are you ready for the history test tomorrow?-No,I wish I_the cloc
6、k back.Ahad turnedBcould turnCwill turnDwould have turned11Without our teams great effort, the art exhibition last week _ such a great success.Awouldnt beBwont beCwouldnt have beenDwont have been12 We would appreciate it if you could stay for lunch. Sorry, I . I have another appointment.AwontBshantC
7、cantDmustnt13In the past few years, weve seen works by Chinese sci-fi writers winning international _.AconclusionBstandardCpotentialDrecognition14A scientists attempt to produce the worlds first gene-edited babies _ are immune to HIV has sparked controversy in academia and the public.AasBwhoCwhomDwh
8、ose15一When he know the result of todays job interview?一In a couple of daysAshouldBmayCshallDmust16Dont touch your eyes, nose and mouth, because they arent covered by skin and can _ the virus more easily.Atake upBpick upCmake upDset up17Sorry Im so late, but you cannot imagine _ great trouble I took
9、to find your house.Awhich BhowCwhat Dthat18 I am worn out. Me too, all work and no play. So its time to _.Aburn the midnight oil Bpush the limitsCgo with the flow Dcall it a day19The book _ through the air to Aunt Dede and she began to read it aloud.Agot Bpushed Csailed20Sorry, Mum! I failed the job
10、 interview again.Oh, its too bad. You_ have made full preparations.AmustBcanCwouldDshould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） “At almost any given age，most of us are getting better at some things and worse at others，”Joshua Hartshorne，an MIT cognitive(认知的)science researcher and th
11、e lead author of a study looking at how intelligence changes as we age，told Business Insider.His team quizzed thousands of people aged 1090 on their ability to do things like remembering lists of words，recognizing faces，learning names，and doing math.Their results suggest that no matter your age，ther
12、es almost always a new peak on the horizon.The human brain has a remarkable capacity to recognize and identify faces，and scientists are just beginning to learn why.On average，we know that our ability to learn and remember new faces appears to peak shortly after our 30th birthday.Having trouble focus
13、ing? The study suggests that our ability to maintain attention improves with age，reaching its peak around age 43.While younger adults may excel in the speed and flexibility of information processing，adults approaching their mid-years may have the greatest capacity to remain focused.Dating is tough.O
14、ne of the reasons could be that were generally bad at reading other peoples emotions until we reach our late 40s.Thats according to one component of Hartshornes study，which involved showing thousands of people images of faces cropped tightly around the eye area.Participants were asked to describe the emotion the person in the photo was feeling.Performance peaked for people aged around 48.Many people believe that their math skills decline after they leave school and stop practicing arithmetic.But the next time you try to split up a check，keep this in mind:your ability to