1、2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4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
2、交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1British scientists have produced _ they believe is the worlds smallest Christmas cardAwhichBwhoCthatDwhat2An international team of astronomers announced Wednesday that they _ the first-ever image of a black hole.Ahave capturedBwere capturingChad capturedDwould capture3A
3、lthough the used car seems in good _, it cannot run fast.AstateBsituationCconditionDoccasion4The senior teacher always goes swimming and does push-ups to stay _.Ain placeBin orderCin shapeDin fashion5I will be surprised if you can get Calvin, who is a close-fisted man, these donation draw tickets fr
4、om you.AbuyBbuyingCbuysDto buy6Excuse me, I wonder if you can help me? Sure. _ ?AWhat helpBWhat is thisCWhat is itDWhat do you want7 Whats the recent progress in Xiongan New Area, first announced two years ago?It _ increasing attention from foreign companies given its huge development potential.Ahas
5、 been attractingBhad attractedCwould be attractingDwas attracting8There is _ as a free dinner in this world. As the saying goes, “No pains, no gains.”Ano such a good thingBsuch no good thingCno such good thingDnot so a good thing9-Could I ask you a private question? -Sure, Apardon me B go ahead Cgoo
6、d idea D forget it10Self- confidence is a kind of quality and that is it takes to do everything well.AwhyBthatCwhatDwhich11Theyve seen many famous scholars in the conference. How I wish I _ it!Ahave attendedBwill attendCwould attendDhad attended12What an amazing picture!The little boy _the soldiers,
7、 and I caught them in an unguarded moment.Awas salutingBsalutedChad salutedDwould salute13She runs on average about 15 miles a day every day, _ the circumstances.AwhateverBwhereverCwhicheverDhowever14When it comes to in public, no one can match him.AspeakBspeakingCbeing spokenDbe spoken15People crow
8、d into _ cherry trees are blooming, appreciating the fresh spring sight.AwhatBwhenCwhichDwhere16It is not surprising that she was elected _ monitor ;she is _ very smart girl who has the ability to organize the class well.A/; theB/; aCa;aDthe;/17_ the program, they have to stay there for another two
9、weeks.ANot completingBNot completedCNot having completedDHaving not completed18Although values may be _, its helpful to share them with your partner for additional support.Aterminal BpersonalCcrucial Dpractical19Locals lived in rather _ conditions until the founding of the Peoples Republic of China
10、in 1949.ApreciousBprimitiveCpreciseDprior20Some schools, including ours, will have to make _ in agreement with the national soccer reform.Aamusements BadjustmentsCappointments Dachievements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）When its five oclock, people leave their office. The len
11、gth of the workday, for many workers, is defined by time. They leave when the clocks tell them theyre done.These days, the time is everywhere: not just on clocks or watches, but on cellphones and computers. That may be a bad thing, particularly at work. New research shows that clock based work sched
12、ules hinder creativity.Clock-timers organize their day by blocks of minutes and hours. For example: a meeting from 9 a. m. to 10 a. m, research from 10 a. m to noon, etc. On the other hand, task-timers have a list of things they want to accomplish. They work down the list, each task starts when the
13、previous task is completed. It is said that all of us employ a mix of both these types of planning.What, then, are the effects of thinking about time in these different ways? Does one make us more productive? Better at the tasks at hand? Happier? In experiments conducted by Tamar Avnet and Anne-Laur
14、e Sellier, they had participants organize different activities from project planning, holiday shopping, to yoga by time or to-do list to measure how they performed under “ clock time” vs. “ task time”. They found clock timers to be more efficient(有效率的) but less happy because they felt little control
15、 over their lives. Task timers are happier and more creative, but less productive. They tend to enjoy the moment when something good is happening, and seize opportunities that come up.The researchers argue that task-based organizing tends to be undervalued and under-supported in the business culture. This might be a small change to the wa