1、2023屆高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角條形碼粘貼處。2作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回

2、。第一部分 （共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1As _ healthier lifestyle is being promoted, the bicycle has also become a tool that keeps people on _ go.Athe; aBa; aCa; theDa; /2Tony, do remember to send the report to the sales manager!_.AMade itBGot itCHeard itDFollowed it3Alices father always brings her a nice gift _

3、 he returns home from his business trip.Aby the timeBall the timeCevery timeDin the time4 Lets have a game of tennis; the loser has to treat the other to an ice-cream. _.AIm afraid so BIts a deal CYouve got a point DI suppose not5The plan for Xiongan New Area _ officially on April 1, 2017.Aannounced

4、 Bwas announced Cannounces Dis announced6 Cathy, in my opinion, is very _. Absolutely! She prefers home life to going out.AdomesticBenergeticCdynamicDenthusiastic7The folks were delighted at the message of their relatives _ that mine explosion.AsurvivedBto surviveCwere survivingDsurviving8Helen said

5、 that she would bring me Justin Biebers latest CD the next day, but she .AwouldntBdidntChadn tDhasnt9A large number of excellent films _ all over the world over the past decades.Ahave producedBhave been producedCwere producedDproduced10They dont feel safe in our town at night because it so dangerous

6、. Theres a robbery every week now.AbecomesBbecameChas becomeDhad become11Youve made great progress in your English study, havent you?Yes, but much .Aremains to doBis remained to doCremains to be doneDis remained to be done12Though winters in Britain are cold and there is usually snow, there are _ pl

7、aces for skiing.AsomeBmanyCfewDa few13_ you are supposed to do _ you dont like a thing is _ it. Dontcomplain.AThat; what; changeBWhen; that; to changeCWhat; when; changeDWhat; that; changing14Tom, do you enjoy your present job?_. I just do it for a living.AOf course BNot reallyCNot likely DThats all

8、 right15It is going to rain today. Take an umbrella with you to _ you from the rain.AstopBpreventCkeepDprotect16Janes grandmother had wanted to write childrens book for many years, but one thing or anotheralways got in way.Aa;不填Bthe;theC不填;theDa;the17 Joe, what about going to Belgium for our coming

9、holiday? Sorry, honey, I _ on the newly discovered dinosaur site in ArgentinaThere are remains of what is thought to be the largest creature ever to walk the earth.Awas workingBworkCwill be workingDworked18They have leading experts in this field，and thats _ theyve made important progressAwhereBwhyCw

10、hetherDwho19In the virtual laboratory environment created in the VR app, students can _ a particular experiment before doing them in a real lab.Areveal BreserveCpreview Dprovide20At the end of the historic area，Wilmington displayed its _ as a working port city：large warehouses and a few other dated

11、office buildingsAachievementBreputationCcharacterDstandard第二部分 閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21（6分） One night I received a Facebook message from Laura, a former classmate. “Hey Steve,” she said, “I know youve always been an animal lover. Ive just had a baby and I cant keep my mini pig.

12、”Being fond of animals, I knew I wanted the pig. I just had to figure out how to make it happen. I lived in a two-bedroom single-level house in Georgetwon, Ontario. Its tough to bring a pig back to the house I share with two dogs, two cats, and my lifelong partner.But I was not letting that pig go.

13、So I told Laura Id take the animal. When I got home with the pig, I hid her in the bedroom, and began to prepare a dinner for Alisha her favourite bacon cheeseburgers. Its better to make her happy before introducing the new member to her.When I led her to the bedroom and showed her the surprise, Ali

14、sha stood in the doorway like a statue. It took her a few seconds to know what I had done. She complained about my unreasonable action. She insisted there was no more room in the house.I knew I was wrong, but I hoped I could smooth things over. Soon enough, the lovely pig did the smoothing for me. N

15、ever had we felt such joy as she brought to us. We got her a name “Esther”.Esthers arrival changed our lives. A few weeks later, we decided to stop eating bacon. We figured it was our turn to try to change the world for other animals. A few months later, we moved to a farm where we cared for abandon

16、ed animals so far, six rabbits, six goats, two sheep, one horse, three cows and three chickens.1、Who does the underlined phrase “my lifelong partner” in Paragraph 2 refer to?ALaura.BSteve.CAlisha.DEsther.2、Why did the author cook Alisha a meal?ATo please her to accept the pig.BTo make an apology to

17、her.CTo celebrate Esthers arrival.DTo show off his cooking skills.3、What was Alishas reaction the moment she saw Esther?AShe burst into tears.BShe showed interest in her.CShe quarreled with Steve.DShe was frozen for a while.4、What is the best title for the text?AA Small Pig Making a Big DifferenceBA

18、n Abandoned Pig Finding a Warm HomeCA Little Pig Bringing Happiness to a FamilyDA Lovely Pig Removing a Couples Disagreement22（8分） What will power your house in the future? Nuclear wind or solar power? According to scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) in the US, it might be a

19、rtificial leaves.Natural leaves are able to change sunlight and water into energy. It is known asphotosynthesis(光合作用). Now researchers have found a way to imitate this process.The artificial leaf developed by Daniel Nocera and his colleagues at MIT can be seen as a specialsilicon chip withcatalysts(

20、催化劑). Similar to natural leaves, it can split water into hydrogenand oxygen when put into a bucket of water. The hydrogen and oxygen gases are then stored in a fuelcell(電池), using those two materials to produce electricity, located either on top of a house or beside the house.Though the leaf is only

21、 about the shape of a poker card, scientists claimed that it is promising to be aninexpensive source of electricity in developing countries. “One can imagine villages in India and Africa not long from now purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology” said an American scientis

22、t, Nocera.An artificial leaf is not a new idea. The first artificial leaf was invented in 1997 but was too expensiveand unstable for practical use. The new leaf, however, is made of cheap materials, easy to use and highly stable. In laboratory studies, Nocera showed that an artificial leaf could ope

23、ratecontinuously for at least 45 hours.The wonderful improvements come from Noceras recent discovery of several powerful new,inexpensive catalysts. These catalysts make the energytransformation inside the leaf moreefficient with water and sunlight. Right now the new leaf is about 10 times more effec

24、tive at carrying out photosynthesis than a natural one. Besides, the device can run in whatever water is available.This is important for some countries that dont have access to pure water.Hopefully, each home could have access to the new application in the future.1、The purpose of this article is to

25、_.Aintroduce a new kind of deviceBask people to do the researchCadvertise the new productDshow the process of photosynthesis2、Which of the following is NOT the advantages of the new leaf?AIts low in cost.BIts small in size.CIt has a wonderful fuel cell.DIts convenient for people to use.3、What conclu

26、sion can be drawn from the text?ANocera thought the new leaf is expensive for developing countries.BVillages in Africa have benefited a lot from the new invention.CSilicon chip can help the new leaf work more effectively.DThe equipment doesnt necessarily operate in pure water.4、Whats the writers att

27、itude towards the new device?ANegative.BOptimistic.CDoubtful.DUncertain.5、According to the text, what will take place in the future?ANatural leaves will take the place of artificial leaves.BScientists will develop more ways to produce energy.CThe new invention could be widely used in the future.DDev

28、eloping countries will contribute more to the research.23（8分）On the day the tornado hit, there was no indication severe weather was on its waythe sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first alert my husband, Jimmy, 67, and I, 65, got came around 9 p.m., from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy

29、was watching. He ran upstairs to find me in our third-floor bedroom, and we changed the channel from the presidential primary debate I had been watching to our local Pensacola, Florida, station.No sooner had we found coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. Suddenly, the bones of the house

30、shook, the power went out, and the wind began to roar through blown-out windows. We had three flights of steps to navigate to the relative safety of the first floor, where a closet fixed underneath a brick staircase might be the firmest place to wait things out. Everything around rattling, we strugg

31、led forward, uncertain whether we would make it.As we reached the last flight of steps, our front door blew out. Shards of glass flew everywhere. A three-foot-long tree branch whipped, missing us by inches.By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushe

32、d me down to the closet floor, but the wind kept him outside. I grasped his arm as the tornado constantly sucked the door open and tried to bring him with it. My knees and scalp were full of glass, but I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the back of the house and into t

33、he bay. Then everything stopped. In those first quiet moments, I couldnt believe it was over.The storm lasted four minutes. Four of the twelve town houses in our unit were completely destroyed. Of the houses left standing, ours suffered the most damage. Amazingly, none of us were severely injured.1、

34、The author and her husband were caught unprepared by the tornado mainly because _.Athey were watching the presidential debate on the TVBthey missed the first alert from the TVCno signs indicated the disasterDthe government didnt warn them of the severe weather2、The author didnt feel the pain in her

35、keens and scalp because_.Ashe lost her consciousness Bshe was concerned about her husbands safetyCshe got to the closet safe and sound Dshe was glad that the tornado was over3、How did we feel after the tornado?Ablessed BdepressedCannoyed Dshocked4、Which word best describe the experience?Ainteresting

36、 BadventurousCunpredictable Deducational24（8分） AUSTRALIAN adults want to see “life skills” introduced into school curriculums, including money management, job preparation and domestic tasks. New research from Monash University showed Aussie adults also widely supported the inclusion of technology, c

37、oding and artificial intelligence subjects to student curriculums to prepare them for future jobs.Co-author Professor Neil Selwyn, from Monashs new Education Futures think tank, said the survey results of more than 2,000 Australians had taken himself and Dr Deana Leahy by surprise. “The life skillsI

38、 wasnt expecting that at all,” he said. Those quizzed were asked to rate the value of a list of subjects already in the curriculum, but were also given an open space to write what they think should be included. Prof. Selwyn said people called for schools to teach financial skills, budgeting, cooking

39、 and doing taxes. “You could argue that these are things people should be learning themselves, or learning from their families,” Prof. Selwyn said. “But weve got to be thinking forward in terms of the skills people will need for jobs and their ways of living.”One respondent said schools should intro

40、duce a “contemporary life skills” subject: “A compulsory 1-hour a week class on skills needed that parents seem continually unable to teach their kids.” Suggestions for the class included resume writing, filing tax returns and health claims. Another respondent called for students to be taught “gener

41、al life skills as unfortunately not enough kids will have parents to actually be bothered to educate them or simply parents dont know themselves”.Of the subjects, maths was the highest ranked (75.5 percent), followed closely by English (74.8 percent). And while science was the third highest ranked s

42、ubject (46.2 percent), it was more strongly supported by those who earned higher wages and were university educated compared to lower income earners.Aspects of school life considered least important were students having fun, learning about things that interested them and being given the opportunity

43、to be creative.1、Why did the adults suggest adding “life skills” to school curriculums?ATo vary school curriculums.BTo enrich students school life.CTo prepare students for future work and life.DTo save parents the trouble of educating kids.2、What did Prof. Selwyn think of the adults suggestions?ARea

44、sonable.BRidiculous.CInteresting.DImpractical.3、What does Paragraph 3 focus on?ADifferences of school subjects.BReasons for the school survey.COpinions from the surveyed.DInvestigations of the respondents.4、What can we know from the text?AThe present curriculums are to adults taste.BContemporary lif

45、e skills involve resume writing.CStudents interests have been greatly promoted.DThe parents quizzed think highly of school life25（10分）It is one of the oldest magic tricks in the booka magician locks a woman in a box, with her head and feet sticking out from either end, and saws (鋸) it in half. But w

46、hen she finally jumps out of the box, the woman is unharmed.This trick was introduced nearly a century ago. It has been around for some time, but it never goes wrong. Why is it so successful? The answer is simple: the human mind is easily fooled.Our brain processes the world around us based on infor

47、mation that sensory organs, including the eyes, pick up. For instance, when we see a cow or a horse standing behind a tree, we automatically “fill in” the part of the animals body that is hidden from our sight. “So the brain is taking this kind of very sparse (匱乏的) information about the world and it

48、s generating this rich world by filling in information,” Stephen Macknik, a scientist at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona, US, told Science magazine.But since our brains are filling in the gaps, sometimes they get it wrong. They tend to be driven by our previous experiences and we expect

49、 things to go as they have in the past even if sometimes they do not.This tendency explains magicians success in fooling people with well-known coin tricks. For example, when you see a magician throw a coin up and down in one hand and then fake a coin thrown to the other hand, you would naturally be

50、lieve that the coin is in the other hand.Apart from the information gaps, magicians also use the “blind spots” theory when doing their shows.The most well-known experiment demonstrating this theory is called the “invisible gorilla (大猩猩)”, in which volunteers watch a video of two basketball teams. Th

51、ey are asked to count how many times the teams wearing white shirts pass the ball. In the meantime, a person dressed as a gorilla walks onto the court. But shockingly, half of the viewers dont notice the gorilla, even when they appear to be looking directly at it.Magicians employ this tactic (招數), w

52、hat they call “misdirection”, in almost every one of their acts. They direct our attention somewhere else using comedy and music, which can make us miss stuff during the performance.1、The magic trick is mentioned in the first paragraph to _.Aintroduce the steps of the magic trickBprove magic tricks

53、seldom go wrongCreveal how magic tricks are designedDget us to wonder how magicians trick the mind2、We can conclude from the passage that the human mind is easily fooled because our brain _.Amay have difficulty remembering what we just sawBfills in information about the magic worldCis influenced by

54、our previous experiencesDprocesses far more information than our sensory organs pick up3、What does the underlined word “invisible” in paragraph 7 refer to?AUnnoticed. BUnimportant.CUnpleasant. DUnprepared.4、During the “invisible gorilla” experiment, people watching the video ignore the “gorilla” bec

55、ause _.Athey dont look directly at itBthey are not interested in itCthey are too focused on countingDthey consider it to be a distraction5、Why do magicians usually use comedy and music when they play magic tricks?ATo get viewers to stay focused on the show.BTo make the show more fun and exciting.CTo

56、 draw viewers attention away from a secret action.DTo create information gaps between magicians and viewers.第三部分 語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項26（30分）What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you dont even try any mor

57、e because you think what you do is not 1 enoughDiscouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, because whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is always someone else who can do it much 2 I have always enjoyed music and it is 3 to me that every musician has a 4 of th

58、eir ownMy father 5 several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to 6 his sound in a groupWhether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own 7 soundI once read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, “ Nobody else can make the sound that you mak

59、e.” The sound that you make may not be the same as someone elses but who is 8 which is better. It is said that “ 9 is in the eye of the beholder.” Perhaps it could be said that “A delightful sound is in the ear of the 10 ”Every person has a different tone of voice that 11 only to them, and we all kn

60、ow people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of 12 that is unique to themIt might not be the sound of your music or your voice at allIt might be the way you whistle or the sound of your footstepsEach person has a（an） 13 on the world in some waysSomeone else can do what you do, but they cannot do i