2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how2．—CouldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?—________.Isitdisturbingyou?A．Takeiteasy.B．I’msorry.C．NotabitD．Itdepends3．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed4．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where5．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving6．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should7．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．all B．every C．either D．each8．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use9．—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking10．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave11．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．appreciationD．entertainment12．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe13．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless14．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs15．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught16．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving17．--Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp．---That’sright．_____________．A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．SomethingisbetterthannothingC．Themorethemerrier D．Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone18．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether19．Thefirstsnowdidn’tfalluntilFebruaryinourprovincethisyear,________wasunexpected.A．it B．which C．that D．what20．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter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）ArobotcalledBina42hassuccessfullytakenacourseinthephilosophyofloveatNotreDamedeNamurUniversity(NDNU),inCalifornia.AccordingtocourseinstructorWilliamBarry,associateprofessoratNDNU,Bina42istheworld’sfirstsociallyadvancedrobottocompleteacollegecourse,afeathedescribedas“remarkable.”Therobottookpartinclassdiscussions,gaveapresentationwithastudentpartnerandparticipatedinadebatewithstudentsfromanotherinstitution.Beforebecomingastudent,Bina42appearedasaguestspeakerinBarrysclassesforseveralyears.OnedaywhenaddressingBarry’sclass,Bina42expressedadesiretogocollege,adesirethatBarryandhisstudentsenthusiasticallysupported.RatherthanenrollBina42inhisRobotEthics:PhilosophyofEmergingTechnologiescourse,BarrysuggestedthatBina42shouldtakehiscoursePhilosophyofLoveinstead.LoveisaconceptBina42doesn’tunderstand,saidBarry.ThereforethechallengewouldbeforBarryandhisstudentstoteachBina42whatloveis.“Someinterestingthingshappenedintheclass,”saidBarry.HesaidthathisstudentsthoughtitwouldbestraightforwardtoteachBina42aboutlove,which,afterall,is“fairlysimple—it’safeeling,”saidBarry.Buttherealitywasdifferent.Bina42endeduplearning“31differentversionsoflove,”saidBarry,highlightingsomeofthechallengeshumansmayfacewhenworkingartificialintelligenceinfuture.Bina42participatedinclassdiscussionsviaSkypeandalsotookpartinaclassdebateaboutloveandconflictwithstudentsfromWestPoint.Bina42’scontributiontothedebatewasfilmedandpostedonYouTube.ItwasjudgedthatBina42andNDNUclassmateswerethewinnersofthisdebate.Inthenextdecade,BarryhopesBina42mightbecomecomplexenoughtoteachaclass,thoughhesaysheforeseesrobotsbeingusedtobettertheteachingandlearningexperience,ratherthanreplacinginstructorscompletely.1、（小題1）WhatwasBina42’sperformancelikeinclass?A．Extraordinary.B．Insignificant.C．Far-reaching.D．Unattractive.2、（小題2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“addressing”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Dealingwith.B．Consultingwith.C．Givingaspeechto.D．Sendingaletterto.3、（小題3）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ItwasinterestingforBina42tolearnaboutlove.B．ItwasquitetoughforBina42tolearnaboutlove.C．Artificialintelligencemaysomehowbesuperiortoman.D．Humanscanlaunchachallengetoartificialintelligence.4、（小題4）WhatdoesBarrythinkofthefuturedevelopmentofBina42?A．Itwillsurelybeabletoserveasateacher.B．Itwillbeabletopromotelearningandteaching.C．Itwillcompletelytaketheplaceofinstructors.D．Itwillbesmartenoughtocontrolhumanbeings.22．（8分）SydneyDayToursPortStephensDayToursLabeled“BlueWaterParadise”,PortStephensisknownforitsbeautyandmarinesurroundingswithover19milesofclean,whiteandsandybeaches.Itishometoaround30bottlenosedolphinandthuscalledthedolphincapitalofAustralia.Highlights:DolphinWatching;AustralianReptileParkOperates:Mon,Wed&Sat---8AMAdults:$195Children:$98Note:NotsuitablefromDec.20th,2017toJan.9th,2018inChristmas&NYperiod,Feb.2th-22th,2018inChineseNY.SydneyCityDayToursSydneyisabigcity,filledwithlotsoflandmarksandattractionstosee.ThiscanmakeitastressfultasktoplanyourownvacationinSydney.Luckily,ourtoursaredesignedtoallowyoutoseeallofSydney’smostfamouslandmarks.YoucanrestandmakesurethatyouwillbeseeingallthatSydneyhastooffer.Highlights:HarbourBridge;SydneyOperaHouseOperates:Daily---8AMAdults:$129Children:$65BlueMountainsToursTheseBlueMountainsToursfromSydneyhavebeendesignedfortheadventuresandpeoplewholiketoenjoybushwalking.Additionally,theseBlueMountainsDayToursincludesatoughwalkfromGlenbrooktotheWentworthFalls.Highlights:SeeAustralianwildlifeup-close;GuidedhikeatWentworthFalls.Operates:Daily—8AMAdults:$99Children:$74Note:Agoodleveloffitnessisrequiredforthebushwalk.Minimumchildageis11years.1、WhichoneisNOTpropertimeforthePortStephensDayTours?A．Jan.1th,2018(Sat.)B．Jan.3th,2018(Mon.)C．Jab.24th,2018(Wed.)D．Feb.3th,2018(Thur.)2、WhatcantouristsenjoyonSydneyCityDayTours?A．MarinesurroundingsB．HarbourBridge.C．DolphinWatchingD．Adventurousactivities3、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheadvertisement?A．Allthetoursareavailableeveryday.B．Sydneycityhasthemostlandmarksandattractionsintheworld.C．Children10yearsandunderarenotpermittedonBlueMountainsTours.D．Allthetoursarechargedanddesignedonlyforadventures.23．（8分）Youngsunflowersturnandswingeveryday.Newfindingsaddtoevidencethattheplantsareanimal-like.Harmer,aprofessorintheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,DepartmentofPlantBiology,carriedoutaseriesofexperimentsonsunflowersinthefield,inpotsoutdoorsandinindoorgrowthchambers.Bystakingplantssothattheycouldnotmove,Harmershowedthathecoulddestroytheirabilitytotrackthesun.Healsonoticedthatsunflowerspreventedfrommovingwerenotastoughandleafyasthosethatwerefreetomove.Whenplantsweremovedindoorwithasettledoverheadlight,theycontinuedtoswingbackandforthforafewdays.Theindoorplantsdidstarttrackingthe“sun”againwhentheapparentsourceoflightingwasmovedacrosstheroom.Theplantscouldreliablytrackthemovementandreturnatnightwhentheartificialdaywasclosetoa24-hourcycle,butnotwhenitwascloserto30hours.Whensunflowerstrackthesun,theeastsidesoftheirstemsgrewmorerapidlythanthewestsides.Atnight,thewestsidesgrewfasterasthestemswungtheotherway.Theteamidentifiedanumberofgenesthatwereexpressedathigherlevelsonthesunwardsideoftheplantduringthedayorontheothersideatnight.Aplantgrowth-regulatinghormone(激素),calledauxin,appearstobeakeydriver.The“dance”tothesuncycleobviouslyslowswhenthesunflowermatures(成熟)anditsflowersopenup.Atthatpoint,theplantsstopmovingduringthedayandsettledownfacingthesunintheeast.“Beeslikewarmflowers.”Harmersaid,addingthatthebeesarecold-blooded,solandingonawarmflowersavesthemenergyandperhapsfeelsreallygood.“Themorningwarmthchangestheflowersinawaytomakethemmoreappealingtoinsects,perhapscausingthemtoreleasemoreattractivescentsearlierintheday.”hesaid“We’recurrentlytestingthisidea.”1、WhydidHarmerdotheexperimentonsunflowers?A．ToseehowsunflowersgrowupB．Toshowwhatsunflowers’genesare.C．Tostudywhysunflowerstrackthesun.D．Tocheckifsunflowersswingincloudydays.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“staking”probablymeaninParagraph3?A．trackingB．finingC．growingD．searching3、Whatistheresultofsunflowersbeingstoppedfrommoving?A．Theywillproduceanumberofnewgenes.B．Theywillgrowfasterthanusual.C．Theywon’tswingbackthoughsetfree.D．Theywon’tgrowwell.4、Whatistheadvantageofsunflowers’dancetothesun?A．Theyattractmoreinsects.B．Theysavemoreenergy.C．Theymaturemorerapidly.D．Theyproducemoreflowers.24．（8分）Whydoestimeseemtoflybyfasteraswegetold?You'vegotyouragingbraintoblame.Thisislikelyduelargelytothephysicalchangesofournervesandneurons(神經元).Newresearchsuggests‘rapidfire’abilitiesoftheyoungbrainallowustoprocessmoreinformationduringyouth,causingthedaystoseemlongerearlierinlife.However,aswegetold,researcherssaytheolderbraintakesmoretimetoprocessinformation.ThenewfindingputforwardbyaDukeUniversityresearcherwaspublishedinapaperinthejournalEuropeanReviewthisweekAccordingtoAdrianBejan,theJ.AJonesProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringatDuke,thephysicalchangesofournervesandneuronsplay,amajorroleinourperception(知覺)oftimeaswegetold.Overtheyearsthesestructuresbecomemorecomplexandeventuallybegintodegrade."Littlebabies,forexample,movetheireyesmuchmoreoftenthanadultsbecausethey’reprocessingimagesatafasterrate,"Beiansays,Forolderpeople,thismeansfewerimagesarebeingprocessedinthesameamountoftime,causingexperiencestoseemasthoughthey’rehappeningmorequickly.1、Whatcausestimetoflyfasteraswegetold?A．Changesofournervesandneurons. B．Informationinourbrain.C．Theelectricalsignals. D．Rapidfireabilities.2、Whatisunavoidableintheprocessofgettingold?A．Longerdays. B．Agingbrains.C．Moreimages. D．Lessexperience.3、Whydothedaysseemlongerearlierinlife?A．Youngpeoplearemoreenergeticintheirlife.B．TheyoungerbraintakeslesstimetoprocessinformationC．Oldpeoplehavefewerthingstodothanyoungpeople.D．Littlebabiesmovetheireyesmuchmoreoften.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．NervesandNeurons B．TimeFliesFastC．TheOlder,theFaster D．TheFunctionoftheBrain25．（10分）KieronGrahamhasknownfromayoungagethathewasadopted.Whileheloveshisadoptivefamily,hehasalwayswonderedabouthisbirthmotherandbrother.WhenhisadoptivemomgavehimaDNAtesttool,theybothhopeditmightleadtohisbirthfamily.Butneitherguesseditwouldworksoquickly,orthatwhenitdid,Grahamwouldlearnheandhislong-lostbrothermayhavecrossedpathseveryday.IttookjustoneweekfromthetimeGraham,acollegestudentatGeorgia'sKennesawStateUniversity,receivedhisDNAresultsonAforhimtoconnectwithhisbrother.Graham'sDNAresultsshowedthathisclosestmatchwasamannamedVincentGhant,anditturnedoutGhantlivedjustafewminutesaway.Grahamreachedoutandlearnedthatthetwowereinfactlong-lostbrothers.Theirmother,ShawnGhant,madethedifficultdecisiontoplaceKieroninadoptivecarewhenhewasjustababy.Andshehasworriedandwonderedaboutheryoungestsoneversince.Grahamhassincebeenreunitedwithhismotherandbothofhisbrothersonhismother'sside.“It’sallsurreal(離奇的),toomanyemotionstodescribeexactlywhatI’mfeelingabouttheentiresituation,butit’sagoodsituation,”GrahamtellsMNN.Asfatewouldhaveit,KieronandVincentarebothstudentsatKennesawState.Theyevenhavethesamemajor:politicalscience.Soit'sasafebetthetwocrossedpathsmanytimesoverthepastthreeyears.Andnow,thankstosomeDNAsleuthing(篩查),thetwowillcrosspathsmanymoretimesintheyearstocome.“We’regettingtogetheronChristmaswitheveryone,birthmotherincluded,”Grahamsays.“That'ssuretobeaveryindelibleChristmasindeed,whichwillalwaysbetreasuredbyus.”1、Accordingtothepassage,Graham___________.A．isquitefamiliarwithhisbirthfamilyB．reliedonawebsitetofindhisbirthfamilyC．happenstobeworkinginAD．isstudyingengineeringinthestateuniversity2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．ItwashardforShawntoplacehersoninadoptivecare.B．Grahamhasthreeadoptivebrothersonhismother’sside.C．Itwastoodifficultforthewholefamilytogetunited.D．ShawnGhantlovesheroldersonsmore.3、WhatdoesGrahamprobablythinkofhisexperience?A．Unbelievableandexciting. B．Surprisingbutcommon.C．Undoubtedandinspiring. D．Movingbutpainful.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indelible”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Normal. B．Silent. C．Traditional. D．Unforgettable.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）Avisittothehospitalisrarelyapleasantone.AsImademywaytotheward（病房）,Itookadeepbreathand1asmile.Afterall,nobodyneededanother2faceintheroom.AsIenteredtheward,Ioverheardmyrelativesmakingplansfora3.Mygrandfatherhadremained4foralmostaweek,witha5diagnosisfromthedoctor.Wasthisreallytheendforhim?6atmygrandparents'placesinceyoung,I7averycloserelationhipwiththem.HewouldsneakmedownstairsforicecreamwhenGrandmotherwasinthebathroom,whileI8addedmoresugarinhismorningdrinkbecausehehada9tooththatGrandmotherdisapprovedof.Iwantedto10thisquietman.Ididnotbelieveitwashistimetogo.Ihad11aboutpapercranes（鶴）andwishescomingtrue.Foreveryonethousandfoldedpapercranes,wegetawish12bythegods.13asitsoundstotheadults,Imanagedto14mysistersandcousintocarryoutthissacredplan.Thelastfewcraneswere15butaweeklaterhewasstillinadeepsleep.Theonethousandpapercraneshadnotdeliveredour16tothegods.Weonlyhadonewish-wasthattoo17toaskfor?Justwhenallhopeseemed18,acallfrommyauntchangedeverything.Shewantedustocometothehospitalimmediatelymygrandfatherwasawake.Avisittothehospitalis19apleasantone.However,thistime,Iwas20bythescent（香氣）offlowersthatvisitorsbrought.Isteppedintomygrandfather'swardandsawhimholdingourjarofpapercranes.Thismanoffewwordslookedupatmeandsaid,“Mygoodgirl,thankyou.”1、A．hidB．gaveC．practicedD．return2、A．beautifulB．miserableC．seriousD．ugly3、A．funeralB．celebrationC．meetingD．recovery4、A．awakeB．silentC．uncertainD．unconscious5、A．firmB．wrongC．correctD．discouraging6、A．SupportedB．RaisedC．HeldD．Kept7、A．improvedB．destroyedC．establishedD．handled8、A．secretlyB．delightedlyC．surprisedlyD．gladly9、A．brokenB．healthyC．sweetD．white10、A．callB．understandC．forgetD．awaken11、A．readB．setC．broughtD．looked12、A．sentB．ignoredC．grantedD．expressed13、A．RealB．NiceC．SimpleD．Ridiculous14、A．allowB．convinceC．adviseD．inform15、A．completedB．performedC．startedD．left16、A．wishB．suggestionC．informationD．opinion17、A．heavyB．highC．muchD．far18、A．promisingB．lostC．reasonableD．inspired19、A．usuallyB．graduallyC．rarelyD．typically20、A．praisedB．acceptedC．remindedD．greeted第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）InHangzhou,southernChina'sZhejiangprovince,borrowingbooksfromthelibraryisnowassimpleasshoppingonline:click,pay1．waitfordelivery.Thecity’spubliclibraryrecentlylaunchedaprogramonWeChat,apopularChinesemessagingsoftware,2．(enable)itsreaderstocheckoutbooksonlineandgetthem3．(deliver)totheirhomesatlowprices.Toenjoythe“Hangzhouenjoyablereadingservice”,onefirstneedstofollowthelibrary’sofficialWeChataccount,4．providesalistofbooks.Afterpickingbooks,borrowersarerequired5．(present)theinformationsuchastheirlibrarymembershipcards,cellphonenumbersandsoon.Theselecteditemswillbedeliveredbyexpresswithinthreedaysafterpayments.Eachreadercanborrowupto5booksonceand20booksatmost6．total.Thebookscanbeborrowedforupto40days.Readersnowcanborrowthelibrary’smostpopularbooksinthisway.Theonlinebookswillberenewedandenriched7．(gradual)accordingtoreaders’borrowinghabitsand8．(prefer).AttheendofDecember,thelibrary’soldandclassicbooks9．(put)onlinetoo,makingthetotalnumberofbooksavailableandbringingborrowersalotof10．(convenient)第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Chessisagameforpeopleofallages、Itdevelopsourmemoryandlogicalthinking,encourageustobeinventive、Italsoteachesustolookallwaysbeforecrossingthestreet、WhenIwasalittleboy,therearesomeoldmeninmyvillage,thatoftengottogetherplayingchess、AlthoughIwasonlyeight,Ilikedwatchingthemtoplay、Fromthenon,Ibecameinterestedinit、TimegoesonbutIhavebecomechessfan、IoftenplaychesswithmyclassmateandneighboursinhoursonSunday、WhenIwinagamewithaveryc