1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项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）1In the moon garden onboard the Change 4, the shoots of cotton marked the first live matter ever _ on the moon.Ahaving grown Bto be grownCbeing grow
2、n Dgrown2_ online payment is safe, people will be more likely to link their bank cards to WeChat.A Even though B As though C Ever since D As long as3When I was small, my mom _read me stories at night.AcouldBshouldCmightDwould4Guess what! I came across an old friend at the station last weekend. Im su
3、re you talked with him happily.ASounds good!BVery well.CHow nice!DAll right.5_ some leaders and scientists have praised Chinas achievement in space technology, others regard Chinas progress as a threat.AUnlessBOnceCEven thoughDNow that6Everyone in the village hoped that he would _ after a few days t
4、reatment.Apick upBcome upCkeep upDmake up7-Dont worry, Mum. The doctor said it was only the flu.- _! Ill tell dad theres nothing serious.ACongratulations BWhat a reliefCHow surprising DIm so sorry8Could you check my list to see I have forgotten anything?No problem.Awhether BwhichCthat Dwhat9If the n
5、ew security system _ into effect, such accidents would never have happened.Awould be putBwere putCshould be putDhad been put10Jess was sad and her friend helped her _ the first awful weeks after her husband Bill died.Abreak throughBbreak downCget throughDget rid of11More expressways in Sichuan soon
6、to promote the local economy.Aare being builtBwill be builtChave been builtDhad been built12Do you know how I can _ him?On his mobile phoneAlearnBreachCseekDtouch13Steve, the vacation is coming soonHave you found a summer job yet？I suppose I can work at the boys camp _ I worked last summerAthatBwher
7、eCwhichDwhat14Im burnt out as Ive been working on my essay all the time. _. Youll surely make it.ADont put on airsBGive me a breakCDont get on my nerveDHang in there15- How about _ plan to open a branch?- I should say it was _ failure.Aa; aBa; /Cthe; /Dthe; a16It is beyond awkward when everyone arou
8、nd you _ laughing at a joke that you do not find funny, especially if its a joke told in a foreign language.Arun intoBbursts outCyells outDfalls into17 You could always put the decision off a little bit longer. _ If I leave it much longer I might miss my chance.AThats reasonable.BIsnt it a good idea
9、?CDo you think so?DI cant agree more.18 Will it take me long to get to the Sunshine Hotel?No, it _ take you long. Its not the rush hour now.AshouldntBshantCmustntDneednt19_ the player I came across in the stadium spoke, I hadnt realized she was foreign.AUntilBUnlessCSinceDAlthough20_ the danger of d
10、runk driving, many drivers promised never to drive after drinking.ARealizingBTo have realizedCRealizedDHaving realized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） Four teenage girls from Minnesota, US. 120 hours of non-stop togetherness. No cellphones. This is not a reality show, but an a
11、dventure journey.“It was really perfect,” said Julia Ruelle of her recent adventure to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with three of her childhood friends. “By unplugging, we had an amazing time.”Last year, the 16-year-old took part in an essay contest and carried off a prize. The award wa
12、s a 5-day canoe and camping adventure with up to three friends. No parents or guides would be there. So Julia invited her friends Anna Wander, Madeline Wilson and Julianna Torelli.The four Minnetonka High School juniors arrived in Ely for training the day before they began the journey. They set out
13、the next day at 7 a.m., quickly developing a routine.“We were done paddling by noon,” Julia said. “We ate lunch at the campsites and then it was time for hammocks(吊床), reading, making friendship bracelets(手镯) and talking.”The girls all had some experience in the outdoors before.Anna had been to the
14、Boundary Waters with her family. “I love how you are separated from everything in your life, especially technology,” Anna said. Without her phone, she said, “Im less worried about things.” Madeline, too, had been to the Boundary Waters a few years back. “But this time, I had to paddle right and set
15、up camp,” she said. The girls made fire and cooked meal together. No one was ever hungry or homesick, but they were nervous the final night as they waited out a thunderstorm. They left wet sleeping bags in one tent, and squeezed into another for the night. “Every thunderstorm in the Boundary Waters
16、feels huge,” Julia said.On the car ride home, they were all on their phones catching up with friends. “It was a little at a loss turning my phone on,” said Anna. “Mental health can be improved so much in the Boundary Waters. It really helps to get away and reconnect with yourself.”1、How did Julia Ru
17、elle get the chance to camp?AShe won an essay contest.BShe was invited by her friends.CShe performed well in her school.DShe asked her parents for support.2、Why was the 5-day adventure unique to the girls?AThey needed to complete many tasks.BThey needed to find a guide on their own.CThey had to live
18、 on a boat for several days.DThey had to live without their smartphones.3、What can we know about the girls from the story?AThey had not got any camping experience before.BThey all felt refreshed after the adventure journey.CThey enriched their learning experiences by exploring.DThey used to keep in
19、close touch with their friends by phone.22（8分）Many people have bought insurance, either life or property (财产), commercial or compulsory. Yet some people know little about it and some even misunderstand its nature and function.Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to a risk of
20、 some sort. The house owner, for example, knows that his property can be damaged by fire; the ship-owner knows that his ships may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every ship is
21、 lost at sea. If these persons each put a small amount of money into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer losses. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those who pay the contribution are kn
22、own as the insured and those who manage the pool of contributions as insurers.The legal basis of all insurance is the policy. This is a printed form of contract on a piece of paper in best quality. It states that every year the insured shall pay an amount of money, which is called the premium; in re
23、turn, the insurer will pay an amount of money or compensation for losses if the risk or event insured against actually happens.The premium for insurance naturally depends upon how likely the risk is to happen, as suggested by past experience. If companies fix their premiums too high, there will be m
24、ore competition in their area of insurance and they may lose business. On the other hand, if they make the premium too low, they will lose money and may even have to drop out of business. So the ordinary forces of supply and demand keep premiums at a level, satisfactory to both the insurer and the i
25、nsured.1、The underlined phrase in Para. 2 most probably means .Amoney paid by the insurers Beach premiumCmoney paid by all those insured Dthe cost of administering insurance2、Insurance premiums do not become too high because .Anot many people insure themselvesBpremiums depend on the risk of lossesCi
26、nsurers have to be more competitiveDinsurance companies can never lose money3、According to the passage, insurance business gains profit because .Amore and more people buy insurance Bthe firms have sound managementCthe premium is increased year by year Donly a few of those insured suffer losses4、The
27、purpose of the passage is to .Aexplain an insurance policy Bintroduce insurance businessCpersuade people to be insured Dwarn people of possible losses23（8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
28、 (锯) it in half. But when 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 ar
29、ound us based on information 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 (匮乏的) information
30、about the world and its 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 exp
31、eriences and we expect 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,
32、you would naturally believe 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 tw
33、o basketball teams. They 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 empl
34、oy this tactic (招数), what 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 tri
35、ckBprove magic tricks 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 w
36、orldCis influenced by 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 ig
37、nore the “gorilla” because _.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 mor
38、e fun and exciting.CTo draw viewers attention away from a secret action.DTo create information gaps between magicians and viewers.24（8分）Stained glass (彩色玻璃) artists create different designs by making cuts on the glass to “score” it and then breaking off the pattern that they want to use in the finis
39、hed product. The most difficult cut in stained glass is called an inside cut. Basically, its a curved (弯曲的) line where you throw away the part inside of the curve. The problem with inside cuts is that the edges of the curve tend to break off when the pieces of scored glass are broken apart.As the ar
40、tist talked about inside cuts, he said, “The glass will break into pieces if you try to cut too much off at once. The best way to do an inside cut is to slice off smaller curves piece-by-piece. In fact, its not just the best way to do it, but its the only way to do it.”How many times do you try to m
41、ake a big change and cut the entire piece at once? We convince ourselves that we can do this all the time. Well commit to transforming our diet overnight or we get inspired to launch a business in a weekend or we finally get motivated to work out and push ourselves to the edge of burning out.Why not
42、 approach your goals and dreams like a stained glass artist? Starting by slicing a shallow curve and breaking a small piece off, you cut a slightly deeper curve and break that off until you have your full inside cut. By slowly cutting deeper and deeper curves, you prevent the glass from breaking as
43、it changes shape.Of course, change isnt easy no matter how you do it. Slow gains are boring, but if we keep making small improvements, then pretty soon we will end up with a beautiful masterpiece on our hands instead of a bunch of broken pieces.1、Why is an inside cut believed to be most difficult?AI
44、t needs a one-and-only design.BIt calls for nothing but inspiration.CThe edges of the curve break easily.DThe glass inside the curve is easily broken.2、What mistakes are easily made according to paragraph 3?ABeing too eager to make improvements.BBeing too worried about the final outcome.CTrying to m
45、ake a complete change all at once.DTrying to focus on progress instead of achievements.3、What does the author suggest by saying “slicing a shallow curve”？AMoving forward with a clear aim.BStarting slow and improving little by little.CDeveloping a new habit with great determination.DHandling somethin
46、g major first and ignore the minor part.4、What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo show his love of stained glass.BTo introduce the skill of an inside cut.CTo appreciate designs of stained glass artists.DTo share his opinions on how to make a change.25（10分） According to the International
47、Ecotourism Society, eco-travel is “responsible travel to natural areas that protects the environment, maintains the well-beings and involves education”. Eco-travel is on the rise, as more and more people become conscious about their carbon footprint.Expert from Boundless Journeys, Matt Holmes, who works-on travel experiences towards conserving areas said, “As
