1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Lifting off at sunrise, the hot air balloon goes wherever the wind blow.AmayBmustCneedDshould2He _ a chance to try it ag
2、ain just now.A gave B will give C is given D was given3Pity you missed Georges wedding.Well, I _.Ahavent been invited Bwouldnt be invitedChadnt been invited Dam not invited4-How was your trip to Xian last month？-_. It was raining cats and dogs during my stay there.AWonderfulBExcitingCNot badDIt coul
3、dnt be worse5I dropped by at 6:00pm yesterday but failed to see you at your house.I _ in a gym at that time.Awas exercising Bam exercisingChave exercised Dhad exercised6-They are quiet, arent they?-yes. They are accustomed _at meals.Ato talkingBto not talkingCto not talkDto talk7We did have a quarre
4、l about money last night，but now we have already_.Ataken upBput upCmade upDbrought up8Not having worked out the program, _ leave the office. Aso he was forbidden to Band he didnt want toChis little son couldnt make him Dbe couldnt free himself to9The argument remains extremely heated it is necessary
5、 to frequently update teaching material.AthatBwhichCifDwhether10What do you think of the movie last night?When I got there it _, so I only watched the end.AfinishedBhad finishedCwas finishingDhas finished11Peter has previous experience, _ I think hes the right person for the job.Aor BbutCfor Dso12.O
6、pening the book, she found in it a white, plain envelope with her name _ on it.Ato printBprintedCprintingDprint13I was expecting a present from her, so I was disappointed I didnt receive _.AitBoneCthatDthe one14The artist is said during the production and thus a pirated video was sold in every part
7、of Kenya.Ato be cheatedBbeing cheatedCto have been cheatedDhaving been cheated15Mary became _ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.Acompletely BsincerelyCapproximately Dincreasingly16While we were listening to the speech
8、attentively, a voice _ to announce the result of the election.Abroke inBbroke upCbroke offDbroke down17My daughter, _ all kinds of meat, would not like to eat any vegetable, which worries me a lot.Adevoted toBaddicted toCaccustomed toDexposed to18You _ have booked the tickets in advance; there were
9、plenty left.AneedntBcantCshouldntDmustnt19Thats the third time youve done that!Yeah, _?Awhat of it Bwhats onCwhat about Dwhat for20Efforts will be made to_ new teaching models to exploit the students potential.Aaccelerate BinnovateCdifferentiate Dcompile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
10、选项。21（6分） “Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully, “Well, its something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad
11、s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, It would be a skeleton in his familys closet. He really wouldnt want any neighbor to know about it.”“Why pick on my family?” Jessicas father said with anger. “Your family history isnt so good, you know. Wasnt your great-great-grandfather a prisoner wh
12、o was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.After dinner, the house was very quite. Jessicas par
13、ents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessicas closet. Just as she opened the
14、 door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor, Jessicas mother sank into a faint（晕倒）, walking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“W
15、hat happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the schools skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica, “ I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica look
16、ed in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They are both crazy,” she thought.1、According to Jessicas mother, “a skeleton in the clothes” means _.Aa family honor Ba family secretCa family story Da family treasure2、What can we learn about some Australians ancestors from Paragraph 2?AThey we
17、re brought to Australia as prisoners.BThey were the earliest people living in Australia.CThey were involved in some crimes in Australia.DThey were not regarded as criminals in their days.3、Jessicas mother fell down into a faint _.Abecause she was knocked Bbecause she was frightenedCbecause she was i
18、njured Dbecause she was surprised4、Jessicas parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because _.Athey were crazy Bthey were overexcitedCthey realized their misunderstanding Dthey both thought they had won the quarrel22（8分）Robert Todd Duncan was born in 1903 in the southern city of Danvi
19、lle, Kentucky. His mother was his first music teacher. As a young man, he continued his music study in Indianapolis, Indiana.In 1930, he completed musical education at Columbia University in New York City. Then he moved to Washington. For fifteen years, he taught music at Howard University in Washin
20、gton. At that time, not many black musicians were known for writing or performing classical music. Teaching at Howard gave Duncan the chance to share his knowledge of classical European music with a mainly black student population. He taught special ways to present the music. These special ways beca
21、me known as the Duncan Technique.Besides teaching, Duncan sang in several operas with performers who were all black. But it seemed that he always would be known mainly as a concert artist. However, his life took a different turn in the middle of 1930s. At that time, the famous American music writer
22、George Gershwin was looking for someone to play a leading part in his new work Porgy and Bess. A music critic (评论家) of The New York Times newspaper suggested Todd Duncan. Duncan had almost decided not to try for the part as he knew it would not be easy to get it. But he changed his mind. He sang a p
23、iece from an Italian opera to Gershwin. He had sung only for a few minutes when Gershwin offered him the part. He became famous because of the part in Porgy and Bess.Todd Duncan gained fame as an opera singer and concert artist. But his greatest love in music was teaching. When he stopped teaching a
24、t Howard, he continued giving singing lessons in his Washington home until the week before his death.1、What is this passage mainly about?AWhat Robert Todd Duncan loved most.BHow Robert Todd Duncan became famous.CRobert Todd Duncan and his musical productions.DA brief introduction to Robert Todd Dunc
25、an.2、What happened to Duncan in the middle of 1930s?AHe gave up teaching at Howard University.BHe was introduced by The New York Times in detail.CHe was asked to be in charge of the opera Porgy and Bess.DHe was given a big opportunity to become an opera singer.3、We can infer that Robert Todd Duncan
26、had almost decided not to try for the part mainly because .Ahe was too busy to do it Bhe was not interested in itChe was not confident enough Dhe didnt want to become famous4、According to the passage, what did Robert Todd Duncan love most?ASinging in concerts. BWriting music.CSinging opera. DTeachin
27、g music.23（8分） Christmas at the mountain cline would have to wait. The banks beside Mary Breckinridges Wendover, Kentucky, clinic were ruined after a heavy rain. She had to find a way to get her five patients to the hospital in Lexington.With a neighbors help, Mary and the nurses built a boat. They
28、named it Ambulance, and on the morning of December 30,1926. Mary another nurse, and the patients set off down the river. After sixteen wild miles on the dangerous river, they arrived at the train station in Krypton. As she watched the train pull away with her patients safely on board. Mary smiled an
29、d waved.Mary had not planned to be a nurse. She was the daughter of a wealthy Kentucky politician. As a child, Mary was influenced by her family who had always been concerned about the poorer people of the state. When she grew up, Mary was inspired to become a nurse. So in 1925 Mary hired a few Brit
30、ish-trained nurses and, with some money from her family, started the Frontier Nursing Service in Wendover, Kentucky.Before Mary and her nurses came, the mountain people lived a hard life. Families made so little money that they could not afford doctors or medicine. Many children had diseases and nea
31、rly every person was malnourished for lack of food.Mary and the nurses built clinics and a small hospital deep in the forests of Leslie County. There were no paved roads, electricity, or telephones. Each day the nurses rode on horseback to outlying farms, often in bad wenther, to answer calls for he
32、lp. They worked hard to keep an eye on their patients.To the grateful mountain people, Mary and the nurses seemed to be everywhere. They treated everything from cut fingers to pneumonia(肺炎), gave shots, and delivered babies. The proud countrymen liked the nurses because they treated everyone with re
33、spect.The Frontier Nursing Service grew. Today their Nursing Service reaches far beyond the Kentucky mountains. Medical professionals from all over the world come to Wendover to study rural health care in action. When these men and women go back to their own countries, they are prepared to help peop
34、le in need.1、How did Mary Breckinridge get her five patients to Krypton?ABy trainBBy carCBy waterDOn horseback2、The underlined word “malnourished” in Paragraph 4 most probably means .AmysteriousBlacking nutritionCcarelessDin danger of dying3、We can learn from the text that Mary Breckinridge .Aremain
35、s a great influence on health care todayBwanted to set up more clinics to help the sickCwiped out diseases in the Kentucky mountainsDtrained all of her assistants herself4、What is the main idea of the text?AMary and her family were always helpful to othersBThe Frontier Nursing Service set up many br
36、anchesCRural nurses found creative ways to transport supplies and patientsDMary and other nurses provided kind medical care to rural people24（8分）It is said that if you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of
37、 our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ag
38、ing could be slowed down.With a team ofcolleaguesat Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations.Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side parts of t
39、he brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual on economical faculties.Contraction of front and side parts as cells die off was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in som
40、e sixty-and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to the contraction normally connected with age using the head.The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the town. Those least at risk, say
41、s Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routinework ingovernment offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking (萎缩)brainsas the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.Matsuzawas findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from
42、 shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain, good blood circulation is through using the brain.” he says. “Think hard and engage in conversation. Dont rely on pocket calculators.”1、The team of doctors wanted to find
43、 out_.Athe size of certain peoples brainsBhow to make people live longerCwhich people are most intelligentDwhy certain people are aging sooner than others.2、On what are their research findings based?AThe study of brain volumes of different people.BThe study of brain volumes of old people.CThe latest
44、 development of computer technology.DA survey of farmers in northern old people.3、The doctors tests show that _.Aour brains shrink as we grow olderBthe front section of the brain does not shrinkCsixty-year-olds have better brains thanthirty-year-oldsDsome peoples brains have contracted more than oth
45、er peoples4、According to the passage, which people seem to age more slowly than the others?ALawyers. BFarmers.CClerks. DShop assistants.25（10分）The Kids FarmWhile kids visit vegetable plots and animal contact areas, they will learn that most of the food we eat every day comes from farms, and that tak
46、ing care of animals takes time, commitment and knowledge.Kids can see our cows, donkeys, goats, alpacas, pigs, etc. and learn all about looking after farm animals. At the Caring Corral, they will have a chance to touch cows and donkeys, under staff members supervision.Please Note: Any time you touch
47、 an animal, there is a risk of spreading germs (细菌). Visitors to the Kids Farm should wash their hands after touching the animals. The Caring Corral is open only when the staff are available; hours are limited. The Kids Farm uses pizza to teach kids how many kinds of food grow. Hands-on exhibits show how pizza ingre
