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）1This restaurant has become popular for its wide _ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.AproductionBofferCrangeDdivi
2、sion2More wild tigers have been seen in the forest around this area, _ there used to be very few.AwhenBwhereCwhatDwhich3 May I go out to play basketball, Mum?_ Do what you like.AGo ahead!BYouve got it.CIts your turn.DNot at all!4Do you _ ready for the spring outing?No,I still have to buy some fruit.
3、AeverythingBanythingCsomethingDnothing5It is obvious to the students _they should get well prepared for their future.AasBthatCwhichDwhether6.Opening the book, she found in it a white, plain envelope with her name _ on it.Ato printBprintedCprintingDprint7_ travelling expenses rising a lot, we had to
4、change all our plans for the tourAAsBByCSinceDWith8The necklace the woman bought is , because it is made of glass.ApricelessBworthwhileCvaluableDworthless9“ _ I went through ups and downs in life，” Gordon said, “I never found the importance of being selfdisciplined as well as the significance of lif
5、e.”AIf BSinceCUntil DUnless10Could you check my list to see I have forgotten anything?No problem.Awhether BwhichCthat Dwhat11In the UK，some people equate life experience with the number of stamps in their passports.Thats why they all agree that they _ the “travel bug”Acatch BcaughtChave caught Dare
6、to catch12Smoking should be banned in public. _It is harmful to both the smokers and non-smokers.AId love to BIts my pleasureCIm with you on that DIts up to you13They felt _ it was high tax and low income _ contributed to the extreme misery of the working people at the bottom of the ladder.A/；thatBt
7、hat; whichCthat; whatD/; which14A fireworks display was organized _ the Queens birthday.Ato mark BmarkedChaving marked Dbeing marked15Mary liked to look back on her highschool days， she thought were the happiest in her lifeAthatBwhatCwhichDwhen16The rising house price and the high income tax rate ha
8、ve become the biggest _ of the ordinary people in China todayA. concern B. influence C. involvement D. occupation17The problem _he will have his college education at home or abroad remains untouched.Ahow Bwhether Cthat Dwhen18Be seated, please and Ill make you a cup of tea._. Lets come to the point
9、first.AYou neednt do so BPlease dont bother CYou are welcome DYou are indeed too polite.19-Jassy , you speak Chinese so fluently! - _.You are lying, I have to say. B Thanks a lot for saying so.C Thats none of your business. D I cant agree more.20It is really cold and the ground is wet; it _ have rai
10、ned last night.AmightBmustCcanDshould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）Watching what you eat can be easier said than done, but a recent study shows it might not just be about whats on your plate it could be about how quickly it disappears.Japanese researchers followed 1,083 adul
11、ts for five years, splitting them into three categories based on how quickly they ate: slow, normal, and fast. They also answered a questionnaire at the beginning of the study, sharing their diet, physical activity, and medical history. In the beginning, none of the volunteers had metabolic syndrome
12、 (新陈代谢综合征) - meaning at least three risk factors which can lead to health problems like heart conditions and diabetes.When the participants reported back five years later, 84 had been diagnosed (诊断) with metabolic syndrome and their eating speed was a major predictor, according to the results in the
13、 journal Circulation. The fast eaters were 89 percent more likely to have metabolic syndrome than slow and normal eaters. Just 2.3 percent of slow eaters received the diagnosis, compared to 11.6 percent of fast eaters. But thats not all. Fast eaters also saw more weight gain, larger waistlines, and
14、higher blood sugar levels than slow eaters.The researchers say gobbling makes it easier not to take notice of fullness before your body has a chance to signal you to stop. “So when people eat fast they are more likely to overeat,” said Takayuki Yamaji, MD, study author and cardiologist at Hiroshima
15、University in Japan in a statement.Previous research backs up the weight benefits of slow eating, too. One study of New Zealand women found fast eaters have higher body-mass indexes (指数), and a Chinese study found that both healthy and fat men ate less when told to chew 40 times instead of 15 times
16、before swallowing. Initial research even suggests chewing your food longer could bum more calories - up to about 1,000 extra every month.1、What are the participants divided by?AMedical history. BHealth condition.CPhysical activity. DEating speed.2、Which may be the result of the study?AFast eaters ar
17、e 4 times more likely to have metabolic syndrome.BNormal and slow eaters dont have metabolic illness.C89% of fast eaters have higher blood pressure.DSlow caters are healthier than fast eaters.3、What does the underlined word “gobbling” in Paragraph 4 best mean?ATasting slowly. BDigesting quickly.CEat
18、ing greedily. DCooking carefully.4、What does the last paragraph tell us?AThe importance of eating speed. BThe advantage of eating slowly.CThe result of a Chinese study. DFast eating and overeating.22（8分） Fabien Cousteau was born with deep love for the ocean. His grandfather and his father were ocean
19、 explorers and documentary filmmakers. Fabien spent his early years on his grandfathers ships. Today, Fabien follows in his familys footsteps to protect the planets endangered ocean life. With his vast knowledge and experience, he tries to strike a balance between environmental problems and market e
20、conomies.Fabien is well known for his study of sharks. During 2000-2002, he created a TV special called Attack of the Mystery Shark based on the shark attacks that occurred along the New Jersey shoreline in the summer of 1916. Then in 2003-2006, with the help of a large crew, Fabien created a shark
21、submarine (潜艇) that enabled him to put himself inside the shark world, providing people with a rare view of the mysterious and often misunderstood creatures.For the next four years (2006-2010), Fabien was part of a series called, Ocean Adventures, which offered a rare look into some of the most fant
22、astic ocean species (物种) and environments.In 2010, Fabien started Plant A Fish, a nonprofit project for children to help restore local water ecosystems by replanting key ocean species. Save the world, one fish at a time. The project is still in progress now and its final goal is to plant 1 billion “
23、fish” worldwide.From June 1 to July 2, 2014, Fabien and his team spent 31 days underwater to research how climate change and pollution are affecting the oceans. Fabiens Mission 31 broke new ground by going deeper, longer and further, exposing (显露) the world to the adventure and the mystique (神秘) of
24、what lies beneath.Fabien is currently working on a documentary film about the adventures of Mission 31, as well as building an Ocean Learning Center to provide children around the world with the opportunity to learn about oceans and engage with ocean explorers directly through social media.1、What is
25、 Not Fabiens job?AOcean explorerBDocumentary filmmakerCEnvironmentalistDMedia manager2、How is Paragraph 2 developed?ABy providing facts.BBy offering analyses.CBy making comparisons.DBy drawing conclusions.3、We can learn from the text that _.AFabiens “Plant A Fish” project has already achieved its fi
26、nal goalBFabiens Mission 31 broke the records of former ocean explorationsCFabiens TV special about sharks is based on his childhood experiencesDIt took Fabien four years to produce Ocean Adventures all on his own4、In which part of a website can we read the text?AModern Technology.BSpace Exploration
27、.COutstanding Figures.DFantastic Wildlife.23（8分） There was a lot of news related to artificial intelligence, or AI, and machine learning. Among the stories were two dealing with direct competitions between humans and machines.In one competition, machines that used AI performed better than human bein
28、gs in a high-level reading test. Two natural language processing tools beat human in the experiment. One of the tools was built by the American technology company Microsoft. The other was created by Chinese online seller Alibaba Group.In another competition, a computer took on humans in live, public
29、 debates.The event demonstrated how AI-powered computers are increasingly being developed to think and sound like humans. The organizer of the debates, U. S. technology company IBM, announced split results. It said a majority of those watching said they felt the machine had done more to improve thei
30、r knowledge of the subject. But, the human got more praise for communicating their ideas.This year, we also explored the many ways AI and machine learning are now being used. For example, some U. S. judges use machine learning systems to help them decide when, and for how long, criminals should be j
31、ailed. The system uses computers to examine data from thousands of court cases.One fast-growing area of AI is facial recognition, which is increasingly being used for security purposes. Recently, Atlantas Hartsfield-Jackson airport became the first in the U. s. to permit passengers to use facial rec
32、ognition technology to get on flights. A Chinese company showed off an AI system it developed to recognize individuals by body shape and walking movements. The system is already being used by Chinese police in Beijing and Shanghai.In addition, machine learning was used during 2018 to predict results
33、 of the World Cup soccer competition. The technology also created artwork that sold for a large amount of money. And it is being used to help farmer save time and money, while reducing environment-harming chemicals. Other technology systems are being used to follow farm animals and wildlife to colle
34、ct information on their activities.1、Why were the two competitions mentioned in the passage?ATo show how much better AI and machine learning are than humans.BTo prove AI and machine Learning got more praise for communication.CTo show how powerful AI and machine Learning are.DTo prove AI and machine
35、learning have been used in the work of U. S. judges.2、What are facial and body recognition systems used for in the passage?AKnowledge learning.BSafety control.COffice automation.DTracking survey.3、What can we infer from this passage?AAI has been widely used in every persons daily life.BHuman can be
36、replaced by AI in future completely.CMore attention is being paid to AI in every part of the world.DMore advanced Al is helping people in more and more areas.4、Where is the text probably from?AA technology report.BA natural science magazine.CA science fiction.DA government document.24（8分）Ticks of th
37、eTradeHere are some of the ways companies try to get you to buy their products. See if you can spot any of them the next time you watch an ad,What a Character! Companies often use mascots to sell their products A memorable mascotlike a rabbit that loves cerealmakes you immediately think of the produ
38、ct.Convincing Colors: Many foods come in brightly colored packaging meant to grab your attention. Different colors can create different feelings. For example, research shows that red and yellow can make you hungry.Name ThatTune: Have you ever had a song from a commercial stuck in your head?Companies
39、 create catchy jingles and slogans to make sure you dont forget their products.Making Your Mouth Water: Have you noticed that food in commercials often looks better than it does in real life? Thats because advertisers hire people called food stylists to make burgers look extra juicy and chips extra
40、crispy.Star Power: Companies pay actors, athletes, and singers to promote their products. The idea is that people will want to eat and drink the same products as the celebrities they admire.Football star Cam Newton appears in ads for Gatorade.1、250In the first trick, what do companies try to associa
41、te their products with?ATrademarks.BMascots.CLogos.DSymbols.2、252Research shows that the color yellow can .Aincrease a persons appetiteBinspire a persons imaginationCsharpen a persons eyesightDmotivate persons creativity3、254Food stylists try to promote the food by taking advantage of a persons sens
42、e of .AhearingBtouchCsightDsmell25（10分） While elephants born without tusks (长牙)are not unheard of，they normally form just 2 to 6 percent of the population. However, that is not the case at Mozambiques Gorongosa National Park, where an astonishing 33 percent of female elephants born after the country
43、s civil war ended in 1992 are tuskless. While that may appear to be just a coincidence, Joyce Poole, an elephant behavior expert, has another theory. The researcher thinks we may be witnessing unnatural evolution of the species due to the constant hunting of elephants for valuable ivory.Poole says b
44、efore the countrys 15-year-long civil war, the 100,000acre park was home to over 4,000 elephants. However, by the time the conflict ended in 1992, about 90 percent of them had been killed for ivory to help finance weapons (武器)and meat to feed the soldiers. Of the less than 200 survivors, over 50 per
45、cent of adult females had no tusks. Therefore, it is not surprising that the parks tuskless elephant population has grown greatly.This is not the first time researchers have observed a great change in the population of elephants. At Zambias South Luangwa National Park and Lupande Game Management Are
46、a， areas which were heavily hunted in the 1970s and 1980s, 2% of elephants 25 years or older and 13% of those younger than 25 are now without tusks. A 2008 study published in the African Journal of Ecology found that the number of tuskless females at the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania went from 10.
47、5 percent in 1969 to almost 40 percent in 1989, largely due to illegal hunting for ivory.The recent ban on ivory in both the US and China should help get rid of, or at least reduce, elephant hunting. However, scientists are not sure how long it will take for elephants with a higher rate of tuskless females, t
