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）1It is believed that many more popular terms _ on the Internet this year.Awill be createdBhave createdCare createdDare creating2The scientist does n
2、ot study nature _ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.AuntilBbecauseCthoughDunless3The two brothers look so much alike that it is difficult to _.Atell them fromBtell from themCtell apart themDtell them apart4It_ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the on
3、ly one with a car.AmayBcanCmustDshould5Yesterday I took my car to the garage to have them _ the air-conditioner.Ato checkBcheckingCcheckedDcheck6By the end of last week,600 people from 50 countries to attend the meeting，with nearly half coming from the United States，Germany and Britain.Ahad register
4、ed Bhave registeredCregistered Dwere registered7Why are you so upset?I had my computer repaired yesterday, but it _ work again.AdoesntBdidntCwontDwouldnt8 What does the sign over there read? “No person _ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.”AwillBshallCmayDmust9He has writ
5、ten two articles for the journal，one to be published in this issue，the other to_ in the next.Aturn outBcome outCbring out.Dleave out10Whats up? You look worried.Well, I _ on the problem for 5 hours but I havent got a single clue.Ahave workedBworkedCwill workDhave been working11Linda realized she was
6、 in the wrong and promised to _ a new leaf.Atake over Bturn over Cget over Dgo over12-Did you visit the famous cultural relics last month?-No, we_ it, but we spent too much time shoppingAcould have visitedBmust have visitedCcant have visitedDshouldnt have visited13Dont throw away the old booksGive t
7、hem to _needs themAwhoeverBanyoneCwhoDwhomever14 She will finish the project within three days! - _! I could do it in three hours.AYou are right. BIm stuck. COh, come on DDont mention it.15You seem to be familiar with this city.I _ here for three years. Its so great to be back.Alived Bhad livedChave
8、 lived Dlive16Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree _ people view “volunteer” as an important social role.Aby whichBto whichCin whichDfrom which17If he _ his teachers suggestion, he would have won the English Speech Contest.Ahad follo
9、wedBshould followCwas to followDfollowed18She is fed up with sharing a house with others; , she is looking for her own flat.AmoreoverBotherwiseChoweverDtherefore19Only after he was brought to the police station did the boy _ he had stolen some purses from other passengers.AparticipateBacknowledgeCre
10、alizeDsummarize20I was afraid I would miss the important lecture.Oh, was that why you _asking me to speed up?Ahad keptBare keepingCwould keepDkept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）Last night Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stayed home. It was cold and rainy and they didnt want to go out in t
11、he bad weather. Mrs. Rojas made some popcorn and ice tea. At 8:00, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas went into the living room, sat on the sofa and began the movie and ate and drank. At 8:15, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas realized they already watched the movie last year and they didnt want to watch it again.“Now what?” aske
12、d Mr. Rojas. “Lets play cards!” answered Mrs. Rojas. At 8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Rojas started to play cards. They were playing for about 10 minutes when Mr. Rojas looked out the window. The rain changed to snow and the trees were covered in beautiful white snow. “Im happy we stayed home tonight. It looks
13、beautiful outside but this weather is very dangerous to drive in.” said Mr. Rojas. “Youre right,” said Mrs. Rojas, “but Im bored. Lets play some music and dance.”Mr. Rojas was surprised. “Dance? But I really dont .”“Oh come on!” Mrs. Rojas insisted. She put on a romantic CD and they both started to
14、dance. They were dancing for about 1 minute when suddenly the music stopped and the lights went out. Mrs. Rojas laughed. “Were just not very lucky tonight, are we?” she said. Mr. Rojas said, “Of course were lucky! We are together!” He kissed her and continued to dance with her, in the dark and witho
15、ut music.1、Why did Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stay at home last night?AThey wanted to stay together. BThe weather was so terrible.CThey had a dinner at home. DThey planned to watch a movie.2、When it started to snow, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas were _.Amaking popcorn Bwatching a movieCplaying cards Ddancing to the mu
16、sic3、We can infer from the passage that .AIt was a rainy day in summer BMrs. Rojas cooked very wellCMr. Rojas loved to dance at first DMr. Rojas was in love with his wife22（8分） Positive thinking is a significant element of happiness. In order to become a positive thinker, determination and consisten
17、cy are important. The first thing to know about positive thinking is that everyone can do it. With certain cognitive (认知的) and behavioral changes, we can all become positive thinkers. Another important factor is that being a positive thinker does not mean you become numb to anything that is not work
18、ing properly in your life or is negative - it just means that you approach life and face challenges with a healthier outlook.Instead of selectively attending to negative events, focus on the positive ones. Then pay attention to the delayed consequences of your behavior rather than the immediate ones
19、. For example, if a job is not going like you want, focus on the fact that you have a job and how you can take your time to make the situation better.Challenge any internal attributions and see if you compare your behavior to standards that are excessively rigid and perfectionistic. If so, change th
20、ese and be reasonable with your comparisons. For example, if you constantly compare your weaknesses with other peoples strengths, then switch this and compare yourself with those who are doing poorer than you as well. Overall, people who focus more on their strengths than their weaknesses but at the
21、 same time are aware of their weaknesses have a healthier self-evaluation result.When faced with too much fear about a situation, imagine the worst case and visualize a solution for it, then let go of fear. This way, you will be prepared for anything and your fear will not block you from being open
22、and creative to different solutions. For example, if you are constantly worried about losing your job up to a point where it is creating a lot of anxiety and fear and is effecting your performance and your happiness negatively, then think of losing your job, visualize how you will handle it, find so
23、lutions in your mind and then let go of the thought and the fear attached to it.So positive thinkers are better problem solvers and have better interactions. In addition to that, people who are positive thinkers are happier and more satisfied with their life.1、Why is positive thinking a significant
24、element of happiness?AIt means that one is blind to the troubles and difficulties that exist.BIt means that one constantly compares everything with other peoples.CIt means that one is strong in mind and has nothing to be afraid of.DIt means that one approaches life and faces challenges more healthil
25、y.2、What does the text suggest about the job you dont like?AQuitting it and finding a better one.BKeeping and trying to make it better.CBeing negative and numb to it.DChallenging yourself with a new outlook.3、What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 4?ABe prepared for the worst: and let g
26、o of fear.BBeing constantly worried will lose your job.CFear will prevent you being open and creative.DThere is nothing to fear if well prepared.4、What can be a suitable title for the text?AHow to focus on the positive eventsBHow to be a positive thinkerCWhat to do when faced with fearDWhat to know
27、of self-evaluation23（8分） People have grown taller over the last century, with South Korean women shooting up by more than 20cm on average, and Iranian men gaining 16.5cm. A global study looked at the average height of 18-year-olds in 200 countries 1914 and 2014. The results show that while Swedes we
28、re the tallest people in the world in 1914, Dutch men have risen from l2th place to claim top spot with an average height of 182.5cm. Larvian women, meanwhile, rose from 28th place in 1914 to become the tallest in the world a century later, with an average height of 11.8cm. James Bentham, a co-autho
29、r of the research says the global trend is likely but once you average over whole populations, genetics plays a less key role, he added.But while height has increased around the world, the trend in many countries of north and sub-Saharan Africa causes concern, says Elio Riboli of Imperial College. W
30、hile height increased in Uganda and Niger during the early 20th century, the trend has reversed in recent years, with height decreasing among 18-year-olds.One reason for these decreases in height is the economic situation in the 1980s, said Professor Alexander. The nutritional and health problems th
31、at followed the policy of structural adjustment, he says, led to many children and teenagers failing to reach their full potential in terms of height.Bentham believes the global trend of increasing height has important implications. How tall we are now is strongly influenced by the environment we gr
32、ew up in, he said. If we give children the best possible start in life now, they will be healthier and more productive for decades to come.1、What can be learned from Paragraph I?AThe increase in womens height is much bigger than mens in the last century.BThe last century has seen a great increase in
33、 peoples height in most countries.CGenetics plays a key role in the increase of peoples height in the last century.DDutch and Swedes are ranked first and second in height in the world nowadays.2、The underlined word reversed in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by .Aslowed down.Bgone upwards.Cchanged to th
34、e contrary.Dcome to life again.3、According to the text,James Bentham suggests that .AThe economic situation of some countries should be improved.BEnvironment protection should be attached great importance to.CThe global trend of increasing height should be closely watched.DChildrens proper nutrition
35、 and healthcare should be guaranteed.24（8分） “Does my smile look big in this?” Future fitting-room mirrors in clothing stores could subtly adjust your reflection to make you look-and hence feel-happier encouraging you to like what you see.Thats the idea behind the Emotion Evoking System developed by
36、Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues at the University of Tokyo in Japan. The system can manipulate, or in other words, control your emotions and personal preferences by presenting you with an image of your own smiling or frowning face.The principle that physiological changes can drive emotional ones that
37、laughter comes before happiness, rather than the other way around- is a well-established idea.The researchers wanted to see if this idea could be used to build a computer system that manipulates how you feel. The system works by presenting the user with a web-camera image of his or her face as if th
38、ey were looking in a mirror. The image is then subtly altered with-software, turning the corners of the mouth up or down and changing the area around the eyes, so that the person appears to smile or frown.Without telling them the aim of the study, the team recruited(招募)21 volunteers and asked them t
39、o sit in front of the screen while performing an unrelated task. When the task was completed, the participants rated how they felt. When the faces on screen appeared to smile, people reported that they felt happier. On the other hand, when the image was given a sad expression, they reported feeling
40、less happy.Yoshida and his colleagues tested whether manipulating the volunteers emotional state would influence their preferences. Each person was given a scarf to wear and again presented with the altered webcam image. The volunteers that saw themselves smiling while wearing the scarf were more li
41、kely to report that they liked it, and those that saw themselves not smiling were less likely.“The system could be used to manipulate consumers impressions of products,” say the researchers. For example, mirrors in clothing-store fitting rooms could be replaced with screens showing altered reflectio
42、ns. They also suggest people may be more likely to find clothes attractive if they see themselves looking happy while trying them on.“Its certainly an interesting area,” says Chris Creed at the University of Birmingham, UK. But he notes that using such technology in a shop would be harder than in th
43、e lab, because people will use a wide range of expressions. “Attempting to make slight differences to these and ensuring that the reflected image looks believable would be much more challenging,” he says.Of course, there are also important moral questions surrounding such subtly manipulative technol
44、ogy. “You could argue that if it makes people happy, what harm is it doing?” says Creed. “But I can imagine that many people may feel manipulated uncomfortable and cheated if they found out.”1、Whats the main purpose of the Emotion Evoking System?ATo see whether one s facial expressions can be altere
45、d.BTo replace the mirrors in future clothing-store fitting rooms.CTo see whether laughter comes before happiness.DTo see whether ones feeling can be unconsciously affected.2、What can we learn about the web-camera image in the study?AIt recorded the volunteers performance in the task.BIt attempted to
46、 make the volunteers feel happier.CIt gave the volunteers a false image.DIt beautified the volunteers appearance in the mirror.3、What does Creed mention as a limitation of the technologyAIt only deals with a limited number of facial expressions.BIt only works in clothing stores.CIt only makes subtle
47、 changes to peoples expressions.DIt only changes the areas around the mouth and the eyes.4、What does Creeds comment on the moral issues with this technology imply?APeople should make their decisions independently.BTechnology is unable to manipulate people.CNothing is more important than happiness.DPeople should neglect the harm of the technology.25（10分）The Bristol International Balloon Festival
