1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2答题时请按要求用笔。3请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Although passing the driving test _ be difficult now, its worth the efforts.AneedBshal
2、lCcanDshould2 Which classical Chinese poem do you like best?Dont laugh if we lay drunken on the battleground; how many soldiers ever came back_.Aold and youngBup and downCsafe and soundDright and wrong3Our teacher entered the classroom, _.Aa book in hand Bbook in hand Cbook in his hand Da book in ha
3、nds4The professor _about how to protect the endangered animal in the conference at this time tomorrow.Atalked Btalks Chas been talking Dwill be talking5Dave was a _. Because of his misconduct in class, the whole class had to stay after school.Awet blanket Bleading lightCblack sheep Ddark horse6Wu Le
4、i is the only Chinese player has made it onto the latest World Soccer 500 list.AwhoBwhichCwhoseDwhom7After receiving the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Anne Benedict went on all the people who had helped in her career.Ato thankBthankingChaving thankedDto have thanked8The disaster-stricken villag
5、e was inaccessible _ by helicopter, and the storm added to the rescuers difficulty.Ainstead ofBother thanCrather thanDregardless of9Pandas are _ to the mountains of central China and only about 1,000 remain in the wild.A. nativeBsensitiveCrelateDfamiliar10I think Ana _ her packing since she started
6、getting things ready early this morning.Afinishes Bhas finishedChad finished Dwould finish11They are smiling. There _ much trouble solving the problem.Acouldnt beBmustnt beCcant have beenDmustnt have been12Its supposed to be the end of the paperback(简装书) and the _ of digital media, but some bookstor
7、es are surviving the Internet Age with surprising success.AdeadlineBdawnCduskDdeparture13Was it at the beginning _ you made the promise _ you would do all to help make it?Athat; thatBwhen; thatCthat; whenDwhen; when14After I left _ Linchuan No.2 Middle School, I began college classes in _ September
8、2010.Aa; theB不填; theCthe; theD不填；不填15The food here is nice enough.My friend _me a right place.AintroducesBintroducedChad introducedDwas introducing16 Dont look down upon Bob. He has his own advantages.Oh, yes others are weak, he is strong.ABeforeBWhenCWhereDThough17The first decade in the 21st centu
9、ry _ the rapid rise of China as a world economic power.AwitnessBhas witnessedCwill witnessDhave witnessed18-It took me eight years to build up my business, and it almost killed me.-Well, you know what they say. .AThere is no smoke without fire BNo pains, no gainsCAll roads lead to Rome DPractice mak
10、es perfect19 Are you still thinking about the email Tony sent you yesterday？ Oh，to tell the truth,thats makes me feel excited.AWhat Bhow Cthat Dwhy20_ well for my job interview, I really had butterflies in my stomach on my way to the company I had applied to.AHaving not preparedBNot having preparedC
11、Not to have preparedDTo have not prepared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） Myles, my four-year-old son, somehow got into an adult pool while we were out swimming. We ran over and pulled him out of the water, only to see his blue face and grey, still body. He was lifeless.One pe
12、rson immediately contacted the front desk while another called 911. My friend, John Newland, and I began CPR(心肺复苏). But we hadnt received any professional training. Despite our best efforts, we failed to make any important progress in bringing back my son.Another friend of mine realized two off-duty
13、 lifeguards, Liz and Alison Manley, were nearby. The sisters, 15 and 18, recently trained by the Red Cross in CPR, ran to help. Alison took over directly above Myles and Liz near his feet. Alison started chest compressions (胸部压迫), and Liz gave instructions. They turned him on his side, and cleared t
14、he airway as he expelled(排出) water.They continued chest compressions and rescue breathing, staying calm and cooperating as a perfect team.As the scene unfolded, so many things went through my mind. It seemed that seconds, minutes and hours passed, all at once. I saw his life flash before my eyes, th
15、e image of my beloved son wearing his favorite Lightning McQueen jammies (睡衣) and then his t-ball uniform. All at once was filled with both regret and hope. What kind of a father lets this happen?”,“ Stay with me!”,“ Come on, Myles”,I don t want to live without you !” and finally God help, somebody,
16、 do anything! Then it happened. Myles slowly opened one of his eyes and began to cry. I picked him up and held him.Myles was allowed to leave the hospital the next morning and, despite everything that happened, he asked to go to Worlds of Fun. This was the best Fathers Day gift I could have ever rec
17、eived, seeing that my wife, son and daughter reunited and were all healthy, playing together again! No days are taken for granted any longer!1、When the author pulled his son out of the water, he found his son was _Astill breathing.Bstruggling hard.Ccrying loud in fear.Din a very bad situation.2、How
18、did Liz and Alison Manley react?AThey called 911 for help immediately.BThey took immediate actions to save the boy.CThey asked the pools medical team for aid.DThey taught the author to perform CPR.3、What can we lean about the author from Paragraph 4?AHe was considered a terrible father.BHe was reall
19、y worried about his son.CHe was responsible for the accident.DHe always believed his son would be fine.4、After that accident, the author _.Adecided to learn first aid.Bnever let his son swim again.Callowed his son to do whatever he wanted.Dvalued the time spent with his family more.22（8分） How many t
20、imes have you come back and felt terribly tired, feeling like your head is going to explode? Sounds familiar, right? Well, there are several ways to reduce the frequency of headaches, and those are: eating balanced diet through the day, making sure your body is well hydrated (保持身体水分);getting some ex
21、ercise to remove the negative energy, like helping yourself with a short massage (按摩）on your head. However, preparing an easy recipe will instantly put a smile on your face after your workday.You will need these simple ingredients (配料)to prepare the magical drink which will stop your headache: Lemon
22、 juice; 2 teaspoons of salt (preferably high quality salt); 1 cup of water.Directions:Squeeze 2 lemons. Pour the lemon juice into a cup and add 2 teaspoons of salt. Mix the two ingredients. Add a cup of water to the content. Drink the mixture quikly.How will this drink work and what are the benefits
23、 of its ingredients?Salt:Here is what salt does for your body:-regulates your blood sugar.-balances the sugar levels;-benefits nerve cells for communication and information processing;obtains acidity from your bodys cells, especially brain cells;works as a strong anti-stress element for the body;add
24、s energy in your bodys cells.Lemon Juice: This excellent juice, full of vitamin C and anti-poisons, will release all poisonous substances from your body and give you a sense of lightness. Heres how the lemon will help you ease your headache and maintain well-being to your whole body:balances the pH
25、levels in your body;protects your immune system;nourishes your brain and nerve cells; reduces inflammation (炎症)in your whole body (the headache is a type of inflammation, so the lemon juice fights against it).Water：Water is important for hydrating your whole body, including your head. Many of your d
26、aily headaches may be caused by dehydratation (脱水)，so keep in mind that you should drink plenty of water throughout the day.1、How many ways arc mentioned in the text to help relieve headaches?ATwo.BThree.CFour.DFive.2、What do lemon juice and salt have in common in fighting against headaches?ABoth ca
27、n benefit our nerve cells a lot.BBoth can keep our sugar levels balanced.CBoth have no effect on our immune system.DBoth balance the pH levels in our body.3、The authors main purpose in writing the text is .Ato explain to us different reasons for headache problemsBto give readers advice on how to avo
28、id headache problemsCto warn readers of the bad influence of headache problemsDto offer an anti-headache recipe and the benefits of its ingredients23（8分）SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKENDCaptain GoodfellowDo your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will
29、be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00; free.A Walking Tour of the TownForget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable
30、shoes!Films at the Museum TheatreTwo European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre: See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.International PicnicAre you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Sa
31、turday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.Watch the ball gameIts October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold outside. Dont forget sweaters and jackets.Do You Want to Hear “The
32、 Zoo”?“The Zoo”. a popular rock band from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.1、Which of the following statement is true?ACaptain Goodfellow will teach children from 5-12 to dance, play games on Saturday morning.BYou are reminded to wear comf
33、ortable shoes to watch the ball game.CTo take a walk and learn about local history, you should gather at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:00 on Saturday morning.DYou can probably eat different kinds of food at Central Park on Saturday.2、If you want to kill some time indoors on Saturday afternoon
34、, you would probably go to .Athe Museum TheatreBCity CollegeCthe City TheatreDCentral Park3、What column is this article most likely to be taken from in a newspaper?ASportsBLifeCCultureDScience24（8分）Until recently, voice cloning or voice banking, as it was then known was a customized industry which s
35、erved those at risk of losing the power of speech to cancer or surgery. Synthesizing（合成） a voice was a long and expensive process. It meant recording many phrases, each spoken many times, with different the history of the KidPass blog emotional emphase（s重音）and in different contexts (statement, quest
36、ion, command and so forth), in order to the tips on writing good articles online cover all possible pronunciations.Not any more. Software exists that can store pieces of recorded speech which is merely five milliseconds long, each marked with a precise pitch（音高）. These can be put together to make ne
37、w words, and adjusted individually so that they fit harmoniously into their new sonic homes. This is much cheaper than conventional voice banking, and permits novel uses to be developed.This year Vivo Text plans to release an app that lets users select the emphasis, speed and level of happiness or s
38、adness with which individual words and phrases are produced. Mr. Silbert refers to the emotive quality of the human voice as “the ultimate instrument”. Yet this power also troubles him. Vivo Text licenses its software to Hasbro, an American toymaker keen to sell increasingly interactive playthings.
39、Hasbro is aware, Mr. Silbert notes, that without safeguards a naughty child might, for example, type impolite words on his mothers smartphone in order to see a younger sibling burst into tears on hearing them spoken by a toy using mums voice.More troubling, when tested against voice-biometrics softw
40、are like that used by many banks to block unauthorized access to accounts, more than 80% of the fake voices tricked the computer. Alan Black, one of Festvoxs developers, thinks systems that rely on voice-ID software are now “deeply, fundamentally insecure”.Dr. Saxena and his colleagues asked volunte
41、ers if a voice sample belonged to a person whose real speech they had just listened to for about 90 seconds. The volunteers recognized cloned speech as such only half the time (ie, no better than chance). The outcome, according to George Papcun, an expert witness paid to detect fake recordings produ
42、ced as evidence in court, is the appearance of a technology with “enormous potential value for disinformation”.As might be expected, countermeasures to recognize such deception （ 欺 骗 ） are being developed.Nuance Communications, a maker of voice-activated software, is working on algorithms（算法） that d
43、etect tiny skips in frequency at the points where slices of speech are stuck together. Adobe, best known as the marker of Photoshop, an image-editing software suite, says that it may add digital watermarks to speech synthesized by a voice-cloning software called VoCo it is developing. Such technolog
44、y may help computers recognize suspicious speech. Even so, it is easy to imagine the chaos that might be created in a world which makes it easy to put authentic-sounding words into the mouths of opponents be they colleagues or heads of state.1、Paragraphs 1 and 2 are mainly about .Asignificant elemen
45、ts influencing voice cloningBpossible applications of voice cloning in realityCcomplexities of creating a synthetic copy of a voiceDdifferences between traditional and existing voice banking2、Whats Hasbros attitude towards Vivo Tests new app?AOptimistic. BConservative.CUnconcerned. DSubjective.3、The
46、 experiment carried out by Dr. Saxena and his colleagues shows that volunteers .Aidentified cloned speech in about 45 secondsBpreferred a real speech to a voice sampleCproved only a little harder to fool than softwareDfound it hard to use the software to record their voices4、What can we infer from t
47、he last paragraph?AInvestments should be increased to advance voice cloning.BLong-term measures should be taken to popularize the idea of voice cloning.CDisagreements among firms about the way to treat voice cloning are getting serious.DProblems of voice cloning are unavoidable despite the efforts that have been made.25（10分）We are enrolled
