1、2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效5如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1 I want to learn tennis.
2、 Would you like to help me? . But learning tennis is no walk in the park.ANo kidding BNo wonder CNo problem DNo way2Did Tom go back late last night? No. It was just nine oclock he arrived home.Awhen Bafter Cuntil Dthat3Nowadays, more and more Chinese homes have the technology and equipment _ to do o
3、nline shopping.AneededBneedingCneedDto need4What do you think of Putin?He is an outstanding leader who _his reputation.Alooks out for Bcomes up withClives up to Dlooks forward to5This winter, one of the largest _ snowstorms hit many areas.ArecordingBrecordedCbeing recordedDto record6_ he was 12, Ein
4、stein had learned advanced mathematics by himself.AThe first time BAt the timeCBy the time DDuring the time7 -I usually go there by train.-Why not _ by ship for a change?Ato try goingBtrying to goCto try and goDtry going8Fred let _ that he was prepared to leave company when the new manager took offi
5、ce.Asecret BslipCpromise Dstandard9For the final _ of our journey，we decided to take the coach.Aleg BroundCdistance Dpath10 Dimash appeared on the stage of Singer 2017,his voice instantly won hearts of Chinese audience.AAs long as BAs soon as CNow that DEver since11My mom once worked in a very small
6、 village school, which is_only on foot.AacceptableBadequateCaccessibleDappropriate12I felt like giving up. I probably _， but my Dad whispered, “Come on! You can make it.”Awould have Bwould Cshould Dshould have13I have to reschedule the appointment with you since there is a _ in my arrangement. Acont
7、ract Bcontrast Cconnection Dconflict 14Although the test _ look like a simple one, great care is needed.AmayBmustCshouldDneed15Hard work，along with dedicated revolutionary spirit is the fundamental guarantee of success，which is _ we should learn from the pioneers participating in the Long March.Atha
8、tBwhatCwhereDhow16Sorry, I didnt hear the door bell ring.Your bell . Perhaps it needs repairing.Anever workedBis never workingCnever worksDhad never worked17Starting a conversation is a good way to kill time on the train._. I also like to talk with strangers.AThat is trueBIt sounds like funCI dont t
9、hink soDYou are kidding18To tell the truth, I didnt expect that there were so many people _ the idea.Asupported Bsupporting Cto support Dhaving supported19If people keep polluting the ocean, no creature there will survive _.Aat all costBfor a long whileCin the long runDby no means20_ has greater pot
10、ential than flammable ice being mined from underneath the South China Sea when it comes to a global energy revolution.AnothingBneitherCno oneDnone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） A gaming company in New Zealand is luring employees. from around the world by offering unlimited p
11、aid annual leave, a share in the companys profits and no set work hours.Dean Hall became famous in international gaming circles for being the lead designer on popular video game DayZ. After searching the world for a location for his new gaming studio, Rocketwerkz, New Zealander Hall settled on the s
12、mall university town of Dunedin on the south islands east coast, where land is cheap and creative start-ups have become an important pan of the citys identity.Rocketwerkzs flexible work culture is now drawing talent from around the globe, with Hall receiving 300 messages of inquiry since a local new
13、spaper wrote about his studio last week.Last year, when the company was still in its infancy(婴儿期), baby cats would also make a regular appearance in the office as a form of fighting stress, and Friday afternoons are generally reserved for sports and games to end the week on a playful note.“The first
14、 time I heard about the idea of unlimited paid leave in places like Silicon Valley it was about the problems it caused. A culture had appeared where employees took no leave,” said Hall.“So to address that, our staff are issued the standard New Zealand annual leave of four weeks, but they can also ta
15、ke unlimited leave in addition to that.”Emily Lampitt, from Britain, is a 3D junior artist who has been with the company for a year and a half. She says the flexible work culture was a huge factor in her decision to move to New Zealand.“The flexibility here has made me feel much more relaxed” she sa
16、ys. I “That internal stress I used to feel in a traditional work environment has gone, so when I am at work now it is because I want to be, because I am passionate(有激情的), not because I am afraid of my boss or watching the clock.”1、The underlined word “luring” in Paragraph I is closest in meaning to
17、.AcheatingBdisturbingCinspiringDattracting2、Why are baby cats mentioned in Paragraph 4?ATo show the company focuses on pressure relief.BTo explain how the company motivates its staff.CTo stress the significance of harmony in workplaces.DTo introduce a new way to promote creativity3、According to the
18、passage, unlimited paid leave in Silicon Valley .Aset a good example to Rochetwerkz.Bdidnt work out as expected.Chelped develop the local culture.Dsolved the problem of unemployment.4、What is the writing purpose of the above text?ATo encourage companies to be more flexible.BTo describe what a creati
19、ve company should be like.CTo give a report on the flexible management of a company.DTo discuss how to make a traditional company more competitive.22（8分）There is an English saying : “ Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now however, doctors have
20、 begun to study laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found facts that laughter really can improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing a
21、nd muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.Other tes
22、ts have shown that laughter appears to be able to reducing the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produce pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produce pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group which tolerated(忍受) the pain for the longest
23、 time was the groups which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins in the brain. These are natural chemicals which diminish both stress and pain.There is also some fact to suggest that laughter helps the bodys immune system
24、, that is, the system which fights infection. In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group of students served as the control group - in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found
25、that the people in the group that watch the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells, that is, the cells which fight infection.As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their p
26、atients condition by encouraging them to laugh.They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.1、It can be learnt from the passage that laughter can_.Amake people feel youngerB
27、change peoples habitsCimprove peoples healthDmake people love their lives2、Smiling can produce_.Amore effects than laughterBthe same effects as laughterCless effects on the human bodyDno effects on the human body3、The main idea of this passage is that _.Athere are several ways of studying the benefi
28、ts of laughterBlaughter and physical exercise have the same effects on human bodyCthe doctors should learn how to make people laughDtests show that laughter can produce beneficial effects on human body23（8分） A company in San Francisco, California, has found a way to turn used plastic bottles into wo
29、mens shoes.Every day, millions of Americans drink water and other liquids from plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown away each day. Many of the plastic bottles end up in landfills or are burned with other waste products.A San Francisco start-up company called Rothys, however, turn
30、s this plastic waste into environmentally friendly shoes. Roth Martin is the companys co-founder. He explains how they turn plastic into soft material for womens feet. They take the plastic, clean it, and break it down into small pieces. Then they press them through a device that makes soft fibers.
31、Those fibers are then combined together. This is done by a 3D machine. It is designed to reduce waste while making the shoes. The knitted stuff and the inner part of the shoe are then attached to the shoes outer part, called the sole (鞋底). This outer sole is also made from environmentally friendly m
32、aterial: responsibly sourced no-carbon rubber.Rothys shoes are sold online. They are flat shoes, with either a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and designs. They cost either $ 125 or $ 145 per pair, depending on the design. After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discovered them
33、last year, the demand for the shoes grew. Martin says there is no shortage of material to fill that demand. “Were not going to run out of water bottles any time soon. So we have a limitless supply of material, and I think that is a good sign for our future.” When the environmentally friendly shoes w
34、ear out, customers can return them at no cost to a company that uses the recycled materials to make other products.For now, the shoes are only available to be shipped in the United States. However, the company says it will add international shipping in the near future.1、How are used plastic bottles
35、usually dealt with?AThey are buried or burned.BThey are used to make shoes.CThey are changed into soft materials.DThey arc returned to factories for reuse.2、What does the underlined word knitted in the third paragraph mean?AAttached.BFixed.CCombined.DRepaired.3、Which of the following directly helped
36、 to increase the sales of Rothys shoes?AThe design and color.BThe reasonable price.CThe companys advertisement.DThe star power of Gwyneth Paltrow.4、What is the purpose of the text?ATo advertise a new kind of shoes.BTo describe the process of making shoes.CTo introduce a new way of recycling plastic
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43、raditions.Which places are their best choices?AAncient Egypt and Central Mexico.BGuatemala,Belize and Iran.CGhana,Benin,Toga and Iran.DMalta,Sardinia and Corsica.25（10分）Youre out to dinner. The food is delicious and the service is fine. You decide to leave a big fat tip. Why? The answer may not be a
44、s simple as you think.Tipping, psychologists have found, is not just about service. Instead, studies have shown that tipping can be affected by psychological reactions to a series of different factors from the waiters choice of words, to how they carry themselves while taking orders, to the bills to
45、tal. Even how much waiters remind customers of themselves can determine how much change they pocket by the end of the night.“Studies before have shown that mimicry(模仿) brings into positive feelings for the mimicker,” wrote Rick van Baaren, a social psychology professor. “These studies show that peop
46、le who are being mimicked become more generous toward the person who mimics them.”So Rick van Baaren divided 59 waiters into two groups. He requested that half serve with a phrase such as. “ Coming up !” Those in the other hall were instructed to repeat the orders and preferences back to the custome
47、rs. Rick van Baaren then compared their take-home pay. The results were clearit pays to mimic your customer. The copycat(模仿者) waiters earned almost double the amount of tips to the other group.Leonard Green and Joel Myerson, psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, found the generosity of a tipper maybe limited by his bi
