2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．a(chǎn)s B．whoC．whom D．whose2．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how3．Themajorityofnewbusinessesfailbecause,________theyhaveaproductorservicethatfillsagapinthemarket,theyusuallylacktheskillsinsales,marketing,andadministration.A．nowthatB．evenifC．a(chǎn)slongasD．a(chǎn)sthough4．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．a(chǎn)s C．eventhough D．incase5．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot6．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．a(chǎn)llvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles7．_______,Ihaveneverseenanyonewho'sascapableasJohn.A．AslongasIhavetraveledB．MuchasIhavetraveledC．NowthatIhavetraveledsomuchD．AsIhavetraveledsomuch8．AlthoughJaneagreeswithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto______.A．giveout B．giveinC．giveaway D．giveoff9．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave10．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever11．Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality12．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong13．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade14．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup15．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest16．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what17．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover18．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．a(chǎn)round B．on C．with D．a(chǎn)t19．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld20．Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）MyhusbandandIusedtothinkwehadallwehadeverwanted.Abeautifulhouse,threehealthychildrenandonemoreontheway,twocars,acoupleoffour-wheelersforentertainment—Wereallyhaditallandwelovedit.Then,themarketturnedandmyhusband'sjobataconstructioncompanywasgone.Thecompanywasclosingdownforever.Webothstartedlookingforjobsrightaway,butthereweren'tanytobefound.Witheachpassingdayweweregettingincreasinglyworriedandwecontinuedtoworktogetherinordertopullourfamilythrough.Themorewepulledtogether,thecloserwegot.IfeltfeelingsofadmirationformyhusbandthatIhadn'tfeltforyears.That'swhyitwassohardformetowatchhimblamehimselfforoupresentsituation.Icontinuallyaskedhimtostopbutheseemedtowanttopunishhimselffornothavingajob.Finally,oneafternoonIpulledhimasideandsaid,"Wehavefourhealthychildrenandeachother.That'swhat'simportant.Thatmakesyouarichman.""Butwhatifwelosethehouse?Theywillhateme—you'llhateme,"hereplied.Ismiledathimandputmyhandsonbothsidesofhisfacetomakehimlookmeintheeye."NomatterwhereweliveIwillbehappy—aslongasIhaveyou,"IsmiledagainasIrealizedthatIwasn'tjustsayingthat.InallthestrugglingtogetherIhadfoundthatdeeploveforhimthatIhadonthedaywesaid"Ido".Icouldseehisshouldersandneckrelaxed.Heheldmecloseandwewereabletotalkandplananddreamtogetherinawaythatwehadn'tforquitesometime.Itwasaturningpointforusasacoupleandafamily.Wearestillstrugglingforourbetterlife,butIconsideruswell-offbecausewehavesomethingthatmoneycan'tbuyandnoonecantakeawayfromus.1、Weknowfromthestorythat.A．theybothfoundgoodjobsatlastB．herhusbandwasoutofworkforhisnotworkinghardC．bothofthemfeltanxiousabouttheirunemploymentD．theydidn'tloveeachotheranylongeraftertheygotmarried2、Bysaying"Themorewepulledtogether,thecloserwegot",thewifemeans.A．herhusbandworkedharderforbeingcloserB．theyhadcloseraffectionastheystruggledtogetherC．theirhousewasclosertothecompanythanbeforeD．theywereclosertoanotheremploymentastimewentby3、Whatistheirpresentlifelike?A．Hardbutwarm.B．Wealthybutannoying.C．Hardanddisturbing.D．Comfortableandadmiring.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?A．BetterLifeComesB．HardTimeGoesC．WeHaveItAllD．WeLoseItAll22．（8分）Creativitydoesnotdependon“Eureka!!（我發(fā)現(xiàn)了）momentsitisaprocess，designedtoconsistentlybringabstractideasintothepracticalworld.Forcreators，thisemphasizestheimportanceofroutines.Randombitsofgreatinspirationarefewandlastonlyashorttime；yourworksrequireasustainable（可待續(xù)的）waytodevelopgoodideasintogreatones.RecallthewisewordsfromChuckClose："Amateurssitandwaitforinspiration;therestofusjustshowupandgotowork."Perhapsoneofthebestwaystoimproveyourownprocessesistostudythemasters.ThankstobookslikeDailyRituals,ourdesiretoseewhat"gotowork"meansbygettingalookatthemasters'regularroutines-hasbeenthoroughlysatisfied.Thoughtheoutputofthesecreativegeniusesissometimesamazing,howtheyconducttheirworkisofteneasytorelateto.OnesuchpersonItookinspirationfromwasLudwigvanBeethoven.Beethovenkepthiscreativepromisesbystrategicallyusinghistimetoproduceideas.HisfavoritemethodofthinkingaboutthingsislongwalksthroughtheforestedvalleysofViennawithoutthecompanyofotherpeople.Heplacedgreatimportanceonthisplannedtimeforreflectionandideaevaluation.Itappearshewasn'talone;notablecraftsmenallovertheworldsharesimilarexperienceinbreakinguptheirdaywithwalks.Beethovenwentforanactivewalkafterlunch,andhealwayscarriedapencilandacoupleofsheetsofpaperinhispocket,torecordchancemusicalthoughts.GustavMahlerfollowedmuchthesameroutine-hewouldtakeathree(orfour)-hourwalkafterlunch,stoppingtoquicklywritedownideasonhisnotebook.BenjaminBrittensaidthathisafternoonwalkswere"whereIplanoutwhatI'mgoingtowriteinthenextperiodatmydesk."Recently,psychologiststookaninterestingstep(ortwo)forwardinunderstandingthecreativebenefitsofwalking-aStanfordstudywasabletoshowthatwalkinghelpedpeopleproducemorenovelideasandenhancedcreativethinkingduringthewalkandimmediatelyafter,comparedtositting.Asthetitleofthestudypointsout,walkingmaybethemissingingredienttoconsistentlygiveyournewideassomelegs.1、TheauthormentionsChuckClose'swordsto_________A．emphasizethefunctionofsittingandwaitingB．emphasizethevalueofeurekamomentsC．emphasizethemeaningofinspirationD．emphasizetheimportanceofconsistentwork2、What'sthebookDailyRitualsabout?A．Commonpeople'sregularroutines.B．Masters'regularroutinesC．RitualsofbecomingmastersD．Ritualsofgettinginspiration3、Accordingtothepassage,Beethovenliked_________A．walkingingroupsthroughforestB．beinganotablecraftsmanC．breakinghiscreativeroutinesD．walkingaloneintheforest4、WhatconclusioncanyoudrawfromParagraph4?A．MastersthinkwhilewalkingB．MasterssleepafterlunchC．MasterswalkafterworkD．Mastershavelunchbeforeawalk.5、What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．WalkingHabitforLivingLongerB．DifferencesbetweenWalkingandSittingC．WalkingHabitforCreativeBreakthroughsD．CreativityRestsonEurekaMoments23．（8分）Asimplewoodenboxattachedto8-year-oldAlexBenitez-Alvarez’swalkermadeiteasierfortheboytocarryschoolsuppliesandallowedhimtodomorethingsonhisown.“Nowifhewantstogotothelibraryandgetabookout,hecan.”saidTommyJohnson,oneofthreehighschoolstudentswhohelpedBenitez-Alvarez.Theirideacamefromanengineeringprojectthatpairsyoungengineerswithpeoplefromlocalspecialeducationprograms.EngineeringteamsfromShakopeeEastandWestjuniorhighschoolsdesignedmodelsofseveraldevicestomaketheirdisabledpartners’liveseasier.Someofthesimplestideaswerethemostuseful,suchasanadjustablechairtohelpachildputhisorhershoeson.Theyalsocameupwithspecialbuildingblocksthatcanhelpblindbabieslearnbytouch.Inaneducationsystemdrivenbyexams,engineeringteacherTJHendricksonsaidtheprojectgavestudentsthechancetocreatesomethingtheycouldactuallyseeforthemselves.“Studentsstoppedworryingabouttheirgradesandstartedworryingaboutfailingtheirclients,saidHendrickson,ateacheratShakopeeWestJuniorHigh.Groupprojectsencourageteamworkandmotivatestudentsdifferentlyfromindependentprojects.Inthiscase,theprojectalsotaughtamuch-neededlessonindevelopingpeopleskills.Themeetingsalsohelpedengineersaddspecialtouchestotheirfinishedproducts.Benitez-Alvarez,wholovessoccer,gottheMinnesotaUnitedlogoandasoccerballprintedonhiswoodenstoragebox.Theprojectencouragedstudentswithspecialneedstodescribetheirphysicaldisabilitieswhilealsoteachingengineersaboutthestrugglesoflivingwithadisability.“Everyoneintheworldshoulddothis.”saidStephanieBetley,ateacheratShakopeewhohopestoseetheprojectspreadtootherschools.“It’sforsomeoneelseratherthanyourself.”1、Whatwasthepurposeoftheengineeringproject?A．ToshowhowspecialeducationhelpsdisabledkidsB．Totryoutengineeringknowledgelearnedinclass.C．Toimprovethelifeofdisabledkids.D．Toprovidejobstoagroupofyoungengineers.2、HowdidtheprojectinfluencetheengineersinHendrickson'sopinion?A．Ithelpedthempasstheirexamsmoreeasily.B．Itcausedthemmorestressthantheirexams.C．Ithelpedthemputtheirknowledgeintouse.D．Itimprovedtheircommunicationskills.3、WhatdidBetleythinkoftheengineeringproject?A．Itdidalotofgoodtopeopleinneedofhelp.B．Itremindedpeoplenottolookdownonthedisabled.C．Itmademorestudentsinterestedinengineering.D．Itremindedpeopletocaremoreaboutthemselves.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．PracticemakesperfectB．HelpingothersoutC．LivingwithadisabilityD．Challengingoneself24．（8分）Dormitorymanagementofficialsinuniversitiessaythatlatelytheyarenoticingsomethingdifferent:studentsseemtolackthewillandskilltoaddresstheirordinaryconflicts.“Wehavestudentswhoaremadateachotherandtheytexteachotherinthesameroom,”saysateacher.“Somanyofourroommateconflictsarebecausekidsdon’tknowhowtonegotiate.”Andasmanypsychologistswilltellyou,bottledemotionsleadtosilentunhappinessthatcanboiloverintofrustrationandanger.“AtFloridaUniversity,emotionaloutbreaksoccuraboutonceaweek,”thedormitorydirectorsays.“Itusedtobe:‘Let’ssitdownandtalkaboutit,’”hesays.“Recently,roommateconflictshaveincreased.Thestudentsdon’thavetheperson-to-persondiscussionsandtheydon’tknowhowtohandlethem.”Theproblemismostimpressiveamongfreshmen;dormitoryofficialssaysomestudentsevenneverseemtocatchontillgraduation,andtheyworryabouthowsuchstudentswilldealwithconflictsaftercollege.AdministratorssupposethatrelyingoncellphonesandtheInternetmayhavemadeiteasierforyoungpeopletoavoiduncomfortablemeetings.Whyexpressangerinpersonwhenyoucandoitinatext?Facebookmakesthesituationworseascomplaintsgopublic.“Thingsarepostedonsomeone’swallonFacebook:‘Oh,myroommatekeptmeupallnightstudying,”’saysDanaPysz,anassistantdirectorinthehousingofficeatCaliforniaUniversity.“It’sadifferentwaytoexpresstheirconflictstoeachother.”InrecentgroupdiscussionsatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,studentssaidtheywouldnotevenaccusethenoisyneighborsontheirfloorfacetoface.Administratorsalsopointtoparentswhohavefixedtheirchildren’sproblemsintheirentirelives.Nowincollege,thechildrenlacktheskillstoattendtoevenmodestconflicts.Wouldtheseparentscontinuetotakecareofeverythingoncampus?1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Togreetsomeonewithatitleorname.B．Tostarttryingtosolveaproblem.C．Toputanaddressonanenvelope.D．Tomakeaformalspeech.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Studentshandleditdirectlywhentheywereinconflict.B．Parentsarethemainfactortomaketheirchildrenlosetheskills.C．Cellphonesaretoblameinthestudents’conflictsintheirdormitories.D．Unhappyandcorneredemotionsresultedinquarrelsbetweenstudentsonceaweek.3、WhatdowelearnfromthegroupdiscussionsatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity?A．Studentsarealwaysangrywitheachother.B．Studentshavetobearnoisesfromneighbors.C．Studentsmaybenotgoodatnegotiatinginperson.D．Studentsarebroughtupself-centered.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Students’UnhappyLifeinUniversityB．Parents’AttentioninChildren’sLifeC．Students’FailuretoDealwithConflictsD．Teachers’ConcernsaboutStudents25．（10分）Something’shappeningatthelowestpointonourplanet,some1,388feetbelowsealevel.TheDeadSea,asaltlakeclosetoIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank,isshrinkingatanalarmingrate—about3.3feetperyear,accordingtotheenvironmentalistgroupEcoPeaceMiddleEast.“It’snotjustlikeonecountryispunishingtheDeadSea;it’smorelikethewholeregion,”saidphotographerMoritzKüstner,whovisitedtheareainFebruarytoworkonhisseries“TheDyingDeadSea”.TheDeadSeaneedswaterfromtheothernaturalsourcessurroundingit,suchastheJordanRiverbasin.Butaroundthe1960s,thecoursesofsomewatersourcesitrelieduponwerediverted.Israel,forinstance,builtapipelineduringthattimesoitcouldsupplywaterthroughoutthecountry.Mineralextraction(提取)industriesareanothermainreasonwhythewaterlevelsaredeclining,expertssay.TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenpopularfortheirmedicalpowerandcanoftenbefoundincosmetics(化妝品)andotherconsumerproducts.Andthen,ofcourse,there’stheMiddleEast’shot,dryclimate,whichmakesitdifficultforthelaketorefillitself.Lastyear,IsraelandJordansigneda$900milliondealinanefforttostabilizetheDeadSea’swaterlevels.ItinvolvesbuildingacanalfromtheRedSeatotheDeadSeawhichwouldbeabletonotonlysupplywatertoIsraelandJordanbutalsotopumpmuchneededwater—some300millioncubicmetersannually—intotheDeadSea.“ThisisthemostimportantandsignificantagreementsincethepeacetreatywithJordan(in1994),”saidSilvanShalom,Israel’senergyandwaterresourcesministeratthetime.Whetherthecanal—estimatedtotakethreeyearstocomplete—willworkoutpositivelyandasplannedremainstobeseen.Fornow,KüstnershowsusthattheDeadSearemainsverymuchaplaceofinterest,withpeoplefromallovertheworldgoingtheretoswiminitssaltywaters.1、HowmanyreasonsfortheDeadSea’sshrinkingdoestheauthormentioninthepassage?A．One. B．Two.C．Three. D．Four.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverted”inparagraph3mean?A．Switch. B．Improve.C．Accomplish. D．Repair.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheDeadSeaisdryingoutcausingwatershortagetohumans.B．KüstnervisitedtheDeadSeatoshootTVseriesaboutpeople’slife.C．TheDeadSea’smineralshavebeenusedinsomeproducts.D．TheDeadSea’swaterlevelshavebeenstabilizedbybuildingacanal.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtheDeadSea’swaterlevels’declineinfluenceshumanbeings.B．HowimportanttheDeadSeaisinIsrael,JordanandtheWestBank.C．WhatweshoulddotosavetheDeadSeafrombeingdestroyed.D．WhytheDeadSeaisdyingandthemeasuretakentosaveit.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。WhenIwaseighteen,Icouldn’twaittogetmyfirstjob,whichmeantImadethefirststeptowardadulthood.Butitwasdifficulttogetaworkpermit.OnedayIwasdroppedoffbymyparentsatthe1,whereapplicantstooktheirphysicaltestsforworkpermits.AlthoughIhadnightblindness,myvisionwasclearerduringtheday,whichhelpedmewalk2bymyself.Thenthedoctorbeganthe3Helookedintomyeyeswithabrightlight.“Isuggestyourparentstakeyoutoaneyespecialist,”hesaid,“I4youhavearetinal(視網(wǎng)膜)disease.Ifyoudo,you’llnever5adayinyourlife…”Myparentsdidtakemetospecialists.Aftermuchtimeandmoneyspentseekingan6result,itwasdeterminedthatIhadaneyediseasethatslowly7apersonofsight.Butstill,duringdaylight,Icouldwalkwithout8Icouldread,butnotforhours.Myeyesbeganto9andwordsslippedoffthepagewhenIreadmorethanafewpages.However,nomatterhowtiredmyeyesbecame,Inevergaveupreading.Iknewthe10ofgreatwritersaswellasthemostpopularmusicstars.Theirwordswerepowerful,which11metotrywriting.Soonwritingbroughtmealotof12eachtimeIcompletedapaper.Thenanimportantphonecallfromaneditorchangedmylife.AnarticleI13appearedinalocalnewspaper.Thenewspaper,tomy14,continuedtoprintmywork.Next,abookseriespublishedseveralofmyessays.Igotinterestedinwritingand15upwitheachacceptance.Onthepages,readersneverknewofmyblindness16Ichosetopresentit.Forme,findingmyvoicethroughwritinggavemetheprideandsatisfactionI17somanyyearsago.Now,Ihavenumerousessaysandarticlesin18ShouldIbethankingthatmisguideddoctor?ByfalselypredictingthatIcouldneverworkaday,hefueledmy19intosuccess.Hesetthebartoo20andfocusedonwhatIwouldn’tbeabletodo.YetIprovedwhatIcoulddo.1、A．station B．company C．clinic D．lab2、A．silently B．proudly C．suddenly D．easily3、A．operation B．treatment C．examination D．a(chǎn)rgument4、A．suspect B．a(chǎn)cknowledge C．confirm D．a(chǎn)dvocate5、A．rest B．work C．live D．sleep6、A．urgent B．obvious C．a(chǎn)ccurate D．ordinary7、A．reminds B．robs C．warns D．informs8、A．a(chǎn)ssistance B．medicine C．a(chǎn)llowance D．balance9、A．dance B．shine C．widen D．tear10、A．houses B．habits C．names D．a(chǎn)ddresses11、A．a(chǎn)sked B．permitted C．forced D．encouraged12、A．pleasure B．worry C．trouble D．stress13、A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．penned C．wanted D．described14、A．shame B．a(chǎn)dmiration C．delight D．disappointment15、A．gave B．lit C．came D．put16、A．a(chǎn)lthough B．a(chǎn)fter C．since D．unless17、A．feared B．sought C．brought D．rejected18、A．mind B．use C．time D．print19、A．imagination B．personality C．motivation D．responsibility20、A．low B．far C．long D．close第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendall1．livestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.NowAmericanresearchersaredevelopingapill,2．willhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisplannedtobetakenimmediatelyaftera3．(frighten)experience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase,theeffectofpainfulmemories.However,thenewresearchhascausedalotofargument.Supporterssaybadmemoriesmayruinpeople’slives.Theycomeback4．uswhenwedon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare(噩夢).Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulfeelings.Thepillcanhelptoreducemany5．(suffer).Butthose6．a(chǎn)reagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemories7．(be)verydangerousbecausememoriesshowwhoweare.8．thedrugcouldfirstbeusedinonlyveryseriouscases,somepeopleevenfearthatitwouldbecomemorecommonlyused.Don’tforgetpeoplealwayshavetheability9．(use)scienceforthewrongpurpose.Whatweshoulddoishelppeopletohave10．(good)controlofmemories.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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