2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規定位置．3．請認真核對監考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．andC．orD．so2．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．attheriskof B．atthecostof C．attheendof D．atthemercyof3．Daniel’sfamily________theirholidayinHuangshanthistimenextweek.A．areenjoying B．aretoenjoy C．willenjoy D．willbeenjoying4．Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom5．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so6．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who7．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted8．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout9．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is10．Youcan’tusethecomputernow,________theupgradeofthesystemisunderway.A．until B．unlessC．as D．after11．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat12．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where13．John,________moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.A．forwhose B．ofwhoseC．ofwhom D．forwhom14．---How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?---It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must15．—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme16．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after17．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where18．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout19．It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．amoperating20．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though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）BrochureDesignServiceProfessionalBrochureDesignsBrochureshaveproventobeoneofthemostcost-effectivemarketingmethodsforproductandservicecompaniesworldwide.Creatingabrochureisadelicateandimportantdesignprocessforanybusiness,andmustbeleftinthehandofprofessionalbrochuredesigners.Itrequiresgraphic(圖解的)designskills,specifictechniques,andadeepunderstandingofmarketingandprintingtechnology.AProfessionalBrochureDesignServiceBrochureDesignServiceisateamofprofessionalbrochuredesignersthatcreatecompanybrochuresandproductcatalogsforbusinesses.AtBrochureDesignServiceyouwillfindthedesignsolutionsforyourorganizationbrochures-fromtheoutlineofdesigndrafts.conceptsandmessages,tothefinalbrochureprinting.Asexpertsindesign,wemakethehighestqualitybrochuresyouwillevercomeacross,quicklyandaffordably.Youonlyneedtoanswere-mailsandprovidefeedbackonourdesigns.CreatingProfessionalBrochuresforyourCompanyAffordableandhighest-qualityendproducts.Brochuresthatwillcertainlybeatyourcompetitorsandgiveyoutheedgeinmarketingyourbusiness.Brochuredesignsamplesreadyin2businessdaysorless.Doyouhaveatradeshownextweek?Callus!Wecanmeettightdeadlines.Wehavebeenservingthousandsofclientsallaroundtheworldformorethan15years.Accesstoroyalty－free（版權費）imagesincludedinourdesignfees.LightweightdigitalbrochureinPDFformatincluded.Savetimebyavoidingendlessmeetingsandappointments.Ourserviceisfaster,morereliableandcoat-effectivethanatraditionaldesignagency.Unparalleledservice:unlimitedrevisionstillyourfinalapproval,plus100﹪moneybackguarantee.Contactusrightnow!Tel:(814)755-3560E-mail：smith@brochure.ca.1、Whatisneededincreatingwbrochure？A．HandwritingtechniquesB．Photographingskills.C．CommunicatingstrategiesD．Graphicdesignability2、BrochureDesignServicecanoffercustomers___________。A．atrueshowB．PDFversionsofbrochuresC．aprintingmachineD．Internetimages3、Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______A．entertainB．suggestC．advertiseD．warn22．（8分）Onacoolmorning,WilsonKasaineheadsoutalongadirtpathinsouthernKenya.Hiscalmnessmakesiteasytoforgetthathe’strackingoneofthemostdangerousanimalsintheworld.Kasaineistrackinglions—especiallyonelioncalledMarti,whoisthereal-lifeLionKingofSelenkayConservancy.Trackinglionsonfootmaysoundlikeadeathwish,butKasainehasbeendoingitformostofhislife.BornintoatraditionalMaasaifamilyhequicklygrewtounderstandthebeautyanddangerofwildlife.Livingwithbigwildanimalsforceshimtodevelopagoodsenseofwheretheyhavebeenandwheretheymaybegoing.Duringhis12-kilometerwalkstoandfromschool,helearnedhowtotellthepawprints(爪印)ofalionfromthoseofotheranimals.Growingup,Kasaineknewthatimprovinghistrackingabilitieswouldhelphimavoidsurprisemeetingswithdangerousanimals.FormanyMaasai,trackingismainlyamatterofself-protection.ButKasaineistrackinglionstomeetthemandtoprotectthem.Heleadsasmallgroupofwide-eyedtouristsovertheredsandypath,searchingforthelionthathasleftuponithisprints.Eachyear,thousandsoftouristscrowdKenya’snationalparkstotrytohavealookatthe＂bigfive＂;elephants,rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloesandlions.Theinternationaldrawoftheseanimalsmattersalotbecausethenation’seconomyistiedtotheprotectionofitswildlife.IfKenya’swildlifedisappears,sodoesitssecond-largestsourceofincome.WildlifeprotectioneffortsinKenyameantmarkingofflandexclusively(專門地)foranimals.Butitalsomeantthatthepeoplewhohadoriginallylivedintheareawereforcedtoleavetheirlandandintosmallersurroundingareas.TheyarealsofindingitincreasinglyhardtokeepatraditionalMaasailifestyle.Butpeoplearegladthatitreallymakesadifferencetowildlifeprotection.1、HowdidKasainetracklions?A．Byworkingtogetherwithtourists.B．Byrunningafterthemallthetime.C．Bygoingtoschooleveryday.D．Bystudyingtheirpawprints.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Maasaipeoplearebornanimallovers.B．TourismisabigthreattoKenya’swildlife.C．Kenyabenefitsalotfromitswildlifeprotection.D．Smallanimalsarenotincludedintheirprotectionpolicy.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂it＂inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Kenya’seconomicdevelopment.B．People’sleavingtheiroriginalhomes.C．Kenya’ssecond-largestincomesource.D．Kenyanpeople’straditionalMaasailifestyle.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WildlifeprotectioninKenyaB．MeetingadangerousanimalC．WilsonKasaine’swisechoiceD．Learningtolivewithlions23．（8分）Tiredofdealingwiththoseslow,dumb,andunfriendlyhotelstaff?Howaboutahotelthatprovideschanceforminimalinteractionwiththe"people"runningthehotel?IntheHennNaHotelinJapan,therearen’tany!Beingcalled“WeirdHotel”bylocals,theHennNaHotelopenedin2016inthetownofSasebo,isstaffedalmostbyrobots.Therobotsarenotjustforfun.Theydoalargeamountofwork,savingtimeandmoneyaswell.Theycangreetyouwhenyouenter.Also,theyplaymusicinthelounge,informyouofthebreakfastmenu,andcontrolthelightsinyourhotelroom,etc.Thinkingthatthehotelshouldbeuniqueandappealing,theownersmadeeachrobotdifferentfromeachotherwithavarietyofshapesandsizes.Oneoftherobotsbehindthefrontdeskisdesignedtolooklikeadinosaur,“Ifyouwanttocheckin,pushone.”thedinosaursays.Thentheguestcantypetheinformationonatouchpanelscreen.Insidetheroom,there’sasmallrobotcalledTulyintheshapeofapinktulip(郁金香).Tulycananswersimplequestionslike"whattimeisit?"and"Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?"Withnoswitchesonthewall,Tulycanalsoturntheroomlightsonoroffifit'stoldto.Buthowdothingslikecheck-inandroomaccesswork?Well,thescreenatthereceptioncapturesandregistersadigitalimageoftheguest'sfaceduringcheck-inwhichisusedtogetaccess10roomsinsteadoftraditionalkeys.However.thereceptionshallalsoprovideyoucardkeysonrequestincaseyouwishtokeepitsubtle!Ifyou'rewonderingwhathappensinthecaseofanemergency,youneednotworry.Humansdostepinwhenit'sofgreatimportance.Accordingtothehotelswebsite,thereareafewhumanstaffmemberswhoareavailableon-call24X7andhelpguestsinthecaseofanemergency.1、TherobotsintheHennNaHotelcandothefollowingthingsfortheguestsEXCEPT______.A．tellthebreakfastmenu B．controlthelightsintheroomC．playmusicinthelounge D．respondtoalltherequirements2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheHernNaHotelismanagedallbyrobots.B．Adinosaur-likerobotwillguidegueststocheck.C．Nohumanstaffcanbeconnectedeveninanemergency.D．Guestscanhaveaccesstoroomsbyusingtraditionalkeys.3、Itcanbeinferredthattheownersofthehotel_________.A．entertaintheguestsallthetimeinpersonB．areimaginativeandhavecreativethinkingC．areknowledgeableandacquireadvancedtechnologyD．attachgreatimportancetothesocialimageofthehotel4、What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．ItadvocatespeopletopromotehotelequipmentB．Itcomparestherobotswithhumanstaffinahotel.C．ItintroducesanewhotelstaffedbyintelligentrobotsD．Itdescribeshowwonderfulartificialintelligenceis24．（8分）ResearchersattheUniversityofYorkinEnglandpublishedtheirfindingsonfacialrecognitionthat,onaverage,peoplecanrememberasmanyas5,000faces.Therehavebeenmanystudiesrecentlyonfacialrecognitiontechnology.Buttheauthorsofthisstudysaytheirsisthefirsttimethatscientistshavebeenabletoputanumbertotheabilitiesofhumanstorecognizefaces.RobJenkins,leaderoftheresearch,saidtheresearchers’studycenteredon“thenumberoffacespeopleactuallyknow.”andwerenotabletodiscoverwhetherthereisa“limitonhowmanyfacesthebraincanhandle.”Jenkinssaidtheabilitytotellindividualpeopleapartis“clearlyimportant.”Intoday’smodernworldofbigcities,wemeetanddealwiththousandsofpeople.Thestudysuggestsourfacialrecognitionabilitieshelpustodealwiththemanydifferentfacesweseeonthescreens,aswellasthoseweknow.Theresultsofthestudygiveabaselineforcomparingthe“facialvocabulary”ofhumanswithfacialrecognitionsoftware.Today,facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedinmanyways,includingbylawenforcementagenciestopreventcrimeandviolence.Governmentsuseittokeepsecretareassecureand,inextremecases,controlpopulations.Somegovernmentsusethesoftwaretowatchpeopleandfindoutwheretheygoandwhattheydo.EvenFacebookusesfacialrecognition.Forexample,whenyounameafriend,Facebooktechnologymayrecognizetheperson’sfacefromadifferentpictureyouhadsharedbefore.Forthehumanstudy,peoplespentonehourwritingdownasmanyfacesfromtheirpersonallivesaspossible.Atfirst,theyfounditeasytocomeupwithmanyfaces.Butbytheendofthehour,theyfoundithardertothinkofnewones.Theirchangeinspeedlettheresearchersestimatewhentheywouldhaverunoutoffacescompletely.1,000to10,000facesremembered.Peoplewhotookpartinthestudywerealsoshownthousandsofphotographsoffamouspeople.Researchersaskedthemwhichonestheyrecognized.Tomakesuretheyknewthesepeople,researchersrequiredthemtorecognizetwodifferentphotosofeachfamousperson.Theresultsshowedthattheparticipantsknewbetween1,000and10,000faces.Howdotheyexplainsuchawiderange?Jenkinssaidoneexplanationmaybethatsomepeoplehaveanaturalabilityforrememberingfaces.“Therearedifferencesinhowmuchattentionpeoplepaytofacesandhowwelltheyprocesstheinformation.”Alsoitcouldbebecauseofdifferentsocialenvironments.Somepeoplemayhavegrownupinmorepopulatedplaces.So,theymayhavehadmoresocialcontactthroughouttheirlives.Researchersthinkagemaybeaninterestingareaforfurtherresearch.“Itwouldbeinterestingtoseewhetherthereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesweknow”,Jenkinssaid.Hesaiditispossiblethatwegathermorefacesthroughoutourlifetime.But,headded,therealsomaybeanageatwhichwestarttofindithardertorememberallofthosefaces.1、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Peoplecanrememberupto5,000facesaveragely.B．Peoplecanwritedownupto10,000facesquickly.C．Thereisalimittothenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.D．Thereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.2、Thescientistscarriedouttheresearchaimingto______.A．bethefirsttonumberthefacespeoplecanrememberB．helppeoplerecognizemanydifferentfacesC．improvepeople’sfacialvocabularyD．developfacialrecognitionsoftware3、Facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedbygovernmentsto________.A．predictandpreventcrime B．trackandmonitorpeopleC．nameafriendonFacebook D．controlpopulationsinsecretareas4、InJenkins’opinion,whatmaycontributetopeople’sdifferentfacialvocabulary?A．Growingconditions. B．Naturalenvironment.C．Personalexperience. D．Informationtechnology.25．（10分）AttractionsinHongKongHongKongIslandThesiteoftheoriginalBritishsettlementandthemainfocusofmosttourists.MostofHongKong’shighestskyscrapersandthefinancialcentercanbefoundhere.Overall,HongKongIslandismoremodemandwealthyanddramaticallylessdirtythantheotherareasofHongKong.ThePeakisthetallestpointontheisland,withthebestviewsandhighestrealestatevaluesintheworld.KowloonThepeninsulatothenorthofHongKongIsland,withgreatviewsoftheisland.Itoffersachaoticmixofmalls,streetmarkets,andresidentialhouses.IthasagreatviewofHongKongIsland.Withover2.1millionpeoplelivinginanareaoflessthan47squarekilometers,Kowloonisoneofthemostdenselypopulatedplacesintheworld.KowloonincludesTsimShaTsui,thelocationofmanybudgethotelsandMongKok,ashoppingdistrict.NewTerritoriesNamedbyBritishofficialswhenleasedfromtheChinesegovernmentin1898，theNewTerritoriescontainacuriousmixofsmallfarms,villages,industrialinstallations,mountainouscountryparksandtownsthathavethesizeofpopulationsinsomecities.LantauIslandAlargeislandwestofHongKongIsland.Youwillnotfindmanypeacefulvillages,butonceyougetoverthestraydogsandtheramshacklebuildingsyouwillfindbeautifulmountainsandbeaches.Theairport,Disneyland,andtheNgongPingcablecararelocatedhere.OutlyingIslandsWell-knownweekenddestinationsforthelocals,theOutlyingIslandsaremostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.HighlightsincludeLamma,wellknownforitsseafoodandCheungChau,asmallislandthatusedtobeapirates,den(賊窩),butnowattractsseafoodaficionados,windsurfersandsunbathingdaytrippers.1、Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttohaveseafood?A．Kowloon.B．NewTerritories.C．LantauIsland.D．OutlyingIslands.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．NewTerritorieshastownswithalargepopulation.B．Kowloonhasmanyexpensivehotelsandashoppingdistrict.C．LantauIslandhasmostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.D．HongKongIslandhasthehighestskyscraperofHongKong.3、Wherecanthisarticleprobablybefound?A．Astorybook.B．Anewsreport.C．Atravelguide.D．Asciencemagazine.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Chequeshavelargelyreplacedmoneyasameansofexchange,fortheyarewidelyacceptedeverywhere.Thoughthisisvery1forbothbuyersandsellers,itshouldnotbeforgottenthatchequesarenotrealmoney:Theyarequite2inthemselves.Ashopkeeperalwaysfacesacertain3whenheacceptsachequeandheisquitewithinhisrightsif,onoccasion,he4todoso.Peopledon’talways5thisandareshockediftheirgood6iscalledintoquestion.Anoldandverywealthyfriendofminetoldmethathehadeverhadanextremely7experience.Hewenttoafamousjewelryshopwhichkeptalargestockofpreciousstonesandaskedtoseesomenecklaces.Afterexaminingcarefully,he8tobuyaparticularlyfinediamondnecklaceandaskedifhecouldpaybycheque.Theassistantsaidthatthiswasquiteinorder,butthemomentmyfriend9hisname,hewasinvitedintothemanager’soffice.Themanagerwaspolite,andheexplainedthatsomeonewithexactlythesamenamehad10themwithaworthlesschequenotlongago.Myfriendgotvery11whenheheardthisandsaidthathewouldbuya12somewhereelse.Whenhegotuptoleave,themanagertoldhimthatthepolicewouldarriveatanymomentandthathehadbetterstaythere13hewantedtogetintoserioustrouble.Sureenough,thepolicearrivedsoonafterwards.Theypolitely14tomyfriendfortheinconvenience,butexplainedthatapersonwhohadusedthesamenameashiswas15foranumberofrecentrobberies.Thenthepoliceaskedmyfriendto16anotewhichhadbeenusedbythethiefinseveralshops.Thenoteread:“Ihaveaguninmypocket.Ask17questionsandgivemeallthemoneyinthesafe.”18,myfriend’shandwritingwasquiteunlikethethief’s.Hewasnotonly19togowithoutfurther20,buttotakethediamondnecklacewithhim.1、A．simple B．easy C．right D．convenient2、A．valueless B．believable C．useful D．amazing3、A．chance B．risk C．limit D．situation4、A．wishes B．hesitates C．refuses D．desires5、A．like B．know C．admit D．hold6、A．faith B．example C．money D．friend7、A．relevant B．pleasant C．common D．terrible8、A．promised B．demanded C．decided D．managed9、A．mentioned B．gave C．signed D．spelt10、A．presented B．equipped C．helped D．supplied11、A．nervous B．disappointed C．sensitive D．annoyed12、A．necklace B．cheque C．gift D．diamond13、A．though B．until C．unless D．since14、A．came B．apologized C．reported D．listened15、A．reasonable B．regretful C．suitable D．responsible16、A．takeback B．gothrough C．copyout D．makeup17、A．all B．any C．no D．few18、A．Unexpectedly B．Eventually C．Actually D．Fortunately19、A．allowed B．persuaded C．advised D．forbidden20、A．notice B．quarrel C．punishment D．delay第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）BeijingofChina,whichboastsepochal(戈!J時代的)inventionsinancienttimes,hasonceagainproveditsability1．(change)theworldwithits“NewFourGreatInventions”:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshopping.ThenewfourgreatinventionsareallrelatedtoChina’shigh-techinnovation,2．isdramaticallyimprovingthewell-being(福祉)ofallChinesepeople.Ourwalletsarenolongerinuse.Wecanbuyandeatwhateverwewant3．(simple)bytappingourcell-phones,andevenpancakesellersnowadaysareusingAlipay.Sharedbikes4．(them)arenotnew,buttheoperatingmodelofbike-sharing5．(base)onsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandothertechnologies.Sharedbikesarebringingcyclingback6．people’slivesandtheyaremakingpublictransportmoreattractiveandconvenient,and7．(encourage)peopletobemoreactive.ItisincreasinglyclearthatChinaisinnovating(創新)andnolongercopyingwesternideas.ItisobviouslyclearthatChinaisleadinginmanywayssuchassocialmessagingappWeChat.Thisispartly8．ChinaskippedoverthePCera-andwentdirectlytomobile.Chinahasthelargestmobileuseintheworld.9．growingnumberofforeignershopetopromoteeconomic10．（develop）intheirhomecountriesbyhighlightingtheneedfortechnologicalachievementslikethatofChina.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Lastyear,Iwentshoppinginadepartmentstore.LittledoIknowthatIwasheadingforaverynewexperience.WhileIwaswalkingaroundthestore,Ihappenedtoseetheforeignertryingtoexplainherselfwithasalesman.Gatheringhercourage,Idecidedtostepinandhelpedherexplainherself.Fortunately,Icouldunderstandthatshewastalkingabout,soIjusttranslateditintoChinese.Ifeltgladforabletohelpherandtalkwithher.Shesaidthatshewasastudentlikemeandwastouri