2023年高考英语模拟试卷
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2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．The language in the company’s statement is highly ________, thus making its staff confused.
A．ambiguous B．apparent
C．appropriate D．aggressive
2．— We would appreciate it if you could stay for lunch.
— Sorry, I . I have another appointment.
A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t
3．This kind of glasses made by experienced craftsmen _________ comfortably.
A．is worn B．wears C．wearing D．are worn
4．A fireworks display was organized ________ the Queen’s birthday.
A．to mark B．marked
C．having marked D．being marked
5．She ________ to someone on the phone, so I just nodded to her and went away.
A．talked B．has talked
C．had talked D．was talking
6．Had it not been for his experience in the forest，we ____________ in the battle with the fierce bear.
A．hadn't survived B．wouldn't have survived
C．didn't survived D．wouldn't survive
7．She sat on the top of the stairs _____ her head on her crossed arms and cried.
A．for B．when C．with D．while
8．Sometimes I act as a listening ear for fellow students ________ what is bothering them.
A．to talk over B．talked over
C．talk over D．having talked over
9．Why do you want a new job ______ you’ve got such a good one already?
A．that B．where
C．which D．when
10．Visit the old man this afternoon？If you ________，make sure you wear sunscreens to protect your skin. A．must B．can
C．may D．shall
11．---They are quiet, aren’t they?
---yes. They are accustomed ____at meals.
A．to talking B．to not talking C．to not talk D．to talk
12．—The T--shirt I received is not the same as is shown online.
—________？But I promise you we’ll look into it right away.
A．Who says B．How come
C．What for D．Why worry
13．But for the metal cage to pull the miners to safety, the miners in Chile ____ in less than twenty-four hours. A．would not be rescued B．would not have been rescued
C．would be rescued D．would have been rescued
14．Self- confidence is a kind of quality and that is it takes to do everything well.
A．why B．that
C．what D．which
15．______ a book in front of your face, you’ll feel the air moving against your face.
A．Waved B．Wave
C．To wave D．Waving
16．This book is said to be a special one, as it ____ many events not found in other history books.
A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads
17．－Do you really mean it when you say he will a good president?
A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve
18．—I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days．
—Recent pressure at work may ____ his behavior．
A．account for B．call for C．change for D．stand for
19．“It might have saved me a lot of money”, Mr. Chen sighed, “________ timely from the stock market this July”. A．did I withdraw B．should I withdraw
C．have I withdrawn D．had I withdrawn
20．With the development of science, more new technology ______ to the fields of IT.
A．has introduced B．is being introduced
C．is introduced D．was introduced
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）China became the first country to clone a monkey using non-reproductive cells, reducing the need to breed lab monkeys and paving the way for more accurate, effective and affordable animal tests for new drugs, scientists said on Thursday .
By December, the Institute of Neuroscience of the Chinese Academy of Sciences had created two clone macaques(猕猴) named”Zhong Zhong” and “Hua Hua” by nuclear transferring of somatic cells(体细胞)-any cell in the organism
other than reproductive cells.
Tetra, a monkey born in 1999, is the world's first cloned monkey, but it was done by using a simpler method called embryo splitting(胚胎分割); but it could only generate four cloned offspring at a time and cannot be genetically changed to suit the experimental need.
Cloning a monkey using somatic cells has been a world-class challenge because it is a primate(灵长类) that shares its genetic makeup, and therefore all of its complexity, with humans.
For drug and other lab tests, scientists have to purchase monkeys from all over the world, which is costly and bad for the environment, and produces inaccurate results because each monkey might have different genes.
By cloning monkey using somatic cells, we can massively cultivate large numbers of genetically identical offspring in a short amount of time, and we can even change their genes to suit our needs. This can save time, cut down experiment costs, and produce more accurate results, leading to more effective medicine.
Sun Qiang, director of the non-human primate research facility at the institute, said most of the drug trials are currently done on lab mice. However, drugs that work on mice might not work or even have severe side effects on humans because the two species are so different
“Monkeys and humans are both primates, so they are much closely related and testing on monkeys is supposed to be as effective as testing on humans,”he said. This is especially useful in testing drugs for neural(神经的) diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, metabolic syndrome(代谢综合症) and immune system diseases, and tumors, he added.
“This achievement will help China lead the world research in the international science projects related to neural mapping of primate brains, "he said. "However, bio labs from the United States, Japan, and European countries are also very capable, and they will quickly catch up with China after the monkey cloning technology is made public, "Sun added.
“This means we have to innovate continuously and work extra hard this year to stay ahead," he said.
1、Which of the following is the most important factor in cloning macaques named "Zhong Zhong" and "Hua Hua"? A．Reproductive cells. B．Somatic cells
C．Neural mapping. D．Genetic makeup
乐清汽车网2、Why is cloning monkeys so difficult?
A．Because it is bad for our environment.
B．Because each monkey might have different genes.
C．Because monkeys' genetic makeup is as complicated as humans.
D．Because it is too expensive to work on their genetic makeup.
3、What is the main idea of Paragraph 8?
A．The cure for neural diseases.
B．The process of cloning monkeys.
C．The significance of cloning monkeys.
D．The close relations between monkeys and humans.
4、What can we infer from this passage?
A．More effective medicine will be produced.
B．Drug trials on lab mice will be abandoned.
C．China is the first country to have cloned monkeys.
D．China will stay ahead of the world in cloning.
22．（8分）American actress Marisa Tomei won an Academy Award for her work in the 1992 movie My Cousin Vinny. People laughed when they saw her film character telling a boyfriend that they need to get married. Why marriage? Because her biological clock is ticking and she wants a baby.
“Well I hate to bring it up because I know you got enough pressure on you already. But…we agreed to get married as soon as you won your first case(law case). Meanwhile, ten years later…my niece…the daughter of my sister is getting married. My biological clock is ticking like this (stomp, stomp, stomp). And the way this case is going…I ain’t never getting married.”
“Lisa, I don’t need this. I swear to God I don’t need this right now.”
Using it this way, a biological clock means the time in a woman’s life when she is able to bear children. In the
not-so-distant past, most people thought that when a woman reached her 40s it was too late for her to have children. The time on her biological clock had run out.
Well, that has changed. These days some women are resetting their biological clocks. They are giving themselves more time to have children.
Make no mistake. Being a “Single Mother by Choice” is very different from younger women who find themselves pregnant, perhaps not by choice.
Generally speaking, single mothers by choice are older and well educated. They are usually financially secure and successful in their careers. So, they have the money. What they may not have is a partner.
This is the place in life where writer Kerry Reichs found herself several years ago. She says she did not plan to become a single mother. She says she just did not find the right partner.
“Well, I think I had a set of standards for the partner I was looking for and I didn’t meet anyone that fit those standards. And, at 39 I found myself single, without children and I wanted them very much. So, I made the difficult decision that I could do this on my own.
1、According to the passage, what is a biological clock?
A．It’s a clock made of biological matters.
B．It refers to a women’s certain life period.
C．It records when women need to bear children.
D．It refers to a woman in her 40s.
2、According to the passage, in the past, when a woman reached her 40s, ________.
A．she can’t get married.B．she might not be able to have children.
C．her biological clock will need to be reset. D．her status of being a single mother is difficult.
3、What does “Single Mother by Choice” mean?
A．It means single mothers have a choice.
B．It means single mothers are pregnant by chance.
C．It means single women in their late 30s or early 40s decided to have children.
D．It means women want to make a choice.
4、What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Choosing to be a single mother. B．A woman’s biological clock.
C．Getting married by force. D．Single women wanting marriage.
23．（8分）Toddler World Nursery was delighted to employ a trainee---twenty-two-old Jonathan Brown—as their first male nursery schoolteacher. He was also the only man who applied for the job, but, insists Margery Bowman, head teacher of Toddler World, by far the best applicant. “Both boys and girls will benefit from the experience of having a male role model in the nursery.” Says mo ther of two, Margery.
Jonathan has always been interested in childcare. His own mother is a childminder and his father is a teacher. “I’ve always helped Mum with looking after all the children.” he says. “I’m used to changing nappies, feeding babies, readi ng stories and playing with Lego.”
But Jonathan is a rare male in a female world. Only 2% of nursery teachers are men and this hasn’t changed for ten years. Roger Olsen of the National Nursery Trust said, “Men are often viewed with anxiety and suspicion(怀疑)in a children’s environment. Or they are expected to do things the way women would do them. But men bring different things into childcare and this has to be recoginsed.” Jonathan agrees. He is a qualified under-7s football coach, and plants to introduce football lessons to t
he nursery for boys and girls.
What do Jonathan’s friends think of his choice of career?
“Actually, most of them are pretty cool about it now.” he says, “though they do make jokes about nappies. And I’ve found that girls are actually quite impressed –so that’s good!”
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