2023高考英语模拟试题及答案

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

A

YoucanlookoutforMotherEarthwiththesesimplelifestyleswaps.

Organiboxmixedfruitandvegbox:26.55,Organibox.org

Thisbrandisfullyorganic.Insidethemixedbox,you'llgeteverythingfrompearstosweet

potatoes.Whiletheproducedoesn'tlookperfect,it'sreallyfresh.Althoughthefruitandvegcomes

fromaroundtheworld,it'sneverflown,whichcutsitscarbonfootprint.Allthepackagingcomesin

cardboardandpaper,whichcanbeeasilyrecycled.

Vejaventurigravelnaturalgreywomen'strainers:120,Veja-store.com

Tread（踩）lightlyontheplanetinstylewiththeseVejatrainers.TheParisianbrandisleadingthe

wayintermsofsustainablefootwearandthispairboaststhelabel'sdistinctive"V"brandingandas

lightlyretroandtimelessstyle.Themesh（网）ismadefromplasticbottles,andtheliningentirelyfrom

recycledpolyester.

KindBagpalms:10,Kindbag.com

Thisreusableshopperismadefromrecycledplasticbottles.Itislargeenoughtoholdtheshopping.

Andwhenit'snotinuse,itneatlyfoldsdowntoasmallcompactsize.Bestofall,KindBaggivesone

percentofsalestooceanclean-upandpreservationinitiatives.

FaceHalobody:12.60,Feelunique,com

Thesereusablegloveswillleaveyourskinsmoothandshiny.Onesideismadeoftinymicrofibres

thatworktoremovedeadskin,whiletheothersoftersideisperfectforgeneralcleaning.TheFace

Halobodyarrivesinrecyclableplasticpackaging,butthebrandisworkingtowardsremovingthisin

ordertobecomeplastic-free.

1.WhatdoweknowaboutOrganibox?

A.Itspackagingisplastic-free.B.Itsproduceisnotveryfresh.

C.Itdeliversitsboxesbyplane.D.Itfeaturesazero-carbonfootprint.

2.Whichbrandmakescharitabledonations?

A.Organibox.B.Veja.C.KindBag.D.FaceHalo.

3.Whowillmostprobablybemostinterestedinthetext?

A.Productdevelopers.B.Advertisers.

C.Bargainhunters.D.Environmentalists.

B

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WhenTaiGolesworthywastoldheneededalifesavingheartoperationin1993,hesaidno.

GolesworthyhasMarfansyndrome,ageneticconditionaffectingbodytissues.

Backin1993,hisdoctortoldhimthathisaorta（主动脉）wassoenlargedthatitwould

unavoidablybreakunlessheunderwentamajorsurgery.44Thcoperationreallydidn'tlookattractive,

saysGolesworthy.Whatheparticularlydidn'tlikewashavingtotakeamedicineaftertheoperation

thatwouldpreventbloodclots（血栓）butpresenteditsownrisks.UIwasridingmotorbikesthen,and

skiing,somywholelifestylewouldhavebeenaffected.”

By2000,however,hisconditionhadworsened.Realizingsomethinghadtobedone,Golesworthy

puthisyearsofexperienceasaresearch-and-developmcntengineerwiththeUnitedKingdom's

NationalCoalBoardtogooduse.Hedecidedhewouldfixhimself."Learningnewstuffanddeveloping

newideas,thatwasmyjob,“Golesworthysays.

SoGolesworthyspent30hoursinanMRIscanner,used3Dprintingtocreateacopyofhisheart

aorta,andwrappeditwithaspecialmaterial.Strongdeterminationtogetherwithanoriginalyet

practicalsolutionwonhimthesupportoftwoleadingsurgeonswhohelpedhimraisethemoneyto

develophisidea.

InMay2004,attheageof47,hebecametheguineapigforhisowninvention.Theoperationwas

asuccess.IthassincebeenusedbysurgeonsintheUnitedKingdom,Ireland,andtheNetherlands.

“Whenyou'reasmotivatedasIwasJGolesworthysaid,Uyoumakethingshappen.”

4.WhydidGolesworthyrefusetotakethemajoroperation?

A.Becausetheheartsurgerywastoorisky.

B.Becausehiswayoflifewouldbeinfluenced.

C.Becausehisaortawouldbreakduringthesurgery.

D.Becauseheassumedthatitwouldnotsavehislife.

5.Golesworthyisapersonwith.

A.resolutionandnewideasB.motivationandmagicalpower

C.curiosityandmentalproblemsD.optimismandpracticallifestyle

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Anexpertinmedicine.B.Ananimalwithatalent.

C.Apersonforexperiment.D.Apatientwithaseriousdisease.

7.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Anengineerbecameasurgeon.B.Apatientinventedanoperation.

C.Apatientnevergaveintodeath.D.Anengineerhelpedfixhisownheart.

C

Sometimeswhenweeat,whatwe'rehungryforisn'tfood—ifsthetasteofmemory.Studies

showthatfoodswethinkofascomfortfoodsdon'tcontainanymagicalproperties.Whatmightbe

comfortingisthefeelingofproximity（亲近）tootherpeopleassociatedwiththefoods.

Thoughtsaboutcomfortfoodsareoftenlinkedtocalories,warmthorasenseofwell-being,but

whatwedon'tthinkaboutisthattheyalsoprovidesomethingsocialtous.Peoplelikecomfortfoods

becauseoftheirabilitytomakethemfeelthattheybelong.

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WhenMarcelProust,authorofRemembranceofThingsPast,bitintoacakeathisaunt'shouse,

hewasoverwhelmedbyafeelingofnostalgia.Wherehadthis"all-powerfuljoy”comefrom?He

sensedthatitwasconnectedtothetasteofteaandcake,butit“wentfarbeyond^^thoseflavors,he

wrote.InProust'scase,thetasteheexperiencedtookhimbacktochildhoodexperienceswithabeloved

aunt,towhomheformedastrongbond.

Comfortfoodsareoftenthoughtofasbeingrichincaloriesorfullofsugar.Nevertheless,other

studieshavealsoshownthatthelinebetweencomfortandfoodisn'tasclearas'junkfbod=happiness.”

Eatingso-calledjunkfooddoesactivatethebrain'srewardsystem,butthathighisshort-lived.Ifsnot

thedeeprewardofrealcomfort.Ontheotherhand,ifyoufeelbad,youmightaswellhaveasalad,as

longasthereissomethinginthefoodtobringbackpleasantmemoriesandcreateasenseofbelonging.

Tasteandsmell,Proustwrote,4€stayfreshalongtime.”

8.Howdocomfortfoodsfunction?

A.Theyinspireasenseofbelonging.B.Theyarelinkedtoall-powerfuljoy.

C.Theyprovidethecaloriesoneneeds.D.Theysetoffthebrain'srewardsystem.

9.WhydoestheauthormentionMarcelProustinPara.3?

A.Toexpressloveforaspecialcake.B.Toshareagoodchildhoodmemory.

C.Toshowthemeaningofcomfortfoods.D.Toproveapopularbeliefaboutfoods.

10.WhatdoesPara.4mainlytalkabout?

A.Thelessclearlinebetweencomfortandfood.

B.Theconnectionbetweenjunkfoodandhappiness.

C.Thedifferencebetweencomfortfoodsandjunkfood.

D.Therelationshipbetweencomfortfoodsandrewardsystem.

11.Wheredocsthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencereport.B.Anadvertisement.

C.Acookingguide.D.Ahealthmagazine.

D

Quiteoften,nomatterhowgoodyouare,yoursuccessisdependentonhowotherpeoplesuchas

yourboss,peers,clientsandcustomersperceiveyourcommunicationandresponses.Sowhenyou

cometopeoplewhomakethekeydifferencebetweenhelpingyouorholdingyouback,howcanyou

influenceandpersuadethemtogivewhatyouwant?

Psychologicalresearchesrepeatedlyshowthatpeoplegenerallymakeuptheirmindsonwhether

tohelporhinderyoubasedonwhethertheylikeyouornot.Itishumannature.Whatcanyoudoabout

it?Youneedtomakeagoodimpressiononotherstoensuretheylikeyouandgiveyouwhatyouwant.

Researchagainshowsthatpeoplegiveopportunitiestothepeopletheylikebest.Infact,mostpeople

actuallymakeuptheirmindsaboutotherpeopleinthefirstfiveminutesorlessofmeetingsomeone.

Thesearecalledfirstimpressionsor"momentsoftruth”.

Oncetheymakeuptheirminds,theytendtobeveryreluctanttochangetheiropinions.Youhardly

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haveroomforerrorwhenmakingthatfirstimpressiononanewacquaintance.Therefore,whetheryou

areapplyingforajob,goingforaninterview,attendingameetingwithyourbossorpeers,orserving

acustomer,youneedtoprepareyourselfmentallyandrehearsehowyouwillmanagethefirstfew

minutesofyourinteraction.Thisincludesdoingyourhomeworktogatherinformationandresearching

allpossibleissuessoyouwillknowhowtoaddressthemshouldtheotherpartyraisethem

unexpectedly.

Itisamazinghowpoorlysomepeoplecancomeacrossatthebeginning.Theworstthingisthat

theydonotevenseemtorealizeit.Havinggoodqualificationsandanexcellentworkperformance

doesnotexcusecandidatesfromtryingtomakeagoodfirstimpression.

12.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Persuadingpeopletolikeyou.B.Peoplemakingthekeydifference.

C.Winningstrategiesforajobinterview.D.Makingagoodfirstimpression.

13.Whichisthewaypeopletendtodecidewhethertolikeotherpeopleornot?

A.Theymakequickdecisions.

B.Theychangetheiropinionsfrequently.

C.Theypreferpeoplewhoareexperienced.

D.Theypaymuchattentiontogoodqualifications.

14.Whichofthefollowingstrategiesmighthelpinaninterview?

A.Showyourfriendlinessandconfidence.

B.Asktheinterviewersforhomeworktodo.

C.Knowasmuchaspossibleaboutthesituation.

D.Dosomethingunexpectedtoimpressinterviewers.

15.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthenextpartofthepassage?

A.Examplesofhowgoodfirstimpressionshelppeoplesucceed.

B.Somepracticaladvicetohelpmakeagoodfirstimpression.

C.Questionsthatmightbeaskedbytheinterviewers.

D.Howtowinoverpeoplewhodon'tlikeyouatfirst.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

LifeontheRoad:Meet'VanLifer5AlexandraUlmke

"Vanlifb“hasbecomemoreandmorepopularinrecentyears,withvansbeingturnedintohomes

forlifeontheroad.16WespoketoAlexandraUlmke,wholefthercitylifebehindandbegan

livingoutofavanin2016.

At26,Ulmkehadherdreamlife,workingasagovernmentmarinebiologistinSeattle.Butshe

hadanotherdream:totraveltheworld.Ulmkeboughta2000VolkswagenEuroVan-whichshenamed

“Penny”一quitherjobandsoldallherpossessionstoliveontheroad.17"Thebiggestchallenge

wasfeelingreallylonely,Ulmkesaid.Afterseveralmonthsoftravelingsolo,shewasjoinedby

Talkeetna,aGermanshepherdwhotraveledwithherforayear.

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18"Thebucketlistneverends.You'reoutthereandyourealizehowmuchthereistosee,“

shesaid.However,shefinallymovedbackhometoWashingtonin2020beforethecorona-virus

pandemic.Afteryearsoflivingwithfewresponsibilities,sheenteredher30s.19NowUlmkeis

theownerofWanderingRootsCampers,abusinessthatconvertsvansintohomesfbrothervanlifers.

ButshestilltakesPennyoutonsmalltripsonweekends.

Forthosewantingtotryvanlife,Ulmkerecommendstwothings:First,learntolivewithout

luxuries.20Second,startwithsomeweekendsolotrips——beforeyouconsiderquittingyourjob,

loadingyourvanandlivingontheroadforever.

A.Vanlifecanbealotoffun.

B.Herfirsttrip-alone—wastoAlaska.

C.Butwhatisitreallyliketoliveinavan?

D.Andthatturnedouttobetheworstevertrip.

E.Thenshefeltreadytohavearoutineandstabilityagain.

F.Overfouryears,Ulmketraveledalotofcountrieslivingoutofvans.

G.Showers,bathroomsandhotrunningwatercanbeaddedtoavan,buttheycomewithacost.

第二部分语言知识运用（共三节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

Formanyyears,IwassowrappedupinmykidsandmyfamilythatIignoredhowIlooked.The

words"21maintenance"describedmyapproachtobeautyperfectly.

Itwasn'tuntilrecently,whenIhadmypicturetakenfbraworkID,thatI22the“Youth

Train“hadleftthestation,andIwasnolongeronit.ThewomanintheIDpicturelooked23and

definitelymiddle-aged.

Forafewdays,Iwasalittle24bythefactthatIwasnolongerthesweet,youngthingI

thoughtIwas.Forthosefewdays,Itriedalittleharderto25younger,brighterandtighter.Ieven

26myhairandaddedextraeyeliner.

IthoughtIwas27inmyseekingfbrayouthfulglowuntiloneofmynewco-workers28

askedmeaquestionthattoldmeIwas29onlymyself.UIdon'tsupposeyouknowwhatbeauty

is,doyou?”sheasked.

Thatsimplequestionopenedmywearyeyesonceandfbrall.Myfamily30menotformy

no-longer-shinyhairbutbecausethe31I'mplaying,thatismyhusband'swifeandmykids'

mom.

Someoneoncesaidthat32isthefirstgiftgivenandthefirstonetakenaway.Iagreebut

onlywhenitcomesto33beauty.Whenitcomestostayingyoung,amind-lift34aface­

liftanyday.The35beauty,thestuffinsidethatallofushave,lastsalifetime.

21.A.delicateB.constantC.lowD.slight

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22.A.acknowledgedB.evaluatedC.realizedD.recommended

23.A.committedB.cautiousC.enthusiasticD.exhausted

24.A.botheredB.defeatedC.confusedD.desired

25.A.actB.dressC.proveD.feel

26.A.dealtwithB.cutawayC.letdownD.tiedup

27.A.beautifulB.successfulC.carefulD.joyful

28.A.brieflyB.temporarilyC.casuallyD.improperly

29.A.helpingB.foolingC.conductingD.enjoying

30.A.lovesB.helpC.changesD.shapes

31.A.trickB.roleC.jokeD.game

32.A.reliefB.beliefC.powerD.beauty

33.A.naturalB.innerC.externalD.moral

34.A.beatsB.opposesC.improvesD.restricts

35.A.behavioralB.genuineC.physicalD.biological

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

In1991,BeijingmusicianWangWeiwentonatour,whenhebecamefascinatedbythe

shakuhachi,akindofJapanesebambooflute(笛子).Later,hefoundoutthattheshakuhachi,36

wascalledchibainChinese,wasintroducedtoJapanduringtheTangDynasty(618—907).

37(astonish)andashamedofhowhewasignorantofthecountry'srichmusicaltradition

asa38(profession)musician,WangstartedlearningandresearchingonChinesemusical

instrumentsmadeofbamboo.Hehasfoundthatamongthe90windinstruments39(identify)

bytheChineseMusicDictionary,47aremadeofbamboo.

Duringthepastthree40(decade),thetalentedmusiciantraveledaroundthecountry41

(find)thefinestmaterialsformakingbambooinstruments.ThesmallbalconyathishomeinBeijing

hasbecomehisstudio42instrumentmaking.

Healsogatheredagroupofmusicianstoformthecountry'sfirstbambooorchestra.While43

(realize)hisexpectation,Wangisalsoproudthattheorchestra'sbirthanddevelopmentarealsoan

effortofprotectingtheenvironment,Bambooisamong44fastestgrowingplantsonearth,

gaining1.2meterseverydayunderappropriateconditions.Since2002,theStateForestry

Administration45