2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Children exposed to air pollution are more to suffering from different diseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly2．________ work and creative activities have been important drivers of human progress is deeply rooted in our social values.A．How B．WhetherC．That D．Why3．．What I like about Harvard is there’s the old classical look—there are parks and traditional buildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how4．_______ a record-breaking seven Golden Globes, the musical La La Land surprisingly does not appeal to Chinese viewers.A．Winning B．WonC．Having won D．To win5．The famous player tried again and again after each failure. That’s _____ he succeeded at last.A．what B．whenC．whether D．why6．When the organization ______ in March, 2019, there was almost no money in the bank and more than $1 million of debt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang7．At the back of the old temple __________ twelve huge stone statues together with __________ pagoda.A．does stand; a 8-storeyed B．do stand; a 8- storyC．stands; an 8-storey D．stand; an 8- storied8．Video games can be a poor influence if ________ in the wrong hands.A．to leave B．leaving C．leave D．left9．--You know Mr. Green has been ill for days?--Yes, I wonder if he is ______ better now.A．any B．some C．any D．no10．—Shall we turn to the boss for a longer holiday?—He’ll probably say no, ________ it’s worth asking.A．so B．whileC．unless D．though11．Our dream is to _______ a World Cup that makes you, your grandchildren and everyone in football really proud.A．stage B．chairC．found D．watch12．The new product is beyond all praise and has quickly taken over the market ________ its superior quality.A．in terms of B．on account ofC．on behalf of D．on top of13．Muir succeeds ______ other designers have failed—her clothes are Original, yet stylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where14．Careers Advice service is only available to people on day-time courses.A．to study B．studyC．studied D．studying15．He ______ a chance to try it again just now.A． gave B． will give C． is given D． was given16．---But for your timely warning, we into great trouble. ---Well, you know we’re friends.A．would get B．must have got C．would have got D．can’t have got17．The fellow we spoke ________ no comment at first.A．to make B．to madeC．made D．to making18．There are lots of examples of English idioms ________ animals are used.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where19．Newly released data point to an increase in technology use among children some worry is changing the very nature of childhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where20．The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived.A．were waiting B．had been waitingC．had waited D．would wait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 novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction and entertainment. But it can also be something more powerful—a way to learn about how to live. Just read at the right moment in your life, and a novel can change it.The Novel Cure is a reminder of that power. It is regarded as a grand display of literary fiction and a celebration of the possibilities of the novel. To create this apothecary（药房）, the authors have searched through two thousand years of literature for novels that effectively promote happiness, health, and sanity（神志清醒）, written by brilliant minds who knew what it meant to be human and wrote their life lessons into their fiction.The authors, Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin began giving novels to each other whenever one of them seemed in need of a push. In 2008 they set up a bibliotherapy service through a cultural enterprise, and since then have been prescribing books to customers all over the world.Bibliotherapy does not discriminate between pains of the body and pains of the head (or heart). Aware that you are not brave enough? Pick up To Kill a Mockingbird for an injection of courage. Experiencing a sudden fear of death? Read One Thousand Years of Solitude for some understanding on the larger cycle of life. Whatever your condition is, the treatment is simple: a novel (or two), to be read regularly. Some treatments will lead to a complete cure. Others will offer comfort, showing that you are not the first to experience these emotions. The Novel Cure is also filled with useful lists recommending the best novels to read when you are stuck in traffic or can’t fall asleep, the most important novels to read throughout your life.Brilliant in concepts, The Novel Cure belongs on everyone’s bookshelf and in every medicine cabinet. It will make even the most well-read fiction lover pick up a novel he’s never heard of, and s。