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1、2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1We are so tired. _ we could take the day off tomorrow!AOnly ifBWhat ifCIf o
2、nlyDIf so2_ annoys the teacher most is that all the students are too quiet in class.AWhat BThatCWhen DWho3In a competitive marketplace, finding the key factor that _ your business from others is highly valuable.AdefendsBdistinguishesCprohibitsDselects4Private cars will be required to stay off roads
3、one out of five weekdays _ the traffic pressure.Ato reduceBreducingCreducedDreduce5The news was a terrible blow to her, but she _the shock soonAgot outBgot overCgot offDgot through6Wechat intends to radically change the way _ people use mobilephones.A/BwhichCwhyDwho7_ travelling expenses rising a lo
4、t, we had to change all our plans for the tourAAsBByCSinceDWith8-What happened to the young trees we planted last week？-The trees_ well，but I didnt water them.Amight growBneednt have grownCwould growDwould have grown9We have time and again _our position on Taiwan issue! Whatever happens, we wont cha
5、nge it!AexplainedBclarifiedCintroducedDconcluded10This kind of gel pen which _ smoothly is quite popular with students.Ais written Bis writing Cwrote Dwrites11Never turn down a job because you think its too small. You dont know _ it can lead.Ahow BwhereCwhether Dwhat12 What does the sign over there
6、read? “No person _ smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.”AwillBshallCmayDmust13Is this tea good cold as well? _ with ice, this tea is especially delicious.AServed BServing CHaving served DTo be served14Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extreme
7、ly patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was _ this problem, but we feel that we cant wait any longer.”Alooking outBbringing outCcarrying outDsorting out15The number of stay-at-home fathers reached a record high last year, new figures show, _ families saw a rise in female breadwin
8、ners.Aif BasCbecause Dthough16 Excuse me, do you mind if I open the window? Well, if you _. I can put on more clothes.AcanBmayCmustDshall17_ an increase in foreign legal conflicts，China is expected to see the number continue to riseATo witnessBBeing witnessedCWitnessedDHaving witnessed18Weneeda spir
9、itual faith, or a philosophy, it shouldincludethis truth: if you choose to find thepositivein every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is_your decision to make.Aabsolutely BtotallyCexactly Dlargely19-Sorry! Im afrai
10、d that I cant go to the magic show by David Copperfield with you.- .AIt doesnt matter.BDo as you like.CWhat a shame.DTake it easy.20Mark drives his car too fast and, whats more, very carelessly, worries his mother.A asAwhatBitCwhich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 recent stu
11、dy led by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found a clear link between the color of a taxi and its accident rate. An analysis of 36 months of detailed taxi, driver and accident data from two fleets of yellow and blue taxis in Singapore suggested that yellow taxis have f
12、ewer accidents than blue taxis. The higher visibility of yellow makes it easier for drivers to avoid getting into accidents with yellow taxis, leading to a lower accident rate.The study was led by Professor Ho. To test whether there was a causal relationship between the color of a taxi and the numbe
13、r of accidents the taxi had, the research team analyzed data collected by the largest taxi company in Singapore. The researchers found that yellow taxis have about 6.1 fewer accidents per 1,000 taxis per month.The researchers also studied the economic effect of changing the color of the entire fleet
14、 of taxis to yellow. The Singapore taxi company involved in the study owns about 16,700 taxis in a ratio (比例) of one yellow to three blue taxis. If a commercial decision is made to switch from blue to yellow taxis, 76.4 fewer accidents would occur per month or 917 fewer accidents per year. Assuming
15、an average repair cost of $1,000 per car and a downtime of six days, switching the color of all taxis to yellow could produce an annual savings of $2 million.“We are eager to continue to validate (证实) the findings of our study by looking at the use of yellow in other types of public transport, such as school b
