2022-2023学年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．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attendedB．hadattendedC．wouldattendD．hasattended2．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．BeatingB．tobeatC．BeatenbyD．Havingbeaten3．—I’mtiredout.Ican’trunanyfurther,Tom.—________!Mike.I’msureyoucandoit.A．ComeonB．NohurryC．NoproblemD．Welldone4．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are5．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observeB．adaptC．leadD．devote6．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairlyB．quiteC．ratherD．very7．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runintoB．burstsoutC．yellsoutD．fallsinto8．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleavingB．justleftC．justleavesD．hadjustleft9．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when10．Wemostprefertosayyestothe______ofsomeoneweknowandlike.A．attemptsB．requestsC．doubtsD．promises11．—HowmuchdoyouchargefortheiPhone?—Well,itcostme$400,butI’ll________20%asit’snolongernew.A．reducetoB．decreasetoC．knockoffD．cutoff12．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdownB．comedownC．settledownD．breakdown13．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．nolessB．notlessC．notworseD．noworse14．Theworseworkingconditionswearelookingforwardto______musthaveattractedthelocalgovernment’sattention.A．seeimprovedB．seeingimprovedC．seeimprovingD．seeingtoimprove15．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shotB．beingshotC．shootingD．toshoot16．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．CheerupB．YoubetC．WhatapityD．Welldone17．Whathelikedtodowastotakeanideaand______itbyfindingeverypossibleconsequence.A．squeezeB．wrestleC．switchD．shrink18．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．asB．whichC．whoD．that19．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．betweenB．inC．acrossD．over20．Whenonholidays,therailwaysputontrainstomakepeople’stravelmoreconvenient.A．regularB．specialC．particularD．unusual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）EntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,EldonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAl,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI)，whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination,”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheor...