2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角条形码粘贴处。2作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4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）1The first decade in the 21st century _ the rapid rise of China as a world economic power.AwitnessBhas witnessedCwill witnessDhave witnessed2- It shouldnt take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help - Thats right_AMany hands make light workBSomething is better than nothingCThe more the merrierDThe sooner begin, the sooner done3Are you ready to leave?Almost, Ill be ready to go just as soon as I _ putting the clean dishes away.Aget throughBgive upCcarry outDset about4Time is a precious _ that is often taken for granted among the young people.AcommodityBcommissionCcomponentDconstitution5She is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone _ the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery _.Aon; to solveBwith; solvingCfor; being solvedDto; to be solved6The expert points out the phenomenon that cream goes bad faster than butter_ its structure rather than its chemical composition.Alives up toBgets down toCcomes down toDstands up to7Whats up? You look down. I have piles of papers _, but I type so slowly.Ato be typed Btyped Cto type Dbeing typed8Do you _ ready for the spring outing?No,I still have to buy some fruit.AeverythingBanythingCsomethingDnothing9Not even when _through the darkest valley _be afraid, for you are always close beside me. Ado I walk; will I Bdo I walk; I will CI walk ; I will DI walk; will I10It was announced that only after the candidates papers were collected _to leave the room.Ahad they been permitted Bwould they be permittedCthat they would be permitted Dthat they had been permitted11Although it in the desert most of the year, people still live thereAdoesnt rainBdidnt rainChasnt rainedDhadnt rained12Mary doesnt want to move to Beijing because if she_ _there, she wouldnt be able to see her husband often.Awould liveBwere to liveChas livedDlives13What matters in life is working hard _ hardly working.Aas well asBless thanCrather thanDother than14I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife，_shes a better cook than meAunlessBasCeven thoughDin case15Simply raise your hand，and a taxi appears _Aat no time Bat one timeCin no time Dfor the time being16Im not sure of the reason for the dogs illness, but it _ by eating too much.Amay have been causedBneed have been causedCshould have been causedDmust have been caused17David didnt attend his daughters graduation ceremony, but he does wish he there.Ashould beBwould beChad beenDwere18 I am just wondering which team, Chicago Bulls or Washington Wizards, won the game last night? _ I dont really like either team.ADont mention it. BNo problem.CWho cares? DWhy bother?19What an amazing picture!The little boy _the soldiers, and I caught them in an unguarded moment.Awas salutingBsalutedChad salutedDwould salute20The meal itself was not so good_ was boringly brown including vegetables.Anothing BeverythingCanything Dsomething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） Many of us listen to music while we work, thinking that it will help us to concentrate on the task at hand. And in fact, recent research has found that music can have beneficial effects on creativity. When it comes to other areas of performance, however, the impact of background music is more complicated.The idea that listening to music when working is beneficial to output probably has its roots in the so-called “Mozart effect”. Put simply, this is the finding that spatial rotation performance(空间旋转能力) is increased immediately after listening to the music of Mozart, compared to no sound at all.How sound affects performance has been the topic of research for over 40 years, and is observed through a phenomenon called the irrelevant sound effect. To study irrelevant sound effect, participants in the research are asked to complete a simple task which requires them to recall a series of numbers or letters in the exact order in which they saw them. The tricky thing is being able to do this while ignoring any background noise.Two key characteristics of the irrelevant sound effect are required for its observation. First, the task must require the person to use their rehearsal abilities(复述能力), and second, the sound must contain