2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：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）1Some people are able to multitask wellthey can two or more businesses at the same time very well.Aturn to Brelate toClead to Dattend to2According to a recent study, the high school graduation rate for black men has fallen by 43 percent, while _ of black women has risen by 56 percent.AthatBwhatConeDwhich3Ensuring every child equal rights to education is _the key to the elimination of inequality across the world lies.AthatBwhatCwhetherDwhere4We had better put off interviewing the athlete, for he is busy preparing for an international contest _ in Shanghai next month.AheldBto holdCbeing heldDto be held5The movie Till Death Do Us Part 最爱will be on at 8 pmWhat about picking you up at 7pm?All rightI will have come back from work by then, and I you at homeAwill be waiting forBwill wait forChave been waiting forDam waiting for6The new hotel is reported to be built it used to be a wasteland.AwhichBwhereCin whichDwhat7Up till now, there has been no scientific evidence about _ caused the death of dinosaurs.Awhat is it thatBwhat it was thatCit was whatDwhat is it8_ up early in the morning to have a walk, I am sure, you are likely to feel active all dayAGetBHaving gotCGettingDTo get9An old lady came to the bus stop only the bus had gone.Ato run ; to findBrunning;to findCand ran ; findingDrunning; finding10He is eager to try something he has never tried before.Oh, I see. Thats _ hes different from others.Awhen Bwhere Chow Dwhat11Jane established a program, _ young people to take part in activities _ promote greater concern for the environmentAto encourage; whereBhaving encouraged; whereCencouraging; thatDencouraged; which12The news was a terrible blow to her, but she _the shock soonAgot outBgot overCgot offDgot through13_ well for my job interview, I really had butterflies in my stomach on my way to the company I had applied to.AHaving not preparedBNot having preparedCNot to have preparedDTo have not prepared14He worked in a car factory for four years, _ he founded his own company in his hometown.Aafter whichBafter whenCafter thatDafter it15When we have a chance to travel, we tend to _ as many sights into the trip as we can- seven countries in ten days, for example.AsqueezeBsneezeCsubscribeDsubstitute16 Do you like the book you father bought you? Very much. Its exactly_I wanted.AwhichBthatCwhatDhow17After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, _ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.AwhichBwhoCwhereDwhat18I quickly lowered myself, ducking my head to avoid looking directly into his eyes so that he wouldnt feel _.AchallengedBchallengingCto be challengedDhaving challenged19Had Mary not been hurt in the car accident, _ the next weeks marathon.Ashe would runBshe would have runCshe will runDshe must have run20At college, Barack Obama didnt know that he the first black president of the United States of America.Awas to becomeBbecomesCis to becomeDbecame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） For a lot of people, getting a full nights sleep is nothing more than just a dream. Some of us climb into bed in the early evening, and the next thing we know, its 2 in the morning and were still staring at the ceiling. Its common knowledge that sleep problems can be caused by things such as stress, anxiety, or even using a smart phone before bedtime. But recently, a team of researchers discovered that genes could also be a cause of sleepless nights.The scientists, from The Rockefeller University in New York, US, found that DSPD, delayed sleep phase disorder（睡眠时相延迟综合征）, a condition that affects ones sleeping patterns, is passed down by a mutated gene（发生变异的基因）. DSPD sufferers wake up later and go to bed later than the average person. To come to their conclusion, the team studied a 46-year-old woman who is only usually able to fall asleep at 2 or 3 in the morning. It was discovered that the womans body produces the hormone（激素） that helps her sleep at night up to seven hours later than regular sleepers. The scientists found this is caused by a mutation in one of the womans genes, one that helps regulate the “body clock”.Some of the womans family members were also found to share the same mutation and the same sleeping problems leading the scientists to believe that sleep troubles are passed down through the generations.However, having this mutation doesnt mean you automatica