2022-2023高三上英语期末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）1Despite the fact that his scores were good, they were hardly as excellent as a student with his intelligence .AachievedBhad achievedCwould achieveDshould have achieved2Dont give up half way, and you will find the scenery is more beautiful when you reach the destination than when you _.Astart offBhave started offCstarted offDwill start off3I had been betrayed by those who I trusted several times, _ in a suspicious attitude towards everything and everyone.AresultedBhaving resultedCresultingDto result4一When he know the result of todays job interview?一In a couple of daysAshouldBmayCshallDmust5Mary felt from the outside world, since she lacked an Internet connection and couldnt receive any e-mail.Acut downBcut inCcut offDcut out6The movie couldnt be more boring.I wish I _ to it.Ahad not beenBhave not beenCdid not goDhave not gone7We should go by bus _ we can get there earlier.A as soon as B where C in order that D when8People all think it strange that the boy should tell whats written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It really _ explanation.ApreventsBchallengesCinterruptsDconfuses9I regret not having taken your advice. Otherwise I _ this mistake at the moment.Adidnt makeBwouldnt makeChadnt makeDwouldnt have made10_ two hours daily has made considerable difference to my physical condition.ATo walk BWalkingCWalked DHaving walked11Agatha didnt tell me _ she would pick up her son from school.Awhich BwhenCwhere Dwhat12Did you enjoy your journey to Beijing last weekend? . We had driven more than 3 hours before we found the right way.AAbsolutely BNo way CNot at all DWith pleasure13I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being _ blind and deaf for a few days at some time in his life.Ahas been strickenBwere strickenChad beenDwould be14Did you meet Mr. Smith?Yes. When I arrived, he _ for New York to attend a press conference.Awas just leavingBjust leftCjust leavesDhad just left15This is the first time that we _a film in the cinema together as a family .AseeBhad seenCsawDhave seen16Sometimes we have to face embarrassing moments _ we can only keep silent.AwhoBwhichCwhenDwhy17If you go to buy the top best-selling CD, please get _ for me.AoneBitCthisDthat18Its natural that I didnt recognize her immediately I saw her. _, its almost 5 years since we met last. AAfter all BIn addition CWhats more DIn particular19Christine is _ about anything but her dress as she doesnt really care about what she looks like in the eyes of others.AcautiousBoptimisticCparticularDcurious20What it be?It be a man, for it is not moving. It be a dustbin, I think.Acan; may; mustBcan; cant; mustCcan; must; canDmay; may not; could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）According a recent report in New Scientist, a breakthrough birth occurred under the radar some five months ago. With the help of John Zhang from the New Hope Fertility Center in New York City, a Jordanian couple gave birth to a child with one more than two genetic parents.So-called three-parent babies actually have more like 2.001 parents, according to experts. And the baby boy born earlier this year isnt the first child to have a little more DNA than Mom and Dad could provide on their own. An IVF technique that relied on small transfers of donors DNA was pioneered in the United States during the 1990s but was banned after fewer than 100 babies were born.This Jordanian newborn represents the first successful birth in a new wave of “three-parent” techniquesones that are more sophisticated and that will likely stick around much longer.For now, there is no country where the method used to give birth to the baby boy is really legal. Zhang performed the procedure in Mexico, where, he told New Scientists, “There are no rules.”These techniques involve the transfer of mitochondrial（线粒体的）DNA or mtDNAOften called the “power plants” of the cell, the mitochondria transform energy from food into energy that can power a cell. When someones mitochondria dont function properly, its bad news indeed for cells. Mitochondrial diseases can cause a whole host of life-threatening problems, and its estimated that as many as 4,000 children are born with such conditions in the United States each year. In this case, the couple had lost two children at young ages due to Leigh syndrome, a neu