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）1I was going to pay by cash when it suddenly occurred to me _ I had left my purse at home.AwhetherBwhatCthatDwhere2You look frozenSit down by the fire and I you some hot teaAmakeBwas makingCmadeDwill make3I am wondering _ makes you study so hard?To go to my dream university.Awhat is it thatBthat is whatCwhat is thatDwhat it is that4Dont touch your eyes, nose and mouth, because they arent covered by skin and can _ the virus more easily.Atake upBpick upCmake upDset up5_ to nuclear radiation, even for a short time, may influence genes in human bodies.AHaving exposedBBeing exposedCTo exposeDExposed6_ interested in English may join this club. AWhoever BAll who CAnyone DWho7The same boiling water softens the potato and hardens the egg. Its about _youre made of, not the circumstances.AthatBwhatChowDwho8 Do you know anything about British history?_. I have no interest in it.ATake it easy! BPlease dont bother.CIts up to you. DNo. Its beyond me.9Bob says he will draw lessons from his failure and continue to try.Im delighted that he _ take that view.Awill Bmay Cshould Dcould10Are the repairs finished yet?Yes, they _ when I came back home.Awould be completed Bwould completeChad completed Dhad been completed11Ive got something weighing on my mind. Could you give me some advice?_. Tell me all about it and Ill do what I can.ADont mention itBNo wonderCMy pleasureDNo problem12The shocking news made me realize _ terrible problems we would face.AwhatBhowCthatDwhy13_, the dancers practise hard to make their dreams come true. AInstead of being disabled BBeing disabled CDisabled as they are DIn case of being disabled14Thinking that her daughter was doing her homework ,the mother left the room, _.Aquickly and gentleBquick and gentleCquickly and gentlyDquick and gently15We _have hurried all the way to the airportthe flight was called off because of the foggy weather.AmustntBcouldntCneedntDwouldnt16Playing with the foreign visitors, my cousin is beginning to several different languages.Apick up Bpick outCturn up Dshow out17During the economic crisis, we should help those for _life is far from easyAwhomBwhoseCwhoDwhoever18I can _ Dianas thoughts from the changes in her facial expressions.Aread Bnotice Ccount Dwatch19The incomes of skilled workers went up. , unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.AMoreoverBThereforeCMeanwhileDOtherwise20The Oxford English Dictionary is necessary for learning English, so youd better buy _.AthisBthatCitDone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）Criminals who try to pass off fake art as the real deal should be careful now. A new identification method could make recognizing fakes much easier. The technique allows scientists to tag paintings and other artworks with tiny pieces of DNA, which act like a signature. If an artwork missed the tag, people would immediately know it was an illegal copy.DNA is normally found inside the cells of all living things. However, researchers at the State University of New York at Albany, who developed the tagging technique, have created DNA in a lab, whose code is just as unique as that of DNA found in nature.The scientists would apply the engineered DNA to a small tag and place it on an artwork. Over time, the DNA in the tag would bond with the art at a molecular(分子的) level. That way, even if the tag is removed, the DNA remains. Possible buyers and sellers can use a scanner to read a DNA tag or, if the tag is missing, swab(擦拭) the artwork to test for DNA inside. Then they check the molecular marker against a database of artists to make sure the work is real.Some famous artists have already agreed to try this high-tech way to sign their art. Thats because fakes are huge problems in the art world. Its said that as many as two out of every five artworks sold these days are fakes. Some seem so convincing that experts are needed to prove whether theyre real or not.Although a painting may be perfectly copied, it would be nearly impossible to copy a DNA tag. Applying the tag doesnt harm the work itself. Even better, they each cost only about $150an inexpensive price for a technology that could save museums, art gal