2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1They felt _ it was high tax and low income _ contributed to the extreme misery of the working people at the bottom of the ladder.A/；thatBthat; whichCthat; whatD/; which2The farmers are in bad need of rain,but a (an) large amount of rainfall will cause Floods.AEventuallyBconstantlyCgraduallyDextremely3He has made little preparation for the interview, so the chance of him succeeding in it is .Aslim BfantasticCobvious Dgentle4This film is very with young people, which tells a really romantic story.Afamiliar BpopularCsimilar Dparticular5If you ever arent sure whether you have bought the very best smartphone, just _ “good enough.”Amake for Bsettle forCanswer for Daccount for6Backward somewhat technologically _ we are for the moment, we have confidence in our ability to catch up in time.Aalthough Bif Cas Donce7Excuse me, sir, didnt you see the red light?Sorry, my mind _ somewhere else.Ahas been wanderingBwas wanderedCwas wanderingDhas been wandered8_ your generous help, I do believe I have a better understanding of your country and culture.ABut forBOut ofCThanks toDAs to9What do you think of the newly-released film Capernaum?It touched my heart deeply. But for your recommendation I _ it.Ahad missedBwould missCwould have missedDmust have missed10An exhibition with 885 cultural relics to be displayed _ at the Meridian Gate Gallery.Awas held Bwould hold Chas hold Dwill be held11 Joe, what about going to Belgium for our coming holiday? Sorry, honey, I _ on the newly discovered dinosaur site in ArgentinaThere are remains of what is thought to be the largest creature ever to walk the earth.Awas workingBworkCwill be workingDworked12Even though the way Lin Daiyu expresses her feelings may be _ to a modern audience, it is rooted in her character and makes who she is.Aallergic BforeignCsensitive Dfundamental13Mary became _ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in West Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria.Acompletely BsincerelyCapproximately Dincreasingly14At one time, she is fine, _ at another, she is abnormal.AandBorCbutDso15Didnt you go fishing with your friends last Sunday?No. I _ to the nursing home as usual.AwentBgoChave goneDhad gone16It is broadcast on TV that the 88th Academy Award Ceremony was held in Dolby Theatre seats an audience of approximately 4, 000.AwhereBwhoseCwhichDwhen17We are living in an age most of things are done on cell phones.AwhichBthatCwhoseDwhen18 their final medical check, the astronauts boarded their spacecraftAReceivedBBeing receivedCTo receiveDHaving received19Where was it _ the road accident happened the other day?AthatBwhenChowDwhich20The students have decided on a final date by which everyone _ reading the books assigned by their professor.AfinishesBfinishedChave finishedDwill have finished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）Humans have been keeping animals as pets for tens of thousands of years, but Dr. Jean-Loup Rault, an animal scientist at the University of Melbourne in Australia, believes new companions are coming: robot pets.“Technology is moving very fast,” Rault told ABC News, “The Tamagotchi in the early 1990s was really the first robotic pet, and now Sony and other big companies have improved them a lot.”This may not sit well with pet lovers. After all, who would choose a plastic toy over a lovely puppy? But Rault argues that the robotic kind has a lot going for it: “You dont have to feed it, you dont have to walk it, it wont make a mess in your house, and you can go on a holiday without feeling guilty.” The technology also benefits those who are allergic to pets, short on space, or fearful of real animals.Its not clear whether robot pets can replace real ones. But studies do suggest that we can bond with these smart machines. People give their cars names and kids give their toy animals life stories. Its the same with robots. When Sony stopped its repair service for its robot dog Aibo in March 2014, owners in Japan held funerals.As an animal welfare researcher, Rault is concerned about how robotic pets could affect our attitudes towards live animals. “If we become used to a robotic companion that doesnt need food, water or exercises, perhaps it will change how humans care about other living beings,” he said.So are dogs and cats a thing of the past, as Rault