2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Why do many students stick to private tutoring _ they could easily master such knowledge at school?AunlessBbeforeCafterDwhen2I need help now! I have to fix a leaking pipe in my bathroom but Im not sure _to begin.Awhat BwhichCwhere Dwhen3When you are absorbed in a book or simply trying to rest, it seems that the phone _ continuously, destroying your momentary peace.AringsBhas been ringingCrangDis ringing4Andy can go to the cinema together with us he has finished the taskAunlessBas soon asCuntilDas long as5_ this may sound like a simple process, great care is neededASinceBOnceCAlthoughDUnless6OK， here _.Thank you for your lift. See you later.Aare we Bis itCwe are Dcomes it7The split between humans and living apes is thought by some scholars _ 15 to 20 million years ago.Ato occurBoccurringCto have occurredDhaving occurred8The possibility that Frank was lying _ through my mind.AswallowedBmaskedCflashed9What made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but _ their lack of planning.AevenBstillCratherDever10Lily is a good singer. How I wish I _ as well as her.AsingBwill singChad sungDsang11_ to the party, Nancy was very upset.AHaving not been invitedBNot having invitedCHaving not invitedDNot having been invited12Lisa wouldnt _ the job any more. She had a big argument with her boss and resigned.Acome up withBkeep up withCmake up withDput up with13Experts warn that medical waste from hospitals, if _properly, may lead to spreading diseases.Anot handledBnot being handledCnot to be handledDnot having handled14After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, _ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.AwhichBwhoCwhereDwhat15Why are you so late?The driver couldnt see clearly because of the fog_, the road was too icyAThereforeBOtherwiseCHoweverDBesides16Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _ sight matters more than hearing.Awhen Bwhose Cwhich Dwhere17It is really cold and the ground is wet; it _ have rained last night.AmightBmustCcanDshould18Among the young people, there is a growing tendency _ money more highly than quality of life.AregardingBto regardingCto regardDregarded19I thought Father would be better, but _it is, he is getting worse, which makes me more worried.AbeforeBasCbecauseDafter20Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just _sweet dreams.Akeep up withBput up withCend up withDcatch up with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 to new research from the University of Cambridge in England, sheep are able to recognize human faces from photographs.The farm animals, who are social and have large brains, were previously known to be able to recognize one another, as well as familiar humans. However, their ability to recognize human faces from photos alone is novel.The recent study, the results of which were published in the journal Royal Society; Open Science, show the woolly creatures could be trained to recognize still images of human faces, including those of former President Barack Obama and actress Emma Watson.Initially, the sheep were trained to approach certain images by being given food rewards. Later, they were able to recognize the images for which they had been rewarded. The sheep could even recognize images of faces shown at an angle, though their ability to do so declined by about 15 percentthe same rate at which a humans ability to perform the same task declines,“Anyone who has spent time working with sheep will know that they are intelligent and individual animals who are able to recognize their handlers.” said Professor Jenny Morton, who led the Cambridge study. “Weve shown with our study that sheep have advanced face-recognition abilities, close to those of humans and monkeys.”Recognizing faces is one of his most important social skills for human beings, and some disorders of the brain, including Huntingtons disease, affect this ability.“Sheep are long-lived and have brains that are similar in size and complexity to those of some monkeys. That means they can be useful models to help us understand disorders of the brain, such as Huntingtons disease that develop over a long time and affect cognitive (认识的) abilities. Our study gives us another way to monitor how these abilities change.” Morton said.1、According to the new research, whats unusual about sheep?AThey have large brains.BThey can recognize their owne