2023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、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3．考试结束后，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）
1．Computer-controlled robots are taking over jobs in many industries, which used to be done _______. A．artificially B．manually
C．comprehensively D．gradually
2．— How would you like your tea?
— _____.
A．Veryquickly B．Asitcomes,please C．Verymuch D．Idon’tliketea
3．on one foot with your eyes closeD．and you will soon lose your balance.
A．Standing B．Stood
C．To stand D．Stand
4．A public health campaign _____ the number of heart disease deaths by 80 percent over the past three decades．A．had reduced B．had been reduced
C．has reduced D．has been reduced
5．—May I use your new dictionary?
—It' s over there．____．
A．Feel free B．Never mind C．My pleasure D．It's OK
6．The days are gone physical strength was all you needed to make a living．
A．that B．when
C．where D．which
7．With the development of economy，our income has increased ________ 10% in less than a year.
A．for B．by
C．on D．at
8．— The film is, I have to say, not a bit interesting.
—Why? It’s ________ than the films I have ever seen.
A．far more interesting B．much less interesting
C．no more interesting D．any less interesting
9．I felt like giving up. I probably ________，but my Dad whispered, “Come on! You can make it.”
A．would have B．would C．should D．should have
10．Daniel’s family ________ their holiday in Huangshan this time n ext week.
A．are enjoying B．are to enjoy C．will enjoy D．will be enjoying
11．This restaurant has become popular for its wide ______ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.
A．production B．offer
C．range D．division
12．This kind of glasses made by experienced craftsmen _________ comfortably.
A．is worn B．wears C．wearing D．are worn
13．I broke my relationship with Peter because he always found _______ with me.
A．error B．failure
C．mistake D．fault
14．—Oh, Hannah just told me that she was unable to translate the report into English.
—________She once spent 10 years living in London.
A．Guess what B．Why not C．So what D．How come
15．—Amazing! You wear slippers at work.
—Don’t you know it’s a fashion?
A．must B．should C．can D．may
16．As I opened my eyes, in ______ direction I looked, I could see smiling, peaceful, calm and content faces. A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever
17．Some schools, including ours, will have to make ________ in agreement with the national soccer reform. A．amusements B．adjustments
C．appointments D．achievements
18．Humans spend a lot of time and money on their pets and the pets give all they have _____for that.
A．in return B．in fact
C．in short D．in all
19．Mr. Zhang gave all textbooks to all the pupils, except ____________ who had already taken them.
A．these B．ones
C．those D．the others
20．--- To be a promising student is not an easy job. It takes time.
--- I can’t agree more. _______. There is no short cut.
A．All roads lead to Rome B．Slow but sure wins the race
C．Practice makes perfect D．Rome was not built in a day
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）Google announced new features to make devices smarter and more useful to open its y
early developers' conference. The announcements came at Google's I/O 2018 conference in Mountain View, California.
Google Duplex
"So what you're going to hear is the Google Assistant actually calling a real barber’s to schedule the appointment for you.
Hello, how can I help you?
Hi, I'm calling to book a woman's haircut for a client. I'm looking for something on May 3rd.
Sure, give me one second.
Mm-hmmm.
That was a real call you just heard."
Google Chief Pichai said the demonstration was the result of the company's research and development over many years in the areas of natural language, deep learning and text-to-speech. G
oogle calls the technology Duplex. The idea is to create machines that sound and act more human-like in interactions with people.
Continued Conversation
Another new feature related to Assistant is called Continued Conversation. Until now, users have had to say "Hey Google" each time they asked a question or wanted help. But now, a user can issue more than one command – such as a follow-up question – for up to eight seconds, and Assistant will answer.
Gmail Smart Compose
The latest new tool for Gmail is an auto-complete feature called Smart Compose. It uses AI to suggest ways to finish sentences as they are written. For example, "I haven't seen you" might be auto-completed to "I haven't seen you in a while and I hope you're doing well."
Digital Wellbeing
Google says it recognizes many users are trying to find the right balance in life with technology. Sometimes they would like to break away from their devices to be able to spend time "on better thing
s." New features with this in mind can help users prevent overuse of technology.
A Dashboard will provide users detailed information about how much time they are spending on which parts of their device. When the device is placed face down, a new feature will put the device on hold and silence it so the user can center on other things. A Wind Down Mode feature can let users enter the time they want to go to bed. At that time, the device will again go silent and the front of the device will dim to help users disconnect before bed.
1、What does the small dialogue mean in Google Duplex?
A．Google Chief Pichai calls his assistant to arrange an appointment for him.
B．Google’s digital assistant sets a haircut appointment for someon e all by itself.
C．An assistant in Google sets a haircut appointment for a woman.
D．That wasn’t a real call the receiver had heard.
2、What can we learn about Digital Wellbeing?
A．It can find the right balance in work.
B．It may automatically go silent while the screen is still bright.
C．It can tell how much time is being spent on parts of the device.
D．When one feature is operating long enough, a new one will disappear.
3、If you are poor in writing compositions, you probably like________.
A．Continued Conversation B．Google Maps - Augmented Reality
C．Google Duplex D．Gmail Smart Compose
22．（8分）Tulou, the special residential architecture of Fujian Province was included on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee in Quebec, Canada.
In the fourth century, Han Chinese living in the Central Plains area began to migrate south, gradually gathering in Fujian and forming the Hakka communities. As a defence against enemies, the Hakkas chose to live in compact( 紧凑的) communities, and the tulou was their preferred houses. Tens of thousands of such earthen structures were constructed in Fujian Province.
Most tulous are to be found in the valleys, surrounded by high mountains, and some are in the depths of the great mountains. Most are three to four stories high, and look like circular blockhouses（堡垒）. Rooms on the first floor are used as kitchens, rooms on the second floor are used as barns(谷仓), and rooms on the third and fourth floors are for bedrooms and living rooms. For defensive purposes, the rooms on the first floor have no windows.
Raw materials for the tulou were obtained locally. Their main building material was a mixture of clay, sand, lime and water, and egg whites, brown sugar and rice water were added as adhesive agents（粘合剂）. It was then mixed to form the walls. Once they dried, the walls were so hard that driving a nail into them would have been difficult. Fir branches, which are extremely strong and do not rot, were used to strengthen them, and many centuries later they have remained their original look.
Tulous are located in a region where earthquakes happen frequently, and their circular construction helps them resist the regular shocks.
The proven design even inspired one famous Peruvian architect, who paid several visits to Yongding, to build a tulou back home. Not long after, an earthquake struck only 10 kilometers away, and while all the houses around the earthen building fell down, his tulou remained.
1、From the passage, we know that Tulou ______.
A．is a special residential architecture of Han Chinese in Fujian even today
B．was once the place where the Hakkas chose to live together
C．stands in the valleys and is also modern people’s preferred houses
D．looks like circular blockhouses but easy to fall down in the earthquake
2、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Hakkas built tulous when they lived in the Central Plains area.
B．Raw materials for the tulou were obtained from far away.
C．It is difficult to dig a hole into the walls of the tulou.
D．Fir branches may help them resist the regular shocks.
3、What would be the best title for the passage?
A．One of UNESCO’s World Heritage List
B．The Function of Tulous
C．Y ongding County and The Hakkas
D．The special Earthen Architecture of Fujian
23．
（8分）Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.
Located on the shore of Su llivan’s Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane（飓风）Hugo 10 years ago. Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina’s shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building rules wasn’t strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. Soon after Hugo, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced rules. The new beach house on Su llivan’s Island should be able to withstand a Level 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.
At first sight, the house on Sullivan’s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble “a large party lantern (灯笼)” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be misleading. The house’s wooden frame is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.
宝山区2023年教师招聘信息To further protect the house from hurricane damage. Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings－long, slim wood pieces anchored deep in the sand. Pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house. They also raise the house above storm waves. The pilings allow the waves to run under the house i nstead of running into it. ‘These waves come ashore at terrible speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,” said Huff.
Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially hidden by the house’s ground-to-roof shell. “The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn’t look like it’s standing with its pant legs (裤腿) pulled up,” said Huff. In the event of a storm, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.
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