2023年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试模拟测试（一）英语试题本试卷满分120分。考试用时120分钟。第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。ACheckoutwhat’scomingsoon，andwhat’sindevelopment.Playbillwillupdatetheselistingswhennewinformationismadeavailable.THECOLLABORATIONatSamuelJ.FriedmanTheatreTheplaytellsatruestoryinNewYork.Fifty-six-year-oldWarhol’sstarisfalling.Jeanisthenewwonder-kidtakingtheartworldbystorm.WhenJeanagreestoworktogetherwithWarholonanewexhibition,itsoonbecomesthetalkofthecity.Thetwoartistssetfootonasharedjourney,bothartisticanddeeplypersonal,whichredrawsboththeirworlds.ALMOSTFAMOUSatBernardB.JacobsTheatreBasedonthe2,000filmofthesamename,themusicalfeaturesPulitzerwinnerKittandabookbyCrowe,whoearnedanOscarawardforpenningtheoriginalfilmbasedonhisownteenageexperience.Thecoming-of-agestorytracksa15-year-oldmusicfannamedWilliamwhofollowstheemergingbandStillwaterontour.THEPIANOLESSONatEthelBarrymnoreTheatreTheplayisthefourthinWilson’sCenturyCycle,whichdigsintotheBlackexperienceineverydecadeofthe20thcentury.SetinPittsburgh’sHillDistrictin1936,itcentersaroundabrotherandasisterinvolvedinabattleoverapianocarvedwiththefacesoftheirancestors.KIMBERLYAKIMBOatBoothTheatreKimisabrightandfunnyhighschoolgirl,whohappenstolooklikea72-year-oldlady.Andyetheragingdiseasemaybetheleastofherproblems.Forcedtodealwithfamilysecrets,andpossiblecrimecharges,Kimisdeterminedtoexplorehappinessinaworldwherenoteventimeisonherside.21.WhatkindofplayisTHECOLLABORATION?A.Aromance. B.Asci-fistory. C.Afairytale. D.Alifestory.22.Whichtheatreshouldyouvisitifyouwanttolearnaboutracialissues?A.SamuelJ.FriedmanTheatre. B.BernardB.JacobsTheatre.C.EthelBarrymoreTheatre. D.BoothTheatre.23.WhatcanyouseeinbothALMOSTFAMOUSandKIMBERLYAKIMBO?A.Strugglesagainstcrimecharges. B.Cutting-edgefilmtechnology.C.Award-winningperformances. D.Teenagers’growthexperiences.BForsomepeople,OctoberisOctober.OnOctober5,KatmaiNationalParkandPreserveinsouthernAlaskakickedoffFatBearWeek,whenfanscomparebeforeandafterphotosofbearstovotefortheonetheythinkhasgainedthemostweightbeforetheybeddownforthelongfreezingwinter.Bear747,alsoknownas“BearForceOne”,tookthefirst-placespotwith68,105votes.Itweighedaround1,400pounds.FatBearWeekstartedin2014.Atfirst,itwasjustFatBearTuesday.MikeFitz,aformerparkkeeperatKatmai,noticedthatlivewebcamsshowingthebearsgeneratedalotofonlinecomments,soheletpeoplevotefortheirfavoritefatbearontheInternet.Theone-dayeventattracted1,700votes.In2015,itwasextendedtoaweek.Lastyear,nearly800,000peoplegotinvolved,turningitintoaglobalcampaign.Thecontestservestwomainpurposes.First,someofAmerica’snationalparksareinremoteandundevelopedareas,whicharedifficultorcostlytoreach.FatBearWeekbringsAlaska’swildernesstofans’computerscreens.“It’snotlimitedtothefortunatefewwhocangototheriveranymore.”Fitzsaid.Second,FatBearWeekbringsattentiontothebearsandtheecosystemstheylivein.The2,200bearsofKatmaiarestrongforfeedingonsomeofthehealthiestsalmon（三文鱼）intheworld，saidSaraWolman,aformerparkkeeper.SalmoninthePacificNorthwestaresufferingfromoverfishing,damconstructionandwarmingriversduetoclimatechange.Luckily,BrooksRiver,whichKatmai’sbearsliketofishin,hasbeenfreefromthesethreatssofar.FatBearWeekhasspreadlikeviruses.Fansandcreatorssayit’sbecauseitshowsaconservationsuccessstory.Foroneweek,peopledon’thavetofocusonclimatechangeorhabitatloss.“Maybethingsaren’tsupergreatallthetimeintheworld,”saidFeliciaJimenez,whoisacurrentKatmaikeeper.“ButtherearesomereallyfatbearsinAlaska.”24.WhywasBear747thewinner?A.Itwastheheaviest. B.Itwasthemostfamous.C.Itgainedthemostpounds. D.Itpresentedthebestphotos.25.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph2?A.TopraiseMikeFitzforhiswork. B.Toreviewthehistoryoftheevent.C.Toshowthepopularityoffatbears. D.Toexplaintheroleoflivewebcams.26.WhatcanwelearnaboutKatmai’sbears?A.Theybringtouriststothepark. B.Theyhaveastablefoodsource.C.Theyremaindifficulttobeseen. D.Theyfaceapopulationdecline.27.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FatBearWeek:ConservationIsJoyfulB.BrownBears:WinterSurvivalIsCrucialC.Bear747:AFatYetHealthyChampionD.Katmai’sBears:ASpecialBeautyContestCAnewstudyhasfoundthatachild'sreadingspeedcanbeimprovedbysimplyincreasingthespacebetweenletterswithinapieceoftext.Theresearch,ledbyDrStevenStaggofAngliaRuskinUniversity（ARU）,examinedthebenefitsofletterspacingandcolouredoverlays（颜色标注）amongchildren.Twogroupsofchildren,dyslexic（有阅读障碍的）andnon-dyslexicchildren,wereaskedtoreadfourtextswitheitherstandardorextra-largeletterspacing,bothwithandwithoutacolouredoverlay.Theywereinstructedtoreadthetextoutloudwhilebeingrecorded.Therecordingwasusedtomeasurethenumberoferrorstheymade—specificallymissedwords,addedwords,wrongwords,andpronunciation—aswellastheparticipants’readingtime.Thestudydiscoveredthattextwithincreasedspacebetweenlettersprovidedabenefitforbothgroups.Onaverage,thedyslexiagroupshoweda13%increaseinreadingspeed,whilethegroupofnon-dyslexicchildrenshoweda5%increase.Inadditiontoimprovingreadingspeed,italsoresultedinasignificantdeclineinthenumberofwordsmissedbythechildrenw