2023屆天津市和平區(qū)高三年級第二次模擬英語試卷

2023屆天津市和平區(qū)高三年級第二次模擬英語試卷

學(xué)校:姓名：班級:考號：

一、單項(xiàng)選擇

?.一Jack,couldyoudomeafavour?

—Sure.________

A.Ibegyourpardon.B.Italldepends.

C.Whatisit?D.Anythingavailable?

2.Majordepressionrequiresmedicaltreatment,butphysicalactivity,especiallythosedone

outdoors,canhelpsymptoms.

A.easeB.limitC.strikeD.process

3.Daletookhismother,sadvice,trieddesperatelyandafterseveralattemptsmade

it.

A.finallyB.hopefullyC.normallyD.reasonably

4.StudentsareencouragedtospeakandimprovetheirEnglishwiththeofteachers

whowillalwaysuseEnglishwiththemandgivethemhelp.

A.absenceB.strengthC.defenceD.presence

5.Whenhefinallyraisedthemoneyfortheviolin,hereturnedtobuyitbutlearnedthatit

toacollector.

A.wassoldB.havebeensoldC.hadbeensoldD.willhavebeen

sold

6.Whileweseep,thebrainreplaysthepatternsofactivityitexperiencedduringwaking

hours,ustoenteravirtualreality.

A.toallowB.allowingC.havingallowedD.allowed

7.Youcanlearnenoughfirstaidknowledgeinafewminutes—it,sfromreadinga

book,attendingacourseorwatchingvidesonline.

A.whenB.asC.whetherD.once

8.一Itssohardtofindajobwithadegreeinliterature.

一Yeah,.

A.youcan,tbeseriousB.Iknowwhatyoumean

C.it,snotarequirementD.Ididn,tgetit

9.WhenIstartedmyPhDandrealizedthatIwouldneedfinancialhelp,Itothe

studentadviceofficeandtoldthemthatIwasacarer.

A.wouldgoB.hadgoneC.wasgoingD.went

10.AverypopularthingtodoonBoxingDayistogoshoppingandthesales.

A.keeppacewithB.takeadvantageof

C.lookforwardtoD.throwalighton

11.Nexttime,readthesmallprintinthedocumentbeforeyousignit.Youmake

thesamemistakeagain.

A.mustn,tB.needn,tC.don,thavetoD.wouldn,t

12.WilliamHastieoncesuggestedthathistoryinformsusofpastmistakeswecan

Ieamwithoutrepeatingthem.

A.ofwhomB.aboutwhichC.fromwhichD.bywhom

13.Attheschoolcharityparty,eachstudentdonatedamountheorshecould

afford.

A.whicheverB.howeverC.whereverD.whatever

14.Facedwithadecliningpopulationandworkforce,Japanhasbeenincreasingly

robotsforhelp.

A.turningtoB.puttingawayC.takingupD.holdingback

15.Witheco-tourism,eco-hotelsarefastbecomingthedarlingofthetravel

industry.

A.undercontrolB.ontherise

C.beyonddescriptionD.inthedecline

二、完形填空

Thereissomethinggracefulaboutawell-madehurricanelamp,especiallytheantique

ones.Momhadaffectionforthem.

?canremember16throughcountlessflea（跳蚤）marketsforhuιτicanelamps,

whichare17tokeeptheirlightlitthroughthe18ofmoments.Momtried

hardtobuythelampsin19.asherfavoriteofallthelampshadnomate.

ThespringafterMom,sfirst20withcancer,Wewenttoalocalcraftfairto

passthetime,tokeep21.Wewerestillwaitingtohearfromthedoctorsonthe

22ofherfollow-uptests.23tosearchsomethingformymom,Ibounded

aheadofherandbabybrotherasthey24alongthetables.Ididn,t25far

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beforesomethingcaughtmyeye.Standingproudonthedisplaytablesatalamp.

Iwasexcited,asI26backthroughthecrowdtomymom.44Mom!Youhaveto

seesomething!^^Ishouted."27.?thinkΓmgoingtogettheselamps.Whatdoyou

think?”She28soIcouldseethembutIdidn,tevenlookatthem.uYou,vegotto

seewhatIfoundfirst,,,I29herthroughthefair.Whenshesawthelamp,she

pickedupthelamp30.runningherfingersoverthebowl,overthehurricaneglass,

and31itclosely.??Seethis?^^Shepointedataverysmallmarkintheglass.44The

oneathomehasthesamemark."Shesmiled.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadseenher32

smilesincethedoctorsfirstfoundthecancer.

Whenthelamp33inourhouse,nexttoitsmate,mymomcried.Shewentto

lightthelampsandsitontheirglowuntilshecouldsleep.Yearslater,Iunderstoodherneed

forthoselamps,34thedarkestmomentsofherlife.Momwasmyhurricanelamp.

Shewasinextinguishable（永不熄滅的）一Shelitmywaywithout35.Shestill

does.

16.A.seeingB.findingC.livingD.searching.

17.A.designedB.allowedC.decidedD.evolved

18.A.happiestB.coldestC.busiestD.hardest

19.A.groupB.doubleC.pairsD.packs

20.A.acquaintanceB.battleC.knowledgeD.appointment

21.A.busyB.merryC.stableD.alarmed

22.A.resultsB.discussionsC.proceduresD.processes

23.A.ArrangedB.DeterminedC.RequiredD.Permitted

24.A.wonderedB.wanderedC.ranD.hung

25.A.takeitB.doitC.makeitD.carryit

26.A.jumpedB.leapedC.walkedD.raced

27.A.HangonB.ComeinC.TurnaroundD.Stayup

28.A.bringthemonB.heldthemupC.sendthembackD.putthemdown

29.A.grabbedB.movedC.draggedD.caught

30.A.casuallyB.immediatelyC.occasionallyD.hesitantly

31.A.inspectingB.feelingC.testingD.knocking

32.A.constantlyB.deliberatelyC.lastlyD.truly

33.A.madeitswayB.tookitsplaceC.brokeitsrecordD.wonitsname

34.A.withB.beyondC.throughD.among

35.A.failB.sorrowC.painD.tear

三、閱讀理解

Whiletherearestillalotofunknownsaboutthecomingyear,onethingiscertain:We

needanescape.Withavaccine（疫苗）finallygreenlighted,thefutureoftravelislookingup,

butwhatwillbethesafesttripstotakewhiletheworldisstillincontinuouschange?Think

wideopenspaces,small-groupadventuresandresponsibletourism.Playingitsafedoesn,t

meanyoucan,tgetoutsideyourcomfortzoneandhaveanoveladventurenextyear,though.

Herearethefriendlyescapeswe,redreamingofrightnow.

OlTheGreatAmericanE-BikeTrip

CaliforniatoGeorgia

Considerahuman-poweredroadtripwithalongcyclingadventure—mademore

accessiblewithsomepowerfromanelectricassistbike.Discoverthebeautifulandbizarre

（奇異的），fromtheMojavecountryonane-bike-friendlytour.TDAGlobalCycling'sGreat

AmericanRoadTripcanbedoneinfull,orbrokendowntoa10-daytriptoexploreone

02SwimwithWhaleSharks

EspirituSantoIsland,Mexico

Dubbed“TheAquariumoftheWorld^,byJacquesCousteau,theSeaofCortezisoneof

thebestspotsintheworldtoswimwithwhalesharksandsealions.LocatedinMexico,s

least-populatedstate,BajaCaliforniaSur,thisislandhasanaturalprotectedUNESCOWorld

HeritageSiteintheheartofit.Therearenohotels,butTodosSantosEcoAdventuresoffersa

solar-poweredluxurycampexperienceontheisland,private-chefincluded.

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?二=^>?I,

03SoakintheNaturalWonders

Hokkaido,Japan

Whiletheworldwaitsforthe2021TokyoOlympics,considerJapan,slast-developed

islandasarefuge（庇護(hù)所）fromthecrowds.Rugged（崎嶇的）andremote,Hokkaidoisfilled

withuniquenaturalwondersandadventuresincludingtrekkinginuntouchedforests,fat

bikingonfrozenlakes,soakinginonsens（溫泉）,ornaturalhotsprings,andsearchingforthe

island,srarered-crownedcrane—theonlyplaceinJapanyoucanfindthesacredbird.

04SeeKangarooIslandBounceBack

Australia

NearlyayearafterAustralia'sbushfiresdestroyedover200,000hectaresandkilled

billionsofanimals,newlifeisrisingfromtheashes.This96-mile-longislandisoneofthe

bestplacestoviewAustralia'suniqueanimalsinthewild—kangaroos,koalas,wallabiesand

more.Supporttherecoverywithregenerative（再生的）tourism,criticalinreversing

biodiversityloss.SwimwithsealionsorsipsomeJacob,sCreeklocalwineandwatchthe

kangaroosbounceback.

36.WhatcanyoudoontheE-BikeTripfromCaliforniatoGeorgia?

A.Youcanlearnhowtodorecyclingontheway.

B.Youcancompletethetripinsmallseparatesections.

C.Youcanbuildupyourstrengthwithahuman-poweredbike.

D.Youcanimproveyourskillsinhandlinganelectricassistbike.

37.WhatdoesSwbnwithWhaleSharksandSeeKangarooIslandBounceBackhavein

common?

A.Animalsonbothislandsareindangerofdyingout.

B.Theybothoffersolar-poweredluxurycampsonthesand.

C.Touristscanexperienceswimmingwithcertainseaanimals.

D.TheyarebothnaturalprotectedUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.

38.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A.Visitorscanfindtheirquietnessontheisland.

B.Peoplecanskateonfrozenlakesontheisland.

C.Red-crownedcranescanonlybefoundinJapan.

D.Hokkaidoisaremoteandleast-developedrefuge.

39.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellUSinthewholepassage?

A.Alongcyclingadventurewillbethesafesttriptotakeinthefuture.

B.Withappropriatemedicalmeasuresthetourismindustrywillpickup.

C.VisitorsshouldkeepcautiousaboutbushfireswhilevisitingAustralia.

D.Ecosystemhasbeendisturbedsincenoveladventuresbecamepopular.

40.Wherecanthepassageprobablybetakenfrom?

A.Scienceonawebsite.B.Sportsinanewspaper.

C.Environmentinabook.D.Travellinginamagazine.

Ihaveoneofthosenamesthatarehardtopronounce,soIneverlikedthefirstdayof

school.Whenteachersreadthroughtheattendance,Ialwaysknewwhentheycametomy

name:Therewouldbehesitation,thenaslowsyllabic（音節(jié)的）pronunciationofmyname.

Beforetheywouldevenfinish,Iwouldputupmyhandandsay,??That,sme.Justcallme

Sanj.,,

SanjisshortforSanjukta.It,sanIndiannamederivedfromSanskritanditmeans

“united”.Wordsarepowerfulandsoarenames.Ilikemyname.Itmeansmorethandiversity;

itmeansconnection.

Whenstrangersseemyname,IcantellthattheyaretryingtofigureoutwhereIam

from.SomeaskmewhattypeofnameitisandIknowthatwhattheyreallywanttoaskis

??Whereareyoufrom?^^

Growingup,?answeredthatIamCanadian.Ididn'twanttostandoutastheIndiankid.

Iusedtothinkitwasimpolitetoasksomeonewheretheyarefrom—itmaymakesomeone

feellikeanoutsider.Butovertime,Iunderstandmostpeoplearejustcuriousandwantto

makeaconnection.NowwhensomeoneasksmewhereIamfrom,Ialsoaskthemwhere

theyarefrom.Theconversationgetsinterestingwhenthishappens.

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Recently,Iwasatadinnerwheremostoftheguestshadnevermeteachother.Atfirst,

peopleaskedaboutwhereothersworkedandlived.Thenpeopleaskedaboutkidsanddogs.

Peoplestartedfeelingalotmorecomfortablewitheachother,so?askedeveryonewherethey

arefrom.Thisiswhentheconversationreallygotlively.Peoplestartedguessingeachother,s

nationalitiesliketheultimatepartygame.AwomanfromJamaicatoldusshewasgoingback

foraweddingsoonandwashavingtroublefindingagreendress.AcoupleofIndianwomen

atthetableconvincedhertocheckoutanIndianclothingstoreandshowedheratraditional

Indianoutfitthatwouldlookgreatonher.Allofasudden;ailthetalkaboutwherewecame

fromunitedus.

United.Thatiswhatmynamemeans.WhenIintroducemyselftopeople,Isay,“My

nameisSanj.It,sshortforSanjukta.,,ThenItellthemthatisIndianandwhatitmeans.And

justlikethat,themeaningofmynamemakespeopleunited.

4?.Whywouldtheauthorsayhernamefirstbeforeteachersdid?

A.Theywerenotabletosayhernamecorrectly.

B.Therearemanywaystopronouncehername.

C.Hernamewasbeyondtheircomprehension.

D.Itwouldmakeherfeellikegreatlyhonored.

42.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhername?

A.It,smuchtoocomplicatedtoexplain

B.Itbringsherconnectionwithpeople.

C.Itislikelytomakeherfeelembarrassed.

D.Itrepresentshernationalityandpersonality.

43.Howdoestheauthorreactnowwhenstrangersaskherwheresheisfrom?

A.Shestartstoshare.B.Shefeelsoffended.

C.Sherefusestoanswerit.D.Sheregardsitaspoliteness.

44.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveyinthetext?

A.Therearestrategiestoreachouttostrangers.

B.Weshouldacceptourselvesforwhoweare.

C.Differencescanhelpusbondwithothers.

D.Weshouldappreciateculturaldifferences.

45.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Promotingourrelationship.B.Embracingyourorigins.

C.Identifyingbackgrounds.D.Discoveringconnections.

Anewprojectaimstocreateacomputerreplica（復(fù)制品）ofanentirecity.Itwillallow

expertstoperformreal-timeresilience（適應(yīng)力）testingtoseehowisinfrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)

施）willperforminthefaceofchallengessuchasclimatechangeandpopulationgrowth.

Knownasthe“digitaltwin,?thetechnologyhasalreadybeenadoptedbyFormulaOne

teamsandenginemakerslikeRollsRoyce,butitsusetothisdegreedidn,texist.

ApartnershipbetweenNewcastleUniversityandNorthumbrianWaterwillrecreate

Newcastlebasedondatafromacrossthecityandtestitsresilienceinpossibleemergencies.

ProfessorChrisKilsbysaid,t?Youcantrylotsofthingswiththetwininthecaseofacity.I

thinkofitasareplicathatyoucanplaywithanddounimaginablethingstoseewhatwould

happen.Thechangescanbeseenimmediately—fromobservingwhatwouldhappenifthe

riverTynerisesbyafewmeterstowhatthecitywouldlooklikeifthepopulationhasaged

overacertainperiodoftime.Itcouldalsobeusedtomodelhumanbehavior,forexample,

determiningthemostlikelyroadspeoplewoulduseintheeventofafbod.”

NewcastleUniversityisworkingonadataplatformwithlotsofdynamicpartslike

traffic,water,population,etc.Muchofthedataiscomingfromtheuniversity,sUrban

Observatoryproject,whichhasmonitorsalloverthecitycheckingpollution,waterquality

andbiodiversity.

In2012aneventknownlocallyasthe“Toonmonsoon?,,tookplace,withamonth,s

worthofrainfallingintwohoursduringtheeveningrushhour,causing￡8mworthof

damage.TheToonmonsooncausedabreakdowntothecitybecausewejustdidn,tdesign

anythingforthatsortofevent.Therewasnoonetoblame.Thecityjustcouldn,tresistthe

heavyrain.

Thedigitaltwinwillallowthecitynotonlytoreactinrealtimetosuchstrangeweather

events,butalsototestitsresilienceinendlesspotentialfutureemergencies.

ChrisJones,researchanddevelopmentmanageratNorthumbrianWater,imaginedthe

project,s"amazingpossibilities,ζsayingthatintimeitcouldbeappliedtoanycitywith

accessibledata.

46.WhatdoWeknowaboutthe??digitaltwin“fromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Itisnotnewtous.B.Itisacomputersystem.

C.Itpredictsextremeweather.D.Ithasmetwithmanychallenges.

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47.WhatareProfessorChrisKilsby,swordsmainlyabout?

A.Thedevelopmentofthedigitaltwin.B.People,stestofpossibleemergencies.

C.Themanyfunctionsofthedigitaltwin.D.Thenumerouschangesinthe

environment.

48.WhatwillNewcastleUniversitydointheprojectaccordingtothepassage?

A.Offeringbigdataaboutthecity.B.Advocatingthenewtechnology.

C.Makingupthelosscausedbyflood.D.Workingoutplansforfuture

emergencies.

49.Whyisthe??Toonmonsoon^^mentionedhere?

A.Todrawpeople,sattentiontotheterriblelossofthecity.

B.Towarnpeopleofthepotentialharmofheavyrain.

C.Toindicatethenewproject,ssignificance.

D.Toshowthedigitaltwin,sweakness.

50.WhatisChrisJones,attitudetowardsthe??digitaltwin”?

A.Cautious.B.Opposed.C.Neutral.D.Supportive.

Scientistswhostudyhappinessknowthatbeingkindtootherscanimprovewell-being.

Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanboostaperson,smood,forexample.

Everydaylifeaffordsmanyopportunitiesforsuchactions,yetpeopledonotalwaystake

advantageofthem.

InstudiespublishedonlineintheJournalofExperimentalPsychology,abehavioral

scientistandIexaminedapossibleexplanation:peoplewhoperformrandomactsofkindness

underestimatehowmuchrecipientsvaluetheirbehavior.

Inoneexperiment,participantsatanice-skatingrinkinapublicparkgaveawayhot

chocolateonacoldwinter,sday.Althoughthepeoplegivingoutthehotchocolatesawtheact

asrelativelyinsignificant,itreallymatteredtotherecipients.Ourresearchalsorevealedone

reasonthatpeoplemayunderestimatetheiraction,simpact.Whenweaskedonesetof

participantstoestimatehowmuchsomeonewouldlikegettingacupcakesimply,for

participatinginastudy,forexample,theirpredictionswerewellcalibrated（校準(zhǔn)）with

recipients,reactions.Butwhenpeoplereceivedcupcakesthrougharandomactofkindness,

thecupcakegiversunderestimatedhowpositivetheirrecipientswouldfeel.Recipientsof

theseunexpectedactionstendtofocusmoreonwarmththanperformersdo.

Missingtheimportanceofwarmthmaystandinthewayofbeingkinderindailylife.

Peopleknowthatcupcakesgiveninkindnesscanmakethemfeelsurprisinglygood.Ifpeople

undervaluethiseffect,theymightnotbothertocarryoutthesewarm,prosocialbehaviors（親

社會(huì)行為）.

Andkindnesscanbecontagious（傳染的）.Inanotherexperiment,wehadpeopleplayan

economicgamethatallowedustoexaminewhataresometimescalled"payitfbrward,,

effects.Inthisgame,participantsallocatedmoneybetweenthemselvesandapersonwhom

theywouldnevermeet.Peoplewhohadjustbeenonthereceivingendofakindactgave

substantiallymoretoananonymous（無名的）personthanthosewhohadnot.Theperson

whoperformedtheinitialactdidnotrecognizethattheirgenerositywouldspilloverinthese

downstreaminteractions.

ThesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallwhenWearedecidingwhetherornot

todosomethingniceforsomeoneelsecouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor.

Giventhatthesewarmgesturescanenhanceourownmoodandbrightenthedayofanother

person,whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan?

51.Whydopeopleoftenfailtoshowkindnesstoothers?

A.Theydon,tknowhowtodemonstratetheirhappinessclearly.

B.Theycan,teffectivelytakeopportunitiestobekinddaily.

C.Theyundervaluethepositiveimpacttheirkindnessmade.

D.Theyhavenoideahowtoperformrandomactsofkindness.

52.Thosewhogaveawayhotchocolateatanice-skatingrinkwould.

A.feelmoremotivatedwiththerecipients,reactions

B.inspirestrangerstofollowtheirexamples

C.expectmoreappreciationfromrecipients

D.thinknothingoftherandomactofkindness

53.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecupcakereceiversfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Theyoverestimatedthepositiveimpactoftherandomkindness.

B.Theyattachedmoresignificancetounexpectedactsofkindness.

C.Theyrespondeddifferentlytothepredictionsaftertheexperiment.

D.Theylongedformoreopportunitiestoparticipateinsimilarstudies.

54.What,sthemainideaofparagraph5?

A.Peoplesometimessufferfrom“payitfbrward,,effect.

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B.Akindactcanearnpeoplemoreeconomicbenefits.

C.Generositysometimescanberecognizedinitially.

D.Kindnesscaninspirepeopletofollowoneanother.

55.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedpositiveeffect

B.Kindnesscanbringdifferentpeopletogether

C.WhatshouldWedotoensurehappinessinlife

D.Howcanpeoplegethappinesswithoutefforts

四、閱讀表達(dá)

閱讀短文，并按照題目要求用英語回答問題。

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hikerscompletestheentiretrail.

TheSuttonfamilyrecentlyfinishedhikingtheentiretrail.Theyareauniquetrio