2023届天津市滨海新区第三次模拟英语试卷（含答案）

2023届天津市滨海新区第三次模拟英语试卷

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．—Travels to Europe are the trendiest.

—________. Domestic destinations are the most popular this spring.

A．I beg to differ B．I am on your side

C．You got me there D．No wonder

2．The tennis player never thought of giving up on his journey to success________all the setbacks.

A．by means of B．in spite of C．in view of D．on account of

3．Through the old soldiers’ vivid________of the Long March, the students gained a more profound insight into the incomparable loyalty and firm belief of the Red Army.

A．issue B．account C．opinion D．practice

4．________ChatGPT, an advanced AI chatbot, can interact in a conversational way, it still struggles to be completely accurate with its responses.

A．Since B．Unless C．Once D．Although

5．In the long term, I hope that 20 years from today, I________as a judge.

A．am working B．will be working C．work D．have worked

6．The recent TV series Three-Body,________from Liu Cixin’s sci-fi book, has impressed audiences with its splendid visual effects.

A．adapted B．to be adapted C．adapting D．having adapted

7．It’s worth noticing that________the media promotes, teenagers always follow it.

A．whatever B．whichever C．however D．whenever

8．It was the first time that he________Xinjiang Province, and was amazed by the breathtaking scenery.

A．has visited B．had visited C．visited D．would visit

9．China is working hard to________the full potential of higher education and will move faster to build world-class universities.

A．take in B．set aside C．bring out D．give away

10．—What matters for the cooperation between companies?

—________differences in a sincere way.

A．Approached B．Having approached

C．To be approached D．Approaching

11．Traditional tea roasting is a delicate technique that involves using hands to________the temperature in the pan.

A．consult B．assess C．require D．seek

12．The core of life education at school lies in guiding students to________manage relationships.

A．slightly B．originally C．temporarily D．properly

13．Waking up suddenly________lead to rapid heart rate and high blood pressure.

A．must B．would C．can D．shall

14．—We should remain modest to achieve goals.

—You bet. Just as the saying goes,________.

A．easier said than done B．practice makes perfect

C．pride goes before a fall D．better late than never

15．The Temple of Heaven is a complex of buildings________emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China worshiped heaven.

A．what B．where C．which D．when

二、完形填空

If this time last year you had told me that an exercise bike would save me, I’d have____16____you were wrong. I’d have protested that I’m not athletic at all. My coordination is lacking and my____17____is like tortoise.

In Grade 7, my physical education teacher watched me, eyebrow____18____, as I tried my best to follow the gymnastic training. “You’re doing pretty well in my class,” he said, “for someone with no____19____for sports at all.”

In high school, I wasn’t____20____for a single team. I was bookish and slow, and that____21____of being better suited to quiet reading and leisurely walks____22____with me for a long time.

I discovered jogging in my late 20s, and I enjoyed the feeling of quiet accomplishment—without the fear of____23____teammates. I tried yoga and always prioritized____24____pursuits over physical ones.

It was,_____25_____, my gradually worsening mental condition that finally forced me to rethink about exercising. This winter, under pandemic, I found myself_____26_____under the weight of exhaustion. I knew_____27_____had to change. I needed an outlet to release the_____28_____of months of online conferencing and on-and-off solo parenting at home. Jogging in the morning wasn’t enough to_____29_____it.

I_____30_____an exercise bike and hoped to have positive results. Since early March, I’ve hardly_____31_____a day on my bike. I’m not the fastest, but I stick to it. I’m finally learning that movement isn’t_____32_____about athleticism (运动才能). More than anything, it’s the feeling of accomplishment when you insist on something_____33_____outside of your comfort zone.

Athletes find glory in sports. For the rest of us, the_____34_____is more personal: better sleep, improved mood and boosted confidence. It was never about talent. That’s what I wish my physical education teacher had told me. If only he’d said, “You’re doing really well in my class. Look at your_____35_____.”

16．A．realized B．denied C．hoped D．insisted

17．A．height B．speed C．potential D．intelligence

18．A．laid B．extended C．raised D．waved

19．A．talent B．interest C．power D．respect

20．A．applicable B．reliable C．suitable D．available

21．A．plan B．image C．draft D．standard

22．A．left B．abandoned C．remained D．held

23．A．turning down B．letting down C．taking down D．breaking down

24．A．mental B．academic C．financial D．social

25．A．otherwise B．therefore C．instead D．however

26．A．failing B．quitting C．suffering D．fighting

27．A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything

28．A．tension B．confusion C．satisfaction D．fascination

29．A．track B．throw C．ease D．leak

30．A．dealt with B．ran into C．figured out D．settled on

31．A．called B．missed C．dropped D．delayed

32．A．consequently B．deliberately C．naturally D．necessarily

33．A．difficult B．funny C．impressive D．disappointing

34．A．demand B．offer C．reward D．honor

35．A．persistence B．patience C．confidence D．courage

三、阅读理解

Are you struggling to be yourself at work? Tired of being behind schedule? Here are some important work tips that you can follow to improve your productivity.

Focusing on One Task

Some people have the habit of multitasking, which is great, but it might distract you from the bigger picture. Multitasking might help you with different tasks. You might also feel like the jack of all trades (万事通) but your productivity won’t increase in the long run.

Focus on one task at a time and this will allow you to complete that task with high standards. When the task is done, you can move on to the next one.

Setting Small but Effective Goals

You will be given large and challenging tasks at work and what matters is how you deal with them. Stress might be the normal response here but you can also play it smart. You can break any large task into small but manageable tasks, which will help you stay productive and will also make the best of time.

Think of it like building blocks and you will have to focus on one small task at a time but the end result will be fascinating.

Setting Self-Imposed (自己强加的) Deadlines

Setting self-imposed deadlines can actually help you be more productive at work Stress is a bad thing, but self-imposed stress can actually help us focus and be better. You can do really well with open-ended tasks or projects once you give yourself a deadline. Stick to that deadline and you will be surprised by the miracles that you can perform at work.

Trying Following the “Two-Minute” Rule

Steve Olenski is one of the finest entrepreneurs to date and he has given wonderful advice in the shape of the “Two-Minute” Rule. The “Two-Minute” Rule is basically about making the best out of small windows at work. Olenski tells us that if there is a task at work, and you can do it in 2 minutes, then you do it immediately. When you complete that small task, you don’t actually have to waste more time getting back to it, which also increases your productivity.

36．By focusing on one task, you may________.

A．feel like the jack of all trades B．finish that task with high standards

C．distract yourself from the bigger picture D．reduce your work efficiency

37．What is the author’s suggestion for handling difficult tasks?

A．Respond to them tensely. B．Make a plan in advance.

C．Break them into manageable ones. D．Focus on the results all the time.

38．You can do well with open-ended tasks or projects if you________.

A．learn to take a break B．perform miracles at work

C．impose a deadline on yourself D．compare them to building blocks

39．What is TRUE about the “Two-Minute” Rule?

A．It involves doing a small task without delay. B．It applies to all kinds of tasks.

C．It is criticized by Steve Olenski. D．It requires getting back to tasks.

40．What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A．To share his work experience with the reader. B．To point out the importance of time management.

C．To introduce the ways of achieving goals. D．To offer tips on enhancing productivity.

Once, during my summer holidays, my father was sick, but he worked in the rice field just the same, because there was so much to do. As I looked at his thin figure, crawling (缓慢移动) ahead of me, I thought of my own depressing future. I was tied to the land by job after backbreaking job, unlike other boys who had freedom to pursue happiness. Why were there people in the world who would never know what it was like to toil (苦干), and others, like me, who had been toiling ever since they were small boys, season after season, year after year? Why were some people sitting before electric fans or in air-conditioned rooms, while I was out of breath and sweating under the blazing sun? Why was there mud and more mud in front of me?

Only we farmers were willing to crawl, to assume the lowliest of positions in order to have a better harvest. Even a horse, when working for man, stands tall. I was suddenly consumed with great pity and great respect for poor farmers, and the focus of my attention began to extend beyond myself and my family. This was an important turning point in my life.

While resting beside a field one day, my brothers and I resolved to pursue useful knowledge and technology to help ourselves and other farmers improve our circumstances, and lighten our burden of labour. This resolve gave me strength so that when I went to university, lighten our burden of labour. This resolve gave me strength so that when I went to university, and later to the US on a scholarship, my spirit rose above personal hardships. Crawling in the mud had taught me to lake bleeding and sweating as part of my life, and not to be afraid in the face of difficulties. But what was more important was that I had learned the meaning of “You reap what you sow”.

Mother used to say, “Judge a man not by his face, but by his fields.” I appreciate more and more the meaning of these words. The land is dependable, as long as you are willing to toil on it. When the wind blew and the green rice plants moved like waves in a sea, stunningly beautiful, a deep sense of satisfaction swelled up (充满) in me.

I laboured hard in the simple, isolated countryside of my home, and I am proud of this. Although later I went into academic research, I shall always remember what working in the rice fields taught me: plant your feet firmly on the ground, work hard and you will be rewarded.

41．What did the author think of his job as a farmer in Paragraph 1?

A．Unhappy but promising. B．Free and meaningful.

C．Busy but rewarding. D．Exhausting and hopeless.

42．What motivated the author to change his present life?

A．The concern for his father’s sickness. B．His pity and respect for poor farmers.

C．His eagerness for knowledge and technology. D．His wish to have a better harvest.

43．How does the author understand his mother’s words in Paragraph 4?

A．A man should be judged by his academic background.

B．A man’s sense of satisfaction comes from the land.

C．A man willing to toil in his field is bound to reap a harvest.

D．A man shouldn’t be proud of his appearance.

44．According to the last paragraph, it can be inferred that the author________.

A．achieves great success in his academic career B．benefits a lot from his previous experience

C．lives in the isolated countryside D．takes pride in his hometown

45．What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Crawling in the Rice Fields B．Sticking to Your Dreams

C．Lightening the Burden of Labour D．Sparing No Effort to Work

TikTok is setting a 60-minute daily screen time limit for users who are aged under 18. The video app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, said it is introducing the feature to encourage teens to manage their screen time. TikTok added that the new limit comes after it brought in a prompt (提示符) last year, which helped increase the use of their screen time tools by 234%.

Hitting the limit, users affected will receive a new passcode on the screen in their app to unlock extra time. Anyone who rejects the new 60-minute restriction and goes on to use the app for 100 minutes a day will receive a warning from TikTok to set their own screen time controls. Parents of children using the Family Pairing option on the app will also be able to set screen time limits, as well as access a dashboard (控制面板) which would give a breakdown of app usage.

Cormac Keenan, head of trust and safety at TikTok, said the company had worked with researchers in developing the new limits. “Since there’s no agreement on the ‘right’ amount of screen time, we consulted the current academic research and experts from the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital in choosing this limit,” he said.

Critics of the video app welcomed the screen time limit, but described it as the “tip of the iceberg” when it comes to TikTok’s response to young users’ exposure to the platform. “TikTok has won the race for the hearts and minds of 14 to 24-year-olds in the United States and the United Kingdom,” said Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Countering Digital Hate. “It is the one that needs to be dealt with most urgently.” Mr Ahmed said his centre’s research at the end of last year found that within minutes of opening a TikTok account, a 13-year-old girl user was receiving eating disorder and self-harm content in her feed. He called on the platform to focus its efforts not just on limiting screen time, but also to “clean up” feeds of harmful content to make it a “safe environment for children”.

46．In the first paragraph, TikTok is introducing the new screen time limit to________.

A．encourage in-person interactions B．increase the use of the platform

C．help teens stay in control of their use D．avoid criticism from concerned parents

47．What will happen when users under 18 reach their screen time limit?

A．Their parents will send them a warning message.

B．They will be locked out of their account for the day.

C．They must enter a passcode to continue using the app.

D．Their parents must access a dashboard to activate the app.

48．How did TikTok develop the new limits?

A．By seeking expert advice. B．By consulting the government.

C．By launching a survey among its users. D．By copying other social media platforms.

49．Which of the following best explains the underlined part in the last paragraph?

A．An insufficient action to keep teens safe on TikTok.

B．An noticeable part of network security problems.

C．An urgent issue waiting for TikTok to deal with.

D．An over reliance on TikTok among teens.

50．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.

A．TikTok exposes young users to mental disorder B．TikTok is dangerously addictive to teens

C．TikTok appeals to young users worldwide D．TikTok is popular but not safe enough for teens

Have you ever come out of a steamy hot shower and tried to look at your reflection in the mirror when it’s completely steamed and fogged up? I often think that is how we tend to view our beauty—through fogged up mirrors. We are seeing ourselves but the picture isn’t exactly clear! The mirrors have been fogged up through different life experiences and memories as we have grown up, and now blend together to form our own definition of our beauty.

The first mirror is formed as a young child and is often based on what was said about us from our parents and those around us. I remember being told that I was a cute child, so that when I got a little older and was around six or seven and another child tried to tell me I was ugly- everything within me rose up against the statement because my self-belief in what my parents had said stood strong.

The second mirror is the mirror of adolescence, those formative years when we are pushed into the big wild world and out of the protection of home. As a teenager I went to a boarding school, and I was one of the only two black people in the entire school. Children being naturally curious, I felt like I was asked a million and one different questions about both my hair and skin tone- -and I don’t think there has ever been a time when I have been more acutely aware of my appearance, which in turn opened up the door for me to question how I looked and to thankfully embrace my differences.

The final mirror comes from socially constructed ideas of beauty. We are often faced with numerous images in the media, popular culture, society, peers and social media, which can create a false ideal of beauty in our eyes. We tend to compare ourselves to those ideals and use it as some sort of margin (差值) of measurement.

However, real beauty comes from within. It is acceptance of yourself, perceived flaws and all. You are a masterpiece, a unique blend of genes and life experiences. It’s essential to appreciate yourself like any other work of art or natural wonder, without judgement. Maybe it’s time to create a fourth mirror, a new mirror that is wiped clean and is minus the fog of comparisons, accusations, judgments and expectations.

51．What do the fogged-up mirrors represent according to the first paragraph?

A．The difficulties of seeing oneself in the mirror.

B．The various sources of beauty standards.

C．The unclear perceptions of one’s beauty.

D．The life experiences and memories.

52．How did the author react when someone called her ugly?

A．She felt embarrassed.

B．She completely denied it.

C．She sought comfort from her parents.

D．She questioned what her parents had said.

53．What can we learn about social constructed ideas of beauty?

A．They push teens out of home protection.

B．They arouse acute awareness of one’s appearance.

C．They may mislead people’s idea of beauty.

D．They are the exact measurement of beauty.

54．What does the author suggest as a possible fourth mirror?

A．A mirror not affected by external factors.

B．A mirror going against society’s expectations.

C．A mirror reflecting one’s childhood experiences.

D．A mirror showing the beauty ideals from social media.

55．The passage is mainly written to tell us that we should________.

A．bring happiness to those around us

B．keep our resolve despite obstacles

C．change ourselves to achieve an ideal

D．embrace our real inner beauty

四、阅读表达

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答后面的问题。

Ren Sainan chanced upon the funeral industry in 2019. With a degree in e-commerce, she joined an online retailer that deals in funeral supplies after several failures in attempting to get a “normal” job upon graduation.

Encouraged by her family, colleagues and friends, Ren realized that what matters most is living for the moment and working for what she loves. Putting aside the opinions of others, she began to model for new shrouds (寿衣) for live-broadcasting as part of her daily job. Gradually, she found that working in the funeral industry is meaningful and that everyone has a story.

One night during the Spring Festival, Ren received a call. A girl sobbed, asking whether she had a green burial suit, as she was preparing for the funeral of her father who used to be a soldier at Jiayu Pass, safeguarding China’s northwestern frontier. He had a deep affection for the color green.

Searching through piles of clothes at the warehouse, Ren failed to find the color. Moved by the daughter and the father, she decided to make a green-colored suit along with a tailor at the company.

In the beginning, Ren was afraid of telling her mother about working as a model and designer for burial clothes. “After I accepted myself in this job, I talked about it with my mother. Her first reaction was ‘you should resign,’” Ren said. She made a trip home in Pingdingshan, a two-hour drive from Zhengzhou where she works, in hope to impress her mother with various products. “She softened her tone as these designs upended her perception of saying goodbye to the world,” she said.

In traditional Chinese culture, the discussion of death is taboo (禁忌的), and the shrouds, along with other funeral supplies, are things people avoided talking about in daily life. And even with good employment opportunities, people were reluctant to work as funeral directors.

As a shroud model, Ren’s presentation has changed people’s fixed images of the funeral supplies. While amazed at the diverse and personalized development of the funeral industry, Chinese netizens have also expressed their admiration for Ren’s job.

Aging, sickness, and death are common states of life. It might be, in a sense, lucky to have an opportunity to experience the range of human emotions from joy to grief, from despair to hope.

56．Why did Ren Sainan choose a job in the funeral industry? (no more than 8 words)

________________

57．What is the top concern of Ren Sainan in her life? (no more than 10 words)

________________

58．What does the underlined word in Paragraph 5 probably mean? (1 word)

________________

59．Why are few people willing to work as funeral directors? (no more than 10 words)

________________

60．What do you think of Ren Sainan? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)

________________

五、其他应用文

61．假设你是晨光中学英语社社长李津。你校上周举办了主题为“Learn English! Enjoy English!”的英语文化周系列活动。请按以下提示，写一篇校英文公众号报道：

(1)活动的时间及参加人员；

(2)活动的主要内容(如英语辩论赛，英语阅读营等)；

(3)活动的意义和反响。

注意：

(1)词数不少于100；

(2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。

参考词汇: English Reading Camp

Learn English! Enjoy English!

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参考答案：

1．A

2．B

3．B

4．D

5．B

6．A

7．A

8．B

9．C

10．D

11．B

12．D

13．C

14．C

15．B

16．D    17．B    18．C    19．A    20．C    21．B    22．C    23．B    24．A    25．D    26．C    27．B    28．A    29．C    30．D    31．B    32．D    33．A    34．C    35．A

36．B    37．C    38．C    39．A    40．D

41．D    42．B    43．C    44．B    45．A

46．C    47．C    48．A    49．A    50．D

51．C    52．B    53．C    54．A    55．D

56．Because of failures in getting a “normal” job.    57．Living for the moment and working for what she loves.    58．Changed.    59．Because people have fixed images of the funeral industry.    60．She is brave and determined because she does what she likes without caring about others’ opinions.

61．                                                                   Learn English! Enjoy English!

 The annual English culture festival was held in our school last week. All the students including some foreign students and teachers participated in it. I worked as a volunteer to provide service. A variety of activities such as English Debate Competition and English Reading Camp, which received a warm welcome from students, were held. The performances of some students were so outstanding that all present clapped them warmly.

The festival was over, but all those who attended it thought they benefited from it. Not only did they know more about English but also they made some friends with the same interest.