2023届天津市耀华中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案

天津市耀华中学2023届高三年级第二次校模拟考

英语试卷

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试时间100分钟，第1卷1页至9页，第Ⅱ卷9页至10页。

答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考号填写在答题卡上。答卷时，考生务必将答案涂写在答题卡上，答在试卷上的无效。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.—Can you have a meal served outside the cafe?

—I don’t think so, but ______.

A. it’s not your business   B. it sounds like a good idea

C. I couldn’t agree more   D. don’t jump to conclusions

2. Of all the animals I’ve ever had, these two dogs are the most ______ to the spoken words.

A. sensitive   B. reasonable   C. considerate   D. accessible

3. Emoji can help communication feel friendlier, and ______ a serious note can be softened with an encouraging smile.

A. even    B. still    C. also    D. yet

4. I ______ a new alarm clock the other day at Taylor’s when I heard someone singing a familiar song.

A. bought   B. was buying   C. has bought   D. would buy

5. Our ancestors enjoyed the healing power of nature, and now scientists are starting to ______.

A. hold back   B. move on   C. catch up   D. get across

6. ______ in scientific research, the new treatment offers hope for patients with rare diseases.

A. Rooted   B. Rooting   C. Having rooted  D. To be rooted

7. He suddenly spotted an old friend across the room, so he pushed his way ______ the crowd of people to get to her.

A. beyond   B. through   C. down    D. against

8. As well as competitions, there are events such as poetry salons ______ you can share poems with others.

A. which    B. when    C. where    D. what

9. The trick of acquiring excellent grades, now, is to hold as much determination as you need and to ______ the desire of laziness.

A. obtain    B. resist    C. convey   D. distribute

10. Not only can the environment of a country suffer from the sudden growth of tourism but the people also rapidly feel its ______.

A. benefits   B. contribution  C. demand   D. effects

11. —Congratulations! You ______ great efforts for the English speech contest.

—Thanks. I do appreciate my teacher’s guidance.

A. must have made   B. should have made   C. could make   D. would make

12. ______ the Montgolfier brothers took flight in balloons in the 18th century, air travel was not practical until the invention of powered flight in 1903.

A. When     B. Since      C. If     D. While

13. With China’s traditional tea-making added to UNESCO cultural heritage list, 43 items ______ the intangible cultural heritage list in the past few decades.

A. entered    B. have entered    C. enter    D. are entering

14. The truth is ______ we are lucky enough to have clean water whenever we want, but this is not the case for many people around the world.

A. what     B. why      C. that    D. where

15. I was ______ when Kenny wanted me to take care of his dog for a few days. I hate dogs.

A. brought under control   B. set in motion

C. taken into account   D. put on the spot

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Ken Campbell had last attempted running at high school. When his wife, Susan, injured her foot, she needed    16    to rejoin her running group, so Campbell went along to keep her company in the    17   . “We were just walking at the beginning,” he says, “I was heavy, and weighed over 90kg.” But as the weeks and months passed, the weight    18   , Susan recovered—and Campbell’s    19    grew. At the age of 63, he ran 50km, and at 70, he completed a 100kmultramarathon.

So how does someone with no    20    precedent (先例) become an ultradistance runner in his 60s and 70s? Susan had run marathons before her    21   , but for Campbell, the turning point came when Susan’s Fleet Feet running group    22    the trails in the Sierra Nevada foothills near their home.

Campbell went out to visit Susan’s group, and “the trails were a terrible    23   . It had been raining, and I was slipping,    24    and falling. But I thought, well, I like this a lot.”

What he liked    25    was the feeling of “being wrapped by the trail, being    26    by the closeness of the vegetation (植被) and the nearness of the river. I was walking where    27    people had walked for thousands of years and where miners had walked on their way to gold.”

Running the 100km ultramarathon took Campbell 16 hours. When Campbell    28    the finish line at 3 am, Susan handed him a 100km sticker to    29    on the back of his truck. He already had a 50km one on there. “It is a public statement that you are part of this    30   ,” he says. “Wherever we park, I see a line of    31    with their various stickers and I feel that we are a tribe (部落).”

Campbell suffered arthritis (关节炎) before he started running, and was “a(n)    32    for knee replacement”, but for now, he is    33    on surgery. It can    34    the running—but the “sense of wellbeing and accomplishment will carry me on forever”, he says, “If I can’t run, I will    35   .”

16. A. operation   B. support   C. dignity   D. arrangement

17. A. symptom   B. recovery   C. treatment   D. diagnosis

18. A. came out   B. got around   C. went off   D. fell away

19. A. talent    B. health    C. experiences   D. abilities

20. A. sporting    B. volunteering  C. appealing   D. inspiring

21. A. graduation   B. injury    C. growth   D. attendance

22. A. moved about   B. accounted for  C. got off    D. took to

23. A. fancy    B. atmosphere   C. mess    D. dream

24. A. sliding    B. moving   C. hiking    D. stretching

25. A. above all   B. at random   C. on purpose   D. in turn

26. A. appreciated   B. invited    C. buried    D. embraced

27. A. familiar    B. generous   C. native    D. strange

28. A. parted    B. returned   C. crossed   D. divided

29. A. locate    B. display   C. remain    D. advertise

30. A. community   B. achievement  C. process   D. class

31. A. drivers    B. vehicles   C. athletes   D. trees

32. A. target    B. alternative   C. candidate   D. survivor

33. A. staying up   B. living through  C. looking back  D. holding off

34. A. throw light on  B. put an end to  C. have an eye for  D. take advantage of

35. A. lie     B. rest    C. stop    D. walk

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50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。

A

Community Development Projects Overseas

The aim of Community Development Projects abroad in Temple Conservation, DIY and more is to improve poorer local communities. You can do them as part of your work experience, gap year or career break, or just as a volunteering holiday.

South Africa

Time: 1st, March---31st, May 2024

Registration fee: $65

Maintenance/Handyman/DIY skills, this project would love to have you! The project is truly unique. You will assist an Animal Rehabilitation Center that desperately needs any help it can get and you will be benefiting the animals at the same time! And, of course, the location is very unusual. And finally, conservation are lovely people to work with!

Sri Lanka:

Time: 1st, May---31st, July 2024

Registration fee: Free

Buddhist Temple Repair and Construction, Project in Kandy

Rebuild and repair Buddhist temple in and around Kandy. This unique and fascinating project offers an opportunity to learn about Sri Lankan construction using traditional manual methods, without using modern machines.

Work includes construction, repairing temples, cleaning in and around temples, interacting with children and villagers and helping the Temples arrange Community Centers for the village youths. You will also assist with the repair of paintings and sculptures inside the temples.

Zimbabwe:

Time: 1st, October—31st, December, 2024

Registration fee: $120

Community Healthcare and Medical Project in Gweru gain basic medical experience in local clinics and play a role in HIV/AIDS education and awareness. You will be able to get involved in not only this clinic but others in the nearby area as well. You do not need to be qualified in any particular area. You will work with children from the ages of 3 to 6 years. It is a very worthwhile, enjoyable placement.

36. What is the aim of Community Development Projects abroad?

A. To improve your work experience.

B. To bring you a chance to travel abroad.

C. To offer a meaningful volunteering holiday.

D. To better underdeveloped local communities.

37. Which of the following is needed in South Africa?

A. People skilled in painting.

B. People good at treating AIDS.

C. People experienced in travelling.

D. People expert at tending animals.

38. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the temple repair work in Sri Lanka?

A. It will all be done in modern method.

B. It will involve using hands and strength.

C. Experienced experts will direct the work.

D. The village youths will help with the repair.

39. The project of Zimbabwe is intended for ______.

A. health and medicine

B. animals and resources

C. food and environment

D. community and education

40. What is the similarity of these three projects?

A. They require specific skills.

B. They charge a registration fee.

C. They have the same length of time.

D. They need fluency in foreign languages.

B

Into the Night

The lights from the cottage windows disappear, as we follow a dark footpath through a field into the open countryside. Thick clouds prevent the moonlight from lighting up the way ahead. Yet, as my eyes begin to get used to the darkness, the landscape around me reveals itself in a new light.

Mount Caburn, an iron-age hill fort (堡垒), looks like shadows against the sky. On the horizon is a tree bent by the wind. The rocky outcrop (露出的部分) at the top of the field turns out to be a flock of sleeping sheep. A fox cries, a pheasant crows, and the air is full of a strong earthy scent.

“For most of human history, man lived in close contact with the land,” says Nigel Berman, my guide. “Only in the past few hundred years have we shut ourselves off from our natural surroundings. Walking at night is a powerful way of reconnecting. When your vision is reduced, your other senses are sharpened."

Nigel and I walk from the village of Glynde across the South Downs towards the town of Lewes. It is a walk I know well by day, but at night everything is different, and a familiar wander becomes a mini adventure. When Nigel told me not to bring a torch, I was alarmed. I can’t remember the last time I used my night vision and I’m not even sure how it works.

Normally, at this time of night, I would be having a glass of wine in front of the television, but being out in the countryside is a purer form of relaxation. I forget about work and family tensions, and begin to blend into the surroundings. There is no one other than Nigel to see or hear me and, with little visual distraction, my mind calms. I am aware of the breeze on my face, the rustle (沙沙声) of leaves, and as I watch the clouds slowly changing color against the sky like a natural sound and light show, it feels fascinating.

Having got used to the dark, we continue walking and the path that leads up the escarpment (峭壁) of Saxon Down now appears to almost shine in front of us. We climb carefully, feeling our way on the uneven ground. Walking at night is not without risk, but with knowledge and preparation it opens up a new side to walking.

As we reach the top, Lewes appears below as a twinkly mass of lights, a sight I would generally consider as inviting. In just a few hours, however, I find myself unwilling to walk back down. Walking at night is like discovering a new world on your doorstep. As Henry David Thoreau wrote in Night and Moonlight: “Night is certainly more novel and less profane (世俗的) than day.”

41. According to Nigel Berman, why is walking at night significant?

A. It helps people appreciate natural surroundings.

B. It is a way to take risks and explore new places.

C. It improves our vision and sharpens other senses.

D. It makes us avoid distractions from work and family.

42. Why did the author feel alarmed when Nigel told them not to bring a torch?

A. He was afraid of getting lost in the dark.

B. He hardly had any trust in Nigel as a guide.

C. He didn’t know how to use his night vision.

D. He worried about the way on uneven ground.

43. The night walk brought the following benefits to the author except ______.

A. a reconnection with nature

B. a chance of abandoning wine

C. an escape from daily tensions

D. an approach to getting relaxed

44. What can we learn about the author from the article?

A. He had gone for a walk on his own at night before.

B. He intentionally picked a cloudy night for his walk.

C. He enjoyed the feeling after reaching the top of the mountain.

D. He badly wanted to go home to have a glass of wine after the walk.

45. What is the article mainly about?

A. Describing his night hike through the countryside.

B. Contrasting the experience of day and night walking.

C. Encouraging readers to go on a night walk themselves.

D. Exploring the history of human connection with nature.

C

In 2016, the world’s population cast aside 49 million tons of electronic waste, known as e-waste. It has been calculated that this number will grow to more than 60 million tons by 2021.

What is causing the upsurge (激增) in e-waste? Technology is becoming more and more widespread, covering almost every aspect of our lives. Meanwhile, the lifespan of devices is getting shorter—many products will be thrown away once their batteries die, to be replaced by new devices. Companies intentionally plan the obsolescence (过时) of their goods by updating the design or software and discontinuing support for older models, so that now it is usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one. Since prices are falling, electronic devices are in demand around the world.

As more people buy electronic equipment, manufacturers (制造商) are beginning to face shortages of the raw materials needed to make their products, so recycling and reusing materials from discarded (扔掉的) products and waste makes economic and environmental sense.

Recycling e-waste is practiced both formally and informally. Proper or formal e-waste recycling usually involves taking apart the electronics, separating and sorting through the materials and cleaning them. Companies must obey health and safety rules to reduce the health and environmental hazards of handling e-waste by using pollution-control technologies. All this makes formal recycling expensive. Informal recycling is typically unlicensed and uncontrolled. At informal recycling workshops, men and women recover valuable materials by burning devices to melt away non-valuable materials. Usually they do not wear protective equipment and lack any awareness that they are handling dangerous materials.

With the amount of e-waste growing around the world, recycling alone will not be enough to solve the problem. In order to reduce e-waste, manufacturers need to design electronics that are safer, and more durable, repairable and recyclable. The best thing you can do is resist buying a new device until you really need it. Try to get your old product repaired if possible and, if it can’t be fixed, resell or recycle it responsibly. Before you recycle your device, put any broken parts in separate containers and close these tightly to prevent chemicals from leaking. Wear latex gloves and a mask if you’re handling something that’s broken.

46. Which of the following is a reason for e-waste’s sharp increasing?

A. The falling of devices’ quality.

B. The results of updating devices.

C. The methods of recycling e-waste.

D. The shortage of protective equipment.

47. What makes recycling e-waste meaningful according to the text?

A. Increasing the variety of electronic products.

B. Lowering the costs of technology innovation.

C. Relieving the lack of the raw materials.

D. Improving the poor quality of e-devices.

48. What is the meaning of the underlined word “hazards” in paragraph 4?

A. Influence.   B. Harm.   C. Limits.   D. Costs.

49. What can we know about informal recycling workshops from paragraph 4?

A. They are blamed for shortening the lifespan of devices.

B. Their ways of reusing waste are sometimes encouraged.

C. They aim to discover rare materials from waste for new products.

D. Their workers are unaware of the danger from dealing with devices.

50. What does the author want to convey in the last paragraph?

A. Everyone should take action to reduce e-waste.

B. Companies should be mainly responsible for reducing e-waste.

C. Fixing a device could cause more pollution than buying a new one.

D. E-waste could be broken down by burying it underground for a long time.

D

Machines work well at a constant speed—and the faster the better. They are designed and built for it. Whether they are spinning cotton or dealing with numbers, regular, repetitive actions are what they excel at.

Increasingly, our world is being designed by machines, for machines. We adapt to machines and hold ourselves to their standards: People are judged by the speed with which they respond, not the quality of their response. Such ideas are being woven into our culture. “Always on” becomes something to boast of, or aspire to.

Most of us are busy most of the time, if not with work then with family, domestic tasks or our social networks—real and virtual. When I ask people how they are doing, they almost always answer “busy”. Ticking things off the “to do” list becomes a means of defining ourselves.

A few years ago, I became very interested in what it means to pause. I started to notice where pauses show up in my own work and life. For example, I realized that when I was writing, a short walk was a more effective way to break a creative block than concentrating harder.

I realized that a pause is not nothing. It acts as a kind of switch or opening. As Helene Simonsen, a classical musician, says, “Whatever you are doing, if you want something else to happen, you need to pause.” It is not a fixed unit of time. It might be taking a moment before you enter a room, but it could also be a “screen-free Saturday”, a “Think Week” every two years (which works for Bill Gates) or a year-long vacation. However fast you are moving, there is always the chance to pause—to rest, reflect or refresh of course, but also to appreciate, get perspective, connect to others, or have new ideas.

There is more to life than getting things done. Time, as we experience it, varies wildly. A minute eating ice-cream is not the same as a minute doing push-ups. Even time itself isn’t a uniform raw material—as the physics of Einstein shows. Try to let go of the idea that time is linear (直线型), regular and objective, and think of it in the same way we experience it. Instead of setting work and life against each other, use pauses to leaven (为增色) your experience. Pause is like yeast (酵母): you don’t need much, but it is a vital ingredient.

I want to give pauses more visibility, importance and status. My hope is that each of us can use pauses, great and small, to avoid sliding into a mode where we act like poorly performing machines.

51. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A. The widespread use of machines has destroyed our life.

B. People have become quite obsessed with response speed.

C. People always get pleasure from competing with machines.

D. It’s difficult for people to adapt to a highly mechanized life.

52. The underlined phrase “Ticking things off the ‘to do’ list” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. learning to slow down

B. concentrating on one thing

C. selecting what we should do

D. getting things done one by one

53. According to the author, how does taking a pause benefit us in a busy life?

A. It makes your life dynamic and delightful.

B. It improves our working efficiency greatly.

C. It helps develop interpersonal connections.

D. It enables people to do what they want to do.

54. Which of the following statements best sums up the author’s understanding of time?

A. Time can never get returned.

B. Time exists in the form of lines.

C. Time is precious that we all need to cherish.

D. Time is what everyone experiences uniquely.

55. What message does the author want to convey about “pauses” at the end of the passage?

A. They are useless if taken for short periods of time.

B. They are for those who have too much spare time.

C. They play a vital role in our well-being and creativity.

D. They bring harm to our ability to perform efficiently.

第Ⅱ卷

第三部分：写作

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

When Brantley Harrison and her family rescued a tiny, injured squirrel back, then released her back into the wild, they didn’t expect to ever see her again. Nine years later, however, little Bella, they called the squirrel Bella, still comes to visit them almost every day—as long as snacks are provided, of course.

As a baby, the terrible attack made by an owl (猫头鹰) left Bella near death, she was carefully taken in by the Greenville County, South Carolina family, and raised by them alongside three other squirrels named Larry, Curly, and Moe. Bella stayed with the Harrisons until she had healed successfully thanks to a regular diet of fruit, nuts, and baby food, and was ready to jump on the trees in the forest. The sweet squirrel never goes too far from her adopted home, though, and stops by to say hello whenever she can, despite how much time has passed.

“Bella sits right at the front door waiting for someone to notice she has come by for a visit. If no one notices her, she will jump over to the dining room window to wait for someone to see her,” Brantley told The Dodo. The little lady just isn’t ready to part with the family that succored her life. Whenever she stops by, she asks for nothing more than a handful of nuts.

What is the most amazing part? A few years after Bella’s original stay at the Harrison house, she found her way back to them with an injured foot—and a belly full of babies—spending another few months of recovering. “It was truly amazing to watch the baby I raised raise her own babies,” Brantley said. Bella now even has her own Instagram page, where her human family documents her adventures, with almost 4 thousand followers!

56. What happened after little Bella was injured by an owl? (No more than 10 words)

57. How did the Harrisons take care of little Bella? (No more than 15 words)

58. What does the underlined word in the third paragraph mean? (Only 1 word)

59. What brought Bella back to the Harrisons a few years after its original stay? (No more than 10 words)

60. How does Bella’s story inspire you? Please explain in your own words. (no more than 20words)

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

61.假设你是天津中学学生李津，你校的英语学习社发起了关于“True Beauty”的征文活动，邀请同学们发表自己对美的看法，请根据以下提示写一篇征文稿，内容应包括：

1．你认为什么是“真正的美”；

2．你认为“真正的美”表现在哪些方面并举例说明；

3．呼吁同学们都做“真正的美”的人。

注意：字数不少于100；可适当增加细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯。

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天津市耀华中学2023届高三年级第二次校模拟考

英语答案

第一部分：

第一节单项选择

BAABC ABCBD ADBCD

第二节完型填空

BBDDA BDCAA DCCBA BCDBD

第二部分：阅读理解

DDBAC ACBCA BCBDA BDADC

第三部分：

第一节阅读表达

56. It/she was saved/rescued by the Harrisons/family.

57. They fed it/her on regular diet of fruit, nuts and baby food.

OR: They provided it/her with a regular diet of fruit, nuts and baby food.

OR: By giving/offering it/her a regular diet of fruit, nuts and baby food.

58. Saved/rescued

59. An injured foot and a belly full of babies.

OR: Its/her injured foot and coming babies.

OR: Its/her injured foot and the babies in her belly.

OR: That it was pregnant/had babies on the way and injured (in the foot).

60. I will do whatever I can to protect animals and live with them in harmony.

第二节书面表达

(open)