天津市耀华中学2023届高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题（Word版附答案）

天津市耀华中学2023届高三年级第一次校模拟考

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I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. ---A man was found in a field in his pajamas（睡衣）late at night.

--- ______He might have taken his dog out for a walk.

A. I have an explanation.     B. You must be kidding me.

C. Mind your own business.     D. It's not my secret to tell.

2. I quickly lower my head to avoid looking ______into his eyes so he doesn't feel challenged.

A. willingly   B. normally   C. directly  D. constantly

3. In order to make her 45th birthday impressive, I intend to buy her a wonderful present, ______that is not expensive but very meaningful.

A. it    B. one    C. the one  D. this

4. I have been convinced that the print media are usually more ______and more reliable than television.

A. precious   B. efficient   C. relevant  D. accurate

5. On Felton Place, a street in Madison, Wisconsin, there is a very small library ______about 20 books.

A. holding   B. held    C. to hold  D. having held

6. Many species are nearly extinct and could disappear ______the earth very soon if we don't do anything to save them.

A. on the edge of B. by the side of  C. at the foot of D. off the face of

7. I asked in the bookshop about Will Dutton's latest book, but all they ______tell me was that it would come out before the end of the year.

A. might   B. must    C. could   D. should

8. Before they lost the match last Saturday, Redfen Town ______every cup final they had ever played in.

A. had won   B. won    C. would win D. has won

9. Oceans, like the rest of the world, are impacted by the burning of fossil fuels and the  ______of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.

A. supply   B. assistance   C. quantity  D. release

10. The Song Dynasty was an exciting period in Chinese history, at the height of ______power the country's population doubled.

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

11. ______friends a real part of our lives, we should put down our smartphones and meet them in person.

A. Making   B. Made    C. To make  D. Having made

12. The earliest way of traveling was undoubtedly by foot, and humans' earliest means of ______goods was carrying loads on their back or head.

A. innovating  B. transporting  C. producing  D. measuring

13. Reconstructing the work of the craftsmen from ancient times can reveal ______they viewed the world and what went on in the workshops that produced them.

A. what   B. when   C. why   D. how

14. After the age of sixteen, as ______, the number of our brain cells begins to decrease at a speed of several million a year.

A. were discovered    B. have discovered

C. has been discovered   D. had been discovered

15. ______ you have finished your work, you can give yourself more time to watch Netflix or have a special dessert. You've earned it!

A. Before  B. Once   C. Although  D. Until

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各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was sitting in a chair having coffee when a text message from a former colleague woke me from my daydreams.

“Do you want to 16_your rocking chair?”

I taught grades 1-2 for 17 years, and my dreams as a teacher were tied to that rocking chair. It was a 17 idea to have it in my class. Every day after break time, the class would 18 around it and listen to the story I was reading. When the students are close, they find the 19 to share their stories, dreams and fears. The chair was part of my 20, part of me.

21, I became unwell and couldn't keep teaching. I experienced 22 anxiety and at last I was forced to 23 the job. With my life as a teacher 24, I needed a new path. And I didn't have to look far.

My husband and I adopted one of my former students in 2017. The complexity of 25 a child who came to us at 9 years old changed our lives in 26 ways. But it inspired the part of me that enjoys being a parent. We spent countless hours staying with books---healing, 27 and solidifying（巩固）our family, which gave me a new purpose. I joined a 28 group of local moms. For about a year, I met with them weekly for walks or coffee. We came together to share, and then I started giving and receiving help. I gave driving practice to a single mom with her learner's license and received emotional support _29 . I also took her son on hikes around the city. Another woman encouraged me to buy a stand-up paddleboard and gave me 30.

My family, my books, finding a new purpose and belonging in a（n） 31 ---these are 32 the sense of self I used to prize as a teacher. I learned my 33 doesn't need to change, I'm still honoring those core values 34_I am working as a teacher or not. What about that rocking chair? I 35 at the text message, my answer was no, and I don't need the chair. I'll let it go to a new teacher!

16. A. give away B. put back C. send out D. pick up

17. A. ridiculous B. magical C. strange D. complex

18. A. gather B. turn C. pass D. chase

19. A. attempt B. invitation C. courage D. measure

20. A. goal B. job C. process D. route

21. A. Unfortunately B. Frequently C. Actually D. Consequently

22. A. natural B. vague C. severe D. normal

23. A. challenge B. take C. finish D. quit

24. A. around B. over C. through D. down

25. A. motivating B. teaching C. parenting D. rescuing

26. A. invisible B. unexpected C. suspicious D. exceptional

27. A. rescuing B. defending C. forming D. bonding

28. A. external B. support C. finance D. academic

29. A. in return B. by chance C. on average D. at ease

30. A. a chance B. lessons C. an offer D. messages

31. A. community B. school C. family D. office

32. A. evaluating B. accepting C. offending D. fulfilling

33. A. character B. identity C. determination D. sense

34. A. when B. how C. whether D. why

35. A. called on B. set aside C. came over D. looked back

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

Complaints and Appeals

UNSW Global （The University of New South Wales） is committed to delivering a high standard of education and training services to all of its students. One way that UNSW Global fulfills this commitment is by ensuring that all students, both domestic and international, have access to a forcefully-expressed and fair complaints and appeals process. The process for how complaints and appeals are dealt with under the Complaints and Appeals Policy, is extracted（节选）below.

Stage 1: Informal Complaint Process

You are encouraged to attempt to solve issues that arise informally by contacting either the original decision maker, Customer Service or a Student Adviser. This should be done as soon as possible after an issue has arisen.

Examples of informal complaints include:

·late return of assessment result

·disagreement over marks

·teacher quality feedback

·class and timetabling changes

·complaints about homestay providers

·wrong attendance recorded

Stage 2:Formal Review Process

If Stage 1 does not resolve the complaint, you may begin Stage 2.

You must:

1. Complete a Formal Review Form and email it to complainsandcoduct@unswglobal. unsw. edu. au. Hardcopy forms are also available at, and may be submitted to, the Student Services Center.

2. Lodge（正式提出）the Formal Review Form within 10working days of the issue that has arisen or after having received a response to your Informal Complaint request.

We will:

1. Refer your complaint to the appropriate person for investigation and resolution.

2. Acknowledge your complaint within 10 working days after having received your Formal Review Form and, in some cases, contact you to arrange an interview.

3. Send you a written statement of the outcome of your complaint, including the reasons for the outcome, within 10 working days of the acknowledgement of your complaint, or of any interview conducted.

Examples include:

·bullying and harassment （骚扰）

·decision to cancel enrolment （登记）

·refusal to issue a refund

·refusal to allow leave of absence

Stage 3:External Appeal Process

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of Stage 2, you may refer the case to an external body for an independent review （see section 9 of the Complaints and Appeals Policy）.

If you start with an external appeal, your enrollment can be maintained during the appeal process, but you must inform us in writing by emailing to complainsandconduct@unswglobal. unsw. edu. au. .

36. What is the purpose of the Complaints and Appeals process at UNSW Global?

A. To encourage students to submit comments and requests.

B. To offer a high standard of services to dissatisfied students.

C. To handle complaints and appeals in a fair and forceful manner.

D. To provide a way for students to complain about their teachers.

37. Which is not an example of informal complaint?

A. You want to challenge your marks.

B. Assessment result isn't returned on time.

C. The teaching method doesn't fit you well.

D. Teachers aren't satisfied with your attendance.

38. What should be done before starting Stage 2:Formal Review Process?

A. Attempting to solve issues informally.

B. Referring the complaint to the appropriate person.

C. Contacting the external body for an independent review.

D. Submitting a hardcopy form to the Student Services Center.

39. If the formal review process fails, the student __.

A. may choose to consult with a third-party group

B. has to bear the expense of an independent review

C. should have their enrollment suspended temporarily

D. must inform the school of the external appeal process

40. The passage can most probably be found in the“______”section in a school brochure.

A. Application Procedures

B. Rules and Procedures

C. Frequently Asked Questions

D. Acknowledgement and Declaration

B

My mother was never truly happy in Connecticut finding the winter bitter cold and the culture provincial（偏狭的）. Though she grew up in New Jersey, she moved to San Francisco in her early twenties, met and married my dad out there. After I was born, they decided to return east, closer to their own parents. But she never let go of her love for the Bay Area.

California was always part of the conversation when I was a kid. I ate meals off a map-of-the-world placemat（餐垫）, and Mom taught me to identify San Francisco before I learned where Hartford was. She told us stories of perfection on a single city, fantasizing about retiring out west. My dad would play along, but his heart wasn't in the same place.  

While my mother's status in the nonprofit world advanced, her desire to move back to her favorite place grew strong. She applied for jobs in the Bay, underwent bicoastal Skype screenings, even traveled out for a couple of interviews on a whim（心血来潮）. Sometimes her cover letters disappeared, other times she made it down to the final two candidates. With each rejection, she promised to make her next job application even stronger.

This past May, I relocated from San Francisco to New York for a job. A few weeks later, Mom called me. Her pursuit had finally paid off. She's been offered a vice president position at a public health nonprofit in Oakland. A few weeks later, she packed up her baggage and left Connecticut for good.

Our lives are more semblable than ever these days. We're both discovering our new homes, making friends. We're looking for a good yoga studio to join, reading the same books and chatting about the plots by text message. I emailed her photos from my trip to Burning Man and she replied with stories about her new coworkers who go every year. There's even time for the occasional dating disaster.

Perhaps that＇s the paradox（悖论）of growing older. Things will always change, and they can change immediately-my mother is proof. But an individual's own power to create change always stays the same. Everything can change, and therefore nothing ever really changes.

Now when I'm out west for a visit, Mom meets me at a station with her big bag. We stop by the Grand Lake farmers market, picking out the freshest seasonal ingredients, before hiking up the hill to her new apartment. One of these days, I'll actually cook her dinner.

41. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. The author spent her childhood in California.

B. The author's father didn't want to live in California.

C. The author's mother liked to use plates with map designs.

D. The author's family preferred listening to stories of the west.

42. What can we know about the author's mother?

A. She always likes to struggle on her own.

B. She owns a public health nonprofit company.

C. Nothing can stop her from reaching her goal.

D. She takes everything of her daughter on herself.

43. What does the underlined word “semblable”mean?

A. Changeable.

B. Comfortable.

C. Similar.

D. Creative.

44. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The relationship between the author and her mother is good.

B. Everyone has the power to make a difference to his family.

C. Culture and living conditions have influence on one's life style.

D. The author's mother had a hard time before she looked for a job.

45. In the last paragraph, the author wants to tell the readers that

A. her family's life changes all the time because of her mother

B. the mother-daughter feelings will stay the same forever

C. she has grown up during her family's constant moves

D. her mother always wants to change her current situations

C

The curb cut（下斜路缘）. It＇s a convenience that most of us rarely, if ever, notice. Yet, without it, daily life might be a lot harder-in more ways than one. Pushing a baby stroller onto the curb, skateboarding onto a sidewalk or taking a full grocery cart from the sidewalk to your car-all these tasks are easier because of the curb cut.

But it was created with a different purpose in mind.

It's hard to imagine today, but back in the 1970s, most sidewalks in the United States ended with a sharp drop-off. That was a big deal for people in wheelchairs because there were no ramps（斜坡）to help them move along city blocks without assistance. According to one disability rights leader, a six-inch curb “might as well have been Mount Everest”. So, activists from Berkeley, California, who also needed wheelchairs, organized a campaign to create tiny ramps at intersections to help people dependent on wheels move up and down curbs independently.

I think about the “curb cut effect” a lot when working on issues around health equity （公平）. The first time I even heard about the curb cut was in a 2017 Stanford Social Innovation Review piece by PolicyLink CEO Angela Blackwell. Blackwell rightly noted that many people see equity as “a zero-sum game（零和游戏）”and that it＇s commonly believed there is a “prejudiced societal suspicion that intentionally supporting one group hurts another. ” W/hat the curb cut effect shows though, Blackwell said, is that "when society creates the circumstances that allow those who have been left behind to participate and contribute fully, everyone wins. ”

There are multiple examples of this principle at work. For example, investing in policies that create more living-wage jobs or increase the availability of affordable housing certainly benefits people in communities that have limited options. But, the action also empowers those people with opportunities for better health and the means to become contributing members of society-and that benefits everyone. Even the football huddle（密 商）was initially created to help deaf football players at Gallaudet College keep their game plans secret from opponents who could have read their sign language. Today, it's used by every team to prevent the opponent from learning about game-winning strategies.

So, next time you cross the street, or roll your suitcase through a crosswalk or ride your bike directly onto a sidewalk-think about how much the curb cut, that change in design that broke down walls of exclusion for one group of people at a disadvantage, has helped not just that group, but all of us.

46. What was the curb cut designed for at first?

A. Riding a skateboard onto a sidewalk quickly.

B. Pushing a baby stroller onto the curbs independently.

C. Making it easy for wheelchairs to move up and down curbs.

D. Taking a full grocery cart from the sidewalk to a customer's car.

47. By “might as well have been Mount Everest” （paragraph 3）, the disability rights leader implies that a six-inch curb may become

A. an unforgettable symbol

B. an impassable barrier

C. an important sign

D. an impressive landmark

48. According to Angela Blackwell, many people believe that ___.

A. it's not worthwhile to promote health equity

B. it's necessary to go all out to help the disabled

C. it's impossible to have everyone treated equally

D. it's fair to give the disadvantaged more help than others

49. Which of the following examples best illustrates the “curb cut effect" principle?

A. Spaceflight designs are applied to life on earth.

B. Four great inventions of China spread to the west.

C. Christopher Columbus discovered the new world.

D. Classic literature got translated into many languages.

50. What conclusion can be drawn from the passage?

A. Caring for disadvantaged groups may finally benefit all.

B. Action empowers those with opportunities for better solutions.

C. Society should create circumstances that get everyone involved.

D. Everyday items are originally invented for people in need of help.

D

The thing about space is that it's huge-terrifyingly, impossibly huge. It took three days for the Apollo missions to get to the moon1. It takes between five months and a year to get to Mars and around five years to get to Jupiter. The nearest star outside the Solar System is Proxima Centauri, which would take the Voyager spacecraft 80, 000 years to get to. We're not really built for space travel. We don't live very long, relatively speaking. Our muscles and skeleton need gravity. We need oxygen, warmth, water and food, but space doesn＇t have any of these. We＇re also not good with high doses（剂量）of radiation. In other words, space exploration is an incredibly dangerous venture.

When I was a kid, exploring space was a big deal. The first space mission I remember was Viking II, which landed on Mars. Honestly, I was expecting it to find alien life. Not intelligent life, maybe, but life. Back then I knew with absolute certainty that we were not alone in the universe. It was only a matter of time before we'd pick up radio signals from an alien civilization. I figured that one day in the not-too-distant future, those aliens would land, and we＇d finally get to know our intergalactic（星系间的）neighbors.

When the Space Shuttle program was first announced, I was convinced that the future was on its way. We were reaching outward. Humans were going to explore the universe, meet aliens, live on other worlds, and have adventures. And it was all going to happen in my lifetime.

Of course, none of that has happened. There have been lots of incredible missions including Voyager I and II, New Horizons, and Cassini. None of these missions have involved astronauts, and the future that a lot of us had stamped into our imaginations hasn't happened. But we need to go on exploring. Exploration, knowledge, wonder, imagination -these are the best of what it means to be human. Let's boldly go already. The next giant leap doesn＇t have to be Mars. It would be incredible to find microbial（微生物的）life somewhere in outer space.

On January 28, 1986, I sat in the cafeteria of my high school and watched the Space Shuttle Challenger take off. The teachers at my school had set up TVs so that we could get inspired. Instead, we all watched in horror as the space shuttle blew up. Seven astronauts died. Not one of us thought that we should cancel the Space Shuttle program or cut NASA's budget. If anything, we wanted more. We still do.

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

A. The difficulties of space travel.

B. The main characteristics of space.

C. The limitations of the human body.

D. The location of Earth in the universe.

52. When the author was a kid, he expected all of the following things on space exploration except ____.

A. evidence of alien life

B. adventures in outer space

C. knowledge about the origin of life

D. communication with alien civilization

53. Why do we need to continue the cause of space exploration according to the author?

A. Living on other worlds will bring benefits.

B. It involves the best things that make us human.

C. Life existing beyond Earth can satisfy our needs.

D. We will have great fun having adventures in space.

54. What message does the author intend to convey through the last paragraph?

A. No difficulties would stop us from exploring the universe.

B. We need to encourage more students to explore the unknown.

C. Mankind's journey to space is a dangerous but rewarding one.

D. More efforts should be made to ensure the safety of astronauts.

55. What is the main theme of this passage?

A. The challenges of space travel.

B. The need to continue space exploration.

C. The failed expectations of space exploration.

D. The author's childhood memories of space travel.

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。

Life on the street is a constant struggle for homeless people. In extreme weather conditions, that struggle becomes even more difficult. Recently, homeless people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldn't find shelter for the night.

Thankfully, one local woman refused to let that happen. On January 30, 34-year-old Candice Payne, a local managing broker, was lucky enough to have shelter from the dangerous conditions. “It was -20℃C, and I knew they were going to be sleeping on ice and I had to do something, ” said Payne. Payne started brainstorming different ways she could possibly help. Finally, she decided to see if there were any rooms available at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the street.

For Payne, her mission was personal. According to Payne, her husband, Carlos Callahan, had lived on the street at one point in his life. Based on his experience, Payne knew that the homeless people still living on the street desperately needed help and she wanted to step up.

However, when Payne explained what she was trying to do, many of the local hotels refused to allow her to pay for the rooms as they didn't want homeless people to stay in their rooms. “No one wanted them, but one hotel, the Amber Inn, was nice enough to allow me to buy the rooms, "said Payne.

Payne's selfless act made news across the country. However, she insisted she had never done it for attention. “I am a regular person, ” said Payne, who spent thousands of dollars of her own money to help complete strangers. “It all sounded like a rich person did this, but I'm just a little black girl from the South Side. "

56. What was the biggest problem homeless people had when extreme weather came? （no more than 10 words）

57. Why was Candice Payne determined to help homeless people? （no more than 10 words）

58. How did Candice Payne help the homeless people? （no more than 8 words）

59. What does the underlined part mean in the last paragraph? （no more than 3 words）

60. What do you think of Payne? Please give your reasons. （no more than 20 words）

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

61. 假如你是李响, 你的加拿大朋友Chris在来信中说他班里的一位华裔学生在课余时间到培训机构学习钢琴、美术和打网球, 非常忙碌。他很好奇中国的中学生如何安排课余生活。请根据以下提示给他回信：

1）简要介绍中国中学生的课余生活状况及原因；

2）你的课余生活安排和最喜欢做的事情；

3）询问加拿大中学生如何安排课余生活。

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；信的开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。

Dear Chris,

It was great to hear from you!

I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Li Xiang