2023届唐山市重点中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

1、2023届高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-How did she lose so much weight as expected？-_ eating less，she jogged for several miles every day.AIn addition toBIn spite ofCInstead ofDThanks to

2、2_ a record-breaking seven Golden Globes, the musical La La Land surprisingly does not appeal to Chinese viewers.AWinning BWonCHaving won DTo win3Last December China _ 100 Chinese and 10 foreigners for their outstanding contributions to the countrys reform and opening-up.Adistinguished BsponsoredCac

3、knowledged Devaluated4During _ afternoon, the rain became smaller, but towards_ evening, there was a sudden landslide that buried the village.A/; theBthe; /Cthe; theDan; the5August 8th，2008 is a special day，_，I think，that will be remembered by the Chinese forever .AoneBwhatCwhichDthe one6 You should

4、 have helped your mom wash the dishesI meant But she is always telling me to studyAto doBtoCdoing soDdoing7- Can you spare me a few minutes now?- _, but Ill be free this afternoon.AIm afraid notBIm not sureCYes, with pleasureDNo, I wont8With a travelling speed of up to 350 kilometres per hour, the r

5、ailway to be built between Beijing and Shanghai _ the journey time from 12 hours to 5 hoursAcutsBwill cutCis cuttingDhas cut9It is believed that many more popular terms _ on the Internet this year.Awill be createdBhave createdCare createdDare creating10The deal， next week，will allow Charney to make

6、a great fortune in the stock market.AcompletedBbeing completedCto be completedDhaving been completed11We all know that good results _ for you when you start doing things you love.Aare waiting Bhave waitedChave been waiting Dwill be waiting12We were scared to death when the fire_. Fortunately, it was

7、 put out before it caused much damage.Abroke outBcame outCgave outDturned out13If he _ his teachers suggestion, he would have won the English Speech Contest.Ahad followedBshould followCwas to followDfollowed14Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see _.Awho is heBwho he isCwho is itDwho it is15The

8、 man was in a _ condition with severe injuries to his legs after being attacked by a shark in far north Queensland.Askeptical BcriticalCpractical Dphysical16-Turn off the TV, Jack. Your homework now?-Mum, just ten more minutes, please.AShould you be doingBCouldnt you be doingCShouldnt you be doingDW

9、ill you be doing17Weneeda spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it shouldincludethis truth: if you choose to find thepositivein every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is_your decision to make.Aabsolutely BtotallyCexac

10、tly Dlargely18-They are quiet, arent they?-yes. They are accustomed _at meals.Ato talkingBto not talkingCto not talkDto talk19_much pressure the U.S. government put on the Chinese government, China would stickto its own policy of exchange rate.AHoweverBWhereverCWhateverDWhoever20Much disappointed as

11、 he is in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence.Ato have failedBfailedChaving failedDfailing第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。21（6分）New Zealand Escorted Tours - A great way to experience New ZealandExplore the North or South Islands or indulge in a countrywide New Zealand e

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20、rifty Tours2、Where do you most possibly see the advertisement?AOn a travel website.BIn a tour brochure.CIn a geography text book.DIn a travel magazine22（8分） I was stopped at a red light only a mile or so from my goal of my brothers house. We were planning to drive down together to North Carolina to

21、be with my father who was badly ill.As I waited at the stoplight experiencing this forced slowdown，noticed Sharpers Florist over to the left. It was the same place where I had experienced many things- floods of memories went through my mind as the light seemed a blessing. I noticed the wine store st

22、raight ahead where my father and I had been many times before，picking out the beer of the week. We both liked German beer.The light finally became green and I made my left turn and drove through the poor section of our hometown. I remembered how each Thanksgiving my family would be together. I also

23、remembered how my father would take some time out of each Thanksgiving to make sure there was no one hungry in the neighborhoods surrounding where we lived. I can remember as a young boy going with him to deliver some food. I was scared. I had never been into this part of town this deeply before.My

24、father seemed unfazed (泰然自若的) by this and went about his business. The people we went to help seemed to know him and gratefully accepted what he came to offer. My father seemed able to give away the food in a way that honored those he was giving to. This was not an arrogant act. He would stop at eac

25、h place and talk a little, which I can remember totally pissing me off (厌烦). I wanted to get the hell out of there. My father wanted to be sure everyone had food. If there were people he found who didnt have food, he would take the time to go back and get more. Thats the kind of man he was.1、When th

26、e father was ill, he .Alived in North CarolinaBgave away food to the poorCcame to help the poor in his hometownDstayed at the home of the authors brother2、The author mentions the wine store to tell us .Athe same taste as his fatherBthe life in his childhoodCthe experience with his fatherDthe birthpl

27、ace of his father3、The author was afraid of giving away food to the poor probably because .Ahis father didnt stay with him thenBhis father didnt take good care of himChe was unfamiliar with the surroundingsDhe had never met so many poor people4、The underlined word44arrogant” in the last paragraph pr

28、obably means “ ”.AangryBproudCcarelessDwild23（8分） Slowly, so slowly that we never even noticed how it happened, our family stopped talking to each other. Our own worlds opened up to us through the computer or the cell phone or the CD player.Family Night was born when Mom called us for dinner. Jessic

29、a and I came and sat down. Dad loaded his plate and started to rise from the table.“Where are you going?” Mom questioned.“To the living room. I have some work,” Dad replied as he hurried away. Moms face got tight, but she said nothing. About two minutes later, my cell phone buzzed. Jessica kept her

30、earphones on during most of the meal. Mom was clearly upset.Family Night started the next week. Mom established three rules: no phones, no music, and no leaving the table. Everyone would eat together and play a game together “like a real family.”All seemed to be going according to Moms plan until th

31、e first buzz of a cell phone. After dinner, we had been playing the board game for only ten minutes when another cell phone let out a shrill scream. This time the phone belonged to my father.“Works calling. I have to answer,” he whispered as he hurried out of the room.Mom sighed, but she forced a sm

32、ile and encouraged us to continue with the game. We kept playing through every interruption afterwards: the beeping of Jessicas phone, the buzz of another text message from Darnell, the soothing voice announcing the arrival of an e-mail on Dads computer. When the game was over, Mom released us to ou

33、r rooms.That first Family Night was not a success, but Mom soldiered on. Every Monday evening we silenced our electronics and gathered around the table; and each time, setting aside our technological toys became a little easier. The next two months my father would be taking business trips. We wouldn

34、t be able to have Family Night every Monday.To my surprise I realized that I would miss those few hours each week when the house was filled with my familys laughter and conversation. I was also glad to know that when we really wanted to, we could silence the electronic buzz and just be a family agai

35、n.1、What led to the start of Family Night?AElectronics harmed the familys life.BHeavy housework made Mom angry.CDad didnt get along well with others.DThe children were too lazy to help Mom.2、Family Night made the family _ than before.AcloserBhealthierCmore relaxedDmore confident3、What words can best

36、 describe the first Family Night?ATiring but satisfying.BChallenging but exciting.CBusy but interesting.DUnsuccessful but meaningful.4、It can be inferred that _.ADad seldom took business tripsBthe author enjoyed Family NightCFamily Night would not continueDthe children threw away the cellphones24（8分

37、） The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike linked to a generator (发电机). The idea is to get people fit and reduce their carbon footprint. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electri

38、city roughly 15 minutes of cycling for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meal tickets worth $ 36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will have smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for

39、the hotel.The plan, a world-first, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard，hotel spokeswoman, said, “Many of our visitors are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just t

40、o get a free meal, but generally I dont think people will take advantage of our programme.”Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36 % of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to the website visitcopenhagen. dk. US environmental website t

41、reehugger. com recently voted Copenhagen the worlds best city for cyclists. “Because Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling, we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hotels green profile (形象).”If successful，the electric bicycle meal programme will be spread to all Crowne Plaza h

42、otels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.1、What is the main purpose of the free meal programme?ATo promote the hotels green concept.BTo make the city known to the world.CTo attract people to the hotel restaurant.DTo get guests to stay longer at the hotel.2、How can a participant get a free meal

43、?ABy becoming a professional cyclist.BBy cycling to produce some electricity.CBy linking a smart phone to a bicycle.DBy monitoring his or her carbon footprint.3、Who are most likely to enter for the programme?AThe poor local people.BThe environment activists.CHealth-conscious hotel guests.DVisitors f

44、ond of Copenhagen food.4、According to Paragraph 3, Copenhagen has one of the worlds .Abest chain hotelsBgreenest natural environmentsClongest bike pathsDhighest rates of people cycling to work25（10分）Theres a curious thing about people. All of us are driven in some way or another to achievewe want to

45、 run faster, be more creative, win more awards, and earn more money. But heres the thing: if you want to offer warm of wisdom, constructive criticism or 360-degree feedback, then think again. Most of us would rather not hear it.Our easily-broken egos(自尊心) are partly to blame. We all want to meet our

46、 own expectations of ourselves, and so being critiqued can present a huge threat to our egos. Yet as decades of psychological theory and research have indicated, people have endless tricky strategies of remaining positive in the face of criticism. For this reason, rather than us welcoming feedback w

47、ith open arms, our first response is often an automatic defense. These reactions serve to make us feel better about ourselves.Psychological research exposes this unhealthy appetite for ignorance. In one study, students watched a false educational film about a serious disease called TAA Deficiency. I

48、n fact, TAA Deficiency is completely fictional, but the students were not told this information; instead, they were asked whether they wished to provide a cheek test for assessing(评估) their risk of developing the disease. Half of the students were told that if they ever developed TAA Deficiency, the

49、n the treatment would involve them taking a two-week course of pills. Of this group, 52% agreed to provide the cheek test. The other half of students learned the treatment would involve taking the pills for the rest of their lives. Of this group, only 21% agreed to the test.These findings show a com

50、mon pattern seen in other studies within and beyond the context of healthcare. That is, people are especially resistant to hearing feedback when they believe it could lead them to do something difficultor unpleasant.1、The author implies in Paragraph 1 that people should _.Abe cautious when giving ad

51、vice Bbe satisfied with what he hasCoffer constructive criticism Dcare less about others2、How do people usually react when facing criticism?AThey try to avoid it. BThey deal with it seriously.CThey tend to defend themselves. DThey turn to psychological theory.3、Why didnt most of the second group agr

52、ee to the test?AThey didnt believe in it.BThey knew it was just an experiment.CThey were sensitive to the negative result.DThey didnt like the way they were treated.4、What can be the best title for the passage?AMeeting Criticism BRethinking FeedbacksCImproving Healthcare DFighting TAA Deficiency第三部分

53、 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分）My father was a self-taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player. He could not read, but if he heard a tune several times, he could play it. Occasionally, he _ play for the local radio station.Dad loved playing the mandolin for his fami

54、ly. He knew we enjoyed his playing. If he could give _ to others, he would, especially for his family. He was always _ his time and efforts to making sure his family had enough in their life.Later, I matured into a man and had my own children. Whenever coming home, I would ask Dad to play the mandol

55、in, for nobody played the mandolin like him. He could _ your soul with tunes coming out of that old mandolin. He seemed to _ when playing, taking pride in his ability to play so well.Unfortunately, in 1977. Dad was _ in an accident, leaving his third finger of his left hand wounded seriously. _ he d

56、idnt lose enough of the finger where it would stop him picking up anything, it did affect his _ to play the mandolin. After the accident, he was _ to play and felt unable to play as well as before. Every time we asked him to play, he would make excuses. _, we could persuade him and he would say “Oka

57、y. But I cant hold down on the strings and play as well as before.” For the family it made no _. When he played the old mandolin, it would carry us back to a cheerful, happier time.In August 1993, Dad was _ with serious disease. He chose not to receive any chemotherapy（化疗）treatments _ he could live

58、out his rest life in dignity(尊严). A week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for his family. First he made the usual _ again but later said “Okay.”, _ it was likely to be the last chance for us to hear him playing. He tuned up the old mandolin and played. _, I found everyone

59、 in the family _. We saw before us a quiet humble man with an inner _ that lives with him in his life.Dad would never play the mandolin for us again, but we still _ the most valuable gift we gained from him, _ he had done all his life, giving.1、AmightBshouldCwouldDmust2、ApleasureBadviceChelpDfavor3、

60、AapplyingBpayingCattachingDdevoting4、AtouchBdiscoverCdeliverDpossess5、AescapeBshineCexistDcalm6、AincludedBabsorbedCburiedDinvolved7、AAlthoughBIfCWhetherDBecause8、AcourageBfaithCabilityDenergy9、AdesperateBunwillingCworthwhileDsensitive10、AEventuallyBSuddenlyCGraduallyDConsequently11、AsenseBdifference