2023届北京市东城第50中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow2．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome3．Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises4．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/5．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe6．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve7．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway8．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through9．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough10．—Shegotherfirstsciencefictionpublished.Itturnedouttobe________.—Whenwasthat?—Itwasin2009________shewasstillincollege.A．success;that B．asuccess;whenC．success;when D．asuccess;that11．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely12．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited13．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．abadpennyalwaysturnsup D．apennysavedisapennyearned14．I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure15．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing16．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.17．Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere18．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether19．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!20．AlthoughJaneagreeswithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto______.A．giveout B．giveinC．giveaway D．giveoff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）TheAustralianpostalservicehasapologizedfordeliveringaletterhalfacenturyafteritwassentfromanislandintheSouthPacific.AcouplefromAdelaidefoundthefadedpostcard,fromtheFrenchPolynesianislandofTahiti,restingontheirdoorstepunderagasbill.Itboreapostmarkof1966andwasaddressedtoone“RobertGiorgio”,accordingtotheAdelaideAdvertiser.Thepostcard,whichwaswrittenbysomeonenamed“Chris’,reads:“Iamenjoyingmyselfgreatly.Theweatherisveryhumid.I’lltryanddropyouanoteinEngland.”Itsstampcost3francs,oraroundninepence,andisunderstoodtohavebeensenttotheoriginalownerofthehouse,whosewhereaboutisunknown.“Ittookawhiletorealizeitwasanoldone,”saidTimDuffy,whoboughtthehouse18monthsagowithhiswife,Claire,andbelievesitwasbuiltbyanItalianmanin1963.“ThenIcheckedthepostdateandit’s1966.”Hesuspectsthecardmayhavebeensentbysomeonewhowastravellingbyboat.“It’sfreshenoughalthoughitisabitfadedandit’sgotsomedamagetothetopleft,whichlookslikeabitofwaterdamage,”hesaid.MrDuffyhandedtheletterbacktoAustraliaPost,whoacknowledgedthatsomethinghad“gonewrong”andissuedanapology.“Itisclearthatsomethingwentwrong50yearsagoafterthepostcardwaspostedinFrenchPolynesia,andweapologisefortheinconvenience,”aspkesmansaid.Itisnotthefirsttimethataletterhastakenvastlylongerthanexpectedarriveatitsdestination.AlovelettersentbyaBritishsoldierduringWorldWarTwowasapparentlystuckintransitformorethan64yearsbeforeitreachedRAFLakenheathinSuffolk.1、Whowrotethepostcard?A．ClaireB．ChrisC．TimDuffyD．RobertGiorgio2、Whatdoesthepostcardlooklike?A．NiceandperfectB．OldanddamagedC．OldputbeautifulD．Freshbutdamaged3、Theunderlinedword“whereabout”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”A．locationB．familyC．habitD．name4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Thepostcardwassentoutin1963B．TimDuffyacceptedtheapologyfromtheAustraliaPostC．ThisisthefirstletterthathasgonewrongduringdeliveringD．ThepersonwhowrotethepostcardwouldtraveltoEngland22．（8分）TheextraordinarypricepaidforthelastLeonardodaVinci’spaintinginprivatehandshasresultedinafeveredguessatthebuyer—butsofarthenewowner’sidentityisinscrutable.Christie’s,theauction(拍卖)housethatsold“SalvatorMundi”inNewYorkonWednesday,hasremainedsilentaboutwhopaid$450mforthe500-year-oldwork—apricethatsetaworldauctionrecord.Withthepoolofpossiblebuyerslimitedtobillionairesandaveryfewinstitutions,someintheartworldaretryingtonarrowitdowntoaregionornationality.ThomasSeydoux,anartadviserandformerheadofImpressionistandModemArtatChristie’s,suspectsthatthebidderis“newmoney”,becausethebiddingwentupin“wildincreases”-atonestagejumpingfrom$370mto$400m.HeguessedthatthebuyermightbeabillionairefromAsia,basedoncurrenttrendsintheworldoffineartauctions.OthershavesuggestedaGulfroyalorbillionaire—perhapsfromQatar,whichhaslavishly(大量地)collectedart,orAbuDhabi,whichhasjustopenedabranchoftheLouvremuseum.TheAbuDhabibranchhasaLeonardo’spainting,“Labelleferronniere”,onloanfromtheLouvreinParisbutlacksitsown.“SalvatorMundi”hasatroubledhistory.Itwassoldfor£45atSotheby’sinLondonin1958,whenitwasthoughtto6acopy,butby2011ithadbeenacceptedasaworkentirelybyLeonardo,whenitwasincludedinanexhibitionattheNationalGalleryinLondon.Itwasthenreportedlyboughtfor$75m-$80mbyartadviserYvesBouvier,whosoldittoRussiancollectorDmitryRybolovlevfor$127.5m.MrRybolovlevsaid,“ThankstotheprofessionalismandexpertiseofChristie’s,therecord-breakingsaleofDaVinci’s‘SalvatorMundi’hashelpedbringbacksomeofthevalueofthecollection.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inscrutable”mean?A．availableB．unknownC．uncontroversialD．determined2、WhatmightThomasSeydoux’sAsian“newmoney”bebasedon?A．ThenumberofwealthypeopleinAsia.B．Thetrendofwealthypeoplecollectingart.C．Thereasonablewaythebuyerbidforthepainting.D．Theaggressivewaythebidderdroveuptheprice.3、WhatdidRybolovlev’swordssuggest?A．Thesaleofthepaintingreflecteditsvalue.B．Heregrettedhavingpossessedthepainting.C．Thehighbidforthepaintingwasridiculous.D．Christie’staughtushowtoappreciatethepainting.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．TroubledHistoryof“SalvatorMundi”B．HuntforNewMasterofRecord-breakingDaVinciC．TheMostExpensivePaintingEverSoldD．“SalvatorMundi”Painting’sBuyertoBeTold23．（8分）“Thisway,everyone.”saidtheyoungBahamianasheledthewaytothehoar.Astheboatmovedoverthewaves,Ithoughtbackelevenyearstomyfirstislandvisitviaacruiseship.Aswelanded,Inoticedasignadvertisingswimmingwithdolphins.Ilookedatmymother;sheknewexactlywhatIwanted,butIwastooyoung.“Maybesomeothertime,”shesaid.Ithinkeveryoneknowsthatthosefourwordsusuallytranslatetonever.Itmademe,alittleboy,depressedformanydays.Fromthatdayon,itwasmydreamtoswimwiththosegentlecreatures.Now,after15minutesoftravelling,wereachedtheSanctuaryBay.Aswearrived,Isawthegraycreaturesshowingofftheiruniquetalentbeforemyeyes.Wewereledofftheboat,pastabackbuilding.Ourguidetolduswewouldhavethepleasureofspendingthenext90minuteswithKaholo,ayoungmale,andRobola,thelargestfemale,whoisquitefamousforhavingplayedtheleadinthefilmZeusandRoxanne.MyfatherandIwerejoinedbyfourothersandfollowedthemanoncemore.Hetoldustojumpintothewaterwhileheletthedolphinsintothatpartofthebay.Forthefirst20minutes,wecouldgoanywhereandtouchthedolphinsastheyswamby.KaholoandRobolamusthaveknownIwastheirbiggestfanbecausetheyswamtowardsmeasifIhadhadfish.Aftertheintroductoryperiod,theyjumpedoverourheads.IgotahugandkissfromRobola,andalsolearnedhowtohaveKaholotalktome.Thiswasbyfarthemostmagicalexperienceofmylife.Nexttimeyourparentssay“Maybesomeotherday”,havefaithinthem.Yourdreamsareimportanttothemtoo,andtheywilldowhatevertheycantomakeitpossible,becausedreamscancometrue.1、Whatwastheauthor’sdreamaccordingtothetext?A．Travellingwithhisparents.B．Swimmingwithdolphins.C．VisitingtheSanctuaryBay.D．Watchingafilmplayedbydolphins.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelafterthefirstislandvisit?A．Excited.B．Puzzled.C．Unhappy.D．Energetic.3、WhatdidKaholoandRoboladoduringthevisit?A．Theystayedawayfromtheauthor.B．Theylearnttohaveatalktotheauthor.C．Theyhadspecialinterestintheauthor’sfish.D．Theyshowedafriendlyattitudetowardstheauthor.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．DreamsDoComeTrueB．PlaywithDolphinsC．MyParents’PromiseD．TheFirstIslandVisit24．（8分）Owlsareequippedwithhighlydevelopedstealthtechnology(隐形技术)thathelpsthemchargetowardsprey—ananimalhuntedandeatenbyanother—undetected,astudyhasshown.Owlshaveflightfeathersthatabsorbaerodynamicsoundandcontrolthevibrations(振动)thatoccurwhenabirdbeatsitswings.Theresultisperfectsilenceasitapproachesamouseorotherprey.Scientistsusedlasersandhigh-speedcamerastoanalyzeandcomparelong-earedowl,eagleandpigeonfeathersduringflight.Whiledifferinginsize,allthreebirdshaveasimilarwing-beatstyle.ProfessorJinkuiChuledtheresearch.Hesaid,“Manyowlshaveauniqueandfascinatingabilitytoflysosilentlythattheyareoutoftheirprey'shearingrange,duetotheirfeatherstructure.”Thisbehaviourhaslongbeenofinteresttoengineers,asweseektoapplytheowls'noise-reductionmechanisms(机制)tootherpurposesandsituationsthatbenefitsociety.Now,however,weknowtheowls'silentflightabilityisevenbetterthanwethought.Ofallbirdstheowlisthekingofacousticstealth.Itnotonlymanagestopreventaerodynamicnoisewhengliding,butalsomechanicalnoisecausedbyvibrationduringflying.Thisisremarkable,consideringthesuddenjumping,bendingandtwistingthewingsaresubjectedtowhenflappingandthenoisethatiscreatedbyotherbirds.Inthescientificworld,theprocessusedtoremovethismechanicalnoiseiscalled‘damping’,whichmeanstheremovalofmechanicalenergyfromavibratingsystemusuallybychangingitintoheatandallowingittoremainsteady.“Ourresearchshowedthelong-earedowlhassuperiordampingskill,meaningitcanremainamazinglystableandremovemechanicalnoisecausedbythemovementofitsfeathers—quiteanimpressiveachievementofengineering.99Headded,“Thisstudywillhopefullyprovidefurtherinsightintotheowls'silentflightmechanismandhelpengineersdevelopideasforspecialmaterialsorstructures,suchason-shorewindturbines,wheresimilarnoiseremovalcanbeapplied.”1、Whatcanbetrueaboutowlsaccordingtothetext?A．Theyareactiveduringtheday.B．Theyattractmuchattentionfromengineers.C．Theyhavesimilarwingstoeagles.D．Theybeatwingswithoutvibrations.2、Bysaying“theowlisthekingofacousticstealth”inParagraph6,JinkuiChumeansowls______.A．aregoodatcapturingpreyB．haveagoodsenseofhearingC．aregoodatjumpingandtwistingD．havesilentflightability3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph8referto?A．Mechanicalnoise.B．Thevibratingsystem.C．Mechanicalenergy.D．Theremovalofmechanicalenergy.25．（10分）OliverandtheSeawigsbyPhilipReevePublishedby

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EgmontISBN:978-1-405-26843-1SeeKateandWill’sromancedevelopfromtheirstudyingdaysatEdinburghthroughtotheirhappyweddingatBuckinghamPalacewiththeroyalfamily,eventhequeen,intow.MylittleangelAmylikesthebook.Thebestpartsaretheweddingandfireworksasshelikesfireworksandthecolorsonthepagearereallybright.Amyratesit4outof5.Amy,age41、Whichbookmightananimalloverprefer?A．ARoyalFairytale.B．OliverandtheSeawigs.C．LadyLydia:ReadMeaStory.D．IAmaWoollyHat(EARLYREADER).2、Wholikesbrightcolors?A．GinnyandAlice.B．LucieandAmy.C．GinnyandAmy.D．AliceandLucie.3、Whosebookshowsromanceandhappiness?A．PhilipReeve.B．AnneLavis.C．SalmaKoraytem.D．InkRobin.第三部分语言知识运用（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）Myfatheralwaystoldme:"Allworkisnoble."Hewasn't1,butheearnedareasonableliving.Thankstohis2,IwasabletogotoArtCollege.I,however,wantedtodosomething3,somethingmoreinteresting-Iwasspecial！Aftergraduation,ImovedtoNewYorkinsearchofagraphicdesignerjob.Itwaswinterand,evertheoptimist,I'donlybroughtenoughmoneyto4myselfforaboutamonth.Iwasn't5-IwassureI'dfindafantasticjobimmediately.Withinafewweeks,though,Ifoundmyselfwanderingaroundthestreetshavingbeen6byeverydesignofficeintown.Myhostel7wasalmostgoneandIhadn'teatenindays.“HowhadIreachedthispoint？""IwonderedasI8inmythinjacket.Iwasjustaboutto9whenmydadcalled.HesuggestedthatIgetajobina10untilsomethingelsecamealong.Atfirst,pridemademe11.ButIwascold,hungry,andunwillingtogohomefeeling12anddefeated.Ienteredanexpensive-lookingcafenearoneofthedesignofficesthathadturnedmeawayandaskedthemanageriftheywere13.Shesaidtheywere14,andofferedmeajobrightaway.15,IfoundthatIreallyenjoyedservingpeople.Istartedmakingbig16rightaway.Later,themanagerlearnedthatIhadadesign17andaskedmetodesignthecafemenus.Thatledtoapart-timejobatanadvertisingcompany.Previously,I'dhaveneverconsideredbeinga18,butthereIwas.I19gotmydreamdesignjob,butthatwinterIlearnednottomake20aboutwork.1、A．concerned B．wealthy C．generous D．caring2、A．education B．time C．power D．effort3、A．different B．simple C．strange D．safe4、A．entertain B．protect C．support D．identify5、A．disappointed B．worried C．helpless D．alone6、A．rejected B．annoyed C．restricted D．invited7、A．host B．room C．contract D．rent8、A．waited B．trembled C．regretted D．sweated9、A．showoff B．settledown C．giveup D．setout10、A．library B．gallery C．factory D．restaurant11、A．hesitate B．agree C．continue D．reply12、A．relieved B．ashamed C．secure D．lonely13、A．hiring B．working C．serving D．checking14、A．reasonable B．popular C．overstaffed D．shorthanded15、A．Hopefully B．Undoubtedly C．Surprisingly D．Obviously16、A．designs B．contacts C．meals D．tips17、A．hobby B．company C．background D．task18、A．waiter B．designer C．director D．manager19、A．simply B．nearly C．eventually D．temporarily20、A．preparations B．assumptions C．changes D．suggestions第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）TuYouyou,84,was1．(honor)withtheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineonOct5.ShewasthefirstChinesecitizen2．(win)aNobelPrizeinscience.Tu3．(share)theprizewiththeIrish-bornWilliamCampbellandSatoshiOmuraofJapan.Tuis4．researcherattheChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicinenow.Shewasgiventheprizefordevelopingartemisinin(青蒿素),anewdrugtherapyagainstmalaria(疟疾)，5．hassavedmillionsoflivesworldwide,especiallyindevelopingcountries.Tuandhercolleaguesjoinedagovernmentprojecttofindanewmalariadrug6．thelate1960s.Theymade380herbalextractsfromtwothousandrecipesformtraditionalChinesemedicalbooks.In1971,afternearlytwohundred7．(fail),Tu’steam8．(final)foundanextractthatwas100%effectiveagainstthemalariaparasites--artemisinin.In2001,theWorldHealthOrganizationmadeartimisinin9．(it)firstchoiceinthetreatmentofmalaria.“ThediscoveryofartemisininisagifttomankindfromtraditionalChinesemedicine.It’sthecollectiveachievementoftheresearchteam.10．(win)theprizeisanhonorforChinesescienceandtraditionalChinesemedicine,”Tusaid.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧)并在其下面写出该加的词。刪除：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Hello,I'mLihua,chairmanofStudentUnion.We'regoingtoorganizeabicycletriptoourschoolfarmonthisSunday.Itwaslocatedinthewesternsuburb,coveredanareaofabout50acres.Therearedifferentkindsofcattleraisedandvariousvegetableplanted,withoutsomeharmfulthingsinthefeedorthefertilizer.Theproductsareprov