广东省广州市荔湾、海珠部分学校2023年高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

2023年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．－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．arekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept2．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked3．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might4．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none5．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where6．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast7．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted8．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who9．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen10．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．anywayC．insteadD．nevertheless11．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded12．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend13．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem14．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto15．Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that16．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why17．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need18．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote19．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where20．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a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）TheBritishcustomofdrivingontheleftsideoftheroadisn’tasignofeccentricity—there’sactuallyaverysensiblereasonforit.Originally,almosteverybodytravelledontheleftsideoftheroad.ForMedievalswordsmenonhorseback,itmadesensetokeeptothelefttohavetheirrightarmsclosertotheiropponents.Mountinganddismountinghorseswerealsoeasierfromtheleftside,andsaferdonebythesideoftheroadthaninthecenter.Soperhapsthequestionhereshouldbe,whydidpeoplestoptravellingontheleft?Thingschangedinthelate1700swhenlargecarriagespulledbyseveralpairsofhorseswereusedtotransportfarmproductsinFranceandtheUnitedStates.Intheabsenceofadriver’sseatinsidethecarriage,thedriversatontherearlefthorse,withhisrightarmfreetousehiswhiptokeepthehorsesmoving.Sincehewassittingontheleft,hewantedothervehiclestopassonhisleft,sohekepttotherightsideoftheroad.TheBritishGovernmentrefusedtogiveuptheirleft-handdrivingways.Meanwhilepost-revolutionFrance,undertheirleft-handedrulerNapoleon,stucktoapermanentmovetotherightsideoftheroad.AstheBritishandtheFrenchwereyieldingtheirpoweracrosstheglobe,theyinsistedthatthecountriestheyoccupieddrivelikethem.ThisexplainswhyformerBritishcoloniessuchasAustralia,NewZealandandIndiadriveontheleft,whileformerFrenchcolonieslikeAlgeriadriveontheright.WhenHenryFordmadehisModelTin1908,thedriver’sseatwasontheleft,meaningthatforAmericans,carswouldhavetodriveontherightsideoftheroadtoallowfrontandbackpassengerstoexitthecarontothesideway.Thisinfluencedachangeinmanycountries,suchasCanada,ItalyandSpain.However,Britishdriversremainontheleft,andthisishighlyunlikelytochange.1、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatinMiddleAges________.A．peoplealwaysgotonhorsesfromtheleftsideB．peopleallwalkedandrodeontheleftoftheroadC．peoplenevergotoffhorsesinthecenteroftheroadD．swordsmenfeltsafertravellingontheleftoftheroad2、Whydidpeoplestarttravellingontheright?A．Theyusedlargecarriagestotransportfarmproducts.B．Theyhadtoholdtheirwhipswiththeirrighthands.C．Theywantedothercarriagestopassontheirleft.D．Theywereforcedtositonthebacklefthorse.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingkeeptotheleftsideoftheroad?A．Russia.B．India.C．Spain.D．Algeria.4、WhydoestheauthormentionModelTinthelastparagraph?A．Tointroduceaworld-famousmakeofAmericancars.B．Tostressitsroleinchangingthecustomofdriving.C．Todescribeitssafestdesignforpassengers.D．ToexplainwhytheBritishwon’tchange.22．（8分）Asself-drivingcarscomeclosertobeingcommononAmericanroads，muchoftherhetoric（浮夸之词）promotingthemhastodowithsafety.About40，000peopledieonUSroadseveryyear，anddrivererrorsarelinkedtomorethan20percentofcrashes.Butmanyofthebiggestsupportersofautonomous（自动的）vehiclesaren'tcarcompanieslookingtoimprovethesafetyoftheirexistingproducts.Hugesupportforself-drivingtechnologiesiscomingfromSiliconValleygreatcompanieslikeGoogleandApple.Thoseofuswhohavestudiedtherelationshipbetweentechnologyandsocietytendtolookmorecarefullyatthereasonsbehindanytechnologicalpush.Inthiscase，it'sclearthatinadditiontosolvingsafetyconcerns，SiliconValleyfirmshaveastrongincentive（动机）tocreateanewplaceforincreasingtheuseoftheirdigitaldevices.Everyminutepeoplespendontheirmobilephonesprovidesdata—andoftenmoney—totechcompanies.Atpresent，digitaldevicesanddrivingareinconflict:Thereareserious，oftenfatalconsequenceswhendriversusesmartphonestotalkortotext.Regulators（管理者）andsafetysupporterslooktosolvedialconflictbybanningphoneusewhiledriving，ashashappenedinalmosteverystate.Butthetechcompaniesaretakingadifferentapproach.TheobviousanswerforSiliconValleyistocreateanautomobileinwhichcontinuouscellphoneusenolongercausesathreattoanyone.Inrecentyears,theamountoftimeadultsspendontheirmobiledeviceshasgrownrapidly.Atthemoment,it'saroundfourhoursadayfortheaverageadultintheUS.However,thatrapidgrowthislikelytoslowdownaspeoplerunoutoftimethat'savailableforthemuptousetheirdevices,unless,ofcourse,there'sanewblockoftimethatsuddenlyopensup.TheaverageAmericannowspendsabout41minutesinacareveryday,asizeableopportunityforincreasedcellphoneuse.Soasthepublicconversationaroundautonomouscarspaysattentiontothesafetyadvantages,don'tforgetthetechindustry'spowerfuldesireformoreprofits,whichgoeswellbeyondsimplysavingusfromourselves.1、WhoareresponsibleformosttrafficaccidentsinAmerica?A．Carcompanies. B．Drivers.C．Techcompanies. D．Self-drivingcars.2、WhatpushesSiliconValleytopromoteself-drivingtechnologies?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Toreducetrafficaccidents.C．Tolimittheuseofdigitaldevices.D．Tosupportcarcompanies.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anewblockoftime”possiblyreferto？A．Theworkingtime.B．People'ssparetime.C．Thetimespentinthecar.D．Thetimespentonmobiledevices.4、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage？A．Weshouldteachpeopletostrictlyobeytrafficrules.B．Thewritercallsonustolookatautonomouscarswisely.C．Carcompaniesaretheleadingpromotersofself-drivingcars.D．Nosolutiontotheconflictbetweenmobilephoneuseanddrivinghasbeenfoundyet.23．（8分）StudyingtheDNAof300micehasflaggedupgeneswhichhavebeenlinkedtohereditary(遗传的)sightlossforthefirsttime.Researcherssaybecausemice’sgenesaresosimilartohumans’,theirfindingscouldleadtothetreatmentofmoregeneticdiseases.ScientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davisstudiedinformationfromadatabankofmice’sgeneticmaterial.Theyfound347geneslinkedtoeyeproblems,withjust86ofthemhavingbeenstudiedinthepast.Onlyaround50to75percentofhereditaryeyediseasesinhumancanbeexplainedwithpresentscience.Theresearchersbelievethesehundredsofnewgenesfoundinmicecouldbeakeytoexplaining-andthereforebeingabletotreattheother25-50percent.“Thisisextremelyvaluableforpeoplewithhereditaryeyedisease,”saidresearcherProfessorAlaMoshiri.“Allresearchersaregoingtostartusingthesedata.Inthepast,weknewtheproblemwastherebutwedidn’tknowwheretolook.Noweyecenterscancallbackpatientsandscreenthemforthesenewgenes.Weexpectedthatmoreandmoreofthesegeneticdiseaseswillbetreatable.”Also,thefactisthatmorethan60percentofeyeproblemsatbirthareonesresultingfromthebaby’sparents!ThankstodatafromtheInternationalMousePhenotypingConsortium(IMPC),whichistryingtoworkoutwhateverysinglegeneinamouseisresponsiblefor,withtheaimoftranslatingittohumans,scientistsaremovingclosertofiguringoutallgeneticcausesofblindness.Todothis,scientistsseparateasinglegenefromotheronesatatimeandthenobservewhateffectithasonthemouseforalongtime.Thishassofarbeendonemorethan7,000timesandhasachievedgreatsuccess.ResearchersarenowworkingalongsideeyecarecentersinTexasandIowainordertocomparethemice’sgenestothoseofpatients.1、Howmanyhereditary-sight-loss-relatedgeneswerenewlyfound?A．86. B．261.C．300. D．347.2、Whyisthepercentageofgeneticeyeproblemsmentionedinparagraph3?A．Toshowthesignificanceofstudyingmice’sgenes.B．Toprovemice’sgenesaresimilartohumans’.C．Towarnthehighrisklevelofsufferingthem.D．Toexplainhowcommontheyareamongpeople.3、Whatshouldscientistsdofirsttounlocksecretsofgeneticblindness?A．Comparehumans’geneswithmice’s.B．Recognizeeachgene’sroleofhumans.C．Setapartageneofamouseeachtime.D．Figureouteachgene’sfunctionofamouse.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．NewWaystoCureSightLossB．GenesFoundBehindEyeProblemsC．GeneticDiseasesDiscoveredinMiceD．HumansGenesCausingEyeDiseases24．（8分）Notallof

GeorgeH.W.Bush’sextendedfamilymemberswereinvitedtohis

WashingtonD．C．memorialservice.Nearlyaweekaftermany

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attheWashingtonNationalCathedral,SharonBush,whowasmarriedtothe41stpresident’ssonNeilfrom1980to2003,told

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thatshewasallegedlyunabletoattendthefuneralaftershewastoldbyherex-husband’ssecretarythattherewerenotenoughseats.“Iwasgoingtotakethetraindown.Iwantedtopaymyrespects.ButIpaidmyrespectsbyraisingthreewonderfulchildrenduringa23-yearmarriage,”SharontoldtheOutlet.NeilandSharonsharethreechildren:sonPierceanddaughtersAshleyandLaurenBushLauren,whogaveareadingatthefuneral,wherethefatherofthreeattendedwithhissecondwifeMariaAndrews,whomhewedin2004.WhiletheD．C．memorialservicewastakingplace,SharonrecalledhavinglunchwithLadyGaga’smotherCynthiaGermanottaandpublishingheiressAnneHearst.Thoughshewassnubbedfromthefuneral,SharonsharedphotosonInstagramtohonorherformerfather-in-law.“MygirlsLaurenandAshleyreadscripturesattheirgrandfather’sfuneral.Ifeelsoproudofthem.MayheRIP.”ThemotherofthreecaptionedaphotoofLaurenandAshley.“MayheRIP,”Sharonalsopostedon

Instagram,speakingoftheirchildren’supbringing.Sharoncreditedherselfforraisingthemtobecharitableandpublicservants.“Itaughtthemeverythingtheyknowabout‘pointsoflight’bytakingthemtosoupkitchensandhomelesssheltersfromthetimetheywere4yearsold.Ididn’twantthemspoiled,”shesaid,referencingthepublicservicenonprofit—PointsofLight,forwhichherex-husbandservesaschairmanoftheboardofdirectors.“Ididthis.Neilwasneveraround.Hewasalwaystraveling,”Sharonadded.1、WhywasSharonnotinvitedtoGeorgeH.W.Bush’sfuneral?A．Becauseshedidnotintendtoattend.B．BecauseshewasnotNeil’scurrentwife.C．Becausethecathedralcan’tholdsomanypeople.D．Becauseshewasbusywithherchildren’supbringing.2、HowdidSharonmournforthepassingawayofherformerfather-in-law?A．Throughmediainterviews. B．Bypostingonasocialmedium.C．Byraisingthreegrandchildren. D．Bylookingbackonlunchingwithhim.3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Sharon’smarriagelasted30years.B．NeilandSharonsharethreedaughters.C．PointsofLightisaprofit-makingcompany.D．Sharon’sgirlsattendedtheirgrandfather’sfuneral.4、What

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towardsNeil’sperformanceofbringingupchildren?A．Unconcerned. B．Appreciative.C．Dissatisfied. D．Positive.25．（10分）Ifonlythingswerethatsimple.Supportersoftheso-calledStoneAgedietarguethatfarmingpracticesintroducedabout10,000yearsagoareharmfultohumanhealth,andthatweshouldn'teatgrainsorfoodmadefrommilksuchasbutterandcheese.Instead,theysay,weshouldonlyeatplentyofleanmeat(瘦肉)andfish,withfruitandrawvegetablesontheside.Theidea,alsocalledthecaveman,orhunter-gathererdiet,hasbeenaroundfordecadesandwasdiscussedatameetingoftheBritishSocietyforAllergy,EnvironmentalandNutritionalMedicine.AccordingtoLaurenCordain,anutritionistatColoradoStateUniversitywhopresentedtheideatothemeeting,thosefollowingthemeat-centeredmenu“loseweightandgethealthybyeatingthefoodyouweredesignedtoeat”.Hesaysthereisincreasingevidencethatacavemandietcanpreventandtreatmanycommonwesterndiseases.StudiesofislandersinPapuaNewGuineawhostillliveahunter-gathererlifestyleshowtheyrarelysufferfromheartdisease.Butothernutritionistsarguethatcuttingoutwholefoodgroupssuchasgrainsisjustnotagoodidea.“Iwouldrecommendanybodytoeatleanmeatandrawvegetables,”saysToniSteeroftheMRChumannutritionresearchunitatCambridge.Butwhatyou'reaskingpeopletodoiscutoutafoodgroupwhichisgoodforyourhealth.Archaeologistssayit'snotevenclearexactlyhowmuchofthevariousfoodspeopleactuallyateduringtheStoneAge.“TherewasnooneStoneAgediet;dietsofthepastvariedgreatly,”saysJohnGowlett,anarchaeologistattheUniversityofLiverpoolwhoalsoattendedtheconference.PrehistoricpeopleinAfricaprobablyatelessmeatthanmanypeoplethink,hesays,whilethoseinthenorthern,icyareaswereforcedtoeatonlywhateveranimalstheycouldcatch.“I'mnotconvincedthatweknowwhatStoneAgemanate,”agreesAndreMillard,whoresearchesancienthealthanddietatDurhamUniversity.“Theevidencewehaveonlysuggeststhemeatcomponentofthediet.Wegetbonesfromanimalstheyhaveeatenbutwedon'tgettheremainsofanyvegetablestheyhaveeatenbecausetheyrot(腐烂)away.1、Toimproveyourhealth,Cordainsuggests______.A．losingweightfirstB．eatinglessmeatandfishC．goingontheStoneAgedietD．eatingmorefruitandvegetables2、WhatisSteer'sattitudetowardseatinggrains?A．Doubtful.B．Cautious.C．Tolerant.D．Supportive.3、InMillard'sopinion,theevidencefortheStoneAgediet______.A．showsnothingaboutthediet'svegetablecomponentB．tellsusaboutancientpeople'scookingmethodsC．hasproventobereliableandconvincingD．agreeswithhisresearchresults4、Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A．HowtheStoneAgeevolved.B．WhentheStoneAgedietstarted.C．WhethertheStoneAgedietishealthy.D．WhytheStoneAgetopicisgettingpopular.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。LastnightIwroteanarticlefortheschoolnewspaperthatdescribedhowIfeelrightnowinhonestterms．Iemailedittoourwonderful1，andaftershe2it,sheaskedaverygoodquestion：“Doyouwantthe3schoolbody，includingourseniorclassandtheteaching4toreadthis?”Thatquestionprettymuch5mythoughts．I’mnotavery6person；Itendtoletonlyafewfriendsknow7what’sgoingoninmylife．Isupposethat’s8mypersonalitysaystheoppositetoitself,becauseI’malsoanhonestperson．Beinghonestis9．Itinvolvestakingrisks-hugerisks-andputting10ontheedge．11tosomeonecanbethehardestthingforyouintheworldandeitherleadtothehurtoffeelingor12friendships．Duringthecourseofmylife，I'veexperienced13．Inpositiveways，beinghonestcanbea14．Pretendingisnotonlydifficult，15it’sverytiring．Lastyear，16IdiscoveredthatIcouldbeopenwithtwopeoplewhomIwasalreadygoodfriendswith，theloadonmyshouldersfeltmuch17．Tellingsomeoneyour18feelingsisscary；trustingsomeone19yourheartandsoulishard．Ofcourse，puttingone’sfeelingsinto20forthegeneralpopulationtoreadisalsoratherfrightening．1、A．editorB．coachC．e-palD．supervisor2、A．deletedB．readC．forwardedD．reserved3、A．entireB．juniorC．mainD．key4、A．memberB．clerkC．staffD．fellow5、A．agreedB．controlledC．supportedD．matched6、A．easygoingB．shyC．optimisticD．open7、A．exactlyB．rarelyC．roughlyD．usually8、A．howB．whatC．whereD．When9、A．excitingB．simpleC．boringD．difficult10、A．everybodyB．yourselfC．somebodyD．myself11、A．ShowingoffB．OpeningupC．GettingdownD．Lookingup12、A．unreliableB．weakerC．permanentD．stronger13、A．eitherB．neitherC．bothD．nothing14、A．burdenB．dreamC．goalD．release15、A．butB．whileC．alsoD．meanwhile16、A．inwhichB．whenC．duringwhichD．which17、A．heavierB．unpredictableC．1ighterD．unbearable18、A．miserableB．secretC．strongD．joyful19、A．byB．viaC．withD．beyond20、A．realityB．useC．practiceD．print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）AfewweeksagoIwasatthecornershop,andtherestood1．oldladyinfrontofmeinline.Sheseemedvery2．(confuse)whenthecashieraskedhertopay$38.Shehadabout$5inherwallet,andshebegantocry.Thecashierbecamevery3．(patient)andtoldherthatshecouldn’tbuytheitemsbecauseshedidn’thaveenoughmoney.SoItoldthecashiernottoworryaboutit,andthatIwouldpaythedifference.Afterwards,Ipaid4．mygroceriesandleftthestore.WhenIgotoutside,thelady5．(stand)there.Iaskedherwhatwaswrong.Shesaidthatshecouldn’tremember6．shelived,andshebegantocryagain.Justthen,acarpulledandawomanjumpedoutofthecar.7．wasthislady’sdaughter.ShetoldmethathermomhadAlzheimer’sDisease(老年痴呆症).Thenthedaughternoticedthathermotherhadthreebagsof8．(grocery)andwonderedhowshemanagedtopayforit.ItoldherthatIhadpaidforit.Thedaughterwantedtopaymeback,9．Irefused.Ibelieve10．(make)othersfeelgoodmakesmefeelgood.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。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:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改: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。IfeelveryhonoredtobeinvitedatyourlectureaboutthebodylanguageindifferentcountriesnextMonday、I’mreallookingforwardtoit、Asyouknowit,asanimportantpartofculture,thebodylanguageplayssignificantroleinourlife、Muchofthebodylanguageareuniversal,butdifferentculturesdohavedifferentwayofexpressingthemselves、Thereforethatisbeneficialforustoknowaboutthebodylanguageofdifferentcountries、Ibelievehislecturewillhelpustounderstandingtheculturaldifferencesinthebodylanguage、Hopeyourlecturewillbeagreatsuccessful、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）如今在家工作已经成为越来越多的人选择的工作模式．假如你是李华，最近你们班同学就"Isitgoodtoworkathome？"进行了激烈的辩论．请根据表格所给提示写一篇短文，介绍此次辩论情况并发表自己的看法．然后发表在你校英语论坛上．赞同（58%）反对（42%）你的观点1.1．省去很多时间和费用；2.2．可以创造自己喜欢的工作环境；3.3．可以更好的平衡工作和家庭生活．1.1．远离同事，会感到孤独，减少交朋友2．的机会；3.2．家人在家，会受到打扰．？注意：1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．参考词汇：平衡：bala