2023北京西城二模高三英语试卷

西城区高三模拟测试试卷

英语2023.5

本试卷共14页，共100分。考试时长90分钟。

考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

OneofthebestfeelingsisknowingthatIhavemadea(n)jjmpacton

anotherperson'slife.

Duringmyfreshmanyear,IgotmyfirstrealjobatDunkin'Donuts.I

quicklybecameawarethatcustomers'_2wasimportant,soItriedto

providethebestservicethatIcould.Istill

rememberonecustomervividly,anelderlygentlemannamedFrank.Hecameinevery

Sundayafternoonandorderedamediumcoffeewithtwoold-fashioneddonuts.

ImmediatelyafterIsawhimpullintotheparkinglot,l_3_hisorder,havingitreadybythetime

hewalkedin.IfIhadnootherworktodo,Isatandtalkedwithhim.Welearnedalotabout

eachother.Icouldnothelpfeelingsorryforhimbecausehiswifehadrecentlypassedaway.

Afterayearofworkingeveryweekend,!eventuallydecidedtoleaveandturnedinmy

two-weeknotice.Themostdifficultpartof4wasnottellingmyboss,butinformingFrank.I

feltlikeIwas5him.WhenIfinallybroughtituo.he6replied.Oh,that'stoobad.I'msure

thatthestaffwillmissyou."Ibegantothinkthatourvisitsheldnorealimportancetohim,

andthathewouldbejustas7enjoyinghisfoodalone.8,onmylastday,Frankcamein

withacardthatsimplyread,“Yourkindnessduringthetimewehavespenttogetheris

heartwarming.Youhadno9_tospeakawordtome,letaloneshowarealinterestinour

conversations.Fewthingshavebroughtmemorepleasurethanourweeklyvisits.Thank

you.”

10Ireceivedforsuchminoreffortsismind-blowing.Giving

upmyweekendsforayearwasasmallpricetopaytograsptheremarkableeffects

ofkindness.

1.A.obviousB.simpleC.immediate0.positive

2.A.conditionB.appearanceC.satisfactionD.behavior

3.A.tookB.preparedC.followed0.accepted

4.A.quittingB.agreeingC.remembering0.serving

5.A.embarrassingB.ignoring□.cheating0.abandoning

6.A.firmlyB.calmlyC.angrilyD.sadly

7.A.confidentB.excitedC.content0.interested

8.A.MeanwhileB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.However

9.A.dutyB.rightC.excuse0.intention

10.A.admirationB.expectationC.appreciation0.instruction

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示

词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

Manycommonthingsaroundthehouseareveryuseful.Forexample,warmwatercanbeused

forcleaning.Whensaltisput11warmwater,itcanhelpeaseasorethroat.Warmwatercanalso

beusedtomakeanorangetastebetter.Thesecretisthewarmthofthewater.Thefruitbecomes

sweeter,12thewarmwaterlowersitslevelofsourness.Anotherexampleis13youcantrya

bananapeelwhenyourshoeslookdirty.Thetannininthepeelworkslikemagic,makingyourshoes

shinyandbright!

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B

Notallinventionshavebeentheresultofa14(care)plan.Inthe1940s,anAmerican

scientist,PercySpencer,wastryingtomakeamachine,withthehopethatit15(use)radio

wavestodetectwarplanes.Oneday,aftertheexperiment,Spencerfoundthatachocolatebarin

hispockethadmelted.Spencerthenplacedsomecorninfrontofthemachine.Soon,thecornwas

poppingeverywhere.Thus,themicrowaveoven(微波炉)16(invent)bychance.

c

Agroupoflargewhitebirdswithblackfacesappearinthesky.Thereareonlyaboutsix

hundredofthem17(leave)intheworld.Thesebeautifulblack-facedspoonbillsaresomeofthe

world'srarestbirds.Thebirds18(flv)allthewayfromtheirsummerhometothiswetland,19they

willspendthewinter.Now,theycircleandland.Manypeoplearecrowdingbythelakeandthen

begintoshootthem.Isthistheendforthespoonbills?No.Thepeoplearebird-watchers,20(shoot)

photographs.

第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，38分)

第一节(共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TEANiscommittedtogivingstudentsaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytoexperiencestudying

abroadinanewandexcitingculture.Werecognizethatinmanyinstancesadditionalfundingis

necessarytomakethestudyabroadexperiencebothaffordableandrealistic.Thesescholarships

werecreatedasanattempttohelpstudentswiththefinancialcommitmentsrequiredforan

internationaleducationexperience.

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TEANprovidesnumerousscholarships,includinganannualfullridescholarship,need-

andmerit-basedscholarships,diversityscholarships,evenaphotographyscholarship,plus

others.

TEANFULLRIDESCHOLARSHIP

TheEducationAbroadNetworkFullRideScholarshipisdesignedtogiveastand-out

studenttheopportunitytostudyabroad.ThescholarshipcanbeusedforanySummerorFall

TEANprogramandcoverstuition,programfees,orientationandhousing.

REQUIREMENTS

StudentsmusthavetheirstudyabroadofficecompletetheStatementfromUniversityformin

ordertobeconsideredforthescholarship.

MustmeetGPA(GradePointAverage)requirementfortheindividualprogramthattheywant

toattend.

MustbeauniversitystudentintheUnitedStates.

Studentscanonlyapplyforthescholarshiponceperapplicationcycle;applicantsshould

selecttheirtopprogramchoicewhenapplyingforthescholarship.

Scholarshipapplicationsreceivedafterthedeadlinewillnotbeconsidered.

SELECTIONCRITERIA

Willbebasedontheoverallapplicationmaterials,includingapersonalessayaddressingthe

followingquestion:"Whyhaveyouselectedthisprogram?Howisittiedtoyourmajor?"

ApplicationswillbejudgedbyapanelofTEANstaffmembers.

Assessmentw川bebasedonthefollowing:excellenceinacademics,active

participationinextra-curricularactivities,achievementinleadershipskills,awareness

ofthevalueofinternationaleducationandthepersonalessay.

Nointerviewrequired.

APPLICATIONDEADLINE

June1,2023

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21.TEANcanhelpstudents

A.travelabroad

B.savemoneyforthefuture

C.experienceoverseaseducation

0.understandpopularforeignculture

22.TogettheTEANFullRideScholarship,astudentmust

A.beanAmericancitizen

B.submitanapplicationbyJune1,2023

C.fillouttheStatementfromUniversityform

D.turninanapplicationtwiceduringanapplicationcycle

23.Anapplicantgoingforthefullridescholarshipismorelikelytobeaccepted,if

A.heperformswellacademically

B.hedoesexcellentlyintheinterview

C.hechoosesaprogramunrelatedtohismajor

D.heobtainsanoutstandingrecommendationessay

B

Iwrestledhertothegroundforthekeys,literally.Indeed,whensheopenedthedoortoleave

thehouseat11pmforthemoviesdespitemywords,Iactuallywrestledmy16-year-olddaughter

totheground.

Ididnotknowhowtodealwitharebellious（叛逆的）teenager.Weareafamilyofstrong

wills,fromthetopdown.Allmykidshadpushedandargued.Everyone“kindof“followedthe

rules.Astheygotolder,especiallywhentheyhithighschool,Isawthepowershifting,butit

hadn'tbeensoobvious.Ihadnotseenmuchin-your-facerebellion.

Untilthishappened.

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IcalledAmySpeidel,awiseandpracticalparentingexpert.Shestayedonthephone

withmeandlistenedtomywildcomplaintaboutmydisrespectfulkid.Shelistenedforalmost

twohoursandthengavemesomesuggestions.

Amytoldmethatmydaughter'sbehaviorwas"developmentallyappropriate"-shewas

supposedtotesttheboundaries.Amyalsosaidthatitwasgreatthatmydaughterwould

beabletostandupforherselfinarelationshipthatwasn'tworking.

Thosecommentsreallymademefeelawful.Ihadn'tconsideredanythingpositive

aboutherbehavior-butoutsideofourmother-daughterrelationship,Iwouldneverwantto

devaluemydaughter'sstrongwill.

AftertalkingwithAmy,IrealizedthatIwastheonewhoneededhelpunderstandingdiscipline

vscontrol.Honestly,Ididhatethattheresponsibilitywasonme.lwantedpermissiontoscreamand

punish.ButIlistenedtoAmyandhere'swhatIlearned.

1.Mydaughter'sbehaviorwasnormal.ThateasedmyfearsthatIhadraisedaterrible

humanandfailedasamother.

2.Mydaughter'sstrongpersonalitywasastrength.Thatrevelationwasahugegift.I

valueherqualitiesbutdon'twantthemusedagainstme.lwillsoftenmyresponseandlisten

toher.

3.Iwentcrazy.Infact,Icrossedaline.Andthathappens.ButIlearnedtoapologize

andresetsothatwecouldmoveforward.

Myjob,therefore,istolearnnewresponsesthatoffermydaughteroptionsandrealistic

consequences,notemptythreats.Andhopefully,thiswillchangemyrelationshipwithmy

daughter.

24.Whatistheactualreasontheauthorhadafightwithherdaughter?

A.Thedaughterwouldn'tgiveherthekeys.

B.Thedaughterdidn'tcomebackuntil11pm.

C.Thedaughterinsistedongoingoutlateatnight.

D.Thedaughterwantedtogotothemovieswithfriends.

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25.Thecommentsmadetheauthorfeel“awful“because

A.shehadhelpedherdaughtertotestboundaries

B.shedidn'ttreasurethemother-daughterrelationship

C.shethoughtAmywascriticizingherdaughter'supbringing

D.shehadn'tnoticedthedesirableaspectsofherdaughter'sbehavior

26.Afterthephonecall,theauthorlearnedthat

A.herdaughter'sstrongcharactershouldbesoftened

B.sheshouldconstructivelydealwithconflict

C.herdaughtershouldcontrolherbehavior

D.sheshouldadmitherfailureasamother

27.AccordingtoAmy,whatshouldtheauthorsayifthesamesituationhappensagain?

A."Doyoureallythinkyoucanjustwalkoutthedoorlikethat?"

B."It'snotsafetobeoutsolate.Whatabouttomorrowafternoon?w

C.”Itdoesn'tmatterwhetheryougooutornot.Iwillsupportyou.”

D."Youhavebeendisrespectfulandcan'tgoouttonight.Isthatclear?"

c

Laughingtogetherisanimportantwayforpeopletoconnectandbond.Andthoughthecausesof

laughtercanvarywidelyacrossindividualsandgroups,thesoundofalaughisusuallyrecognizable

betweenpeoplebelongingtodifferentcultures.

Butwhataboutanimals?Dothey“laugh"?Andarethecausesofanimalandhuman

laughteralike?Inhumans,peoplemaylaughwhentheyhearajoke,orwhentheyseesomething

thattheythinkisfunny,thoughit'sunknownifanimals'intelligenceincludeswhathumanswould

callasenseofhumor.

However,manyanimalsproducesoundsduringplaythatareuniquetothatpleasantsocial

interaction.Researchersconsidersuchvocalizationstobesimilarto

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humanlaughter.Recently,scientistsinvestigatedplayvocalizationtoseehowcommonitwasamong

animals.Theteamidentified65speciesthat**laughed“whileplaying-mostweremammals（哺乳动

物）,butafewbirdspeciesdemonstratedplayfullaughtertoo.Reportsofplayfullaughterwerenotably

absentinstudiesdescribingfish,perhapsbecausethereissomequestionastowhetherornotplay

existsatallinthatanimalgroup.Thisnewstudycouldhelpscientiststoanalyzetheoriginsofhuman

laughter.

Buthowcanweidentifyplay?Unlikefighting,playisusuallyrepetitiveandhappens

independentlyofothersocialbehaviors,saidleadstudyauthorSashaWinkler,adoctorofbiological

anthropologyattheUniversityofCalifornia.Whenitcomestoidentifyingit,"youknowitwhenyou

seeit,“WinklertoldL/VeScience.Onesignisthatprimates-ourclosestrelatives-havea“playface”

thatissimilartotheexpressionsofhumanswhoareplaying.

WhenWinklerpreviouslyworkedwithrhesusmacaques,shehadnoticedthatthemonkeys

panted（喘气）quietlywhileplaying.Manyotherprimatesarealsoknowntovocalizeduringplay,she

said,soahypothesis（laughterinhumansisthoughttohaveoriginatedduringplay）supportedbythe

play-relatedpantinglaughterofmanyprimatespecieswasputforward.

Peoplenowstilllaughduringplay,butwealsointegratelaughterintolanguageandnon-play

behaviors,usinglaughterindiversewaystoexpressarangeofemotionsthatmaybepositiveor

negative.Humanlaughternotablydiffersfromotheranimals'laughterinanotherimportantway:its

volume.Peoplebroadcasttheirlaughterloudly,oftenasawayofestablishinginclusion.By

comparison,whenmostanimalslaugh,thesoundisveryquiet-justloudenoughtobeheardbythe

laugher'spartner.

"It'sreallyfascinatingthatsomanyanimalshaveasimilarfunctionofvocalizationduringplay,“

WinklertoldLiveScience."Butwedohavetheseuniquepartsofhumanlaughterthatarealsoan

importantareaforfuturestudy."

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28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplaincausesofanimalandhumanlaughter.

B.Toassesscomplexitiesregardinganimallaughter.

C.Topresentfindingsontheexistenceofanimallaughter.

D.Toanalyzedifferencesbetweenanimalandhumanlaughter.

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Animallaughterisevennoticeableinfish.

B.Animallaughterishardtorecognizeduringplay.

C.Peoplehavelearnedtocombineplaywithlaughter.

D.Peoplelaughloudlybecausetheywanttoinvolveothers.

30.Whatisprobablythefocusoffuturestudyonlaughter?

A.Distinctivefeaturesofhumanlaughter.

B.Differentfunctionsofanimallaughter.

C.Theoriginanddevelopmentofhumanlaughter.

D.Therelationshipbetweenanimallaughterandintelligence.

D

Facedwithanattemptbyanewchatbottoimitate（模仿）hisownsongs,themusician

NickCavedeliveredastrongresponse:itwas“anabsolutelyhorribleattemptHeunderstood

thatAlwasinitsbabyhood,butcouldonlyconcludethatthetruehorrormightbethat“itwill

foreverbeinitsbabyhoodv.Whilearobotmightonedaybeabletocreateasong,hewrote,

itwouldnevergrowbeyond“akindofburlesque（滑稽的模仿）“，becauserobots-being

composedofdata-areunabletosuffer,whilesongsariseoutofsuffering.

FansofCaveandhisbandwillagreethathismusicisinimitable,butthatdoesn'tmean

theywouldnecessarilybeabletotellthedifference.AfewdaysbeforeCave'sremarks,experts

wereaskedtodistinguishbetweenfourgenuineartworksandtheir

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Alimitations.Theirconclusionswerewrongfivetimesoutof12,andtheywereonly

unitedlyrightinoneofthefourpicturecomparisons.

Thesearepartygames,buttheypointtoanunfoldingchallengethatmustbemanagedasa

matterofurgencybecause,likeitornot,Alartisuponus.Thearrivalofthehuman-impersonating

ChatGPTmighthaveincreasedgeneralawareness,butartistsacrossawiderangeofdisciplinesare

alreadyexploringitspotential,withthedancerWayneMcGregorandLondon'sYoungVicTheatre

amongthosewhohavecreatedAl-basedworks.

Astrongly-wordedreportfromCommunicationsandDigitalCommittee(CDC)issuedawake­

upcalltothegovernment,urgingittoraiseitsgameineducatingfuturegenerationsoftech-savvy

professionals,andtacklingkeyregulatorychallenges.Theseincludedreviewingreformsto

intellectualpropertylaw,strengtheningtherightsofperformersandartists,andtakingactionto

supportthecreativesectorinadaptingtothedisturbancescausedbyswiftandstormytechnological

change.

WhiledevelopingAlisimportant,itshouldnotbepursuedatallcosts,theCDCstressed.It

deploredthefailureoftheDepartmentforDigital,Culture,andMediatoofferadefenceagainst

proposedchangestointellectualpropertylawthatwouldgivecopyrightexemption(版权豁免)toany

work,anywhereintheworld,involvingAltextanddatamining.

ThechallengesofAlarebothphilosophical,asCavesuggested,andpractical.Theywillunfold

overtheshortandlongterm.State-of-the-artcreativeindustrieshaveakeyroletoplayinshaping

andexploringthephilosophicalones,buttheymusthavethepracticalhelptheyrequiretosurvive

andbesuccessful.Theyneeditnow.

31.WhydoestheauthormentionthefourpicturecomparisonsinParagraph2?

A.TostressthesimilaritiesbetweenAlartandhumanart.

B.ToarguethathumanartwillbereplacedbyAlart.

C.ToproveAlisstretchingtheboundariesofart.

D.ToimplyAlartcannotbeunderestimated.

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32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deplored“inParagraph5probablymean?

B.Bravelysuffered.

A.CIearlyanalyzed,

c...............D.Accuratelyperceived.

C.Stronglycriticized.

33.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.SomeartistsseeAlasatooleventhoughitisathreat.

B.CreativeindustriesareresponsibleforcausingtheAlproblem.

C.TechprofessionalsneedmoretrainingtobetterunderstandAlart.

D.ThequalityofAlartdismissesconcernsaboutintellectualproperty.

34.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheCreativeThief:AIMakesPerfectArt

B.AlinArt:ABattleThatMustBeFought

C.ThreatorOpportunity:TheImpactofAlonArt

D.TheRiseofAlArt:WThatItMeanstoHumanArtists

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Asadoctor,Icangiveyoualotofusefuladviceabouthowtogethealthyandstaythat

way,butyoudon'tneedmetotellyouthatexerciseisgoodforyou.Stayingactivecanbenefit

theheart,thewaistline,eventhemind.35Morethan60%ofAmericanadultsdon't

exerciseregularly,andmanysaytheydon'texerciseatall.Morethan72millionare

overweight,andalmostallofthemwouldliketolosetheextrapounds.So,ifexerciseissuch

agoodidea,whydon'tmorepeopledoit?

36EvenasIwritethis,Iamwatchingmytwo-year-oldrunaroundincircles.

Kidsseemtobeborninconstantmotion,butalongthewaythatbehaviorchanges.

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Theslowdownoccursformostatthebeginningofcollege.Academicpressureandlackof

organizedsportsarecertainlypartoftheproblem.Abiggerpartmaybelookingatlifechangesasan

occasiontoblowupoldrulesandnotcreatenewonesintheirplace.37Thedemandsofa

newjobusuallymeanlesstimeatthegym.Howaboutanewmarriage?Howmanytimeshavewe

seenjust-marriedcoupleslookingalotheavierinfirst-anniversaryphotosthantheydidinthewedding

pictures?

38Peoplewhosetgeneralgoals,like“Iwillexerciseinmyfreetime,“didafar

worsejobofstickingtothatplanthandidpeoplewhomadeafirmcommitment,like“Iw川walk

tomyfriend'shouseandbackeveryMonday,Wednesday,andFriday."

Thegoodnewsis.therearesolutionstoallthese.Wecanbeginwithexercisesassimpleas

rememberingtositstraighterordrinkenoughwater.Specificworkoutplanscanturnageneraldesire

toexerciseintoafirmcommitment.39

Wemayneveragainhavetheenergyofatwo-year-old,butgettingbackevenalittleof

ourearly-lifeenergycanmakeourlaterlivesawholelothealthier.

ug—二二:立我汽与总上二•父s*可亦飞庭1

B.Thisisespeciallysowhenitcomestostayingfit.

C.Nothavingaclearlydefinedexerciseplancanhurt.

D.Weoftenwishtogobacktoourtwo-year-oldselves.

E.Forinstance,youcanscheduleaweeklygymvisitwithfriends.

F.Still,there'sarealdisconnectbetweenwhatweknowandwhatwedo.

G.Themostpuzzlingpartofourinactivenatureisthatwedon'tstartoutthatway.

第三部分：书面表达（共两节，32分）

第一节（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12

分）

阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

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Inthemornings,asIwalkedfromthetrainstationtotheoffice,!plannedmydayby

makingato-dolistinmyhead:thescientificarticlesIwouldread,thedatasetsIwould

analyze,and-mosturgentofall-theinsightsintohumannaturethatitwasmyjobtodiscover.

Eachevening,!wentbacktothestation,againgoingthroughmymentalchecklistbut

thistimesizingupmyperformanceagainsttheexpectationsI'dsetformyselfthat

morning.Timeandagain,whencomparingmyto-dolistwithmygot-done