北省河间市第十四中学2023年高考冲刺英语模拟试题含答案

2023年高考英语模拟试卷

考生须知：

1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色

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3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.

A．InplaceofB．Insearchof

C．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof

2．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanits

chemicalcomposition.

A．livesuptoB．getsdownto

C．comesdowntoD．standsupto

3．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfrom

theUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.

A．hadregisteredB．haveregistered

C．registeredD．wereregistered

4．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?

—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.

A．couldn'tdriveB．couldn'thavedriven

C．won'tdriveD．wouldn'thavedriven

5．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.

A．useB．good

C．differenceD．result

6．MsAliceisconsideredaladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.

A．selfishB．hopeful

C．meanD．generous

7．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.

A．ifB．as

C．thoughD．before

8．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009.

A．therestandingthelibraryB．doesthelibrarystand

C．thelibrarystandsD．standsthelibrary

9．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally

____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.

A．setupB．setoffC．takeoffD．takeup

10．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．

-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．

A．Yes,itwillB．Idon'ttakemuchofit

C．It'spossibleD．It'shardtosay

11．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.

A．acceptableB．adequateC．accessibleD．appropriate

12．AbookIreadlastyear,______nameIcan’tremember,changedmyideaabouttime.

A．whichB．that

C．whoseD．what

13．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.

A．isB．areC．hasD．have

14．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.

A．OccupyingB．Beingoccupied

C．OccupiedD．Havingoccupied

15．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbythe

Chineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.

A．relativelyB．regularly

C．roughlyD．rigidly

16．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?

—Imycomingmathexam．

A．amthinkingaboutB．wasthinkingaboutC．hadthoughtaboutD．willthinkabout

17．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？

---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.

A．eitherB．neither

C．someD．any

18．—WhereisGary?

—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthe

pastweek.

A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewing

C．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing

19．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.

A．regardingB．toregardingC．toregardD．regarded

20．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.

—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.

A．Sowhat?B．Nowonder.

C．Nodoubt.D．Guesswhat.

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）Semi-retiredadvertisingagencyownerStephenThomas,28,hasbeeninvestingonandoffforthepast30

years.Hemademoneyinthe.dotcomboombutgothisfingersburnedwhenthebubbleburstinMarch2000.Whenhe

gotaccesstohispensionhedecidedtostartinvestingagain,thistimewiththehelpofhissonSam.

NowthetwomeetupmostafternoonsatStephen’shomeinSandbach,Cheshiretotalkaboutinvestments.Theday

startsat4amwhenSamlooksatcompanyannouncementsonline.Theseregulatoryannouncementscanincludeafirm’s

accounts,generalupdatesornewsofmergers(合并)oracquisitions.Samflagsupcompaniesthathethinkslook

interestingtohisdadwhothendoessomemoreresearch.

EachhasanISA(IndividualSavingsAccount)withAJBell,whichtheyusetobuyindividualstocksandshares.It

isariskywaytoinvestbutthetwolikedoingtheirownresearchoncompaniesandStephenmakesanefforttogoto

investorpresentationsandtrytomeettheCEOanddirectorsofthefirmstheyinvestinandtospeaktootherinvestors

inthecompanies.

Theyhaveinvestedinoilcompaniesandpetcarebusinesses,tonamejustafew.Butwhiletheinvestmentsofthe

twomenaresimilar,theydohavedifferentapproaches.WhileSamlikestoholdsharesforthelongtermasheissaving

moneyforhisfutureretirement,Stephenlikestobuywithanyprofitshemakes.

Samsays,“WedonotarguebecausewehaveseparateISAs.Itmeansfinallywemakeourowndecisionsabout

whichsharestoinvestin.Theonlytimewemighthaveadisagreementiswhenwebothwanttousetheloginforthe

newsserviceatthesametime.”

1、WhathappenedtoStephenin2000?

A．Hehadtoretirefromtheagency.

B．Hegaveawayallhispensions.

C．Hegotinjuredinanaccident.

D．Hesufferedalossinhisinvestment.

2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“flagsup”inParagraph2mean?

A．Marks.

B．Abandons.

C．Takesover.

D．Setsup.

3、HowdidStephenusuallyconducthisownresearch?

A．Bymeetingclientsandotherinvestors.

B．Bypredictingthetrendofthemarket.

C．Byanalyzingsomeresearchdata.

D．Bydoingongoinginterviewsonline.

4、InwhataspectdoSamandhisfathershareininvestment?

A．Thewaytodealwiththereturn.

B．Thepercentageofthesharestheyhold.

C．Theenthusiasmfortheinvestment.

D．Theapproachtostockmarketresearch.

22．（8分）InAmerica,eachofthestateslikestopromoteitselfwithaslogan(口号).IcurrentlyliveinUtah,where

thesloganis‘“LifeElevated”.It’sanodtooutdoorentertainmentinthehillcountry,includingtheskiindustry.I

previouslylivedinColorado,alandwithreddm.greatmountainsandgoldenplains.Thesloganthereis‘‘Colorful

Colorado”.YearsagoIlivedinthe“PeachState”ofGeorgia,andIgrewupinNewMexicoasalittleboy,whoseslogan

is“LandofEnchantment(魔力)”.

WeneverseemedtogetawayfromdustinNewMexico,soIappreciatethestoryofanewcomertotheLandof

Enchantmentwholearnedaboutdustywind.Shewasvisitinganantiqueshopandtheownerwipeddowneveryitem

beforeshowingit.Thenewcomersaid,“Everythinggetsdustyhereprettyquickly,doesn’tit?”“That’snotdust,honey,”

theshopownerreplied,“That’sENCIIANTMENT”.Thatmadetheproblemmoreacceptableoratleastcanbelivewith.

Anescalator(自动扶梯)broke,sohepostedasigntowarncustomers.Hechosenottousethetraditional“Outof

Order”or“DoNotUse”warnings.Instead,hissignread,“ThisEscalatorIsTemporarilyaStairway”.Heturneda

minusintohumorandmadeitaplus.

Andinfacttherearcsonicthings,liketheweather,wecan’tchange.Allwecanchangeisourwaysthatwethink

andfeelaboutthem.Ibelieveoneofthebesttechniquestodothisistofindsomehumorinthesituation.Finding

somethingamusingorenjoyableofdifficulty,atroublesomeproblemcanbeoneofthemostcreativeandeffectivethings

wecando.Sometimestheonlysenseyoucanmakeofasituationisasenseofhumor.

1、Howmanyplaceshastheauthorlivedinfromthefirstparagraph?

A．2.B．3.

C．4.D．5.

2、Howwouldthenewcomerprobablyfeelafterhearingwhattheshopownersaid?

A．Angry.B．Relaxed.

C．Curious.D．Nervous.

3、What’sthepurposeofwritingthetext?

A．Toencouragepeopletofindthefunnysideintheirdailylife.

B．Toshowtheeffectsofusingsloganstoraisetheposition.

C．Toexplaintheskillsofturningadisadvantageintohumor.

D．Totellthestrangeexperienceofabargaininanantiqueshop.

4、Whatdosetheunderlinedword“it”intheParagraph2referto?

A．Dustonitems.B．Theantiqueshop.

C．Anitemforsale.D．TheLandofEnchantment.

23．（8分）TrackingShots:ThisWeekinFilm

TheIncomparableRoseHartman

QuadCinema

SaturdaytoSunday

Itisagorgeouslyshot,sharplyeditedportraitofphotographerHartman,whointhe1970sand1980shaunted

Studio54.Hartmanmadeacareerofcapturingfashiondesigners,models,musicians,andmoviestarsinhalf-guarded

moments,somewherebetweenunawareandapingforthelens.

Churchill

AngelikaFilmCenter

MondaytoTuesday

Twentiethcentury’smostawesomeleader,amanwhosehistoryincludestwoworldwars!Butwhathappenswhen

thestorybeingtoldfeelsemotionallyfalseandfactuallybogus?Churchill,anewdramastarringthegreatBrianCox,is

sofullofmovieclichesthatit’ssometimeshardnottogiggle—andoneshouldneverlaughattheprimeminister.

HandsomeDevil

CinemaVillage

ThursdaytoFriday

TheIrelandoftheteenfilmHandsomeDevilisaplacewhereyoungboysareencouragedtodoonlyonething:play

rugby.Ifrugbyisn’tyourthing,orifyoudigthingsthataren’trugby-related,you’reimmediatelydismissedasgay.

That’sunfortunatelythecaseforthemaincharacter—ginger-hairedNed.Indeed,it’smorelikeacomingofagefilm

thanacomedy.

PastLife

LandmarkSunshine

Wednesday

AlthoughPastLifeisbasedonrealevents,AviNesher’slatestfilmplaysunapologeticallylikemelodrama(情节

剧)—abittoomuchattimes.Itsinsistencethatguilt-riddenBaruchMilchcanrecitetohisdaughters,morethanthirty

yearslater,everysinglewordhewroteinanotebookwhilehidingfromtheNazisinPolandduringWorldWarIIstrains

credulity.

1、Whichfilmmayinterestpeoplewholiketakingpictures?

A．Churchill

B．PastLife

C．HandsomeDevil

D．TheIncomparableRoseHartman

2、Wherecantheaudiencegotoenjoyacomedythisweek?

A．QuadCinema

B．AngelikaFilmCenter

C．CinemaVillage

D．LandmarkSunshine

3、WhatdoweknowaboutthefilmPastlife?

A．Itisfictional.

B．Itwasshownonweekend.

C．AviNesherwasthemaincharacter.

D．ItwasconcernedwiththelifeofJewish.

24．（8分）Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditisto

beamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神经元)inour

brains.

Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrains

imitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,

talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,

theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.

Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourability

touselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestrongly

tolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehand

tookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthis

example,actuallytakingholdofaball).

Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeople

withsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknown

exactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.

Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveand

interact.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasfor

physics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’ll

understandwhy.

1、Mirrorneuronscanexplain.

A．whywecrywhenwearehurt

B．whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacold

C．whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmile

D．whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate

2、Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.

A．setoffB．cutoff

C．builtupD．brokenup

3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons.

A．relatetohumanbehaviorandinteraction

B．controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelings

C．resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisorders

D．determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities

4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A．Waystofindmirrorneurons.B．Problemsofmirrorneurons.

C．Existenceofmirrorneurons.D．Functionsofmirrorneurons.

25．（10分）Anewprogrammakesfindingfriendsintheschoolcafeteriaapieceofcake.“SitWithUs”helps

studentswhohavedifficultyfindingaplacetositfindawelcominggroupinthelunchroom.Theappallowsstudentsto

recognizethemselvesas“ambassadors,”therebyinvitingotherstojointhem.Ambassadorscanthenpost“openlunch”

events,whichsignaltoanyoneseekingcompanythatthey’reinvitedtojointheambassadors’table.

NatalieHampton,a16-year-oldfromCalifornia,isthedesignerofSitWithUs;whichwaspostedonSeptember9.

Shewasinspiredtocreateitaftersheatealoneherentireseventhgradeyear.ThesituationleftHamptonfeeling

vulnerableandmadeheratargetforbullying(欺负).

Hampton,nowajunior,isattendingadifferentschoolandistryingsocially.Yet,thememoryofsittingaloneand

beingbulliedstillaffectsher,especiallysincesheknowsherexperienceisn’tanisolatedone.Hamptonsaidthereason

whyshefeltanapplikethiswasnecessary,isbecauseitpreventskidsfrombeingpubliclyrejectedandbeingconsidered

socialoutcastsbytheirclassmates.“Thiswayit’sinsecretIt’sthroughthephone.Nooneelsehastoknow,”she

explained,“Andyouknowthatyou’renotgoingtoberejectedonceyougettothetable.”

Whenstudents—especiallythe“coolkids”—standuptobuilying,ithasanimportanteffect.Duringa2015-2016

schoolyear,over50NewJerseymiddleschoolsprovidedtheirmostsociallyablestudentswithsocialmediatoolsand

encouragementtodealwithit,andsawareductioninstudentconflictreportsby30percent.

Hamptonsaidthatsincesheopenedtheapplastweek,she’salreadygettingpositiveresponsesfromherclassmates.

“Peoplearealreadypostingopenlunchesatmyschool,”shetoldtheprogram.“SoI’mhappythatthingsarealready

kickingoffwithagreatstart.”

1、WhomayneedSitWithUs?

A．Astudentlonelywheneating.B．Astudentwithbadeatinghabits.

C．Astudentlikingcreativeactivities.D．Astudentfondofsocialgatherings.

2、WhenonepostsanopenluncheventonSitWithUs,itshowsheorshe.

A．isinlowspiritsB．needsprotection

C．wantstohavefriendsD．willtreatotherstoabigmeal

3、Theunderlinedword‘“it”(inPara.4)referstotheproblemof.

A．encouragingothersB．cheatingothers

C．bullyingothersD．helpingothers

4、WhatdostudentsthinkoftheappSitWithUs?

A．Theywelcomeit.B．Theyarecrazyaboutit.

C．Theyhesitatetoacceptit.D．Theyholdamixedopiniontoit.

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）完形填空（共20小题；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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该选项涂黑。

Agroupofgraduates,successfulintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversationsoon

turnedintocomplaintsabout1inworkandlife.

Beforeofferinghisguests2,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand3withalargepotofcoffeeandavariety

ofcups--porcelain（瓷）,plastic,glass,crystal,some4andcheap,someexquisite（精致的）and5--telling

themtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.

Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid:“Ifyou6,allthenice-lookingexpensive

cupswere7up,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitis8foryoutowantonlythebestfor

yourselves,thatisthe9ofyourproblemsandstress.Beassuredthatthecupitself10noqualitytothecoffee.

Inmostcases11isjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.Whatallofyou12

wantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouconsciously13forthebestcups...Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachother’s

cups.

Nowconsiderthis:14isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolsto

15life,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine（规定）,norchangethe16oflifewelive.Sometimes,by

17onlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeGodhasofferedus.

Godbrews（酿造）thecoffee,notthecups.Enjoyyourcoffee!

“The18peopledon’thavethebestofeverything:Theyjust19thebestofeverything.”

Livesimply.Love20Caredeeply.Speakkindly.LeavetheresttoGod.

1、A．difficultiesB．stressC．sadnessD．hate

2、A．coffeeB．teaC．giftD．cups

3、A．packedB．rushedC．fetchedD．returned

4、A．good-lookingB．ugly-lookingC．plain-lookingD．nice-looking

5、A．expensiveB．brightC．excellentD．comfortable

6、A．suspectedB．noticedC．ignoredD．appreciated

7、A．filledB．broughtC．takenD．used

8、A．normalB．carefulC．politeD．rude

9、A．shareB．accessC．entranceD．source

10、A．putsB．addsC．attachesD．ties

11、A．thisB．whichC．itD．one

12、A．reallyB．generallyC．possiblyD．precisely

13、A．lookedB．searchedC．appliedD．went

14、A．PeaceB．JoyC．ChanceD．Life

15、A．referB．reflectC．containD．support

16、A．qualityB．quantityC．characterD．value

17、A．keepingB．basingC．concentratingD．depending

18、A．coolestB．craziestC．happiestD．saddest

19、A．makeB．useC．acceptD．put

20、A．nervouslyB．secretlyC．generouslyD．curiously

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）Coffeeisthesmellofchildhoodatmygrandma’shouse,andthe1．(pleasure)smellspreadthehouseas

shetoldme2．(story)ofbeingamigrantfromEuropeafterthewar—shealwayssaidshefoundnothavingreal

coffee3．(hard)thanlearningEnglish.Coffeeismydadandmum4．(watch)ABCNewsafterdinnereverynight.

ItistravellingfromAdelaidetoHobartwithmybrotherinhiscar,campingaswe5．(run)outofmoney,and

spendingthemoneywejustearned6．abottleofbeerat7．startofourtrip.CoffeeismeonaSundaymorning,asalittle

girl,lying8．(cosy)inbedwithmykittiesandreadingthenewspapers.Andnowitismegoingtoworkinacoffee

bar9．(base)inTasmaniaandmakingpeople’sdaysabitbetterwithmyjob.10．isalsorelatedtocoffeeisasaying:First

cupyouareavisitor,secondcupyouareafriendandbythethirdcupyouarefamily.

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便条。便条中共有10处语

言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

Ihavealwaysbeenshowinggreatinterestinsports、WhenIsawsomepeoplesnowboarding,Idecidedtogiveittry、

Therefore,itwasmuchmoredifficultthanhadexpected、AtfirstIfoundwhyIcouldnotkeepmybalancesonaboard

easily、Anditseemedalmostpossiblyformetogoanydistancewithoutfalling、Ihatedtofailinanysport,soI

continuedtotryandfinallymanagetogoallthewayupaslope(斜坡)withoutanaccident、ItwasthenwhenIrealized

whatagreatsportitwas、NowI’drathergoingsnowboardingregularly、51

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29．（25分）假如你是李华，最近在澳大利亚参加了一个国际交流活动。回国后，你决定给新结交的朋友John写一封

感谢信。内容包括：

1．表示感谢；

2．参加这个活动的收获；

3．邀请他方便时来中国。

注意：词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）

DearJohn,

IamwritingtoexpressmygratitudetoyouwhileIwasinAustralia.

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