2023屆西藏拉薩片八校高考沖刺模擬英語試題含解析

2023高考英語模擬試卷

注意事項

1.考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。

2.試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑

色字跡的簽字筆作答。

3.考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1.Therealreasonwhyprices,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplain

thisproblem.

A.wereB.willbe

C.havebeenD.hadbeen

2.Accordingtothereport,peopleintheareasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroadstothe

areahavebeenrepaired.

A.flooded;leadB.flooding;leadingC.flooding;toleadD.flooded;leading

3.—Sorry,sir.Ifollowyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?

—Ok.

A.can'tB.mustn'tC.shouldn'tD.needn't

4.EverythingseemedtobegoingforthefirsttwodaysafterIarrivedinNewYork.

A.vividlyB.generallyC.frequentlyD.smoothly

5.Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremonyreallymatters.

A.whichB.itC.whatD.that

6.flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate17thanniversary

ofHongKong'sreturntoChina.

A.A;/B.A;the

C.The;theD./;the

7.Heissuchanunselfishman.Youcannothelpbuthim.

A.respectB.torespectC.neglectD.toneglect

8.Wildapplausewhenthecrowdwaitingheardtheannouncementofthearrivalofthepopstarattheir

community.

A.madeoutB.brokeoutC.letoutD.workedout

9.Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe,itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.

A.hasmadeB.madeC.makesD.willmake

10.AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.

A.toleaveB.leave

C.leftD.leaving

11.ItwaswewerereturninghomeIrealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeonein

trouble.

A.when;beforeB.when;that

C.before;whereD.how;that

12.Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildrentheyarerole

modelstothem.

A.althoughB.evenifC.unlessD.as

13.Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom,Iwentinsidetogetit,andfoundRoythepocketsofpeople's

coats.

A.goingaroundB.goingafter

C.goingagainstD.goingthrough

14.??-MayIspeaktoMr.Smith?

?"Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot

A.reliableB.convenient

C.beneHcialD.available

15.Wehavebroughtinagoodgrainharvestforthreeyears?

A.onpurposeB.onendC.ondutyD.onwatch

16.WolfWarrior2,directorWuJingalsostarredintheleadrole,isafirst-classproduction,evenbyHollywood

standards.

A.whereB.which

C.whomD.as

17.-Canthoseatthebackoftheclassroomhearme?

Noproblem.

A.seatB.sit

C.seatedD.sat

18.We__havehurriedallthewaytotheairport—theflightwascalledoffbecauseofthefoggyweather.

A.mustn'tB.couldn'tC.needn'tD.wouldn't

19.Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcenturytherapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.

A.witnessB.haswitnessedC.willwitnessD.havewitnessed

20.Itisobvioustothestudentstheyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.

A.asB.that

C.whichD.whether

第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

21.（6分）EveryyearinAmerica,highschoolstudentswhowanttogotocollegetakeanationalexamination

calledtheScholasticAptitudeTest,orSATinashortenedway.Theirscoreisanimportantfactorindeterminingwhich

collegeswilladmitthemorwhetheranywillbeadmittedatall.TheScholasticAptitudeTestmeasuresone's

mathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguage.Traditionally,theEnglishpartinvolvedgrammaticalquestions

andparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.

ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestion,tobeansweredinanessay,handwrittenonthespot.That'san

interestingwaytotestwritingability,butcontentaside,haveyoueverseenyoungpeople'shandwritinglately?Or

anyone*sforthatmatter,inthisageofcomputerkeyboards?Studentswritenumbersandsigntheirnamesonbank

checks.Theyscribbleclassnotesinwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasthewrittenword.

Yettoday'skidsareaskedtowrite,thoughtfullyandclearly,forseveralminutesonthisSATTest.Goodlucktothe

textscorerswhomustworkoutdifficultlythescrawl（潦草的字跡）ofyoungpeoplewho'vebeentypingoncomputers

sincetheageofthree!Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone'sscoreontheSAT,butalso,lateron

inlife,impresspotentialemployers.Anddon'tforget,weallhavetoturntohandwritingfromtimetotime,as

computersgodownwhenpowergoesout.

Thenhowtoimprovethehandwriting?Well,withafewsimplestepsyoucanimproveyourhandwriting.

Positionthepen.Youshouldholdthepenbetweentheforefingerandthethumb,thenrestitnearthefirstknuckle

（指節(jié)）ofthemiddlefingerTherestofyourfingersshouldbecurled（卷曲）underyourhandandyourhandshould

remainrelaxed.

Evaluateyourwriting.Makechangestoyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.

Takeyourtime.Speedisboundtomakeyourwritingmessylooking.

Practise.Practiseitalot;it'snotenoughtodoitonceandhopeforthebest.Ithastobesomethingyouworkatto

makegreatimprovements.

1、Theunderlinedword"scribble”inParagraph2probablymeans””.

A.writequicklyandroughly

B.typesimplyandcorrectly

C.paintclearlyandneatly

D.describeproperlyandwell

2、AccordingtoParagraph3,studentswithgoodhandwritingskill.

A.canpasstheSAT

B?candevelopgoodcharacters

C.canimpresstheirclassmates

D.cangetmorejobopportunities

3、Whichofthefollowingshouldyouavoidwhenimprovingyourhandwriting?

A.Practisingwritingalot.

B.Writingasfastasyoucan.

C.Relaxingyourhandwhenholdingthepen.

D.Changingyourletterstillyoulikehowtheylook.

4、Thetextistopresentthefactthat.

A.writingseemstobeveryimportantintheSAT

B.thosewhowillgotocollegehavetotaketheSAT

C.studentsshouldpractisehandwritingmoreoften

D.kidsdon*tknowhowtowriteinthecomputerage

22.（8分）RichasaKing

William1,whoconqueredEnglandsome930yearsago,hadwealth,powerandanarmy.YetalthoughWilliamwas

veryrichbythestandardofhistime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet（抽水馬桶），papertowels,orridinglawnmower

（除草機）.Howdidhegetby?

Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepoorcomparedtome.Ihavestormwindows,Croesusdid

not.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn'tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectric

saw.

GivenhowmuchbetteroffIamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you'dthinkI'dbecontent.Thetroubleisthat,

likemostpeople,Icomparemywealthwiththatoflivingperson:neighbors,schoolclassmates,famousTVpeople.The

greedIfeeltowardmyfriendHoward'snewkitchenisnotreducedbythefactthatnokingseverhadarefrigeratorwith

glassdoors,

Thereisreallynorisingorfallingstandardofliving.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingstofeel

sadabout.You'dthinkthatsimplynothavingdiseasewouldputusinagoodmood,butnowewantahotbathtoo.

Ofcourse,onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbetorealizethatevenbytoday'sstandardsthethings1ownare

prettynice.Myhouseissmallerthanthehousesofmanyinvestmentbankers,butevensoithasalotmoreroomsthan

mywifeandIcankeepclean.

Besides,topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture,thesebankers9fancycountertops

andmyawnwornFormicawillseemequallyshabby,Ican'tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butjustwait.

1、Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“getby”inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Succeedasaking.

B.Dealwithcomplains.

C.Getsomeextramoney.

D.Liveinasatisfactoryway.

2、Howmanyhistoricalfiguresarementionedtocomparelivesinthepastandpresent?

A.3.B.4.

C.5.D.6.

3、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorintendsto.

A.tellustobecontentwithlife

B.warnustoliveinasimpleway

C.leachustolearnlessonsfromlife

D.encourageuslostruggleforwealth

4、Whafstheauthor'sattitudetowardslife?

A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.

C.Uncaring.D.Cautions.

23.（8分）Stainedglass（彩色玻璃）artistscreatedifferentdesignsbymakingcutsontheglassto“score”itandthen

breakingoffthepatternthattheywanttouseinthefinishedproduct.Themostdifficultcutinstainedglassiscalledan

insidecut.Basically,it'sacurved（彎曲的）linewhereyouthrowawaythepartinsideofthecurve.Theproblemwith

insidecutsisthattheedgesofthecurvetendtobreakoffwhenthepiecesofscoredglassarebrokenapart.

Astheartisttalkedaboutinsidecuts,hesaid,“Theglasswillbreakintopiecesifyoutrytocuttoomuchoffatonce.

Thebestwaytodoaninsidecutistosliceoffsmallercurvespiece-by-piece.Infact,ifsnotjustthebestwaytodoit,but

it'stheonlywaytodoit.”

Howmanytimesdoyoutrytomakeabigchangeandcuttheentirepieceatonce?Weconvinceourselvesthatwe

candothisallthetime.WeUlcommittotransformingourdietovernightorwegetinspiredtolaunchabusinessina

weekendorwefinallygetmotivatedtoworkoutandpushourselvestotheedgeofburningout.

Whynotapproachyourgoalsanddreamslikeastainedglassartist?Startingbyslicingashallowcurveand

breakingasmallpieceoff,youcutaslightlydeepercurveandbreakthatoffuntilyouhaveyourfullinsidecut.By

slowlycuttingdeeperanddeepercurves,youpreventtheglassfrombreakingasitchangesshape.

Ofcourse,changeisn'teasy—nomatterhowyoudoit.Slowgainsareboring,butifwekeepmakingsmall

improvements,thenprettysoonwewillendupwithabeautifulmasterpieceonourhandsinsteadofabunchofbroken

pieces.

1、Whyisaninsidecutbelievedtobemostdifficult?

A.Itneedsaone-and-onlydesign.

B.Itcallsfornothingbutinspiration.

C.Theedgesofthecurvebreakeasily.

D.Theglassinsidethecurveiseasilybroken.

2、Whatmistakesareeasilymadeaccordingtoparagraph3?

A.Beingtooeagertomakeimprovements.

B.Beingtooworriedaboutthefinaloutcome.

C.Tryingtomakeacompletechangeallatonce.

D.Tryingtofocusonprogressinsteadofachievements.

3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbysaying“slicingashallowcurve"?

A.Movingforwardwithaclearaim.

B.Startingslowandimprovinglittlebylittle.

C.Developinganewhabitwithgreatdetermination.

D.Handlingsomethingmajorfirstandignoretheminorpart.

4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowhisloveofstainedglass.

B.Tointroducetheskillofaninsidecut.

C.Toappreciatedesignsofstainedglassartists.

D.Tosharehisopinionsonhowtomakeachange.

24.（8分）PassingthroughtheAtlantaairportonemorning,Icaughtoneofthosetrainsthattaketravelersfromthe

mainterminaltotheirboardinggates.Free,andimpersonal,thetrainsrunbackandforthalldaylong.Notmany

peopleconsiderthemfun,butonthisSaturdayIheardlaughterAtthefrontofthefirstcar-lookingoutthewindowat

thetrackthatlayahead-wereamanandhisson.

Wehadjuststoppedtoletoffpassengers,andthedoorswereclosingagain."Herewego!Holdontometight!”the

fathersaid.Theboy,aboutfiveyearsold,madesoundsofsheerdelight.

Iknowwe9resupposedtoavoidmakingracialdistinctions（種族歧視）thesedays,soIhopenoonewillmindifImention

thatmostpeopleonthetrainwerewhite,dressedforbusinesstripsorvacations.

AsIgotoff,IrememberedsomethingI'dwantedtobuyintheterminal.Iwasearlyformyflight,soIdecidedtogo

back.

Idid-andjustasIwasabouttoreboardthetrainformygate,Isawthatthemanandhissonhadreturnedtoo.I

realizedthenthattheyhadn'tbeenheadingforaflight,buthadjustbeenridingtheshuttle.

“Iwanttoridesomemore!”

“More?”thefathersaid,mock-exasperated（嗔怪模仿）butclearlypleased."You'renottired?”

“Thisisfun!”hissonsaid.

“Allright,“thefatherreplied,andwhenadooropenedweallgoton.

ThereareparentswhocanaffordtosendtheirchildrentoEuropeorDisneyland,butthechildrenturnoutrotten.

Thereareparentswholiveinmillion-dollarhousesandgivetheirchildrencarsandswimmingpools,yetsomethinggoes

wrong.Richandpoor,blackandwhite,somuchgoeswrongsooften.

66Whereareallthesepeoplegoing,Daddy?"thesonasked.

“AHovertheworld,“camethereply.Theotherpeopleintheairportwereleavingfordistantdestinationsor

arrivingattheendsoftheirjourneys.Thefatherandson,though,werejustridingthisshuttletogether,makingit

exciting,sharingeachother'scompany.

1、Whydidthefathertakehissontoridethetrain?

A.Totaketheflight.

B.Toreceivesomeone.

C.Toaccompanyandhavefun.

D.Tobuysomethingintheterminal.

2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A.Thefatherandsonwereblack,dressedininexpensiveclothes.

B?EveryChildfromrichfamilyisnotashappyasthislittleblackboy.

C.Parentsalwaysoffereverythingfortheirchildrentomakethembetter

D.Theshuttleisrunningalldaylongandfreeofchargetoeverypassenger.

3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.FreeShuttleforthePassengers

B.HappyBoywithFather'sCompany

C.RichFamilywithoutHappyChildren

D.MovedbytheFunnyFatherandSon

25.（10分）Measles（麻疹）isonlyfoundinhumanbeings.Thereisahighlyeffectiveandsafevaccine（疫苗）for

thedisease.So,intheory,measlescouldbedestroyed.

Yetthenumberofmeaslescasesisontherise.

TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）reportsthat,inthefirstthreemonthsof2019,thenumberofcasesisthree

timeshigherthanitwaslastyear.Africaalonehashada700percentincreasecomparedtolastyear.

TheDemocraticRepublicofCongoreported67,000measlescasesand901measles-relateddeathsin2018.Thisyear,

WHOofficialshavenotedmorethan40,000suspectedmeaslescasesinthecountry.Thatnumberincludes284

measles-relateddeathsinthefirstweeksof2019.BetweenSeptember2018andFebruary2019,Madagascarreported

over67,000measlescases,including828deaths.

Dr.Fauci,whodirectstheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseaseintheUSA,saidthat—onein10

childrenwhogetinfectedwithmeasleswillgetanearinfectionthatcouldcausedeafness.Onein20wouldget

pneumonia.Oneinathousandwouldgetbrainswelling,andonetothreeperthousandwoulddie.Tosaythatmeaslesis

aslightdiseaseiscompletelyincorrect.

WalterOrensteiniswiththeEmoryUniversityVaccineCenterinAtlanta,Georgia.Hehasspenthislifeworkingto

endmeasles.Orensteinsayspossibleeffectsofthediseaseareworseinpoorcountries.—Inthosecountrieschildrenare

alreadyatgreaterrisk.Theymaybemalnourished（營養(yǎng)不良的）?Theymayhavedamagedimmunesystems.Theymay

beunderweightandmayhavenoaccesstohealthcaresomeaslesisabigkiller,hesaid.

Youhavea90percentchanceofgettingmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinatedandyoucomeincontactwith

someonewhohasit.Dr.RebeccaMartinistheDirectoroftheCenterforGlobalHealthatthe

U.S.CentersforDiseaseControl.SheisworkingtoremovemeaslesfromAfricacompletely.—Itisveryinfectious.

Itwillfindnearlyeverybodywhoisnotprotectedagainstmeasles,Martinsaid.

Healthexpertsadvisepatientstogettwotreatmentsofthemeaslesvaccine.U.S.healthofHcialssayeducating

parentsaboutboththediseaseandthevaccineisanimportantstepinstoppingthespread.Equallyimportantismaking

vaccinationatopgoalofhealthsystemsworldwide.

1、Thewritershowsthesharpincreaseinmeaslescasesby.?

A.givingexamplesB.listingfigures

C?analyzingcausesD.followingtimeorder

2、Thefollowingarethepossibleresultsofmeaslesexcept_.

A.anearinfectionB.pneumonia

C.brainswellingD.beingunderweight

3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Youaresuretogetmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinated.

B.Itissafetocomeincontactwithsomeonewhohasmeasles.

C.Parentsshouldbeeducatedaboutboththediseaseandthevaccine.

D.MakingvaccinationagoalofhealthsystemsisonlynecessaryinAfrica.

4、Thepurposeofthetextisto_.

A.showtheserioussituationofmeasles

provemeaslescouldbedestroyed

C.describetheresultoftheresearchonmeasles

D.warnusofthecausesofmeasles

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、

C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項.

26.（30分）InThanksforWhatWeHave

IsatnervouslyandwaitedforKathleentospeak.Beingcalledtothehumanresourcesdepartmentisalittlelike

beingcalledtotheprincipal'soffice."Annie,“shesaid,“Afoodbankinourtownthatservestheelderlyisaskingfor_

1.I'dlikeyoutoorganizetheeventandseeitthrough.”“Well,um,errr...sure.Iguessso."As1stuttered（結(jié)結(jié)巴巴

地說）throughmy2,allIcouldthinkwas,"What?Whyme?”

Iwalkedbacktomyofficewithoutanyideaastowhereto3Thiswasatimewhentheeconomywas___

4,Theriseinunemploymentforcedthefamiliesofmanyofmycoworkersto5tosurvive.HowcouldIask

mycoworkersformore?

ThateveningIdrovehomefilledwith6.ThenIrememberedatimelongagowhenmyfatherwasoutof

work.MomwroteanotetoJim,themilkman,askinghimnotto7anymoremilk.TwodayslaterJimpickedup

the8andleftfourlitersofmilk.HewrotehisownmessageonthebacksideofMom's.Itread,“Kidsneed

Themilk;delivery9asusualandJimleftfourlitersofmilkeveryotherday,nevercollectingacentwith

us.

ThememoryofJim's40firedmyenthusiasmPerhapsFdbeinforapleasantsurprise.

ThenextmorningI10signsaboutourfooddrivealloverthecafeteriaandoneverynoticeboardIcould

find.Eachsignread,“Fooddrivetosupporttheelderlypoorofourtown!11ofnon-perishable（不易腐的）foods

aregreatlyneeded.99

WithinafewdaysIhadtolocateemptyofficespaceto12themassivenumberofcontributionswehad___

13?Oneofmycoworkers,Maggie,madetheroundswithmeeverydayfromonedepartmenttoanothertopickup

thecannedgoodsandother14.Maggiewasoversixtybutpushedourfoodtrolleyaroundwiththe15

ofawomanhalfherage.

Asweweremakingourroundsoneday,Iaskedherwhereshegotalltheenergyandenthusiasm."AnnieJshesaid,

“withtheunemploymentratetouching10percent,Ican'tthinkofabetterwaytobe16forkeepingourjobs

whensomanyhave17theirs.Suremoneyis18.Butwhenisn'tit?Peopleneedfood.”

AsIlistenedtoMaggie,themilkman'swords19inmyears,“Kidsneedmilk.”

1、A.adviceB.helpC.pityD.medicine

2、A.responseB.commentC.explanationD.complaint

3、A.sitB.stayC.beginD.work

4、A.growingB.fadingC.recoveringD.booming

5、A.driveB.attemptC.refuseD.struggle

6、A.appreciationB.identityC.responsibilityD.negativity

7、A.spareB.drinkC.deliverD.sell

8^A.keysB.kidsC.centsD.empties

9、A.returnedB.continuedC.stoppedD.delayed

10、A.kindnessB.happinessC.patienceD.politeness

11、A.designedB.noticedC.markedD.posted

12>A.BargainsB.DemandsC.DonationsD.Purchases

13、A.checkB.storeC.separateD.clear

14、A.collectedB.boughtC.foundD.selected

15NA.clothesB.booksC.foodsD.gifts

16、A.satisfactionB.qualityC.energyD.motivation

17、A.luckyB.proudC.delightedD.grateful

18、A.lostB.deservedC.abandonedD.warned

19、A.availableB.tightC.enoughD.powerful

20、A.rangB.transformedC.hidD.responded

第二節(jié)(每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.(15分)Nearly790millionpeoplearoundtheworlddonotgetenoughtoeat,mostof1.liveindeveloping

countries.

AgroupofresearchersinCaliforniamayhavefoundaway2.(help)feedthehungrypeople.StephenMayfield,a

professorattheUniversityofCalifornia,studiesonalgae(藻類).Hesays,uTheworld,infact,isnotshortofcalories.

3.itisshortofisproteins(蛋白質(zhì))andessentialfattyacids(月旨肪酸).Algaeare4.(natural)veryhighinproteinsand

fattyacidsandthosearesortofthetwothingsthattheworldreallyneeds.”

Mayfieldandhisteamhavemadealgae5?differentkindsoffood.Notonlyisthealgaefoodrichinproteinand

fattyacids,butitalso6.(taste)prettygood.

Andgrowingalgaeuses7.(little)landthanotherkindsofprotein.Mayfield'sbigideaisthatalgaefarmscouldone

dayreplacethehugeamountsofland8.(use)byfarmerstoproduceproteinfromcattleorsoybeans.

Mayfield^teamjustsuccessfullyfinishedatestinwhichtheygrewalgaeinanoutdoorenvironment.wAlgaefood

9.(product)arenotyetavailableforsale.Butinthefuturealgaemayhelpfeedpeoplethreatenedby10,(starve)/9says

Mayfield.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）

28.（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤、

每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單同的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Thenewschoolyearisaroundcorner,soIneedtobuysomethingtomychildrenandmyself>Therefore,

yesterday'safternoonItookthemtoashoestoretobuyingsomenewshoes>Myyoungestkidswantedapairofsports

shoesandthusweboughtonepair、Myoldersonneededapairofcasualshoesforschool>andwewerefoundsomeon

sale、Thefirstpairwhichhetriedonwasalittlesmall>soheputonotherpair、andtheyfittedhimperfectly、My

daughterwantedbeau