2023屆北京海淀人大附高考英語(yǔ)全真模擬密押卷含解析2

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷

注意事項(xiàng)：

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第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）

1.Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewasleft.

A.noneB.nooneC.anyD.some

2.-Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?

-,Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.

A.ThatsuitsmefineB.Whynot

C.ItdependsontheweatherD.Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo

3.Weshouldgobybuswecangetthereearlier.

A.assoonasB.whereC.inorderthatD.when

4.Inthe"moongarden*,onboardtheChang*e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivemattereveronthe

moon.

A.havinggrownB.tobegrown

C.beinggrownD.grown

5.Ifsnearlyfouryearssince1workedinthatfirm.Iabandwithotherfellows.

A.operatedB.hadbeenoperating

C?wasoperatingD.amoperating

6.Althoughpassingthedrivingtestbedifficultnow,it'sworththeefforts.

A.needB.shall

C.canD.should

7.ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidentsDecember21,2012wouldbetheendoftheworld.

A.ifB.thatC.whetherD.which

8.Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore.

A.beingfullyacceptingB.fullyacceptingC.havingfullyacceptedD.fullyaccepted

9.—Doyouknowwhenyourmothertopickyouup?

—At11：40am.

A.hadcomeB.iscoming

C.hascomeD.wouldcome

10.—Youmeanthepositionisstillvacant?

—Yes,butyoumustknowourjobisverydemanding.

A.WithpleasureB.Idon9tmindC.Don9tmentionitD.Thafsallright

11.AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril

3rd.

A.stoodB.gaveC.scoredD.made

12.一Excuseme,sir.Youcan'tenterOfficewithoutpermission.

一Butthemanagerisexpectingme.

A.the；aB.an；theC.the；不填D,不填；不填

13.-Excuseme,sir,didn'tyouseetheredlight?

-Sorry,mymindsomewhereelse.

A.hasbeenwanderingB.waswandered

C.waswanderingD.hasbeenwandered

14.Notuntilhelefthishometoknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim.

A.didhebeginB.hadhebegunC.hebeganD.hehadbegun

15.Look,fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!

A.soB.suchC.howD.what

16.InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstpersonhastomaketeaforthefamily.

A.wakingupB.towakeup

C.wokeupD.wokenup

17.ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable.

A.heldB.holdingC.beheldD.tohold

18.—Doyouknowthemeetingroomearlier?

一Shehadaheadache.

A.whyAnnleftB.whydidAnnleave

C.whyAnnwillleaveD.whywillAnnleave

19.toherownwork,shespentlittletimewithherfamily

A.DevotingB.Tobedevoted

C.DevotedD.Havingdevoted

20.IwishIatmysister'sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.

A.willbeB.wouldbe

C.havebeenD.hadbeen

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

21.（6分）Mr.Omorogbewasoriginallysettograduatein2014.Butafterafightwithhisdad,hewas“tossedout”

onthestreet.Eventually,hisgrandmothertookhiminforawhile,butwithherworkingduringtheday,Omorogbe

neededtocareforhisseriouslyillgrandfather.Schooleventuallybecametoomuch,sohedroppedout.

Formanystudentsacrossthecountry,circumstanceslikeOmorogbe飛canderail（使偏離軌道）themthe

high-school-to-collegetrack.Inhiscase,BostonPublicSchooPsRe-EngagementCenterwasabletoconnecthimwith

EDCOYouthAlternative,aschoolthatprovidesextrasupporttonontraditionalandstrugglingstudents.Hestartedin

September2016andwillhavehisdiplomainhandbyMay.

“Ihavemycounselor（指導(dǎo)教師）whocallsmeeveryday.IfImissschoolfortwoorthreedays,she'llcallme,and

ask,6AreyouOK?'Msays0morogbe.“Duringthevacations,she'llcallme;formybirthday,she'llbakemeacake.”

Tenyearsago,BostonhighschoolstudentslikeOmorogbewerefarlesslikelytogettheirdiploma.In2007,the

city'sgraduationratewas59percent.Thisyear,in2017,thenumberofBostonstudentswhograduatedinfouryearshit

arecordhighof72.4percent.Statewide,thegraduationrateincheduptoarecord87.5percentfrom87.3percentlast

year,accordingtostatefigures.

“You'reseeinggradualprogress,"saysPaulReville,aprofessoratHarvard9sGraduateSchoolofEducationand

formerSecretaryofeducationforMassachusetts.wWe9redealingwithoneofthemostimportantproblemsthatwehave

ineducationthesedays,whichispeopledroppingoutwithoutahighschooleducationandhavingnoplacetogoinour

economy.”

EducationexpertssayBoston'srecordgraduationratewasparticularlyencouragingbecauseofthegainsbythe

city'sAfrican-AmericanandLatinostudentsinthelastdecade-13.6and16.5percentagepointsrespectively.

Butwithroughly5,500kidsacrossthestatestilldroppingoutofhighschooleveryyear,professorRevilleand

othersadmitthatMassachusetts,widelyrecognizedashavingthenation'sleadingeducationsystem,stillhasalongway

togo.

1、WhydidOmorogbedropoutofschool?

A.Hehadapoorfamily.B.Hehadnointerestinhisstudies.

C.Hewasseriouslyinjuredinafight.D.Hehadtotakeontheroleofacarer.

2、WhatdoesOmorogbethinkofhiscounselor?

A.She'sstrict.B.She'skind-hearted.

C.She^open-minded.D.She9sknowledgeable.

3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBoston'shighschoolgraduationrate?

A.Itreachedarecord87.5percentthisyear.

B.Therehasbeenariseofover10percentin10years.

C.Thisyear'sfiguresshowasharpincreaseoverlastyear's.

D.Lessthanhalfofthestudentscouldgraduate10yearsago.

4、Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ThesuccessstoryofMr.Omorogbe

B.Bostonstudentsareregainingtheirconfidence

C.Theimportantrolehighschooleducationplays

D.Reformshavegivenfreshhopetostrugglingstudents

22.（8分）E

Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeed

scienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere'salwaysatemptation（誘惑）todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbe

helpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appears

tobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.

Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthan

hisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathas

sciencerevealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyand

successfulwhileothersaren't?

Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（學(xué)科）?Consideringthis,youmightexpectthe

booktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox（非常規(guī)的），andperhaps

unfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,

perhapsinordertokeepthereader'sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethrough

childhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexual

attraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.

Onthewhole,Brooks9storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,

somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkon

hisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithThe

SocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks'attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.

1、Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto?

A.illustratewheresciencecanbeapplied

B.demonstratethevalueofBrooks9newbook

C.remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscience

D.explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks

2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?

A.Itsstrongbasis.

B.Itsconvincingpoints.

C.Itsclearwriting.

D.Itsmemorablecharacters.

3、Whatistheauthor'sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?

A.Contradictory.

B.Supportive.

C.Cautious.

D.Critical.

4、Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?

A.Problemswiththebook.

B.Brooks'slifeexperience.

C.Deathofthecharacters.

D.Brooks'stranslationskills.

23.（8分）Workisapartofliving-mygrandparentsunderstoodthat.Theylivedandworkedonafarmthat

hasbeeninmyfamilyfor150years.Theyraisedchickensforeggs,pigsandcattleformeat.Cowswerekeptformilkand

thecream,fromwhichGrandmamadebutterandcheese.Whatlittleyardtheyhadbecameagarden.

TheDepression（大蕭條時(shí)期）,therefore,didn'tmakemuchchangeintheirlives.Butitdidbringalotofmenoutof

work,driftingfromjobtojob,tothefarm.Thefirsttoshowupatthedoorofthekitchenwasamaninrags.Hetookoff

hishatandquietlyexplainedthathehadn'teatenforawhile.Grandpastoodwatchinghimabit,thensaid,“There'sa

stackoffirewoodagainstthefencebehindthebarn（谷倉(cāng)）.I'vebeenneedingtogetitmovedtotheothersideofthe

fence.Youhavejustaboutenoughtimetofinishthejobbeforelunch.”

Grandmasaidasurprisingthinghappened.Themangotashineinhiseyesandhehurriedtothebarnatonce.She

setanotherplaceatthetableandmadeanapplepie.Duringlunch,thestrangerdidn'tsaymuch,butwhenheleft,his

shouldershadstraightened.uNothingruinsamanlikelosinghisself-respect,^Grandpalatertoldme.

Soonafter,anothermanshowedupaskingforameal.Thisonewasdressedinasuitandcarriedasmallold

suitcase.Grandpacameoutwhenheheardvoices.Helookedatthemanandthenofferedahandshake.wThereisastack

offirewoodalongthefencedownbehindthebarnI'vebeenmeaningtogetitmoved.Ifdsurebeahelptome.Andwe'd

bepleasedtohaveyoustayforlunch.9,Thefellowsethissuitcaseasideandneatlylaidhiscoatontop.Thenhesetoffto

work.

Grandmasaysshedoesn'trememberhowmanystrangerstheysharedamealwithduringthoseDepressiondays-or

howmanytimesthatstackofwoodgotmoved.

1、Whenhewasaskedtomoveastackoffirewood,thefirstmanwhoaskedforamealgotashineinhiseyesforhewas

gladthat.

A.hehadfoundagoodjob

B.hewouldhavesomethingtoeat

C.hewouldnolongersufferfromtheDepression

D.hewouldgetwhathewantedwithoutlosinghisself-respect

2、Thewriter'sgrandfatheraskedthosejoblessmentomovethestackoffirewoodbecause?

A.hedidn'twantthemtohaveamealfreeofcharge

B.hehadbeenneedingtogetitmoved

C.hewantedtohelptheminhisownway

D.hewantedtoshowthemhiskindnessandrespect

3、Thewriter'sgrandfatherwasallofthefollowingbut.

A.kindB.thoughtful

C.wealthyD.sympathetic

4、Thebesttitleforthestorywouldbe.

A.TheDepressionB.ThePleasureofHelpingOthers

C.NoPains,NoGainsD.Work-APartofLiving

24.（8分）In2011,theoldstyleMaltabusesweretakenofftheroadandreplacedbymodernvehicles.Mostof

theoldbusesweredeserted,afewweresold,andabout100ofthemwereputintostorageinthehopeofshowingthemin

amuseumatsomestage.

Apre-2011visittoMaltawouldn'thavebeencompletewithoutarideononeofthecolorfulbuses.Until1973you

couldtellthedestinationofthebusjustbylookingatitscolor—Sliemawasgreenandwhite,Zabbarwasredandwhite

withabluestripe（條紋）etc.?Later,thebusesallhadnumbers.Forawhile,theywereallpaintedgreenandwhitebefore

the'final'orange,yellowandwhite.

Intheirprime,walkingaroundtheTritonfountainattheVallettabusstation,youwouldhavefounditverydifficult

toseetwobusesofexactlythesamedesign.Mostofthemhadlocallybuiltbodies.Onthefrontofthebusescarried

nameslikeDodge,Leyland,Bedfordetc..Youwereequallylikelytofindfootballpennants（錦旗）andthelikedecorating

thecabs.Realbusexpertswouldhaverecognizedthattheseweretheremainlyfordecorativereasons,andwereseldom

anaccuratereflectionofthevehicle'sorigins.

NowadaysmuchmoremodernbusesaretobefoundattheFlorianabusstation.Theyaremoreenvironmentally

friendlyandpossiblyevenmorecomfortablethantheoldertypes.However,Imisstheoldbuses.Iremember,whenyou

boardedyourbus,youhadtopreparethecorrectchangetopaytheusuallybad-tempereddriverasyougoton.Ifyou

wereseatedanywherenearthefront,youwouldhavenoticedthatmostdriverssatwelltotherightoftheirsteering

wheel.Thereasonforthis,asanyMaltesewouldtellyou,wastoleavespacefortheirpettositalongsidethem.Iwonder

wherethepetsitsthesedays.

1、Whatmakesapre-2011visittoMaltaspecialaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Travelingincolorfulbuses.

B.Usingbuseswithstripes.

C.Paintingbusesbrightcolors.

D.Tellingdestinationsbydifferentcolors.

2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“prime”underlinedinParagraph3?

A.Painfultime.B.Excitingtime.

C.Momentoffantasy.D.Momentofglory.

3、WhatcanwelearnaboutMaltabuseswhentheywerepopular?

A.Theywereofthesamepattern.

B.Thedecorationsreflectedtheirorigin.

C.Mostwereuniquelydesigned.

D.Onlyfootballpennantsdecoratedthecabs.

4、HowwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoldstyleMaltabuses?

A.Comfortable.B.Environment-friendly.

C.Safe.D.Memorable.

25.(10分)Hikingisagreatwaytogetactiveandreducestresswhileyouareexploringthecity.Visitourpage

tofindsomeofthebestfreewalkingtoursacrossNewYorkCity.

CommunityDaysatConferenceHousePark

Wednesday,September19,201812:00p.m.2:00p.m.

EnjoynewgardensattheVisitorCenter.Exploreandhelprepairthethreeself-designedgardens:vegetable,native

plant,andsculpture.Experiencekidscrafts,adultartprograms,TaiChiandmoreinthislovelysetting.

Position:ConferenceHousePark,298SatterleeStreet,StatenIsland

EventOrganizer:ConferenceHousePark

PhoneNumber:(718)227-1463

ContactEmail:john.kilcullen@parks.nyc.qov

GreenbeltontheGo

Tuesday,August14,201810:00a.m.?--11:30a.m.

Joinusforrelaxingwalksthroughourparks.Enjoytheprettyviewsofthem,aswepointoutafewofthedistinct

featuresthatmakeeachparkspecial.Thelengthofeachhikewillbedeterminedbythepaceofthegroup.Registration

isrequired.Toregister,pleaseemailnaturecenter@beforeAugust14.

Position:GreenbeltNatureCenterinBloodRootValley,700RocklandAvenueatBrielleAvenueStatenIsland

EventOrganizer:StatenIslandGreenbeltConservancy,GreenbeltEnvironmentalEducationDepartment

PhoneNumber:(718)351-3450

ContactEmail:naturecenter@

AdultAfternoonHikes

Wednesday,October10,20181:30p.m.—3:00p.m.

GetfamiliarwiththeGreenbeltandlocalparksbyhikingwithotheradults!You'reencouragedtobringsmall

mealsanddrinksforthebreaktime.

Position:GreenbeltNatureCenterinBloodRootValley,700RocklandAvenueatBrielleAvenueStatenIsland

EventOrganizer:StatenIslandGreenbeltConservancy,GreenbeltEnvironmentalEducationDepartment

PhoneNumber:(718)351-3450

ContactEmail:naturecenter@

TheSouthPoleatWardsPoint

Thursday,November15,20187:00a.m.—7:00p.m.

Thethreemilesofnearbynaturalshorelineareasandybeach.Shells,rocks,andstonesofeveryshapeandsizecan

befoundhere.Nottobemissedarethepark'sotherattractions:acresofwoodlandJourgalleries,andfivehistoric

houses!

Position:ConferenceHouseParkVisitorCenterinConferenceHousePark,298SatterleeStreet,StatenIsland

EventOrganizer:ConferenceHousePark

ContactEmail:john.kilcullen@parks.nyc.qov

1、WhichwalkingtourmayattractpeopleinterestedinChineseculture?

A.CommunityDaysatConferenceHousePark

B.GreenbeltontheGo

C.AdultAfternoonHikes

D.TheSouthPoleatWardsPoint

2、WhatdoweknowaboutGreenbeltontheGo?

A.Thelengthofthehikeissettled

B.Peoplewillvisitthreedistinctparks

C.IttakesplaceinConferenceHousePark

D.Visitorsneedtoregisterinadvance

3、Whatdothefourwalkingtourshaveincommon?

A.Theyareallforadults.

B.Theyallchargednofees

C.They'reheldbythesameorganizer.

D.Theyrequirevisitorstobringfood.

第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).

26.（30分）Ifsasadrealitythatmanyofusfindourselvesjusttoobusytocontributetoourcommunities.For

alongtime,I,too,believeditcosttoomuchintime,moneyand]tomakearealdifference.Butallthatchanged

whenI2mygood-deed-a-dayproject.

Mydaughter,Emily,wasmyprimary3?Iwantedtoshowherwecoulddolittlethingstohelpothers,andbe

4?

Thefirstweek,Iwasn'tsureifIcould5it.IsurfedtheInternetforideas.Oneday,I6ablindman

inthesubwaystation.He7ashethankedme.Anotherday,Ibroughtflowersfrommygardentoa8

nursinghomeIcouldonlyhopeIwasarousing9inothers.

Afterjustafewdays,10IfounditeasierthanI'dexpected.IknewIwasmakinga/an11?

Everyeveningatthedinnertable,I12thatday'sgooddeedtoEmily.Emilybegan13whatI'd

started.Onawalkhomefromschool,she14toaneighbour'spotofgeraniums（天竺葵），whichhadtoppled（搖

晃）inthewind,andsetitright.“Thatwasmygooddeedfortheday!99sheyelled.Anotherday,shehelpedmecollect__

15fromourneighboursforthefoodbank.Wedroppedoffthefoodand,16wedroveaway,Emily

announced17thatshewantedtoworkthereoneday.

Bythelastweek,IknewFdchanged.Atfirst,Ihadn'tbeenentirely18that1coulddoagooddeedevery

day.Nowitwaspracticallysecond19,IfeltagreaterresponsibilitytotakeactionwhenIsawaneed,20

lookingtheotherway.IfeltasthoughI'dawakened,somehow.

1、A.energyB.spaceC.wisdomD.salary

2、A.stoppedB.startedC.forgotD.remembered

3、A.donationB?expectationC.celebrationD.inspiration

4、A.luckyB.cleverC.happyD.merciful

5、A.getB.manageC.putD.appreciate

6、A.watchedB.waitedC.guidedD.ordered

7、A.smiledB.sighedC.frownedD.jumped

8、A.popularB.distantC.desertedD.local

9、A.interestB.mercyC.awarenessD.praise

10、A.thoughB.besidesC.thereforeD.also

11、A.discoveryB.differenceC.mistakeD.fortune

12、A.remindedB.pointedC.recalledD.described

13、A.criticizingB.sharingC.laughingD.praising

14、A.marchedoverB.pulledoverC.turnedoverD.fellover

15、A.moneyB.vegetablesC.donationsD.clothes

16、A.beforeB.sinceC.untilD.as

17、A.proudlyB.eagerlyC.anxiouslyD.casually

18、A.concernedB.convincedC.expectedD.persuaded

19、A.sceneB.languageC.natureD.skill

20、A.bymeansofB.regardlessofC.aswellasD.insteadof

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

27.（15分）語(yǔ)法填空

TonyandIaregoodfriends.WetriedtowalkacrosstheUnitedStatesofAmerica.We'renotexactlysurel.we

weredoingit.Partofitwastotestourselves；toseeifwecouldfacethechallenges.WhenIwas2.teenagerIoften

daydreamedthatIwasgoingtowalkacrosstheUnitedStates3.1graduatedfromhighschool.4,,1didn'tdo

that.BeforeIknewitIwasinmythirties,married,5,（have）ajob,yetstillhadthisideainmymindwith

each6?（pass）year.IfiguredIwastoooldandmyopportunityhadpassed.Then,afewyearsago,ImetTony,

7.wasinhisthirtiesandquithisjobasacivilengineerinNewYorkCitytowalkacrosstheUnitedStates.Hewasn't

doingitforacause8.aspartofanorganization.Hewasdoingit9.（simple）becausehelovedtowalkand

discover.TheideawasbackandInolongerhadanexcuse.Weplannedonaveraging20milesadayandtakingsome

daysofftorest,soweexpectedthewalktotakeabout6monthsrealizingitcouldtakelO.（long）.Wewereinno

hurry：Thetotaldistancewouldhavebeenabout3,lOOmiles.

第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）

28.（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每

句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（八），并在此符號(hào)下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。

修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。

IoncegetaVIPpasstoahugeconcertgivenbyoneofthemostpopularrockbandsinworld、Theticketqualifiedme

tomeetallthememberofthebandbackstagebuttowatchthewholeprocessofsettingupfortheconcert>Theguitarist

wasamanwhomwasverykind>Ididnothavemuchanxietywhilegettingtoknowthembetter,buttherestweremore

ofreserved>Theyjustsmiledandmadefriendgestures>Anyway,watchingthestagebeingsetupandallthe

microphonesbeingchecking,IunderstoodhowharditwastoputtingonastadiumconcertI