2023年天津南開區(qū)高三一模英語試卷含答案解析

2022—2023學(xué)年度南開區(qū)第二學(xué)期高三年級質(zhì)量監(jiān)測（一）

高三年級英語學(xué)科筆試試卷

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第I卷

注意事項(xiàng)：

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第一部分英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

例：Standoverthereyou'llbeabletoseeitbetter.

A.orB.andC.butD.while

答案是Bo

1.一I'vebeenpromotedtothedirectorofsalesdepartmentandI'mwondering

whetherIcanaskforabigpayrise.

-.Afterall,theeconomyisstrugglingthesedays.

A.YoucanmakeitB.You'vegonetoofar

C.It'suptoyouD.Goodforyou

2.Currently,almost50percentofjobs,includingjournalism.with

technologythatcanoperateautomatically.

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A.hasbeenreplacingB.isbeingreplaced

C.havebeenreplacingD.arebeingreplaced

3.Whydosomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring,theycouldeasily

mastersuchknowledgeatschool?

A.unlessB.beforeC.whenD.until

4.Sinceithasbeenonlypartiallysuccessfultojustadopttreatments

forthiscondition,somethingneedsimprovingurgently.

A.conventionalB.contradictoryC.controversialD.convenient

5.——Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.

一Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearandsince.

A.isworkingoutB.workedout

C.hasbeenworkingoutD.hadworkedout

6.GiventhatthethemeoftheExpowasculturalexchangeand

strengthenmutualcooperation,Dunhuangwastheidealplace.

A.topromoteB.havingpromoted

C.tobepromotedD.promoted

7.Atthattimewehadtomakethethatthediseasewasspreadingand

takeactiontostopit.

A.arrangementB.appointmentC.assumptionD.assistance

8.Itisa(n)viewpointthatglobalwarmingisthemaincauseofsea

levelrising.

A.interestingB.ordinaryC.legalD.widespread

9.LastApril,thousandsofholidaymakersremainedabroadduetothe

volcanicashcloud.

A.stickingB.stuckC.tobestuckD.tohavestuck

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10.Thedifferencesinachievementinmathbetweenthestudentsarepartly

bydifferencesinage.

A.countedonB.referredto

C.accountedforD.dealtwith

11.Althoughthetheoryhasbeendismissedbyscholars,itshows

powerfulthesecretsofAncientMayacivilizationareamongpeople.

A.thatB.howC.whatD.whether

12.Thesecommentscamespecialquestionsoftenaskedbylocal

newsmen.

A.inresponsetoB.inmemoryof

C.intouchwithD.inpossessionof

13.Beingacollegeprofessoryoutheopportunitysimplytowriteand

doresearch.

A.liberatesB.affordsC.occupiesD.facilitates

14.——Iwillhaveaninterviewfbrajobwithpublishingfirmthisafternoon.Tm

reallynervous.

―；________Youcanmakeit!

A.Howcome?B.Believeinyourself!

C.Nothingserious.D.Whatapity!

15.TherearesomecharactersinJaneAusten9sbooksinlivesaslight

fallofsnowisanevent.

A.herB.whomC.whoseD.their

第二節(jié):完形填空（共20小題；每小題L5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從16?35各題所給的A、B、C、D四

個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)，將短文內(nèi)容補(bǔ)充完整。

IrememberedRickycamebacktoseemetenyearsafterhewasinmyclass.

HetoldmehowIhad16changedhislife.

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Rickyoftenlookedoutofthewindowduringoneofmyninth-gradehistory

classesearlyinmyteaching17,Hewasquiet,andhisgoodgradesandmild

mannerwerethereason18Ididnotmovehimawayfromtheseatbythewindow.

Oneday,I19overhisshoulderandquietlyasked,"Whatareyoulookingat?

Youlookoutofthiswindowduringeveryclass.”

Hesaid,“Iamlookingattheband.^^

AccordingtoRicky,Isaid,“Ifyoulikethebandsomuchthatyouhavetolook

atthemduringthisclasseveryday,IwantyoutogodowntoMr.Overby(theband

teacher)andtellhimthatI20you.Tellhimthatyouwanttobeintheband.

Now21andfinishworkingbeforethebellrings.”

ThenextdayRickywenttoMr.OverbyandtoldhimIhadsenthimandhe

wantedtobeintheband.He22thathedidnotknowhowtoplayanyinstrument.

WhenRickyvisitedmetenyearslater,hethankedme23tellinghimto

gotoMr.Overbybecausehefellinlovewithmusicanddiscoveredhismusical

talentthathadnotbeen24.Hismusicaltalent25himgettinga(n)26to

collegeandearningadegreethatallowedhimtoprovideforhisfamily.Mostofall,

musichadbroughtgreatpleasureand27tohislife.

AfterRickythankedme,I28thathedidallofthehardworkittookto

becomethewonderfullytalentedpersonthathewas.Ididnotmakehimwalk

downstairstojointheband,practisehis29,andgetthegoodgradesthatledto

hiscollegescholarship.

RickyrespondedthatIcouldhaveyelled30himforlookingoutofthewindow.

Instead,Igavehima(n)31thatchangedhiswholelife.

Afterheleft,Ithoughtabouthiswords.I32thatIwasteachingchildren

witheverywordIsaid,everyactionItook,andwitheverydecisionI33.Ricky's

story34myteachingbar.Mostofall,IhaveneverforgottenthelessonRicky

taughtme,a35teacher.

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16.A.unreasonablyB.incon*ectlyC.unknowinglyD.inaccessibly

17.A.chanceB.careerC.characterD.choice

18.A.whichB.whereC.whenD.why

19.A.liedB.leftC.leanedD.led

20.A.sendB.appointC.distributeD.employ

21.A.turnbackB.turntoC.turnoverD.turnaround

22.A.remindedB.addedC.calculatedD.estimated

23.A.toB.withC.forD.about

24.A.tappedB.metC.hitD.beaten

25.A.broughtinB.resultedinC.tookinD.turnedin

26.A.scholarshipB.rewardC.awardD.result

27.A.contributionB.inspirationC.impressionD.satisfaction

28.A.missedoutB.helpedoutC.pointedoutD.wentout

29.A.motivationB.instrumentC.musicianD.instruction

30.A.atB.onC.overD.about

31.A.preferenceB.destinationC.alternativeD.selection

32.A.resolvedB.reactedC.realizedD.recovered

33.A.tookB.didC.taughtD.made

34.A.roseB.raisedC.arousedD.arose

35.A.depressedB.frustratedC.satisfiedD.blessed

第二部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2.5分，滿分50分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Youcanmakeadifferencetothelifeofothersbysigningupforavolunteer

vacation.

“After30programsinPoland,FvereceivedmorethanI'vegiven.All

benefitfromthispartnership——thefutureleadersofthisgreatnation,and

volunteerswhofallinlovewiththebeautifulpeopleandculture.

-LoriWedeking,avolunteerinPoland

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VolunteerOpportunities

Portugal:

TeachnativesconversationalskillswithvaryingEnglishabilitiesin

classrooms,offices,andcommunitycenters.Helpchooseassignmentsinpublic

elementaryandsecondaryschools,orwithyoungadultsintechnicalortrade

schools.

Peru:

Volunteerswithamedicalbackgroundcanchoosetospendtheirtime

workingatmedicalcenters.Otherscanspendtheirtimepracticingconversational

Englishwithlocalstudentsandteachers.

Tanzania:

Supportacommunityquestfordevelopmentthroughfoodandnutrition,

healthandeducationprojects.Workinthegreenhousenurturingseedlingsfor

seasonalplantings.

Nepal:

TeachconversationalEnglishandbusinessmanagement,helprepairliving

andlearningspaces,providesupportandtrainingformarginalizedwomen,and

nurtureimpoverishedchildren.

Cuba:

BuildbridgesoffriendshipthroughconversationalEnglishclasses.Work

alongsidelocalwomensewingandknittingbabyclothes,aprons,crafts,etc,

whicharesoldtobenefitthewomen'scooperativeinterests.

GlobalVolunteers9History

Establishedin1984byBudPhilbrookandMicheleGran,GlobalVolunteers

isaninternationalnonprofitorganizationassistingworldwidecommunity

developmentprogramsbymobilizingshort-termvolunteersonlocalwork

programs,aswellasprovidingprojectfundingandchildsponsorships.Since1984,

GlobalVolunteershashelpedpartnercommunitiesdelivermostoftheseservices

tolocalpeopleworldwide,andbeentrustedbymorethan34,000volunteers.As

SeijaWebb,aneight-timeglobalvolunteersays,"Volunteering

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abroadholdsmagiconsomanyfronts.It'sthespringboardformyglobal

explorations.Ican'timagineonewithouttheotheranymore.^^

36.WhichisrightaboutLoriWedeking?

A.Loriistheorganizerof30programs.

B.LorihadapositiveexperienceinPoland.

C.LoriwantstobethefutureleaderofPoland.

D.Lorireceivedalotofpresentsfromvolunteers.

37.WhatprojectisneededinTanzania?

A.Workingatmedicalcenters.

B.Teachingbusinessmanagement.

C.Developingfoodandnutrition.

D.Sewingandknittingbabyclothes.

38.Whichcountryneedstheprojectofrepairinglivingspaces?

A.Peru.B.Tanzania.C.Nepal.D.Cuba.

39.WhatdoweknowaboutGlobalVolunteers9History?

A.34,000volunteergetinvolvedinitsprojectseveryyear.

B.Teachingmagicshowsisoneofitsvariousprograms.

C.Itsendsshort-termandlong-termvolunteerstohelplocalresidents.

D.SeijaWebbisaregularvolunteerandenjoysvolunteeringabroad.

40.Whoisthetextmostprobablyaimedat?

A.Globalexplorers.B.Keentravelers.

C.Futureleaders.D.Potentialvolunteers.

B

LenacouldclearlyrememberthenightshehadtofleeherhomeinHungary.

ItwasthebeginningoftheSecondWorldWarandherfamilyneededtoescape

fast.Shequicklypackedasuitcasewithafewpiecesofclothing,herdiary,and

hermostprizedpossession—abeautifulsilkscarf.Lenaandherbestfriend,

Monika,hadpersuadedtheirparentstobuythemmatchingscarves,whichthey

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eachworetiedaroundtheirneckasasymboloftheirfriendship.Lenahadnoidea

thatwhensheleftforAmericathatnight,shewouldneverreturn.Herfamily

settledonthesunnywestcoastinCalifornia.

Lenakeptthatspecialsilkscarfformanyyears.Onedayshedecidedtogive

ittohergranddaughter,Eliza,toweartoherfirstjobinterviewforgoodluck.

LenawasafraidthatElizawouldlosethescarf,buthergranddaughterreassured

her,"Don'tworry,Grandma,nothing'sgoingtohappentoyourscarf.You'llsee.

Itisgoingtobringbothofuslucktoday."Withthat,Elizakissedhergrandmother

onthecheekandleft.

Thatafternoon,Elizalefttheinterviewfeelingconfidentthatshehadgotthe

job.Shedecidedtocelebratebygoingtoarestaurant.Asshesatathertable,she

feltsomeonestaringather.Sittingnexttoherwasanelderlywomanwhocould

nottakehereyesoffher.'Tmsorry.DoIknowyou?”Elizaasked.

'Tmsorry,dear,butyouremindmeofsomeoneIonceknew,“theoldwoman

repliedinanaccentedvoice."Mybestfriendlookedlikeyouandusedtoweara

scarfjustliketheoneyou'rewearingaroundyourneck.^^Elizafeltgoosebumps

goupherarms.Shehadheardstoriesofhergrandmother'sbestfriendandknew

thesignificanceofthescarf.CouldthisbeMonika,hergrandmother^childhood

friend?

Elizaintroducedherselfandwaitedtohearthenameoftheotherwoman."My

nameisMonika,dear.I'moriginallyfromHungary,butmyfamilyhadtoleave

whenIwas14andI'vebeenlivinghereinCaliforniaeversince.^^Elizacouldnot

believeit.Shesaid,"Monika,wouldyoumindgoingsomewherewithme?Iwant

toshowyousomeoneveryspecial."Theelderlywomanagreedandtheyleftthe

restauranttogether.

TheywalkedtheshortdistancetoLena'shomeandrangthedoorbell.When

Lenaopenedthedoor,shewasamazedtoseeherchildhoodfriendstandingin

frontofher.Thescarfhadindeedbroughtgoodluck.

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41.WhydidLenaandherfamilyleaveHungary?

A.BecausetheyintendedtomakeafortuneinAmerica.

B.Becausetheypreferredtoliveonthesunnycoast.

C.Becauseitwasdangerousintheirhomeatthewartime.

D.Becausetheywantedtofollowherbestfriend,Monika.

42.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraphs2and3?

A.ElizawenttotherestauranttomeetMonika.

B.Lenacherishedthesilkscarfverymuch.

C.Asilkscarfisasymbolofgoodluck.

D.ElizacelebratedwithLenainarestaurant.

43.Elizafeltgoosebumpsgoupherarmsbecause.

A.thestranger'sstaremadeherscared

B.shegotcoldwhenshetookthescarfoff

C.shethoughttheoldwoman'saccentwastoostrange

D.shecouldn'tbelievesheshouldmeethergrandma'schildhoodfriend

44.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofthestory?

a.Elizaworethesilkscarftotheinterview.

b.Lena'sparentsboughtherasilkscarf.

c.Elizawenttoarestaurantforcelebration.

d.Lenametherchildhoodfriend.

e.LenafledherhomeinHungary.

fElizaunexpectedlymetMonika.

A.b-e-a-c-f-dB.e-b-a-f-c-d

C.e-d-b-a-c-fD.b-e-a-f-c-d

45.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ReunioninCalifornia.

B.TheLuckySilkScarf.

C.ALife-longFriendship.

D.LikeGrandmotherLikeGranddaughter.

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c

Therapidpaceofglobalwarminganditseffectsonhabitatsraisethe

questionofwhetherspeciesareabletokeepupsothattheyremaininsuitable

livingconditions.Someanimalscanmovefasttoadjusttoaquicklychanging

climate.Plants,beinglessmobile,relyonmeanssuchasseeddispersal（傳播）by

animals,windorwatertomovetonewareas,butthisredistributiontypically

occurswithinonekilometeroftheoriginalplant.WritinginNature.JuanP.

Gonzalez-Varoshedslightonthepotentialcapacityofmigratory（遷徙的）birds

toaidseeddispersal.

Gonzalez-Varoandcolleaguesreporthowplantsmightbeabletokeeppace

withrapidclimatechangethroughthehelpofmigratingbirds.Theyanalyzedan

impressivedatasetof949differentseed-dispersalinteractionsbetweenbirdand

plantcommunities,togetherwithdataonentirefruitingtimesandmigratory

patternsofbirdsacrossEurope.

Theauthorshypothesized（假定）thatthedirectionofseedmigration

dependsonhowtheplantsinteractwithmigratorybirds,thefrequencyofthese

interactionsorthenumberofbirdspeciesthatmighttransportseedsfromeach

plantspecies.

Perhapsthemoststrikingfeatureoftheseinferredseedmovementsisthe

observationthat35percentofplantspeciesacrossEuropeancommunities,which

arecloselyrelatedonthephylogenetictree（進(jìn)化樹譜），mightbenefitfromlong-

distancedispersalbythenorthwardjourneyofmigratorybirds.Thisparticular

subset（d、組）ofplantstendstofruitoveralongperiodoftime,orhasfruitsthat

persistoverthewinter.Thismeansthattheabilityofplantstokeepupwith

climatechangecouldbeshapedbytheirevolutionaryhistory-implyingthat

futureplantcommunitiesintheNorthernHemisphere（半球）willprobablycome

fromplantspeciesthatarephylogeneticallycloselyrelatedandthathavemigrated

fromthesouth.

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Thisstudyprovidesagreatexampleofhowmigratorybirdsmightassist

plantredistributiontonewlocationsthatwouldnormallybedifficultforthemto

reachontheirown,andwhichmightofferasuitableclimate.

46.TherapidpaceofglobalwarminganditseffectarementionedinParagraph1

A.tocallpublicattentiontoseeddispersal

B.toshowthethreatofclimatechangetohumanbeings

C.toprovidethebackgroundofGonzalez-Varo9sresearch

D.toexplainwhysomeanimalscanadapttoclimatechange

47.Howcouldplantskeeppacewiththerapidclimatechangeaccordingto

Gonzalez-Varo?

A.Withthehelpofwindandwater.

B.Withthehelpofmigratorybirds.

C.Byadjustingthemselvestotheclimate.

D.Byrelyingonanimalsonland.

48.HowdidGonzalez-Varoandhiscolleaguesconducttheresearch?

A.Byanalyzingrelateddata.

B.Byconductingfieldresearch.

C.Byinterviewingexperts.

D.Byreviewingfindingsofpreviousstudies.

49.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Mostplantspeciesbenefitfromlong-distancedispersal.

B.Theevolutionaryhistoryofdifferentplantsissimilar.

C.Plantswithlongerfruitingtimesadaptbetterwhentransportedfarther.

D.Plantcommunitiesindifferenthemisphereswillbecomelessrelated

phylogenetically.

50.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ImpactsofClimateChangeonMigratoryBirds.

B.DifferentWaystoRedistributePlantstoNewClimates.

C.PlantsStruggletoKeepPacewithClimateChange.

D.MigratoryBirdsAidtheRedistributionofPlantstoNewClimates.

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D

Eventhoughpeoplehavebeenparalyzed（癱瘓的）playingsportslikerugby

andfootball,extremesportstakethewholeordeal（磨難）tothenextlevel.Sports

likedownhillcyclingareverydangerousbecauseonewouldbegoingdownhill,

overrockyordirtzone,throughforests,evenatpotentiallydeadlyspeeds.Aslip

upcouldbeyourdownfall.

Nobodywhogetsintoextremesportsgoeswiththedesiretodoharmto

themselves.Withthat,athletestrainforyearsandyearsbeforetheyattempt

anythingextreme.Tomostpeople,extremesportsareextremesimplybecause

theytakemoreskillthanwhatanaveragepersonhas.Anathletewithskilland

trainingmakesanextremethingbecomeadailyroutine,whichdoesnotwipeout

thedanger,butgreatlyreducesit.

Evenwhenthereisalotofskillinvolved,thingsmightnotgotheathlete's

way,notatall.Luckandcircumstanceshavealottodowithhowthingsdevelop,

whetherabove8,000metersorinawood,goingdownhill.Insomeplaces,

crossingthestreetisanextremesport,consideringhowwildtrafficcanget.

Someviewparkour,thesportsofrunning,jumpingandclimbingunder,

aroundandthroughbuildings,asanextremesport,whileitismoreofalife

philosophy,wheretheathletedoesnothavetodoanythingremotelydangerous.

Freesoloing,whichmeansclimbingarockoricefacewithoutsafetygear,is

absolutelydeadly,whereoneslipmeansalmostcertaindeath,dependingonthe

height,ofcourse.Skateboardingisrelativelysafe,butifyouconstantlyfind

ridiculousplacestopracticeon,likethefenceofabridge,thenthingscangetvery

complicated.Theextremepartdependsontheathlete.

Tosummarize,yes,extremesportsaredangerous,butthedangerdependson

theathlete,theirchoiceofsport,directioninwhichtheytakeit,aswellasthe

circumstances.Somethingsareoutofourcontrol,whileotherswecaninfluence

throughexerciseandhealthierriskchoices.

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51.WhyisdownhillcyclingmentionedinParagraph1?

A.Tocallforattentiontoextremesports.

B.Tointroducetheoriginofextremesports.

C.Toillustratethedangerofextremesports.

D.Toshowthecomplexityoftheextremesports.

52.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkaboutregardingextremesports?

A.Extremesportsdifferfromoneanother.

B.Skillmattersalotinmaintainingsafety.

C.Athlete'sluckisakeyfactorthatinfluencessafety.

D.Extremesportsaremoredangerousthanregularsports.

53.InParagraph4,severalextremesportsarelistedto.

A.explaindangerdependsontheathlete

B.showfreesoloingisthemostdangerous

C.comparewhichoneinvolvesthemostskill

D.demonstratehowtochooseanextremesport

54.Whichwouldbestdescribetheauthor'sattitudetowardsthedangerof

extremesports?

A.Doubtful.B.Objective.

C.Intolerant.D.Uninterested.

55.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.DoExtremeSportsTestYourCourage?

B.WhyShouldExtremeSportsBeBanned?

C.WhyDoWeLoveExtremeSportsSoMuch?

D.AreExtremeSportsReallyThatDangerous?

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第n卷

注意事項(xiàng)：1.用黑色墨水的鋼筆或簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上。

2.本卷共6題，共35分。

第三部分：寫作

第一節(jié)：閱讀下面短文，按照要求用英語回答問題。

（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoines,Iowa,hetoldme

abouttheonlytimehehadbeenthere.Itwasinthe1930s,whenhewasaneditorof

theliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversity（SMU）inDallas,Texas.He

alsoworkedasaprofessoratSMU,andtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswho

sufferedfromaseriousbackdisease.Shecouldn,taffordtheoperationbecauseher

familywaspoor.

HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalveston,aseasidetownnearHouston,

Texas.Shewascleaningouttheattic（閣樓）onedaywhenshecameacrossanold

dustymanuscript（手稿）.Onitstoppagewerethewords,6tByO.Henry”.Itwasa

nicestory,andshesentittoherdaughteratSMU,whoshowedittomyfather.My

fatherhadneverreadthestorybefore,butitsoundedlikeO.Henry,andheknew

thatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.So,itwaspossiblethatthefamousauthor

hadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonboardinghouse,andhadwritten

thestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.

HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,whoauthenticatedthestoryas

O.Henry's.

Myfatherthensetouttosellit.Eventually,hefoundhimselfinDesMoines,

meetingwithGardnerCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowles

lovedthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.It

was