2023年天津市新华中学高考英语二模试卷

2023年天津市新华中学高考英语二模试卷

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1．---I've sold my first painting！

---______.Someone actually thinks your painting fantastic.（ ）

A．You got me

B．I'm stuck here with you

C．It's really hard to say

D．This is really something

2．______ to change his plans，Mark Twain worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat，

______ passengers up and down the Mississippi.（ ）

A．Forced；taking

C．Forced；taken D．Forcing；taking

3．Tom has been dreaming of becoming a banker and I believe he finance in university at the age

of 20.（ ）

A．will be studying

C．has studied

（ ）

A．what；that B．that；what C．that；that D．/；that

5．I wonder what makes TikTok popular among people of all have devoted most of

their energies which ______for other more significant things.（ ）

A．would be saved

B．could have been saved

C．must have been saved

D．should be saved

6．Some 76，300 high school students went abroad for their education，______ 23 percent of all

the Chinese students studying abroad.（ ）

A．taking up

C．to take up

B．taken up

D．having taken up

D．would study

B．had studied

B．To force；took

4．It is ________ he often feels sleepy in class ________ makes his teachers worried about him.

7．For the sake of our human beings' health and happiness，posters were put up around the

community to _________public concern over environment protection.（ ）

A．accumulate B．preserve C．cause D．arouse

8．-That can't be!They______for forty minutes but no one has scored a goal yet．

-Too bad!It's almost half-time．（ ）

A．had played B．played

D．were playing C．have been playing

wrong end of the stick？（ ）

A．when；with B．where；of

C．in which；withD．where；with

10．—Marry，will you please guide the newcomer to them all？

—________.I am free now.（ ）

A．By all means B．I'll take it

C．By no means D．My pleasure

9．Have you ever had a case ________ someone accused your journalists ________ getting the

11．We must be in a place of peace and faith，so internal conflict and disbelief do not hold back

________ it is possible for us to achieve.（ ）

A．how

A．seriously

B．what

B．heavily

C．why

C．badly

D．where

D．hardly

12． used to smoke______ but he has given it up.（ ）

13．________ the economy enters a "new normal" and growth slows，China's economy will rely

more on creativity to drive its growth.（ ）

A．Although B．As C．Before D．Until

14．How can we improve medical care to benefit people？________，how can we create a

healthcare system that helps people？（ ）

A．In addition B．On the other hand

C．In other words D．On the contrary

15．—How is the man injured in the accident？

—The doctor said if________ in a proper way，he was likely to be saved.（ ）

A．treated

C．is treated

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16． I was on jury （陪审团） duty in downtown Pittsburgh and decided to take a walk during

our one-hour lunch I was walking，I noticed an elderly lady holding up a（n）（1）______ ，

which said： "Will work for ＄，trying to get home." I（2）______ putting several dollars in her box，

but all I had was a twenty-dollar bill I（3）______ to use for groceries on my way home.（4）______ ，

I didn't want to part with I started to walk away，but eventually I（5）______ .

I started a（6）______ with name was Katie，and she was（7）______ .She'd been a

dishwasher，but lost her job and（8）______ on the wanted to go to Colorado Springs where

she had wasn't having much（9）______ with her sign and donations.I really wanted to

（10）______ her，but I had only about forty-five minutes to return to the courtroom.

Then I made up my mind.I told her I'd（11）______ her to the Greyhound station，even though it

was a fifteen-minute walk.I looked again in my（12）______ ，and the twenty-dollar bill stared at

I noticed an old credit card I hadn't（13）______ for over a year.I didn't think it would

I decided to give it a（n）（14）______ when we passed an my great（15）______ ，the money

came out.

On reaching the Greyhound station，I bought Katie a（16）______ and gave her the rest of the

money for was so（17）______ that she hugged me tightly before I waved goodbye.

I ran back to the courtroom and felt great（18）______ that I made it just in made me

more（19）______ was that the rest of the day went as a saying goes， "Helping others

is（20）______ helping ourselves".

（1）A．letter

（2）A．gave up

（3）A．intended

（4）A．Strangely

（5）A．kept on

（6）A．conversation

（7）A．hopeless

（8）A．fell over

B．sign

B．set about

B．offered

B．Unwillingly

B．turned back

B．discussion

B．fearless

B．broke down

C．article

C．insisted on

C．promised

C．Selfishly

C．looked up

C．negotiation

C．speechless

C．ended up

D．invitation

D．thought of

D．remembered

D．Ridiculously

D．got through

D．compromise

D．homeless

D．settled down

B．treating

D．to be treated

（9）A．luck

（10）A．save

（11）A．attract

（12）A．car

（13）A．seen

（14）A．try

（15）A．pride

（16）A．ticket

（17）A．generous

（18）A．duty

（19）A．energetic

（20）A．properly

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B．patience

B．help

B．drive

B．wallet

B．charged

B．name

B．credit

B．lunch

B．friendly

B．relief

B．optimistic

B．personally

C．courage

C．believe.

C．recommend

C．suitcase

C．used

C．honor

C．puzzle

C．souvenir

C．grateful

C．challenge

C．touched

C．actually

D．experience

D．please

D．accompany

D．parcel

D．repaid

D．award

D．surprise

D．drink

D．outgoing

D．reward

D．delighted

D．especially

17． Does your ideal vacation include going skiing across frozen ice，spying the northern lights，

and playing in the snow？Then you'll want to skate straight to these winter spots.

Fairbanks，Alaska

Alaska is a good choice for a great winter winter fun，head to Fairbanks，where you

can stay at a new cottage with glass-ceiling domes for aurora （极光） viewing in comfort and then

head out ice fishing and even more adventure？Consider a guided adventure that

combines northern lights，cross-country skiing，and dog mushing.

Kirkenes，Norway

The Kirkenes Snow hotel here welcomes visitors to its ice-sculpted s，you can jump

on a sled （雪橇） pulled by dogs or bring your appetite for a King Crab ，you'll be on a

sled pulled by a snowmobile across the icy crab fishermen drill into the ice to create a hole to

pull up the large r quick sled trip and you've reached a cozy cottage where crab claws as

long as your forearm are served up minutes after being pulled from the cold waters，tasting of salt water.

A rich reward for braving the cold.

，Switzerland

Skiing down the Alps is obviously a highlight here，but did you know that night skiing in this Swiss

town is some of the best in the world？Picture it：Clear sky，full moon，inky quiet，and a sky full of

you need energy for skiing，you can always refuel with pizza from the wood-fired oven at Murt

èl middle can keep skiing until the last cable car at -1：40 ，check into your room

at the Carlton Hotel，where there are a series of daylight activities.

Quebec City，Canada

In the summer months，Quebec City is an excellent destination thanks to its French features and

historic old in the winter，don't miss the Winter Carnival，the Carnaval de Quebec，the largest

winter carnival in the 17 days the Carnival offers more than 200 activities and welcomes

nearly 500，000 people （upcoming dates are January 26 to February 11，2018，and February 1 to 17，

2019）.

（1）What is considered to be the most adventurous activity in Fairbanks，Alaska？

A．Going snowmobiling.

B．Going ice fishing.

C．Appreciating aurora viewing.

D．Conducting a guided adventure.

（2）What does the underlined part "a rich reward" refer to？

A．Living in ice-sculpted rooms.

B．Having a sled trip.

C．Tasting the freshly-cooked crabs.

D．Having a taste of salt water.

（3）What is the special attraction of ，Switzerland？

A．Skiing down the Alps.

B．Night skiing.

C．Watching stars.

D．Tasting pizza.

（4）What can we learn about the Carnaval de Québec？

A．It's second to none in the world.

B．It lasts throughout the winter.

C．Few people show interest in it.

D．It is famous for its French features.

（5）Where is the text most likely from？

A．A diary.

B．A novel.

C．A tour brochure.

D．A textbook.

18． The whale，as big as a locomotive （火车头），jumped out of the water，spinning （旋转）

as though for joy，before jumping back under the watched silently in astonishment，never

having been so close to such a huge，fast-moving seemed almost possible to count the small

shellfish on the whale's skin.

In early December，gray whales，blue whales，and others had just started heading around the tip

of Baja California，Mexico，moving as a community from the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of 's in

that protected waterway that pregnant whales give birth to their whale babies，born the year

before，could be seen sailing whale babies get two trips like this with their mom before they're

ready to start having babies of their own and making the journey on their own.

We're in one of several small powerboats，sent out by ScubaCaribe，which carries on such tours

in Cabo San Lucas，the whales seemed to be，at times，less than 100 feet from our boat when they

rushed out of the other times，they would get much closer and swim beside the boat.

"What if one lands on us？" a woman next to me do Del Toro，the Destination

Manager of ScubaCaribe said， "We haven't had any incidents （事件） of whales jumping over our

boats as we always keep our 're sure they themselves are probably careful not to crash into

an accident would probably also cause them much harm."

"Everyone can enjoy this magical trip，" said Del Toro. "However，we do not recommend （推

荐） it for kids under 5 years old，" he added.

Though conditions on the water vary，our trip was when the boat sped up to catch

up with the whales，there was little need to "hang on"，and some of us remained standing throughout

most of the ，you may want to pack medicine for those who might get seasick while bouncing

（颠簸行进） along the waves.

（1）How does the author start the text？

A．By telling a story.

B．By asking questions.

C．By describing a scene.

D．By giving background information.

（2）How did the author feel when seeing the jumping whales？

A．Proud.

B．Worried.

C．Amazed.

D．Discouraged.

（3）What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？

A．A description of the author's journey.

B．A list of best places for whale-watching.

C．An introduction to the travelling of whales.

D．A suggestion on taking a whale-watching tour.

（4）What does Del Toro say about whale-watching？

A．It is suitable for all ages.

B．It is much too dangerous.

C．It may cause serious damage to wildlife.

D．It should be done from a proper distance.

（5）How was the author's trip？

A．It was smooth.

B．It was exhausting.

C．It was destroyed by a storm.

D．It was terrible due to his seasickness.

19．

SHOULD WE FIGHT NEW TECHNOLOGY？

This morning，I saw the shocking headline： "Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless

Mode".In the article，a lot of people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless

said that some advances in technology were unnecessary and could even be ，

we should cease accepting technology just because it is newspaper reported that the car

company had already apologized for the accident，but the families of the deceased said it was not

heless，the company still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars

one day soon.

On the one hand，there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in

the absence of new ly the most well known are the Amish，a group of Christians living

in rural do not own or drive cars，watch TV，or use the have lived mainly

as farmers since the 18th century，and they will probably be living the same way in the distant

advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work，family，and think that is better

than caring about luxuries or following the lives of the rich and could even be argued that the

Amish's quality of life is better since they live in and appreciate the natural environment rather than living

in large，polluted cities.

On the other hand，new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the

example，the latest weather-tracking computer programs give people lots of warnings about

potential natural disasters，which saves many er，the Internet has made it possible for

friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides of the has also made