2023年高考第一模拟考试卷 英语（天津卷A卷）考试版

2023年高考第一模拟考试卷

英语（天津卷A卷）考试版

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.…I'mnotgoingtothepartytonight.THstayathomeandread.

--Comeon,

A.Yougetafroginyourthroat.B.You'repullingyourweight.

C.We'dbetterthrowinthetowel.D.Don'tbesuchawetblanket.

2.Thenumberofpeopleinvitedfifty,butanumberofthemabsentfor

differentreasons.

A.were;wasB.was;wasC.was;wereD.were;were

3.Asisknowntoall,onewayforpeopletopreventCOVID-19istoopenthewindowstoallow

theairto.

A.calculateB.circulateC.investigateD.accelerate

4.ProfessorSmithdoesn'thavetimetoexplaintheuniversitylibraryworks,sowehave

tofinditoutbyourselves.

A.thatB.whatC.howD.where

5.ManypeoplebelievecloningisnaturebutIthinkitisawayofhelpingnature.

A.beneathB.farfromC.aheadofD.against

6.We'vedoneasolidpreparationsothisisourteamissupposedtoshine.

A.whatB.whetherC.whichD.where

7.—WhyisTinainlowspiritsthesedays?

一Becauseherclassmatesdidn'tincludeherinthevolleyballteamandshefelt.

A.leftoutB.leftoffC.leftbehindD.leftaside

8.AsleepstudypublishedinthejournalSleepHealthsuggeststhatthosewhowalk

morewillexperiencebetterqualityanddurationofsleep.

A.approximatelyB.unbelievablyC.slightlyD.weightlessly

9.thedestructionoftheoldtemplethatwehavetotakemeasurestodealwithit.

A.SoistheseverityofB.Howeversevereis

C.AssevereisD.Suchistheseverityof

10.Fmembarrassedatmyofwhattheyaretalkingabout-celebritiesandfashion,only

sillynoddingfrequently.

A.approvalB.disposalC.comprehensionD.ignorance

11.Languageexpertsarguethattheusageoffullstopsisbeing"revisedinareally

way“insocialmediacommunicationastheyareinterpretedasaofangerbyteens.

A.violent;markB.fundamental;sign

C.violent;signalD.fundamental;symbol

12.JacksonturnedoutattheGrammyAwards,musicartistsaregivenanawardfortheir

artisticortechnicalachievement.

A.whenB.whereC.whichD.whose

13.popularopinion,thenewlymarriedhusbandswithhighereducationachievement

aremorelikelytochooseinter-generationalco-residence.

A.ContrarytoB.ComparedtoC.ContrasttoD.Similarto

14.TheprocedureappealedtothestaffalotitwasintroducedtotheminJanuary.

A.sinceB.untilC.whenD.though

15.—It'ssaidthatthefilmHI,MOMiswellworthwatching.LefsgotoseeitthisSunday.

—!Ihavetoprepareforthecomingcompetition.

A.Itcouldn'tbebetterB.WhatashameC.GoforitD.Noway

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选

出最佳选项。

Beginningtolearngymnasticsevenbeforeshecouldbarelywalk,Svetlanahadalways

dreamedtoentertheOlympicsscenesomeday.

However,her16endedinthecaronthewindingroadwhenalorryappearedoutof

nowhere.Thelastthingshe17wasablindingflashoflight.Inhospital,whentoldshe

wouldnever18again,shecouldn'tbelieveit.Threemonthslater,shewas19

outofhospitalonawheelchair.ThenafriendcametoherhousetovisitherwithanoldChild's

storybook.Abookmarkinitmadeher20topage117.Thenameofthe21was

4TheDayClarawalked'.Shewasdeterminedtoreturntostagewhateveritmightcost.

22、afterayear'shardexercise,Svetlana23andwasabletodisplayher

gymnastics.Whileshewassittingonthegreenbench24theAthensStadium,memories

25:first,thepainandthetears,thebookunderherpillow,thewordsofrelativesfull

ofadviceandcomfort,andthepityinthoseeyesthathadonceheld26forhertalent.

Thenfollowedthetripstothegymwhereeveryonelookedon27,theirdisbelief

transformingslowlytowonder,28shecouldbalancethehoop（健身圈）aswellasher

teammates.SheregisteredfortheOlympicGamesandfinallyshereceived29fromthe

OlympicCommittee.

Her30wasinterruptedbytheattendantwhosaid,"It'stime”,twowordsthatshe

hadbeen3Jtohearforsolong.Smoothingherdress,shewalkedintothestadium,

each32firmandsteady.Everythingwas33,andtheapplauserangloud

inherears,herhearthammeringviolentlyagainstherchest.

Laterthatnight,Svetlanapulledthegoldmedaloutofherpocketandplaceditontheold

34ontheshelf,whichopenedtopage117,tothechapter'TheDayClaraWalked\

tears_____35_____hervision.

16.A.intentionB.careerC.lifeD.dream

17.A.experiencedB,forgotC.rememberedD.suffered

18.A.walkB.danceC.singD.see

19.A.rockedB.wheeledC.thrownD.rushed

20.A.openB.relateC.pointD.adapt

21.A.bookmarkB.chapterC.copyD.letter

22.A.SuddenlyB.DefinitelyC.SurprisinglyD.Certainly

23.A.walkedupB.gotupC.pickedupD.grewup

24.A.oppositeB.overC.beneathD.outside

25.A.floodedinB・fadedawayC.mixedupD.cameout

26.A.frightB.sympathyC.admirationD.regret

27.A.cheerfullyB.thankfullyC.nervouslyD.doubtfully

28.A.untilB.asC.whileD.once

29.A.approvalB.blameC.ignoranceD.praise

30.A.planB.sightC.attemptD.thought

31.A.contentB.upsetC.eagerD.proud

32.A.breathB・waveC.stepD.look

33.A.cautiousB.perfectC.awfulD.finished

34.A.hoopB.bookC.medalD.dress

35.A.cloudingB.pushingC.rollingD.feeling

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分，满分50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。

A

TheUniversityofWaikatowillprovideyouwiththefoundationalknowledgeandexperience

youneedtoachieveyourcareerandlifegoals.Withourfocusonacademicexcellenceand

innovation,youwillbecomepartofagroupknownformakingabigdifferenceintheworld

aroundthem.JoinourwarmandwelcomingcommunityofstudentsfromalloverNewZealand

andtheglobe.

Campus

TheUniversityofWaikatohavetwouniquecampuses.Eachcampushasqualityintheir

facilitiesandservicesstudentwillhaveaccesstoduringtheirstudies.Hamiltoncampusenjoysthe

vibrant（有活力的）studentatmosphere,offeringarangeofcafes,on-campusaccommodation,

andcutting-edgelearningfacilities.TaurangacampusintheheartoftheCBDaddstothecurrent

rangeofqualificationsandcombinesbeautifulbeaches,arelaxedlifestyle,andworld-class

universitystudy.

AccessibilityServices

OurAccessibilityServicesareon-sitetohelpimpaired（有缺B自的）studentssuchas,butnot

limitedto:sensoryimpairment,physicalimpairment,specificlearningdisability,mentalhealth

andtemporaryimpairment.Theyofferarangeofservicestostudentssuchasnote-takingsupport,

assistivetechnology,alternativeexamarrangements,sign-languageinterpreters,mobilityparking

permits,specialistequipmentandmore.

EmployabilityPlusAward

JointheEmployabilityPlusAward!Itisagreatwaytoengageandconnectwithdozensof

localnon-profitorganizations,addsvaluetoyourCV（个人简历），andisafunstudentcommunity

tobelongto.

Enhanceyourstudentexperience!

Boostyouremployabilitystatus!

Engagewithlike-mindedpeople!

Youwillgetrecognitionforcommunityvolunteering,supportinguniversityeventsand

attendingworkshopswhilstyouarestudying.Youwillgainwork-readyskillsthatwillassistyou

instandingouttoprospectiveemployers.

StudentCentre

TheStudentCentreislocatedattheheartofourHamiltonCampusandwillbeyourchoice

forstudyandenrolmenthelp,books,computersandprintingandgroupstudyrooms.Itisagreat

placetostudy,withlotsofPowerPointstopluginyourcomputerandhelponoffer.TheStudent

CentreteamwillalsoprintandsetupyourStudentIDcardwhenyoufirstarriveoncampus.

WithintheStudentCentre,youwillfindarangeofservicestohelpyouthroughoutyourtimeat

university,fromenrolmenttograduation.

36.WhatdoweknowaboutthecampusoftheUniversityofWaikato?

A.Taurangacampuscanofferfreeaccommodationtothestudents.

B.StudentsonHamiltoncampushaveaccesstoadvancedfacilities.

C.ThelocationofTaurangacampuscontributestoitspopularity.

D.Bothcampusescombinebeautifulbeachesandvibrantatmosphere.

37.Astudentwithmentalhealthproblemintheuniversitycan.

A.receivenecessarytreatmenttheyneed

B.ownassistivetechnologyonthecampus

C.beallowedflexiblyorganizedexams

D.serveasasign-languageinterpreter

38.YoucanbenefitalotbyjoiningtheEmployabilityPlusAwardexcept.

A.improvingyourstudentexperience

B.learningnewskillsbeforeyouwork

C.betteringyourqualificationforemployment

D.impressingyourfutureemployers

39.WhatcanstudentsdoattheStudentCentre?

A.Theycanfindenrolmentinformationthere.

B.TheyareallowedtoprintPowerPointsonline.

C.TheycangettheirstudentIDcardrepaired.

D.Theymaygettogetheringroupstudyrooms.

40.Whichofthefollowingisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Aneducationmagazine.

B.Atravelbook.

C.Auniversitynewspaper.

D.Astudentguide.

B

Childrenloveitwhensomeonereadsabooktothem.Theylovefunnysounds,rhyming

wordsandsillypictures.Theylovethesoundoftheirmomordad'svoice.Sometimes,however,

theirmomordadcan'treadtothem,becausethatparentisinprison.

AuntMary'sStorybookProject,startedin1993,isnowanationalprogramthatpromotes

incarceratedparentsreadingtotheirchildren.Churchorservicegroupsdonatebooksandpostage.

Incarceratedparentspickoutbooks,readthemandeithervolunteersorprisonworkersmailthe

booksandtapesouttothechildren.LastMay,wedistributed191books,meaningthat191

childrenreceivedabookandatape.Theincarceratedreadersrecordtheirbooks,followedbya

personalmessagetothechild.Sometimesitisamusinglisteningtostrong,tattooed（纹身）muscle

menmakinganimalsoundsorfunnyvoicesofdifferentcharacters.SometimesallIhearissilence,

andthensoundsthatconfirmmyguessthattheyarccalmingthemselvesafteranunexpectedwave

offeelings.

Seventypercentofchildrenofincarceratedparentseventuallyendupfacingthejustice

systemthemselvesatsomepointintheirlives.Manyofthesechildrenendupdoinghardtimein

jails.

Inreality,though,theyaredoinghardtimenowas12-year-olds,7-ycar-olds,andevenas

babies.Theygrowupthinkingthattheirparentis“bad”anddoesn'tcare.Theyareoftenteased

andfeeltheyhavetodefendthemselvesortheirparent,sometimesinaviolentway.

Whentheyreceiveinthemailabookandatapeoftheirparentreadingtothem,theyhear

anothermessage,44Daddy/Mommylovesme;he/shehasahappyvoice;he/shethinksreadingis

cool.”

AuntMary'sStorybookProjectisjustasmallpillforonehugesocialillness.

Butwhenwethinkwearemerelyscratchingthesurfaceatleast191kidsarefeelingalittle

bitbetter!

41.WhatdoincarceratedparentsdoinAuntMary'sStorybookProject?

A.Theyreadtotheirchildrenonatape.

B.Theyrecordbookswiththeirchildren.

C.Theymeettheirchildrenandreadtothem.

D.Theyreadbooksthattheirchildrenchoose.

42.Whyistheresilencebeforesomeincarceratedparentsspeak?

A.Theywanttospeakwithfeelings.

B.Theyhavetocontroltheirfeelings.

C.Theyneedtoconsiderwhattosay.

D.Theyfeelguiltyaboutwhattheydid.

43.WhatcanweinferaboutthechildrenaccordingtoParagraph4?

A.Theywillstudylawinstate-rununiversityinthefuture.

B.Theyhavetolearntofacerealitybravelybythemselves.

C.Theygainalotfromtheirparents,lifeexperience.

D.Theythemselvesmaybecomelawbreakersinthefuture.

44.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“leased“inParagraph5mean?

A.makingmistakesB.behavingthemselves

C.madefunofD.takencareof

45.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwhattheydo?

A.Itisworthdoing.

B.Itmakeslittledifference.

C.Ithasgreateffectonsociety.

D.Itcanchangeincarceratedparents.

C

Peoplehavespeculated（思索）forcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Someimaginethat

thecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedbyinequality:Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthe

capital,andthemasseswillstruggleinawasteland.Adifferentpredictionholdsthatwithoutjobs

togivetheirlivesmeaningfuturepeoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.

Butitdoesn'tnecessarilyfollowfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbe

filledwithdissatisfaction.Suchvisionsarebasedonthedownsidesofbeingunemployedina

societybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Intheabsenceofwork,asocietydesignedwithother

endsinmindcouldprovidestrikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.

Thesedays,sparetimeisrelativelyrarefbrmostworkers."WhenIcomehomefromahard

day'swork,Ioftenfeeltired.^^saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIreland,

adding,tfclnaworldinwhichIdon'thavetowork.Imightfeelratherdifferent—perhaps

differentenoughtothrowmyselfintoahobbywiththeenthusiasmusuallyreservedfor

professionalmatters.^^

DanielEverett,ananthropologist（人类学家）atBentleyUniversitystudiedagroupof

hunter-gathersintheAmazoncalledthePiranhaforyears.AccordingtoEverett,whilesomemight

considerhuntingandgatheringaswork,hunter-gatherersdon't."Theythinkofitasfun.,,hesays.

“Theydon'thaveaconceptofworkthewaywedo.”

EverettdescribedatypicaldayforthePiraha:Amanmightgetup,spendafewhoursfishing,

haveabarbecue,andplayuntiltheevening.Doesthisrelaxinglifeleadtothedepressionand

puiposelessnessseenamongsomanyoftoday'sunemployed?"I'veneverseenanythinglike

depressionthere,exceptpeoplewhoarephysicallyEverettsays.Whilemanymayconsider

worknecessaryfbrhumanlife,workasitexiststodayisarelativelynewinventioninthecourse

ofhumanculture.4tWethinkit'sbadtojustsitaroundwithnothingtodo,“saysEverett,"Forthe

Piraha,it'squiteadesirablestate.^^

46.HowdoestheauthorintroducethetopicinParagraph1?

A.Bycomparingwealthypeoplewiththemajority.

B.Bygivingadefinitiontoinequalityinsociety.

C.Bylistingdifferentpredictionsofawork-freeworld

D.Bypicturingalazyanddepressedatmosphere.

47.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"downsides“inParagraph2probablyreferto?

A.Challenges.B.Losses.C.Disadvantages.D.Risks.

48.JohnDanahermightagreethat.

A.workplaysanimportantroleinourfuturelife

B.people'swork-freefuturelifewillbefullofcharm

C.peopledon'tknowhowtobalanceworkandlife

D.higherunemploymentmakeslifetougherforworkers

49.WhyisDanielEverett'sstudymentioned?

A.TojustifyJohnDanaher'sopinion.

B.Toshowafuturelifewithoutwork.

C.Tocomparedifferentviewsonwork.

D.TointroducethePirahaintheAmazon.

50.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Somepeopledislikeawork-freeworld.

B.ThePirahadon'tthinktheyareworkingatall.

C.Futurepeoplemightbecomelazyanddepressed.

D.DanielEverettprefertositarounddoingnothing

D

Robotsintheartworldarenothingnew.Infact,fbrcenturies,peoplehavebuiltrobotsasart

objects-orsimplemachinesthatperformaseriesofmovements-inancientChinaandJapan.

However,what'sdifferentnowisthatartistsandengineersarebuildingrobotsthatactuallycreate

art.

In1973,British-bornpainterHaroldCohenwroteacomputerprogramandcalleditAARON.

Atfirst,AARONonlymadesimpleoutlineswhosecoloranddetailsCohenwouldlateradd.Fifty

yearslater,landscapesaddjustaboutanythingelseahumancouldpaint.SocanAARONbecalled

anartistorcreative?In2010,Cohenaddressedthesequestions.Heexplained,t4AARONcan

generateunlimitednumbersofimages.^^SoaccordingtoCohen,thesimpleanswerisyes一

AARONiscreative.

Ifsnotjustpaintingsthatrobotsarecreating,though.Lastyear,arobotcalledShimon

releaseditsfirstalbumonSpotify.Shimonbeganlifeasasimplerobotmarimba,however,it's

learnedhowtojam,writeoriginalsongsandcomposelyrics.Shimondoesthisbyanalyzinghuge

amountsofmusic-roughly50,000rock.

Itmaybecooltohearasongcreatedbyarobot,butisthereanyotherreasontobuildrobots

thatcanplaymusic?AccordingtoGilWeinberg,oneofShimon'screators,heandhisteam“hope

andbelievethatthesenewabilitieswouldpushhumancooperatorstonewuncharteddirections

thatcouldnotbeachievedinhuman-to-humancooperation.^^

Whilequestionsaboutrobotscreatingartarefuntothinkabout,therearemanyotherways

thatrobotscanhelpartistsinthewaytheycreatetheirworks.Forexample,advancementsin

3D-printingtechnologywillallowartiststobuildmorecomplexpiecesfortheirsculptures.

51.WhatwasAARONabletodoatfirst?

A.Paintpeopleandlandscapes.

B.PreparebasicoutlinesfbrCohen.

C.DrawpicturesofitselfandCohen.

D.ColorpaintingsunderCohen'sinstructions.

52.WhatdoesthearticletellusaboutShimon?

A.Itisbothamarimbaandguitarplayer.

B.Ithascreatedabout50,000originalsongs.

C.Itisexpectedtopushhumanstoachievemore.

D.Itscreatorshopethatitcanoutperformhumans.

53.Whatdoestheauthor\attitudetowardsrobotsthatcreateart?

A.Positive.B.Worried.C.Neutral.D.Doubtful.

54.Whatmightbethebiggestchallengeofcreatingsongsbyarobot?

A.Analyzinghugeamountsofmusic.

B.Composinglyrics.

C.Playingguitar.

D.Newabilitiestonewuncharteddirections.

55.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AARONandShimon

B.RobotsintheRealWorld

C.ProgrammedCreativity

D.AdvancementsinTechnology

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容完成下列各题。

GrowingupinSaudiArabia,44-year-oldphotographerJodyMacDonaldhasalwayshada

stronginterestinthedesert.4ihavealwayswantedtospendsometimeintheSahara,9,MacDonald

said."TherearestillsomanyunexploredareasintheSaharaDesert.Theserelativelyunexplored

placesaresorarethesedaysandholdtheveryfundamentalsofexploration,whichattractme.So

finallyImadethejoumey,^^MacDonaldstartedherjourneyinMauritania'scapitalcity

Nouakchott,andheadedinlandwheresheandherteamjumpedontheworld'slongestcargotrain

（货运歹U车）fora435-milejourneyontheMauritaniaRailway.t4Thetrainwasdirtyand

uncomfortablebutitwassuchaninterestinganduniquewaytotravelthroughthevastdesertby

train,9,saidMacDonald.

MacDonaldandhergrouphadtofacemanychallengesontheirjourney.Exceptforthedirt

anddiscomfort,thetravelersalsohadtodealwiththeintenseheat,violentwindsandeven

dangeroussandstorms.wasouttakingphotographsandwithinminutes,thewindincreasedto

morethan100milesanhour,“MacDonaldsaid."Ithoughtmyskinwasgoingtobetornoff

becauseoftherainandblowingsand.Itfeltlikesandpaperonmyskin.Ihaveneverexperienced

windsthatstrongbefore.TherewasonceatimewhenIwantedtogiveup.”

Shedealtwiththeharsh（恶劣的）conditionsbytryingnottotravelinthemiddleoftheday

andworeheadscarvestoprotectherselffromthesunandblowingsand."Theweatherdefinitely

dictateswhenandwhereyoutravel,saidMacDonald.Evenwithallthechallenges,the

photographermanagedtorecordamazingimagesofthebeautifulbutharshlandscapesof

Mauritania,anditsfascinatingculturesandcommunities.

56.WhydidMacDonaldtourtheSahara?（nomorethan10words）

57.HowdidMacDonaldfeelonthecargotrain?(nomorethan5words)

58.WhydidMacDonaldoncedecidetogiveupherjourney?(nomorethan10words)

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?(1word)

60.HowdoesMacDonald'sstoryinspireyouinlife?Pleaseexplain,(nomorethan20words)

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

第19届亚洲奥林匹克运动会将于2023年9月在中国举行，现面向社会招募志愿者。假如你

是晨光中学的李津，请根据自己的情况写一封英文申请信。

内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.个人优势(如英语好、爱运动、善于交往、乐于助人等)；

3.希望批准。

参考词汇：杭州亚运会The19thAsianGamesHangzhou2023

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.开头结尾己给出，不计入总词数；

3.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

DearSirorMadam,

Yours,

听力测试

第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题分，满分分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对

话仅读--遍。

1.WhoisinchargeoftheEuropedepartment?

A.MrBrown.B.Theman.C.Thewoman.

2.Whatisthemanmostlikelytobe?

A.Asalesman.B.Thewoman'sboss.C.Thewomansboyfriend.

3.Howdoesthewomenfeelaboutthebaby'sappearance?

A.Amused.