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2023 年高考押题预测卷 03
Section B
英 语 Directions: In Section B. you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or
conversation. you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the
questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question. read the four possible answers on your paper and
评卷人 得分 decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A.Many people are shy in social situations. B.Most people are shy by nature.
C.Your shyness won't hurt others. D. Shyness is difficult to overcome
I. Listening Comprehension （第1-10题, 每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分） 12. A By prediction. B. By recording.
Section A C. By observation. D. By examination.
Section A 13. A. To share ideas with others. B. To make friends.
Directions: In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each C. To test people's intelligence. D. To measure shyness.
conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage
once. After you hear a conversation and a question about it , read the four possible answers on your paper and decide
14. A. Art history class is taught in lecture hall.
which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
B. Mentally disabled children are taught outside the classroom.
1.A. Jim. B. Carol. C. Paul. D. The bakery.
C. Professors teach through real world experiences.
2. A. 9 :00. B.8:20. C.8:50. D.8:30.
D. Students appreciate classroom learning.
3. A. She'd like to have the windows open B.The air conditioner is on
15. A. To support his point of view. B. To praise the professor.
C. The air is polluted. D. The windows are already open
C. To advise us to study psychology. D. To praise his friend.
4. A. In an airport. B. In a railroad station.
16. A. Leaning through experience is important. B.Students lean a lot from textbooks.
C. In a restaurant. D. In a hotel room.
C. Students develop their creativity through textbooks. D. Students get firsthand information by
5. A.Bad-looking. B.Unattractive. C. Nice. D.Old-fashioned.
observation.
6. A. The man will pay for the painting. B. The woman can’t afford the painting
C. The painting costs 20 dollars. D. The painting is not beautiful
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
7. A. The game lasts too long B. He is very hungry
17. A.She preferred home-stay families. B. Her aunt needed the room for her cousin.
C. The game is boring. D. He's afraid he's dying
C. She didn't like her cousin. D. Her aunt didn't like her.
8. A. He is not likely to do the job well. B. He will get a better job after school
18. A. Eighteen months. B.Twelve months.
C. He can run faster than the editor D. He will make a good editor.
C. Six months. D. Fifteen months.
9. A. Football is her favorite sport. B. The game has been canceled.
19.A. General English. B. Academic English.
C. Her team played very badly. D. She's got a cold.
C. Medicine. D. Medical English.
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20.A. The seventh of September. B. The fifth of September. Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that
C. The seventh of October. D. The fifth of October. there is one word more than you need.
A．characteristic B．blame C．slave D．accepting E. oriented F. remaining
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G. properly H. behaviors I. surprise J. resist K. consistently
An American researcher who studied 600 millionaires found how rich you can get comes down to 6 “wealth
factors“. She found that six behaviors are related to net worth potential, regardless of age or income. These were
II. Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分） thriftiness, confidence, responsibility, planning, focus and social indifference.Being thrifty comes as no
Section A great____31____.“Spending above your means, spending instead of saving for retirement, spending in anticipation
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically of becoming wealthy makes you a____32____ to the paycheck, even with an astronomical level of income,”she
correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other wrote. To properly build wealth, experts recommend saving 20% your income and living off the____33____ 80%.
blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Having confidence is another key____34____, as it helps people to be thrifty. It takes confidence to live within
Architects have long had the feeling that the place we live in can affect our thoughts, feeling and behaviour. But your means. It also takes confidence to invest____35____. Instead of making investing decisions with your
now scientists ____21____(give) this feeling an empirical ( 实 证 的 ) basis. They are discovering how emotions, financial planners advise that you should leave your investments alone and focus on a long-term
____22____(design) spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation. investment plan.
Researches show aspects of the physical environment ____23____influence creativity. In 2012, Joan Meyers- But people can’t invest--or manage their own money--without____36____ responsibility for the outcomes.
Levy reported that the height of a room’s ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings Many millionaires take on personal responsibility--and most also happen to be self-made, meaning they didn’t
encourage people to think more freely, ____24____ (lead) them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on acquire their wealth through luck. Millionaires don’t count on anyone else to make them rich, and they
the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook. Besides ceiling height, the view____25____(afford) by a don’t____37____ anyone else if they fall short. They focus on things they can control and align their daily habits to
building may influence an occupant’s ability to concentrate. the goals they have set for themselves. They tend to be goal-____38____ and hard workers, which enables them to
____26____(Use) nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according plan financially and focus on seeing those plans through. 92% of the millionaires surveyed developed a long-term
to a study. Students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on plan for their money, and 97% almost always achieved the goals they set for themselves.
tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than students____27____classrooms primarily overlooked roads and And it is these____39____ that make it easy for them to be socially indifferent. They_____40_____ lifestyle
parking lots. creep, the tendency to spend more whenever one earns more. Essentially, they don’t yield to pressure to buy the
Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim light helps people loosen up. ____28____that is true latest thing or to keep up with others or what they have acquired. Instead of being focused on what might make them
generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. happy today, they’re focused on their long-term wealth-building plan.
So far public buildings____29____(focus) on by scientists. “We have a very limited number of studies, so we
are almost looking at the problem through a staw(吸管), ”architect David says. “How do you take answers to very
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specific questions and make broad use of them? That is ____30____we are all struggling with.”
Section B
第3页（共14页） 第4页（共14页）47．A．ensured B．analyzed C．revealed D．delivered
III. Reading Comprehension 48．A．however B．furthermore C．therefore D．besides
Section A 49．A．interpret B．anticipate C．predict D．tell
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill 50．A．conclusion B．evaluation C．summary D．appreciation
in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context 51．A．craftsmanship B．intentions C．depth D．character
Now that we have briefly explored the history of the short story and heard from a few of its creators, let us 52．A．by itself B．in vain C．in question D．as a whole
consider the role of the reader. Readers are not empty vessels that wait, ___41___ raised, to receive a teacher’s or a 53．A．observation B．involvement C．experiment D．adventure
critic’s interpretation. They bring their unique life experiences to the story. With these___42___ , the best readers 54．A．journey B．process C．dialogue D．contact
55．A．recall B．confirm C．identify D．cancel
also bring their attention, their reading skills, and most importantly, their___43___ to a reading of a story.
My students always___44___ me to discuss, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the stories we read without
Section B
destroying the excitement of being beamed up into another world. For years I ___45___with one response after the
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished
other to this challenge. Then one day I read an article by a botanist who had explored the beauty of flowers by x-
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to
raying them. His illustrations showed the rose and the lily in their___46___ beauty, and his x-rays___47___the
the information given in the passage you have just read.
wonders of their construction. I brought the article to class, where we discussed the benefits of examining the
(A)
internal structure of flowers, relationships, current events, and short stories.
Thanks to in-depth reporting by the Wall Street Journal, we now know that Facebook has long been aware its
A short story, ___48___ , is not a fossil to admire. Readers must ask questions, guess at the
product Instagram has harmful effects on the mental health of many adolescent users. Young girls, in particular,
answers,___49___what will happen next, then read to discover. They and the author form a partnership that brings
struggle with their body image thanks to a constant stream of photos and videos showing beautiful bodies that users
the story to life. Awareness of this partnership keeps the original excitement alive through discussion, analysis,
don’t think they can attain.
interpretation, and ____50____. Literary explorations allow the reader to admire the authors’____51____ as well as
While the information the Journal covered is essential and instructive, it does not tell the whole story. Deep
their artistry. In fact, original appreciation may be enhanced by this x-ray vision. The final step is to appreciate once
down, this is not an Instagram problem; it’s a people problem. Understanding that distinction can make the
again the story____52____— to put the pieces back together.
difference between a failed attempt to contain a teen’s interest in an addictive app and successfully addressing the
Now it is your turn. Form a partnership with your author. During your____53____in reading, enter into a
underlying problem leading to mental distress induced (诱发) by Instagram.
dialogue with the published scholars featured in Short Stories for Students. Through this____54____with experts
Critics were quick to shame Facebook for sitting on the data and not releasing it to researchers or academics
you will revise, enrich, or____55____your original observations and interpretations.
who asked for it. Others criticize the social media giant for not using the research to create a safer experience for its
During this adventure, I hope you will feel the same as the listeners that surround the neck of my Pueblo
teen users. The anger, while understandable, is misplaced.
storyteller.
While I’m reluctant to defend Facebook, I’m not sure it’s reasonable to blame the company for withholding
41．A．hands B．sails C．flags D．lids
data that would hurt its business. Have you ever binge-watched (狂看) a Netflix series? I assure you it wasn’t a
42．A．considerations B．explorations C．associations D．interpretations
healthy endeavor. You were in active, likely did nothing productive, mindlessly snacked and didn’t go outside for
43．A．imagination B．eagerness C．determination D．affection
fresh air. It is an objectively harmful use of time to stare at a TV or laptop for a full weekend. Should we respond by
44．A．begged B．supported C．encouraged D．challenged
shaming Netflix for not alerting us to how damaging an addictive product can be?
45．A．dealt B．struggled C．fought D．engaged
While it’s reasonable to say Instagram makes esteem issues worse, it strains credulity (夸张到难以置信) to
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believe it causes them in the first place. You create your own experiences on social media. For the most part, you humanities.
choose which accounts to follow and engage. If you’re already vulnerable to insecurities and self-sabotage (自损) — The Path to Happiness
From Confucianism to Daoism, the philosophies developed over two thousand years ago are among the most
as many teens are — you will find accounts to obsess over. And this isn’t a new phenomenon.
Before social media, there were similar issues fueling self-esteem issues. Whether the target be magazines, powerful in human history. This course brings voices from the past into modern contexts to explore the path to a
movies or television shows depicting difficult-to-attain bodies, there has been a relatively steady chorus (异口同声) good life today.
Duration: June 16, 2021—June 14, 2022
of experts nothing the damage new media could cause young viewers.
Fees: Free of charge
Self-esteem issues have an underlying cause — one that’s independent of social media use. Instagram merely
Pace: Self-paced
enhances those feelings because it provides infinitely more access to triggers than older forms of media. It’s more
Difficulty: Introductory
worthwhile to address those underlying factors rather than to attack Facebook.
Introduction to the Ancient Greek World
56．The author thinks the criticisms against Instagram __________.
This course is about ancient Greece with its unique places, ways of life and historical changes. We survey the
A．are successful attempts to change teens’ interest in addictive apps
most important social institutions and cultural traditions. We also study everyday features such as food and dress.
B．address the Instagram - induced mental pain
Duration: June 21—August 6, 2021
C．are only based on the data released by Facebook
Fees: $3400
D．are not directed at the fundamental problem
Pace: Instructor-led
57．Netflix is mentioned to __________.
Difficulty: Introductory
A．compare the criticisms against it and Facebook
Biotechnology and the Human Good
B．defend why Facebook is to blame
Biotechnology offers exciting and promising prospects for healing the sick and relieving the suffering. In this
C．suggest the critics’ remarks are not to point
course we consider possible functions beyond common treatments like making people look younger, perform better
D．show Netflix does more harm to teens
and become perfect.
58．The Instagram problem is essentially a “people problem” in that __________.
Duration: June 21—August 6, 2021
A．it is human nature to get addicted to social media
Fees: $ 3400
B．users decide on their experiences on social media
Pace: Instructor-led
C．people have a tendency to feel insecure online
Difficulty: Intermediate
D．people are keen on fabricating their self - profile
Superheroes and Power
59．What is the passage mainly about?
What makes superheroes popular? How can they help us think about super powers? In this course, we explore
A．the unprecedented criticism facing Facebook
those questions in Marvel and DC favorites (especially the X-Men) as well as independent comics novels.
B．the alarming online habits of teenagers worldwide
Duration: June 22 —August 6, 2021
C．the root cause of Instagram - induced mental strains
Fees: $ 3400
D．the harmful impact of Instagram on teenagers
Pace: Instructor-led
Difficulty: Intermediate
(B)
60．Which course can you take if you are free in Oct. 2021?
Online courses offer people abundant opportunities to learn. Try some of the Harvard online courses about
A．The Path to Happiness B．Introduction to the Ancient Greek World
第3页（共14页） 第4页（共14页）C．Biotechnology and the Human Good D．Superheroes and Power C. It fails to give boys the attention they need.
61．What does Biotechnology and the Human Good deal with? D. It places more pressure on boys than on girls.
A．Powers of superheroes. B．More uses of biotech. 64. According to Abigail James, boys perform better in single-sex schools because ________.
C．Ways to increase happiness. D．Clinical practices of biotech. A. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in
62．What do the four courses have in common? B. boys focus more on their lessons without being disturbed
A．They are of the same level. B．They are free of charge. C. teaching quality is relatively higher than in mixed schools
C．They belong to the same subject. D．They are instructor-led. D. teaching can be designed to suit the characteristics of boys
(C) 65. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of boys?
Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (阳刚) in which students either sink or A. Boys have sharper vision. B. Boys enjoy being in charge.
C. Boys like “hands-on” lessons. D. Boys prefer physical activities.
swim, the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to conform (符合) to a stereotype, a US
66. What is mainly discussed in the passage?
study says. Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities
A. Problems boys may have in mixed schools.
that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to conform to the “boy code” of
B. Boys’ physical and mental growth in school.
hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.
C. Advantages of single-sex education for boys.
The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.
D. Boys’ disadvantages over girls in mixed schools.
Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being faded by the British education system because it
had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional
Section C
than girls. The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box Each sentence can only be used once.
when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.
Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys’ learning style, letting them move around the
A．Unsurprisingly, when his customers heard about the jokes they didn’t see the funny side and the share price
of the company crashed.
classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study’s author, Abigail James, of the
B．All I can say is that it’s the same with the famous!
University of Virginia.
C．The same is not true for everyone, particularly if you are famous.
Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with specifically “boy-focused” approaches such
D．What makes things worse for the famous is that these mistakes become even more widely publicised
as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through because of 24-hour news channels and websites.
E．This is the kind of thing many people might do privately when they get together with colleagues after work.
touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given “hands-on” lessons where they are allowed to walk
F．As a result, what was private suddenly became public.
around. “Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine (女性的) and prefer the modern style in which
Silly Mistakes Hit the Headlines
violence and sexism are major themes,” James wrote.
We have probably all had moments when we said the wrong thing. I certainly have. There was the time at
Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to conform to a stereotype that men
university when I met a friend in a coffee bar after class and immediately started complaining about our tutor, who
should be “masterful and in charge” in relationships. “In mixed schools boys feel forced to act like men before they
was called Dr Gray. I was going on and on about how miserable she was一strict, boring, unfriendly—and my friend
understand themselves well enough to know what that means,” the study reported.
wasn’t really saying much. After a minute or so, she interrupted me and said, “Um, I think I should introduce you”.
63. What does Tony Little say about the British education system?
She then turned to this other student who I hadn’t really noticed up till then and said, ”This is Tracy. Tracy Gray’!
A. It makes girls less emotional than boys.
Fortunately, the result of putting my foot in it was only an awkward moment and a stony silence. Maybe my
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friends thought a little less of me, maybe they thought I was an idiot, but no real harm was done. ____67____ doctors treat different illnesses.
Take Gerald Ratner. He was the multimillionaire owner of a chain of shops that sold cheap jewellery. In what Coral reefs are very important, yet we don’t take good care of them. Environmental problems have already
was supposed to be a light-hearted speech to some fellow businessmen, he joked about the quality of some of his killed about twenty percent of the world’s reefs. About half of the remaining reefs are dying, and experts believe all
products. He said some earrings were ‘cheaper than a sandwich, but probably wouldn’t last as long’. Other products of Earth’s coral reefs will be in danger by 2050.
could be sold at such low prices because they were rubbish. ____68____ Ratner had to resign as director and shortly Why are the reefs in such trouble? For one thing, people catch too many reef fish and often damage the reefs—
afterwards the company was taken over by a competitor. divers sometimes break off pieces of coral.
In some ways, Ratner could be seen as unfortunate in that he was in a semi-private meeting with friends and Polluted water also causes problems because reef-destroying algae grows in dirty water. Even air pollution hurts
colleagues he was at ease with, but there happened to be a journalist there. ____69____ And with the rise of social coral reefs. Global warming causes warmer ocean water, which can cause polyps to lose helpful algae. Without that
media, there have been plenty of others who have been caught out by the increasingly vague boundaries between our algae, coral turns white. This is called "bleaching”，and if it continues, the coral dies.
71.___________________________________________________________________________________________
private and public faces. For example, a group of flight attendants made jokes about the engines on their planes
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failing and complained about their airline and clients (客户).____70____ Unfortunately, they did it publicly on
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Facebook and it led to thirteen of them being fired.
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IV.Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point( s)of the passage in no more V.Translation (共15分。第1小题和第2小题,每题3分;第3题4分;第4题5分。)
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets
than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
72．不努力一把，怎么知道人生会不会有更多的可能?(If)
Cities in the Sea
They may be small, but they build big things! Coral polyps (珊瑚虫), which live in the warm, shallow parts of 73．数学是我的短板，我得多花一点精力。(put)
74．在新闻发布会上，发言人明确表示他发表的评论媒体不得断章取义，以免造成误解。(it)
the Earth’s oceans, are probably the biggest builders on the planet. Coral polyps turn calcium from seawater into a
75．这部春节档电影明星云集，情节曲折，制作精良，实现了票房与口碑的双丰收。(release)
hard material called limestone. Slowly, they build up a hard skeleton (骨架) around their bodies. When polyps die,
their skeletons remain. Young polyps attach themselves to the old skeletons and make new skeletons. Over time,
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weird and wonderful shapes are slowly built up into amazing coral reefs (珊瑚礁).
Scientists sometimes think of coral reefs as underwater cities. A quarter of all known marine species live in reef
habitats―there are nearly a thousand coral species. Reefs are also home to millions of sea creatures, like fish, crabs,
VI.Guided Writing (共25分)
turtles, and sharks.
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese
Humans don’t live in coral reef cities, but we benefit from them. Reefs create jobs for people in the fishing
国际经合组织（OECD）对 600,000 名青少年就生活中最令他们担忧的事情进行了调查，结果如下图。请联
industry and other related businesses. Coral reefs are also popular for divers 一 many countries benefit from the
系自身实际，谈谈最让令你担忧的事情及原因。
tourists that they attract. Lastly, chemicals from reef creatures help scientists create new medicines, which help
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