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2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing2．—Whydidn’tyoutrytofinishthecomposition?—Itriedto,but________Icould,thebellranannouncingtheendoftheexamination.A．until B．whenC．a(chǎn)fter D．before3．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)ssociation D．harmony4．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．a(chǎn)worseone B．a(chǎn)nicerone C．a(chǎn)worstone D．a(chǎn)nicestone5．Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade6．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t7．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled8．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can9．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off10．Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.He_______escapeddrowning.A．nearly B．slightly C．narrowly D．hardly11．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich12．Ishookhandsand________greetingswiththemanager,whoIimpressedalot.A．conveyedB．swappedC．exchangedD．switched13．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped14．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．a(chǎn)pproved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted15．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice16．—MrJohnson,IhavesomethingIwouldliketotroubleyouwith.—________.JusttellmewhatIcando.A．YouhavemywordB．Don'tgivemethatC．YoucansaythatagainD．Don'tstandonceremony17．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot18．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．a(chǎn)rrangesB．mindsC．a(chǎn)ssesses19．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps20．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．a(chǎn)reC．beingD．a(chǎn)rebeing第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）BythetimeRobertPorterAllenwasbornin1905,thewhoopingcrane(鳴鶴)wasalreadyintrouble.ThebeautifulbirdwasoncecommonlyfoundacrossNorthAmerica.By1941,thewhoopingcranepopulationhaddwindledtothedoubledigits.ThetallestspeciesinNorthAmericawerecriticallyendangered.Inthe1940s,theremainingcranesmigrate(遷徙)everyyearfromtheGulfCoastofTexastosomewhereinthenorthofCanadatobreed(繁殖).Theconservationcommunitydidn’tknowwherethebirdswent.Thewetlandswheretheyusedtospendwintersweregrowingrarerandrarerastheytiny,non-migratinggroupofwhoopingcraneswasaliveinLouisianain1941,butthegrouphaddisappearedbythetimeAllenstartedhisresearch.In1942,AllenundertookthewhoopingcraneprojectOverthenextthreeyears,hedidalmostconstantfieldworkthattookhimfromTexasupthecranes'migrationroutetoNebraska,andonintoSaskatchewaninsearchofthenestinggroundofthebirds.Studyingthebirdinitsbreedinghabitatandseeinghowmanybirdswerebornwouldallowconservationiststounderstandhowtohelpthebirdsontheirjourney.Butfindingthewhoopingcrane'snestingsitemeantdifficultandfruitlessairsearchesovernorthernCanada.In1952,Allenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.Thereportwasawarningcalltotheconservationcommunity:only33migratory"whoopers"remained,andtheirnestingsitestillhadn’tbeenfound.Twoyearslater,thewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundsinCanada'sWoodBuffaloNationalParkwerefinallyfound,andAllenheadednorthtostudythemfirsthand,an"incrediblydifficultjourney,"inSprunt’swords,Allen’sworklaidthegroundworkforconservationiststosavethebirds.Theireffortspaidoffasthenumbersreached57by1970and214by2005.Today,thewhoopingcraneisstilllistedasendangered,butthereareroughly600birdsalive.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ItisastoryaboutAllen’ssearchingforalostbird.B．Itisastoryaboutthecranes,LongmigrationflightC．Itisastoryaboutthecranesurvivingthewinters.D．Itisastoryaboutconservingthewhoopingcrane2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dwindled”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．Increased B．Reduced C．Stayed D．Limited3、AccordingtothePassage,whichofthefollowingismainlyresponsibleforwhathappenedtotheremainingwhoopingcranes？A．Habitatloss B．Illegalhunting. C．Naturaldisaster. D．Deadlydiseases.4、Whichofthefollowingeventstookplacein1954?A．Thenon-migratinggroupofwhoopingcranesdisappearedB．RobertPotterAllenundertookthewhoopingcraneproject.C．ThewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundswerediscoveredD．RobertPorterAllenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.22．（8分）Whichconstellation（星座）areyou?Forthosewhobelieveinstars,2017isgoingtobebetterintermsoflove,andmanysignshaveindicatedsignsofpromise.GeminiAh,youaregoingtobeactivein2017.Ifyouarecominginto2017withasignificantother,guesswhat?Youshouldnothaveanyanyproblems.Infact,IthinkIhearweddingbellsinthedistance...Stayawayfrom:Taurus,Pisces,VirgoPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Aries,Aquarius,LibraPiscesYouwillfindyourMr.Rightthisyear.Stayopen-minded.Thetideofloveisstrong.Andforthosealreadywithperfectpartner,great.Thisisyouryeartothoroughlydeepenthebondbetweenthetwoofyou.Infact,donotbesurprisedifanewrelationshipsuddenlyseemstobemovingfasterandyouyoutwotakeonanewlevelofseriousness.Stayawayfrom:Aquarius,Sagittarius,GeminiPositivesigns:Capricorn,Scorpio,CancerTaurusFortunefavorsyouin2017.Youwillfindmuchpeacethroughouttheyear,althoughyouwillalsohavetofaceyourfears.Throughthesetrials,thetruefaceofyourlovedoneswillappear.Also,staystrongifyouarecurrentlywithapartner.Thetwoofyoumighthaveaquarrel.Butlovewillfindawayifitistrulymeanttobe.Stayawayfrom:Aries,Aquarius.LeoPositivesigns:Scorpio,Capricorn,Virgo,PiscesLeoRoarheartily,Leo.2017isgoingtobeablessedyearforyou.Luckcontinuestofindyouinthedatinggametoo,singleLeo.However,sinceLeoisalsofeelingadventurous,thoseinrelationshipareabouttomeetsometension.It’sdecisionsthatmatteralot.Stayawayfrom:Scorpio,Taurus,CancerPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Gemini,Aries1、Whichconstellationmentionedinthetextwillgetmarriedin2017?A．Taurus.B．Pisces.C．Gemini.D．Leo.2、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconstellationfromthepassage?A．Notallfourstarsinthetextarelikelytofindtruelovein2017.B．2017issuitableforGeminitostrengthenexitingrelationship.C．ThisyearforTaurusistoughintermsofmoney.D．ThecharacterofLeomayleadtotroubleinrelationship.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencereport.B．Amagazine.C．Anadvertisement.D．Children’sliterature.23．（8分）StefanoBoeri,theItalianarchitect,famousforhisBoscoVerticale,agroupoftree-coveredskyscrapersinMilan,introducedhisnewplanstopioneerasimilarprojectintheChinesecityofNanjing．TheChineseversionofBoeri’sBoscoVerticale,orverticalforest,willbehisfirstprojectinAsia．Theprojectwillconsistoftwoneighboringtowersthatwillbecoatedwith23differentspeciesoftreesandmorethan2,500kindsofbusheshangingdownthesidesofthebuildings．Thestructureswillbebuiltwiththeabilitytohouseofficesandwillfeaturea247-roomluxuryhotel,aswellasamuseumandevenagreenarchitectureschool．Thetowersarecurrentlyunderconstructionandaresetforcompletionwithinthenextyear．Buttwobuildingsaren’tenoughfortheambitiousBoeriashenowhasevenbolderplansforChinatocreate“forestcities”inacountrythathasbecomeknownasanurbancenterchokingonpoisonousgasesanddust．Inaninterviewabouthisplansto“greenify”thecityandcountryBoerisaid,“Wehavebeenaskedtodesignanentirecitywhereyoudon’tonlyhaveonetallbuilding,butyouhave100or200buildingsofdifferentsizes,allwithtreesandplantsonthesides.”Boericontinued,“Weareworkingveryseriouslyondesigningallthedifferentbuildings．Ithinktheywillstarttobuildattheendofthisyear．By2020wecouldimaginehavingthefirstforestcityinChina.”AlthoughthesetowerswilllendahugehandindecreasingairpollutioninChina’seasterncity,Boerihassaid,itwilltakemorethanapairoftree-coveredskyscraperstoreallysolveChina’spollutioncrisis．ThisiswhytheItalianarchitecthopestorepeathisdesigninotherpartsofthecountry,aswellasinotherplacesaroundtheworld．1、Boeri’sprojectiscalledverticalforestbecausebuildingsarebuilt________．A．inathickforestfulloftreesandgreenplantsB．inacitywheretreesandgreenplantsaregrownC．withtreesandbusheshangingdowntheirsidesD．withtreesandplantsgrowingaroundlikeaforest2、Moreforestcitieswillbebuiltforthepurposeof________．A．enlargingpeople’slivingspaceintheurbanareasB．offeringauniquesolutiontopollutionproblemsC．makingthebestofemptyspacearoundabuildingD．beautifyingacitywhichislikeaforestofbuildings3、FromthepassageweknowBoeri’sfirstprojectinAsiawill________．A．stillkeeptheoriginalfunctionsverywellB．raisepeople’sawarenessofforestprotectionC．gainhimworldwiderecognitionasanarchitectD．enjoyabetterappearanceinacrowdedcity4、WhatisBoeri’sambition?A．Tofurtherreducetheconstructioncost．B．Toimprovehisdesignformorefunctions．C．TohelptotallysolveChina’spollutionproblems．D．TohavemoreBoscoVerticalesaroundtheworld．24．（8分）Doesyourschoolhaveanyproblemswithdiscipline?Whathappenswhenstudentsstepoutofline?Herearesomeexamplesofbadbehaviour:◎Playingtruant(missingschoolwithoutpermissionfromparents).◎Stealing，smoking，hitting，swearing(說臟話)，running，kissing.◎Cheatinginexams.◎Callingateacheroranotherpupilbadnames.◎Notdoinghomework.◎Notlisteningornotpayingattentioninlessons.◎Wearingunsuitableclothes.HerearesomeofthewaysthatUKschoolchildrencanbepunished:Exclusion:apupilisaskedtoleavetheschoolandnotcomeback.Thepupilhastofindanewschooloradifferentmethodofeducation.Suspension:apupilcannotenterthebuildingorattendlessonsuntiltheschoolhasameetingabouttheirsituation.Suspensioncanlastfromoneto45days.Thepupilisusuallygivenworktodoathomewithaspecialteacher.Detention:apupilisaskedtostayafterschoolandworkfor30—60minutesbeforetheyCanleave.Lines:apupilhastowriteasentencemanytimes(e.g.100ormore)onasheetofpaper，e，g，“Imustnotshoutinclass”.FreyaMacDonald，a15-year-oldpupilfromScotland，madethenewswhensherefusedtoacceptherschool’spunishment.Herfamilysaysthatshewasgiven11detentionsfortrivialthingsinclassandcomingintoschoolthroughafiredoor.FreyasaysthatrepeateddetentionsdisruptedherfighttoaneducationunderScottishlawandmadeitdifficultforhertolearn.Sherefusedtoreturnuntiltheschoolrespectedhercivilrights.Shewantstheheadmasterandherteacherstosignalettertopromisethis.HundredsofschoolsinScotlandweretoldnottousedetentionasapunishmentbecauseofherlegalaction.ManyUKschoolsnowgiveparentsahome-schoolcontract，explainingtheirdisciplineandrules.Parentsmustsignthisdocumenttoagreethattheyaccepttheschool’srulesanddisciplineandthattheyareresponsiblefortheirchild’sbehaviour.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Someexamplesofbadbehaviourinschoo1.B．CommondisciplineandrulesinUKschools.C．HowUKschoolsdisciplineandpunishstudents.D．WhatUKparentsthinkofschoolpunishment.2、WhatdoweknowaboutsuspensioninUKschools?A．Itisthemostseriouspunishmentforstudents.B．Apupilisnotpermittedtocomebacktoschoo1.C．Itforcesstudentstowriteacriticalself-review.D．Apupilcancomebackwithinoneandhalfamonth.3、WhatdidFreya’slegalactionresultin?A．Shedidn’twanttostudyata11.B．Manyschoolscancelleddetentiontopunishstudents.C．Shedidn’tstepoutoflineafterthat.D．Teacherssignedalettertorespecthercivilrights.4、WhydomanyUKschoolssignacontractwithparents?A．Tomakeiteasyforstudentstolearn.B．Tohelpparentsknowaboutschoolrules.C．Toshareresponsibilityfortheirchild’sactions.D．Toavoidtheirownresponsibilityforeducation.25．（10分）KillerwhalesinAlaska’sBeringSeahavefiguredoutaneasywaytogetfed.Insteadofseekingoutthefishthem-selves,thecleverwhaleschasedownfishingboatsandstealtheentirecatchoftheday,asmuchas20,000to30,000pounds.Killerwhale“thieves”arenotanewphenomenon.JapanesefishermenhavereportedbeingfollowedbykillerWhalessincethe1950s.However,theincreasingfrequencyofwhalefishtheftintheBeringSea'scontinentalshelfisnowthreateningthelivelihoodoffishermen.PaulClampitt,alocalfisherman,sayshiscrewtriedtokeepthewhalesawaywithloudsounds.Thoughthatworkedforashorttime,thewhalesnowconsiderthenoise“adinnerbell”.JayHerberttriedusingsonartokeepthewhalesaway.Healsometwithlittlesuccess.Accordinglotheexperiencedfisherman,thesmartwhalesdeliberatelyseekoutlongliners(延繩釣漁船）,and,allthefirstopportunitypresentedtothem,stealthefish,leavingbehindjustthelipsofthefishcaught!NOAAFisheriesbiologistJohnMoranisnotsurprisedatthewhales’thievingskill.Theexpertsayswhalesareskilledhunterswhocandistinguishthesoundsofdifferentboatsandevenrecognizethesoundsoftheoperatingsystemthatplacesthefishingequipmentintotheocean.Theexpertjokes,“Grabbingafishoffalineisnothing.”Sincetheyaresocialanimals,itiseasyforwhalestopasstheirskillsontoothers.Killerwhalesarenottheonlywhalespeciesthathavelearnedtostealfromhumans.IntheGulfofAlaska,spermwhalesalsoconductsimilarthefts.LonglinefishermenoffWashington,Chile,Australia,Hawaii,andmanyothercountrieshavereportedsimilarincidents.Thereis,unfortunately,noeasyfixtothisproblem.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsisusingpottrapssimilartotheonesusedtocatchcrabs.However,thecostofswitchingfromlonglinetopotfishingistoohigh,especiallyforsmall-scalefisheries.Thereisalsonoguaranteethatthecatchwillbesafefromtheintelligentwhaleswhich,manyfear,willeventuallyfigureouthowtoopenthepots!1、WhatconcernsfishermeninAlaska?A．Thekillerwhaleseatingtheirfish.B．Thedecreaseofnumbersofwhales.C．Thekillerwhaleschasingtheirboats.D．Thehighcostofoperatingfishingboats.2、Whatmaybethemeanstoprotectfishermen’scatchatpresent?A．Loudsounds.B．Pottraps.C．Sonar.D．Dinnerbells.3、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Whalescanlearnfromeachother.B．Whales’thievingskillssurpriseexperts.C．Whalesareabletocommunicatewithfishermen.D．Killerwhalesarethemostintelligentwhalespecies4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FishermenFacingDangerB．WhalesTeasingFishermenC．ThievesStealingfromFishermenD．WhalesLivingAllovertheWorld第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）In2010,AlecJohnsonpresentedhisfatherMichaelwithaChristmaslistwithanumberofhigh-priceditems.Wantingtoshowhissonwhatreally1inlife,MichaelandhiswifeMehmazbroughtAlecandhisbestfriendLuketodowntownSanDiego,wherethey2home-madeburritos（墨西哥玉米卷餅）tothepeoplelivingonthestreets.Atfirst,Alecviewedtheexerciseasa3.Butaftercommunicatingwiththe4inSanDiego,Michaelsays,“Theboyshadsuchagreattimethattheyaskediftheycoulddoit5”Theprojectquicklygrewbigger,6moreandmoreofAlec’sfriendsgotinvolved.Overtheyears,theboyshave7alotaboutnotonlythemselvesbutthepeoplethey’rehelpingto8aswell.OnevolunteertoldPeoplethattakingpartintheprojecthaschangedhissenseofthoseless9.“Whenyougooutthereyouseethey’rejustpeoplewhohavehadahard10ofluck.”O(jiān)nSundays,Michael’sday11asearlyas4：30a.m.,whenheheadstoalocalrestaurant12tobeginpreparingingredients（配料）thatwillsoonbeusedtomakeover600burritos.Asthemorning13,moreandmorepeoplecometo14theirservices.Theyquicklycreatethesewarmmeals.15theburritosareallmadearound8:30,the16packupanddrivetotwodifferent17locationsindowntownSanDiego.18roundburritos,thegroupgivesoutdrinkstothoseinneed.“Ourgoalistogetpeople19thestreetsandprovidethemwithalittlenutrition,alittlehopeandalittle20,”saysMichael.1、A．mattersB．succeedsC．lacksD．happens2、A．pickedupB．beggedforC．handedoutD．a(chǎn)teup3、A．courseB．punishmentC．relaxationD．reward4、A．hopelessB．statelessC．namelessD．homeless5、A．a(chǎn)gainB．wellC．onceD．hard6、A．unlessB．a(chǎn)sC．ifD．a(chǎn)lthough7、A．a(chǎn)ttemptedB．sharedC．conveyedD．learned8、A．freeB．feedC．saveD．cure9、A．intelligentB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．guiltyD．fortunate10、A．turnB．roleC．trialD．plan11、A．breaksB．comesC．pausesD．begins12、A．kitchenB．receptionC．counterD．court13、A．catchesonB．worksonC．wearsonD．carrieson14、A．a(chǎn)cknowledgeB．lendC．purchaseD．consume15、A．BecauseB．EventhoughC．OnceD．Incase16、A．volunteersB．employeesC．waitersD．customers17、A．productionB．campC．marketD．distribution18、A．IncaseofB．OnaccountofC．InadditiontoD．Inresponseto19、A．intoB．offC．nearD．on20、A．confidenceB．beliefC．pityD．dignity第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ThekindnessofKiwiLotto(樂透彩票)winnersWe’vealldreamedofwinningtheLottobutwhatactuallyhappenswhenournumberscomeup?Theanswerisratherheart-warming.NewresearchouttodayfromLottoNewZealandrevealsthree-quartersofPowerballwinnersthinkofsharing1．spending.OneluckyPowerballwinnerfromTaurangawaseventhinkingofothersbeforehisnumberscameup.“AweekbeforeIwonLotto,Isawanambulance2．sideborethenameofthedonor,andIthought,‘ifIeverwinLotto,that’swhatIwilldo’andthen10days’laterIwon,”hesaid.Havingwon$5.5milliondollars,he’snowspendingapartofthemoneyontwoambulancesforhislocalhospital.“They’regoingtosay‘3．(donate)byaLottowinner’ontheside.Ihopethatitwillinspireotherstopayitforwardiftheyeverfind4．inafortunatepositionlikeIhave.”“Mylife5．(save)manyyearsagobyaStJohnambulanceandit’samarvellousfeelingrepayingbackthatkindness.”Itwasthiskindofbehaviour6．ledtoLottoNZ’sinspiringtruestoryofaKiwimanwhowon$15millionand,honouringapromisemadelongago,wenthalveswithhismate.2017wasthe7．(lucky)yearonrecordforPowerballwinners.“Lastyear,therewere19differentPowerballwinners—8．mostofthemhadincommonwasthedesiretosharetheirgoodfortune.”saidEmiliaMazur,GeneralManagerCorporateCommunications.“AnotherTaurangamanwon$10millionwithPowerballinJulyandoncehegotovertheshockofwinning,hisfirstthoughtwashiscommunityandhehassincesharedsomeofhiswinningstoupgradeitsfacilities.”Groupplayersarenaturalsharers—notonly9．theysharethewinningsamongthemselvesbuttheyalsothenwanttohelpoutothers.“Everyoneisjustsohappy,it’screatedanamazingsenseoffreedom.”saidoneofthegroupleadersTina.“Formepersonally,10．(know)howmuchofasignificantdifferenceyouhavemadetoyourfamilyandyourcircleoffriends,IhaveafeelingthatIhaveneverexperienced.It’sanunquantifiablefeeling—it’smagic.”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Asyouknow,manystudentscomplainthatEnglishisverydifficultlearn、Theyspendalotoftimestudyinggrammar,butstillcan’tspeakEnglishfluent、ButasChinabecomesstronger,somoreandmoreforeignersstartto