2022届湖南省醴陵市高考英语四模试卷含答案

1、2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1Dont take it seriously，AliceI wasnt making _ fun of you its nothing but

2、_ jokeA/; theBthe; theCthe; aD/; a2I was informed that you won the lottery?Are you kidding? Maybe I will win a lottery when_.Ayou cry for the moonBpigs flyCall good things come to an endDyou get a new lease on life3There are many famous cultural relics in our country, many _ thousands of years ago.A

3、dating back toBdate back toCdated back toDwere dated back to4Professor Li _ for his informative lecture, was warmly received by the students.Aknown BknowingChaving known Dto be known5Children exposed to air pollution are more to suffering from different diseases.ApossibleBprobableClikelyDcertainly6T

4、ony, do remember to send the report to the sales manager!_.AMade itBGot itCHeard itDFollowed it7The company and the effect brought about did great good to our business in the market.AitBwhichCthatDwhat8The hall of the school can one thousand people.AsitBseatCbe satDbe seated9Another study of 302 vol

5、unteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree _ people view “volunteer” as an important social role.Aby whichBto whichCin whichDfrom which10 ，dear! Things wont be as bad as you think. There certainly will be chances for you.AHurry upBLook upCCheer upDMake up11By ser

6、ving others, a person focuses on someone other than himself or herself, _ can be very eye-opening and rewarding.AwhoBwhichCwhatDthat12Lifting off at sunrise, the hot air balloon goes wherever the wind blow.AmayBmustCneedDshould13She did not feel a bit nervous though it was the first time she _ in pu

7、blic.AspokeBhave spokenChad spokenDwere speaking14_the fierce competition in job seeking, many university graduates have no choice but to reduce their own demand for the salary.AFaced BFacingCTo face DHaving faced15Her doctor indicated that even adding a(n) _ amount of daily exercise would dramatica

8、lly improve her health.AmodestBequalCexactDconsiderable16It was when she first arrived in China _ she developed a passion for paper-cutting.AwhereBthatChowDwhy17Though winters in Britain are cold and there is usually snow, there are _ places for skiing.AsomeBmanyCfewDa few18Which do you prefer, the

9、former option or the latter one?I think the former one is no better than the latter one. So Ill choose _.Athe former one Bthe latter oneCeither of them Dneither of them19 the key to the car when my boss came towards me.Finally I could drive him home as usual.ANever had I found BSeldom did I findCHar

10、dly had I found DNo sooner did I find20 There are no relative articles on the Internet.What shall we do? My God！There are always not any useful articles when you want .AoneBitCthatDany第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。21（6分）John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way throug

11、h the station. He was looking for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didnt, the girl with the rose.When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin. The handwriting reflected a thought

12、ful soul and beautiful mind. He discovered the former owners name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell. He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the ma

13、il and their friendship developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldnt matter what she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested 7:00 p.m. at the Grand Central Station in New York. She wrote, “Youl

14、l recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat.” So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose. As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John cam

15、e closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly compa

16、nioned and supported him. The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, “Im Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?”She replied with a smile, “I dont know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, beg

17、ged me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, Id tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”1、John was eager to know the former owner of the book because he_.Awas very interested in the contents of the bo

18、okBwas impressed by the notes written by its ownerCwanted to improve his handwritingDwanted to discuss the book with her2、What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?AHe served in the army abroad.BHe went overseas for vacation.CHe went on a business trip in New York.DHe vis

19、ited Miss Maynell.3、What do we know about the woman with a rose?AShe was Miss Maynells close friend.BShe was a waitress in the big restaurant.CShe was probably a passerby.DShe was paid to meet John at the Station.4、Which would be the best title of the text?AAn Interesting BookBA Woman With a RoseCA

20、Brave SoldierDA Love Test22（8分）Do companies need a strong leader to stay competitive? Many would say “yes, definitely”, but the employees of one Swedish software consultancy company would tell them otherwise. They dont have a CEO. Nobody tells anyone what to do, instead, all the 40 employees have me

21、etings and decide together.Crisp has become world famous for not having a boss. Hoping to get its employees more involved, it moved on to change its chief executive officer (CEO) annually, but ultimately, the 40-strong staff decided to scrap the position altogether.Well, it turns out that not having

22、 a boss, and being involved in decision making has made Crisps 40 employees more responsible and motivated. And even if someone does make a bad call at some point, its definitely not the end of the world.According to the BBC, the unique Swedish company is apparently set up more like a family nobody

23、tells anyone what to do, but the unspoken understanding is that “you dont mess up the house”.Crisp does hold four-day meetings for the whole staff two or three times a year, when they decide on things that affect everyone, like changing their headquarters, but generally, company employees are encour

24、aged to make their own decisions. They also have a company board, a legal requirement in Sweden, which acts as a last resort, in case something goes horribly wrong.So far, the “no CEO” experiment has gone surprisingly well. Henrik Kniberg, an organizational coach at Crisp, claims that not having to

25、ask the boss to approve project decisions or budgets means that things happen a lot faster and the company can respond to clients quicker.However, Kniberg stresses that not having to ask the CEOs permission about stuff doesnt remove employees responsibility to consult with their colleagues and expla

26、in their decisions. However, some CEOs believe that the idea only works in small startups, because it would be too chaotic（混乱的）in large organizations.1、What can we learn from the text?AT here was no CEO in the company from the very beginning.BEveryone in the company is the boss.CEvery employee takes

27、 turns to take charge of Crisp.DThe company board was founded for more than legal purpose.2、Crisps practice without a boss is successful because _.Ait has encouraged every staff member to contribute to the companyBit has helped its employees avoid making mistakesCit has made Crisp world famous in th

28、e competitive environmentDit has saved money otherwise paid to the CEO3、It can be inferred from the text EXEPT that _.ACrisps successful way may not be popularized in a big companyBmaking quick decisions is an advantage in businessCemployees in Crisp have to discuss with each otherDCrisps employees

29、are actually relatives4、Which factor may NOT contribute to a companys success according to the text?AQuick response to its clients.BEmployees responsibility.CA companys scale（规模）.DEmployees motivation.23（8分）Though Grant and I are typically more traditional, we actually met online, through Facebook.

30、As a single mom, it was always a nightmare trying to date, as I have full custody (抚养权) of my daughter and very little “me” time. But that wasnt the only challenge we had to overcome as a couple -we also lived four and a half hours away from one another. But when two people are meant to be, life sur

31、e has an interesting way of bringing two people together.Nine months ago, I randomly added him on Facebook. After weeks of messaging back and forth, we had our first four-hour phone call, and the long call led to our first date.In the six and half months that we dated, I got to witness an attractive

32、, charming bachelor become a positive, loving and selfless father to my little girl.On the day of our engagement(订婚), he took my daughter and I to breakfast. I had a feeling that he was planning something. But after anxiously eating breakfast, hoping and praying he wasnt going to get down on one kne

33、e in the middle of a very busy Saturday morning brunch, we left. Then, we walked a mile into the woods. It was quite the adventure. Finally, we got to a wooden bridge in the middle of the forest and he got down on one knee.After proposing to me, Grant got back to propose to my daughter. He said, “Ad

34、rianna, can I be your daddy, to promise to love and protect you for the rest of your life?” As soon as he spoke those sweet words, I once again broke down in tears.My daughter replied in complete shock, “thank you!” He then presented her with a beautiful heart necklace. The necklace symbolizes a pie

35、ce of his heart that she can always carry with her.Our beautiful little family of two has become three. My daughter and I both got our fairy tale ending.1、What challenges did the author and Grant face as a couple?She had little time to date.They met each other online.There was a long distance betwee

36、n them.They were traditional people.A BC D2、How could the author probably describe Grant.AGenerous and grateful. BHumorous and gifted.CResponsible and caring. DOptimistic and patient.3、Why did the author feel anxious on the day of their engagement?AShe had no idea what their future would be.BShe did

37、nt know how to respond to Grant.CShe was afraid Grant wouldnt accept her daughter.DShe thought that Grant would propose to her in public.24（8分）It is said that if you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of o

38、ur brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we are growing old unnecessarily soon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of agin

39、g could be slowed down.With a team ofcolleaguesat Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations.Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side parts of the

40、 brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual on economical faculties.Contraction of front and side parts as cells die off was observed in some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some

41、sixty-and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to the contraction normally connected with age using the head.The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the town. Those least at risk, says

42、Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routinework ingovernment offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking (萎缩)brainsas the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant.Matsuzawas findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from s

43、hrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain, good blood circulation is through using the brain.” he says. “Think hard and engage in conversation. Dont rely on pocket calculators.”1、The team of doctors wanted to find o

44、ut_.Athe size of certain peoples brainsBhow to make people live longerCwhich people are most intelligentDwhy certain people are aging sooner than others.2、On what are their research findings based?AThe study of brain volumes of different people.BThe study of brain volumes of old people.CThe latest d

45、evelopment of computer technology.DA survey of farmers in northern old people.3、The doctors tests show that _.Aour brains shrink as we grow olderBthe front section of the brain does not shrinkCsixty-year-olds have better brains thanthirty-year-oldsDsome peoples brains have contracted more than other

46、 peoples4、According to the passage, which people seem to age more slowly than the others?ALawyers. BFarmers.CClerks. DShop assistants.25（10分） In the space of just two years, the app Douyin, created by Beijing-based company ByteDance, has gathered more than half a billion usersaround 40 of them outsi

47、de Chinawho share short videos of themselves lip-syncing （假唱）, cooking, dancing or just being silly. What sets ByteDance apart is its success in the social media category, which is controlled by Facebook, Twitter and Snapall Western companies.ByteDance calls itself an artificial intelligence company

48、. It uses machine learning and algorithms （算法） to figure out what people like most and give them more of what they want to see. On Douyin, people can edit and beautify 15-second videos before posting them online. The app has even made a phrase to describe people glued to their customized feeds: “shu

49、a Douyin” or “scrolling through Douyin”. Last year, the company released TikTok, the overseas version of Douyin. ByteDances growing video empire has made it the worlds fifth biggest app maker. ByteDance says TikTok and Douyin together have more than 500 million monthly active users.Investors like By

50、teDance because its hundreds of millions of users attract a lot of advertising money. The video apps are lucrative because they attract a lot of users in their teens and 20s, who are more generous with the money. ByteDance also makes money through income sharing deals. People on TikTok, for example,

51、 can buy digital coins to give to other people on the applike throwing money in a performers tip jar. ByteDance takes a cut of those earnings.ByteDances founder and CEO is Zhang Yiming, a 35-year-old former Microsoft employee. People who have worked with Zhang describe him as someone who thinks deep

52、ly about technology and spends much of his free time writing code.Like Facebook and Twitter, ByteDance is also battling fake news and inappropriate content. ByteDance promises to add thousands more employees to review the content on Douyin.1、What makes ByteDance so special?AIts app challenges simila

53、r companies rule in Western world.BIt invented the social media app initially in the world.CIt is the biggest artificial intelligence company on the earth.DIt has controlled Facebook, Twitter and Snap.2、Why is Douyin so popular?AIt is a new generation hi-tech product.BIt has both home and overseas v

54、ersion.CIt is easy and totally free to operate online.DIt meets the demand of people individually.3、How does ByteDance make a profit?ABy charging the users.BBy charging the advertisement.CBy forcing the users to donate.DBy selling its artificial intelligence.4、What can be the best title for the text

55、?ADouyin, a Popular AppBByteDance, a Successful CompanyCFacebook Together with Douyin Is Batting Fake NewsDTwitter Is Helping Douyin Attract More Advertising Money第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项26（30分） When I was a freshman in college I received a letter

56、 that forever opened a window in my soul I had just started writing and the 1 of my local county newspaper had been kind enough to 2 some of my work About a month later the 3 arrivedHere is what it said You may not 4 me We last saw each other in kindergarten and my 5 moved the next year We 6 get the

57、 county paper in the mail， though， and when I saw your name I had to write you You see that first year in school was very 7 for me I was a tiny， 8 ， and ordinary-looking girl that the other children 9 me every day The thing I remember about you is that you 10 did When we 11 to go out， the teacher al

58、ways put me beside you and you would hold my hand as we 12 the street You talked to me and played with me You 13 me as a person， not someone different and I will be forever 14 for that My whole life was 15 because of how you treated me all those years agoI carefully wrote back to my kindergarten fri

59、end and we 16 for several years 17 the illness that she had 18 with since childhood finally took her life I will never forget， however， just how much that simple kindness I had shared 19 to herEvery act of kindness we do 20 anothers heart Every bit of goodness we share makes the world a better place

60、 Lets use that power and make both Earth and Heaven smile1、AteacherBdirectorCeditorDleader2、AprintBpublishCreportDcheck3、AnewspaperBmessageCworkDletter4、ArememberBrecognizeChearDforget5、AparentsBfamilyCschoolDclassmates6、AstillBalsoCjustDeven7、AbusyBhappyCdifficultDeasy8、AhonestBnaughtyCsunnyDsick9、