湖北省钢城第四中学2024年招生全国统一模拟考试英语试题含解析

湖北省钢城第四中学2024年招生全国统一模拟考试英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．accelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile2．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should3．Thenewmeansoftransport________inthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A．havenevertriedB．hasnevertriedC．haveneverbeentriedD．hasneverbeentried4．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose5．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got6．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account7．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged8．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired9．IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault10．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria11．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished12．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer13．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed14．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that15．Iusuallygotherebytrain.Whynot________byshipforachange?A．totrygoing B．tryingtogoC．totryandgo D．trygoing16．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where17．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what18．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both19．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto20．—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some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）The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyearwiththeincreaseofpeople’sincome.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract(交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.Inallcases,thedolphinsseemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughoutthedaywhentheyarenotexposedtotourism.Permittedinteractionsshouldnotbetoodisturbingtothedolphinssincetherecouldbemothersandcalves(幼崽）presentindolphingroups.Thereshouldalsobeeducationalcampaignsaboutthecreaturesandwhatislikelytocausedangertothem.Itisnoteasytoexplaintosomeonethattheycannotfulfilltheirlifelongdreamsbecausethedolphinsareresting,orthatamotherdolphinandcalfareinthearea.Butifwearetoenjoytheseremarkableanimalsandnotjustusethemforourentertainment,thenwemustcarefullymonitorthe“swim-with-dolphins”industryworldwide.1、Whatmakes“swim-with-dolphins”tourismpopular?A．Thelocalgovernment’sencouragement.B．Theimprovementofpeople’slivingstandard.C．Theincreasingnumberoftourists.D．Thehighprofitsoftheindustry.2、Whyareyoungdolphinsmorelikelytoswimwithhumans?A．Theydothisoutofcuriosity.B．Theylikehumansbetter.C．Theyarelesssensitive.D．Theyprefernewthingsbynature.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthe“swim-with-dolphins”industrydoinParagraph4?A．Makepeopleknowthehiddenthreattodolphins.B．Strictlylimittheexpansionoftheindustry.C．Avoidinteractionwithyoungdolphins.D．Exposedolphinstotouristsonlyinthedaytime.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoward“swim-with-dolphins”?A．Negative.B．Cautious.C．Supportive.D．Optimistic.22．（8分）Assistant

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inAugust.Applicantsarerequiredtohaveadegreeindancearea,teachingexperienceataprofessionalorcollegelevel,abilitytodirectandteachstagemovement.Thesalarydependsonqualificationsandexperience.Forcompleteinformation,visithttp://finearts.wichita.eduFullProfessorinTheatreandDanceTheDepartmentofTheatre&DanceattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego(http://wwwtheatre.uscd.edu)isseekinganexperiencedtheatreartistinlightingdesign.Applicantsmustworkforusforatleastoneyear.Significantprofessionalexperienceisrequired.Thispositionisexpectedtoteachatbothgraduateandundergraduatelevels.AreviewofapplicationswillstartonJune1st.Applicationdeadline:September1st.TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArtsDeSalesUniversity’sPerformingandFineArtsDepartmentseeksahighlyskilled,professionaltechnicaldirector.Thepositionisa10-monthstaffpositionwiththepossibilityofsummeremploymentwiththePennsylvaniaShakespeareFestival.Professionalexperienceisrequired;MFAispreferred.Pleaseemailmaterialstojohn.bell@.Screeningofapplicationsbeginsimmediatelyandwillcontinueuntilthepositionisfilled.AssistantDirector—MediaResourcesCenterMarylandInstituteCollegeofArtisseekinganAssistantDirectorofMediaResourcesCenterintheAcademicAffairsDivision.QualificationforthepositionincludeadegreeinArtHistoryorrelatedfieldswithknowledgeofartanddesignhistory,libraryexperience,excellentinterpersonalcommunicationsskillsandfamiliaritywithphotoshopandscanning.Areviewofapplicationswillbeginimmediately;jobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionisfilled.Applicantsarerequiredtoworkforusatsendemailstoiobs@.Thesalarydiffersdependingonyourexperience.Pleaseincludeyourdesiredsalaryinyourapplicationletter.1、Whatadmayanapplicantpaycloseattentiontoifhe/shehas9.5-monthfreetime?A．FullProfessorinTheatreandDance.B．AssistantProfessorinMusicalTheatreDance.C．TechnicalDirectorinPerformingandFineArts.D．AssistantDirector—MediaResourcesCenter.2、Whichcanyouapplytoifyouhaveexcellentinterpersonalcommunicationskills?A．WichitaStateUniversity.B．TheUniversityofCalifornia.C．DeSalesUniversity.D．MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt.3、Whatcanwelearnfromtheadvertisements?A．Allthejobsmentionedinthetextrequireexperience.B．Allthejobsmentionedabovepromiseagoodsalary.C．Allthereviewsofapplicationswillbeginimmediately.D．Allthejobannouncementswillremainopenuntilthepositionsarefilled.23．（8分）Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedaeroplane.Atmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworse,heraltimeter(高度表)failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnight,andinastorm,apilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimes,herplanenearlyplunged(冲)intothesea.Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthertrouble.Amelianoticedflames(火焰)comingfromtheengine.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohope.Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,shewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEurope.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,shewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHouse.Fromthattimeon,AmeliaEarhartwasfamous.Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanalone,andshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes.Intheyearsthatfollowed,AmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStates,andoneachoccasion(时刻)shesetanewrecordforflyingtime.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation(航空)andthatairtravelwasuseful.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland?A．Shewascaughtinastorm. B．Thealtimeterwentoutoforder.C．Herenginewentwrong. D．Shelostherdirection.2、WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheengine,whatdidshedo?A．Shedidnothingbutprayforherself.B．ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIreland.C．Shecontinuedflying.D．Shelosthopeofreachingland.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned?A．ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.B．Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight.C．ShewaswarmlywelcomedinEngland,EuropeandtheUnitedStates.D．Shemadeplanstoflyaroundtheworld.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AmeliaEarhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantic.B．AmeliaEarhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation.C．ANewRecordforFlyingTime.D．ADangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEngland.24．（8分）ABigBowlofLoveByCristinaFerrare(Hardcover)◎$30.00ListPrice◎$15.62OnlinePriceCheckoutwhat’scookinginournewMother’sDaycollection—startingwithABigBowlofLove,ahomeycollectionofmorethan150recipesforeverydaymealsandcelebrationsfromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorCristinaFerrare.TheLandofPaintedCavesByJeanM.Auel◎$30.00ListPrice◎$15.78OnlinePriceWe’vegotthefictionMomreallywantstoread!Browse(浏览)hereforamixofbestsellersnowinpaperbackandremarkablenewnovels,includingthebestselling6thinstallment(部分)inJeanAuel’sEarth’sChildrenseries,TheLandofPaintedCaves.AGardener’sNotebookByDougOster◎$14.95ListPrice◎$11.42OnlinePriceThisassortment(分类)ofbookscelebratestheextraordinarypleasuresofhomeandhearth.Formomswithagreenthumb,we’vegotabeautifulGardenerNotebookdesignedtobecomeafamilyheirloom(传家宝),itspagesfilledwiththestoryofmom’slifeinthegarden,andmuchmore.Urbanmomswillloveourselectionoftitlesonhomedecoration.IRememberNothingByNoraEphron◎$22.95ListPrice◎$13.49OnlinePriceThisMother’sDay,giveyourmomabookshe’llreallytreasure.Inourcollectionofhumorandinspirationyou’llfindeverythingfromIrememberNothing-thegreatNoraEphron’slatestonagingwithgraceofcourse,butmoreimportantlywithhumor-toTheMoneyClass,SuzeOrman’smasterclassonhowtolivetheAmericanDreaminfinanciallytoughtimes.299、IfyouwanttobuythreecopiesofABigBowlofLoveonline,youcansave.A．$46.86 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D．classic25．（10分）Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint.Inordertoreduceglobalwarming,weneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller.ButhowmuchCOareweresponsiblefor?AnewbookbyMikeBerners-Lee(aleadingexpertincarbonfoot-printing)mightbeabletohelp.TheCarbonFootprintofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy,andcalculatestheamountofCO2theyproduce,includingtheingredients,theelectricity,theequipment,thetransportandthepackaging.Andit’sfrighteninghowmuchcarbondioxideeverythingproduces.Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink.FromBerners-Lee’scalculations,it’sclearthatapint(568ml)oflocally-brewed(酿制的)beerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer.Thisisbecausetheimportedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway,anditusesmorepackaging.Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gofCO2-buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansofcheapforeignbeerfromthesupermarket.Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork.Nothingismoreenvironmentally-friendlythanridingabike,surely?Well,itdependsonwhatyou’vehadtoeatbefore.Torideabikeweneedenergyandforenergyweneedfood.So,ifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it’s200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon’tneedpackaging.Theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?Absolutelynot.Ifyoucycle,youdontuseyourcar;andthefewercarsontheroad,thefewertrafficjams.AndcarsintrafficjamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancarstravellingatspeed.Cyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlesslikelytogotoahospital.Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbonfootprints!So,maybeit’stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges.Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer,please.1、Whichofthefollowingsproducesthesmallestcarbonfootprints?A．Apintoflocalbeer.B．Abottleofimportedbeer.C．Abananabeforea1.5kmbikeride.D．Baconbeforea1.5kmbikeride.2、Accordingtothearticle,theauthorsuggestschoosingthelocalfoodbecauseitis________.A．moretasty B．easiertobuyC．betterpackaged D．moreenergy-saving3、Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto________.A．promoteanewbookB．advertisetheimportedbeerC．instructhowtomeasurethecarbonfootprintD．encouragepeopletoreducetheproductionofCO2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）MyhusbandandIinsistedthatourchildrenwereoldenoughtocleantheirroomsandmaketheirbeds.Buttheythought1.Mycomplaints,evenself-justified（自有道理）2,werealwayslandingon3ears.Veryoftenawholehour’sscoldingwouldendwiththeir4intotears.Ifeltveryfrustrated.IrealizedIneededto5mymethodof“mothering”.Onedaywhentheywereatschool,Ispentsometimetidyingtheirrooms.Ontheirdesks,inplain6,Ileftthecards:“DearBill(theothercardwas7toSarah),yourroomwasmessythismorningandI’msureyoulikeitclean.Love,theRoomFairy.”8arrivingback,thechildrenwere9excitedtoreceivethelittlenotefromtheRoomFairy.Thenextday,theirroomswerefairlytidy.Sureenough,therewasanothernotefromtheRoomFairy10forthem,thankingthemfortheirnice“gift”ofacleanroomand11askingthemtoplayacertainviolin12.Eachday,thank-younoteswouldbewrittendifferentlytokeeptheideas13． SometimestheRoomFairywouldproposealittle14:“Ifyoucanfinishyourhomeworkandgooveryourlessonsbeforedinner,I’dliketowatchaparticulartelevisionprogramwithyoutonight.”Sometimessomecoloredmarkersorotherlittleitemswouldbeleftin15ofwell-donejobstheday16.17Ican’trememberhowlong“theRoomFairy”continuedleavingherlovenotes.Whentheywereageappropriate,weusedvariousversionsofPost-Its（贴条）.Thebathroommirrorbecamethe18centreofourhome.Appointments,noticesaboutvisitingrelatives,lessonschedules,andchangesinplanscouldbe19.Weallbenefitedfromand20theideaofsharingremindersanddailydetailsoflifethroughnotes.IbelievethetrueadvantageoftheRoomFairynotessurvivesinourfrequentandenjoyablecommunication．1、A.differentlyB.not C.negative D.same2、A．crying B．shouting C．persuading D．beating3、A.sideB.deaf C.neither D.either4、A.cryingB.bringing C.bursting D.dropping5、A.adjustB.adopt C.access D.addict6、A.sentenceB.words C.speech D.sight7、A.sentB.read C.delivered D.addressed8、A.AsB.At C.In D.Upon9、A.morethanB.ratherthanC.nomorethanD.otherthan10、A.askingB.waiting C.prayingD.expecting11、A.politelyB.friendlyC.gently D.toughly12、A.musicB.song C.piece D.tone13、A.respectableB.uninterestingC.incredibleD.fresh14、A.challengeB.questionC.suggestion D.advice15、A.responseB.answer C.praiseD.honor16、A.aheadB.before C.overD.ago17、A.ActuallyB.Evenso C.EvenifD.Though18、A.lifeB.main C.memory D.reminder19、A.sentB.struck C.postedD.hanged20、A.learnedB.appreciatedC.shared D.thanked第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）TheChineseLunar(月球)ExplorationProgramisdesignedtobeconductedinthreestages:Thefirstissimplyreachinglunarorbit(轨道),atask1．(complete)byChang‟e1in2007andChang‟e2in2010.Thesecondis2．(land)ontheMoon,asChang‟e3didin2013andChang‟e4in2019.ThethirdoneiscollectinglunarsamplesandsendingthemtoEarth,ataskforthefutureChang‟e5andChang‟e6missions.It3．(be)China‟sfirstsamplereturnmissioninDecember2019.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。TherearemanyproblemswhenIamabroadlonely,especiallywhenIamintheCzechRepublic,itsofficialisnotEnglish.Sothefirstbigproblemislanguage.ManyCzechpeopledon'tspeakEnglish.SoIhavetolearntheCzech.It’sverychallengingalthoughtherearesevencasesforgrammar.Inthebeginning,Ican’tunderstandtherulesatall.Butlittlebylittle,Ireme