湖北省荆州市重点中学2024届高考英语四模试卷含解析

湖北省荆州市重点中学2024届高考英语四模试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．agrees C．promises D．declines2．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven3．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as4．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively5．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright6．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw7．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway8．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．asthough9．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly10．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before11．______flag-raisingceremonywasheldattheGoldenBauhiniaSquareonJuly1tocelebrate______17thanniversaryofHongKong’sreturntoChina.A．A;/ B．A;theC．The;the D．/;the12．—Whydidyoulet____kidsoffthistime?—Ijustwanttogivethem____secondchance．A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．the;a13．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious14．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．and B．or C．but D．so15．-Lateagain！Where_____________？-Sorry，I________________intheheavytraffic，orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.A．wereyou；havegotstuck B．haveyoubeen；havegotstuckC．wereyou；gotstuck D．haveyoubeen；gotstuck16．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．any B．some C．any D．no17．Ifyougotobuythetopbest-sellingCD,pleaseget______forme.A．one B．itC．this D．that18．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere19．---Tomhasfailedagaininthemathexam.Iamreallyletdown.---______Hehasalreadydonehisbest. A．Don’tpushhim. B．Nokidding. C．Heshouldbetoblame. D．Nowonder.20．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that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）I’vebeenresearchingmyfamilytreesince1998，andI’velongbeencuriousaboutDNAasawaytolearnmoreaboutmyroots.Thetechnologyhascomealongwayinthelastdecade,andit’sbecomemoreaffordabletoo.Finally,IwentaheadandorderedaY-DNAtest.TheresultscameinmyemailinboxfromtheDNAlab!WhenIloggedintoseetheresults,thereare29livingpeopletodaywithwhomIshareacommondirectmaleancestorinaboutthelast1,000years.TheyliveinIreland,England,Scotland,SouthAfrica,theUnitedStatesandprobablyelsewhere.Ihadtwoclosematches,andtherestweremoredistant.TheybothliveinIreland!WhatmakestheconnectiontothesetwomensointerestingisthatmostIrishgenealogical(族谱的)recordswereburnedinfiresinDublinanddon’texisttoday.Withoutthem,it‘shardtotraceIrishrootsanyfurtherbackthanthe1800s.I’vewrittenemailstobothofthemandhopetohearback!IdidsomemoreresearchonmyY-DNAandfoundmydirectmaleancestorswereCeltics.TheyseemtohavelivedinWesternEuropeatthetimeofAncientRome.MigrationpatternsshowthatmyDNAgrouplikelyoriginatedinWesternAsia,livingthere20,000and30,000yearsago.TherearerelativeswithsimilarDNAgoingthousandsofyearsbackinwhatisnowIran,India,Syria,IsraelandTurkey.IwassoexcitedbytheseresultsthatIdecidedtotracemymotherlylinetoo.MyDNAisalreadyatthelab,sonowIjusthavetowaitanothermonthorso,andI’msuretofindmoreinterestingthings.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofdoingaY-DNAtest?A．TosatisfyhiscuriosityaboutDNA．B．Toknowmoreabouthisancestors.C．Tofindhisfamiliesseparatedlongago.D．TorewritegenealogicalrecordsinIreland.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“matches”inparagraph3?A．friendsB．relativesC．ancestorsD．competitions3、Wheredidtheauthor’sfamilyrootin?A．Ireland.B．WesternAsia.C．AncientRome.D．WesternEurope.4、HowdidtheauthorfeelabouttheresultsoftheDNAtest?A．Inspired.B．Relieved.C．Confused.D．Discouraged.22．（8分）AmixtureofdeepsorrowandangerhassweptBraziliansacrossthecountry—particularlyinthecityofRiodeJaneiro—withtheburningoftheirbelovedMuseuNacional,orNationalMuseum.ByMondaymorning,whenIvisitedthesite,thefiremenwerebusytryingtoenterthehuge,early19th-centuryneoclassicalbuilding.Forallweknow,everythingmayhavebeenburnedtoashes.Fortunately,noone,noteventhefoursecurityguardswhowitnessedthebeginningofthefire,hasbeeninjured.Nobodyyetknowsthecauseofthefire,butitistheofficials'irresponsibilityandthefundingshortagesinparticular,whicharebeingblamedforthistragedy.Someofthemuseum'sresearcherstoldthepressthattheyhadbeenabletosavesomethingsfromtheexhibitionroomsbeforethefiremovedin.However,weBrazilianshavelostmuchofthematerialmemoryofourshortpast.Agoodpartofour518yearsofhistory,orthatwhichhadbeentransformedintostorableobjects,disappearedinjustafewhours.ThepeopleofRiodeJaneirowerefondoftakingtheirchildren,orgrandchildrentothemuseumtoshowofftheirknowledgeoftheodd-lookingmummiesbroughtinfromEgyptbytheEmperorDomPedroII,ahugeskeletonofahumpbackwhale,orthebrightlycolouredfeathersofaheaddressoftheKayapotribe.WhenIthinkthatIcannolongertakemyyoungestdaughtertotheMuseuNacional—thatiswhatgetsmeemotional.Itisthisfeelingthathaspenetrated(穿透)oursoulsandmayleaveBraziliansfeelingemptyforalongtimetocome.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNationalMuseumofBrazil?A．Ithasahistoryof518years.B．Allofitscollectionshavebeenlost.C．Itwasbuiltintheearly19thcentury.D．Itisnotverypopularinthecountry.2、Accordingtothetext,_______causedthebigfireofthemuseum.A．theinefficientfiremen B．theirresponsibleofficialsC．thecarelesssecurityguards D．somethingunknown3、Thetextiswritteninamoodof_______.A．delight B．sorrowC．defeat D．humour4、Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．FirePutoutinRiodeJaneiro,BrazilB．OurFondMemoriesofthePastC．WhoIstoBlamefortheAccident?D．AMuseumIsLostandMightNeverReturn23．（8分）Stopwastingyourtimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Instead,realizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.Theseeds,andthepowertogrowthem,arecontainedinthehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance.Youcanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoice.Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem(自尊).Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourself,andthusoveryourlife.Peoplewithlowself-esteemdonotbelievethattheyhaveanypower,orresponsibilityfortheirlife.Theyareleavestossed(摆)bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsibleforwhateverhappensinyourlife.Losersthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentwhilesuccessfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecause,wecancontroltheeffect.Weareresponsibleforwhatweconsciouslychoosetoacceptandbelieve.Thoughtsandbeliefscauseeverything.Ourattitudesandactionsarearesultofhabitsingrainedinusoveraperiodoftime.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessdependsuponourlevelofconfidence.Weareresponsibleforeitherreinforcing(强化)goodhabitsorkickingbadhabitsandconsciouslyreplacingthemwithconsistentlypracticedgoodhabits.Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeople,youaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrary,theoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfinding,planting,andnurturing(培育)theseedsthatcontainfuturevictory,bornfromsetbacks.Inshort,inallareasofyourlife,whethertheyarefinancial,physical,emotional,orspiritual,youareresponsible.Onceyourecognizethis,acceptit,andfirmlybelieveit,youareontheroadtosuccess.1、Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey________.A．arereadytochangetheirmindsB．areeasilyaffectedbywindyweatherC．don’thavethepowertofacetheirfateD．can’texercisecontroloverthemselves2、Loserswouldthinkthat________.A．successistheresultofhardworkB．workinghardwillleadtosuccessC．theirfailureisonlybecauseofbadluckD．theydon’tmakeeffortstosucceed3、ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that________.A．whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourattitudesB．developingconfidenceisthekeytofuturesuccessC．thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofcreativemindD．settingourexpectationsisessentialbeforetakingaction4、Thelastparagraphservesas________.A．theproofoftheauthor’spointsB．theconclusionoftheargumentC．anintroductiontoanothertopicD．acomparisonbetweentwoviews5、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．SuccessIsaChoice B．TheSecretsofSuccessC．DevelopOurConfidence D．HowtoAchieveSuccess24．（8分）OnthemorningofSeptember7th,19-year-oldRyanHarrisand40-year-oldStonieHuffman,twoSitka,Alaskaresidents,tookoffontheir28-footboatinsearchoffish.Twomilesintotheocean,theirboatbegantohavesomeproblems.Theymanagedtofixtheproblems,butdecidedtoheadbacktoshoreanyway.However,beforetheycouldcallforhelporgrabalifejacket,aneight-footwaveslammedhardagainsttheirboatandoverturnedit,throwingbothmenintothecoldAlaskanwaters.Stranded,theybegantolookaroundtoseewhattheycouldgrabontoandsawacoupleoftheemptyfishingboxesfromtheboat,floatingaround.Ryanmanagedtoclimbinsideone.Stonie,however,wasnotasluckyandmanagedtoonlygrabontothelidofthebox.Soon,theybothstarteddriftingapart.WhileRyancontinuedtobobupanddowninthebox,thewavesstartedcarryingStonieaway.Butasluckwouldhaveit,hecaughtsightofoneofthelifesuitsfromtheirboatfloatingintheoceanandmanagedtograbit.Thoughputtingitonandhangingontothelidatthesametimewasnotaneasytask,Stoniemanageditandthenbeganhislongswimbacktoshore.Heendeduponadesertedpatchoflandabout25milesnorthwestofSitka,wherehehadtowaituntilSaturdaymorningalmost24hoursafterthefishingtripbegan,forrescuerstofindhim.Meanwhile,19-year-oldRyancontinuedtodriftaroundtheoceantryingtostayaliveandhopingsomeonewouldfindhim.Thebraveteenagerrepeatedhimselfoverandoveragain,“I’mRyanHunterHarrisandI’mnotgoingtodiehere.”Hewassurehewouldberescued.TwohoursafterhisfriendwasrescuedandabletoguidetheCoastGuardand,26hoursaftertheadventurebegan,Ryanwasfinallyfoundandbroughtbacktoshore.Whatwasamazingwasthatbesidesafewscratches,theyoungsterwasinperfecthealth.Willheeverventureoutonafishingtripagain?Onlytimewilltell!1、WelearnthatonRyanandStonie’swaybacktoshore,.A．theyhadexpectedtheywouldencounterdangerB．theywerestruckbyabigwaveallofasuddenC．theytriedtofixtheproblemsoftheirboatD．theywerefrightenedbymanybigwaves2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Stranded”inParagraph2mean?A．Trapped. B．Injured.C．Encouraged. D．Puzzled.3、Paragraph4showswhenRyanwasdriftingaroundtheocean,he.A．wasfrightened B．amusedhimselfC．becamehopeless D．stayedpositive4、Thewriterfindsitsurprisingthat.A．Ryanwasfinallyfound B．ittooksolongtofinallyfindRyanC．Ryanwasonlyslightlyinjured D．Ryandecidedtogoonafishingtripagain25．（10分）Youcan’tseeyoursleepingpetsbrainwaves,butitsbehaviorcantellyouwhenyourcatmightbedreaming.Ifyouwatchclosely,you’llseethatasshefallsasleep,herbreathingbecomesslowandregularwithherbodystill.Shehasenteredthefirststageofsleep,calledslow-wavesleep.Afterabout15minutesyou’llnoticeachangeinherbreathing.Hereyesmoveunderherclosedlids,herpawstwitch(抽动)andsheflicks(尤指用手指或手快速地轻抚)anear.Shehasentereddreaming.Althoughshetwitchesandmakeslittlegrunting(嘟嘟)noises,messagesfromherbraintothelargemusclesinherlegsareblocked,soshecan’trunabout.Sheisinastateof“sleepparalysis(麻痹)”.MichelJouvet,aFrenchscientist,interruptedtheirsleepparalysis.Eventhoughtheywerecompletelyasleep,thedreamingcatsbegantorunforballsthatJouvetcouldn’tseeandarched(弓起)theirbacksatunseenenemies.Hefigureshewaswatchingthemactouttheirdreams!Obviously,thedreamingcatsseemedtobepractisingimportantcatskills:following,pouncing(猛扑),andfighting.Inanotherstudy,MattWilsonrecordedratsbrainwaveswhiletheylearnedmazes(迷宫).Oneday,heleftthebrain-wave-recordingmachineonwhiletheratsfellasleep.ThepatternofbrainwavesinthesleepingratsmatchedthepatternfromthemazesocloselythatWilsoncouldfigureoutexactlywhichpartofthemazeeachratwasdreamingabout!Manyresearchersnowthinkthatinbothpeopleandanimals,onepurposeofdreamsistopractiseimportantskillsandfigureoutrecentlearning.Thismayexplainwhysomanypeopledreamaboutfightingandescaping,skillsthatwereprobablyimportanttoourancestors,andwhydreamingaffectsourabilitytolearn.Doallanimalsdream?Fromlookingatthebrainwavesofsleepinganimals.Howoftenanimalsdreamseemstobetiedtobodysize.Catsdreamaboutevery15minutes,miceevery9minutes,andelephantsevery2hours.Andthoughcowsandhorsesusuallysleepstandingup,theyonlydreamwhenlyingdown.1、WhatdoesMichelJouvetfindinhisstudy?A．Thedreamingcatsareinastateofbodyparalysis.B．Thedreamingcatsoftenpractisetheirimportantskills.C．Theeyesofdreamingcatsmovedwhilebodiesarestill.D．Themusclesofthedreamingcatsareblockedtomove.2、Whatcanyouknowaboutdreamingfromthepassage?A．Dreamingalotcanhelphumanslearnmore.B．Learningmazesisthebasicskillforcatstolearn.C．RatsoftendreamstomakecertaintheirrecentlearningD．Fightingandescapingarenotimportantskillsforancestors.3、Whichanimalmaydreammostfrequently?A．Rats. B．Dogs.C．Cows. D．Elephants4、Howdoestheauthordevelophispassage?A．Bymakingcomparisons. B．ByusingfiguresC．Bytellingstories D．Byshowingfacts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）JennahadgraduatedfromhermiddleschoolandwasluckyenoughtobeadmittedtoWestwoodCollege.Shewasreadyfornew

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11mathforthetimebeing.ThenextdayJennawenttoseeMrs.Bidenaboutbeingontheschool12.Mrs.Bidenwasn’tasenthusiasticasJenna."I’msorry,

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18,butsheknewshehadtotry.Collegewasjustashermomhadsaid,"Youwillfeellikeasmallfishinabigpond

19abigfishinasmallpond.Thechallengeistobecomethe

20fishyoucanbe."1、A．decisions B．challenges C．problems D．exercises2、A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise3、A．normal B．necessary C．different D．desperate4、A．simple B．troublesome C．certain D．difficult5、A．editor B．judge C．boss D．candidate6、A．stopped B．jumped C．sank D．changed7、A．awful B．lonely C．happy D．strange8、A．English B．history C．science D．math9、A．working B．struggling C．complaining D．improving10、A．bothered B．ashamed C．pleased D．shocked11、A．showup B．makefor C．giveup D．preparefor12、A．committee B．team C．newspaper D．radio13、A．and B．so C．or D．but14、A．writers B．players C．speakers D．readers15、A．brightly B．weakly C．widely D．happily16、A．courage B．lack C．hope D．sorrow17、A．hesitate B．refuse C．continue D．attempt18、A．succeed B．complete C．agree D．accompany19、A．inthehopeof B．inhonorof C．incaseof D．insteadof20、A．tallest B．best C．hardest D．gentlest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）TheyoungartistandpotterAllanhadawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hisoldersondevelopedaseverestomachache.NeitherAllannorhiswifetooktheconditionvery1．(serious),buttheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.Knowingthedeathcould2．(avoid)ifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation,healwaysfelthewasguilty.Worsestill,hiswifelefthimashorttimelater,3．(leave)himalonewithhis6-year-oldyoungerson.Unabletostandthehurtandpain,heturnedtoalcoholandbecame4．alcoholic.Asthealcoholism5．(progress),Allanbegantoloseeverythinghepossessedandfinallydiedaloneinasmallbar.Hearingofhisdeath,Ithought,"6．acompletefailure!"Astimewentby,Ibegantorevaluemy7．(early)roughjudgment.IknewAllan'snowadultson,Ernie,oneofthekindestandmostcaringmenI’veeverknown.Ihadn'theardhimtalkmuchabouthisfather.Oneday,Iworkedupmycouragetoaskhimwhat8．earthhisfatherhaddonesothathebecamesuchaspecialperson.Erniesaidquietly,"AsachilduntilIlefthomeat18,Allancameintomyroomeverynight,gavemeakissandsaid,‘loveyou,son’."TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedthatIhadbeenafooltojudgeAllan9．afailure.Hehadnotleftanymaterial10．(possess)behind.Buthehadbeenakindlovingfather,andleftbehindhisbestlove.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题；假段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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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(Ù)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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Asastudent,LiHuaworksveryharderathislessons,soheisalwaysoneofthetopstudentinourclass、Helovessportsverymuchthathemakesitaruletoplaythefootballatweekendswithhisfriends、LiHuaisconcerningaboutthestudentswhoarenotgoodattheirlessons,soshealwayshelpsthemafterclass、Asamonitor,LiHuahasorganizedsomevoluntaryactivitiessuccessful、Wevisitanursinghomelastmonth,andwepickrubbishintheparknearourschooleveryweek、Whatwedoiswarmlywelcomedbythecommunity、ThisishowLiHuaissopopular、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，在春节来临之际你准备给你的外国朋友Tom邮寄一副春联，请根据以下内容给他写一封信。写作要点：1.邮寄春联的原因。2.介绍春联所寓含的中国传统文化。春联可以用来装饰门户，以求美观。春联是春节的象征，能增添节日的喜庆气氛，代表一年中最