常州市重点中学2024届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

常州市重点中学2024届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：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．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall2．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased3．Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．as B．whatC．which D．that4．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual5．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake6．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．aslongasC．asifD．eversince7．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling8．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw9．Thesediagramsareespeciallyhelpfulwhenwehaveaconcreteproblem______athand.A．besolvedB．tosolveC．solvedD．beingsolved10．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput11．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless12．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution13．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how14．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster15．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none16．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion17．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should18．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron19．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover20．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated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）MarthaGraham,bornin1894,wasoneofthemostfamousdancersandcreatorsofdance,whoseinfluenceondancehasbeencomparedwiththeinfluencePicassohadonthemodernvisualarts,Stravinskyhadonmusic,orFrankLloydWrighthadonarchitecture.Shecreatedalmosttwohundreddancepieces.SheisoftencalledtheMotherofModernDance.Earlierinherlife,however,Marthadidnotknowthatshewouldbecomeadancer.Atthattime,thedancerswerelookeddownon.SoMartha'sparentsdidn'tapproveofherdesiretodanceatthebeginning.Until1916,shebeganherstudiesatthenewlycreatedDenishawnSchoolofDancingandRelatedArts,foundedbyRuthSt.DenisandTedShawn,whereGrahamworkedveryhardtoimproveherabilitytodancebecauseshewasconsideredtoooldtobegindancing.In1936,Grahammadeherdefiningwork,"Chronicle”,whichsignaledthebeginningofanewerainmoderndance.Thedancebroughtseriousissuestothestageforthegeneralpublicinadramaticmanner.InfluencedbytheWallStreetCrashof1929,theGreatDepressionthatfollowed,andtheSpanishCivilWar,itfocusedondepressionandisolation,reflectedinthedarknatureofboththesetandcostumes.（服装）Grahamcontinuedtodancepasttheageofseventy.Onceagain,shewasmetwithcriticismfrompeoplewhocametowatchhershows.Butshedidn'tgiveup.Herlastcompletedballetwas1990'sMapleLeafRag."ADancer'sWorld"isanintroductiontoGrahamandherwork.Shetellsaboutherdancesandherdancegroupshowssomeoftheirmethods.MarthaGrahamreceivedmanyawardsduringherlifetime,includingthePresidentialMedalofFreedominnineteenseventy-six.Shewasthefirstdancertoreceivethecountry'shighestcivilianhonor.Shediedin1991attheageofninety-six.In1998,Timemagazinelistedherasthe"DanceroftheCentury"andasoneofthemostimportantpeopleofthetwentiethcentury.1、SomefamousartistsmentionedinParagraph1showMarthaGraham________.A．wasinfluencedgreatlybythemB．keptintouchwiththemregularlyC．hadagreateffectonmoderndanceD．likedtomakemorefriendswiththem2、Whydidn'tMartha'sparentsapproveofherdesiretodanceatfirst?A．ShewastoooldtolearnAmericandance.B．Americandancewasseenasalowerartform.C．Therewasnoacademicschooltoteachdancing.D．Herfamilywastoopoortoaffordhertuition.3、WhenMarthaGrahamcontinuedtodanceinher70s,she_________.A．waswarmlywelcomedbytheyouthB．achievedhugesuccessonceagain[C．receivedmanyawardsforherageD．wasattackedbypeople4、Thetextismainlyabout___________.A．thebackgroundofmoderndanceinAmericaB．thedevelopmentofmoderndanceinAmericaC．MarthaGrahamandherachievementsindanceD．theawardsMarthaGrahamwoninherlife22．（8分）OxfordEnglishLanguageCenterInformationforNewStudentsCLASSTIME：8:30a.m.-10:00a.m.，10:30a.m.-12:00a.m.,1:30p.m.-3:00p.m.TheLanguageCenterisopenMondaytoFriday.Eachclasshasoneafternoonfreeperweek.Onthefirstday,gotothelecturehalltocheckyourtimetable.SELF—ACCESS：Thelanguagelaboratory（Room1110）isopenMondaytoFridayfrom3:15p.m.to5:00p.m.forallfull-timestudents.Youcanlearnhowtousecomputersforlanguagegamesorword-processing.TherearetapesforstudentstoborrowtopracticetheirEnglish.Goinandasktheteachertoshowyou.Ifyouplantotakepublicexaminations,therearedictationandlisteningcomprehensiontapesforyoutopracticewith.Thereareclozeexercisesonthecomputers.Askyourclassteacherforalistofpastexamessays.Studentscanborrowtapestotakehomebuttheymustbereturnedaftertwodays.ATTENDANCE:

Allstudentsareexpectedtoattendclassesasitisrequired.StudentswhodonotattendclasseswillbereportedtoOSS.Eightypercentattendanceisrequiredforstudentstoreceivetheircertificates

whentheyfinishtheircourses.ItisalsorequiredbyOSSforanextensiontoyourvisa.BOOKS:

Ifstudentsaregivencoursebooks,thebooksaretheirresponsibility.Ifabookislost,thestudentwillbeexpectedtopayforit.Ifstudentswishtobuybooks,thereisabookshopinthecollegespecializinginEnglishbooks（Room3520）.1、Whendoclassesbeginandendonafullday?A．8:30a.m.—1:30p.m..B．8:30a.m.—3:00p.m..C．8:30a.m.—3:15p.m..D．3:15p.m.—5:00p.m..2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Noteachersareinthelanguagelab.B．90%attendanceisrequiredforthestudents.C．Bookscan’tbetakenoutofthecenter.D．Studentscanprepareforexamsbylisteningtotapes.3、Thebooksthatthestudentswishtobuyarein________.A．thelecturehallB．thelanguagelaboratoryC．Room1110D．Room352023．（8分）Thisisthemostexcitingkayakingexpedition（皮划艇探险）possibleforbeginnerkayakers.Youcanexpecttoexperienceawholerangeofdifferentconditionsandscenery.Thisexpeditionisatotalof8.27kmindistanceanditactuallyentersthestreamsintheNorthofUbinandexitsintheSouth.Threeandahalfkilometersofpuremangroves（红树林）,makesthisthelongestpuremangrovekayakingexpeditioninSingapore.Thedistancespentinsidethemangrovegivesyouthemaximumopportunitytowitnesswildlifewithinthemangroveecosystem.Comeexperiencethechallengeofoperatingyourkayakthroughthelabyrinth（迷宫）ofwaterwaysandbeamazedatthecalmandquietbeautyofthewetlands.ThislastcornerofnaturalwildernessinSingaporeissoinaccessible,thatvery,veryfewhaveeverexperiencedit－whichmakesthisatrulyspecialprogram.MostRecentTravelerReviewsTravelerA:TraveledfrombottomtotopofSingaporeinrushhourtrafficinordertogettoUbinfora9:30start—onlytofindnoguidethere.Although,oncehearrived,theguidewaslovely—offeringaveryknowledgeabletourandlotsofenthusiasmaroundabeautifulpartoftheworld—our6-hourkayakingtripwasactuallyoverbefore2:30pm,despiteonlyhittingthewaterat12noon.TravelerB:Theguideswerenice,howeverthebiggestdisappointmentwasthetiming.Wethoughtweweregoingfora4-hourkayakbutwerebackin2hoursandthatincludedtheprekayaksafetytalk.Themangrovesarelovelybutweweretoldthatastormwasnear.Wefeltthattherehadneverbeenanyintentionofgoingoutforlonger.1、Whatisspecialaboutthekayakingtripfortravelersisthatthey______.A．haveagoodrelaxationbykayakingB．feelthechallengeofkayakingC．enjoythebeautyofthewetlandsD．experiencethewonderofmangroves2、WhichofthefollowinginformationisTRUEaboutthekayakingexpedition?A．Thetime,distanceandcostarereferredto.B．Thekayakingtripstartsat9:30amandendsatnoon.C．Thedistancespentinsidethemangroveis3.5kilometres.D．ThemangrovewetlandsofUbinlieinthesouthofSingapore.3、Whichisthecommonpointreferredtobythetwotravelers?A．Theunpleasantweather. B．Theshorteneddistance.C．Thelovelywildlife. D．Theguide’sservice.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thesafetyofthekayakingtravelersisnotwellguaranteed.B．Theeco-systemofUbinnaturereserveiswellprotected.C．Thetimingofthekayakingtripissatisfactoryonthewhole.D．Travelers’complaintsmaynotbeconsideredbythetravelingcompany.24．（8分）TicksoftheTradeHerearesomeofthewayscompaniestrytogetyoutobuytheirproducts.Seeifyoucanspotanyofthemthenexttimeyouwatchanad,WhataCharacter!CompaniesoftenusemascotstoselltheirproductsAmemorablemascot—likearabbitthatlovescereal—makesyouimmediatelythinkoftheproduct.ConvincingColors:Manyfoodscomeinbrightlycoloredpackagingmeanttograbyourattention.Differentcolorscancreatedifferentfeelings.Forexample,researchshowsthatredandyellowcanmakeyouhungry.NameThatTune:Haveyoueverhadasongfromacommercialstuckinyourhead?Companiescreatecatchyjinglesandsloganstomakesureyoudon’tforgettheirproducts.MakingYourMouthWater:Haveyounoticedthatfoodincommercialsoftenlooksbetterthanitdoesinreallife?That’sbecauseadvertisershirepeoplecalledfoodstyliststomakeburgerslookextrajuicyandchipsextracrispy.StarPower:Companiespayactors,athletes,andsingerstopromotetheirproducts.Theideaisthatpeoplewillwanttoeatanddrinkthesameproductsasthecelebritiestheyadmire.FootballstarCamNewtonappearsinadsforGatorade.1、66．Inthefirsttrick,whatdocompaniestrytoassociatetheirproductswith?A．Trademarks.B．Mascots.C．Logos.D．Symbols.2、68．Researchshowsthatthecoloryellowcan.A．increaseaperson’sappetiteB．inspireaperson’simaginationC．sharpenaperson’seyesightD．motivateperson’screativity3、70．Foodstyliststrytopromotethefoodbytakingadvantageofaperson’ssenseof.A．hearingB．touchC．sightD．smell25．（10分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard，maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm",oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityor.excitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay..Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被挤出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,让mightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddampair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.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）Avisittothehospitalisrarelyapleasantone.AsImademywaytotheward（病房）,Itookadeepbreathand1asmile.Afterall,nobodyneededanother2faceintheroom.AsIenteredtheward,Ioverheardmyrelativesmakingplansfora3.Mygrandfatherhadremained4foralmostaweek,witha5diagnosisfromthedoctor.Wasthisreallytheendforhim?6atmygrandparents'placesinceyoung,I7averycloserelationhipwiththem.HewouldsneakmedownstairsforicecreamwhenGrandmotherwasinthebathroom,whileI8addedmoresugarinhismorningdrinkbecausehehada9tooththatGrandmotherdisapprovedof.Iwantedto10thisquietman.Ididnotbelieveitwashistimetogo.Ihad11aboutpapercranes（鹤）andwishescomingtrue.Foreveryonethousandfoldedpapercranes,wegetawish12bythegods.13asitsoundstotheadults,Imanagedto14mysistersandcousintocarryoutthissacredplan.Thelastfewcraneswere15butaweeklaterhewasstillinadeepsleep.Theonethousandpapercraneshadnotdeliveredour16tothegods.Weonlyhadonewish-wasthattoo17toaskfor?Justwhenallhopeseemed18,acallfrommyauntchangedeverything.Shewantedustocometothehospitalimmediatelymygrandfatherwasawake.Avisittothehospitalis19apleasantone.However,thistime,Iwas20bythescent（香气）offlowersthatvisitorsbrought.Isteppedintomygrandfather'swardandsawhimholdingourjarofpapercranes.Thismanoffewwordslookedupatmeandsaid,“Mygoodgirl,thankyou.”1、A．hidB．gaveC．practicedD．return2、A．beautifulB．miserableC．seriousD．ugly3、A．funeralB．celebrationC．meetingD．recovery4、A．awakeB．silentC．uncertainD．unconscious5、A．firmB．wrongC．correctD．discouraging6、A．SupportedB．RaisedC．HeldD．Kept7、A．improvedB．destroyedC．establishedD．handled8、A．secretlyB．delightedlyC．surprisedlyD．gladly9、A．brokenB．healthyC．sweetD．white10、A．callB．understandC．forgetD．awaken11、A．readB．setC．broughtD．looked12、A．sentB．ignoredC．grantedD．expressed13、A．RealB．NiceC．SimpleD．Ridiculous14、A．allowB．convinceC．adviseD．inform15、A．completedB．performedC．startedD．left16、A．wishB．suggestionC．informationD．opinion17、A．heavyB．highC．muchD．far18、A．promisingB．lostC．reasonableD．inspired19、A．usuallyB．graduallyC．rarelyD．typically20、A．praisedB．acceptedC．remindedD．greeted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）Birthorder,whetheryouareanolder,middleoryoungerchildinyourfamily,affectscareerpathaswellaspersonality,anewresearchshows.1．(reach)theirconclusions,researchersstudiedmanysuccessfulpeoplefromdifferentcareergroups.Oneofthemostimportant2．(discover)isthatmiddlechildrenaremorelikelytobecomeCEOsthanotherchildren.Amongthem3．(be)MarkZuckerberg,CEOofFacebook.Thereasoncouldbethattheyaremore4．(competition)andflexibletofightforattentionfromtheparents,5．makesthemfitforhigh-flyingroles.6．isclaimedthatconsiderationofothersandhighlevelsofmanagementarerequired.Interestingly,theyfoundthe7．(major)ofastronautsareeldestchildren,the8．(one)bornchildreninthefamily.Whileyoungestchildrenwerefoundtobemorelikelytohavecareersinclassicalmusic,becausetheyare9．(possible)moresensitiveandromantic.Asforonlychildren,thestudysuggeststheyaremorelikelytobecomeartistsdue10．theirpersonalityofdoingthingsperfectlyandmaturely.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。每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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。Nowadays,itiscommoninChinathatsomepeopletendtoruntheredlightingroupwhencrossedthestreet、Actually,runningtheredlightarequitedangerous、Therearetwomainreasonswhichpeopleruntheredlight、First,somepeopleareinsuchthehurrythattheyignorethetrafficlights、Otherstookitforgrantedthatdrivershavetostopbecausesomanypeoplecrossthestreettogether、Inordertopreventfromthisdangerousbehavior,moreoverpasses(立交桥)shouldbebuilttomakeeasierforthepublictocrossthestreet、Besides,peopleshouldbeeducatetofollowthetrafficrulesandwhoeverbreaksthetrafficrulesshouldbeseverepunished、158第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是某中学的学生李华，请你给校委员会写一封信，就开办艺术画廊给出自己的建议及理由，内容包括：1．建议开办一个校园艺术画廊，展示在校学生自己的作品；2．画廊可以给学生提供一个展示自我的平台，开阔学生的视野、传播校园文化。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；平台：platformDearCommitteemembers，Iwishtomakeasuggestionthatweshouldstartaschoolartgallery,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、A4、B5、B6、B7、D8、A9、B10、B11、B12、B13、C14、B15、B16、A17、A18、D19、B20、D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、Chinahasmorethan30intangibleculturalheritage(非物质文化遗产)recognizedbytheUNESCO,includingpaper-cutting,theDragonBoatFestival,PekingOpera,acupuncture(针灸)andsoon.TheorganizationadoptedadecisionthatChina’s“TheTwenty-FourSolarTerms”(二十四节气)shouldbeputontheRepresentativeListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanityin2016inEthiopia.TheTwenty-FourSolarTerms,knowledgeoftimeandpracticesinagriculture,startsfromthebeginningofSpringandendswiththeGreaterCold,movingincycles.Itdevelopedthroughtheeobservationofthesun’sannualmovementinChina.Inancienttime,themethodoftugui,earthsundial(日暑),wasusedtomeasuretheshadowofthesunfordeterminingthesolarterms.TheTwenty-FourSolarTermscameintobeinganddevelopedincloserelationshipwithChineseagriculturalproduction.Attheinitial（最初的）stageofagriculturaldevelopment,peoplebegantoexploretheseasonalrulesintheagriculturalproductiontomeettheneedsinseeding,harvestingandotheractivities.Gradually,theyformedtheconceptof“seedinspring,growinsummer,harvestinautumnandstoreinwinter”.Duringthespringandautumnperiods,theagriculturalproductionwashighlyinfluencedbytheseasonalchanges,thusformingtheconceptofSolarTerms.AsatraditionalChineseknowledgesystemoftimewithahistoryofthousandsofyears,theTwenty-FourSolarTermsclearlyexpressestheconceptsofrespectfornature,andharmonybetweenmanandnature.CreatedbyChineseancestors,ithasfunctionedasacompletesetofweathercalendar(日历)toguidetheagriculturalproductioninChina.IthasalsobeenintroducedintoNorthKorea,Japanandotherneighboringcountriesa