湖南省永州市东安县第一中学2024届高考英语四模试卷含解析

湖南省永州市东安县第一中学2024届高考英语四模试卷请考生注意：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．Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen2．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged3．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for4．Thereisnoeasywaytorememberprepositions,asitisoneareaofEnglish____therulesseemveryirregular.A．that B．whereC．whose D．which5．—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who6．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind7．Theirproductsenjoy30percent________ofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirservicearefine.A．featuresB．sharesC．interestsD．sales8．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth9．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped10．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape11．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither12．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why13．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where14．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered15．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what16．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t17．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where18．Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen19．Theaffairsofeachcountryshouldbebyitsownpeople.A．electedB．settledC．developedD．contained20．Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push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）Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationforslacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas“alltoohuman,”withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance(不满,不平).ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedinNature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices”thanmales.SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’sandDr.deWaalsstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferabletocucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,thesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduceresentment(愤恨)inafemalecapuchin.Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewild,theyareaco-operative,group-livingspecies.Suchcooperationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation(愤慨),itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.361、Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby________.A．makingacomparison B．justifyinganassumptionC．makingaconclusion D．explainingaphenomenon1、Thestatement“itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,ParagraphI)impliesthat________.A．resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeysnatureB．monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivalsC．monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachotherD．noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions2、Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthemonkeys________.A．prefergrapestocucumbersB．willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheatedC．canbetaughttoexchangethingsD．areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.B．Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.C．Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.D．Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.22．（8分）APortland,Oregonman,ColinO’Brady,hasbecomethefirstpersontotravelacrossAntarcticabyhimselfwithreceivinganyassistance.O’Bradycompletedthe1,500-kilometertriponWednesday.Hecrossedthecontinentin54days.Friends,familyandotherpeoplefollowedhisprogressthroughmessagesandpicturesheleftonsocialmedia.The33-year–oldO’BradydocumentedthetriponthesocialnetworkingserviceInstagram.HewroteWednesdaythathetraveledthelast19kilometersinonebig,finalpushtothefinishline.Thedistancetookoveronedaytocomplete.O’Bradywrote,“Whilethelast32hoursweresomeofthemostchallenginghoursofmylife,theyhavequitehonestlybeensomeofthebestmomentsIhaveeverexperienced.”Thedaybefore,hewrotethathewas“inthezone”andthoughthecouldmakeittotheendwithoutstopping.“I’mlisteningtomybodyandtakingcareofthedetailstokeepmyselfsafe,”hewrote“Icalledhomeandtalkedtomymom,sisterandwife—IpromisedthemIwillstopwhenIneedto.”OtherpeoplehavetraveledacrossAntarctica,buttheyallhadsomeformofassistance.Theyeitherhadbetter,moreplentifulsuppliesorequipmentthathelpedmovethemforward.In2016,BritishexplorerHenryWorsley’sdiedinhisattempttotravelaloneacrossAntarcticaunassisted.Worsley’sfriendLouisRudd,alsofromBritain,isnowattemptinganunaidedsolo(单独的)journeyinhonorofWorsley.HewascompetingagainstO’Bradytobethefirsttodoit.O’BradyplanstostayonAntarcticauntilRuddfinisheshistrip.1、WhatdoweknowaboutColinO’Brady?A．HewasthefirsttotravelacrossAntarctica.B．HesucceededincrossingAntarcticaunaided.C．Hecoveredonly19kilometersin54days.D．Hemademanyfriendswhiletakingthetrip.2、WhatdoesO’Bradythinkofhislastdaybeforereachingthefinishline?A．Tiringbutpeaceful. B．Boringandunlucky.C．Challengingbutgreat. D．Worryinganddull.3、Whatcanbeinferredinthelastparagraph?A．SomepeoplehavemanagedtotravelacrossAntarctica.B．WorsleysucceededintravelingaloneacrossAntarctica.C．LouisRuddisnowundertakingthejourneywithWorsley.D．O’BradywillhaveafiercecompetitionwithLouisRudd.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheAntarcticContinent. B．TheImpossibleFirst.C．TravelingInAntarctica. D．AnIncompleteJourney.23．（8分）Foryears,decadesinfact,I'vepuzzledovertheresponsemostpeoplehavewhenItellthemImostlytravelalone."You'resobrave!"Whyisitthatawomantravellingalone,asIhaveoftendoneformonthsatatime,isperceivedtobe"brave",whereasmenwhotravelaloneareentirelyunremarkable?Youareonlybravewhenyouareafraidofsomethingbutstilldoitanyway.Ihaveneverbeenafraidoftravellingalone.ThefirsttimeItravelledalonewaswhenIwas19.IwasduetotravelinEuropewithafriendattheendofthesummer.SheannouncedbylettertwodaysbeforeourdeparturethatshewouldbeleavingmehalfwayatVienna.Itwastoolatebythentoropeinanotherfriend,soitwaseithertogohomeafterVienna,orkeepgoingbymyself.Ikeptgoing.Igotontrainsbymyself,checkedintohostelsbymyselfandfoundmywayaroundbymyself.Itwasweirdatfirst,butlaterIstoppedworryingaboutit.WhenIgotbacktoIrelandafterthattrip,Ifeltproudofmyself.IhaddonesomethingIhadassumedwouldbehard,andithadturnedouttobenothardatall.Thatwasthreedecadesago,andsincethenIhavetravelledallovertheworld,usuallyonmyown.IstilldowhatIdidthen,whichistokeepadiary.ThegreatestgiftofsolotravelhasbeenthoseI'vemetalongtheway.ImayhavesetoffaloneeachtimebutI'veencounteredmanypeoplewhobecameimportanttome.ImetmyhusbandinKathmandu,Nepal.ImetlifelongfriendsinAustralia,Poland,Hungary,Turkey,India,Indonesiaandmanyotherplaces.1、Whatmakestheauthorpuzzledwhenshetellspeopleofherexperience?A．People'sdisbelief. B．People'sresponse.C．People'sapproval. D．People'scriticism.2、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutherfirsttimetotravelalone?A．Itwasatripbydesign.B．Shehadtochoosetogobyherself.C．Itwasharderthanexpected.D．Shesetoffallalone.3、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"solotravel"inthelastparagraphmean?A．GroupTravel. B．Travellingwithfriends.C．Travellingalone. D．Travellingwithmusic.4、Howhastheauthorbenefitedfromhertravel?A．Shehasovercomeherfearoftravellingalone.B．Shehaswrittenacoupleofbooks.C．Shehasreceivedagreatmanygifts.D．Shehasmetmanypeoplealltheway.24．（8分）Visuallanguageisaformofcommunicationthatusesvisualelements(元素)asopposedtoformalwrittenlanguagetoconveymeaningoranidea,Graphicacy,theabilitytocommunicatevisually,isconsideredasimportantasliteracyandnumeracy,theabilitiestoreadandcount.Somepeoplearevisualthinkers,usingthatpartofthebrainthatisemotionalandcreativetoprocessandgivemeaningtoinformation.Visualcommunicationcanfindexpressioninpaintings,drawings,symbols,orsimplylinesandshapesarrangedforaspecificeffect.Artisanexampleofvisuallanguage.Apaintingorsculpturecanconveyideasorarousespecifickindsofemotionalresponses.Itmayalsoexpressideasabouthistoricalevents,abstractconcepts,orsimplybeaboutthewaycertainshapesorforms“work”togetherorcreateacertaineffectonthemind.Someresearchersbelievethatdifferentpartsofthebrainrespondinuniquewaystocolorsandshapes.Pictograms(象形文字)andideograms(表意文字)aretypesofvisuallanguage.Pictogramsarepicturesthataresimilartowhattheyrepresent.Theyarestillusedtodaytocommunicateinformation.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarefamiliarwiththepictogramsindicatingsuchthingsasairports,publicfacilities,andnon-smokingareasindicatedbyacigaretteinacirclewithalineacrossit.Ideogramsarepicturesthatrepresentideasandcanoftenbeunderstoodwithouttheaidofwrittenlanguage.SomescholarstrackmodernalphabetstopicturesLettersareactuallyancientpictures,andwordsareaseriesofpictures.Modernalphabetlettersarenotonlyphonetic(语音的)symbolsbutarebasedonancientreligiousimagesandsymbols.Musivisualcommunicationisalsoapartofvisuallanguage.Thetermreferstomusiccreatedspecificallytoimprovethevisualexperienceoffilm.Itcorrespondstotheimagesbeingseenonthescreen,andthemusicmayarouseasenseofterror,fear,orotheremotions.Mostmoviegoersunderstandthelanguageofmusicalcluesshowingthatsomethingdramaticorimportantisabouttohappen.1、Whatisvisuallanguageaccordingtothetext?A．Anideaconveyedbyartists.B．Anabilitytoreadandcount.C．Asystemusedtoarouseemotions.D．Awayofprocessingandexpressinginformation.2、Whatmaybetheoriginofthemodernalphabetletters?A．Publicfacilities. B．Imaginarylines.C．Religiousimages. D．Livingconditions.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthemusicofafilmfromthelastparagraph?A．Itcanhelppredicttheplot.B．Avisualthinkercanmakeitbetter.C．Itoftenchangeswithouttheaudience’snotice,D．Itmakesthefilmmoreemotionalandcomplex.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．HowdoesVisualLanguageAffectLife?B．HowcanWeLearnVisualLanguage?C．WhatIstheOriginofLanguage?D．WhatIsVisualLanguage?25．（10分）Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents’pointofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents’completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.Bothfeeltrapped.Inthisarticle,I’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelonunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shair,thecleannessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis—politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg—thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority—someonewhoactuallyknowssomething—andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.1、Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparentteenwartoaborderconflict?A．Bothcancontinueforgenerations.B．Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline.C．Neitherhasanyclearwinner.D．Neithercanbeputtoanend.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A．Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.B．Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.C．Theteensaccusetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.D．Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents.3、Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto__________.A．giveorderstotheother B．knowmorethantheotherC．gainrespectfromtheother D．gettheothertobehaveproperly4、Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A．Causesfortheparent-teenconflictsB．Examplesoftheparent-teenwarC．Solutionstotheparent-teenproblemsD．Futureoftheparent-teenrelationship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）完形填空(共20小题;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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Arobbery．．．”avoicecamefromtheradio．Johnwasdrivinghomelatelastnightfromatrip,andnowhewashavingtroublestaying36．Heturned37theradioandtriedtofixhisattentiononthe38,buthiseyeskeptonclosing．Itwas39thathenoticedthehitchhiker（搭便车者）bytheroad．40eventhinkingaboutwhathewasdoing,hestoppedthecar．“ToMidrille?”“Getin．”ThehitchhikergotinandimmediatelyJohnwas41thathehadpickedhimup．Theyoungman42astrangefaceandlonghair．WhenJohnaskedhimquestionsabouthimself,hechangedthe43．John44thenews．Hebegantosweatandhisthoughts45nervouslytoallthemoneyhewas46．Atthenextsmalltownhestoppedhiscarandsaid,“I’msorry．I’mso47thatIcan’tdriveyoutoMidrille．IthinkI’llfinda48andspendthenight．”Theyoungmanslowly49intohispocket．“Thisisit!”thoughtJohn．Atthat50momentheconsideredshoutingforhelp,butinsteadofagun,thehitchhikerpulledoutseveral51．“Oh,no．Idon'twantyourmoney．Justgetout．Okay?”Theyoungmanlooked52．Heinsistedon53Johnthemoney．Johnwatcheduntilhis54haddisappearedfromsight,thensteppedonthe55anddroveoutoftown．1、A．asleep B．early C．strong D．awake2、A．on B．off C．up D．over3、A．outside B．news C．speed D．way4、A．there B．earlier C．then D．moment5、A．Without B．After C．By D．For6、A．happy B．sad C．angry D．sorry7、A．wore B．owned C．had D．made8、A．place B．subject C．question D．face9、A．remembered B．thought C．heard D．forgot10、A．got B．arrived C．changed D．turned11、A．paying B．having C．carrying D．borrowing12、A．afraid B．hungry C．cold D．sleepy13、A．restaurant B．shop C．hotel D．station14、A．reached B．forced C．got D．put15、A．important B．very C．long D．short16、A．knives B．photos C．handkerchiefs D．bills17、A．frightened B．puzzled C．worried D．curious18、A．giving B．offering C．handing D．returning19、A．driver B．friend C．passenger D．thief20、A．door B．gas C．window D．motor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）TodayIwenttoeatatalocalrestaurant.ThetableIwassupposed1．(sit)athadtwooldladiesseatednexttoit.Oneofthemtook2．lookatmydog,Tara,andsaid,“sorry,I’mallergictodogs.”3．(hear)it.Ipolitelyapologized4．herimmediately.ThenImovedtoanothertable.Itwasjustaftermovingtoanothertable5．Imetamotherandher27-year-oldsonwhomovedtoPhoenixtwoyearsago.IstartedtalkingtotheguybecauseInoticedhehadaprettybighearingaid.Iknow6．(exact)whathewasgoingthroughbecauseIwaswearingone,too.Apartfromit,IalsohadTara,myhearingdog.Tara7．(give)tomefreeofchargebyCanineCompanionsforIndependenceeightyearsago.WiththehelpofTara,mylifebecamemuch8．(easy).AfterItalkedwiththemaboutthe9．(benefit)ofahearingdognonstopfor15minutes,theguyshowedalotofinterestinit.Theuniverseworksperfectly.Bymovingtoanothertable,Icameacrosstheguy,10．hadthesamehearingproblem.Idobelieveourconversationcanchangethisyoungman’slifeforever.Prettycool.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。MynewfriendTomisgoodatEnglishwriting、Oneday，IaskedhimhowhedidsuchwellinwrittenEnglish、Hetoldmethathehasahabitofkeepadiaryeveryday、“Youcantrythem，too、I'msureyouwillimproveyourwrittenEnglishquicklyinthisway，”hesaid、IthoughtTomwasright，butIdecidedtofollowhisadvices、Istartedtowritedownsomethinginterestedeveryday、SometimeswhenIdidn'tknowhowtospellaword，Iwouldlookitupinadic