2024届湖北省当阳市第二高级中学高考英语四模试卷含解析

2024届湖北省当阳市第二高级中学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．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid2．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever3．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did4．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut5．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact6．Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent7．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun8．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after9．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat10．Ifthenewsecuritysystem______intoeffect,suchaccidentswouldneverhavehappened.A．wouldbeput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．hadbeenput11．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print12．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned13．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving14．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter15．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether16．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May17．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit18．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how19．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold20．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done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）ASafePersonalAlarmMOSTEFFECTIVEDEFENSELoud:125dBear-piercing(刺耳的)panicalarmthatscaresawayattackersProventobemoreeffectivethanpeppersprayasadefensetoolAlsocommonlyusedbyseniorstocallforhelpincaseoffallingSUPEREASYTOUSESimplypullthepin,andthisear-piercingalarmwillworkforuptoahalfhourofcontinuoussoundPlugthepinbackintostopthealarm．(Canbere-usedoverandoveragain)Easilyattachestokeys,purses,backpacksorbeltsWHATPEOPLEARESAYING“Extremelypleasedwithmypersonalalarmsystem．Ifeelmuchsaferinmyeverydaylifehavingitinmypocketorhandbag．Afriendrecentlyhadanunsettlingexperienceinanoutdoorparkinglotofagrocerystore,soIorderedthisproductforher．Shewasdelightedtoreceiveitandtohavetheaddedprotectionandpeaceofminditoffers.”—JillianThompsonfromChicago,IL“OhmyWORD!ThisisSOloud!It’sperfecttocallattentiontoanunwantedsituationortocallattentiontoanythingwhereyoumayneedassistance．Igotmyselfoneandoneforeachofmykids．ThepinreleaseseasilyBUTitdoesn’tseemtojustfallouteithersoyoucancarrywitheaseandwon’thavetoworryaboutsettingitoff．Butifyoudo,it’seasytoslipitrightbackin．Haha!Alittlepullwillgiveyouarealgoodideawhatit’scapableof,Ipromise.”—AngelaKelleyfromPaloAlto,CA“Boughtthreefortheyoungwomeninourfamily．TheywereallveryhappywiththeeaseofuseandhowLOUDitis．Woulddefinitelybuyagain.”—BillyPerkinsfromIndianapolis,INAreyoureadytoprotectyourselfandyourlovedonesfromthebadguys?1、Howdoesthesafepersonalalarmwork?A．Loudandcontinuousnoisegiveswarningorcallsforhelpwhensomeoneisindanger．B．Itcanbeusedasasharpknifetodriveawayattackersandeffectivelyprotectitsuser．C．Intimesofdanger,itcangooffautomaticallyandlastuntilassistanceissuccessfullygiven．D．Apullcanhelpitsusertoavoidanunwantedsituationorwarnitsuserofpossibledanger．2、Thesafepersonalalarmisparticularlyusefulfor．A．someonewhoislookingforagiftforhisfamilyB．astudentwhohastroublewakingupforschoolC．kids,ladies,orseniorsintimeoftroubleD．anyonewhohasadeeploveforhisfamily3、“WHATPEOPLEARESAYING”isattachedheremainlyto．A．explaintheuseoftheproductB．promotetheadvertisedproductC．showgreatthankstotheproducerD．shareexperiencewithreaders22．（8分）Googleannouncednewfeaturestomakedevicessmarterandmoreusefultoopenitsyearlydevelopers'conference.TheannouncementscameatGoogle'sI/O2018conferenceinMountainView,California.GoogleDuplex"Sowhatyou'regoingtohearistheGoogleAssistantactuallycallingarealbarber’stoscheduletheappointmentforyou.Hello,howcanIhelpyou?Hi,I'mcallingtobookawoman'shaircutforaclient.I'mlookingforsomethingonMay3rd.Sure,givemeonesecond.Mm-hmmm.Thatwasarealcallyoujustheard."GoogleChiefPichaisaidthedemonstrationwastheresultofthecompany'sresearchanddevelopmentovermanyyearsintheareasofnaturallanguage,deeplearningandtext-to-speech.GooglecallsthetechnologyDuplex.Theideaistocreatemachinesthatsoundandactmorehuman-likeininteractionswithpeople.ContinuedConversationAnothernewfeaturerelatedtoAssistantiscalledContinuedConversation.Untilnow,usershavehadtosay"HeyGoogle"eachtimetheyaskedaquestionorwantedhelp.Butnow,ausercanissuemorethanonecommand–suchasafollow-upquestion–foruptoeightseconds,andAssistantwillanswer.GmailSmartComposeThelatestnewtoolforGmailisanauto-completefeaturecalledSmartCompose.ItusesAItosuggestwaystofinishsentencesastheyarewritten.Forexample,"Ihaven'tseenyou"mightbeauto-completedto"Ihaven'tseenyouinawhileandIhopeyou'redoingwell."DigitalWellbeingGooglesaysitrecognizesmanyusersaretryingtofindtherightbalanceinlifewithtechnology.Sometimestheywouldliketobreakawayfromtheirdevicestobeabletospendtime"onbetterthings."Newfeatureswiththisinmindcanhelpuserspreventoveruseoftechnology.ADashboardwillprovideusersdetailedinformationabouthowmuchtimetheyarespendingonwhichpartsoftheirdevice.Whenthedeviceisplacedfacedown,anewfeaturewillputthedeviceonholdandsilenceitsotheusercancenteronotherthings.AWindDownModefeaturecanletusersenterthetimetheywanttogotobed.Atthattime,thedevicewillagaingosilentandthefrontofthedevicewilldimtohelpusersdisconnectbeforebed.1、WhatdoesthesmalldialoguemeaninGoogleDuplex?A．GoogleChiefPichaicallshisassistanttoarrangeanappointmentforhim.B．Google’sdigitalassistantsetsahaircutappointmentforsomeoneallbyitself.C．AnassistantinGooglesetsahaircutappointmentforawoman.D．Thatwasn’tarealcallthereceiverhadheard.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutDigitalWellbeing?A．Itcanfindtherightbalanceinwork.B．Itmayautomaticallygosilentwhilethescreenisstillbright.C．Itcantellhowmuchtimeisbeingspentonpartsofthedevice.D．Whenonefeatureisoperatinglongenough,anewonewilldisappear.3、Ifyouarepoorinwritingcompositions,youprobablylike________.A．ContinuedConversationB．GoogleMaps-AugmentedRealityC．GoogleDuplexD．GmailSmartCompose23．（8分）MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenthedoorburstopen．Itwashermother，Leighwilliams，withafrighteningandincrediblestory，“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank(化粪池)，andnoonecanreachhim．”Thenshemadethisrequestofher13-year-o1ddaughter，“Canyouhelp?”MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’syard，wheretheyfoundtheboy’sanxiousmotherandotheradultssurroundingaseptictankopening．Theopeningwasonlyslightlywiderthanabasketball．Theboy，whowasonlytwoyearso1d，hadslippedinandwasdrowninginfourfeetofwastewaterinsidethetank．Madisonquicklysurveyedthesituation．Shewastheonlyonewhocouldfitthroughthesmallho1e．Withouthesitation，shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening，placedherarmsoutinfrontofher，andtoldtheadults，“Lowermein．”Leighandothersheldherwaistandlegs．“Iwiggled(扭动)myarmsandshouldersuntilIgotthroughtheopening，”Madisonsaid．Inside，thetankwasdark，andtheairdisgusting．Madisonjammedherleftwristagainstapole，injuringthemusclesinherwristandarmsoseverelythatthehandseemeduseless．Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedtheboy’sfoottightly．“Pullmeup!”sheshoutedtotheothersabove．Astheywerepulledtothesurface，theboy’sfreefootgotstuckundertheinsidelipoftheopening．“Lowermedown!”sheyelled．“Ihadtowigglehisfootuntilitwasfree，”shetoldReader’sDigest．Then，tenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank，sheandtheboywereliftedout．“Madison’sahero，”Holley，oneofherneighborssaid“Whatotherteenagegirlisgoingtovoluntarilygointoaseptictank?”1、Madisonwasaskedtohelptheboybecause________．A．shewasbraveenoughtohelptheboyB．sheknewhowtosurveythesituationC．shecouldfitthroughthesmallholetogettheboyD．shewaswillingtohelpothersintrouble2、Accordingtothetext，wecanlearnthat__________．A．theboy’smotherwastooscaredtorescuehersonB．aboywastrappedwhenreachingforhisbasketballC．MadisonWilliamswaschokedinthedisgustingairD．thetwokidsgotoutofdangerwiththeaidoftheadults3、Whichmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A．Aboyfellintoaseptictank．B．Amotherrequestedherdaughtertosaveaboy．C．Aneighborhelpedagirloutoftrouble．D．Agirlrescuedalittleboyfromaseptictank．24．（8分）Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitcompressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome."Bin.E'sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplacein2018.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat£430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya£107subscriptionfeeforanaccompanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.Theyadded:“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”1、Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?A．Itworksautomatically.B．Ithasbeenusedwidely.C．Itiseasytooperate.D．Itisveryexpensive.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thewaste.B．Thecamera.C．Thebin.D．Thesensor.3、WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins?A．Tochangepeople’sbehaviour,B．Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.C．Topopularizenewtechnology.D．Tomakethemmorefamous.4、Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?A．Athome.B．Inthesupermarket.C．Intheopenair.D．Intheoffice.25．（10分）“I’veneverusedthatroad,”Isaiddoubtfully.Afteraweekendofcamping,it’stimeforustogohome.Thequestionwas,whichway?ThecampsiteinthemountainousNyangaDistrictofZimbabwewasanhourandahalf’sdrivefromourhouseinMutare.There’soneroadbetweenMutareandNyangathateveryoneuses.We’ddrivenonitmanytimes.Butjustbeforeweleftforourholiday,afriendhademailedtosayshe’dheardofanotherroute.Sonowherewewere,withtworoadsfromwhichtochoose.“Let’stryit,”Isaidtomyhusband.“Surelyitcan’tbetoobad.”Unlikeme,anEnglishgirlwhowouldneverforgetherfouryearsinParis,myhusbandgrewupinthispartoftheworld.Heknewthefearofbreakingdownmilesfromanywherewithnocellphonesignal.Buttomysurprise,heturnedrightattheBondaMissionsign.Almostimmediately,themagicbegan.“Look,Mum,”Sam,whowas10,cried.“It’sthatfamousschool!”Sureenough,justpastBondaMissiontherewasaroadsigntoKnowsticsAcademy,asmallruralschoolthatnobodyhadheardofuntillastyearwhentwoofitspupilsgotthebestresultsintheworldfortheirhistoryfinalexams,setbytheUniversityofCambridge.We’dreadaboutitinZimbabwe’smainstate-runnewspaperbuthadnoideawe’dseeittoday!SometimesIthinkofwhatmylifemighthavebeenlikeifI’dstayedinParis,ifI’dkepttothemainroad,theonealmostcertaintohavetakenmewhereIthoughtIwantedtogo.AndthenIrememberwhatcomingacrosstheunknowninZimbabwehasgivenme:wonderfulexperiencesIcouldneverhavedreamedof.1、Whatpuzzledtheauthor’sfamilyatthemomentofleavingthecampsite?A．Howtogethome.B．Whichroutetotake.C．Whichcitytogotofirst.D．Howtocontacttheirfriend.2、Whatdidtheauthor’shusbanddoafterhearinghersuggestion?A．Heexpressedhisstrongfear.B．Hefoundtheircarbrokedown.C．Heputitintopractice.D．Heturnedtohiscellphoneforhelp.3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph6?A．ItwasanunexpectedexperiencetoseeKnowsticsAcademy.B．ItwasapartoftheirtravelscheduletoseeKnowsticsAcademy.C．KnowsticsAcademyinspiredtheauthor’ssontostudyharder.D．SeeingKnowsticsAcademywasasuggestiongivenbytheauthor’sfriend.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Sheregretsgivingupthemainroad.B．Shecan’thelpmissingherlifeinParis.C．ShedreamsofsettlinginZimbabweoneday.D．ShelikesherexperiencesinZimbabwe.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）Ididmyfirstmarathonat25.I’d1runningtogetfitandthoughtI’dgiveitago.Istartedtoofast,founditverypainfulbut2tofinish.Then,sevenyearsago,IwenttoatalkbysomeonewhohadjustdonetheSaharadesertrace.Ifeltso3.I’vealwayswantedtodosomething4.Iregisteredforthe2007Saharamarathon.My5wasshockingandIwastwostone(12.7kg)overweight,but6I’dpaidthe￡3,000deposit,Iknewtherewasnogoingback.Onmyfirstfive-milerun,Ikeptpretendingmyshoelaces(鞋带)neededtyingjustsoIcould7.ButIkept8untilIwasdoing30,then40miles.PeopleassumedIfounditeasybythen----Ididn’t.Ijustlearnedtopushthroughtthe9.Butnothingcantrulyprepareyouforrunningindeserttemperatures.Asthe10alwayslookedthesame,thedistanceneverseemedtogetanyshorter.11,Iwasneverbored----Iwastoofocusedonreachingthecheckpoints,andthewaterwaitingthere.Blisters(水泡)wereunavoidable---the12getseverywhere.Atnight,thedoctorstreatinguswould13themoffwithknives.Inthefollowingdays,myfeetwouldbehurting.IkepttellingmyselfIcouldn’t14.IfIquit,thepainwouldstop,butIknewIwould15itfortherestofmylife.Finally,Ifinished.Anysufferingyouexperienceisoverridden(压倒)bythesenseof16attheend.It’sbeenalongprogression,frombeinga(n)17slacker(懒虫)to18Iamnow.I’velost10lb(4.5kg)ofbodyfat,butgainedalotof19----Ihaveabetterbodynowthanatanypointinmylife.Anyonecandothis.I’mnotsuperhuman,I’mjust20.1、A．endedup B．takenup C．givenup D．backedup2、A．hated B．refused C．struggled D．offered3、A．inspired B．bored C．panicked D．confused4、A．strange B．ordinary C．secret D．extreme5、A．fitness B．height C．strength D．wisdom6、A．until B．once C．unless D．while7、A．wait B．stop C．complain D．drink8、A．droppingoff B．trippingover C．buildingup D．slowingdown9、A．tension B．shame C．fear D．pain10、A．surroundings B．volunteers C．sandstorms D．athletes11、A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise12、A．sand B．water C．grass D．rubbish13、A．tear B．strike C．knock D．slice14、A．fail B．run C．bear D．cry15、A．treasure B．regret C．forget D．appreciate16、A．belonging B．failure C．equality D．achievement17、A．proud B．brave C．unfit D．unfriendly18、A．which B．when C．where D．why19、A．time B．muscle C．reputation D．support20、A．learned B．considerate C．determined D．fortunate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）Crows(乌鸦)areremarkablyintelligentbirds.Nowthesefeatheredgeniusesaregivenajob:SixcrowshavebeentrainedtopickuprubbishinthePuyduFouhistoricalthemeparkinwesternFrance.Wheneverthesixcrowsputcigaretteendsorothersmall1．(piece)oftrashinaspecialcontainer,itoffersatreattorewardthecrows2．theirefforts.Theideacamefromoneofthepark’semployees,Christophe.In2012,thethemeparkheldashowduringwhichthecrowspickeduprosesandbroughtthemtoa“princess”.Itwastheshow3．inspiredhim.Sincethen,sixcrows4．(raise)andtrainedtodothesamewithrubbish.Thetrainingsystemissimilartotheonefortestingcrows’intelligence,5．afooddispenser(分发器)givesawayafoodrewardwhenacrow6．(correct)performsatask.Christophealsointroducedotherspeciesofbirdstogothroughthetraining.7．(compare)withotherbirds,crowsaremuchcleverer.Thepurposeof8．(train)thecrowsistoeducatethepeopletoreflectonthemselves.Sincethebirdsareabletoprotecttheenvironment,weneedtocareaboutittoo.“Itis9．funnywaytoremindpeoplenot10．(throw)therubbisheverywhere,”saidChristophe.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。Recently,asthedevelopmentoftheInternet,thereisakindoflanguagecallingtheWebLanguage、TheotherdayourclasshaveadiscussionaboutifweshouldwelcometheWebLanguage、Fortypercentofstudentsthinkitridiculous、Intheiropinions,itdoesnogoodtohelpingpeoplecommunicating,norisitusefulforlearningEnglishBesides,it’llmakeChinesemorestandard,finallyruiningourmothertongue、However,60%ofourclassarefondofit、Theythinkitsimple,convenientandhelpfulinexpressingthem、Personally,Ithinkit’snotagoodhabittousetheWebLanguage、Itmaybepopular,butyoumayalsomakeyourselfbemisunderstood、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的笔友Henry想了解下城市垃圾分类的具体情况，请给他写封邮件，内容包括：1.垃圾分类的定义；2.垃圾分类的意义；3.该城市所采取的（至少）两项举措。注意:1.字数120字左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.参考词汇：垃圾分类wastesorting/rubbishclassificationDearHenry,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________