云南省澄江县第二中学2024届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

云南省澄江县第二中学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．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow2．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed3．Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,______somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.A．is B．are C．has D．have4．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently5．Itreallymatters_______hetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A．if B．thatC．why D．how6．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize7．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely8．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven9．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．atthedropofahat10．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen11．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．attractedD．changed12．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture13．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending14．Housepricesareusuallymuchhigher________therearesubwaystationsaround.A．where B．unless C．while D．though15．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask16．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot17．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．aroseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated18．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid19．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome20．Bytheendoflastweek,600peoplefrom50countriestoattendthemeeting，withnearlyhalfcomingfromtheUnitedStates，GermanyandBritain.A．hadregisteredB．haveregisteredC．registeredD．wereregistered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）RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry’sGDPmeasures“everythingexceptthatwhichmakeslifeworthwhile”.WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedtoslowasaresult,itisnowatimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.ManyarguethatitisaflawedconceptItmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.Bymostrecentmeasures,theUK’sGDPhasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlowunemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverything,wasgoingsowell,thenwhydidover17millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheircountry’seconomicprospects?Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingshedssomelightonthatquestion.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorestperformersinensuringthateconomicgrowthistranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforitscitizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsofcriteriafromhealth,educationandcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreroundedassessmentofhowcountriesareperforming.Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofconsistentthemes.Yes,therehasbeenabuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.Yetthisisn’tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropeancountrieshaveseenhugeimprovementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandtheenvironment.Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn;WhenGDPisnolongerregardedasthesolemeasureofacountry’ssuccess,theworldlooksverydifferent.So,whatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodformeasuringtheeconomicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough,Itdoesnotincludeimportantfactorssuchasenvironmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes—allthingsthatcontributetoaperson’ssenseofwell-being.ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineintheeverydayserviceswedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.Butpolicymakerswhorefocuseffortsonimprovingwell-beingratherthansimplyworryingaboutGDPfigurescouldavoidtheforecasteddoomandmayevenseeprogress.1、RobertF,Kennedyiscitedbecausehe.A．praisedtheUKforitsGDPB．identifiedGDPwithhappinessC．sawtheproblemwithGDPD．misinterpretedtheroleofGDP2、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?A．Itissponsoredby163countries.B．ItexcludesGDPasanindicator.C．Itscriteriaarequestionable.D．Itsresultsareinspiring.3、Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorsuggeststhat.A．theUKispreparingforaneconomicboomB．highGDPpredictsaneconomicdeclineC．itisessentialtoconsiderfactorsbeyondGDPD．itrequirescautiontohandleeconomicissues4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HighGDPButInadequateWell-being,aUKLessonB．GDPFigures,aWindowonGlobalEconomicHealthC．RobertF.Kennedy,aTerminatorofGDPD．Brexit,theUK’sGatewaytoWell-being22．（8分）Regardlessofhowfarwe’dliketobelievegender（性别）equalityintheworkplacehascome,there’sstillayawninggapbetweenmaleandfemaleleadersintheprofessionalworld.A2018statisticshowsthatwomennowadaysholdjust5.8percentofCEOspositionsatS&P500companies,accordingtoCatalyst.Whileit’snotahugeshockthatwomenaresomewhatunderrepresentedinleadershippositions,whatissurprisingthough,isthefactthatfemalesmayactuallybebettersuitedtoleadinalmosteveryarea,atleastaccordingtonewfindingsfromtheBINorwegianBusinessSchool.Intheirresearch,ProfessorOyvindL.MartinsenandProfessorLarsGlassurveyed(调查)2,900managerswithaspecialfocusonpersonalitytypes.Theresultswereclear:Womenscoredhigherthanmeninfourofthefivemajorleadership-centriccategories.Whilesomepeoplebelievethatmen

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makebetterleaders—probablybecausetheypicturealeaderwithacommandingvoice,whichismoretypicalofmenthanwomen—thispieceofresearchsuggeststhatwomenarebetteratmethodicalmanagementandgoal-setting,openness,sociabilityandsupportiveness,aswellasabilitytocommunicateclearly.Therewasoneareainwhichmenscoredhigherthanwomen,though,andthatwasonemotionalstabilityandabilitytofacejob-relatedpressureandstress.Theresultssuggestthatwomenaremoresensitivetotheeffectsofhigh-pressureorhighlyemotionalsituations.Obviously,it’simportanttoconsiderindividual(个人的)differences.Anyone,regardlessofgender,maybeaninspiringleaderandacompetentboss.Butnexttimeyou’rehiringforamanagementposition,youjustmightwanttogivetheresumes(简历)fromfemalecandidatesaharderlook.1、（小题1）Whatmakesusshockedmuchatleadershippositions?A．Womenareworsethanmen.B．Mentakealmostallhighpositions.C．Thereisahugegapbetweengenders.D．Womenmightbehavebetterinnearlyeveryfield.2、（小题2）Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“inherently”inParagraph4?A．properlyB．potentiallyC．naturallyD．normally3、（小题3）Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthistext?A．HowWeCanFigureOutTheBossB．WhyWomenAreBetterThanMenC．WhyWomenMakeTheBestBossesD．HowWeCanTellGenderDifference4、（小题4）Whomighthavespecialinterestinthisarticle?A．Jobhunters.B．Employers.C．Employees.D．Malebosses.23．（8分）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(听觉的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from18to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof16,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof162people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing24．（8分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《卖花女》,1913)---inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalk---issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(礼仪)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(继承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetags(价签)fromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．TohidetheirrichesB．Toearnmoremoney.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Tochangepeople’sattitudetorichpeople.C．Topretendtobenormal.D．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoes“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．Thepricetag.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．TheTimesmagazine.25．（10分）Ilogontoacomputeratthedoctor’sofficetosayIhavearrivedandthenwaituntilavoicecallsmeintotheexaminationroom.There,aroboticnursedirectsmeontoadeviceandthentakesmybloodpressure.Sometimelater,instepsthedoctor,whoisalsoarobot.Henotesdownmysymptomsandgivesmeaprescription(处方).Ipayformyvisitusingacreditcardmachineandreturnhomewithouthavingmetanotherhumanbeing.WhenIcallmydentist’sofficeandactuallygetahumanbeingontheline,Iamthrilled.AndwhenIseetheintroductionofyetmoreself-servicecheckoutstationsatthegrocerystore,Ifeellikeshouting,“Whenitcomestocashiers,makeminehuman,please!”Afterall,humancashierssometimesgiveyouastorecoupon(优惠券)foritemsyouarebuying.Evenmorethanthat,real-lifecashiersoftentakeaninterestinparticularlycutechildren,whichcanbrightenayoungmother’sday.Acashiermayalsoshowcompassion(同情)foranelderlypersonstrugglingtogetthatlastpennyoutofherpurse.Whattechnologicaldevicewoulddoanyofthis?Idon’twanttogobacktotheStoneAge,butI’malsoworriedaboutaworldrunbymachines.Sometimeswhenyou’rechattingwithsomeone,youdiscoverthingsyouneedtoknow.Maybeareceptionistneedsprayerssaidforasickchild.Maybeasalespersoncanofferabitofencouragementtoacustomerwhoisfeelingtired.Machinescanbeefficientandcost-effectiveandtheyoftengetthejobdonejustfine.Buttheylackanelementsoimportanttoeverydaylife.Callitthespirit,thesoulortheheart.Itissomethingnomachinewilleverhave.Itisbeinghumanthatpromptsustosmileatothers,whichmaybewhattheyneedatthatmoment.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Toindicatehightechnologycanmakeourfuturelifeveryeasy.B．Todescribeapossiblefuturescenewhererobotstakecontrolofourlife.C．Towarnreadersofthepossibledangersofroboticnursesanddoctors.D．Topredicthowtechnologycanaffectthewayweseeadoctoringthefuture.2、Whydoestheauthorpreferbeingservedbyhumansratherthanbyrobots?A．Robotsareindifferentandemotionless.B．Robotscan’tprovideefficientservices.C．Robotsdon’toffertogivestorecoupons.D．Robotsareunabletodoajobaswellashumans.3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsmachines?A．Hewishesonedaytheywouldcometolife.B．Heisabsolutelyagainsttheirexistenceinhislife.C．Hedoesn’tliketheygetinvolvedinhislifetoomuch.D．Heisafraidtheywouldtaketheplaceofhumanbeings.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）Thejourneyofwaterontheearthcanbeamirrorofourownpathsthroughlife.Likeariverthatflowswithintheboundariesofitsbanks,wearebornwithcertaincharacteristicsthat1ouridentity.Wemovethroughlife,2manytwists,turns,andbarriersalongthewayjustasariverdoes.Watershowsushowtomovethroughtheworldwithgrace,bravery,determination,and3Waterisbraveanddoesnotwastetimestickingtoitspast,butflowsonwardwithoutlookingback.Whenthereisaholetobefilled,waterdoesnotrunawayfromitinfearofthedark;4,watermodestlyandbravelyfillstheemptyspace.Similarly,wecanfacethedarkmomentsofourliferatherthanrunawayfromthem.5,ariverwillemptyintothesea.Waterdoesnotholdbackfromjoiningupwithalargerbody,nordoesitfearalossof6orcontrol.Itgracefullyandmodestlyfallsintothevastnessbycontributingitsenergywithouthesitation.Eachtimewemove7ourpersonalcharacterstobecomepartofsomethingbigger,wecantryourbestto8theleadoftheriver.1、A．preserve B．assume C．decide D．cast2、A．competing B．meetingwith C．livingwith D．playingwith3、A．modesty B．happiness C．honesty D．reputation4、A．therefore B．besides C．otherwise D．instead5、A．Eventual B．Absolutely C．Regularly D．Actually6、A．life B．confidence C．liberty D．root7、A．on B．into C．across D．beyond8、A．take B．follow C．lose D．hold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）About25millionpeopleplaysoccerintheU.S.,1．isalmost10%ofthetotalpopulation.Manyoftheseplayersareyoungpeople,andsoccer’s2．(popular)hasgrownovertheyearsinpartbecausechildrenasyoungasfiveyearsoldcanplayon3．(organize)teams.4．contrast,mostbaseballandbasketballleaguesdon’tstartuntilagesseven5．eight.Also,mostparentswanttosigntheirkidsupforsoccerteamsbecausethesports6．(consider)verysage,7．(like)baseballandbasketball.Most8．(importance),thecultureofyouthsoccerinAmericaplacesgreaterimportanceonteamworkthanbeing9．(compete).Becauseofthis,playersofallskilllevelsareabletobepartof10．team.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学们交换修改作文，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。Dearfellows,Notonlyadultsbutalsowestudentsoftenfeelstressingbecausewehavetoomuchhomeworktodo,andweareverybusystudyeveryday,wedon’thaveourowntimetodothatweareinterestedin.Weareverytriedandasleepall