2024届惠州市高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届惠州市高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion2．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe3．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension4．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof5．You’llrecognizemewhenyougetoutofthestation.I______jeansandawhiteT-shirt.A．willbewearingB．hadwornC．waswearingD．haveworn6．ManygasesintheatmosphereactuallyheatenergythatescapesfromtheEarth’ssurfacebacktotheearth.A．finding;reflecting B．found;reflectedC．found;toreflect D．found;reflect7．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what8．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted9．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether10．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so11．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright12．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might13．Takethenoteasareminder______youforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A．how B．thatC．incase D．evenif14．Whydoyouwantanewjob______you’vegotsuchagoodonealready?A．that B．whereC．which D．when15．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done16．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent17．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend18．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide19．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what20．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed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）BertKatz,myfather-in-law,celebratedhis90thbirthdayinNovember2016.BertlovedsportsandwasanenthusiasticYankees(anAmericanprofessionalbaseballteambasedintheNewYorkCity)fan,soitwasnowonderthatovertheyears,hewasanavid(热切的）listenertoWFANradioand,inparticular,theafternoonshowhostedbyMikeFrancesa.Berthadhealthissuesinhislateryearsthatlimitedhismobility,andwhenhelosthiseyesightthreeyearsago,hisattachmenttohisradioandFrancesabecamemorepronounced.HejustlovedlisteningtoMiketalkaboutsportsandhisYankeeseachafternoon.Thosehoursbroughthimsomuchpleasure.Ofcourse,MikewillbeleavingDec.15,2017after30yearsatthestation.MikelivesinthesamecommunitywhereIworkonLongIsland,andIhavegottentoknowhimoverthepast20years.Sowhenmyfather-in-lawwasapproachinghisspecialbirthdaytheyearbeforelastyear,IaskedMikeforafavor:tocallBertandwishhimahappybirthday.Mikeagreedwithouthesitation.Twodaysbeforethespecialday,Mikestoppedatmyworkplace.IcalledBertathisnursinghomeandputMikeonthephone.ItwasacompletesurprisetoBert.Mikespentmorethan10minuteswishingBertahappybirthday,andofcourse,talkingabouttheYankees.WhenmyfamilycelebratedBert’sbirthdaytwodayslater,hecouldn’tstoptalkingaboutthephonecall.Overhislifetime,hesaiditwasoneofthenicestthingsanyonehadeverdoneforhim.Unfortunately,Bert’shealthdeclinedlastyearandhepassedawayJuly13,2017.Buteveninhisfinalmonthsinthehospitalandnursinghome,healwayshadaradiosettoWFANtolisteneachafternoontoMikeFrancesa.Andhealsohadthememoryofthatspecialphonecallforhis90thbirthday.1、WhathabitdidBertkeepforyears?A．Playingbaseball.B．Listeningtoasportsprogram.C．Checkinghiseyesightregularly.D．LeadingorganizedcheeringfortheYankees.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph2mean?A．Obvious.B．Unusual.C．Important.D．Understandable.3、Whatwordcandescribetheauthor?A．Honest.B．Caring.C．Patient.D．Independent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Aspecialgift.B．Thecallfinallyarrived.C．Thebigdreamcametrue.D．Anunforgettablebirthdayparty.22．（8分）Whilestaringoutofthewindowduringaflight,noteveryonewillthinkcarefullyaboutthequestionwhyairplaneshaveroundedwindowsratherthansquareones.Overtheyears,aerospaceengineeringhasmadehugestepsinairplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarrymorepassengersandgofaster.Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety—includingthewindows.Ascommercialairtraveltookoffinthemid－20thcentury,airlinecompaniesbegantoflyathigheraltitudestolowertheircost—theairdensity(密度)islowerupthere,creatinglessdrag(阻力)forairplanes.However,higheraltitudescamewithproblems,likethefacthumanbeingscan’treallysurviveat30，000feet.Tomakethatpossible,thecabinwaschangedtoacylindrical(圆柱体)shapetosupportthepressureinside.Butatfirst,planebuildersleftinthestandardsquarewindowsandthisexpansionmeantdisaster.Thede__Havilland__Cometcameintofashioninthe1950s.Withaclosedcabin,itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.However,wherethere’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,makingthemlikelytocrashunderstress—suchasairpressure.Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwouldeventuallybreakthewindowcornerisdistributedandthechanceofitbreakingisreduced.Roundedshapesarealsostrongerandresistdeformation(变形),andcanthussurvivetheextremedifferencesinpressurebetweentheinsideandoutsideoftheaircraft.Fortunately,designersfiguredoutthelackofdesignprettyquick.Nowwehavenice,roundedairplanewindowsthatcanresistthepressureoftravelingaltitude.Itgivesbeingabletogazeoutofyourwindowtotheworldfrom35，000feetawholenewoutlook,doesn’tit?1、Whydidairlinesaimtoflyathigheraltitudes?A．Tosavemoneyforlessdrag.B．Tohelptheplanetotakeoff.C．Toincreasesafetyoftheplane.D．Tocarrymorepassengersandgofaster.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“deHavillandComet”inParagraph2referto?A．Anaircraft. B．Aband. C．Aplanet. D．Adesign.3、Whichistheadvantageoftheroundedwindow?A．Itincreasestheairpressure.B．Itweakensthestrengthofairpressure.C．Itreducesthepossibilityofbreakingup.D．Ithelpstosurvivetheextremeweather.4、Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?A．Anewspaperonsafedriving. B．Asciencebookonflying.C．Awebsiteonsurvivalskills. D．Amagazineonfashiondesign.23．（8分）Untilnow，littleresearchhasbeenconductedontheassociationbetweenparents'friendshipsandtheemotionalwell-beingoftheiradolescentchildren．AnewstudyfromresearchersattheUniversityofMissourisuggeststhatmothers'friendshipswithotheradultscanimpacttheiradolescentchildren'srelationshipswiththeirownfriends，particularlythenegativeaspectsoftheserelationshipssuchasconflictandopposition．Gary．C．Glick，adoctoralcandidateatMU，andAmandaRose，professorintheDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences，studiedthedevelopmentoffriendshipsandotherpeerrelationshipsduringadolescenceandtheirimpactonpsychologicaladjustment．Theyfoundthatadolescentsmaymimicthenegativecharacteristicsoftheirmothers'relationshipsintheirownpeer-to-peerfriendshipssuggestingthatmotherscanserveasrolemodelsfortheiradolescentsduringformativeyears．"Motherswhodisplayhighlevelsofconflictwithfriendsmaysignaltotheirchildrenthatsuchbehaviorisacceptable，orevenstandardinfriendships，"Glicksaid．"Additionalfindingssuggestthatadolescentstakeforgrantedtheirreactionstotheirmothers'conflictwithadultfriendswhichmayleadtoanxietyanddepression．"Previousresearchofthistypefocusedonprimary-agedchildren，butMUresearcherswantedtoexpandtheirstudytofocusontheformativeadolescentyears．Youthranginginagefrom10to17andtheirmothersweresurveyedseparatelytomeasureregardedpositiveandnegativefriendshipqualitiesinbothgroups．Resultsshowedthatpositivefriendshipqualitieswerenotalwaysimitatedbyadolescents；however，negativeandunfriendlyrelationshipcharacteristicsexhibitedbymothersweremuchmorelikelytobecopiedbytheyouthstudied．"Weknowthatconflictisanormalpartofanyrelationship---whetheritisarelationshipbetweenaparentandachild，oramotherandherfriends---andwe'renottalkingphysicalfightsbutoralconflicts，"Glicksaid．"Butbeingexposedtohighlevelsofsuchconflictgenerallyisn'tgoingtobegoodforchildren．Parentsshouldconsiderwhethertheyaregoodrolemodelsfortheirchildrenespeciallywheretheirfriendsareconcerned．Whenthingsgowrong，parentsshouldtalkwiththeirchildrenabouthowtoactwiththeirfriends，butmorespecifically，hownottoact．"1、Theword"mimic"（inPara.2）means______．A．succeed B．discoverC．possess D．imitate2、Incomparisonwiththepreviousstudy，thenewstudyexpanded______．A．researchgoals B．researchthemesC．researchsubjects D．researchapproaches3、AccordingtoGlick，parentsshouldinstructtheirchildren______．A．howtoputanendtoawrongfriendshipB．howtodealwithatroubledfriendshipC．howtoavoidanyconflictwithfriendsD．howtoestablishasincerefriendship4、Whatdoesthenewstudyfind？______A．Teensmirrornegativefeaturesofmom'sfriendships．B．Aggressivemothersruintheirchildren'sfriendship．C．Conflictsandoppositionformchildren'scharacters．D．Parent-childrelationshipaffectschildren'sgrowth．24．（8分）Afewyearsago,DarlaHoffpaintedapumpkinfaceontoaroundstrawbale(捆)atA1andKarenGoldman'sfarminIdahoPallstoadvertiseherU-pickpumpkinfield.WhileDarlahasstoppedgrowingpumpkins,theannualtraditionofstrawbaleartlivesonatthefarmandhasdrawnfriendsandneighborstoparticipateinit.Pastcreationshaveincludedanowl,Minions,tractorsandateddybear.Tomakethetractors,A1baledroundstrawbalesintwodifferentsizessmalleronesforthetractor'sfronttiresandlargeronesfortherear(尾部).Largesquarebalesmadeupthebodies.JerryKienlenusedhisfarmingequipmenttoarrangethebalesintheshapeoftwotractors.Thenitwastimetobringthetractorstolife.Karenandherdaughter.LanaHedrick,securedsomegreenpaint,andA1gotsomeredpaint.Darla'shusband,James,sprayedthecreationwithapaintgun.Forthefinishingtouches,Stevendonatedtwoshinyexhauststacks(排气管),andA1andKarendonatedtwosteeringwheelsfromtheirfarmparts.Thefarm'sannualstrawbaleartprojectshavenowbecomeawayforeveryonetocelebratetheendofanothergrowingseason.It'sjustsomethingfuntodotogetherafterharvest.Thisneighborhoodhasalwaysbeenclose.Generationsofthesefamilieshavegrowncropsinthissoil.Raisedonthefarmswheretheylivenow,theygrewuptogetherastheireldersdidbefore.A1andKarenaretrulysuperneighbors.Everyyeartheyalsogrowabouttwoacresofcorntogiveaway.Anyonecanpicksome,orA1andKarenwillevendeliver.AndduringlongIdahowinters,everyonegathersatthefarmtoenjoyfreshcoffeeandcookies.Thisyear'sstrawhalecreationthemeisStrawWars.AndalleyeswillbeonA1andKaren'sfarmastheircreationtakesshape.1、WhydidDarlapaintapumpkinfaceontoastrawbale?A．Torecyclestrawbales.B．Topleasehisneighbors.C．Tocreateanewtradition.D．Tomakeanadvertisement.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thecreation"inParagraph2referto?A．Thestrawbaletires.B．Thesquarestrawbales.C．Thestrawbaletractors.D．Thefarmingequipment.3、Whatdolocalpeoplethinkofthestrawbaleartshow?A．Itneedssomethingfun.B．It’sagoodwaytocelebrateharvest.C．ItmakesA1andKarenfamousinthetown.D．Itstandsforthebeginningofanewseason.4、WhatkindofneighborsareA1andKarenaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Generous.B．Creative.C．Funny.D．Determined.☞文章内容Tomakethetractors,Albaledroundstrawbalesintwodifferentsizes-smalleronesforthetractor'sfronttiresandlargeronesfortherear(尾部).得知他们都在制作圆草捆25．（10分）OpenwaterswimmingIhadonlyswuminopenwaterafewtimes,andalwaysingentlelakes,soIwasn’tpreparedforhowroughLakeWindermereappearedonacoldday.Aswimmertoldmethewaterfeltcolderthanithadbeenmeasured,andthatthewaterwasabitrough.ButI,alongwith10,000others,wasabouttocompletethechallenge.Mostofthepeopletakingpartweredoingaone-milerace,and10raceswereplannedovertheweekend.Thereseemedtobeamixofopen-waterenthusiastsalongsidecompletebeginners—whichispreciselytheaimoftheswims,togetasmanypeopleaspossiblecompletingtheirownchallenge.Theoldestwomancompetingwas77,takingpartinthetwo-milerace,alongsideamanwholastyearhadswumineveryone-milerace.Ihadchosenthethirdone-mileraceoftheday.Therewereover600peopleinmyrace.Weweretakenthroughanacclimatizationarea,achildren’spaddlingpool-sizedpartofthelakewherewemovedintofeelhowcoldthewaterwas.“Nottoobad”waseveryone’sthought!Thenweheadedouttowardsthemiddleofthelake.We’dbeenwarnedthatthefirst100metreswouldbereallyrough.However,somewherenearthe750mmarkIwasstillwaitingforthecalm;itfeltmorelikeswimmingintheseathanalake.Itriedtofocusonmybreathingandtechnique,andjustkeepgoing.AsIapproachedthe400m-to-gomarkmylowerrightlegbecamepainful.Irecalledoverhearingpeopletalkingabouthowtheykeptswimmingthroughthepain,soItried.Butitdidn’twork.Ibegantofeeltheentirelegtightandpainful.Ididn’twanttostop,soIbentmyrightkneeandjustkickedwiththeleftleg.FinallyIsawthefinishingpost,andIjustconcentratedongettingthere—stillone-legged.Myfinishingtimewas38minutes25secondsbutthatdidn’tmatter—theatmospherewasfantasticandeveryonefeltasenseofachievement,whatevertheirtime.I’mhooked,andwanttogiveitanothergo.I’vealreadysignedupformynextopen-waterswim.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforetherace?A．Scaredofthemostchallengingrace.B．Disappointedbythedifficultconditions.C．Concernedabouttheotherswimmersintherace.D．Determinedtobeastoughasthepeoplearoundher.2、WhydoestheauthormentionthetwopeopleinParagraph2?A．Tostresstheimportanceoftherace.B．Topraisetheexperiencedswimmers.C．Toshowthewiderangeoftheparticipants.D．Tointroducethevariouseventsoftherace.3、TheauthorsuggestsinParagraph4that______.A．theracewouldcausebreathingproblemsB．theracebecameharderthanshehadexpectedC．itwasreallynecessarytopreparefortoughswimsD．itwouldhavebeeneasierifshehadtakenothers’advice4、Whatdoestheauthortalkaboutinthelastparagraph?A．Herconfidenceinherownability.B．Herprideinhavingswumsoquickly.C．Hereagernesstorepeattheexperience.D．Hersurpriseathavingmanagedtofinish.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）IhadstoppedtogetgasataplacewhereIalmostnevergo.Ihad1aboutcleaningmywindshield(挡风玻璃).Butthenwhenthegas2wasalmostfinished,Idecidedforsomereasonto3andcleanit.That'swhatIwasdoingwhenawomanapproachedmeandaskedfor4.Thereweretwowomen,onemiddleaged,theothertwenty-something，5ayoungchildinthebackseat.Onadaywhenthetemperaturewaswellpast100,theywere6inanoldcarwithnoairconditioning,drivingfromatownaboutanhouraway."CanyoutellushowtogettoMopac,sir?"Shehadafolded-upprintoutofdirectionsfromGooglemaps."Sure.WhereonMopacareyou7？"Iasked.Sheunfoldedtheprintoutandshowedmethe8.Iknewitwell,andstartedtogetthe9thatthismomentwasmeanttohappen."Iknow10wherethatis."Itoldher."Iusedtohavea(n)11inthatbuildingtoworkin."I12givingdirectionstotheolderlady,andthenagaintoher13,whowasthedriver.Ittookawhile,becauseI14eachinstructiontomakesuretheyunderstood.Inasinceremomentof15,theolderladythankedme.Thewhole16helpedmemuchmorethanithelpedher.Ihadbeenhavingavery17day.Infact,theonlyreasonIhadgonetothatparticulargasstationwasthatIwantedtotakealittledriveand18myhead.AsIreplacedthegascap,havingsentthemontheirway,Isuddenly19thatIfeltbetter.Myheadwasclear.AndIam20fortherealgoodnessitbroughtintomylife.1、A．cared B．hesitated C．worried D．complained2、A．making B．leaking C．burning D．pumping3、A．goahead B．giveup C．setoff D．hurryup4、A．gas B．coins C．directions D．food5、A．upon B．with C．except D．beyond6、A．starving B．sheltering C．traveling D．hiding7、A．lost B．arranged C．located D．headed8、A．distance B．line C．sign D．address9、A．feeling B．evidence C．reward D．pleasure10、A．generally B．exactly C．wholly D．personally11、A．destination B．field C．office D．apartment12、A．thoughtof B．putoff C．turnedto D．endedup13、A．companion B．passenger C．helper D．colleague14、A．explained B．repeated C．demonstrated D．recalled15、A．silence B．coldness C．appreciation D．embarrassment16、A．situation B．accident C．conversation D．incident17、A．meaningful B．fortunate C．important D．difficult18、A．clear. B．empty C．cover D．turn19、A．understood B．realized C．acknowledged D．assume20、A．anxious. B．fit C．ready D．grateful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）Athighaltitudes,roadscanbe1．badconditionanddangerousinbigmountains.Letmetellyousomethingaboutoneroadat3,500metershighinLapaz.Themost2．(danger)thingisthatthereisabendwheretwovehiclesfromopposite3．(direction)can’tseeeachother.Toourastonishment,atthebendoftheroad4．(stand)amanwithalargecircularboard,whichisredononesideandgreenontheother,working5．avolunteer.HisnameisTimeteoandthankstohim,the6．(dead)ratehasfallen.Beforehevolunteeredtodirectthetraffic,he7．(have)lotsofjobs.HowmuchdoyouthinkTimoteoreceivesfromdoingit?Nearlynothing.Onlyafewdriversgivehimtips,whichisjustenoughforhim8．(live)on.Mostofthemjustpassby.9．(take)thehumantrafficsignalforgranted.Thereasonwhyhedoesitlikethisisthathefeels10．ishismissioninlifetohelpothers.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加，删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下面划一横线（_），并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearAlice,Iwasdelightedtoreceiveyourletter、ThankyouontheEnglishdictionaryyouboughtitforme、Ireceiveditthismorning、Thereisnodoubtwhichitisofgreathelptome、I’mdeepgratefulforyouradvicethatIshouldpaymoreattentionstopractisingmyspokenEnglish、I’vemadeupmymindtospeakEnglishbothinandoutofclass、NextmonthI’lltaketriptoAustralia,whichisorganizingbymyschool、IhopeIcanpractisemyspokenEnglishthereasmanyaspossible、Bytheway,Iamsendingyouasetofstampswiththisletter,butI’