2023-2024学年海西市重点中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年海西市重点中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding2．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar3．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof4．Peopletendtoloveagriculturalproducts________withouttheuseoffertilizers,pesticidesorchemicaladditives.A．growing B．grownC．beinggrown D．havingbeengrown5．Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder¥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．adaptableB．adjustableC．adoptableD．affordable6．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether7．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore8．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone9．________yourgeneroushelp,IdobelieveIhaveabetterunderstandingofyourcountryandculture.A．Butfor B．OutofC．Thanksto D．Asto10．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose11．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush12．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether13．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．attractive D．fantastic14．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where15．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．aslongas D．until16．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten17．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy18．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto19．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone20．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron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）Noise-cancellingaudioinstrumentshavebeenaroundforawhilenow，butoneBerlin-baseddesignerbelievesthatblocking“visualnoise”isasimportant，ifnotmoreso，ascancellingoutunwantedsounds．TothisendhehascreatedasimpleaccessorycalledtheFocusCap．Openworkspacesdefinitelyhavetheirbenefits，buttheycomewiththedrawbackofofferingemployeeslittletonocontrolovervisualdistractions(干扰)．Withsomanypeoplearoundandsomuchgoingon，someofuscaneasilygetdisturbedbythisinformationoverloadandlosefocusinwhat’sreallyimportant．That’swheretheFocusCapcomesintoplay．“Aswearestillcavemenormammalskeptinanunnaturalenvironment，Ibelievethatonlybyreclaiming(收回)thenormal，stress-freehumanstatethroughsimpletoolsandtechniquescanwefinallyreleaseouractualcreativepotentialandcreateourmeaningfulworkforabrighterfuture，”saysGermandesignerHannesGreblin，inventoroftheFocusCap．Afterlookingatotherproductsdesignedatminimizingvisualdistractions，Greblindecidedthatmostofthemwereeithertooexpensiveortoouncomfortabletobecomemainstream，sohedecidedtogowithsomethingmuchsimpler—asimplecapwitharetractablevisor(可伸缩的帽沿)．Greblin’sFocusCapisreallystraightforward．Youjustwearitlikearegularcap’withthesidesofthevisorretracted，andjustcollapsethesideswheneveryouneedtofocusonwhat’saheadofyou．Whetheryou’retryingtofocusonataskinanopenworkoffice．Tryingtostudyatuniversity，orpracticingyogainaparkandtryingtoignorestaresfromstrangers，theFocusCapcanhelp．Tobehonest，thiswholeprojectsoundslikeajoke，buttheFocusCapdoeshaveitsownwebsitewherepeopleinterestedinthisunusualaccessorycanactuallysignupforupdatesonwhenitwillgoonsale．Greblinclaimsitwillcost30euros($37)plusshipping．1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhentousetheFocusCapB．HowtooperatetheFocusCapC．TheFocusCap—anordinaryaccessoryD．TheFocusCap—avisual-cancellingaccessory2、WhydidGreblincreatetheFocusCap?A．Tohelppeoplefocus．B．Todevelopintelligence．C．Tomakepeoplecomfortable．D．Toreleasecreativepotential．3、WhatdoweknowabouttheFocusCap?A．It’sexpensive．B．It’ssimple．C．It’sdelicate．D．It’scomplex．4、Fromthetextwecaninferthat________．A．TheFocusCapsimplyblocksunwantedsoundsB．TheFocusCapcanonlybeusedintheofficeC．GreblinisconfidentaboutthefutureofhisproductD．TheFocusCaphasbeenonsaleinquantity22．（8分）FridaywouldbeSamiaandSalem’sweddingday!Everyoneinthevillagewasexcitedandwasbusypreparingforthehappyevent.ThevillagerswereveryproudofSalemasheworkedlonghoursandcaredaboutthepeopleinhisvillage.Whileotherswereenjoyingthepreweddingcelebrations,togetherwiththenurses,thegroomwasbusydeliveringababyinhisclinic.Thebridewasinherroomhappilyarrangingherhairandmake-up,gettingreadyforthearrivalofherguests.Herfamilyandfriendshadexcitedlypreparedthehenna(涂指甲花)party.GrandmaandMumwerebusyinthekitchenwiththefoodtheyhadmadeforthehennafeastforthedaybeforeFriday.Samia’sfriendMariamwasmakingtheweddingcake.HerfriendShaikhawascollectingthebride’sdressfromthetailor.At12noonthehennamakerarrived.Followingthetradition,shestarteddecoratingthebride’shands.Therewasanairofexcitementintheroom.Grandmastartedsingingatraditionalfolksong.Suddenly,thebridefeltastrangetingling(麻刺感)inherhand.Itgrewworseandworse.Herhandbecameredandswollensoon.Grandmasaid,“Ohdear,Ithinkitbestthatyouwashyourhandsimmediately.”Asanemergencyfirstaider,MariamsuggestedapplyingsomecoldcreamonSamia’shandandranoffandreturnedwithsomeinherhand.Neitheroftheseworked.MumtookcontrolandphonedSalembutinvain.Withouthesitation,shetookSamiatothehospitalurgentlywithDadandotherfriends.DrAhmedlookedatherhandandsaid,“You’vehadanallergicreactiontothehenna.Tomorrowisyourwedding.Whataboutdrawingthehennausingbodycolors?”Everyonesmiled.1、WhatwasSalemdoingthedaybeforethewedding?A．Workingwiththenurses. B．Decoratingthebride’shands.C．Preparingfortheweddingcake. D．Visitingthetailorfortheweddingsuit.2、WhateventtookplaceinthevillageonThursday?A．Celebratingaweddingceremony. B．Holdingababy’sbirthdayparty.C．Havingafeastparty. D．Orderingtheweddingdress.3、WhydidMariamrunawaywhenshesawwhathappenedtoSamia?A．Togetsomewater. B．Tocallafirstaider.C．ToinformSamia’smother. D．Tofetchsomecream.4、HowdidSamia’smotherfeelfacingtheemergency?A．Regretful. B．Calm. C．Powerful. D．Nervous.23．（8分）Weateonthegomorethaneverbefore.Herearethreehealthappsthatcanhelpyoubettermanageyourhealthwhenyoupursueyourdreams.DoctorsOnDemandDoctorsOnDemandenablesyoutovisitadoctorwithouteverleavingyourhome,helpingyouuseacomputer,tabletorsmartphonetohaveadoctorvideochatwithyou.Theservicewillhelpyoulocateandconnectyoutolicenseddoctors,psychologists,pediatricians(儿科医生)andmore.FeescanbepaidwithHAS&FSA．Itcosts$40for15minuteswithadoctoror$50for20minuteswithapsychologist.Text4babyI’mabigfanofText4babyforafewreasons.Thefreeserviceforpregnantwomenandnewmomsworksbysendingtextmessagestoyoursmartphonethreetimesaweekwithinformationabouthowtohaveahealthypregnancyandbaby.Andthemessagesaretimedtothepregnantwoman’sduedateorthebaby’sdateofbirth,sendingtipsthatarerelevanttowhereamotherisinherpregnancyorwhereababyisinstagesofdevelopment.Tipsrangefrombreastfeedingtocarseatsafetytoremindersaboutexercise,nutritionandmore.Theservicecombinesinteractivetextmessages,anapp,videoandwebcontentinEnglishandSpanish.SignupbytextingBABYto511-411orbydownloadingtheapp.RISERISE,anappavailableoniPhone(comingtoAndroidin2016),pairsyouupwith(与绑定)aregistereddietitiantoimproveyourdietandreachhealthgoals.Yousharephotosofyourmealsandyourexerciseforthedaywithyourcoach,whothenlooksforareaswhereyoucanimproveandgivesadvice,helpsyousetgoalsandistheretopatyouonthebackvirtually(虚拟地)whenyouhitamilestone.What’salsogreatisthatyoucantextasmuchasyouwantwithyourdietitianandthereisnoneedtogointoanoffice.Feesforthisservicerangefrom$9permonthto$50amonth.Thereisafree7-daytrialsoyoucantryitoutforaweektoseeifit’sfitforyou.1、HowmuchwillyoupayifyouhaveavideochatwithyourpsychologistforanhourusingDoctorsOnDemand?A．$50.B．$80.C．$100.D．$150.2、Wecaninferthattheauthorisprobablya.A．famouspediatricianB．softwareengineerC．pregnantwomanornewmotherD．registereddietitian3、WhatdoyouknowaboutText4baby?A．ItisanappavailableonlyoniPhone.B．YoucansignupbytextingBABYto511-411.C．Peoplecan’tuseText4babyforfree.D．Textmessagesaresentinthreelanguages.24．（8分）Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists(人类学家).Descriptionslike"Palaeolithic(旧石器时代的)Man"."Neolithic(新石器时代的)Man",etc.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel"LeglessMan".Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:"inthetwentiethcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Andthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn'tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday."Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprived(剥夺)oftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird's-eyeviewoftheworld.

Whenyoutravelbycarortrain,anunclearpictureofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardrivers,especially,aremixedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays"I'vebeenthere."Youmentiontheremotest,andsomeoneisboundtosay"I'vebeenthere"-meaning,"Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse."Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,yoususpendallexperience.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesconstantlyinthepresent.

Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Heknowsthatsound,satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1、Anthropologistslabelmannowadays"LeglessMan"because_____.A．peopleprefercars,busesandtrainsB．peopleusetheirlegslessandlessC．liftspreventpeoplefromwalkingD．peopletravelwithoutusinglegs2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmightmakepeoplelosetherightofusingtheireyes?A．themodernmeansoftransportation.B．Abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld.C．Theunclearsightfromthevehicles.D．Thefast-pacedlifestyle.3、Fromthepassage,weknowtravelingathighspeedsmeans_______.A．appreciatingbeautifulsceneryB．experiencinglifeskillsC．focusingonthenextdestinationD．feelingphysicaltiredness4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Moderntransportationdeviceshavereplacedlegs.B．Travelingmakestheworldasmallplace.C．Human’shistorydevelopsveryfast.D．Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.25．（10分）Nineyearsago,afewdaysbeforeChristmas,IwasadirectoratacompanyinSanFrancisco,andIwascalledintoameetingthatwasalreadyinprogress.Thatmeetingturnedouttobemyexitinterview.Iwas64yearsoldatthetime.Itwasn’tcompletelyunexpected.Isignedapileofpapersandleftthecompany.So,40plusyearsofemploymentwasover.Ihadagoodreputationandbackground.Retirementwasnotachoiceforme.Iwantedtodosomething.Andthenanideacameintomymind,bornfrommyconcernforourenvironment.Iwantedtobuildmyownbusiness,designingandproducingbiodegradable(可生物降解的)packagingfromwaste.Thisiscalledcleantechnology,anditwasreallymeaningfultome.Itcouldhelpreducebillionsofpoundsofsingle-useplasticpackagingwastedeachyear.Fiveyearslater,I’mdelightedandproudtosharewithyouthatourincomehasdoubledeveryyearandwehavenodebt.Meanwhile,Ihaveawonderfulpartner,andwe’vewonmorethan20awardsfortheworkthatwe’vedone.AndIamdoingthemostrewardingandmeaningfulworkofmyliferightnow.ButwhatIreallylongforistofindotherfirst-timeentrepreneurs(企业家)whoaremyage.Iwanttoconnectwiththem.SoIwanttodosomethingaboutthatinafewyears.Iwantustostarttalkingmoreaboutpeoplewhodon’tbecomeentrepreneursuntiltheyareseniors.Andthenconnectingallofthemacrossindustries,regionsandcountries—buildingacommunity.1、Whathappenedtotheauthornineyearsago?A．Heretiredfromhisformercompany. B．Hefailedaninterview.C．Hehadagoodfamilybackground. D．Hechangedhisjobtoabetterone.2、Whywasthenewbusinessmeaningfultotheauthor?A．Itwasbeneficialtotheenvironment.B．Itdevelopedacleantechnology.C．Itprovidedjobsforlotsofpeople.D．Itbroughtinquitealotofmoney.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedevelopmentofhisowncompany?A．Cautious. B．Disappointed. C．Ambiguous. D．Positive.4、Whatdoestheauthorplantodointhefuture?A．Todosomethingelseaboutenvironment.B．Tohelppeoplewhowanttobecomesuccessful.C．Tomeetmorepeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds.D．Tobuildacommunityforseniorentrepreneurs.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）IhavealwayslivedinCanada,andtraveledfromHamiltontoOttawaforworkmonthsago.Arrivingattheairport1,Ihadtostayinthe2halltospendmytime.Withoutmuchelsetodo,Idecidedtogotothe3store.AsIwalkedaroundthestore,14twoAmericanwomenhavinga5onabench.Itlookedasiftheyhadbeenattheairportforhours,andIfeltanxioustodosomethingtohelpthem6theirwait.I7thestoreforafewmoments,andwenttobuyamedium-sizedtoywhichlookedlikeacartoon8Iaskedtheowneroftheshopforanoteanda9andwrote,"Whenyougetup,Ihopethisgiftwillmakeyousmile.Haveagoodtrip!"Iwalked10towardsthetwowomenand11thetoyandthenotenexttothem.Notwantingtowakethem,Itriedmybesttomakeno12,butinmyattempttofleethescene.oneofthemwokeupandcaughtmeintheact.Atfirstshelooked13MaybeshethoughtIwasa14!Butwhenshelookedatthesofttoyandthenote,she15up,asifshebecameahappygirl."Isthisforme?"sheasked.Igavehera16smileandnodded.Shewas17aboutthething!Wetalkedmorelikeoldfriendsinsteadof1819Icametorealizethatweshouldcareforeachotherandloveeachotheralthoughwewerefrom20places.1、A．late B．early C．hurriedly D．soon2、A．waiting B．dining C．exhibition D．lecture3、A．flower B．book C．drug D．gift4、A．kept B．made C．noticed D．heard5、A．talk B．nap C．rest D．cigarette6、A．calm B．ease C．weaken D．sharpen7、A．raninto B．wentthrough C．lookedaround D．setabout8、A．driver B．author C．salesman D．character9、A．pen B．card C．box D．packet10、A．hurriedly B．quietly C．slowly D．fast11、A．repaired B．hid C．placed D．showed12、A．mistake B．experiment C．noise D．progress13、A．moved B．happy C．sure D．scared14、A．passenger B．thief C．passerby D．student15、A．gave B．turned C．hurried D．brightened16、A．friendly B．grateful C．plastic D．bitter17、A．excited B．worried C．sad D．anxious18、A．workers B．teachers C．strangers D．officers19、A．enjoyment B．permission C．attention D．suggestion20、A．clean B．beautiful C．same D．different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）Thetaskofbeingacceptedinauniversitybeginsearlyforsomestudents.Longbeforetheygraduatefromhighschool,theytakespecial1．(course)toprepareforadvancedStudy.Theymayalsotakeoneormoreexaminationswhichtesthowwell2．(prepare)theyarefortheuniversity.Inthefinalyearsofhighschool,theycomplete3．(apply),andsendthemtotheuniversities4．interestthemmost.Somehighschoolstudentsmayberequiredtohaveaninterview5．professorsfromtheuniversity.6．(neat)dressedandalittlebitnervous,theyaredeterminedtoshowthattheyhaveagoodattitudeandtheability7．(succeed).Iftheyareaccepted,manyuniversitieswillofferthemaninstructionprogramtogettoknowtheproceduresforstudentsadvising,universityrules,theuseoflibraryandallthe8．majorservicesoftheuniversity.Beginninganewlifecanbeverypuzzling.The9．thestudentslearnabouttheuniversity,theeasieritwillbeforthemtoadapttothenewenvironment.However,it10．(take)timetogetusedtocollegelife.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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不计分。Asasayinggo,“Pressureisanotherformofmotivepower”、However,manypeoplecan’tdealwithpressureinanappropriatewaysothattheybecomemoreanxiously、Seriously,itmaycausemanyterriblepersonalproblem、Buthowcanyoudealwithpressure?To,beginwith,anybodyhaspressure,butyoushouldacceptthepressure、Ifyouareindeeppressure,youcandistractyourattentionbydoingsomeinterestedthingslikerunning,craftingorlisteningtomusic、Secondly,youshouldtalktofamilymembersandfriendstoreducingthestress,maybetheycangiveyousomepracticaladvice、Thirdly,youareneedtolearnhowtoself-adjust,thatisthemosteffectivewaytohelpyourself、Inword,pressureisaninevitablepartofyourlife、Youaresupposedto