2023-2024学年广东省清远市第三中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年广东省清远市第三中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith2．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon3．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow4．Usuallydoctorsareunderstandably________aboutnewmedicinesbecauseoftheuncertaintyoftheireffects.A．considerateB．logicalC．optimisticD．cautious5．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed6．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed7．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy8．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether9．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong10．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why11．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound12．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．afterwhen B．sincewhichC．afterwhich D．sincewhen13．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance14．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends15．Mothertoldmeinaphonecallthatshehadwrittentomeaweekbefore,butIhaven’treceived__________.A．one B．it C．something D．anything16．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof17．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush18．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound19．HadMarynotbeenhurtinthecaraccident,________thenextweek’smarathon.A．shewouldrun B．shewouldhaverunC．shewillrun D．shemusthaverun20．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn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）AmphoraareclayjarsoriginallyinventedinEgypt.TheyweresousefulforstoringandtransportingwineatthetimethattheywereeventuallyadoptedbyalloftheculturesaroundtheMediterranean.It’suncertainwhentheyfirstarrivedinRome,butGreekcolonistsinsouthernItalymayhavebeenthefirsttointroducethem.Previously,winehadbeenstoredinleathersacks,butamphoraofferedseveraladvantagestotheRomans.Theywereairtight,strong,relativelylightweight,andhadtwolargehandlesthatmadethemeasytocarry,animportantfeatureatatimewhenalmosteverythinghadtobetransportedbyhand..Likemodernwinebottles,aphorahadlong,narrownecksthatlimitedtheamountofwineexposedtotheopenair.Similartomodernwinebottles,mostamphorasbecamegraduallythinnerattheend.Itmadethemeasytoburyintheground,whichkeptthemcoolduringthewarmmonths.Sealingupthetopofanamphorawasamajordifficultyandavarietyofmethodswereused.TheEgyptiansstoppedtheirswithleavesandreedscoveredwithclay.TheGreeksandRomansusedragsandcorksometimes.Noneofthesetechniquesprovidedanairtightseal,soAleppoPineresin（松脂）wasusedtosealthegapsaroundthetop.Itbecamesopopularthatresinwassometimesaddedtothewineinordertoimproveitsflavor.TheRomanwriterPlinytheElder,writinginthefirstcentury,recommendedaddingresintowineandbelievedresinmadefromtreesinthemountainscreatedabetteraromathanresinmadefromtreesinthelowlands.Thougheachamphorawasconstructedbyhand,theyweresurprisinglyuniform.Romanamphorasheldonecubicfootofliquid,exactlysevengallons,andeventuallybecameastandardunitofmeasurementthroughouttheRomanEmpire.UnlikeGreekamphora,Romanamphoraswerenotdecorated.Beforeitdried,eachamphorawasgivenastampwiththenameoftheworkshopwhereitwasmanufacturedortheworkshop’sowner.Oncetheamphorawasfilled,itsweightandcontentswerepaintedontheside.1、Whatdoesanamphoralooklike?A．B．C．D．2、WhydidAleppoPineresinbecomepopularinRome?A．Itimprovedtheflavorofwine.B．Itprovedthebestcoverforamphoras.C．Itmadeamphoraslastalongertime.D．Itwasusedfordecorationbywomen.3、WhatcanweinferaboutRomanamphorasfromthelastparagraph?A．Theyhadbeautifuldesigns.B．Theyhadroughappearances.C．Theywereofthesamesize.D．TheywereasymbolofstatusfortheRomans.4、Whatdoestheword“aroma”inparagraph3mean?A．Market.B．Smell.C．Sound.D．Picture.22．（8分）Nobelprizewinnerssometimesdisplayasmuchuniquenesswhendecidinghowtospendtheirprizemoneyastheydidontheworkthatwonthemtheawardinthefirstplace.WhenSirPaulNursewontheNobelPrizeforMedicinein2001,hedecidedtoupgradehismotorbike.Afellowwinnerin1993,RichardRoberts,installedacroquetlawninfrontofhishouse.AustrianauthorElfriedeJelinek,whowonin2004,saidtheprizemeant“financialindependence.”LarsHeikensten,executivedirectoroftheNobelFoundation,saidtherewerenoobviousshoppingtrendsamongwinners.“Ithinkitdependsalotonwhichcountrytheycomefrom,theirpersonalfinances...whatkindofincomestheyhavewhentheygettheprize,”hesaid.Realestate,however,isapopularoption,atleastamongthosewillingtorevealwhattheyspendthemoneyon.PhillipSharp,theAmericanco-winnerofthe1993medicineprize,decidedtosplashoutona100-year-oldFederalstylehouse.“Itookthatmoneyandboughtalittlebitbiggerhouse...It’sabeautifuloldplace,”hetoldAFP(法新社),addingthat“Themoneyisanicepartoftheprocess”,but“theimportantthingabouttheprizeistherecognition.”Forwinnersofthepeaceprizethedecisionisoftenmoreclear-cut,asthehonortendstogotopoliticians,organizationsandactivistswhoareundermorepublicsupervision.Many,likeUSPresidentBarackObamain2009andtheEuropeanUnionin2012,donatetocharities.Literaturewinnerstendtobemoreprivateabouthowtheyusethemoney,butthechoiceisoftenequallystraightforward.“EvenifNobel-winningauthorsarequitewellknown,manyofthemwillnothavemademuchmoneyfromwriting,"saidAnnaGunder,aNobelliteratureexpertatUppsalaUniversity.Whiletheprizemightkeepthewolffromthedoorforsomeyears,givingthemfreedomtowrite,itcanalsobrieflyhavetheoppositeeffect.“Itreallychangestheircareers...Duringthefirstyearafterthey’vewontheyoftenwriteless,buttheygenerallycontinueafterayearortwo,”saidGunder.1、Fromthepassage,welearnthat________.A．themoneyisactuallythebestpartoftheNobelPrizeB．NobelwinnershavegreatoriginalityinusingprizemoneyC．fewwinnerswouldspendtheirprizemoneyonhousesD．winnersbecomemoreindependentontheircountry2、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphrase“clear-cut”inparagraph6?A．open B．private C．unique D．complex3、Accordingtothepassage,inthefirstyearafterwinningNoblePrize,literaturewinnersmay________.A．becomelessproductiveB．makemoremoneyfromwritingC．havethefreedomtocreatemoreandbetterworksD．disappearfromthepubliceyesforaperiodoftime23．（8分）Whenyou’reoutwithafriendandtakeaphotoofyourselves,doyouknowthatyouarealsocreatingaworkofart?OrthatyouarecompetingwithVincentvanGoghhimself?Probablynot.Yourideamightbetoshowoffyourselfie(自拍照)onWeChatorQQ,butyouprobablydon’tthinkoftheInternetasagalleryorofyourselfasanartist.ButthechiefexecutiveofLondon’sSaatchiGallery,NigelHurst,thinksthatthecasualpictureswetakeofourselveshavesomethingincommonwithself-portraitsbythegreatmasters.Insupportoftheidea,theSaatchiGalleryhasanewexhibitioncalledFromSelfietoSelf-Expression.Itfeatureswell-knownself-portraitsfromartistsincludingDutchpaintersVanGogh(1853-1890)andRembrandt(1606–1669).Italsohasselfiesonshowthathave“quicklybecomeiconsofthedigitalera.”TheseincludeonetakenbyUScelebrity(名人)KimKardashianandanotherofformerUSPresidentBarackObamawithformerUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron,accordingtotheBBC．Thegalleryisevenencouragingvisitorstoaddtheirownselfiestotheshow.Hurstisperhapsnotbeing100percentserious.Heisn’tclaimingthatasnapyoutakeofyourselfinyourfavoriterestaurantcanbecomparedwithaself-imagepaintedbyVanGogh.Buthedoesmakeaseriouspoint.Onceuponatime,itwasonlyartistswhocouldmakeimagesofthemselves.Theyweretheonlyones,asHursttoldTheGuardian,who“hadtheskills,materialsandtoolstocreateself-portraits.”Today,however,we“allhavethat[ability]throughoursmartphones.”Thepopularityoftheselfierocketedaftersmartphonesstartedtobecomewidelyused.In2013,OxfordDictionariesnamed“selfie”asitswordoftheyear.AsPamelaRutledge,aprofessorattheMassachusettsSchoolofProfessionalPsychology,toldVoguemagazine:“thecult(热潮)oftheselfiecelebratesregularpeople”.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“features”inparagraph3mostprobablymean?A．informsB．showsC．sellsD．misses2、NigelHurst’sattitudetothesmartphoneselfieis_______.A．casualB．mixedC．favorableD．negative3、WhosharesopinionswithNigelHurst?A．KimKardashianB．BarackObamaC．DavidCameronD．PamelaRutledge4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．SelfiesasSelf-portraitsB．AgeofSmartphonesC．AgeofSelfieArtistsD．SelfiesofCelebrities24．（8分）Withallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it'snotonlynecessary,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdowninthedump,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-worker,neighbor,closefriends,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy(礼貌)tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.1、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A．SatisfiedB．PositiveC．CriticalD．Indifferent2、Thephrase“bustingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby.A．explainingcarefullyB．speakingloudC．keepingsilentD．laughinghard3、Accordingtotheauthor,humorisusefulintheaspectthat.A．itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB．itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldC．itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsD．itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers4、Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendsto.A．introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeB．encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeC．convincepeopleofthepowerofhumourD．talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumor25．（10分）AteacherfromRelaxKidsinTamworth,UK,usedtwoapplestoshowherstudentsthedamaging,andoftenunseen,consequencesofbullying(欺凌).Andherpostaboutthepowerfullessonhasgoneviral.RosieDuttonexplainedthatduringoneofherclassessheintroducedthechildrentotworedapples.Whatthekidsdidn'tknowwasthatbeforethelesson,Duttonhadrepeatedlydroppedoneoftheapplesonthefloor.Andyet,ontheoutsideatleast,bothappleslookedperfect."IpickeduptheappleI'ddroppedonthefloorandstartedtotellthechildrenhowIdislikedthisapple,andthatIthoughtitwasdisgusting,itwasahorriblecolourandthestemwasjusttooshort,"Duttonwrote.Shethenencouragedthestudentstodothesame.Someofthechildrenlookedatherlikeshewas“crazy”,butthestudentspassedtheapplearoundthecircle,callingitnames.Continuingtheexercise,theteacherthenpassedthesecondapplearoundthecircle.Thisapple,however,wasshoweredwithcommentslike:“Yourskinisbeautiful,"and"whatabeautifulcolouryouare."Duttonthenshowedthestudentsbothapplesonceagain,highlightingthat"therewasnochange,bothapplesstilllookedthesame."Thatis,untilshecutthemopen."Theapplewe'dsaidunkindwordstowasbruisedandallmushy(糊状的)inside,"shesaid.Therewas,shesaid,animmediate"lightbulb"momentforherstudents."Theyreallygotit.Whatwesawinsidethatapple,thebruises,themushandthebrokenbitsiswhatishappeninginsideeveryoneofuswhensomeonemistreatsuswiththeirwordsoractions."Duttonexplainedhowimportantitistoteachchildrentostandupforoneanother,andtostopanyformofbullying.“Let’screateagenerationofkindcaringchildren,”theteacherwrote.“Thetonguehasnobones,butisstrongenoughtobreakaheart.Sobecarefulwithyourwords.”1、Whathadtheteacherdonetothefirstapplebeforethelesson?A．ShehadintroducedittothekidsB．ShehaddamageditpurposelyC．ShehadmadeitlookperfectD．Shehadcoloureditbrightly2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“callingitnames”(Para.3)mean?A．SayingrudethingsB．MakingfunofitC．CheeringforitD．Shoutingatit3、Whatdidtheteacherinstructthekidstodowiththesecondapple?A．DropitB．PraiseitC．IgnoreitD．Observeit4、What’sthepurposeoftheteacher’susingtwoapplesinclass?A．Todrawthekids’attentionB．ToexplainherpersonalpreferencesC．TomakeacomparisonbetweenthemD．Tohelpthekidsunderstandtheresultsofbullying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）Wealladmitthatmoderntechnologyhastakenoverourlives,forgoodofcourse.Youngpeoplecelebratethefastspeed1canmoveat.Butthereisagroupofpeoplewhocannot2.Itisthegroupofpeoplewhoarecaughtupbetweentraditionaland3society,notexactlyoldand4change,buttryingveryhardtobecomemodernized,endingupbeing5inthemiddle.Theyare40to60yearsoldand6thelatestiPhoneorSamsungphone.TheybuyaniPadjust7theycanaffordto,andtoplaythesamegamesonalargerscreen.Theyarealmost8theteenagersfiveyearsago,9ontheirphonesplayingagameorusingsocialmedia.They’reeverywhere.AndIsawsomethingtodaythatmademeextremely10.Onatrain,amotherwas11playingaCandyCrush-likegame.Herdaughterwassittingbesideher.Thelittlegirl,aboutfiveyearsold,wastalkingtohermotheraboutherday,shoutingthenextstop’snamecheerily-obviouslydesperateattemptstogethermother’s12.Themother?Allshedidwasnodandsaytheoccasional“mmhm”.Withhereyesonthe13,sheconcentratedoncompletingthelevel.Iwatchedthegirlmakeafinal14togethermomtolookather,andwhenshehad15,shesighedandfellsilent,defeated.Itbrokemyheart,andgotme16—whatkindofgamecanmakeyou17thatyouhavethemostbeautifulthingintheworld,apersonyoulovewithallyourheart?Whatdoesit18whenyouwon’tevenlookintohereyesorlistentoher?Thescenewassofamiliaryearsagowhenparents19thattheirchildrenweretoointerestedintheirmobiledevices.Lookhowthetableshaveturnednow.I’m20whethertolaughortocry.ButallIcandonowishopethatthisstormpasses.1、A．traditionB．challengeC．technologyD．knowledge2、A．makeupB．keepupC．turnupD．fixup3、A．stressfulB．complicatedC．developingD．modern4、A．resistingB．acceptingC．expectingD．considering5、A．lostB．stuckC．setD．involved6、A．ownB．sellC．pickD．bring7、A．sinceB．whenC．untilD．because8、A．amongB．likeC．withD．beyond9、A．seldomB．neverC．alwaysD．ever10、A．sadB．happyC．confusedD．curious11、A．tiredofB．goodatC．focusingonD．usedto12、A．adviceB．attentionC．supportD．reward13、A．windowB．girlC．bookD．screen14、A．talkB．sighC．attemptD．practice15、A．failedB．stoppedC．spokenD．done16、A．workingB．realizingC．learningD．wondering17、A．forgetB．feelC．imagineD．recognize18、A．changeB．meanC．proveD．explain19、A．admittedB．decidedC．complainedD．questioned20、A．uncertainB．uninterestedC．afraidD．serious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）Thebestwaytogetaroundacitymaybedrivingacar.Indeed,itcouldbeoflittle1．(convenient)foryoutotravelfromonepointtoanotherifyoudon'townacar.Whileyoucanalwaysusepublictransport,itcanbequiteunreliablesometimes.Butdon'tworry.Therearecarrentalcompaniesthatcanhelpyouwithyourtravelingneedsatanytime.IfyouareplanningonavacationduringamajorholidaylikeChristmas,2．(consider)hiringacarforyouandyourfamily'suse.Theobvious3．(benefit)ofdoingsoareasfollows：Somerentalcompaniesevenincludeadriverwitheverycarrented.Imagineyourselfwithadrivertakingyoutoyourdestination4．waitingtodriveyoubackhome.Inthisway,evenparking5．(become)theleastofyourconcerns.Evenifyouhavetodrivethecarbyyourself,youcanbenefitfromhiringacarbecauseyoucantaketheshortestroute6．(enjoyable)toyourdestination.Ifyouhaveplannedyourholidayin7．hurry,youmighthavemissed8．(check)onyourcar'scondition.Ifthisisthecase,itiswisetorentacarbecauseitwillnotbreakdown9．yourwayatall.Travelinginyourowncarisalot10．(comfortable),tobefrank,thanridingthetrainorbus.Youcanstopatanytimeifyouneedtograbsomething.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、删除和修改。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。Timeswaitsfornoman、ThisissomethingIlearnedveryclearlastterm、Ispentsomuchtimefoolaroundthatmygradesbegantofall、Ifinallyrealizethatsomethingnecessaryhadtodone、Itwastimeofachange、NowIhaveanewplanforusingmytimewisely、Ihavesetmyalarmclockaheadhalfahour、Thiswillgivehimaheadstartontheday、IhavealsobeendecidedtokeeparecordofwhatIdoandwhenIdoit、LookingbackonwhichI’vedonewillgivemesomeideaonhowtorearrangemytime、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，正在负责策划“绿色校园”活动（GreenCampusCampaign),请给你的美国笔友Henry写封邮件，向他介绍此次活动的内容并征求他的建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________