2024届湖北省当阳市第一中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届湖北省当阳市第一中学高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t2．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how3．—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch4．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional5．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain6．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when7．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.8．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read9．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/10．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen11．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar12．Irefusetoaccepttheblameforsomething________wassomeoneelse'sfault.A．who B．thatC．as D．what13．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied14．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as15．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed16．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate17．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto18．—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．and B．butC．or D．so19．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical20．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion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）20yearsago,acoupleofecologists,DanielJanzenandWinnieHallwachs,convincedDelOro,alargeorangejuiceproducer,todonatepartoftheirforestlandtoanationalparkinexchangefortherighttodump(倾倒)massiveamountsoforangepeelsona3-hectarepieceoflandwithinthenationalpark,atnocost.Dealingwithtonsofwastepeelsusuallyinvolvedburningthemorpayingtohavethemdumpedatalandfill,sotheproposalwasveryattractive.Ayearafterthecontractwassigned,DelOrodumpedaround12,000tonsofstickyorangewasteintheland.However,anotherjuicecompanyandrivalofDelOrochallengedthedealincourt,arguingthattheircompetitorwas“pollutingthenationalpark”.Theyendedupwinning,andthedealbetweenDelOroandthenationalparkfellthrough.The3-hectarepieceoflandvirtuallycoveredwithfruitwastewascompletelyforgotten.Then,in2013,TimothyTreuer,ascientistatPrincetonUniversityvisitedthatpieceofland15yearsearlier.Whathefoundshockedhim.“Itwascompletelyovergrownwithtreesandvines,”TimothyTreuerrecentlysaid,“thedifferencebetweenfertilizedandunfertilizedareaswasvisuallysurprisedusalot!Weneededtocomeupwithsomereallygoodstandardstoevaluateexactlywhatwashappeningthere.”Toconfirmthatthefruitwastewasresponsiblefortherevivalofplantlife,Treuerandhisteamspentmonthspickingupsamples,analyzingandcomparingthem.Theyfound“dramaticdifferencesbetweentheareascoveredinorangepeelsandthosethatwerenot.Theareafertilizedbyorangewastehadrichersoil,greatertree-speciesrichnessandgreaterforestcoverage.Inasense,it’snotjustawin-winbetweenthecompanyandthelocalpark—it’sawinforeveryone.”Theeffecttheorangepeelshadonthelandisprobablynotthatsurprisingtopeoplefamiliarwithcomposting(堆肥),butwhatisshockingisthatajudgeactuallycalledthisparticularexamplepollutingthenationalparkandstoppeditfromgoingforward.NowthatTimothyTreuer’sstudyhasreceivedworldwideattention,thistypeofpollutingisbeingseriouslyconsideredasawayofbringingtropicalforestsbacktolife.1、WhywasthedealproposedbytheecologistsattractivetoDelOro?A．Itwouldmakefarmersproducemoreoranges.B．Itwouldhelpdealwiththeorangepeelwasteforfree.C．Itwouldincreasetheproductionoforangejuice.D．Itwouldsavemuchspacefortheorangejuiceproducer.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase‘‘fellthrough”inthesecondparagraph?A．becameunbelievableB．failedtohappenC．madesomethingpossibleD．changedthecourseofanevent3、WhatdidTreuerfindwhenhevisitedthelandcoveredwithorangewaste?A．Thepeelwastewashardtobreakdownthere.B．DelOrocontinueddumpingpeelwastethere.C．Thepeelwasteenrichedthesoiloftheland.D．Thewholenationalparkwaspolluted.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Orangepeelwastefounditswaytoreshapethenationalpark.B．Acoupleofecologistsdevotedthemselvestorestoringtheforest.C．Acasualattemptledtoaseriesofexpectedmagicresults.D．Orangepeelwastebroughtaforestbacktolife.22．（8分）SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.WalkontheWildSideNotticketed,FreeJoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged1-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.IntroductiontoWavesPre-book,PWYDSubjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.ScienceintheFieldNotticketed,FreeThisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.FestivalDinnerPre-book,£21perpersonWhetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.1、Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?A．WalkontheWildSideB．IntroductiontoWavesC．ScienceintheFieldD．FestivalDinner2、Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?A．SarahLaw.B．MikeGoldsmith.C．MarkSamuels.D．TomCrawford.3、Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A．Family-based.B．Science-themed.C．Pickedbychildren.D．Filledwithadventures.23．（8分）Wecantakeonlinejoyfullearningexperiencestoanewlevelbycombiningthebestpracticesineducationwithinspiringhands-onlessonsthatparentsandchildrencanenjoytogether.◆

StartingaWriter’sNotebookJune13th—June17thThisworkshopistoinspirechildrentoseethemselvesastrueauthors.Thewritingactivitiesinthisworkshoparemeanttohelpyoungauthorsdeveloptheirsenseofvoiceandenthusiasmforwriting.Participantswilllearnavarietyofstrategiesandtechniquesforgeneratingideasandproducingmeaningfulwriting.PRICE:$27.00($22.00cashpayment)AGE:6—10◆

BackyardScienceJune20th—June24thBysharingwhatwediscoverinourownbackyards,ourchildrenwillbeabletoexperiencefirsthandhowwildlife,climate,andgeographiclandscapesdifferacrosstheglobe.Throughthisworkshopwehavetheabilitytocreateeye-openingexplorationsforourchildren.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

PoetryMakersJune11th—July15thWhensharingpoemswithourchildren,wenotonlyteachthemhowtoappreciatethebeautyoflanguagebutalsothatourwordshavetheabilitytoaffectothersindeepandmeaningfulways.Inthisfour-weekonlineworkshop,wewillstrengthenourchildren’sunderstandingofthemselves,eachother,andtheworldaroundthemthroughthepowerofwritingpoetry.PRICE:$27.00AGE:6—101、WhatcanwelearnaboutStartingaWriter’sNotebook?A．Itoffersadiscount. B．Itlastsfourweeks.C．Itissuitableforallages. D．Itencourageschildrentowritepoetry.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBackyardScience?A．Itencouragesthekidstogetclosetonature.B．Itoffersthekidsvariousoutdoorexplorations.C．Itfillsthekidswithconfidenceintheirfuture.D．Itenrichesthekids’lifeexperienceandknowledge.3、WhatcankidslearnatPoetryMakers?A．Takemoreinterestintheirstudies.B．Haveastrongdesiretobesuccessful.C．Showmuchenthusiasmforliterature.D．Beawareofthepowerofwords.24．（8分）Thereisatreadintravellingthatissweepingthenation—it’sbeingcalledvoluntourism.ForeigndestinationsareattractingAmericancitizenswhowanttosightsee,whileatthesametimeengageincommunityservice.Photosonawallareofrecentvisitstoanorphanage(孤儿院)inIndia.It’satripJimInnersfirstmadeafterlookingamoremeaningfulwaytoseetheworld.ThroughtheAustin-basedMiracleFoundation,InnershastraveledtoIndiathreetimesaspartofagrowingtrendcalledvoluntourism,whichcombinesforeigntravelwithcharitywork.“You’reliving.You’renotjustsendingachecktohelpsomebodybutyouhavealittlegirl,alittleboy.You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”saidInnersSiliconLabsco-founderNavSoochrecentlyraisedmoneytobuildavillagefororphansinIndiaandhastraveledthereseveraltimes.Hesaysit’spossibletosightseeandservetheneedy.“IthinkitwouldbeashametogotoIndiaandnotseetheTajMahal.It’sawonderfulplaceandIthinkyoucanhavethataswellastherealinteractionwithrealpeople.”saidSooch.“We’vehadallages.We’vehadfrom21/2withafamilyallthewayuptoan82-year-oldandthat’sthebeautyofthesetrips.”saysBarbaraJoubert.Sheplansthe9-dayjourneysonbehalfoftheMiracleFoundation.Shesaysitappealstothosewhowanttogiveback.“Sothemostbasicworkorwhatyou’redoingthereislovingthekidsandit’snothard.”saidJoubert.“Spendingtimewithallthesekidshasbeenwonderful.”saysInners.VoluntourismwilltakeJimInnersbackto“Pinky”,thegirlwhocallshimPapaJim.1、Accordingtothetext,voluntourism_________.A．iskindoftravelorganizedbytravelcompaniesB．isawayofearningmoneybytravelingC．isacertaintravelwhileofferingcommunityserviceD．iskindoftraveltoenjoythelocalcultures2、Accordingtothetext,theMiracleFountain_________.A．isintendedtohelpthepoorareasB．mainlyhelpsplanvoluntourismC．belongstoalargetravelcompanyD．isorganizedtoofferserviceinIndia3、WhatdoesInnersmeanbysaying“You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”inparagraph3?A．You’llhavetolookaftertheirfuturelife.B．Youneedtosendmoneytohelpthepoor.C．Youwillallowthemtobeyourfamilymembers.D．Youhaveagreateffectontheirfuturelife.4、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakevoluntourismmorepopular.B．Topersuadereaderstohelpthepoor.C．Togiveyouadviceonvoluntourism.D．Tointroducereadersvoluntourism.25．（10分）FiveweeksagoIhadtotalhipreplacementsurgery(髋关节置换手术).InCanada,wehaveagreathealthcaresystem.Thatmeanswegetournewhipsforfree.MyhiphadbeenhurtingmeforyearsbeforeIwenttothedoctor.Ofcourse,itwasfree.Shereferredmetoasurgeon,buttheearliestappointmentwasin10months.Thatiswhatbeingfreegetsyou.Tenmonthslater,aftersomefreeX-rays,thesurgeontoldmeIneededsurgery,whichwasaboutan18-monthwait,forsomeseniorcitizenshadbeenontheoperationlist.Another18months!Idraggedmyselfoutofthesurgeon’soffice.Walkingthroughthehospital,Ithoughtaboutthesituation.Asthebreadwinnerofalargefamily,Icouldn’twaitthatlong,soIhadtogettothefrontline.IwasfullyawareofwhataCanadianshouldbelike(Canadiansareusuallyconsideredgentleandca-ring),butthistimeIreallyneededtofightformyself.Atthatverymoment,intheshopwindowofthehospital,Isawasignwhichread,“VolunteersNeeded.”Suddenly,anideaoccurredtome—Iwouldgetthejob.Fortunately,theysignedmeupimmediatelybecausetheaverageageofthevolunteersattheshopwas75.Theyweredesperateforsomeyoungblood.EveryFridaymorning,Iwasattheshop.Whileseeingthehospitalstaff,I’dcasuallybeasked,Whatdoyoudo?Thenldtellthem,Well,lmgettingmyhipreplaced—in18months.It’sgoingtobesogreatwhenthepainstops.Soon,allthestaffgottoknowme.Naturally,inmynextappointment,thesurgeonrecognizedme.Momentslater,Ihadasurgerydatejustweeksaway.Ihadtosayitwasactuallymyvolunteeringthatgotmetothefrontoftheline.AndI’mnotashamedofit,forIintendtostickwiththevolunteering.Also,evenwhenIcheatedthesystem,Ididitinawaythatbenefitssociety.1、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．Shefeltratherdisappointed.B．Shecouldn’twalkbecauseofthepain.C．Shewastooscaredtohavethesurgery.D．Shedidn’tbelievewhatthesurgeonsaid.2、Whydidthewriterdecidetobeavolunteer?A．Todonatebloodtothehospital.B．Togethernewhipfreeofcharge.C．Toreceivesometinygiftsfromothers.D．Toapproachthedoctorforearlysurgery.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhercheat?A．Itwasashame.B．Itwasapride.C．Itwasbeneficial.D．Itwasafairdeal.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HowIGotMyNewHipB．TheDoctorWhoSavedMyLifeC．HowtoBeaVolunteerinHospitalD．TheProblemofCanada’sHealthcareSystem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）Sincemychildhood,Ialwaysdreamedofbecomingafull-timewriter.Twoyearsaftermygraduation,I1myjobandmadeupmymindtorealizemy2Noonecouldtellme3Iwouldsucceedornot.Irentedacoldstorageroominabuilding,setupauseddeskand4towrite.IhadtoomanythingstowriteandIhadtowritebecausethe5wasfullofmyheart.Afterayearorso,however,Ibegantodoubtmyself.Ifoundit6toearnmylivingbysellingwhatIwrote.Ican’trememberhowmanytimesmynovelswere7duringthatyear.ButI8toputmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearof9Ibelievedanyonewithadreammustlearntostruggleforthe10.Duringthemostdifficultperiodofmylife,oneofmyclassmatescametoseemeandtriedto11me,“Yun,cometoourcompany,andwewill12you2,000yuanamonth.”2,000yuanwasreallyabig13atthattime.Itwouldenablemetolive14Asthemoneyweredancinginmy15,somethingclearedmysenses.Hadn’tIdreamedofbeingawriterAfull-timewriter.“Thanks,butno,”Isaid16,“I’mgoingtosticktowriting.”Againandagain,Isaidtomyself,“Iwillbe17.Peoplewilllovemynovels.”Finallymyfirstnovelwas18in1991.Ihadthekindoffameandsuccessthatfewwritersever19.Twentyyearshavepassed,buttheeffectithadonmylifehaslasted.NowIoften20thetimeworkinginthatcoldstorageroom.Iwillsay,“Anyonewithadream,courageandpersistencewillbesuccessful.”1、A．attained B．quit C．paused D．seized2、A．project B．glory C．dream D．liberty3、A．whether B．what C．that D．when4、A．gaveaway B．settleddown C．putdown D．tookover5、A．principle B．justice C．career D．enthusiasm6、A．difficult B．Changeable C．permanent D．sceptical7、A．Adjusted B．attacked C．Registered D．rejected8、A．pretended B．determined C．waited D．agreed9、A．anxiety B．prejudice C．failure D．opportunity10、A．intelligence B．fantasy C．reputation D．goal11、A．persuade B．donate C．inform D．require12、A．sponsor B．assist C．pay D．earn13、A．account B．money C．scale D．fortune14、A．steadier B．handier C．better D．happier15、A．hand B．head C．table D．wallet16、A．doubtfully B．eagerly C．firmly D．consciously17、A．successful B．lucky C．creative D．confident18、A．sold B．advocated C．published D．allocated19、A．experienced B．adopted C．associated D．deposited20、A．understood B．recalled C．reminded D．assumed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）Whilenoteveryonewillhavepondered(思索)thesubjectwhilestaringoutofthewindowduring1．flight,thequestionastowhyaeroplaneshavecircularwindowsratherthansquareonesisinteresting.Overtheyears,aerospaceengineering2．(make)hugeleapsinaeroplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarry3．passengersandgofaster.Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety—includingthewindows.Inthe1950s,4．jetlinerswerestartingtobecomemainstream,theDeHavillandCometcame5．fashion.Withapressurisedcabin,itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.6．,theplanehadsquarewindowsandin1953twoplanesfellapartintheair,7．(kill)56peopleintotal.Thereasonforthe8．(crash)?Thewindows.9．there’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,makingthemlikelytocrashunderstress—suchasairpressure.Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwould10．(eventual)crackthewindowcornerisdistributedandthelikelihoodofitbreakingisreduced.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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。Ilikeridingmybike.Thoughitisnotverynew,butitismybestfriend.Ifindveryconvenienttogoanywherewithabike.Ridinggivesmenotonlyexercisesbutalsopleasure.Iusemybikemostinsummerwhentheweatheriswarmanddry.Itcanbeveryunpleasantinwinterthatitiscoldandwindisblowingheavily.Itcanalsobeverydangerously.OfcourseIwillbeverycarefulinmybike.Infact,accidentsarenottheonlyproblem.OnedayIwenttoschoolandco