甘肃省金昌市永昌县第四中学2024届高考英语四模试卷含解析

甘肃省金昌市永昌县第四中学2024届高考英语四模试卷注意事项：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．---Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?---Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf2．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen3．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why4．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence5．Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what6．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.7．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth8．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored9．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．assessment10．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that11．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely12．It’ssupposedtobetheendofthepaperback(简装书)andthe__________ofdigitalmedia,butsomebookstoresaresurvivingtheInternetAgewithsurprisingsuccess.A．deadline B．dawnC．dusk D．departure13．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might14．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently15．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening16．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith17．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime18．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize19．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction20．I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted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）Dubaihasbecomeoneofthetopdestinationsfortourists.It'sconsideredasthetourismcentreintheregion.YouwillfindeverythingyoucanexpectinDubairangingfromdesertstobeautifullybuiltmalls.PeoplefromaroundtheworldvisitDubaiforenjoyingitswonders.IfyouareinDubai,avoiddrivingyourself.Therearevariousreasonsforthis.Firstly,Dubaihasstrictlawsandifyouhaven'tadrivinglicenseyoumightbeupthecreek.Secondly,Dubaiisconsideredasoneofthemostdangerousdrivingplacesbecauseithasthehighestdeathratesonroadspercapitaintheworld.Thirdly,youmightbeunawareofdestinations.So,avoiddrivingyourselfasmuchaspossibleandtrytousepublictransportsliketaxis,busesandmetrotrains.Gulfishotandthetemperaturethereoftenreachesabove60celsiusdegreeespeciallyfromApriltoOctober,So,ifyouareplanningtovisitDubai,youhadbetteravoidmonthsofextremehotnessandplanyourtripinwintersoyoucanfullyenjoythewondersofDubaiwithoutgettingworriedaboutweatherconditions.Therearedifferenttypesofhotelsrangingfromcheaptomoreexpensiveones.So,selectoneaccordingtoyourtripbudget.However,makesureyourhotelisnotevenclosetoaconstructionsite.ThisisbecauseconstructioninDubaiisbeingcarriedout24hoursnon-stopandifyouchooseahotelnearsuchasiteyoumightbeintroublebecauseofconstructionnoise.Therefore,alwaysbookaroomawayfromsuchtrouble-makingplaces.Inshort,formakingyourtripstoDubaipleasant,youshouldalwayspreparebeforehand—selectthewinterweatherandbookahotelthat’snotclosetonoisyplaces.Youshouldalsotrytoavoidthethingsthatmightcreatetroubleifyoulikedrivingbyyourownwithoutadrivinglicenseandwithoutknowingthedestination.1、Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlytendstotellusthat.A．peoplehadbetternotdrivethemselvesinDubaiB．thetrafficlawsinDubaiareverystrictC．it'simporttohaveadrivinglicenseD．thepublictransportsinDubaiaregoodenough2、Theunderlinedwords“upthecreek”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplaceby.A．inuseB．introubleC．intrainingD．intune3、ThebestseasontovisitDubaiisin.A．springB．summerC．autumnD．winter4、Whyisitterribleifyourhotelisclosetoaconstructionsite?A．Becauseitwon'tbesafe.B．Becauseyouwon'thaveagoodrest.C．Becauseitwillcostyoulotsofmoney.D．Becauseitwillbetoofarfromthecenterofthecity.22．（8分）TheIslandRuleisoneofthebestexplanationsscientistscouldgivetotheobservablephenomenonthatanimalsandhumanshaveevolved(演变)dependingontheresourcesavailableintheirhabitat(栖息地).Throughtime,scientistshavenoticedthroughfossil(化石)recordsthatsomelargeanimalsfrommainlandhabitatshavedwarf(矮小的)versionsinblandhabitats.AreportfromBBCdescribedtheexistenceofwhatscientistscall“hobbitisland”offasmallislandsomewhereinIndonesia.Itwasgivensuchanamebecausefossilrecordsoftiny,humanlikecreatureshavebeenfoundintheregion.Whattheycalledas“hobbits”or“HomoFloresiensis”,areonlyastallasonemeterandarcsmallversionsofearlyhumanspecieswithtinierbrains.Thoughscientistscannotperfectlytracetheoriginofthe“HomoFloriensis”,theybelievethattheyarchumanrelatives,butitisthe“islandlife”thathascausedthemtoevolveastheyhave.Scientistshavenoticedthroughfossilrecordsandexistingorganisms(有机体)todaythatitseemsiflargeanimalsgrowsmallinislandswhilesmallanimalsgrowlargeinlargerislands.Intheory,animalandhumanbodieshaveadjustedtotheavailablefoodandfreshwaterintheirhabitats.Sincethereisnoopportunityforthemtoleavetheirisland,theymightaswelladapt.NewYorkMagazineexplainedthatislandsusuallyhavefewerpredators(捕食者)thanmainlandecosystems.However,itisthelackofresourcesthatcausethedeathofmanyanimals.Asameansofnaturaladaptation,thebodiesoftheseanimalshaveevolvedsmallerthantheirancestors,makingtheirbodiesrequirefewerresources.AreportfromWebEcoistlisteddownafewexamplesofanimalsthathaveshrunksignificantlycomparedwiththeirancestors.SomeoftheseincludetheBalitigerassmallasleopards(豹).1、Howdidthename“hobbitisland”comefrom?A．Scientistsdiscovereddwarfpeoplelivingontheisland.B．Onemetertallhumanbeingmadealivingontheseislands.C．Scientistsfoundhumanspecieswithtinierbrainsonanisland.D．Evidencesshowingtiny,human-likecreaturesontheislandwerefound.2、Whatdoyouknowabout“HomoFloricnsis”?A．TheyusedtoonlylivesomewhereinIndonesia.B．Theyweretheearliestancestorofhumanbeings.C．Theylooksmallcomparedwithnormalhumans.D．Theygraduallygrewlargeronthelargerislands.3、AccordingtoNewYorkMagazine,.A．animalsonislandlackenoughfoodtoliveonB．manyanimalsdiedofffornoapparentreasonC．toomanypredatorswilldodamagetotheecosystemD．predatorsmakeislandanimalsturnsmaller4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Morepredatorscanhelpanimalsgrowstrongerandlarger.B．Balitigerturnssmallbecauseofadaptationtotheenvironment.C．Morefoodresourcesshouldbeprovidedloislands.D．Animalsonmainlandarcfiercerthanthoseonislands.23．（8分）WhenIwaseleven,myparentsgavemethefirstbookIeverowned—TheTalesofEdgarAllanPoe.Idistinctlyrememberopeningit,readingthefirstlinesof“TheCastofAmontillado,”andremarkingtomyself.“Sothisiswhatreadingis!”Mydelightwasunbounded.LittledidIknowatthetimethatIwasatthebeginningofaliftingjourney.So,ifIreadmyfirstrealbookat11,whatwasIreadingbeforethen?Inaword,readers:relativelyplotless,repetitiveifwell-intentionedattemptstoteachchildtorecognizelettersandtheirsoundsandtobuildtheirvocabularies.Beingadutifulboy,IwentthroughthemotionsandIlearnedwhatwordswere.ButIhadnoideawhatwritingwasuntilPoe.InPoe’sstories,thesentencesweremorecomplexandstylishthananythingIhadeverreadbefore.Poe,inshort,wasastar.Myparentsgavemethatfirstbook,butthenIwentoffonmyown.Ilikedscience,whichledmetodiscoverJulesVerne,theFatherofscenefictionandHG.Wells,wellknownforhisnovelTheTimeMachine.Otherwritersfollowedquicklyoneafteranother:IsaacAsimov,RayBradbury,ArthurC．Clarke.ButIdidn’tlimitmyselftosciencefiction.Othertitlesthatdeeplyimpressedmeearlyon,andwhichIhavecarriedonmylife’sjourney,includeTheYearling,Shane,Ivanhoe,OfMiceandMen,ToKillaMockingbirdandTheGoodEarth.Itwentonfromthere.Ibecamethatkidwho,longafterhisparentstoldhimtoturnthelightsoff,hidunderthecoverswithaflashlightandabook,hisgreatestfearofbeingdiscoveredandhavinghislightingtakenaway.IrealizethatmyparentsmusthaveknownIwasdefying(违背)them.Butintheirwisdomtheypretendedtobeignorantofit.AndsoIowemystarasareadertomyparents.1、WhatdidtheauthorfeelaboutTheTatesofEdgarAllanPoe?A．Attractiveandinteresting.B．Complexanddull.C．Distinctbutdifficult.D．Plotlessbuteasy.2、Fromparagraph3weCanlearnthattheauthor________.A．likedreadingtalesbestB．enjoyedreadingsciencefictionmostC．tooknointerestinrealisticnovelsD．likedreadingfreelyandwidely3、Whatdidtheauthorsparentsreacttohisreadingbyflashlight?A．Toldhimtoturnofftheflashlight.B．Tookawayhisbook.C．Madeallowanceforhim.D．Scoldedhimatonce.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MyStartasaRealReaderB．TheTalesofEdgarAllanPoeC．WhenIBegantoLikeReadingFreelyD．EdgarAllanPoeWasMyFavoriteStar24．（8分）Theairwebreatheissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.Yetwithoutitwecouldnotsurvivemorethanafewminutes.Forthemostpart,thesameairisavailabletoeveryone,andeveryoneneedsitSomepeopleusetheairtoliveonwhiletheysitaroundandfedsorryforthemselves.OthersbreatheintheairandusetheenergyitprovidestomakeamagnificentJifeforthemselves.Opportunityisthesameway.Itiseverywhere.Opportunityissofreelyavailablethatwetakeitforgranted.Yetopportunityaloneisnotenoughtocreatesuccess.Opportunitymustbeseizedandacteduponinordertohavevalue.Somanypeoplearesoanxiousto“getin”ona“groundflooropportunity”,asiftheopportunitywilldoallthework.Thatisimpossible.Justasyouneedairtobreathe,youneedopportunitytomakeit.Ittakesmorethanjustbreathinginthefreshairofopportunity,however.Youmustmakeuseofthatopportunity.Thatisnotuptotheopportunity.Thatisuptoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhat“floor”theopportunityison.Whatmattersiswhatyoudowithit.1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Introducethetopicofthepassage.B．Compareairtoopportunity.C．Presenttherelationshipbetweenhumanandair.D．Toshowtheimportanceofair.2、Whichofthefollowingmaybeusedasthetittleofthepassage?A．AirandOpportunityB．SeizetheOpportunityC．HowtoSucceedD．BreathetheFreshAir3、Theauthorwantstoadviseusto______.A．breatheintheairB．sitaroundandfeelsorryC．beuptotheopportunityD．makeuseoftheopportunityandactonimmediately25．（10分）Itwasathercompany’sannualpicnicthatmymothermetmyfather,andhewalkedherhome.Thenextweek,fromhishomeinChicago,hesentherapostcard:Remembermeplease.Dobecallingyouoneofthesedays.—David.Shestillhasthatpostcard.Iamnotsurewhatmadehersave.Thoughhealreadyhadhisheartsetonher,shehadn'tchosenhimyet,atleastnotconsciously.Myfather,asalesmanforabigelectronicscompany,oftentolduswhileweweregrowingup,itwasblindluckthathewasatthepicnicthatday.HewasintowntomeetwithclientsandhappenedtostopbythebranchofficethatSaturdaymorningtomakeacall.Itwasthemanagerofalocalradiostationwheremymotherworkedasawriter.“Dave!Gladyou’reintown!”hesaid,andinvitedhimtocomerightovertotheirannualpicnic.Latermymotherdatedhimwhenhewasintown.Eventually,onenightafewmonthslater,shewokehermotherandtoldhershewasgoingtomarryDave.Afewmonthsafterthewedding,myfatherwastransferredeast.TheysettledinNewYork,inthehousewhereIgrewup.SometimesIthinkhowtimegetsustogetherandputsusinacertainplacewherewe’refacedwithoneoptionoranother.Weleavebehindwhileotherslivebythechoicewemade.Wecouldhavelivedfullofdifferentpassionsandjoys,differentproblemsanddisappointments.Sometimes,particularlywhenIcamehomelatetoasleepinghouse,myhusbandanddaughtercurledaroundeachother.Ithinkabouttheliveswewouldnothavehadifchoiceshadbroughtustoadifferentplace.AndItrembleatthethoughtthatImighthavemissedthislife,thisman,thischild,thislove.1、Accordingtothetext,wheredidtheauthor’sparentscomeacross?A．Attheauthor’shome.B．Atalocalradiostation.C．Atherfather’scompany’spicnic.D．Athermother’scompany’spicnic.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．theauthor’sfatherdidn’tlikehermotherB．theauthor’smotheralwaysmaderightdecisionsC．theauthordidn’tbelievehermotherD．theauthor’smotherhadn’tdecidedtomarryherfatheratfirst3、Beforemeetingtheauthor'sfather,hermotherwas________.A．awriterB．amanagerC．ateacherD．asaleswoman4、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．Shevaluesherlifenow.B．Timemakesherlifenowperfect.C．Sheistiredofherlifenow.D．Herlifenowfacesproblemsanddisappointments.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）Itstartedfouryearsago.Mywifewouldseea1mannearwheresheworked.ItwastheweekbeforeChristmasandshesaidshewantedtopurchaseanewcoatforhimbecausehiscoatwas2.Wedon’thavealotof3.Wearereallyastepawayfrombeinghomelessinragsmostmonthsbutwetryto4whenwecan.Wetalkedandfoundawaytogetsomemoneytogetherto5himacoat.I6thatsinceweweregivingacoattohim,weshouldlookatwhatelsehemight7.Wedecidedtofilla8withsomeuseful9things—atoothbrush,soap,clothes,ahat,glovesandsomefood.AsmallgiftandChristmascardwasputinitaswell.Wehaven’thadmoneytoexchange10forbirthdaysorChristmasformanyyears,too.Itfeelswonderfultohavesomeone11youatChristmasbutI’vealwaysbeenalittle12whenfriendsask“WhatdidyougetforChristmas?”Italwaysmakesmywifefeelbadthatshecan’t13togivemeanythingandIfeelthesame.SoIwould14andsaysheboughtmethisthingorthat.Butthatyearwecouldsaywe15somethingtoothersinsteadandthat’s16whathappened.Peopleaskedandwesaidwhatwedid.Theyalsowantedtohelpthefollowing17andwemadetenmorebackpacksthefollowingChristmas,andthisyearwereally18thegifts.Istillcan’taffordtobuymywifesomegiftsto19onChristmasday,butthe20wefeelmakesupforittentimes!1、A．sick B．generous C．homeless D．energetic2、A．loose B．shabby C．large D．tight3、A．money B．power C．time D．trouble4、A．recover B．bargain C．escape D．help5、A．buy B．make C．show D．lend6、A．commanded B．insisted C．regretted D．warned7、A．ignore B．store C．dislike D．need8、A．backpack B．room C．suitcase D．car9、A．left B．external C．daily D．cheap10、A．principles B．gifts C．opinions D．congratulations11、A．thinkof B．turnto C．relyon D．standfor12、A．pleased B．contradictory C．embarrassed D．content13、A．expect B．reject C．wait D．afford14、A．admit B．lie C．debate D．disagree15、A．compared B．exposed C．presented D．sold16、A．briefly B．hardly C．finally D．exactly17、A．year B．month C．day D．season18、A．removed B．replaced C．added D．decorated19、A．wear B．open C．eat D．judge20、A．peace B．sorrow C．attitude D．joy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）Balletisaformalkindofdanceperformancewitharichandinterestinghistory.Theword“ballet”comesfromtheFrenchlanguage,and1．(be)basedontheItalianword“balletto.”“Balletto”meansalittledance.Ballet’searlyrootsbeganinItalyinthelate1400s.ButitwasinFrance2．balletdevelopedintotheformweknowtoday.TheFrenchrulerLouistheFourteenthhadabiginfluence3．thedirectionofballetinitsearlyhistory.HeruledFranceforseventy-twoyears,4．(start)in1643.Hestarteddancingasaboyandworkedharddaily.LouistheFourteenthturnedballetintoaformofdancethatreflected5．(he)powerandinfluence.Ballet’smanyrulesand6．(extreme)detailedmovementsexpressedaperson’spowerandsocialrelations.Thekingmadesurethatballetbecamea7．(require)forthepeopleofhiscourt.HealsostartedtheRoyalAcademyofDance,8．importantpeoplecouldlearnthisart.Theaimofthisdancewasself-control,orderandperfection.Balletslowlychangedfromadanceattheking’scourttoone9．(perform)byprofessionaldancers.WhenLouistheFourteenthdiedin1715,ballet10．(bring)tootherpartsofEuropeandwasdevelopinginotherways.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、删除或修改．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．Releasedon6Aug．2010，FlippedisarguablymyfavoriteUSfilm．IttoldtheheartwarmingstoryofaboynamedBryceoragirlnamedJuli．It'shardtoimaginethattwoteenagers，whoinothers'eyemightnotknowaboutlove，actuallyhavesoapureandbeautifullove．Besides，thefilmisnotonlyaboutpuppylove．Italsotellsusaboutdreams，respect，self﹣esteemandtheimportantofworkinghard．Juliesattitudetowardsthelifeisalsoworthappreciating．Shehascharacteristicsmanyofusgraduallylosewithwegrowup．Thefilmsuccessfulcreatesawarmatmosphereforaudienceslongingloveandhappiness．IhopeyouwillenjoythemovieasmanyasIdo．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，你所在学校的英语俱乐部（Englishclub）将举行一个英语晚会，你准备邀请你的外国朋友John一同参加。