白城市重点中学2023-2024学年高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

白城市重点中学2023-2024学年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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved2．Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who3．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet4．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access5．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime6．Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostof________importedtoEurope.A．itB．themC．thatD．which7．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was8．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would9．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound10．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t11．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although12．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI13．Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave14．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．acknowledgedB．appreciatedC．accomplishedD．accompanied15．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent16．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy17．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition18．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when19．Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when20．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever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）Parentsandkidstodaydressalike,listentothesamemusic,andarefriends.Isthisagoodthing?Sometimes,whenMr.Ballmerandhis16-year-olddaughter,Elizabeth,listentorockmusictogetherandtalkaboutinterestsbothenjoy,suchaspopculture,heremembershismoredistantrelationshipwithhisparentswhenhewasateenager.“Iwouldneverhavesaidtomymom,’Hey,thenewWeezeralbumisreallygreat.Howdoyoulikeit?’’’saysBallmer.“Therewasjustacompletegapintaste.”Musicwasnottheonlygulf.Fromclothingandhairstylestoactivitiesandexpectations,earliergenerationsofparentsandchildrenoftenappearedtomoveinseparateorbits.Today,thegenerationgaphasnotdisappeared,butitisgettingnarrowinmanyfamilies.Conversationsonsubjectssuchassexanddrugswouldnothavetakenplaceagenerationago.Nowtheyarecomfortableandcommon.Andparent-childactivities,fromshoppingtosports,involveafeelingoftrustandfriendshipthatcancontinueintoadulthood.Nowondergreetingcardstodaycarrythemessage,“Tomymother,mybestfriend.”Butfamilyexpertswarnthatthenewequalitycanalsoresultinlessrespectforparents.“There’sstillalotofstrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparentsoutthere,butthereisachangehappening,”saysKerrie,apsychologyprofessoratLebanonValleyCollege.“Inthemiddleofthatchange,thereisalotofconfusionamongparents.”Familyresearchersofferavarietyofreasonsfortheseevolvingrolesandattitudes.Theyseethe1960sasaturningpoint.Greatculturalchangesledtomoreopencommunicationandamoredemocraticprocessthatencourageseveryonetohaveasay.“Myparentswereonthe‘before’sideofthatchange,buttoday’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side,”explainsMr.Ballmer,“It’snotsomethingeasilyaccomplishedbyparentsthesedays,becauselifeismoredifficulttounderstandordealwith,butsharinginterestsdoesmakeitmorefuntobeaparentnow.”1、Theunderlinedword6gulf,inPara.3mostprobablymeans.A．differenceB．distanceC．separationD．interest2、Thechangeintoday’sparent-childrelationshipis.A．moreconfusionamongparentsB．lessrespectforparentsfromchildrenC．newequalitybetweenparentsandchildrenD．morestrictnessandauthorityonthepartofparents3、Bysaying“today’sparents,the40-year-olds,wereonthe‘after’side.”theauthormeansthattoday’sparents.A．havelittledifficultyadjustingtothechangeB．cansetalimittothechangeC．failtotakethechangeseriouslyD．followthetrendofthechange4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．describethedifficultiestoday’sparentshavemetwithB．comparetoday’sparent-childrelationshipwiththatinthepastC．suggestthewaystohandletheparent-childrelationshipD．discussthedevelopmentoftheparent-childrelationship22．（8分）Whydoestimeseemtoflybyfasteraswegetold?You'vegotyouragingbraintoblame.Thisislikelyduelargelytothephysicalchangesofournervesandneurons(神经元).Newresearchsuggests‘rapidfire’abilitiesoftheyoungbrainallowustoprocessmoreinformationduringyouth,causingthedaystoseemlongerearlierinlife.However,aswegetold,researcherssaytheolderbraintakesmoretimetoprocessinformation.ThenewfindingputforwardbyaDukeUniversityresearcherwaspublishedinapaperinthejournalEuropeanReviewthisweekAccordingtoAdrianBejan,theJ.AJonesProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringatDuke,thephysicalchangesofournervesandneuronsplay,amajorroleinourperception(知觉)oftimeaswegetold.Overtheyearsthesestructuresbecomemorecomplexandeventuallybegintodegrade."Littlebabies,forexample,movetheireyesmuchmoreoftenthanadultsbecausethey’reprocessingimagesatafasterrate,"Beiansays,Forolderpeople,thismeansfewerimagesarebeingprocessedinthesameamountoftime,causingexperiencestoseemasthoughthey’rehappeningmorequickly.1、Whatcausestimetoflyfasteraswegetold?A．Changesofournervesandneurons. B．Informationinourbrain.C．Theelectricalsignals. D．Rapidfireabilities.2、Whatisunavoidableintheprocessofgettingold?A．Longerdays. B．Agingbrains.C．Moreimages. D．Lessexperience.3、Whydothedaysseemlongerearlierinlife?A．Youngpeoplearemoreenergeticintheirlife.B．TheyoungerbraintakeslesstimetoprocessinformationC．Oldpeoplehavefewerthingstodothanyoungpeople.D．Littlebabiesmovetheireyesmuchmoreoften.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．NervesandNeurons B．TimeFliesFastC．TheOlder,theFaster D．TheFunctionoftheBrain23．（8分）ItookajourneytoNewYork,USseveralmonthsago.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.ItwasalsothefirsttimeIhadtakenatripbymyself.Ihadgreatenthusiasmandhighhopes,andIwasn'tletdown.It’shardtodescribehowIfeltwhenIarrivedattheairportinNewYork.Lookingatpeopleofdifferentracesandnationalitiespassingbyandhearingdifferentlanguagesallaroundme,Icouldn’tsayanythingforalongtime.IhadneverunderstoodtheculturaldiversityoftheUSsoclearlyandcloselybefore.Thefollowingdayswereevenmoreimpressive.Weintegrated（融入）intotheforestofconcreteandcement（混凝土和水泥）.WewavedtotheStatueofLiberty;welookeddownatthebusyislandofManhattan;welookedatwell-knownuniversities—HarvardofancientEgypt.Thenwevisitedsomewell-knownuniversity—Harvard,Yale,PrincetonandColumbia—eachwithitsownappealingandtime-honoredhistory.Butwhatalltheseuniversitieshaveincommonistheirpeacefulacademicatmosphereswitchyoucouldfeeleverywhere.Iwasimpressedbythelibraries,decoratedjustlikecathedrals（教堂）,andthelaboratoriesjustnexttotheclassroom.Mydreamistoreturntothoseplacesasaninternationalstudent.Finallycameourdestinations—theModelUnitedNationsconferenceattheUniversityofChicago.StudentsfromvariouscountriesarrivedtoactasUnitedNationsdelegationsandsharetheiropinionsaboutglobalissues.Asanon-nativespeaker,Ifeltthatcompetingagainstnativespeakerswasaverytoughtask.ButitwasalsoararechangetoimprovemyEnglishandIcouldn’tthrowitaway.Withperseveranceanddevotion.Igotusedtotalkingtootherdelegationsnaturally.AlthoughIdidn'twinanyawards,thechairmanpraisedmeattheclosingceremonyformyexcellentperformance.Thatmademefeelreallyproud.Thistripbroughtmeunforgettableandvaluableexperiencesthatwillbenefitmeforever.1、Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor'sgoingtoAmerica?A．Toseesomeplacesofinterest. B．Tovisitsomewell-knownuniversities.C．Toattendacompetitionatauniversity. D．Tolearnabouttheculturaldiversitythere.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhe/shesawtheculturaldiversityoftheUS?A．Regretful. B．Amazed. C．Peaceful. D．Confident.3、Whatistheauthor'swishinthefuture?A．ToworkfortheUnitedNations. B．Totourmorecountriesintheworld.C．TohaveajobintheUnitedStates. D．TostudyinthefamousuniversitiesinAmerica.4、Whydidtheauthorfeelproud?A．Hewonanawardinthecompetition. B．Hewaspraisedbythechairman.C．Hecouldpersuadeotherstoaccepthisopinions. D．HecouldspeakEnglishwellattheconference.24．（8分）TheinfluenceofAmericaisincreasinginmycountry.SpanishpeopledrinkCocaCola,wearbluejeans,watchHollywoodmovies,listentoAmericanmusic,andeatfastfood,andtheydothesethingseveryday.IthinkthatAmericanmoviesareagoodwaytospreadAmericanculturebecausepeopleareofteninfluencedbywhattheyseeinthemovies.Mostoftheprogramsanddocumentaries(记录片)wewatchonTVarefromAmerica,andmostofthemovieswegotoseearemadeinHollywood.Inthelastfewyears,thegovernmenthastriedtoprotecttheSpanishmovies.Now,inourcinemas,atleasttwentypercentofthemovieswhichareshownmustbefromSpainorfromothercountriesinEurope.AmericancultureisapartofSpanishlifenow.It’scertainthatmanythingsfromAmericaareasmuchapartofpeople’slivesasSpanishthings.Forexample,CocaColaisasfamiliartoeverybodyasanytypicalSpanishproduct.I’veknownaboutCocaColaformywholelife.However,it’sdifferentwithWesternfastfood.Forexample,Idon’tthinkMcDonald’sisassuccessfulinSpainasitisinothercountries.Inmyopinion,oneofthereasonsmaybethelifestyleoftheSpanishpeople,TheSpanishpeoplenormallyeatathome.Ontheotherhand,maybeMcDonald’shamburgerswilleventuallyreplacethefamousSpanishtapas.It’struethatineverycityinSpainyoucanfindaMcDonald’s,anditismorepopularamongtheSpanishchildrenthanamongtheadults.Inanycase,it’sobviousthatAmericancultureisbecomingmoreandmoreapartofourliveseveryday.1、Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat.A．theinfluenceofAmericaonSpaincanbefoundeverywhere.B．mostSpanishpeopledon’tliketolistentotheirownmusic,C．fastfoodspreadsfromSpaintotheUnitedStates.D．someSpanishactorsgotoAmericatoimprovetheiractingskills.2、WhatplaysanimportantpartinthespreadingofAmericancultureinSpain?A．Americannovels. B．Hollywoodmovies.C．McDonald. D．Americanmusic.3、WhydidthegovernmentsetsomerulesforthefilmsshowninSpain?A．ToprotectforeigncultureinSpain.B．ToearnmoremoneyfromSpanishfilms.C．Tolimitthenumberofforeignmovie.D．TouniteEuropeanCommunities.4、WhatdoyouthinkSpanishtapasmightbe?A．Thenameofadrink. B．Thenameofarestaurant.C．Aclothingbrand. D．Acertainkindoffood.25．（10分）Thereisa1930s-oldrestaurantinmyhometownthathasdonelittletoupdateitselfoverthepast80years.Thisispartofitscharm,asisthewoodenphonebooththatsitsneglectedintheageofthecellphone.Ah,thephonebooth.Weneeditnowmorethanever.Formeitsymbolizesthatphonecallswereonceprivateaffairs,eveniftheinformationbeingsharedwasnotsensitiveinanyway.Itwassimplyassumedthataphoneconversationwasmeantfortwopeople,andtwopeopleonly.Inpublicplacesthismeantturningtothephonebooth—aprivatechamberwhereonecouldconverseinpeacewithoutbeingoverheard.Evenathome,phonecallsusedtoberegardedasprivate.Growingupinthe1960s,wehadonephoneinthehouse—fixedtothekitchenwall.Asakid,Ididn'tgetormakemanycalls.Ido,however,rememberansweringthephone,askingfortheidentityofthecaller,andthenhandingthephonetomymom.She'dtakeit,say“Hello,Mrs.Flaubert，”andthen,“onemomentplease，”assheplacedherhandoverthereceiver,turnedtome,anddirected,“Thisisforme.Whydon'tyougooutsideandplay？”Flashforwardtowhatcellphoneshavedonetothepast.Withinthespaceofveryfewyears,privateconversationshavebecomepublicdeclaration,andbeingoverheardseemstobethepoint.Alargepartoftheproblem,ofcourse,isthatwenowcarryourphoneswithus,andthereflex(反射)toanswerthedeviceassoonasitringsisaresponsePavlovwouldhaveappreciated.Buttheinformationisrevealed!NotlongagoIwassittinginBoston'sSouthStation,waitingformytrain.Afterpurchasingasandwich,Isatdownatatablenearamanwhowasonhiscellphone.Letmeparaphrasewhatthemanhadtosay：“Yes,that'sright.Theredandyellowroses.ThatwillbeaVisa.”Thenheproceededtorecitehiscardnumberandexpirationdatebeforesigningoff.Istaredunbelievablyatthefellow.Heglancedatmeandasked，“What？”Myresponsewasimmediate:Irecitedhiscardnumberbacktohim,alongwiththeexpirationdate.Thereisnomoreprivacy,nolongerasenseofpersonalbordersorlimitsandthecellphonehasbecomealoudspeaker.Toreturntophonebooths:Whydidtheydisappear?Andshouldyouthinkaphoneboothhasnovaluetoday,IsawoneoneBaygoingfor$4，750.1、Whydoprivateconversationsturnintopublicdeclarationaccordingtothepassage?A．Phoneboothshavediedoutinmodernlife.B．Peoplelackasenseofpersonalbordersorlimits.C．Thecontentofphonecallsisnotthatsensitive.D．Itisconvenientforpeopletoreachforcellphones.2、BydescribingwhathappenedinBoston'sSouthStation,theauthorindicatesthat________．A．it'sridiculoustoanswercellphonesinpublicplacesB．it'simpolitetooverhearothersansweringcellphonesC．it'snecessarytokeepasafedistancefromotherswhenansweringphonesD．it'sinappropriatetotouchonpersonalinformationincellphoneconversations3、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．Pavlovisinfavorofansweringcellphonesinstantly.B．Somethingseeminglyold-fashionedholdsitscharmtoday.C．PhoneboothsareverypopularwithconsumersontheInternet.D．Peopleusedtolackasenseoftrustandsecurityinthe1960s.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）WhenIwasasmallchild,duringthewar,wewereverypoorandwelivedinafarawayvillage.Oneday,ontheroad,Ifoundthe1piecesofamirror.TherewasaGermanmotorcycleaccident.Itriedtofindallthepiecesandputthem2,butitwasnotpossible,soIkeptonlythe3pieceandImadeitround.Ibeganto4withitasatoyandbecamegreatlyattractedbythe5thatIcouldreflect(反射)lighttodarkplaceswherethesunwouldnevershine—in6holesandsomeotherdarkplaces.Itbecamea

7formetogetlightintothedarkestplacesIcouldfind.I

8thelittlemirror,and,asI9up,IwouldtakeitoutwhenIhadnothingto

doand10thegame,AsIbecamea

11,Igrewtounderstandthatthiswasnot

12achild’sgamebutametaphor（象征）forwhatImightdowithmylife.Icameto

13thatIamnotthelightorthesource(来源)oflight.Butlight—truth,understanding,knowledge—is

14,anditwillshineinmanydarkplacesonlyifIreflectit.Iamjustasinglepieceofamirrorwhose15designandshapeIdonotknow.

16,withwhatIhaveIcanreflectlightintothedarkplacesofthis17—intotheblackplacesinthe

18ofmen—andchangesomethings19somepeople.Perhapsothersmayseeanddothesame.ThisiswhatIamabout.Thisisthe20ofmylife.1、A．pointedB．droppedC．brokenD．sharpened2、A．togetherB．downC．backD．up3、A．bestB．largestC．smallestD．longest4、A．talkB．shareC．flashD．play5、A．ideaB．reasonC．decisionD．fact6、A．prettyB．bigC．deepD．empty7、A．gameB．taskC．jobD．trouble8、A．forgotB．hidC．keptD．lost9、A．grewB．stoodC．cameD．went10、A．watchB．changeC．rememberD．continue11、A．fatherB．boyC．manD．grandfather12、A．alwaysB．justC．reallyD．completely13、A．understandB．doubtC．announceD．expect14、A．absentB．thereC．farD．home15、A．halfB．mostC．wholeD．other16、A．SoB．CertainlyC．BesidesD．However17、A．worldB．villageC．countryD．city18、A．handsB．heartsC．eyesD．brains19、A．onB．likeC．withD．in20、A．wayB．meaningC．qualityD．standard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）语篇语法填空LanternFestivalfalls1．thefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth.Thisisthefirstfullmoonofthenewyear,representingunityandperfection.Thisfestivalalsomarksthe2．(office)endofthelongholiday.Therearemanylegends(传说)relatedtotheoriginsofLanternFestival.Accordingtoonelegend,onceinancienttimes,acelestial(天堂的)swancameintothehumanworldwhereit3．(shoot)downbyahunter.TheJadeEmperor,the4．(high)godinHeaven,wasangryaboutthis.He5．(plan)anattackonEarthonthefifteenthdayofthefirstlunarmonth,withorderstodestroyallpeopleandanimals.Buttheothercelestial6．(begin)todisagreewithhimandriskedhislives7．(warn)thepeopleofEarth.As8．result,beforeandafterthefifteenthdayofthefirstmonth,everyfamilyhungredlanternsoutsidetheirdoorsandsetofffirecrackersandfireworks(烟花爆竹),givingtheimpression9．theirhomeswerealreadyburning.BysuccessfullytrickingtheJadeEmperorinthisway,humanbeingsweresavedfrom10．(destruct).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。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(Λ)，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。Lastmonth,Itookpartinavolunteeractivityinavillage、Westartoffbybusat9o'clock、Afterathree-hourdrive,wesawthevillagesurroundedbyhills、Itwasverydifficultytodriveontherockyroad,sowegotonthebusandwalkedthere、Thevillagersstandingbyroadwelcomeduswarm、Cookedwiththosevegetablegrownbythevillagers,thelunchwastasteddelicious、Afterlunch,weplayedgameswiththevillagechildren、Then,wevisitedanoldmanlivealoneonthehillside、Wesangafewsongs,whatmadehimreallyhappy、Ithinkwhendoingvolunteerwork,youhelpothersandyougainhappyinreturn、第二节书