广西玉林市博白县2023-2024学年高考英语四模试卷含解析

2024年高考英语模拟试卷

请考生注意：

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2.答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.

A.yetB.stillC.evenD.thus

2.Amancanfailmanytimes,heisarealfailurewhenhebeginstoblamesomeoneelse.

A.butB.orC.andD.so

3.一Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?

一Imafraidnot.Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob.

A.nooneB.everyoneC.noneD.few

4.Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,canbeveryeye-openingand

rewarding.

A.whoB.which

C.whatD.that

5.Petersurvivedintheaccidentwhenhefelloverboardyesterday.Heescapeddrowning.

A.nearlyB.slightlyC.narrowlyD.hardly

6.competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimply

passingexams.

A.DueB.Raw

C.CoreD.Keen

7.Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein,knivesandforks.

A.anotherB.other

C.othersD.theother

8.Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.

A.inneedofB.ontopof

C.infrontofD.asaresultof

9.一Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!

A.MadeitB.Gotit

C.HearditD.Followedit

10.Youdon,tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelpyouareasked.

A.ifB.as

C.thoughD.before

11.High-speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometownupto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.

A.withB.against

C.atD.over

12.Peterhaspreviousexperience,Ithinkhe'stherightpersonforthejob.

A.orB.but

C.forD.so

13.—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.

——Why?IfsthanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.

A.farmoreinterestingB.muchlessinteresting

C.nomoreinterestingD.anylessinteresting

14.Hearingthenews,sherushedout,thebookonthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.

A.left;lainopenB.left;layopened

C.leaving;lieopenedD.leaving;lyingopen

15.Bothmenhavebeentolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.

A.chokedB.condemned

C.consistedD.convinced

16.ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibyaanevenworsehumanitariancrisisin

thecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.

A.topreventB.tohavepreventedC.preventingD.havingprevented

17.Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.

A.nomatterhowB.howeverC.whateverD.whichever

18.Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive.

A.atallcostB.foralongwhile

C.inthelongrunD.bynomeans

19.Themealitselfwasnotsogood一wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.

A.nothingB.everything

C.anythingD.something

20.Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,.

A.quicklyandgentleB.quickandgentle

C.quicklyandgentlyD.quickandgently

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）TheWorld'sGreatestBookstores

CafebreriaElPendulo,MexicoCity,Mexico

Partcafe,partcoffeehouse,partbarandpartbookstore,CafebreriaElPenduloislocatedinMexicoCity.Books

linetheshelvesfromtheceilingtothefloor,andliveplantsaddlotsofgreen.Thestoreisnamedforahugependulum

作中摆）hangingfromitsceiling.

Stanfords,LondonandBristol,England

Establishedin1853,Stanfordsboaststhatitofferstheworld'slargestselectionoftravelbooksandmaps.Italso

sellstravelaccessories.LookfortheenormousNationalGeographicMapoftheWorldintheflagshipstoreinLondon;it

wascreatedin2003tocelebratethestore's150thbirthday.

Rizzoli,NewYorkCity,NewYork

Foralmostahalfcentury,RizzolihasbeenconsideredasoneofthebestindependentbookstoresintheUS.It

specializesinillustrated（有插图的）booksaboutthewaypeopleworksandlives,suchasfashion,photography,

decorationdesign,cookingandarchitecture.Takeamasterclassinflowerdesign,attendalectureandbooksigning,or

dropinforacookingshoworbookalaunchparty.

ElAteneoGrandSplendid,BuenosAires,Argentina

Oftendescribedasoneoftheworld5smostbeautifulbookstores,ElAteneoishousedinanhistorictheatermuchas

itwaswhenthetheateropenedin1919.Aftercustomersbrowsetheshelves,theycandrinkcoffeeandlistentomusic

fromastagehiddeninredcurtainswheretangodancersonceperformed.Whilemostofthestore'sbooksareinSpanish,

theyareavailableinarangeofsubjects.

1、WhatisCafebreriaElPendulonotedfor?

A.Thelargershelves.B.Itsuniquesymbol.

C.Thetastycoffee.D.Itsinterestinglocation.

2、Whichbookstoreisthebestchoicefortravellerstobuyatouristhandbook?

A.Rizzoli.B.Stanfords.

C.ElAteneoGrandSplendid.D.CafebreriaElPendulo.

3、WhatsubjectarebooksinRizzoliabout?

A.History.B.Cartoon.C.Lifestyle.D.Literature.

22.（8分）Whyshouldmankindexplorespace?Whyshouldmoney,timeandeffortbespentexploringand

researchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits?Whyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditions

andpeopleonEarth?Thesearequestionsthat,understandably,areveryoftenasked.

Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeupashumanbeings.Whatdroveourancestorstomovefromthe

treesintotheplains,andonintoallpossibleareasandenvironments?Thewiderthespreadofaspecies,thebetterits

chanceofsurvival.Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwhereverpossible.

Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored,becausebydoingso,anydangersinsurroundingareascanbe

identifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge,wemaybecompletelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge,we

canlessenitseffects.

Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotentialresourcestobefound.Evenifwehavenoimmediateneedof

them,theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybemorethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeortechniqueshave

beenacquiredthroughexploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemedicalapplicationswhichcanimprovethelengthor

qualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherspin-offeofspaceexploration.Thetechnicalimprovements

inearthquakeprediction,insatellitesforweatherforecastingandincommunicationssystemshavelongbeenineffect.

Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwhatseemsasmallreturn,theexplorationofspaceallowscreative,braveand

intelligentmembersofourspeciestofocusonwhatmayservetosaveus.Whilespacemayholdmanywondersand

explanationsofhowtheuniversewasformedorhowitworks,italsoholdsdangers.Thedangerexists,butknowledge

canhelphumanbeingstosurvive.Withouttheabilitytoreachoutacrossspace,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnot

exist.

1、WhatmightbethekeytothosequestionsmentionedinParagraph1?

A.Humans'nature.

B.Knowledge.

C.Civilization.

D.Potentialdangers.

2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“spin-offs"underlinedinparagraph4?

A.Applications.

B.Shortcomings.

C.Advantages.

D.Gains.

3、Inwhichsituationmaythistextbeappliedproperly?

A.Aprivateconversation.

B.Aclasspresentation.

C.Acartoonpicture.

D.Afashionreview.

4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.HowKnowledgeBenefitsUs

B.WhatHumansSpreadfor

C.WhytoExploreSpace

D.HowHumansSaveOurselves

23.（8分）WhereIsSpringBreak

WhereisSpringBreakgoingtobe?Theoptionsareendless.Doyouwanttogetyourbloodpumpingfromthrilling

travels?Looknofurther!Thesetoursanddestinationswillkeepyouonyourtoesallweeklong.

Panama:Thisunderrateddestinationisalittle-knownsecretofthemosttravelers!Throughthistouryou'llgetto

hike,snorkel（浮潜）andexploreallthebestsightsthisbeautifulcountryhastooffer!Eightdaystoursfor$250/day.

Canada:Thisdiversecountryisfullofoptions.ExploretheEastofCanadaandvisitcitiessuchasMontreal,

QuebecorToronto.Ifyou'refeelingadventurous,exploretheWesternpartofthecountrywithaCanadianRockies

Tour.Duringthistwelvedaystouryouwillhikeaglaciertobeautifulsceneryandwanderthroughpostcard-worthy

villages.TourstoCanadafbr$200/day.

Iceland:CheckoffoneofthesevenwondersoftheworldwithatouroftheNorthernLightsandGoldenCircle.

Spendsevendaysfullofadventurelikehikingglaciers,snowshoeingthroughThingvellirNationalPark,relaxinginthe

GeysirHotSpringsandofcourseexperiencingthegloryoftheNorthernLights!Sevendaystoursfor$300/day.

SouthAfrica:DiscoverthediversecultureandwildlifethatmakesupSouthAfrica.Yourtourplanincludesa

journeyalongthecoastknownas“RainbowNation.^^Hereyouwillenjoybeautifulscenery,ahuntingtravelthrough

AddoElephantNationalParkandthewildlifeinTsitsikammaNationalPark.Ninedaystoursfor$230/day.

1、Whatisthesimilarcharacteristicofthetravelsmentionedinthetext?

A.Exciting.B.Risky.

C.Educational.D.Environmental.

2、Whichdestinationcoststouriststhemostmoney?

A.Panama.B.Canada.

C.Iceland.D.SouthAfrica.

3、Accordingtothetext,Panamaisadestinationwhich.

A.isnotasfamousastheotherthree

B.youcangotoforenjoyingsurfing

C.offersanoptiontohikeinthepark

D.takesthemosttimeofthefourtours

24.（8分）WhenIwasincollege,IspentasemesterstudyingabroadattheUniversityofStrathclydein

Glasgow,Scotland.Inmybrieftimethere,IcametoloveScotlandfbritslocalculture,foodandscenery.

Youmightthink,"Scotlandisn'tsodifferentfromtheUS;theystillspeakEnglishthere!”ButwhenI

steppedofftheplane,Iwasgreetedbyagruff^voiced（声音粗哑的）ladyatcustoms."You'llbecomingfrom

America,then?99Sheaskedme,andInodded."ButallofourguysareleavingGlasgowfbrtheStates!99Her

thickScottishEnglishandsenseofhumorwereobviousrightaway.IwasnotintheUSanymore,where

customsagentsneverjokearound.

AsIsettledinattheuniversity,Icouldfeelmyselfgettingusedtohearing一andevenspeaking一the

ScottishEnglishofmycustomsagent.Inclassroomdiscussions,peoplewouldsay"em"whentheycouldn't

thinkofwhattosayinsteadof"um”,whichwasgreatfun.Afterthefirstfewweeks,Istoppedchuckling

aboutthis.Strathclydestudentsstayeduplateintothenight,runningaroundcampusandshouting,"Go!

Lefsgo,lefsgo,lefsgo[curseword]Glasgow!,?Prettysoon,Iwasnolongersaying"thanks“atthe

supermarket-instead,Isaid“cheers”.

MyScottishfriendsdrankwhiskeyandatehaggis（羊杂碎布丁）.Idrankplentyofwhiskeybutfelt

ashamedtoadmitthatIwasn*tbraveenoughtotryhaggis.Scottishbakeriesusuallysellbridies（肉馅饼）.

Addacupoftea一thoughIusuallyAmericanizeditbychoosingcoffeeinstead一andabridiemakesfbra

deliciousbreakfast.

EverytimeItookatrainanywhereinScotland,I'dgazeoutattherollinghillsandwonderifgrasswas

greenerthananywhereelseintheworld.ThenI'dreflectthatthere'sareasonthiscountrywasthebirthplace

ofgolf.

1、Whatdidtheauthorthinkoftheladyatcustoms?

A.Impolite.B.Friendly.

C.Serious.D.Calm.

2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"chuckling“inParagraph3?

A.Talkingloudly.B.Comparing.

C.Laughingquietly.D.Hearing.

3、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.ToexplainwhyScotlandwasfamousforgolf

B.TopromotethedevelopmentofScottishcateringtrade.

C.Tointroducedifferentpronunciationsof"em"and"um”.

D.TosharehisexperiencesinScotlandasanexchangestudent.

25.（10分）Ownershipusedtobeaboutasstraightforwardaswritingacheque.Ifyouboughtsomething,you

ownedit.Ifitbroke,youfixedit.Ifyounolongerwantedit,yousolditorthrewitaway.Inthedigitalage,however,

ownershiphasbecomemoreslippery.Sincethecomingofsmartphones,consumershavebeenforcedtoacceptthatthey

donotcontrolthesoftwareintheirdevices;theyareonlylicensedtouseit.Asadigitalchainiswrappedevermore

tightlyaroundmoredevices,suchascarsandthermostats,whoownsandwhocontrolswhichobjectsisbecominga

problem.Buyersshouldbeawarethatsomeoftheirmostbasicpropertyrightsareunderthreat.

Thetrendisnotalwaysharmful.Manufacturersseekingtorestrictwhatownersdowithincreasinglycomplex

technologyhavegoodreasonstoprotecttheircopyright,ensurethattheirmachinesdonotbreakdown,support

environmentalstandardsandpreventhacking.Sometimescompaniesusetheircontroloveraproduct9ssoftwareforthe

owners'benefit.WhenHurricaneIrmahitFloridathismonth,Teslaremotelyupdatedthesoftwarecontrollingthe

batteriesofsomemodelstogiveownersmorerangetoescapethestorm.

Butthemoredigitalstringsareattachedtogoods,themorethebalanceofcontrolleanstowardsproducersand

awayfromowners.Thatcanbeinconvenient.Pickingacarishardenough,butharderstillifyouhavetodigupthe

instructionsthattellyouhowuseislimitedandwhatdatayoumustgive.Iftheproductsareintentionallydesignednot

tolastlong,itcanalsobeexpensive.Already,itemsfromsmartphonestowashingmachineshavebecomeextremely

hardtofix,meaningthattheyarethrownawayinsteadofbeingrepaired.

Privacyisalsoatrisk.UsersbecometerrifiedwheniRobot,aroboticvacuumcleaner,notonlycleansthefloorbut

alsocreatesadigitalmapoftheinsideofahomethatcanthenbesoldtoadvertisers(thoughthemanufacturersaysit

hasnointentionofdoingso).Caseslikethisshouldremindpeoplehowjealouslytheyoughttoprotecttheirproperty

rightsandcontrolwhousesthedatathatiscollected.

Ownershipisnotabouttogoaway,butitsmeaningischanging.Thisrequirescarefulinspection.Devices,byand

large,aresoldonthebasisthattheyenablepeopletodowhattheywant.Totheextenttheyarecontrolledbysomebody

else,thatfreedomiscompromised.

1、Whatbenefitdoesitbringtocustomersifcompaniescontroltheownershipofproducts?

A.Itprovidesthemwithknowledgetopreventhacking.

B.Itgivesthemthechancetobeprotectedfromdanger.

C.Itenablesthemtoownthecopyrightoftheproducts.

D.Ithelpsthemknowmoreaboutcomplextechnology.

2、Theunderlinedwords"thatfreedom^^inthelastparagraphrefertothefreedomto.

A.controlotherpeople

B.sharetheownership

C.inspectdevicesatanytime

D.usedevicesasonewishes

3、Theauthormayagree.

A.customersshouldbuyfewerdigitaldevices

B.producersshouldcontrolpropertyrights

C.propertyrightsneedtobeprotected

D.betteraftersalesserviceisrequired

4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?

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）Itwasthesecondtimemytirehadburst.ThiscameafterI]tofindwateratanabandoned

station,wherethecaretaker2mybottlesfromhisownwatersupply.

After3severalmilesundertheburningsun,I4myhandandeventuallyatruck5.Anold

localandtwoMoroccansgotoutand6metosqueezein.Atlasttheystoppedinfrontofagarage.

“DoyouknowwhereIcangetsomethingto7?”Iaskedtheoldman.Ihadnotyeteatenthatdayandwas

hungry.

“Nothingformiles”,washisreply,followedbyan8todrivemesomewhere.Iagreed,soIleftmybikeat

hisofficeandjumpedintoacarparkedoutside.

“I9pickanyoneup."Hetoldme."Youarethe

“We10haveanameforpeoplelikeyou.^^Isaid."You'recalledRoadAngels.”

Hesmiled.

WestoppedinfrontofaH.Asweate,theskygrewdarkand12withclouds.Hedroppedmeback

tothegarage,wheretheworkerscouldn't,repairmybike.Thedriverturnedupjustin13toonceagain14

theday."Ihavefoundashopthatsells15tubesandtires.Icantakeyouthere.^^Ijumpedintohiscar,atthe

samemomentaheavyrainpoureddown.

A16tireandtwotubeslater,thestormhadrolledover.I17myangelandcontinuedmyjourney.

Throughoutthe18ride,Ifoundgoodnessand19everywhere.Peoplewentoutoftheirwaytohelp

wheneverIneededassistance.IhopedIwouldbeableto20alittleofthesamekindnesstowhoeverintrouble.

1、A.plannedB.volunteeredC.determinedD.managed

2、A.pickedupB.sortedoutC.tookoutD.filledup

3、A.walkingB.ridingC.drivingD.running

4、A.tookbackB.stuckoutC.setdownD.lookedat

5、A.drovebyB.brokedownC.turnedupD.pulledup

6、A.invitedB.forcedC.commandedD.arranged

7、A.wearB.watchC.eatD.visit

8、A.announcementB.offerC.answerD.excuse

9、A.alwaysB.oftenC.neverD.sometimes

10、A.driversB.motoristsC.athletesD.cyclists

11、A.restaurantB.stationC.marketD.harbor

12、A.packedB.heavyC.filledD.familiar

13、A.turnB.timeC.returnD.case

14、A.saveB.callC.witnessD.complete

15、A.carB.truckC.bicycleD.carriage

16、A.longB.wornC.freeD.new

17、A.droppedB.visitedC.thankedD.entertained

18、A.entireB.helplessC.fancyD.future

19、A.competenceB.responsibilityC.generosityD.honesty

20、A.reacttoB.passonC.getacrossD.showoff

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)Weuseflowersasmessengers,tosaysomethingwemighthavetroublesaying1.(direct)ourselves.

Overtimeflowershavecometosymbolizethemostpowerfulhuman2.(experience):beauty,love,hope,andrebirth.

Sweetflowersalonecansaywhatonefearsexpressing.We'velistedsomeofthemostfamousflowers3.haveaspecial

significance.

InMaoZedong'spoemOdetoPlumBlossom(《咏梅》),theplumblossomwasused4.(praise)greatsoldierswho

sacrificed5.(they)livesforabetterlifeforChinesepeople.

6.greatChinesepoetLiBaifromtheTangDynastyoncecomparedYangYuhuan'sbeautifulfoce7.blooming

8.（rich）in

traditionalChineseculture.

Theorchid（兰花）iswellknownforitsdelicatesmell.Beautifularticlesandpoems9（call）“lanzhang“byChinese

peopleinancienttimes.

Roses,ofcourse,havethemostcolorfulmeaningamongalltheflowers.Redroses,tothisday,mean"Iloveyou.^^A

redrose,ratherthanyellowroses,actsasthetraditionalromanticgift10_（give）toyourloveonValentine'sDay.

Sendingyellowrosescanberisky,astheyrepresenteitherfriendshiporenvy.

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（八），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io处，多者（从第n处起）不计分。

OnedayIwasinourlocalpizzatakeoutwhencoupleteenagerscameintoorderpizzas、Theyeachorderedasmall

personal-sizepizzaforthem、Andtheyorderedanother3largepizzastobedeliveringtothefiredepartment,where

washavingatrainingnight、Theyaskedforthedeliverypersontoincludeanotetheyhadwrote、Inittheythanked

thememberofthefiredepartmentforalltheydoforthecommunityandforhelpingtheirfriendwhenheisinaserious

accident、Theyexplainedfarthathewouldn'tlivebutfortheirgreatefforts、Idon'tknowthesekids,butIamvery

prideofthem、

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华。你校交换生Linda热衷于参加慈善活动（charity）,你想邀请她本周日一起去孤儿院

（orphanage）做慈善。请你给她写一封邮件，内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.活动内容；

3.前往方式。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearLinda,

Yours,

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、A

2、A

3、C

4、B

5、C

6、C

7、C

8、D

9、B

10、D

11、C

12、D

13、A

14、D

15、B

16、A

17、C

18、C

19、B

20、B

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、1、B

2、B

c

22、1、A

2、D

3、B

4、C

23、1、A

2、B

3、A

24、Japanisamysteriouslandoftechnologicalwonders,butthelatestisarelativelysimplesolutiontoan

age-oldproblemfacedbybeginnersandprofessionalchefsalike.

tear-freeonioniscalledtheSmileBall,whichisaprettyadorablenamefbravegetable,andit'sanonion

carefullyengineeredtonotirritate（刺激）theeyesofpeoplewhocutintoit.

Regularonionsreleaseagaswhentheircellsaredamagedandthatgasirritatespeople'seyesandmake

themtearup.TheSmileBallonionsreleasenosuchagas,sotheycanbec