江苏省常州市溧阳市2024届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

江苏省常州市涕阳市2024届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.Yourargumentis.1willnotletyoupass.

—Areyoukidding?

A.soundB.rational

C.liberalD.plain

2.Doubleovensareagoodidea,especiallyyouarecookingseveralmealsatatime.

A.thoughB.ifC.thatD.unless

3.Frankly,IstillfeelconfusedabouthecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.

A.whatB.whyC.thatD.how

4.Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother'sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.

A.amtohavefinishedB.wastohavefinished

C.wastofinishD.oughttoflnish

5.一yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.

A.ToreceiveB.Received

C.ReceivingD.Havingreceived

6.一Whatanamazingpicture!

—Thelittleboythesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.

A.wassalutingB.salutedC.hadsalutedD.wouldsalute

7.Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsingthepatient9smood.

A.bymeansofB.withregardto

C.inresponsetoD.onaccountof

8.Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon'tknowhowyoucan_____her.

A.putupB.standwithC.standuptoD.putupwith

9.Itisobvioustothestudentstheyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.

A.asB.that

C.whichD.whether

10.ThebestmethodtothegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleas

possible.

A.completeB.commandC.accomplishD.accompany

11.PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot_______himselftohisfate.

A.resistB.reserveC.resignD.rescue

12.Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite.

A.arbitraryB.reasonableC.mechanicalD.conventional

13.Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseIthismistakeatthemoment.

A.didn9tmakeB.wouldn'tmake

C.hadn'tmakeD.wouldn'thavemade

14.Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichisittakestobeyourpersonalbest.

A.whatB.whereC.whichD.when

15.—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.

—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.

A.filledB.fillingC.tofillD.beingfilled

16.Don'tthrowawaytheoldbooks.Givethemtoneedsthem.

A.whoeverB.anyoneC.whoD.whomever

17.DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,thefortunesofCao'sownfamily.

A.mirroredB.tomirror

C.mirroringD.mirror

18.ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereareplacesforskiing.

A.someB.manyC.fewD.afew

19.Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontroltoreturntotheirhomes.

A.theresidentswouldbepermitted

B.hadtheresidentsbeenpermitted

C.wouldtheresidentsbepermitted

D.theresidentshadbeenpermitted

20.一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?

-Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.

A.Excuseme.B.Surely.

C.Whynot?D.HowcouldI?

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）“It'sreallyabreakthrough,59saidBritishscientistGuillemaboutthediscoveryofaplanet“moreorless"

likeEarththatisorbitingProximaCentauri,thestarnearesttooursolarsystem.

Proximab,or“EarthIIwasyoucouldcallit,isaIttlebiggerthanourEarth,anditsyearsonlytakeUdays.Also,

sinceitissomuchclosertoitsreddwarf（矮小的）starthanwearetothesun,theskyonitsworldisorangewithoutany

blueatall,creatingaforeversunseteffect.

Therearealotofquestionsforlifeformsthatcouldliveonthisnewplanet.AstheChicagoTribunewrote:"Doyou

havepoetry?Superheroes?Television?Diets?Meanbosses?Doyouhaveanyinterestinvisitingotherworlds?Ifso,put

EarthonyourMustSeelist.”

ThediscoveryoftheplanetmadeuswonderifanyonehadseenorheardofthespacepostcardsfromPioneer10

andPioneerlispaceprobes（探测器）,sentupintospacein1972andthenextyear.Togetherwiththeprobeswere

picturesofamanandawoman,alongwithdiagramsofthesolarsystem.Goldrecordsweresentupintospaceon

Voyagerprobesin1977.Ifaliens（夕卜星人）onProximabhadplayedtherecord,theywouldhavefoundhumanvoices

andpicturesthatshowedtherichdiversityofEarth.

ItmightnotbetimetoplanavisittoProximabjustyet-evenifithasanatmosphere-asfirst,wewouldneedto

inventawaytogetthereinlessthanthe78,000yearsitwouldtakeat36,000mph.“Proximablookstouslikea

promisingPlan（et）B,justincasethingscoreallysouthonthisblueplanet.59theChicagoTribunewrote.

1、WhatdoweknowaboutProximab?

A.Ithasanorangesky.

B.Itisclosertothesun.

C.Ithasnosunrise.

D.ItisaslargeasEarth.

2、WhatcouldbefoundonthegoldrecordssentupbyVoyagerprobesin1977?

A.Picturesofacouple.

B.Mapsofthesolarsystem.

C.Recordedsounds.

D.Severalpostcards.

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Earthmovestothesouth.

B.ProximabgetsclosertoEarth.

C.Situationchangesfavorably.

D.ConditionsonEarthgetworse.

4、WhatwastheattitudeoftheChicagoTribunetowardsthediscoveryoftheplanet?

A.Excited.

B.Worried.

C.Uninterested.

D.Proud.

22.（8分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion（《卖花女》,1913）…inwhichpeoplearejudgedbytheway

theytalk•一issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette（礼仪）expertand

authorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.

InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhether

apersonis“common”or“fashionable”.

Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressingin

waysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheir

richesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.

Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited（继承）millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthat

shehasahabitofremovingthepricetags（价签）fromherclothessoherhousestaffdon'tseethemandfeel

uncomfortable.

“Wedon'twantthat’Wow'."saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million."We'rejust

notthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve."

1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?

A.Peoplefailedtojudgeothers9manner.

B.Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.

C.Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.

D.Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.

2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?

A.Tohidetheirriches

B.Toearnmoremoney.

C.Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.

D.Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.

3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?

A.Toshowoffherfashionsense.

B.Tochangepeople'sattitudetorichpeople.

C.Topretendtobenormal.

D.Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.

4、Whatdoes“it”inthelastsentencemean?

A.Thepricetag.

B.Thebrandlabel.

C.Theinheritancecontract.

D.TheTimesmagazine.

23.（8分）MarkRothko,oneofthegreatestpaintersofthetwentiethcentury,wasborninDaugavpils,Latvia

in1903.HisfatherimmigratedtotheUnitedStates,fearingthathissonwouldbedrafted（招募）intotheCzaristarmy.

MarkstayedinRussiawithhismotherandeldersister;theyjoinedthefamilylater,arrivinginthewinterof1913,after

a12-dayvoyage.

MarkmovedtoNewYorkintheautumnof1923andfoundemploymentinthegarmenttradeandtookup

residenceontheUpperWestSide.ItwaswhilehewasvisitingsomeoneattheArtStudentsLeaguethathesawstudents

sketchinganudemodel.Accordingtohim,thiswasthestartofhislifeasanartist.Hewastwentyyearsoldandhad

takensomeartlessonsatschool,sohisinitialexperiencewasfarfromanimmediatecalling.

In1936,MarkRothkobeganwritingabook,whichhenevercompletedaboutthesimilaritiesinthechildren'sart

andtheworkofmodernpainters.Theworkofmodernists,whichwasinfluencedbyprimitive（原始的）art,accordingto

him,couldbecomparedtothatofchildreninthat“Childarttransformsitselfintoprimitivism（原始主义）,whichis

onlythechildproducingamimicry（模仿）ofhimself.”However,inthissamework,hesaidthat“Thefactthatone

usuallybeginswithdrawingisalreadyacademic.Westartwiththecolors.95

Itwasnotlongbeforehismultiformdevelopedintothestyleheisrememberedfor;in1949Rothkoexhibitedthese

newworksattheBettyParsonsGallery.ForcriticHaroldRosenberg,thepaintingswerearevelation.Afterpaintinghis

firstmultiform,RothkowithdrewhimselftohishomeinEastHamptononLongIsland.Thediscoveryofhisdefinitive

formcameataperiodofgreatgrief;hismotherKatediedinOctober1948anditwasatsomepointduringthatwinter

thatRothkochanceduponthestrikingsymmetrical（对称的）rectangularblocksoftwotothreeopposingorcontrasting,

yetcomplementarycolors（对称）.Aspartofthisnewuniformityofartisticvision,hispaintingsanddrawingsnolonger

hadindividualtitles:fromthispointontheyweresimplyuntitled,numberedordated.However,toassistin

distinguishingoneworkfromanother,dealerswouldsometimesaddtheprimarycolorstothename.

1、MarkRothko'sfamilyhaveexperiencedallofthefollowingexcept.

A.aseparationfromhisfatherB.thecallupofthearmy

C.atemporarystayinRussiaD.a12-dayvoyagetotheUnitedStates

2、WhatmadeMarkRothkowanttobeanartist?

A.HismovetotheUpperWestSide.

B.HisvisittotheArtStudentsLeague.

C.Hissightofthestudents9drawing.

D.Hislessonstookinartschool.

3、MarkRothkothoughtmodernartsharesomesimilaritieswithchildartbecause,

A.theyarebothconsideredchildishandacademic

B.theyarebothwaysofexpressingprimitivism

C.theyarebothacopyofthepaintersthemselves

D.theyatebothstrikingblocksandcolors

4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutMarkRothko'sstyle?

A.ItwasinspiredbyRosenberg.

B.ItresultedfrommovingtoLongIsland.

C.Itresultedfromhisgrief.

D.Itevolved（developgradually）in1948.

24.（8分）Smokersmayignorethehealthwarningsbytellingthemselvestheirhabitmakesthemlookcool.Afterall,

sexsymbolsJamesDeanandHumphreyBogartwererarelyseenwithoutacigarette.However,thelatestevidenceshows

thatsmokingactuallymakesyoulessattractivetotheoppositesex.Wrinklesfromsmokingacigarettemaybetoblame

forpeoplejudgingnon-smokerstobebetter-looking.

Thiswastheresultofastudyaskingmorethan500peopletopickthemostattractiveoftwinswhereonesmoked

andtheotherdidnot.Menfoundfemalenon-smokersthemostattractiveintwo-thirdsofcases,whilewomenchose

non-smokingmenasthemostattractive68percentofthetime.

ProfessorIanPenton-Voak,aco-authorofthestudyfromBristolUniversity,said,“Peopleassumethatsmoking

causesdamagetotheskinandappearance,butthisisareallyneatwayoflookingatitbecausethesetwinsare

geneticallyidentical,sowecancontrolforgeneticfactorsinvolvedinageing.Appearanceseemstobeimportantto

people,especiallyyoungpeople,sowecouldusethesesortsoffindingsasabasisforfutureinterventionstostoppeople

smoking.”

Smokingcanspeedupthenormalageing,evenafteronlyadecade.Nicotinecausesnarrowingofthebloodvessels

intheoutermostlayersoftheskin,whilethechemicalsintobaccosmokedamagecollagenandelastin,fibreswhichgive

theskinitselasticity（弹性）.

Thewrinklesthiscausesareaddedtobyfacialexpressionsmadewhensmokingsuchaspursingthelipswhen

inhaling（吸气）orsquintingtokeepsmokeoutofyoureyes.

1、WhydoestheauthormentionJamesDeanandHumphreyBogart?

A.Topersuadesmokerstogiveupsmoking.

B.Tocomparethemwithnon-smokers.

C.Totellusmanypeopleareinfluencedbythem.

D.Toshowunderstandingandcomfortsmokers.

2、WhatcanwelearnfromPara.2andPara.3?

A.500twinsweresurveyedforthestudy.

B.Probablyyoungpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirappearance.

C.Femalenon-smokersaremoreattractivethanmaleones.

D.ProfessorIanPenton-Voakistheleadingauthorofthestudy.

3、WhatisProfessorIanPenton-Voak5saltitudetosmoking?

A.Disapproving.B.Favorable.

C.Unconcerned.D.Cautious.

4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Smokerslookcoolerthannon-smokers.

B.Smokingmayspeedupskin'sageing.

C.Smokerslookyoungerthannon-smokers.

D.Smokingshouldbebannedrightaway.

25.（10分）AnewstudysuggestsclimateconditionsintheSaharaDesert,oneofhottest,driestandmost

desertedareasintheworld,havechangedfromwettodryaaboutevery20,000years.

ButpreviousevidencehassuggestedtheSaharadidnotalwaysexperiencesuchextremeheatanddryconditions.At

times,theSaharaRangedtoaverywetclimate.Thispermittedplantsandanimalstodevelopandgrowandledtothe

creationofhumansettlements.Now,theyhavediscoveredmoreevidence,which,theleadresearcherDavidMeGeesays,

supportstheideathattheSahara*sclimatekeptchangingbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000,years.

McGeereportedtheseclimatechangesweremainlydrivenbychangesintheEarth's（地轴）astheplanettravels

roundthesun.Thisprocessaffectstheamountofsunlightbetweenseasons.Every20,000yearstheEarthreceivesmore

strongsummersunlight.WhentheEarth*saxischangesagain,theamountofsunlightisreduced.Thisseasonchange

happenedcontinuouslyevery20,000years.Theotherpartoftheseasonproducedrainyconditions,resultinginawetter,

greener,plant-richenvironment.Whentherainyactivityweakens,theclimatebecomeshotanddry,liketheSahara

remainstoday.

Thescientistsbasedtheirresearchondustcollectedfromoceansediment（沉积物）intheAtlanticOceanbottomoff

thecoastofWestAfrica.Thedustcontainedlayers（层）ofancientsedimentbuiltupovermillionsofyears.Eachlayer

couldcontaintracesofSaharandustaswellastheremainsoflifeforms.Thisinformationwasusedtoassessoverwhat

timeperiodthedusthadbuiltup.ThisledtotheoverallflndingthattheSaharanchangesfromwettodryclimates

happenedevery20,000years.

DavidMcGeesaidthattodayweonlyseetheSaharaDesertasanextremelydesertedand^inhospitable"place.The

newstudysuggeststhatthearea*sclimatehaschangesbetweengrasslandsandamuchwetterenvironment,andbackto

dryclimates,evenoverthelastquartermillionyears.McGeesayshethinksthelatestresearchcanbevaluablein

studyingtheSahara*shistoryasitrelatestohumansettlement.

1、WhatdoesthenewstudyfindabouttheSaharaDesert?

A.Itisoneofthehottest,driestandmostdesertedareasinAfrica.

B.Italwaysexperiencesextremeconditionsbecauseofitsposition.

C.Itsclimatechangesbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000years.

D.Itsenvironmentalconditionsstopplantsandanimalsfromsurviving.

2、WhatisthedirectreasonforSahara*sclimatechanges?

A.Rainyactivity.B.Solarradiation.

C.Humanactivity.D.Globalenvironment.

3、Howdidtheresearchersacquiretheevidence?

A.Byanalyzingoceanlife.

B.BystudyingSahara'shistory.

C.Bycollectingdustonthecoast.

D.Byexaminingmeansediment.

4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword^inhospitable"probablymean?

A.Unsuitabletolive.B.Insignificantlostudy.

C.Unabletoexplore.D.Impossibletochange.

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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Attheendof2014,Tulsa,Oklahoma,sixth-gradeteacherMelissaBourreceivedafriendonFacebookfromoneof

herstudents.Shedidn'taccepttherequest,butaquickbrowsethroughthegirFsfriendslistrevealedthenamesof

dozensofkidsfromher,Manyofthestudents9Facebookpageswerecompletely,meaningevenstrangers

couldthekids'personalphotosandmessages.

“Isawmiddlefingers,studentsdressedinappropriately,andextremelylanguage,“Melissasays."Itwas.”

Whenshebroughtupher____inclass,thestudentswerenotatall.Soshecreatedaofherown.Witha

brightgreenmarkerpen,shewroteonapieceofpaper:"DearFacebook:my12-year-oldstudentsthinkitis'no'

thattheyarepostingpicturesofthemselves...Pleasehelpmeshowthemhowtheirimagescangetaround."Sheput

apictureoftheletteronherFacebookpageandaskedpeopletoit.

Inhours,itwasshared108,000timesacrossdozensofstatesandfourcountries.Sheitaftereighthours,butit

continuedtospread.66Iwantedtothemthatit'sontheInternetforever,“shesays.

Assheexplainedtheresultsofherinclass,thestudents9eyesgotbiggerandbigger.“Itscaredafewoftheminto

deletingtheirpages,“shesays.Othershaveremovedinappropriatepostsandusedprivacysettingstotheir

pages.

Herwasn'ttoscarethemoffsocialmediabuttopushthemtobeofwhattheypost.Melissasays,“Itellthem,

'Itdoesn'tyouhavetojustbecauseeveryoneelseissharing.955

1、A.invitationB.demandC.orderD.request

2、A.familyB.collegeC.classroomD.company

3、A.publicB.famousC.secretD.unknown

4、A.watchoverB.searchthroughC.holdbackD.handin

5、A.properB.politeC.simpleD.rude

6、A.despairingB.comfortingC.disturbingD.exciting

7、A.resultB.discoveryC.suggestionD.wish

8、A.worriedB.satisfiedC.pleasedD.disappointed

9、A.postB.pictureC.articleD.news

10、A.needB.bigideaC.wonderD.bigdeal

11、A.urgentlyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.badly

12、A.knowB.deliverC.shareD.say

13、A.preventedB.keptC.copiedD.deleted

14、A.promiseB.persuadeC.showD.ask

15、A.experimentB.lessonC.studyD.research

16、A.onlyB.completelyC.recentlyD.hardly

17、A.displayB.createC.manageD.print

18、A.mentionB.intentionC.questionD.imagination

19、A.mindfulB.fearfulC.skilfulD.thoughtful

20、A.matterB.workC.countD.mean

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)JohnSnowwasafamousdoctor1.wassoexpertthathe2.(attend)QueenVictoriaasherpersonal

physician.Buthebecame3.(inspire)whenhethoughtabouthelpingordinarypeople4.(expose)tocholera.Thiswas

the5.(dead)diseaseofitsday.Neitheritscausenoritscure^(understand).Somanythousandsofterrifiedpeopledied

everytimetherewas7.outbreak.JohnSnowwantedtofacethechallengeandsolvethisproblem.Heknewthatcholera

wouldneverbecontrolleduntilitscausewasfound.In1854whencholerabroke8.,hebegantogatherinformationand

foundtheevidence.Itseemedthatthepollutedwaterwas（blame）.JohnSnowsuggestedthesourceofallwater

supplieslO.（examine）.Finally“KingCholera59wasdefeated.

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U处起）不计分。

Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,intelligentrobotswillbewideusedinthefuture、Athome,robots

willhelppeopledosomehouseworkandtakingcareoftheelderly,babiesandpatients、Inadditiontothesetask,robots

willevenbeabletoplaythechessanddoexercisewithpeople,Infactories,robotswillbeusedtoperformsome

dangerousjobsavoidaccidents.

Robotswillchangeourfuturelifebymanyways,whatwillmakeitmorecolorfulandcomfortable,Therefore,we

shouldn'tdependonintelligentrobotstoomuch,fortheyweremadetohelphumansratherthanreplaceus、Ashelpers

ofwehumans,robotsshouldbeusedproperly,

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假如你班举行主题班会，讨论感恩之心。请你根据下述现象，结合自身经历，写一篇发言稿，分析学生

缺乏感恩之心的原因，并提出培养感恩之心的建议。

现象:学生对于教师的教导置若罔闻；

对父母的付出认为理所应当；

对学校和社会的帮助不以为然；

原因:……

建议:……

注意:1.词数:150词。

2.文中不出现真实姓名和校名。

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、D

2、B

3、D

4、B

5、A

6、A

7、C

8、D

9、B

10、C

11、C

12、A

13、B

14、A

15、B

16、A

17、C

18、C

19、C

20、D

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、A

2、C

3、D

4、A

22、1、B

2、A

3、D

4、A

23、1、B

2、C

3、B

4、D

24、1、C

2、B

3、A

4、B

25、1、C

2、