福建省龙岩市龙岩二中高三第四次模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

福建省龙岩市龙岩二中高三第四次模拟考试新高考英语试卷考生须知：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．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned2．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit3．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped4．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that5．Manydevelopingcountriesareunwillingtopursuetheireconomicdevelopment______destroyingtheenvironmentdespitetherebeingseveralfinancialcrises.A．attheriskof B．atthecostof C．attheendof D．atthemercyof6．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access7．________makesourschoolfamousis________morethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.A．What;that B．That;becauseC．That;what D．What;because8．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven9．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what10．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes11．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while12．Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though13．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a;a B．a;theC．the;a D．the;the14．Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich15．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough16．August8th，2008isaspecialday，________________，Ithink，thatwillberememberedbytheChineseforever.A．one B．whatC．which D．theone17．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned18．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where19．Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof20．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who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）Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(财产),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses22．（8分）IspentaweekinRugao,Jiangsu,athird-orfour-tier（四线）cityabout200kmnorthwestofShanghai,participatinginthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship,Iwenttherewithasimpleexpectation,otherthantryingtogetintothefinalsofthe100meventforthe65—69agegroup,totakesomegoodphotosofhistoricalarchitecture,ofaChinabeforedevelopmentwipesawayitspast.WearrivedatRugaoatnearlymidnightandthefirstsightofRugaowasinthemorning,fromthewindowofWenfengCityHotel.There,rightinfrontofme,wererowsandrowsofneatlybuiltandgoodqualitylow-risehomesofprettyrecentorigin.Andthereweremanyhigh-risebuildingsrisinginthedistance.ThestreetswerelandscapedandorderlyandnotmuchdifferentfromSingapore.ThebasicstructureofRugaowaseverythingamoderncitywouldhave,notathird-tiercityawayfromthemoderncoastalcities.Imanagedtovisitthevillagesmyselfandalongthewaythesightwasofnewlybuiltfarmers’homes,builtjustbehindthesmalllivingquartersofthepast.Thefewremainsofthepastthatwerestillstandinghavebeenrebuiltandservedtheownersintheirbiggerhomesasstoreroomsorgarages.WhatreallyimpressedmewasthesightofthepeopleofRugao.Thepeoplewereprettywelloff,livingingoodqualityhomesandlookingverycontentedwiththeirlives.Thechildren,theyouthandtheyoungwereapleasantsurprise.TheywereallthestadiumduringtheOpeningCeremonyfortheAsianMasters.Someweretheretoperform,somewerethereasaudiencestothisinternationalevents.Andtheunpredictablehappened,theskyopenedup,andeveryonewaswet.Buttheyouthandchildrencamewellprepared,withathintransparent（透明的）raincoatovertheircostumesandtheirlatestfashionablewear.1、ThewriterwenttoRugaomainlyto________.A．takepartinasportsmeetingB．goforasightseeingC．takesomepicturesofChinaD．visitsomerelatives2、WhatdoesthewriterthinkofRugao?A．Apoorthird-tiercityfarfromcoastalcities.B．Farmorebeautifulandmodernthenexpected.C．ItisverydifferentfromSingapore.D．ThevillagersarepoorbutthecityofRugaoisrich.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedtheskyopenedupinthelastparagraphmean?A．Theskywashighup.B．Therewasabigsunshine.C．Itwasraining.D．Theskywasopenedbysomeone.4、Whatmightthetextbelikelytotalkaboutnext?A．ThepreparationsforopeningceremonyfortheAsianMasters.B．TheperformanceofRugaointherainyopeningceremony.C．Theachievementsofthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship.D．TheclosingceremonyfortheAsianMasters.23．（8分）TheothermorningonthesubwayIsatnexttoanattractiveyoungblondewomanwhowasreadingsomethingonheriPad.Shewasverywell-dressed,carryingaPradabagwithtastefullyappliedmake-upindeed,shehadanunmistakableairofwealth,materialsuccessandevenauthority.Isuspectedsheworkedasahighly-paidWallStreetlawyerorstockbrokerorsomethingofthatsort.So,Iwascurioustoseewhatshewassofocusedon.TheWallStreetJournalperhaps?TheEconomist?Quitethecontrary;rather,shewasconcentratingonaromancenovel.ThenIrealizedthatIhaveknownmanywomenwholoveromancenovels—smart,attractive,successful,“liberated,”modernfemaleswhononethelessfindsomekindofdeepsatisfactionandthrillfromthosehyper-romantic,artificialandextremelyunrealistictalesofhandsome,manlyheroesfallinginlovewithvirginalwomen,enduringaseriesofadventures,thennodoubthavingahappyending.Theseromancestoriesaretoliteraturewhathotdogsaretofinefood.Yet,thegenre(体裁)remainsenormouslypopular.ConsidersomeofthesesurprisingstatisticsfromthegoodfolksattheRomanceWritersofAmerica(RWA):*Morethan9,000romancetitleswerereleasedlastyear,withsalesofabout$1.44billion(morethantriplethetaxesproducedbyclassicliteraryfiction).*Morethan90percentofthemarketarewomen(okay,that’snotatallsurprising).*Readersaretypicallywomenbetweentheages30and54whoarethemselvesinvolvedinaromanticrelationship(betrayingthestereotypethatonlylonelywomenlongforthesetalesofloveandadventure).*Almost40percentofromancebookconsumershaveanannualincomeofbetween$50,000and$99,900(placingthemfirmlyinthemiddleclass).Ihadthoughtthatromancenovelsaccountedforaverysmallshareoftheliterarymarket,soIwasquitesurprisedthatthisparthassuchenormouspopularity.ButImustwonderwhysomanywomen—fortyyearsafterthewomen’sliberationmovement—continuetoenjoythemselvesinthefancifultales?I’mnotsureifitrepresentsakindof“rejection”ofthewomen’sliberationmovement,butclearlysomethingismissinginthelivesofcontemporaryladies.AromanceauthornamedDonnaHatchwhofocusesontheRegencyperiod(early19thcenturyBritain)explainedtheappealofsuchbooksthisway:“Regencymenwerecivilizedandtreatedwomenwithcourtesy.Whenaladyenteredtheroom,gentlemenstood,doffedtheirhats,offeredanarm,bowed,andahundredotherlittlethingsIwishmenstilldidtoday.Buttheywerealsoveryathletic;theyhunted,raced,boxed,rodehorses.Theyweremanly.Strong.Noble.Honorable.AndthatiswhyIlovethem!”Mrs.Hatchmayhaveexpressedthesecretdesiresandattitudesofuntoldmillionsofherpeers—thatis,intheearly21stcentury,havewomengrowntiredoftheburdensandexpectationsthatthe“freedoms”theyhavegainedgivethem?Isthisarejectionofmodernfeminism?Dowomenlongfordaysofoldwhenmenweremasculinegentlemenandwomenwerefeminineandprotectedasprecioustreasuresandregardedaspossessions?Perhapsmostwomen(eventheoneswhogetlostinromancenovels)donotwanttogoallthewaybackbutitisobvious,______.1、Whatisthefunctionoftheopeningparagraph?A．Tosummarizethewholepassage. B．Toprovetheauthor’sargument.C．Toleadinthemaintopicofthepassage. D．Toraiseproblemsthatwillbesolvedlater.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?A．Romancenovelsaresatisfyingandthrilling.B．Romancenovelsarenotofmuch“nutrition”.C．Romancenovelsareaspopularashotdogs.D．Romancenovelsareanessentialpartofcontemporarylife.3、Intheauthor’sopinion,whatismissinginthelivesofcontemporarywomen?A．Authority. B．Dignity. C．Liberty. D．Care.4、Whichsentencecanbeputintheblankinthelastparagraph?A．theyprefertalesofinnocentromancetoclassicsB．theyareunhappywithhowtheworldhasturnedoutC．truelovedescribedinromancenovelsdoesexistinrealityD．romancenovelsprovidethemwithanaccesstosociety24．（8分）Lucy，whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974，diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree，accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature．Fortheirresearch，KappelmanandDr．RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35，000"slices"ofLucy'sskeleton．ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong"LucyintheSkywithDiamonds"，whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery．Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp，cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls．TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy，whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherself﹣butthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable．TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet，accordingtothestatement．Thatsoundsplausible．Butotherscientistsaredoubtful．"Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks，"Dr，DonaldC，Johanson，directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy，said，"Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajust﹣sostoryandthereforeunprovable．"JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied，sayingthat"elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks，It'sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree．Butthenewresearchfocusedon"asmallnumberofbreaks"thatareconsistentwith"high﹣energybone﹣to﹣boneinfluences"andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones．Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，"Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath．"1、WhatcanweinferaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr．RichardKetcham'sresearch？A．Shegothernamefromasong．B．Shehadmorethan35，000slices．C．Shecouldn'tuseherarmsproperly．D．Shemadeanefforttosaveherself．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plausible"inParagraph6probablymean？A．Reasonable．B．Creative．C．Surprising．D．Unbelievable．3、WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree？A．Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling．B．Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath．C．Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered．D．Lucy'sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks．4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage？A．Lucydidn'tdiefromfallingoutofatree．B．Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless．C．TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue．D．Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem．25．（10分）OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,likethelackofrainfallmakingourwoodsmoreaccessibletosummerforestfires.Localskifieldsandhotels,alldependentonasnowyseason,feltsorryforthevacantlifts,emptyrestaurantsandunusedsnowmobiles．ThenIhappenedtoseethreelittlerobins

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小题1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小题2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．agroundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小题3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemost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）JennahadgraduatedfromhermiddleschoolandwasluckyenoughtobeadmittedtoWestwoodCollege.Shewasreadyfornew

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7,shewalkedbacktoherdormitorycarryingherschoolbagfullofhomework.Arrivingatthedormitory,shestartedwith

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11mathforthetimebeing.ThenextdayJennawenttoseeMrs.Bidenaboutbeingontheschool12.Mrs.Bidenwasn’tasenthusiasticasJenna."I’msorry,

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18,butsheknewshehadtotry.Collegewasjustashermomhadsaid,"Youwillfeellikeasmallfishinabigpond

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20fishyoucanbe."1、A．decisions B．challenges C．problems D．exercises2、A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise3、A．normal B．necessary C．different D．desperate4、A．simple B．troublesome C．certain D．difficult5、A．editor B．judge C．boss D．candidate6、A．stopped B．jumped C．sank D．changed7、A．awful B．lonely C．happy D．strange8、A．English B．history C．science D．math9、A．working B．struggling C．complaining D．improving10、A．bothered B．ashamed C．pleased D．shocked11、A．showup B．makefor C．giveup D．preparefor12、A．committee B．team C．newspaper D．radio13、A．and B．so C．or D．but14、A．writers B．players C．speakers D．readers15、A．brightly B．weakly C．widely D．happily16、A．courage B．lack C．hope D．sorrow17、A．hesitate B．refuse C．continue D．attempt18、A．succeed B．complete C．agree D．accompany19、A．inthehopeof B．inhonorof C．incaseof D．insteadof20、A．tallest B．best C．hardest D．gentlest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）Ourworldhasseen1．increasingnumberofstudentspressuringtheirparentsintobuyingluxuries(奢侈品)justtolookgoodbeforetheirpeers.Problemis2．istoblame,parents,studentsorsociety?Now,someschoolshavetakenaction.Toavoid3．(show)offsuperiorityamongwealthystudents,WoodchurchHighSchoolinnorthwesternEnglandhasrecentlymadean4．(announce)torefusequalitydesignercoats,includingCanadaGoose,oftenworthhundredsofdollars.Suchcoatsmakepoorstudentsfeelbadsincetheseitemsleadtoinequality.“Theyfeelleftoutandinadequate,”5．(say)TheIndependentinitslastissue.Thebanhasarousednationwidedebate.Somearguethatweshouldn’ttakeawayparents’righttobuyanything6．(value)theylikefortheirkids.However,mostparentsapplaud,believingitdecreasestheirworriesonlowerincomes.JustasLibbyPurves,aUKreporter,putit,howyoufeelatschoollargelyaffectsyourwholelife.ColumnistMichelleSingletarywroteonTheWashingtonPostthatnowcomesthe7．(big)chancesofartoteachstudents8．(understand)clothinginfactmeasuresnothing.Notjustthis.InMaySt.Wilfrid’sPrimarySchoolbannedstudents9．usingdesignerpencilsincasepoorstudentswouldfeel10．(look)downupon.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；只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。AmandahasbeenawardedtheStarStudentforthatshedidforourclass、LastSaturday,Amandawenttodowntownandwalkedfromonestoretoanother,lookingforthecostumeswewouldwearinthesingingcontest、Whiletherestofusareenjoyingourleisuretimeinthecoolandcomfortablyroom,shespentthewholeafternoonsearchingandselecting、Finally,shefoundtherightcloth、Deeplymovedbyhisefforts,wetriedourbes