广东省茂名市高州市石鼓中学新高考英语四模试卷及答案解析

广东省茂名市高州市石鼓中学新高考英语四模试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who2．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．asaresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof3．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended4．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until5．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however6．Thesediagramsareespeciallyhelpfulwhenwehaveaconcreteproblem______athand.A．besolvedB．tosolveC．solvedD．beingsolved7．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata8．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when9．Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the10．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid11．Nowadayswiththedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorenewtechnology____tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．wasintroducedC．willintroduce D．isbeingintroduced12．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon13．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine14．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise15．merchantA．machineB．achieveC．stomachD．technology16．Anew________busservicetoTianjinAirportstartedtooperatetwomonthsago.A．common B．usualC．regular D．ordinary17．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof18．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching19．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup20．Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．allofwhomC．eachofwhom D．allofwhich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）AbusinessschoolinPariswillsoonbeginusingartificialintelligenceandfacialanalysistodeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentioninclass.Thesoftware,calledNestor,isusedintwoonlineclassesattheESGbusinessschoolbeginninginSeptember.Theidea,accordingtoLCAfounderMarcelSaucet,istousethedatathatNestorcollectstoimprovetheperformanceofbothstudentsandprofessors.Thesoftwareusesstudentswebcams（网络摄像机）toanalyzeeyemovementsandfacialexpressionsanddeterminewhetherstudentsarepayingattentiontoavideolecture.Itthenformulatesquizzesbasedonthecontentcoveredduringmomentsofinattentiveness.Professorswouldalsobeabletoidentifymomentswhenstudents’attentiondeclined,whichcouldhelptoimprovetheirteaching,Saucetsays.AdvocatesforAIineducationsaythatthesoftwareisactuallyunabletoteachacourse,butthetechnologycouldbeusedasadigitaltutorthatwouldadapttoastudent’sindividualneeds,andhelpdevelopmoreeffectivestudyinghabits.Suchsoftwarecouldalsohelpteachersbyprovidingfeedbackontheeffectivenessoftheirteaching,advocatessay.SaucetsaysNestorwon’tstoreanyofthevideofootageitgetsandthathiscompanyhasnoplanstosellanyotherdatathesoftwarecollects.Inadditiontofacialrecognitionandanalysis,thesoftwarecanintegrate（合并）withstudents’calendarstosuggestpossiblestudytimes,andtracktheironlinebehaviortopickuponpatterns.RoseLuckin,aprofessorattheUniversityCollegeLondonKnowledgeLab,saysAIcouldunlockthe“blackboxoflearning”byprovidinginformationonhowandwhenlearninghappens.LuckinsaysaprogramlikeNestorcouldbeusefulforstudentswhotakeclassesremotely,since“thereisn’tahumantherewatchingthem.”AndwhilesomeareconcernedthatAImayonedayreplaceteachers,Luckinseesthetechnologymoreasanassistant,ratherthanareplacement.Saucetagrees.“Humancontactisnotgoingtogoaway,”hesays.“Therewillalwaysbeprofessors.”1、HowdoesNestorworktofindoutwhenstudentsaren’tpayingattention?A．Bycollectingthedataofstudents’performanceindifferentclasses.B．Bycollectingthestudents’gradesinthequizzes.C．Byshootingandanalyzingstudents’eyemovementsandfacialexpressions..D．Byidentifyingmomentswhenstudents’attentiondeclined.2、WhichisthebenefitofAIeducation?A．Itcouldbeusedexactlytoreplaceatutor.B．Ithelpsstudenttodevelopmoreeffectivestudyinghabits.C．Thesoftwareisabletosatisfytherequirementofacourse.D．Itcouldhelpteacherstogivefeedbackonstudentsperformance..3、HowdoesNestordealwiththeinformationcollectedfromstudents?A．Nestorwilluseittosuggestpossiblestudytimetostudents’schedule.B．Itwon’tstoreanyvideofootagebutfacialexpression.C．Thecompanyhasn’texpectedtomakeprofitsbysellingthedatatoothercorporations..D．Nestorwilluseittokeeptrackonlineofstudents’behaviorandpunishthem.4、WhatisRoseLuckin’sattitudetowardsthereplacementofteacherswithAI?A．Objective.B．Approving.C．Indifferent.D．Opposed.22．（8分）Whenyourchildliestoyou,ithurts.Asparents,itmakesusangryandwetakeitpersonally.Wefeellikewecannevertrustourchildagain.Whydoeslyingcausesuchanger,painandworryforparents?Parentsareunderstandablyveryafraidoftheirchildrengettinghurtandgettingintotrouble,buttheyhaveverylittleprotectionagainstthesethingsastheysendtheirkidsoutintotheword.Kidslearnfromotherkidsandfromexternalmedia,andthismakesparentsfeelunsafebecausetheycan’tcontroltheinformationandideasthattheirchildrenareexposedto.Whenyourkidlies,youstarttoseehimas“sneaky（卑鄙的）”,especiallyifhecontinuestolietoyou.Youfeelthathe’sgoingbehindyourback.Youbegintothinkthatyourkidsare“bad”.Because,certainly,iflyingisbad,liarsarebad.It’sjustthatsimple.Parentsneedtomaketheirkidsresponsibleforlying.Butthemistakeparentsmakeisthattheystarttoblamethekidforlying.It’sconsideredimmoraltolie.Butwhenyoulookatyourkidlikehe’sasneak,it’saslipperyslope（滑坡谬误）thatstartswith“Youlie”andendsupat“You’reabadperson”.Kidsknowlyingisforbidden.Buttheydon’tseeitashurtful.Soakidwillsay,“Iknowit’swrongthatIeatasugarsnackwhenI’mnotsupposedto.Butwhodoesithurt?”“Iknowit’swrongthatItrademydriedfruitforaTwinkie.Butitdoesn’treallyhurtanybody.Icanhandleit.What’sthebigdeal?”That’swhatthekidsees.SoIthinkthatparentshavetoassumethatkidsaregoingtotellthemlies,becausethey’reimmatureandtheydon’tunderstandhowhurtfulthesethingsare.They’realldrawntoexcitement,andthey’llallhaveatendencytodistort(歪曲)thetruthbecausethey’rekids.1、Whydoparentsworryabouttheirkidsandfeelunsafe?A．Nobodytruststheirkidsintheworldbecauseoflying.B．Lyingalwayscausestheirkidstogethurtorgetintotrouble.C．Theirkidsareexposedtooutsideworldwithouttheircontrol.D．Theycan’tprotecttheirkidsfromotherkidsandexternalmedia.2、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsparents’seeingkidsasbadiftheylie?A．Immoral.B．Negative.C．Supportive.D．Different.3、Theunderlinedword“they”reallyrefersto________.A．parentsB．theirchildrenC．otherkidsD．badthings4、Howdoparentsreacttokids’lying?A．Takingnonoticeofit.B．Blamingthemimmediately.C．Pretendingtobeangryandeducatethem.D．Acceptitbutmakethemresponsibleforit.23．（8分）Trees,someofthetallestintheworld,toweredaboveHannahGriffithsandhercolleagueseachmorningastheywalkeddeepintotherainforestintheMaliauBasininBorneo,wheretheyhadsetupasetofexperimentstolookattheecologicaleffectsofsmallcreatures:termites(白蚁).Termitesgetabumrap.TheymakeheadlinesforchewingupbillionsofdollarsofpropertyeachyearintheU.S.Andtheyareresponsibleforsomethingliketwopercentofglobalcarbonemissions,simplyasaresultoftheirhugepopulationsandpreferenceforchewingthroughcarbonrichmaterials.Awholeindustryisaimingatkillingthem.Buttheyplayakeyroleinmanynaturalecosystems.Scientistshaveknownforyearsthatintropical(热带的)forests,termiteschewupfallenleavesanddeadwood,keepingthefallenmaterialundercontrolandlettingnutrientsfromthedeadmaterialbackintothesystemtobeusedbyotherplants,insects,andanimals.Buttheydidn’tknowexactlyhowimportanttheinsectswereinkeepingtheforesthealthyandfunctional,sotheyremovedtermitesfromaparticularspotintheforestandsawhowitresponded.Asluckwouldhaveit,HannahGriffithsandhercolleaguesstartedtheirexperimentwhentheforestwashitbyanextremedrought(干旱).Duringthenon-droughtyears,theysawtherewasn’tmuchdifferencebetweenthenormalplotsandtheoneswherethey’dremovedthetermites.Butduringthedrought,theeffectsweremarked.Whattheyfoundwasunexpected:inthetermite-richareas,thesoilstayedslightlywet,moretreeseedlingssprouted(抽芽),andthesystemwasfullofactivitydespitethelong,harddryspell.ForGriffiths,itwasonlybecausetheyhappenedtostudythedroughtthattheycouldpickouttherealimportanceoftermitestothesystem,shepointsout.“Andthatringsalarmbellsinmyhead,”shesays,“becauseitmakesmethink,wellwhatelsedon’tweknow?Ifwestartdamagingbiologicalcommunities,wedon’tknowwhatthatwilldo.”1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“abumrap”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Unfairblame. B．Widepopularity.C．Publicattention. D．Specialpreference.2、Whathavescientistslearnedabouttermites?A．Theydoseriousharmtotropicalrainforests.B．Theycontributealottotheecosystemtheylivein.C．Theyactasfoodforotherplants,insectsandanimals.D．Theyspeedupthelossofnutritionintherainforest.3、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingofGriffithsexperiment?A．Termiteshelprainforestssurviveclimatechange.B．Termitespreferdroughtyearstonon-droughtones.C．Termitesbenefitmorefromtheforestduringthedrought.D．Termitesenjoyeatingtreeseedlingsduringthedrought.4、WhatdoesGriffithstellusinthelastparagraph?A．Termitesarenowindangerofextinction.B．Termitesdamagebiologicalcommunities.C．Weshouldthinktwicebeforedamagingaspecies.D．Weshouldstudythedroughttoimprovethesystem.24．（8分）WhenIwasthreeyearsold,Icouldn'tspeak.ItwasastrangerealitythatnoneofthedoctorsIvisitedcouldunderstand.Oneday,Iwasshadowing（跟随）mymother.Shefoundherselflookinginamirror,andthroughitoureyesmet.Shebegantospeaktomethroughthereflection,andIslowlybegantomimic（模仿）hermouth'smovementsuntilIformedaword.ItturnedoutI'mdeafinmyleftear,andhaveaslightprobleminmyright.Beinghardofhearinghasbeendifficult,butI'veneverlivedinastateofself-hatingsorrow.Imaginebeingabletoshutoutallsoundasyoulayyourheaddowntosleepbysimplyrollingoverontooneside.That'smyrealitywhenIsleeponmy"goodear",anditmakesmefeellikeasuperherosometimes.Peoplecallmydeafsidemy"badear",butwhenIwearmyhearingaid,Ihaveaccesstoarangeoffeaturesthatsomeotherdeafpeopledon't.Incinemas,forexample,withoneclickofabuttonIcanenjoyawholefilmasthoughitwerewhisperedtomefromthemouthsoftheactors.Owningahearingaidhasn'talwaysfeltgood,however.OnthefirstdayIgotmyaid,whenIwaseight,Itookittoschoolforshow-and-tell.AsIexplainedhowitworkedtomyclassmates,aboyyelledout,"Aren'tthoseforoldmen?"Atthatmoment,Ifeltdifferent.Ittookalongtimeformetogetoverthatsenseofbeingsounlikemypeers.Butit'snotjustschoolkidswhocanmakeusdeafandhard-of-hearingpeoplefeellikeburdens.Everyvideoonsocialmediathatlackssubtitles（字幕）,forexample,meansanentirecommunityofdeafpeopleisunabletoenjoyit.Completelydeafpeopleareexcludedfromenjoyingmanymoviestoo,assubtitlesincinemasarealmostimpossibletofind.Andwithhearingaidscostingaround$2,500each,itcanbehardformanypeopletoaffordtobeabletolistentothethingsthatotherstakeforgranted.Asforme,Icanlistentomusic,enjoyfilms,andcatchconversations-I'mlucky.I'mdeaf,butIcanstillheareverything.I'vebeenblessedwithwonderfullifeexperiences,andIamhuman.Andwhenitcomestosleeping,I'mevensuperhuman.1、Howdoestheauthorviewhishearingdifficulty?A．It'sadisasterandcauseshimalotoftrouble.B．Itgavehimachancetoexperiencesomethingspecial.C．Itmadehimfeelembarrassedinfrontofhisclassmates.D．Ithelpedhimtoliveinhisownworldwithoutbeinginterrupted.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheauthor?A．Hewasborndeaf.B．Heisoptimisticandhelpful.C．Hisfamilyandclassmateshavesupportedhimalot.D．Thehearingaidbringsmuchconveniencetohisdailylife.3、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardhislife？A．grateful.B．anxious.C．excited.D．disappointed.4、Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?A．Togiveadviceonlifetodisabledpeople.B．Toshowhowdifficultlifeisfordisabledpeople.C．Tosharehisexperienceoftreatingadisadvantagewithgratitude.D．Toshowtheconvenienceahearingaidcouldbring.25．（10分）Whenaskedtopointoutoneortwothingsthataremostimportanttothemselves,manyputfriendsaheadofhomes,jobs,clothesandcars.Atruefriendshipcarriesalonghistoryofexperiencethatdetermineswhoweareandkeepsusconnected.Itisatreasureweshouldprotect.Unfortunately,thebetterfriendsyouare,themoreprobablyyou’llhavedisagreements.Andtheresultcanbewhatyoudon’twant—anendtotherelationship.Thegoodnewsisthatmosttroubledfriendshipscanbemended.First,don’tletyourpridegetinyourway.Mostofuscanforgiveeachotherwhendifferencesarebroughtoutintheopen.Second,apologizewhenyou’rewrong—evenifyou’vebeenwronged.Overthecourseofafriendship,eventhebestpeoplemakemistakes.Sometimes,itmaybebestifthewrongedpersontakestheleadandapologizes.Whenyouapologize,giveyourfriendachancetoadmit(承认)thathehasbeenwrong.Third,seethingsfromyourfriend’spointofview.Andfinally,acceptthatfriendshipschangeasourneedsandlifestylechange.Makingfriendscansometimesseemeasy.Thehardpartiskeepingtheconnectionsstrongduringthenaturalupsanddownsthathaveaneffectonallrelationships.Mysuggestion:considerfriendshipasanhonorandagift,andworththeefforttotreasureandnurture(培养).1、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．EasyWaystoMakeFriendsB．UpsandDownsinFriendshipC．HowtoMendaTroubledFriendshipD．HowtoTaketheLeadinMakingFriends2、The＂wrongedperson＂underlinedinthepassagereferstoaperson____________.A．whohasbeenmistakenforanotherB．whohasbeenblamedunfairlyC．whohastreatedfriendsbadlyD．whohasadmittedhismistakes3、Accordingtothepassage,afriendshipcanbelongonlyif____________.A．wehavemuchincommonB．weknowourfriends’mistakesC．wetreatourdisagreementswiselyD．wehaveknownoneanotherherdesires4、Whatshouldwedoifwefollowtheauthor’ssecondsuggestion?A．Makeanapologyfirst.B．Avoidmakingmistakes.C．Sticktoourownpointsofview.D．Changeourlifestyles.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）WhenIwasachildofsevenyearsold,myfriends,onaholiday,filledmypocketwithcoppers.Iwentatoncetoashopwheretheysoldtoysforchildren.Being1withthesoundofawhistlethatIhadseenbytheway,inthehandsofanotherboy,I2allmymoneyforone.Ithencamehome,andwentwhistlingalloverthehouse,muchpleasedwithmywhistle,but3allthefamily.Mybrothersandsistersandcousins,whenItoldofthe4Ihadmade,saidIhadgivenfourtimesasmuchasthewhistlewasworth.TheyputmeinmindofwhatgoodthingsImighthaveboughtwiththe5ofthemoney,andlaughedatmesomuchformyfollythatIcriedwithvexation（烦恼）.Thinkingaboutthemattergavememore6thanthewhistlegavemepleasure.7,thiswasafterwardsofusetome,fortheimpressioncontinued8mymind,sothatoften,whenIwas9tobuysomethingIdidnotneed,Isaidtomyself,“Don’tgivetoomuchforthewhistle,”andIsavedmymoney.AsIgrewup,cameintotheworld,and10theactionsofmen,IthoughtImetwithmany,verymany,who“gavetoomuchforthewhistle.”IfIknewamiser（守财奴）who11everykindofcomfortableliving,allthepleasureofdoinggoodtoothers,alltheesteemofhisfellowcitizensandthejoysoffriendship,12gatheringandkeepingwealth“13man,”saidI,“youpaytoodearforyourwhistle.”WhenImetamanofpleasure,whodidnottrytoimprovehismindorhisfortunebut14devotedhimselftohavingagoodtime,perhaps15hishealth,“Mistakenman,youareproviding16foryourself,insteadofpleasure;youarepayingtoodearforyourwhistle.”IfIsawsomeonefondof17whohasfineclothes,finehouses,finefurniture,fineearrings,allabovehis18,andforwhichhehadrunintodebt,andendedhiscareerinaprison.“Also,”saidI,“hehaspaiddear,verydear,forhiswhistle.”19,themiseriesofmankindarelargelyduetotheirpuffinga(n)20valueonthings—togiving“toomuchfortheirwhistle.”1、A．facedB．charmedC．sympathizedD．provided2、A．setasideB．putupC．handedoverD．tookover3、A．disturbingB．attractingC．entertainingD．confusing4、A．troubleB．attemptC．choiceD．bargain5、A．restB．valueC．majorityD．part6、A．satisfactionB．reliefC．annoyanceD．stress7、A．MoreoverB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．Indeed8、A．outofB．onC．toD．from9、A．temptedB．determinedC．forcedD．persuaded10、A．tookB．observedC．admiredD．followed11、A．turnedagainstB．gaveupC．caredaboutD．reliedon12、A．incaseofB．insteadofC．forthesakeofD．intermsof13、A．WealthyB．PoorC．WiseD．Innocent14、A．merelyB．similarlyC．strangelyD．positively15、A．cherishingB．enjoyingC．benefitingD．neglecting16、A．inconvenienceB．burdenC．frustrationD．pain17、A．appearanceB．wealthC．comfortsD．necessities18、A．demandB．fortuneC．standardD．value19、A．AsaresultB．BycontrastC．OnaverageD．Inshort20、A．unexpectedB．greatC．falseD．extra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）TheSilkRoadisinfacta1．(relative)recentterm.Theseancientroadshadnoparticularname2．themid-nineteenthcentury;BaronFerdinandvonRichthoftennamedthetradeandcommunicationnetworktheSilkRoad.Sincethentheterm3．(accept)globally.Inthenineteenthcentury,anewtypeoftravelerssteppedontotheSilkRoad:archaeologistsandgeographers,enthusiasticexplorerswhowereeager4．(look)foradventure.ResearcherswhocamefrommanycountriestraveledthroughtheTaklamakanDesert,5．isnowinXinjiang,toexploreancientsitesalongtheSilkRoad,6．(lead)tomanydiscoveriesandstudies,andmostofall,arenewedinterest66thehistoryoftheseroutes.Today,manyhistoric7．(build)andmonumentsstillstand,markingthepassageoftheSilkRoadthroughhotels,portsandcities.What’smore,thelong-standinglegacyofthis8．(impress)networkisreflectedinalargenumberofcultures,languages,customsandreligionsthathavedevelopedformanyyearsalongtheseroutes.Thepassageofmerchantsandtravelersofmanydif