2023学年豫南九校高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：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．.—I'mreallyangryatmynaughtyson.Heneverlistenstomeandoftenisagainstme.—____,Ellen.Thingswillgoout.A．Itdoesn'tmatter B．TakeyourtimeC．Don'tmentionit D．Takeiteasy2．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign3．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all4．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto5．Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turning B．turnedC．beingturned D．havingturned6．Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when7．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout8．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored9．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why10．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where11．Thereisnoeasywaytorememberprepositions,asitisoneareaofEnglish____therulesseemveryirregular.A．that B．whereC．whose D．which12．Eithersideseemstohavea(n)_________position;therearestillmanyuncertaintiesonthisissue.A．ambiguous B．delicate C．explicit D．confidential13．Paulawaiteduntilalltheluggagewascleared,__________hersneverappeared.A．or B．so C．as D．but14．Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted15．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken16．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake17．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can18．I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup19．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived20．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when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）Lifeinthesummertimeisoftenfullofpests.LikemostLongIslandhomeowners,Iwanttoensuremysuburbanlifewithpest-freeliving.Soitwaswithwide-eyedwonderthatIgreetedthesmilingexterminator(灭虫者)whorangmybell.“We’llbeservingyourneighbors,MikeandSarah(I’mnotfamiliarwitheitheronebyname),”hewavedintheotherdirection.“Sincewe’llhaveateamheretomorrow,we’reofferingadiscount.”Hecameoutwithnumbersbeginningfrom$299theninsecondsto$89.“You’veprobablybeenseeingtheanthillsaround.”hemovedtowardmyfrontwalkwayandlawn.“Andhaveyouseenthebeesthatdignestsintheground?”hecontinuedwithhisheadshakingupanddownpushingmetodothesame.“Whatwedoisspraythreefeetoutfromyourfoundationandthreefeetup.”Ashewastalking,andwithoutbreakingeyecontact,heopenedhisiPadcoverandbeganoperatingatthescreentoshowmefrighteningimages.“Italsokillsotherpests,likespiders.Itisthebestpesticide(杀虫剂),”hesaid,pausingforeffect.Hethenwentintosofttalktoclosethedeal,correctlyforeseeingthatIwouldbeconcernedaboutsafetyandtheenvironmentalimpactonmyvegetablegarden,plantsandourlittlepatchofplanethereonLongIsland.“Theproductsareenvironmentallyresponsible,safewithchildrenandpets,”hesaid.I’munkindwhenitcomestounwantedvisitorsenteringonmyout-of-doorsmoments.Anyinsectfoundinmyhouseoronmydeckisboundtobepoisonedorpancaked.Unfortunatelyfortheexterminator,justasIwasconsideringmakinganappointment,Billy,myfearlesshusband,pulledintoourdriveway,whichmademeaskforabusinesscardoutofpolitenessinstead.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelatthesightoftheexterminator?A．Frightened.B．Disappointed.C．Puzzled.D．Surprised.2、Whatdidtheexterminatoroffertheauthorifsheacceptedhisservice?A．Adiscount.B．Agrouprate.C．AniPadforfree.D．Afreepesticide.3、Whywastheauthorworriedaboutthepesticide?A．Itmightcausefrighteningimages.B．Itmightharmherfamilyandsurroundings.C．Itmightbetooexpensiveforhertoafford.D．Itmighthavenoeffectonunwantedvisitors.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Billysawhisneighborscheatedbytheexterminator.B．Theauthorissuretophonethesalesmanlater.C．TheauthorhadplannedtobuythepesticidebeforeBillyappeared.D．Billymadeuphismindtopurchasethepesticide.22．（8分）Manypeoplefeelstressedoutaboutbuyingandgivinggiftsaroundholidays．Buthavetheholidaysbecometoomaterialisticandmoreaboutthegiftsthanthefeelingsbehindthem?Throughouttheworld，manyculturesmarkholidayswithgiftsandfood．Holidaytraditionsbringpeopletogetherandallowustofeelapartoffamilyandcommunity．Thegiftsandfoodthatweshareareallaboutexpressingasenseofappreciationandjoy．Thegiftsofafewgenerationsagowereprobablymorecommonandhomemade．Eventhepeoplewhocouldaffordexpensivepresentsprobablydidn’tdoasmuchbuyingandspendingaswedotoday．Butwithourculturegrowingmorecommercial，sometimestheoriginalmeaningbehindthetraditiongetslost．Notonlyisthepressureonspendingmoneyontherightpresent，butmanypeoplealsofindthatwhengiftsbecomethefocusofaholiday，itputstoomuchemphasisonreceiving．It’stooeasytohavehighexpectationsofwhat’sinthatbeautifullywrappedbox—andthatcansetanyoneupfordisappointment．Nowonderweoftenhearaboutpeoplehavingthe“holidayblues”—feelingsadorempty．Notallpeoplethinktheholidaysaretoomaterialistic，ofcourse．Mostappreciatethetraditionalaspectsoftheholidays．Andsomeloveshoppingandarejustfinewitha11thegivingandreceiving．Butifyou’refeelingalittleemptyabouttheholidays，whatcanyoudo?Onekeytoarelaxingandmeaningfulholidayisfindingwhatworksbestforyou，bothintermsofgiftgivingandotherholidaytraditions．Puttingsomethoughtintowhattheholidaysmeantoyouandthenfocusingyourenergiesonthoseaspectsthatleaveyoufeelingmostsatisfiedcanhelpyouletgoofthestuffthatmaybestressingyouout．1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheholidaygiftsgenerationsago?A．Theywerevalueless．B．Theywerehighlyvalued．C．Theyweregivenlittleattention．D．Theyweremoreaboutexpressingfeelings．2、Whatistheresultoffocusingtoomuchonreceiving?A．Receiversareoftendisappointed．B．Giftsbecomethefocusofholidays．C．Ourculturegrowsmorecommercial．D．Muchmoremoneywasspentongifts．3、Accordingtothetext，howcanwemakeholidaysmoremeaningful?A．Avoidinggivingandreceivinggifts．B．Figuringoutyourrealexpectations．C．Doingsomeshoppingintheholidays．D．Puttingmorethoughtintothegiftstogive．4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheChangesinGivingGiftsB．WhatStressesYououtonHolidays?C．AretheHolidaysTooMaterialistic?D．TheDevelopmentofHolidayTraditions23．（8分）MatthewLaytonwas20minutesfromhomeinSevierville,Tennessee,onacoldNovembernightin2016whenhegotacellphonecallfromhismother.“Themountain’sonfire,”shescreamed,“andBrian’supthere!”Layton’sfamilyownedadozenrentalcabins(小屋)onShieldsMountain,andLayton’sfriendandfellowrental-cabinowner,BrianMcGee,age56,wasuptheretryingtoputthefireoutbyhimself.Layton,32,hitthegas.Helivedonthemountaintoo.Laytonturnedaroundandheadedforadirtroad.Hemadeitabouthalfwayupthesteep,windingpathbeforehisfront-wheel-drivecargaveup.HecalledMcGee,whodrovedowninhispickupsotheycouldfightthefiretogether.TheyheadedfirsttoLayton’srentalcabins.“Iwantedtomakesureourguestsweregone.Theywere,”saysLayton.Atthatpoint,hehadachoice:trytosavehiscabinsorrescuepeoplerentingothercabinsnearby.“Onthemountain,youdon’thavemanylocals.They’remostlytouristswhodon’tknowtheirwayaround,”hesays.Overthenexttwohours,thetwofriendsdrovethroughthesmokymountain,knockingondoorsandleadingpanickedpeopletosafety.“Iknowthatmountainsowell,”Laytonsays,“IcoulddriveandknowexactlywhereIamjustbytimetraveled.”Thankstotheirbraveandimmediateaction,thetwohelped14peopleoutofthedanger.FourteenpeoplediedthatnightinSevierCounty.Butthefiredidn’ttakeawayasinglelifeonShieldsMountain.Andthoughhishomeandbusinessweredestroyed,Laytonremainscalm.“Iwasn’tworriedaboutmyloss,notwhenIsawthosefamiliestrappedonthemountain,”hesays,“IknewIwasgonnahelpthem.”1、WherewasLaytonwhenthefirebrokeout?A．Visitinghismother.B．Awayfromhishome.C．Headingforthecabins.D．Drivingonadirtroad.2、WhatcanwelearnfromPara.2&3?A．Layton’scarbrokedownhalfway.B．BrianwasinchargeofLayton’scabins.C．LaytonpickedupBrianonthepath.D．Brianlivedinthemountainalone.3、Whycouldthetwofriendsrescuethepeople?A．Theyputoutthefirebeforeitspread.B．Theyturnedtolocalsforhelp.C．Laytonwasfamiliarwiththearea.D．Briangaveuphisowncabins.4、WhatdidLaytonmeaninthelastparagraph?A．Heblamedhimself.B．Hesufferedalot.C．Hefeltsorry.D．Hewasrelieved.24．（8分）ItisquiteapparentthatcompetitionsurroundseveryaspectofhumanlifewhetherintheUnitedStatesortheAmazonrainforest.Withoutitwewouldnothavegrownintoprimates(灵长类动物).Orwewouldprobablystillbestrugglingtosharpenabronzetoolwhilecrawlingaroundonfourlegsinsearchofmeat.Withoutcompetition,Columbuswouldn’thavediscoveredAmericaandEdisonwouldneverhaveinventedthelightbulb.Friendship,likeallrelationshipsbetweentwopeople,involvescompetition.Itisn’tcompetitioninatraditionalsensebecausetherearenogoalstobescoredandnoprize.Perhapstheecologicaldefinitionthesimultaneous(同时)demandbytwoormoreorganismsforlimitedenvironmentalresources,suchasnutrinents,livingspace,orlightbetterexplainsit.Asinnature,highschoollifeisgovernedbyasetoflaws,similartoashortenedversionofDarwin’stheoryofevolution,overpopulation,andcompetition.Thereisanabundanceofhighschoolstudentsandtodistinguishthem,rankingandcategorizing(分类)takeplace.Inhighschool,friendshipslearntocoexistwithcompetitioneventhoughattimestherelationshipisrough.Infact,insomecircumstance,competitionistoomuchofaburdenforafriendshiptobear,causingittofallapart.Collegeadmissionisthefinalhighschoolobjective.Fouryearsofhardworkistoachievegoodgrades,andastudent’sfateisdeterminednotonlybytheseachievements,butbytherecordsofthousandsofotherseniorstryingtoachieveasimilarrecognition.Nevertheless,bynecessity,competitionbetweenstudentsexistsinallaspectsofhighschoollife.Itsetsandimprovesthestandardsineverythingfromsportstoschoolwork.Ahealthy,friendlycompetitioncanhaveonlybenefits,butwhenitbecomestoofierce,jealousy(妒忌)cantearfriendshipsapart.Yet,despiteallthis,withoutcompetition,wewouldbelost.1、Whatdoestheecologicaldefinitionmainlyexplain?A．Howtowinthecompetition.B．Whatcompetitionexactlyis.C．Whattheresultofcompetitionis.D．Howfriendscompetewitheachother.2、Accordingtothewriter,whatcausesthehighschoolstudentstocompete?A．Theyknowthelawsofnaturewell.B．Friendshipisaburdenforthem.C．Thenumberofthemistoolarge.D．Theyaredividedintodifferentgroups.3、Whichbestdescribestherelationshipoffriendshipandcompetition?A．Friendshipisalwaysbasedoncompetition.B．Competitionisaresultoflostfriendship.C．Competitionisterriblyharmfultofriendships.D．Thedegreeofcompetitionisvitaltofriendship.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkof“competition”?A．Competitioniscertaintohappenatschool.B．Theresultofcompetitionareoutofcontrol.C．Competitionbecomesfierceinhighschool.D．Friendshipisnotasimportantascompetitionatschool.25．（10分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandconsiderable,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inparagraphprobablymeans__________________.A．adjustB．correctC．strengthenD．lessen2、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________________________.A．thepresenteye-trackinginputsystemscanhardlymeetthedemandofALSsuffersB．ALSsufferscanonlybeunderstoodthroughthenewly-developedappC．speakerscanmakedifferenteyemovementstochoosepreferablewordorsentenceD．theGazeSpeakappisgoingtobereleasedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinMay3、Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MicrosoftfindshopeforpatientswithALSB．MotorneuronediseasemightbecuredbyasmartphoneappC．AsmartphoneapphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesD．ALSsuffersfinallyfindawaytocommunicate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）Formostpeople,graduationdayisexciting.Mygraduationday,1wasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Myfamilyandmyfriendshadcometowatchourclasswalkacrossthat2.Butlikeeveryoneinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedthe

economy3frombadtoworseduringmysenioryear.Wegraduateshad4butverylimitedprospects(前景).Numerousapplicationswere5andIknewthatthenextday,whenmylease(租约)ended，Iwouldnolongerhaveaplaceto6“home”.Theweeks7werenoteasy.IdrovetoCaliforniatofindwork.ButwhatIthoughtwould8meaweekdraggedintotwo,andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyself9Iwasbefore.Days10likeweeks,weekslikemonthsandthosemanymonthsseemed11.Themost12partwasnomatterhowmuchItried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtomakeany13.ThenIbegantowrite.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer–alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggaveme14.Iputmyfrustrationintoachildren’s15,onestoryofwhichwasabouta(n)16,alittlefish,who,fightingina“river”,17togiveuphisdream.Ikeptonwriting.Andthenoneday,18anysortofwritingdegreeorcontractsinthewritingworld–justalotofhardworkandperseverance–Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsbegantobein19soon.Iwasofferedasecondbookdeal.Thenafewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwiththeWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.Thelessonofthestory:Workhard,giveittimeanddon’tgiveup.Oftenourdreamslieinwaitjustalittlefurtherupstream.Allweneedisthe20topushbeyondthe“river”.1、A．thereforeB．howeverC．otherwiseD．besides2、A．periodB．momentC．stageD．line3、A．goB．becomeC．keepD．appear4、A．examsB．papersC．documentsD．degrees5、A．successesB．surprisesC．wondersD．failures6、A．liveB．callC．stayD．move7、A．aheadB．earlyC．beforeD．ago8、A．giveB．payC．takeD．spend9、A．whoB．whereC．whatD．how10、A．followedB．floatedC．fellD．felt11、A．meaninglessB．helplessC．endlessD．hopeless12、A．interestingB．surprisingC．amazingD．frustrating13、A．effortB．progressC．senseD．affect14、A．hopeB．dreamC．futureD．strength15、A．storyB．magazineC．bookD．journal16、A．heroB．poetC．writerD．actor17、A．repliedB．respondedC．returnedD．refused18、A．withoutB．exceptC．throughD．among19、A．sightB．actionC．placeD．order20、A．loveB．courageC．sympathyD．kindness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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.MakosharksgetnewprotectionsAttheglobalwildlifetrademeetinginGeneva,countrieshavedecidedtoprotecttheendangeredmakosharkfromtrade.GENEVAmadetheproposal1．moreprotectionsshouldbetakenforbothshortfinandlongfinmakosharksandwasadoptedtodayaftera102-40voteattheglobalwildlifetradesummit.Thevotestillneedstobefinalizedatthefullmeetingattheend,whenallappendix(附录)changeproposalspassedincommitteeareofficiallyadopted.Theproposal,debatedatthisyear’sCITESConference,listsmakosharksunderAppendixII,meaningthattheycan’tbetraded2．itcanbeshownthatfishingwouldn’tthreatentheirchancesforsurvival.Conservationistssaythiswastheworld’slastchancetopreventmakosharkpopulationsfromcollapsing.3．(list)makosharksonCITESAppendixIIisgreatnewsforsharkconservation.Morethan50ofthe183CITESmemberssignedonassupportersoftheproposalbroughtforthbyMexico.Nonetheless,conservationistsfearedthatoppositionfromafewcountrieswithfairlylargemakofishingindustries—primarilytheUnitedStates,Canada,andJapan—4．tipthescale.Japanopposedthemeasureduringthedebates,andtheUnitedStatesannouncedafterwardit5．(vote)no.Inthepast,theU.S.andothershavesupportedlistingothersharkspeciesunderCITES,butnotsointhiscase,6．commercialinterests.Foralotofthesecountries,theywerehappytolistsharkspecieswhenitwasonestheyweren’tsoheavilyinvolvedinfishing.Suddenly,whenthey’rebeingaskedtoberesponsible,ratherthanaskingotherpeopletoberesponsible,they’re7．(little)keentotakeitonboard.TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature,whichdeterminestheconservationstatusofspeciesclaimsthatbothspeciesofmakosharkstobe

endangered,sayingan8．(estimate)50to79percentpopulationdeclineoverthreegenerations,orabout75years.They9．(target)fortheirfins(鳍),usedinsharkfinsoup—adishinAsiancountries,that’softenservedatweddingsasasignofrespectforguests.Theirmeatismoreediblecomparedto10．ofothersharks,whichisoftenacidicandisusuallysoldasabyproductofthefintradefor“penniesonthedollar”.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、删除和修改。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、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ladiesandgentlemen,Welcometoourschool!It’smygreathonortobethereandIamveryhappytoseeyouall、I’dliketellyousomethingaboutourschool、Theschoolwasfoundin1915、Ithasahistoryofmorethan100year、Atthefirstitwasaschoolforboysandgirlswererareallowedtoen