2023届江西省赣州市石城中学高考英语四模试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：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．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．asB．sinceC．untilD．before2．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly3．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where4．--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived5．---Hewassatisfiedwiththeresult,wasn'the?---No.Itwassodifficultthathe__________havepassedit.A．shouldn't B．mustn'tC．couldn't D．wouldn't6．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how7．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever8．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through9．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome10．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious11．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical12．—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere13．Newly________chairmanoftheChineseBasketballAssociation,YaoMinghasputreformingthedomesticgame’smanagementatthetopofhisagenda.A．appointing B．appointedC．beingappointed D．havingappointed14．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup15．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough16．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive17．—Didn’tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?—No.I______tothenursinghomeasusual.A．went B．go C．havegone D．hadgone18．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso19．Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure20．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital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）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofthePortugueseColony(殖民地)ofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(买办)happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool.Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sSchool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.B．Throughhisowneffortstoexams.C．Throughhisfather’srequest.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool？A．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.B．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.C．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.D．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwasmysterious.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwaswonderful.22．（8分）Weallhaveourowntrickstocheerupwhenwe’refeelingdown;theselittletrickscanmakeyoufeelalittlebithappiereveryday.Whiletherearecertainlyhappymemoriestiedupintheweddingringyouandyourspouse(配偶)purchasedtogetheryearsagooryourteddybearfromchildhood,newresearchfindsthatwetypicallyfeelcalmerandexperienceagreatersenseofwell-beingwhenwefocusonaplacethatremindsusofhappiertimesratherthanathing,evenifitholdsgreatvalue.Thereport,calledPlacesThatMakeUs,wasconductedbyNationalTrust’sandSurreyUniversity’sresearchers.Expertsperformedfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging(MRI)(磁共振成像)scanson20volunteersandconductedanonlinesurveyof2,000peopletobetterunderstandthisdeepdrawtowardspecialplaces.“Workingwithleadingresearchersandacademics,andusingcutting-edgeMRIbraintechnology,weexaminedhowplacesaffectpeople,howtheybecomespecial,andwhywefeelapulltowardsthem,”explainedNinoStrachey,headofresearchfortheNationalTrust.The20volunteerswereshownimagesoflandscapes,houses,andotherlocations,aswellaspersonallymeaningfulobjects.Measuringtheirbrainactivity,theresearchersfoundthatitwastheplaces,asopposedtotheobjects,thatcausedthebraintogetthemostexcited.Volunteerswerealsointerviewedatgreatlengthtwotimes,onceathomeandtheothertimeattheirspecialplace.Theresearchmadediscoveriesthathadneverknownbefore—thefavoriteplacesawokefeelingsofbelonging,physicalandemotionalsafety,andanintenseinternalpulltotheplace.Dr.AndyMyersweighedinontheresearch,saying,“Forthefirsttimewehavebeenabletoprovethephysicalandemotionalbenefitsofplaces,farbeyondanyresearchthathasbeendonebefore.”1、Howwastheresearchconducted?A．ByperformingMRIon2,000volunteers.B．Bymeasuringtheparticipants,brainbyMRI.C．Bydoingroughinterviewswiththeparticipants.D．Byshowingmeaningfulobjectstotheparticipants.2、Howwouldtheauthorfeelaboutthefindingsofthestudy?A．Itispioneering.B．Itisgroundless.C．Itisimperfect.D．Itisuncommon.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“weighedinon”mean?A．Thinkhighlyof.B．Lookdownon.C．Payattentionto.D．Makefunof.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Everyonehashiswaytobehappy.B．Valuableplacescanmakepeoplehappy.C．Teddybearsarebestmemoriesforchildren.D．Meaningfulobjectsleadtogreaterwell-being.23．（8分）Thesnowyowl(雪鹗)isawhite-coloredowlwithmanyuniquecharacteristics.Thisbirdbearsapurewhiteappearance(onlythemale),witharoundedhead,andblackbill.Whilethemaleisactuallyapurewhiteindividual,thefemaleandyoungoneshaveadarkerappearancewithduskyspots.Thefemaleowlneverattainscompletewhitenessinherlifetime.Asyoungowlsgetolder,theygetwhiter,losingtheirheavystripes(条纹)anddarkspots.Thisbirdisbetween18to20incheslong.ItsWingspanis49to59inches.Itweighsbetween3.5to6.5pounds.ThesnowyowllivesintheregionsofGreenland,Iceland,Canada,andthenorthernpartsofUSA．CarolusLinnaeuswasthefirstpersontoclassifythisbird.ApartfrombeingtheheaviestowlinNorthAmerica,itisalsotheofficialbirdofQuebec.Itisknownbyothernamessuchas“theArcticOwl”or“theGreatWhiteOwl”.Thereasonforthisbird’sadaptationtothecoldtemperaturesoftheArcticCircleisitssplendidlybeautiful,white,andthickfeathers.Thesefeathershelpittosurvivetheextremecoldanddevelopaperfectcamouflage(伪装)inthe“white”ofitsArctichabitat.Thesnowyowlisaverypatienthunter,anditcansitinoneplaceforhours.Giftedwithgreathearingandkeeneyesight,itisknowntobeanefficientandcleverhunter.Itisnotdifficultforittotrackdownitsprey,whichmightbebarelyvisibleunderthickplantsorsnowcover.Beforesoaringoffinpursuit,thebirdwaitspatientlyandidentifiesitspotentialprey.Oncethepreycomeswithintheproperrange,itlaysitsattackwithitssharp-hookedclaws.Ithuntsbothduringthedayandatnight.1、Whatcanweconcludeaboutthesnowyowlfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisabirdwithpurewhitefeathers.B．Itisabirdwhichisbigandheavy.C．Ithasawhiteappearancewithblackspots.D．Thefemaleowliswhiterthanthemaleone.2、WhycanthesnowyowladapttothecoldclimateoftheArcticCircle?A．Thankstoitslivingareas.B．Becauseofitsspecialfeathers.C．Asaresultofitsclevermind.D．Owingtoitsstrongwings.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“trackdown"mean?A．chaseB．findC．attractD．recognize4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thebriefintroductionofthesnowyowl.B．Thesnowyowlistheheaviestbirdintheworld.C．ThesnowyowlisfirstclassifiedbyCarolusLinnaeus.D．ThedifferencebetweentheArcticowlandthesnowyowl.24．（8分）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattraction.HopaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourfromWashingtonDCDuration:6hours$78.96SeeArlingtonCemetery,OldTownAlexandriaandGeorgeWashington’sMountVernonEstateonthissmallgroupbustourfromWashingtonDC．YourtourguidewillaccompanyyouthroughMountVernon,tellingyouaboutalloftheattractionsthereandthehistoryofGeorgeWashington’shomeonthePotomacRiver.TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$46.92SeeallthekeyattractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.YouwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtriviathatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDChastooffer.PleaseNote:Ratesforthistourvarybydayoftheweek.Whenyouchooseyourspecificdateontheavailabilitycalendar,theratesforthatdatewillbedisplayed.TheBlossomsTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.99BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!1、Whichtourwouldprovideyouwithasightseeingboat?A．TheLightsNightTourB．BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourC．TheBestMinibusTourD．TheBlossomsTour2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed.B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou.D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichdatesuitsTheBlossomsTourmost?A．July4B．August15C．March27D．October825．（10分）AgamingcompanyinNewZealandisluringemployees.fromaroundtheworldbyofferingunlimitedpaidannualleave,ashareinthecompany’sprofitsandnosetworkhours.DeanHallbecamefamousininternationalgamingcirclesforbeingtheleaddesigneronpopularvideogameDayZ.Aftersearchingtheworldforalocationforhisnewgamingstudio,Rocketwerkz,NewZealanderHallsettledonthesmalluniversitytownofDunedinonthesouthisland’seastcoast,wherelandischeapandcreativestart-upshavebecomeanimportantpanofthecity’sidentity.Rocketwerkz’sflexibleworkcultureisnowdrawingtalentfromaroundtheglobe,withHallreceiving300messagesofinquirysincealocalnewspaperwroteabouthisstudiolastweek.Lastyear,whenthecompanywasstillinitsinfancy(婴儿期),babycatswouldalsomakearegularappearanceintheofficeasaformoffightingstress,andFridayafternoonsaregenerallyreservedforsportsandgamestoendtheweekonaplayfulnote.“ThefirsttimeIheardabouttheideaofunlimitedpaidleaveinplaceslikeSiliconValleyitwasabouttheproblemsitcaused.Aculturehadappearedwhereemployeestooknoleave,”saidHall.“Sotoaddressthat,ourstaffareissuedthestandardNewZealandannualleaveoffourweeks,buttheycanalsotakeunlimitedleaveinadditiontothat.”EmilyLampitt,fromBritain,isa3Djuniorartistwhohasbeenwiththecompanyforayearandahalf.ShesaystheflexibleworkculturewasahugefactorinherdecisiontomovetoNewZealand.“Theflexibilityherehasmademefeelmuchmorerelaxed”shesays.I“ThatinternalstressIusedtofeelinatraditionalworkenvironmenthasgone,sowhenIamatworknowitisbecauseIwanttobe,becauseIampassionate(有激情的),notbecauseIamafraidofmybossorwatchingtheclock.”1、Theunderlinedword“luring”inParagraphIisclosestinmeaningto.A．cheating B．disturbingC．inspiring D．attracting2、WhyarebabycatsmentionedinParagraph4?A．Toshowthecompanyfocusesonpressurerelief.B．Toexplainhowthecompanymotivatesitsstaff.C．Tostressthesignificanceofharmonyinworkplaces.D．Tointroduceanewwaytopromotecreativity3、Accordingtothepassage,unlimitedpaidleaveinSiliconValley.A．setagoodexampletoRochetwerkz.B．didn’tworkoutasexpected.C．helpeddevelopthelocalculture.D．solvedtheproblemofunemployment.4、Whatisthewritingpurposeoftheabovetext?A．Toencouragecompaniestobemoreflexible.B．Todescribewhatacreativecompanyshouldbelike.C．Togiveareportontheflexiblemanagementofacompany.D．Todiscusshowtomakeatraditionalcompanymorecompetitive.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）Yearsago，therewasaverywealthymanwho，withhisdevotedyoungson，sharedapassionforartcollecting．Together，theytraveledaroundtheworld，addingonly1arttreasurestotheircollection．Oneyear，aswinterapproached，2engulfed（吞没）thenation，andtheyoungmanleftto3inthearmy．Afteronlyafewshortweeks，hisfatherreceivedatelegram．Hisbelovedsonwas4inaction．Theartcollector5awaitedmorenews，6hewouldneverseehissonagain．Withindays，hisfearswere7．Theyoungmanhaddiedwhilerushingafellowsoldiertoadoctor．Upsetand8，theoldmanfacedthecomingChristmasholidayswithsadness．OnChristmasmorning，aknockonthedoorawakenedthe9oldman．Asheopenedthedoor，hewasgreetedbya10withalargepackageinhishands．Heintroducedhimselftotheoldmanbysaying，“Iwasa11ofyourson.Iwastheonehewas12whenhedied．MayIcomeinforafewmoments?Ihavesomethingtoshowyou．”Asthetwobeganto13，thesoldiertoldofhowtheman’ssonhadtoldeveryoneofhis，nottomentionhisfather’s，14offineart．“Iamno15，”saidthesoldier，“butIwanttogiveyouthis．”Astheoldmanunwrappedthepackage，hesawaportrait（画像）ofhisson．Thoughtheworldwould16considerittheworkofagenius，thepaintingfeaturedtheyoungman’sface17detail．Overcomewithemotion，theman18thesoldier．Afterthesoldierhadleft，theoldmanputthepaintingabovethefireplace，pushing19thousandsofdollarsworthofart．Histaskcompleted，theoldmansatinhischairandspentChristmasgazingatthe20hehadbeengiven．1、A．poorest B．richest C．finest D．cheapest2、A．flood B．fire C．storm D．war3、A．save B．protect C．serve D．build4、A．missing B．acting C．fighting D．dying5、A．calmly B．anxiously C．quietly D．secretly6、A．fearing B．doubting C．wondering D．expecting7、A．completed B．doubled C．removed D．confirmed8、A．nervous B．tired C．lonely D．frightened9、A．sad B．puzzled C．angry D．worried10、A．farmer B．soldier C．painter D．seller11、A．guard B．photographer C．partner D．friend12、A．rescuing B．commanding C．guarding D．hiding13、A．argue B．move C．talk D．eat14、A．description B．love C．sense D．understanding15、A．artist B．businessman C．hero D．reporter16、A．sometimes B．never C．often D．still17、A．for B．of C．in D．on18、A．thanked B．questioned C．welcomed D．treated19、A．down B．up C．aside D．off20、A．treasure B．gift C．souvenir D．package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）PeruisacountryonthePacificcoastofSouthAmerica.Ithasthreemainareas:narrow,dry,flatland1．(run)alongthecoast,theAndesMountainsandtheAmazonrainforest.InthehighareainthesoutheastisLakeTiticaca,the2．(high)lakeintheworld,onwhichboatscantravel.Peruhasplentyofplantsfromdesertgrasses3．largeareasofrainforest.In4．1400sand1500s,Peruwasthecentreofthepowerfuland5．(extreme)wealthyancientIncaEmpire.Butit6．(rule)bySpainfromthesixteenthcenturyonwards.Perufinallygaineditsindependence(独立)fromSpainin1821.Itisforthisreason7．itisclosetothefamousIncaruinsofthecityofMachuPicchu.SpanishisthemainofficiallanguageofPeru.ThecapitalofPeruisLima,8．isinthenorthonthecoast.TheancientIncacapital,Cusco,isfoundhighintheAndes.Itisapopular9．.(tour)destinationasitisclosetothefamousIncaruins(废墟)ofthecityofMachuPicchu.Cuscoisalivelycitywithmanyhotelsandinns,where10．IndianandSpanishcultureandartcanbeseen.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。删减：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线,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11处起)不计分。IwasonmywaytoschoolonthismorningwhenIcaughtsightofanoldladylieontheground、Itwasrainingheavy,soIrantoherquicklybutheldanumbrellaoverher、ThenIcalled120immediately、Whilewaitingtheambulance,Itookdownmycoattokeepherwarm、Soontheambulancearrived、Seeingaladysenttohospital,Ifeltquiterelaxing、LateasIwasforschooltoda