甘肃省金昌市永昌县第四中学2023学年高考英语四模试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup2．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned3．—Jenny，howdidyourmathexamgo?—IthoughtI________，butinfactIcameinthetop10%intheclass.A．mighthavefailed B．couldn’thavefailed C．shouldhavefailed D．mustn’thavefailed4．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer5．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As6．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path7．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto8．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced9．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit10．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant11．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot12．IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as13．Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency14．_______naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.A．Making B．TomakeC．Made D．Make15．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized16．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful17．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why18．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious19．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither20．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over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）Itisnotonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild'slevelofconfidence.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids—particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords.Forexample,wecansaytoachild＂Don’trunintotraffic!＂or＂Stayonthefootpathclosetome.＂Inusingthelatter,youwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositively,andtofeelcompetentinawiderangeofsituations,becausetheyknowwhattodo,andaren’tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo.Whydoessuchasmallthingmakeadifference?Itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks.Whenwethink,weautomaticallyrehearse.Forexample,ifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutes,youwouldn’tbeabletodoit.Whenachildistold＂Don'tfalloffthetree,＂hewillthinkoftwothings:＂don’t＂and＂falloffthetree＂.Thatis,hewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhismind.Achildwhoisvividlyimaginingfallingoffthetreeismuchmorelikelytofalloff.Soitisfarbettertouse＂Holdontothetreecarefully.＂Clear,positiveinstructionshelpkidstounderstandtherightwaytodothings.Kidsdonotalwaysknowhowtobesafe,orhowtoreacttothewarningofthedangerinnegativewords.Soparentsshouldmaketheircommandspositive.＂Sam,holdonfirmtothesideoftheboat＂ismuchmoreusefulthan＂Don'tyoudaretofalloutoftheboat?＂orworsestill＂HowdoyouthinkI'llfeelifyoudrown?＂Thechangesaresmallbutdifferenceisobvious.Childrenlearnhowtoguideandorganizethemselvesfromthewayweguidethemwithourwords,soitpaystobepositive.1、Positivechoiceofwordshelpskidsto____________.A．dothingscarefully B．builduptheirconfidenceC．improvetheirimagination D．learnindifferentsituation2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Achildwillactonwhatisinstructed.B．Onecan’thelpimaginingwhatisheard.C．Achildwillfalloffthetreewhentoldnotto.D．Onewon’tthinkofabluemonkeywhengivenmoney.3、Whichofthefollowingcommandshelpskidstobesafe?A．Fastenyourseatbelt.B．Don’tplaybythelake.C．HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyougethurt?D．Don’tyoudaretowalkthroughtheredlight.4、Themainideaofthepassageisthat_____________.A．praisemakeskidsconfidentB．rightinstructionskeepkidssafeC．clearcommandsmakekidsdifferentD．choiceofwordscanmakeadifference22．（8分）AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityintryingtocreatethefirstroboticfly.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinyisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks."Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofitscomponentsisofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown’saidRobertWood,aHarvardengineeringprofessor.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependencies(相互依赖）ontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingitdconnectedto,”saidWood.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites，infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield."Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround，”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimal，butusingtheserobotsinstead”hesaid."Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonaday-to-daybasis.”1、Whatisthetypicalcharacteristicoftheroboticfly?A．It'sautomatic. B．It'sverysmall.C．It'scontrollable. D．It'squitepowerful.2、Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheroboticflyercan____.A．actasaspyplane B．helpdofarmworkC．flyataveryhighspeed D．answermanyscientificquestions3、WhatisWood'sideaabouttheroboticflyaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Itishighlyquestionable.B．Ithaswidepracticalapplications.C．Itgivesscientistsinterestinflyingmachines.D．Itpointstoanewdirectioninstudyingbiology.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Harvand'sStudyintheFieldofInsects.B．ABreakthroughinEngineeringScienceC．AnInterestingInvention一RoboticFlyD．RoboticFly一aCopyofRealLifeInsect23．（8分）In2011，AmyChuaputoutthebook，BattleHymnoftheTigerMother，whichishermemoir（回忆录）aboutthechallengesofbeingaparentandtryingtokeeptothestrictupbringing（养）sheknewasachild.ControversyoverthebookarosebecausemanyreadersdidnotgettheimpressionthatChuawastryingtobehumorousaboutherparentingmethods.Therewasalsomiscommunicationaboutthepurposeofthebook.Manyreceiveditasaguideforotherparentsonhowtousestrictmethodstopunishandmotivatetheirchildren.However，Chuahasalwaysclaimedtheaimofherbookwasonlytosharehersuccessesandfailuresasaparentinaculturallydiverseworld.Inthebook，ChuacomparesWesternandChinesebeliefsandmethodsofparenting.Ingeneral，Chineseparentsbelieveachild'sacademicsuccessisdirectlylinkedtoparentingskills.Itiscommonforsuchparentstotakeseveremeasurestomaketheirchildrendoexactlywhattheysay.Incontrast，Westernparentsworrymoreabouttheirchildren'sself-esteem（自尊），whichdrivestheirparentingmethods.Asaresult，parentingmethodshavebecomelessstrictandchildrenarenotheldtothehighstandardstheywereinthepast.Interestingly，intheWest，manypeopleagreethatWesternparentingmethodscoulduseimprovement.Someevensaythatthelaid-backWesternmethodscanbejustasdamagingastheoverlystrictonesChuaconnectswithChineseculturebecausemoreandmorechildrenarenotlearninghowtofaceandovercomechallenges.However，expertsalsosaythatbeingtoostrictwithchildrencancauserebellion（反叛），lowself-esteemandpoorparent-childrelationships.Whateveryonecanagreeonisthatthereisnoperfectwaytoparent.What'smoreamethodthatworkswithonechildwillnotnecessarilyworkwithanother.Parentsarechallengedwithfindingthebestmethodthathelpseachchildlearntobearesponsibleandconfidentperson.1、WhatdoweknowaboutAmyChua'sbook?A．Itamusedreadersgreatly.B．Itcausedaseriousdebate.C．It'saboutatigeranditsmother.D．It'spopularwithbothparentsandkids.2、WhydidAmyChuawritethebook?A．Toshareherexperienceasamom.B．Totellinterestingstoriestochildren.C．Tointroduceherresearchonparenting.D．Tohelpotherparentseducatetheirchildren.3、What'sthemaidideaofParagraph2?A．Whatismostimportantforchildren.B．Howtohelpchildrentosucceedinschool.C．Theimportanceofmasteringparentingskills.D．DifferencesbetweenupbringinginChinaandtheWest.4、WhatresultmighttheWesternparentingmethodbringabout?A．Children'sacademicsuccess.B．Morepositiveattitudestowardlife.C．Badrelationshipsbetweenparentsandchildren.D．Children'slackofexperienceindealingwithdifficulties.5、Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreeon?A．Oneparentingmethoddoesn'tworkwithallchildren.B．Aperfectwaytoparentiseasytofindaslongasparentsworkhard.C．WesternparentingmethodsarebetterthanthoseinChina.D．Chineseparentsaremoreworriedabouttheirchildren'sself-esteem.24．（8分）TheNewYorkSeeItAllTourisexactlywhatitsoundslike:anall-inclusiveguidedtourofNewYorkCity.CentralParkOneofthemostfamousparksintheworld,CentralParkisaman-madewonder.NotonlyisitthefirstpublicparkbuiltinAmerica,butitisalsooneofthemostfrequentlyvisitedparks,withover25millionguestsperyear.SetinthemiddleofbusyManhattan,itsgroundsserveasasafeharbor,notonlyforathletes,andmusiciansbutalsoforlotsofmigratorybirdseachyear.Onecanspendanentirepeacefuldaywanderingitsgrounds,gazinguponnearly50fountains,monuments,andsculpturesoradmiringits36bridges.HudsonRiverParkHudsonRiverParkisawatersideparkontheHudsonRiverthatextendsfrom59thStreetsouthtoBatteryParkintheNewYorkCitydistrictofManhattan.Bicycleandpedestrianpaths,includingtheManhattanWaterfrontGreenway,spantheparknorthtosouth,openingupthewaterfrontforthepublictorelax.Theparkincludestennisandsoccerfields,children’splayground,dogrun,andmanyotherfeatures.WashingtonSquareParkWashingtonSquare,locatedintheheartofGreenwichVillage,isaverypopularandoftencrowdedsquare.Peoplefromallbackgroundsgathertothislargesquaredottedwithtrees.CentralParkZooTheCentralParkZooisasmall6.5-acrezoolocatedonCentralParkinNewYorkCity.Thezoobeganinthe1860s,makingitthefirstofficialzootoopeninNewYork.Thezoowasimprovedin1934,withtheadditionofmanynewbuildingsrangedinaquadranglearoundthesealionpool.Finally,thezoowasrepairedinthemid-1980sandreopenedin1988,replacingtheold-fashionedcageswithnaturalisticenvironments.1、WhichparkissetintheheartofGreenwichVillage?A．CentralPark.B．HudsonRiverPark.C．CentralParkZoo.D．WashingtonSquarePark.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutCentralPark?A．Itisprimarilyanartificialpark.B．Itisthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheworld.C．Itwasthemostcrowdedparkwhenfirstbuilt.D．Itespeciallyattractspedestrianandartists.3、WhenwasthefirstofficialzooinNewYorkrepairedforthefirsttime?A．Inthe1860s.B．In1934.C．Inthemid-1980s.D．In1988.25．（10分）FrankLloydWrightwasthechampionoforganicarchitecture,astyleofbuildingmeanttoharmonizewithnature.ButI’mnotsureharmonizingwithchipmunks—smallAmericananimalssimilartosquirrelswithblacklinesontheirfur—waswhathehadinmind.DuringmyyearswiththeUSNationalParkService,IspentsixmonthsworkinginavisitorcenterdesignedbyWright’sfirm.SeveralotheremployeesandIstaffedthepark’sphoneandradiosystemfromaroominthebasement.IwassittingatmydeskwhenIfirstheardasoundinthesuspendedceiling.Darkshapesmovedfastacrossthelightpanel(光板)abovemyhead.Momentslater,theyranbackintheoppositedirection,leavingmewithanimpressionofnosesandtails,eachtailfollowedbyanothernose.Itwaslikewatchingashadowpuppet(皮影)performance,butwithrealanimals.“Babychipmunks,”afellowtoldme.“Theyliveintheceiling.”Afterfoursummersworkingintheparks,Ihadgrownaccustomedtosharingindoorspacewithwildlife.Chipmunksintheworkplaceevenseemedtobeajoy;theirbehaviorsprovidedabitofstressreliefondifficultdays.Assummerprogressed,theshadowschasingeachotheracrossourlightsgrewbigger.Theirmovementacrossthelightpanelshadbecomemoreofanathleticrunning.IhadjustansweredacallonedaywhenIheardaloudsound,andaceilingpanelfelldownonmyhead.IdroppedthephoneasIfelloutofmyofficechair,lookingupjustintimetoseeabrowntaildisappearoverthegapintheceiling.Ipulledmyselfoffthecarpet,laughingwithmyco-workers,andnoticedthephonehangingoverthesideofthedesk.Ipickedupthephone,preparingtoexplainthecrash,thescream,thedroppedphone,andthelaughingtothelistenerwhowasabouttovisitthepark.“I’msorry,butyou’renotgoingtobelievewhatjusthappened.”Idon’tthinkhedid.1、Whatdoestheauthorprobablydo?A．He’savisitor.B．He’sabiologist.C．He’sanarchitect.D．He’saconsultant.2、Whatwerethechipmunksdoingwhentheauthorfoundthemforthefirsttime?A．Theywerechasingeachother.B．Theyweremakingtheirhome.C．Theywerejumpingontothelights.D．Theywereclimbinguptotheceiling.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutseeingchipmunksinhisoffice?A．Scared.B．Curious.C．Pleased.D．Shocked.4、Whatwasthemaincauseoftheaccidentwhentheauthorwasmakingaphonecall?A．Thechipmunkswerefightingonthepanel.B．Thepanelcouldn’tbearthechipmunks’weight.C．Somethinghittheceilingfromhighabove.D．Thesuspendedceilingwasnotfirm.5、Whowastheauthortalkingtooverthephone?A．Oneofhisfriends.B．FrankLloydWright.C．Afutureparkvisitor.D．Oneofhiscolleagues.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）Oneday,awomansatdownnexttoamanonabenchnearaplayground.Thewoman1alittleboyinaredcoatandsaid:“Thatismyson2ismovingsmoothlydowntheslide(滑板)”.“Whatalovelyboy!”themanreplied.Thenhewent3saying,“Thatismydaughteronthebike.Sheis4awhitedress”.Afterawhile,themanlookedathis5andcalledtothegirlinwhite,“Shallwegohome,Mary?”“Onlyfive6minutes,Dad,please?”littleMarycried.Theman7andMarywentonridingherbikehappily.Fiveminutespassedsoon.Thefather8andcalledagaintohisdaughter:“It’stime9now,Mary?”Again,Marypleaded(恳求),“Givememoreminutes,Dad.10fivemoreminutes,OK?”Themansmiledandsaid:“OK.”The11responded,“Youaresurelyapatientfather.”12inthought,themansaidnothing.However,aftera13,hesmiledandthensaid:“HerelderbrotherTomwaskilledbya14driverlastyearwhilehewasridinghisbikenearhere.Inever15muchtimewithTomandnowIwouldgiveanythingforjustfivemoreminuteswithhim.Iwouldn’tmakethesame16withMary.Shethinksshehasfivemoreminutestorideherbike.The17isthatIgetfivemoreminutestowatchherplay.Lifesometimes18toosuddenly.”Yes,lifeisallaboutmakingpriorities(优先考虑的事),andwhatareyourpriorities?Don’talways19excusesforyournotbeingabletoaccompanyyourfamilymembersoryourfriends.Givesomeoneyouare20fivemoreminutesofyourtimetoday!1、A．pointedto B．lookedup C．shoutedat D．arguedwith2、A．which B．who C．/ D．whose3、A．in B．up C．on D．out4、A．wearing B．putting C．folding D．glaring5、A．feet B．watch C．honey D．gift6、A．less B．illegal C．latter D．more7、A．nodded B．shook C．refused D．shocked8、A．putdown B．stoodup C．cutdown D．pickedup9、A．going B．gone C．went D．togo10、A．Too B．Immediately C．Clearly D．Just11、A．woman B．man C．girl D．boy12、A．Reacted B．Frightened C．Lost D．Rebuilt13、A．rank B．while C．reality D．shelter14、A．social B．drunk C．suitable D．unfair15、A．spent B．wasted C．exploded D．fed16、A．ride B．ground C．mistake D．preparations17、A．chance B．truth C．injury D．glory18、A．harvests B．ignores C．changes D．orders19、A．operate B．question C．make D．purchase20、A．proudof B．beneficialto C．worriedabout D．devotedto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）Mostpeopleknowyogaasakindofexercise,1．aimsatdevelopingstrengthandflexibility.However,2．yogaisreallyaboutismorethanjustexercise.Peopledoyoga3．(hear)whattheirbodiesaretellingthemaswellasthequietvoiceinsidethem.In2014,thePrimeMinisterofIndia,NarendraModi,askedtheUnitedNationstocreateanInternationalDayofYoga.TheUnitedNationsagreed,andnowInternationalYogaDayiscelebratedon21June.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。Hi,everyone、Toletusgetcloselytonatureanddomoreexercise,theCommitteeofourcommunitywillorganisetheactivity、Allresidentstheyareinterestedinfarmingareinvitedtotakeparttheactivity、Weatherpermitted,we’llridebiketodosomefarmingthisSaturdayonafarm、Itisabout5kilometresfarawayfromourcommunity、Youcangrowsomevegetables,plantsomeflowersandfedfishinthelakenearby、Youwillbetrainedandguidewhilefarming、Notonlywillyouenjoythepleasureoflabourandgetrelaxed,butalsoyoucantastesomefreshproduceunlessyouarewillingto、Everyoneiswelcometoattend!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Tom给你写信说他最近对打篮球很感兴趣，结果影响学习：作业不能