甘肃省天水市一中2023年高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：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．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught2．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which3．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where4．Youdidn’tletmedrive.Ifwe________byturns,you________sotired.A．drove;didn’tget B．drove;wouldn’tgetC．weredriving;wouldn’tget D．haddriven;wouldn’thavegot5．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless6．_____here,comeandhaveacupoftea.A．Passing B．Topass C．Pass D．Havingpassed7．—John,doyouknowwhythesuspectwassetfree?—Forlackof________evidence.A．solidB．apparentC．ambiguousD．concrete8．Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why9．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound10．ThemothergoesmadeverytimeshewashestheT-shirt__________hersonwipeshisdirtyhands.A．that B．whereC．which D．when11．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that12．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened13．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must14．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a;a C．a;/ D．/;/15．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving16．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise17．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent18．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout19．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout20．I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.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）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducational

StatisticsreportedthatU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016,called“TuringtheTideMakingCaringCommon”.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkins,the

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DirectorforEducationalPolicy,saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent’sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardized

testresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmakeprocesslessaboutcompetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherexpectation.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetandthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.“Manyoftheinstitutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry,"Schaeffersaid.1、Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?A．TheschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudentsB．Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities2、Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?A．Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.B．Adescriptionoftheirinterests.C．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?.A．Supportive.B．DoubtfulC．NeutralD．Negative4、Thecritic,BobSchaeffer,thinksthat.A．someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisrightB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregood22．（8分）Manypeoplewronglythinkthatcitiesdon’thavefarmsandfruitsandvegetablesareonlygrowninthecountry.Believeitornot,therearemoreurbanfarmspoppingupincitiesallovertheworld.AlexandraSullivan,afoodsystemsresearcherinNewYork,studiesurbanagriculture.Urbanagricultureisanothernameforfarmingandgardeninginacityenvironment.Ms.Sullivanstudieseverythingfromtinygardensinemptylotsbetweenbuildingstobiggerfieldsthathavebeenplantedandgrown.AccordingtoMs.Sullivan,“Urbanagriculturehasexistedsincecitieshave,acrosstheworld.”Thenumberofhumanslivinginurbanareas,orcities,isincreasing.Theamountofpeoplewhowantedtogardeninurbanareasisalsorising.Ms.Sullivansays,“Insmallgardens,onrooftopsandindoors,cityresidentsgrowfruits,vegetables,grains,andherbs,andraiseanimalstoproducemilk,eggs,honey,andmeat.Cityresidentsusethesefoodsassupplementstofoodproducedbyruralagriculture.”Eventhoughsomepeoplewholiveinurbanareasgrowcrops,urbanresidentsstillneedtorelyonfoodgrowninruralareas.Thisisbecauseacitydoesn’thaveenoughspacetogrowenoughfoodforeveryonelivinginit.InNewYorkCity,urbanfarmershavecomeupwithmanydifferentwaystogrowtheirownproduce,eventhoughthereisn’talotofroom.Forexample,BrooklynGrangeisafarmingoperationthathastworooftopvegetablefarmsinNewYorkCity.Alltogether,thefarmsaremadeupof2.5acresofrooftopspace.ThismakesBrooklynGrangeoneofthelargestrooftopfarmingoperationsintheworld.BrooklynGrangegrowsallkindsofthings.Thefarmingcompanysellsitsvegetablestolocalresidentsandrestaurants.Andbecausethefarmsareonrooftops,theyarespeciallyadaptedtotheirurbanlocation.Theyuseavailablespacethatisnotneededforanythingelse.Asmoreurbanfarmersfindwaystogrowfoodincities,urbanresidentswillbebetterabletogetfreshermaterialsfortheirmeals.1、WhichofthefollowingisMs.Sullivan’sopinionabouturbanagriculture?A．Urbanagriculturehasdevelopedrecently.B．Urbanagriculturetakestoomuchcityspace.C．Urbanagriculturehasahistoryaslongascities.D．Urbanagriculturecantaketheplaceofruralagriculture.2、Fortraditionalagriculture,urbanagricultureisa(n)________.A．modelB．additionC．competitorD．replacement3、WhatcanwelearnaboutBrooklynGrangeinNewYorkCityfromthetext?A．Ithaslargefarmingareas.B．Itcanonlygrowsingleproducts.C．Itproducesenoughfoodforcitizens.D．Itmakesuseofrooftopspacetogrowvegetables.4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheurbanfarms?A．Critical.B．Positive.C．Worried.D．Confused.23．（8分）Nospacecraftwilleverlandonthesun.thesunisaflamingballofgasthatreachesthousandsofdegreesFahrenheit.Butnextyear,ashipfromEarthwillflyclosertoitthananymanmadecrafthasflownbefore.Themission(任务)isabigdevelopmentforscientistsand,maybe,foreveryoneelse.InSeptember2018,NASAplanstolaunchtheParkerSolarProbe.Afterajourneyofnearly90millionmiles,itwillflywithin3.8millionmilesofthesun.withintwomonthsoflaunching,theprobeisexpectedtoreachthesun’scorona(日冕).That’sthesun’souteratmosphereofgases.Gettingtherewon’tbeeasy.Designingaspacecrafttoughenoughtoholduptothesun’sheathasproveddifficult.Butthathasn’tstoppedengineersfromtrying.Temperaturesinthecoronacanreachmillionsofdegrees.Theprobewilllimititselftoregionswherethingsgetnohotterthan2,500oF.That’sstillaheavyheatloadforaspacecraft.Buta4.5-inch-thickheatshield(罩)willprotecttheprobe’scameraandscientificinstruments.NASAsaysthedatatheprobecollectscouldprovideknowledgeintothephysicsofstars.Oursunisspecialtous.Butasastar,it’srathercommon.Sothebetterweunderstandhowitworks,thebetterweunderstandallstarsofitsmassandcolor.Perhapsthemostimportantiswhattheprobemayshowusaboutsolarstorms.Duringsolarstorms,chargedparticlesstreamthroughthesolarsystem.Theycandisablecommunicationssatellitesandshutdownpowdersystems.Onestudyhasfoundthataveryintensesolarstormcouldcauseupto$2trillionindamageintheUSalone.ItcouldalsoblackouttheEastCoastforayear.Understandingsolarstormsmightallowustopredictthemandprotectourselves.Thatcouldmakeevenamissionwithabillion-pluspricetagoneofNASA’sgreatbargains.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheprobe?A．It’llflyclosertothesunthatthepreviousonesB．It’sthefirstmanmadeinstrumenttoflytothesunC．It’llgettothecoreofthesuninnearlytwomonthsD．It’llflyabout3.8millionmilestoreachthecorona.2、Whatisthechallengefortheengineers?A．DirectingtheprobetocollectdataB．ReducingthetemperatureoftheprobeC．BuildingashieldagainsttheheatD．Limitingtheprobetoproperregions3、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．ExploringthestarsB．GettingclosetothesunC．DesigningaspaceshipD．Protectingtheearth4、Wheredoesthevalueofthemissionlie?A．MonitoringsatellitesB．ExploringsolarenergyC．DevelopingscientificinstrumentsD．Forecastingsolarstorms24．（8分）PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.AstandarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightonthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival(19Oct.)cost￡169.15atB.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost￡118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid-oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasW,whichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycity,dateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas￡95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas￡75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust￡f62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,EdinburghandCardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMile,availableforf420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomforfouradults.1、AtW,youcan________.A．findaroomclosetothestationB．findaroomwhichcostslessC．knowhowtokilltimeD．knowwhenandwheretherewillbeevents2、“Farringdon”inParagraph5ismostprobably________.A．anidealholidaydestinationB．thenameofarailwaystationC．ahotelawayfromthetrainstationD．thetubelinetoCoventGarden3、ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat_________.A．liesonthegroundfloorB．providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsC．islocatedincentralLondonD．costsoverf100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember25．（10分）OliverandtheSeawigsbyPhilipReevePublishedby

OUPPressISBN:978-0-192-73455-6Olivergrewupinafamilyofexplorers—buthisbiggestadventureisabouttobegin!Alongwithhisnewfriends,Olivergoesofftolookforhismissingparents.Ireallylikethisbookbecauseit’snotoneofthoseshortstoriesthatareovertooquickly,butalongishbookthattakestimetoread.Irecommendthisbookandgiveit5stars.Ginny,age8LadyLydia:ReadMeaStorybyAnneLavisPublishedby

AHStockwellISBN:978-0-722-34327-2LadyLydiaisoldandeccentric(古怪的),butsheisneverlonely.Shesharesherhomewithbatsandmiceandspiders,andalltheanimalsroundaboutareherfriendstoo.MylovelydaughterAlicelikesallthepicturesoftheanimalsinthisbook,butshedoesn’tlikeitwhenthepageshave

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EgmontISBN:978-1-405-26843-1SeeKateandWill’sromancedevelopfromtheirstudyingdaysatEdinburghthroughtotheirhappyweddingatBuckinghamPalacewiththeroyalfamily,eventhequeen,intow.MylittleangelAmylikesthebook.Thebestpartsaretheweddingandfireworksasshelikesfireworksandthecolorsonthepagearereallybright.Amyratesit4outof5.Amy,age41、Whichbookmightananimalloverprefer?A．ARoyalFairytale.B．OliverandtheSeawigs.C．LadyLydia:ReadMeaStory.D．IAmaWoollyHat(EARLYREADER).2、Wholikesbrightcolors?A．GinnyandAlice.B．LucieandAmy.C．GinnyandAmy.D．AliceandLucie.3、Whosebookshowsromanceandhappiness?A．PhilipReeve.B．AnneLavis.C．SalmaKoraytem.D．InkRobin.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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Therearemanykindsoffriends.Somearealways___1___you,butdon'tunderstandyou.Somesayonlyafewwordstoyou,butunderstandyou.Manypeoplewillstepinyourlife,butonly___2___friendsleavefootprints(脚印).Ishallalwaysrecall(回忆)theautumnandthegirlwiththe___3___.Shewillalwaysbringbackthefriendshipbetweenus.Iknowshewillalwaysbemybestfriend.Itwasthegoldenseason.Icouldseetheyellowleaves___4___onthecool___5___.Insuchaseason,Ilikedwalkingaloneintheleaves,____6__tothesoundofthem.Autumnisa__7____seasonandlifeisuninteresting.Thefreedaysalwaysgetme___8___.Butoneday,thesoundofaviolin__9____intomyearslikeastream(小溪)flowinginthemountains.IwassosurprisedthatIjumpedtoseewhatitwas.Ayounggirl,standinginthewind,was__10____inplayingherviolin.Ihad__11____seenherbefore.ThemusicwassonicethatIlistenedquietly.Lostinthemusic,Ididn'tknowthatIhadbeen___12___thereforsolongbutmyexistence(存在)didnotseemtodisturbher.Leaveswerestillfalling.Everydaysheplayedtheviolininthecornerofthebuilding___13___Iwentdownstairstowatchherperformance.Iwastheonlylistener.Theautumnseemednolongerlonelyandlifebecame___14___.__15____wedidn'tknoweachother,Ithoughtwewerealreadygoodfriends.Ibelieveshealsolovedme.Autumnwasnearlyover.Oneday,whenIwaslisteningcarefully,thesoundsuddenly___16___.Tomyastonishment(惊讶),thegirlcameovertome.“Youmustlikeviolin.”shesaid.“Yes.Andyouplayverywell.Whydidyoustop?”Iasked.Suddenly,a__17____expressionappearedonherfaceandIcouldfeelsomethingunusual.“Icameheretoseemygrandmother,butnowImustleave.Ionceplayedverybadly.Itwasyourlisteningeverydaythat_18_____me.”shesaid.“Infact,itwasyourplaying_19_____gavemeameaningfulautumn,”Ianswered,“Let'sbefriends.”Thegirlsmiled,andsodidI.Ineverheardherplayagaininmylife.Inolongerwentdownstairstolistenlikebefore.Onlythickleaveswereleftbehind.ButIwillalwaysrememberthefinefigure(身影)ofthegirl.Sheislikea__20____—soshort,sobright,likeashootingstargivingoffsomuchlightthatitmakestheautumnbeautiful.1、.A．with B．for C．against D．to2、.A．good B．true C．new D．old3、A．sound B．song C．play D．violin4、A．shaking B．hanging C．falling D．floating5、A．wind B．snow C．air D．rain6、A．watching B．listening C．seeing D．hearing7、A．lively B．lovely C．harvest D．lonely8、A．up B．off C．down D．over9、A．flowed B．grew C．entered D．ran10、A．lost B．active C．busy D．interested11、A．once B．never C．often D．usually12、A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing13、A．because B．so C．when D．but14、A．interesting B．moving C．encouraging D．exciting15、A．But B．However C．Even D．Though16、A．stopped B．began C．gone D．changed17、A．happy B．sad C．strange D．surprised18、A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested19、A．that B．which C．it D．who20、A．song B．dream C．fire D．sister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）Oneplacethathasleftalasting1．(impress)onmeistheislandofLesvosinGreece,Iwenttherefor2．holidaywithsomeofmyfriends.Wefeltthatwedeservedabitofsunandachance3．(relax)afterhavingstudiedsohard.Strangelyenough,eventhoughIwentthereforawell-earnedrest.I4．(actual)workedharderthanIhadeverdonebefore.Insteadofspendingmydaysonthebeachsunbathingandswimminginthesea,Iendedup5．(help)thelocalsdealwiththeendlessarrivalofrefugees(难民),manyof6．werestrugglingtogettothebeachaftertheirboatshadturnedover.Anyway,thisholidayturnedouttobeoneofthemost7．(forget)ofmylife,butforallthewrongreasons.Often,whenI’malonethesedays,I8．(disturb)bythememoriesofthefacesofparentswhocouldn’tfindtheirchildren,andthesoundofpeoplescreaming9．help.10．thepeopleofLesvosdidtohelpthesepeople,openingtheirhomestothemandsharingthefewpossessionstheythemselvesowned,wasabsolutelyamazing.IwascompletelytouchedbythegenerosityofthepeopleofLesvos.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。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。Iamhonoredtohavethechancetowriteforyou、Ihavenoticedthatourschoolhasverylimitedresourcesintermofstudents’opportunitiestodosports、Itisknowntoallwhatsportsareveryimportanttoyoungpeople、Iftheyhaveanaccesstogoodsportsfacilities,youngpeoplecanadoptahealthylifestyleandbecomemoreconfident、Isuggestbuildanewplayground,whereshouldbedesignedforstudentswithdifferentinterests、Theyshouldhaveadifferentsectionforeachactivityandavailabletostudentsallyearround、Ibelievesoasportsareawillmeetoursportingneeds、Thanksforyourreading、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，适逢“中国书画协会(CCPA)”将于2020年在纽约美术馆举办一场为期一个月的中国书画展览和义卖活动