2023年江西省抚州市重点中学高考英语四模试卷（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．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought2．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that3．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit4．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You___infrontofthatcomputertoolong.A．work B．areworkingC．havebeenworking D．worked5．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone6．---.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.---Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas7．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open8．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where9．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout10．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing11．---I’mafraidthecompanywillnothireme.---Comeon,Bill,relax!Youhavealotofexperienceandfinereferencesandyourcollegeworkisidealbackgroundforthem.______________A．It'llbenosweat.B．Allgoodthingscometoanend.C．Wordspaynodebts.D．Don'tgivemeanyjaw.12．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May13．Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since14．Littleaboutherownsafety,thoughshewasingreatdangerherself.A．didRosecare B．RosedidcareC．Rosedoescare D．doesRosecare15．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot16．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve17．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having18．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome19．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize20．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit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）Weallknowthehardworkthatfilmmakersandactorsputintoprovideuswithentertainment,butitseemsthatevenregularmoviegoerslikeushaveabigimpactonhowamovieturnsouttoo.Fordecadesnow,filmstudioshaveusedso-calledtestscreeningstogetfeedbackfrommembersofthepublicbeforeamoviecomesout.Whiletestaudiencemembersareusuallyaskedtofillinaquestionnaireafterascreening,tellingthefilmstudiowhattheylikedanddidn’tlike,mediagiantDisneyhascomeupwithamorehigh-techsolution.Accordingtoapaperpublishedthissummerbythecompany’sresearchers,Disneyismeasuringtestaudiences’reactionsbyusingspecialcamerasplacedinsidecinemas.Pairingthecameraswithcustomsoftware,thecompanycantrackwhateachaudiencememberisfeelingatanypointinthemovie,fromangertojoy.Thisworksbymapping68differentpointsoneachaudiencemember’sface.Thecamerascanseeinthedark,andthesoftwarecanfigureoutaperson’smoodbasedontheslightestoffacialexpressions.It’shopedthatthisnewmethodwillallowmoredetailedfeedbackfromtestaudiences.Ratherthanrelyingonaudiencememberstorecalltheirfeelingsafterthemovie’sover,itcanaccuratelyreadtheirreactionsinreal-time.Testscreeningsarehighlyvaluedinthemovieindustry,andseveralwell-knownmovieshavebeengreatlyalteredfollowingfeedback.ViewersofE.T.,theExtra-Terrestrial(142),wouldhaveleftthecinemafeelingawholelotdifferentlyifitweren’tforitstestaudience’sfeedback.“Inonecutofthefilmthatwastested,E.T.diedinsteadofgoinghomeinhisspaceship.Youwon’tbesurprisedtohearthatthetestaudienceinquestiondidn’twarmtothisendingatall,”wrotemediawebsiteDenofGeek.Butforthosewhoareconcernedaboutprivacy,thecameraswon’tbeinstalledinpubliccinemas.Afterall,unlessyou’repartofatestaudience,beinginfrontofthecameraisbestlefttothemoviestars.1、Whyaretestscreeningsnecessary?A．Toamuseus.B．Toinfluenceamovie.C．Togetreactionsoftheaudience.D．Tospyontheaudience.2、Howdoesthehigh-techmethodwork?A．Audiencesrecalltheirdetailedfeelings.B．Thecamerascanreadaccuratefeedbackfromtheaudience.C．Thecompanycantrackeachaudiencemember.D．Thecompanyaremeasuringaudience’sreactions.3、WhatdoweknowaboutE.T?A．Itdoesn’twarmtheaudience.B．Italteredaudience’sfeedback.C．Theoriginalendingisdifferent.D．E.Tdiedinhisspaceship.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Peopleworryaboutprivacy.B．Thecameraswon’tbeputinpubliccinemas.C．Thetechnologyoftestscreeningsisreliable.D．Youcanbeinfrontofthecamera.22．（8分）AsPhDresearchgoes,BrianWisendenmightbeenvied:watchingbabyfishswimmingswiftlythroughtheclearwatersintheCostaRicantropicaldryforest.Byrecordingtheirgrowthandnumbers,hehopedtolookattheirrisksofbeingeaten.Instead,hewitnessedsomethingstrange.Manygroupswereincreasinginnumbers.Inthesegroups,someweresmallerthanothers,suggestingtheyweren’tsiblings(兄弟姐妹).Wisendenhadaccidentallydiscoveredthatthefish,calledconvictcichlids,adopteachother’sbabies.Whywouldtheydothat,hewondered?Inthehumanworld,wethinkofadoptionasaselflessact.Butinnature,itspresenceispuzzling.Takingontheburdenofbringingupbabieswithnogeneticlinkwouldseemtoreduceananimal’schanceofsurvivaloratleastprovidenogain.Yet,adoptionissurprisinglycommoninthenaturalworld.Taketheeasterngreykangaroo.Between2008and2013,Wisendenfollowedthefatesof326babykangaroosintheWilsonsPromontoryNationalParkinVictoriaandrecorded11casesofpouch(育儿袋)swapping.Thecircumstancesbehindsomeoftheseadoptionsaren’tknown,butfourwerestraightswapsandanotherfouroccurredafteramotherhadlostherownbaby.Howcome?Beforeindependence,babykangaroosgothroughaperiodinsideandoutsidetheirmotherspouch.Followingout-of-pouchattempts,mothersnormallysnifftheiryoungbeforeallowingthembackin,butWisendensteamsuspectthatduringanemergencytheymayomitthesnifftest,allowingaweakbabytoquicklyclimbinbeforefleeingfromdanger.Someofnature’sadoptionsare,actually,drivenbyyoung.Inburrowerbugs(土蝽),forexample,femaleslayanestofeggsclosetothoseofunrelatedbugs.Motherbugstendtheirdevelopingeggsbeforetheyhatch,andthenfeed出firbabiesnutsfromweedymintplants.Findingnutsisacompetitivebusiness，sonoteverymotherbuggetsherfairshare.Andifthedeliveryrateisn’tuptostandard,cleveryoungmayabandontheirmotherstojoinabetter-fedgroup.Theconsequencesofadoptionfollowingmistakenidentitycanbehorrible.Thetruebabiesofadoptingmotherswereabandoned.Buiitcanhaveremarkablebenefits,notjustforadopteesbutalsoforadoptiveparents.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutWisenden’sresearchaboutbabyfish?A．Itwasbeyondhisexpectations.B．Itputmanyrarespeciesatrisk.C．Itshowedageneticsimilarityinfish.D．Itfoundanewwaytoprotectforests.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“omit”meaninthepassage?A．Confirm.B．Repeat.C．Adopt.D．Skip.3、Whywouldsomeburrowerhugsabandontheirmothers?A．Toliveinwarmernests.B．Toreproduce.C．Toseekforbetterparenting.D．Toadapttocompetitionearlier.4、Whatmaytheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A．Thecausesofaccidentaladoption.B．Theprocessesofaccidentaladoption.C．Thedrawbacksofaccidentaladoption.D．Theadvantagesofaccidentaladoption.23．（8分）SkyscrapersarethesymbolofUrbanlife.Citypeopleareusedtoseeingtallbuildingsandapartments.Farms,ontheotherhand,areassociatedwithrural(农村的)life.However,thereareexpertswhothinkskyscrapersshouldbecomefarmstomeettheincreasingfoodneeds.Bythemiddleofthiscentury,somescientistssuggest,almost80%oftheearth’spopulationcouldliveincities.Inaddition,thepopulationcouldincreaseto9.1billionpeopleduringthattimeyettheamountoflandavailableforfarmingwillbethesame.Ifcurrentfarmingpracticesdon’tchange,wewillneedanareaofnewlandtoproduceenoughfoodfortheplanet.Verticalfarms,whereurbanfarmerscouldgrowcropsinenvironmentallyfriendlyskyscrapers,couldbethesolution.Inspiteofconcernsoverhighcosts,expertswanttomakeitarealityandusetheseskyscraperstogrowcrops.Verticalfarmswouldhavemanyadvantages,supporterssay.Unliketraditionalfarming,verticalfarmingcouldbefreeofchemicalsanddiseases.Besides,cropswouldnotsufferfromproblemslikeflooding.Finally,verticalfarmswouldreducethecostandnegativeeffectsoftransportingfoodoverlongdistances.Somearguethatalthoughcropsgrowinginatallglassbuildingwouldgetnaturalsunlightduringtheday,itwouldn'tbeenough.Forthisreason,verticalfarmswouldneedadditionallightsources(来源),suchasartificiallight.Anotherwayofgrowingfreshfoodistobuildurbanfarmsonrooftops.Thismorepracticalapproachmaybemoreachievablethantheideaoffarmsinskyscrapers,researcherssuggest.Expertsagreethatinnovative(革新的)farmingpracticesareneededtosupporttheneedformorefoodataffordablecosts,bothtothefarmerandtotheconsumer,butthebestideascouldbeyettocome.1、Whatprimaryproblemcouldverticalfarmingsettle?A．Poorstateofrurallife.B．Shortageoffoodsupply.C．Highcostfortransportingcrops.D．Environmentalpollutionbytransitionalfarmings2、Whatistheadvantageofverticalfarming?A．Itcanproduceorganicfood.B．Itrequireslittlecare.C．Itcanbenefittransportindustry.D．Itneedsverylowcost.3、Whatisabigchallengetomakeverticalfarmingareality?A．Farmableland. B．CropdiseasesC．Lightsources. D．Climateconditions.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetest?A．FutureFoodNeedsB．SymbolofUrbanLifeC．FarmingonRooftopsD．FarmsoftheFuture24．（8分）AnautonomousvehicledesignedformakinglocalcommercedeliverieswasuncoveredbyNuro.ThevehicleisabouttheheightofanSWbutfarnarrowerthanatypicalcar.Theelectriccarfeaturesfouroutsidecompartments（暗格）—twooneachside-toholdseparatedeliveries.Eachcompartmentcanbetailoredtoaspecificuse,suchascookingapizzaorrefrigeratingapackage.“Wecanuseself-drivingtechnologytodeliveranything,anytime,anywhereforbasicallyalllocalgoodsandservices,”Nuroco-founderDaveFergusonsaid.“Consumersusedtobeokaywithtwo-weekpaidshipping.Itbecametwo-weekfreedelivery,followedbyoneweek,twodays,andthesameday.Nowsame-daydeliveryisn’tfastenoughforsomecustomers.”Nuroisn’taloneinbuildingrobotsforlocalcommercedeliveries.Earlierthismonth,Toyota,aJapanesecarcompany,uncoveredaconceptvehiclethatcouldbeusedforpackagedelivery.Ahandfulofstartups—includingStarshipTechnologies,MarbleandDispatch—aretestingsmallrobotsfordeliveriesonsidewalks.Nuro’svehiclewilllikelyfacelegalhurdles.Fullyautonomousvehicleswithoutatestdiveraren’tlegalinCaliforniatoday,andmanycompanieshaveshiftedtestingostateswhereregulatorsaremorewelcomingofautonomousvehicles,suchasArizona.Nuroexpectstofacefewerchallengesbecauseitdoesn’tcarrypassengers.Nuro’snarrowsizemayalsobehelpfulwhennavigatingstreetsandavoidingpedestrians.Thevehicleisn’tequippedwithanyspecialfeaturestocommunicatewithpedestriansorotherroadusers.Somecompanieshavetestedandpatentedsolutionssuchasdigitalscreensthatsignalthecar’snextmove.Fergusonsaidhisteamconductedstudiesandfoundthatsuchtechniquescouldconfusepeople.Nurobelievesit’sbettertomakesurethecarperformspredictably,sothathumandriversknowwhattoexpectfromit.“Wefeelbycreatingthisnewtechnologythat’sgoingtoenablethislastmiledelivery,we’regoingtobecreatingnewmarketsanddoingthingsthatpreviouslyweren’tpossible,”Fergusonsaid.“Thisisnotswappingoutjobswithrobots.It’screatingnewmarkets.Therewilldefinitelybenewemploymentopportunities.”1、WhatisthemaincharacteristicoftheNuro’sself-drivingvehicle?A．Itcancookdeliciousmealsforcustomers.B．Itisapioneerinthefieldofself-drivingvehicles.C．Itisfurnarrowerandhigherthanotherautonomousones.D．Itsdeliveriescanbetransportedinthespecialcompartment.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“hurdles”inParagraph4?A．breakthrough.B．dilemma.C．restriction.D．protection.3、WhyistheNuro’svehiclenotequippedwithcommunicatingfeatures?A．Itsdigitalscreensoftenbreakdown.B．Peoplemaybepuzzledatthefeatures.C．Thefeatureshavenotbeendeveloped.D．Itsperformanceisusuallyhardtopredict.4、WhatcanweinferaboutFerguson’sopiniononthisnewtechnology?A．Beneficial.B．Challenging.C．Controversial.D．Ambiguous.25．（10分）TheTodayIlearned–TheNewYorkTimes’funcolumnalwayshighlightssomesurprisingandinterestingfacts.Inthatspirit,TheNewYorkTimeslistssomeofthemosteye-catchingthingsoutofthecolumnandeditsthemintoWhatILearnedThisYear.FollowingaresomefactsoutofWhatILearnedin2016.Theworld’smost-usednaturalresource(apartfromwater,listedatthesecondplaceandair,asthechampion)issand,whichconsistsofextremelysmallpiecesofstone-andit’sdisappearing.Ateam’ssuccess(atwork)isoftendrivenby3factors(withtheimportancefromhightolow)—itsculture,theinterpersonalrelationshipandtheIQortalentofitsindividuals.Giraffeshavebeenkeepingasecretfrommostofusforalongtime:They’reallyfourdifferentspecies,notone.TheGreenlandSharklivesatleast272yearsanditcouldliveaslongas512years,whichmakesittheoldestlivingthingwithabackbone（脊椎）onEarth.Morethat70percentofAmericansthinkGranolaBars(格拉诺拉燕麦棒)arehealthy.Interesting,lessthan30percentofnutritionists（营养学家）agree.Nearly80percentofteenagerssaytheydon’tliketoeatcerealporridge（燕麦粥）forbreakfast,becausetheyhavetocleanupthebowlsaftereatingit.It’smyththatclosingunusedappsonyoursmartphonewillprolongbatterylife.AndturningoffWi-Fidoesn’thelp,either.Annualpercentageofhighwaydeathhadbeengoingdownforthelastfourdecadestillitlastyearrecordedthelargestincreasein50years.BlameSnapchatandothersmarphoneapps.Deathfromgun-shootingisasenoughasfromcaraccidentsintheUnitedStatedandasscarceasfromlightningstrikesinJapan,whichownsthereputationofoneofthesafestcountries.1、Accordingtothepassage,theworld’smost-usednaturalresourceis______.A．waterB．airC．sandD．stone2、Accordingtothepassage,themostimportantfactorofateam’ssuccessis_____.A．ateam’scultureB．theinterpersonalrelationshipC．individualIQD．individualtalent3、WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Mostpeoplestilldon’tknowthatgiraffeshavefourspecies.B．TheGreenlandSharkistheoldestlivinglifeonEarth.C．CerealporridgeisasunhealthyasGranolaBarsforteenagers.D．Closingunusedappsonsmartphoneswillprolongbatterylife.4、Theunderlinedword“scarce”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto____.A．enoughB．safeC．familiarD．rare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）13-year-oldMadisonwasstudyingathomewhenhermotherburstin.Shesaidaboyhadfallenintoaseptictank(化粪池)andmadeanurgent1forMadison’shelp.Theyrantoaneighboryard,wherethe2adultssurroundedtheseptictankopening3widerthanabasketball.Theboy,agedonly2,hadslippedinandwas4.Madisonquickly5thesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocould6throughthesmallopening.Without7,shegotclosetotheopeningandsaid,“8mein.”Somepeopleheldherwaistand9.Shewiggled(扭动)armsandshouldersuntilshe10theopening.Inside,thetankwasdarkandtheairsmelly.Whenshestuckherarmsintothedirtywater,shejammedherleftwristagainstahiddenstick,11itseverely.12tendtoherinjury,Madisonscannedthesurfaceofthedirtywater,hopingto13theunderwaterboy.Suddenlyshesawhislittletoesstickout.Whenspottingthevague14ofhisfootagain,Madisonshotouther15hand,graspedthefoottightlyandshouted,“Pullmeup!”Astheynearlyreachedthesurface,theboy’sotherfootgotstuck.Shewiggledhisfootuntilitwas16.Eventuallytheywereliftedout.17,thekidwasn’toutoftrouble.Havingsufferedfromlackof18thatlong,hewasn’tbreathing.Hewasthengivenhardhitsonthebackuntilhecoughedupwater.Atthesightofthis,Madisonsighedwith19.Madisonreceivedmonthsoftreatmentforherwrist,whichmadeher20actionsmoreimpressive.1、A．appointmentB．attemptC．choiceD．request2、A．anxiousB．curiousC．annoyedD．merciful3、A．partlyB．previouslyC．slightlyD．dramatically4、A．floatingB．weepingC．tremblingD．drowning5、A．controlledB．examinedC．tookpartinD．gaveup6、A．lookB．jumpC．fillD．fit7、A．timeB．permissionC．hesitationD．judgment8、A．ThrowB．LowerC．ForceD．Push9、A．legsB．armsC．headD．hands10、A．adjustedtoB．gotthroughC．toredownD．heldonto11、A．touchingB．trappingC．injuringD．striking12、A．InanefforttoB．RatherthanC．LikelytoD．Readyto13、A．feelB．smellC．followD．attract14、A．skinB．gestureC．pictureD．outline15、A．leftB．singleC．goodD．clumsy16、A．frozenB．freeC．flexibleD．bare17、A．HoweverB．InsteadC．ThereforeD．Personally18、A．protectionB．oxygenC．gravityD．energy19、A．frightB．coldC．reliefD．respect20、A．unselfishB．thoughtlessC．unconsciousD．random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.UKSchoolsBanStudentsFromUsingSlang(俚语)OfficialsatSheffield’sSpringsAcademyhasintroducedanewpolicytopreventstudentsaged11to181．(use)slangsandcolloquialabbreviations(口语化的缩写)insidetheschool.HarrisAcademyUpperNorwoodsaiditcarriedouttheprogramtoallowitsstudents2．(express)themselvesconfidentlyandappropriately.3．wewanttomakesureofisthattheyareconfidentinusingstandardEnglish.Slangdoesn’treallygivetherightimpressionoftheperson.Youngpeoplegoingtointerviewsfortheirfirstjobneedtomakeagoodimpression4．employerswillhaveconfidenceinthem.DonnaBowaterattheTelegraphwritesthatshortformsofwords5．(become)popularwiththeriseoftextmessagesandthesocialnetworkingwebsiteTwitterinthepastfewyears.“Inadditionto6．(give)studentstheteachingtheyneedtosucceedacademically,wewantthemtodevelopthesoftskills7．theywillneedtocompeteforjobsanduniversityplaces,”theschoolwasquotedassayinginastatementbytheBBC．8．theabove-mentionedsupport,SouthYorkshireMPAngelaSmithsaidthatthepolicymightcausearisktodialects(方言)andaccents.Somecriticsarguedthatslangsprovidedstudentswithanenvironment9．theycouldfeelboththehistoryanddevelopmentoflanguages.Thewidespreadargumentismakingpeoplewonder10．itisnecessarytocuttheuseofslangsentirelyornot.Allina