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2024届江苏省苏锡常镇四市高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited2．Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since3．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.4．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though5．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what6．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder7．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts8．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one9．—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．ambition B．attentionC．expectation D．reputation10．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read11．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken12．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote13．—Toapplyforashort-termstudyvisaintheUK,IhavetobeabletospeaksomeEnglish,butIwanttogotherejusttolearnEnglish.—Oh,it’sreally____.A．aconfidentialsource B．acatch-22situationC．aPandora’sbox D．aHerculeantask14．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/15．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever16．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept17．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved18．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone19．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout20．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar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）OnaFebruarydayduringanunusuallymildwinter,Ifoundmyselfmissingthesnowybeauty.IenjoyedthefeelingthatcomesfromwatchingsnowfallgentlyfromheavenwhileI’mcosyinsidewithagoodfireburninginthestove.Butthereweremoreseriousconcerns,likethelackofrainfallmakingourwoodsmoreaccessibletosummerforestfires.Localskifieldsandhotels,alldependentonasnowyseason,feltsorryforthevacantlifts,emptyrestaurantsandunusedsnowmobiles．ThenIhappenedtoseethreelittlerobins

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hadwantedtoappear,itcouldn’thavebrokenthroughthefrozenearth.Andyet,theserobinshadarrived.Theirpresencebroughtmeaflowofhappiness.ItfeltlikeacelebrationasIdugintomybagofbirdseedandspreadahandfulontheground.Aboveme,thedeepblueskywascloudless,perfectlyquietbutforsomesmokefromaneighbor’schimney.Thelivelycoldmadetheairfreshandclean.Myrobinsjumpedlightlytowardtheseed.Mysouljumpedwiththem,feelingequallycarefree.Caughtupinthemomentofspringfever,Icheckedoutsnowlessflowerbeds.Tomydelight,Ispottedagreenbranchstickingoutthroughthebrownsoil.Despitethecold,itwasn’treadytogobackinside.Justashortmeetingwiththoserobinshadrenewedmyspirit.ThenextdayIwouldreturntomyoutdoorworkwithacheerfulheartandahopefuleyeforthesesignsofspring.1、（小题1）Theauthormissedasnowywinterbecausesnowcould________.A．preventforestfiresB．boomhisbusinessC．promiseanearlyspringD．bringhimagoodfeeling2、（小题2）Theauthorfelthappywhenfinding________．A．theskywasdeepbluewithcloudsB．threelittlerobinsflewintohisyardC．wildflowersburstintheWillametteValleyD．agroundhogappearedthroughthefrozenearth3、（小题3）Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_______．A．wouldenjoywildflowersthenextdayB．thoughtwinterwasalreadyoverC．longedforthecomingofspringD．lovedrobinsthemost22．（8分）Whenyouneedtoseeadoctor,surelyyouwillwanttoseeagoodone.Butthereisoneimportantthingyoumayneverhavethoughtabout:Hasyourdoctorrestedenough?Doctorsinourcountryoftenhavetowork34hoursorlongerwithoutsleep.Mostofthemwork104hoursaweek,andsomeeven150.(Thereareonly168hoursaweek!)Onereportsaidthatadoctorwhoworkssuchlonghourscannotthinkmoreclearlythanadrunkdriver.Anotherfoundthatdoctorswhosleep5.8fewerhoursthantheweekbeforemightmake22%moreseriousmistakes.Surelynoonewantstogetinacarthatisdrivenbyadrunkdriver.So,howsafewouldyoufeelwhenyouareunderthecareofatireddoctor?Sadlythisproblemhasbeenaroundforalongtime.Therearenolawsaboutityetandhospitalbossesdon’tlookliketheycareeither.AndthatiswhywedoctorsareaskingyoutojoinusonthestreetthisSunday.Fighttogetherwithusonthestreetsowecanfightbetterforyourlifeinthehospital.Time:1p.m.July15Place:CityHospitalSquare1、Howlongdodoctorsoftenhavetoworkperweekinthecountry?A．34hours.B．104hours.C．150hours.D．168hours.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Another”inParagraph2referto?A．Acountry.B．Adoctor.C．Areport.D．Adriver.3、Whydoesthewritercompareatireddoctorwithadrunkdriver?A．Tofindoutwhocanthinkmoreclearly.B．Togiveanexampleofacommondisease.C．Toshowwhocanworklongerwithoutsleep.D．Togivethereaderaclearideaofthedanger.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Towarndoctorsnottoworktoolong.B．Togetsupportforthefightfordoctors.C．Totellpeoplehowtofindagooddoctor.D．Tocallforalawagainstdrunkdriving.23．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonisthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculateandincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thus,youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflatonthefloor.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgetpainful.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheother,itcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringshowedthat.A．crossingyourlegscanraiseyourbloodpressureB．crossingonelegovertheothercanincreasethebloodcirculationC．youshouldhaveyourlegscrossedonceeveryhourD．youshouldgetupandwalkaroundformorethan15minutes2、Crossingyourlegscancausesomehealthproblemsexcept.A．pressureonveinsandnervesinlegsandfeetB．permanentnervedamageC．unstablepostureD．neckandbackpain3、Whatseemstobethewriter’sattitudetowardcrossinglegs?A．Supportive.B．Negative.C．Casual.D．Confused24．（8分）Peoplehavegrowntalleroverthelastcentury,withSouthKoreanwomenshootingupbymorethan20cmonaverage,andIranianmengaining16.5cm.Aglobalstudylookedattheaverageheightof18-year-oldsin200countries1914and2014.TheresultsshowthatwhileSwedeswerethetallestpeopleintheworldin1914,Dutchmenhaverisenfroml2thplacetoclaimtopspotwithanaverageheightof182.5cm.Larvianwomen,meanwhile,rosefrom28thplacein1914tobecomethetallestintheworldacenturylater,withanaverageheightof169.8cm.JamesBentham,aco-authoroftheresearchsaystheglobaltrendislikelybutonceyouaverageoverwholepopulations,geneticsplaysalesskeyrole,"headded.Butwhileheighthasincreasedaroundtheworld,thetrendinmanycountriesofnorthandsub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B．goneupwards. C．changedtothecontrary. D．cometolifeagain.3、Accordingtothetext,JamesBenthamsuggeststhat.A．Theeconomicsituationofsomecountriesshouldbeimproved.B．Environmentprotectionshouldbeattachedgreatimportanceto.C．Theglobaltrendofincreasingheightshouldbecloselywatched.D．Children’spropernutritionandhealthcareshouldbeguaranteed.25．（10分）TheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(学徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(经济衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather21metoherwiththesewords:“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois22forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyouno23thantomorrowmorning.”Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,raisedmyheadslightly24,andlookedmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherand25,“Youarewrong.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,26thesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutlet（释放的途径）forhisenthusiasm.”Thatstatementbegana(n)27betweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart.Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmy28asabadboy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.Shechangedmanythings.She29myfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountyseat,wheremyfather’scareercouldbemore30andmybrothersandIcouldbebettereducated.WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhand31andtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherenthusiasm,I32it,andIsawhowithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedher33andbegantowriteforlocalnewspapers.Iwasdoingthesamekindof34thatgreatdayIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater.Iwasn’tthe35beneficiary(受益者).Myfatherbecamethe36manintown.Mybrothersandstepbrothersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.Whatpower37has!Whenthatpowerisreleasedtosupportthecertaintyofone’spurposeandis38strengthenedbyfaith,itbecomesanirresistible（不可抗拒的）forcewhichpovertyandtemporarydefeatcannever39.Youcancommunicatethatpowerto40whoneedsit.Thisisprobablythegreatestworkyoucandowithyourenthusiasm.1、..A．rushed B．sent C．carried D．introduced2、.A．distinguished B．favored C．mistaken D．rewarded3、..A．sooner B．later C．longer D．earlier4、.A．backward B．forward C．upwardD．downward5、..A．talked B．repliedC．criedD．answered6、..A．but B．soC．and D．or7、..A．agreement B．friendship C．gap D．relationship8、.A．opinion B．image C．expectation D．mind9、.A．beggedB．persuaded C．ordered D．invited10、..A．successful B．meaningful C．helpful D．useful11、..A．cameraB．radio C．bicycleD．typewriter12、.A．considered B．suspected C．ignored D．appreciated13、..A．belief B．request C．criticism D．description14、..A．teaching B．writing C．studying D．reading15、..A．next B．same C．only D．real16、..A．cleverest B．wealthiest C．strongest D．healthiest17、..A．enthusiasm B．sympathy C．fortuneD．confidence18、..A．deliberately B．happily C．traditionally D．constantly19、..A．win B．match C．reach D．doubt20、..A．everyoneB．someoneC．anyoneD．nobody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）Amanwasreallyworriedabouthisson,1．wassixteenyearsoldbuthadnocourageatall.SothefatherdecidedtocallonaBuddhistmonk2．(train)hischild.TheBuddhistmonksaidtotheboy’sfather,“Youshouldleaveyoursontome.Iwillmakehimamanof3．(brave)withinthreemonths.However,youcan’tcometoseehimduringthatperiod.”Threemonthslater,theboy’sfatherreturned.TheBuddhistmonkarrangedaboxingmatchbetweenthechildanda(n)4．（profession）boxer（拳击手）.Eachtimetheboxerhittheboy,hefelldown,butatoncetheboystoodup.Severaltimeslater，theBuddhistmonkasked，“5．doyouthinkofyourchild?”“What6．shame!”theboy’sfathersaid."Ineverthoughthecouldbeso7．(easy)knockeddown.Ishouldn’thavelefthimhereatall.”“I’msorrythat'sallyousee.Don’tyousee8．eachtimehefallsdown,hestandsupagaininsteadof9．(cry)?That'sthekindofcourageyouwantedhimtohave.”Ifeachtimeyouareknockeddownandyouhavethecouragetostandupagain,thenyoucanbeproud10．yourself.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。错误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。I’mhappytoshareyoumyjourneytoLondon、Duringthejourney,Ivisitedsomeplacesofinterest,someofthatmadeadeepimpressiononme、Iwenttotwofamousconcerts,whichreducedmestressandmademerelaxing、ThenIwatchedvariousfootballmatch、Inaddition,Ienjoyeddeliciouslylocalfood、Meanwhile,Imadesomenewfriends、Inaconclusion,IexperiencedBritishculturebutthisbroadenedmyeyes、SpringwasthebestseasontovisitBeijing、Would