2023-2024学年福建省福州八中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年福建省福州八中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：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．_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof2．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved3．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether4．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch5．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should6．Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover7．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses8．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed9．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't10．I’mgoingtospendthesummerholidayinHainan,________livesmyuncle.A．where B．whoC．which D．when11．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.12．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown13．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound14．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion15．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift16．Ifyou,thespecialoneintheworld,wanttoshowyour______personality,thisT-shirtisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant17．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing18．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash19．____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although20．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited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）HewasthemanwhoinspiredtheBeatGeneration,andnearlyhalfacenturyafterhisdeathJackKerouacisstillreceivinggratefullettersfromhisfans.MostlettersaresentintheposttohislasthomeinStPetersburg,Florida,andthemailboxinthefrontyardisfulltobursting.Butothersaredeliveredbyhand,pushedunderthefrontdoororleftonthedoorstep.TheyusuallythanktheauthorofOntheRoadforinspiringthemtotravelandbeindependent.“Youremindmetostaytruetowhoyouareandtoencourageasenseofadventureinallofus.”readsoneletter,handwrittenby“Cindy”onpapercoveredwithpicturesofbutterfliesandflowers.Sheadds,“Ihopeyou’rewriting,liberatedanddrinkingaglassofwine.”Another,signed“FriendofJack”,reads,“Iprefertothinkofmyselfasafreespiritandapersonwhofollowsapathofherownchoosing.Youhavealwaysbeenmyinspiration.”Hishome,wherehewaslivingwithhismotherGabrielleandhiswifeStella,hasbecomeadestinationforhundredsoffanseveryyear.Kerouacrocketedtofameattheageof35,withthepublicationofOntheRoadin1957.Butafterbecomingasymbolandleaderofthealternativelifestylemovement,hestruggledwiththatfameandclaimedthatheonlywantedpeopletoreadhisbooks.Kerouacdiedjust12yearsafterOntheRoadwaspublished.Hewassufferingfromliverproblem,followingyearsofheavydrinkinglargelybroughtonbyhislove-haterelationshipwithfame.Kerouac,thecreatorofvividcharacterssuchasSalParadiseandDeanMoriarty,diedataStPetersburghospitalin1969,attheageof47.1、WhydopeoplestillwritetoKerouacafterhisdeath?A．Hiswifeandmotherstillliveinhishome.B．Theyarealsosufferingfromseriousillness.C．Peoplebenefitingfromhisbookswanttosaythanks.D．Peoplehopetolearnhowtodealwithovernightfame.2、WhatisOntheRoadprobablyabout?A．Howtodealwithbecomingfamous.B．Howvividcharacterscanbecreated.C．Teachingpeopletoappreciatehisbooks.D．Gettingtoknowoneselfbetterthroughtravel.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutKerouacfromthetext?A．Hehadgreatdifficultydealingwithfame.B．Hewasdepressedbecausepeopledidn’treadhisbooks.C．Hedrankalottocelebratehisbeingfamousforhisworks.D．Hewasscoldedbecausehepromotedanalternativelifestyle.22．（8分）Machinesmightonedayreplacehumanlaborersinanumberofprofessions,butsurelytheywon'teverreplacehumanartists.Right?Thinkagain.Notevenourartistswillbesafefromtheinevitablemachinetakeover,ifanewdevelopmentinartificialintelligencebyateamofresearchersfromRutgersUniversityandFacebook'sA．I.laboffersaclueofwhat'stocome.TheyhavedesignedanA．I.capableofnotonlyproducingart,butactuallyinventingwholenewaestheticstylessimilartomovementslikeimpressionismorabstractexpressionism,reports.Theidea,accordingtoresearcherMarianMazzone,wastomakeartthatis"novel,butnottoonovel."Themodelusedinthisprojectinvolvedageneratornetwork,whichproducestheimages,andadiscriminatornetwork,which"judges"whetherit'sart.Oncethegeneratorlearnshowtoproduceworkthatthedistributorrecognizesasart,it'sgivenanadditionaldirective:toproduceartthatdoesn'tmatchanyknownaestheticstyles."Youwanttohavesomethingreallycreativeandstriking—butatthesametimenotgotoofarandmakesomethingthatisn'taesthetically（美学地）pleasing,"explainedAhmedElgammal.Theartthatwasgeneratedbythesystemwasthenpresentedtohumanjudgesalongsidehuman-producedartwithoutshowingwhichwaswhich.Totheresearchers'surprise,themachine-madeartscoredslightlyhigheroverallthanthehuman-producedart.Ofcourse,machinescan'tyetreplacethemeaningthat'sinfusedinworksbyhumanartists,butthisprojectshowsthatartistskillsetscertainlyseemduplicatablebymachines.Whatwillittakeformachinestoproducecontentthat'sinfusedwithmeaning?ThatmightbethelastA．I.frontier.Humanartistscanatleasthangtheirhatsinthatfield...fornow."Imaginehavingpeopleoverforadinnerpartyandtheyask,‘Whoisthatby?’Andyousay,‘Well,it'samachineactually’.Thatwouldbeaninterestingconversationstarter,"saidKevinWalker.1、Whatisimpliedinthefirstparagraph?A．Artistswon'tbereplacedbyAI.B．AIcanproducenewstylesofart.C．AIistotallyatalossaboutimpressionism.D．AIfailstoreflectabstractexpressionism.2、WhatdidMarianfindinhisstudy?A．AIcancopytheskillsofartists.B．AIcancombinecontentwithmeaning.C．AIcanmakeartaestheticallyunpleasant.D．AIcanpleasehumanjudgeswithitsart.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“hangtheirhats”mean?A．Discover.B．Hold.C．Struggle.D．Survive.4、WhatKevinsaidinthelastparagraphtellsusthat_____.A．sheusesmachinestocookforapartyB．shelikestojoininadinnerpartyC．sheexpectsthearrivalofAID．shecaresaboutthestarterofachat23．（8分）TheOklahomateen’seyeswerecoveredbytwoblindfolds(眼罩)forthebigsurprise:beingreunitedwithherfather,James,after12-yearseparation.“Ihadactuallydiscussedwithherthenightbeforeatarestaurantandtalkedoverthedetailsofwherewewouldgoandhowwewouldpullitoff,”saidAmanda,RoryBeth’smother.AvideoshowsAmandaledherblindfoldeddaughteroutoftheircarandguidedheracrosstheparkinglotofBrokenArrowLanesinBrokenArrow.Littledidsheknow,herfatherwasonthesidewalkholdingabirthdaycakethatread,“HappyBirthdayRoryBeth,LoveDad.”Whentheteenslowlypulleddownherblindfolds,shewasdumbfounded.BoththefatheranddaughterstoodsilentlylookingateachotheruntilJamesfinallywalkedoverandhuggedher.Jamesonlybroketheirembracetolookathisdaughterandholdherface.“Thereweredefinitelylotsoftearsfrommyself,herbrothers,andevenafewbystanders,”saidAmanda.Jameswasatruckdriverwhospentalotoftimeontheroad,andAmandasplitwithhimwhenRoryBethwasababy.“Itwashardtofigureouthowtomakeitwork,”Amandasaid.AmandafeltRoryBethwasnowoldenoughtounderstandandtoaskanyquestionsshemayhave,sothereunionhappened.ThebirthdaysurprisewasonJune4,andthefatheranddaughterhadseeneachotheragainsince,evencelebratingFather’sDaytogether.AmandasaidherdaughterandJameswerebothdelightedtobereunited“She’salreadycallinghim‘daddy’andtellshimthatsheloveshim,”Amandasaid.“They’rebothverycommitted.”1、WhatcausedRoryBethtobeseparatedfromherfatherfor12years?A．Herparents’divorce.B．Herfather’sworkingasataxidriver.C．Themisunderstandingbetweenthem.D．Herpreferenceforlivingwithhermother.2、WhydidRoryBethreunitewithherfather?A．Herfatherwaseagertoseeher.B．Shehadmanyquestionstoaskherfather.C．Shewasoldenoughtorecognizeherfather.D．Hermotherthoughtitwastimeforhertoseeherfather.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dumbfounded”inParagraph4mean?A．Tired.B．Scared.C．Shocked.D．Confused.4、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．ThevideoaboutthereunionwasshotbyJameshimself.B．RoryBeth’sbrothersaccompaniedhertoseeherfather.C．RoryBethcalledJames“daddy”onher12thbirthday.D．AmandahadaconversationwithRoryBethonJune3.24．（8分）Scientistshaveprovidednewevidencetohelpsolveoneoftheworld’soldestmysteries---zebrasstripes.Researchersrecentlydescribedexperimentsshowingthathorseflieshaveadifficulttimelandingonzebraswhileeasilylandingonhorsesofasinglecolor.Inoneexperiment,theresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorsesandsawthatfewerflieslandedonthem."Theyflypastthemorhitthemandbounceoff,"saidTimCarooftheUniversityofCalifornia-Davis.Hewastheleadwriterofareportonthestudy.ThereportwaspublishedinthejournalPLOSONE.Closelyrelatedtohorses,theworld’sthreezebraspeciesareknownfortheirblack-and-whitestripedbodies.ZebrasarenativetoAfricassavannas,orgrasslands.Theappearanceofthestripesisdifferentfromonezebratothenext.Therehavebeenfourmaintheoriesaboutthereasonswhyzebrasdevelopedstripes.Thefirsttheoryistoavoidattacksbymeat-eatinganimals.Anotheristhatzebrashaveaneasiertimerecognizingotherzebras.athirdideaisthermoregulation,whichistheabilityofacreaturetocontrolitsbodytemperature,evenwhenthesurroundingtemperatureisdifferent.Thefourththeoryistopreventattacksbybitingflies.Onlythelaststandsup,Carosaid."Mostbiologistsinvolvedinresearchonmammalcolorationacceptthatthisisthereasonwhyzebrashavestripes.UniversityofBristolbiologistMartinHowworkedwithCaroonthestudy.Hesaidstripesmayconfuseflieswhentheygettooclosetozebras.Africanhorsefliescarrydiseases,suchastrypanosomiasis.Thesicknesscancauseweaknessandbedeadly.“Inadditiontostripesthatpreventcontrolledlandingsbyhorseflies,zebrasarealwaysmovingtheirtailandmayfrightenoffthehorsefliesiftheydolandsuccessfully,"MartinHowsaid.Headdedthatzebrasarealsousingbehavioralmeanstopreventfliesfrombitingthem1、Whydidtheresearchersputblanketswithstripesonhorses?A．ToconfuseAfricanhorseflies.B．Todrawtheattentionofrealzebras.C．TohelpdriveawayAfricanhorseflies.D．ToseehowAfricanhorsefliesrespondedtothem.2、WhatdowelearnaboutzebrasfromParagraph3?A．Theylookthesametothehumaneye.B．Theirstripesaredifferentfromeachother.C．Zebras'livinghabitsaresimilartohorses.D．Threezebraspeciesworldwideareendangered.3、AccordingtoTimCaro,howdozebrastakeadvantageoftheirstripes?A．Theykeephorsefliesfrombitingthem.B．Theyusethemtoavoidattacksbyotheranimals.C．Theycontroltheirbodytemperaturethroughthem.D．Theycaneasilyrecognizeeachotherthroughthestripes.4、WhyarethediseasecarrierAfricanhorsefliesmentionedinthetext?A．Tohelpusknowmoreaboutsuchflies.B．Totellushowzebrassurvivebitingflies.C．Toexplainaboutacauseofdeathofzebras.D．Toshowthenecessityforzebrastoavoidflies.5、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Whydozebrashavestripes?B．Howdidzebrasevolvefromhorses?C．Whatistheworld’soldestmystery?D．Whendidzebrasstarttopreventhorseflies?25．（10分）Tohelpmakeupforsleeplostduringmarathonnightflights,migrating(迁徙)birdstakehundredsofpowernap(小睡)duringtheday,eachlastingafewseconds.Everyautumn,Swainson’sthrushes(画眉)flyupto3,000milesfromtheirbreedinggroundsinnorthernCanadaandAlaskatowinterinCentralandSouthAmerica.Comespring,thebirdsmakethelongtripback.Thebirdsflymostlyatnightandoftenforlonghoursatatime,leavinglittletimeforsleep.Sotogetthroughthesetiresomeperiods,thrushes,duringautumnandspringwhenthebirdsarenormallymigrating,changetheirsleeppatterns,stayingawakeatnightandrestingduringday.Butinsteadofsleepingforalongperiodatatime,thebirdstookseveralnapsaday,eachonelastingonly9secondsonaverage.Thethrushesalsomixeduptheirshut-eyesessionswithtwootherformsofsleep.Inone,calledunilateraleyeclosure,orUEC,thebirdsrestedoneeyeandonehalfoftheirbrainswhiletheirothereyeandhalfbrainremainedopenandactive,protectingthemfromdanger.Thebirdsalsooccasionallyslippedintoanotherstate,onethatanycollegestudentwhohaseverbeenstuckinaboringlecturecanrelateto.Calleddrownsiness(睡意),thisstateischaracterizedbyapartialshuttingofbotheyesthatstillallowsforsomevisualprocessing.“Intermsofquality,drowsinessmaybelessusefulthannormalsleep,butitmayalsobesafer.”saidFuchs.What’sinterestingisthatevenanimalsshouldmakeupforsleeploss.Thataneedforsleepcannotbelosteveninthesebirdsmeanstheimportanceofsleepformany,ifnotall,animals,nottomentionhuman.1、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MigratingBirdsTravelforLongHoursB．MigratingNeedHelpC．HowBirdsMigrateduringAutumnD．MigratingBirdsTakeManyDailyPowerNaps2、Accordingtothetext,whenhavingdrowsiness,thethrushes______.A．willrestoneeyeandtheotheractiveB．willoftensleepduringdayC．willstillbecarefulwiththepossibledangersD．willnotseeanythinginfrontofthem3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Sleepisimportantforhumanbeing.B．Animalsneedsleeptorest.C．Migratingbirdsneedsleeponlyduringday.D．Collegestudentsoftenhavedrowsinessinfall.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）AladyandherhusbandsteppedoffthetraininBoston．Theywalkedwithoutanappointment（预约）intotheouterofficeofHarvard’spresident．Buttheywere1byhissecretaryandkeptwaiting．Forhours，thesecretarytooknonoticeofthem，2thatthecouplewouldfinallybecome3andgoaway．Buttheydidn’t．Thesecretaryfinallydecidedtodisturbthepresident，thoughunwillingly．Afewminuteslater，thepresidentwalkedtowardsthecouplewitha4face．Theladytoldhim，“Wehadasonthat5Harvardforoneyear．HelovedHarvard．Hewashappyhere．Butaboutayearago，hewasaccidentallykilled．MyhusbandandIwouldliketo6amemorial（纪念物）tohim，somewhereoncampus．”Thepresidentwasn’tmoved．Instead，hewasshocked．“Madam,”hesaid，“wecan’tputupastatueforeverypersonwhostudiedatHarvardand7．Ifwedid，thisplacewouldlooklikeacemetory,”“Oh，no,”theladyexplainedquickly“Wedon’twanttoputupastatue．WewouldliketogiveabuildingtoHarvard．”Thepresidentrolledhiseyesand8atthecoupleandthenexclaimed，“Abuilding!Doyouhaveanyideahowmuchabuildingcosts?Wehavespentover$7500000onthecampusbuildingatHarvard．”Foramomenttheladywassilent．Thepresidentwas9，becausehecouldgetridofthemnow．Thentheladyturnedtoherhusbandandsaidquietly，“Isthatallitcoststostartauniversity?Whydon’twejuststartourown?”Herhusbandnodded．Sincetheirofferwasturneddown，Mr．andMrs．StanfordtraveledtoCaliforniawheretheyfoundedtheUniversitythatbearstheir10，amemorialtoasonthatHarvardnolongercaredabout．1、A．watched B．interviewed C．followed D．stopped2、A．finding B．hoping C．realizing D．imagining3、A．disappointed B．surprised C．worried D．troubled4、A．cold B．funny C．pleasant D．sad5、A．visited B．attended C．studied D．served6、A．setabout B．takeover C．takedown D．setup7、A．died B．encouraged C．killed D．fought8、A．laughed B．shouted C．called D．glanced9、A．bored B．pleased C．interested D．astonished10、A．picture B．character C．name D．sign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）Mostpeoplenowadaysare1．busywiththeirlivesthattheydonothavetimetoenjoyahealthyand2．(balance)diet.Formostindividuals,as3．resultofeatingfoodsrichinfatsandsugarseveralyears,theychoose4．(go)onadietbutdonotsucceedattheend.Besuretobewithastrongawareness(意识)thatyouare5．youeat!Therefore,maintainingahealthydietnotonly6．(provide)yourbodywithenergybutalsonumeroushealthbenefits.Oneisthatyouwillkeepahealthyweightandisalsotheeasiestandmost7．(benefit)wayinwhichyoucanbeenergeticandprotectyourself8．anumberofdiseaseswhen9．(grow)old.Anotherbenefitisthatyouwillmeetyoureverydaynutritionalrequirements(要求).Basicallyspeaking,youshouldensurethatyoutakegoodamountofvegetables,grains,milkandproteins.Inmostcases,ahealthydietcanhelpyoudecreasetheriskof10．(get)somediseaseslikediabetesandcancer.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、C5、C6、B7、B8、A9、C10、A11、D12、C13、C14、A15、C16、B17、C18、B19、A20、A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、Questionsabout:Admissions_of_Our_Specialty_Masters_Programs1.DoIneedtosubmitanessay?Yes,thewrittenessayshouldarticulateyourqualificationsandmotivationforpursuingadvancededucation.2.Whoshouldprovidemyletterofrecommendation?Asupervisorwithinyourorganizationoraprofessorfromyourundergraduateinstitutionfamiliarwithyourwork.3.Whatistheminimumlanguageproficiencyscorerequiredforadmission?ApplicantscanchooseoneofthreelanguageproficiencyexaminationstosubmittotheAdmissionsOffice:theTOEFL,theIELTS,orthePTEAcademic.Thetypical“passing”scoreis95(Internet­based),7,and66respectively.4.DoIhavetotaketheGMATorGRE?TheGraduateRecordExaminationD○R(GRED○R)and