2023-2024学年甘肃省定西市通渭县第二中学高考英语四模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年甘肃省定西市通渭县第二中学高考英语四模试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad2．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind3．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound4．—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall5．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should6．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses7．Thetwopensarethesame,buttheredonecost_____________thatone.A．asmuchtwiceas B．twiceasmuchasC．muchastwiceas D．astwicemuchas8．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should9．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since10．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking11．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup12．-----Myroomgetsverycoldatnight.-----_________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes13．—Whynotbuyasecond-handcarfirstifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyforanewone?—That’sagood________.A．saying B．questionC．account D．suggestion14．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout15．—Sir,I’mlatebecausemycarbrokedownontheway.—________.I’vehadenoughofyourexcuses.A．Cutitout B．Suityourself C．Youcan’tbeserious D．Itmakessense16．There’sanotherwaytosurvivethiscompetition--awaynooneeverseemstotellyouabout,_____youhavetolearnforyourself.A．one B．it C．that D．another17．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing18．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填19．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion20．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as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）Groupexerciseisoneofthemosteffectivewaystoimprovephysicalfitnessandsustainahealthylifestyle.Groupexerciseischallenging,yetfunandempowering!Ofcourseeveryoneknowsthatexerciseisgoodforthebody.However,studieshaveshownthatwhenexerciseisperformedingroups,it'snotonlygreatforimprovingphysicalhealthbutforpsychologicalhealth.It'sanopportunitytobesocial,releaseendorphins,andimproveyourstrength.Additionally,groupexercisecreatesacommunityfeelandthesharedcommongoalmotivatesparticipantstoworkhard.Theinstrumentalsupportoftakingonafitnessjourneywithothersprovesmoreeffectivethangoingtothegymalone.Anotherbeneficialaspectofgroupexerciseistheinformationalsupportparticipantsreceivefromtheinstructor.Manypeoplefearthegymbecausetheyfeellostanddon'twanttoembarrassthemselves.Ifyoufeelyoucanrelate,thengrouptrainingisanevenbetteroptionforyou.It'sagreatopportunitytolearnmoreaboutfitnessthroughtheclearinstructionandsupervisionofafitnessinstructor.Ifyou'retiredofwanderingaroundthegymwastingtimeandbecomingbored,!youcanattendanupbeatgroupfitnessclassthat'llkeepyourworkoutontrack.Don'tletfitnessfrightenyou!Ifyou'reseriousaboutwantingtoliveahealthylifestyle,it'sextremelyimportanttosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwiththeproperemotionalsupport.Iwouldn'tscoldanyonefordecidingtopartyonweekendsandinturnIwouldn'texpectanyonetogiveoffencetomeforfocusingonmyhealth.Surroundyourselfwithpeoplewhouplift,encourageandunderstandyou!Makefitnessevenmorefunbytryingsomethingneworanygroupfitnessclass,withafriend.Plantogoforajogtogether.Thentryafunhealthyrestaurantorfreshjuicebar!Fitnesscanbebothfunandsocial!Surroundingyourselfwithpeoplewho'llprovideyouwithrespectsupportcanbeverybeneficialwhileworkingtowardsreachinghealthandfitnessgoals.First,decidetodoitforyourselfandworktowardsstayingpositive.Thenmakesurethepeopleyousurroundyourselfwitharesupportive.Don'tletnegativityruinyourmotivation.1、Thefirstparagraphfocuseson.A．thegreatestchallengeofgroupexerciseB．themosteffectivewaytoimprovephysicalfitnessC．thecontributionofgroupexercisetopsychologicalhealthD．thesharedcommongoalinperformingexerciseingroups2、Theunderlinedword"upbeat"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans"A．cheerful B．average C．serious D．temporal3、Whenitcomestoemotionalsupport,theauthorthinksitnecessaryA．tosustainacolorfullifestyleB．topartyonweekendswithpositivepeopleC．totryafunhealthyrestaurantregularlyD．tosurroundyourselfwithsupportivepeople4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SeekingSupport B．SupportingHealthC．ImprovingYourStrength D．BuildingUpFitness22．（8分）Theyhideintrees,hangfromhelicopters,evenfollowpeopledownonmotorcycles—allsothattheycansnapashotofacelebrity.Theyarepaparazzi—photographerswhomakealivingbytakingpicturesoftherichandfamous.ThisSeptember,California,astatewithplentyofcelebrities,passedalawaimedattakingactionagainstpaparazzi.Thelawforbidsphotographersfromenteringprivatepropertytotakepictures,fromusinghigh-techdevicestotakepicturesofpeopleonprivateproperty,andfrom“persistentlyfollowinginordertotakeapicture.”Violatorscanbefinedorspendtimeinprison.TheUnitedStateCongressisconsideringpassingasimilarlaw.SupportersoftheCalifornialawsayitwillprotecttheprivacyofcelebrities,whompaparazzihavebeenbotheringforyears.Opponents(反对者)saythelawrestrictsphotojournalistsfromdoingtheirjob.Mostcelebritiesseemtolikehavingtheirpicturestakenwhentheyareinpublicatawardshowsorotherevents.Afterall,it’sfreepublicity.Butwhenthey’renotinpublic,theysay,photographersshouldleavethemalone.Yetpaparazzihavebeenknowntosecretlylookinwindowsandworse.ActorMichaelJ.Foxsaidthatpaparazzihaveeven“triedtopretendtobemedicalpersonnelatthehospitalwheremywifewasgivingbirthtoourson.”Celebritieshaveasmuchrighttotheirprivacyasanyoneelse,supportersofthelawstate.SupportersfurtherarguethattheCalifornialawisafairwaytokeepthepressatbay,becausethelawstillallowsphotographerstodotheirjob.Itonlypunishesthem,supporterssay,whentheyviolatecelebrities’privacy.OpponentsofthelawsayitviolatestheFirstAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution(美国宪法第一修正案),whichguaranteesthatnolawswillbemadetolimit“thefreedomofspeech,orofthepress.”Althoughsomepeoplemightnotconsiderpaparazziapartofthelegalpress,theCalifornialawdoesnotsingleoutpaparazzi.Itappliestophotographersworkingforanypublication.Opponentsofthelawarealsoconcernedaboutitswording.“Does‘persistently’meanfollowingsomeoneforsixminutes,sixseconds,orsixdays?”askedlawyerDouglasMirell.Thewordingofthelawistoovague,criticscomplain,andcouldbeusedtopunishalmostanynewsphotographer.TheUnitedStatesneedsafreepresstokeepthepublicinformedaboutimportantnews,paparazzilawopponentssay.Limitingthepressinanyway,theyargue,limitsthefreedomofall.1、WhichofthefollowingwillbeconsideredillegalbythenewCalifornialaw?A．Paparazzislippingintothehouseofafamouspersontotakeashot.B．Paparazzitakingphotosoffamouspeoplewithhigh-techcameras.C．Paparazzihiringhelicoptersasafastmeansoftransportation.D．Paparazzirushingtowardsfilmingsitesonmotorcycles.2、Supportersofthenewlawbelievethat________.A．itpreventsthemediafromgettingworseB．itgivesphotographersafairwaytocompeteC．punishmentforcespaparazzitoquittheirjobD．privacyoffamouspeopleneedsspecialprotection3、Opponentsofthenewlawareconcernedthat_________.A．itwillviolatepaparazzi’sprivacyB．theFirstAmendmentwillbechangedC．somephotographerswillbewronglyaccusedD．peoplewillnotbeinformedofimportantnews4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenewCalifornialaw?A．Critical. B．Neutral. C．Approving. D．Skeptical.23．（8分）ACommonHabitLeadstoShockingHarmCrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichisnottheproblemcausedbysittingwithyourlegscrossed?A．IncreasebloodpressureB．CauseneckandbackpainC．LeadtonumbnessortemporaryparalysisD．Keepinatwistedposition2、What’sthebestexplanationoftheunderlinedword“circulate”?A．GostraightB．MovearoundC．FalldownD．Workagainstgravity3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．Onceyoucrossyourlegswhilesitting,you’llfeelimmediateeffects.B．Thenumbnessinthelegs,anklesorfeetwon’tcausepermanentnervedamage.C．Theperfectpostureforsittingistositwithyourfeetplantedflatandhipwidthapart.D．Aslongasyoucrossyourlegsforlessthan15minutes,itwon’tdoharmtoyourhealth.24．（8分）Corals(珊瑚)areoftendescribedasunderseaforests,buttheyaredecliningfarmorequicklythantheAmazon.Thecoralreefs(礁)arelikelytobeamongthefirstecosystemstobewipedoutbyclimatechange.Atemperatureriseofjust1to2℃canleadtothedeathofthealgae(海藻)uponwhichcoralsdepend,drainingthemofcolorandmakingthestructuremorefragile.Thesebleaching(脱色)eventscanbetemporaryifwaterscool,butthemorefrequenttheyareandthelongertheylast,thegreatertheriskofdamageis.Butthat’sexactlywhatishappening.Bleachingwasfirstobservedin1983.Itwasseenonagloballevelin1998,then2010,andthenfrom2015to2017.Mostavailablescientificevidencetellsusthatunlesswedosomethingtolimitwarmingto1.5℃,wewilllose99%oftheworld’scoralreefsincomingdecades.Butthereareotherthreatsbeyondwarming.OffthePhilippineislandofPalawan,itsoldreefshavebeenbadlydamagedbydirtywaterfromthetouristholidaycenter,pollutionfromboatsandoverfishing.Theareaoughttobeashelterbecauseit’soneoftheoceanregionsmostbearabletoclimatechange.“Evenhere,wearelosingourcorals,”saidDavidObura,chairoftheGlobalSpecialistGroupintheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature.“Weneedtoreducestressfromoverfishing,coastaldevelopment,pollutionandtourism.”“I’magenerationofscientistswatchingthemdisappear.It’sverydepressing,”Oburasaid.“Above1.5℃,inabout50years,theywillbeatreasureofhistoricmoviesandpictures,butverylittletoseeinreallife.Childrenborntodaymaybethelastgenerationtoseecoralreefsinalltheirglory.”1、Howdoestherisingtemperatureaffectcorals?A．Bydamagingthealgae.B．Bydarkeningtheircolor.C．BycuttingtheirfoodresourcesD．Bychangingtheirstructurestemporarily.2、Whathappenedafter2015accordingtothetext?A．Bleachingfirstbecameaglobalissue.B．Theocean’stemperaturewentupsteadily.C．Welost99%oftheworld’scoralreefs.D．World-widecoralbleachinglastedlonger.3、WhatfactorthatthreatenscoralsisstressedinParagraph3?A．Illegalfishing. B．Climatechange.C．Oceanpollution. D．Globalwarming.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Philippine’scoralreefsareunderthreat.B．Experts’greatconcernonglobalwarming.C．RecordourunderseaforestsbeforeitistoolateD．Thenextgenerationmayneverseethebeautyofcoralreefs25．（10分）Whenyou’reworkingyourwaythroughoneoflife’sstorms,itishumannaturetofocusongettingbacktonormal,to“bounceback”asquicklyaspossibletoaplacewherethingsarecalm,familiarandcomfortable.However,actuallyitisunrealistictothinkwecanevertrulyreturnemotionallyandintelligentlytowherewewerebeforethestormbecauseeveryexperiencechangesusinsomeway.Forexample,whenweexperienceamajorhealthscare,possiblyinvolvingsomehospitaltime,wecannevergobacktobeingthepersonwewerebeforetheeventevenifwefullyrecoverbecausewehaveexperiencedfirsthandthefragility(脆弱)oflife,nottomentioncomingfacetofacewithdeath.So,nowthatwecanneverreturn,whatshouldwedo?Considerthis…howisitthattwopeoplecanbefacedwiththesamehardshipandwhileonebecomeshopelessandfeelsangerandupset,theotherisabletoovercometheircircumstancesandgrowstrongerthaneverasaresultoftheexperience?Atoneextreme,wemaychoosetoaccepttheroleofunluckyvictim,orbecometrappedinthe“Whyisitalwaysme!”negativeandfrustrating(令人沮丧的)situations.Eitherwayistheresultofafixedmindset(思维模式)thatisresistanttogrowthandchange.Ifthisisyourapproachtolife,youwillbefarlesslikelytobeactiveineffectivelymanagingchangeandrecoveringfrombadsituations.Butthereisanotherchoice.Ifyouarehonestenough,youmayconsiderwhatwasonce“normal”foryouwasjustthemaincauseofyourstorm.Youcanchoosetohugchangeanduncertaintyandlearntogrowforwardthroughallofyourexperiences.Ofcourse,thismeansdoingtheworktodeveloptheskillsandhabitsthatwillenableyoutohandlelife’soccasionalstorms.Inconclusion,itisuptoeachofustochoosethemeaningweapplytooursituationsatalltimes.Differentchoiceswillleadtodifferentlives.Ofcourseyoucangrowforwardifyouaredeterminedtochooseliveapositiveliferegardlessofwhateverhardshipsyouarefacing.1、Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveywiththeexampleinthesecondparagraph?A．Wewillunderstandlifemuchbetterafteranescapefromdeath.B．Itusuallytakesalongtimetorecoverfromahealthproblem.C．It’sunlikelytoreturntowherewewereaftercertainevents.D．Wecanrecoverfromanemotionalproblemmuchmoreeasily.2、Whenfacedwithhardships,somepeoplechoosetobeavictimbecauseof________.A．theirterribleexperiencesB．theirnegativethoughtsC．theirpoorhealthD．theirbadluck3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadviseustomanagebademotions.B．Topersuadeustogetbacktonormal.C．Toofferususefulskillstoworkwith.D．Toencourageustoovercomehardships.4、Ifyou’redeterminedtogrowforwardyouhaveto________.A．experiencelife’sfragilityB．welcomeuncertaintyandchangeC．developnewskillsandhabitsD．overcomethefearofdeath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）ItwasaFridaymorningandtwoloversweregoingthroughaheart-searingbreakup.Ashewasbeing1awayfromhislover，hebangedonthefence2them.Shewas3desperate，andwithallher4squeezedthroughthefenceandrushedtohim.Asweetkissfollowed.No，thiswasnotapassionateRomeo-and-Julietlove5.Thecoupleisnot_6human．Heisaram，andsheadoe．TheyhavebeenlivingtogetherintheYunnanWildAnimalParkandhavebeeninlovesincelastyear．Inafencedareatheamorousram，7LongHair，hasfascinatedthedoe，Chunzi．LiuGencheng，hasbeen8thecoupleformorethanayear．“Thetwohave9alotoftimetogethersincetheywerelittle.”ThepairbecamefamousafterthelocalTVchannelreportedtheirrelationship．Thousands，10somecelebrities，lefttheir11．Manygavetheirblessingsbutsome，12animalexperts，leftdoubts．CaiYue，isoneofthefanaticwebfollowersoftheunusualloveaffair.“Ifirstthoughtthismightbeajoke，butwhenIsawthesephotos，theloveintheireyes13myheart.”Thezoomanagervowednottoseparatethem．ButafterLongHairfatheredababylambwiththeonlyfemalesheepinthezoolastmonth，themanager14.“Thebabysheepneedscarefrombothparents,”hesaid．“15thesheepandthedeerarenotabletohavekids，wedecidedtoseparatethem.”Thezoo’splanwastoforma“normalfamily”forLongHair，lettinghimlivewiththefemalesheepandhisbaby16stayingwithChunziallthetime.17，theseparation，waslikeadramaticscenefromalovestory.“LongHairevenhurthisbabyandthefemalesheepwithhishorns．It18us,“Lisaid．”AndChunzihasbeentryingtolickLongHair19thefence."Thezoopromisedtoletthem“livehappilyeverafter”．”We20doanythingtoseparatethem.”Lisaid．1、A．dragged B．pushed C．left D．brought2、A．surrounding B．separating C．dividing D．trapping3、A．disappointedly B．separately C．equally D．surprisingly4、A．strength B．efforts C．power D．energy5、A．stage B．scene C．spot D．place6、A．still B．yet C．ever D．even7、A．knownas B．consideredas C．lookedas D．takenas8、A．takencare B．takencareof C．takingcare D．takingcareof9、A．cost B．paid C．took D．spent10、A．contain B．include C．including D．containing11、A．comments B．praise C．criticize D．words12、A．inspecial B．inpractical C．inrather D．inespecial13、A．touch B．warm C．move D．leave14、A．kepthismind B．gavehismind C．madehismind D．changedhismind15、A．because B．for C．since D．becauseof16、A．otherthan B．instead C．insteadof D．orrather17、A．Still B．But C．However D．Though18、A．surprised B．afraid C．scared D．astonished19、A．pass B．across C．though D．past20、A．can’t B．don’t C．mustn’t D．won’t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）Whilemanycountrieslovetheirtea,UKcitizensareparticularlyproudofbeing“teapeople”.TheaverageUKcitizenconsumesnearly2kilogramsof(dry)teaeachyear.TeaonlymadeitswaytoEnglandinlarge1．(quantity)inthefirstyearsofthe17thcentury.TeafromChinaandafewotherAsiancountries2．(sell)morewidelyinEnglandatthattime.Thenteawasgettingmoreandmorepopularamongdifferentsocialclasses.Therearemanyvarietiesoftea.TheyallcomefromtheplantCamelliasinensis(茶树),andare3．(simple)processedindifferentways.Blackteamixturesarestill4．mostcommontypedrunkintheUK.Thereasonwhyblackteaisdarkincolouris5．theleaveshavebeenallowedtooxidize(氧化)beforedrying.Peopleusuallyserve6．withmilkorlemon.Youmaystillfindteamadewithloosetealeaves,servedupinapot,and7．(pour)intothebestchinacupswithsaucersforvisitors,butbehindcloseddoorsitislikelytobeservedinatallcup,andmadewithateabag.TeaisstillalargepartofdailylifeintheUKtoday,butitseemstobe8．thedecrease.Teasales9．(fall)by6%in2014alone.Still,whatgoesaroundcomesaround;it’ssure10．(become)fashionableagain.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每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。Ropeskippingisasportsuitableforpeopleofallage、Peopleskipropeforfunandexercise、Everystudentareabletolearntoskip、Youcanskipaloneorwithyou