2023-2024学年广东省揭阳市惠来一中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年广东省揭阳市惠来一中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall2．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto3．Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please4．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected5．Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff6．Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who7．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't8．Theinnerstrengthofthegirlallowsher_____goingwhenshegetsintotrouble.A．keepB．keepingC．tokeepD．kept9．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped10．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.11．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen12．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto13．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance14．Jennyisbecomingslimmerandslimmer.Itissaidthatshehiredafitnessinstructorlastyearand_____since.A．isworkingout B．workedout C．hasbeenworkingout D．hadworkedout15．"Wecannotaffordlimitedprogress.Weneedrapidprogress,"BansaidattheThirdWorldClimateConferenceinGeneva,bytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO).A．organized B．beingorganized C．organizing D．wasorganized16．Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously17．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who18．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto19．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something20．Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient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）AmazonChina,oneofthelargestonlinebooksellers,unveiledthebestsellingbooksinChinaforthefirsthallof2017onTuesday,disclosingChinesepeople’sreadinghabits.JapaneseauthorKeigoHigashino’sMiraclesoftheNamiyaGeneralStoretoppedthelistofthemostpopularpaperbooks,followedbylateChinesewriterYangJiang’sWeThreeandIsraelihistorianYuvalNoah’sHomoDeus:ABriefHistoryofTomorrow.InthelistofpaideBooksonKindle,thetopthreeplacesweretakenbyChinesewriterZhouMeisen’sIntheNameofthePeople,KeigoHigashino’sMiraclesoftheNamiyaGeneralStoreandFallofGiants—bookoneofBritishauthorKenFollett’shistoricalCenturyTrilogy.AmazonhasalsoreleasedarankingofChinesecitieswherepeoplereadmost.HefeiandZhengzhouoccupythefirstandsecondspotrespectivelyforthesecondstraightyear.TherankingwasbasedontheratioofbookssalescomparedtothevolumeofallproductssoldonAmazonduringthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear.PopularTVdramashaveincreasedthesalesoftheoriginalbooks.IntheNameofthePeople,ananti-corruptionnovel,hasbecomethemostfavoredchoiceonKindle’spaideBooksandtheeighthpopularprintedbookinAmazon.Thecompanyhasattributedthesalessuccesstothenovel’ssuperTVadaptation,anditwentonlineinMarch.Statisticsshowthepurchasesofthebook’se-versionincreased24timesthreemonthsafteritsscreening,andprintedcopiesrose12times.HongKongauthorIsabelNeeYeh-su’sTheFirstHalfofMyLifeisanotherexample.TherecentTVadaptionofthenovelcausedabookbuyingcrazeinChina.Purchasesofthebook’shardcopiesrose600timesaweekaftertheTVplaywasairedearlierthismonth.1、WhichisthetopthreeintermsofbothpaperbooksandpaideBooks?A．WeThreeB．IntheNameofthePeopleC．ABriefHistoryofTomorrowD．MiraclesoftheNamiyaGeneralStore2、Whatdoes“it”meaninParagraph4?A．Thesalessuccess.B．Themostfavoredchoice.C．TheTVadaptationofthenovel.D．Thepurchaseofthebook’se-version.3、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Advantagesofreadingbooks,B．Potentialmarketsforreadingbooks.C．PopTVdramas’positiveeffectsonthesalesoforiginalbooks.D．Closerrelationshipbetweenoriginalbooksandreadingbooks.4、Whichcolumndoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Culture.B．News.C．Sports.D．Entertainment.22．（8分）Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDr.Jean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:robotpets.“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”Thismaynotsitwellwithpetlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?A．berefusedbyB．bebeneficialtoC．makeadifferencetoD．receivesupportfrom2、Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.b.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.c.Theycanhelpcureallergies.d.Theysavespaceandcosts.A．ab.B．bc.C．bd.D．cd.3、Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A．theadvantagesofrobottoysB．thepopularityofrobotpetsC．livingpetsaredyingoutD．robotpetsarecoming23．（8分）What’sthatonethingyoureallyshoulddo,butkeepputtingoff?Weallhavetime-consumingordifficultchoreswe’reafraidof,anddragoutuntilthelastminute—ifwecompletethematall.Butwhatifwecoulddriveourselvesintothoseboringtasksbypairingthemwithsomethingwereallyenjoy?Researchsuggeststhatcombiningthethingswewanttodowiththethingsweshoulddocouldbeanicetricktoreachingourgoals.Themethodisknownas“temptationbundling(捆绑)”anditallowsyoutocombinetwodifferent,butcomplementary(补充的)activitiesatthesametime.“IonlyletmyselfgetafootbathwhenI’mdoingsomework,”saysKatherineMilkman,aprofessorofbehavioraleconomicsattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Anotherexample?Gotoyourfavoriterestaurantwithadifficultcolleagueorsomeoneyou’resupposedtospendtimewith,suchasarelative.Inshort,it’spairingathingyoulikewithsomethingyoudon’tlikethatoffersyoumotivationtodosomethingyoumightbeputtingoff.Exerciseisoneactivityroutinelybeingtreatedasachore—soMilkmanuseditinanexperimenttoknowhowtemptationbundlingworksinreality.Inherexperiment,Milkmanencouragedstudentstoexercisewhilelisteningtoaddictive,turningaudiobooks.Onegroup,whichcouldonlyaccesstheaudiobookswhileatthegym,were51%morelikelytoexercisethanthecontrolgroup,whichwereabletolistenwhentheyliked.Anothergroup,whoseaccesstotheaudiobookswasnotrestrictedbutwhoweremerelyencouragedtobundletheactivities,were29%morelikelytoexercisethanthecontrolgroup.Thebenefitoftemptationbundlingcomesfromdoingtwothingsthatgowelltogetheratonetime,saysMilkman.“Thesecretistobundletasksthatrequiredifferenteffort.Forexample,ifonetaskrequiresfocusorconcentration,youwanttheothernottobetoodistracting—readingwhilelisteningtoapodcastisverydifficult,forexample,whilecookingandlisteningismorerealistic,”Milkmanadds.1、Whatdoweknowabouttemptationbundling?A．Todotwothingsyoulikeatthesametime.B．Todotwothingsyouhateatthesametime.C．Todosomethingyoulikeandthendosomethingyouhate.D．Todosomethingyouhatewhiledoingsomethingyoulike.2、WhatdidMilkman’sexperimentfindabouttemptationbundling?A．Itwasverypopular.B．Itwaseffectiveindeed.C．Itwasratherimpractical.D．Itwasinterestingactually.3、WhichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodchoiceaccordingtoMilkman?A．ReadingandwatchingTV.B．Drivingandhavingachat.C．Runningandlisteningtomusic.D．Chattingandplayingcomputergames.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AGoodWaytoGetWorkDoneB．ANiceTricktoMakeThingsEasierC．CanWeDoTwoThingsatOneTime?D．CanWeAccomplishMoreWithLessEffort?24．（8分）Itwasathercompany’sannualpicnicthatmymothermetmyfather,andhewalkedherhome.Thenextweek,fromhishomeinChicago,hesentherapostcard:Remembermeplease.Dobecallingyouoneofthesedays.—David.Shestillhasthatpostcard.Iamnotsurewhatmadehersave.Thoughhealreadyhadhisheartsetonher,shehadn'tchosenhimyet,atleastnotconsciously.Myfather,asalesmanforabigelectronicscompany,oftentolduswhileweweregrowingup,itwasblindluckthathewasatthepicnicthatday.HewasintowntomeetwithclientsandhappenedtostopbythebranchofficethatSaturdaymorningtomakeacall.Itwasthemanagerofalocalradiostationwheremymotherworkedasawriter.“Dave!Gladyou’reintown!”hesaid,andinvitedhimtocomerightovertotheirannualpicnic.Latermymotherdatedhimwhenhewasintown.Eventually,onenightafewmonthslater,shewokehermotherandtoldhershewasgoingtomarryDave.Afewmonthsafterthewedding,myfatherwastransferredeast.TheysettledinNewYork,inthehousewhereIgrewup.SometimesIthinkhowtimegetsustogetherandputsusinacertainplacewherewe’refacedwithoneoptionoranother.Weleavebehindwhileotherslivebythechoicewemade.Wecouldhavelivedfullofdifferentpassionsandjoys,differentproblemsanddisappointments.Sometimes,particularlywhenIcamehomelatetoasleepinghouse,myhusbandanddaughtercurledaroundeachother.Ithinkabouttheliveswewouldnothavehadifchoiceshadbroughtustoadifferentplace.AndItrembleatthethoughtthatImighthavemissedthislife,thisman,thischild,thislove.1、Accordingtothetext,wheredidtheauthor’sparentscomeacross?A．Attheauthor’shome.B．Atalocalradiostation.C．Atherfather’scompany’spicnic.D．Athermother’scompany’spicnic.2、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A．theauthor’sfatherdidn’tlikehermotherB．theauthor’smotheralwaysmaderightdecisionsC．theauthordidn’tbelievehermotherD．theauthor’smotherhadn’tdecidedtomarryherfatheratfirst3、Beforemeetingtheauthor'sfather,hermotherwas________.A．awriterB．amanagerC．ateacherD．asaleswoman4、Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A．Shevaluesherlifenow.B．Timemakesherlifenowperfect.C．Sheistiredofherlifenow.D．Herlifenowfacesproblemsanddisappointments.25．（10分）Whenweseeapersonintrouble,thefirstideathatcomestoourmindistolendahand.Butwhatifweseeananimalintrouble,doesthesameruleapply?Thisquestionwasraisedafteragroupofpenguinsweresavedfromanicygully（峡谷）inAntarctica.ItwasfilmedfortheBBCwildlifeseriesDynasties.Thefilmcrewwereanxiouswhentheysawthatagroupofpenguinshadfallenintoagullyandbeentrappedwiththeiryoung.Theybuiltaslope（斜坡）sothatafewofthepenguinscouldsavethemselves.Thecasehastakentheinternationalmediabystorm.Viewerswatchingthisfilmletoutasighofrelief.“I’msoglad.Iunderstandnottakingactiondirectly,butahelpinghandisn’tbothering,right?”viewerKathrynShawsaidonherFacebook.However,othersthinkhumaninterference（干涉）isunnatural.“Youcan’thavesunshinethroughoutyourlife.Tohavedoneanythingelsewouldonlymakemattersworse,”saidtheshow’screatorDavidAttenborough,accordingtoTheTimes.Inthiscase,however,MikeGunton,theexecutiveproduceroftheseries,saidthatthiswasaone-offsituation.“Therewerenoanimalsgoingtosufferbyinterfering.Youweren’ttouchingtheanimalsanditwasjustfeltbydoingthis...theyhadthechancenottohavetokeepslippingdowntheslope,”hetoldtheBBC．SuchcasesarefamiliartoPaulNicklen,wildlifephotographerforNationalGeographic.HetoldMetro,“Ifit’severapredator（捕食者）situation,nomatterhowgut-wrenching,youstayoutoftheway.Evenwhenyou’rewatchingamalepolarbeareatababybear.”“There’snorulebookinthosesituations.Youcanonlyrespondtothefactsthatarerightthereinfrontofyou,”WillLawson,theshow’sdirector,toldDailyMail.1、Whathasledtoaheatedmediadiscussion?A．People’svariousremarksonpenguins. B．Therescueofpenguinsfromagully.C．Somepenguins’sufferingsinagully. D．WaysoffilmingtheseriesDynasties.2、Whoholdsapositiveattitudetowardshumaninterference?A．KathrynShaw. B．WillLawson.C．PaulNieklen. D．DavidAttenborough.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheword“gut-wrenching”underlinedinparagraph6?A．Puttingoneinplace. B．Makingoneconfused.C．Puttingoneindanger. D．Makingoneheartbroken.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ReasonsfortheNecessityofLendingaHandtoAnimalsB．SuggestionsonHowtoProtectAnimalsFromDangerC．EffectsofHumanInterferenceonDangerousAnimalsD．OpinionsonWhethertoHelpAnimalsinTroubleorNot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）Peoplefromeverycorner1intothestreetsthatChristmasEve."FrostytheSnowman,"and"JingleBells"2instores;onthepavements,thestreetsingersperformedhappily.Everyonewas3bysomeoneelse,delightedandcheerful.Iwasalone.Asoneof8kidsofaBrazilianfamily,broughtupinAmerica'scrowdedapartment,I'dspentseveralyearssearchingforaloneness.Now,4at27,acollegestudentafterthe5withmygirlfriend,everycellinsidemewantedtobealone,6notatChristmas.MyfamilyhadreturnedtoBrazilandmyfriendswere7withtheirownlives.Duskwasapproaching,andthefactthatIhadtoreturntomy8homemademesad.Lightsfromwindowsblinked,andIhopedsomeonewould9fromoneofthosehomestoinvitemeinsidewithaChristmastreedecoratedwithshinyfakesnowandbeautiful10.Atamarket,Ifeltmore11whenpeoplewerebuyinglotsofgoods,which12thegiftswereceivedaschildreninmymind.Imissedmyfamilyandwantedtocryforwantingtobealoneandforhavingachievedit.Outsidethechurch,amanger(小耶稣)hadbeensetup.Istoodsilentlywatchingthe13:someofpeoplewerecrossingthemselves,14.AsIwalkedhome,IrealizedthatleavingBrazilwasstillapainfulexperienceasIstruggledwith15Ihadbecomein15yearsinAmerica.I16thelosses,butforthefirsttime,IrecognizedwhatI’dgained.Iwasindependent,17andhealthy.Mylifewasstillahead,fullof18.Sometimesthebestgiftistheonethatyougiveyourself.ThatChristmas,Igavemyself19forwhatI'dobtaineduptonowandpromisetogoforward.ItisthebestgiftI'veevergot,theonethatImost20.1、A．rushedB．hurriedC．floodedD．wandered2、A．servedB．heldC．sharedD．played3、A．employedB．accompaniedC．supportedD．attended4、A．eventuallyB．usuallyC．extremelyD．really5、A．dateB．sympathyC．breakupD．concern6、A．andB．butC．soD．or7、A．boredB．pleasedC．satisfiedD．occupied8、A．emptyB．warmC．shabbyD．cozy9、A．hangoutB．goawayC．turnupD．breakin10、A．flowersB．presentsC．fruitsD．leaves11、A．nervousB．excitedC．upsetD．tired12、A．calledupB．calledforC．calledonD．calledin13、A．churchB．crowdC．storyD．scene14、A．bowingB．huggingC．prayingD．bending15、A．thatB．whatC．howD．which16、A．worriedB．delightedC．limitedD．mourned17、A．educatedB．lonelyC．shyD．wealthy18、A．sadnessB．possibilityC．hardshipD．sight19、A．prizeB．defeatC．creditD．surprise20、A．saveB．admitC．selectD．treasure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）Whenastormiscoming,mostpeopleleavetheareaas1．(quick)aspossibleandhead2．safety.Butthereareafewpeoplewhowillgetintotheircarsandgostraightforthecenterofthestorm.Thesepeoplearewillingtorisk3．(kill)byfloodsor100-kilometer-an-hourwindsfortheexcitementofwatchingthestormcloseup.“Stormchasing”isbecomingan4．(increase)popularhobby,especiallyintheMidwestoftheUnitedStates,5．therearefrequentstormsbetweenMarchandJuly.AstormchaserbeginsthedaybycheckingtheInternetforthelatestweatherreports,andthendrivesupto1,000kilometerstowherethestormwillbeandwaitsforittodevelop.Althoughanyonecandoit,stormchasingisextremelydangerous.Thepowerofabigstormcanthrowacowintotheairordestroyawholehouseinseconds.Stormchasersarealsooftenhurtinaccidents6．(cause)bydrivinginaheavyrain.Ifyouarea7．(begin),itismuch8．(safe)tojoinagroupforstorm-chasingvacationsduringthestormseason.Eventhen,stormchasingisnotalladventureandexcitement.“Stormchasingis95%driving,”saysDanielLynch,whospendsmostofhissummerstorm-chasing.“Sometimesyoucansitaroundforhourswaitingforsomethingtohappen,andallyougetisblueskyandafewlightshowers.”9．,forstormchasers,itisallworthit.“Whenyougetclosetoastorm,itisthemostexcitingsightyouwilleverseeinyourlife,”saysJasperMorley.“Everystormis10．exampleofthepowerofnature,ItisthegreatestshowonEarth.”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短文。文中共有10处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。Challengesoflifeareofgreatimportanceinourgrow、ItremindsmemydayswhenIjoinedinthemilitarytrainingafterIenteredseniorhighschool、ItwasthefirsttimeIhavelivedawayfrommyhome,soIfounditdifficultlytofitin、Andthetrainingofficerwasstrictwithmyself、IoncethoughtIcouldn’t