2023-2024学年河北省邢台八中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年河北省邢台八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．Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which2．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．as C．eventhough D．incase3．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither4．InthevirtuallaboratoryenvironmentcreatedintheVRapp,studentscan________aparticularexperimentbeforedoingtheminareallab.A．revealB．reserveC．previewD．provide5．Mothertoldmeinaphonecallthatshehadwrittentomeaweekbefore,butIhaven’treceived__________.A．one B．it C．something D．anything6．OnehundredandfifteenChinesecompanieshitthenewlyreleasedFortune500listfor2017,______anincreaseforthe14thstraightyear,domesticwebsitereportedonThursday.A．torealizeB．realizedC．realizingD．havingrealized7．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas8．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase9．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need10．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will11．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime12．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind13．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising14．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself15．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．any16．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright17．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof18．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction19．Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path20．Ifyougotobuythetopbest-sellingCD,pleaseget______forme.A．one B．itC．this D．that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）ThebestbikesforthebeginnersWhenitcomestopurchasingyourfirstbike,thechoiceisendless,makingittoughtoknowwhattogofor.Herearethebestbuysonthemarketrightnow.BoardmanCXCompThisisacross-countrybike,andit’ssoversatile（多用途的）thatyoucanhandleanyterrain（地势）onit,makingitagreatchoiceforthosewantingtotryvariouscyclingsubjects.Ifyouleaveonthethicktiresitcomeswith,itcanrideonvariouspathsandcanevenhandlesomelessdemandingmountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,putonthin,slicktiresandtreatitasaroadbike.IthasbasketandcomeswithShimanoSoragears,whichareoutstandingforitsprice.&650,HalfordsPlanetXRT-58v2PlanetCisbasedinYorkshire,whichmeansyou’dprobablyhavetobuythisbikewithoutseeingit.Butit’sworthit,becausethisisanexcellentmachineatalowerprice.PlanetXisahighlyratedmanufactureandthismodelcomeswithShimanoSoragears.&439,PlanetXSpecializedAllezESSpecializedisoneofthebiggestandmostpopularbrandsincycling,andthisisitshugelypopularprimaryroadbike.Itcomeswithsolidcomponentsfromfronttobackandyou’lllookgreatoutontheroad.&575,EvansCyclesBoardmanRoadTeamCarbonIfyoucanpushbudgetfurtherstill,thisbikeisworththeextrainvestment.Theframeismadeentirelyfromcarbon,whichislighter,fasterandmorecomfortablethanthecompositionmetalmodelsaboveandgivesyouanall-roundmoreenjoyableride.Italsomeansthatifyougetreallyseriousaboutcycling,youdon’thavetoupgradeasquicklyasyouwouldwithacheaperbike.&800,Halfords1、Comparedwithotherbikes,whatisthestrengthoftheBoardmanCXComp?A．ItsoutstandingpriceB．ItsShimanoSoragearsC．DealingwithanyterrainD．Puttingonveryfirmtires2、WhichissuitableforyouifyouwanttobuyataneconomicalpricebutwithShimanoSoragears?A．PlanetXRT-58v2B．SpecializedAllezESC．BoardmanCXCompD．BoardmanRoadTeamCarbon3、Whatcanweknowaboutthebikesmentionedinthetext?A．Thesecondhassoldoutsofast.B．Youshouldbecarefulwhenridingthethird.C．Theforthisveryexpensivebutwithspecialmaterial.D．Youcanonlyridethefirstonthemountainousroad.4、Inwhichcolumndoesthetextprobablyappearinthenewspaper?A．Travelandculture.B．FashionandlifestyleC．Healthandmedicine.D．Productionandmarketing.22．（8分）Ireadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconcept.Theideaissimple,butrevolutionary(革命性的):combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidents(住户)eatlunchtogetherandshareactivitiessuchasmusic,paintingandgardening.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingstoriestothechildrenand,ifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlaptositonandahug.Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily,workingparentswithnotimetocareforageingrelations,andsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents.Buttheresultisthesame:increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyinter-generational(代际的)programsaregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld.Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulactionsallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother.OnesuccessfulschemeinLondonpairsyoungvolunteerswitholdpeoplewhoarelosingtheirsight.Theyoungpeoplehelpwithpracticalthingssuchaswritingletters,readingbankstatementsandhelpingwithshopping,andtheolderpeoplecanpassontheirknowledgeandexperiencetotheiryoungvisitors.Forexample,aretiredjudgemaybepairedwithateenagerwhowantstostudylaw.Butitisn’tonlytheindividualsconcernedwhogainfrominter-generationalactivities.Theadvantagestosocietyarehugetoo.Ifolderpeoplecanunderstandandaccepttheyouthoftoday,therewillbelessconflictinacommunity.Andwecanusethestrengthsofonegenerationtohelpanother.Thenperhapsgettingoldwon’tbesosadafterall.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthenewspaperarticleheread?A．Toargueforanewconcept.B．Toshowhisinterestinthetopic.C．Tointroducethetopicofthetext.D．Todrawourattentiontoasocialproblem.2、Whatisthepurposeoftheinter-generationalprograms?A．Toprovideagoodjobopportunityfortheyoung.B．Tobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether.C．Toteachtheyoungtorespecttheold.D．Toasktheoldtocarefortheyoung.3、WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thereasonswhyinter-generationalprogramsenjoypopularityintheworld.B．Theinter-generationalprograms’benefitstoindividuals.C．Theinter-generationalprogramsallovertheworld.D．Theexamplesofinter-generationalactivities.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．Buildingbridgesfortheoldandtheyoung.B．Anewconceptincaringfortheoldisborn.C．Offeringawarmhomefortheyoung.D．Beingoldisnomoresad.23．（8分）Fromthemomentyouopenyoureyesinthemorning,youcanfeelsweatrunningdownyourbody,evenifyou'rebarelymovingatall.That'swhatmostpeopleinChinafeltlikethissummer.Infact,theentirenorthernhemisphere(半球)sawhightemperaturesinJuly.TheArcticCirclewasnoexception(例外).TemperaturesinthecityofNorilsk,whichisintheArcticCircle,reachedarecordhighof32℃,TheAtlanticreported.Temperaturesthereareusuallyjust10℃atthistimeoftheyear.TheheatwaveintheArcticismainlyalong-termresultofglobalwarming,accordingtotheChineseAcademyofMeteorologicalSciences.Infact,whilethewholeworldisgettingwarmer,theArcticiswarmingtwiceasfastastherestoftheplanet.Thisiscalledthepolaramplificationeffect（极地放大效应）.ThemostdirectimpactofArcticwarmingisthemeltingofArcticice.AccordingtoNASA,Arcticseaiceisnowdisappearingatarateof13.2percentevery10years.NASAsaidthatifthiscontinues,theArcticwillhavenoicebytheyear2040.ThishasputsomeArcticanimals,likepolarbears,indanger.Theicethatthebearsliveonhasshrunk(缩小),theTorontoStarreported.Meltingicecanalsocausesealevelstoriseinthelongterm.Since1993,sealevelshaverisenatarateof3.2cmevery10years,theGuardianreported.Somecountries,suchasTuvalu（图瓦鲁）intheSouthPacificOceanandMaldives（马尔代夫）intheIndianOcean,areatriskofdisappearingintothesea1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Somecountriesintheoceanwilldisappearin10yearsB．ChinaisthehottestinthenorthernhemispherethissummerC．ThetemperaturesinNorilskusedtobelowerthanthissummer.D．TheworldgetswarmerbecauseoftheheatwaveintheArctic2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．TheheatwaveintheArcticB．TheresultofglobalwarmingC．GettingwarmerintheworldD．TheArcticgettingwarmfaster3、WhatmaybetheresultofthemeltingofArcticice?A．ThepolarwillbecomedangerousB．SealevelsriseinthelongtermC．TherewillbeanendofwatershortageD．Therewillbenoiceintheworldby20404、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．HeathitsArcticB．Arcticanimalsareindanger.C．TheworldbecamehotterthanbeforeD．Somecountriesmaydisappearintothesea24．（8分）AlibabaCloudandtheHangzhoucitygovernmentannouncedthelaunchofETCityBrain2.0,acloud—poweredandAl-drivenurbantraffic-managementsystemthataimstoincreasethecity’sefficiency.AfterovertwoyearsoftestinginAlibaba’shomebase,ETCityBrainhasbecomethenewinfrastructure(基础设施)forHangzhou,withatotalcoverageof420squarekilometersinarea,includingover1,300trafficlights.Over200trafficofficersareconnectedviamobilephones,enablingthemtoreceivereal-timealertsonanytraffic-relatedemergencies.Inversion2.0,thesystemwilloptimizethecity’sfirefightingabilitiesbyprovidingkeyinformationtofirefighters,suchaswaterpressure,thenumberandpositionoffirehydrants(消防栓)inagivenarea,thelocationofgaspipesandotherdetailstheyneedtoknow.Theinformationisinstant,makingtheentirefirefightingprocessfaster,saferandmoreaccurate.CityBraingivesmeaningtodata.ByusingAIandadvancedalgorithms(计算程序),CityBrainisabletoanalyzealargeamountofdataandturnthemintousefulinformationinreal-timespeed.AsaresultofCityBrain’sabilitytopredicttrafficflow,detectaccidentsandprovideinstantfeedback,Hangzhouhasdroppedfrom5thtothe57thonthelistofChina’smostcongestedcities.Hangzhouisprobablytheonlycitythatcantellyouhowmanycarsareonthestreetatanygiventime.Inthecaseofmedicalemergencies,CityBrainisabletochangetrafficlights,soemergencyvehicleslikeambulancesandfiretruckscanheadtothescenewithoutinterruption,acceleratingtheirarrivaltimeby49%.Dr.WangJian,theheadofAlibaba’sTechnologySteeringCommitteewhoinventedtheterm“CityBrain”,saidthesystemisdesignedtoempoweracitytoactquicklyanddirectly.Itismorethanjustabouttrafficmanagement.It’sreallyabouthowtomakecitymorelivableatatimeofshrinkingnaturalresourcesaroundtheglobe.“Itisamatterofsustainability,whileusingaslittlenaturalresourcesaspossible,”Wangsaid,“Thisisjustthebeginning.”1、WhatbenefitwillETCityBrainbring?A．Lowercrimerates.B．Efficientgovernment.C．Lesstrafficcongestion.D．Improvedmedicalcare.2、WhichofthefollowingfunctionsofthecityBrainisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Predictingtrafficflow.B．Givingquickfeedback.C．Changingtrafficlights.D．Handlingtrafficaccidents.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“optimize”inparagraph3?A．Better. B．Practise.C．Operate. D．Emphasize.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．ETCityBrain2.0isamatureversion.B．Alibabatargetsenvironmentally-friendlydevelopment.C．Thegovernmentisdevotedtoimprovingthesystem.D．Thesystemcansolvetheproblemoflackofresources.25．（10分）Manyofushavereachedinourpockets,feelingavibration(振动),wronglybelievingourmobilephoneshavejustrung.Thephenomenonevenhasaname:‘phantom(幻觉的)vibrationsyndrome’—andfounditissurprisinglycommon.Nowscientistsbelievethatwearesoalert(警觉)forphonecallsandmessageswearemisinterpretingslightmusclespasms(痉挛）asproofofacall.RobertRosenberger,anassistantprofessorattheGeorgiaTechInstituteofTechnologyhasstudiedthedelusionalcalls.Hesaidsufferersdescribeavaguetinglingfeelingwhichtheythinkistheirmobilephoneindicatingithasreceivedatextmessageorcallwhileon‘silent’.Butwhenthedeviceisretrieved,therewasnooneontheotherend.Dr.Rosenbergersaidhefoundsomanypeoplesay,“Thishappenstome,butIthoughtIwastheonlyone.IthoughtIwasodd.”Itseemsthatthesyndromeparticularlyaffectspeopleatthebeckandcallofmobilephonesorpagers.A2010studybyMichaelRothbergandcolleaguesfoundthatnearly70percentofdoctorsatahospitalinMassachusettssufferedphantomvibrations.AmorerecentstudyofUScollegestudentsfoundthefigurewasashighas90percent.Whiletheoddfeelingiswidespread,itdoesnotseemtobeconsideredagraveproblem.Dr.Rosenbergersaid:“It’snotactuallyasyndromeinatechnicalsense.That’sjustthenamethat’sgotstucktoit.”Headded,”Only2percentofpeopleconsideritaproblem.”Whilethisphenomenoniswidespread,thescientificcommunityhasnotyetinvestedmucheffortingettingtothebottomofwhywesufferphantomcalls.Dr.Rosenbergersaid:“Peopleareguessingithassomethingtodowithnervousenergy.Thecognitive（认知的）scientistsaretalkingaboutbrainchemistry,cognitivepathwayschanging.Butit’snotliketheyhavebrainscanstogoon.”Hesaid:“Wehaveaphonecallinourpocketallthetimeanditbecomessortofanextensionofourselves.Wehavethissortofreadinesstoexperienceacall.Wefeelsomethingandwethink,OK,thatcouldbeacall.”1、Whydosomepeoplemistakeslightmusclespasmsforacall?A．Theyallhaveavividimagination.B．Theyaresensitivetocallsandmessages.C．Therearefewcallsandmessagesintheirlife.D．Slightmusclespasmsaffectthemmorethanotherpeople.2、Whichofthefollowingaremorelikelytohavephantomvibrationsyndromethanothers?A．Doctors. B．Universityprofessors.C．Collegestudents. D．Thecognitivescientists.3、InDr.Rosenberger’sopinion,phantomvibrationsyndrome.A．isn’takindofdiseaseactuallyB．isconsideredaproblembymostpeopleC．isaseriousproblemignoredbypeopleD．hassomethingtodowithbrainchemistry4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Mostpeoplehavephantomvibrationsyndrome.B．Howtokeepawayfromphantomvibrationsyndrome.C．Howtoreducephantomphonevibrations.D．Peoplecaretoomuchaboutphantomphonevibrations.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）Wakinguponemorningattheageofsix,youngCharlesMullifoundhisfamilymissing.Hesoonrealizedthathehadbeen1byhispoorparentsandsevenbrothersandsisters.Mulliwasforcedtobecometobecomeabeggar（乞丐）inordertostay2.Buteveninthemiddleofhispovertyanddespair,hestilldreamedofbeinga(an)3mansomeday.WhenMulliturned16,hewalkedforthreedaystoKenya’scapital,Nirobi,lookingfor4,Intheyearsthatfollowed,hetookmanydifficultjobs.Mulli5hismoneyandboughtacar.Whichhebeganusingasataxiin1971.Later,heinvested（投资）manyvehiclestostart“Mullyways”,a6company.Mullithenwentontobecomethe7ofarichoilcompany.Allofhisbusinesswassuccessful.TheseexperiencesmadeMulliamillionaire.8hedidn’tstopworkinghard.Hislifesoontookanotherof9childreninKenya,who10himofhisownchildhood.Onedayhetoldhiswifeandchildrenthathewastospendhislife11thestreetkids.SoontheMulliHousewasfilledwith100orphans（孤儿）,butthatwasjustthebeginning.In1989,Mulliandhiswife12theMulliChildren’sFamily,whoseaimwastoprovidea13.Theyprovidedchildrenwithfood,cloth,medicalcareandeducation.Mostimportantly,theyofferedsomethingthesekidshadnever14—parents’love.Heside,“Ibelievedwecanchangetheworld,onechildatatime.AsachildIwantedtobeimportant,butwhereIamnowisimportantformankind.”1、A．allowedB．lovedC．treatedD．abandoned2、A．healthyB．safeC．aliveD．happy.3、A．importantB．wiseC．honestD．creative4、A．foodB．workC．homeD．money5、A．wastedB．borrowedC．lentD．saved6、A．transportB．sportC．publicD．medical7、A．trainerB．bossC．competitorD．worker8、A．ButB．SoC．OrD．Because9、A．fallB．breakC．turnD．place10、A．disabledB．homelessC．talentedD．careless11、A．remindedB．warnedC．curedD．informed12、A．visitingB．watchingC．teachingD．helping13、A．invitedB．purchasedC．establishedD．sold14、A．lifeB．schoolC．hospitalD．shelter15、A．learnedB．experiencedC．imaginedD．hoped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）Recently,asurveyhasbeenmadeaboutthecommonviewongraduates(毕业生)fromkeyuniversities.1．(actual)，thisisnotthefirsttimethatthiskindofsurvey2．(be)made.Sadly,thesegraduatesarenothighly3．(think)of,asonly28%ofthecompaniesare4．(satisfy)withthesegraduates.Morethanonecompanysaysthegraduatesonlyconcern5．(they)abouttheirownmattersandlackteamworkspirit.Besides,theymayhavetrouble6．(communicate)withothers;becauseofthat,theysufferfrom7．(lonely)easily.Believeit8．not,mostcompaniesdon’tthink9．necessarytoemploygraduatesfromkeyuniversities.Itisstudents’overall(全面的)abilities10．mattermostinjobhunting.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一下作文。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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：吧多余的词用斜线（\）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NextSunday,thetwenty-fiveofOctober,wearehaveanopendayatourschool.It’sgoingtobeabouttheenvironment,withkindsoffunthingshappen.Ourgeographyteacherwillshowadocumentaryfilmaboutairpollute.Ourscienceteacherisrunningaworkshopwithpracticalideasonwhattodowiththingscanberecycled,likenewspapersandbox.ThenintheeveningDr.LyndaPotter,aenvironmentalist,isgoingtogiveatalk.Itwillbeaboutwhateveryonecandosomethingtohelptheenvironment.Theywillalsobebooksforsaleaboutprotectingtheenvironment.Ithinkit’sgoingtobearealgoodday.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，下个月将去美国学习,写一封邮件给你美国的朋友Peter,告诉他你想利用周末时间参加社区志愿者活动，以便了解当地文化，同时锻炼自己。要点包括：1.表达心情；2.自己的特长（英语能力强，熟悉中国文化等）；3.询问志愿者活动的相关信息。注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。DearPeter,How