陕西省石泉中学2023-2024学年高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

陕西省石泉中学2023-2024学年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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost2．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout3．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso4．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus5．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where6．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can7．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped8．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid9．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired10．theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsboardedtheirspacecraft． A．Received B．Beingreceived C．Toreceive D．Havingreceived11．—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom12．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle13．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.14．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon15．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking16．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You___infrontofthatcomputertoolong.A．work B．areworkingC．havebeenworking D．worked17．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith18．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup19．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof20．Ifyouseethingsinanegativelight,youwillfindfaultseverywhereandproblemswheretherearereally________．A．noneB．someC．manyD．nothing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）KendrickLamarhasn’thadmuchluckwhenitcomestowinningaGrammy.Butthat’sOK：TheUSrapper(说唱歌手)hasjustwonaPulitzerPrizeforhismusic.In2014,in2016,andagainthisyear.Lamarwasnominated(提名)foranalbumoftheyearGrammy.Eachtime,hewasbeatenout,firstbyTaylorSwift,nextbyDaftPunk,andmostrecentlybyBrunoMars.ButthePulitzerPrizecommitteewasinspiredenoughbyLamar's2017album,Damn,toawardthe30-year-olditsPulitzerPrizeinmusiconApril16.It'sanamazingalbumthatdocumentsthereallifeofmodemAfrican-AmericansinSouthLosAngeleswithwildlyaccomplishedbeatsandrhythms.Lamar'swinisconsideredtobehistorical.'ThePulitzershavelongdisplayedtheirpreferencetowardhighartratherthanthepopcultureofthemasses.Soit'snotjustthatnorapperhaseverwonaPulitzer:nopopmusicmakerhaseverwononeintheaward's75-yearhistory.ButLamarisnotjustasinger一he'scleveratusinglanguage.Likethebestwriters,hismusicdescribessmallmomentsthatillustrate(阐明)largerpoints.HissongsareAbouthisexperienceasablackmanwhogrewupinCalifornia,struggled,gotintotrouble,andfoundhiswayoutbyworkinghardandmakingsenseofthehistoryandrealityofracialproblemsintheUS.“He’sanartistwhochallengesidea,”saidRyanCoogler,directoroftheblockbuster(大片)hitBlackPanther,forwhichLamarcreatedmusic."Onebigthemeinourfilmof,'WhatdoesitmeantobeAfrican?’Kendrickinhismusicisveryexactlyanddirectlychallengingthatquestion."Goodartistsentertainus,greatartistsmakeusthink,andexceptionalartistshelpusempathize(感同身受).Therearealotofgood,great,evenexceptionalartistsinrock,pop,country,andhip-hop.ButonlyLamarhasaPulitzerPrize.1、WhatisLamar’salbumDamnabout?A．African-Americans’historyandculture.B．HardshipsoftheAfrican-Americanartists.C．ThewaystheUSgovernmentdealwithracialproblems.D．ThelivesofmodernblackpeopleinSouthLosAngeles.2、WhyisLamar'sPulitzerPrizewinsignificant?A．Heisthefirstfilm-makertowintheprize.B．Itisconsideredamilestoneforpopmusic.C．Heisthefirstblackpersontowintheprize.D．HehasmissedGrammyseveraltimesbefore.3、WhatcanwelearnfromRyanCoogler'swords?A．Lamardrewinspirationfromhisownexperience.B．Lamarhasthecouragetotakeonbigchallengesinlife.C．BlackPantheriswellknownbecauseofLamar'smusic.D．Lamar'smusicmatchesthethemeofBlackPantherwell.22．（8分）ThingstoDoonaSunnyDayinSanFranciscoSanFranciscodoesn'ttakeitssunnydaysforgranted.Oncethesuncomesoutandthetemperaturesrise,everyoneracestoseizeaspottotakeinanunbelievablecityvieworheadstooneoftheirfavoriteattractions.FindThrillsataThemeParkExperiencethrillridesandattractionsatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom,NorthAmerica’sonlythemeparkofwildlife,sealifeandthrillingrides.It’sawonderfulentertainmentexperienceforthewholefamily,withone-of-a-kindadventuresacrossthreeworlds.Cruise(乘船游览)ontheBaySailunderoneofthe"ModernWondersoftheWorld".Watchsealionsandsealsatplay.AndlearnallthesecretsofthefantasticcitybytheBay.Forpeoplewholikethethrillofspeedandwindintheirhair,theseasonalRocketBoat(May-October)istheoptionforyou.TourAT&TParkIt'shometothefamousbaseballteamSanFranciscoGiantsfromApriltoOctobereveryyear,butyoucantakeatourinsideAT&TParkanytimefora"player'seyeview."You'llhaveaccesstothebaseballfield,thevisitors'clubhouse,thepressboxandsoon.RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridgeExplorethebeautiful,bike-friendlystreetsandwaterfrontpathsofSanFranciscoallthewaytotheGoldenGateBridgewithanall-daybikerentalfromBlazingSaddles.Theireasy-ridebikes,combinedwiththeirnew,freemobileappfullofhelpfultipsandsightseeingsuggestionsmaketheself-guidedtourseasyandfunforeveryone.1、WhatcantouristsdoatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom?A．Experiencethrillingrides.B．LearnallthesecretsofSanFrancisco.C．Takeaplayer'seyeviewoverapark.D．AdmirethesceneryoftheGoldenGateBridge.2、Whicheventattractstouristslovingspeedandwindmost?A．FindThrillsataThemepark B．CruiseontheBayC．TourAt&TPark D．RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridge3、Whichofthefollowingofferstouristsafreemobileapp?A．Watchingwildlife. B．Sailingonthebay.C．Visitingabaseballfield. D．RentingabikefromBlazingSaddles23．（8分）“You’llbeblindbythetimeyou’retwenty-five,”adoctoratChildren’sHospitalpredicted.“Yourbloodsugarsaremuchtoohigh.”Itconsumedme.NomatterwhereIwasorwhatIwasdoing,itwasoverheadlikeadarkcloud,waitingforjusttherightopportunitytobreakopenanddestroymyworld.Ilikedpainting.Losingmyselfinpaintingfilledmewithpeace.PaintingprovidedmewiththeonlyplacewhereIcouldescapefromthosethreateningwords.WhenIwastwenty-one,myrighteyewentblind.Preciselythreemonthsaftermytwenty-fifthbirthday,Ihadamassivehemorrhage(大出血)inmylefteyebecauseofanaccident.Forthenexttwentyyears,visioncameandwent.Iwentthroughmanyeyeoperationsinanattempttokeepmyvision.Butafteronefinaloperation,Ilostthebattleandallremainingvision.AndIburiedalldreamsofpainting.Desperate,Ienrolledin(注册)asixteen-weekprogramfortheblindandvisuallyimpaired(损伤的).Ilearnedpersonaladjustmentandtheuseofacomputerwithadaptivesoftware.Awholenewworldopeneduptomethroughthisprogram.“JawsandWindow-Eyesareleadingsoftwarefortheblind,”myinstructortoldme.“YoucanusetheInternet,e-mailandMicrosoftwithallitstoolsandfeatures.”It’samazing!Hopewentupforthefirsttimeinyears.“Bylearninghowtousehotkeystocontrolthemouse,youcanuseMicrosoftAccess,ExcelandPowerpoint,”myinstructoradded.Forthenextseveralyears,Ilearnedthatwhenonedoorcloses,anotherdooropens.Thereareplentyofchoicesavailablefortheblindandvisuallyimpairedthroughthegiftoftechnology.NotonlydoIhaveaspeakingcomputer,butIhaveaspeakingwatch,alarmclockandcalculator.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A．Therightopportunity.B．Losingmysightinthefuture.C．ConsumingtoomuchsugarD．Thechildren’shospital.2、Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas25yearsold?A．Hegaveuppainting.B．HewentblindcompletelyC．Heinjuredoneofhiseyes.D．Hepickedupanewhobby3、Whatbroughtaturningpointtotheauthor?A．Aspecialcourse.B．AmeaningfuleventC．Aninspiringspeech.D．Animportantinterview.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Nopain,nogain.B．Everymanhashisprice.C．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.D．Beoptimisticinthefaceoflife’sdifficulties.24．（8分）ResearcherswiththeUniversityofCambridgesaytheyhavethefirstrealevidenceofanewstateofmatter,some40yearsafteritwasfirsttheorized.Knownas“quantumspinliquid(量子旋转水)”,thematterstatecausesnormallyunbreakableelectronstobreakintopiecescalled“Majoranafermions.”Thesefermionsareanimportantdiscovery.Physicistsbelievethematerialisvitaltofurtherdevelopquantumcomputing.ComputersemployingMajoranafemuonswouldbeabletocarryoutcalculationsbeyondthescaleofmoderncomputersquickly,theysay.Quantumspinliquidexplainssomeoftheeccentricbehaviorsinsidemagnetic(磁性的)materials.Inthesematerials,theelectronsshouldbehavelikesmallbarmagnets,alladjustingtowardsmagneticnorthwhenamaterialiscooled.Butnotallmagneticmaterialsdothis—ifthematerialcontainsquantumspinliquid,theelectronsdon’talllineupandbecomeinvolved.“Untilrecently,wedidn’tevenknowwhattheexperimentalfingerprintsofaquantumspinliquidwouldlooklike,”researcherDr.DmitryKovrizhinsays.“Thatcreatedachallengefortheresearchers,sotheydecidedtoemployneutronscattering(神经扫描)techniquestolookforevidenceofbreak”.Whattheyfoundsurprisedthem.ThefeaturesmatchednearlyexactlywithquantumspinliquidmodelstheorizedbyphysicistPhilAndersonin1973.TheresultsoftheirbreakthroughwerethenpublishedinthescientificjournalNatureMaterialsonMonday.Don’tgettooexcitedjustyetonitsapplications,though.Kovirzhin’sworkisonlythebeginningandaswe’veseenwithquantumcomputingthereisalotofworktobedone.Butit’sstillexcitingregardless.“It’sanimportantstepforourunderstandingofquantummatter,”Kovrizhinsays.“It’sfuntohaveanothernewquantumstatethatwe’veneverseenbefore—itpresentsuswithnewpossibilitiestotrynewthings.”1、Whatcanwelearnabout“Majoranafermion”accordingtoParagraph2?A．Itisanimportantdiscovery40yearsago.B．ItisasurprisingtheoryraisedbyPhilAnderson.C．Itisakeypieceindevelopingquantumcomputer.D．Itisanunbreakableelectronsemployingcomputer.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“eccentric”inParagraph3?A．Strange.B．Complex.C．Permanent.D．Obvious.3、Howdidtheresearchersmakethebreakthrough?A．Byadjustingmagneticmaterials.B．Byusingneutronscatteringtechniques.C．Byrepeatingmathscalculations.D．Bychangingelectronicstructure.4、Whatistheauthor’stoneaboutthefutureofquantummatter?A．Negative.B．Doubtful.C．Indifferent.D．Optimistic.25．（10分）Laughterispartoftheuniversalhumanvocabulary.Allmembersofthehumanspeciesunderstandit.UnlikeEnglishorFrenchorSwahili,wedon’thavetolearntospeakit.Werebornwiththecapacitytolaugh.Verylittleisknownaboutthespecificbrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughter.Contrarytofolkwisdom,mostlaughterisnotabouthumor;itisaboutrelationships.Tofindoutwhenandwhypeoplelaugh,Iwentwithseveralassistantstolocalmallsandrecordedwhathappenedjustbeforepeoplelaughed.Overa10-yearperiod,westudiedover2,000casesofnaturallyoccurringlaughter.Wefoundthatmostlaughterdoesnotnecessarilyfollowjokes.Peoplemaylaughafteravarietyofstatements,suchas,“HerecomesMary,”“Howdidyoudoonthetest?”or“Doyouhavearubberband?”Thesecertainlyaren’tjokes.Webelievelaughterevolvedfromthepanting(喘气的)behaviorofourancientancestors.Today,ifwetickle(使发痒)chimps,theydon’tlaugh.But,instead,theyproduceapantingsound.That’sthesoundofapelaughter,andit’stherootofhumanlaughter.Apeslaughinthekindsofsituationsthatleadtohumanlaughter,likegamesthatinvolvechasing.Otheranimalsproducesoundsduringplay,buttheyaresodifferentfromlaughter.Rats,forexample,producehighsoundsduringplayandwhentickled,buttheseareverydifferentinsoundfromhumanlaughter.Laughterisoftenpositive,butitcanbenegativetoo.There’sadifferencebetween“laughingwith”and“laughingat”.Peoplewholaughatothersmaybetryingtodrivethemoutofthegroup.Noonehasactuallycountedhowmuchpeopleofdifferentageslaugh,butyoungchildrenprobablylaughthemost.Atages5and6weprobablylaughmorethanatanyothertimes.Adultslaughlessthanchildren,probablybecausetheyplayless.Worknowunderwaywilltellusmoreaboutthebrainmechanismsbehindlaughter,howithasevolved,andwhywe’resosusceptibletotickling.1、Whatwasthepurposeofthedecade’sresearch?A．Toprovethatpeoplelaughbecauseofhumour.B．Tofindouttherealreasonforpeopleslaughter.C．Toresearchpeoplesdifferentreactiononjokes.D．Torecordconversationsamongshoppersinmalls.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Peoplewhoplaymoretendtolaughmore.B．Apesproducehighsoundswhentickled.C．Scientistsknowthebrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughterwell.D．Thesituationsinwhichapeslaughareverydifferentfromthoseinwhichhumanslaugh.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“susceptible”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Sensitive. B．Flexible.C．Addictive. D．Reliable.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImpactofLaughterB．TheMeaningofLaughterC．ABigMystery:WhyDoWeLaugh?D．Laughter:TheMostBeautifulWords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）Onadarkgreymorning,mymomsaidinaquietvoice."YourdadandIhavedecidedthatwe’removingtoSingapore.”Thesewordsdidnot1muchinmyfive-year-oldbrainuntilthedaywehadto2andsaygoodbyetoourclosefriends.Normally，momalwaysbookedour3together.The4ofsittingnexttoastrangerwasneversomethingIhadtoworryabout,untilnow.Bookingitlate,weweren’tgiven5whenbuyingtheseats.Iwas6asIwalkedontheplaneanddowntheaisle.WhatIsawwassomething7toanalientome.ItwasanIndianladydressedinatraditionalSariandhavingamassivebindi(额前的人工痣)betweenhereyebrows.Buther8wasn’ttheonlythingthat9meaway.Imadea10asifIhadsmeltsomethingsour.Mymom11walkedmetothebackoftheplane,and12shewasn’tanydifferentfrommeandIshouldberespectfulbecauseitwasher13andreligion.Aswegotpreparedto14,theladybuckled(扣住)herseatbeltandtookoutabookfromherbag.AtthatpointIam15thatthebookwasinEnglish!Afterashortsleep,I16todinnertime.Igotspaghettiandsodidtheladysittingnexttome.Shewaseatingthesamethingasme!Throughouttheflight,I17inmyyounglittlemindthatshewasjustahumanbeinglikemethoughshelookedand18differently,whichprovidedmewitha19ofbeingahumanbeingwho20alltypesoflifestyles.1、A．expectB．registerC．failD．find2、A．meetB．stayC．leaveD．settle3、A．flightsB．seatsC．roomsD．tables4、A．joyB．dreamC．terrorD．opinion5、A．preferenceB．promiseC．attentionD．sympathy6、A．ashamedB．relaxedC．tiredD．fearful7、A．equalB．superiorC．knownD．familiar8、A．voiceB．appearanceC．attitudeD．skin9、A．gaveB．putC．lookD．scared10、A．wishB．dealC．faceD．decision11、A．immediatelyB．fortunatelyC．excitedlyD．sadly12、A．worriedB．arguedC．explainedD．shouted13、A．cultureB．accentC．questionD．plan14、A．takeupB．takeoffC．takeonD．takeout15、A．nervousB．relievedC．shockedD．upset16、A．awokeB．paidC．sleptD．skipped17、A．confirmedB．predictedC．doubtedD．realize18、A．sangB．dressedC．satD．lived19、A．controlB．troubleC．signD．foundation20、A．knowsB．believesC．convincesD．accepts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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ITWAS1:00a.m.inTokyo.We’dgotlosttryingtofindourAirbnb,andwerenowatanaddressthatlooked90%right.Therewerekeysintheletterbox,1．ourhostsaidthey’dbe.Sowhenthesecuritycodedidn’twork,Ijustgrabbedthemoutthroughthenarrowholewithmyhands.ButwhenIwasturningthekeysinthelock,thedooropened.Aladyandherdaughterlookedoutatus,2．(puzzle).DefinitelynotourAirbnbthen.Amazinglythough,theydidn’tscreamatus,callthepolice,orboth.Forthenext20minutes,theytriedtohelpusfindtherightaddress.Andwhenweturnedupnothing,theyformallyapologizedtous—theforeignerswho3．(try)tobreakintotheirhome.InJapan,therearemanywaystoapologize.Theladyused“gomen-nasai,”4．mostpeopleusethemorecasual“sumimasen.”Oftentranslatedasanapologetic“excuseme,”it5．beheardindoorways,taxis,shopsandrestaurantsinJapan.“Only10%of‘sumimasen’isanapology,”6．LaurieInokuma,whoholdsadegreeinJapanesefromCornellUniversity.“Ninetypercentisusedtoshowrespect,politenessandhonesty,”shesaid.“It’saneverydayword.Whensomeonedoessomethingforyou,gettingoutofyourwayinthegrocerystore,orholdingadoor,‘sumimasen’isthecommonresponse.”Justaseasilyasa“thankyou”ora“sorry”,“sumimasen”isregularlyusedtoacknowledgethetroublesomeonehasgonetoforyou.“There’samodestyinit;7．(depend)onthesituation,it’seitherapologeticorgrateful,”Inokumasaid.ErinNiimiLonghurst,aBritish-Japaneseauthor,agrees.“There’sacultureofapologybutalsoacultureofthankfulnessinJapan,”shesaid.Thisyear’sWorldCupisanexampleofthislevelofcourtesy:WhenJapanlostitsfinalmatch,theteammadeheadlineswhentheystayedbehind8．(clean)theentirechangingroom.Theyevenleftathank-younote.Ifapologiesarejustonecog(齿轮)inthelargermovingwheelofJapanesepoliteness,wheredoesthisculturalconceptcomefrom?“ThereisaneedforpolitenessinJapantogetalongwithyourneighborslivingaboveyou—it’sarespectforothers,”Inokumasaid.Japanhassomeof9．(densely)packedcitiesintheworld.10．there’salimitonspace,itsuddenlyseemsnaturaltobecomeasconsiderateaspossible.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面是一段短文，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。AswasreportedthattherewasanaccidentatacorneroftheRomanStreetinthismorning、Acarranintoatruckandfortunately,nobodygotinjured、Whowillberesponsibleforanaccidentisstillunderinvestigation、Whatthepoliceshoulddonowisthattheymustfindoutwhatledtheaccident、Theysaiditwasdifficultofthemtojudgebecausehowtheaccidenthappenedwasnotclear、Perhapsthereasonwasthatthedriverwastootiringtostopthecarintime、Thedriverdidn'tad