辽宁省大连市普兰店区第二中学2024届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

辽宁省大连市普兰店区第二中学2024届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．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．answerforD．accountfor2．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft3．Thesediagramsareespeciallyhelpfulwhenwehaveaconcreteproblem______athand.A．besolvedB．tosolveC．solvedD．beingsolved4．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing5．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout6．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it7．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．addictedC．seized D．trapped8．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed9．Whetherthebuildingsinthisareashouldbepulleddownhasremained____；peoplearestilllookingforotherpossiblesolutions.A．unchallenged B．relevantC．controversial D．contradictory10．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich11．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday12．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．above C．over D．beyond13．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit14．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun15．TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that16．Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme____herfromtheicywater.A．tohavesaved B．tosave C．saving D．saved17．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken18．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless19．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom20．Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address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）UnexpectedMeetingTheelephantslefttheshade,crossedanopenpieceofgrassbetweenbushes,andcametowardsthemud-poolwheremytruckwasparked.Onebyonetheyarrivedontheshore,but,justastheyseemedtobeabouttobatheintheinvitingmuddyliquid,theybecameawareofthesilenttruckwithitssmellofman.Theleadingelephantmerelyspreadherearsandcautiouslybackedaway,takingtheyoungelephantswithher.Asmallermotherelephantcontinuedtostandnexttothepool,however,swingingherlongtrunkandswayingherheadfromsidetoside,alwayskeepinganeyeonthetruck.Thebabyelephantbehindherhelduphishead,wavinghistrucktosamplethesuspicioussmellinthewind.Themotherelephantseemedtobeuncertainaboutwhethertocomeonandinvestigatethetruckortobackawaywiththeothers.Finallyshemadeuphermindandslowlyadvancedonthetruck.Herearswerehalfout,andhertrunkmovedinquiringlytowardsthevehicleandthenbackunderherstomachinaswing.Iwasamazedbythiscloseapproach.NeverbeforehadIbeenabletoseethehairinessaroundthejaw,norsmellthewarmscentofelephantwhichnowreachedmeinconcentratedwaves.Themotherelephant’sstepswereslowbutdetermined,andbroughthertowithinacoupleofmetresofme.Shegavetheimpressionofbeingintenselycuriousaboutthismetalobjectwhichhadappearedinherworldandbehavedasifitwereitselfananimals.Iwonderedhowfarshewouldacceptthesituationand,ifafterallthecenturiesofmenkillingelephants,shewouldeverallowmetoapproachheronfoot.Tobeabletomovefreelyamongtheelephantswithouttheirmindingwasanexcitingthought,butIcertainlydidnotexpectitwouldeverbepossible.1、Ithadbeentheelephants’intentionto.A．avoidthemudB．swiminthepoolC．feedonthegrassD．lieinthesunshine2、Thepresenceoftheauthorandhisvehicle.A．wasnotnoticedbythenearbyelephantsB．madetheleadingelephantsuspiciousC．madetheadultelephantscuriousD．frightenedalltheelephantsaway3、Whilehewatchedthemotherelephantapproaching,theauthor.A．foundthesmellveryunpleasantB．wasimpressedbytheelephant’ssizeC．sawdetailshehadnotnoticedbeforeD．wasworriedthattheelephantsweretooclose4、Theauthordidnotexpecthewouldeverbeableto.A．shoottheelephantsB．touchtheelephantsC．drivehistruckclosetotheelephantsD．walkaboutfreelyneartheelephants22．（8分）Nobelprizewinnerssometimesdisplayasmuchuniquenesswhendecidinghowtospendtheirprizemoneyastheydidontheworkthatwonthemtheawardinthefirstplace.WhenSirPaulNursewontheNobelPrizeforMedicinein2001,hedecidedtoupgradehismotorbike.Afellowwinnerin1993,RichardRoberts,installedacroquetlawninfrontofhishouse.AustrianauthorElfriedeJelinek,whowonin2004,saidtheprizemeant“financialindependence.”LarsHeikensten,executivedirectoroftheNobelFoundation,saidtherewerenoobviousshoppingtrendsamongwinners.“Ithinkitdependsalotonwhichcountrytheycomefrom,theirpersonalfinances...whatkindofincomestheyhavewhentheygettheprize,”hesaid.Realestate,however,isapopularoption,atleastamongthosewillingtorevealwhattheyspendthemoneyon.PhillipSharp,theAmericanco-winnerofthe1993medicineprize,decidedtosplashoutona100-year-oldFederalstylehouse.“Itookthatmoneyandboughtalittlebitbiggerhouse...It’sabeautifuloldplace,”hetoldAFP(法新社),addingthat“Themoneyisanicepartoftheprocess”,but“theimportantthingabouttheprizeistherecognition.”Forwinnersofthepeaceprizethedecisionisoftenmoreclear-cut,asthehonortendstogotopoliticians,organizationsandactivistswhoareundermorepublicsupervision.Many,likeUSPresidentBarackObamain2009andtheEuropeanUnionin2012,donatetocharities.Literaturewinnerstendtobemoreprivateabouthowtheyusethemoney,butthechoiceisoftenequallystraightforward.“EvenifNobel-winningauthorsarequitewellknown,manyofthemwillnothavemademuchmoneyfromwriting,"saidAnnaGunder,aNobelliteratureexpertatUppsalaUniversity.Whiletheprizemightkeepthewolffromthedoorforsomeyears,givingthemfreedomtowrite,itcanalsobrieflyhavetheoppositeeffect.“Itreallychangestheircareers...Duringthefirstyearafterthey’vewontheyoftenwriteless,buttheygenerallycontinueafterayearortwo,”saidGunder.1、Fromthepassage,welearnthat________.A．themoneyisactuallythebestpartoftheNobelPrizeB．NobelwinnershavegreatoriginalityinusingprizemoneyC．fewwinnerswouldspendtheirprizemoneyonhousesD．winnersbecomemoreindependentontheircountry2、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphrase“clear-cut”inparagraph6?A．open B．private C．unique D．complex3、Accordingtothepassage,inthefirstyearafterwinningNoblePrize,literaturewinnersmay________.A．becomelessproductiveB．makemoremoneyfromwritingC．havethefreedomtocreatemoreandbetterworksD．disappearfromthepubliceyesforaperiodoftime23．（8分）Semi-retiredadvertisingagencyownerStephenThomas,28,hasbeeninvestingonandoffforthepast30years.Hemademoneyinthe.dotcomboombutgothisfingersburnedwhenthebubbleburstinMarch2000.Whenhegotaccesstohispensionhedecidedtostartinvestingagain,thistimewiththehelpofhissonSam.NowthetwomeetupmostafternoonsatStephen’shomeinSandbach,Cheshiretotalkaboutinvestments.Thedaystartsat4amwhenSamlooksatcompanyannouncementsonline.Theseregulatoryannouncementscanincludeafirm’saccounts,generalupdatesornewsofmergers(合并)oracquisitions.Samflagsupcompaniesthathethinkslookinterestingtohisdadwhothendoessomemoreresearch.EachhasanISA(IndividualSavingsAccount)withAJBell,whichtheyusetobuyindividualstocksandshares.ItisariskywaytoinvestbutthetwolikedoingtheirownresearchoncompaniesandStephenmakesanefforttogotoinvestorpresentationsandtrytomeettheCEOanddirectorsofthefirmstheyinvestinandtospeaktootherinvestorsinthecompanies.Theyhaveinvestedinoilcompaniesandpetcarebusinesses,tonamejustafew.Butwhiletheinvestmentsofthetwomenaresimilar,theydohavedifferentapproaches.WhileSamlikestoholdsharesforthelongtermasheissavingmoneyforhisfutureretirement,Stephenlikestobuywithanyprofitshemakes.Samsays,“WedonotarguebecausewehaveseparateISAs.Itmeansfinallywemakeourowndecisionsaboutwhichsharestoinvestin.Theonlytimewemighthaveadisagreementiswhenwebothwanttousetheloginforthenewsserviceatthesametime.”1、WhathappenedtoStephenin2000?A．Hehadtoretirefromtheagency.B．Hegaveawayallhispensions.C．Hegotinjuredinanaccident.D．Hesufferedalossinhisinvestment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“flagsup”inParagraph2mean?A．Marks.B．Abandons.C．Takesover.D．Setsup.3、HowdidStephenusuallyconducthisownresearch?A．Bymeetingclientsandotherinvestors.B．Bypredictingthetrendofthemarket.C．Byanalyzingsomeresearchdata.D．Bydoingongoinginterviewsonline.4、InwhataspectdoSamandhisfathershareininvestment?A．Thewaytodealwiththereturn.B．Thepercentageofthesharestheyhold.C．Theenthusiasmfortheinvestment.D．Theapproachtostockmarketresearch.24．（8分）OpenwaterswimmingIhadonlyswuminopenwaterafewtimes,andalwaysingentlelakes,soIwasn’tpreparedforhowroughLakeWindermereappearedonacoldday.Aswimmertoldmethewaterfeltcolderthanithadbeenmeasured,andthatthewaterwasabitrough.ButI,alongwith10,000others,wasabouttocompletethechallenge.Mostofthepeopletakingpartweredoingaone-milerace,and10raceswereplannedovertheweekend.Thereseemedtobeamixofopen-waterenthusiastsalongsidecompletebeginners—whichispreciselytheaimoftheswims,togetasmanypeopleaspossiblecompletingtheirownchallenge.Theoldestwomancompetingwas77,takingpartinthetwo-milerace,alongsideamanwholastyearhadswumineveryone-milerace.Ihadchosenthethirdone-mileraceoftheday.Therewereover600peopleinmyrace.Weweretakenthroughanacclimatizationarea,achildren’spaddlingpool-sizedpartofthelakewherewemovedintofeelhowcoldthewaterwas.“Nottoobad”waseveryone’sthought!Thenweheadedouttowardsthemiddleofthelake.We’dbeenwarnedthatthefirst100metreswouldbereallyrough.However,somewherenearthe750mmarkIwasstillwaitingforthecalm;itfeltmorelikeswimmingintheseathanalake.Itriedtofocusonmybreathingandtechnique,andjustkeepgoing.AsIapproachedthe400m-to-gomarkmylowerrightlegbecamepainful.Irecalledoverhearingpeopletalkingabouthowtheykeptswimmingthroughthepain,soItried.Butitdidn’twork.Ibegantofeeltheentirelegtightandpainful.Ididn’twanttostop,soIbentmyrightkneeandjustkickedwiththeleftleg.FinallyIsawthefinishingpost,andIjustconcentratedongettingthere—stillone-legged.Myfinishingtimewas38minutes25secondsbutthatdidn’tmatter—theatmospherewasfantasticandeveryonefeltasenseofachievement,whatevertheirtime.I’mhooked,andwanttogiveitanothergo.I’vealreadysignedupformynextopen-waterswim.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforetherace?A．Scaredofthemostchallengingrace.B．Disappointedbythedifficultconditions.C．Concernedabouttheotherswimmersintherace.D．Determinedtobeastoughasthepeoplearoundher.2、WhydoestheauthormentionthetwopeopleinParagraph2?A．Tostresstheimportanceoftherace.B．Topraisetheexperiencedswimmers.C．Toshowthewiderangeoftheparticipants.D．Tointroducethevariouseventsoftherace.3、TheauthorsuggestsinParagraph4that______.A．theracewouldcausebreathingproblemsB．theracebecameharderthanshehadexpectedC．itwasreallynecessarytopreparefortoughswimsD．itwouldhavebeeneasierifshehadtakenothers’advice4、Whatdoestheauthortalkaboutinthelastparagraph?A．Herconfidenceinherownability.B．Herprideinhavingswumsoquickly.C．Hereagernesstorepeattheexperience.D．Hersurpriseathavingmanagedtofinish.25．（10分）FerryServicesFareTableEffectivefrom1stApril2019.CashOnlyisacceptedonboardourFerries.ReturnFaresforMainlandtoBressay；MainlandtoWhalsay；MainlandtoYell；YelltoUnst.AllFaresareRETURN-PayableonoutboundjourneyonlyPassengerAdult£5.50OAPs(WithSICPass)&Childrenupto19£1.00DisabledConcessionarySICPassHolders£0.00Adult10MultiJourneyTicket£22.70Vehicles-FaresincludedriverVehiclesuptoandincluding5.50mReturn£13.60MotorcyclesReturn£11.00Motorhome5.5m-9m£20.50Motorhome9m-12m£23.50Motorhome12m+£27.00Vehicle(<5.5m)10JourneyTicket£90.00Motorcycle10JourneyTicket£72.00*ForYelltoUnst,thefarepayableisthesameastheother“returnfare”routes.HoweverifyourjourneyoriginatedontheMainland(youhavehadtousetwoferriesonthesamedayorafter18：00fromthedaybefore)thenyouwillonlybechargedtheonefareonYell.PleaseretaintheticketyouweresoldontheYellferryforpresentingontheUnstferry.265、Howwillyoupayforyourticketontheferry?A．Incash. B．Bycreditcard.C．WithSICPass. D．Allofabove.1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．TheinformationaboveisnoteffectiveonChildren’sDay,2019.B．It’sfreeforthedisabledwithoutanSICpass.C．Thevehiclesfaresvaryinthesizesofthem.D．Youcanseethefareinformationfor3routesinthetable.2、Jack(10yearsold)andhisparentswilltravelfrommainlandtoWhalsayintheircar,howmuchwilltheypay?A．£12.00 B．£25.60C．£20.10 D．£21.003、Thebestmeaningoftheunderlinedword“return”is________.A．Theactofgiving,puttingorsendingsomethingback.B．Paymentorrewardforsomething.C．Achangebacktoapreviousstate.D．Aticketforajourneyfromoneplacetoanotherandbackagain.4、HowmuchwillbechargedifyougofrommainlandtoYell,thentoUnstonthesameday?A．£11.00. B．£5.50.C．£6.50. D．£22.70.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）Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropswere1.Ifwedidn'tseesomerainsoon,wewould2everything.ItwasonthisdaythatIlearnedthetruelessonof3andwitnessedtheonlymiracleIhaveseenwithmyowneyes.Iwasinthekitchenmakinglunch4Isawmysix-year-oldson,Billy,walkingtowardthe5Minutesafterhe6intothewoods,hecamerunningoutagain,towardthehouse.Momentslater,however,hewasonceagain7inthatslowpurposefulsteptowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforanhour:walk8tothewoods,runbacktothehouse.FinallyIcouldn’ttakeitanylongerandIcrept(悄悄地走）outofthehouseand9himonhisjourney.AsIleanedintospyonhim,Isawthemost10sight.Atinydeerwaslyingontheground,11sufferingfromdehydration(脱水）andheatexhaustion,12itsheadwithgreatefforttolapup(舔食）thewater13inmybeautifulboy’shand.Whenthewaterwas14,Billyjumpeduptorunbacktothehouse.Ifollowedhimbacktoatapthatwehad15thewaterto.Billyopeneditallthewayupandalittlewaterbegantoflowslowly.He16there,lettingthewaterslowly17hishand—thetemporarycup.Whenhestoodupandbegantogoback,Iwasthereinfrontofhim.Hislittleeyesjustfilledwith18“I’mnotwasting”wasallhesaid.Asthetearsthatrolleddownmyfacebegantohitthe19,theyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...moredrops...andmore.AllIcansayisthatthe20thatcamethatdaysavedourfarm,justliketheactionsofonelittleboysavedanother.1、A．flyingB．dyingC．growingD．blowing2、A．winB．catchC．loseD．leave3、A．sharingB．acceptingC．receivingD．sending4、A．asB．sinceC．whileD．when5、A．houseB．woodsC．gardenD．field6、A．disappearedB．appearedC．lostD．ran7、A．swimmingB．jumpingC．walkingD．leaping8、A．anxiouslyB．curiouslyC．seriouslyD．carefully9、A．followedB．caughtC．stoppedD．shouted10、A．excitingB．amazingC．frighteningD．puzzling11、A．lightlyB．surelyC．cleanlyD．obviously12、A．loweringB．draggingC．liftingD．pulling13、A．cuppedB．putC．givenD．sent14、A．disappearedB．goneC．lostD．used15、A．putoffB．turnedupC．shutoffD．takeup16、A．layB．stoodC．sleptD．knelt17、A．fillupB．ranthroughC．wentthroughD．madeup18、A．dirtB．tearsC．earthD．water19、A．handB．clothesC．groundD．feet20、A．boyB．deerC．waterD．rain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）Mymomwasanurseandoftentookmealongtovisitthe1．（family）shewascaringfor,includingonewhohadaseriesofstrokes（中风）andwasbedridden.OneafternoonMomtoldmethatweneededtovisitthewoman2．（give）hermedications,andthatwewouldstopatastore3．theway.Ithoughtwewouldstopatadrugstore,butwepulleduptoashoppingmall.Mymom4．（head）totheperfume（香水）counterandboughtthemostexpensivebottletheyoffered.Shealsoboughtabeautifulnightdress.WhenIaskedherwhotheywerefor,shesaidtheywereforherpatient.She5．（far）explainedalthoughthiswomanwasoldandbedridden,shewasstillalady,and6．olddeservedtobetreatedwithrespectandgrace.When7．（care）forsomeone,weshouldlookpastthedisabilityortheillnessandlookintothesoulofthehuman,sowecanconnectthemwithsympathy.Isoonrealizedthatmymom’sgreatest8．（strong）wastakingcareofthosewhocannotadvocatefor9．（they）andneedtrustworthycareproviders.That’s10．Iwantedtobecomeadoctor.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作文。文中10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。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：在错的词下面一横线，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。AftervisitedtheBeijingNormalSchool,MadamePengtookSashaandMalia,mymother,andmetheForbiddenCity,whichislocatedrightintheheartofBeijing.Asanamesuggests,theForbiddenCityislargerenoughtobeacityofitsown–itincludesnearly1,000buildingandnearly10,000rooms.In1925,theForbiddenCitywasturningintoamuseumsomuchthatvisitorslikeusfromallovertheworldcanstrollthroughmanyofthebeautifulroomsandoutdoorspace.TheForbiddenCityisfarverylargetofullyexperienceinasinglevisit.WhileweloveourvisittotheForbiddenCity,weonlywishwehavemoretimetoseeeverything.Andagain,I’mnotsurewhethertherecouldeverbeenoughtimetofullyappreciateallofth