河南省驻马店市正阳县高级中学2023-2024学年高考英语四模试卷含解析

河南省驻马店市正阳县高级中学2023-2024学年高考英语四模试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved2．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．attractive D．fantastic3．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon4．Johnsonhasn’tfeltanyeffectthenewdietingrecipehashimsincehetriedtoloseweightthreemonthsago.A．for B．to C．on D．with5．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether6．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor7．Mr.Smithdidn’tunderstand_____madehissonsoupsetthatevening.A．whatwasit B．whyitwasthis C．howthatwas D．whatitwasthat8．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why9．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase10．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need11．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped12．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate13．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should14．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．accessibleB．availableC．acceptableD．responsible15．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished16．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto17．Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway18．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why19．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though20．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith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）HawkingdiedearlyWednesdayathishomeinEnglandattheageof76.Throughouthiscareerasoneoftheworld’smostrecognizablecosmicthinkers,heregularlythrewhimselfintopopculture’scomedicringwithcameos（客串）onprogramssuchasTheSimpsonsandLateNightwithConanO’Brien.TheseappearancesdefinedHawking’spersonallifeasmushashisuniverse-shakingtheoreticalwork.Humor,however,wasnotjustonesideofhispersonality,butakeytoovercomingthediseasehestruggledagainstsince1963.“Keepinganactivemindhasbeenvitaltomysurvival,ashasmaintainingasenseofhumor,”Hawkingsaidina2013documentary.“IamprobablybetterknownformyappearancesonTheSimpsonsandonTheBigBangTheorythanIamformyscientificdiscoveries.”At21,Hawkingwasdiagnosedwithaconditionsimilartoamyotrophiclateralsclerosis（肌萎缩性侧索硬化症）,alsoknownasLouGehrig’sdisease.AccordingtotheALSAssociation,“HalfofallpeopleaffectedwithALSliveatmostthreeormoreyearsafterdiagnosis.Twentypercentlivefiveyearsormore;onlytenpercentwilllivemorethantenyears.”ThediseasewouldeventuallyshutdownHawking’smotorfunctions,makinghimspeechlessandunabletomovewithoutawheelchair.Doctorsinitiallysaidhewouldbedeadintwoyears.Hiscondition,however,provedtobearateslow-actingversion.ButHawkingfoughtthroughhisworsephysicalstate,risingtoapositionasacelebratedprofessorofmathematicalattheUniversityofCambridgeandalteringthepopularconceptionofphysicswithhis1988bestseller,ABriefHistoryofTime.“WhenIturned21,myexpectationswerereducedtozero,”hesaidinaTVshow.Headded,“ItwasimportantthatIcametoappreciatewhatIdidhave.It’salsoimportantnotbecomeangry,nomatterhowdifficultlifeis,becauseyoucanloseallhopeifyoucan’tlaughatyourselfandatlifeingeneral.”1、WhatwasHawkinglikeaccordingtothetext?A．Hewaskindandbrave.B．Hewasfriendlyandadventurous.C．Hewashumorousandstrong-minded.D．Hewasshyanduncommunicative.2、HowdidHawkingdealwithALS?A．Hedidfurtherresearchintothedisease.B．Hekeptapositiveattitudetowardshisdisease.C．Hedidmoreexerciseandspokealotwithothers.D．Hewenttohospitaltohaveahealthcheckregularly.3、WhatcanbelearntfromthestoryofHawking?A．Laughteristhebestmedicine.B．Losttimeisneverfoundagain.C．Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.D．Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．ALSisacommondiseaseinEngland.B．DoctorsonceabandonedtreatmentforHawking.C．PlayingrolesincomedywasHawking’sfavorite.D．It’salmostawonderthatHawkingcansurvivethedisease.22．（8分）"Hergradesarefine；I'mnotworriedaboutthat，butshejustdoesn'tseemtolovelearninganymore，"Alice'smumsaid．She'sabsolutelyright．I'dnoticedthesamethingaboutherdaughterovertheprevioustwoorthreeyearswhenI'dbeenAlice'smiddleschoolteacher，andIhaveananswer，rightthereonthetipofmytongue，towhathasgonewrong．YetI'mtornbetweenmyresponsibilitytohelpAliceandtheknowledgethatwhatIhavetosayisatruthI'mnotsurethismotherisreadytohear．Thetruthforthisparentandsomanyothersisthis：Herchildhassacrificedhernaturalcuriosityandloveoflearningatthealtarofachievement，andit'sourfault．Alice'sparents，herteachers，societyatlarge-weareallsupposedtobeblamedinthiscrimeagainstlearning．Fromherfirstdayofschool，wepointedhertowardthataltarandtrainedhertomeasureherprogressbymeansofpoints，scores，andawards．WetaughtAlicethatherpotentialistiedtoherintellect（智力），andthatherintellectismoreimportantthanhercharacter．WetaughthertocomehomeproudlybearinggradeAs，championshipprizes，andcollegeacceptance，andnotonpurpose，wetaughtherthatwedon'treallycarehowsheobtainsthem．Wetaughthertoprotectheracademicandextracurricular（课外的）perfectionatallcostsandthatit'sbettertoquitwhenthingsgetchallengingratherthanrisklosingthatperfectrecord．Aboveallelse，wetaughthertofearfailure．Thatfeariswhathasdestroyedherloveoflearning．1、WecaninferfromParagraph2thattheauthor______．A．thinksAliceisrightB．isuncertainoftheanswerC．hesitatestoexpressanideaD．wonderswhythemotherisworried2、Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedwords"atthealtarof"？______A．insteadofB．attheriskofC．atthelossofD．intheinterestof3、WhathasreallymadeAlicechangeherattitudetolearning？______A．Beingslowinstudy．B．Fearofbadgrades．C．Difficultyinstudy．D．Pressfromparents．4、Whatismoreimportantforateenagerintheauthor'sopinion？______A．Hisknowledge．B．Hisintellect．C．Hischaracter．D．Hisachievement．23．（8分）ItwasGroundhogDay.Awinterstormhadhitovernighttoo.Itriedtoopenmybackdooronlytofindsixinchesofwet,heavysnowpiledupagainstit.IknewIhadquiteajobofshovelingoutaheadofme,soIreachedovertograbmysnowshovel.ItlookedalotmorereadytoworkthanIdid.Isighedandpulledonmyboots,gloves,andheavycoat.ThewindchillwasbelowzeroandcutintomyfaceasIslowlyshoveledoffmydeck.AfterthatIstayedmywayovertomydaughter’shouseshovelingthepathasIwalked.IttookawhiletogetherdrivewayclearandIknewIstillhadalottodo.Nextcamethepathsdownthehilltomyowncarscoveredinsnow.Ihadgrabbedthebroomtosweepthemoffaswell.Iwincedwhenthebreezeblewthesweptsnowbackintomyface.ThenIstartedtoshoveloutmydriveways.MybackwasachingasIworked.IwishedIcouldbebuildingasnowmaninsteadofshoveling.WintersurehadseemedalotmorefunwhenIwasaboy.WhenIwasdoneIexaminedmywork.Itdidn’tlookhalfbad.Ismiledandlookedatthewoodscoveredinwhite.Theyweresuchaspecialsight.Ileanedonmyshovelandtookitallin.ThenIstartedupthehillwiththesnowshovelinonehandandthebroomintheother.Suddenly,anurgecameovermeandIdroppedthemboth.Ispreadmyarms,fedbackintotheblanketofwhiteandhappilymovedmyarmsandlegstomakeanangelinthesnow.Asyougothroughtheseasonsofthislifetakejoyinyourwork.Takejoyinyourlife.Rememberthatthecourseofyourdaysrestsinyourownhands.1、What’sthethemeofthetext?A．Enjoywinterwork.B．Takethingsseriously.C．Takejoyinyourlife.D．Fightagainstcold.2、Whichisthecorrectorderofwhattheauthorshoveled?A．hisdeck-hisdaughter’sdriveway-hiscars-hisdrivewayB．hiscars-hisdeck-hisdaughter’sdriveway-hisdrivewayC．hisdaughter’sdriveway-hisdeck-hisdriveway-hiscarsD．hisdriveway-hisdaughter’sdriveway-hiscars-hisdeck3、WhatcanweconcludeabouttheauthorfromParagraph3?A．Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhiswork.B．Hewasabsorbedinthesnowsight.C．Hewasfondofmakingsnowmen.D．Hewasinlowspiritsafterwork.24．（8分）Ineverseenthenightnorseenastar;I’veseenneitherspringnorfallnorwinter.IwasbornattheendoftheReiningAge(刹车时代),justastheEarth’srotation(旋转)wascomingtoafinalstop.TheReininglastedfor42years,threeyearslongerthantheUnityGovernmenthadplanned.Mymotheroncetoldmeaboutthetimeourfamilywitnessedthelastsunset.TheSunhadeversoslowlycrepttowardthehorizon,almostasifithadstoppedmovingaltogether.Intheend,ittookthreedaysandthreenightstofinallyset.Naturally,thatwastheendofall“days”andall“nights”.TheEasternHemisphere(半球)wascoveredinweaklightforalongtimethen,perhapsforadozenyearsorso—withtheSunhidingjustbeyondthehorizon—itsraysreflectedbyhalfofthesky.ItwasduringthatlongsunsetthatIwasborn.Duskdidnotmeandarkness.TheNorthernHemispherewaslitupbytheEarthEngines.ThesegiantengineshadbeenraisedallacrossAsiaandNorthAmerica;onlythesolidplatesbeneaththosetwocontinentscouldresistthegreatpushingforcestheyexerted.Therewereabout12,000EarthEnginesbuiltanddistributedacrosstheAsianandAmericanplains.FrommyhomeIcouldseethebrightplasmaplumes(等离子气柱)ofseveralhundredEarthEngines.Justimagineatitanicpalace,oneaslargeastheParthenonontheAcropolis.Nowimaginecountlesstitanicpillarsrisingfromthatpalace,reachingtotheheavens,eachreleasingbrilliant,bluish-whitelightlikeatitanicshiningtube.Andthenthereisyou;youareamicrobeonthepalace’sfloor.Thisonlybeginstopaintthepictureoftheworldwelivedin.Thispicture,however,isnotyetcomplete.Inordertosurvivethemeltingtemperatureoftheexpandingsun,wehavetopushtheEarthawayfromit.First,theEarthmustbestoppedfromrotating.Onlytheforcesactingtangentially(正切地)totheEarth’srotationcouldslowit,sotheEarthEngineshadtobebuilttoaspecificangle.Thosegiganticpillarsoflightwereleaningtothatangle.Nowimaginewhatthatmeantforourpalace,withitspillarsallleaningonthepointoffallingdown!ManywhocamefromtheSouthernHemispherewentmadwhensuddenlyseeingthisawesomeview.WorsethantheviewwastheburningheatreleasedbytheEarthEngines.Outdoorsthetemperaturewasstuckataround160to180degrees,forcingustowearspecialsuitsjusttoleavethehouse.Theextremelyhightemperaturesoftenbroughtpouringrains.ItwasalwaysaterrifyingscenewhenthebeamofanEarthEnginecutthroughdarkclouds.Thecloudsscatteredthebrilliant,bluish-whitelightofthebeam,eruptingitintoendlessrainbowlightthatcoveredtheentireskylikewhite-hotmagma(岩浆).Tomygeneration,bornintheNorthernHemisphere,allofthiswasperfectlynormalandnatural,justliketheSun,starsandMoonhadbeentogenerationsbeforetheReiningAge.WecalledtheentirehistoryofthehumanracethathadcomebeforeusthePre-SolarAge;whatafascinatingandgoldenerathathadtrulybeen!TheReiningAgelefttheearthwithahorrifyingresult.Theseatides,quickenedbytheEarthEngines,hadswallowedtwooutofeverythreecitiesintheNorthernHemisphere;thentheglobalincreaseintemperaturesmeltedthepolaricecap,resultinginfloodsthatspreadtotheSouthernHemisphere.Thirtyyearsearliermygrandfatherhadwitnessedgiant300-footwavesthathadengulfedShanghai.Evennow,hecouldnevertellusaboutitwithouthisgazeslippingintoathousand-milestare.Ourplanethadalreadychangedbeyondrecognitionbeforeitevensetoutonitsjourney.Whoknewwhathardshipswerewaitingforusonourlongtravelsthroughouterspace?1、Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasborn?A．Theearthhadstoppedturningforforty-twoyears.B．Thesunwasmakingitslastfalltowardsthehorizon.C．AlltheEarthEngineshadnotbeenfinished.D．Hisfamilyweresufferingfromthesummerhotness.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheEarthEnginesisright?A．TheywerebuiltinAsiaandNorthAmericaduetotheirhugenumberandweight.B．Theirlightandheatprovidednecessaryenergyforpeopletosurvive.C．Theywereallbuilttopointstraightupwardtotheskytostoptheearthrotating.D．Theirexistencebroughtbothopportunitiesandinconveniencetopeopleontheearth.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A．PeoplebornintheSouthernHemispherecouldenjoyfourdifferentseasons.B．TheauthormissedhisPre-SolarAgelifestyleverymuch.C．GrandfatherwouldneverforgetthesceneofShanghaibeingswallowed.D．Theauthorwasdiscouragedbutoptimisticaboutthefutureoftheearth.4、Inthisexcerpt(节选)wecanclearlyseethattheauthorisgoodat__________.A．describingmentalactivities B．visualizingvividscenesC．doingexperimentalanalysis D．expressingpersonalbelief5、Thisexcerptisapartof__________.A．adocumentarynovel B．anacademicessayC．ascientificresearchreport D．asciencefiction6、Whatisthebesttitleofthischapter?A．TheLastSunset B．TheEarthEngines C．TheReiningAge D．ThePost-SolarLife25．（10分）Atsunami（海啸）wascomingwhenwelandedinTokyo．Notanaturaltsunami，butafamilyone．Myhusband，mytwostepkidsandIarrivedtiredbyourlackofsleepontheflight，andmystepdaughterandIwerestillnotspeakingafteranargumentfromthedaybefore．Toaddtoourtroubles，apublicholidaymeanttherewasnowhereopenforbreakfast．Therewewere，together24/7forthenexttwoweeks．Mystepson，11yearsoldandalwaysattachedtohisiPhoneisshy．Meanwhile，my14﹣year﹣oldstepdaughterneversaysthankyou．Yet，overthecourseoftheholiday，thekidsfoundtheirrhythm．OnourlastnightinTokyo，wefoundourwaytoalocalrestaurant．Sittingatasmallcornertable，surroundedbylocalsafterahardday？swork》weenjoyedsomebeautifulJapanesefood．Finally，after10longdaysoftryingtofindarhythmthatsuitedusall，wetalked．Foronce，bondingreplacedeye﹣rollingand，insteadoftheusualone﹣wordreportsafteradayatschool，ourconversationwasfilledwithwarmthandloveaswesharedourfavoritevacationexperiences．Therewasthemomentwhenmystepsonjoinedlocalsastheywashedtheirhandsandfacesatawell，tocleansethemselvesbeforeburningincense（焚香）atatemple．Orthetimewhenmystepdaughterchaseddeerinaparksoshecouldfeedthem．Andthetimewhenwewalkedthroughamazeofmarketstallsandlanewaystofindwhatwethoughtwasasimplenoodlerestaurant，onlytobegreetedbyacharminggardenfilledwithlocalssharingameal．Aswewalkedawayfromourdinner，darknessfell．Thestonelanternsgraduallycametolife，andIwhispered，forthefirsttimeinalongtime，"Thankyou，"1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph？A．Thefamilydoesn'tlikeJapanesefood．B．Thefamilydidn'tsleepwellinthehotel．C．Theauthorwasn'texpectingarelaxingholiday．D．AtsunamihappenedwhenthefamilygottoJapan．2、DuringthetimeinJapan，thechildren．A．becamefriendlyandpeacefulB．mademanyfriendswithlocalpeopleC．testedtheirparentsindifferentwaysD．encouragedeachothertobeconfident3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefamily'slastdinnerinTokyo？A．Theyweretootiredtospeak．B．Theyhadagoodconversation．C．Theysatquietlywhiletheyate．D．Thekidsseemedveryimpatient．4、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetripintheend？A．Puzzled．B．Hopeful．C．Exhausted．D．Grateful．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）Thismorning,Isetoffverylateinmycartooffice,Iwasina1toreachmyofficeasmyclientswerewaitingformethere.Unfortunately,Igot2inatrafficjam.Allthevehiclesstoodupinalongline,anddriverswere3blowinghornstogetridoftheir4.Igotdownfrommycarandmovedforwardinsearchofthe5ofthetrafficjam.Ataturningayoungmanwasstrugglinghardtomoveforwardhiscar,whichmight6.Everyonetherewasjust7themanwithoutcomingtooffer8tohim.Meanwhile,theywere9themanforthetrafficjam.Thenumberofvehicleswasgraduallyincreasing.Themanlooked10aseveryoneputhimtothescorn（奚落）forcreatingthispublic11Nobodywasinthemoodof12themanforhiserror.Seeingthis,I13rushedtohelptheman,followedbyotherdrivers.We14topushthecar.Verysoonitstartedwithaloudsound.Themansmiledin15themomenthiscarworkedagain.Thenhethankedusand16toeveryonethereandmovedoff.AfterthatIwentintodeepthinkingoverthehuman17inthetimesofcrisis.Everyhumanonthisearthunavoidablymakeserrors.Whenotherpeopledothatweblame,butwhenweareinthesamecondition,wedesiretogain18.Inthetimesofcrisisweshouldtryto19themtogetherinsteadofblamingothers.Forgivingisa20choice,asitnotonlyavoidsconflictsfurther,butalsospreadsuniversallove.1、A．fashionB．hurryC．messD．way2、A．injuredB．stuckC．lostD．removed.3、A．properlyB．awkwardlyC．consideratelyD．constantly4、A．worryB．concernC．angerD．sadness5、A．causeB．evidenceC．influenceD．effect6、A．setoffB．turnoffC．breakdownD．pullup7、A．watchingB．directingC．comfortingD．checking8、A．admissionB．opportunitiesC．trustD．assistance9、A．observingB．blamingC．inspectingD．punishing10、A．frustratedB．impatientC．frightenedD．embarrassed11、A．progressB．focusC．practiceD．inconvenience12、A．forgivingB．criticizingC．annoyingD．encouraging13、A．eventuallyB．steadilyC．purposelyD．immediately14、A．pretendedB．cooperatedC．hesitatedD．promised15、A．vainB．secretC．reliefD．privacy16、A．apologizedB．shoutedC．explainedD．complained17、A．intelligenceB．relationshipC．attitudeD．practice18、A．satisfactionB．sympathyC．benefitD．trust19、A．neglectB．estimateC．simplifyD．overcome20、A．wiseB．similarC．painfulD．common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）Qigong,1．(call)“LifeEnergyCultivation”inChina,isapracticeoffocusingonbreath,movement,andawarenessforexercise,andhealing(愈合).IfyouhavetakenChineselessons,youmustbefamiliarwithConfucius,accordingto2．qigongprovidesameanstobecomeaJunzi(gentleman)throughawarenessofmorality.Taoismconsidersqigongtobeabletoprovideawaytoachievespiritualimprovement.Qigongis3．(traditional)viewedasapracticetobalanceqi(innerlifeenergy),whichisnowpracticedthroughoutChinaandworldwide.4．aformofgentleexercise,qigongismadeupofmovementsthataretypicallyrepeated,strengtheningthebody.Qigong5．(believe)tohelpdevelophumanpotential,allowaccesstohigherdegreesofawareness,andawaken6．(one)“truenature”.Whatmakesqigongspecialisthatitcanbedone7．(lie),sitting,orstanding;thusitis8．(access)fordisabledpersons,seniors,andpeoplerecoveringfrominjuries.Asahealingart,qigongpractitionersfocusonpreventionandself-healing,whichhasbeenwidelyusedinChinaaspartoftraditionalChinesemedicine,andisincludedinthecurriculumofChinese9．(university).Besides,qigongispracticedforself-cultivationasameanstogetridof10．complexityoftheearth.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: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。MyfriendLilyandImeteachotherwhentheywerefiveyearsold、Atthattime,Imovedintoanewhousenexttohersbecausemyfather’swork、Ifeltsolonelywhenfacin