2023-2024学年湖北省随州市普通高中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年湖北省随州市普通高中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto2．Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo3．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft4．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what5．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads6．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered7．Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what8．Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork9．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot10．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang11．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose12．Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which13．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those14．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen15．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts16．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat17．Look,____fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!A．so B．such C．how D．what18．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need19．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．amC．havebeenD．hadbeen20．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof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）Thesettingwasapackedgymnasiumjustbeforethestartofagameagainstanotherschool.TherewerefivegirlswhoweremembersoftheDanvilleHighSchoolbasketballteam-allofthemstarters.Theywerenotinuniformtoplaythatnightandwouldnotbeontheteamfortherestofthisseason.Theyweretheretoadmittheirbreakingofteamrules.Theyweretheretosupporttheircoach’sdecisiontotakethemofftheteam.Theyweretheretoletthetownknowtherewasaproblemintheirlittlecommunitythatneededtobeaddressed.Andtheydiditwithsincereregretratherthandefensiveness.WhiletheschoolhadbeenoutfortheNewYear’sholiday,thefivegirlshadgonetothepartywithseveraloftheirfriends.Therewasalcoholthere.Andtheyalldranksome.CoachRainvillehasazerotoleranceruleondrugsandalcoholforhermembersthoughitwasaharddecisiontomake.Whenclassesresumedandaccountsofholidaypartieswereshared,rumorsaboutthefivegirlsbeganclosinginonthem.Thecoachsaidshecouldn’tbackdownonherrules.Andtheplayers-twojuniorstudentsandseniorstudents-agreed.Thatnightinthegymwaspartoftheirpublicsupportofthecoach’sdecision.“Wehopeyouwillunderstandthatwearenotbadkids.Whatwedidwasdefinitelynotworthit.Wehopethiseventwillmakeeveryonerealizethatthereisabigdrugandalcoholprobleminourcommunity,”oneoftheseniorstudentssaid,“Andifyouworkwithustotrytosolvethisproblem,youwillhelpusfeelthatwehavenotbeenthrownoffourbasketballteamfornothing.”Thefiveleftthefloortodeafeningapplause.Theteammaynotwinanothergamethisyear.Butthey’velearntsomethingaboutpersonalresponsibility,theeffectofone’sactiononothers,andhonestythatwillservethemwellthroughoutlife.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatfivegirlswhowerekickedofftheteamwere_.A．verygoodplayersontheteamB．addictedtoalcoholanddrugsC．threejuniorstudentsandtwoseniorstudentsD．scoldedbytheirparentsfordrinkingalcohol2、Whatdidthegirlsdotosupporttheircoach’sdecision?A．Theydidn’tfightforDanvilleHighSchoolanymore.B．Theyallgavespeechestoapologizeinthelocalpress.C．Theyadmittedtheirmistakeinpublicinthegymnasium.D．Theywouldneverdrinkanyalcoholthroughouttheirlife.3、WhichwordbestdescribesthecoachRainville?A．Indifferent. B．Strict.C．Stubborn. D．Cruel.4、Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Growingupwithpain B．AbadmistakeC．Teamrulesareeverything D．Basketballgirlsinhighschool22．（8分）InAmerica，thenumberofpeoplekilledincarcrashesin2016wasabove40，000forthefirsttimeinadecade，datareleasedonWednesdayshows．“Americansbelievethereisnothingwecandotostopcrashesfromhappening，butthatisn'ttrue．Wearebehindtherestofthedevelopedworldinaddressinghighwayfatalities(死亡)．Wejusthaven'tbeenwillingtodowhatneedstobedone，”saidDeborahA．P．Hersman，presidentoftheNationalSafetyCouncil．TheNationalSafetyCouncildatashowsa6percentincreaseindeathsin2018whencomparedwith2015anda3percentincreaseinthenumberofmilesAmericanadrovein2016．“Motorvehiclefatalitynumbershavebeenringingthealarmfortwoyears，”Hersmansaid．“Unfortunately，wehavebeenblindtothedataandthekillingsonourroadways．Ifwefailtotakeaction，thedeathtellwillcontinuetorise．”“Thetrendisclear：Afteryearsofprogress，highwaydeathsareheadinginthewrongdirection，”saidJonathanAdkins，astatesafetyofficial．Thenumberofpeoplekilledreachedarecordlowof32，675in2014，accordingtoNHTSAstatistics．Thatrecordfollowedafairlysteadydownwardtrackforthepastsixyearsthatexpertsattributeditprimarilytosafetyfeaturesthathavebeenbuiltintocarsandtrucks．Safetyadvancesincludingincreasedseat-beltuse，airbags，anti-lockbraking，stabilitycontrolsandelectronicwarningsandcameras．Thebadeconomyandhighgaspricesalsoinfluencedthereductionindeaths．Now，withunemploymentandgaspricesbothlow，morepeoplearedrivingforworkandpleasuretrips．“It’snotjustthatAmericansdrivemoremileswhentheeconomyimproves；it’sthekindofmilestheydrive，”saidAdrianLund，presidentoftheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety．1、What’sHersman’sattitudetowardsthepresentsituation?A．Ithasbeengettingbetter． B．Itcanhardlybeimproved．C．Theeffortsarefarfromenough． D．Muchworkhartalreadybeendone．2、Whatdowelearnaboutthenumberofhighwaydeathsin2013inAmerica?A．It’slowerthanthatin2014． B．It’slowerthanthatin2010．C．It’sthelowestinrecentyears． D．It’sthehighestinrecentlyyears．3、Whatwillhappenwiththeeconomicrecovery?A．Thegaspriceswillgoup． B．Thegaspricewillgodown．C．Therewillbemorehighwaydeaths． D．Therewillbefewerhighwaydeaths．4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TrafficDeathsAreontheRise B．HighwayDeathsWillDropoffC．MeasurestoHandleCarCrashes D．SafetyAdvancesinCarsAreMade23．（8分）1、Whatcausedmusicalstomoveinanewdirectionduringthe1930's?A．Thedevelopmentofnewmusicalinstruments.B．Theaudiencesdemandformorerealisticartforms.C．Therisingpopularityofothertypesofentertainment.D．Thegreateracceptanceofblackperformersbywhiteaudiences.2、Inwhichperioddidmusicaltheatrebecomemorecomplexanddramatic?A．Pre-1900. B．1900-1929.C．1940-1949. D．1950-1959.3、WhatcanbereasonablyinferredaboutthemusicalWestSideStory?A．Ittolditsstoryinanewway.B．Itwasbasedonatruestory.C．Itwasanon-Broadwayshow.D．Itwasnotverysuccessfulatfirst.24．（8分）“AuldLangSyne”isasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?),but,inAmerica,it’sasmuchapartofNewYears’traditionaswine.Butwhy?Thelyrics(歌词)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.”Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸张的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifeMagazine:“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn’tthinkitwasknownhere.Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.1、HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?A．Confused.B．Moved.C．Energetic.D．Comfortable.2、WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?A．Tohopeforgoodluck.B．TocelebratetheNewYear.C．InhonorofRobertBums.D．Inmemoryofthepast.3、WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?A．HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.B．HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.C．HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.D．HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?B．WhoMakesAuldLangSynePopular?C．HowdoesAuldLangSyneComeintoBeing?D．WhydoPeopleSingAuldLangSyneonNewYearEve?25．（10分）Whales,sealsandwalrusesstaywarmincoldwaterbecausetheyhaveathicklayerofblubber.Wehumansrelyonsomethinglikeblubber—neoprenerubberwetsuits—tospendtimeincoldwater.Butthethickversionsforreallyicywaterareheavyandclumsy.Soratherthantakingafterbigmarinemammals,whatifwecouldlearnfromthelittlerones,likebeaversandotters?“Theseanimalsarequitesmallandtheycan’tcarryaroundathicklayerofblubber.Soinsteadtheyhavefurthatisevolvedtotrapair,andthisairprovidesalayerofinsulationfortheminwater.”AliceNastoisagraduatestudentinmechanicalengineeringatMIT.Scientistshaveknownaboutthisair-trappinginsulationmechanismforalongtime,buttheyhadnotteasedoutthedetailsofhowitworks.SoNastoandhercolleaguestookonthechallenge.“We’recreatingthesefurrysamplesfromtheserubberymaterialsbylasercuttingmoldsandcastingthesehairysurfaces.Andthroughourapproachwecanpreciselycontrolthespacingofthehairsandthelengthofthehairs.”Theresearchersthencreatedasystemtogatherdatawhentheirpelts(毛皮)enteredandmovedthroughaliquid—inthiscasenotwater,butsiliconeoil,whichmakesiteasiertoseeairbubbles.Thekeyistokeepthepelt’sairlayerintact(完好的).“Sowhenthey’recrossingtheairwaterinterface,initiallytheirhairytextureisfullofair.Andthenyougointowater.Howmuchoftheaircomesdownwithyouasyou’removinginthroughtheinterface.Sothat’swhatthismodelwilltellyou.”Theyfoundthatthedenserthehairs,themoretheairgetstrapped，whichshouldkeeptheanimal—orpotentiallythehumaninafuturefurrywetsuit—warm.TheresearchisinthejournalPhysicalReviewFluids.“Whatwewouldliketoworkonmovingforwardisunderstanding,afteryoudiveintothewater,howdoyoumaintainthisairlayertrappedinyourfur.Andthere’slotsofinterestingpropertiesofthefurinnaturethatwehaven’tyetlookedatinourmodelthatcouldhelpexplainhowthismechanismmightwork.”Sofornow,cold-waterdiversandsurferswillstillemulatesealsorsealions.Butthedaymaycomewhenthey’llmorecloselyresembleottersorbeavers.1、Whatcanmakelittlermammalskeepwarmincoldwater?A．Anair-trappinginsulationmechanism.B．Athicklayerofblubber.C．Afurthatisevolvedtotrapair.D．Aneoprenerubberwetsuit.2、Nastoandhercolleagueshaverevealed_______________.A．thedenserthehairs,themoretheaircanbecarriedwith.B．thewaythisair-trappinginsulationmechanismworks.C．howtheairlayertrappedinthefurismaintainedinwater.D．theexistenceoftheair-trappinginsulationmechanism.3、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom______________.A．anewspaperB．atravelbookC．amedicalreportD．asciencemagazine4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AFantasticLayerofFurB．AnImportantResearchC．AWonderfulMechanismD．AGraduate’sChallenge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）Iwon’tforgetmyvoluntaryexperienceawhileback.Italwaysremindsmewhatpeopletrulyneedisnotalwaysso1.Thisstoryisalessonwhichhasstayedwithmeandhelpedmeeversince.ItwasThanksgivingandIwasvolunteeringwithmymotherata2fortheneedy.Westoodbehindthecounter3foodtowhoevercamein.Itseemedthatmostofourdinershadbeenhaving4times.Theirclotheswereragged,wornanddry;theywerehungryandtired.5,theylookedneedy!Whenwewerebusywiththeunluckyfellows,awell-dressedmancameinwholooked6butpoor.Iwonderedwhathewasdoingthereandmyjawdroppedin7whenhejoinedthelineforfood.Thecloserhecametomyservicestation,themoreImuttered.Whatwasthismandoing?Iwantedtoknow.Surelyhewasn’tgoingtotakethefood8forthosereallyinneed!Hehadsmalltalkswith9andthelookonhisfacesuggestedthathejustwishedto10beingalone.Thenmymother11tookmetooneside,saying,“Youhave12thattheneedsofthepeoplewhocomeheremustbepurely13:hunger,inadequateshelter,clothing,etc.Butthisgentlemanseemstohavenoneofthoseproblems.Whatifhisneedsareemotional?Whatifheneeds14,friends,orjusttobeamongotherhumanbeings?”Herwords15melikeatonofbricks!IfeltlikeIshouldapologizetotheman,butIdidn’t.Aboutaweeklater,froman16source,theshelterreceivedalargedonation.Ican’thelpbut17ifitcamefromthatman.Now,wheneverImeetothers,Iremembermymother’swordsandtrytosendkindnessandblessingstothem,18howtheylook.Needsaren’talwaysvisible.Maybeemotional19isnotonlytheloneliestfeeling,butthemostdifficultneedtoget20.Butkindnessalwaysmakesadifference.1、A．immediate B．universal C．obvious D．similar2、A．station B．hospital C．canteen D．shelter3、A．distributing B．processing C．appointing D．reserving4、A．enjoyable B．smooth C．rough D．permanent5、A．Invain B．InBrief C．Inparticular D．Incontrast6、A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something7、A．sorrow B．amazement C．delight D．relief8、A．lent B．paid C．meant D．rewarded9、A．theorganizer B．thevolunteer C．thedonor D．thepoor10、A．escape B．appreciate C．compromise D．represent11、A．violently B．quietly C．angrily D．curiously12、A．grasped B．supposed C．doubted D．confirmed13、A．practical B．mental C．personal D．physical14、A．food B．income C．comfort D．clothes15、A．hit B．persuaded C．attracted D．injured16、A．unbelievable B．unique C．unwilling D．unknown17、A．forecast B．wonder C．imagine D．reflect18、A．regardlessof B．butfor C．apartfrom D．dueto19、A．support B．character C．behavior D．hunger20、A．advocated B．solved C．met D．provided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）November11,knownas“SinglesDay”,hasgrownintoChina’sandpossiblytheworld’s1．(busy)onlineshoppingday.SinglesDay2．(create)byChinesecollegestudentsinthe1990sas3．versionofValentine’sDayforpeoplewithoutromanticpartners.Onthatday,unattachedyoungpeoplewouldtreateachothertodinnerorgivegiftstochasethatspecialsomeone4．(end)theirsinglestatus.Thatgift-givinghelpedtoturn5．intoamajorshoppingeventassellerssawamarketingopportunityandlaunchedSinglesDaysales.ItisChina’s6．(respond)toCyberMondayintheUS,thedayafterThanksgivingweekend,7．onlineshoppingforChristmasbegins.Lastyear,8．(businessman)onTaobaoandTtookinabout$3billiononSinglesDay.Thisfigureexceededthetotalof$1.25billionthatU.S.onlinebusinessearnedonCyberMonday,9．(make)SinglesDaythebiggeste­commercesalesdayonrecord.Chinahasthebiggestpopulationofonlineusersintheworld,10．about538millionpeopleonline.Now,itfollowstheU.S.andJapaninonlinespendingandisforecastedtorisetofirstplaceasearlyasthisyear.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。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(八)，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:l、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。Recently,thenumberofforeignvisitorstoChinahavebeenontheincrease、Duringourstay,theyallshowedastronglyinterestinourtraditionalculture、Asweallknew,Englishisplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleinpromoteculturalexchangesnowadays、SowemustlearntospeakthefluentEnglish、Weshouldalsoenrichourknowledgesoftraditionalculture、Besides,EnglishChannelsshouldbeopened,fromthatforeignvisitorscangetmoreinformationaboutourculture、Inconclusion,thepromotionofourcultureneedscombiningefforts、Onlyinthiswaycanforeignvisitorshaveabetterunderstandingourcountry、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）为了帮助中学生健康成长，某中学英文