2023-2024学年江苏省五校扬子中学高考英语四模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年江苏省五校(扬子中学高考英语四模试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy2．—SometimesIamevensleepyinclass.—It’sterrible.You_____aswellgotobedearlier.A．should B．willC．might D．can3．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff4．Herdoctorindicatedthatevenaddinga(n)_____amountofdailyexercisewoulddramaticallyimproveherhealth.A．modestB．equalC．considerableD．exact5．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough6．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing7．AsurveysuggeststhattheroyalweddingofPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton_____agreatboostforBritisheconomybecausealargenumberofvisitorsareexpectedtogo.A．willbe B．hasbeen C．was D．be8．—Someonewantsyouonthephone.—________nobodyknowsIamhere.A．AlthoughB．AndC．SoD．But9．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime10．Sarah______changehermind,eventhoughsheknewtheplanwashardtocarryout.A．mustn’t B．wouldn’tC．shouldn’t D．needn’t11．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．asifD．sothat12．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven13．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which14．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake15．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined16．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned17．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof18．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact19．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether20．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a;不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a;the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）It'scomfortingtothinkifyouweresomehowswallowedbyawhale,you'dsimplyhangoutinhisstomachuntilheeventuallyspatyouout,unharmedandwhole.Unfortunately,yourchanceofendingupinthistypeofsituationisprettylow.In2012reporterBenShattuckreadtherecordsattheNewBedfordWhalingMuseumResearchLibrary.Despitehisextensiveresearchatoneofthemostcomprehensivewhalingarchives(档案),hefailedtofindasinglereportofanyoneeverbeingswallowedalivebyawhale.Hefoundplentyofreportsofwhalerswhowerebittenorinjuredbythecreatures,andseveralwhodiedafterfightingwithawhale,butnonerelatedtoswallowing.Withwhales'largemouths,itcertainlyseemspossiblethatawhalecouldswallowsomeonewhole,sowhyisitsounlikely?Baleenwhales,orwhaleswithoutteeth,aresomeofthelargestcreaturesontheplanet.Despitetheirmassivesize,baleenwhalescouldnevergetyouintotheirbelliesthankstotheirrelativelysmallesophagus(食道).Thesewhalesaredesignedtoeatsmallseacreatures,andtheopeningintheirthroatisonlyaboutaslargeasabasketball,soyou'dnevermakeitthatfar.Butwhatabouttoothedwhales?Spermwhaleseatwholeseals,soyoucouldeasilyfitdowntheirthroatsandintotheirstomachs.However,onceyoureachedthefirstofthespermwhale'sfourstomachs,yourjourneywouldprobablyendquickly.Notonlywouldthewhale'sstomachacidmakequickworkofyou,butyou'dexperienceadistinctlackofairontheinside.Actually,you'remorelikelytogeteatenorinjuredasyoutrytomakeitpastthespermwhale'ssharpteeth.Plentyofwhalers,havefoughtwithspermwhalesandlosttheirhandsorlivesduetothesemeanteeth.1、WhatdidBenShattuck'sresearchin2012show?A．Manypeoplehadbeenkilledbywhales.B．Onlyasinglewhalehadswallowedpeople.C．Whaleshadoftenbeeninjuredbywhalers.D．Nowhaleshadbeenfoundswallowingpeople.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutbaleenwhalesinthistext?A．Theyhaveonlyafewteeth.B．Theylikebigseacreaturesbest.C．Theyhaverelativelysmallesophagus.D．Theyarethelargestanimalsintheworld.3、Whatisthemostlikelytoolforspermwhalestoinjurehumans?A．Theirthroats.B．Thefourstomachs.C．Theinsideofthestomach.D．Themeanteeth.4、Whatmaybethebesttideforthetext?A．WillWhalesKillHumans?B．CanWhalesSwallowPeopleAlive?C．DoWhalesonlyEatSmallCreatures?D．HowCanPeopleResearchonWhales?22．（8分）ThenumberofgiraffesisbecomingsmalleracrossAfrica,accordingtotheGiraffeConservationFoundation.Thetotalpopulationhasdroppedby40percentinthelast15years.Surprisingly,evenscientistshaven’tgivenmuchattentiontogiraffes.Wearelearningmoreabouttheirecology,butwhatweknowisstillwaybehindwhatweknowaboutotherspecies.“It’sasilentextinction,”saidDr.JulianHennessy,awildlifescientist.“Themainreasonforthesmallernumberofgiraffesistheirlossoflivingplaces,”saidHennessy,“asanincreasingpartoflandisusedforfarming.Buthuntingalsohasabiginfluence.”Youmightwonderwhyhunterswouldfocusongiraffes.Firstofall,onceagiraffeisbroughtdown,thereislotsofmeatwithasmallamountofeffort.Besides,thereisanotherthingencouragingthehunting.InTanzania,Hennessysays,thelatestwordonthestreetisthateatinggiraffemeatcouldcureAIDS.Freshgiraffeheadsandbonescanbesoldatpricesofupto$140perpiece.Anotherwidespreadmisconceptionaboutgiraffesisthattheyareeverywhere.Lookatkids’bookswhicharefullofgiraffes.Theyarealwaysinzoocollections.Theycanbeseeneasily,soyoudon’tthinkwehavetoworryaboutthem.Butthetruthisthattheyareindangerofextinction.Thereisalackofrightandtruedata.Hennessyandotherresearchersarenowpullingtogetherthedataneededtoimprovethesituationoftheentiregiraffespeciesandallninesubspecies(亚种).Theinformationwillbeusedtochangethegiraffe’slistingontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureRedList,whichnowliststhespeciesasof“leastconcern”buttwosubspeciesas“endangered”.“It’salotofworktogatherthenecessaryinformation,”Hennessysays.“Andseveralothergiraffesubspecieswillberecommendedforendangeredlistingsnextyearortheyearafter.”Hehopesthattheworldwillfinallystarttotakenoticeofhowendangeredthesebelovedanimalshavebecome.1、Bysaying“It’sasilentextinction”,Hennessytellsusthat______.A．giraffesareunpopularinAfricaB．thegiraffeisalwayssilentindailylifeC．theecologyofAfricaneedsmoreattentionD．theextinctionoccurswithoutenoughattention2、WhathascausedthehighpriceofgiraffemeatinTanzania?A．Thecountry’scustom.B．Theillegalinternationaltrade.C．Thecostofhuntingagiraffe.D．Theideathatit’sacureforAIDS.3、ThemisconceptioninPara.3canbecorrectedby______.A．preventingillegalhuntinginAfricaB．rewritingkids’booksaboutgiraffesC．providingreliabledataaboutgiraffesD．spreadingscientificknowledgeofAIDS4、ThefinalpurposeofHennessy’sgreateffortisto______.A．collectmoreinformationaboutgiraffesB．raisepublicawarenessofprotectinggiraffesC．provegiraffeswilldisappearinthenextfewyearsD．workwiththeInternationalUnionforConservationofNature23．（8分）TheKingreceivednewsonedaythatagroupoutlawswerecommittingsomewrongandcruelactsonadistantborderofthekingdom.ThenewsangeredtheKing.Hequicklygatheredhisarmyandstartedoffforthedistantborder,leavinghiskingdomunguardedandwithoutaruler.Ontheirlongmarch,theKingandhisarmymadecampforthenightwherevertheycould.Onerainydaytheystoppedinaforest,seekingshelterunderthetrees.Theyunsaddled（卸鞍）theirhorsesandsteamedsomepeas,whichtheyfedtotheirsteeds(战马)inlongnarrowcontainers.Amonkeyinatreenearbysawthehorsesbeingfed,andhecameracingdown,fille9dbothpawswithpeas,thenclimbedquicklyuptoabranchandsettleddowntoeat.Butasheopenedonepaw,asinglepeafelltotheground.Withouthesitation,mymonkeyjumpedfromhisbranchtohuntforthelostpea,andindoingso，hedroppedalltheotherpeasinhispaws.TheKingobservedthisfoolishmonkeyandwasgreatlyamused.Heturnedtohisministerandasked:"Friend,whatdoyouthinkofthismonkeywhowouldgiveupsomuchtoretrievesolittle?""Thatisthewayofthefoolish,"repliedtheminister,"theywillgiveupmuchthatiscertainforalittlethatisuncertain."Thenheadded,"Andwe,GreatKing,arewenotlikethemonkeyinthetrees.Togainsolittleweneglect(忽略)somuchexactlylikethemonkeywithitspea.TheKingunderstoodtheblameandrealizedhowveryfoolishhehadbeenhimselftoleavehiskingdomunguarded.Hegaveoutorderstohismen,andheandhisarmyreturnedatoncetotheircountry.1、WhatdidtheKingdoafterheknewagroupofbadguysweredoingsomethingillegal?A．Heaskedtheministerforadvice. B．Heledhisarmytodefeatthem.C．Hefoundsomemonkeystofeed D．Helookedforsheltersintheforest.2、TheministerpersuadedtheKingtogiveuphisoriginalplanby________.A．steamingsomepeastofeedthehorsesB．amusingtheKingwiththemonkey’strickC．blamingthekinggentlyusingthemonkey’sexample.D．goingbackandguardingthecountry.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrieve”inthefifthparagraphmean?A．bringup B．getbackC．giveaway D．comeup4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnAngryKing B．ABattleagainsttheOutlawsC．ASimple-mindedMonkey D．AnUnguardedKingdom24．（8分）Lastweek,twocompanies,KittyHawkandUber,announcedtheirplanstobringflyingcarstorealityverysoon.KittyHawkpresident,SebastianThrun,announcedKittyHawk’sflyingcarplanslastMonday.Accordingtoitswebsite,thecariselectric-poweredandwillbeabletotravelatspeedsupto40kilometersanhour.Itsayssuchamachine“doesnotrequireregistrationorapilot’slicenseandmaybeflowninuncrowdedareasforrecreationalpurposes.”Asofnow,thecarcanonlybeflownoverfreshwater.KittyHawkismakingalistofpeopleinterestedinbuyingtheflyingcar.Theymustpayadepositof$100.Thosewhogettheirnamesonthelistearlywillreceive$2,000offthefinalcostofthecar.However,KittyHawkhasnotyetannouncedtheprice.Itsfirstflyingcarsareexpectedtogoonsalebytheendofthisyear.UnliketheKittyHawkcompany,Uberdoesnotplantobuilditsflyingcars.UberexpectstolaunchflyingtaxisinDallas-Ft.Worth,Texas,USby2020.LiketheKittyHawkcar,Uberflyingtaxiswilluseelectricpower.Ubersaysitsflyingtaxiscouldtravelupto241kilometersanhour.ThecompanysaysthatcouldreducethetraveltimebetweenSanFranciscoandSanJose,Californiafrom2hoursontheroadto15minutesintheair.RiderscouldusetheUberapptobookaflyingtaxitotakethemtotheirdestinations.Thecompanyhasnotyetsaidhowcostlyairtaxitravelwouldbecomparedtoroadtaxitravel.Soonerthanyouthink,flyingcarsmayappearinthesky.Muchconvenienceastheywillbring,justimaginehavingtoavoidotherflyingcars.Also,whatifyourbatterydieswhenyouareintheair?And,howwillyouknowwheretoland?1、WhatmayKittyHawk’sflyingcarbeusedforatpresent?A．Acceleratingthespeed.B．Havingfun.C．Advertisingthecompany.D．Fetchingwater.2、WhatdoweknowaboutKittyHawk’sflyingcarfromthethirdparagraph?A．Itcoststwothousanddollarseach.B．Itcantraveloverwater.C．Itoffers$100toitspotentialbuyers.D．Ithasn’tgonetomarket.3、InwhatwayisUber’sflyingtaxisimilartoKittyHawk’sflyingcar?A．Theytravelatthesamespeed.B．Theyareelectric-powered.C．TheyaresupportedbytheUberapp.D．Theyrequireaflyinglicense.4、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthetext?A．Tocallforpublicdonations.B．Tointroducesomeadvantages.C．Topromoteinterestinscience.D．Totalkaboutpossibleproblems.25．（10分）ChinesefashiondesignerWangTaoreleasedherfall-winter2019collectioninNewYorkonFebruary9,thetenthtimeherbrand,TaorayWang,hasbeenfeaturedattheNewYorkFashionWeek.SittingonthefrontrowoftheshowwereU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump’syoungestdaughterTiffanyTrumpwithhermotherMarlaMaples,aswellasformerFoxNewshostKimberlyGuilfoyle.TiffanyTrump,afanofTaorayWang,woreacustommadewhitedouble-breastedcoatbyWangtoherfather’sinauguration(就职典礼)ceremonyinJanuary2017.Wang’slatestcollection,Eternity,ispartlyinspiredbyTiffanyTrump.Inthiscollection,Wangcombinestheunconventionalbeautyofthe1970s,representedbyfamousAmericanmodelLaurenHuttonandthefemalelookfavoredbypeoplesuchasTiffanyTrump.Thetwowomenarefromintwodifferentagegroupswithtwodifferentstylesbutbothareconfidentandbrave,saidWangwhileattendinghershowinManhattan.“Beautyisnotabouttimeorage.It’sallaboutattitude.’’AlongwithChina’sgrowingeconomicstrength,Chinesefashionhasgraduallygainedworldwideattention,saidWang,addingthatonlywhenmoreandmoreforeignerswearclothesdesignedbyChinesepeople,willitmeanarealriseofChinesefashionontheglobalstage.Wanghasadiversebackground.WithadegreeinhistoryfromEastChinaNormalUniversityinShanghai,WanggotaseconddegreeinfashionfromJapan’stopfashioninstituteTokyoModeGakut'n,whereshereceivedfiveinternationalawardsindesign.ShewasselectedbyJunkoKoshino—awell-kownJapanesedesigner,toheadthestudioasthechiefmen’sdesigner.Torealizeherglobalcareerambitions,WangthenleftJapantogototheUKwheresheworkedasaleadingdesigner.In2002shereturnedtoChinaandledtherepositioningofbroadcast:bo,makingitoneofthetop10Chinesewomen’slabels.WangiscurrentlyaboardmemberoftheShanghaiRiboFashionGroup.1、WhoprobablygaveWang’sinspirationforherlatestcollection?A．TiffanyTrumpandMarlaMaples. B．JunkoKoshirioandKirnbrlyGuilfnyle.C．TiffanyTrumpandDonaldTrump. D．TiffanyTrumpandLaurenHutlon.2、WheredidWangTaowinfiveinternationalawardsindesign?A．InTokyo. B．InNewYork. C．InManhattan. D．InShanghai.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．BothTaorayWangandboarewellreceived.B．WangTaoworkedinUKasachiefmen’sdesigner.C．ItistheTrumpwhomakeWangTaobecomefamous.D．WangTaostudiedfashioninEastChinaNormalUniversity.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．WangTao’sdiverseeducationbackground.B．AChinesedesigner’swayontheglobalstage.C．ThedesignstyleofaChinesefashiondesigner.D．WangTao’sfall-winter2019collectioninNewYork.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）ALettertoMyDadFouryearsagowefoundoutaboutthecancergrowinginsideyou.Youtoldmethenewsthatithadalreadyspreadandthatyoudidn’tknowhowlongyouhad1.Iwasstillatuniversity.Aparentdyingwassomethingthathappenedto2people-peopleolderthanme.Ispentthefirstfewmonthsin3.ForthefirsttimeIfelt4.IwishedIcouldjust5youandtakethecancerout.ButtherewasnothingIcoulddo.We’vebeen6.Youreactedwelltotreatmentandyou’restillhere,thoughwedon’tknowforhowmuch7.I’vealwayswantedtosaythatIloveyou,andthatI’m8foreverythingyou’vegivenme.ButIcan’t.Itfeelslikeitisthisunwritten9inourfather-sonrelationshipthat10it.You’reamanconservativeandguardedwithyour11.Youkeepthemtoyourselfand12otherstodothesame.ButIknowyou13.I’veseenyourproudlookswhenI’vetoldyouaboutmy14atworkandschoolovertheyears.I’veseenyour15whenthingshaven’tgonewell.Irememberalltheoffersofhelp.Iwishwecouldtalkaboutwhatwe16toeachother.Iwishyoucouldtellmeyou’re17andIcouldtellyouIloveyou.Iwishthese18conceptsofmasculinity(男子气概)weren’tsodeeply19inbothofus.Maybewewillstillseeourwaytothat20beforeyougo.Butwhateverthecase,Ijustneedtosayit—Iloveyou,andthankyou.1、A．waitedB．leftC．sufferedD．stayed2、A．anyB．fewC．otherD．all3、A．doubtB．angerC．vainD．shock4、A．powerlessB．nervousC．lostD．bored5、A．reachintoB．turntoC．standbyD．lookinto6、A．confusedB．luckyC．activeD．hopeless7、A．betterB．deeperC．longerD．further8、A．eagerB．gratefulC．regretfulD．desperate9、A．letterB．wordC．ideaD．rule10、A．preventsB．changesC．destroysD．transforms11、A．illnessesB．feelingsC．belongingsD．opinions12、A．requireB．expectC．allowD．persuade13、A．lieB．understandC．careD．fear14、A．achievementsB．difficultiesC．goalsD．experiences15、A．powerB．angerC．curiosityD．concern16、A．haveB．giveC．leaveD．mean17、A．conservativeB．braveC．proudD．helpful18、A．absurdB．importantC．usefulD．popular19、A．lostB．trappedC．rootedD．covered20、A．situationB．solutionC．achievementD．conversation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）OnOct．16，2018，oneofthetwoco﹣foundersofMicrosoft，PaulG．Allen，1．（die）atage65fromcancer．When2．comestoMicrosoft，thefirstpersonwethinkof3．（be）BillGates，theotherco﹣founderofthefirm．However，Allenwasjustasimportanttothe4．（create）ofthecompany．Allenwas，manypeoplesay，amuchquieterperson．Hewascontentwiththesciencesideofthings，whileGateshasthe5．（good）headforbusiness．WhenthepairstartedMicrosoftinthemid﹣1970s，theyfocusedonthemicrocomputerindustry．Microcomputersweresmallcomputers6．（design）tobeusedinthehome．7．theylacked，though，wasanoperatingsystem，whichiswhereMicrosoftcamein．Thecompany'sbigbreakcamein1980，8．MicrosoftcreatedtheMS﹣DOSoperatingsystem．LatercameWindows．AfterAllenpassedaway．BillGatesmadeastatement9．（praise）Allen，"Eveninhighschool，beforemostpeopleknewwhatapersonalcomputerwas，Paulpredictedthatchipswouldgetsuper﹣powerfulandwould10．（eventual）giverisetoawholenewindustry．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短文。短文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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。JohnSnow—adoctor,whoattendedQueenVictoriaasherpersonalphysician.Buthewaswillingtohelpordinarypeopleexposedincholera.Manypeoplediedeverytimetherewasaoutbreak.Hewantedtofacethechallengeandsolvetheproblem.Notheoriescaughtherattention.Thefirstsuggestedthatcholeramultipliedintheair.Thesecondsuggestedthatpeopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodiesandthediseaseattackedthebody.JohnSnowbelievedthesecondwasrightbutheneededevidences.WhenanotheroutbreakhitLondonin1854,hewasreadytobeginhisenquiryandtriedtogetmoreinformation.Hefoundthatmostofthedeathswasnearawaterpumpandthespreadofthediseasewaswithwater.Withtheinformation,hewasabletoconcludethatpollutingwatercarriedthevirus.Afterthat,hesuggestedthesourceofallthewatersupplieswasexamined.Finally"KingCholera"defeated.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分