2024届广东省肇庆第四中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届广东省肇庆第四中学高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative2．—Whatdoyouwanttodonext?Wehavehalfanhouruntilthebasketballgame.—_____.Whateveryouwanttodoisfinewithme.A.It’suptoyou B．GladtohearthatC．Youcan’tmissit D．Itjustdepends3．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence4．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where5．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited6．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is7．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith8．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied9．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so10．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．as C．eventhough D．incase11．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase12．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif13．They’veseenmanyfamousscholarsintheconference.HowIwishI______it!A．haveattended B．willattendC．wouldattend D．hadattended14．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown15．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished16．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．available17．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto18．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit19．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where20．---How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?---It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must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）Durian(榴莲)isprobablythesmelliestfruitintheworld,lettingoutanunusualunpleasantsmellwhichwouldmakeanyonebringup.However,nobodywasawareofwhatgavethisfruititsuniquesmell,soateamofresearchersfromSingaporedecidedtotakealookatitsgenome(基因组)andfindout,Durianiswell-knownthroughoutSoutheastAsiaasthekingoffruits,mostlybecauseofitsawfulappearanceandsmell.However,theoriginofthisunpleasantsmellwasunknown,soresearchersdecidedtomapthegenomeofthefruit,andfindthegenethatcontrolledit.Agroupofgenes,volatilesulfurcompounds(含硫化合物),becameveryactiveinthefruit,andtheywerefoundresponsibleforresultingintheunpleasantsmell.Thefruitconfuseseveryonewithasulfuricsmell,likerottenonionsandingredients.Thesmelllastslong,mostlybecausethefruitcontainsmorevolatilesulfurcompounds.Otherspeciesusuallybenefitfromtwogenecopiesatmost,butdurianhasfour,leadingtothestrikingsmell.However,thissmellmightbeanadvantagefordurianinthewild.Althoughwefinditunpleasant,manyanimalsmightbeattractedbyit.Iftheyeatthefruit,thentheycaneasilyspreaditsseedseverywhere,thuscontributingtothedistributionofthespecies.Themappingoftheduriangenomealsoshowedsomeotherinformationonthespecies.Firstofall,thefruithasanimpressivenumberofgenes,namely46,000.Also,withthehelpofthesegenes,theysawhowitevolved,anddiscovereditwasrelatedtothecacaotree.AlltheotherdiscoverieshavebeenpublishedinthejournalNatureGenetics.Despitethestrikingsmell,manypeopleactuallyenjoyeatingthefruit.However,notalldurianspeciesareedible,andsomeofthemmayevencausedamagetoourhealth,Evenso,thefruitisoftenimported,significantlycontributingtotheeconomy.1、Whatgivedurianitsuniquesmell?A．Onionsnearby.B．Twogenecopies.C．Rotteningredientsinit.D．Volatilesulfurcompounds.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evolved”inParagraph5probablymean?A．Developed.B．Escaped.C．Predicted.D．Tolerated.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Nobirdsenjoyeatingdurian.B．Duriancanbeplantedallovertheworld.C．Someofdurianspeciescannotbeeaten.D．Durianhasnorelationshipwiththecacaotree.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．What’sDurian?B．TheInfluenceoftheSmellC．TheDistributionofDurianD．TheMysteryoftheUnpleasantSmellofDurian22．（8分）InSpain,thereareasmanygazpachos(西班牙冷汤菜）asthereareSpanishpeople.Everyfamilyherehasitsownrecipewithitsownlittlechanges.Imuchprefergazpachomildoinafoodmill，asthat:allowstorsometexture(口感），andthatisthewayitwasmadewhenIwasyoung,Nowadaysitisdoneinablender,anelectricmachinetormixingsoftfoodsmilliquidtogether,butitdoesnottornoutexactlythesame.Machine-blendedgazpachowithbreadandoliveoilismorelikeasalmorejo(chilledtomatosoup),butwithoutthatsoup’screamysmoothness.Althoughtomatoesandpeppersarrivedonourtablesbythe16thcentury,redgazpachosthatmodthemdidnotbecomepopularuntilthe19thcentury.Biglandownerfamiliesthathadalotofcountryemployeesgenerallyhada“gazpachero”，amanwhowouldpreparegazpachoforthepeasantsworkingontheirestates.Thesemenmadegazpachobypoundingthevegetablemixtureinanolivewoodbowl,asinamortar.Theywereverypatients,asittookquitesometime.Themaindifferencebetweengazpachoandsomeofitsvariationsliesintextureandemulsion(乳状液).InaclassicSpanishgazpacho,oliveoilissimplystirredinattheend；insalmorejo,porraandothersoups?theoliveoilisemulsified,resultinginrdbrighterorangecolourandasmooth,creamytexture.Pipirrana'scomponentsarethesameasthoseingazpacho，buttheyarccutintopieces；withtheadditionofalittlewateroricecubes，itturnsintoaliquidsalad，andthebreadisservedseparately，fordipping.Gazpachoisasophisticated(复杂的)dishthattakestoamultitudeofvariations.Butwithallitsversatility(易变），itstillrequiresacertainbalanceofcomponents.Inparticular,toomuchvinegarorgarliccanruinitHereinSpain，gazpachocanbeadrink，aadip，asauceorseasoning,astarter*amaindish，evenadessert.Itiseatenatanytimeotthedayandatanytimeduringameal.Nothingismoredeliciousthanapieceoftoastwithalittlegazpachoorsalmorejoforbreakfast!Gazpachogoeswellwithalmosteverythingbutisdifficulttopairwithwine.Thebestwinestodrinkwithgazpachoaresherries(fortifiedwinesfromJerez)andwhites.1、Whichofthefollowingopinionscanyouinferthewriterisinfavourof?A．Nootherfoodintheworldismoredeliciousthangazpachos.B．Anewtechniquedoesnotnecessarilymeananimprovement,C．Youcannotmakeanyrealachievementwithoutabigdream.D．Arecipeisthecrucialfactorinwhetheradishwillbepopular.2、WhichofthefollowingcanIx?TRUEtothefact?A．Gazpachoshaveasourtaste,B．Gazpachosmeunhealthyfood.C．Gazpachosstartedinthe16thcentury.D．Gazpachosarenothingbutapopulardish.3、Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tointroducegazpachostothereaders.B．Toshowwaysofpreparinggnzpachos.C．Toexplainwhygazpachosarepopular.D．Tourgepeopletoeatmoregazpachos.23．（8分）Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationofanycomingsevereweather.Thefirstalertmyhusband,JimmyandIgotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thewindbegantoroar,thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Weneedtoreachthestrongestplace—theclosetonthefirstfloor,whichiswedgedunderneathabrickstaircase.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Iheldthebanistertightlyandtriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace,witheverythingrattlingandmoving.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewoutandthebackwallofthehousefollowedsuitandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy’sarm,tryingtobringJimmywiththenever-fully-shutdoor.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjuredandwedidn’tloseanyneighbor.1、Theoccurrenceofthetornadowasconfirmedthrough________.A．somescrollingtextB．thelocalPensacolaFloridastationC．arelativeD．observingthetopoftheirhouse2、Whycouldn’tJimmygetinside?A．Becausehehadtopushhiswife.B．Becausehehasrunoutofallthestrengths.C．Becausethedoordidn’tshut.D．Becausethewindwastoostrong.3、Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sfeelingduringthetornado?A．gratefulB．frightenedC．upsetD．unexpected4、Whatcanweinferformthepassage?A．Thetornadoestookplaceatmidnight.B．Peopleintornadoesliketoliftofftheirfeetinthemovie.C．Therewasabayinfrontofthecouple’shouse.D．Thedisastercausedpropertylossbutnodeath.24．（8分）Mendon'tgothroughpregnancyorchildbirth.Theirhormone(荷尔蒙)levelsdon'tnosedive.Whatexactlyhavetheygottobedepressedabout?Quitealot,accordingtoresearchfromSwedenshowingthat,overthepast10years,asignificantnumberofmenhavestruggledwiththetransition(过渡)tofatherhood.Thislatestresearchtriestoquantifyjusthowmanymengetpostnatal(产后)depression.Previousstudieshavefoundbetween4%and10%ofmen.while,inthissmallishsampleof447Swedishfatherswhovolunteered(andmaythereforenotrepresentyouraveragedad),asurprising28%ofmenhadsymptomsthatscoredabovemildlevelsofdepression.Overall,4%hadmoderatedepression.Fewerthanoneinfivefatherswhoweredepressedsoughthelp,eventhoughathirdofthosehadthoughtaboutharmingthemselves.WhilewomenintheUKareoftenaskedaseriesofquestionsthatscreenforpostnataldepression(whichaffectsupto13%ofwomen),thementalhealthoffathersisrarelyassessed.TheleadauthoroftheSwedishpaper,ElisaPsouni,fromthedepartmentofpsychologyatLundUniversity,saystheEdinburghPostnatalDepressionScale(EPDS)usedforbothwomenandmenisnotsoaccurateinpickingupdepressioninfathers.Herresearchshowedhigherlevelsofdepressionindadsbecauseitaddedinascoremorereflectiveof"male"symptomsofdepressionsuchasagitation,anger,irritability(易怒),workinglongerhoursanddrinkingtoomuch.Depressioninfathersmayberisingnotjustbecauseresearchersarelookingforit,butbecausemorenewdadsarestruggling.Psounibelievesfathersincreasinglyfacethesamedilemmasthatmothersdo-includingtryingtocombineparenthoodwithworkingFatherswhogotdepressedoftenhadexternalpressures,suchasjobissues,andiftheirpartnerwasdepressed,theirownriskofdepressiondoubled.Lackofsleep,havingtwinsandconflictintherelationshipcanallcontribute.Adepresseddadwillplayandsmilelesswithhischild.Childrenaredeeplyaffectedbypaternalpostnataldepressionwithstudiesshowingpoorermeasuresofwellbeingandmorebehavioralproblemsattheageofseven.Fatherswhosensetheymaybestrugglingandpartners,relativesorfriendswhonoticeanincreaseinimitabilityandanxietyinamaninthefirstyearofparenthood(paternaldepressionismoredispersedthroughoutthefirst12months)shouldconsiderthepossibilityofpaternalpostnataldepression.Cognitivebehavioraltherapy(认知行为疗法)canhelp,ascanantidepressants.Ifthedepressionisnotrecognised,saysPsouni,"oneofmostterriblethingsisthatyoucatchupwithyourselfayearlaterandrealiseyouhavebeenreallydownandstruggling-andthefirstyearofyourchild'slifehasgone.”1、WhatisrevealedaboutmenaccordingtoaSwedenresearch?A．Theyexperienceasharpdeclineinhormone.B．Manyofthemsufferfrompostnataldepression.C．TheyseldomgothroughpregnancyorchildbirthD．Manyofthemqualifyforthetransitiontofatherhood.2、WhatdothestatisticsinParagraph2indicate?A．TheresearchersshouldinvitemoreSwedishfathers.B．OverhalfofSwedishfatherstendtoharmthemselves.C．Thementalhealthoffathersdeservesmoreattention.D．PostnataldepressionaffectsBritishwomenmoreeasily.3、WhydidPsouni'sresearchshowhigherlevelsofdepressionindads?A．Researchersuseanewmeasureformalesymptomofdepression.B．ResearchersadoptEPDStoaccuratelypickupdepressionindads.C．Fathershavetroubleincopingwithinternalandexternalpressures.D．Fathersareoftenfacedwiththedoubledriskofpartnerdepression.4、Whatmayhappentoafatherwithpaternaldepression?A．Hemaydevelopterriblebehavioralhabits.B．Hemayavoidbeingrecognizedwithdepression.C．Hemaydeclinecognitivebehavioraltherapy.D．Hemaymissthechanceofgivingproperchildcare.25．（10分）WHEREAREWEGOINGTODAY?ThePlayIndoorPlaygroundcovers2,300squarefeet.Ithasfun,colorfulentertainingandexcitingtoysandequipmentforyoutoplaywith.Howabouttheinflatable（可充气的）obstaclecourse？Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletowalkarounditasyourebouncingeverywhere?Maybeyouwanttotakeaswimintheballpool.Thegreatthingaboutplayingisbeingabletobecreativeanduseyourimagination.YoucanbeANYTHINGyouwanttobe!Howaboutbeingmonkeystohideoutinthetreehouse?Youcanclimbuptothetopofthetreehouseslide,andpretendtoeatthoseyummybananasbeforeslidingbackdownagain.Orperhapsyouwanttobeprincesses,sittinginthecastlewithyourlovelylonghairflowingoutofthetower.Youcanusetheclothesintheprincessdress-uptrunktoreallyfeelthepart.Forthelittleones,thereisaninfantsectionwheretheycanplayandexperimentwiththetoysattheirownpace,awayfromthebiggerkids,andthereisalsoaSonyPlaystationareafortheslightlybiggerkidswhowanttotryandbeattheirhighestscoresandtrythelatestgames.Don’tworry!Parentsareincludedtoo.TheyhaveanadultloungefurnishedwithcomfortableseatingandaviewoftheplayareasoyoucanrelaxandknowyourchildishavingagreattimeCost.Adult:$3perperson(Parentsarefreeiftherearetwochildrentoplay.)Children:$10fortheIstchild.$8forasisterorbrother.Time:12:00-7:00P.m.fromMondaytoThursday.Address.401West.LosFelizBlvd.SuiteE.Glendale.CA．Tel:818-551-17521、WhowillprobablyregardthePlayIndoorPlaygroundasthemostappealing?A．FamiliesthatwantsomechallengesB．KidswhowanttohavefunoutdoorsC．Kidswhowanttotakepartinfunactivities.D．Parentswhowanttoplaygameswithkids.2、Howmuchshouldacouplewithtwokidspaytoenterit?A．$18B．$21C．$24D．$263、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToencouragekidstotravelaroundB．TotellparentshowtoeducatekidsC．TorecommendsomesportsactivitiesD．Toadvertiseanindoorplayground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）Xinxin,a12-year-oldstudentfromBeijing,enjoyedhiswintervacationwithhisfatherinSingapore.Duringtheirvisit,heevenhadthechanceto1someofSingapore'ssightsbyhimself2hisfatherwasbusywithotherthings.Xinxin’sfirstadventure3inSingaporewasatawaterparkneartheirhotel.Heenjoyedswimmingand4intothewaterbyhimself,andthenreturnedtothehotelbeforeatimeintheeveningthatwas5byhisfather.TheboyalsomadeatriptoUniversalStudiosSingapore6aguardian.Hehadalreadybeentotheparkwithhisfathertwotimesduringthetrip.Xinxinvolunteeredtomakehis7tripbyhimself.Hisfathergavehimsomepocketmoneytobuylunch,andthenXinxinrodetheshuttlefromtheirhoteltothestudios.Hespentawholedaythereandhada8time.InaninterviewwithBeijingEveningNews,Xinxin’sfathersaidthat9hewastoobusytospendallhistimewithhisson,hedecidedtogivehimtheopportunitytodevelopasenseof10HadXinxin’smotherbeenthere,shewouldnothaveletXinxinoutofhersight,thefathercommented.1、A．study B．explore C．test D．measure2、A．while B．until C．before D．unless3、A．along B．alive C．alone D．lonely4、A．floating B．surfing C．driving D．diving5、A．made B．set C．decided D．asked6、A．under B．behind C．with D．without7、A．first B．second C．third D．fourth8、A．terrible B．miserable C．fantastic D．flexible9、A．though B．since C．if D．when10、A．independence B．daring C．pride D．diligence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）IwillneverforgetthedaywhenIwenttoacoming-ofageceremony.Lastmonth,anunforgettableadultceremony1．(hold)forallthesenior3studentsinourschool.Itbeganathalfpasttwointheafternoon.Decoratedbycolorfulflowersandballoons,thestadiumlooked2．(fantastic)beautiful.Allofusstudentsweredressed3．schooluniformswithredribbonsonourwrists,showingtheenergyofyouth.Wewalkedintothestadiuminhighspirits.4．(accompany)byourparents.Ourprincipaldelivered5．inspiringspeechatfirst,andwereceived6．(congratulate)fromourteachers.Duringtheceremony,weexpressedourheart-feltgratitudetoourparentsby7．(bow)tothem.IwasmovedtotearswhenIgotaphotoalbumfrommyparents,8．remindedmeofmyhappychildhood.Intheend,weraisedourrighthandsand9．(make)aseriouspromisetobecomereliableandhonestcitizens.AsfarasI’mconcerned,theceremonyindicatesthatweshouldtakeonmoreresponsibilitiestobe10．(independence)andgetawayfromtheshelterofourfamily.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