广东省高州市大井中学2024届高考英语四模试卷含解析

广东省高州市大井中学2024届高考英语四模试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve2．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore3．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade4．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit5．He’squite_________,butIcan’timaginehimaspresidentofsuchalargelistedcompany.A．enthusiasticB．generousC．competentD．sympathetic6．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．appealedtoB．attendedtoC．respondedtoD．attachedto7．---Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．----_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please8．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish9．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why10．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved11．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently12．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend13．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison14．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid15．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate16．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto17．Despitetheknowledgehehasaccumulated,HeJiangcontinuestobetroubledbythequestionoftheunequal_______ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.A．advocateB．distributionC．allocationD．division18．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall19．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes20．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft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）KillerwhalesinAlaska’sBeringSeahavefiguredoutaneasywaytogetfed.Insteadofseekingoutthefishthem-selves,thecleverwhaleschasedownfishingboatsandstealtheentirecatchoftheday,asmuchas20,000to30,000pounds.Killerwhale“thieves”arenotanewphenomenon.JapanesefishermenhavereportedbeingfollowedbykillerWhalessincethe1950s.However,theincreasingfrequencyofwhalefishtheftintheBeringSea'scontinentalshelfisnowthreateningthelivelihoodoffishermen.PaulClampitt,alocalfisherman,sayshiscrewtriedtokeepthewhalesawaywithloudsounds.Thoughthatworkedforashorttime,thewhalesnowconsiderthenoise“adinnerbell”.JayHerberttriedusingsonartokeepthewhalesaway.Healsometwithlittlesuccess.Accordinglotheexperiencedfisherman,thesmartwhalesdeliberatelyseekoutlongliners(延绳钓渔船）,and,allthefirstopportunitypresentedtothem,stealthefish,leavingbehindjustthelipsofthefishcaught!NOAAFisheriesbiologistJohnMoranisnotsurprisedatthewhales’thievingskill.Theexpertsayswhalesareskilledhunterswhocandistinguishthesoundsofdifferentboatsandevenrecognizethesoundsoftheoperatingsystemthatplacesthefishingequipmentintotheocean.Theexpertjokes,“Grabbingafishoffalineisnothing.”Sincetheyaresocialanimals,itiseasyforwhalestopasstheirskillsontoothers.Killerwhalesarenottheonlywhalespeciesthathavelearnedtostealfromhumans.IntheGulfofAlaska,spermwhalesalsoconductsimilarthefts.LonglinefishermenoffWashington,Chile,Australia,Hawaii,andmanyothercountrieshavereportedsimilarincidents.Thereis,unfortunately,noeasyfixtothisproblem.Oneofthepossiblesolutionsisusingpottrapssimilartotheonesusedtocatchcrabs.However,thecostofswitchingfromlonglinetopotfishingistoohigh,especiallyforsmall-scalefisheries.Thereisalsonoguaranteethatthecatchwillbesafefromtheintelligentwhaleswhich,manyfear,willeventuallyfigureouthowtoopenthepots!1、WhatconcernsfishermeninAlaska?A．Thekillerwhaleseatingtheirfish.B．Thedecreaseofnumbersofwhales.C．Thekillerwhaleschasingtheirboats.D．Thehighcostofoperatingfishingboats.2、Whatmaybethemeanstoprotectfishermen’scatchatpresent?A．Loudsounds.B．Pottraps.C．Sonar.D．Dinnerbells.3、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Whalescanlearnfromeachother.B．Whales’thievingskillssurpriseexperts.C．Whalesareabletocommunicatewithfishermen.D．Killerwhalesarethemostintelligentwhalespecies4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．FishermenFacingDangerB．WhalesTeasingFishermenC．ThievesStealingfromFishermenD．WhalesLivingAllovertheWorld22．（8分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《卖花女》,1913)---inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalk---issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(礼仪)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(继承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetags(价签)fromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．TohidetheirrichesB．Toearnmoremoney.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Tochangepeople’sattitudetorichpeople.C．Topretendtobenormal.D．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoes“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．Thepricetag.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．TheTimesmagazine.23．（8分）Therecenthigh-profilemovieCrazyRichAsiansshowsasideofSingaporethatmostpeople-notevenSingaporeans—don’tgettosee.WhilethestoryislargelysetinSingapore,filmingtookplacebothinthecitystateandneighbouringMalaysia.AttractionssuchasSingapore’sMarinaBaySandsandMalaysia’sheritageCheongFattSzeMansionappealtopeople.CrazyRichAsiansisbynomeanstheonlymovietobefilmedintheseareas.HerearefiveinternationalfilmsthatyoumaynothaveknownweresetorfilmedinSingaporeorMalaysia.1.EQUALS(2015)Inthissci-firomance,Singaporeservesasthelocationofanapocalyptic(世界末日的)society.ViewerscancatchglimpsesoftheMarinaBarrage,SingaporeBotanicGardens,andthespectacularHendersonWavesatSouthernRidgesbridge.2.ROGUETRADER(1999)BasedonthetruestoryofBritishinvestmentbrokerNickLeeson,itisabouthowhelost$2.2billionthroughriskytradesinSingaporeandbroughtdownBarings,Britain’soldestmerchantbank.Leesonwrotethebookthatthefilmisbasedonwhileservingaprisonsentence.ThemoviehasscenesofRalesHotelandtheCentralBusinessDistrict.3.SAINTJACK(1979)ThiscontroversialadaptationofPaulTheroux’snovelwasgroundbreakinginthatitwasthefirstHollywoodmovietobefilmedentirelyonlocationinSingapore—withoutgovernmentapproval,though.4.LUST,CAUTION(2007)DirectedbyOscar-winnerAngLee,thisspythriller,setinHongKongandShanghaiduringthe1930sand1940s,isaboutagroupofstudentswhoplantoassassinate(刺杀)anintelligencechief.LocationsinIpohandPenanginMalaysiawereusedforthistimeperiodduetotheirprewararchitecture.5.ENTRAPMENT(1999)ThisthrillershowsKualaLumpur’sPetronasTwinTowersseveraltimes.However,thethenMalaysianPrimeMinisterwasreportedlydispleasedthatthefilmshowedthegreatlandmarknexttosmalldirtyhouses—inreality,theyaresurroundedbylarge,luxuriousgardens.1、WhatcanbelearnedaboutNickLeeson?A．HeactedinthemovieROGUETRADER.B．Hewasputintoprisonafterhisriskytrade.C．Hewasaskedtowriteabookforamovie.D．HewasoneofBritain’soldestbusinessmen.2、ThemovieLUST,CAUTIONwasshotinMalaysiabecauseof________.A．thecomplexplotofthestoryB．somethrillingscenesinthemovieC．someparticularbuildingsinthecountryD．thedirector’spreferenceforthecountry3、Whatdothefiveinternationalfilmsmentionedabovehaveincommon?A．TheyshowedadarksideofSingapore.B．TheybecameOscarwinnersintheend.C．TheywereshotinSingaporeorMalaysia.D．Theyweredirectedbyworld-famousdirectors.24．（8分）AshleyPower'smotherboughtacomputerforherwhenshewaseight.Whenshewasthirteen,shewassurfingtheInternetonaregularbasis,butshecouldn'tfindanywhereforteenagerstomeetandtalk.Andonedayshethought,"IfIhadmyownwebsite,I'dmakeitareallyinterestingsiteforteenagers."Consequently,whenAshleywassixteen,shestartedherownwebsitecalledGooseHead.Shehadnoideahowbigasuccessitwouldbe,butthreeyearslater,thesitewasthemostsuccessfulteensiteintheUSA!Itwasgetting100,000hitseveryday,andAshleyhadabout30employees.Afterafewyears,thewebsitecloseddown.ThenAshley,wholivedinLosAngeles,wasaskedtowriteabookcalledTheGooseHeadGuidetoLife.Thebookisabouthowtodesignawebsiteandstartabusiness.Itbeginswithasectioncalled"AllAboutAshley",whereAshleytellreaderswhatit'sliketobethebossofacompanywhenyou'reonlysixteen—notalwayseasy!Inherbook,Ashleytalksabouttheproblemsthatteenagershavetodayplustheimportanceoffriendship.Shealsofocusesonbeingindependent."Learntoloveyourfriendsbutnotrelyonthem.IdidthatbycreatingGooseHeadonmyown."AshleysaysthatTheGooseHeadGuidetoLifeisnotabookofteenageadvice."Itisn'tabookthat'sgoingtotellyouwhattodo.Ihopeyoucanworkthatoutyourself,"shesays."Ijustwanttoprovidealittleinspirationtoteenagers.Maybeafterreadingmystory,you'llstartyourownwebsite!Butperhapsyou'vegotabetteridea?Well,ifIwereyou,I'djustdoit,whateveritis.Maybeitwon'twork—butmaybeitwill."1、WhydidAshleystartGooseHead?A．Topromotethesaleofherbook.B．Toupdatehermother'scomputer.C．ToteachteenagershowtousetheInternet.D．Tocreateaplatformforteenagerstocommunicate.2、WherecanyoufindtheinformationthatbestshowsthesuccessofAshley’swebsite?A．InParagraph1. B．InParagraph2. C．InParagraph3. D．InParagraph4.3、WhatdoweknowaboutTheGooseHeadGuidetoLife?A．Itservestofuelteenagers'motivation.B．Itismeanttogiveteenagerstips.C．Itadvisesteenagerstodependonfriends.D．Itisaboutwaystobebossofacompany.4、WhatdoesAshleyinspireteenagerstodo？A．Followtheirdream.B．Starttheirownwebsite.C．Buyacopyofherbook.D．Beamodelforothers.25．（10分）Inthemid-2000s,WazeMobileco-founderEhudShabtaireceivedacutting-edge(尖端的)giftfromgirlfriend:aGPS.Theexpensivegiftwassupposedtobehelpful.Butstraightoutofthebox,itwasalreadyoutofdate.Shabtai,acodingenthusiast,hadanimmediatereactiontoreinvent.Shabtai’ssolution?Tobuildanapp.With80millionmonthlyactiveusersgloballyandnearly400,000superuserswhofunctionmuchlikeWikipediavolunteereditors(editingmapsratherthanwords),WazeMobilecaughttheeyeofGoogleasarevolutionaryapproachtonavigation(导航).AcquiredbyGooglein2013,Waze’svaluemainlyliesinitshighrateofuserinvolvement.Unliketraditionalnavigationappsthatsimplyshowdirections,Wazeasksitsuserstoreportaccidentsandotherroadconditionsinrealtime,sootheruserscanavoidthetrafficbyusinganalternativeroute.ThegoalbehindWaze’sapproachisanambitiousone:notjustavoidtraffic,butenditaltogether.Wazeisfindingnewwaystoputitsloyalandactiveuserbasetousetomakethatvisionareality,includingaplantomakecarpooling(拼车)cool.Tobesure,trafficjamsaretroublingpeopleallovertheworld.Wazehasbeenquietlyaheadofthegameforsometime.In2013,whenWazewasjustasmalldigital-mappingbusinesswithlimitedresourcesithadsomethingGoogleMapsandothercompetitorsdidn’t:richerGPSguidancethankstoitsstreamoflivetrafficreportsfromusers.TheseuserswerethebasisofShabtai’splantosolveforhisGPSdevice’s“silent”hardware:hegroundedtheappinsoftwarethatcouldbeperpetuallyupdatedbyusers,anywhereandanytime.WazeCarpoolisgoingstraighttotheheartoftrafficjams,tryingtogetmoredriversofftheroadandintocarpools.Theapphasalreadyconnectedtensofthousandsofrideseekerswithdriverswillingtoferrythemalongasharedroute,andthattrendcouldbetheanswertoatraffic-freefuture.1、WhatdidShabtaidowhenhefoundhisgirlfriend’sgiftoutofdate?A．Heimprovedit.B．Hetookitapart.C．Heputitaway.D．Heuseditanyway.2、WhatsetsWazeMobileapartfromtraditionalnavigationapps?A．Ithasthemostusers.B．Itcanindicatedirections.C．Itreportsroadconditionsinrealtime.D．Mostusershelpedititswords.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perpetually”inparagraph6probablymean?A．Difficultly.B．Carefully.C．Greatly.D．Constantly.4、Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A．Theriseofcarpooling.B．Anadvancednavigationapp.C．ThedevelopmentofGoogle.D．Trafficproblemsintheworld.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）TheSweetestThingWhenIwasten,Iwascrazyaboutcandy.Wheneverinoursmall-town1withmymom,Iwouldrunmyfingersthroughmyfavoritecandyontheshelf.Oncethere,thinkingaboutallthingssweet,InoticedamanafewfeetawaypushingbuttonsontheATMmachine.Dressedinasuit,heseemedtobelateforsomething,2waitingforhiscashtoappear.Themachinemadeanoise,andheimmediately3apileofbillsandheadedout.Curiously,IwalkedovertotheATM,whereIstartedpressingthebuttonsasifknowingthe4.ThenIlookedintothebottomofthemachine.ThereIsawit:abeautiful,crisp$20bill!5Iwantedtobelievemymagicmadethecashappear,Iknewthemaninthesuitmusthaveleftitbehind.Iheldthemoneyinmyhand,staringatthenumber“20”andfeeling6thanIeverhad.Ithoughtaboutslippingthemoneyintomypocket.Noonewouldknow,butitdidn’tfeel7.Iknewitdidn’tbelongtome.Ihadtofinditsownerandgiveitback!SoItoldmymomwhathadhappened.“We’lllookforhim.”shesaidkindly.Werushedoutandfoundhimsteppingintohiscarintheparkinglot!We8himandaskedwhetherhehadleftmoneyatthecashmachine.“Letme9,”hesaid,pullingouthiswalletandbills.“Twenty,forty,eighty…Oh!You’reright,”hesaidwithsurprise,“I’m10a$20bill.”“Hereyougo,”Isaid,smilingwithpride,asifIwasa(n)11whohadsolvedamystery.“Thankyousomuch,”hesaid,bendingdownandshakingmyhand.Myheart12.Beforesayinggoodbye,heaskedmymomformynameand13.“Iwanttosendyourdaughterathank-youcard,”hesaid.Onmywayhome,my14wasracing.Twentydollars.WhatcouldIhavedonewithit?IbetIcouldhaveboughtapuppyoreverysinglecandybarintown!Butnow15ofthatwouldhappen.YetIknewIhaddonetherightthing.Afewweekslater,Igotaboxwithanote.Irippeditopentofindpackagesofcandy.“DearFelice,Thankyouverymuchfor16my$20.Youareagreatgirl,andIappreciateyour17.Ihopeyouenjoythiscandy.BestWishes,Tom.”Tomincludedhisbusinesscard.Itturnedouthewasvice-presidentforthecandycompany.Thecandytastedsweet,each18remindingmethatwhatIhaddonemattered.Althoughmyhonestywouldn’talwaysbe19withcandy,itwouldmakeadifferencetosomeone.Andthatwasthe20partofall.1、A．schoolB．churchC．storeD．bank2、A．angrilyB．excitedlyC．hopefullyD．anxiously3、A．coveredB．seizedC．handedD．posted4、A．machineB．assistantC．manD．password5、A．ThoughB．SinceC．OnceD．Until6、A．smarterB．strongerC．prettierD．richer7、A．rightB．goodC．fairD．easy8、A．caughtB．approachedC．guidedD．searched9、A．tryB．thinkC．checkD．guess10、A．sparingB．seekingC．missingD．changing11、A．engineerB．detectiveC．managerD．designer12、A．hurtB．sankC．swelledD．jumped13、A．addressB．ageC．habitD．birthday14、A．carB．memoryC．timeD．mind15、A．bothB．noneC．someD．either16、A．returningB．rememberingC．keepingD．lending17、A．loyaltyB．devotionC．honestyD．bravery18、A．dollarB．biteC．productD．choice19、A．markedB．replacedC．sharedD．rewarded20、A．sweetestB．hardestC．freshestD．heaviest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）TeaisanimportantpartofChinesetradition.AsChinesesocietydevelopedandprogressed,teaproductionhasplayedaroleindrivingeconomicdevelopmentwhiledrinkingteahasremainedapracticeofdailylife.Thepracticeofteaculturecanbringthespiritandwisdomofhumanbeingstoahigherlevel.Teahasan1．(extreme)closerelationshiptoChineseculture,anditsstudy2．(cover)awidefieldandhasveryrichcontent.Thereisnodoubt3．ithasbeenbeneficialinimprovingsocial4．(achieve)andpeople’sappreciationofart.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面加上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。Avisitorvisitsanislandwheretwotribeslive、Onetribealwaystellsthetruthandanotheralwayslies、Thetruthtellersliveonthewesternsideoftheisland,andthosewhichlieliveontheeasternside、Thevisitorwantsdeterminewhetherthenativebesideheisatruthtellerornotbyaskonlyonequestion、Heasksthenative,“Gooraskthenativeinthedistancewhichsideoftheislandhelivesto、”Whenthemessengerreturned,hesays,"Hesaidhelivesonthewesternsideoftheisland、"Isthemessengeratruthtellerornotone?Howcanthevisitorbesurely?第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是天水一中高二（1）班学生李华。下个月，来自全国各地的中学生将到你校参加一个交流活动，学校将选拔一批志愿者参与接待工作，请根据以下提示用英语给校长写一封申请信。信中应包括以下要点：个人情况：年龄、性别和性格等；申请原因：英语口语好、有责任感、擅长沟通和团队合作；希望获准。参考词汇：志愿者volunteer;合作cooperate注意：1.词数100左右；2.信件的开头和结尾已为你写好；3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dearheadmaster,IamLiHuafromClass1,Senior2._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________