湖北省黄石市2024年高考英语四模试卷含解析

湖北省黄石市2024年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．Thankstothespecialchemical________ofthesoilinthemountainousarea,thiseconomicplantgrowswellthere.A．compositionB．competenceC．constructionD．conclusion2．IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．amattending3．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind4．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．as5．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when6．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check7．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted8．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee9．Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough10．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor11．Wherewasit______theroadaccidenthappenedtheotherday?A．that B．whenC．how D．which12．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．after C．while D．before13．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput14．LichunisaChinesewordforoneofthe24solarterms,meansthebeginningofspring.A．who B．that C．whose D．which15．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released16．Inthepastfewyears,we’veseenworksbyChinesesci-fiwriterswinninginternational______.A．conclusion B．standardC．potential D．recognition17．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening18．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom19．CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion20．-Whodoyouthinkisabletofinishthejobintwodays?-It'shardtosay.Thiswouldappeartobe________fortherelativelyefficient.A．asacredcowB．aHerculeantaskC．aPandora'sboxD．achild'splay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）IntheU.S.stateofWashington,aroadcalledInterstate90cutsthroughawild,mountainousareatoreachthecityofSeattle.Forthearea'smanykindsofanimals,thebusyhighwaygreatlylimitstheirmovements.Crossing1-90—astheroadiscalled—isariskybutsometimesnecessaryact.Butsoon,animalswillhaveasaferchoiceforcrossingtheroad.Theywillbeabletogoaboveit.Tohelptheanimals,thestateisfinishingworkonitslargest-everwildlifebridge.The11-meter-tall,20-meter-widestructurebeginsintheforest.Itformstwoarchesabovethehighway,oneforeachdirectionoftraffic.Workersareaddingfencingandplantstohelpguidetheanimalsacrossthebridge.Two-meter-thickwallswillhelpblocknoisefromvehiclesbelow.The1-90BridgeispartofagrowingnumberofwildlifecrossingsacrosstheUnitedStates.Somearefences,someareoverlandbridges,andsomeareunderpasses.Theyallaimtokeepdriversandanimalsawayfromeachother.Collisionsbetweenanimalsanddriversarerarelydeadlytopeople.Buttheyareoftendeadlytowildlife.InCanada'sBanffNationalPark,studieshavefoundthatwildlifecrossingsreducethearea'sanimal-drivercollisionsby80percent.Mostofthewildlifebridgesareinwesternstates.Butexpertshavenotedmanyotherareasthathaveaneedforsuchpaths.JenWatkins,whoseorganizationhashelpedcampaignforanimalcrossings,saysftindformorecrossingsis"thenumber-onebarrier."PattyGarvey-DardaoftheU.S.ForestServicehasworkedonthe1-90crossingfromthestartoftheproject.Shesaysthe$6-millionbridgewillonedaypayforitselfbecausethehighwaywillnothavetobefullyorpartlyclosedeachtimealargeanimalisstruck.Shesaid,4tIfyoushutdownInterstate90,youshutdowninterstatecommerce.”1、Whatisthepurposeofbuildingthebridgeover“Interstate90”?A．Toreducehumandeathsincrashwithwildlife.B．Topreventwildlifefrombeingstruckbyvehicles.C．Toarousepublicawarenessofwildlifeprotection.D．Toprovideasaferchoicetocrosstheriskyroad.2、AccordingtoJenWatkins,whatisthebiggestchallengeincrossingconstruction?A．Findingwaystohelpguideanimalsacrossthebridge.B．Collectingmoneytobuildmorewildlifecrossings.C．Locatingareastoconstructappropriatecrossings.D．Encouragedriverstoobeytheregulationsoftraffic.3、WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph5imply?A．Thebridgewillprovetobewellworththehighprice.B．Expenseforbuildingsuchbridgeswillbereduced.C．Thebridgewillgreatlypromotetradeandcommerce.D．Livessavedthroughthebridgearedefinitelybeyondprice.22．（8分）IleftEnglandforSydneyinSeptember.Itwasacareermoveformyhusband,andour20-year-olddaughterwasfeelingadventurousanddecidedtocome,too.However,justbeforeleavingEngland,my79-year-oldmothersufferedastroke(中风).Beingstrongandindependent,shecontinuedtoliveathomewiththehelpofsocialservices.Butshecouldn’tlookafterthegarden.Ithoughthowwonderfulitwouldbeiftherewasanorganizationofferingvolunteerhelp.FriendsaskedmewhatIplannedtodoinAustralia,andItoldthemIwouldbelookingforavolunteerpositionwithagardeningcharitableorganization.ImaginemysurprisewhenIfoundjusttheorganizationIhadbeenlookingfor—EasyCareGardening(ECG)!ThereareseveralreasonswhyIvolunteerforECG.Firstly,asanewcomertoAustraliaImeetmanypeoplewho,likeme,volunteersomeoftheirtime.Wecoveralargeagerange,butalllovegardensandhelpingothers.Secondly,throughworkingwithECGIhavebeenluckyenoughtoexploreSydney’sNorthShorethatImightnothavehadtheopportunitytovisitotherwise.Finally,thereareallthosewonderfulpeoplewecall“clients(客户)”,buttheyaremorelikefriendswhenwevisitthemoftenandtendtheirgardens.WhatgreatpeopleIhavemet,andthestoriestheyhavetotell—thefamilyhistories,wheretheycomefromandthereasonsforimmigratingtoAustralia.Ifinditaprivilegetohaveaccesstoprivategardenswhich,inmanycases,havebeenthejoyoftheirownersformanyyears.Eachoneisindividualandreflectsthecharacter,needsandthehistoryofeachfamily.Indeed,thegardensreflectthemulticulturalandhistoricalbackgroundofSydney.1、WhydidtheauthormovetoSydney?A．Sheplannedtovolunteerthere. B．Herhusbandwouldworkthere.C．Shewasverykeenonadventures. D．Shehadtolookafterhersickmother.2、Whatmadetheauthorchoosetobeagardeningvolunteer?A．Herownexperience. B．Thetipsfromherfriends.C．ThepopularityofECG. D．Hergardeningskills.3、WhatdothevolunteersatECGhaveincommon?A．Theymakefriendswiththeirclients.B．TheyliketoexploreSydney’sNorthShore.C．Theyareofsimilaragesandbackgrounds.D．Theyarekind-heartedwiththesameinterest.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph4referto?A．Client. B．Reason.C．Garden. D．Volunteer.23．（8分）OpeningweekspecialsatMunchiesFoodHallAtthecornerofGreenandBrownStreetsinthecityMonday,7thofJanuaryuntilSunday,13thofJanuary2008Feastuntilyou’refull!ComedowntoMunchiesthisweektoenjoythespecialdishesonofferatallofourfoodoutlets.Orderfromthefollowing:•Succulentchickenrice•Spicysataybeef•Deliciousnoodledishes•Plumpporkchops•Seafoodspecialties•Crunchyvegetables•Sweettropicalfruit10%discountonallordersabove$20.00HalalfoodisavailableatthestallMalayFoodHeaven.WinPrizesandGifts!•Spend$20.00ormoreandwininstantprizesfromourluckydrawbox.•Collectafreepartyballoonandwhistleforeachyoungdiner.•Enjoyafreemealifyouarethefirstcustomerofthedayatanyofourstalls.•WinaholidaytoWestemAustralia.Afreeraffleticketisgivenwitheveryreceipt.Justfillinyourinformationandplaceyourentryintheboxprovided.WinnertobeannouncedinTheStraitsTimesonthe15thofJanuary.JoinintheFun!Between7:00pmand8:00pmeacheveninguntilthe10thofJanuary,yourfavoriteChannel3televisionactorsandsingerswillentertainyou:•MayLee•JackieChen•KimYap•KamalAutographsessionswillfolloweachperformance!Andwhowillbeourextraspecialmysterystar?ComedownonSaturdayatnoontofindout.1、MunchiesFoodHalldoesNOTsell________.A．porkB．beefC．lambD．chicken2、ThepricesatMunchiesare________.A．lowerthanusualB．lowerifyouspendS21.00C．lowerfortwopeopleD．bargainpricesfortheopening3、EveryonewhoeatsatMunchieswillreceivea________.A．freemealB．luckydrawcouponC．balloonandwhistleD．freeraffleticket24．（8分）Encouraginglifetobloom(兴旺)inthemiddleofadesertisnoeasytask.ButonecompanyintheUnitedArabEmirateshascomeupwithaplantoprovidedrinkingwaterforthestate’scitizens.ThecompanyintendstodragicebergsfromAntarcticatothegulfcoastinordertoharvestitsfreshwater.ThecompanyplanstosourcethemassiveblocksoficefromHeardIsland,around600milesoffthecoastofmainlandAntarctica.Itwillthentransportthemaround5,500milestoFujarirah,onepartoftheUAE.Oneicebergcouldprovideenoughwaterforonemillionpeopleoverfiveyears,accordingtothecompany.Thecompany’sdirectorsaystheyhavealreadytravelledthetransportationrouteandcheckedthepossibilityofthescheme,accordingtoreportsinGulfNews.SpeakingtothesiteaboutwhatheiscallingtheUAEIcebergProject,AbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehisaid,“Wehavemadethetechnicalandfinancialplan.Wewillstarttheprojectatthebeginningof2018.Wewantitmainlyforthewater.Itcouldalsobegoodfortourismandtheweather.”TheUAEisoneofthedriestcountriesintheworld,duetoitsextremelyaridclimate,whichreceiveslessthanfourinchesofrainfallperyear.Despitethat,itconsumesmorewaterthandoubletheglobalnationalaverage,puttingthecountryatsevereriskofdroughtsoverthenext25years.Anaverageicebergcontainsmorethan20billiongallonsofwater,accordingtothecompany.Theicebergtakesalongtimetomeltas80percentofitisunderwater,whilethewhiteiceabovereflectssunlightanddeflects(使转向)itsheat.Blocksoficewillbeplacedingianttanks,beforebeingprocessed.“Thisisthepurestwaterintheworld.”Mr.AlShehiadded.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheUAEproject?A．ItwillhelptheUAEharvestfreshwater.B．ItwillencouragelifetoboominAntarctica.C．ItwillputtheUAEatsevereriskofdroughts.D．ItwillcompletelychangetheclimateintheUAE.2、Wherecouldtheblockoficecomefrom?A．TheAtlanticOcean.B．Fujariah.C．TheGulf.D．HeardIsland.3、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbenefitfromtheproject?A．Thelocalpeople.B．Antarctica.C．Theweather.D．Tourism.4、Theauthormentionsthenatureoficeinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theprocessoftheprojectB．thepossibilityoftheplanC．thepurposeofthecompanyD．thecommentsonthescheme25．（10分）“Mom,whatisthat?”askedmyson.“TheBrideofChucky?”TheolddollIwasholdingwasprettyscary.Herglasseyeswereespeciallyhorrible,closingwhenshestooduprightandflyingopenwhenshelayflat.Onceshehadbeenloved,butshehadbeenstoredinanattic(阁楼)fordecades,wheretheextremesofheatandcoldcanbehardonagirl’slooks.Throwherinthewastebin?Maybe.Butfirst,let’scheckeBay.Iclicked,suppliedtherequiredinformationaboutcondition,includingdefects(i.e.,“Onlyamiraclecouldsavethisdoll”),anduploadeditsphotos.Isolditfor$5.Thebuyerwashappy:“Asdescribed!”hewroteonmyfeedbackpage.“Superseller!”Thedollfoundahomeand,Ihope,anewlife.Maybeshewasusedtorepairotherdolls.Perhapsthosestrangeeyesgotfixedandonceagaincaninspireachild’slove.It’sawin-win,ifyouaskme.Ialsosoldlotsofotherstuff.Noneofthembroughtinalotofmoney,thoughIhavebeensurprisedattheoccasionalbiddingwar,like,forexample,theoneoveranoldswimsuitthatwouldhavemadeBrigitteBardotlookbad.Andsomecustomers,let’sfaceit,arestrange.RecentlyIhadahardtimeconvincinganAustralianwould-bebuyerofanIrishsouvenirbellthatIdon’tshopinternationally;it’sjusttoomuchtrouble.HecouldhaveflowntoIrelandandboughthisownbellforthepricehewaswillingtopay.Anothertime,abuyercomplainedthattheelectricwireonanoldradiowasdirty.Really?Dirty?Thewirewasblack.ButIaimtoplease,soIofferedarefund.Sowhybotherwiththedealingandsmallprofits?BecauseIdon’tlikeabandoningthepast.Allthesetreasuresoncehadstories.Theymeantsomething.Butthepeoplewhogavethemthatmeaningaregone,andIsimplycannotrescueeverything.Ican’tevensew.SoIfinditsatisfyingthatanewowner,discoveredviaeBay,willcontinuethestoryinhisorherownway.1、Whatwasthedolllike?A．Itwaslovely.B．Itwasbeautiful.C．Itlookedfrightening.D．Itwasprettyordinary.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“defects”inParagraph3?A．Faults.B．Virtues.C．Pictures.D．Requirements.3、WhydidtheauthorrefusetoselltheAustralianthebell?A．Shethoughthewasstrange.B．Hisbidwasnothighenough.C．Someoneelsehadalreadyboughtit.D．Deliveringittohimwastroublesome.4、Afterreceivingthecomplaintabouttheradio,theauthor______.A．feltdeeplysorryB．explainedpatientlyC．returnedthemoneyD．apologizedimmediately5、WhydoestheauthorsellusedstuffviaeBay?A．Sheneedsmoneybadly.B．Sheisanenvironmentalist.C．Sheisinterestedinmarketing.D．Shewantstheirstoriestobecontinued.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）Lastmonth,IvisitedoneofmyoldneighborhoodsinNewYork.IhadnotbeentherefortwentyyearsandasIwalkedalongthestreet,mymindwas1bymemoriesofthepast.Isawtheold2buildingwhereIhadlivedandtheplaygroundwhereIhadplayed.AsIviewedtheseonce3surroundings,imagesofmyselfasachildthere4.However,whatIsawandwhatIrememberedwerenotthesame.I5realizedthatthebestmemorieswerethosekept6.Myoldapartmentbuilding,asIremember,wasbrightandalive.Itwasmorethanjustaplacetolive.Itwasamoviehouse,aspacestation,orwhatevermyyoungmindcould7.Iwouldstealawaywithmyfriendsandplayinthe8.Thiswasalwaysexcitingbecauseitwassocoolanddark,andthereweresomanythingsthereto9among.Therewasasmallriverinthebackofthebuilding,Wewouldgotheretolieintheshadeoftreesandenjoyourselves.However,whatIsawwas10different.Theapartmentbuildingwasnowinbad11.Whatwasoncemorethanaplacetoliveinlookedhardlyworth12in.Thewindowswereall13.Theoncecleanwallswerecoveredwithdirty14.Theriverwashardlyrecognizable.Thewaterwaspollutedandthetreesandflowerswereall15.Theoncesweet-smellingrivernowsmelled16.Itwasreallyheartbreakingto17allthis.Idonot18havingseenmyoldneighborhood.However,Idonotthinkmy19childhoodmemoriescaneverbethesame.Isupposeitis20whentheysay,“Youcannevergohomeagain.”1、A．preventedB．pushedC．floodedD．produced2、A．storeB．officeC．experimentD．apartment3、A．strangeB．familiarC．similarD．complex4、A．burstintotearsB．cametomindC．cameintoeffectD．cametolight5、A．sadlyB．curiouslyC．luckilyD．generally6、A．unharmedB．untouchedC．uncompletedD．unmoved7、A．imagineB．writeC．saveD．introduce8、A．classroomB．parkC．basementD．library9、A．hideB．climbC．sitD．live10、A．hardlyB．mostlyC．regularlyD．completely11、A．effectB．temperC．behaviorD．condition12、A．playingB．livingC．studyingD．travelling13、A．oldB．messyC．brokenD．ugly14、A．marksB．namesC．notesD．pictures15、A．greenB．freshC．deadD．rare16、A．funnyB．tastyC．unusualD．terrible17、A．seeB．sayC．rememberD．collect18、A．considerB．enjoyC．permitD．regret19、A．darkB．remoteC．beautifulD．short20、A．fakeB．trueC．attractiveD．interesting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）TheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonthistheonlyChinesefestival1．（connect）withloveinthelunarcalendar.Valentine’sDayinChinausually2．（fall）inAugust.3．theeveningofthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,NiulangandZhinümeetonabridgeofmagpies（喜鹊）acrosstheMilkyWay.Ifitrainsthatnight,therainwillbethetearsofNiulangandZhinü.Comparedwithlovestoriesinwesternlegends（传说），4．storyofNiulangandZhinüseemsnotsoromantic.Theyjustwaitpatientlyontheriverbank,5．（believe）thattheirlovecanbeworththeirnotstayingtogether.UnlikeSt.Valentine’sDayinother6．（country），thereisnotsomuchimportanceongivingchocolates，7．（beauty）flowersandkisses.Instead,Chinesegirlspreparefruits,melonsandsoonasofferingstoZhinü.TheyaskZhinütogivethemwisdomandhighskillsinmakinghand-madeartswithneedlesinthehopeoffindingtheirsatisfactoryhusbands.Onthatday,peopleinloveliketogotothelocaltempleandhope8．（get）theirloveandpossiblemarriage.Atnight,peoplesitoutdoorstoobservethestars9．（happy）.Someoldpeoplesaythatifyoustandunderagrapevine（葡萄藤），youcanprobablyoverhear10．NiulangandZhinüaretalkingabout.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。DearRita,I’mgladthatyouwillcompeteinthefinaloftheChineseSpeechContest、Congratulationtoyou!Herearemyadviceonhowtomakegoodpreparationsforyourspeech、First,pickainterestingtopicsothattheaudiencewon’tgetboring、Second,dobroadresearchesonthetopictosatisfytheaudience’shungerforknowledge、ThenwriteyourspeechandturntoyourChineseteachersforhelp,whichadvicewillbebeneficial、Besides,muchattentionshouldbepayingtoyourvoiceorbodylanguage、Trytospeakasfluentaspossible、Inaword,you’dbetterdowhateveryoucanwinthecontest、Wherethereisawill,thereisaway、Lookingforwardtoheari