甘肃省天水市甘谷一中2023-2024学年高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

甘肃省天水市甘谷一中2023-2024学年高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen2．Notuntilthebusdisappearedinthedistance________herschoolbagwasgone.A．Tinahadfound B．hadTinafoundC．didTinafind D．Tinafound3．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved4．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting5．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof6．I’minterestedinabluedress.Doyouhaveany_______?A．convenient B．available C．possible D．personal7．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing8．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both9．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind10．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape11．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto12．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．appliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied13．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose14．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those15．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which16．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished17．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize18．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen19．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever20．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with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）SpecialKidsTherapy（治疗）（SKT）,isacharitableorganizationdevotedtoimprovingthequalityoftheindividualswhostrugglewithphysical,mentaloremotionaldisabilities.ExamplesofwhatSKTcando:SKToffersthefamiliesofchildrenwithspecialneedspracticalhelpinbuyingspecialmedicalequipment,suchaselectrically-poweredwheelchairsandothercommunicationequipmentthatarenotcoveredbyinsurance.SKTorganizessummercampactivitiesforchildrenwithspecialneeds,providingthemwithachancetoenjoytheirsummerandexperiencethetraditionalsummercampthatfitstheirabilities.Howyoucanhelp:SKTisanall-volunteercharitableorganization,whichisstaffedbyvolunteersanddependsondonationsthatmakeitpossibleforustoserveandhelpthesespecialchildren.SKTreliesonpeoplelikeyoutohelpmakegoodthingshappenforthesespecialchildren.Yourcontributionissincerelyappreciated.Yourdonationshelpmakechildrenwithspecialneedsabletohavealternativetherapiessuchasanimal-assistedtherapy,art＆musictherapy,massagetherapyandwatertherapy.Thesearejustafewofthemanyprovenalternativetherapiesthatbringjoyandbuildself-respectofthechildrenwithspecialhealthcareneeds.Althoughthesetherapiesarenotcoveredbyinsurance,theyenhancethemental,physicalandemotionalaspectsofachild’slife.SKTknowsthatyourtimeisvaluableandweappreciateyourvolunteerinterest.Therearemanychancestovolunteertoworkwiththechildrenandtheirfamiliesatoureventsorprograms.Donationsmaybemailedto:BosseFinancialAttn:SpecialKidsTherapy,IncPOBox1024Findlay,Ohio45839PleasewritecheckstoSpecialKidsTherapyPhone:419-422-5607Email:care@1、FromthepassagewecanknowthatSKT_______.A．EarnsverylittlebyitsalternativetherapiesB．OffershelptothechildrenwithdisabilitiesC．IspartlysupportedbythelocalgovernmentD．Paysinsuranceforchildrenwithspecialneeds2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“enhance”meaninthetext?A．AcceptB．DamageC．ReduceD．Improve3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．SKTisanon-profitableorganization.B．ThedisabledcanaskpracticalhelpfromSKT.C．Donationsareusedtopayinsuranceforchildren.D．Familiesofchildrenwithspecialneedsareallpoor.4、Thetextiswrittento________.A．encouragefamiliestogetdonationsB．tellushowchildrencanliveanormallifeC．makeanintroductionofthespecialchildrenD．CallonpeopletojoinSKTtohelpdisabledchildren22．（8分）Ifyoubuyawashingmachine,afridgeoratelevisioninEurope,itcomeswithasticker.Thankstoa1992EUrule,allappliancesmustbelabelled(贴标签)withtheirenergyefficiency.Sowhyhasourfoodsystem-whichthreatens10,000specieswithextinction,producesabout30%ofgreenhousegases,anddrives800/oofourairpollution-onlyeverhadvoluntaryeco-labels?Theappliancesrulinghadahugeimpact;initially,75%offridgesandfreezerswereratedGtoD(lowefficiency),buttoday98%areclassedA++orA+++.Worldwide,theenergyefficiencyoflabelledapplianceshasincreasedthreetimesfasterthanapplianceswithoutlabels.Introducinganequalsystemforfoodcouldhaveanevenbiggerimpact.Mandatoryenvironmentallabelswouldchangehowweproduceandconsumeinfar-reachingways.First,producerswouldhavetomeasuretheirimpactsinauniformwayandbeaccountablefortheresults.Thiswouldnotbeexpensive:itisfreetomonitorenvironmentalimpactsusingdigitaltoolssuchasFieldprintandtheCoolFarmTool.Second,theysupportsustainableconsumption.Ourresearchfoundthatproductsthatlook,tasteandcostthesamecanhavedramaticallydifferentenvironmentalimpacts.High-impactbeefproducersuse5,7000%morelandandcreatel,000%moregreenhousegasesthanlow-impactproducers.Labelswouldallowconsumerstotelltheseproductsapart.Theywouldhighlightbothhigh-andlow-impactproducers,inthesameway,acrossmultipleproducts.Thiswouldencouragemorepeopletothinkabouttheirchoicesbyexposingthemtothefactseverytimetheyareintheshops.Wecanalsouselabelstoturnsmallerconsumerchangesintolargeenvironmentalbenefits:becauseasmallnumberofproducerscreatealargeshareoftheimpact,simplyavoidinghigh-impactproducerscanmakeahugecontributiontopollutionreductions.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheappliancesinParagraph1？A．Toapplaudthe1992EUrule.B．Tobringupthetopicoflabellingfood.C．Topointoutthepollutiontheycaused.D．Tocomparetheirenergyconsumptionrates.2、WhatdothefiguresinParagraph2show?A．Theimportanceofsavingenergy.B．Thedebateabouteco-labelledappliances.C．Theeffectivenessoftheappliancesruling.D．Theproblemcausedbyappliancesoflowefficiency.3、Whatdoestheword“Mandatory”inParagraph3mean?A．Compulsory. B．Effective. C．Different. D．Independent.4、Whatcanbelearnedabouteco-labels?A．Theywillincreasetheprofitsoflow-impactproducers.B．Theycanshowproducers'environmentalimpacts.C．Theywillguideconsumerstobuyhealthierfood.D．Theycanexposeconsumerstomoreproducts23．（8分）CantrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive(认知的)abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprogrammes—whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory—areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearch,therehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilities,whileotherslessoptimistic.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskills,suchasworkingmemoryandintelligence,tendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis(假设)onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1,601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhood,skillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thus,cognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligence,aperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nomore,noless.Soperformingworking-memorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.Nonetheless,thefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.Moregenerally,togetherwithotherresearch,theresultscontributetodisprovingcognitivetrainingcompaniespromisesofabetterbrain.Theresultshaveevenmoreimportantimplicationstheoretically.Theyquestionthehypothesisthattraininggeneralcognitivemechanismscanaffectothercognitiveorreal-lifeskills.Beyondworking-memorytraining,otherrecentstudieshaveshowntheimprovingcognitiveskillsoutsidemusic-includingacademicskills.However,thesenegativeresultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit-themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.1、Tofindouttheeffectofworkingmemorytraining,theauthor________.A．madesomescientificstudiesB．reviewedthepreviousresearchC．compareddifferenttestgroupsD．gotsomechildreninvolvedintheexperiment2、Childrenjoiningintheexperimentswereableto__________.A．dobetterinthefieldwheretheyaretrainedB．obtaingreateracademicachievementsC．adjusttonewsituationsquicklyD．succeedwhentheydealwithreallifeproblems3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecognitivetraining?A．PessimisticB．DisapprovingC．ObjectiveD．Optimistic4、Cognitivetrainingislikelyto_______accordingtothepassage.A．discoverthesecretsofhumanmindsB．makeone’sbrainstrongerbywayofpracticeC．earnagoodnameforthetrainingcompanyD．bringmuchprofittothetrainingcompanies24．（8分）FourFreeMobileAppstoHelpYouLearnEnglishFasterHaveyourealizedthatyoucanputyoursmartphonetoreallygooduseforlearningEnglish?Hereare4freemobileappsthatwillhelpyoudojustthat.HelloEnglishItcoversalltheaspectsoflanguagelearning,includingvocabulary,translation,grammar,spellings,spokenandreadingskills.ItusesinteractivegamestoteachdifferentEnglishlessonsandoffersnewaudiobooks,latestnews,andbooks.However,youshouldalreadyunderstandbasicEnglishstructuresandalphabets,fortheappcan’thelpyoulearnEnglishfromscratch(从零开始).DuolingoIfyouwanttolearnEnglishfromscratch,thenthisistheappyouarelookingfor.DuolingousesinteractivegamestohelpyoulearnEnglish.Forbeginners,theappfocusesonhelpingyoulearnverbs,phrasesandsentences.LingbeIfyouarereadytopracticeyourspokenskillsinthereal-world,you’llneedLingbe.It’sacommunity-basedappwherepeoplehelpeachotherandsharetheirnativelanguages.ItconnectsyouwithrealpeopleoncallwhoarenativeEnglishspeakers.HelloTalkHelloTalkissimilartoLingbeasitconnectsyouwithnativespeakerstohelpimproveyourlanguageskills.However,itaddsafewextrafunctionsthatmightinterestyou.Youcanviewtheinformationaboutuserstofindamatchthatinterestsyou.Additionally,youcanalsosendtextandaudiomessages,andevendovideocallswithotherpeople.Ifyouareabeginner,startfromDuolingoandthenuseHelloEnglishtotakefullcommandoverthelanguage.ForfluentspokenEnglishlearners,youcantryoutLingbeorHelloTalk.1、WhatshouldyoualreadyunderstandtouseHelloEnglish?A．Goodreadingandwritingskills.B．Basiclisteningandspeakingtips.C．DifferentEnglishlessonsandbooks.D．Englishlettersandbasicstructures.2、WhichappisthebestchoiceforanEnglishbeginneratfirst?A．HelloEnglish.B．Duolingo.C．Lingbe.D．HelloTalk.3、WhatcanyoudoonLingbe?A．Readthelatestnews.B．Enjoytheinteractivegames.C．PracticeyourspokenEnglish.D．Talkwithnativespeakersintheflesh.25．（10分）Soapingupyourhandsmaydomorethanjustgetridofgerms.Itmaywashawaytheinnerconfusionyoufeelrightafterbeingforcedtomakeachoicebetweentwoappealingchoices,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudybuildsonpastresearchintoaphenomenonknownas“theMacbetheffect”.ItturnsoutthatShakespearewasreallyontosomethingwhenheimaginedladyMacbethtryingtocleanherconscience（良心）byrubbinginvisiblebloodstainsfromherhands.Afewyearsago,scientistsaskedpeopletodescribeapastwrongact.Ifpeoplewerethengivenachancetocleantheirhands,theylaterexpressedlessguiltthanpeoplewhohadn’tcleaned.ThisfindingfascinatedW.S.Lee,aresearcher.“Anythingfromthepast,anykindofnegativeemotionalexperiences,mightbewashedaway,”saysLee.Hedecidedtotesthandwashing’seffectononekindofbadfeeling:thetensionwefeelafterbeingforcedtochoosebetweentwoattractivechoices,becausepickingonechoicemakesusfeelthatwe’velosetheother.Peopleusuallytrytocalmthisinnerconflictbylaterexaggerating（夸大）thepositiveaspectsoftheirchoice.Hehadstudentsrank10differentmusicCDs.ThenheofferedstudentsoneCDasagift.Somestudentsthenuseliquidsoap.Othersonlylookedatthesoaporsniffed（嗅）it.“Actually,youdonotneedwaterandsoap,”saysLee.Later,thestudentsagainhadtorankallthemusic.Peoplewhodidn’twashtheirhandshadthenormalresponse—theyscoredtheirtake-homeCDhigher,suggestingthattheynowsawitasevenmoreattractivethanbefore.Butthiswasn’ttrueforthehandwashers.Theyrankedthemusicaboutthesame.“theyfeelnoneedatalltojustifythechoice,”sayLee.Buttheimplicationsofitjustaren’tclear.Schwarzsaysit’stoosoontoknowwhetherpeopleshouldheadforasinkaftermakingatoughchoice.Hesayswashingmayhelpdecision-makersbycleaningawaymentaldisorder,butperhapsiftheydon’tgothroughtheusualpost-decisionprocessofjustifyingtheirchoice,theymightfeelmoresorrowinthelongrun.1、TheMacbetheffectreferstothefactthat________.A．ShakespearedidscientificresearchbeforewritingMacbethB．soapingupone’shandmayhelpwashawaytheinnerconfusionandmakeadecisionC．peoplefeellessguiltybygettingridofinvisiblegermsfromtheirhandsD．peoplefeellessashamedafterwashingtheirhands2、AccordingtoLee,afterpeoplemakethechoice________.A．theywilloverstatethegoodnessoftheirchosenchoiceB．theywillfeelregretfulfornotchoosinganotherC．theywillfeelfreeduetothefeelingoflosingtheotherchoiceD．theywillthinknothingoftheirchosenchoiceanymoretocalmtheirinnerconflict3、AccordingtoLee,thehandwashersconsiderthejudgmentofchoice________.A．morescientificB．unnecessaryC．alittleconvincingD．absolutelyuseless4、WhatdoesSchwarzneedtoresearchmore?A．Whetherpeopleneedtojustifytheirchoice.B．Whetherpeoplefeelmoresorrowafterwashinghands.C．Whetherwashinghandshelpoveralongperiodoftime.D．Whetherwashinghandsishelpfultomakeachoice.5、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A．IsWashingHandsNecessarytoDefeatTension?B．WashingHands,WashesOurMindC．WashingHands,HelpsMakeaBetterChoiceD．WashingHands,ReducestheStressofDecision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）WhenIwas17,ImetafamousdoctornamedPaulBragg.Hegavemeoneofthemostvaluable1ofmylife:astatementthatwasfilledwithwordsof2.Tothisveryday,Istill3it:Iamagenius（天才）,andIapplymywisdom.4,Iwasahighschooldropout（辍学学生）andwaslivinginatentinHawaii.Ihadaverylimitedvocabularyandhadnever5readingasinglebook.WhenDr.Braggtaughtmethisstatement,hetoldmetosayitwithfeelings6itweretrue.Todososeemedsofarawayfrom7thatitwasfunny.Aftersayingitmanytimes,8,Ibegantofeelwhatthosepowerfulwordsmeant.9everydayIcontinuedtosayit,anditbecame10tobelieve:Iamagenius,andIapplymywisdom.ItwastwoandahalfyearslaterwhenIreallysawthe11ofthestatement.Iwassittinginacollegelibrary12byfellowstudentswhomIwashelpingwithhighermathematics.Iheardoneofthestudentsspeak13toanother.“Johnisreallya14!”Atthemoment,I15whatDr.Bragghadtaughtme,andI16tosaythisstatementfortherestofmylife.Ican’tquiteputintowordswhata(n)17thisstatementhasmadeinmylife.18it,Iwasabletochangefromadropouttothetopofmycollegeclass.Ithinkthatthekeyto19isputtingyourtruefeelingsintoastatementyou20andsayingitoverandovereveryday.1、A．enjoyments B．parts C．gifts D．knowledge2、A．idea B．comfort C．praise D．power3、A．like B．need C．say D．use4、A．Atthetime B．Forawhile C．Allatonce D．Forthemoment5、A．advised B．finished C．minded D．admitted6、A．asif B．sothat C．incase D．nowthat7、A．history B．hope C．life D．reality8、A．moreover B．however C．otherwise D．anyhow9、A．Until B．Since C．So D．After10、A．easier B．funnier C．moreunusual D．moreimpossible11、A．evidence B．purpose C．details D．results12、A．followed B．surrounded C．assisted D．invited13、A．loudly B．kindly C．softly D．directly14、A．star B．spokesman C．kid D．genius15、A．read B．remembered C．showed D．doubted16、A．decided B．asked C．expected D．learned17、A．difference B．problem C．improvement D．impression18、A．Exceptfor B．Morethan C．Insteadof D．Becauseof19、A．love B．success C．happiness D．understanding20、A．thinkabout B．lookfor C．believein D．dreamabout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）1．（see）fromouterspace,Earthisablueplanet,duetothefactthattheoceancoversover70percentofitssurface.AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalScience,theoceanplaysagreatrolein2．（slow）downglobalwarming.Itis“3．importantbuffer（缓冲物）”,4．TheNewYorkTimesputit.Theoceanscanabsorb93percentoftheheattrappedbythegreenhousegases5．humansreleaseintotheatmosphere.Andtheother7percent6．（absorb)bytheair,landandicecaps,accordingtotheGuardian.“Iftheoceanwasn’tabsorbingasmuchheat,thesurfaceofthelandwouldheatupmuch7．（fast）thanitisrightnow,”saidprofessorMalinL.PinskyatRutgersUniversityintheUS.“Infact,theoceanissavingusfromrapidwarmingrightnow.”However,theoceanitself,asDiscoverMagazinenoted,isheatingup40percentfasteronaveragethantheUnitedNations8．（believe）fiveyearsago.Thatmeansiftheoceantemperaturesincrease9．thisspeed,thehighwatertemperatures“willkilloffmarineecosystems,raisesea10．(level)andmakehurricanesmoredestructive（破坏性的）”,theGuardianreported.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面是一段短文，请你对其进行修改。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。AswasreportedthattherewasanaccidentatacorneroftheRomanStreetinthismorning、Acarranintoatruckandfortunately,nobodygotinjured、Whowillberesponsibleforanaccidentisstillunderinvestigation、Whatthepoliceshoulddonowistha