江苏省南通市新高考英语四模试卷及答案解析

江苏省南通市新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．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft2．—-Whatdifferencewillitmake_____weshallgototheconcertonTuesdayorSaturday?—Theyofferadiscountonweekdays.A．thatB．whenC．ifD．why3．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in4．“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where5．Thenewmeansoftransport________inthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A．havenevertriedB．hasnevertriedC．haveneverbeentriedD．hasneverbeentried6．Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood7．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make8．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond9．----Therewon’tbeanywheretopark.----Oh,_______.Let’strythesubway.A．that’sarealbargainB．that’sagoodpointC．that’sreallysomethingD．that’sallsettled10．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare11．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously12．Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto13．---Thefreegiftdoesn’tlookgood.---_____,madam,butifyouwantgoodquality,youhavetopayforit.A．Nodoubt B．NooffenceC．Noproblem D．Noway14．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit15．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will16．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash17．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich18．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one19．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven20．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved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）Scientistshavelongknownthatherbivores(食草动物)affecttheplantdiversityaroundthem.Inhighlyproductiveecosystems,likejungles,animalswouldfavordominant,fast-growingplants.Thiswouldfreeupnutrientsandspace,allowingforagreatervarietyofplantstoboom.Incontrast,herbivoresinregionswithlowplantbiomass,likedeserts,wouldeatwhatevertheycouldfind,onlydrivingdownplantdiversity.Now,ateamofscientistshastestedthishypothesis(假说).Burkepile,abiologyprofessorinUCSantaBarbara,andhiscolleaguesreviewed252studiescomparingplantdiversityinareaswhereherbivoreswereandwerenotexcluded.Theirstudyrevealedthatwhetherherbivoresincreaseordecreaseplantdiversitydependsonwhat’sonthemenu.Ingeneral,thecorrelation(相关性)betweenherbivoryanddiversitywasn’tnearlyasclearaseveryonehadexpected.However,theteamnoticedamuchstrongerassociation:whentheecosystemhostedaparticularlyvigorousspeciesofplant,herbivoryseemedtobecrucialinmaintainingbiodiversity.Forinstance,grasslandsinthetallgrassprairieintheAmericanMidwesttendtobedominated(控制)byfast-growinggrasses,suchasbigbluestem.Theteamdiscoveredthatherbivoreshadanoutsizedeffectonmaintainingbiodiversitybykeepingbigbluestemfromtakingoverdozensofsmaller,slowergrowingplantspecies.Howevernotallherbivoresareonanequalfoot.Theteamfoundthattheconnectionbetweenherbivoryanddiversitywasparticularlystrongingrasslandswheremoreanimalsfeedongrassthanonherbsandbushes.Thisseemsreasonable,sincegrassestendtobethedominantspeciesingrasslands,asthenamesuggests.Thesefindingsaremorethanacademic.“We’veseenthreedecadesofreallyimportantpaperssayingthatecosystemsworkbetterwhenyouhavemorespeciesinthem,”Burkepilesaid.“Whatourdatasuggestsisthatherbivoresareespeciallyimportantformaintainingthisbiodiversityinplaceswhereyouhaveareallydominantplantspecies.”Asbiodiversitycontinuestodeclineworldwide,conservationistsarelookingforwaystopreventcatastrophiclosses.“Thissuggeststhatonepossibleapproachtomanagingecosystemsandbiodiversityistouseherbivorestomanagethesedominantspecies,”Burkepileadded.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,howdoherbivoreshelptoincreasebiodiversity?A．Byconsumingdominant,fast-growingplants.B．Bydestroyingjunglesandfreeingupspace.C．Byaddingmorenutrientstothesoil.D．Byeatinguplowplantbiomass.2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablyimpliesthat____________.A．herbivoryhasnothingtodowithbiodiversityinagivenecosystemB．herbivoresdecreasebiodiversityintallgrass-dominatedecosystemsC．smallanimalshelptoprotectbiodiversityingrasslandswithoutbushesD．thedegreetowhichherbivoresaffectbiodiversityisrelatedtoplantspecies3、Whatistheauthortryingtotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Thelimitationsofthenewstudy.B．Thepotentialapplicationofthenewstudy.C．Thecontradictionbetweenthepastviewandthenewfindings.D．Theimportanceofmaintainingecosystemsandbiodiversity.22．（8分）InthehillsoutsideMissoula,Montana,wildlifebiologistsarelookingathowclimatechangeaffectssomethingverysmall:thesnowshoehare.Lifeforsnowshoeharesisprettystressful一almosteverythingintheforestwantstoeatthem.AlexKumar,agraduatestudentattheUniversityofMontana,liststheanimalsthatarehungryforhares.“Lynx,foxes,coyotes,[….even]redsquirrels.”KumarandfieldtechnicianTuckerSeitzspendmonthssearchingthesewoodsforhares,oftenlisteningforsignalsfromharesthey'vealreadyputradiocollarson.Theycatchotherhareswithwiretrapsaboutthesizeofabreadbox,withsomeappleasbait(诱饵).Mostoftheharestheytracklivelessthanayear—ahazard(风险）ofbeingwhatKumarcalls“thecheeseburgeroftheecosystem”.Butsnowshoehareshaveaspecialskill:camouflage.They'rebrownduringthesummer,butturnwhiteforthesnowywintermonths.“There’stimeswhenyou’retrackingthemandyouknowthey’rereally,reallydose,andyoujustcan’tfindthem,”hesays.Haresswitchcolorinthespringandfallinresponsetolight,whenthedaysgetlongerorshorter.Butifthesnowcomeslate,yougetawhitehareonbrownground.“Andtheyreallythinkthatthey’recamouflaged,”Kumarsays.“Theyactlikewecan’tseethem.”Kumarcallsthis“mismatching,”andit'sbecomingmoreofaconcernwithclimatechange.“Iftheharesareconsistentlymolting(脱毛)atthesametime,yearafteryear,andthesnowfallcomeslaterandmeltsearlier,there’sgoingtobemoreandmoretimeswhenharesaremismatched,”hesays.ScottMillsofNorthCarolinaStateUniversityleadstheresearch.Hesaysthey'refindingthatmismatchedharesdieathigherrates.That’saconcernforthethreatenedCanadalynx,whichmainlyeatsthesehares.“It’saveryclearconnectiontoasingleclimatechangestressor,”Millssays.Haresmightbeabletoadaptovertime.SomesnowshoeharesinWashingtonStatedon'tturnwhiteatall.Millsistryingtofigureoutwhetherharesandotherwildlifecanadaptasfastastheclimateischanging.“Buthowfastistoofast?”heasks.1、Theword“camouflage”（Paragraph6)isclosestinmeaningto.A．escapingB．hidingC．fightingD．scaring2、Accordingtothepassage,snowshoeharescannowbeeasilydiscoveredbytheirenemiesbecausethey.A．changetheirfurcolortowhitetoolateB．haven’tadaptedtoclimatechangeC．cannolongeradapttothechangeoflightinspringandfallD．finditmoreandmoredifficulttomoltatthesametimeeachyear3、WhichbestdescribesMills'toneinthepassage?A．Approving.B．Enthusiastic.C．Concerned.D．Doubtful.23．（8分）WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear．ItwassetupbytheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)in1995toencouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading．Itisalsothedaytohonorgreatwriters，forexample，WilliamShakespeare，bornordeadonthatday．ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay．TakeUKasanexample．Onthatday，millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksofspecialprice，amuchlowerpricethanusual，inanybookstore．Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998．WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.OurFormerPremierWenJiabao,abookworm,whodoeslotsofreadingeveryday,hascalledonpeopletodomorereading.Hesuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading．"Bookscannotchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading,”hesaid．Whydopeoplelikereading?Onebigadvantageisthatreadinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.Also,readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Besides,readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,wemayfindmanythingsthatareunfamiliartous.Wewouldhavetouseourbraintothinkaboutthemordomorereadingtofindouttheanswers.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.What’smore,readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish．"Readingmakesafullman"(Bacon，1597).Books，magazines，newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Soitisnecessaryforustospendtimeonreadingeveryday．1、WorldBookDaywassetupinordertoencouragepeopleto.A．buymorebooksB．domorereadingC．learnforeignlanguagesD．knowmoreaboutscience2、IntheUK，whatwillschoolchildrendoonWorldBookDay?A．Theywillgiveawaysomebookstothosepoorfamilies’children.B．Theywillgotothelibraryinordertoreadasmanybooksaspossible.C．Theywillbuybooksofmuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstore.D．TheywillorganizesomeactivitiesinmemoryofWilliamShakespeare.3、Howmanyadvantagesofreadingarementionedinthepassage?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.4、Theunderlinedwords“abookworm”inParagraph2probablymean.A．apersonwholovesreadingB．apersonwholikesreadingC．apersonwholovescollectingD．apersonwholikesbuyingbooks24．（8分）Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltanegativeemotion—likestress,anger,orfrustration.Whatwasgoingthroughyourmindasyouweregoingthroughthatnegativity?Wasyourmindclutteredwith(充斥)differentkindsofthoughts?Orwasitparalyzed,unabletothink?Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofaverystressfultime,oryoufeelangryorfrustrated,stop.Yes,that'sright,stop.Whateveryou'redoing,stopandsitforoneminute.Whileyou'resittingthere,completelyimmerseyourselfinthenegativeemotion.Allowthatemotiontoconsumeyou.Allowyourselfoneminutetotrulyfeelthatemotion.Don'tcheatyourselfhere.Taketheentireminute—butonlyoneminute—todonothingelsebutfeelthatemotion.Whentheminuteisover,askyourself,“AmIwillingtokeepholdingontothisnegativeemotionasIgothroughtherestoftheday？”Onceyou'veallowedyourselftobetotallyimmersedintheemotionandreallyfeelit,youwillbesurprisedtofindthattheemotionclearsratherquickly.Ifyoufeelyouneedtoholdontotheemotionforalittlelonger,thatisOK.Allowyourselfanotherminutetofeeltheemotion.Whenyoufeelyou'vehadenoughoftheemotion,askyourselfifyou'rewillingtocarrythatnegativitywithyoufortherestoftheday.Ifnot,takeadeepbreath.Asyouexhale,releaseallthatnegativitywithyourbreath.Thisexerciseseemssimple—almosttoosimple.But,itisveryeffective.Byallowingthatnegativeemotionthespacetobetrulyfelt,youaredealingwiththeemotionratherthanstuffingitdownandtryingnottofeelit.Youareactuallytakingawaythepoweroftheemotionbygivingitthespaceandattentionitneeds.Whenyouimmerseyourselfintheemotion,andrealizethatitisonlyemotion,itlosesitscontrol.Youcanclearyourheadandproceedwithyourtask.1、Whatshouldyoudowhenyouareintonegativityaccordingtothearticle?A．Listentosomemusic.B．Ignoreitanddosomethingelse.C．Justdonothingandtrulyfeelthatemotion.D．Thinkaboutitandtrytodealwithitimmediately.2、Theunderlinedword“immerse”(Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans“________”．A．breakdown B．getridofC．cutoff D．throwinto3、What'sthebesttitleofthistext?A．ClearYourMentalSpaceB．DeepBreath,TroubleAwayC．TrytoAvoidtheNegativeEmotionD．KeepHoldingontoThisNegativeEmotionasLongasPossible4、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsnegativeemotionis________.A．doubtful B．optimisticC．frightened D．confused25．（10分）ChineseaudiencesseemednottohavebeensatisfiedwiththethirdseasonofthehighlyanticipatedfooddocumentaryABiteofChina.Eventhoughtheserieshasmaintainedhighviewershipratingssinceitscomebacklastweek,muchhigherthanotherprogramsairedatthesametime,therankingonDouban,asocialnetworkingwebsitefeaturingfilms,literatureandevents,slippedto4.2outof10,asofTuesday,comparedwith9.3and8.4,respectively,forthefirsttwoseasons.Pickyviewerscomplainthatsomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate,whileotherspinpointmisleadingcontent.Atthesametime,foodblogger@barbaraquestionedwhetheritisappropriatetogiveaclose-upshotofthepoisonousplantNandina（南天竺）inafoodprogram.ABiteofChina,whichdebutedin2012,becamehugelypopularnationwideforitsqualityintroductionofsomerarely-knownandmouth-wateringdomesticcuisine.Inthenewshow,however,watchersarenotsatisfiedwith“irrelevant”foodreferences,suchaslipsticksmadeofChinesetraditionalmedicineandmartialartsmaster.Thefirstepisodeintroducedahand-madeironfryingpanfromeastChina’sShandongprovince,whichpromptedthousandsofChineseInternetuserstobuyonefromChina’sleadinge-commercewebsiteTmallinthenextfewdays.Salesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”surged6,000timescomparedwithayearago,accordingtoBeijingYouthDaily.Inresponsetooverwhelmingcriticismandquestions,ABiteofChinaproductioncrewrespondedonWeibothattheyseekinnovationdespitetherisksfollowingthefirsttwophenomenalseasons.“Itisunavoidabletomakecomparisonswiththefirsttwo,andsomeaudiencesmaynotacceptthechanges,”thecrewsaid.“Weexplorethecultureandcivilizationbehindfood,andgivefoodahistorictouch.That’swhywefeatureculinary（烹饪的）tools,feastandrituals,aswellasahealthydiettoshowChinesewisdomandphilosophy,whichhasnotbeenshowninanyfoodprogramsbefore.”1、WhydoesthepassagementionNandina?A．Becausesomeofthenarrationisnotaccurate.B．Becauseitmaybeimpropertogiveaclose-upshotofapoisonousplant.C．Becauseitismisleadingcontent.D．Becauseitisnotattractiveatalltomostpickyviewers.2、Whichofthefollowingelementsleadstoviewers’dissatisfactionwiththenewshow?A．somemouth-wateringdomesticcuisinesB．food-unrelateditemsC．somerarely-knowncuisinesD．theincreasingsalesofthepanat“Zhensanhuan”3、Accordingtoitsproductioncrew,whatisuniqueto‘ABiteofChinaIII’?A．Itmakescomparisonswiththefirsttwoepisodes.B．Ittellsthestoryofsomemartialartsrelatedtofood.C．Itreceivesoverwhelmingcriticismandquestionsfromaudience.D．Itfocusesoncookingtools,ritualsandhealthyeating.4、Whatisthebestthetitleforthepassage?A．'ABiteofChinaIII'DrawsCriticismfromAudiencesB．'ABiteofChinaIII'MaintainsHighViewershipRatingsC．'ABiteofChinaIII'ChangesfortheWorseD．'ABiteofChinaIII'ExplainsitsPurposes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）ThesmalltownofRjukaninNorwayissituatedbetweenseveralmountainsanddoesnotgetdirectsunlightfromlateSeptembertomid-March-1sixmonthsoutoftheyear.“Ofcourse,we2itwhenthesunisshining,”saysKarinRo,whoworksforthetown’stourismoffice.“Weseetheskyis3,butdowninthevalleyit’sdarker—it’slikeona4day.”Butthat5whenasystemofhigh-tech6wasintroducedtoreflectsunlightfromneighboringpeaks(山峰)intothevalleybelow.Wednesday,residents(居民)ofRjukan7theirveryfirstrayofwintersunshine:Arowofreflectiveboardsonanearbymountainsidewereputto8.Themirrorsarecontrolledbyacomputerthat9themtoturnalongwiththesunthroughoutthe10andtocloseduringwindyweather.Theyreflectaconcentratedbeam(束)oflightontothetown’scentral11,creatinganareaofsunlightroughly600squaremeters.Whenthelight12,Rjukanresidentsgatheredtogether.“Peoplehavebeen13thereandstandingthereandtaking14ofeachother,”Rosays.“Thetownsquarewastotally15.Ithinkalmostallthepeopleinthetownwerethere.”The3,500residentscannotall16thesunshineatthesametime.17,thenewlightfeelslikemorethanenoughforthetown’s18residents.“It’snotvery19,”shesays,“butitisenoughwhenweare20.”1、A．only B．obviously C．nearly D．precisely2、A．fear B．believe C．hear D．notice3、A．empty B．blue C．high D．wide4、A．cloudy B．normal C．different D．warm5、A．helped B．changed C．happened D．mattered6、A．computers B．telescopes C．mirrors D．cameras7、A．remembered B．forecasted C．received D．imagined8、A．repair B．risk C．rest D．use9、A．forbids B．directs C．predicts D．follows10、A．day B．night C．month D．year11、A．library B．hall C．square D．street12、A．appeared B．returned C．faded D．stopped13、A．driving B．hiding C．camping D．sitting14、A．pictures B．notes C．care D．hold15、A．new B．full C．flat D．silent16、A．block B．avoid C．enjoy D．store17、A．Instead B．However C．Gradually D．Similarly18、A．nature-loving B．energy-saving C．weather-beaten D．sun-starved19、A．big B．clear C．cold D．easy20、A．trying B．waiting C．watching D．sharing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）InHangzhou,borrowingbooksfromthelibraryisnowassimpleasshoppingonline:click,pay1．waitfordelivery.Thecity’spubliclibraryrecentlylaunchedaprogramonWeChat,2．popularChinesemessagingsoftware,enablingitsreaderstocheckoutbooksonlineandgetthem3．(deliver)totheirhomesatlowprices.Toenjoythe“Hangzhouenjoyablereading”service,onefirstneedstofollowthelibrary’sofficialWeChataccount,4．providesalistofbooks.Afterpickingbooks,borrowersarerequired5．(present)theinformationsuchastheirlibrarymembershipcards,cellphonenumbersandsoon.Theselecteditemswillbedeliveredbyexpresswithinthreedaysafterpayments.Eachreadercanborrowupto5booksonceand20booksatmost6．total.Thebookscanbeborrowedforupto40days.Readersnowcanborrowthelibrary’smostpopularbooksinthisway.Theonlinebookswillberenewedandenriched7．(gradual)accordingtoreaders’borrowinghabitsand8．(prefer).AttheendofDecember,thelibrary’soldandclassicbooks9．(put)onlinetoo,makingthetotalnumberofbooksavailableandbringingborrowersalotof10．(convenient).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）Itisgoodtoseethattodaymorepeoplehaverealizedtheimportanceexercisingandareplayingsportsregular、Buttheproblemisthattherearenotenoughsportsfacilitiestomeetthepublicgrowingdemand、Iloveplayingbasketballandoftenplaywithmyfriendsonweekends、Therefore,itisdifficulttorentabasketballfieldandimpossibletofindafreeone、Itseemsthatallcourtsinthecitywerealwaysfull、Weatherpermitted,wecanplayinoutdoors、Butonrainydaysorinwinterwehavetoturntoindoorcourts、Therearenotmuchinmycity,andthechargeisexpensive、Thegovernmentshouldbuildmorepublicsportsfacilities,soeasieraccesseswillencouragemorepeopletoparticipateinsports、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是林涛。现在，很多中学生每天长时间用耳机听音乐、学英语。你的英语笔友李平也是如此。最近他在来信中提到感觉头痛、注意力不集中、记忆力减退。请你就此回信谈谈你的观点和建议。写作要点：1.简述过度使用耳机的现象；2.分析过度使用耳机的危害；(至少两点)3.提出你的建议。(至少两条)注意：1.要点齐全，可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯；2.