新余市重点中学新高考英语四模试卷及答案解析

新余市重点中学新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．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so2．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect3．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/4．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．allgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife5．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied6．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced7．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．achievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．ambition8．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing9．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend10．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however11．—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.12．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith13．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime14．ThisJanuarywillbeverypreciousforusbywhichtimewe________reviewingSeniorBookI.A．willfinish B．willhavefinishedC．havefinished D．willbefinished15．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout16．WuLeiistheonlyChineseplayerhasmadeitontothelatestWorldSoccer500list.A．who B．whichC．whose D．whom17．I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen18．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome19．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever20．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff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）Wehumansareacuriousspecies．AsNASAsaysonitswebsite，"Humansaredriventoexploretheunknown，discovernewworlds，pushtheboundariesofourscientificandtechnicallimits，andthenpushfurther．"Andspaceexplorationiswherewe\ebeen"pushing"ourfurthestcuriosity．Theyear2019beganwithtwopiecesofexcitingspaceexplorationnews．OnJan．3，Chinalandedaspacecraft，Chang′e4，onthemoon'sfarside﹣thesidewecan′tseefromEarth﹣forthefirsttimeinhumanhistory．AndaccordingtoareportpublishedonJan．9inNature，scientistsfromtheCanadianHydrogenIntensityMappingExperiment（CHIME）detectedrepeatedradiosignalsfromagalaxy1.5billionlightyearsaway，possiblysentbyintelligentaliens．However，what，sevenmoreexcitingthanthenewsisthefactthatwheneverspeakingofspaceexploration，weforgetourpoliticalandculturaldifferences﹣thethingsthatsoobsessus．"Whenyougointospace，youbecomepartofthisoverallcollective（集体）called‘humanity，KenLiu，Chinese﹣Americansci﹣fiwriterandtranslator，toldQuartzwebsite．"You′renolongerChinese，American，Russian…Yourcultureisleftbehind．You'renowjust‘humanity'withacapital‘H'．"Thismagichasworkedallthewayalongourjourneyintospace．WhenUSastronautNeilArmstrong（1930﹣2012）becamethefirsthumantosetfootonthemoonin1969，forexample，hetoldtheworld："That'sonesmallstepforman，onegiantleapformankind，"Now，withChang'e4touchingdownonnewmoonterritory，China′saimistohelpscientistsfromaroundtheworldfindoutmoreaboutEarth'sonlysatellite．AndwiththediscoveryoftheCHIMEastronomers，we'reonestepclosertoansweringacommonquestioninscience："Arehumansaloneintheuniverse？"It'struethatweareacuriousspecies．Butinsteadofbeingcuriousaboutthe"unknown"，perhapswe'rereallymoreeagerto"pushfurther"ourownhuman"boundaries"and"limits"．1、WhichofthefollowingisthediscoveryoftheCHIMEscientists？A．Agalaxywithintelligentaliens．B．Repeatedradiosignalssentbyintelligentaliens．C．Repeatedradiosignalsfromadistantgalaxy．D．Radiosignalsfromagalaxyseveralyearsago．2、WhydoestheauthorquoteKenLiu'swords？A．Tointroducethefamouswriter，KenLiu．B．Toshowthatinspacewearejusthumanity．C．Toemphasizethatcultureisnotimportant．D．Tointroducethethingsthatobsessusverymuch．3、Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph6？A．Furtherconfirmhisopinion．B．Addsomebackgroundinformation．C．Summarizethepreviousparagraphs．D．Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion．4、What'sthemainideaofthetext？A．Chinatakestheleadinspaceexploration．B．Humansarenotaloneintheuniverse．C．Spaceexplorationisacommoncauseofmankind，D．Humansdesiretopushtheboundariesofscientificlimits．22．（8分）AGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacks,drinks,icecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,tohavemeetingsandtostudy.Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorlatatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fastfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheGouglasCentre.Thisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcerts,gamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobe,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHall,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pm,closedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.Adoctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvice.Thecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurance.HoursareMondaytoFriday,9amtonoonand1:00to4:30pm.TransportationTheTWUExpressisashuttleservice.Theshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentre,leavingfromtheMattsonCentre.Operationhoursarebetween8amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.1、WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?A．DohomeworkandwatchTVB．HavemealsandmeetwithfriendsC．BuydrinksandenjoyconcertsD．AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess2、Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A．TheTWUCafeteria,FridayB．TheLowerCafé,SundayC．TheGlobe,FridayD．TheMattsonCentre,Saturday.3、TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre_________.A．givesadviceonmentalhealthB．offersservicesfreeofchargeC．trainsstudentsinmedicalcareD．isopensixdaysaweek23．（8分）ThecostoflivingincountriesliketheU.S.,Britain,AustraliaorFrancehasskyrocketedinrecentyears.However,ifyou'rewillingtoleaveyourcountryandexplorelifeinotherareas,therearemanycountriesboastinganextremelycheapandlowcostofliving.Checkoutthefollowingcountrieswhenplanningyournextmove.EcuadorEcuadorissimilartotheUnitedStatesinmanyways,andasaresulthasbecomeapopularAmericangetaway.TheyevenusetheU.S.Dollarfortheircurrency.Inthiscountry,it'scheapertoeatouteverydaythancookforyourselfonabudgetintheU.S.Youcanevenbuyapropertyforaround$50000andhiresomeonetotendtoitwhileyou'reawayMexicoAlthoughthecountryisknownforitspovertyriddenstreets,therearemanywealthierareasthatprovideeveryfacilityyoumightneed.Youcanliveoffamere$700to$800amonthinMexico,andthisincludesrentforaniceplace,facilities,food,andanysightseeing.ArgentinaArgentinahasbeenapopulartouristdestinationformanyyears.Ithasgreatrestaurants,arichhistory,andmanyplacestoexplore.Nottom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可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Thesedays，upcycling(升级改造)ispopularwithpeople．They1somethinguniquefromexistingmaterialsratherthanbuymore．Mygranny，Bobohasspent92yearsdoingjustthatoutofnecessity．Wastingtimeandresourceswas2anoptionintheworldshegrewupin．Withsevenchildrento3，shelivedahardandeconomicallife．Bobohasbeenupcycling4thedayGreat-GrannyAnnieputaneedleinherhandandtaughtherhowtogivenew5toeveryfabric(织物)intheirfarmhouse．JustlikeBobo，mymother，Cindy，6makingherclothes．She7herhomecomingdressandboughtthefabricwithmoneysheearned8atthecanfactory．Onegenerationpassedontothenextthe9ofcreatingsomethingbeautifulandusefulbyhand．Granny’sandMom’ssewingskillsmeantthatnomatterthebudget，Christmas，birthday，andweddinggiftswere10．Fromababyblankettoabib(围嘴)，eachtreasure11aspecialqualityofpersonalization．InmyhomeIam12byupcyclingatitsbest．ThankstoBobo’s13ways，theartistryofhandworklivesoninfour14ofcrafters．GrannyBobolivedit．Momcarriediton．Iampickingitupbylisteningand15．Nowmydaughter，Greta，isalsolearningtousethose16．Isitandwatch17asBobo’shandsweaveneedleandthread．In92years，herhandshaveknownand18life，homeandfamily．Agehasbroughtthe19ofsomememories．Butifyoulistentoherstorieswhileshe20，you’lljourneybacktotheoldfarmwithher．1、A．changeB．createC．chooseD．replace2、A．alwaysB．everC．neverD．usually3、A．feedB．teachC．protectD．encourage4、A．afterB．sinceC．beforeD．until5、A．1ifeB．natureC．willD．power6、A．turnedupB．grewupC．settleddownD．calmeddown7、A．borrowedB．spreadC．designedD．exchanged8、A．bargainingB．workingC．inspectingD．wandering9、A．artB．dutyC．typeD．task10、A．impossibleB．preciousC．worthlessD．accessible11、A．carriesB．1osesC．demandsD．extends12、A．filledB．controlledC．disturbedD．surrounded13、A．modernB．strangeC．traditionalD．regular14、A．decadesB．scenesC．occasionsD．generations15、A．arguingB．observingC．complainingD．photographing16、A．detailsB．hintsC．skillsD．outlines17、A．closelyB．randomlyC．carelesslyD．secretly18、A．betrayedB．evaluatedC．wastedD．treasured19、A．1ossB．recoveryC．strengthD．storage20、A．chatsB．cooksC．jogsD．sews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）SwedishbusinessmanNileisdelightedwithhisnewhotel,theworld’sfirstigloo(冰屋)hotel.1．(build)inasmalltown,ithasbeenattractinglotsofvisitorsbutsoonthefunwillbeover.Intwoweeks’time,Nile’sicecreation2．(be)nothingmorethanapoolofwater.“Wedon’tseeitasabigproblem,”hesays.“Wejustlookforwardto3．(replace)it.Nilebuilthisfirstiglooin1991foranartexhibition.Itwas4．successfulthathedesignedthepresentone,5．measuresroughly200squaremeters.Sixworkmenspentmorethaneightweeks—pilling1,000tonsofsnowontoawoodenbase,whenthesnowfroze,thebase6．(remove).Aftertheirstay,allvisitorswillreceiveasurvivalcertificate(证书)7．(record)theirsuccess.Withnowindows,nowheretohangclothesandtemperaturesbelow0℃,itmayseemmorelikeasurvivaltest8．arelaxinghotelbreak.“It’sgreatfun,”Nileexplains,“aswellasagoodstartinsurvivaltraining.”The9．(popular)oftheiglooisbeyonddoubt,itisnowattractingtouristsfromallovertheworld.10．least800peoplehavestayedattheigloothisseasoneventhoughthereareonly10rooms.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。

ItookatriptoChinaafewmonthsbefore．Itwasawonderfulexperiencewhereisbeyonddescription．WespentthreeweeksvisitingBeijing，Shanghaiandseveralothertouristattraction．ThecloserweapproachedthecentreofChina，themuchIlikedit．ThenwewenttoHongKonglastweek，whichIthinkisdifferentwithBeijing．ItisnoisiestplaceIhaveeverseen．Andanotherthingthatgivemeadeepimpressionwasthepeoplethere—theyweresomuchfriendly．Anyway，thetripitselfwasinterested．Ican’twaittoflyingtoChinaagain.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是中学生李华，你的美国朋友Jack在上次给你的电子邮件中抱怨最近自己眼睛近视了。请你给他用英语回一封电子邮件，内容如下：1．介绍你们班同