广西贺州市平桂高级中学高三第四次模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

广西贺州市平桂高级中学高三第四次模拟考试新高考英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would2．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood3．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but4．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made5．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before6．Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．atnopointC．aslikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot7．––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live8．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto9．Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected10．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame11．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned12．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen13．Oneshouldaccomplishtasks____________insteadofalwaystuningtoothersforhelp.A．independently B．activelyC．skillfully D．voluntarily14．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon15．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup16．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone17．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive18．Thenewmeansoftransport________inthiscity,sowhetheritwillworkoutremainstobeseen.A．havenevertriedB．hasnevertriedC．haveneverbeentriedD．hasneverbeentried19．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．adjustment B．alternativeC．advertisement D．amusement20．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance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）OSCARTHEATREBOOKING-inpersonTheBoxOfficeisopenMondaytoSaturday,10am-8pm.-bypostStatingtheperformanceandchoiceofseats,enclosingacheque,postalorder,oryourcreditcarddetailstoOscarTheatreBoxOffice,POBox220,Mainstreet.AllchequesshouldbemadepayabletoOscarTheatre.-bytelephoneRing08448472484toreserveyourticketsortopaybycreditcard(Visa,MasterCardaccepted).-on-lineCompletetheon-linebookingformat.DISCOUNTSSaver:$2offanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursdayinclusive,andforallmatinees(下午场).Saversareavailableforchildrenupto16yearsold,over60sandfull-timestudents.Supersaver:half-priceseatsareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itisadvisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilonehourbeforetheshow(subjecttoavailability).Standby:bestavailableseatsareonsalefor$6fromonehourbeforetheperformanceforpeopleeligible(有资格的)forSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallothercustomers.GroupBookings:thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.Schools:schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook$9ticketsinadvanceandwillgeteverytenthticketfree.Pleasenote:weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefundmoneyunlessaperformanceiscancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.1、Howcanyoupayforaticketwhenyoubookbypost?A．Byvisitingthewebsiteofapostoffice.B．Bygoingtoyoulocalbankinperson.C．ByenclosingyourMasterCardinanenvelope.D．Byprovidingyourcreditcardinformation.2、Whatbenefitcanbookersenjoyaccordingtothetext?A．Agroupoftenadultsgoingtoaperformancecanclaimadiscount.B．Aschoolpartyof15personsthatbookinadvancepay$135intotalforaperformance.C．Someoneaccompanyingawheelchairusertoaperformancereceivesadiscount.D．An18-year-oldteenageriseligibleforSaverdiscounts.3、Accordingtothetext,whocangetStandbytickets?A．Full-timestudentsbuyingtickets45minutesbeforeaperformancebegins.B．65-year-oldsbuyingticketsanhourandahalfbeforeaperformancebegins.C．Theatre-goerswhoareunexpectedlyunabletobepresentataperformance.D．Anyonewhobuysticketsanhourbeforeaperformancebegins.22．（8分）Thereareacoupleofwaystoforecastthedestructivepotentialofahurricanesothatpeopleinthewaycantakeadequateprecautions．Satelliteimagesofcloudpatternscanbeanalyzedtoestimatepeakwindspeeds，buttheestimatesareoftenwayoffthemark．Specializedaircraftcanflyintoastormtomeasurethewindsdirectly，buttheflightsarecostly．ResearchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologycomeupwithathirdway：listeningtoastormunderwater．InapapertobepublishedinGeophysicalResearchLetters，NicholasC．Makrisandaformergraduatestudent，JoshuaD．Wilson，reportastrongconnectionbetweentheintensityofsoundrecordedbyanunderseamicrophoneinthemid﹣Atlanticandthewindpowerofahurricanethatpassedoverit．Theysaythatsuchmicrophones，knownashydrophones，couldbeasafeandrelativelyinexpensivemeansofestimatinghurricaneforce．Dr．MakrisandDrWilson，whoarenowwithAppliedPhysicalSciencesCorporation，workedoutthetheoryofunderwateracousticmonitoringofstormsina2005paper．"Tobeveryfrankwithyou，it'samysterywhatmakesstormsnoisyunderwater．"Dr．Makrissaid．Themostpopularideacurrentlyisthatithassomethingtodowithoscillatingarebubbles（气泡振动）．Theresearchersthenwentlookingforexperimentaldatatobacktheirtheory，andfounditfromahydrophoneplacedatadepthof2，500feetbytheNationalAtmosphericandOceanicAdministration．IthappenedthatHurricaneGertpassedovertheareainSeptember1999，andahurricane﹣hunterplanedirectlymeasuredthewindspeedatthesametime．Thehydrophonedatashowedsoundintensityrisingwhenthestorm'soutsidewind"wall"passedover，andagainwhentheinsidewall，themostdestructivepartofthestormneartheeye，passedover．"Wegotabeautifulconnection，"Dr．Makrissaid，"betweenthehydrophonedataandtheactualwindspeedsasmeasuredbytheaircraft．"Dr．Makrisisconductingadditionalexperiments，workingwiththeMexicanNavyoffthewestcoastofMexico．Theeventualgoal，hesaid，wouldbepermanenthydrophonesinknownhurricanezonesortemporaryonesthatcouldbeeasilylaidbyplaneorshipinthepathofacomingstorm．1、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat．A．Thescientistsdidn'tgainanysupportfromdifferentfields．B．Dr．MakrisandDr．Wilsonhavefiguredoutwhatmakesstormsnoisyunderwater．C．Thescientistshavefoundtherelationshipbetweenthechangesofsoundintensityandtheforceofthehurricane．D．Thereareseveralcreativewaysforpeopletoforecasttheforceofthecominghurricane．2、WhyisDr．MakrisnowmakingotherexperimentswiththehelpoftheMexicanNavyoffthewestcoastofMexico？A．Toplacepermanenthydrophonesinsomezones．B．Tocollectmoreimagesofcloudpatterns．C．Tobesecureincarryingouttheirexperiments．D．Togetmoreinformationfromthehurricane﹣hunterplanes．3、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage？A．WaystoStoptheDestructiveForceofaHurricaneB．ConnectionbetweentheIntensityofSoundandtheWindPowerofaHurricaneC．Hydrophones，SafebutExpensiveMeansofEstimatingHurricaneForceD．MeasuringaHurricanebySoundUnderwater23．（8分）InsideasecuredroominabeautifulcastlenearParis,asmallmetalcylinder(圆柱体)restsonashelfbeneathadoublesetofbelljars.Ithaslainthereformorethanacentury,itsrestonlyoccasionallydisturbedwhentheroom’sthreekeyholdersperformacoordinatedopeningceremonytolettechniciansenterandcleanthispreciouspieceofmetal.First,thecylinderisrubbedwithapieceofsoft,alcohol-soakedcloth.Thenitissteamedwithpurewater.Finally,the1kgcylinderisreturned,carefully,toitsrestingplace.Suchattentiontoalumpofmetalisunusual,buthasapurpose.ThecastlehousestheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasuresandthatpieceofshining,circularmetalisitsholiestrelic.Itisthedefiningmass(质量)againstwhichallotherkilogramsaremeasured.Thisistheinternationalprototype,orstandard,ofthekilogram.TheIPK,inshort.Dozensofcarefullyweightedcopiesoftheoriginalhavebeenmade.Theyarestoredaroundtheworldandusedtostandardiseindividualnations’weightsandmeasuressystems.ButthedaysoftheIPK,initscurrentform,arenumbered.TheInternationalBureauofWeightsandMeasureshasdecidedtoreplacethissinglephysicalspecimenwithamorefundamentalmeasurement–basedonelectriccurrent–inordertodefinethemassofanobject.Thekingofkilogramsisabouttobedethroned.“Onekeyreasonfordoingthisworkistoprovideinternationalsecurity,”saysBureauspokesmanPaulRobinson.“Ifthecastleburneddowntomorrowandthekilogramwasdestroyed,wewouldhavenoreferenceleftfortheworld’smetricweightssystem.Therewouldbechaos.ThecurrentdefinitionofthekilogramistheweightofthatcylinderinParis,afterall.”AnothermajormotivationforthereplacementoftheIPKisthegrowingneedtobeabletocarryoutmoreandmoreprecisemeasurements.“Drugcompanieswillsoonbewantingtouseingredientsthatwillhavetobemeasuredintermsofafewmillionthsorevenbillionthsofagram,”saysRobinson.“Weneedtobepreparedtoweighsubstanceswiththatkindofaccuracy.”1、WhatdoweknowabouttheIPKfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．It’scaredforwithgreatdevotion.B．It’susedinreligiousceremonies.C．It’sbeautifullydesignedanddecorated.D．It’sthemostvaluablemetalintheworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dethroned”underlinedinparagraph5?A．rebuilt B．removedC．destroyed D．upgraded3、WhatisareasonforreplacingthecurrentIPK?A．Toprotectthemetalcylinderfromdamage.B．Tomaketakingmeasurementsmoreeconomical.C．Toprovideallcountrieswiththesamestandard.D．Tosatisfytheincreasingdemandforexactness.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．NomorekilosB．AheavytechnologyC．ThefutureofthekiloD．Thehistoryofmeasures24．（8分）Encouragingchildrentousegesturesastheythinkcanhelpthemcomeupwithmorecreativeideas,accordingtonewresearch.“Ourfindingsshowthatchildrennaturallygesturewhentheythinkofunusualwaystouseeverydayitems,”sayspsychologicalscientistElizabethKirk.“Whenwethenaskedchildrentomovetheirhands,theywereabletocomeupwithevenmorecreativeideas.”“Gesturingmayallowustoexploretheproperties（特性）oftheitems—forexample,howtheitemcouldbeheld,itssize,itsshape,etc.—anddoingsocanhelpuscomeupwithideasforcreativeuses,”Kirkexplains.Intheirfirststudy，theresearcherscomparedthecreativityofchildrenwhospontaneously(自发地）gesturedwiththosewhoeitherdidnotorcouldnotgesture.Atotalof78children,aged9-11,sawaseriesofimagesofordinaryitems,suchasanewspaper,atincan,andakettle.Theresearchersaskedthechildrentolookateachimageandlistasmanyusesastheycouldthinkof.Agroupofparticipantscompletedthetasktwice—ononeversionofthetask,theyworemittens（连指手套）thatlimitedtheirabilitytogesture.Restrictingchildren’sabilitytogesturedidnotaffecttheirabilitytocomeupwithcreativeusesfortheobjects;Childrenwhowerefreetogestureproducedaboutthesamenumberofideasasthosewhoworethemittensandcouldnotgesture.Inasecondexperiment,54childrencompletedthesamealternative-usestask.Insomecases,childrengesturednormally;inothercases,theresearchersencouragedthechildrento“useyourhandstoshowmehowyoucouldusetheobjectindifferentways”.Theencouragementworked:Childrenwhowerespecificallyencouragedtogestureproducedagreaternumberofcreativeusesfortheobjectsthandidthechildrenwhowerenotgivenanyspecialinstruction.“Ourfindingsaddtothegrowingbodyofevidenceshowingthesignificantroleofgestureinthinkingandhaveapplicationstotheclassroom,”Kirkconcludedintheirpaper.1、Whatdidtheresearchersintendtofindoutinthefirstexperiment?A．Thenumberofcreativeideasthechildrencouldthinkof.B．Howthechildrenwouldexplorethepropertiesoftheitems.C．Whetherencouraginggesturewouldhelptoproducemorenewideas.D．Thedifferencebetweenthinkingwithgesturesandwithoutgestures.2、Whyweremittensusedintheexperiment?A．Torestrictgestures.B．Tolimitcreativethinking.C．Totesttheabilitytogesture,D．Toincreasecreativeideas.3、Whendidthechildrenthinkofthemostnewideas?A．Whenwearingmittens.B．Whenencouragedtogesture.C．Whennaturallygesturing.D．Whennotusingtheirhands.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CommunicatewithGesturesB．ThinkwithYourHandsC．UseEverydayItemsCreativelyD．MakeGestureswhenNecessary25．（10分）Weallknowthehardworkthatfilmmakersandactorsputintoprovideuswithentertainment,butitseemsthatevenregularmoviegoerslikeushaveabigimpactonhowamovieturnsouttoo.Fordecadesnow,filmstudioshaveusedso-calledtestscreeningstogetfeedbackfrommembersofthepublicbeforeamoviecomesout.Whiletestaudiencemembersareusuallyaskedtofillinaquestionnaireafterascreening,tellingthefilmstudiowhattheylikedanddidn’tlike,mediagiantDisneyhascomeupwithamorehigh-techsolution.Accordingtoapaperpublishedthissummerbythecompany’sresearchers,Disneyismeasuringtestaudiences’reactionsbyusingspecialcamerasplacedinsidecinemas.Pairingthecameraswithcustomsoftware,thecompanycantrackwhateachaudiencememberisfeelingatanypointinthemovie,fromangertojoy.Thisworksbymapping68differentpointsoneachaudiencemember’sface.Thecamerascanseeinthedark,andthesoftwarecanfigureoutaperson’smoodbasedontheslightestoffacialexpressions.It’shopedthatthisnewmethodwillallowmoredetailedfeedbackfromtestaudiences.Ratherthanrelyingonaudiencememberstorecalltheirfeelingsafterthemovie’sover,itcanaccuratelyreadtheirreactionsinreal-time.Testscreeningsarehighlyvaluedinthemovieindustry,andseveralwell-knownmovieshavebeengreatlyalteredfollowingfeedback.ViewersofE.T.,theExtra-Terrestrial(1982),wouldhaveleftthecinemafeelingawholelotdifferentlyifitweren’tforitstestaudience’sfeedback.“Inonecutofthefilmthatwastested,E.T.diedinsteadofgoinghomeinhisspaceship.Youwon’tbesurprisedtohearthatthetestaudienceinquestiondidn’twarmtothisendingatall,”wrotemediawebsiteDenofGeek.Butforthosewhoareconcernedaboutprivacy,thecameraswon’tbeinstalledinpubliccinemas.Afterall,unlessyou’repartofatestaudience,beinginfrontofthecameraisbestlefttothemoviestars.1、Whyaretestscreeningsnecessary?A．Toamuseus.B．Toinfluenceamovie.C．Togetreactionsoftheaudience.D．Tospyontheaudience.2、Howdoesthehigh-techmethodwork?A．Audiencesrecalltheirdetailedfeelings.B．Thecamerascanreadaccuratefeedbackfromtheaudience.C．Thecompanycantrackeachaudiencemember.D．Thecompanyaremeasuringaudience’sreactions.3、WhatdoweknowaboutE.T?A．Itdoesn’twarmtheaudience.B．Italteredaudience’sfeedback.C．Theoriginalendingisdifferent.D．E.Tdiedinhisspaceship.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Peopleworryaboutprivacy.B．Thecameraswon’tbeputinpubliccinemas.C．Thetechnologyoftestscreeningsisreliable.D．Youcanbeinfrontofthecamera.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）WhenIwasyoung,eachmorningIwokeupandwouldfindmyfathernowherearoundthehouse.Heusuallygotupearlybefore1andbegancleaningthefarmyard.Insummer,hegotup2earliertowatertheflowersandvegetablesinthegarden.OnceIhelpedmyfatherto3weedsfromthecornfield.Itwasn’tlong4Ifeltverytiredbutthefieldridgeseemed5.FinallyItotallythrewmyself6inthefield,feeling7.Mydadseemedtohave8mymind.Hecameupandsaid,“Farmingistiringandreallytakes9andsweat,butin10thesweetharvestwillbeworththe11.”Encouragedbyhiswords,Istruggledtomyfeet.Myfather12andadded,“Romeisnotbuiltina13,butitcanbebuiltinhundredsofdays.Sowhenever14withahugeproject,justbreakitinto15partsandthencompleteitonebyone.Finallyyouwillbeamazedatyour16.”Hearingwhathesaid,Iwasgreatly17andcontinuedremovingtheweedsfrompatchtopatch.Believeitornot,attheendoftheday,I18inweedinghalfanacreofthecornfield.NowIhavetrieddifferentjobsandfinally19downrunningabigrestaurant.Inmylifetime,myfather’sdevotiontohisjobandhisspecialworkingmethodscanalwaysencourageandguideme20allkindsofdifficulties.1、A．noonB．nightC．darkD．dawn2、A．equallyB．lessC．evenD．extremely3、A．throwB．harvestC．removeD．drop4、A．beforeB．wheneverC．sinceD．until5、A．farawayB．endlessC．challengingD．boring6、A．openB．outC．awayD．flat7、A．angryB．disappointedC．hopelessD．ashamed8、A．readB．disturbedC．spokenD．seen9、A．painsB．wisdomC．patienceD．courage10、A．springB．fallC．summerD．winter11、A．strengthB．costC．effortD．risk12、A．regrettedB．smiledC．sighedD．followed13、A．dayB．monthC．secondD．year14、A．discouragedB．facedC．dealtD．worked15、A．goodB．variousC．smallD．large16、A．confidenceB．achievementC．failureD．change17、A．puzzledB．shockedC．delightedD．inspired18、A．managedB．failedC．succeededD．avoided19、A．settledB．brokeC．bentD．pulled20、A．aroundB．toC．withD．through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）Doyouhavesleepingproblems?Ifso,thenthesetipsmayhelpyoufallasleepfast.Setasidethethoughtthatyouhavetofallasleep.Themoreyouthinkofit,the1．(hard)youwillfallasleep.Thefoodsyoueatalsoplay2．importantpart.Avoideatingordrinkingthingslikechocolates,coffee,teaandenergydrinks.Ifyouhaveto,thenhavetheminthemorningandneverintheafternoon,3．(especial)beforegoingtobed.Don’teattoomuchatnight.Afullstomachwillmakeitmoredifficultforyou4．（fall）asleepbecauseyourbodyisworkingmoretimetodigestthefoodyouate.Makeafixedtimetogotobed.Forexample,by9o’clockintheeveningyoushouldalreadybe5．bed.Dothisevenifyou’renotsleepyyet.Once6．(follow)thisroutine,youwillgraduallyseethatyouwillfeelsleepywhenit’s9o’clockintheevening.Makeyourroom7．(comfort)forsleeping.Youshouldalsotakenotesthatthesleepingenvironmentalso8．(affect)yoursleep.Itmustbeintheroom9．it’snotnoisy.Otherwise,youwillfind10．difficulttofallasleepagainafterwakingup.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。作文中共有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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Withtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards,moreandmorepeoplepossesstheirowncar、Somethoughtitisgoodtoownacar、First,it'sanconvenient,fastandcomfortablemeansoftransportation,thatsavespeoplemuchtimeonthetrip、Italsomakesbusinessesandindustriestodevelopfaster、However,othershavedifferentopinions,thinkingthatcarsgivewastegasesandpollutetheenvironmentaround、Havetoomanycarswillhavesomebadeffects,suchasmoreaccidentsandcrowdedness、Besides,lackingparkinglotsarean