许昌市重点中学新高考英语四模试卷及答案解析

许昌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．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken2．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved3．Whenyouaredressedinthelateststyle,dancingtothemostfashionablemusicafterwatchingthelatestfilm,youfeelgreat,______? A．aren'tyou B．don'tyou C．doyou D．areyou4．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．amwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting5．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something6．Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct7．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．an;/ B．a;the C．a;/ D．an;the8．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather9．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost10．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit11．IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient12．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation13．—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore14．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving15．Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired16．——Whatwaswrong?Whydidn’tyougotothepicnicasscheduled?——I’msorry.I_________aseriously-injuredoldmantothehospital.A．woulddeliverB．deliveredC．haddeliveredD．wasdelivering17．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though18．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever19．Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone20．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when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）Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhavearelativelyshortlifespanaswellasaveryhighdeathrate.Onlyafew,includingEgyptian,Chinese,Greek,Latin,havelastedmorethan2,000years.Whatisnew,however,isthespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe'scolonialconquestscausedasharpdeclineinlinguisticdiversity,eliminatingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetime.Overthelast300years,Europehaslostadozen,andAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingandconsolidatingnationallanguagesandsideliningothers.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducation,themediaandthecivilservice,nationalgovernmentshavedeliberatelytriedtoeliminateminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflinguisticstandardizationhasbeenboostedbyindustrializationandscientificprogress,whichhaveimposednewmethodsofcommunicationthatareswift,straightforwardandpractical.Languagediversitycametobeseenasanobstacletotradeandthespreadofknowledge.Monolingualismbecameanideal.Morerecently,theinternationalizationoffinancialmarkets,thespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveintensifiedthethreatto“small”languages.AlanguagenotontheInternetisalanguagethat“nolongerexists''inthemodernworld.Itisoutofthegame.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareevident.Firstofall,itispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguage,ourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalcapacityforlinguisticinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryof"thefirstlanguage".Aseachlanguagedies,achapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualismisthemostaccuratereflectionofmulticulturalism.Thedestructionofthefirstwillinevitablyleadtothelossofthesecond.Imposingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople'scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheircollectivegenius.Alanguageisnotonlyusedforthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.Italsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakit,theirwaysofusingknowledge.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.1、Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A．ColonialconquestsofEuropeB．TheboomofhumanpopulationC．AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD．Theriseofnation-states2、Theunderlinedword“stifles”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"".A．boosts B．fuelsC．imposes D．kills3、Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat.A．PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesoriginatedB．LanguagediversitywouldbecomeanobstacletoglobalizationC．MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismD．Humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativelinguistically4、Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.B．Towarnpeopleofthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.C．Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheurgencyoflanguagepreservation.D．Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.22．（8分）OvertheyearsLisaurgedhersisterHelentoprepareforheroldage.Nowtheypassedsixty.Lisahadabighouse,Helenhadtheclothesonherback.Lisahadhatedbeingachildandcouldn’twaittogrowupandbuyherselfeverything.WhatHelenwantedwastogooutsideandplay.Whenanyonewouldhireher,Lisaputherselftowork.Shenevertouchedapennyofhermoneythoughheryoungmouthwateredforicecreamandcandy.Whenthedimes(一角硬币)addeduptodollars，shelosthertasteforsweets.Andherbankbookbecamehermostpreciouspossession.HelenhadaboyfriendHarrywhoseonlyambitionwastoplayahorn.ThatHelenmarriedHarrystraightoutofhighschoolwasnotsurprising.TwoorthreetimesLisawashalfwaypersuaded,buttogiveupajobthatpaidwellforahomemakingjobthatpaidnothingwasariskshewasunabletotake.Helen’smarriedlifewasnothingforLisatoenvy.SheandHarryplayedinsecond-ratebands.ButLisahadabighousebecauseherbossofferedherhisfirsthouseatapricesolowthatitwouldbelikelosingmoneytorefuse.Harrydiedabroad,inathird-ratehotel,withHelencryingashardasifhehadleftherafortune.Hehadlefthernothingbuthishorn.Lisaknewshewouldhavetobringherhome.Atdinner,Helenbegantotellstories.Theywererichwithplacesandpeople,mostofthemlowly,allofthemmagnificent.Herfaceshowedthejoysandsorrows.ThenLisaknewwhyHelendidn’tmentiontheshiningroom.TonightHelensawonlywhatshehadcomeseeking,aplaceinhersister’shomeandheart.Shesaid,“That’senoughaboutme.Howhavetheyearsusedyou?”“Ididn’tusethem,”saidLisaregretfully.“Isavedforthembutforgottoenjoythem.Nowit’stooneartheendtotry.”Helensaid,“Don’tcounttheyearsthatarelefttous.Atourtimeoflifeit’sthedaysthatcount.You’vetoomuchcatchinguptodotowasteaminuteofawakinghourfeelingsorryforyourself.”Lisasmiled.1、InherlifeLisaattachedmostvalueto.A．furthereducationB．ajobinhandC．icecreamandcandyD．achancetogetmarried2、WhydidLisalosehertasteforsweets?A．Becauseshekeptworkingandhadnotimetobuysweets.B．Becausesheworkedhardtomakedimesadduptodollars.C．Becauseshekeptsavingmoneyandlostthebasicdesires.D．Becauseshehadlittlemoneytoaffordsweets.3、Inwhatwayisthestorymainlydeveloped?A．Changinglocations.B．Givingexamples.C．Creatingconflicts.D．Comparingcharacters.4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A．SingleorMarried?B．PreparationsforOldAgeC．RichorPoor?D．AHouseandaBankAccount23．（8分）TODOTHISWEEKEND:Outdooractivities,plays,chocolatefeatured☆☆☆☆Localgolfcoursesarelikelytoseeariseinbusinessthisweekendasgolfersdustofftheclubsandhitthecoursetotakeadvantageofspring-liketemperatures.GolferscouldbeheadingtoLeavenworthGolfClub,455W.Eisenhower,Lansing.Call913-727-6600tobookatime.Formoreinformation,calltheclubhouseat913-651-7176.☆☆☆☆StageactorswillbeperformingindowntownLeavenworthandatLeavenworthHighSchool.TheRiverCityCommunityPlayerswillpresent"RedVelvetCakeWar"onFriday,SaturdayandSundayatthePerformingArtsCenterindowntownLeavenworth.Showtimesare8p.m.FridayandSaturdayand2p.m.Sunday.Highschoolperformerswillfeature"DearAmericans"thisweekend.Showtimesare7p.m.FridayandSaturdayatthePerformingArtsCenterattheschool,23910thAve.Halfoftheincomefromtheshowwillbedonatedtolocalveteran'sorganizations.Formoreinformation,call913-682-2012.☆☆☆☆TheHeritageCenterindowntownLeavenworthwillhost"MaltShopMemories"onFridayandSaturdaynights.Manyofthepeopleattendingwillbewearingperiodclothingforthedinnerandshowthatcelebrates"YesterdayOnceMore".Thedinnerbeginsat6:30p.m.andtheshowstartsat7:30p.m.TheHeritageCenterislocatedat109DelawareSt.,Leavenworth.Forticketinformation,call913-682-2122.☆☆☆☆Doyouhaveasweettooth?TheWomen'sCommunityYishavingtheninthannualChocolateEventfrom10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.SaturdayattheC．W.ParkerCarouselMuseum,320S.EsplanadeSt.,Leavenworth.Theeventservesasafundraiserforchildren'sprogramsattheWomen'sCommunityY.Formoreinformation,call913-682-6404.1、Ifyouwanttolearnmoreinformationaboutthegolfcourses,whichnumberwillyoucall?A．913-682-2122. B．913-651-7176.C．913-682-6404. D．913-682-2012.2、Whenisthe"MaltShopMemories"performed?A．From10:30a.m.to1:00p.m.Saturday.B．At8a.m.onFridayandSaturday.C．At2p.m.onSunday.D．At7:30p.m.onFridayandSaturday.3、Wherecanyougofortheweekendifyouwanttobeengagedincharity?A．AttendChocolateEventattheWomen'sCommunityY.B．BookatimeatLeavenworthGolfClub.C．GototheHeritageCenterinLeavenworth.D．WatchashowatPerformingArtsCenter.24．（8分）Iwasatmyparent’sdinnertable.Beforemewasawornjournalofthinanddiscoloredpages.Itwasmygrandfather’sjournalandnowbelongedtomyfather.Mygrandfatherhadpassedawayinthemonthsleadinguptomybirth.Inevergottovisittheplaceshehadfrequentedandthepeoplewhohadbeenapartofhislife’sjourney.Iwasnowabouttoenterhisworld,throughthewordshehadleftbehind.Withinminutes,Iwascaptivatedbythepowerofthewrittenwords.Inthemagicalscript(笔迹)beforeme,Iwastransportedtoanotheragewhenfoodwasaneverydayart,planned,preparedandenjoyedinthecompanyofothers，andatimewhenpeoplehadthehearttopausetheirownlivestoembrace(拥抱)eachother’sstruggles.Allthiswasconveyedtomeinthebeautyofthewordsthatflowedtogethertoconnectwiththewriter’smindandunderstandtheworldtheylivedin.Thatkindofwritingseemstobelostonustoday.Wehavegottenusedlowritinginbite-sizedpiecesforapubliclookingforentertainment,andhungryforinformation.Nowonder,therearenearly200millionbloggersontheInternetandanewblogiscreatedsomewhereintheworldeveryhalfasecond.Insteadofaddingtoourcollectivewisdom,mostofthesewritingsreflectthesuperficiality(肤浅)andimpatienceofourdayandage.Thisnotonlyrobsusoftheskillofwritingimpressiveessays,italsopreventsusfromexploringwhatisindeedimportant.Writinghumbles(使谦卑)usinawaythatisvitalforourcharactergrowth,byremindingusaboutthelimitsoftheselfandourappropriateplaceinthevastflowoflife.Writingfreesusbyhelpingusexploretheunknownsothatwereallyopenuptomagicoftheworldaroundus.Isawallofthisinthewritingofmygrandfather.AndI’veseenitagainandagaininthewritingsofthegreatestthinkersofhumanity.Theirwritingreflectdeepthoughtonissuesofhumanimportance.1、Theunderlinedword“captivated”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby“________”.A．puzzledB．frightenedC．attractedD．defeated2、Intheauthor’sgrandfather’sage,people________.A．livedahardlifeB．caredabouteachotherC．werefondofwritingD．treatedfoodasanart3、Theauthorbeginsthetextwithhergrandfather’sjournalinorderto________.A．showherrespecttohergrandfatherB．presenttheimportanceofgoodwritingC．expressherinterestinreadingaswellaswritingD．raisetheproblemswithtoday’swriting4、Inthelastparagraph,theauthoristryingto_________.A．discusswhatgoodwritingislikeB．expressherstrongdesiretolearnwritingskillsC．stresstheeffectsofhergrandfather’sjournalonherD．showheradmirationforhergrandfather’swriting25．（10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。WistheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.◆TheLionKingMusical:ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).Place:LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,LondonTelephone:08702439000Date:Friday,18Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡37.5◆OliverMusical:Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytohisfamily.Thesongsinclude“Foodgloriousfood”,“You’vegottopickapocketortwo”,“Whowillbuythiswonderfulmorning”,“Iamreviewingthesituation”and“Consideryourselfathome.”Place:TheatreRoyal,CatherineStreet,LondonTelephone:02074945061Date:Thursday,17Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡25,butnowsave20%◆JerseyBoysMusical:IttellsthestoryofFrankieValliandtheFourseasons:theblue-collarkidsfromNewJerseyformedasinginggroupandbecamefamous.Themusicalfeaturesmanyofthegroup’spopularsongssuchas“Biggirlsdon’tcry”,“Oh,whatanight”and“Can’ttakemyeyesoffyou”.Place:PrinceEdwardTheatre,OldComptonStreet,LondonTelephone:08708509191Date:Saturday,19Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡22.5◆AllsWellThatEndsWellPlay:Aromanticstory.Helena,daughterofapoorphysician,lovesBertram,sonofaCountess(女伯爵).Place:Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatre,ParkStreet,LondonTelephone:02074019919Date:Sunday,20Nov,2015Ticketprice:￡40.51、IfMaryisavailableonFriday,whichofthefollowingshouldshecalltobuyaticket?A．08708509191 B．02074945061C．08702439000 D．020740199192、Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount,youshouldgoto________.A．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatreB．LyceumTheatreC．PrinceEdwardTheatreD．TheatreRoyal3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToshowtheimportanceofWB．Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.C．TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.D．Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.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）HeeAhLeewasbornwithseverephysicaldisability.Shehas1fingersoneachhand.Andherlegsendatherknees.Herdoctorsdidn’texpectherto2.Butshedoeslive.Attheageofsixshestartedtoplaythepiano.Atthetime,herfourfingerswerevery3.Shecouldn’tevenholdapencil.Hermother4thatherdaughtershouldtakepianolessons.Onereasonwasthethoughtofhelpingherstrengthenherhandssoshecouldholdapencil.Theotherwas5shefeltthatifshecould6thepiano,shecouldmanageanything.Forsixmonthspianoschools7themdownandthentheonlyteacherwhodidacceptthe8gotdiscouragedandwantedto9.Itbecameathree-monthcontestof10betweenmotheranddaughterthatledtoadifficultsituationinwhichthemother11threwherdaughteronthefloorindisappointment.ShesaidLeegotbackuponthepiano12andforthefirsttimeplayedthechildren’ssongshehadbeentryingto13.ThatwastheturningpointandoneyearlaterLeewonthegrandprizeinapianoconcertforkindergartners.Itwasatage7thatLee14Korea’s19thNationalHandicapConquestContestandwas15withthemedalbythepresident.TodayLeeis32,haswonanumberof16,andisawidelytraveledconcertpianistwithmorethan20017.Leegivesthankstohermotherfor18hertomasterthepianoandsaidthatalthoughhertrainingwas19,“Astimewentby,thepianobecamemy20ofinspirationandmybestfriend.”1、A．noB．twoC．threeD．four2、A．succeedB．existC．surviveD．grow3、A．shortB．inflexibleC．weakD．fat4、A．imaginedB．discussedC．orderedD．decided5、A．thatB．becauseC．whyD．so6、A．teachB．loveC．takeD．master7、A．turnedB．lookedC．calmedD．let8、A．offerB．taskC．giftD．price9、A．hideB．quitC．restD．escape10、A．achievementB．willC．habitD．quality11、A．accidentallyB．bravelyC．angrilyD．carelessly12、A．lessonB．classC．boardD．bench13、A．teachB．singC．hearD．learn14、A．competedB．beatC．wonD．watched15、A．presentedB．awardedC．rewardedD．supplied16、A．supportsB．gamesC．prizesD．praises17、A．contestsB．meetingsC．followersD．performances18、A．challengingB．allowingC．persuadingD．encouraging19、A．longB．toughC．uneasyD．pleasant20、A．sourceB．symbolC．knowledgeD．energy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）PresidentDonaldTrump'stradewarshavereachedSiliconValley.1．TrumpadministrationisconsideringtaxesonnetworkingequipmentfromChina.ThatcouldspelltroubleforcompaniesthatbuyChinesecomponentsfortheir2．(globe)cloudcomputingoperations,suchasGoogle,FacebookandAmazon,analystssay.AndchipmakerssuchasIntelcouldfacetaxesoncomputerchips.UScompaniesoftensendmostly3．(finish)chipstoChinaformanufacture,testingand4．(package).Thosecompaniescouldpayafinewhenthosechips5．(ship)backintothecountry.Sofar,UStechgiantshave6．(large)stayedoutofthetradefight.Thethreatoftariffs7．techproductsfromChinacouldforceSiliconValleyleaderstobe8．(outspoken)abouttheirconcernsthanbefore.ModemsandroutersareonalistofChinese9．(good)worth$200billionthatcouldface10%tariffsintheUnitedStatesafterAugust30.Atariffonthoseproductscouldalsohurtthetechindustry,10．useshugeITnetworkstodeliverproductsandservicesaroundtheglobe.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。Inthepasttwoyears,ourschoolhadorganizedmanyactivities、Whatimpressedmemostwasanactivitycalling“LearningtoFarm”、Inanautumnafternoon,wewenttothefarm,wherewelearnedtoplantpotatoes、Havingbeeninthecityforsuchalongtime,wearesohappytogotothecountryside、Afterwegotthere,weweredividedintothreegroups,westartedtowork、Somestudentscutpotatoesintopieces,somedughole,andtheothersputthepiecesofpotatoesintotheholes,putthee