北京市清华大学中学新高考英语四模试卷及答案解析

北京市清华大学中学新高考英语四模试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached2．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit3．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown4．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.5．______theeffortsmadebythepolice,afantasticperformancewillbeputontomorrow.A．InplaceofB．InsearchofC．InchargeofD．Inpraiseof6．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where7．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever8．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot9．DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch10．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin11．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection12．What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay13．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped14．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/15．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．astwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice16．Itisnotlikehertobesoimpolite;sheyouwhenyougreetedher.A．mightnothaveheard B．shouldnothaveheard C．mustn’thear D．shouldn’thear17．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking18．I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure19．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith20．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t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）Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbell.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake(假的),likethe“close”buttononalift.Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’“close”buttonsareacompletetrick,atleastintheUS—thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUS,makingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”saidEllenJ.Langer,apsychologyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon’tliveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputercontrolledtrafficsignalswereintroduced.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“whitelies’’,theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toanalyzethefunctionsoffakebuttons.B．Todescribedifferentfakebuttons.C．Toexplorevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.D．Toexplainthedisadvantagesoffakebuttons.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?A．Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.B．Theyweredesignedforasenseofcontrol.C．Theyneverspeedupthedoor-closingprocess.D．Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.3、Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?A．Theycanmakepeoplefeelbetter.B．Theyhelpcomputersworkfaster.C．Theycancontrolthetrafficsignals.D．Theyhelppedestrianscrosssafely.4、Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ButtonsintheUSAB．ButtonsAlwaysLieC．ButtonsMaynotWorkD．“Close”ButtonsonLifts’22．（8分）CompanyNamesThatHaveSecretMeaningsCo-founderLarryPagewasatabrainstormingsessionatStanfordforanewmassivedataindexingwebsite.Someonesuggested“googolplex”—oneofthelargestdescribableNUMBERS.Pageshorteneditto“googol.”Whenhelatercheckedfortheavailabilityofthedomainname,hemadeamistakeandtypedin“google”instead.Buthelikedthenameandregistereditforhimselfandco-founderSergeyBrin.ThisluxurycarmakercombinedelementsfromtheFordandOldsmobilecompanieswhenitwasstartedin1902andlaterbecameknownforitsinnovationandhighquality.ThecompanywasnamedfortheFrenchexplorerAntoineLaumetdelaMotheCadillac,whofoundedthecityofDetroitin101.Companyco-founderGordonBowkerhassaidthatwhilebrainstormingnames,someonebroughtoutamapthatfeaturedtheoldminingtownofStarbo.ThatmayhaveledhimtothinkofStarbuck,thefirstmateinHermanMelville’sfamousnovel,MobyDick.Notonlythecompanynamebutalsotheoriginofitslogohasarousedgreatcuriosity.TheinventorofRolex,HansWilsdorf,waslookingtomakeanelegant,yetprecise,wristwatch.Hewantedanamethatwaseasytosay,workedindifferentlanguages,andlookedgoodonthewatches.HesettledonRolexin1908.16、Whichcompanynamehasacloserelationshipwithliterature?A．Google. B．Cadillac.C．Starbucks. D．Rolex.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A．Googlewasadoptedbecause“googol”wasnotavailablethen.B．Cadillacwasnamedafterthefoundingfatherofthecompany.C．Starbuckswasusedduetotheco-founder’sloveforhistown.D．HansWilsdorfintendedRolextobeuniversallyaccepted.23．（8分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard，maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm",oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityor.excitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay..Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被挤出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,让mightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddampair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.24．（8分）HaadFarang(HaadSaiYao),KohMukThissmallbutstrikingbayinThailandhaswatersfreefromriptides（激流）,makingitsafeforfamiliestoplaywaterinthesun.Asitsnicknameimplies—FarangisThaiforforeigners—you'llfindalargeconcentrationofbackpackershere.Still,withonlyacoupleofsimplefoodshops,it'safarcryfromthenoisesofChawengbeachonKohSamuiorKamalaonPhuket,whichmakesittobeoneofthetoptouristdestinations.Rentaseakayak（皮划艇）(100baht,whichisaround￡2anhour)andgoaroundthecomertoThamMorakot(theEmeraldCave),awindingcavethatopensuptoa.baywalledbythickleavesandoftenvisitedbygroupsofmonkeys.Itisveryinspiring,buttofullyappreciateit,besuretopreparealighttoavoidknockingintocavewallsandotherkayaks.Toavoidbeingcrowded,makethetripinthelateafternoon.WheretoeatTheKoYaoViewpointHotelisthebestplacefortourists.DrinkthesweetcocktailsinfavourofanicyChangbeerandsitinthelastraysoftheday.WheretostayCheaperhotelsofcomparablequalityaresetslightlybackintheforest,butifyouwantbeachfrontaccessit'sworthchoosingoneofthebasichotelsatKohMookCharlieBeachResort(bungalowsfrom￡32).GettingthereFlyfromBangkoktoTrangwithAirAsia(from￡30),thentakeaone-hourTigerlineshipfromHatYaoPier(￡19).Besides,afive-hourshipfromPhuketatRassadaPier(￡41)goesdirectlytotheislandandwilldroppassengersatHaadFarang.Formoreinformationandservice,pleaseclickhere.1、WhatismostlikelytoattractmanypeopletoHaadFarang?A．Itsriptides.B．Itsscenery.C．Itssimplefoodshops.D．Itsquietenvironment.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheThamMorakot?A．Ithaswindingriverssuitableforboating.B．Therelivegroupsofmonkeysinsideit.C．Touristsneedtotakecarewhenswimminghere.D．Therearefewerpeopleinthelateafternoon.3、Whichofthefollowingistheadvantageofthehotelsbackintheforest?A．Theyarenearthesea.B．Theyarenotexpensive.C．It'sveryquietthere.D．It'sofhighqualitythere.4、Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Travelmagazines.B．Newspapers.C．Internet.D．TravelAgencynotes.25．（10分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Whatshouldpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasedowhentheycommunicatewithotherpeople?A．Theyneedspeaktothesmartphoneloudly.B．Theyhavetopredictthesentencetheyaretryingtosay.C．Theyneedchooseagridonthebackofthesmartphonewitheyemovements.D．Theyshouldworkouttheartificialintelligencealgorithminthesmartphone.2、HowdoestheGazaSpeakappwork?A．TheGazaSpeakappcanhearwhatthespeakerssay.B．TheGazaSpeakappcanconveyspeakersmovementstothelisteners’smartphone.C．Thecamerainthephonecanrecordspeakers’gesturesandpredictwhattheywanttosay.D．Theartificialintelligentcamerainthephonecanrecognizeeyesignalsandtranslatethemintowordsandsentences.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．DazaSpeakisdesignedforblindpeople.B．GazaSpeakislow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.C．Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsdon’tneedanyre-calibrationandsetups.D．SmartphoneswithGazaSpeakapphavebeenpopularamongpeoplewithMotorDiseases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）Ilovewritingletters.I'moneofthosepeoplewhoare1abouttheNationalCard-and-letter-WritingMonthinApril.AndIevenacceptedthe“302in30Days”socialmediachallenge.Thehandwrittenfriendlyletterisadyingartform．That3mebecauseI'mamazedatwhatlettershave4tome．SomeoftheseletterscametomewhenIwasakid.Theyseemmorethoughtful,moreintentionalthanthe5today.WhenIseemygrandfather’sgracefulhandwriting.Icanalmost6thecadence(抑扬顿挫)ofhisspeech.Theselettersare7andrereadingthemstillmakesmefeel8.Now，aseditorinchiefofamagazine,Iseemyyoungselfinmanyofour9whowritetothemagazinewithcuriosityandenthusiasm.Whenwe10themback,theytellustheyaresurprisedanddelighted.Evenifwritinglettersisn’tsomethingthat11yourchild,letter-writingisapracticeyou’llwantto12yourkidstodevelop.Why?Forstarters,letter-writingimprovestheircommunicationskills.Itgiveskidspractice13themselvesinaclearmanner，letter-writingalsoimproves14skills.Thisisincreasingly15inallerawhenhandwritinginstructionisbeingcutfromschoolcurricula.16,letter-writingofferskidsawaytounderstandothers’feelings.IsUncleGeorgehavinganoperation?Isyourfriendwhomovedawayfeelinglonely?Theseareall17toteachyourkidshowtothinkaboutthe18ofothersandwritethekindofletterthey’dliketoreceiveinthesecircumstances.Ifweadults19thedesiredbehaviorforourchildren,weincreasethepossibilitythatthey’ll20it.1、A．curiousB．cautiousC．excitedD．shocked2、A．booksB．compositionsC．1ettersD．diaries3、A．saddensB．maddensC．burdensD．threatens4、A．1entB．conveyedC．adaptedD．attached5、A．adB．noteC．posterD．email6、A．hearB．noticeC．imitateD．predict7、A．secretsB．rewardsC．dreamsD．treasures8、A．hurtB．touchedC．confusedD．bored9、A．studentsB．visitorsC．readersD．guests10、A．callB．writeC．holdD．talk11、A．contributestoB．appliestoC．occurstoD．appealsto12、A．payB．forceC．allowD．encourage13、A．expressingB．teachingC．behavingD．facing14、A．speakingB．readingC．handwritingD．translating15、A．strangeB．importantC．complexD．popular16、A．MoreoverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．However17、A．questionsB．opportunitiesC．coincidencesD．conclusions18、A．wordsB．theoriesC．commentsD．feelings19、A．imitateB．designC．modelD．evaluate20、A．adoptB．protectC．stressD．need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）Acouplewhosoldalloftheir1．(possess)havebeenleftwithnothingaftertheirboatsankjusttwodaysintotheirjourney.TonyandMarybegantheiradventureon2．sailboatlastweek,settingofffromthemarinainTarponSprings.Whilesailingthroughthepopulartouristsite,thebottomoftheirboat3．(strike)anunseenobjectunderwaterandquicklystartedtotakeonwater,4．(force)themtoevacuate（撤出）.Theywereleftwithjusttheirtwo-year-olddogRemy,theirsocialsecuritycards,onemobilephoneandsomedogfoodandclothes.Tony,26,is5．(original)fromFloridaandworkedinmarketingfortimeshares.HemetMary,24,inherhometownofPhiladelphia,buttoldthenewspapertheybothgot“tired"6．thesaleslifestyle.InApril2017theysoldeverythingtheyhad,includinghisSUV,andboughtthe1969boattheynamed“Lagniappe”–spendingalotofmoneytorestore7．.Upuntilthatpoint,thecouplehadnosailingexperience,sotheyspentthenextmonthslearningfromTony’sfather.Itwasonlythismonth8．theydecidedtheywerereadyandweregivenagrandsend-off（送行）byfriendsatTarponSprings.Twodays9．(late),theboatsank.Itremainsinthewater,andthecoastguardhastoldthecoupleitcouldcostupto$10,000toremoveandstoreit.10．,theyonlyhave$90.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。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（n），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。DearMandy，Pmnotdoingwellinmylessonsatschool，especialinmaths、MydadsaysImusttryhardbecausehewantsmegotouniversity、HethinksI'mlazy，butit'snottrue、Iworkreallyhard，oftenstudylateintothenight！I'vetriedtotalktomymother，butshealwayssaidIhavetoworkashardlikemybrotherdoes、Mybrotherdoesn'tstudyveryhard，andhealwaysgetsexcellentgrades、It'snotfair！TheonlythingIlikeitisart、Myteachersaysrmthebeststudentshe'shadforyear、WhenItoldmydad，allhesaidwas，“Youmustn'twasteyourtimeinart、Youmustfocusyourmindonyourlessons！”Pmfeelingquitepuzzlingwhattodonow．Wouldyoupleasehelpmeout?Than