甘肃省天水市第六中学高三第四次模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

甘肃省天水市第六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．Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which2．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown3．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad4．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron5．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling6．Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion7．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．asifD．sothat8．Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was9．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup10．Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is11．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon12．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased13．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid14．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror15．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides16．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith17．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed18．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit19．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof20．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.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）Flowersmakepeoplehappy.Andwhilethatmightseemobvious,therehasn’tbeenmuchresearchtoprovethepointuntilnow.SomenewstudiesbyRutgersUniversityscientistssupporttheideastrongly,andtheexpertsgoontoassumethatflowershaveflourishedonthisplanet,withtheirbeautyevolvinginrecentthousandsofyears,partlybecausehumansaresoattachedtothem.Inatest,bunchesofflowersweresentbyfloriststo113menandwomeninaretirementcommunity.All113gotflowersandanotebook,butsomegotthemearlierandreceivedasecondbunchwhentheothersgottheirs.Bynowyoucanguesstheoutcome.Themoreflowers,themoresmiles.Theresultsofthestudiesgotthescientiststothinkingabouthowtheflowerindustryoftodayhasevolvedintogrowingthingsthatservenootherpurposethanemotional(情感上的)satisfaction.Naturewon’tevenpollinate(授粉)manyofthedomesticatedflowers.Justamongroses,therearesomanytypescreatedbyhumansthat,clearly,flowersaren’twhattheyusedtobe.Butit’slikelyourcollectivehandhasplayedarolelongerthanyoumightthink.Geneticist(遗传学家)TerryMcGuiresuggeststhatnature’sprettierflowersgottosurviveanddevelopwellbecausepeopledidn’tdestroythemwhentheyclearedforagriculture.Instead,theygrewthemandhavebeendoingsoforover5,000years.“Becausethey’reasourceofpleasure,wetakecareofthem.Inthatsensethey’relikedogs.Theyarethepetsoftheplantworld.”McGuiresays.Hereisonewaythatmighthaveworked:Manyspeciesofflowersthatarenowplantedusedtogrowonlywhenthegroundwasdisturbed,McGuireexplains.“Ashumansmovedintoagriculturalsettings,theseflowerswouldhavebeenweeds.”“Theseflowersmighthavebeentoleratedbecauseoftheirbeauty.Theseedswouldhavebeenpreservedandreplanted.Overtime,thebestoftheseflowersmighthavebeenselectedandtheseedsmorecarefullypreserved.”1、Theunderlinedword“theirs”probablymeans________.A．flowers B．notebooksC．flowersandnotebooks D．asecondbunchofflowers2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Wekeepdogsbecausetheymakeushappy.B．Peoplegrowflowersforthousandsofyears.C．Themoreflowerspeopleget,thehappiertheyare.D．Peopleleftalltheflowersalivewhenclearingland.3、AccordingtoTerryMcGuire,onepossiblewayofflowerevolutionis________.a.themostbeautifulflowerswerechosenb.peoplereplantedtheseedsoftheflowersc.flowerswerewildplantsatthebeginningd.peopleprotectedtheprettierflowerswhileclearinglandA．c,d,b,a, B．c,b,d,aC．c,d,a,b D．c,b,a,d4、Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．MoreFlowers,MoreSmiles B．Flowers:PetsofPlantWorldC．Human’sAffection&Flowers’Evolution D．Human’sLoveTowardsFlowers22．（8分）Easytomakeandcheaptobuy,instantnoodleshavelongbeenChina’s,ultimateconveniencefood.Sinceitwasasnackforstudents,amealonthetrain,orjustthego-tochoiceforhungryworkers,morethan46.2billionpacketsweresoldinChinain2013.Butitseemsthisindustryhasgoneofftheboil.By2016thosesaleshaddeclinedto38.5billion,accordingtotheWorldInstantNoodleAssociation,adropofalmost17%.“ThisphenomenonshowsanunnoticeablewhilecontinuouschangeinChina’sconsumption(消费)patterns,”saidZhaoPingoftheAcademyofChinaCouncilforthePromotionofInternationalTrade.HetoldtheChinaDaily,“Consumersaremoreinterestedinlifequalitythanjustfillingtheirbelliesthesedays.”About730millionpeopleinChinanowhaveaccesstotheInternetaccordingtogovernmentfigures.Andabout1%ofthoseareusingsmartphonestoconnect.Andappsthatofferfooddeliverytoyourhome,officeorwhereveryouhappentobearearealfast-developingindustry.Theirmenusareundoubtedlymoreexpensivethanapotofinstantnoodles.Butthesemealscanstillbeinexpensive,andarguablymoretasty,dependingonyourfavor.Butputintheglobalbackground,Chinaisstilleasilythebiggestmarketforinstantnoodles.Infact,China’sconsumptionwasroughlyequaltoIndonesia,Japan,Vietnam,India,theUS,SouthKoreaandthePhilippinescombined.AndthatmeansglobalnoodlemanufacturersareunlikelytoturnawayfromtheChinesemarket.Japan’sinstantnoodlebusinessNissinFoods,forexample,isplanningtolandonthestockmarket,inHongKong,bywhichoperationithopestoraiseabout145milliondollars.ItisrareforaJapanesefirmtolistinHongKong,butNissinistalkingupitsprospectsinChina,whereitisalreadythefifthbiggestbrand.“Someconsumersstoppedconsuminginstantnoodles,butmostconsumerswanttoincreasethequality(offoodtheyconsume),”chiefexecutiveKiyotakaAndotoldCNBClastweek.“Wecansupplyhigh-qualityproductssowehavemorepossibilitytodevelopourbusiness.”1、Thephrase“goofftheboil”inParagraph2iscloseinmeaningto________.A．stopboilingB．turndownC．developrapidlyD．getoutofcontrol2、Accordingtothetext,itisbecauseof________thatpeoplehavemorefoodchoices.A．developmentoffoodmanufacturingindustryB．fallofpriceinfoodsbeyondinstantnoodlesC．technologicaldevelopmentoncommunicationD．people’sdoubtoninstantnoodles’foodsafety3、WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Chinaconsumesmoreinstantnoodlethananyothercountrydoes.B．Chinaisbeginningtoloseitsfirstplaceininstantnoodlebusiness.C．NissinisthefifthbiggestbrandofJapan’sinstantnoodlebusiness.D．NissinisplanningtobuildaninstantnoodlefactoryinHongKong.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A．China’sinstantnoodleconsumptionwillcontinuetodropB．ChinesepeoplewillfavorcheaperinstantnoodlestosavemoneyC．instantnoodleswillhaveapessimisticprospectinthefutureD．instantnoodlemanufacturerswillfocusmoreonitsfoodquality23．（8分）ForyearstheItaliancityofVenicehasbeenstrugglingwithafewconcerns.SaintMark’sSquareisoftenflooded.Venice’swaterwaysrequirerepairs.But,byfar,thebiggestproblemistherapidlygrowingnumberofvisitorstothecity.SocityofficialshavedecidedtorequireallvisitorstopayafeetoenterVenice.Themoneywillhelptopayforcleaningandotherservicesthathelptokeepthecitybeautiful.Venice’sMayorLuigiBrugnaroexplainedthedecisiontointernationalmediaduringavisittoRomelastweek.“Veniceisawonderoftheworldandonlyinthiswaycanitbesaved”,themayorsaid.“Thefeeprocesswillbeexperimentalatfirst”,headded.Aone-dayvisitwillcostabout$7.Cityofficialshaveyettodecidewhenthefeecollectionwillbegin.ThemoneywillbecollectedbytransportcompaniesthatbringthetouriststoVenice.Thecitywillsetupcamerasforthosearrivinginprivatecars.Andtherewillbefinesforthosewhodonotpaythefee.Students,someworkersandchildrenundertheageofsixwillnothavetopay-Naturally,anyonebornorlivinginVeniceisexempt.Cityofficialshopethiswillpreventtheovercrowdingthatoftencomeswithlargenumbersoftourists.SomepeoplelivinginVenicesaytheydonotbelievethefeeplanwillwork,LawyerRobertaPierabonsaysitwillbeimpossibletocollectthemoneyfromeveryonewhovisitsthecity.Visitorsarrivefromallsides.Shedoesnotbelievetouristscanbecontrolledandaddedthatshedisapprovedoftheplan.OtherVenetiansliketheidea.Theysayitwillmaketourismlessaggressive.Venetianslovetheircityandknowitwillneverstopappealingtovisitors.Veniceissospecial,theysay,thatitbelongstothewholeofhumanity.1、WhatisthebiggestproblemthatarisesinVenice?A．Thevisitorboom. B．Thepoorcityservice.C．Thefrequentflood. D．Thewaterwayrepair.2、Howwillcityofficialsdealwiththebigproblem?A．Byeducatingcitizens. B．Bychargingfees.C．Bydoingexperiments. D．Byturningtomedia.3、Whatdoestheunderlineword“exempt”probablymeaninParagraph4?A．Askedtostay. B．Permittedtosettle.C．Requirednottoenter. D．Allowednottopay.4、Whoopposedthefeeplan?A．MayorLuigiBrugnaro. B．AllVenetians.C．LawyerRobertaPierabon. D．Cityofficials24．（8分）Ifyou'reeverreadingabookorwatchingamovieandgettheclearfeelingthatyou'vecomeacrossthestorybefore—orevenbetter,canpredictexactlywhat'sgoingtohappennext—therecouldbeagoodreasonforthat.ResearchersfromtheComputationalStoryLaboratoryattheUniversityofVermontstudiedthecompletetextofsome1,737fictionworksavailableonProjectGutenberg,anonlinecollectionofmorethan50,000digitalbooksinthepublicarea.TheydiscoveredthatEnglishliteratureconsistofjustsixkindsofemotionalarcs(情感弧线)thatmakeupnearlyallofthemostwell­knownstories.Byanalyzingthesentiment(情感)oflanguageusedinthesetexts,theresearcherswereabletoshowtheemotionalupsanddownsforthestoriesasawhole.Theydiscoveredthatnegativewordslike“poverty”，“dead”，and“punishment”draggedtheemotiondown,whilepositivetermslike“love”，“peace”，and“friend”broughtitup.Accordingtotheresearchers,thosesixcoreemotionalarcsare：“Ragstoriches”(Anongoingemotionalrise)“Tragedy,orrichestorags”(Anongoingemotionalfall)“Maninahole”(Afallfollowedbyarise)“Icarus”(Arisefollowedbyafall)“Cinderella”(Rise­fall­rise)“Oedipus”(Fall­rise­fall)Interestingly,basedondownloadstatisticsfromProjectGutenberg,theresearcherssaythemostpopularstoriesareonesthatusemorecomplexemotionalarcs,withtheCinderellaandOedipusarcsregisteringthemostdownloads.Alsopopularareworksthatcombinethesecorearcstogetherinnewwayswithinonestory,suchastwo“Maninahole”arcsstucktogether,orthe“Cinderella”arccoupledwithatragicending.1、Readersoftenfeelfamiliarwhenreadinganewstorybecausestorieshavesimilar____________.A．beginningsB．endingsC．charactersD．emotionalarcs2、Howdidresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A．Byconductingsurveysamongreaders.B．Byreadingbooksborrowedfromlibraries.C．Byanalyzingworksfromanonlinecollection.D．Byinterviewingauthorsofthewell­knownstories.3、Whichsetofwordsmaydragemotiondown?A．Hope,fortuneandriches.B．Disease,murderandwar.C．Smile,healthandbeauty.D．Cold,earthquakeandspring.4、Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichkindofworksarethemostpopularamongreaders?A．Workswithanongoingemotionalrise.B．Workswithanongoingemotionalfall.C．Workswitharisefollowedbyafall.D．Workswithmorethanoneriseandfall.25．（10分）2015TFKPoetryContestCallallpoets!TimeForKids(TFK)hasachallengeforyou:writeafunny,rhymingpoem.Itmustbeanoriginalpoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork.EnteritintheTimeforKidsPoetryContest!Asfewerandfewerchildrenareinterestedinwritingpoetryoftheirown,TimeForKidsdecidestoorganizeandsponsorsuchacontesttochangethesituation.ContestRules1.HowtoenterThiscontestbeginsat12:01amonMarch6,2015andendsat11:59pmonJuly24,2015.Toenter,mailthefollowinginformationto1271AvenueoftheAmericas,32ndFloor,NewYork,NewYork10020:(a)anoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoemthatishumorousandhasarhymescheme;(b)entrant’sfirstnameonlyandaparent’smailaddress.Limitoneentryperperson.Whenentering,entrantpromisesthattheentryisoriginal,andhasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumandhasnotwonanaward.2.JudgingAllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingcriteria:creativityandoriginality(50%),useoflanguageandrhyme(25%)andappropriatenesstothethemeofthecontest(25%).Thelengthoftheentrywillnotbetakenintoconsideration.3.PrizesOurjudgewillselectfoursemi-finalists(半决赛选手)fromwhichonegrandprizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.TheonegrandprizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromChildren’sPoetLaureateKennNesbittandasignedcopyofhisnewestbookofpoetry,TheArmpitofDoom:FunnyPoemsforKids，approximatelyvalueat$275.ThethreefinalistswilleachgetasignedcopyofNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry,TheArmpitofDoom:FunnyPoemsforKids,andboththeirpoemsandthatofthegrandprizewinnerwillbepublishedat.4.Eligibility(参赛资格)Opentolegalcitizensofthe50UnitedStatesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoareprimaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry.5.Winner’slistFornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visit(afterAugust1,2015,availableforaperiodof10days).1、Thepurposeofthecontestisto.A．encouragechildrentolearnfromotherpoetsB．helpchildrenrealizethedreamofpoetrywritingC．encouragechildren’sinterestinpoetrywritingD．encouragechildrentoreadmoreoriginalpoems2、Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofapoemisvaluedmostinjudging?A．Beingcreativeandoriginal.B．Usingapropernumberofwords.C．Usingproperlanguageandrhyme.D．Beingappropriatetothecontesttheme.3、Whatcanbeknownaboutthefinalistsofthecontest?A．Theywillgetagreatdealofmoney.B．Theirpoemscanbereadat.C．TheywillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromNesbitt.D．TheirpoemswillappearinNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry.4、Accordingtothecontestrules,.A．poemscanbesenttotheorganizersbye-mailB．allchildrenhavetherighttotakepartinthecontestC．thenumberofoneentrant’spoemstoenterthecontestisnotlimitedD．theresultofthecontestwillbeunknownbeforeAugust,2015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）AllofusinMonteVistaChristianSchoolknowwe’llonedayhavegraduationphotosfortheyearbooktaken.Asthetime1,thegirlsstarttohavea2aboutwhatthey’llwearandwheretotakethephotos,whiletheboys,3,hardlytalkaboutit.Asforme,I4formyphotostobetakenbythesea.WhenIarrivedthere,Imetmyphotographer,Annie.SheaskedmetomakesomeposesandI5heradvice.Afterthat,Iaskedifshecouldmakemelook6bytakingsphotoinadifferentway,7I’mlessthan1.6meterstall.Tomy8sheresponded,“Iwillmakeno9tomakeyoulooklikesomeoneyou’renot.Youlookgoodinyourownway.”She10thatshewouldn’ttrytoeditthephotoseither.Iwasshockedbywhatshesaid.Girlsalways11tolookperfectbyusingdifferentvisualangles.Whenyougotoaphotostudio,photographersalwaystrytohideyour12bytellingyoutostandinacertainway.Andpictureeditorscaneasily13yourlookbymakingyouappearanyyouwantto.14,that’snotthecasehere.SeeingIwas15,Annieexplained:“Everyonehashisuniqueness.Youneedto16yourownbeauty.Youcannotliveinaworldof17photos.”ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadmetaphotographerwhodoesn’t18photosatall.Aftertheshoot,Isawthephotos—theyare19specialandnatural.Butwhat’sevenmorespecialareAnnie’s20,whichwillalwaysstayinmyheart.1、A．flowsB．shrinksC．approachesD．develops2、A．requestB．discussionC．reasonD．complaint3、A．byaccidentB．inadditionC．inadvanceD．bycomparison4、A．arrangedB．appliedC．searchedD．accounted5、A．consideredB．declinedC．consultedD．followed6、A．prettierB．tallerC．thinnerD．stronger7、A．unlessB．thoughC．whileD．since8、A．delightB．reliefC．astonishmentD．satisfaction9、A．attemptB．choiceC．promiseD．decision10、A．sworeB．addedC．explainedD．admitted11、A．pretendB．manageC．payD．desire12、A．imperfectionsB．shortcomingsC．personalitiesD．preferences13、A．exposeB．recoverC．recognizeD．change14、A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Anyway15、A．annoyedB．discouragedC．confusedD．embarrassed16、A．fosterB．describeC．admireD．advocate17、A．vividB．colorfulC．popularD．artificial18、A．organizeB．polishC．cutD．exhibit19、A．reallyB．roughlyC．partiallyD．causally20、A．attitudesB．actionsC．wordsD．skills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）Ourgrandparentsseemtohavemagicalpowerssometimes.GivethemaChineselunarcalendar1．theywillknowwhattheweatherwillbelikedaysorevenmonthslater.What'sthesecret?Theyarefollowingthe24SolarTerms(节气),2．wasaddedonNov.30,2016tothelistoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity(非物质文化遗产)bytheUnitedNations.Itisaknowledgesystemandsocialpractice3．(form)throughpeople's4．(observe)ofthesun'sannualmovementanditsinfluenceontheclimate.The24SolarTerms5．(come)intobeingduringtheQinandHan6．(dynasty).Atthattime,mostChinesepeoplemadetheirlivingonfarms,soweatherchangeswere7．(extreme)importantforthem.But,ofcourse,theyhadnosatellite,Internetorweatherbroadcast8．(help)them.Despitethesedifficulties,theymanagedtoworkout24SolarTermsbystudyingthesun'smovementandalso9．(pay)attentiontoothernaturalchangessuchasairtemperature,waterandcropgrowth.ItishonouredasChina's10．(five)greatinvention,afterpapermaking,printing,thecompassandgunpowder.Now,itisstillwidelyusedindailylifeevenintheageoftechnology-basedmodernfarming.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。DearMr、Johnson,I’velearnedfromanewspaperthatsomeclerksarewantinginyourcompany、Iameagertobeingoneofthem、SoIamwritingtheletter、MynameiszhangHua、IwasbornintheHebeiProvinceandIamingoodhealth、I’vejustgraduatedintheComputerDepartmentofWuhanUniversity、IdidverygoodinallsubjectsandIamspecialgoodatcomputerstudiesandEnglish、IcanreadsciencebooksinEnglishanddoingsomewritinginEnglishaswell、Beside,IknowalittleFrench、Andinmysparetime,Ienjoyplayingbasketball、AsissaidthatyourcompanyisveryfamousandI’llverygladifyouletmeworkforit、MytelephonenumberiIamlookingforwardtohea