江蘇省常州市溧陽(yáng)市2024屆高三第四次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

江蘇省常州市溧陽(yáng)市2024屆高三第四次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無(wú)效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain2．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless3．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how4．Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．a(chǎn)mtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish5．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived6．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute7．Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsing________thepatient’smood.A．bymeansof B．withregardtoC．inresponseto D．onaccountof8．Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon’tknowhowyoucan______her.A．putup B．standwith C．standupto D．putupwith9．Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．a(chǎn)s B．thatC．which D．whether10．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．a(chǎn)ccomplish D．a(chǎn)ccompany11．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue12．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．a(chǎn)rbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional13．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade14．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when15．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled16．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．a(chǎn)nyone C．who D．whomever17．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror18．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．a(chǎn)few19．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted20．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）“It’sreallyabreakthrough,”saidBritishscientistGuillemaboutthediscoveryofaplanet“moreorless”likeEarththatisorbitingProximaCentauri,thestarnearesttooursolarsystem.Proximab,or“EarthII”asyoucouldcallit,isalttlebiggerthanourEarth,anditsyearsonlytake11days.Also,sinceitissomuchclosertoitsreddwarf(矮小的)starthanwearetothesun,theskyonitsworldisorangewithoutanyblueatall,creatingaforeversunseteffect.Therearealotofquestionsforlifeformsthatcouldliveonthisnewplanet.AstheChicagoTribunewrote:“Doyouhavepoetry?Superheroes?Television?Diets?Meanbosses?Doyouhaveanyinterestinvisitingotherworlds?Ifso,putEarthonyourMustSeelist.”ThediscoveryoftheplanetmadeuswonderifanyonehadseenorheardofthespacepostcardsfromPioneer10andPioneer11spaceprobes(探測(cè)器),sentupintospacein1972andthenextyear.Togetherwiththeprobeswerepicturesofamanandawoman,alongwithdiagramsofthesolarsystem.GoldrecordsweresentupintospaceonVoyagerprobesin1977.Ifaliens(外星人)onProximabhadplayedtherecord,theywouldhavefoundhumanvoicesandpicturesthatshowedtherichdiversityofEarth.ItmightnotbetimetoplanavisittoProximabjustyet—evenifithasanatmosphere—asfirst,wewouldneedtoinventawaytogetthereinlessthanthe78,000yearsitwouldtakeat36,000mph.“ProximablookstouslikeapromisingPlan(et)B,justincasethingsgoreallysouthonthisblueplanet.”theChicagoTribunewrote.1、WhatdoweknowaboutProximab?A．Ithasanorangesky.B．Itisclosertothesun.C．Ithasnosunrise.D．ItisaslargeasEarth.2、WhatcouldbefoundonthegoldrecordssentupbyVoyagerprobesin1977?A．Picturesofacouple.B．Mapsofthesolarsystem.C．Recordedsounds.D．Severalpostcards.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Earthmovestothesouth.B．ProximabgetsclosertoEarth.C．Situationchangesfavorably.D．ConditionsonEarthgetworse.4、WhatwastheattitudeoftheChicagoTribunetowardsthediscoveryoftheplanet?A．Excited.B．Worried.C．Uninterested.D．Proud.22．（8分）YoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《賣花女》,1913)inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalkissomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(禮儀)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(繼承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetags(價(jià)簽)fromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．TohidetheirrichesB．Toearnmoremoney.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Tochangepeople’sattitudetorichpeople.C．Topretendtobenormal.D．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoes“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．Thepricetag.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．TheTimesmagazine.23．（8分）MarkRothko,oneofthegreatestpaintersofthetwentiethcentury,wasborninDaugavpils,Latviain1903.HisfatherimmigratedtotheUnitedStates,fearingthathissonwouldbedrafted(招募)intotheCzaristarmy.MarkstayedinRussiawithhismotherandeldersister;theyjoinedthefamilylater,arrivinginthewinterof1913,aftera12-dayvoyage.MarkmovedtoNewYorkintheautumnof1923andfoundemploymentinthegarmenttradeandtookupresidenceontheUpperWestSide.ItwaswhilehewasvisitingsomeoneattheArtStudentsLeaguethathesawstudentssketchinganudemodel.Accordingtohim,thiswasthestartofhislifeasanartist.Hewastwentyyearsoldandhadtakensomeartlessonsatschool,sohisinitialexperiencewasfarfromanimmediatecalling.In1936,MarkRothkobeganwritingabook,whichhenevercompletedaboutthesimilaritiesinthechildren’sartandtheworkofmodernpainters.Theworkofmodernists,whichwasinfluencedbyprimitive(原始的)art,accordingtohim,couldbecomparedtothatofchildreninthat“Childarttransformsitselfintoprimitivism(原始主義),whichisonlythechildproducingamimicry(模仿)ofhimself.”However,inthissamework,hesaidthat“Thefactthatoneusuallybeginswithdrawingisalreadyacademic.Westartwiththecolors.”Itwasnotlongbeforehismultiformdevelopedintothestyleheisrememberedfor;in1949RothkoexhibitedthesenewworksattheBettyParsonsGallery.ForcriticHaroldRosenberg,thepaintingswerearevelation.Afterpaintinghisfirstmultiform,RothkowithdrewhimselftohishomeinEastHamptononLongIsland.Thediscoveryofhisdefinitiveformcameataperiodofgreatgrief;hismotherKatediedinOctober1948anditwasatsomepointduringthatwinterthatRothkochanceduponthestrikingsymmetrical(對(duì)稱的)rectangularblocksoftwotothreeopposingorcontrasting,yetcomplementarycolors(對(duì)稱).Aspartofthisnewuniformityofartisticvision,hispaintingsanddrawingsnolongerhadindividualtitles:fromthispointontheyweresimplyuntitled,numberedordated.However,toassistindistinguishingoneworkfromanother,dealerswouldsometimesaddtheprimarycolorstothename.1、MarkRothko’sfamilyhaveexperiencedallofthefollowingexcept.A．a(chǎn)separationfromhisfather B．thecallupofthearmyC．a(chǎn)temporarystayinRussia D．a(chǎn)12-dayvoyagetotheUnitedStates2、WhatmadeMarkRothkowanttobeanartist?A．HismovetotheUpperWestSide.B．HisvisittotheArtStudentsLeague.C．Hissightofthestudents’drawing.D．Hislessonstookinartschool.3、MarkRothkothoughtmodernartsharesomesimilaritieswithchildartbecause.A．theyarebothconsideredchildishandacademicB．theyarebothwaysofexpressingprimitivismC．theyarebothacopyofthepaintersthemselvesD．theyatebothstrikingblocksandcolors4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutMarkRothko’sstyle?A．ItwasinspiredbyRosenberg.B．ItresultedfrommovingtoLongIsland.C．Itresultedfromhisgrief.D．Itevolved(developgradually)in1948.24．（8分）Smokersmayignorethehealthwarningsbytellingthemselvestheirhabitmakesthemlookcool.Afterall,sexsymbolsJamesDeanandHumphreyBogartwererarelyseenwithoutacigarette.However,thelatestevidenceshowsthatsmokingactuallymakesyoulessattractivetotheoppositesex.Wrinklesfromsmokingacigarettemaybetoblameforpeoplejudgingnon-smokerstobebetter-looking.Thiswastheresultofastudyaskingmorethan500peopletopickthemostattractiveoftwinswhereonesmokedandtheotherdidnot.Menfoundfemalenon-smokersthemostattractiveintwo-thirdsofcases,whilewomenchosenon-smokingmenasthemostattractive68percentofthetime.ProfessorIanPenton-Voak,aco-authorofthestudyfromBristolUniversity,said,“Peopleassumethatsmokingcausesdamagetotheskinandappearance,butthisisareallyneatwayoflookingatitbecausethesetwinsaregeneticallyidentical,sowecancontrolforgeneticfactorsinvolvedinageing.Appearanceseemstobeimportanttopeople,especiallyyoungpeople,sowecouldusethesesortsoffindingsasabasisforfutureinterventionstostoppeoplesmoking.”Smokingcanspeedupthenormalageing,evenafteronlyadecade.Nicotinecausesnarrowingofthebloodvesselsintheoutermostlayersoftheskin,whilethechemicalsintobaccosmokedamagecollagenandelastin,fibreswhichgivetheskinitselasticity(彈性).Thewrinklesthiscausesareaddedtobyfacialexpressionsmadewhensmokingsuchaspursingthelipswheninhaling(吸氣)orsquintingtokeepsmokeoutofyoureyes.1、WhydoestheauthormentionJamesDeanandHumphreyBogart?A．Topersuadesmokerstogiveupsmoking.B．Tocomparethemwithnon-smokers.C．Totellusmanypeopleareinfluencedbythem.D．Toshowunderstandingandcomfortsmokers.2、WhatcanwelearnfromPara.2andPara.3?A．500twinsweresurveyedforthestudy.B．Probablyyoungpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirappearance.C．Femalenon-smokersaremoreattractivethanmaleones.D．ProfessorIanPenton-Voakistheleadingauthorofthestudy.3、WhatisProfessorIanPenton-Voak’saltitudetosmoking?A．Disapproving.B．Favorable.C．Unconcerned.D．Cautious.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Smokerslookcoolerthannon-smokers.B．Smokingmayspeedupskin’sageing.C．Smokerslookyoungerthannon-smokers.D．Smokingshouldbebannedrightaway.25．（10分）AnewstudysuggestsclimateconditionsintheSaharaDesert,oneofhottest,driestandmostdesertedareasintheworld,havechangedfromwettodryaaboutevery20,000years.ButpreviousevidencehassuggestedtheSaharadidnotalwaysexperiencesuchextremeheatanddryconditions.Attimes,theSaharaRangedtoaverywetclimate.Thispermittedplantsandanimalstodevelopandgrowandledtothecreationofhumansettlements.Now,theyhavediscoveredmoreevidence,which,theleadresearcherDavidMcGeesays,supportstheideathattheSahara'sclimatekeptchangingbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000,years.McGeereportedtheseclimatechangesweremainlydrivenbychangesintheEarth's(地軸)astheplanettravelsroundthesun.Thisprocessaffectstheamountofsunlightbetweenseasons.Every20,000yearstheEarthreceivesmorestrongsummersunlight.WhentheEarth'saxischangesagain,theamountofsunlightisreduced.Thisseasonchangehappenedcontinuouslyevery20,000years.Theotherpartoftheseasonproducedrainyconditions,resultinginawetter,greener,plant-richenvironment.Whentherainyactivityweakens,theclimatebecomeshotanddry,liketheSahararemainstoday.Thescientistsbasedtheirresearchondustcollectedfromoceansediment(沉積物)intheAtlanticOceanbottomoffthecoastofWestAfrica.Thedustcontainedlayers(層)ofancientsedimentbuiltupovermillionsofyears.EachlayercouldcontaintracesofSaharandustaswellastheremainsoflifeforms.Thisinformationwasusedtoassessoverwhattimeperiodthedusthadbuiltup.ThisledtotheoverallfindingthattheSaharanchangesfromwettodryclimateshappenedevery20,000years.DavidMcGeesaidthattodayweonlyseetheSaharaDesertasanextremelydesertedand“inhospitable”place.Thenewstudysuggeststhatthearea'sclimatehaschangesbetweengrasslandsandamuchwetterenvironment,andbacktodryclimates,evenoverthelastquartermillionyears.McGeesayshethinksthelatestresearchcanbevaluableinstudyingtheSahara'shistoryasitrelatestohumansettlement.1、WhatdoesthenewstudyfindabouttheSaharaDesert?A．Itisoneofthehottest,driestandmostdesertedareasinAfrica.B．Italwaysexperiencesextremeconditionsbecauseofitsposition.C．Itsclimatechangesbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000years.D．Itsenvironmentalconditionsstopplantsandanimalsfromsurviving.2、WhatisthedirectreasonforSahara'sclimatechanges?A．Rainyactivity. B．Solarradiation.C．Humanactivity. D．Globalenvironment.3、Howdidtheresearchersacquiretheevidence?A．Byanalyzingoceanlife.B．BystudyingSahara’shistory.C．Bycollectingdustonthecoast.D．Byexaminingmeansediment.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inhospitable”probablymean?A．Unsuitabletolive. B．Insignificantlostudy.C．Unabletoexplore. D．Impossibletochange.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Attheendof2014,Tulsa,Oklahoma,sixth-gradeteacherMelissaBourreceivedafriend____onFacebookfromoneofherstudents.Shedidn’taccepttherequest,butaquickbrowsethroughthegirl’sfriendslistrevealedthenamesofdozensofkidsfromher____.Manyofthestudents’Facebookpageswerecompletely____，meaningevenstrangerscould____thekids’personalphotosandmessages.“Isawmiddlefingers,studentsdressedinappropriately,andextremely____language，”Melissasays.“Itwas____．”Whenshebroughtupher____inclass,thestudentswerenot____atall.Soshecreateda____ofherown.Withabrightgreenmarkerpen,shewroteonapieceofpaper:“DearFacebook:my12-year-oldstudentsthinkitis‘no____’thattheyarepostingpicturesofthemselves...Pleasehelpmeshowthemhow____theirimagescangetaround.”SheputapictureoftheletteronherFacebookpageandaskedpeopleto____it.Inhours,itwasshared108，000timesacrossdozensofstatesandfourcountries.She____itaftereighthours,butitcontinuedtospread.“Iwantedto____themthatit’sontheInternetforever，”shesays.Assheexplainedtheresultsofher____inclass,thestudents’eyesgotbiggerandbigger.“Itscaredafewofthemintodeletingtheirpages____，”shesays.Othershaveremovedinappropriatepostsandusedprivacysettingsto____theirpages.Her____wasn’ttoscarethemoffsocialmediabuttopushthemtobe____ofwhattheypost.Melissasays,“Itellthem,‘Itdoesn’t____youhavetojustbecauseeveryoneelseissharing.’”1、A．invitation B．demand C．order D．request2、A．family B．college C．classroom D．company3、A．public B．famous C．secret D．unknown4、A．watchover B．searchthrough C．holdback D．handin5、A．proper B．polite C．simple D．rude6、A．despairing B．comforting C．disturbing D．exciting7、A．result B．discovery C．suggestion D．wish8、A．worried B．satisfied C．pleased D．disappointed9、A．post B．picture C．a(chǎn)rticle D．news10、A．need B．bigidea C．wonder D．bigdeal11、A．urgently B．quickly C．slowly D．badly12、A．know B．deliver C．share D．say13、A．prevented B．kept C．copied D．deleted14、A．promise B．persuade C．show D．a(chǎn)sk15、A．experiment B．lesson C．study D．research16、A．only B．completely C．recently D．hardly17、A．display B．create C．manage D．print18、A．mention B．intention C．question D．imagination19、A．mindful B．fearful C．skilful D．thoughtful20、A．matter B．work C．count D．mean第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）JohnSnowwasafamousdoctor1．wassoexpertthathe2．(attend)QueenVictoriaasherpersonalphysician.Buthebecame3．(inspire)whenhethoughtabouthelpingordinarypeople4．(expose)tocholera.Thiswasthe5．(dead)diseaseofitsday.Neitheritscausenoritscure6．(understand).Somanythousandsofterrifiedpeoplediedeverytimetherewas7．outbreak.JohnSnowwantedtofacethechallengeandsolvethisproblem.Heknewthatcholerawouldneverbecontrolleduntilitscausewasfound.In1854whencholerabroke8．,hebegantogatherinformationandfoundtheevidence.Itseemedthatthepollutedwaterwas9．(blame).JohnSnowsuggestedthesourceofallwatersupplies10．(examine).Finally“KingCholera”wasdefeated.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,intelligentrobotswillbewideusedinthefuture、Athome,robotswillhelppeopledosomehouseworkandtakingcareoftheelderly,babiesandpatients、Inadditiontothesetask,robotswillevenbeabletoplaythechessanddoexercisewithpeople、Infactories,robotswillbeusedtoperformsomedangerousjobsavoidaccidents、Robotswillchangeourfuturelifebymanyways,whatwillmakeitmorecolorfulandcomfortable、Therefore