潮州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)新高考英語四模試卷及答案解析

潮州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)新高考英語四模試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention2．Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing3．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．a(chǎn)s4．Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto5．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich6．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout7．Thebooksonthedesk,coversareshiny,areprizesforus.A．which B．what C．whose D．that8．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus9．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?10．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced11．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．a(chǎn)nywayC．insteadD．nevertheless12．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused13．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please14．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing15．______abookinfrontofyourface,you’llfeeltheairmovingagainstyourface.A．WavedB．WaveC．TowaveD．Waving16．Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what17．____________thefiercecompetitioninjobseeking,manyuniversitygraduateshavenochoicebuttoreducetheirowndemandforthesalary.A．FacedB．FacingC．TofaceD．Havingfaced18．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye19．Thenewsofthenewly-electedpresident’scomingtoChinaforavisitwas______ontheradiojustnow.A．givenaway B．givenin C．givenoff D．givenout20．John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.Itisyearsofhardwork_________hasmadehimwhatheistoday.A．what B．whichC．where D．that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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Theymaybeteenagers,but17-year-oldBrittanyBulland16-year-oldSesamMngqengqiswahavegrandambitions(雄心)—tolaunchAfrica’sfirstprivatesatellite(衛(wèi)星)intospace.TheyarepartofateamofhighschoolgirlsfromCapeTown,SouthAfrica,whohavedesignedandbuiltequipmentforasatellitethatwillorbitovertheearth’spolesscanningAfrica’ssurface.Onceinspace,thesatellitewillcollectinformationonagriculture,andfoodsecuritywithinthecontinent.Usingthedata/wecantrytodetermineandpredict(預(yù)測)theproblemsAfricawillbefacinginthefuture”,explainsBull,astudentatPelicanParkHighSchool.“Whereourfoodisgrowing,wherewecanplantmoretreesandvegetationandalsohowwecanmonitorremoteareas,”shesays.“Wehavealotofforestfiresandfloodsbutwedon’talwaysgetoutthereintime.’’Informationreceivedtwiceadaywillgotowardsdisasterprevention.It’spartofaprojectbySouthAfrica’sMetaEconomicDevelopmentOrganization(MEDO)workingwithMoreheadStateUniversityintheUS.Thegirls(14intotal)arebeingtrainedbysatelliteengineersfromCapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnology,inanefforttoencouragemoreAfricanwomenintoSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics).ScheduledtolaunchinMay2017,ifsuccessful,itwillmakeMEDOthefirstprivatecompanyinAfricatobuildasatelliteandsenditintoorbit.Mngqengqiswacomesfromasingleparenthousehold.Hermotherisadomesticworker.Bybecomingaspaceengineerorastronaut,theteenagerhopestomakehermotherproud.“DiscoveringspaceandseeingtheEarth’satmosphere,it’snotsomethingmanyblackAfricanshavebeenabletodo,orgettheopportunitytolookatIwanttoseeandexperiencethesethingsformyself,”saysMngqengqiswa.HerteammateBullagrees,“Iwanttoshowtofellowgirlsthatwedon’tneedtositaroundorlimitourselves.Anycareerispossible-evenaerospace.”1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Informationprovidedbythesatellite.B．Thebenefitsbroughtbythesatellite.C．ProblemsAfricanagriculturefaces.D．Thewaythesatellitecollectsinformation.2、Whyaretheexpertsteachingthegirlssatellitetechnology?A．Toturnthemintogoodfarmers.B．TohelpAfricanwomentolivebetter.C．Totrainemployeesforaprivatecompany.D．ToattractmoreAfricanwomentosci-techfields.3、Whatdoyouthinkofthegirlsinthetext?A．Ambitiousandpioneering.B．Generousandstrict.C．Independentandmodest.D．Braveandserious.22．（8分）I’dhavetosaythattheschemestoreducestaffabsenceandincreasepunctuality(準(zhǔn)時)havebeenabigsuccess.We’veseenthatstaffattendancelevelshaveincreasedfrom88%to93%,andlevelsofpunctualityhaveincreasedfrom79%to91%,whichisfantastic.Andthenumberofdaysthatstaffhavetakenoffforsicknesshasdroppedfromanaverageofninedaysperyeartojustfive.Therehasalsobeenageneralincreaseinmotivationatwork,andwe’veseenoutputincreasebyatleast16%sincethistimelastyear.So,whathavewebeendoingtoimprovethings?Well,forastart,we’vebeenintroducingaschemesothatemployeesgetbonusesifcompanyproductiontargetsandsalesfiguresaremet.Andifthingscarryonastheyare,allemployeeswillhavereceivedabonusbytheendofnextmonth.We’vealsointroducedasystemwherebyemployeesandmanagementsetpersonaltargets.Then,theindividualemployeereceivesabonusifthesetargetsaremet.Andtohelpwithpunctuality,we’veinstalledanewsystemthatrecordsexactlywhattimepeoplearegettinginandleavingtheoffice.Thishashelpedimprovepunctualityratessubstantially.Anotherinitiativehasbeentheinstallationofagamesroomforemployeestouseduringmid-morningandlunchbreaks.We’vefoundthatit’sagreatwaytomotivatestaff,givingthemtimetorelax.Aspartofthis,we’veboughtapingpongtable,abasketballhoopandadartsboard.Andbynextweek,thetwotable-footballtablesthatweorderedlastmonthwillhavearrived.Sinceopeningthegamesroom,staffhavebeenusingitconstantly,especiallythebedsthatweboughttoallowstafftohaveashortnapduringtheday.Alongsimilarlines,we’vealsoorganizedanumberofteambuildingexcursions.1、WhydoestheauthorlistsomefiguresinParagraphOne?A．ToprovetheplansworkwellB．ToshowemployeestobemorepunctualC．TopresenttheproductiongrowsobviouslyD．Toprovetheincreaseofworkers’attendance2、Whathavetheydonetohelpwithpunctuality?A．They’vesetpersonaltargetsB．They’veweakeneddemandsonemployeesC．They’veintroducedaschemetogiveemployeesbonusesD．They’verecordedworkers’comingandleavingbyanewsystem3、Whathasbeenmostpopularinthegamesroom?A．ApingpongtableB．AdartsboardC．AbasketballhoopD．Anapbed4、Asreaders,whomaybenefitmostfromthisarticle?A．StudentsB．ManagersC．TeachersD．Farmers23．（8分）I’mastudentinmythirdyearatRobertGordonUniversity,butIalsowork35hoursaweekatSainsbury'stomakeendsmeet.Iconstantlyhavetoforcemyselftostayawake,andtobealert,whateverittakes.TheworkIdoatSainsbury'sisveryphysicallikestacking(fi3ik)shelves.IamluckybecausetheamountIliftatworkisnothingcomparedwiththeweightIliftinthegym.IknowIhavethestrengthtobearit.IamoriginallyfromNigeria.IcameherewhenIwasseven.Moneywasalwaystight.MyparentsgavemeeverythingIneeded,buttherewasnomoneyforluxuries.Iworkedhardatschoolthoughand,withthehelpofprofessors,IgotthebestA-levelgradesinmyclass.Unfortunately,thoughIhadappliedfor"settled"BritishresidentialstatustheHomeOfficewaiteduntilIwasinsixthformtoapprovemyapplication.ThatmeantIwasnoteligibleforastudentloan.TheonlywayIcouldaffordtogotouniversitywasthatIgotajobthatwouldpayforallmylivingcostsandmyparentspaidformytuitionfees.Idon’thavemuchtimetosocializebecauseofmyjob.Ideally,IdliketohavemoretimetostudysoIcanexcelatmycourse.Yes,Ihavealotonmyplate,butworkinghardisntnewforme.Growingup,myparentscultivatedinmetheimportanceofworkinghardforwhatIwantinlife.MydreamistogetajobintheNHS.Butnow,ImjustfocusedontryingtogetthebestgradesIcan.WheneverIfindlifehard,Itellmyselfthisisaboutmyfuture.1、Whydoestheauthorworklonghoursandsometimesovertimeeveryweek?A．TopayforhisownlivingexpensesB．TopayforhistuitionfeesC．ToprovehisabilitytoearnmoneyD．Tohelphisparentspayoffthedebts2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"eligible"inParagraph4referto?A．ResponsibleB．AnxiousC．QualifiedD．Accessible3、WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeusedtodescribetheauthor?A．PersistentB．DiligentC．SociableD．Ambitious4、Whichproverbcanbestsummarizethepassage?A．ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsB．GodhelpthosewhohelpthethemselvesC．ApennysavedisapennyearnedD．Wherethereislife,thereishope24．（8分）TheTrueStoryofaYoungManWhenReginaldLindsayreceivedascholarshiptoMorehouseCollegeinAtlanta,Georgiain1923,whathewantedmostwasnotajobwithagoodsalary,butachancetobeamemberofCongressasasouthernrepresentative.AfterearninghisdegreeatHarvardLawSchoolin1930,hereturnedtotheSouthtopracticelawamongthepoor.“Iwanttohelpthemunderstandwhattheirrightsareandtohelpthemachievethem,”hesaid.ThenheranforpoliticalofficeatthelocalandstateleveluntilhewasreadytotryforCongress.Reggrewupinalow-incomeNegrosectionofBirmingham,Alabama.Broughtupbyhisgrandparentsafterhisparentsweredivorcedwhilehewasveryyoung,Reghadbeenlivingthroughaperiodoffar-reachingprogressinracerelations.Inthesummerof1928ReghimselfbecameagoodexampleofthisprogresswhenhebecamethefirstNegrostudentappointedtoaspecialnewprogram.TheprogramintroducedbrightyoungstudentstotheworkingsoftheGeorgiaStategovernmentandencouragedthemtoseekemploymentthereafterfinishingtheireducation.“I?vebeenlucky,”hesaid.“Iseemtohavebeenintherightplaceattherighttime.”ButluckwasonlypartofReg?sstory,forhemadethemostofopportunitiesthatcamehisway.Helearnedtoreadinkindergartenandbeganvisitingthepubliclibraryregularlytoborrowbooks.Hisgrandparentsencouragedhim,thoughneitherofthemhadmucheducation,andtheyboughthimasetofencyclopedias.“Ilovedthosebooks,”heremembered.“Iusedtocomedownstairsbeforebreakfastandreadshortarticles.Ienjoyedreadingaboutfamousmen,andthenIwouldpretendtobeoneofthem.Iguessitwaspartlyachildishgameandpartlyanescape.Itwasn?ttoomuchfuntobeaNegrowhenIwasakid.”Whilestudyingforhisbachelor?sdegreeatMorehouseCollege,Regworkedonseveralpoliticalcampaignshelpingcandidatesgetelectedtogovernmentoffices.Atthesametimehemaintaineda“B”averagewhilemajoringinpoliticalscience.WithjusttwomoreyearstocompleteatHarvardLawSchool,whichalsogavehimascholarship,Regmadeagoodstartonhisprofessionalcareer.Hesaid,“ThegoodlifeformeisthekindoflifewhereIcanfindsatisfactioninpublicservice.”Thenin1931hewastheMassachusettsstatecommissionerofpublicutilitiesandfrom1993to2009hewasjudgeoftheUnitedStatesDistrictCourtfortheDistrictofMassachusetts.1、AfterearninghisdegreefromHarvardLawSchool,Reginaldplannedto.A．returntohishometowntofindajobwithagoodsalaryB．gobacktotheSouthtohelpthepoorunderstandtheirrightsC．runforlocalofficetomakeprogressonthecivilrightsmovementD．tryforCongressbyencouragingthepoortojoinaneducationprogram2、InwhatwaydidReginald?sgrandparentsencouragehimtoread?A．Theysenthimtokindergarten.B．Theyledhimtopubliclibrary.C．Theyboughthimencyclopedias.D．Theyborrowedmanybooksforhim.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeReginald?A．Enthusiasticandcareful. B．Cooperativeandmodest.C．Ambitiousandhardworking. D．Courageousandgenerous.25．（10分）IntheshorttimeSteveandZachhadbeeninsidetheirtentpackingtheirtools,wind-blownflamehadskippedfromthetopofonetreetoanother.Thelongdrysummerhadturnedtheforestintoatinderbox.“Let’sgo!Wecanmakeitbacktotheriverwecrossedtoday!”StevekeptBradyontheleadandtheirheadsdownagainstthefire-wind.ButBradybarkedasharpwarning.Aheadofthemlayathickcurtainofsmokeacrossthetrack.Theywouldnevermakeitthroughthat.Thedogwaspullingathisleadtryingtodrawthemawayfromthesmoke,andyetStevewasuneasy.Itseemedtohimthattheyweremovingawayfromtheriver.Suddenly,Zachcried.“Zach!”Steveshouted.“AreyouOK?Whereareyou?”ThenBradypulledStevedownasharpslope(坡).Atitsbase,Zachwasrubbinghisankle.AsStevehelpedhisfriendtohisfeet,Bradyliftedhisheadandsnuffed(嗅)thesmoke-ladenwind.Nextmoment,thedogboundedawayanddisappeared.Theboysshoutedforhim,buthedidn’tcomeback.Stevecouldn’tblameBradyforpanicking.Hehimselfwantedtoruneventhoughhedidn’thaveacluewhichway.SteveandZachhadn’tgonefarwhentherewasafamiliarbark,andBradycamebounding,stoppeddirectlyinfrontofSteveandhithimwithhishead,pushinghimbacktowardtheslopethey’djustclimbed.ButStevedidn’tgetit.ThenBradygrabbedtheboy’sjeansandstartedpulling.Themessagewasclear,butStevehesitated.OfcourseherememberedBradysavinghisuncle’slifewhenthedogwasmuchyounger.Washestillsharpenoughtogetthemthroughthis?Nearby,apinewentupinawhooshofsmoke.Bradypulledagain,urgently.“OK,bigguy,”Stevegritted(咬緊牙關(guān)).Bradyledthembackdowntheslopeandintothetrees.Notfarfromthemfirewastouchingunderbrush.Severaltimesthebigdogstopped.Oftenhechangeddirections.Stevewassotiredthathejustwantedtorest,butBradywouldn’thaveit.Thedogbulliedbothboystogoon.Howlongthey’dwalkedStevehadnoidea.Hewasalmostnumbwhenheheardit—thewonderfulsoundofrushingwater!1、WhathappenedtoSteveandZachatfirst?A．Theygotinjured. B．Theylosttheirdog.C．Theyweretrapped. D．Theybecameseparated.2、Bradyranawayto______.A．seekhelp B．findawayoutC．rescueZach D．escapeforlife3、HowdidStevefeelafterBradypulledhisjeans?A．Uneasy. B．Impatient.C．Numb. D．Uncertain.4、Thepassagebasicallydescribes________.A．a(chǎn)nadventure B．a(chǎn)nexplorationC．a(chǎn)nescapegame D．a(chǎn)trainingprogram第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Asateenagerdreamingofawritingcareer,Iwasinspiredtodiscoverthattwoofmyfavoritemovieswerebothwrittenbyafemaleteam:Kirstenandherwritingpartner,Karen.Ididn’tthinkthey’dtakeayoungwriterlikeme1.Butstill,IwroteKirstenanemaillettingherknowthatIhadanideaIwantedto2withherandKaren,andaskedifthey’dbe3tomeetwithme.Ididn’tevenexpecta(an)4tomyemail.However,12daysafterIsentit,Ireceiveda(an)5replyfromKirsten.Heremailincludedthisline,whichmademe6upfrommycomputerchair:“KarenandIwouldbehonoredto7youandtohearmoreabouteverythingyou'reworkingon.”Wemetfor8thefollowingweek,andafterathree-hourmeal9laughsandsisterlyadvice,afriendshipwasborn.10,KirstenandKaren11theideaIsharedwiththem.Their12inmyideasattheearlieststageofmycareerissomethingI’llneverforget;it’swhatmademebelievethatIcouldbeagood13too,justlikethem.Andmoreimportantly,our14isstillgoingstrongalltheseyearslater.Infact,KirstenisthefirstpersonwhoeversuggestedI15anovel.Actually,shegavemethis16whilewewerestandingontheTeenssectionofBarnes&Noble,abookstorewhereseveralyearslater,our17wouldsittogetherontheshelves.IwisheveryyoungwriterhadsomeonelikeKirstenintheirlifetohelp18themontheirway.AsIlookedatourbookshangingouttogetheronthebookstoreshelf,IonceagainthoughhowgladIwasthatIsentthat19yearsago.Ifyoutoohaveanidolwhoyouwouldlovetolearnfrom,simply20outandaskthem.Thatmightbeallittakestosetyouonthepathtoyourdreams.1、A．proudly B．seriously C．surprisingly D．kindly2、A．share B．work C．experiment D．compare3、A．ready B．hesitant C．willing D．satisfied4、A．introduction B．comment C．suggestion D．response5、A．a(chǎn)ccurate B．reliable C．convincing D．warm6、A．jump B．throw C．turn D．look7、A．call B．visit C．meet D．teach8、A．training B．fun C．business D．dinner9、A．replacedby B．filledwith C．involvedin D．basedon10、A．Amazingly B．Certainly C．Ridiculously D．Naturally11、A．criticized B．doubted C．understood D．loved12、A．improvement B．practice C．belief D．pride13、A．a(chǎn)ctress B．writer C．director D．judge14、A．friendship B．confidence C．difficulty D．pressure15、A．write B．read C．buy D．lend16、A．present B．chance C．a(chǎn)dvice D．task17、A．books B．friends C．goods D．photos18、A．remind B．comfort C．challenge D．guide19、A．question B．paper C．email D．novel20、A．watch B．reach C．drop D．stretch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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Mostyoungpeoplehaveeverwantedtobefamoussingersormusicians.Theyhavedreamed1．playinginfrontoftheaudience.Honestlyspeaking,manyattachgreatimportanceto2．(become)richandfamous.Manymusiciansmeetandformaband.Theymaystart3．a(chǎn)groupofhighschoolstudents.Atfirst,theymayplayto4．(pass-by)inthestreetorsubway.Later,theymaygive5．(perform)inpubsorclubs.Ofcoursetheywanttomakealotofmoney.However,therewasoneband6．(call)theMonkeesthatstartedinadifferenceway.ItbeganasaTVshow.TheTVorganizershadplannedtofindfourrockmusicians7．theycouldfindonlyone.Theyhadtouseactors,whohadto.rely8．othermusicianslohelpthem.Thejustpretends9．(sing).Theirperformancesweresoonsuccessfulandpopular,andafterayearorso,theMonkeesbegantoplayandsing10．(they)ownsongslikearealband.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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）不計分。Asmymotherandfatherwerealwaysbusyworking,soIwasoftenathomebymyself.IfeltboringallthetimeandIfeltsorryformyself.