甘肅省天水市秦安縣第二中學(xué)2024年高考英語四模試卷含解析

甘肅省天水市秦安縣第二中學(xué)2024年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、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、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．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．a(chǎn)ny B．one C．a(chǎn)nother D．theother2．---Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?---yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A．totalking B．tonottalking C．tonottalk D．totalk3．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got4．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最愛》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．a(chǎn)mwaitingfor5．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep6．Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries7．Theordinarypeoplealllookattheintelligentmanwithadmirationbecauseundernocircumstances________tocopewithemergencies.A．hewillfailB．ishefailingC．heisfailingD．willhefail8．--Whenwillyoucomehomefordinner?I’llprepareitforyou.--Don’t________it.I’lleatoutwithmyfriends.A．careabout B．worryabout C．botherabout D．talkabout9．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．a(chǎn)monlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking10．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing11．Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it12．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor13．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding14．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone15．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee16．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/17．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take18．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar19．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld20．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen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）Goodnewsforcoffeeandteadrinkers:Nomorewastingtimeandenergywaitingfortheperfectcup.UsingpatentedHeatworks’OhmicArrayTechnology,theDUOSmartUntetheredCarafe(玻璃水瓶)hasthepowertoheatorcoolwatertotheexactdegreewhileyoupour.Withitsfunctionality,convenienceandstylishappearance,theDUOlookslikequitethegamechanger.Sohowdoesitwork?Theprecisetemperaturecontrolletsyoupickthewatertemperaturetotheplus/minusonedegree.Simplysetyourtemperature,pourwaterintothetank(fitsfourcups)atthetopandpourintoyourcup.Thecarafefeaturesonebluespout(出水口)forfiltered(過濾的)coldwaterandanotherredspoutforhotwater,whichappearstoheatupinstantly.Theentiredeviceisbatteryoperated,makingitperfectfortakingittotheofficeorreallyanywhereelse.Youwillalsobeabletoplugitin,sothecarafecanstaycomfortablyonyourkitchentableordesktochargeforon-the-gouse.TheDUOadvocate99percentenergyefficientlyandanadvancedwaterfiltrationsystemcreatedbyheatworksCEOJerryCallahan,whowantedtocreateaheatingsystemwithoutusingmetalheatingelements.Unsustainableandimperfectmetalheatingpartshavebeenusedforheatingforthepast100yearsandcarrytheriskofrusting(生銹).CallahanfeltItwastimeforanupgradeheatingsystems,andtheOhmicArrayTechnologywasborn.Usingelectricalcurrentspassedthroughthewateritselfratherthanseparateheatedelementstotransferheatintothewater.OhmicArraycutsoutawholestepintheprocess.TheDUOisnotyetavailableforpurchase,butyoucanlearnmoreInformationandsignupforthereleaseupdatesontheHeatworkswebsite.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheDUOcarafefromthefirstparagraph?A．Itmakesperfectcoffee. B．Itheatsorcoolswater.C．Itproduceselectricitytoheatwater D．Itprovidesfungametoplay2、Whichstepisamusttogetwaterof80°CwiththeDUOCarafe?A．Settherequiredtemperature B．CooltheboilingwaterC．Pourwaterfromthebluespout D．Addfilteredwaterintothetank3、TheOhmicArrayTechnologymakestheDUOCarafe___A．fasttocharge B．convenienttotakeC．toughandstylish D．rust-freeandtimeefficient4、What'sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toapplyforapatent B．TointroduceaproductC．Toreportaproductlaunch D．Toshareatechnology22．（8分）Foodstoringiscommoninmembersofthecrow（烏鴉）family.Anewstudytestedthebirdsoutsidethisnaturallyoccurringbehaviour,whichmayhaveevolved（進化）specificallybecauseitgivescrowsasurvivaladvantage.Somecrowspeciesareknowntonaturallyusetoolstorecoverfood.Sotheresearcherstestedwhetherthebirdscouldstoreandrecoveratoolsotheycouldgetitattheirfoodafteragapof17hours—somethingwewouldn’texpectthemtodonaturally.Buttheywereabletoinstantlyselectthetooloutofanumberofunnecessaryitems.Inanotherexperiment,theresearcherstaughtcrowstoselectatoken（禮品券）fromanumberofitemssothattheycouldthenexchangeforfood.Again,thebirdsthenshowedthattheycouldplanforthefutureusingthisnewbehaviour.Thisisdifferentfromallofthepreviousstudiesinfutureplanning,whichhavefocusedonnaturallyoccurringbehaviour.Forexample,weknowthatchimpanzeesselect,transportandsaveappropriatetoolsforfutureneeds.Thesestudieshaveshownthatanimalscanplanforthefuture—buttheyleftanimportantquestionopenfordebate.Areanimalsonlyabletoplantouseabilitiesthathaveevolvedtogivethemaspecificadvantage,orcantheyflexiblyandintelligentlyapplyplanningbehaviouracrossvariousactions?Mostcriticswouldsaytheformer,astheanimalsweretestedinnaturallyoccurringbehaviours.Butthenewresearchprovidesthefirstevidencethatanimalspeciescanplanforthefutureusingbehaviourthatdoesn’ttypicallyoccurinnature.Thissupportstheviewthatatleastsomerecognitiveabilitiesinanimalsdon’tevolvejustinresponsetospecificproblems.Instead,itsuggeststhatanimalscanapplythesebehavioursflexiblyacrossproblemsinasimilarwaytohumans.Weneedtoinvestigatehowflexiblebehaviourevolved.Thenwemightbeabletoseehowcrows’abilitytoplanforthefuturefitsinwiththeirbroadercognitivepowers.1、What’sthenewfindingaboutsomecrowsaccordingtoParagraph1?A．Theycanstorefood.B．Theycanusetoolstorecoverfood.C．Theycanstoreandrecovertools.D．Theycanselectandstorefood.2、Whatarecrowstrainedbyscientiststodowhengivenatoken?A．Rejectitcasually.B．Exchangeitforfood.C．Saveitastheirfood.D．Buildanestwithit.3、Whatdoscientiststhinkofthestudiesthatanimalscanplanforthefuture?A．Theyarecontroversial.B．Theyaredisappointing.C．Theyarecontradictory.D．Theyareconvincing.4、Whatcanbeinferredaboutrecognitiveabilitiesinanimals?A．Theydeveloponlywithage.B．Itisunclearhowthey’veevolvednow.C．Noanimalsbutcrowsbenefitfromthem.D．Planningforthefuturehelpstheirevolution.23．（8分）Peoplehavegrowntalleroverthelastcentury,withSouthKoreanwomenshootingupbymorethan20cmonaverage,andIranianmengaining16.5cm.Aglobalstudylookedattheaverageheightof18-year-oldsin200countries1914and2014.TheresultsshowthatwhileSwedeswerethetallestpeopleintheworldin1914,Dutchmenhaverisenfroml2thplacetoclaimtopspotwithanaverageheightof182.5cm.Larvianwomen,meanwhile,rosefrom28thplacein1914tobecomethetallestintheworldacenturylater,withanaverageheightof169.8cm.JamesBentham,aco-authoroftheresearchsaystheglobaltrendislikelybutonceyouaverageoverwholepopulations,geneticsplaysalesskeyrole,"headded.Butwhileheighthasincreasedaroundtheworld,thetrendinmanycountriesofnorthandsub-SaharanAfricacausesconcern,saysElioRiboliofImperialCollege.WhileheightincreasedinUgandaandNigerduringtheearly20thcentury,thetrendhasreversedinrecentyears,withheightdecreasingamong18-year-olds."Onereasonforthesedecreasesinheightistheeconomicsituationinthe1980s,"saidProfessorAlexander.Thenutritionalandhealthproblemsthatfollowedthepolicyofstructuraladjustment,hesays,ledtomanychildrenandteenagersfailingtoreachtheirfullpotentialintermsofheight.Benthambelievestheglobaltrendofincreasingheighthasimportantimplications."Howtallwearenowisstronglyinfluencedbytheenvironmentwegrewupin,"hesaid."Ifwegivechildrenthebestpossiblestartinlifenow,theywillbehealthierandmoreproductivefordecadestocome."1、WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraphI?A．Theincreaseinwomen’sheightismuchbiggerthanmen’sinthelastcentury.B．Thelastcenturyhasseenagreatincreaseinpeople’sheightinmostcountries.C．Geneticsplaysakeyroleintheincreaseofpeople’sheightinthelastcentury.D．DutchandSwedesarerankedfirstandsecondinheightintheworldnowadays.2、Theunderlinedword"reversed"inParagraph2canbereplacedby.A．sloweddown. B．goneupwards. C．changedtothecontrary. D．cometolifeagain.3、Accordingtothetext,JamesBenthamsuggeststhat.A．Theeconomicsituationofsomecountriesshouldbeimproved.B．Environmentprotectionshouldbeattachedgreatimportanceto.C．Theglobaltrendofincreasingheightshouldbecloselywatched.D．Children’spropernutritionandhealthcareshouldbeguaranteed.24．（8分）AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen’sshoes.Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplasticbottles.Morethan4millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy’s,however,turnsthisplasticwasteintoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany’sco-founder.Heexplainshowtheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen’sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethatmakessoftfibers.Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.Itisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe’souterpart,calledthesole(鞋底).Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:responsiblysourcedno-carbonrubber.Rothy’sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointedtoe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$125or$145perpair,dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofillthatdemand.“We’renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavealimitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture.”Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.1、Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?A．Theyareburiedorburned.B．Theyareusedtomakeshoes.C．Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.D．Theyarcreturnedtofactoriesforreuse.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordknittedinthethirdparagraphmean?A．Attached. B．Fixed.C．Combined. D．Repaired.3、WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy’sshoes?A．Thedesignandcolor. B．Thereasonableprice.C．Thecompany’sadvertisement. D．ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.B．Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.C．Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.D．Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.25．（10分）AnewstudypublishedintheJournalofMarriageandFamilyclaimsthatallthattimeyouspendparentingjustdoesn’tmatter.Butit’saclaimthat,despitetheenthusiasticandwidespreadcoveragebythemedia,doesnotholdwater.Theresearchsuggeststhatchildoutcomes(includingbehaviorproblems,emotionalproblems,andacademicperformance)arebarelyconnectedwiththetimethatparentsspendwiththeirchildren.Theresearchersexaminedthetimediariesof1,600children,lookingatparentingtimeandoutcomeswhenthekidswereaged3to11in1997,andagainin2002,whentheywerebetween8and16.Thisresearchlargelyreflectsthefailureoftheauthorstocorrectlymeasureparentalinput(投入).Itjustlookedattimediariesfromtwoparticulardays—oneaweekdayandtheotheraweekendday.Tryingtogetasenseofthetimeyouspendparentingfromasingleday’sdiaryisabitliketryingtomeasureyourincomefromasingleday.Ifyesterdaywaspayday,youlookedrich,butifit’snot,youwouldbereportedaspoor.Yougetaclearerpictureonlybylookingatyourincome—oryourparentingtime—overamoremeaningfulperiod.Whatyoudidyesterdayshouldnotbetakenasrepresentativeofwhatyoudidlastyear.Thisiswhymosthigh-qualitystudiesofparentingtimefocusinsteadonhowoftenparentsreadtotheirchildren,playwiththemorhelpthemwithhomeworkoveraperiodofamonthorlonger—longenoughtorepresenttheirdifferentapproachestoparenting.Asanexhaustedparentwhodoesn’tgetenoughtimetoworkout,andwhohasn’tseenamovieformonths,Iunderstandwhysomanyofusmightseizeonstudiessuggestingthatweshouldtakemoretimeforourselves.Perhapsweshould.ButIagreewithArielKalil,adevelopmentalpsychologist,onthesuggestion“thatwhenparentsspendhigh-qualitytimewiththeirchildren,theirchildrenaremorelikelytosucceed.”1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“holdwater”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．Tobevalid.B．Tobesurprising.C．Tobeconfusing.D．Tobeusual.2、What’sthepurposeofconductingthestudy?A．Toexplorethelinkbetweenparentingtimeandchildoutcomes.B．Toexplorethelinkbetweentimediariesandchilddevelopment.C．Toexplorethelinkbetweenchildren’shabitsandparents’influence.D．Toexplorethelinkbetweendailyactivitiesandchildren’sproblems,3、HowisParagraph4mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingdescriptions.B．Byanalyzingthecause.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byofferingresearchfindings.4、Theauthormayagreethathigh-quality-studiesofparentingtimeshould________.A．becompletedinonemonthB．a(chǎn)doptsomedifferentapproachesC．concentratemainlyonlearningtimeD．bebasedondataofalongertimeperiod第三部分語言知識運用（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）Peoplesayoneman’strashisanotherman'streasure.That1comestomeasI2thehousepurchasedin1962bymyparents.Mymotherpassedawayin1996.Myfatherleftthehouse3mysisterandmewhenhediedafewmonthsago.AfterDadwas4,welookedaroundthe5housewherewegrewupandthatDadlovedsomuch.Atfirstwefeltso6atallthestuff（東西）left.Likesomanyoftheirgeneration,myparents7everything.Andlikemanyinmygeneration,wefacedanxious8aboutwhattoabandonandwhattokeep.Aswestartedthrowingoutoldphonebooksandeverymedicalbillfromevery9myparentseversaw,Ialso10manyhiddentreasures.Mom'spocketbookwasintheirbedroomcloset,whichhadeverythinginit,11herhairbrushwithhair,asifshewerestillhere.AndDad,whowasaWorldWarIIveteran（退伍兵）andaworldtraveler,12everything—fromlittlespoonsfromallovertheworldtoeveryletterhewrotetohisparentswhileinthe13.Thelettershewroteduringthewar14histhoughtsasayoungman.Later,inthebasement,I15ouroldkitchentable,whichbroughtback16ofmyparentsandsisterandmehavingbreakfasttogether.I’mrealizingallthesethings17myparents’lifejourney.EachtimeIgotothe18,IfindsomethingthatremindedmeofmychildhoodorteachesmesomethingaboutmyparentsI19knew.20,fromtheshabbyfurnituretoallthehiddentreasures,meansmoretomethanallthemoneyintheworld.1、A．thoughtB．goalC．principleD．coincidence2、A．lookedforB．lookedthroughC．lookedintoD．lookedafter3、A．withB．forC．toD．by4、A．retiredB．illC．goneD．injured5、A．cleanB．strangeC．modernD．empty6、A．pleasedB．familiarC．disappointedD．a(chǎn)stonished7、A．savedB．enjoyedC．purchasedD．designed8、A．decisionsB．bargainsC．challengesD．responsibilities9、A．personB．neighborC．doctorD．child10、A．boughtB．discoveredC．buriedD．lost11、A．evenB．justC．onlyD．yet12、A．likedB．boughtC．keptD．lost13、A．countrysideB．a(chǎn)rmyC．collegeD．school14、A．receiveB．directC．senseD．describe15、A．repairedB．cleanedC．spottedD．set16、A．introductionsB．memoriesC．descriptionsD．communications17、A．recognizedB．representedC．instructedD．confirmed18、A．supermarketB．churchC．officeD．house19、A．merelyB．a(chǎn)lwaysC．reallyD．never20、A．AnythingB．NothingC．EverythingD．Something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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TonsofwasteisbeingleftonMountQomolangmabya1．(grow)numberofvisitors,whichbothersmanypeople.Ateamwilldealwiththetask2．theclimbingseasonendsthisMay,bywhichtimetherewillbefewervisitors.Garbage3．(collect)onQomolangmarequirestwotothreeyearsoftraining,accordingtoCeringDandar,amountaineerandguide.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。每處錯誤僅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(八)，并在其下而寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下而寫出修改后的詞。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ll處起)不計分。LastFriday,wewerehavingourclasswhileourteacherMissLisuddenlyslippedandfalltotheground.Allthestudentswereconcernabouther.Helpedbysomestudents,Icarriedheronbacktotheclinicimmediately.Herleftlegwasturnedouttobebrokenandshehadtostayinhospitalforhal