江蘇省常州市溧陽市2024屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

江蘇省常州市涕陽市2024屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷

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應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再

選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。

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.1willnotletyoupass.

—Areyoukidding?

A.soundB.rational

C.liberalD.plain

2.Doubleovensareagoodidea,especiallyyouarecookingseveralmealsatatime.

A.thoughB.ifC.thatD.unless

3.Frankly,IstillfeelconfusedabouthecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.

A.whatB.whyC.thatD.how

4.Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother'sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.

A.amtohavefinishedB.wastohavefinished

C.wastofinishD.oughttoflnish

5.一yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.

A.ToreceiveB.Received

C.ReceivingD.Havingreceived

6.一Whatanamazingpicture!

—Thelittleboythesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.

A.wassalutingB.salutedC.hadsalutedD.wouldsalute

7.Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsingthepatient9smood.

A.bymeansofB.withregardto

C.inresponsetoD.onaccountof

8.Sheissuchanirritatingwoman,Idon'tknowhowyoucan_____her.

A.putupB.standwithC.standuptoD.putupwith

9.Itisobvioustothestudentstheyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.

A.asB.that

C.whichD.whether

10.ThebestmethodtothegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleas

possible.

A.completeB.commandC.accomplishD.accompany

11.PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot_______himselftohisfate.

A.resistB.reserveC.resignD.rescue

12.Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite.

A.arbitraryB.reasonableC.mechanicalD.conventional

13.Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseIthismistakeatthemoment.

A.didn9tmakeB.wouldn'tmake

C.hadn'tmakeD.wouldn'thavemade

14.Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichisittakestobeyourpersonalbest.

A.whatB.whereC.whichD.when

15.—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.

—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.

A.filledB.fillingC.tofillD.beingfilled

16.Don'tthrowawaytheoldbooks.Givethemtoneedsthem.

A.whoeverB.anyoneC.whoD.whomever

17.DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,thefortunesofCao'sownfamily.

A.mirroredB.tomirror

C.mirroringD.mirror

18.ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereareplacesforskiing.

A.someB.manyC.fewD.afew

19.Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontroltoreturntotheirhomes.

A.theresidentswouldbepermitted

B.hadtheresidentsbeenpermitted

C.wouldtheresidentsbepermitted

D.theresidentshadbeenpermitted

20.一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?

-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,59saidBritishscientistGuillemaboutthediscoveryofaplanet“moreorless"

likeEarththatisorbitingProximaCentauri,thestarnearesttooursolarsystem.

Proximab,or“EarthIIwasyoucouldcallit,isaIttlebiggerthanourEarth,anditsyearsonlytakeUdays.Also,

sinceitissomuchclosertoitsreddwarf（矮小的）starthanwearetothesun,theskyonitsworldisorangewithoutany

blueatall,creatingaforeversunseteffect.

Therearealotofquestionsforlifeformsthatcouldliveonthisnewplanet.AstheChicagoTribunewrote:"Doyou

havepoetry?Superheroes?Television?Diets?Meanbosses?Doyouhaveanyinterestinvisitingotherworlds?Ifso,put

EarthonyourMustSeelist.”

ThediscoveryoftheplanetmadeuswonderifanyonehadseenorheardofthespacepostcardsfromPioneer10

andPioneerlispaceprobes（探測器）,sentupintospacein1972andthenextyear.Togetherwiththeprobeswere

picturesofamanandawoman,alongwithdiagramsofthesolarsystem.Goldrecordsweresentupintospaceon

Voyagerprobesin1977.Ifaliens（夕卜星人）onProximabhadplayedtherecord,theywouldhavefoundhumanvoices

andpicturesthatshowedtherichdiversityofEarth.

ItmightnotbetimetoplanavisittoProximabjustyet-evenifithasanatmosphere-asfirst,wewouldneedto

inventawaytogetthereinlessthanthe78,000yearsitwouldtakeat36,000mph.“Proximablookstouslikea

promisingPlan（et）B,justincasethingscoreallysouthonthisblueplanet.59theChicagoTribunewrote.

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）…inwhichpeoplearejudgedbytheway

theytalk?一issomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette（禮儀）expertand

authorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.

InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhether

apersonis“common”or“fashionable”.

Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressingin

waysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheir

richesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.

Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited（繼承）millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthat

shehasahabitofremovingthepricetags（價(jià)簽）fromherclothessoherhousestaffdon'tseethemandfeel

uncomfortable.

“Wedon'twantthat’Wow'."saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million."We'rejust

notthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve."

1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?

A.Peoplefailedtojudgeothers9manner.

B.Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.

C.Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.

D.Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.

2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?

A.Tohidetheirriches

B.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,Latvia

in1903.HisfatherimmigratedtotheUnitedStates,fearingthathissonwouldbedrafted（招募）intotheCzaristarmy.

MarkstayedinRussiawithhismotherandeldersister;theyjoinedthefamilylater,arrivinginthewinterof1913,after

a12-dayvoyage.

MarkmovedtoNewYorkintheautumnof1923andfoundemploymentinthegarmenttradeandtookup

residenceontheUpperWestSide.ItwaswhilehewasvisitingsomeoneattheArtStudentsLeaguethathesawstudents

sketchinganudemodel.Accordingtohim,thiswasthestartofhislifeasanartist.Hewastwentyyearsoldandhad

takensomeartlessonsatschool,sohisinitialexperiencewasfarfromanimmediatecalling.

In1936,MarkRothkobeganwritingabook,whichhenevercompletedaboutthesimilaritiesinthechildren'sart

andtheworkofmodernpainters.Theworkofmodernists,whichwasinfluencedbyprimitive（原始的）art,accordingto

him,couldbecomparedtothatofchildreninthat“Childarttransformsitselfintoprimitivism（原始主義）,whichis

onlythechildproducingamimicry（模仿）ofhimself.”However,inthissamework,hesaidthat“Thefactthatone

usuallybeginswithdrawingisalreadyacademic.Westartwiththecolors.95

Itwasnotlongbeforehismultiformdevelopedintothestyleheisrememberedfor;in1949Rothkoexhibitedthese

newworksattheBettyParsonsGallery.ForcriticHaroldRosenberg,thepaintingswerearevelation.Afterpaintinghis

firstmultiform,RothkowithdrewhimselftohishomeinEastHamptononLongIsland.Thediscoveryofhisdefinitive

formcameataperiodofgreatgrief;hismotherKatediedinOctober1948anditwasatsomepointduringthatwinter

thatRothkochanceduponthestrikingsymmetrical（對稱的）rectangularblocksoftwotothreeopposingorcontrasting,

yetcomplementarycolors（對稱）.Aspartofthisnewuniformityofartisticvision,hispaintingsanddrawingsnolonger

hadindividualtitles:fromthispointontheyweresimplyuntitled,numberedordated.However,toassistin

distinguishingoneworkfromanother,dealerswouldsometimesaddtheprimarycolorstothename.

1、MarkRothko'sfamilyhaveexperiencedallofthefollowingexcept.

A.aseparationfromhisfatherB.thecallupofthearmy

C.atemporarystayinRussiaD.a12-dayvoyagetotheUnitedStates

2、WhatmadeMarkRothkowanttobeanartist?

A.HismovetotheUpperWestSide.

B.HisvisittotheArtStudentsLeague.

C.Hissightofthestudents9drawing.

D.Hislessonstookinartschool.

3、MarkRothkothoughtmodernartsharesomesimilaritieswithchildartbecause,

A.theyarebothconsideredchildishandacademic

B.theyarebothwaysofexpressingprimitivism

C.theyarebothacopyofthepaintersthemselves

D.theyatebothstrikingblocksandcolors

4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutMarkRothko'sstyle?

A.ItwasinspiredbyRosenberg.

B.ItresultedfrommovingtoLongIsland.

C.Itresultedfromhisgrief.

D.Itevolved（developgradually）in1948.

24.（8分）Smokersmayignorethehealthwarningsbytellingthemselvestheirhabitmakesthemlookcool.Afterall,

sexsymbolsJamesDeanandHumphreyBogartwererarelyseenwithoutacigarette.However,thelatestevidenceshows

thatsmokingactuallymakesyoulessattractivetotheoppositesex.Wrinklesfromsmokingacigarettemaybetoblame

forpeoplejudgingnon-smokerstobebetter-looking.

Thiswastheresultofastudyaskingmorethan500peopletopickthemostattractiveoftwinswhereonesmoked

andtheotherdidnot.Menfoundfemalenon-smokersthemostattractiveintwo-thirdsofcases,whilewomenchose

non-smokingmenasthemostattractive68percentofthetime.

ProfessorIanPenton-Voak,aco-authorofthestudyfromBristolUniversity,said,“Peopleassumethatsmoking

causesdamagetotheskinandappearance,butthisisareallyneatwayoflookingatitbecausethesetwinsare

geneticallyidentical,sowecancontrolforgeneticfactorsinvolvedinageing.Appearanceseemstobeimportantto

people,especiallyyoungpeople,sowecouldusethesesortsoffindingsasabasisforfutureinterventionstostoppeople

smoking.”

Smokingcanspeedupthenormalageing,evenafteronlyadecade.Nicotinecausesnarrowingofthebloodvessels

intheoutermostlayersoftheskin,whilethechemicalsintobaccosmokedamagecollagenandelastin,fibreswhichgive

theskinitselasticity（彈性）.

Thewrinklesthiscausesareaddedtobyfacialexpressionsmadewhensmokingsuchaspursingthelipswhen

inhaling（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-Voak5saltitudetosmoking?

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,driestandmost

desertedareasintheworld,havechangedfromwettodryaaboutevery20,000years.

ButpreviousevidencehassuggestedtheSaharadidnotalwaysexperiencesuchextremeheatanddryconditions.At

times,theSaharaRangedtoaverywetclimate.Thispermittedplantsandanimalstodevelopandgrowandledtothe

creationofhumansettlements.Now,theyhavediscoveredmoreevidence,which,theleadresearcherDavidMeGeesays,

supportstheideathattheSahara*sclimatekeptchangingbetweenwetanddryaboutevery20,000,years.

McGeereportedtheseclimatechangesweremainlydrivenbychangesintheEarth's（地軸）astheplanettravels

roundthesun.Thisprocessaffectstheamountofsunlightbetweenseasons.Every20,000yearstheEarthreceivesmore

strongsummersunlight.WhentheEarth*saxischangesagain,theamountofsunlightisreduced.Thisseasonchange

happenedcontinuouslyevery20,000years.Theotherpartoftheseasonproducedrainyconditions,resultinginawetter,

greener,plant-richenvironment.Whentherainyactivityweakens,theclimatebecomeshotanddry,liketheSahara

remainstoday.

Thescientistsbasedtheirresearchondustcollectedfromoceansediment（沉積物）intheAtlanticOceanbottomoff

thecoastofWestAfrica.Thedustcontainedlayers（層）ofancientsedimentbuiltupovermillionsofyears.Eachlayer

couldcontaintracesofSaharandustaswellastheremainsoflifeforms.Thisinformationwasusedtoassessoverwhat

timeperiodthedusthadbuiltup.ThisledtotheoverallflndingthattheSaharanchangesfromwettodryclimates

happenedevery20,000years.

DavidMcGeesaidthattodayweonlyseetheSaharaDesertasanextremelydesertedand^inhospitable"place.The

newstudysuggeststhatthearea*sclimatehaschangesbetweengrasslandsandamuchwetterenvironment,andbackto

dryclimates,evenoverthelastquartermillionyears.McGeesayshethinksthelatestresearchcanbevaluablein

studyingtheSahara*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(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-gradeteacherMelissaBourreceivedafriendonFacebookfromoneof

herstudents.Shedidn'taccepttherequest,butaquickbrowsethroughthegirFsfriendslistrevealedthenamesof

dozensofkidsfromher,Manyofthestudents9Facebookpageswerecompletely,meaningevenstrangers

couldthekids'personalphotosandmessages.

“Isawmiddlefingers,studentsdressedinappropriately,andextremelylanguage,“Melissasays."Itwas.”

Whenshebroughtupher____inclass,thestudentswerenotatall.Soshecreatedaofherown.Witha

brightgreenmarkerpen,shewroteonapieceofpaper:"DearFacebook:my12-year-oldstudentsthinkitis'no'

thattheyarepostingpicturesofthemselves...Pleasehelpmeshowthemhowtheirimagescangetaround."Sheput

apictureoftheletteronherFacebookpageandaskedpeopletoit.

Inhours,itwasshared108,000timesacrossdozensofstatesandfourcountries.Sheitaftereighthours,butit

continuedtospread.66Iwantedtothemthatit'sontheInternetforever,“shesays.

Assheexplainedtheresultsofherinclass,thestudents9eyesgotbiggerandbigger.“Itscaredafewoftheminto

deletingtheirpages,“shesays.Othershaveremovedinappropriatepostsandusedprivacysettingstotheir

pages.

Herwasn'ttoscarethemoffsocialmediabuttopushthemtobeofwhattheypost.Melissasays,“Itellthem,

'Itdoesn'tyouhavetojustbecauseeveryoneelseissharing.955

1、A.invitationB.demandC.orderD.request

2、A.familyB.collegeC.classroomD.company

3、A.publicB.famousC.secretD.unknown

4、A.watchoverB.searchthroughC.holdbackD.handin

5、A.properB.politeC.simpleD.rude

6、A.despairingB.comfortingC.disturbingD.exciting

7、A.resultB.discoveryC.suggestionD.wish

8、A.worriedB.satisfiedC.pleasedD.disappointed

9、A.postB.pictureC.articleD.news

10、A.needB.bigideaC.wonderD.bigdeal

11、A.urgentlyB.quicklyC.slowlyD.badly

12、A.knowB.deliverC.shareD.say

13、A.preventedB.keptC.copiedD.deleted

14、A.promiseB.persuadeC.showD.ask

15、A.experimentB.lessonC.studyD.research

16、A.onlyB.completelyC.recentlyD.hardly

17、A.displayB.createC.manageD.print

18、A.mentionB.intentionC.questionD.imagination

19、A.mindfulB.fearfulC.skilfulD.thoughtful

20、A.matterB.workC.countD.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~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.(15分)JohnSnowwasafamousdoctor1.wassoexpertthathe2.(attend)QueenVictoriaasherpersonal

physician.Buthebecame3.(inspire)whenhethoughtabouthelpingordinarypeople4.(expose)tocholera.Thiswas

the5.(dead)diseaseofitsday.Neitheritscausenoritscure^(understand).Somanythousandsofterrifiedpeopledied

everytimetherewas7.outbreak.JohnSnowwantedtofacethechallengeandsolvethisproblem.Heknewthatcholera

wouldneverbecontrolleduntilitscausewasfound.In1854whencholerabroke8.,hebegantogatherinformationand

foundtheevidence.Itseemedthatthepollutedwaterwas（blame）.JohnSnowsuggestedthesourceofallwater

supplieslO.（examine）.Finally“KingCholera59wasdefeated.

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(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（△）,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U處起）不計(jì)分。

Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,intelligentrobotswillbewideusedinthefuture、Athome,robots

willhelppeopledosomehouseworkandtakingcareoftheelderly,babiesandpatients、Inadditiontothesetask,robots

willevenbeabletoplaythechessanddoexercisewithpeople,Infactories,robotswillbeusedtoperformsome

dangerousjobsavoidaccidents.

Robotswillchangeourfuturelifebymanyways,whatwillmakeitmorecolorfulandcomfortable,Therefore,we

shouldn'tdependonintelligentrobotstoomuch,fortheyweremadetohelphumansratherthanreplaceus、Ashelpers

ofwehumans,robotsshouldbeusedproperly,

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假如你班舉行主題班會，討論感恩之心。請你根據(jù)下述現(xiàn)象，結(jié)合自身經(jīng)歷，寫一篇發(fā)言稿，分析學(xué)生

缺乏感恩之心的原因，并提出培養(yǎng)感恩之心的建議。

現(xiàn)象:學(xué)生對于教師的教導(dǎo)置若罔聞；

對父母的付出認(rèn)為理所應(yīng)當(dāng)；

對學(xué)校和社會的幫助不以為然；

原因:……

建議:……

注意:1.詞數(shù):150詞。

2.文中不出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和校名。

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

1、D

2、B

3、D

4、B

5、A

6、A

7、C

8、D

9、B

10、C

11、C

12、A

13、B

14、A

15、B

16、A

17、C

18、C

19、C

20、D

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、1、A

2、C

3、D

4、A

22、1、B

2、A

3、D

4、A

23、1、B

2、C

3、B

4、D

24、1、C

2、B

3、A

4、B

25、1、C

2、