2023-2024学年辽宁省阜新市二中高考英语四模试卷含解析

2023-2024学年辽宁省阜新市二中高考英语四模试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave2．---I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.---Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday3．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass4．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen5．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when6．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten7．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat8．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat9．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when10．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all11．Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction12．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore13．ThecourseaboutChinesefoodattractsover100studentsperyear,_______uptohalfarefromoverseas.A．inwhich B．ofwhomC．withwhich D．forwhom14．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended15．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.16．Meyerandhisteamwerethefirst______howthediseasespreadsfromanimalstohumans.A．showing B．show C．toshow D．shown17．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing18．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin19．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely20．Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict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）TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)ismostlyadesert.However,thishasnotstoppedthecountryfromcreatinggreatbuildingprojects.OnSeptember26,UAEofficialsannouncedanotherambitiousproject—MarsScienceCity.Expansivedesertsandmilesofcoastlineprovideplentyofoptionsforsaferocketlaunches(发射).AnditspositionontheEarthmakesitespeciallyappealingasthespinoftheEarthprovidesanextrapush,meaninglessfuelisneededtogetpayloadsintoorbit.Alltheseseemtomakeitpossible.TheMarsCityProject,designedbyBjarkeIngelsGroup,orBIG,willprovidearealisticmodeltosimulate(模仿)livingonthesurfaceofMars,theredplanet.ItispartoftheUAE’sMars2117ProjecttoleadtheglobalracetolandhumansonMarsandbethefirsttobuildasettlementthere.SheikhMohammedbinRashid,PrimeMinisterandrulerofDubai,says,“TheUAEseeksinternationalsupporttodeveloptechnologiesthatbenefithumans,andlaythefoundationofabetterfutureformoregenerationstocome.”BuiltoutsideDubai,the1.9millionsquarefeetcityisexpectedtocost$135million.Itwillconsistofseveraldome-shapedlaboratories,similartotheonesimaginedforthefirstMarssettlers.Scientistsfromaroundthewordwillbeinvitedtoconductresearchtocomeupwithmethodstocreatefood,waterandenergy,usingtechniqueswhichcanbecopiedontotheredplanet.Thelivingspaces,wheretheresearcherscanliveforuptoayear,willsimulatetheplanet’sconditionsasmuchaspossible.Theresearchcitywillalsoincludeamuseumfeaturingfamousspaceachievementstohelpeducateandinspirechildrentoundertakespaceexplorationanddiscovery.TodiscoverwhethertheconstructionmethodworksonMars,themuseum’swallswillbe3Dprintedusingthesandfromthenearbydesert.Now,iftheywouldonlyaddsomelivingquartersforthegeneralpublictoexperiencelifeonMarswithoutleavingEarth,lifewouldbeperfect.1、WhatcanweconcludeabouttheUnitedArabEmirates?A．Itisshortoffineweather.B．Itisaniceplaceforlaunching.C．Itcanprovideadequatefuelsupply.D．Ithasthegreatestarchitectsintheworld.2、Whatwillscientistsdointhelaboratories?A．EducatevisitorsontripstoMars.B．DeveloptheMarssettlers’imagination.C．Findwaystoproducefood,waterandenergyonMars.D．Createaclimate-controlledenvironmentforfutureuse.3、Whywillthemuseum’swallsbe3Dprinted?A．Toshowfamousspacetechniques.B．Tomakefulluseofthenearbydesert.C．Toinspirechildrentoloveexploration.D．TotestbuildingskillsusedbyMarssettlers.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．UAEtoBuildMarsScienceCityB．UAE’sGreatExplorationofMarsC．UAEtoBuildFirstMarsSettlementD．UAE’sScientistificContributiontoHumans22．（8分）FortouristsholdingtheBarcelonaCard,theinformationbelowwillbeusefulifyouplantoadmiresomeartworksorarchitecturesthere.SagradaFamiliaOpeninghours:09:00-18:00(October-March);09:00-20:00(April-September)Admission:

11,or11,or10withtheBarcelonaCardTheproject'svastsaleanditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona'stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.LaPedreraOpeninghours:November-February:09:00-18:30;March-October:09:00-20:00Admission：$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.Itisauniquemodernistbuildingmadeofbricksandcolorfultiles（瓦）.Visitorscanseetheamazing800squaremetersattic（阁楼）with270brickarchesthatgiveyouafeelingthatyouarewalkinginsidetheskeletonofawhale.BarcelonaFCMuseumOpeninghours:6thApril-4thOctober:10:00-20:00;therestoftheyear.10:00-18:30Admission：$8.50forentrytothemuseumand$17foraguidedtour.Whenyoubuyyourticketyouhavetwooptions:aticketforthemuseumtoseethefootballstadiumoraspecialonefor$15whereyougettoseethestadiumandthescenesattheclub.PicassoMuseumOpeninghours:Checkthewebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.Admission：$9formainexhibition-extraforspecialshowings.Save50%withBarcelonaCard.ThemuseumhasarrangedPicasso’spaintingsfromhisearlydaystohisfinalworks.ArrangingthepaintingsinthiswaygivesyouafascinatinginsightintothedevelopmentofPicasso.1、Whatdoweknowthetouristattractionsmentionedinthepassage?A．SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.B．LaPedreraiswell-knownforitscolorfulmaterial.C．BarcelonaFCMuseummayattractfootballfans.D．PicassoMuseumoffersonlyoneexhibition.2、IfyouvisitthestadiumandtheclubwithatourguideinBarcelonaFCmuseum,youshouldpay_______A．$25.5B．$34C．$42.5D．$323、Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．TheBarcelonaCardisamustforvisitingthem.B．Theyareallfamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.C．Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferentseasons.D．Touristscanhaveadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.23．（8分）TheHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridge,theworld'slongestsea-basedproject,comprisesfourparts:a22.9-kilometersteelbridge,twoartificialislands,asubmergedseatunnelextendingfor6.7kilometers,aswellasleadingbridgesthatconnectthebridgetothecities.Forabridgeproject,designersprefertobuildallthestructureontheground,andonlychoosethetunnelwhenthereisnoalternative.However,fortheHZMB,themostpracticaldesignistointegratebridge,islandandtunneltoformacompletecross-seachannel."ThePearlRiverEstuary（河口）holdsaworld-levelshippingchannel.Smoothtrafficshouldbeguaranteed.AndthelocationisneartheHongKongInternationalAirport.Withabout2,000flightstakingoffandlandingattheairport,thebridgecannotbebuilttoohighforsafetyreasons/5saidMengFanchao,chiefdesigneroftheproject.“Butyoucannothaveasubmergedseatunnelwithoutanysupport.Thatforcedustobuildtheartificialislands.”Chineseengineersdeclaredatrailininstallingdeep-immersedtunneltubes.6tThereisnomodelforustorefertoasallthecasesareshallow-buriedtubes,9,saidMeng."Forlackofexperience,theinstallationofthefirsttubelastedfor96hours,"saidYinHaiqing,deputymanageroftheProjectManagementDepartment.''Everyonewasexhaustedwhenwemadeit.”The6.7-kilometertunnelistheworld'slongestsubmergedseatunnel.Twoartificialislands,coveringanareaof200,000squaremeters,helpcreateasmoothtransitionbetweenbridgesectionsandtunnels.Differentfromtraditionalisland,theengineersput120steelcylinders（圆柱）witha22-meterdiameter（直径）intotheseabed,makeouttheshapeofanisland,andfilltheislandwithsoil.Itisaninnovativewaytheyadoptedtobuildtheartificialisland,makingitfirmer,moreefficientandfriendlytothemarineecology.TheHZMBprovidesafixedlinkbetweenthetwoChineseeconomiccentresHongKongandMacauandthemainlandofChinaatZhuhai.1、Whyisn'tthebridgebuilttoohigh?A．Thebridgehasn'tanysupport. B．Itisn'tsafetobuildittoohigh.C．Theengineerslackexperience. D．Theengineerswanttomakeitspecial.2、WhatcanweknowabouttheHZMBfromthetext?A．AllthestructureoftheHZMBisbuiltontheground.B．The6.7-kilometretunnelistheworld'slongesttunnel.C．TheHZMBisthefirsttoinstalldeep-immersedtunneltubes.D．Theinstallationofthefirsttunneltubefailedforthefirsttime.3、What’sthefunctionoftwoartificialislands?A．Todeclareatrailinbuildingasea-basedbridge.B．Topreventthepollutionfromaffectingthemarineecology.C．Toensuresmoothtrafficbetweenbridgesectionsandtunnels.D．Toguaranteethesafetyoftheshipsgoingthroughtheestuary.4、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Anadvertisement. B．Sciencefiction.C．Anannouncement. D．Anewsreport.24．（8分）Peoplehavedifferentwaysofdealingwithacommoncold.Sometakeover-the-counter(非处方的)medicinessuchasaspirinwhileotherstrypopularhomeremedies(治疗)likeherbalteaorchickensoup.Yethereisthetoughtruthaboutthecommoncold:nothingreallycuresit.Sowhydopeoplesometimesbelievethattheirremedieswork?AccordingtoJamesTaylor,professorattheUniversityofWashington,coldsusuallygoawayontheirowninaboutaweek,improvingalittleeachdayaftersymptomspeak,soit’seasytobelieveit’smedicineratherthantimethatdeservesthecredit,USATodayreported.Itstillseemshardtobelievethatwecandealwithmoreseriousdiseasesyetarepowerlessagainstsomethingsocommonasacold.Recently,scientistscameclosertofiguringoutwhy.Tounderstandit,youfirstneedtoknowhowantiviral(抗病毒的)drugswork.Theyattackthevirusbyattachingtoandchangingthesurfacestructuresofthevirus.Todothat,thedrugmustfitandlockintothevirusliketherightpieceofajigsaw(拼图),whichmeansscientistshavetoidentifythevirusandbuilda3-Dmodeltostudyitssurfacebeforetheycandesignanantiviraldrugthatiseffectiveenough.Thetwocoldvirusesthatscientistshadlongknownaboutwererhinovirus(鼻病毒)AandB．Buttheydidn’tfindoutabouttheexistenceofathirdvirus,rhinovirusC,until2006.Allthreeofthemcontributetothecommoncold,butdrugsthatworkwellagainstrhinovirusAandBhavelittleeffectwhenusedagainstC．“Thisexplainsmostofthepreviousfailuresofdrugtrialsagainstrhinovirus,”studyleaderProfessorAnnPalmenbergatUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,US,toldScienceDaily.Now,morethan10yearsafterthediscoveryofrhinovirusC,scientistshavefinallybuiltahighly-detailed3-Dmodelofthevirus,showingthatthesurfaceofthevirusis,asexpected,differentfromthatofothercoldviruses.Withthemodelinhand,hopefullyarealcureforacommoncoldisonitsway.Soon,wemaynolongerhavetowasteourmoneyonmedicinesthatdon’treallywork.1、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpopularremediesforacommoncold?A．Theyarequiteeffective.B．Theyareslightlyhelpful.C．Theyactuallyhavenoeffect.D．Theystillneedtobeimproved.2、Howdoantiviraldrugswork?A．Bybreakingupcoldvirusesdirectly.B．Bychangingthesurfacestructuresofthecoldviruses.C．Bypreventingcoldsfromdevelopingintoseriousdiseases.D．Byabsorbingdifferentkindsofcoldvirusesatthesametime.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thesurfaceofcoldviruseslooksquitesimilar.B．Scientistshavealreadyfoundacureforthecommoncold.C．ScientistswerenotawareoftheexistenceofrhinovirusCuntilrecently.D．Knowingthestructureofcoldvirusesisthekeytodevelopinganeffectivecure.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Drugsagainstcoldviruses B．HelpfulhomeremediesC．Nocurrentcureforcommoncold D．Researchoncoldviruses25．（10分）On14September2015,theuniverse’sgravitationalwavesobservedfortheveryfirsttime.Thewaves,whichwerepredictedbyAlbertEinsteinahundredyearsago,camefromacollisionbetweentwoblackholes.Ittook1.3billionyearsforthewavestoarriveattheLIGOdetectorintheUSA．ThesignalwasextremelyweakwhenitreachedEarth,butisalreadypromisingarevolutioninastrophysics.Gravitationalwavesareanentirelynewwayofobservingthemostviolenteventsinspaceandtestingthelimitsofourknowledge.LIGO,theLasterInterferometerGravitational-WaveObservatory,isacollaborativeprojectwithoveronethousandresearchersfrommorethantwentycountries.Together,theyhaverealizedavisionthatisalmostfiftyyearsold.The2017Nobelwinnershave,withtheirenthusiasmanddetermination,eachbeeninvaluabletothesuccessofLIGO.PioneersRainerWeissandKipS.Thorne,togetherwithBarryC．Barish,thescientistandleaderwhobroughttheprojecttocompletion,ensuredthatfourdecadesofeffortledtogravitationalwavesfinallybeingobserved.Inthemid-1970s,RainerWeisshadalreadyanalysedpossiblesourcesofbackgroundnoisethatwoulddisturbmeasurements,andhadalsodesignedadetector,alaser-basedinterferometer,whichwouldovercomethisnoise.Earlyon,bothKipThorneandRainerWeisswerefirmlyconvincedthatgravitationalwavescouldbedetectedandbringaboutarevolutioninourknowledgeoftheuniverse.Gravitationalwavesspreadatthespeedoflight,fillingtheuniverse,asAlbertEinsteindescribedinhisgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Theyarealwayscreatedwhenamassaccelerates,likewhenaice-skaterpirouettesorapairofblackholesrevolvearoundeachother.Einsteinwasconvinceditwouldneverbepossibletomeasurethem.TheLIGOproject’sachievementwasusingapairofgiganticlaserinterferometerstomeasureachangethousandsoftimessmallerthananatomicnucleus,asthegravitationalwavepassedtheEarth.Sofarallsortsofelectromagneticradiationandparticles,suchascosmicraysorneutrinos,havebeenusedtoexploretheuniverse.However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(However,gravitationalwavesaredirecttestimony(证词)todisruptionsinspacetimeitself.Thisissomethingcompletelynewanddifferent,openingupunseenworlds.Awealthofdiscoveriesawaitsthosewhosucceedincapturingthewavesandinterpretingtheirmessage.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．AlbertEinsteinobservedgravitationalwavesahundredyearsagoB．ThecaptureofgravitationalwaveswillopenanewearinastrophysicsC．TherewasnowayofobservingthespaceeventsyearsagoD．Morethan20countrieshaveLIGOdetectors2、Whycouldgravitationalwavesbesuccessfullyobserved?A．BecausethescientiststotallytrustEinstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativityB．BecausetheycanbeeasilydetectedastheyfilltheuniverseC．BecausescientistslikeBarryC．BarishworkedhardonthisforlongD．Becausehugechangeappearedasthewavespassedtheearth3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpirouettesprobablymean?A．runatahighspeedB．slidefastC．fallsviolentlyD．turninacircularway4、Whatwouldthebesttitleofthepassage?A．GravitationalwavesfinallycapturedB．ThreepioneersinastrophysicsC．OpeningupunseenworldD．Nopain,nogain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）Recently,myfamilyandIattendedaneighborhoodoyster(牡蛎)roast.Iwasmorethangladthatmanypeople1togetherthere.Whilestandingatthelargetables2andeatingoysters,Inoticedaschool-agedboyacrossthe3fromuswhowasbeinghandedoystersbya4.Obviously,theboywashavingagreatdealof5anddispleasuretryingto6themdown.Atthebeginning,Ithoughtthemanwantedtheboyto7theoystersandmaybeaftersometimetheywouldstop.8thingswerenotwhatIhadexpected.Aswestoodthere,itcontinued.Witheachoyster,the9ofthisboybecamemoreandmoreobviousashe10tears,strugglingtoswallowthem.I11learnedthatthemanfelttheboyhadbeendisrespectfulandthiswashis12.Seeingthat,Istoppedchattingandeatingoystersand13whethertogetinvolvedorwalkawayatfirst.ButthenIthoughtthatiftheboyweremyownchild,whatshouldIdo?Suddenlyagoodidea14me.Igrabbed(抓住)mydaughterandourFrisbee(飞盘)andmadeourway15themanandtheboy.Weintroducedourselves,16nottoknowmanypeoplethere,andinvitedtheboytocomeandplayFrisbeewithus.Themanstaredatusforamoment,andthen17it.Immediatelytheboy’ssituationchanged.Hebecame18andtalkative.WepulledanotherchildintoourgroupandplayedFrisbeeforagood30minutestogether.Itbroughtmemuch19toendthesufferingIwaswitnessingatthemoment,andIwasfully20thattryingtohelpinthatoranysituationwhereyouseesufferingisthebestthingtodo.1、A．quarreled B．laughed C．gathered D．left2、A．dancing B．chatting C．playing D．singing3、A．table B．room C．chair D．desk4、A．friend B．relative C．father D．man5、A．fun B．convenience C．interest D．difficulty6、A．swallow B．drink C．bring D．throw7、A．smell B．test C．try D．avoid8、A．Thus B．But C．So D．Indeed9、A．excitement B．suffering C．eagerness D．skillfulness10、A．foughtback B．heldon C．backedoff D．slippedaway11、A．also B．just C．later D．already12、A．award B．reward C．return D．punishment13、A．chose B．expected C．hesitated D．prepared14、A．beat B．struck C．defeated D．won15、A．apartfrom B．bywayof C．inthefrontof D．nextto16、A．pretending B．wishing C．deciding D．intending17、A．allowed B．refused C．agreed D．thought18、A．serious B．shy C．worried D．friendly19、A．interest B．argument C．relief D．confusion20、A．warned B．convinced C．reminded D．informed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）Aproverbsays,“Timeismoney.”Butinmyopinion,timeisevenmoreprecious1．Money.Why?Becausewhenmoney2．(spend),wecanearnitback.However,whentimeis3．(go),itwillneverreturn.Itisknowntoall4．thetimewecanuseislimited.Thereforeweshouldmakegooduseofourtime5．studyhardsoastoserveourcountryin6．future.Butitisapitythattherearealotofpeople7．doesnotrealizethevalueoftime.Theyspendtheirprecioustimesmoking,drinking8．playing.9．aword,weshouldformthegoodhabitofsavingtime.Don’tputoffwhatcanbedonetoday10．tomorrow.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。Lastyear,Iwentshoppinginadepartmentstore.LittledoIknowthatIwasheadingforaverynewexperience.WhileIwaswalkingaroundthestore,Ihappenedtoseetheforeignertryingtoexplainherselfwithasalesman.Gatheringhercourage,Idecidedtostepinandhelpedherexplainherself.Fortunately,Icouldunderstandthatshewastalkingabout,soIjusttranslateditintoCh