广渠门中学2023-2024学年高考英语四模试卷含解析

广渠门中学2023-2024学年高考英语四模试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof2．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which3．Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped4．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place5．AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJun_____hiseffortsrecognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnameda"wildlifeprotector".A．had B．hadhadC．hashad D．has6．Thosesuccessfuldeafdancersthinkthatdancingisanactivity________sightmattersmorethanhearing.A．whenB．whoseC．whichD．where7．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what8．Ifyouwanttoimproveyourfigureandhealth,themosteffectivethingtodoistoshowupatthegymeverytimeyou________bethere.A．can B．willC．may D．shall9．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact10．Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto11．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken12．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing13．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so14．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．asifD．sothat15．MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth16．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．agrees C．promises D．declines17．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever18．—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow19．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as20．Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．accidentally D．casually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）Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神经元)inourbrains.Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.1、Mirrorneuronscanexplain.A．whywecrywhenwearehurtB．whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacoldC．whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmileD．whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate2、Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“”.A．setoff B．cutoffC．builtup D．brokenup3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmirrorneurons.A．relatetohumanbehaviorandinteractionB．controlhumanphysicalactionsandfeelingsC．resultinbadbehaviorandsocialdisordersD．determineourknowledgeandlanguageabilities4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Waystofindmirrorneurons. B．Problemsofmirrorneurons.C．Existenceofmirrorneurons. D．Functionsofmirrorneurons.22．（8分）Flyingtoanothercountrycansometimestakeseveraldays.Butthedesignerofafuturisticjet(喷气式飞机)sayshisplanecouldtakeyouaroundtheworldinyourlunchbreak.AccordingtoanarticleinTheSun,theplanet,calledtheAntipode,couldcarry10peopleanduserocketboosters(火箭助推器)togo12kmhigh.ThenitcouldflyfromLondontoNewYorkinlessthan20minutes,orfromNewYorktoShanghaiin24minutes.AnormalBoeing747hasatopspeedof917km/h.ThefastestplaneintheworldrightnowisAirForceOne.ItcarriesthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesandcanreach1,092km/h.ButtheAntipodewouldbecapableofreachingacrazy25,750km/h!CanadiandesignerCharlesBombardiersayshisplanecouldbe10timesfasterthantheConcorde,whichcouldflyat2,180km/h.TheConcordeusedtobetheworld’sfastestpassengerplanebetween1976and2003.ButtheConcordewasverynoisyanditsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew,AConcordecrashedin2000,killing114people.NoConcordeswereflownagainafter2003.TheAntipodesdesignincludesaspecialnosethatstopsitfromoverheatingandhavingthesameproblemsthattheConcordedid.Newtechnology,recentlytestedbyNASA,makestheAntipodetheperfectshapeandweighttoflyfastandsafely.“It’salwayssomethingthatpeoplewouldlike—atransportationsystemthatcouldtakeyoufromoneplaceontheplanettotheotherside,”MrBombardiertoldtheBBC．Don’ttrytobuyaticketontheplaneyet,though.Thedesignisjustaconceptandwillneedmoreresearchbeforeitbecomesareality.1、WhatisthebiggestdifferencebetweentheAntipodeandothernormalplanes?A．Itcanflymuchfaster.B．Itcanholdmanymorepeople.C．Itcanflymuchhigher.D．Itcanbemuchsafer.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheplanesisNOTtrue?A．ABoeing747canreachaspeedof917km/h.B．AirForceOneisthefastestplaneintheworld.C．ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesusuallytakesaBoeing747.D．TheAntipodecouldbeabout24timesfasterthanAirForceOne.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheConcorde?a.Itusedtobetheworld’sbiggestpassengerplane.b.Itmadeloudnoiseswhenitwasflying.c.Itsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew.d.Itstoppedflyingafter2000.A．abB．bcC．cdD．ad4、Accordingtothestory,weknowthat________.A．aUSdesignerdesignedtheAntipodeB．peoplenowcanbookatickettoflyontheAntipodeC．theAntipodehasalreadybeenproducedD．theAntipodewon’thavetheproblemsthattheConcordehad23．（8分）Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasiIy,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,loutthenIrealisedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.1managedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.1、Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?A．Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.B．Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.C．Becauseshelikedchildren'sliterature.D．Becauseshecouldn'trememberanywords.2、Whatcankidsgetfromchildrens'booksaccordingtothepassage?A．Vocabularyandlisteningskills.B．Learningmethods.C．Wordsandstructures.D．Designingskills.3、Whatcausestheauthorfeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildrens’books?A．Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.B．Lookingupthedefinationsofwordsfromadictionary.C．Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.D．Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ReadingChildren'sBooksB．TheWayofLearningLanguagesC．TheMethodofUsingDictionaryD．MyGoodReadingHabits24．（8分）Itcouldhavebeenanyofus,butithappenedtobeme.Ireceivedabrief18-monthsofundividedattentionandloveastheonlychild,beforethreemoreappeared.Thesecondwasasevereblow.Nodoubt,learningtheneedtosharewasimportant,butIhadtastedthelifeofanonlychild.Thencameyearsofrequeststolookafterthesiblings(兄弟姐妹),beingurgedthat,youshouldbesettingabetterexample,“AgainandagaintheothersgotawaywithdoingwrongbutIdidn’t.Weeachplayedourroles;thesecondonewholaterskippedschooltomeetboys;theeversoattractivethird,theboywhocoulddonowrong;andfinallythesurpriseappearanceofthefourth,seemedcertaintobespoiledevennow.Sothatleftme:thereasonable,quietonewhogotthegrades,didthehouseworkandbecameachameleon(变色龙)—skilledatreadingasituationandbeingwhatwasneeded.Theneventuallycamethechancetobethefirsttoleaveandexperiencelifeontheoutside,notdefined(定义)astheeldest.ThemomentIhadwaitedfor.Butnow,manyyearslater,beingtheeldestmattersagain.It’sdowntome;itseems,totaketheleadincaringforourparents.AllthetimeIwasmadetolearnaboutsharing;however,whenitcomestoresponsibility,itnolongerseemstoapply.Theothersaretoobusy,toofaraway,ortoounconcerned.SodutifullyItravelmanytimesacrossthecountryforhourstoprovidecareandsupport.Requeststomysiblingstohelpoutmorefallondeafears.Tome,thedutifulfirstborn,itfeelsliketherightandonlythingtodo;tobethereforourparentsastheywereforus.Sadly,thatfeelingisn’tsharedbythesecond,thirdorfourth.1、Howdoestheauthorcommentonthefourchildreninthesecondparagraph?A．AngrilyandBitterly.B．Angrilyandproudly.C．Bitterlyandhumorously.D．Humorouslyandproudly.2、Howdidtheauthordevelophissocialskills?A．Throughhardwork.B．Withtheparents’help.C．Attheparents’request.D．Inpracticeforeffectiveness.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto?A．Tocarefortheold.B．Tohelptheyoung.C．Toliveoutsidealone.D．Totravelnationwide.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thewriterhatestobetheeldest.B．Thewriterfeelsproudofhisrole.C．Thewriterissatisfiedwithhisattempt.D．Thewriterisregretfulaboutthesiblings.25．（10分）Foodisextremelyimportanttoushumanbeingsandriceisoneofthemainfoodintheworld.Australianresearchershavediscoveredawaytogeneticallyengineerricewhichwouldprovidesignificanthealthbenefitstomorethanhalftheworld’spopulation.AstudyundertakenattheUniversityofTasmania,publishedinarespectedjournaloftheNationalAcademyofSciences,discoveredamethodtoincreasetheresistantstarch(抗性淀粉）contentinrice,makingitmoredigestibleandleadingtolowerrateofdiabetes(糖尿病）andoverweight.StevenSmith,theleadauthorofthestudyandaforeignexpertfortheChinesegovernmentwhohasbeenappointedtoworkoncropimprovementprojectsbytheChineseAcademyofSciences,saidincreasingthehigherresistantstarchcontentgavethis“designer”ricemanyaddedhealthbenefits.“Wehavediscoveredthatwecanincreasetheamountofresistantstarchincookedrice,whichcouldprovidehealthbenefitsforalargenumberofpeopleinAsiaandbeyond,”SmithsaidinamediareleaseonFriday.“Thesameapproachcanbeadaptedforuseinothercereals,includingwheat.Notonlycanithavebenefitsfordiabetesandobesity,butalsofordisordersofthebowel(肠）includingcancer.”Riceisthemainfoodformorethanhalftheworld’spopulation,providingmuchoftheworldwithmostoftheircalories.SmithsaidthatastherateofdiabetesandobesityinAsiancountriescontinuedtogrow,his“designer”ricecouldprovideawaytolimithealthproblems.“Notonlydoesresistantstarchreducethepossibilityofa‘sugarhit’butitalsoreducestheappetiteandpromotesthegrowthofthehealthygerms.”Smithsaid.SmithdivideshistimebetweentheUniversityofTasmaniaandhisresearchlabinBeijingwherehehopestomakesignificantadvanceinsustainable(可持续的）living.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A．ItispartofChinesecropimprovementprojects.B．Itwillhaveasignificanteffectoncropresearches.C．Itwasjointly（联合地）carriedoutbyAustraliaandChina.D．Ithelpssolvethefoodproblemforoverhalfoftheworld’spopulation.2、Basedonthetext,theresistantstarch________.A．existsinlargeamountsincookedriceB．decreasesthepossibilityofa“sugarhit”andprovidesmorecaloriesC．ishelpfulindigestionandlowerstherateofoverweightanddiabetesD．increasespeople’sappetiteandimprovesthegrowthofhealthygerms3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto_________.A．resistantstarchB．cookedriceC．theapproachD．mediarelease4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Anenvironmentalreport.B．Amedicaljournal.C．Anengineeringtextbook.D．Anagriculturalmagazine.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）Weexperiencedandunusualweekendlastmonth!Earlyinthemorning,wewenttothecountryandspentawholedaywildflowers.thecarfullofweweregoinghome.Onourwayback,mywifeabookshelfoutsideafurnitureshop.“Buyit,”mywifesaidatonce.“We’llithomeontheroof-rack（车顶架）.I’vealwayswantedonelikethat.”Tenminutes,wewerebackwiththebookshelfintheflowersontheroof.InthegatheringdarknessIdrove.Otherdriversseemedunusuallythatevening.Theevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.Ihadthoughtcarryingfurniturewasagoodidea.Afteratimemywifesaid,“There’salonglineofcars.Whydon’ttheyovertake（超车）,Iwonder?”Justatthattimeapolicecardid.Thetwoofficersinsidelookedatusseriouslytheypassed.Butthen,withakindsmiletheyaskedustotheircarthroughthebusytraffic.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch.Oneofthecametome.“Right,sir,”hesaid,“Doyouneedanymorehelp?”Iwasabit.“Thanks,officer,”Isaid.“Youhavebeenverykind.”Hewasstaringatourcar,firstattheflowers,thenatthebookshelf.“Well,well,”hesaid,.“It’sabookshelfyou’vegotthere!Wethoughtitwassomethingelse.”Mywifebegantolaugh.SuddenlyIunderstoodthepolicedrovehere.Thetruthme.Ismiledattheofficer,“Yes,it’sabookshelf,thanksagain.”ThenIhomeasfastasIcould.1、A．growingB．pickingC．buyingD．selling2、A．ForB．AsC．WithoutD．With3、A．booksB．flowersC．fruitsD．vegetables4、A．noticedB．heardC．watchedD．felt5、A．postB．carryC．sendD．hold6、A．beforeB．afterC．laterD．ago7、A．quicklyB．quietlyC．carelesslyD．slowly8、A．politeB．worriedC．rudeD．frightened9、A．driversB．policeC．cleanersD．villagers10、A．behindB．aheadC．besideD．along11、A．goB．stopC．overtakeD．arrive12、A．whileB．afterC．asD．before13、A．takeB．followC．moveD．push14、A．officersB．passers-byC．driversD．ministers15、A．puzzledB．excitedC．depressedD．delighted16、A．coughingB．laughingC．cryingD．shouting17、A．howB．whatC．whoD．why18、A．pleasedB．fooledC．interestedD．hit19、A．soB．butC．andD．or20、A．droveB．walkedC．flewD．left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）ItzhakPerlman,afamousviolinist,cameonstagetogiveaconcert.Hewasstrickenwithpolio（小儿麻痹症）asachild,sogettingonstageisnosmall1．(achieve).Theaudiencesatquietlywhilehemadehiswayacrossthestage2．hischairandbeganhisplay.Butthistime,3．wentwrong.Justashefinishedthefirstpart,oneofthestringsonhisviolin4．(break).Wethoughtthathewouldhavetostoptheconcert.Buthedidn’t.5．,hewaitedamoment,closedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain.6．(power)andpure,hisperformanceattractedalltheattention.Ofcourse,anyonebelieves7．impossibletoplayaharmoniousworkwithjustthreestrings.Iknowthat,andyouknowthat,butthatnightItzhakPerlmanrefused8．(know)that.Whenhefinished,peopleroseandcheered.9．(smile),hewipedthesweatandsaid,“Youknow,sometimesitistheartist’stasktofindouthowmuchmusicyoucanstillmakewith10．youhaveleft.”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。Ihavejustgotsomegoodnewstotellyou、Iwinanationalprizeformypaintinglastweek、MyfatherwassopleasingthathesuggestedIwenttoEnglandforaholidaythissummer、I'dliketostayhereforhalfamonth,visitingsomeplacesofinterestandpractisemyEnglishaswell、Wehavekeptintoucheachotherfornearlyayearnow、Ihaveoftendreamedoftalkingfacetofacewithyou、Ihopeyou'llbeontheholidayatthattime,butI'msurewewillhavealottotalkabout、Ialsowanttobuysomesouvenirformyfriendsathome、IfIhaveanybetterideas,pleasesharethemwithme、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）请根据下面提供的内容写一篇人物简介。词数100左右。参考词汇：法国公开赛：FrenchOpen女