2024届湖南省醴陵二中、醴陵四中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届湖南省醴陵二中、醴陵四中高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．amphoningD．havephoned2．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof3．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto4．TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout5．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving6．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that7．Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited8．Followingthegirl,wewentintoahall;on__________wallshungafewpicturesofsomefamousscientists.A．itsB．whichC．whoseD．those9．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated10．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate11．________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted12．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed13．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired14．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that15．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize16．ThepressshouldexpanditsinfluenceininternationalpublicopiniontomakeChina’svoicebetter______intheworld.A．hearing B．tobeheardC．hear D．heard17．Sheisquite____toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary．A．familiar B．freshC．similar D．sensitive18．Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile19．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine20．-Lateagain！Where_____________？-Sorry，I________________intheheavytraffic，orIwouldhavebeenhereearlier.A．wereyou；havegotstuck B．haveyoubeen；havegotstuckC．wereyou；gotstuck D．haveyoubeen；gotstuck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）AUSTRALIANadultswanttosee“lifeskills”introducedintoschoolcurriculums,includingmoneymanagement,jobpreparationanddomestictasks.NewresearchfromMonashUniversityshowedAussieadultsalsowidelysupportedtheinclusionoftechnology,codingandartificialintelligencesubjectstostudentcurriculumstopreparethemforfuturejobs.Co-authorProfessorNeilSelwyn,fromMonash’snewEducationFuturesthinktank,saidthesurveyresultsofmorethan2,000AustralianshadtakenhimselfandDrDeanaLeahybysurprise.“Thelifeskills—Iwasn’texpectingthatatall,”hesaid.Thosequizzedwereaskedtoratethevalueofalistofsubjectsalreadyinthecurriculum,butwerealsogivenanopenspacetowritewhattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Prof.Selwynsaidpeoplecalledforschoolstoteachfinancialskills,budgeting,cookinganddoingtaxes.“Youcouldarguethatthesearethingspeopleshouldbelearningthemselves,orlearningfromtheirfamilies,”Prof.Selwynsaid.“Butwe’vegottobethinkingforwardintermsoftheskillspeoplewillneedforjobsandtheirwaysofliving.”Onerespondentsaidschoolsshouldintroducea“contemporarylifeskills”subject:“Acompulsory1-houraweekclassonskillsneededthatparentsseemcontinuallyunabletoteachtheirkids.”Suggestionsfortheclassincludedresumewriting,filingtaxreturnsandhealthclaims.Anotherrespondentcalledforstudentstobetaught“generallifeskillsasunfortunatelynotenoughkidswillhaveparentstoactuallybebotheredtoeducatethemorsimplyparentsdon’tknowthemselves”.Ofthesubjects,mathswasthehighestranked(75.5percent),followedcloselybyEnglish(74.8percent).Andwhilesciencewasthethirdhighestrankedsubject(46.2percent),itwasmorestronglysupportedbythosewhoearnedhigherwagesandwereuniversityeducatedcomparedtolowerincomeearners.Aspectsofschoollifeconsideredleastimportantwerestudentshavingfun,learningaboutthingsthatinterestedthemandbeinggiventheopportunitytobecreative.1、Whydidtheadultssuggestadding“lifeskills”toschoolcurriculums?A．Tovaryschoolcurriculums.B．Toenrichstudents’schoollife.C．Topreparestudentsforfutureworkandlife.D．Tosaveparentsthetroubleofeducatingkids.2、WhatdidProf.Selwynthinkoftheadults’suggestions?A．Reasonable. B．Ridiculous.C．Interesting. D．Impractical.3、WhatdoesParagraph3focuson?A．Differencesofschoolsubjects. B．Reasonsfortheschoolsurvey.C．Opinionsfromthesurveyed. D．Investigationsoftherespondents.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Thepresentcurriculumsaretoadults’taste.B．Contemporarylifeskillsinvolveresumewriting.C．Students’interestshavebeengreatlypromoted.D．Theparentsquizzedthinkhighlyofschoollife22．（8分）Beingmistreatedatworkcanouttheirnegativeemotionsonlovedonesathome.Butanewstudysuggeststhatgettingmoreexerciseandsleepmayhelppeoplebettercopewiththembyleavingthematworkwheretheybelong.Previousresearchshowsthatemployeeswhoarelookeddownonorinsultedbycolleaguesarelikelytogoexpresstheirfrustrationsandbehaveangrilytowardpeopleoutsideofwork,saysstudyco-authorShannonTaylor,amanagementprofessorattheUniversityofCentralFlorida’sCollegeofBusiness.Thenewstudybacksupthisidea,butoffersabitofgoodnewsaswell:Employeeswhoaveragedmorethan10,500stepsadayorburnedatleast2,100calorieswerelesslikelytomistreattheircohabitantsthanthosewhoaveragedfewerstepsofburnedfewercalories.Thefindingsalsorevealedthatwhenemployeesfelttheyhadabadnight’ssleepbecauseofworkissues,theyweremorelikelytobegrouchyathome.“Whenyou’retired,you’reeitherlessableorlessmotivatedtoregulateyourself”,saysco-authorLarissaBarber,aprofessorofpsychologyatNorthernIllinoisUniversity.Physicalactivityseemstocounterbalancepoorsleepy,Barbersays,becauseitpromoteshealthybrainfunctionsneededtoproperlyregulateemotionsandbehaviors.“Thisstudysuggeststhathighamountsofexercisecanbeatleastonewaytoimprovethesituationsbroughtbysleeptroublesthatleadtonegativebehaviorsathome,”shesays.Barberacknowledgesthatfindingtimetoworkoutandgetafullnight’ssleepcanbedifficultwhenworkpressureismounting,andthatoften,jobstresscanbedirectlyrelatedtosleepquality.Butshesaysmakingtheefforttoburnsomeextracaloriesandblowoffsomesteamcanbeworthit.“It’snotonlygoodforyou”,saysTaylor,butitcanbenefitthepeopleyoulivewithaswell.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraphlreferto?A．Lovedpeopleathome.B．Negativeemotions.C．Differentworkpressures.D．Moreexerciseandsleep.2、Whowillmostprobablybehaveangrilytofamilymembers?A．Apersonwhoalwaysiseasytogettired.B．Apersonwhooftengoestothegymtoworkout.C．Apersonwhooftenargueswithcolleagues.D．Apersonwhoisalwaystreatedbadlybycoworkers.3、Theunderlinedword“counterbalance”inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．makeuseofB．takecontrolofC．makeupforD．keepupwith4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Workpressuremakesnodifferenceinsleepquality.B．Howtoburnmorecalorieshasbecomeamajorissueforworkers.C．Enoughexercisecanreplacegoodsleepindealingwithnegativebehaviors.D．Theamountofcaloriesemployeesburnaffectsthefrequencyoflosingtemper.23．（8分）Whenhewasyoung,LouisArmstrongwastakingwhatwascalled“Creolejazz”,whichwasalsocalleddancemusic,andcombiningitwithtrumpeter(小号手)BuddyBolden,tocreatewhatwouldeventuallybecometoday’sjazz.Armstrongaccomplishedthiswithalmostnoformaltraining.HereceivedlittletrainingbeforehewasplacedintheNewOrleansColoredWaif’sHomeattheageof12,afterarun-in(小争执)withthepolice.Thepunishmentturnedouttobeamixedblessing,forhealsohadtheopportunitytoplayinarealband.WhileattheWaif’s,Armstrongalsogotthechancetohearsomeofthecity’sfinestmusicians.CornetistFreddieKeppardperformedinanearbyclub.SodidtrumpeterandbandleaderKingJoeOliver,whotooktheboyunderhiswingandtaughthimhowtoreadmusicandworkonhisplayingtechnique.WhenOliverleftforChicago,ArmstrongchosetostayinNewOrleansandworkwithsomeoftheothertopmusiciansoftheday.InChicago,KingOliverofferedhimaplaceinhisbandin1922.ItbecameArmstrong’sbiggestchallengeyet—thebandhadnopartswrittenfortrumpet,sohewasforcedtolistentoKingOliverandimprovise(即兴创作).Soon,Armstrong’sundeniabletalentwasgettingnoticed.Evenclassicallytrainedmusicianswouldcometoheartheincrediblesoundsthisyoungmancreated.LilHardin,theband’spianoplayerandthefutureMrs.Armstrong,explainedthatOliverkeptArmstronginthesecondtrumpet-chairsothatOliverwouldstillbe“King”.Hardinconvincedhimtoleavetheband.ArmstrongmovedtoNewYorkCityin1924tojoinFletcherHenderson’sbandandthenflewsolo.In1925,ArmstrongputtogethertheHotFive,expandinghispopularityevenmore.Armstrongrecordedhisfirstcomposition,CornetChopSuey,oneofthemostcopiedjazzsolosofalltime.Thismonumental1928recordingblends(混合)artistry,enduranceandshowmanshipthathasrarely,ifever,beenmatchedinjazz.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”refertointhesecondparagraph?A．Toplaydancemusic.B．ToworkwithBuddyBolden.C．Toplayajazzinstrumentwell.D．Tocreatemodernjazzmusic.2、WhotaughtLouisArmstronghowtoplaymusicintheearlytime?A．BuddyBolden.B．LilHardin.C．KingJoeOliver.D．CornetistFreddieKeppard.3、WhydidLouisArmstrongLeaveKingOliver’sband?A．BecausehewantedtogetmarriedinNewYork.B．Becausehistalentcouldnotdevelopcompletely.C．BecausehegotabetteropportunityinNewYork.D．Becausethemanforcedhimtoleavetheband.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Itasksreaderstoknowmoreaboutmodernjazz.B．Itintroducesoneofthegreatestjazzmusicians.C．Itintroducesthedevelopmentofjazz.D．Itdescribestheimportanceoftalentinplayingjazz.24．（8分）Foraslongaswe’veknownaboutit,humanshavesearchedforacureforcancer.Acrosstheworld,countlessamountsoftimeandmoneyhavebeenspentonresearchingawaytostopthisterribledisease.Butnow,itseemsliketheanswercouldhavebeeninsideourownbodiesthewholetime.Recently,theFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)intheUS,agovernmentagencythat’sresponsibleforhealthcare,approvedanewformofgenetherapy(疗法)thatcouldmeantheendofacertaintypeofcancer.Thetherapyallowsscientiststo“train”theimmune(有免疫力的)cellsofsickpatientstofightleukemia(白血病)—aformofbloodcancerthatmostlyaffectsyoungpeople.Theexcitingnewtreatmentworksbyremovinghealthyimmunecellsfromthepatient,knownasT-cells,whicharethenchangedtobeableto“huntdown”cancercells.Thecellsarethenputbackintothepatientbeforetheybegintogetridofthepatient’sleukemiaovertime,similartohowthebodyfightsoffotherillnesses.“Thisistrulyanexcitingnewdayforcancerpatients,”LouisJ.DeGennaro,presidentoftheLeukemiaandLymphomaSociety,saidinanewsrelease.Upuntilnow,alongandpainfulmarrowtransplant(骨髓移植)wastheonlyoptionformanyleukemiapatients.Inthisprocedure,healthybloodcellsaretakenfromadonatorandplacedintothesickpatient,whoalsohastogothroughchemotherapy(化疗)toallowtheirbodytoadjusttothenewcells.Butwitharecoveryrateofaround83%—accordingtoanewsreleasepublishedbytheFDA—it’shopedthatthedaysofpainfultripstothehospital,orevendeath,areoverforleukemiasufferers.“We’reenteringanewfrontierinmedicalinnovation(创新)withtheabilitytoreprogramapatient’sowncellstoattackadeadlycancer,”FDArepresentativeScottGottliebsaidintherelease.“Newtechnologiessuchasgeneandcelltherapiesholdthepotentialtotransformmedicineandourabilitytotreatandevencuremanyincurableillnesses.”1、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tocomparedifferentwaysofcuringleukemia.B．Toreportonabreakthroughincancertreatment.C．Toexplorethepotentialofgeneandcelltherapies.D．Toshowscientists’effortsinsearchofacureforcancer.2、Howdoesthenewtreatmenttofightleukemiawork?A．ByusingchangedT-cellstodestroycancercells.B．Byreplacingsickbloodcellswithhealthyones.C．Byremovingsickbloodcellsduringmarrowtransplant.D．Byusingchemotherapytoimprovethepatient’simmunesystem.3、Whatcanbeinferredaboutthenewtherapyforleukemiasufferers?A．Itcansavethemmanymoretripstothehospital.B．Itcanimprovetheirabilitytofightoffallkindsofcancer.C．Itcangivethemabetterchanceofsurvivalandrecovery.D．Itcanreducetheirpainintheprocessofmarrowtransplant.4、WhatisScottGottlieb’sattitudetowardgeneandcelltherapies?A．Doubtful. 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EgmontISBN:978-1-405-26843-1SeeKateandWill’sromancedevelopfromtheirstudyingdaysatEdinburghthroughtotheirhappyweddingatBuckinghamPalacewiththeroyalfamily,eventhequeen,intow.MylittleangelAmylikesthebook.Thebestpartsaretheweddingandfireworksasshelikesfireworksandthecolorsonthepagearereallybright.Amyratesit4outof5.Amy,age41、Whichbookmightananimalloverprefer?A．ARoyalFairytale.B．OliverandtheSeawigs.C．LadyLydia:ReadMeaStory.D．IAmaWoollyHat(EARLYREADER).2、Wholikesbrightcolors?A．GinnyandAlice.B．LucieandAmy.C．GinnyandAmy.D．AliceandLucie.3、Whosebookshowsromanceandhappiness?A．PhilipReeve.B．AnneLavis.C．SalmaKoraytem.D．InkRobin.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）ItwasmyfirstdaytoMissHargrove'sseventhgrade.Past"newcomer"experienceshadbeendifficult,soIwasvery1tofitin.Afterbeingintroducedtotheclass,Ibravelyputonasmileand2myseat.Lunchtimewasa(n)3surprisewhenthegirlsallcrowdedaroundmytable.Theywerefriendly,soIbeganto4.Mynewclassmatestoldmeabouttheschool,theteachersandtheotherkids.They5outtheclassnerd（书呆子）tome:MaryLou.Shewasaprettygirlwithdarkeyesandolive-skin,6sheworealongwoolenskirtandanold-fashionedblouse.Shelookedstupid.Thegirlswhisperedandlaughed7MaryLouwalkedby.Sheatealone.Afterschool,thegirlsinvitedmeto8theminfrontoftheschool.Iwas9tobeamemberoftheclub.Wewaited.Forwhat,Ididn'tknow.ThenMaryLoucamedowntheschoolsteps.Thegirlsstarted10her,shoutingrudely,bitingcomments.I11,andthenjoinedrightin.Meanremarks12frommylips.NoonecouldtellI'dneverdonethisbefore.Theothergirlssteppedbackandstartedcheeringforme.Feeling13,Ipulledonherbackpackandthenpushedher.Herbackpackbroke,MaryLoufellandIbackedoff.Everyonewaslaughing.I14in.Iwasaleader.Iwasnotproud.Somethinginsidemehurt.Ifyou'veeverpickedawingoffabutterfly,youknowhowIfelt.MaryLougotup,gatheredherbooksandleftwithoutatearorsayinganything.Sheheldherhead15asbloodrandownfromherknee.I16herstruggleawaydownthestreet.Iturnedtoleavewithmy17mendsandnoticedamanstandingbesidehiscar.HemusthavebeenMaryLou'sfather—hehadthesameoliveskin,darkhairandhandsomelook.Heremainedstillandwatchedthe18girlwalktowardhim.Onlyhiseyes—shiningwithbothsadnessandpride—followed.AsIpassed,helookedatmeinsilencewithburningtearsthatremindedmeofmy19.MaryLou'sfather'seyestaughtmeagoodlessonthatday.Ineveragainhurtsomeoneformyown20.1、A．anxious B．excited C．frightened D．curious2、A．reserved B．had C．put D．took3、A．terrible B．pleasant C．disappointing D．expected4、A．read B．hesitate C．relax D．suspect5、A．picked B．pointed C．worked D．found6、A．because B．so C．and D．but7、A．as B．before C．until D．since8、A．play B．join C．ask D．study9、A．scared B．careful C．thrilled D．afraid10、A．speakingwellof B．makingfunof C．lookingupto D．goingbackto11、A．paused B．refused C．hurried D．escaped12、A．said B．received C．spoke D．fell13、A．ashamed B．guilty C．encouraged D．enthusiastic14、A．turned B．went C．took D．fitted15、A．cautiously B．casually C．lowly D．high16、A．watched B．heard C．glared D．sensed17、A．caring B．laughing C．puzzling D．satisfying18、A．silly B．only C．lonely D．friendly19、A．pain B．pity C．weakness D．shame20、A．loss B．gain C．effort D．duty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）语法填空However,noteverythingliveduptoZhangTian’shopes.Theschoolwasmuchsmallerthanhe1．(expect),withonlythreeclassrooms.Infrontoftheclassrooms,therewasaplayground2．gotdustyonwindydaysandmuddyonrainydays.Livinginthevillagewasalsomore3．(challenge)thanhehadthought.Thepowerandwatersupplieswereunstable,sohecouldonlyshowereverythreeorfourdays,andhehadtolearnhowtocook.Thethoughtofleavingonceflashedthroughhismind,buthequicklygaveupontheideaand4．(find)waystodealwiththechallenges.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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅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（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。DearTom，Howtimeflies！Nextweekisyourbirthday、Happybirthdayforyou！I'vesentyouacanofteaasagift，whichIhopeyouwilllikeit、NowIwillintroduceChineseteaculturetoyou、Chineseteahashistoryofmorethan4，000years、Generalspeaking，there'remanykindofteainChina，includinggreentea，redteaandsoon、Drinkteahasmanybenefits、Forexample，itcanmakepeoplerelaxing、Besides，ithasbeenprovedthatteawasbeneficialtopeople'