辽宁省瓦房店三中2023-2024学年高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

辽宁省瓦房店三中2023-2024学年高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项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．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which2．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—______?Maryisinterested.A．Whatfor B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whybother3．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved4．—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could5．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that6．Tocombatglobalwarming,manypeopleare_________theuseofalternativeenergysources.A．applyingto B．jumpingat C．dippinginto D．pushingfor7．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable8．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where9．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged10．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over11．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion12．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding13．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored14．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised15．—Iwanttolearntennis.Wouldyouliketohelpme?—.Butlearningtennisisnowalkinthepark.A．NokiddingB．NowonderC．NoproblemD．Noway16．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign17．Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced18．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto19．Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow20．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from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）Travellingwithskiingorsnowboardingequipmentcanbeabitofaneffort,particularlyifyou’reswappingbetweenbuses,trainsandplanes.Takeasimpler,moredirectroutetothefourAlpineoptionsontheEurostaratLondonSt.PancrasInternationalorAshford.LaRosièreSainteFoyGreatskiconditionsaren’taone-offhere,thankstoTheslopesarequiet,theliftqueuesnon-existent,theresort’shighaltitudeanditsmostlysouth-andsnowyforestsandbreathtakingmountainfacingandthereforesunny-slopes.It’safamilyviewsdominate(控制）youreyeline.Thisresortisfriendlyresortandkidswillenjoyskiingthroughnotaplacetocomeifyouliketoparty,butit’sathetreesandtunnelsonadventuretrail.greatchoiceforthosewhowanttoprogressonwide,emptypistes.MoûtiersTignesItisagoodresortforfirst-timeskiers.ThosenewItmaynotbetheprettiestresortintheFrenchAlps,tothesportcanbookaholidaysafeinthebutwhatitlacksincuteness,itmorethanmakesupknowledgethatthey’renotstuckupasnowyforinconvenience,takingtheconceptofski-inski-mountainifthesportisn’tforthem.Thetownitselfouttoawholenewlevel.Itshigh-qualitysnowhasaMuseumofPopularTraditions.conditionsareallbutguaranteed.NeedtoknowYoucantakeonepairofskisoronesnowboardonboardwithyouinadditiontoyourstandardadultluggageallowance.Forsafetyreasons,skisandsnowboardshavetobekeptinaprotectivecasethatcoversthewholeitem.There’satravelclasstosuiteverybudgetandstyle.Thoughtheseatsareroomyandcomfortable,it’sworthnothingtherearenosleeperbunkbeds.WithfreeWi-Fiforall,youcanstayconnectedalltheway.264、Ifoneislookingforapeacefulandcrowd-freeskiresort,hewillprobablychoose_____.A．LaRosière B．SainteFoyC．Moûtiers D．Tignes1、Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat_________.A．theEurostarofferseasyaccesstopopularAlpineskiresorts.B．thereisnorestrictiononwell-protectedequipmentonboard.C．travelerscanhaveagoodsleeponcomfortablebunkbedsonboardD．freeWi-Fiisprovidedonboardfortravellerswhoupgradetheirtravelclass22．（8分）Somefamilieschoosetotakeexpensivevacations,suchastotheGrandCanyon.However,myfavoritefamilyvacationwasdifferent.Nineyearsago,myparentscreatedagrandplantobuildthehomeoftheirdreamsinaneighborhoodHoneymoonHill.Asthedreamwaslaunchedsmoothly,ourfamilyoffivesqueezedtightlyintothevehicletogothere.Theoldhomewasgraduallyturnedintotheconstructionmanagementofficeforthenewone.Asthenewhomebegantotakeshape,itsiphonedourattentionandourprimaryhomebecametheplacewherewemerelyslept.Thethreeofuschildrenworkedandbecamesoon-to-be-skilledlaborers.Iquicklylearnedthatpersonalitieswerereadilydisplayedwhenwepaintedawall.Somestucktotheirclaims,stoppingothersenteringtheirarea.Otherssystematicallypaintedtheirwall,workingfromtoptobottominanorganizedfashion.Andonedrewsmileyfacesandsignedhisnamethere.Ofcourse,thejourneydidn’tcomewithoutafewlessonslearned.Icametounderstandthatpaintwouldneverberemovedfromarag,howevermanytimesIwashedit.Welearnedotherimportantlessonswhenmydadattemptedtoshingle(盖)aroofintheair:safetyisindeedimportant,andsometimesmoneyiswellspentinthehiringofaprofessional.AMother’sDaydinnerservedonatemporarytablecouldactuallytastefarbetterattheendofalongday’sworkthantheeverydaymealswerememberedbackattheoldhome.Mostimportantly,Ilearnedmyfamilycanforgiveeachother’sbarksinclosequarters.Thisprojectbegantomattermuchtoeachofusinourownway.Whenwefinallycompletedtheconstructionafter28months,theresortwenowcallhomewentbeyondalltheothertours,andourfamilygrewcloserbecauseofit.1、Whatmadetheauthor’sfamilyvacationdifferentfromothers’?A．Hisfeelingofit.B．Thelengthofit.C．Thewayofspendingit.D．Themoneyspentonit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“siphoned”inParagraph2mean?A．Ignored.B．Changed.C．Distracted.D．Attracted.3、Whatimpressedtheauthormostduringthevacation?A．Theunderstandingofeachfamily.B．Thedinnerhismothercooked.C．Theworkdonebyallthechildren.D．Theprocessofbuildingthehouses.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．APerfectNewHouseB．ASpecialFamilyVacationC．TheNewHouseUntiedUsAgainD．FamiliesWorkedHardtoBuildaHouse23．（8分）Hotshotjetpilotsarenomatchforcliffswallows.Thebirdsrocketoverbridgesandskimoverlakes,rushingforwardataccelerationsthatwouldknockanAirForce.Bytrackingthesecontestswithhigh-speedcameras,anewstudygivesthefirst,in-depthpeekintoavianaerodynamics(鸟类空气力学)inthewild.“Thefindingsmayevenprovideinsightintohowtodesignbettermicroairvehicles-tinydrones.Thistechnologywillbebrilliantlyuseful,”saysbiomechanicsexpertJimUsherwoodoftheUnitedKingdom’sRoyalVeterinaryCollegeinHatfield.“High-resolutionfieldstudieslikethishaveneverbeendonebeforeforbirds.”Forcliffswallows,thetroublestartswhentheyreturnfromwinteringinSouthAmericatotheirsummerhomesinNorthAmerica.Afterarrival,theyseekouttheiroldmudnests—usuallylocatedunderconcretebridgesandfreeways-andstartrebuildingtheirhomes.Butratherthanhuntdownafreshsupplyofmud,someswallowspreferstealingsuppliesfromtheirmorehardworkingneighbors.Otherstakethingsfurtherandwillevenlayaneggortwointheirneighbor’snestbeforetakingoff.Battlesintheairfollowiftheinvadersarecaughtintheact,andanewstudytakesadvantageofthesefightstolearnhowbirdsperformhigh-speedmaneuvers(演习).TheteamplacedthreecamerasalongaNorthCarolinalakecrossedbyahighwaybridgethathousesseveralcliffswallownestsandwaitedforthebattlestocommence.Theteamwassurprisedtolearnthatmostofthetime,chaserscopiedthemoveoffleeinginvaders.Swallowsalsopullveryhardturnstoescapeanenemy,withoneextremecasereaching7.8gravity.Fighterpilotsusuallypassoutatabout5or6gravity,whichiswhytheseexperimentshaveearnedinterest,andpartialfunding,fromtheOfficeofNavalResearch.TheNavymayusethefindingstobuildbetterguidancesystemsformicroairvehicles.However,theswallows’biomechanicsarecomplex,andnowtheteamissimplytryingtocollectafewtricks.1、WhydidtheUsherwoodcarryoutthestudies?A．Toguideabetterdesignofairvehicles.B．Toprovetheswallowsarebetteratflying.C．Toexperimentwithitshigh-speedcameras.D．Totrackhowtheswallowsskimoverlakes.2、Whatleadstothebattlesamongthebirds?A．Sharingfood.B．Occupyingothers’nests.C．Seizingmudfornesting.D．Competingfortheuseofbridges.3、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“commence”inparagraph3?A．continue B．accelerateC．end D．begin4、Whatisthetrickoftheswallowtoescapeitsenemy?A．Acceleratingtowardit.B．Copyingwhatitsenemydo.C．Makingsharpturnsduringflight.D．Seekingforhelpfromitsfellows.24．（8分）AninternationalgroupofcoffeeexpertshasconsideredEthiopia’scoffeeasthebestintheworld.Coffeeisatopexportofthecountry.Butathome,itisseenasnationalpride.Ethiopiansfeelgoodabouttheircoffee,andenjoyingadrinkwithfriendsisalongtradition.Internationalcoffeeexpertstraveltheworldtofindthebestcoffee.TheykeepreturningtoEthiopia.Somepeoplesaytheclimateproducesqualitybeans.MortonWennerisacoffeeimporter.Hesaid,“Ethiopiahasdifferentancienttypesofcoffee.Theyareplantedinplaceswithperfectsoil,perfectaltitude,andclimatesthatarereallysuitableforcoffeeprocessing,suchasdryingandthingslikethat.”Findingthebestqualitybeansisoftenanissueoftaste.Theprocessisknownascupping—tastingandcomparingcoffeefromdifferentroastedbeans,gradingandthenpricingthem.Butbeforeinternationalexpertscometotaste,coffeebeansarestudiedinsmallcoffeelaboratories.HelenAssefa,alabtechnician,describestheprocess,“Whenthecoffeecomestothelab,weassessitsqualityfirstbyrecordingthedetails.Thenweweighthewetnesslevelandscreenthebeansforanalysis.Afterthatwepolishthecoffeebeansandtastethesamples.Attheendwecheckforimperfectbeans.”Ethiopiaismakingbigprofitsonitscoffeereputationbyexportingcoffeetomorethan120countries.Thecountryhasanexportincomeofmorethan$840millionayear.ButnotallthebestcoffeeleavesEthiopia.Fortypercentofthecoffeegrowninthecountrystaysthere.Itremainsanimportantpartofeverydaylifeatwork,athomeandatceremoniesjusttocelebratethatspecialcup.1、WheredoestheEthiopian’spridemainlycomefrom?A．Traditionalpractices. B．Foodexport. C．Internationalexperts. D．Bestcoffee.2、Ethiopiaproducesbestcoffeebecauseof____________.A．thespecialcoffeetaste B．thelong-standingtraditionC．thesatisfactorymildclimate D．thefavorablegrowingenvironment3、Whichofthefollowingdescribestheprocessofstudyingcoffeebeansinthelab?a.polishandtasteb.weighthedampnesslevelc.recordqualityfactsd.analyzethebeanse.checkforimperfectionA．d-c-b-a-e B．c-b-d-a-e C．e-c-a-b-d D．c-d-a-b-e4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．CoffeeisessentialinEthiopians’dailylives.B．CoffeeisthemostprofitableindustryinEthiopia.C．MostofthecoffeeproductionremainsinEthiopia.D．Ethiopiansoftenholdceremoniestocelebrateharvest.25．（10分）Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!Alas!His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,inCalifornia.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(纺织)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!1、WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?A．InLondonB．AthighschoolC．AtCambridgeD．InScienceMuseum2、Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”?A．IttookhimnineyearstobuilditB．ItwasfaraheadofitstimeC．ItsdeigncameoutinhisdreamsD．Itspowersourcewaselectricity3、The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991____________.A．foranAmericanmillionaireB．inmemoryofBabbageC．totestitsabilitytouseelectricityD．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprogramsB．TextilepatternsareproducedwithprogramsC．BabbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputersD．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt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）Steve,a12-year-oldboy,hasbeenfailingsincefirstgrade.Hegenerallywent1...untilhejoinedMissWhite’sclass.“Youalldidprettywell,”shetoldthe2asshewentoverthetestresults,“3oneboy,anditbreaksmyhearttotellyouthis,but...”Shehesitated,lookingatSteve.“The4boyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass.”Steve5hiseyesandcarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.Afterthat,Steverefusedtodohis6.Misswhitewasvery7andtriedtoencouragehimtostudy.“Giveyourselfa(n)8!Don’tgiveuponyourlife!”MissWhitetoldhim,yetitdidn’t9.Thenoneday,shesaid,“Steve!Please!Icareaboutyou!”10,Stevegotit.Someonecaredabouthim.Hespentthewholeafternoonthinkingaboutwhatheshoulddo.Arrivingathishouseafterschool,feelingdetermined,heheadedtohisbedroomto11.Mondaymorning,MissWhitegavea12ontheweekendhomework.Steve13throughthetest,andwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.MissWhitelookeditoverintotal14.Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjust15hisfirsttest.Fromthatmoment,nothingwasthesameforSteve.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldhelearn,buthewas16it.Afterhighschool,StevejoinedtheNave.Duringhisnavalcareer,he17manyyoungpeoplewhomightnothavebelievedinthemselvestobuildupconfidence.MissWhitesavedoneboywho18changingmanylives.Yousee,it’ssimple,really.A(n)19cantakeplacewithintheheartofoneboy,allbecauseofoneteacher,who20.1、A．unchallenged B．unaccompanied C．unnoticed D．unpunished2、A．class B．staff C．colleagues D．parents3、A．besides B．except C．insteadof D．regardlessof4、A．laziest B．richest C．happiest D．smartest5、A．opened B．closed C．raised D．dropped6、A．research B．homework C．housework D．report7、A．impressed B．surprised C．anxious D．embarrassed8、A．chance B．excuse C．praise D．reward9、A．stop B．work C．matter D．happen10、A．Luckily B．Gradually C．Naturally D．Suddenly11、A．study B．sleep C．cry D．play12、A．question B．lesson C．quiz D．result13、A．hurried B．lived C．broke D．saw14、A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．anger15、A．attended B．designed C．passed D．failed16、A．readyfor B．responsiblefor C．tiredof D．goodat17、A．forced B．discouraged C．met D．inspired18、A．putup B．gaveup C．endedup D．tookup19、A．problem B．change C．recovery D．improvement20、A．cares B．believes C．understands D．remembers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）Edisonwasoneofthegreatest1．(scientist)thatgreatlyshapedmodemsociety.Whenhewasseven,Edison'sfamilymovedfromOhiotoMichiganafterhisfathergotajobthere.Becauseof2．(hear)problems,hehaddifficultyfollowingthelessonsandoftenranawayfromschool.However,heusedthetime3．(read)booksandsetupalabinhishome.Butthesmellfrom4．(he)labwasoftensostrongthathismotherhadtostophimfromcarryingoutanymoreexperimentsathome.Attheageoftwelve,Edisongot5．jobontheGrandTrunkRailway.There,hemadeuseofanabandoned(被抛弃的)carashislab.Duringthattime,he6．(successful)developedadevice(设备)thatcouldsendmessages.By1869,Edison'sinventionsintelegraphywerewidelyaccepted,whichmadehimdecidetoleavethejobandbecomeafull-timeinventor.Edison'smost"well-known”inventionsincludedtheelectriclightbulb,microphonesandsoon.Whenaskedtoexplain7．hecouldcomeupwithsomanyinventions,EdisonsaiduGeniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration."Edisondied8．October18,1931.Atthetimeofhisdeath,hewasstill9．(do)experimentsinhislabinWestOrange,NewJersey.Heclearlyenjoyedhisworkand10．(live)lifetothefullest.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。每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(∧),并在其下写出该加的词。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。WhenIwassevenyearsoldandmysisterwereonlyfour,ourfatherwaskilledinanautomobileaccidentjusttwoweekafterhistwenty-seventhbirthday、Momwasheartbreaking、Althoughwewerereallysoyoungtounderstandwhatwasgoingon,butIknewlifewouldneverbequitethesame、Wehadanicehome,plentyofthatweneeded,butwemissourfather、Abouteveryeveningwewouldgotoourgrandparents’houseforvisit、Mygrandmotherhadbegunworkingpart-timeatKentuckyFriedChicken、HisbosswasaniceyoungmannamedCharleswhichgottoknowmymotherandfellinlov