江蘇省常州市涕陽市2024屆高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷

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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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

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用（共兩節）第一節（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項.

26.（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并

在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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(每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

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）第一節短文改錯（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處語言錯誤，

每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（△）,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,

第二節書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假如你班舉行主題班會，討論感恩之心。請你根據下述現象，結合自身經歷，寫一篇發言稿，分析學生

缺乏感恩之心的原因，并提出培養感恩之心的建議。

現象:學生對于教師的教導置若罔聞；

對父母的付出認為理所應當；

對學校和社會的幫助不以為然；

原因:……

建議:……

注意:1.詞數:150詞。

2.文中不出現真實姓名和校名。

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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

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、