2023屆安徽省定遠(yuǎn)縣第二中學(xué)高考英語四模試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound2．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast3．CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit4．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover5．AfterIleft_______LinchuanNo.2MiddleSchool,Ibegancollegeclassesin_______September2010.A．a(chǎn);the B．不填;the C．the;the D．不填；不填6．IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what7．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could8．Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse9．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof10．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes11．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless12．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why13．Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．a(chǎn)sthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase14．________hasgreaterpotentialthanflammableicebeingminedfromunderneaththeSouthChinaSeawhenitcomestoaglobalenergyrevolution.A．nothing B．neitherC．noone D．none15．Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．X16．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place17．High-speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．a(chǎn)gainstC．a(chǎn)t D．over18．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup19．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound20．John,________moneywasnownoproblem,startedanewcompanywithhisfriends.A．forwhose B．ofwhoseC．ofwhom D．forwhom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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Somebestmusicandoperaholidaysfor2019.TanglewoodFestivalThevillagesofLenoxandStockbridgeinwesternMassachusettshavebeenthesummerhomeoftheBostonSymphonyOrchestraformorethan80years,anditsannualTanglewoodfestivalisEastCoastAmerica’smostdistinguishedmusicevent.AndrisNelsons,BSOmusicdirector,conducts14oftheconcertsandstarperformersincludeEmanuelAx,PaulLewisandAnne-SophieMutter.TicketsonsaleFeb10.June15—Aug25()AspenFestivalThisyearisthe70thanniversaryoftheAspenMusicFestival,oneofthelongest-runningandmostprestigiousfestivalsintheUnitedStates.The2019programhasyettobeannounced,butatypicaleight-weeksummerseasonincludesmorethan400classicalmusicevents—includingconcertsbyfiveorchestras,solo(獨(dú)奏)andclassicalmusicperformances,fullystagedoperaproductions,musiclessons,lectures,andchildren’sprogramming.TicketsanddetailsavailableinFebruary.June27—Aug18()GrandTetonMusicFestivalAspen’sgreatclassicalmusiccompetitorintheRockyMountainsistheGrandTeton,whichhasbeenheldinJacksonHolesince1962andatitsheartisatimberconcerthall,theWalkFestivalHall,famousforitsfriendlyatmosphereandexcellentnaturalsound.Despiteitsrelativelymodestsize,thehallattractsthegreats—currentmusicdirectoristheScottishconductorDonaldRunnicles.Theprogramfor2019isyettobeannouncedbutsubscriptionsareonsalefromFeb1,singleticketsfromMarch1.July2—Aug17()SalzburgFestivalTheexcitementisbuildinginSalzburgbothforthissummerandforits100thanniversaryyearin2020.BartheProms,itistheworld’soldestmusicfestivalandthisyearitwillpackinanunbelievable199performancesin43daysat16venues.Thisyear’sthemeis‘Myths’andincludesfirstpublicperformancesofMozart’sIdomeneoandGeorgeEnescu’soperadipe.July20—Aug31(salzburgfestival.at)1、Whichofthefestivalshastheshortesthistory?A．TanglewoodFestival. B．AspenFestival.C．SalzburgFestival. D．GrandTetonMusicFestival.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutTanglewoodFestival?A．ItisheldfromJune27toAug.18.B．ItsticketscanbeavailablefromMarch1.C．ItisbestknownintheeastcoastofAmerica.D．I.3、WhatisthesimilarityofAspenFestivalandSalzburgFestival?A．TheirticketscanbegotinFebruary.B．Theywillbeheldinthesamemonths.C．Theybothhavemusicandoperaperformances.D．Theiraudiencecanbebothadultsandchildren.22．（8分）ThehousingmarketinCanadahasbeeninadangeroussituation.Arecentnewsitemsaidthattheowneroftwohigh-risebuildingsofrentalapartmentshadtoldhistenants(房客)thattheirrentwoulddoubleinthreemonths.Torontodoesn’thaverentcontrolstostopthissortofthingfromhappening.However,thepoliticianswarnalmostimmediatelythatlandlords(房東)shouldbecarefulbecauseitcouldcausenewlawstopassthattheymaynotlike.Tenantsinthetwobuildings,meanwhile,areangryandsomewillhavetomoveoutbecausetheysimplycan’taffordtostay.ThenextdayanothernewsstorynotedthatthepurchasepriceofahouseinTorontohasjumped33percentthisyear,whichmightdestroythedreamofowningahouseformostyoungpeople.BothofthesestoriescameoutofTorontobutsimilarthingsarehappeninginCanada’sothermajorcitiessuchasVancouver,Ottawa,MontrealandCalgary.Thecostofbothhomerentalandhomepurchaseisrelatedtothesupplyanddemandpressuresofthemarketplaceandthisisprobablyasitshouldbe.Thecatchisthattherapidincreaseinbothcostsisfaroutstripping(超過)theincreaseinsalaries,particularlyinthosejobsthatbeginnersandprobablyeventhemajorityofpeoplecanget.Wecan’tleavethesepeopleoutonthestreets.Ithinktheexpandinggulfbetweenthehavesandthehave-notsthatweareseeinginCanadaisdangerousbecausewhensomepeopleseemtohaveeverythingandothersarenexttonothingitcanleadtodesperation,depressionandsometimestoviolence.Idoubtwhetherthisphenomenonislimitedtomycountrybutit’sveryconcerninghere.Ifeelsorryfortheyoungpeoplejustenteringthehousingmarket.1、Whydothepoliticianswarnthelandlordsnottodoubletheirrentsinthenearfuture?A．Theyarekind-heartedmenandfeelsorryforthepoor.B．They’llhavetoraisethesalariesforworkersifrentsaretoohigh.C．ItiscoldinCanada,soitisdangeroustoleavepeopleonthestreet.D．Thegovernmentwilltakemeasurestoprotecttheinterestoftenants.2、ThatthewriterthinksthehousingmarketinCanadainadangeroussituationisbecause________.A．Canadadoesn’thaverentcontrolstostoprentsfromrisingB．mostyoungpeopletakenointerestinbuyingtheirownhouseC．thegovernmentareunabletoprovidethepoorwithfreehousesD．theproblemscausedbyhighrentsmayleadtoserioussocialconflicts3、Accordingtothecontext,whichoffollowingwordhastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“catch”inparagraph4?A．Problem.B．Dilemma.C．Depression.D．Desperation.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BeyondMostBuyersB．TenantsWillMoveOutC．TorontoIsNoLongeraGoodPlaceD．ToHelptheYoungorNot,ThisIsaQuestion23．（8分）Vinegarisgreat.Itmakessalad,friesanddumplingstastebetter,andyoucanevencleanyourwindowswithit.Andnow,accordingtoscientists,itmayevenhelptheplanet’spopulationsurviveclimatechange.ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableResourceScience(CSRS)inJapanprovedthat.Theyfoundgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts.Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture,worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld’ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower.ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis,aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather.Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought-likeconditions,itproducedachemicalcalledacetate(醋酸鹽)—themaincomponentofvinegar.Afterdiscoveringthis,thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplantsbeforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely.Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days,theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived,whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied.It’shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfannersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive.“Intheexperiment,wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld—rice,wheatandmaize…andprovedsuccessful”JongMyongKim,co-authorofthestudy,toldPopularSciencemagazine.Kimhasalreadybeenintouchwithpeoplearoundtheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost-effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromfarmerstocompaniesandamateurgardeners.“Nowwearetryingtocooperatewiththemtomakeamethodtoapplythissystem,andmaketheprocessassimpleaspossible,”hesaid.Hopefullythismeanstheendofhungercausedbybadweatherinthefuture.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph1referto?A．Vinegarmayhelpcreaturessurvivebadweather.B．VinegarisfoundinplantsbyJapanesescientists.C．Vinegarisveryusefulforcookingagoodmeal.D．Vinegarismainlyusedbypeopletocleanhouses.2、ScientistsinJapanfindfromtheirstudiesthat.A．theArabidopsiscouldsurviveindryweatherbecauseoftheshapeB．soilconditioncouldbechangedbypouringvinegarcontinuallyC．theacetatecanbeusedbyfarmerstoreplacethesoilD．theplantstreatedwithacetatecouldsurvivedryconditions3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．It’stoodifficultforfarmerstoacceptthemethod.B．Howtodecreasethecostisthemainissue.C．Themethodispromisingespeciallyinagriculture.D．Keepingplantsalivemeansalotforscientists.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．JapaneseScientistsFindaPlantB．VinegarCouldEndHungerC．VinegarandFoodD．PlantsNeedWater24．（8分）AD．1:AprilFool’sPartyOnFriday,April1,InnerAffairgoesbacktothedaysoffunk!ClassesTunesfromthe1970sand1980sbyDJSDen&Sion.9p.mtilllate.Tickets:Freeentranceforthoseincostume,otherwise50yuan(US$6)Time/date:9a.m,April,1Place:InnerAffair,1/F,QiankunDasha,6SanlitunXiliujie,ChaoyangDistrictTel:(412)396-6321Fax:(412)396-6890AD．2:SailingClub；OurYoungSailor’sCourseleadstotheStage1Sailingqualification．You’11learnhowtosailsafelyandthecoursealsocoverssailingtheoryandfirstaid．Havefunwithothercoursememberafterwardsintheclubroom．Thereare10weeklytwo—hourlessons(Tuesdays6pm～8pm).OpeningHours：Tuesdays：6：00pm一8。00pmPhone：(412)396—6644Fax：(412)396—6644AD．3:The“worst”partyOrganizedbyozoneproductions,thepartyissettobe“theworstever”,withthelamestmusicfromthe1960s,1970sand1980s.Specialprizeswillbeawardedtotheworstdressedorforbadfashionsense.Tickets:FreeentranceTime/date:9a.m,April,1Place:PulaPula,TianzeLu,OrientalSevenColorsPlaza,ChaoyangDistrictTel:(412)396-6785Fax:(412)396--6243AD．4:RidingSchool：．Youcanstarthorse-ridingatanyage．Chooseprivateorgrouplessonsanyweekdaybe9amand8：30pm(3：30pmonSaturdays)．Thereare10kilometresoftracksandpathsforleisurelyridesacrossfarmlandandopencountry．Youwillneedaridinghat．OpeningHours：MondaythroughFriday：9：00am一8。30pmPhone：(412)396—6754Fax：(412)396—6752AD．5:DivingCentre：Ourexperiencedinstructorsofferone-monthcoursesindeep-seadivingforbeginners．Therearetwoeveninglessonsaweek，inwhichyoulearntobreatheunderwaterandusetheequipmentsafely．Youonlyneedaswimmingcostumeandtowel.Reducedratesforcouples.OpeningHours：MondayandFriday：6：30pm一8：30pmPhone：(412)396—6312Fax：(412)396—67061、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoAD．IandAD．3?A．Thetwopartieswillbeheldinthesameday.B．Thetwopartieswillbeheldatthesametime.C．Someoldmusicwillbeplayedattheparties.D．Theentrancefeesofthetwopartieswillnotbecharged.2、Ifyouwanttoexperienceanewactivityinthecountrysideinthemornings，youmayfaxA．(412)396--6312B．(412)396--6706C．(412)396--6752D．(412)396—68763、Youwanttodoanactivityoneeveningaweekandgetacertificateintheend，youcangotoA．AD．4:RidingSchool：B．AD．5:DivingcenterC．AD．2:SailingClubD．AD．3:The“worst”party25．（10分）Haveyoueverlistenedtoaprivateconversation?Maybeyouwerestandingbyadoororinahallwayandyouheardpeopletalkingaboutsomeoneelse.Youpaused...youperkedupyourears...andyoulistened.Thesepeoplewerenotspeakingtoyou.Youeavesdropped.Toeavesdropmeansyousecretlylistentosomethingsaidinprivate.Nosypeople,peoplewholiketogossipandspiesareallgoodeavesdroppers.Whenitwasfirstusedinthe1600s,"eavesdrop"wasthewaterthatfell,ordropped,fromtheeavesofahouse.Afterevenmoretimepassed,"eavesdropper"describedsomeonewhostoodnearahousetosecretlylistentoaconversationhappeninginside.Englishhasanotherexpressionrelatedtoeavesdroppingandthehome:thewallshaveears.Thismeansbecarefulwhatyousayastheremightbepeoplelistening.SomewordexpertssaythisexpressionmaycomefromstoryaboutanancientGreekrulerwhohadanear-shapedcavecutandconnectedbetweentheroomsofhispalace.Thisformofeavesdroppingbecamecommonpracticewithrulersfrommanycultures.There’sagreatonemoreforeavesdropping–tolisteninon.Whenyoulisteninonsomething,youlistentopeoplespeakingwithoutjoiningin,usuallysecretly.Butnotalways.Youcanlisteninonaclassatuniversityorlisteninonameetingatwork.Theseexamplesdonotsuggestthatyouwerelisteningsecretly.Now,maybeyouweremindingyourownbusiness.Maybeyoujusthappenedtohaveoverheardaprivateconversation.Overhearingismoreinnocentthaneavesdropping.Youcanoverhearsomethingbybeinginthewrongplaceattherighttime.1、Howmanyexpressionsarementionedonlisteningindifferentways?A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.2、WhichisTRUEaboutthewordof“eavesdrop”?A．Itmeansthefallenwaterfromahousenow.B．Itwasfirstusedin1600inancientGreece.C．Rulersseldomeavesdropinmanycultures.D．Itdidn’toriginallymean“tolistensecretly”.3、Whichwordorphrasemeanstolistentosomethingbycoincidence?A．Eavesdrop.B．Listeninon.C．Overhear.D．Thewallshaveears.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Overhearandeavesdroptakeonthesamemeaning.B．Agossiporaspyisgoodateavesdropping.C．Thewallshaveearsmeansbecarefulwhenlistening.D．“Listeninon”alwaysmeanslistensecretly.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）AsIturnedoffoneofthemainroadstheotherday,Inoticedsomethingunusualintheparkinglotthegrocerystore.There’sawidegrassylandinfrontoftheirparkinglot,where1oftenputupsignsannouncingtheiryardsalesorevents,butthe2infrontofmewasworthyofadouble-take.Amaninasuitwas3asignintothegroundandahomelessmanwas4thesignwhilehehammered.Iwas5byhowthetwomenlookedso6.onewithasoldiersuit,snowywhiteshirt,buttheotherwith7clothinganduncombedhairwaving8inthewind.Andthenthe9humanityofthemomenthitme.Somanytimeswe10homelesspeopleandallweseeisjusthomelesspeople.Butonthisday,Isawthekindnessofamanwhowalkedovertohelpsomeone.Themomentreally11me,anditwasafreshremindertolook12theoutwardappearanceandseethepersoninstead.AfriendandIhadthe13afewyearsagotowriteastudyguidetoabook.It’sanamazingbook.ThatwasevidentfromthefirstpagewhenIreadthededication(題詞）andit14,“ToTitus,whotaughtmetocheerforhumanity.”Wow,15moreofusdidthat?Canyouimaginethe16itwouldmakeinourworld?Inoneofthechapters,Sammytellsaboutsittinginlargecrowdsatplaces,likeshopsandairports,and17forhumanity.Itdoes18things.Justimagineadisobedient(不服從的）teenwiththecrazyclothesbecomesayoungmanwho，scryingoutforsomeoneto19andahomelesspersonbecomesarealperson,someonewhoneeds20andahelpinghand.1、A．soldiersB．folksC．driversD．kids2、A．sightB．signC．sceneryD．sale3、A．buryingB．twistingC．knockingD．spinning4、A．holdingB．measuringC．paintingD．protecting5、A．seizedB．movedC．chokedD．struck6、A．a(chǎn)likeB．oppositeC．carefulD．hardworking7、A．traditionalB．ordinaryC．brokenD．ragged8、A．beautifullyB．desperatelyC．wildlyD．frequently9、A．holyB．mercifulC．wiseD．meaningless10、A．giveawayB．a(chǎn)skforC．dependonD．lookat11、A．upsetB．botheredC．touchedD．interested12、A．beyondB．a(chǎn)roundC．viaD．a(chǎn)gainst13、A．troubleB．deadlineC．a(chǎn)bilityD．opportunity14、A．wroteB．saidC．spokeD．a(chǎn)ddressed15、A．whatifB．butifC．a(chǎn)sifD．onlyif16、A．a(chǎn)ppointmentB．discriminationC．differenceD．reform17、A．payingB．scoldingC．lookingD．cheering18、A．recordB．enlargeC．changeD．convey19、A．fightB．careC．cheatD．interview20、A．growthB．concernC．reputationD．a(chǎn)uthority第二節(jié)（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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）CaoYuan,a22-year-oldChinesedoctoralstudentinphysics,wasontopof1．mostimportantscientistsnamedbythejournalNaturein2018for2．(discover)a“magicangle”ingraphene(石墨烯).Cao’sdiscoverytakesahugestepinthedecades-longsearchforsuperconductors(超導(dǎo)體)intheworld.WhywasCaoabletomakethediscovery?HisteachersthinkitisCao’sindependentlearningabilityandinterestindoingexperiments3．matter.HishighschoolphysicsteachersaidCaohadastrongabilitytostudyon4．(he)ownandwasbravetochallengeteachersandaskdifficultquestions.“Caois5．(deep)curiousaboutlaboratoryequipment,”hiscollegeteachertoldNature.“EverytimeIgointoCao’soffice,it’s6．a(chǎn)hugemess,withcomputers7．(pull)apartandpiecesoftelescopealloverhisdesk.”At14he8．(admit)intotheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina’sSchooloftheGiftedYoung,aspecialschooltocultivate9．(teenager)intoworld-classtalents.ButCaodoesn’tthinkhimselfspecialandoftenstressesthatheisjustanordinarykidwho10．(love)readingaboutscienceanddoingexperiments.“Afterall,weareallhumans,withshortcomingsandemotions,”heoncesaid.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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11處起）不計(jì)分。Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthewayofcommunicationinpeople'slifeinrecentyears、Inthepast,peoplekeptintouchwitheachothermainlybywrittenlettersorusingthepublictelephone、Butnowalmosteveryonehavehisownmobilephone、Peoplecanco