天津市滨海新区大港第三中学2024-2025学年高三下学期四模考试 英语试题（含答案）

天津市滨海新区大港第三中学2024-2025学年高三下学期四模考试英语试题
一、单项选择
1．— Can I look at the menu for a few minutes before I decide
— Of course. , sir.
A．Make yourself at home B．Enjoy yourself
C．It doesn’t matter D．Take your time
2．The girl stood looking round in all directions with her luggage in her hands, but ________ no one had come to meet her.
A．barely B．entirely C．precisely D．apparently
3．All the people have incredible ideas to share, but what matters is we’re able to carry them out.
A．which B．as C．whether D．what
4．If you don’t know what you want, you might ________ getting something you don’t want.
A．end up B．break up C．turn up D．pick up
5．Lily doesn’t know ________ she and her friends can do to help the little boy ________ parents have left their hometown for making money.
A．that; whose B．how; who C．what; who D．what; whose
6．It be the vocabulary that caused you the problem in the exercise because you know a lot of words.
A．may B．couldn’t
C．should D．needn’t
7．She ________ to someone on the phone, so I just nodded to her and went away.
A．talked B．has talked
C．had talked D．was talking
8．Readers are required to________the rules of the library and mind their manners.
A．review B．confirm
C．observe D．manage
9．After the earthquake, the first thing the local government did was to provide ______ for the homeless families.
A．accommodation B．equipment C．occupation D．furniture
二、书信写作
10．假如你是晨光中学的学生李津。你的英国好友Chris在你们学校的英文网站上看到了你们在5月9日进行劳动技能比赛的一些照片，他给你发email想了解详情。请你根据以下要点给Chris回复，内容包括：
(1)比赛的目的；
(2)比赛的项目(如家常饭菜制作、自行车修理、传统手工艺制作等)；
(3)活动的反响和效果。
注意：
(1)词数不少于100；
(2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；
(3)开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：
劳动技能比赛 Labor Skills Competition
Dear Chris,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Jin
三、阅读理解
阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
Life on the street is a constant struggle for homeless people. In extreme weather conditions, that struggle becomes even more difficult. Recently, homeless people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldn’t find shelter for the night.
Thankfully, one local woman refused to let that happen. On January 30, 34-year-old Candice Payne, a local managing broker, was lucky enough to have shelter from the dangerous conditions. “It was -20℃, and I knew they were going to be sleeping on ice and I had to do something,” said Payne. Payne started brainstorming different ways she could possibly help. Finally, she decided to see if there were any rooms available at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the street.
For Payne, her mission was personal. According to Payne, her husband, Carlos Callahan, had lived on the street at one point in his life. Based on his experience, Payne knew that the homeless people still living on the street desperately needed help and she wanted to step up.
However, when Payne explained what she was trying to do, many of the local hotels refused to allow her to pay for the rooms as they didn’t want homeless people to stay in their rooms. “No one wanted them, but one hotel, the Amber Inn, was nice enough to allow me to buy the rooms,” said Payne.
Payne’s selfless act made news across the country. However, she insisted she had never done it for attention. “I am a regular person,” said Payne, who spent thousands of dollars of her own money to help complete strangers. “It all sounded like a rich person did this, but I’m just a little black girl from the South Side.”
11．What was the biggest problem homeless people had when extreme weather came (no more than 10 words)
12．Why was Candice Payne determined to help homeless people (no more than 10 words)
13．How did Candice Payne help the homeless people (no more than 8 words)
14．What does the underlined part mean in the last paragraph (no more than 3 words)
15．What do you think of Payne Please give your reasons. (no more than 20 words)
“Lonely” is defined in the dictionary as “unhappy because you are alone or do not have anyone to talk to”. However, in my perspective, “being alone” can also be meaningful and enjoyable. In other words, “being alone” isn’t equivalent to “loneliness”. Actually, we can literally enjoy our time when staying alone.
Think of loneliness as the “tunnel phase” of our lives. It’s a time when we don’t have a group of friends around to keep us company; when we are away from the hustle and bustle (熙熙攘攘) of the outside world; when we get the chance to tune in to our inner monologue (独白); when we are given the time to recharge ourselves on our own so that we can focus entirely on ourselves. It is during these periods that, without being disturbed and distracted, we are able to discover the things we truly want from our lives. This process is like digging a tunnel, through which we improve ourselves, achieve our goals and get a jolt of power to prepare for the or darkness we may meet with in our future lives.
A distinguished figure skater (花滑冰运动员) once said in his interview that he often felt lonely, but the external environment would to some extent affect his mind and body, making it difficult for him to concentrate during his practice and performance, and thus he was actually willing to be alone and at times would rather be isolated from the world. This type of “loneliness” must be one of the reasons why he has been able to deliver so many elaborate and splendid performances throughout his career.
So don’t be frightened by the temporary void or unhappy feeling when you have to he alone. Instead, cherish and enjoy the sense of loneliness you get when you are completely free. Spend time with yourself.
We become more independent in loneliness. We grow stronger in loneliness. Most importantly, we find our complete selves in loneliness. When we learn to embrace the feeling of “loneliness” and enjoy the time in which there is no other, loneliness itself ceases to exist.
16．What’s the author’s opinion about “being alone”
A．Being alone is as something shameful
B．Being alone means being lonely and helpless
C．There is no point in being alone.
D．We appreciate our time more when we are alone.
17．How does the author develop Paragraph 2
A．By providing examples.
B．By analyzing causes.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By listing figures.
18．Why is the distinguished figure skater mentioned in the passage
A．To show athletes always feel lonely.
B．To demonstrate the factor of the success.
C．To indicate solitude (独处) is as important as practice.
D．To confirm the positive effect of “loneliness”.
19．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A．Time spent with yourselves is more enjoyable than that with others.
B．People will always feel depressed when faced with being alone.
C．Loneliness can benefit us a lot in many aspects.
D．Loneliness can exist all the time, so we should change our attitude toward it.
20．What is the author’s purpose for writing this passage
A．To illustrate different opinions on staying alone.
B．To encourage people to learn to value and enjoy their time of loneliness.
C．To persuade people into staying away from others.
D．To offer some suggestions on how to spend time alone.
Likely to suffer from loss of memory from time to time Smart cameras can now remind you.
Khai Truong at the University of Toronto in Canada and his colleagues have created a smartphone app that records interactions with household objects. The system involves a barcode-like markers that the user sticks to objects whose use they would like to track.
With the smartphone worn around your neck, the app automatically records a short video clip when a marked object comes into view. “The user is able to look through the application and see the last time they interacted with it.” says Truong. The app can help people track the state of objects — such as whether they locked a door or switched a light off — as well as routine actions. At present it successfully records about 75% of interactions, but only works for fixed objects.
A similar but separate system can solve the problem. E. Akin Sisbot and Jonathan Connell at IBM Research in New York have invented a ceiling-mounted (安装在天花板上的) camera that monitors objects and people. It continuously watches an area such as a tabletop in your home, tracking the placement of objects in relation to one another. It also remembers who first brought an object into the field of view as well as anyone moved it for afterwards. When asked, “Where is my wallet ” the system might respond, “It is next to the vase, under the magazines.”
The camera could also be used in factories or operating theatres to track a vital tools, says Sisbot. For now, the camera uses a deep sensor to spot things. It is limited to detecting objects thicker than 3 centimeters, meaning that it has trouble with thin objects such as a closed laptop placed flat on a table.
The accuracy of such smart camera systems may need to improve before they are widely adopted. “You’ve got to trust the technology for it to be of any comfort or reassurance.” says Geoffrey Ward at the University of Essex in UK.
21．How does the smartphone app mentioned in Paragraph 2 work
A．By switching of electricity automatically.
B．By scanning barcodes of household objects.
C．By recording the movement of marked objects.
D．By informing owners of potential dangers.
22．The smart cameras may be designed for______.
A．lazy students B．the blind
C．young adults D．forgetful people
23．What is the limitation of the ceiling-mounted camera
A．It is unlikely to make a sound.
B．It is unable to recognize movable objects.
C．It fails to find objects thinner than 3 centimeters.
D．It hardly senses objects without barcode-like markers.
24．What is Geoffrey Ward’s attitude towards smart camera systems
A．Neutral. B．Supportive.
C．Skeptical. D．Opposed.
25．What is the best title for the text
A．New smartphones make life easier
B．Camera designers face new challenges
C．Smart cameras help inerease home security
D．New systems help people with memory problems
My mother loves flowers. As soon as warm weather comes around, you will find her planting, watering and weeding over everything. For many years we lived next door to each other, and she spent as much time in my garden as she did her own. After the flowers became plentiful each summer, she would cut colorful bouquets (花束) to enjoy inside the house — both hers and mine. I would often come home from work and find a beautiful arrangement (布置) of fresh flowers on my coffee table.
Shortly before Christmas one year, a local flower shop offered a bouquetamonth special. It seemed to be a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years.
After the holidays, in early January, I drove her to the flower shop to pick up her first month’s bouquet. The small fresh colorful bouquet would hardly fill a small vase (花瓶).
I was so embarrassed. However, after we returned home, she began to arrange the flowers she had received. “Mom, I’m sorry,” I told her. “I can’t believe how skimpy that bouquet is.” She looked at me and smiled. “It’s okay,” she said. “It allows me to better enjoy the beauty of each one.”
Mom’s words helped me to realize something bigger and more important — when we have too many good things, we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each one.
Thanks, Mom, for helping me understand that less is sometimes more.
26．According to Paragraph 1, which of the following is TRUE
A．The author’s mother usually bought flowers for her daughter.
B．The author used to buy some fresh flowers on her way home.
C．The author’s mother put fresh flowers on the author’s coffee table.
D．The author and her mother shared a becautiful garden.
27．The author bought her mother flowers to________.
A．bring more flowers to her mother’s garden
B．express thanks for all her mother’s done
C．celebrate the coming Christmas
D．arrange her mother’s new house
28．What can we infer from the passage
A．The mother was not happy when receiving the bouquet.
B．The author couldn’t afford a big bouquet.
C．The mother would send back the bouquet to the flower shop.
D．The author would pick up another bouquet the next month.
29．The underlined word “skimpy” in Para.4 means ________.
A．beautiful B．colorful C．cheap D．small
30．What did the author learn from her mother
A．How to grow flowers. B．How to arrange flowers.
C．Enjoying life if possible. D．Considering things in other ways.
National Music Theater Competition
The 2024 National Music Theater Competition (NMTC) will be held. It was launched in 2011 as the first national competition for the emerging professional music theater soloist (独唱者). NMTC has provided industry connections for past competitors and winners that have led to their success on Broadway and other venues.
Prizes (each prize only for a person)
The champion: $5,000 plus a concert at the next national conference of National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), a $1,000 Gift Certificate from Hal Leonard, a Career Management Services package from Stage Door Connections.
The runner-up: $2,500 plus a $500 Gift Certificate from Hal Leonard.
The third place: Louise Lerch Prize; $1,000 cash prize.
The fourth place: Bill Hayes Prize; $750 cash prize.
Qualification
Singers aged from 20 to 28 as of September 15, 2023.
Entrance Procedure
Application requires a fee of $900, but for these students of NATS members the fee is $75. Application fees due to cancellation by the applicant won’t be returned. All application materials must be submitted by September 15, 2023. If you are planning to submit your application for the online round, you must complete the submission by September 15, 2023, but you’ll have 30 days after the deadline to upload your audition (试唱) videos. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Where to Audition
The preliminary (预选的) round
Live auditions: November 1 to 10, 2023 in New York City.
Online auditions: Video submission deadline is October 15, 2023.
Semifinal and final rounds
Live auditions: The semifinal round: January 3 to 9, 2024; the final round: January 15 to 20, 2024.
The semifinal and final rounds will be held in New York City as part of the 2024 NATS Winter Workshop.
31．Why was the National Music Theater Competition launched
A．To make people like music.
B．To promote the leisure industry.
C．To popularize Broadway musicals.
D．To seek promising talents.
32．What will the person coming second in the competition get
A．A $500 Gift Certificate and Louise Lerch Prize.
B．$2,500 in prize money and a Gift Certificate.
C．A Career Management Services package.
D．A chance to perform at a concert.
33．Which of the following is a necessity for participating in the competition
A．Being at least 28 years old.
B．Applying for membership of NATS.
C．Submitting application materials on time.
D．Uploading audition videos by September 15.
34．What do you know about the competition
A．Competitors can enter the semifinal round on January 18, 2024.
B．Both online and live auditions are available in any round.
C．There are three rounds in the competition in total.
D．Application submission deadline is October 15, 2023.
35．What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text
A．To call on people to explore their potential in music.
B．To attract young singers to apply for the competition.
C．To appeal to young singers to become NATS members.
D．To encourage people to enter the musical industry.
四、完形填空
I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had 36 forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.
One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how 37 I had behaved toward Mother. “I must make things right now,” I thought.
Quietly I 38 out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall. The 39 from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing.
I quickly 40 a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so 41 . I didn’t want my sisters to know my business so I 42 a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this.” Then I 43 moved into my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.
The next morning when I 44 my bed after breakfast, I 45 found a return note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and 46 me. This became my way of apologizing whenever I talked 47 or disobeyed. Mother always left a return note, but she never 48 our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were 49 , she never mentioned them when we sisters 50 our childhood.
When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon. On top was a message in handwriting which read, “In the event of my death, please 51 these.”
I 52 the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my 53 , I recognized my childish writing, “PS. Please don’t let anyone else see this. Love, Edie.” I gently placed the unopened bundle in the 54 along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like 55 .”
36．A．long B．hardly C．never D．often
37．A．well B．politely C．happily D．badly
38．A．went B．rushed C．slipped D．moved
39．A．moon B．light C．gas D．lamp
40．A．found B．sent C．wrote D．took
41．A．lazy B．late C．careless D．naughty
42．A．took B．added C．brought D．placed
43．A．quietly B．quickly C．calmly D．hurriedly
44．A．searched B．left C．made D．folded
45．A．secretly B．unexpectedly C．happily D．fortunately
46．A．favored B．understood C．supported D．forgave
47．A．over B．back C．loudly D．big
48．A．spoke about B．put on C．gave out D．got around
49．A．alone B．curious C．older D．interested
50．A．reminded B．forgot C．missed D．recalled
51．A．keep B．destroy C．hide D．announce
52．A．turned over B．tore open C．looked through D．picked up
53．A．sadness B．embarrassment C．surprise D．excitement
54．A．drawer B．wastebasket C．bedroom D．dresser
55．A．God B．an angel C．a bird D．Mother
五、单项选择
56．—Susan, you water the plants in the garden and I will cook the dinner.
—________. I’m looking forward to your dinner.
A．OK, that’s settled B．You are welcome C．Forget it D．That’s right
57．To our great joy, the problem, ________ for a number of years, has been settled recently.
A．having discussed B．being discussed
C．discussed D．to be discussed
58．By the time she reached the corner of the street, the injured _______ to the nearest hospital.
A．was sent B．has been sent C．had been sent D．would be sent
59．I was 12 and ,________all my old friends, I felt shy and lonely at the new school.
A．lost B．having been lost C．having lost D．losing
60．—Do you mind if I go out this evening
—I don’t mind what you do ______you let me know ahead of time.
A．ever since B．as long as C．in case D．even though
61．________ anxiety, COVID-19 has also brought opportunities to some industries and changes to our lifestyles.
A．Due to B．In spite of C．Apart from D．According to
参考答案
1．【答案】D
2．【答案】D
3．【答案】C
4．【答案】A
5．【答案】D
6．【答案】B
7．【答案】D
8．【答案】C
9．【答案】A
10．【答案】Dear Chris,
I’m writing to tell you something about the Labor Skills Competition held in our school.
Aiming to enrich our school life and develop students’ basic life skills in our daily life, the Labor Skills Competition included various activities such as making a home-cooked meal, repairing a bike and making traditional handcraft. I took part in the competition of making a home-cooked meal. What excited me most was that our team got the first place. In addition, we also organized various handcrafting activities such as paper cutting.
The Labor Skills Competition was widely welcomed by us students. From these activities, I not only learned team spirit, but also realized the important role of labor in improving our daily life skills.
Yours,
Li Jin
【答案】11．They faced freezing to death without shelter for the night.
They may freeze to death staying outside for the night. 12．Because she knew homeless people’s struggle from her husband’s past experience.
Because she knew the homeless desperately needed help.
Because she worried about those stuck on the street. 13．By buying hotel rooms for them.
By paying for hotel rooms for them.
She paid for/bought hotel rooms for them. 14．Was known
Became famous
Drew public’s attention 15．She is a warm-hearted person, because she cares about homeless people and tries her best to help them.
12．考查推理判断。根据文章第三段“For Payne, her mission was personal. According to Payne, her husband, Carlos Callahan, had lived on the street at one point in his life. Based on his experience, Payne knew that the homeless people still living on the street desperately needed help and she wanted to step up. (对Payne来说，她的任务是私人的。据Payne说，她的丈夫Carlos Callahan一生中有一段时间曾露宿街头。根据他的经验，Payne知道那些仍然住在街上的无家可归的人迫切需要帮助，她想挺身而出)”可知，Payne之所以决定帮助这些无家可归的人，是因为从自己的丈夫之前的经历中，Payne知道这些人如果得不到帮助就很难存活下来。故答案为She knew homeless people’s struggle from her husband’s past experience.或She knew the homeless desperately needed help. 或She worried about those stuck on the street.
13．考查细节理解。根据文章第四段“However, when Payne explained what she was trying to do, many of the local hotels refused to allow her to pay for the rooms as they didn’t want homeless people to stay in their rooms. “No one wanted them, but one hotel, the Amber Inn, was nice enough to allow me to buy the rooms,” said Payne.(然而，当Payne解释她的意图时，当地的许多酒店拒绝让她支付房费，因为他们不想让无家可归的人住在他们的房间里。Payne说：“没有人想要这些房间，但有一家叫Amber Inn的酒店很好，让我买下了房间。”)”可知，Payne打算通过在旅馆买下房间或支付房费来提供给无家可归的人居住过夜从而帮助他们。故答案By buying hotel rooms for them.或By paying for hotel rooms for them.或She paid for/bought hotel rooms for them.
14．考查词句猜测。根据划线单词下一句“However, she insisted she had never done it for attention.(然而，她坚称自己这么做绝不是为了引起注意)”中的“however”可知，前后存在转折关系。根据下一句可推断，Payne已经获得了很多人的关注。因此，划线单词指的是“出名、或者获得关注”。故答案为Was known或Became famous 或Drew public’s attention
15．开放题。要求考生谈谈对Payne的评价，考生言之有理即可，注意字数。故参考答案为She is a warm-hearted person, because she cares about homeless people and tries her best to help them.
【答案】16．D 17．C 18．D 19．C 20．B
【答案】21．C 22．D 23．C 24．B 25．D
【答案】26．C 27．B 28．D 29．D 30．D
【答案】31．D 32．B 33．C 34．C 35．B
【答案】36．A 37．D 38．C 39．B 40．C 41．D 42．B 43．A 44．C 45．B 46．D 47．B 48．A 49．C 50．D 51．B 52．A 53．C 54．B 55．D
56．【答案】A
57．【答案】C
58．【答案】C
59．【答案】C
60．【答案】B
61．【答案】C