2024年高考第二次模拟考试：英语（江苏卷） （考试版）

这是一份2024年高考第二次模拟考试：英语（江苏卷） （考试版），共13页。
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What des the wman d?
A．She is a teacher.B．She is a dctr.C．She is a bank clerk.
2．Where is the wman ging with her children?
A．T Japan.B．T Australia.C．T Canada.
3．What are the speakers discussing?
A．The time t spare between talks.
B．The questins t ask after talks.
C．The number f talks t give.
4．What aspect f “Natinal Gegraphic” appeals t the wman?
A．Latest news.B．Diverse tpics.C．Unique viewpints.
5．Why is the man stressed ut?
A．He has t assess his perfrmance.
B．He hasn’t tried his best all semester.
C．He has t prepare a lt in a limited time.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
【听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。】
6．What did the man d last Saturday?
A．He studied a lt.B．He jined a club.C．He went camping.
7．Why d peple jin “Flash Play”?
A．T experience a crisis.B．T make friends.C．T earn mney.
【听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。】
8．What will the by d n Saturday?
A．G shpping.B．Have a picnic.C．Stay at hme with friends.
9．What will the wman buy fr the by tmrrw?
A．Salads.B．Pies.C．Sausages.
【听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。】
10．What did Adriana create?
A．A bicycle.B．A cmputer.C．A generatr.
11．Hw did Adriana get the idea f her prject?
A．Frm the Internet.B．Frm her father.C．Frm a designer.
12．What was the nly prblem Adriana faced?
A．She lacked fund.
B．She was in need f supprt.
C．She culdn’t find suitable materials.
【听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。】
13．What des the man plan t d?
A．Take a lcal trip.B．Visit the Stadium.C．Attend a winter camp.
14．Wh nce wrked as a vlunteer at this year’s Winter Olympics?
A．Tm.B．Jack.C．Susan.
15．Hw des the wman feel abut the invitatin at first?
A．Curius.B．Hesitant.C．Uninterested.
16．Why des the wman change her mind in the end?
A．Because she can learn hw t ski.
B．Because her friend will g there t.
C．Because they will save a lt f mney.
【听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。】
17．What can we say abut Rsemary’s mther?
A．She was mentally sick.
B．She was very helpful.
C．She did lve her daughter.
18．What was Rsemary’s father ding that day?
A．He was lking fr her mther.
B．He was preparing a meal fr his kids.
C．He was taking his wife t the hspital.
19．What happened t Rsemary?
A．She lst her parents.B．She lst her hands.C．She lst her legs.
20．Which f the fllwing can best describe Rsemary?
A．Talented.B．Beautiful.C．Independent.
第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5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。
A
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A．It cvers the widest range f languages.
B．It is intended fr high-level learners.
C．It helps imprve multiple language skills.
D．It ffers a ne-mnth free trial.
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A．Rsetta Stne and Memrise.
B．Duling and Memrise.
C．Babbel and Rsetta Stne.
D．Babbel and Duling.
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B．$ 129.50.
C．$ 107.99.
D．$ 199.
B
Abut a dzen wmen have gathered as their instructr guides them thrugh the mves. “Backstrke!” Jean Bailey directs frm her chair, raising her arms high, as the wmen f Elk Ridge quickly begin arm rtatins. Everyne puts in tp effrt.
Bailey, wh is 102, has been teaching them fur times a week in the hallway f the secnd flr fr abut three years. “When I get ld, I’ll quit,” said Bailey. Sme f her regulars have arthritis (关节炎) that limits their mvements, but they can d the stretching exercises cmfrtably and benefit frm them, said Bailey, wh herself ften uses a walker.
“After attending the class, we’ve gtten pretty clse up there n ur flr. One f us wuld d smething fr anybdy. We really keep track f each ther,” Phyllis Black, 87, said. She lives dwn the hall frm Bailey; if she skips them, she feels stiff. “She’s a very nice neighbr, and she’s a gd friend als. She’s very talented.”
When her children were yung, Bailey became a flrist (花匠) — a practice she still enjys as a hbby. She buys artificial flwers and makes buquets (花束) fr the clubhuse and sme residents. Laura Stuart calls her the “queen bee”. “She brings her expertise in flral arrangements and is always ding beautiful arrangements,” Stuart said. “She brings that t us, and it’s just a blessing that she’s still here with us t even d such a cmplex type f flral arrangement.”
At Elk Ridge, residents can participate in fitness activities like a walking club, tai chi and wrking ut in a fitness rm. But Bailey’s ladies seem t prefer her class because f her warm and fun persnality, and the gentleness f the stretches fr peple wh have mbility challenges, says Sean Tran, peratins directr at Elk Ridge. “Mre than anything, her general utlk n life…is just remarkable,” he said abut Bailey. “She’s the nicest, mst thughtful, caring persn that I prbably ever met. Nthing is ging t stp her,” Tran said. “She’s ging t keep ging, n matter what. And thers lk at her and think: ‘If she can d this at 102, I can d this at my age, whatever it is.’”
24．What scene des the first paragraph describe?
A．A game practice.B．A dancing sessin.
C．A swimming training.D．A fitness class.
25．What is implied in Phyllis’s wrds abut the learners?
A．They have deepened the wmen’s friendship.
B．Sme wmen ften skip the exercise classes.
C．Old wmen are gifted in exercise.
D．Sme attendees feel stiff after the classes.
26．What des Laura think f Bailey?
A．She has a hbby f grwing flwers.
B．She is expert at arranging flwers.
C．She is a gd flrist.
D．She sells man-made flwers t thers.
27．What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A．Bailey rganizes varius activities,
B．Bailey makes her attendees stretch gently.
C．Bailey inspires ther peple t exercise.
D．Bailey remarks n the life f thers.
C
Mst f us have an unclear memry f learning abut the Pythagrean Therem (勾股定理) many years ag in math class.
If yu’re anything like us writer-types, that 2,000-year-ld therem went in ne ear, and immediately ut the ther! But fr tw students at St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans, Luisiana, the therem presented a challenge they simply culdn’t resist taking n. As a reminder fr thse f us wh aren’t ptential mathematicians, the Pythagrean Therem is the basis f trignmetry (三角学). Fr ver 2,000 years, math schlars have stated it’s impssible t use trignmetry t prve the Pythagrean Therem because ding s wuld be circular lgic. In ther wrds, an idea cannt prve itself.
Calcea Jhnsn and Ne’Kiya Jacksn have challenged that cncept in their new abstract. The tw high schl senirs recently presented their abstract in frnt f the American Mathematical Sciety (AMS) at their annual sutheastern cnference. Unsurprisingly, they were the nly teenagers there in a sea f math schlars! Their abstract states, “We present a new prf f the Pythagrean Therem which is based n a fundamental result in trignmetry.” In plain English, that means Calcea and Ne’Kiya prved the therem using trignmetry after all, and withut using circular reasning.
Hw did a pair f teenagers slve a riddle that has stumped s many mathematicians befre them? Cuntless math schlars can d nthing facing this therem. Accrding t Calcea and Ne’Kiya, they have their teachers t thank!
The St. Mary’s schl slgan is “N Excellence Withut Hard Labr”, and they mean it! Bth girls say their teachers push them t think utside the bx and encurage them t discver new cncepts. “We have really great teachers,” Ne’Kiya said with a smile. Calcea is prud f herself and her friend fr ding smething n ther high schl students have ever dne.
28．What des the authr think f the Pythagrean Therem in paragraph 2?
A．It has t shrt a histry.B．It’s unattractive t writers.
C．It’s t academic t understand.D．It needs t be prved nce mre.
29．What did Calcea and Ne’Kiya d abut the therem in frnt f the AMS?
A．They prved it using trignmetry.
B．They shwed it was based n trignmetry.
C．They said circular reasning culdn’t prve it.
D．They intrduced a kind f thery similar t it.
30．What des the underlined wrd “stumped” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Helped.B．Excited.C．Puzzled.D．Changed.
31．What d Calcea and Ne’Kiya’s teachers ask them t d?
A．Think creatively.B．Act independently.
C．Study curiusly.D．Live thankfully.
D
In a new study, the researchers examined trends in subjective well-being (幸福) ver the curse f a lifespan based n 443 samples frm a ttal f 460,902 participants. “We fcused n changes in three central cmpnents f subjective well-being: life satisfactin, psitive emtinal states and negative emtinal states,” explains Prfessr Susanne Bücker.
The findings shw that life satisfactin decreased between the ages f 9 and 16, then increased slightly until the age f 70, and then decreased nce again until the age f 96. Psitive emtinal states shwed a general decline frm age 9 t age 94, while negative emtinal states fluctuated (波动) slightly between ages 9 and 22, then declined until age 60 and then increased nce again. The authrs identified greater median changes in psitive and negative emtinal states than in life satisfactin.
“Overall, the study indicated a psitive trend ver a wide perid f life, if we lk at life satisfactin and negative emtinal states,” Susanne Bücker cncludes. The researchers attribute (把……归因于) the slight decline in life satisfactin between the ages f 9 and 16 t, fr example, changes t the bdy and t the scial life that take place during puberty. Satisfactin rse again frm yung adulthd nwards. Psitive feelings tended t decrease frm childhd t late adulthd. In very late adulthd, all cmpnents f subjective well-being tended t wrsen rather than imprve. “This culd be related t the fact that in very ld peple, physical perfrmance decreases, health ften wrsens, and scial cntacts reduce; nt least because their peers pass away,” calculates the researcher.
The study highlights the need t cnsider and prmte subjective well-being with its varius cmpnents acrss the life, as the authrs f the study cnclude. Their findings culd prvide significant guidance fr the develpment f interventin prgrammes, especially thse aimed at maintaining r imprving subjective well-being late in life.
32．What is exactly the subject f the study?
A．Life satisfactin f the elderly.
B．Trends in lifelng subjective well-being.
C．Ways t cntrl negative emtinal states.
D．Factrs affecting psitive emtinal states.
33．When d all cmpnents f subjective well-being g wrse?
A．During childhd.B．In late adulthd.C．At middle age.D．In yung adulthd.
34．What is the psitive significance f this study?
A．Teaching t imprve physical perfrmance.
B．Giving suggestins n the lifetime increase.
C．Prviding a theretical basis fr healthy grwth.
D．Guiding t imprve the well-being f the elderly.
35．What’s the best title fr the text?
A．When des happiness matter mst t us?
B．What des subjective well-being cnsist f?
C．Why will we be mre psitive as we get lder?
D．Hw des subjective well-being develp ver the lifetime?
第二节(共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As ur lives becme mre clsely cnnected with the digital age, it’s mre imprtant than ever t keep the spark f human cnnectins, a key part f which is making small talk. 36 Here’s hw t master the art f small talk.
The crnerstne f effective small talk lies in develping genuine interest. Genuine interest is abut actively seeking t understand the ther persn, valuing their perspectives and appreciating the uniqueness they bring t the cnversatin. 37
Small talk extends beynd spken wrds; it includes the art f bservatin. As yu engage in cnversatin, pay attentin t the speaker’s bdy language, facial expressins and tne f vice. 38 Being familiar with them nt nly helps yu navigate the cnversatin with sensitivity but als enables yu t establish a deeper cnnectin by respecting the slight differences f the ther persn’s cmmunicatin style.
Actually listening and cnnecting with smene is essential fr a cnversatin. By prviding yur undivided attentin, yu cnvey respect and interest in what the ther persn has t say. 39 Ask fllw-up questins t shw that yu value their insights. This depth f engagement lays the fundatin fr a mre meaningful cnnectin.
At the heart f successful small talk lies the authenticity (真实性) f yur engagement. Authenticity fsters a sense f trust and cnnectin, making the cnversatin mre meaningful and memrable. Avid the temptatin t prject an image r use scripted respnses. 40 In the wrld f small talk, authenticity is the key that unlcks the dr t deeper cnnectins and mre fulfilling interactins.
A．Instead, let yur true self shine thrugh.
B．Sme accessible tpics are great fr small talk.
C．Active listening invlves fully engaging with the speaker.
D．Fcus n understanding their viewpints beynd simply hearing wrds.
E．The signals prvide valuable insights int their emtins and intentins.
F．Small talk may be a gateway t building rich and meaningful relatinships.
G．By expressing authentic curisity, yu make the ther persn feel seen and heard.
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
Years ag, I lived in the English midlands and wuld walk the same rute alng the lcal canal each evening. On winter mrnings, I wuld see the 41 sight f bird flcks dancing acrss the landscape, a distant cacphny (刺耳的嘈杂声) 42 abve the fields. They were jackdaws (寒鸦), the smallest member f the crw family.
Research led by Masters student Alex Dibnah asked: Why are jackdaws s lud when they 43 ? Then he began t wrk with a team. The team’s 44 was that the mrning calls might be a jackdaw versin f “ 45 ”. Each individual’s call might 46 as an “I’m in!” helping them crdinate(协调) their 47 .
T test this, the researchers artificially 48 call levels during the jackdaws’ mrning cacphny using speakers at their sleeping sites. When extra calls were played, the jackdaws 49 earlier, shwing they use calls as a check-in system.
Individual jackdaws 50 frm leaving with the flck because they get mre scial infrmatin like where t find fd, they can maximize their time spent finding fd, and they’re less 51 being attacked. This srt f decisin-making isn’t 52 t jackdaws — it’s been reprted in ther species as well.
S, the cacphny f jackdaws in the mrning is a clever slutin t 53 a large grup. If yu’re 54 by the nise, find cmfrt in the fact that the luder they get, the sner they’ll leave yu in 55 .
41．A．frighteningB．peacefulC．familiarD．unusual
42．A．fadingB．stppingC．changingD．rising
43．A．flyB．gatherC．appearD．return
44．A．evidenceB．theryC．experimentD．difficulty
45．A．fitting inB．breaking inC．stepping inD．signing in
46．A．resignB．cuntC．checkD．rank
47．A．mvementB．prgressC．gestureD．demand
48．A．createdB．gradedC．increasedD．maintained
49．A．settledB．leftC．escapedD．arrived
50．A．benefitB．learnC．sufferD．keep
51．A．in defense fB．in cntrl fC．at risk fD．at the sight f
52．A．cmmnB．essentialC．penD．unique
53．A．jiningB．rganizingC．masteringD．warning
54．A．btheredB．impressedC．surprisedD．fascinated
55．A．trubleB．wnderC．peaceD．charge
第二节(共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
We’ve all heard that laughter is the 56 (gd) medicine, and it’s true. Laughter makes yu feel better and it’s als gd 57 yur relatinships. Laughter brings peple clser, and is a 58 (pwer) tl fr making yu relax when feelings are running high. Whether with yur friends and family, r c-wrkers, yu can learn t use humr 59 (slve) disagreements, lwer everyne’s stress levels, and cmmunicate in a way that deepens the relatinships.
Humr plays 60 imprtant rle in all kinds f relatinships. In new relatinships, humr can be a useful tl nt just fr 61 (attract) the ther persn but als fr getting ver any awkwardness (尴尬) arising when we get t knw each ther. In ld relatinships, humr can keep things mre exciting and fresher.
Sharing the pleasure f humr 62 (create) a sense f clseness and cnnectin between tw peple—qualities that are signs f strng and successful 63 (relatinship). When yu laugh with ne anther, yu create a psitive relatinship between yu, 64 acts as a strng buffer (缓冲剂) against stress, disagreements and disappintments in yur relatinship. And laughter is spreading—just hearing smene laugh ften makes yu smile 65 (happy) and jin in the fun.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假设你是李华，看到美国朋友 Mary 在社交媒体上寻求学习中文的建议，请你给她写一封电子邮件， 内容包括：
1. 学习中文的方法。
2. 提出鼓励。
注意：词数 80 左右。
Dear Mary,
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Yurs，
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。
During the summer vacatin, a mther planned an exciting trip with her tw children. They were set t explre a famus turist spt, famus fr its breath-taking landscapes and attractins. Little did they knw that their adventure wuld take an unexpected turn.
As they arrived at the destinatin, they were greeted by a sea f peple. The place was verflwing with turists frm all ver the glbe. Excitement filled the air as families began their sightseeing adventures, creating a lively and vibrant atmsphere.
Eager t begin their wn adventure, the mther, hlding the hands f her tw children, dve int the crwd. Hwever, amng the crwded army f turists, fate had its wn plans in stre. In the chas f the massive crwd, the yunger sn, unaware f the chas unflding arund him, smehw managed t wander ff, unknwingly leaving his family behind.
Suddenly, the mther realized that her yunger child was n lnger beside her. Panic seized her heart, and a sense f helplessness ccupied her. She desperately called ut her sn’s name, her vice trembling with fear. Tears streamed dwn her face as she scanned the vast sea f peple fr her sn, but there was n sign f him.
In a state f despair, the mther sught assistance frm fellw turists. Cmpassinate minds instantly jined in the search, spreading wrd abut the lst child thrughut the area. Strangers jined in the search, their hearts filled with empathy fr the anxius mther.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Three agnizing (令人焦虑不安的) hurs passed, each feeling like years.
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As the mther tightly flded her sn in her arms, a wave f delight washed ver her.
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