2024年江苏盐城高三下学期高考模拟英语试卷（5月考前指导）

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2024年江苏盐城高三下学期高考模拟英语试卷（5月考前指导）
一、新添加的题型
A MEET THE AGENT — Jennifer March Slway | Andrea Brwn Literary Agency
ABOUT ME
“In additin t reading, I watch a lt
f scary mvies.”
Jennifer March Slway is a senir agent. Previusly, she wrked in public relatins in a variety f
industries, including financial services, healthcare, and tys. She has a master degree in creative writing and
lives in San Francisc.
“My preferred transprtatin is my
bicycle.”
FAVORITE
“I wrk n cuntless revisins and keep trying new editrs t help peple pursue their dreams. It’s
exciting t call a client t let them knw their prject will get published, especially after lng tries withut
luck.”
Blg: “Lately, I’ve been reading
and enjying Rbert Reich’s blg.”
Drink: “Cffee, ht, n sugar.”
Qute: “Revisin is magical!”
Authr: “James Baldwin, but als, s
many thers.”
Find her at AndreaBrwnLit.cm and n X (Twitter) @marchslway.
SEEKING
“I wuld lve t find sme exciting adult literary adventures. Thrw in a tuch f rmance, and I will stay up all night reading. I am als hungry fr
YA (yung adult) nvels, particularly stries abut rdinary teens dealing with life, family, relatinships r mental health. The digital age has been really
hard n kids and teens, and I think yung readers need t see their experience reflected n the page t knw they’re nt alne.”
【小题1】What d we knw abut Jennifer March Slway?
A．She wrks in public relatins nw.
B．She believes revisins really help.
D．She publishes her clients’ prjects.
C．She relaxes herself by riding a bike.
【小题2】What des Jennifer March Slway seek t d?
A．T write stries abut teenage life.
B．T enjy YA nvels with rmance.
D．T reflect the benefits f digital age.
C．T bring teenage prblems t light.
【小题3】In which sectin f a newspaper can we find this article?
A．News.
B．Finance.
C．Advertisements.
D．Literature.
It has been five years since I left my staff jb and became self-emplyed. I remember my terrr as I walked ut f the ffice fr the last time and the
excitement when I sld my first piece days later. Wrking fr yurself, setting yur wn hurs and being respnsible fr yur success r failure are
exciting. I left my jb just as summer was starting, and my first few mnths were as blissful as the fair days.
When winter came, an ffice where smene else paid fr the central heating and my salary was guaranteed seemed attractive. January is tugh fr
freelancers (自由职业者), and it was n different fr me—after masses f wrk, I earned nne. I shared my fears with sme businesswmen I knew—what
if the reality wuld be mre like what I was experiencing?
Whether thrugh chice r circumstance, the number f freelancers is rising and, if yu’re just starting ut, it is scary. I’ve been lucky that these
wmen making mney their wn way shared key lessns abut what it takes.
Yu can’t feel half-hearted abut what yu d because, at sme pint, yu’re ging t have painful days. When that happens, yu have t
remember why yu wanted this life in the first place. Dn’t quit yur jb fr smething that yu think might be mre interesting, quit it fr smething
yu can’t stp thinking abut.
Setting up a business is tugh. Rather than waiting until all is perfect, g fr the mment when it feels as if mmentum (势头) is with yu. Lk after
yurself. There is n sick pay when yu are self-emplyed. Yu can’t d a bad day’s wrk and blame it n yur bss. Yu are the backbne f yur
business and yu need t priritize yur health and well-being. Rest regularly and find like-minded peple t supprt yu and lift yu up when things
get hard.
Finally, enjy it. Freedm is yurs and, if yu can make it wrk, there is nthing better.

【小题1】What des the underlined wrd “blissful” in paragraph 1 mean?
A．Pleasant. B．challenging.
C．Awful.
D．Bring.
【小题2】What bthered the authr when winter came?
A．The cld weather influenced her wrking perfrmance.
B．She eventually realized freelancing wasn’t t her taste.
C．Masses f freelancing wrk brught her much anxiety.
D．She culdn’t even earn enugh t meet daily basics.
【小题3】Accrding t the authr, why shuld we quit fr a new jb?
A．T escape frm the current pain.
B．T satisfy ur temprary interests.
D．T pursue what we really desire.
C．T explre where ur strength lies.
【小题4】What’s authr’s prbable attitude twards becming freelancers?
A．Critical.
B．Favrable.
C．Cautius.
D．Unclear.
Birds gained the ability t fly abut 150 millin years ag, which was a majr event in animal histry. Fr a lng time, thugh, scientists have nt
fully understd hw that change happened. A new study may cast light n the answer. A team f researchers fund that birds evlved (进化) t fly due
t changes in the part f the brain called the cerebellum (小脑), which is respnsible fr mtr cntrl and physical mvement.
Fr the study, scientists frm Stny Brk University in New Yrk and Jhns Hpkins Schl f Medicine in Maryland cmpared PET scans (层析扫描)
f pigens t dinsaur fssils (化石). Unlike an X-ray, which shws the bdy’s structure, PET scans create images f the bdy at wrk. With the PET
scans, the team tracked the brain activity f mdern pigens t see whether it was different when the birds were at rest and right after they flew fr 10
minutes. They scanned eight birds and lked at 26 parts f the brain. Only the cerebellum shwed significant changes in activity levels befre and after
flying fr all the birds.
These findings indicated that the ability t fly is cnnected t the cerebellum. T determine exactly hw, the research team needed t figure ut
what the cerebellum lked like in creatures that were alive arund the time birds began t fly. They studied a grup f bird-like dinsaurs, including a
winged species called Archaepteryx, which had started t develp the brain cnditins needed fr flight.
The researchers culdn’t lk at the actual brains because thse disappeared lng ag. But they culd lk at the dinsaurs’ skulls (颅骨), which
nce held the brains and have been fund in fssil frm. The researchers studied the inside f the skulls, which shwed the size and shape f the
creatures’ brains.
In the dinsaurs that were develping the ability t fly, the team saw a significant increase in the size f the cerebellum. They als nted signs f
increased brain cmplexity, like flds in the brain tissue. These findings cnfirmed a cnnectin between flying and changes t the cerebellum.
【小题1】What might the new study reveal in paragraph 1?
A．What transfrmed birds’ brains.
B．Hw brain cntrls bdy mvement.
D．Hw birds influenced animal histry.
C．What made birds evlve t fly.
【小题2】What can we cnclude frm the PET scans?
A．The bdy structure f birds has evlved a lt.
B．26 parts f the brain displayed signs f change.
C．Brain activity remained unchanged thrughut.
D．The cerebellum hlds the key t birds’ flying ability.
【小题3】Hw did the scientists cnfirm the cnnectin?
A．By unearthing mre brain fssils.
B．By scanning brains f Archaepteryx.
C．By studying structures f winged species.
【小题4】Which wuld be the best title fr the text?
A．Bird brains came befre birds
D．By cmparing sizes and shapes f brains.
B．Archaepteryx, the first flying dinsaur
D．Cerebellum, the key t animal evlutin
C．PET scans reveal birds’ secrets
Passive-aggressive (消极抗拒) behaviur can feel “nrmal”—especially if it’s hw we’ve grwn up seeing thers arund us deal with relatinship
issues. Whether dne verbally (言语上) r nnverbally, passive aggressin is meant t avid hurting smene else’s feelings, escape cnflict, r shw

disagreement withut being utspken in it.
It’s a mre cmmn way f dealing with things than yu might think. But why are we passive-aggressive? What are the signs we can lk ut fr t
recgnize being passive-aggressive? And hw des it affect us?
There are many reasns why smene might display passive-aggressive behaviur, including insecurity r fear f lsing cntrl, as well as using it as
a way t handle feelings f stress, anxiety, r depressin. It can als be a way t try t deal with rejectin r cnflict, because f feelings f under-
appreciatin, r due t wrry that any natural feelings f anger aren’t the right respnse, and s it becmes an attempt t sugarcat things.
We almst all exhibit signs f passive aggressin frm time t time, but when it becmes a habit within ur relatinships, it can becme upsetting
fr the ther persn invlved, causing a divide. And fr the persn exhibiting this behaviur, their inability t say what is wrng clearly can ften wrsen
the issue as it isn’t being dealt with directly. Ultimately, passive aggressin prevents change and grwth, leading t mre negative behaviur, the
breakdwn f trust, and further relatinship prblems.
Admitting that yu have a prblem and need t change is nt just gd fr yur relatinship, but als a huge help in yur life. If yu’re struggling
and aren’t sure where t begin, ask yurself “Culd I unintentinally (r intentinally) be hurting my relatinship? Is it wrth saving my relatinship, r
d I want t risk things getting wrse? Wuld I be happy if my partner acted the way I’ve been acting?”
Change desn’t happen vernight, but, with time and effrt, yu can find new, healthier ways f cmmunicating hw yu are feeling, and start t
strengthen the bnds within yur relatinship.
【小题1】What is the pssible passive-aggressive respnse t displeasure?
A．Turning t rude languages.
B．Displaying vilent behavir.
C．Hiding his true inner feelings.
D．Cming int cnflict with thers.
【小题2】What can we learn abut passive-aggressive peple?
A．They are smetimes vercnfident in themselves.
B．They believe cnflicts shuld be reslved directly.
C．Their passive-aggressive behavir desn’t last lng.
D．Their behaviur likely leads t mre negative results.
【小题3】What d the underlined wrds “the issue” in paragraph 4 refer t?
A．The behavir. B．The divide.
C．The inability.
D．The habit.
【小题4】What shuld yu d t make a change?
A．Start with a self-reflectin.
B．Aplgize t the ther side.
D．Let time cure everything.
C．Cpy hw the partner acts.
Cmparisn Is the Thief f Jy
As an athlete in the digital age, yu will find cmparisn is everywhere.
【小题1】
Event results, club time trials and scial media accunts all
give instant access t what everyne else is ding and what times they are getting, ften right next t ur wn achievements. If we are nt where we
want t be it can feel hrrible.
【小题2】
As humans we seek cnnectin and a sense f belnging. This means we are cntinually assessing urselves against thers t
check we still fit in with thse we perceive t be like us. The issue in athletics is yu are cmparing uncntrllable utputs rather than intentinal inputs
s yu might feel disappinted, yur cnfidence can suffer a blw and yur perfrmance may decline. Here are sme essential strategies t prtect
yurself frm cmparisn.
The first way yu might want t handle this cmparisn is nt t try t ignre thse yu measure yurself against.
shame, sadness r unfairness? With this knwledge yu can cnsider mre specific ways t imprve yur wn athletics jurney.
Secndly, if yu feel bad when cmparing, it might suggest yu are nt happy with yur wn fitness r results. 【小题4】
【小题3】
Is it envy,
Think abut where
yu wuld like t be athletically in six mnths’ time and which elements yu will need in place t get there: fitness, caching, strength and
cnditining, nutritin, r supprt.
Scre where yu currently are with each s yu can see which will require mst wrk t imprve. When yu have this list f imprvements yu can
turn each int a prcess gal t achieve weekly.
A．Use this as the drive t gal setting.
【小题5】
B．Psychlgically, cmparisns make sense.
C．When cmparing t much, we usually feel rubbish.

D．This helps yu see yu’re mving in the right directin.
E．Therefre, yu can d nthing but accept the cmparisn.
F．It usually requires less effrt t cmpare urselves with thers.
G．Instead, care abut what feeling it is they are stimulating within yu
I have new cmpany these days as I g utside. Every time I g ut the dr Miss Alice is sitting at my frnt dr, waiting t be
. And when
I finally return hme, there she is asking fr
again.
It wasn’t always this way. The very first time I saw Miss Alice she was
under my huse, having just had a litter f kittens (一窝小猫). When I
lked under, I gt a clear
that I was in fr an attack if I gt near. It tk a lt f
, lve, and cat fd frm my daughter t
her.
At first, she didn’t want t be tuched at all. Then she wuld nly allw a(n)
petting. Nw my daughter can carry her like a little baby.
It still makes me
t see hw my daughter’s lving spirit made this nce
cat as lvable as a mst playful dg. I guess that is the
dg in a cat suit. the lve int yur
f lve. It can save a hurting heart and uplift a(n)
sul. It can even turn her int a
wn life then. And let yur wn lve
find, the gd yu will d, and the lives yu will
【小题1】
everything yu think, everything yu say, and everything yu d. Yu will be delighted at the jy yu will
. Yu will be amazed at hw much yur life will change.
A．fed
B．petted
C．adpted
D．caught
【小题2】
A．aid
B．fd
C．attentin
D．infrmatin
【小题3】
A．hiding
【小题4】
A．rder
【小题5】
A．ambitin
【小题6】
A．trick
B．playing
C．hunting
D．running
B．ntice
C．warning
D．impressin
B．imaginatin
C．supprt
D．patience
B．trap
C．catch
D．relieve
【小题7】
A．ccasinal
【小题8】
A．cry
B．emtinal
C．sensitive
C．smile
D．repetitive
B．cmplain
D．sweat
D．fearless
【小题9】
A．distant
【小题10】
A．surce
【小题11】
A．saddened
【小题12】
A．crazy
B．peaceful
C．nisy
B．pwer
C．adventure
D．exchange
B．awakened
C．lvely
D．merry
B．cheerful
B．Translate
B．wait fr
B．lse
C．careful
C．Change
D．lazy
【小题13】
A．Thrw
【小题14】
A．fall ver
【小题15】
A．risk
D．Invite
C．turn int
D．flw thrugh
C．help
D．like
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。

Ancient China cvered a vast and ever-changing geplitical landscape,
【小题1】
the art it prduced ver three thusand years is,
unsurprisingly, just as varied. Still,
inbuilt in Chinese art.
【小题2】
cntinuus technical develpments, and the influence f freign ideas, there are certain qualities
Amng these essential qualities, a lve f nature, a belief in mrality, and an interest in viewing the subject frm varius respects
(include). An imprtant difference between China and many ther ancient cultures is 【小题4】 many Chinese artists were nt prfessinals but
amateurs wh were als schlars. Art, thrughut mst f China’s histry, was meant t express the artist’s gd character and nt merely be
【小题3】
an
【小题5】
(interpret) f his practical artistic skills.
【小题6】
(natural), there were prfessinal artists t, emplyed by wealthy
【小题8】
fficials
【小题7】
(decrate) the walls and insides f their fine buildings. Of curse, there were, t, thusands f wrkmen
(make) precius materials int bjects f art fr the few wh culd affrd them.
Chinese art remained highly influential thrughut 【小题9】 histry f the cuntry, inspiring greatly that f its neighburs in East Asia. And
the wrldwide appreciatin f its achievements, especially in carving, painting, and building 【小题10】 (cntinue) t this day.
假定你是李华，最近你校英文报在调查学生英语课外阅读方面存在的困难，请你结合自 身情况给编辑部写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 存在的困难;
2. 个人的建议。
注意：
1. 词数 80 词左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear editr,
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Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In the heart f the city, amng the chatic flw f peple, std a small bakery called “Sweet Serenity”. Its glden sign shne under the midday
sun, inviting passersby with prmises f sugary delights. And at the center f it was Sarah, the wner f Sweet Serenity. With flur-dusted cheeks and a
warm smile, she greeted custmers like ld friends.
Everything seemed cheerful and peaceful, but behind this, Sarah was struggling t keep her bakery running. Rent was due, and supplies and sales
were all declining. Wrse still, she heard abut a big cmpany’s plan t enter the neighbrhd and undubtedly, the bakery culdn’t cmpete with
the big chains mving in. The future f Sweet Serenity really hung in the balance.
Over the next few weeks, Sarah pured all her energy int Sweet Serenity. She launched a scial media campaign and hsted baking classes, trying
t bringing the bakery back t life. Hard as she wrked, business remained sliding.
As the days passed, Sarah watched helplessly as bxes were packed and shelves emptied. Custmers came by t ffer their cmfrt, but their
sympathy nly deepened her sense f defeat. On the eve f Sweet Serenity’s clsure, Sarah sat alne in the empty bakery, tears streaming dwn her
face. She had pured her heart and sul int this place, nly t see it slip away. “Hw culd I pssibly find a slutin t save my bakery? Is there anyne
wh can give me a hand?” she thught t herself.
But then, a cheerful sund caught her ear. It was the sund f laughter and music flating in frm the street utside. Curius, Sarah lked thrugh
the windw t see a crwd gathering arund a fd truck parking acrss the street.
It was a new additin t the neighbrhd, a mbile bakery called “The Rlling Oven”. The wner, a yung wman named Mia, was handing ut
samples f her tasty cupcakes and engaging custmers with her infectius enthusiasm.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为 150 左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly, a light f hpe was fueled within Sarah.
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Slwly but surely, mre custmers flded in after they teamed up.
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