江苏省镇江市重点中学2024届高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

江苏省镇江市重点中学2024届高三下学期联考英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while2．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what3．—What’sup?Youlookdown.—Ihavepilesofpapers________,butItypesoslowly.A．tobetypedB．typedC．totypeD．beingtyped4．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen5．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding6．Ifyou’dwrittenearlier,I’dhaveknownwhenyoutogoonholiday.A．want B．havewanted C．wanted D．willwant7．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing8．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where9．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen10．—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can11．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall12．Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which13．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked14．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat15．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when16．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how17．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve18．Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning__________.A.haditstopped B．diditstopC．stoppedit D．itstopped19．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish20．---________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.---Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）Anewappaimstohelpparentsinterpretwhattheirbabywantsbasedonthesoundoftheircry.ThefreeappChatterBaby,whichwasreleasedlastmonth,analyzestheacoustic(声学的)featuresofababy’scry,tohelpparentsunderstandwhethertheirchildmightbehungry,fussyorinpain.Whilecriticssaycaregiversshouldnotrelytoomuchontheirsmartphone,otherssayit’sahelpfultoolfornewortiredparents.ArianaAnderson,amotheroffour,developedtheapp.Sheoriginallydesignedthetechnologytohelpdeafparentsbetterunderstandwhytheirbabywasupset,butsoonrealizeditcouldbeahelpfultoolforallnewparents.Tobuildadatabase,Andersonandherteamuploaded2,000audiosamplesofinfant(婴儿)cries.Sheusedcriesrecordedduringearpiercingsandvaccinationstodistinguishpaincries.Andtocreateabaselinefortheothertwocategories,agroupofmomshadtoagreeonwhetherthecrywaseitherhungryorfussy.Anderson’steamcontinuestocollectdataandhopestomaketheappmoreaccuratebyaskingparentstogetspecificaboutwhatcertainsoundsmean.PediatricianEricBallpointedoutthatevaluatingcriescanneverbeanexactscience.“Ithinkthatalloftheappsandtechnologythatnewparentsareusingnowcanbehelpfulbutneedtobetakenseriously,”Ballsaid,“Idoworrythatsomeparentswillgetstuckinbigdataandturntheirparentingintobasicallyaspreadsheet(电子表格)whichIthinkwilltakeawaytheloveandcaringthatparentsaresupposedtobeprovidingforthechildren.”ButAndersonsaidtheaimoftheappistohaveparentsinterprettheresults,nottoprovideayesornoanswer.TheBells,acoupleusingthisapp,sayit’sawin-win.Theybelievetheyarenotonlyhelpingtheirbabynowbutpotentiallyothersinthefuture.1、Howdoestheappjudgewhatbabieswant?A．Bycollectingdata.B．Byrecordingallthesounds.C．Byanalyzingthesoundoftheircries.D．Byaskingparentsaboutspecificmessages.2、Whatwastheappdesignedforinthebeginning?A．Allnewparents. B．Deafparents.C．ArianaAnderson. D．Cryingbabies.3、WhatisBall’sopinionabouttheapp?A．Parentsshouldusetheappwisely.B．Theappcancreateanaccurateresult.C．Parentsandbabiesareaddictedtotheapp.D．Theappmakesbabiesloseloveandcaring.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Parentsshouldnotrelytoomuchontheirsmartphones.B．Anewapphelpsparentsfigureoutwhytheirbabiesarecrying.C．Parentscandealwithbabies’hungerwiththehelpofanewapp.D．AnewappcalledChatterBabycanpreventbabiesfromcrying.22．（8分）OntheeasternsideoftheArabianPeninsula,thedesertturnsgreenascloudscoveritlikeablanket.ThisisthecountryofOman’smonsoon(季风)season.Thenaturalevent,whichlastsforthreemonths,drawshundredsofthousandsoftouristswithcoolweatherandbeautifulviews.ItbeganthisyearonJune21.A60-year-festival,inOman’sDhofararea,drawsabout50,000peopledressedinallkindsofclotheseverynightfordancecompetitions,musicalperformancesandexorcisms(驱魔).Inthemiddleoftheclouds,peoplecelebrateOman’sdiversecultureofArab,AfricanandAsianroots.OfficialsinDhofarstartedthemonsoonfestivalin1998.“Themonsoonfestivalnowdrawsperformersfrom40countries,”saidfestivaldirectorTalalal-Massahli.Headdedthat60percentofthevisitorscomefromOman,whiletherestcomefromnearbycountriessuchasKuwait,SaudiArabiaandBahrain.SalemAshoor,leaderofthelocalAhmadal-KabirSufiorder,saidvarious(各种)groupsusethefestivaltosharetheircultures.TheSufiorderforexample,performedamusicalexorcisminfrontofalmost500people.Khalidal-Najarisaweatherexpert.HeexplainsthatthemountainsaroundSalalah,Dhofar’scapitalcity,trapwetnessfromtheIndianOceanmonsoon.AirpressurepocketsaboveSaudiArabiaandTibetdriveaircurrents(气流)toOman.Theseweathercurrentscreateaunique(独特的)environment,whichhasheavyfogsandgreenmountainsandcoasts.ThomasWagmann,onholidayfromDubai,said,“ComparedtoDubai,thisDhofarareaiswonderfulbecauseyoucanbeoutdoorsallthetime.Youdon’tevenhavetoworryaboutsunburnbecausethere’snosun.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diverse”inparagraph2mean?A．ActiveB．DifferentC．AmazingD．Merry2、Whatcanvisitorsenjoywhenwatchingtheperformanceofvariousgroups?A．DifferentculturesB．FairystoriesC．FashionshowsD．Localmusicanddances3、WhatdidKhalidal-Najarmainlytalkabout?A．ThebeautifulnaturalsceneryofOmanB．ThereasonwhytouristscometoOmanC．TheOman’sspecialgeographicpositionD．ThecauseofOman’suniqueclimateduringthefestival4、WhatdidThomasWagmannlikeaboutDhofar?A．ThesameweatherasDubaiB．ThebeautyofthecountryC．ItssunlessweatherD．Itssunnyclimate23．（8分）Energyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession(经济衰退).“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,exactly?Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle（涓涓细流）ofbiofuel（生物燃料）available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?Third,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices,Atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworld.1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmerica?A．Itsoundsveryattractive.C．Itwillbringoilpricesdown.B．Itensuresnationalsecurity.D．Ithaslongbeeneveryone’sdream.2、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbiofuels?A．TheykeepAmerica’seconomyrunninghealthily.B．Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.C．Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.D．Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.3、WhydoesAmericarelyheavilyonoilimports?A．Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofcrudeoil.B．Itsownoilreservesarequicklyrunningout.C．Itwantstokeepitsownenvironmentundamaged.D．Itsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemand.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．TojustifyAmerica’sdependenceonoilimports.B．ToarouseAmericans’awarenessoftheenergycrisis.C．Tostresstheimportanceofenergyconservation.D．Toexplaintheincreaseofinternationaloiltrade.24．（8分）Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists(人类学家).Descriptionslike"Palaeolithic(旧石器时代的)Man"."Neolithic(新石器时代的)Man",etc.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel"LeglessMan".Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:"inthetwentiethcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Andthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn'tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday."Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprived(剥夺)oftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird's-eyeviewoftheworld.

Whenyoutravelbycarortrain,anunclearpictureofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardrivers,especially,aremixedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays"I'vebeenthere."Youmentiontheremotest,andsomeoneisboundtosay"I'vebeenthere"-meaning,"Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse."Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,yoususpendallexperience.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesconstantlyinthepresent.

Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Heknowsthatsound,satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1、Anthropologistslabelmannowadays"LeglessMan"because_____.A．peopleprefercars,busesandtrainsB．peopleusetheirlegslessandlessC．liftspreventpeoplefromwalkingD．peopletravelwithoutusinglegs2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmightmakepeoplelosetherightofusingtheireyes?A．themodernmeansoftransportation.B．Abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld.C．Theunclearsightfromthevehicles.D．Thefast-pacedlifestyle.3、Fromthepassage,weknowtravelingathighspeedsmeans_______.A．appreciatingbeautifulsceneryB．experiencinglifeskillsC．focusingonthenextdestinationD．feelingphysicaltiredness4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Moderntransportationdeviceshavereplacedlegs.B．Travelingmakestheworldasmallplace.C．Human’shistorydevelopsveryfast.D．Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.25．（10分）Tenminutesofgentleexercisecanimmediatelychangehowcertainpartsofthebraincommunicateandcoordinate(协调)withoneanotherandimprovememoryfunction,accordingtoanencouragingnewstudy.Thescientistsinvited36peopleofdifferentagestothelabandhadthemsitquietlyonafixedbicyclefor10minutesor,onaseparatevisit,pedalthebicycleatapacesogentlethatitbarelyraisedtheirheartrates.Italsowasshort,lastingforonly10minutes.Immediatelyaftereachsessionofthesittingorslowpedaling,thepeoplecompletedacomputerizedmemorytestduringwhichtheywouldseeabriefpictureof,forinstance,atree,followedbyavarietyofotherimagesandthenanewimageofeitherthesametreeorasimilarone.Thepeoplewouldpressbuttonstoshowwhethertheythoughteachimagewasneworthesameasanearliershot.Thetestisdifficult,sincemanyoftheimagescloselyresembleoneanother.Itrequiresrapid,skillfulscanningrecentmemoriestodecidewhetherapictureisneworknown.Next,thescientistshadeachpeoplerepeatthisprocess--ridingorsittingonthebikefor10minutesandthencompletingmemorytesting--butthetestingnowtookplaceinsideanM.R.I.machine(磁共振成像仪)thatscannedthepeople'sbrainswhiletheyrespondedtotheimages.Thentheresearcherscomparedresults.Theeffectsoftheexercisewereclear.Thepeoplewerebetteratrememberingimagesaftertheyhadriddenthebike,especiallywhentheimagesmostcloselyresembledoneanother.Inotherwords,thehardertheirmemorieshadtodotheirbest,thebettertheyperformedaftertheexercise.TheM.R.I.scansshowedthatmemorypartsofeachpeople'sbrainlitupatthesametimewithpartsofthebrainassociatedwithlearning,indicatingthatthesephysicallyseparatepartsofthebrainwerebetterconnectednowthanwhenthepeoplehadnotfirstexercised.1、Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A．Byfillingupquestionnaires.B．Byinterviewingmanypeople.C．Bycomparingexperimentdata.D．Byreferringtohistoricalreports.2、Whomightbenefitmostfromthestudyresult?A．Themarketerspromotingfixedbicycles.B．Theyoungpeoplecrazyaboutbodybuilding.C．Thewhitecollarsdoinglong-termmentalwork.D．Theblue-collarsdoingheavyphysicallaborwork.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththestudyresult?A．Thelightexerciseisonlygoodforyoungpeople.B．Themoretheexerciseis,thebetterthebrainworks.C．Theexercisecancoordinatedifferentpartsofthebody.D．Theexercisehasmorepositiveeffectwhenthebrainworksharder.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Eventenminutes'exercisemaybegoodforthebrainB．ThereisnoneedforhumansdoingexerciseeverydayC．Onlytenminutes'lightexercisebenefitstheyoungmostD．Exercisecanchangepeople'sbrainsandmindsinalongtime第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30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．26．（30分）完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Surroundedbyrollinggreenhillsdottedwithhorsesandcows,thetownofWaimeaonHawaii’sBigIslandisapeacefulandfriendlyplace.Oneafternoon,whilestayingwithfriendsattheirhousethere,myhusbandandIdecidedtogofora36alongthemany,mostlytraffic-free,countrylanesinthearea.WemetabeautifulGoldenRetriever.Heseemed37friendlysowestoppedtoplaywithhim,38astickwhichheretrieved(取回)severaltimeshappily.Whenwe39ourwalk,hefollowedus,andalthoughIworriedthathe40begoingtoofarfromhishome,Icouldn’tdenythatwewereenjoyinghis41.Afterabouttwentyminutes,wefoundourselveswalkingalongadirtroadinanunfamiliararea.Onehouse,almosthiddenbyshrubbery(灌木林)andshadedbytalltrees，seemed42strange.Ifeltanurgetobeasfarawayfromthatplaceaspossible.Justthen,thedoortothehousecreakedopenandfivedogs43,barkingandgrowlingastheyrantowardus.Ifelt44andcouldn’tmove.Therewasnowhereto45andnotimetorun..Allofasudden,ournewfriendappearedbetweenthedogsandus.Hefacedthem–allfiveofthem–growlingandbaringhisteeth.Iwas46toseetheattackingdogsstopintheirtrackstenfeetawayfromhim.Ourprotector47themtherewhileweescaped.48asafedistance,welookedbackandsawthefivedogs49backtowardtheirhouse.ButtheGoldenRetrieverwas50insight.Ifeltanacheinmy51;Imissedourfriendalready.Instinctively,Iknewhewasnothurt.Withafeelingof52,wemadeourwaybacktothehouse,53thewholewaythatwewouldseehimagain.Butitwasnottobe.WhenItoldourfriendabouttheencounter,hereyesflewwideopen54sheexclaimed,“Itwasanangel!”TothisdayIhaveno55thatafour-leggedangelprotectedus.1、A． walk B． sightseeing C． picnic D． trip2、A． increasinglyB． deliberatelyC．personally D． exceptionally3、A． holding B． talking C． throwing D． picking4、A． started B． continued C． went D． kept5、A． should B． must C． would D． might6、A． accompany B． company C． companion D． fellow7、A． hardly B． otherwise C． somehow D． anyhow8、A． cameout B． rushedout C． walkedout D． headedout9、A． terrified B． excited C． astonished D． strange10、A．see B． go C． hide D． find11、A．amazed B． pleased C． amused D． crazy12、A．stopped B． held C． ordered D． forced13、A．With B． On C． In D． At14、A．heading B． returning C． barking D． jumping15、A．everywhere B． somewhere C． anywhereD． nowhere16、A．foot B． hand C． mind D． heart17、A．tiredness B． sadnessC． emptiness D． happiness18、A．hoping B． thinking C． imagingD. believing19、A．after B． as C． since D． though20、A．wonder B． regret C． doubt D． idea第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Iwaswalkingwithafriendyesterday1．Ifoundacellphoneinapileofsnow.Ipicked2．upanditstillworked!IstartedlookingthroughthenamelistanddialingnumberstoseewhetherIcouldfigureoutwhosephoneitwas.3．(luck),onlyonepersonansweredandshedidn'trecognizethenumber.Sincethatladydidn'tknowwhosephoneitwas,myfriendsuggestedthatwegobackto4．housethatwefoundthecellphoneinfrontof.Iknockedonthedoorandtwocollege­agepersonsanswered.They5．(lose)theirphones,butasItoldthemthestoryandmentionedsome6．onthenamelist,theyoungmansaidthathealsohadthosenamesandit7．bethephoneoftheirfriends.Ireallydidn'thaveanythingtosay,becauseinmymindIwasjustdoingtherightthing.I8．(immediate)triedtofindtheowner,becausethatisexactly9．IwouldwantsomeonetodoifeitherIoranyofmyfamilymemberslostphones.Thepurposeofhelpingothersisnotforreturn.10．(help)othersismorethanenoughformeanditisthemostendlessjoyoflife.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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