江苏省常州中学2024届高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

江苏省常州中学2024届高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso2．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why3．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind4．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound5．Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup6．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter7．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening8．Theboystoodhisheaddown,listeningtohismotherscoldinghimforbreakingthewindows.A．for B．of C．with D．around9．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．areplanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning10．—Didn’tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?—No.I______tothenursinghomeasusual.A．went B．go C．havegone D．hadgone11．Whilehisapproachwasacomplete________fromestablishedpractices,theresultwassatisfactory.A．separation B．prohibition C．departure D．judgment12．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether13．---Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.---SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read14．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that15．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof16．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing17．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind18．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto19．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone20．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof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）Criminalswhotrytopassofffakeartastherealdealshouldbecarefulnow.Anewidentificationmethodcouldmakerecognizingfakesmucheasier.ThetechniqueallowsscientiststotagpaintingsandotherartworkswithtinypiecesofDNA,whichactlikeasignature.Ifanartworkmissedthetag,peoplewouldimmediatelyknowitwasanillegalcopy.DNAisnormallyfoundinsidethecellsofalllivingthings.However,researchersattheStateUniversityofNewYorkatAlbany,whodevelopedthetaggingtechnique,havecreatedDNAinalab,whosecodeisjustasuniqueasthatofDNAfoundinnature.ThescientistswouldapplytheengineeredDNAtoasmalltagandplaceitonanartwork.Overtime,theDNAinthetagwouldbondwiththeartatamolecular(分子的)level.Thatway,evenifthetagisremoved,theDNAremains.PossiblebuyersandsellerscanuseascannertoreadaDNAtagor,ifthetagismissing,swab(擦拭)theartworktotestforDNAinside.Thentheycheckthemolecularmarkeragainstadatabaseofartiststomakesuretheworkisreal.Somefamousartistshavealreadyagreedtotrythishigh-techwaytosigntheirart.That’sbecausefakesarehugeproblemsintheartworld.It’ssaidthatasmanyastwooutofeveryfiveartworkssoldthesedaysarefakes.Someseemsoconvincingthatexpertsareneededtoprovewhetherthey’rerealornot.Althoughapaintingmaybeperfectlycopied,itwouldbenearlyimpossibletocopyaDNAtag.Applyingthetagdoesn’tharmtheworkitself.Evenbetter,theyeachcostonlyabout$150—aninexpensivepriceforatechnologythatcouldsavemuseums,artgalleries,andprivatecollectorsbillions.1、What’sthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A．HowtheDNAtagworks.B．HowtheDNAtagismade.C．Whatadatabaseisusedfor.D．WhatcanbedoneiftheDNAtagislost.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageoftheDNAtag?A．Itisaffordable.B．Itcanhardlybecopied.C．Itcanrenewautomatically.D．Itdoesnodamagetotheartworks.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“convincing”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Authentic.B．Elegant.C．Attractive.D．Complex.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleofthetext?A．CopyingaDNATagB．SpottingaFakeC．TheDiscoveryofDNAD．ANewApplicationofNaturalDNA22．（8分）PatientsintheearlystagesofAlzheimer’sdiseaseoftenstruggletorememberrecentlylearnedinformation,meaningtheyforgetthingslikeimportantappointmentsorwheretheylefttheirkeys.Butitseemsthatthesememoriesarenotlost.Theyarestillfiledawayinthebrainsomewhere;theyjustcan’tbeeasilyaccessed.Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedameansofgettingbackmemoriesinmicesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.Themethodreliesonatechniquethatuseslighttocontrolgeneticallymodifiedneurons(转基因神经元).Currentlyitistooearlytobeusedinhumantrialsasitinvolvesinsertinglightemitting(发光)equipmentintothesubjects’brains,butthesameprinciplesstillapply,theresearcherssaid.“Theimportantpointisthatthisisevidenceofconcept.Thatis,evenifamemoryseemstobegone,itisstillthere.It’samatterofhowtogetitback,”saidseniorresearcherSusumuTonegawa.Theteamtooktwogroupsofmice,onegeneticallyengineeredtodevelopAlzheimer’sandonehealthy.Theythenplacedthemintoaroomandgavethemamildelectricshock.Allofthemiceshowedfearwhenputbackinanhourlater.Whenplacedintheroomathirdtimeseveraldayslater,theAlzheimer’smiceactednormally.Theyhadforgottentheshock.Theresearcherswerethenabletobringbackthememoryoftheshockbyactivating(激活)thecellsinwhichthememorieswerestored.Evenwhenthemicewereputintoanunfamiliarroom,theyshowedfearwhenthecellsassociatedwiththeshockwereactivated.“Short-termmemoryseemstobenormal,ontheorderofhours.Butforlong-termmemory,theseearly-Alzheimer’smiceseemtobedamaged,”saidleadresearcherDheerajRoy.“Directlyactivatingthecellsthatwebelieveareholdingthememoryhelpsthemgetitback.Thissuggeststhatitisindeedanaccessproblemtotheinformation,notthatthey’reunabletolearnorstorethismemory.”1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheresearchersatMIT?A．Theyarethepioneersofbrainresearch.B．Theyhaveusedthemethodinhumantrials.C．TheycancureAlzheimer’susingthenewmethod.D．TheycangetbackmemoriesinmicewithAlzheimer’s.2、WhydidtheAlzheimer’smicebehavenormallyathirdtime?A．Theyfailedtoremembertheelectricshock.B．Theywereaccustomedtothesituation.C．Theymanagedtoovercomethefear.D．Theyactivatedtheassociation.3、Forlong-termmemory,theearlyAlzheimer’smice_______.A．canactivatetheirbloodcellsB．can’tlearnnewtrickswellC．caneasilygetbacktheirmemoryD．can’taccesstheinformationstored4、Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______.A．introduceamethodofaresearchB．reportthelatestdiscoveryaboutadiseaseC．giveadviceonhowtoimprovememoryD．explainhowourbrainstoresinformation23．（8分）Environmentalexpertswarnthatourplanetisdrowninginplastic.Theworld’scitiesproduce2billiontonsoftrasheveryyear.Bytheyear2050thatnumberisexpectedtoriseto3billiontons.TheWorldBankestimatesthatthelargestamountoftrashtoday,about44percent,isplastic.Butweoftenhavetobuypackagedgoods.Andoftenthatpackagingismadeofplastic.Now,thatmaybechanging.Anewenvironmentally-friendlyshoppingmodelwasrecentlylaunchedattheWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland.Thisshoppingmodel,calledLoop,aimstoreplacethrowawaycontainerswithreusableones.LoopistheideaofTerraCycle,anAmerican-basedrecyclingcompany.Itschief,TomSzaky.toldtheAssociatedPress(AP)that“removingplasticsfromtheoceanisnotenough.”Hesaidthepointistogetawayfromsingle-usepackages.SzakysaidthatLoopisthefutureofshopping.Butitcomesfromanideaofthepast.Hecomparedittothe“milkmanmodel”ofthe1950sintheUnitedStates.Backthen,someonebroughtmilktoyourdoorstepinglassbottlesandthenleftwithemptybottles.Thesecouldbecleanedandusedagain.Theresultiszero-waste.JenniferMorganfromtheenvironmentalnon-profitorganizationGreenpeacealsojoinedinthediscussionaboutLoopatDavos.Shesaidthat“GreenpeacewelcomestheaimoftheLoopAlliancetomoveawayfromthrowawaycultureanddisposability.”ButMorganquestionedwhethercompaniesworldwidearereadytochangetheirbusinessmodels.LoopissettolaunchlaterthisyearinthreeeasternU.S.states,andalsoinParis,Franceandsomeofthesurroundingarea.ThenLoopplanstoexpandtotheU.S.WestCoast,Toronto,CanadaandBritainbytheendofthisyearor2020.1、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Providebackgroundinformation. B．Advocatezero-wastelifestyle.C．Explainthereasonfortrash. D．Introduceanewtopic.2、Wheredoestheidea“Loop”comefrom?A．TheWorldEconomicForum. B．Demandofsomecompanies.C．Zero-wastemodel. D．Themilkmanmodel.3、WhichcountriesisLoopexpectedtoexpandtoby2020?A．UnitedStatesandSwitzerland. B．SwitzerlandandBritain.C．CanadaandBritain. D．FranceandCanada.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Anewshoppingmodel. B．Thedevelopmentoffuturecity.C．Theworld’senvironmentalissue. D．Theconcernsoffutureshopping.24．（8分）Onedayyourpocketmightpoweryoursmartphone．Soonyoumayneverhavetoworryaboutyoursmartphonerunningoutofjuice．Yourclothingwillsimplypoweritbackupforyou．That'sthewordfromscientistsatChina'sChongqingandJinanUniversitiesinastudyjustpublishedinthejournalACSNano．Researchershavebeenhardatworkduringthelastfewyearstryingtocreatewearableenergy，orclothesthatcanchargethings．Theassumptionissimple．Peopletodayrelyheavilyupondevicessuchassmartphonesandtablets．Andthey'relookingforwaystorechargethesedevicesonthego．Soifyoucoulddesignclothingfabricthatcouldmakeuseofsolarpower-oneofthemostwidelyavailableandinexhaustiblerenewableenergysources-you'dbeabletochargeyourvariousdeviceswithease．Scientistshavehadsomepastsuccesscreatingenergy-harvestingfibers．Buttherewasalwaysoneproblemwhentheytriedtofashionthesethreadsintoself-poweredsmartclothes：Thefiberstheydesignedgotdamagedduringtheclothingmanufacturingprocess，namelyduringtheweavingandcutting．TheChongqingandJinanUniversityscientistssaythey'vesolvedthisproblembecausetheenergy-collectingandenergy-storingthreadstheycreatedarehighlyflexible-eachindividualthreadiseasilybendable，andnotsimplythefabricasawhole．Theteam'ssampletextilecanbefullychargedto1.2voltsin17secondsbyexposuretosunlight-enoughvoltagethatyourfuturesmartT-shirtorsmartdressmightbeabletopowersmallelectronics．It'sdurable，too；theirresearchshowedtherewasnodescentinthefabricafter60days．Butdon'tworrythatthismeansthefabricissimilartoroughcloth．Thescientistsnotetheirtextilecanbefashionedintonumerousdifferentpatterns，andtailoredintoanydesignedshape，withoutaffectingperformance．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"runningoutofjuice"inParagraph1mean？______A．Beinglackinginenergy． B．Wantingtohavesomejuice．C．Beingpickedoutofadrink． D．Havingsomewaterrunningout．2、Whycouldsmartdresschargeaphone？______A．Asolarcellisattachedtothedress．B．Thefabricofthetextilecontainscurrent．C．Thefabricofthetextileiseasilybendable．D．Thefabricofthetextilecouldcollectandstorethesolarenergy．3、Whatisthescientists'attitudetowardsthescientifictechnology？______A．Optimistic． B．Pessimistic．C．Neutral． D．Doubtful．4、Thispassageiswrittento______．A．persuadereaderstobuynewclothesB．informreadersofthewaystousetheirdevicesC．introducenewwearableenergytoreadersD．remindreaderstowearsmartclothes25．（10分）Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦)inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem---whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse---suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds,twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen-eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDr,ChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionaryviewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries,”Thestudyinvolvedpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingquicklytotheseparticularcriessothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.ResearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheywereplayedthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscryingorhigh-pitched(高音的)birdsong.Thefindingscouldhelpshedlightonpost-natal(产后的)depression---wheremothersstruggletobondwiththeirnewborn---byshowinghowahealthybrainrespondstoababy’scries.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“‘‘A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scries.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cry.4、Computergamesarementionedinthetexttoshow.A．players’differentreactionstoacryingbabyB．baby’scryingcontributestoquickerreactionsC．theinfluenceofbaby’sandadult’scryingonperformanceD．it’shardtokeepone’sconcentrationwithacryingbabynearby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）Ialwayswantedtobeawriter.WhenIwasfifteen,I1tomyEnglishclassthatIwasgoingtowritemyownbooks.Myclassmatesfelloutoftheirchairslaughing.“Don’tbe2.Onlygeniusescanbecomewriters,”theEnglishteachersaid,“AndyouaregettingDs.”Iwasso3thatIburstintotears.ThatnightIwroteashortsadpoemabout4dreamsandmailedittoanewspaper.Tomy5,theypublisheditandsentmetwodollars.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Ibecameapublishedand6writer.7,Isoldmorepoems.BythetimeIgraduated,Ihadscrapbooksfilledwithmypublishedwork.Inever8mywritingtomyteachersorclassmatesagainastheyweredream9.Yearslater,whenIwasreadytowritemyfirstnovel,Ialreadyhadfourchildren.Iwroteonmytypewriterwhiletheynapped.Ittookninemonthstofinish.I10choseapublisher,putmybookina11andmaileditoff.TheletterI12read,“IwrotethisbookmyselfandIhopeyou’lllikeit.Thankyou.”AmonthlaterIreceivedacontract(合同)anda/an13tostartanotherbook.Mybook,CryingWind,becameabestseller.Translatedintofifteenlanguages,itwassold14.PeopleaskedwhatcollegeI15andwhatqualificationsIhavetobeawriter.Theansweris:“None”.I’mnot16andIjustwrite.Tothosewho17writing,I’mshoutingatyou:“Yes,youcan.Don’t18others.”Idon’twriterightbutI’veovercomethe19.Writingis20,andanyonecandoit.1、A．announcedB．admittedC．introducedD．advertised2、A．optimisticB．enthusiasticC．sillyD．sad3、A．surprisedB．confusedC．worriedD．ashamed4、A．ambitiousB．brokenC．wildD．vivid5、A．annoyanceB．regretC．astonishmentD．satisfaction6、A．respectedB．famousC．valuedD．paid7、A．GraduallyB．EspeciallyC．FinallyD．Suddenly8、A．submittedB．mentionedC．soldD．returned9、A．saversB．makersC．killersD．seekers10、A．randomlyB．partlyC．nervouslyD．naturally11、A．collectionB．bottleC．suitcaseD．package12、A．coveredB．attachedC．receivedD．published13、A．requestB．doubtC．instructionD．attempt14、A．separatelyB．originallyC．freelyD．internationally15、A．enteredB．establishedC．attendedD．operated16、A．satisfiedB．trainedC．courageousD．hard-working17、A．approveofB．dreamofC．succeedinD．believein18、A．arguewithB．relyonC．fightagainstD．listento19、A．uncertaintiesB．qualitiesC．difficultiesD．curiosities20、A．easyB．challengingC．boringD．logical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）Manypeoplemaythinkit’sridiculous（可笑的）thatanimalsshouldhavetheirfeelings.Asamatteroffact,animals’feelingsaresometimeseven1．(warm)thanwecanimagine.Savannah,aone-and-a-half-year-oldleopard（美洲豹）,andMax,2．dogwhoisjustafewweeksyounger,havebecomethebestfriendsatOhioZoo.Theygetalongquitewellwitheachotherandchaseaftereachotherallthetimecheerfully.3．Savannahwasjust10weeksold,theyhavebeenputtogether.Fromthenon,theirfriendshiphasamazedlargenumbersof4．(visit)tothezoo.Anothermovingstory5．(occur)inTurkey.Winter6．(sweep)theNorthernHemisphere,butperhapsnoonehadbeenhitashardby7．(freeze)temperaturesasfivedonkeysinTurkey.Theunattended(无人照顾)donkeysinasmallTurkishvillage8．(cover)bysnow,withicicles(冰柱)hangingofftheirbodies.Later,arescueteamfoundthedonkeys,someof9．,however,weresofrozenthattheycouldn’tmoveandhadtobecarriedawaybyatruck.Afterbeinghousedinawarmshelter,allthedonkeyswere“defrosted(解冻)”andalivebecauseoftheirstrong10．(determine).第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面的短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearNick,I’mgladtohearifyou’recomingtoSichuaninAugust、Youhadmadethewisechoicetotravelhere、SichuanProvinceisrichfortouristattractionsandenjoymanyworld-famousplaceofinterest,suchasJiuzhaigouandDujiangyanIrrigationProject、Jiuzhaigouiswellknownforitsbeautifullakes,ofthatthewaterisclearandlookscolorfully、Itcanexcitevisitors’imagination、OtherattractionisDujiangyanIrrigationProject、Itisbuiltover2000yearsagoandisstillplayingimportantpartinirrigationtoday、Besides,theniceweatherandconvenienttransportationherecanmakeyourtripeasierbutmoreenjoyable、I’msureyou’llhaveagoodtime、I’mlookingforwardtoyourcoming、Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的加拿大朋友Mike在与你同一城市的国际学校读书。你收到他的email了解到他最近因为一次考试没有考好而烦恼，请按照以下内容给Mike写一封回信。1.宽慰他；2.给予改进学习的建议（至少两点）；3.邀请周末去打篮球。注意：1.字数100字左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入字数。参考词汇：宽慰comfortDearMike，I’msorrytohearthatyoufailedinthelastexam._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hopingeverythingwillbefinewithyou.Yourssincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、A5、A6、A7、B8、C9、C10、A11、C12、