江苏省兴化一中2023-2024学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题含解析

江苏省兴化一中2023-2024学年高考冲刺英语模拟试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless2．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking3．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting4．Notfarfromtheclubwasthereagarden,_____ownerseatedinitplayingbridgewithhischildreneveryafternoon.A．whose B．itsC．which D．that5．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway6．MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof7．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared8．Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped9．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked10．If________intheelevator,pleasepresstheemergencybuttonimmediately.A．trappedB．trappingC．havingtrappedD．tobetrapped11．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing12．Itwasn'teasyhavingmyfriendstalkabouttheirfreshmanyears________Iwasn'tapartof．A．whom B．when C．that D．what13．Ifyouthinkthattheillnessmightbeserious,youshouldnot_________goingtothedoctor.A．putoff B．setaboutC．holdback D．giveaway14．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it15．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive16．TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawill________itspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A．taketoB．makeupC．standbyD．holdout17．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone18．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy19．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit20．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay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）Americanwomenwhoworkascomputerprogrammers,chefsanddentistsearn28percentlessthanmendoingthesamejobs.Thosearethejobswiththebiggestwagedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen,accordingtoanewstudy.Overall,thestudyfoundthatwomenearn5.4percentlessthanmenfordoingthesamejob,inthesamelocationandforthesameemployer.ThewagedifferencesbetweenwomenandmenweresimilarintheUnitedKingdom,Australia,GermanyandFrance.5.4percentisabigdifferenceinpaybetweenmenandwomenbecauseitcannotbeexplainedbywomenandmentakingthesamekindsofjobs.Itcanonlybeexplainedbybias(倔见)againstwomen,orothercauses,suchaswomennotbeinggoodataskingforpay.Researchsuggeststhatwomendonotnegotiate(交涉)aswellasmenwhenitcomestopay.Andwomenaregenerallymoreuncomfortableaskingfellowemployeeshowmuchtheymake,sotheycanseeiftheyarebeingpaidfairly.Accordingtothestudy,womenearnedatleast15percentlessthanmeninthesejobcategories:psychologists,pharmacists,physicians,opticians,pilotsandgameartists.Butinthefieldsofsocialwork,sellingmerchandise,researchassistantsandphysicianadvisors,womenearnmorethanmen.Insocialwork,womenearned7.8percentmorethanmen,thereportsaid.Thatwasthejobcategorywiththebiggestadvantageforwomen.Itwasstillfarlessthanthe28percentpayadvantageformeninsomefields.Comparingsalariesforfull-timeworkers,womenearnonly79percentasmuchasmen.Overalifetime,thatmuchofadifferenceinpaycanamounttoalargeamountofmoney.Womenonlyearned57percentasmuchasmenin1975.Itisnowupt079percent.Thatisprogress,thereportsays,butnotenough.1、Whichofthefollowinghasthebiggestpaydifferencesbetweenwomenandmen?A．Apilot.B．Agameartist.C．Aresearchassistant.D．Acomputerprogrammer.2、Whydowomenearnlessthanmenwhendoingthesamejob?A．Theydon’ttrytheirbesttofightforbetterpay.B．Theycarelessabouttheirpaythanmen.C．Bossesusuallylooksdownuponwomen.D．Theydon-tworkaseffectivelyasmen.3、Howmuchincomedofull-timewomenworkerslosecomparedwithmen?A．5.4%.B．7.8%.C．21%.D．28%.4、Whatdoesthereportthinkofthewomen'spay?A．Itisgrowingratherquickly.B．Itisrisingbutnotsatisfying.C．Itisnotfairforwomenworkers.D．Itisreasonableforpresentsituation.22．（8分）Agoodmotherissomeonewhowouldsacrificeeverythingforherchildren.Itiscommontohearparentssaying,“HowcouldyoudothistomeafterallthesacrificesthatIhavemadeforyou?”Mostparentsaredrivenbylove.Itisequallycommontofindchildrenanswering,“WhendidIeveraskyoutosacrificeforme?”Thereisoftenagrainoftruthinchildren’swords.Thetruthusuallyhurts.Parentsoftenconfuseselflesslovewithsacrifice.Infact,theformerisaself-servingactdrivenbyone’sdesiretoliveuptoone’sstandards.Tosacrificemeanstorelinquishthingsofhighvalueforthesakeofanotherthingthatoneconsidersbeingofgreatvalue.Thatsoundssonegative.However,selfservingisn’tnecessarilynegative.Itishumantoactoutoftheirdesiretoseekpleasureandavoidpain.Toloveone’schildrenessentiallymeansacceptingthemunconditionally.Itfollowsthatfullacceptanceofthechildrenisusuallypossibleonlywhenparentsfullyacceptthemselves.Itisnosecretthatlovingthechildrenbeginswithlovingthemselves.Thesacrificestheymakefortheirchildrenarecountless,andI’vetriedtoputsomeofthosesacrificeshere.Afterbecomingaparent,acouple’slifeiscenteredontheirlittlekids.Suddenlythebabytopsthelistofallrelationships.Somefriendsandfamilymembersdriftapartfromparentsemotionally.Akiddemandsundividedattentiontillheorshebecomesindependent.Manyparentssufferrelationshipissuesbecausetheyspendmostoftheirtimeeitherworkingorcaringforkids,whichcausesafadingemotionalconnectionbetweencouples.Intermsofcareer,mostofthetime,amothermakessacrifices.Manyparentstakeupjobsthatallowthemtospendmoretimewiththeirkids.Someparentsusuallygiveupontheirfavoritefoodsjusttobuyfoodsfortheirkids.Holidayplansaredecidedbykids’education.Parentshaveunconditionalloveforkids.Aparentneverretires.Asadaughter,andamother,themoreIgothroughparenting,themoreIoweanapologytomyparentsbecauseoftheirselflesslove.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,whatcanweknowfromchildren’sanswer?A．Theydon’tfeelgratefultotheirparents.B．They.don’tknowhowtosatisfytheirparents.C．Theyhidetheirtruefeelingsfromtheirparents.D．Theyarenotoldenoughtounderstandtheirparents.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“relinquish”inParagraph2mean?A．Clear.B．Protect.C．Giveup.D．Findout.3、Therearesometimessomeproblemsbetweenparentsbecause________.A．theyjustthinkaboutthemselvesB．theydon’tcareabouteachotheratallC．theyspendlittletimelookingafterkidsD．theyarelessconnectedtoeachotheremotionally4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Manykidsdon’ttreattheirparentswell.B．Parentsmakegreatsacrificesfortheirchildren.C．Childrenandparentsshouldrespecteachother.D．Coupleshavemanyproblemsafterhavingkids.23．（8分）Whenwasthelasttimeyoutoldsomeonetheyinspireyoutogotoworkeachmorning?TeachersatOakParkHighSchoolinKansasCity,Missouri,didjustthatthisSeptember,whentheypulledindividualstudentsoutofclasstotellthemjusthowmuchtheyappreciatedthem.Thestudents’reactions,whichwerecaptured(捕捉)onvideoandsharedonYouTubeinanow-viralvideo,rangedfromshythankstohugsandtears.“Ihavebeenchallengedtofindastudentwhomakesmewanttocometoschooleveryday,”saysoneteacherinthevideo,“andthat’syou.”JamieMcSparin,ateacherinchargeoftheschool’sacademyprogramforat-risksophomores（二年级学生）andjuniors,posedthechallenge,writesABCNews.“Initiallywhenwepulledthekidsout,theyallthoughttheywereintrouble,”McSparintoldABCNews.“Anyteacher-studentinteractionalwaysseemstobenegative(消极的),andthatwassomethingthatbotheredme,too.Nomatterifthey’reagoodkidoratroublemakeroranything,theyalwaysthoughttheywereintrouble,”shesays.McSparinsaysshegottheideafortheprojectafterattendingaprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopthissummercalledthepowerofpositivity.“Iliketheideaoflettingstudentsknowtheyareappreciated,becausewedoappreciatethem,Ijustdon’tthinkwesayitenough,”shetoldlocalnewsoutletWDAF-TV.It’ssafetosaythechallengewaseffective.“Ifeelspecial,”saidoneoftheboysinthevideo.“Youshould,”saidhisteacher.“Youarespecial.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“posed”inParagraph5mean?A．Presented.B．Rejected.C．Ignored.D．Evaluated.2、Howdidthestudentsprobablyfeelwhenpulledoutoftheclassroomatfirst?A．Nervous.B．Thrilled.C．Curious.D．Encouraged.3、WhatinspiredMcSparintochallengetheproject?A．Thetroublecausedbystudents.B．Theneedofshootingthevideo.C．Aseminarnamedthepowerofpositivity.D．Aprogramrelatedtostudents’interactions.4、Whatmessagedoesthistextmainlyconvey?A．Challengeisunavoidableinlife.B．Everyoneneedstobeappreciated.C．Positivityoutweighsnegativity.D．Newsmediacontributetostudents’progress.24．（8分）“Youcanchooseyourfriends,butyoucan’tchooseyourfamily.”ThatlinecomesfromAmericanwriterHarperLee’sbookToKillaMockingbird.Nowcompareherwordstoanotherfamousexpression:“Bloodisthickerthanwater”.However,ifforcedtochoosewhichismoreimportant,Americanresearchersnowsayfriendshipismoreimportantthanfamily.Theirnewstudysuggeststhatfriendsmaybemoreimportantthanfamilymembers,especiallyasweage.ThestudycomesfromresearchersatMichiganStateUniversity.Theyfoundtheimportanceoffriendshiponhealthandhappinessgrowsaspeoplegetolder.WilliamChopikisanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatMichiganStateandwasoneoftheleadresearchersinthisstudy.Hesays,“Friendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantasweage.Keepingafewreallygoodfriendsaroundcanmakeaworldofdifferenceforourhealthandwell-being.”Chopiknotesthatweneedtothinkoffriendshipasaninvestmentinourfuturehappiness.TheMichiganStateresearchersconsideredinformationfromtwoseparatesurveys.Inthefirstgroup,bothfamilyandfriendshipsinfluencedoverallhealthandhappiness.However,inthesecond,researcherssaidthatfriendships“becameastrongerpredictorofhealthandhappiness”aspeoplegetolder.Alsointhesecondgroup,unhealthyfriendshipsledtoincreasedchronicconditions.Butwithsupportivefriends,Chopiknoted,participantsreportedbeinghappier.Onereasonisthatpeoplecankeepthefriendshipsthatmakethemfeelgoodandmoveonfromtheonesthatdon’t.Family,ontheotherhand,willalwaysbewithyou.Theycanbehelpfulandenjoyable,butcanalsocausetroubles.Thismaybegoodnewsforpeoplewhodon’thavestrongtieswithfamilymembers.Notallofusarebornintothefamiliesweneed.Butweallhavetheabilitytochoosefriendsthatweneed.1、94．Whatshouldweinvesttogetlaterwell-beingaccordingtotheresearchers?A．Goodfriendties.B．Easyhealthexercises.C．Commonfamilyrelations.D．Personalrelationknowledge.2、96．Howistheresearchcarriedout?A．Bydoingtwoexperiments.B．Byinterviewingallatonce.C．Byconductingtwosurveys.D．Bytakingpartinactivities.3、98．Whatcanthepeoplewithweakfamilytiesdo?A．Developstrongerfamilyrelations.B．Makeasmanyfriendsaspossible.C．Getmoresupportivefriends.D．Staywithfamilymembers.4、100．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Friendsandfamilymembersareequallyimportant.B．Whenwegrowolder,friendshipmattersmore.C．Asweage,familymembersaremorevaluable.D．Wealwaysneedfriendsandfamilymembers.25．（10分）Policearoundtheworldhaveforalmost100yearsreliedonliedetectorstohelpspotcriminals.Buttherehaslongbeenmuchskepticisminthescientificandlegalcommunitiesabouttheliedetector’sreliability.Hopefully,itcouldsoonbenolongerinuse.ResearchersinBritainandtheNetherlandshavemadeabreakthrough,developingamorereliablemethodtohelpconductinterviews.Ratherthanjustrecordchangesinpulse,bloodpressure,sweatingandbreathing,thenewsysteminvolvesmonitoringfull-bodymotionstoprovideanindicatorofsignsofguiltyfeelings.Thereisabasicfactthatliarstendtokeepmovingtheirhandsandfeetandsoanall-bodymotionsuitwillpickthisup.Thesuitcontains17sensorsthatrecordmovementin23jointsupto120timespersecond.“Theliedetectorhasbeenaroundsincethe1920sandbymeasuringphysiologicalstresscausedbyanxiety,youcanonlygetasuccessrateofabout60%.”,saidRossAnderson,professorofsecurityengineeringatCambridgeUniversity.Hesaidthenewmethod,bycontrast,achievedareliabilityratingofover70%andhewasquitesurethattheywouldbeabletodobetter.Inoneoftheirexperiments,theteamhasalreadyachievedmorethan80%.Theexperimentinvolved180studentsandemployeesatLancasterUniversity,ofwhichhalfweretoldtotellthetruthandhalftolie.Theywereeachpaid￡7.50fortheirparticipationinthe70-minuteexperiment,involvingtwotest.Somewereinterviewedaboutacomputergame“NeverEnd”thattheyplayedforsevenminutes,whileothersliedaboutplayingithavingonlybeenshownnotesaboutit.Thesecondtestinvolvedalostwalletcontaining￡5.Somewereaskedtobringthewallettoalost-and-foundboxwhileothershiditandliedaboutit.“Overall,wecorrectlyclassified82.2%oftheintervieweesaseitherbeingtruthfulordishonest.”,thereportsaid.Buttheuseofall-bodysuitsisexpensive—theycostabout￡30,000—andcanbeuncomfortable,soAndersonandhiscolleaguesarenowlookingatlow-costalternatives.1、Theresearchersusedtheall-bodymotionsuitto.A．discoverpeople’sjointproblemsB．recordpeople’schangesintheirhealthC．helpfindoutinterviewees’mentalactivitiesD．preventliarsfrommovingtheirhandsandfeet2、Whatisthemaindisadvantageoftheliedetector?A．IthasalowsuccessrateB．ItisveryuncomfortableC．ItistoocomplextouseD．Itcostsalotofmoney3、HowdoesAndersonfeelaboutthenewmethod?A．ConfusedB．ConfidentC．DoubtfulD．Disappointed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）WhenIwasalittlegirl,Irememberthatwhenmydadwasrepairingsomething,everytimeheaskedmeto1thehammer,justsowewouldhaveatimefora2witheachother.I3sawmydaddrinkingortakinganightoutwiththeboys,allhedidafter4wastakingcareofhisfamily.I5andlefthomeforcollegeandsincethen,mydadhadbeencallingmeeverySundaymorning,nomatterwhat.Andwhenseveral6laterIboughtahouse,mydadwas7itbyhimselfforthreedaysinthe80°Fsummerheat.Allhe8wastoholdhispaintbrushandtalktohim.ButIwastoo9inthosedays,Ididnotfindanytimeforaconversationwithmydad.OneSunday10wehadatelephonetalkasusual,Inoticedthatmydadhad11somethingsthatwediscussed12.Iwasinahurry,soourconversationwas13.Fewhourslaterthatdaycameacall.Myfatherwasinahospitalwithananeurysm(动脉瘤).14Iboughtaticketforaflightand15Iwasthinkingaboutall16occasions(场合)tohaveatalkwithmydad.BythetimeI17atthehospital,myfatherhadpassedaway.Nowitwashewhodidnothave18foraconversationwithme.AfterhisdeathI19muchmoreabouthim,andevenmoreaboutmyself.Allheeveraskedmewasmytime.Andnowhehasallmy20everysingleday.1、A．find B．hold C．pack D．select2、A．conversation B．opinion C．debate D．bargain3、A．ever B．just C．even D．never4、A．work B．midnight C．school D．disaster5、A．fellill B．brokeup C．grewup D．broughtup6、A．weeks B．years C．hours D．days7、A．building B．making C．fixing D．painting8、A．shouted B．disliked C．asked D．solved9、A．busy B．lazy C．selfless D．lonely10、A．morning B．evening C．afternoon D．midnight11、A．recognized B．buried C．explored D．forgotten12、A．soon B．lately C．personally D．briefly13、A．short B．boring C．unbelievable D．sad14、A．Exactly B．Gradually C．Immediately D．Finally15、A．inaway B．onmyway C．bytheway D．inmyway16、A．missed B．impressed C．suffering D．painful17、A．pointed B．stared C．arrived D．called18、A．words B．time C．permission D．benefit19、A．worried B．concerned C．cared D．learned20、A．sorrow B．happiness C．determination D．attention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）TheworksMiyazaki（宫崎骏）hascreatedhavebeencalledJapan’sanswertoDisneymovies.Thoughtbymanytobeoneoftheworld’sgreatestlivinganimators(动画师),Miyazaki,76,announcedhisretirementinSeptember2014.ButitwasinJuly1．heconfirmedhewouldreturntoturnhisshortfilmBorotheCaterpillarintoafeature,2．isexpectedtobereleasedin2019,justbeforeTokyohoststhe2020OlympicGames.Itwastheseventhtimethathe3．(announce)hisreturn.4．(compare)withDisneymovie,Miyazaki’sworkshavetheirownstyle.Forinstance,hisworkshavecleardistinctionsbetween5．maleandfemalecharacterscanachieveandhowtheyshouldlook.AccordingtoTheAtlantic,thereareimaginarykingdomsandmagicalcreaturesinhismovies.MeanwhileMiyazaki6．(great)concernssocialissuesinreallife.Earth’sfragilityisonethingthatheoftenfeatures.Hefrequentlyfocuses7．developmentandpollution.Forexample,inPrincessMononokeaudiences8．(show)thatvillagerscutdownforeststoprovidefuelfor9．(they).Themovieendswithabigbattlebetweenmankindandnaturethathurtstheplanetseriously.Whatissueswillhecoverinhisnext?We’llhavetowaituntil10．(find)out.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Lastyear,Iwentshoppinginadepartmentstore.LittledoIknowthatIwasheadingforaverynewexperience.WhileIwaswalkingaroundthestore,Ihappenedtoseetheforeignertryingtoexplainherselfwithasalesman.Gatheringhercourage,Idecidedtostepinandhelpedherexplainherself.Fortunately,Icouldunderstandthatshewastalkingabout,soIjusttranslateditintoChinese.Ifeltgladforabletohelpherandtalkwithher.ShesaidthatshewasastudentlikemeandwastouringChinalonely.Shetoldmeaboutsomeexperienceshehadtouringthecountry.AlthoughIwon’tseeheragain,butit’sgoodtomeetsomeonelikeherfromanothercountry.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，计划本周末和同学们一起去河边植树。请你给外教Nancy写一封邮件，邀请她一同前往。内容主要包括：1.集合时间及地点；2.活动安排；3.午餐及返程时间。要求:1.100字左右。2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。3.可适当增加细节使内容连贯。DearNancy,Howareyoudoingthesedays?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、D4、B5、B6、C7、D8、D9、A10、A11、D12、C13、A14、B15、B16、C17、D18、D19、B20、D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、Anewstudysuggeststhatwashingdishesbyhandishealthierthanusingadishwasher.Nobodylikesdoingthedishes,butitturnsoutthatdoingthistaskmightpayoffinanunexpectedway.AccordingtoanewstudypublishedintheJournalofPediatrics,washingdishesbyhandinsteadofusingadishwashermightpreventthedevelopmentofallergies(过敏).ResearchersinSwedensurveyedtheparentsof1,029childrenaged7and8.Theydiscoveredthatchildrenwhosefamilieshand-washedthedishesinsteadofusingamachinewerelesslikelytohaveallergies.Earlierresearchhasshownthatdisheswashedbymachinearecleanerthanthosewashedbyhand.Sowhywouldkidswhoeatoffofslightlydirtierplatesbebetteroffwhenitcomestopreventingallergies?Oneexplanationisbasedonatheoryknownasthe“hygienehypothesis”,whichsaysthereasonkidsdevelopallergiesisthattheirsurroundingsareactuallytooclea