九江市2024年高三二模（第二次高考模拟统一考试）英语试卷（含答案）

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九江市2024年第二次高考模拟统一考试

英语

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，满分95分）

考生注意：

1.答题前，考生务必将自己的准考证号、姓名填写在答题卡上。考生要认真核对答题卡上粘贴的条

形码的“准考证号、姓名、考试科目”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用

橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.考试结束，监考员将试题卷、答题卡一并收回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答

题卡上。

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，并

标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话，你将有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。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatwilltheweatherbelikelaterthatafternoon?

A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.

2.Wheredidtheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthelibrary.B.Atthehospital.C.Atthemuseum.

3.Whattimeisitnow?

A.18:25.B.18:45.C.19:15.

高考二模英语试题第1页（共12页）

4.Howwillthemanpay?

A.Incash.B.Bycreditcard.C.ByWeChatpay.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Shopassistantandcustomer.

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=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.Whichjacketdoesthemanprefer?

A.Theblueone.B.Thecottonone.C.Theleatherone.

7.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A.95dollars.B.100dollars.C.105dollars.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr.Henry*slectures?

A.Boring.B.Exciting.C.Interesting.

9.WhatdoesthewomandoduringMr.Henry'slectures?

A.Shefallsasleep.B.Shetakesnotes.C.Shetakesphotos.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthewomancallingabout?

A.Inquiringabouttheprice.

B.Complainingabouttheservice.

C.Gettingarefundforacomputer.

11.Whenwasthepaymentactuallymadebythecompany?

A.OnTuesday.B.OnFriday.C.OnWednesday.

12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Getanewbankcard.

B.Waituntilthepaymentismade.

C.Updateherbankcardinformation.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whyisn'tthemangoingtocook?

A.Heistiredofcooking.

B.Heisfeelingexhausted.

C.Hewantstotrydifferentfoods.

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14.Whatdoesthemansayhe'lldoonhisphone?

A.Bookatable.B.Orderadelivery.C.Downloadanapp.

15.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofIndianfood?

A.Itistoospicy.B.Itisnothealthy.C.Itisabitmild.

16.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?

A.Sheisinterestedinfood.

B.Sheiscasualaboutfood.

C.Sheistoopickyaboutfood.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhendidChenLijunbegintolearnopera?

A.1992.B.2005.C.2008.

18.WhatmadeherteacheradvisehertoswitchtoXiaosheng?

A.Herheight.B.Hertalent.C.Herhardwork.

19.Whydidshehaveasenseofcrisis?

A.Shewasn'tinterestedinitatall.

B.Shewasconstantlymakingmistakes.

C.Shewasn'tsureabouthercompetence.

20.Whatcontributedtohersuccessaccordingtothetext?

A.Perseverance.B.Optimism.C.Intelligence.

第二部分阅读理解（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

TheMasterofArtsProgramintheHumanities（MAPH）attheUniversityofChicagoisdesignedtoa

Howyouthefreedomtoeitherfocusononeacademicdisciplineorexploreinterdisciplinary（跨学科的）inte

reststhatmaynotfitwellwithinatraditionalMAprogram.Thisadvantage,combinedwithourstrongsup

port,canhelpyoutakethenextstepinyourprofessionalandacademiclifeinashortamountoftime一

morethan90%ofourstudentsgraduatein9months.

TheValueofThisMAProgramMaster'sdegrees,obtainedafterfinishingMAprograms,havebecom

eincreasinglycommonforadmissiontoPhDprogramsanditisnotunusualforanMAdegreetoserveas

arequirementforentryintomanyprofessionalfields.MAPHalsoallowsstudentstocompleteintensiveaca

demicworkandpreparesthemtocontinueintofurthergraduatestudyoracareerthatmuchfaster.

高考二模英语试题第3页（共12页）

AcademicSupport

MAPHstudentsareprovidedwithacademicguidancefromthemomenttheyarriveoncampus.Mos

toftenthissupportcomesfromthefollowingsources:

•AllMAPHstudentstakearequiredfallquartercoursetaughtbytheMAPHDirector.

,Studentsareplacedingroupsof10-12andworkcloselywithanassignedpost-doctoralInstruct!

onalProfessororTeachingFellowthroughouttheyear.

•Overthewinterandspringquarters,MAPHstudentsworkcloselywithafacultymemberwhoha

sagreedtoserveastheirthesisadvisor.

•ThreeMAPHMentors,recentMAPHgraduateswhoworkasstaffmembers,areavailabletomeet

withstudentstodiscusscourseselection.

21.WhatisthehighlightoftheMAPH?

A.Interest.B.Expertise.C.Discipline.D.Flexibility.

22.WhatisthepotentialuseofobtainingtheMAPH?

A.Pursuingaprofitablecareer.B.ApplyingforaPhDprogram.

C.Publishingloadsofpaperwork.D.Choosingundergraduatestudy.

23.WhatkindofsupportisavailableforallMAPHstudents?

A.Coursebythedirectoroftheprogram.B.Group,workwiththeMAPHdirector.

C.Adviceonthesiswritinginfallquarter.D.HelpwithcoursebooksfromMentors.

B

WhenphotographerChrisJordanfirststeppedontoMidwayAtoll（中途岛）in2009todocumenf'overwh

elming^levelsofoceanwaste,littledidheknowthathisstrikingimageofadeadalbatross（信天翁）chick

wouldgoviralandchangetheworld'sresponsetotheplasticscrisis.

Afterhearingaboutanislandcoveredinthousandsofdeadbirdswithstomachsfullofeverydayplastic

items,hewasdeterminedtoufindauniquewaytophotographthesebirdsindicatingtheseverityofthisenvi

ronmentaltragedy”.Thoughheneverexpectedhisimageswouldgoviral,hisphotossoonbeganappearingin

magazinesandnewspapersallovertheworld."Manypeopleemailedme,expressingconcernsandwantingt

ogototheislandtosavethealbatrosses,buttheplasticisnotcomingfromthisisland.It*sasystemicprobl

em^saysJordan.

ArecentreportbyWWFprojectsthatplasticproductionisexpectedtomorethandoubleby2040,resul

tinginplasticwasteintheoceanfourtimesby2050.In2010,8milliontonnesofoceanplasticwastewere

fromsourcesonland.Thatistheweightofsome650,000doubledeckerbuses.

JoRuxton,themakerofthefilmAPlasticOcean,says,“WhatmakesJordan'sphotos

高考二模英语试题第4页（共12页）

resonate（共鸣）withpeopleisthattheyrecognizethingsintheirdailyuse,andit'swhenweseethingsthat

weactuallyusethatmakespeoplerelate.

“EverytimeIwaswithbirdsastheyweredying,tearsjustpoured.Thegriefwasincrediblyintense.

Happily,thingsareimproving------bansoneverythingfromplasticmicrobeadsintoothpastetocarrierbag

shavesincecomeintoforceinvariouscountriesaroundtheworld.Butforsolutions,Ibelievetheheartof

thiscrisisliesinsociety*sdisconnectionbetweenactionsandtheirimpactsontheenvironmentandthatar

e-connectionwithnatureandarawappreciationfortheworldaroundusiswhatreallydrivespositivechan

ge.^saysJordan.

24.WhatinitiallydrivesJordantoMidwayAtoll?

A.Tosupportthebanonplasticitems.

B.Torecordtheenvironmentaltragedy.

C.Tocreateresonatingimagesofplasticwaste.

D.Tophotographtheamazingsceneryoftheisland.

25.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeChrisJordan?

A.Reliableanddetermined.B.Generousandresponsible.

C.Creativeandsympathetic.D.Adventurousandintelligent.

26.WhatisthekeytosolvingtheenvironmentalcrisisaccordingtoJordan?

A.Carryingoutstricterbansonplasticproducts.

B.Strengtheningeducationonenvironmentalissues.

C.Advisingusingenvironmentallyfriendlymaterials.

D.Reestablishingthelinkbetweenhumansandnature.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThePhoto:MakingthePlasticsCrisisPersonal

B.TheMethod:DealingwithMarinePlasticPollution

C.TheCampaign:RestoringOurRelationwithNature

D.TheInitiative:FightingAgainsttheEnvironmentalDisaster

C

Whenascentmovedgentlythroughtheairinthebedroomsofolderadultsfortwohourseverynig

htforjustsixmonths,theirmemoriesskyrocketed.ParticipantsinthisstudybyUCI（UniversityofCalifor

nia,Irvine）Centrereapeda226%increaseincognitive（认矢口的）capacitycomparedtothecontrolgroup.

Theresearcherssaythefindingtransformsthelong-knowntiebetweensmellandmemoryintoaneasy,n

on-invasive（无仓1J的）techniqueforstrengtheningmemoryandpotentiallypreventingdementia.Theteam'sstu

dyappearsinFrontiersinNeuroscience.

高考二模英语试题第5页（共12页）

ThestudywasconductedthroughtheUCICenterfortheNeurobiologyofLearning&Mem

ory.Itinvolvedmenandwomenaged60to85withoutmemorydisorders.Theywereeachgiven

adiffuser（扩散器）andsevensmallbottles,eachcontainingasingleanddifferentnaturaloil.Peo

pieintheenrichedgroupreceivedfull-strengthbottles.Controlgroupparticipantsweregiventhe

oilsintinyamounts.Participantsputadifferentbottleintotheirdiffusereacheveningpriortogo

ingtobed,anditremainedactivefortwohoursastheyslept.

Peopleintheenrichedgroupshoweda226%increaseincognitiveperformancecomparedt

othecontrolgroup,asmeasuredbyawordlisttestcommonlyusedtoevaluatememory.CTima

gingrevealedbetterintegritybrainpathway.Thepathwayaffectsdecision-makingabilityandusu

allybecomeslesspowerfulwithage.Participantsalsoreportedsleepingmoresoundly.

Scientistshavelongknownthatthelossofolfactorycapacity,orabilitytosmell,canpredic

tdevelopmentofnearly70differentkindsofdiseasesincludingAlzheimefsandotherdementias.

EvidenceemergesaboutalinkbetweensmelllossduetoCOVIDandlatercognitivedecrease.Re

searchershavepreviouslyfoundthatexposingpeoplewithmoderatedementiatoupto40differen

tscentstwiceadayoveraperiodoftimeboostedtheirmemoriesandlanguageskills,alleviated

depressionandimprovedtheirolfactorycapacities.Later,theUCIteamdecidedtotrymakingthis

techniqueeasierforolderadults.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^skyrocketed^inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Dramaticallydeclined.B.Slightlyimproved.

C.Severelyweakened.D.Significantlyincreased.

29.Whatdoweknowabouttheexperimentdescribedinparagraph2?

A.Allofthebottlescontaintheidenticalnaturaloil.

B.Thegivenoilamountvariesfromgrouptogroup.

C.Eachparticipantisdistributedeightoil-filledbottles.

D.Norequirementisforparticipantsexceptageandsex.

30.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toreportastudyonscentexposureboostingmemory.

B.Toshowamethodtopredictdevelopmentofdiseases.

C.Torevealtherelationshipbetweensmellandmemory.

D.Todrawpublicattentiontomemorylossinolderadults.

高考二模英语试题第6页（共12页）

31.Whatwillthefollow-upparagraphmostprobablytalkabout?

A.Theapproachtoenhancinglanguageskills.

B.Thereasonbehindsimplifyingthetechnique.

C.Thepossibilityofrelievingseveredepression.

D.Thesolutiontorecoveringolfactorycapacities.

D

Whenfacinganextremelyannoyingproblem,weoftengatheragrouptobrainstorm,aimingtogetthe

bestideasquickly.Iloveseeingithappen------exceptforonetinywrinkle.Groupbrainstormingusuallyb

ackfires.

Inbrainstormingmeetings,manygoodideasarelost-andfewaregained.Extensiveevidenceshows

thatwhengeneratingideastogether,wefailtomaximizecollectiveintelligence.Surprisinglyenough,individua

Isworkingalonetendtoproducemoreandbetterideascomparedtobrainstormingingroups.

Tounearththehiddenpotentialinteams,insteadofbrainstorming,ashifttoaprocesscalled“brainwri

ting“ismoreeffective.Initially,youaskeveryonetogenerateideasindependently.Next,youpoolthemand

sharethemanonymously（匿名地）amongthegroup.Topreserveindependentjudgment,eachmemberevaluate

sthemontheirown.Onlythendoestheteamcometogethertoselectandrefinethemostpromisingoptions.

Bydevelopingandassessingideasindividuallybeforechoosinganddetailingthem,teamscansurfaceandadv

ancepossibilitiesthatmightnotgetattentionotherwise.

Forinstance,duringthe2010Chileanminerescue,timepressing,therescueteamestablishedaglobal

brainwritingsystemtocrowdsourceindependentideas,avoidingtime-consumingbrainstorming.Anentreprene

urofferedatinyplastictelephonethatbecamethesolemeansofcommunicatingwiththeminerswhilea24-

year-oldengineer'ssuggestionresultedinthecreationofaspecializeddrillthatultimatelysavedtheminers.

ResearchbyorganizationalbehaviorscholarAnitaWoolleyandhercolleagueshelpstoexplainwhythis

methodworks.Theyfindthatakeytocollectiveintelligenceisbalancedparticipation.Inbrainstormingmeet

ings,participationcaneasilybecomedominatedbythemostinfluentialpeople.Thebrainwritingprocessensur

esthatallideasarebroughttothetableandallvoicesarebroughtintotheconversation.Thegoalisn'ttob

ethesmartestpersonintheroom-it'stomaketheroomsmarter.Collectiveintelligencebeginswithindividu

alcreativity,butitdoesn*tendthere.

高考二模英语试题第7页（共12页）

Individualsworkingaloneproducegreatervarietiesofnovelideas,bothbrilliantandterrible,thangro

ups.Ittakescollectivejudgmenttolocatethesignalwithinthenoiseandextractthebestideas.

32.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes€4groupbrainstorming^^accordin

gtothispassage?A.Creative.C.Inefficient.B.Productive.

D.Fundamental.33.Whyisthe2010rescuementionedinparagraph4?

A.Toillustratethesignificanceofspecificequipmentintherescue.B.Tos

howtheimportanceofbrainstorminginemergencysituations.

C.Tohighlighttheroleofinfluentialpeopleincollectiveintelligence.

D.Todemonstratetheeffectivenessofbrainwritingingeneratingideas.34.Wha

tismainlydiscussedinparagraph5?

A.Theimportanceofcollectiveintelligence.

B.Thegoalofbecomingthesmartestperson.

C.Thepowerofequalinvolvementinbrainwriting.

D.Theinfluenceofpowerfulindividualsindecision-making.

35.Whatisthefunctionofcollectivejudgmentincollectiveintelligence?

A.Identifyingthetopideas.B.Findingmoregoodsolutions.

C.Replacingindividualcreativity.D.Encouraginggroupbrainstorming.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ifyouidentifyasapeople-pleaser,youmightfeellikeit'simpossibletochange.Well-meaningfri

endscantrytoencourageyoutojustbeyourself,butnomatterhowhardyoutry,youcan'tshakethat

urgetokeepeveryonehappy.36

TellPeople-pleasingfrombeingpolite37Tobeabletotellthedifference,youshouldlookatt

heamountoftensionyoufeel.Forexample,whenyouseeafriendfinishhiswaterandyourefillhiscu

p,thatcancomeoutofnormalsensitivitytootherpeople'sneedsifyoufeelrelaxedwhenyoudoit.Bu

tifyounoticeasenseofpressure,likesomethingbadwillhappenifyoudon'trefilltheirdrink,thenyou*

reoperatingfromanxietyandfear.

38.高考二模英语试题第8页（共12页）

Lotsoftimes,peoplewhotrytopleaseotherpeopleareextremelyquicktoreactinsocialsettings.

Theyknowwhattosayrightawayandtheymoveintocaretakingimmediately.39_Onesubtlebutpo

werfultechniquetochangeyourhabitistodeliberatelydelayyourreactions,connectwithyourselfandth

entrytohavetheinteractionoutofanauthenticpartofyourself.

Bereadyforrelationshipstochangeorend

Asyouslowlystarttobecomeawareofyourneedsandevenstatethemoutloud,itcanbringins

omeessentialchangesinyourrelationships.Youmightrealizethatasyoumature,somefriendshipsareno

tasrewardingorevenasequalasyouwouldlikethemtobe._40Ifyouhaveanemotionallyimmatur

efriend,it'suptoyoutodecideifyouwanttoleavethefriendshiporusethatrelationshipasanopport

unityformutualgrowth,iftheotherpersonalsoseemsinterestedinchanging.

A.So,it'stimetoendtherelationship.

B.Changeyourhabitsandpleaseyourself.

C.Slowdownandcheckinwithyourselfbeforereacting.

D.Thiscouldbebecause,sincechildhood,theyhavedevelopedthishabit.

E.However,thatdoesn*tmeanyoualwayshavetocutpeopleoutofyourlife.

F.Therefore,here*showtoslowlystoppeople-pleasingandstartbeingyourself.

G.Generalpolitebehaviortoonepersoncanbepeople-pleasingtosomeoneelse.

第三部分英语知识运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

RogerBannister,borninHarrow,London,earlyshowedatalentforrunning.Universityeducationw

asbeyondthe41ofhisworking-classparents,buthewas42tosecureaplaceatoneofEngland'

stopuniversitiesandpursueacareerin43.

Luckily,owingtohisacademicefforts,BannisterwasawardedascholarshipbyOxfordUniversity,

wherehisexceptionalspeedonthetracksoonearnedhimtheattentionand44fromthesportsmedia.S

urprisingly,he_45_tocompeteinthe1948OlympicsinLondon,preferringtofocusonhis46andh

ismedicalstudies.By1951,BannisterhadwontheBritishchampionshipinthemileandfelt47forO1

ympiccompetition.48,alast-minutechangeintheschedule49himtocompetewithoutrestingb

etweenevents

高考二模英语试题第9页（共12页）

andhefinishedjustfourthinthe1500-meterraceatthe1952Olympics.Tobreakthefour-minutemilebarri

er,Bannister5045minuteseverydayfromhisfull-timemedicalstudiesfortraining.OnMay6,1954,

atOxford,his51eventuallypaidoff.Atage25,Bannistermadehistory,crossingthefinishlineat3:59.

4.Whentheannouncerreadoutthetime:"3...”,therestwas52bythecheeringcrowd.Inthefoliowin

gfamousccMileoftheCentury^race,Bannister53AustralianrunnerJohnLandywithatimeof3:58.8to

Landy's3:59.6,bothunderfourminutes.In1955,Bannister'sautobiography,FirstFourMinutes,was

published.

Bannister's54toacademicmedicineisequallyremarkable,buthisspiritofthefour-minutemile

is55tonotonlypeopleofourera,buttobeforeandafter.

41.A.hopeB.reachC.sightD.control

42.A.excitedB.surprisedC.satisfiedD.determined

43.A.medicineB.biologyC.historyD.literature

44.A.supportB.guidanceC.permissionD.recognition

45.A.decidedB.plannedC.declinedD.promised

46.A.familyB.trainingC.professionD.competition

47.A.coolB.proudC.readyD.afraid

48.A.NaturallyB.ActuallyC.ObviouslyD.Unfortunately

49.A.forcedB.allowedC.expectedD.encouraged

50.A.takeinB.setasideC.carryawayD.getthrough

51.A.interestB.effortC.courageD.attention

52.A.favoredB.attractedC.drownedD.confirmed

53.A.defeatedB.inspectedC.overlookedD.approached

54.A.promiseB.attitudeC.contributionD.viewpoint

55.A.inspirationalB.considerateC.aggressiveD.controversial

第口卷（非选择题,满分55分）

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。

OnFeb8,2001,workersataconstructionsiteinJinshavillage,Chengdu,foundmanypiecesofivo

ryandjadeandthehiddenruinsofthecapitaloftheancientShuKingdomwerebrought56.lightbyarc

haeologists.Amongtheover5,000preciousrelics57.(excavate)fromtheruins,themosteye-c

atchingistheGoldenSunBird.Itismadefromdelicategoldfoil(箔)，justone58.(five)ofa

millimeterthick.lthastwosections:Thecenterisasunpatternwith12rays59.(indicate)the

高考二模英语试题第10页（共12页）

rotation（自转）ofthesunandaroundthesunarefourbirdsflyinganticlockwise.Accordingtoarchaeologist

s,thefourbirdssymbolizefourseasons,whilethe12rays60.（mean）torepresent12months

oftheyear.Hence,itcouldbeinferredthatover3000yearsagoancientShupeoplepossessed61.

goodknowledgeofastronomyandnature.Furthermore,thismasterpieceisbelievedtobeanillustr

ationofanancientChinesemythrecordedintheclassicTheLegendsofMountainsandSeas,62.

__waswrittenabout2,500yearsago.Accordingtothebook,ancientpeoplebelievedthesunwascarrie

dup63.downbybirdsdaily.

In2005,thepatternwas64.__（successful）selectedasthesymbolofChina'sculturalheritage

toshowcasetheancientChinesepeople's65.（wise）andaspirations.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

学校学生会为6月6日全国爱眼日（NationalEyeCaringDay）征集倡议书，以“照顾好眼睛，避免近视”

为题，根据图表中的调查结果对同学发出倡议。内容要点：

1.简述青少年近视现状;

2.提出护眼建议；

3.发出倡议。

注意：

期）逾近视率小浮生近视率初中生近视率高中生近视率

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

TakeCareofourEyesandAvoidMyopia

Dearfellowstudents,

Wearelivinginaneraofrapidtechnologicaldevelopment,whereelectronicproductshavebecome

anindispensablepartofourdailylives._______________________________________________________

TheStudents'Union

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，使之构成一篇完擎的短文。

LouisaCantonibecameawareofayoungmanleaningagainstthesideofherhouse,acigarette

hangingfromhismouth.Helookedtobe13or14yearsoldwiththreatening,darkbrowneyes.

高考二模英语试题第11页（共12页）

Whenshewasyounger,thelittleoneswouldflockaroundher.TheylovedherItalianaccentand

flowersandalwaysstayednearbywhenitwastomatoseason,poppinghersweettomatoesintotheir

mouths.Thosesweetmemorieswerejustthat.Somuchhadchangedintheneighborhood.TheItalian

sectionofthedowntownareahadbeenturnedintolow-renthousingandovergrownyards.Newrenters

hadjustmovedinandwornheroutwithalltherudeness,theshouting,andthesadfacesofthe

grannies.

Oneday,Louisawasharvestingthelastofhervegetableswhenashadowappearedfrombehind

her.Sheknewitwastheboy."What,whatdoyouwantfromme?9,Sheaskedinatiredtone.Theboy

stoodsilentforawhile."Mymomma,shelikesflowers,showmehow?,,heoffered."Showyouwhat,

howtobeaniceperson?9,Louisahadnointerestinshowingthisboyanything."Showmehowto

growthose.,?Hepointedtotheflowers.Louisasighed."Justgoonawayandleavemealone.

“Youain'tgottabesomean,"Jevonmurmuredandleft.

Thenextday,theboycameasusual,butshenoticedhewasdifferent,younger,innocentand

beautifulwithsmoothbrownskinandbroadshoulders.

“Whatisyourname,youngman?,,Sheasked.

“MynameJevon.^^

“Thankyou,IamLouisa.MissLouisatoyou.^^Shestuckoutherhandwhichhereluctantly

shook."Whatisityouwantfromme?Youstareatme;youstealmyzinnias（百日菊）.That'snotnice,

Jevon.^^

“Iwanttolearnhowtogrowaflowerformymomma."Hesoundedlikealittleboy.

“Ihaverules,Jevon.Norudeness,nohoodie（连帽衫），pullyourpantsup,andnocigarettes,ever.^^

“You'renotmymomma.Idon'thavetodoanyofthat,“heresponded.

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。Fivedayslater,JevonshowedupinacleanT-shir

tandbeltedpants.___________________________________________________

Timeflying,JevonbecameaHarvardfreshman,eagertoseeMissLouisa.

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