2024届江苏省南通市高三年级下册模拟预测（四模）英语试题

2024届高三练习卷

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，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。听完每段对

话后，你都有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。

1.Whatdoesthewomanneedtohire?

A.Acomputerrepairspecialist.

B.Awebdeveloper.

C.Asalesmanager.

2.Whatwouldthewomanpreferinhertea?

A.Honey.B.Sugar.C.Milk.

3.Whatisthewoman'sbestsubject?

A.Art.B.Science.C.Math.

4.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

A.Hewenttothezoo.

B.HewatchedTV.

C.Headoptedapet.

5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Doctorandpatient.

C.Motherandson.

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三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.Whatdoesthewomanprimarilyusethedevicefor?

A.Readingbooks.B.Watchingfilms.C.Writingarticles.

7.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thewideusageofelectronicproducts.

B.Abookwithameaningfultopic.

C.Waystoformnewhabits.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatisthewoman'snationality?

A.Australian.B.British.C.American.

9.Howdidthemanlearnaboutthewoman'shomecountry?

A.Fromtravel.B.Fromvideos.C.Fromrelatives.

10.Whydomostpeopleinthewoman'shomecountrylive50kilometersfromthecoast?

A.Thecountryhasasevereclimate.

B.Ifsconvenienttotakeroadtrips.

C.Theywanttoenjoysurfingandbeaches.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whendidthemangettotheofficetoday?

A.At6:00a.m.B.At7:45a.m.C.At8:45a.m.

12.Whydidthewomaninvitethemantojoinher?

A.He'sadepartmentmanager.

B.He'samarketingexpert.

C.He'sareliablefriend.

13.Howwillthemanhelpthewoman?

A.Byeditinghermarketingplans.

B.Bymakingheracoffee.

C・Byinspiringherideas.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Howdidthemanfeelinthebeginning?

A.Grateful.B.Worried.C.Motivated.

15.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Ataschool.B.Inanoffice.C.Athome.

16.Whatistheman'sinitialmotivationinlanguagelearning?

A.Toknowaboutdifferentpeoples.

B.Tohavemoreworkopportunities.

C.Tounderstandmoviesinotherlanguages.

17.Whatisthefirststepinlanguagelearningaccordingtothewoman?

A.Appreciatingcultures.

B.Gaininginterestinlanguages.

C.Understandingthebenefitsoflanguages.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdoesthespeakerusuallywriteabout?

A.Communityrelations.

B.Economictrends.

C.Medicalcare.

19.Wheredidthespeakerlearnthetips?

A.Fromonlinearticles.

B.Fromhisdoctor.

C.Fromabook.

20.Whatwillthespeakersharenext?

A.Furtherexplanationsofthetopic.

B.Alistofhisfavoritebooks.

C.Apersonalstory.

第二部分阅读（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

ThisBachelorofNursingcourseisdesignedtoenableRegisteredNurseswithadiplomaqualificationin

nursingtoexpandtheirprofessionaleducationtoabachelor'sdegree.Thisnursingdegreeconsistsofcorestudies

andsubjectsrelevanttothecontextofnursingpracticeinSingapore.

Studentsareassistedtoexpandtheirknowledgebaseinthedisciplineofnursingandapplythisknowledgeto

nursingpractice.Theyarealsoprovidedwiththeopportunitytodevelopacademicandpracticalskills,andthe

attitudesneededtocomprehendandevaluatenewnursingknowledgeinthedisciplineofnursing.

CourseHighlights

,Learnfromourexperiencedacademicteamandfly-inlecturersfromLaTrobeUniversity.

•ThiscourseisunderthelistofaccreditedNursingEducationProgrammesbytheSingaporeNursingBoard

（SNB）.

•TheNursingDegreeprogrammeis100%courseworkbased.Studentswillbegradedonassignmentsand

projectworkbasis.

•PSBAcademyandLaTrobeUniversityawards2NursingScholarshipannuallywithnobondrequirements

forstudentswhoappliedfortheBachelorofNursingprogramme.

Admissioncriteria

•Applicantsmustholdaminimumthree-yearnursingcertificateordiplomainnursingfromaLaTrobe

approvedandrecognizednursingschool.

•ApplicantsneedtohaveacurrentregistrationwithSNBasaRegisteredNurse.

•Studentsmustbeemployedasregisterednursesandholdavalid（有效的）practisingcertificatefromSNB.

•StudentsneedtobecompetentincommunicatinginEnglish.Assuch,applicantswhocompletedtheir

pre-registrationnursingeducationinalanguageotherthanEnglishmustprovideevidenceoftheirproficiency（能

力）intheEnglishlanguage.

21.Howcantheparticipantsbenefitfromthecourse?

A.Theywillbequalifiedasapatientnurse.

B.Theywillbetrainedtobearegisterednurse.

C.Theywillhavetheirperformanceassessed.

D.Theywillhavetheirknowledgeandskillsupdated.

22.Whatmightbeastrikingfeatureofthecourse?

A.Internationallyrecognizedcoursework.

B.One-to-oneinstructionsfromlecturers.

C.Achancetogetanursingscholarship.

D.Theevaluationofstudents?examresults.

23.Whichofthefollowingisrequiredofaparticipant?

A.Havingpriornursingexperiences.

B.Holdingaone-yearnursingcertificate.

C.FinishingnursingeducationinEnglish.

D•Workingasanofficiallyregisterednurse.

B

RobertwasbomonAugust9,1910intheNetherlands.Hismothercamefromafamilyofmusiciansandpiano

manufacturers,afactthatgreatlyinfluencedRobert5slife.Hisfatherwasaphysicianinarmy,apositionwhich

requiredfrequentforeignpostings.ThefamilystayedinvariousareasofEastAsiaformostofRobert9syouth.This

experiencecontributedtohisappreciationforculturesandmasteryofseverallanguages.

Robertwasahardworkingacademic,collectorofartandmanuscripts,andtranslatorofancientwritings.He

studiedandtrainedtobecomeamastermusicianontheChineseguqin,andeventuallywrotetwobooksonthe

instrument.Similarly,hisskillsasanartistinthetraditionalChinesestyleandknowledgeofcalligraphywere

unparalleled.Hewroteandpublishedanumberofnon-fiction,scholarlyarticlesandbooksonChinesemusic,art,

andliterature,aswellasChinesecultureandfolklegends.

In1940,Robertcameacrossalittle-knownandanonymous（匿名的）18th-centuryChinesenovelthatwould

takehiscareerdownanunplannedpathwayandresultinthepublicfameheneveranticipated.Thenovel,titled

FourGreatStrangeCasesofEmpressWu'sReign,wasafictionalaccountofthedeedsofJudgeDee,oneofthe

heroesoftraditionalChinesedetectivefiction,andwassetinthe7th-centuryTangDynasty.Fascinated,Robertnot

onlytranslatedthenovelintoEnglish,healsodidsomeresearchonthehistoryofChinesePenalCodeandother

legalliteratureoftheperiod.Itwasnotuntil1949thatRobertwasabletopublishhistranslation-DeeGoongAn:

ThreeMurderCasesSolvedbyJudgeDee.Robert9sChinesemysteriescompriseover10novelsandshort-story

volumes,recordingthecareerofChinesedetectivecalledDiRenjie.Interestingly,thetalesfirstfoundfamein

oriental（东方的）editions,beforebeingtranslatedintoEnglishin1957.

ThroughallthenovelsbyRobert,heimpressivelybringstolifethesightsandsoundsofdailyChineselifein

thepast.HispassionatedevotionandrespectfortheChineseculturewasneverdiscounted,yethealsoappreciated

thepurposeoffiction.

24.WhatinspiredRobert'slovefbrorientalculture?

A.Hislanguagecompetence.

B.HispreviousstayinEastAsia.

C.Hismother9sgoodfamilybackground.

D.Hisfather5sprofessionalmedicalknowledge.

25.Whatisparagraph2ofthetextmainlyabout?

A.Robert'spassionforChina.B.Robert9smusicproficiency.

C.Roberfsearlyachievements.D.Robert5slearningexperiences.

26.WhatcontributedtoRoberfsfame?

A.HeintroducedwesterncivilizationtoChina.

B.HepolishedanexistingChinesefictionstyle.

C.HespreadChineseliteraturetoawideraudience.

D.HeconductedresearchonfamousChinesedetectives.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeRoberfstranslations?

A.Vividandfaithful.B.Dramaticandrealistic.

C.Accurateandhumorous.D.Imaginaryandaccessible.

C

TheMerriam-Websterdictionaryputsitsimply:"birdbrain:astupidperson”.Well,somebirdsarehavingthe

lastlaughwiththatone.

Foranimals,theabilitytosolveproblemswithmultipletoolsisararetalent,whichwasreportedonlyin

chimpanzees（大猩猩）.Butnow,astudyconductedbyOsuna-Mascaro^teamaddsGoffin'scockatoos（small

whiteparrots）tothe"Dean'sList”,too.

Inspiredbythechimpanzeeswhichfishforwhiteantsviatools,theteamtaskedthecockatooswithfishingfor

akindofnutinthreeexperiments.Firstly,theresearchersmadeaboxcontaininganutwhichwascoveredbya

transparentmembrane（薄膜）.Onceacockatoobrokeitthroughwithasharpstick,thebirdwouldneedtousea

straw（麦秆）toreachthenut.Thebirdsweresuppliedwiththetwotools.

Sevenofthe10cockatoosfigureditout,withtwocompletingthetaskwithin35secondsontheirfirstattempt!

Sincethecockatoosdon'thavesimilarforaging（觅食的）requirementsinthewild,thereisnochancethattheycan

adapttheirtool-usingstrategiestothetasknaturally.

Next,theteammixeduptheboxesandrandomlypresentedeachbirdwithaboxwiththemembraneorabox

without.Thebirdsweregiventhesametwotools.Asaresult,allthecockatoosmasteredthetestquicklyandwere

abletorecognizewhenasingletoolwassufficientandwhentwotoolswererequired.

However,thebirdsshowedaninterestingbehaviorbeyondtheresearchers9expectations.""Whentheychose

betweenwhichtooltouse,theywerepickingoneup,releasingit,thenpickinguptheotherone,andsoon,^^says

Osuna-Mascaro.66Itisworthwhiletofigurethisoutinfuture.^^

Subsequently,theresearchersevaluatedthebirds'transportationabilitywhilecarryingtoolsindifferent

situations.Mostcockatooscarriedthetwotoolstogetherwhentheywerepresentedwithaboxhavingthe

membrane."I'veseenbirdscombiningobjectsplayfully,buttheyrarelytransportmorethanoneobjecttogetherin

theirnormalbehavior,9,saysonebiologist.taWefeelthat,intermsoftechnicalcognitionandtooluse,birdshave

beenunderestimated.Maybeifstimefordictionaryeditorstojustifybirds.”

28.Whatisthecommonfeatureoftheanimalsinthe"Dean'sList”?

A.Exceptionalsocialbehavior.

B.Theabilitytorecognizeobjects.

C・Strongadaptabilitytotheenvironment.

D.Theintelligencetousetoolspurposefully.

29.Whafsthepurposeofemployingmembraneinthefirstexperiment?

A.Topreventthenutfromfallingoff.

B.Toposeachallengetothecockatoos.

C.Toincreasethevisualappealofthebox.

D.Toencouragecompetitionamongthecockatoos.

30.Whatcanwelearnaboutthecockatoosfromthesecondexperiment?

A.Theycanemploytoolscorrespondingly.

B.Theycanidentifytheorderoftheboxes.

C・Theycanmemorizethelocationofeachnut.

D.Theycanprioritizetheboxeswiththemembrane.

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowdoGoffin'scockatoosusetoolsinthewild?

B•Whydidweusetounderestimatebirds'intelligence?

C.Goffin'scockatoosbeatoffchimpanzeesinusingtools

D.Goffin'scockatoosbreakdownthe“birdbrain“prejudice

D

Ireadalotofnonfiction,mostlybooksaboutcurrentissues.Thetopicsvarybutmostofthebookssharea

commonfeature.WhenIcometothelastchapter-theonewheresolutionsaresupposedtobeoffered-I'm

usuallyleftdisappointed.Mostauthorsfallbackon'Tvelaidouttheproblem,youfixit."Whensolutionsare

offered,theyusuallycallforstrongactionbythegovernment,which,thesedays,isuseless.

SoIwasexcitedwhenIrecentlyreadJonathanHaidfsnewbook,TheAnxiousGeneration:HowtheGreat

RetiringofChildhoodisCausinganEpidemicofMentalIllness.

Haidt,asocialpsychologistfromNewYorkUniversity,showshowtheplay-basedchildhoodbegantodecline

inthe1980s,andhowitwasfinallywipedoutbythearrivalofthephone-basedchildhoodintheearly2010s.As

teenstradedintheirflipphones（番可盖手机）forsmartphonespackedwithsocialmediaapps,timeonlinesoared

whiletimeengagingface-to-facewithfriendsandfamilydived.

Hepresentsmorethanadozenmechanismsbywhichthisgreatrewiringofchildhoodhasinterferedwith

children'ssocialandneurologicaldevelopment,coveringeverythingfromaddictiontoloneliness,social

comparison,andperfectionism.

WhatstandsoutinHaidt'sbookishiscommitment——alongwithmanyothereducators,parentsand

communitygroups-toaddressingtheshortageoffreeplayandtheexcessofsocialmedia.Thiseye-openingbook

isapowerfulcall-to-arms,offeringpracticaladviceforparents,schools,governments,andteensthemselves.

Solutionsrangefromparentssettinglimitsontheirchildren'suseofsmartphones,togroupsofparentscooperating

sotheirchildrenwon'tfeelrejectedbykidslivinginaphone-centeredworld.

Toallthelocalschools,parentsandagenciesalreadyworkingtoletkidsbekids,Isaythanks,andkeepupthe

goodwork.Toeveryoneelseinterestedinthesubject,IurgeyoutoreadHaidfsbookandcheckoutthemany

resourcesandgroupshecites.Ifpeopledon'tpushforchange,thentechcompaniesdrivenbydatacollectionand

adrevenue（收入）willcontinuetorulekids'lives,ratherthanparentsandlocalcommunities.

32.Whydomostbooksaboutcurrentissuesdisappointtheauthor?

A.Theyexplorethesametopic.

B.Theyjustifygovernmentactions.

C.Theyfailtoofferpracticalsolutions.

D.Theylackafullreviewofthesituation.

33.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph4meanstheshiftinkids'energyandattentionfrom.

A.flipphonestosmartones

B.thephysicalworldtothevirtualone

C・academicstudiestostylishentertainments

D.over-protectedchildhoodtocare-freeadulthood

34.WhatisthehighlightofTheAnxiousGeneration!

A.Itoffersfreshinsightintosocialmedia.

B.Itscontentiswellreceivedbychildren.

C.Itwillinfluencecollectivedecision-making.

D.Itsauthorsuggestswaystofixtheproblems.

35.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodointhelastparagraph?

A.Issueawarning.B.Recommendabook.

C.Expressgratitude.D.Presentanargument.

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。

Lovingyourownbodyisofteneasiersaidthandone.Doyouknowthat70%ofwomenbetweentheagesof

18-30disliketheirbodies?3645%saytheyaredissatisfiedwiththeirbodiestoo.Therearecountlessways

youcanworkonbodypositivity,andyou'llhavetofindoutwhatworksforyou.

Thinkhealthier,notskinnier

Whenyou'remakingmeals,orwhenyou'rehittingthegym,don'tsetyourfitnessgoalsaccordingtoa

numberyou'dliketoseeonthescale.Exerciseandahealthydietshouldn'tbeapunishment.37So,

insteadofthinkingabouthowmuchyourbodyweighs,orhowit'sshaped,thinkaboutalltheamazingthingsitcan

do.

Surroundyourselfwithpositivity

Negativemessagesaboutbodyimageareallaroundus.Accordingtoonestudy,participantswhospentmore

timeonsocialmediaweremorelikelytodevelopanegativebodyimageandeatingdisorders.38Lookfor

positivepeople,peoplewhopracticeself-love,andpeoplewhowillencourageyoutobewhoyouare.

Focusonthethingsyoulikeaboutyourself

Everytimeanegativethoughtaboutyourbodypopsintoyourmind,counteritwithsomethingpositive.Try

makinglistsofthethingsyoulikeaboutyourbody.Andnotjusthowitlooks,butthethingsitallowsyoutodo._

39Wenaturallytendtolookforourdissatisfactionsandoverlookthegoodthings.Tobreakoutofthatwayof

thinking,itwilltakedailyrepetition.Justkeepatit.

Stopcomparingyourselftoothers

40Onepersonisbeautifulinoneway,andthenextpersoninsomeotherway.Andisn'tthathowit

shouldbe?Imaginehowboringitwouldbeiftherewereonlyonewaytobe,andtofeel,beautiful.Comparing

yourselftootherscanleaveyoufeelinglikeyoudon'tlookthewayyoushould,butyou'renotsupposedtolook

likesomeoneelse;you'resupposedtolooklikeyou.

A.Listitallout.

B.Pickupanewhobby.

C.Andmenaren'tmuchbetteroff.

D.Peoplecomeinallshapesandsizes.

E.So,trytocutoutthenegativitythatyoucan.

F.Oftenweprojectourowninsecuritiesontoothers.

G.Itisonewayweshowrespectandappreciationforourbodies.

第三部分语言运用（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。

Irecentlyretiredfromtwenty-threefulfillingyearsasaclassroomteacher.Ialways41mysuccessin

hugsandsmilesfrommystudents,notbydataandtestscores.Ialways42thatIwouldhaveapositive

influenceoneachoftheyounglives.

Oneday,IwasstandinginthecheckoutlineofalocalgrocerystorewhenIhearda43voicebehind

me“Excuseme,miss,butIthinkyouweremyseventhgradeteacher.^^Iturnedandhadto44thespeaker,

ayoungmanwelloversixfeettall.

Hetoldmehisname,andI45rememberedwhichclasshehadbeenin,andevenhowhehad46

reading.We47briefly,andIaskedwhathewasdoingthesedays.amgoingtocollege,heanswered.atI

wanttobea48teacher.^^“Waitaminute,9,1said."TheEddieIremember49toread.”

“Yes,ma'am.Thatwasme.Becauseofhowyounevergaveuponme,Inow50Icanmakea

difference,hecontinued.€6IfyouhadnotmademerealizeIhadsome51.ifyouhadnotbelievedinme

andifyouhadnot52me,Iwouldneverhavegonetocollege.”

Iknowhow53oneteachercanimpactthelifeofapersonwhodoesnotbelieveinhimself.Wemay

neverknowhowmuchinfluencewehavehadonthem,butwhena54studentreachesoutandsays,

“Thankyou,^^Ifeela_55thatwillaccompanymefortherestofmylife.

41.A.celebratedB.sharedC.measuredD.achieved

42.A.predictedB.explainedC.confirmedD.prayed

43.A.curiousB.hesitantC.plainD.sweet

44.A.lookupatB.holdontoC.catchupwithD.getawayfrom

45.A.instantlyB.temporarilyC.secretlyD.doubtfully

46.A.anticipatedB.fanciedC.practisedD.hated

47.A.lookedB.jokedC.chattedD.debated

48.A.musicB.readingC.businessD.sports

49.A.refusedB.intendedC.preferredD.promised

50.A.denyB.believeC.complainD•declare

51.A.privilegeB.weaknessesC.potentialD.questions

52.A.entertainedB.stoppedC.attractedD.encouraged

53.A.preciselyB.powerfullyC.thoroughlyD.fearfully

54.A.formerB.courageousC.naughtyD•troublesome

55.A.growthB.desireC.warmthD.signal

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Shadowplay,aconventionalformoftheatricalentertainment,56(survive)forcenturies.Theorigins

ofshadowplay57(believe)todatebacktoancientChinawhereitwaslaterspreadtootherpartsofthe

world.

Thecreationofpuppets(木偶)issuchacomplexprocessthatitdemandsextremeprecision58isa

testofthecommitmentaswellasskillsofcraftsmen(匠人).Thesepuppetsarein59(they)worksofart.

Distinguishablecharacterqualitiesappropriateforshadowperformancesarepresentedthroughthe60

(adopt)ofrealisticandabstractapproaches.

Inatypicalshadowplayperformance,puppetsareheldbehindascreen,withlightcastontothescreen61

(create)shadowyimagesthattellastory.Thethemesandcharacters62(feature)inshadowplay

performancesvarywidelydependingontheculturalcontext.

While63(tradition)shadowplayofteninvolvesfancyhandmadepuppetsandfascinating

storytelling,contemporaryartistshaveexplorednewtechniques,pushingtheboundariesof64ispossible

withshadowplay.

Despitetheriseofdigitalentertainment,shadowplay,atimelesstraditionthatgoesbeyondbordersand

generations,continuestoexist65avaluableartforminmanypartsoftheworld.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分4