江苏省盐城市高考英语信息卷二（原卷版）

盐城市2024届高考英语信息卷二第二部分阅读(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。ATravelWifi(formerlyTEPWireless)isaglobalpanywithasimplemission:tokeepyouconnectedtotheInternetwhiletraveling.Theydothisbyprovidingwifihotspotdevices(forrentorpurchase)thatcanbeusedon6differentcontinents.AboutthewifidevicesThePocketTravelWidevicesarethesizeandshapeofasmallsmartphone.ThestandardHotspotRentalandTheSapphire2(forpurchase)shareasimilardesignwithonebutonandoneminiUSBchargingport.However,it’simportanttonotethatthesedevicesarenotwaterproof.Whenfullycharged,theyshouldlastaround12hourswithfairlyregularwifiuse.Additionally,theSapphire2modelfeaturesindicatorlightsdisplayingsignalstrengthandbatterylife.Rentingvs.BuyingthetravelwifideviceThecostofpurchasingatravelwifideviceis$89$109,andthenyoupayontopofthatfordatapackages($29.9for20GBinamonth).MostfrequenttravelersbuytheirowndeviceforconvenienceTherentalpriceisbasedonthetotalnumberofdaysthatyou’llkeepthedeviceandhowmuchdatayouwanttouseeachday.Dailyrentsrangefrom$6.9for1GB,$129for2GBto$16.9for3GB.Weekpass($45.9)withnodatalimitisalsoagoodchoiceforshorttermtravelers.1.Whatisanadvantageofthetravelwifidevice?A.Itisconvenienttocarry. B.Itisquicktocharge.C.Itisresistanttowater. D.Itisexcellentinsignal2.Fora7dayUKtrip,what’stheminimumrentforaWiFidevice?A.$6.9 B.$29.9 C.$45.9 D.$48.33.Whichgroupmaybeexcludedfromtheintendedaudience?A.Regulartravelers. B.Peopleonbusinessglobally.C.Passionatesurfers. D.Touristsaccessingwifiabroad.BBornin1973inWenzhou,JiangShengnanistheyoungestdaughterinthefamilyandhername,Shengnan,translatesas“betterthanmen”.Shewasabookwormasaprimaryschoolstudentandoftenspentwhatshecalls“acolorfulday”attheschoollibrary,readingoneortwobooksaday,absorbedinherownworld.JiangbeganreadingdingQingDynasty(1644—1911)authorCaoXueqin’sDreamoftheRedChamberinthesecondlgrade,whenshedidnotevenfullyunderstandallthecharacters.ShealsolovedreadinghistoryandthefirsthistoricalbooksshereadweretheChroniclesoftheEasternZhouKingdoms,storiesthataremorethan2,280yearsold.In1996,shewroteherfirstmartialartsnovelModaoFengyuntoentertainherself.In1997,sheboughtaputerandtypedinthemanuscript(手稿),butwithnowheretopublish,onlyfamilyandfriendsreadthebook.Jiangfocusedonwomen,whowereusuallyovershadowedandpresentedassimplifiedcharactersinChineseliterature,particularlyimportanthistoricalwomen.SherealizedthatChinesehistoricalnovelstendedtofocusonemperors,kings,andgenerals,andwomenoftenfeaturedasvehicles,suchasvirtuouswivesandgoodmothers.Amongthe2,000ratingsonDouban,amajorreviewaggregator(聚合器)inChina,nearly70percentofreadersgaveJiang’smostfamousnovelfourstarsormoreoutoffive.Onereader,nicknamedYinrendeponiang,whogavethenovelfourstars,mentedthat,“ThebookdescribesthelifeofChina’sfirstempressdowager(女皇),throughamixoffictionandhistory.Itdetailsherjourneyfrombirthtorule,andhowthechangesinherlifeinfluencedher,shapingherintoakindyettrickyyettrickyindividual.Sheresistsothers’controloverher...Thisbooknotonlyinformsusaboutherpathtogrowth,butalsoshowshowawomancanachievesuccessthroughherownefforts.”4.WhatcanwelearnaboutJiangfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Shehadanextremelyromanticviewoflife.B.Herreadingchoiceswerefamilyinfluenced.C.Herhobbywasparabletomen’searlyon.D.Shetackledplexliteratureatayoungage.5.WhydidJiang’sfamilyandfriendsbethereadersofherearlyworks?A.Topersuadeheroutofwriting.B.Tokilltheirtimeforentertainment.CToencourageherwritingenthusiasm.D.Tohelpherfindmistakesinherwork.6.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofmentioningYinrendeponiang?A.Tocallonwomentoachievesuccess.B.Toshowhisdissatisfactionwiththenovel.C.TomakementsonChina’sfirstempressdowager.D.TodemonstrateJiang’sworkiswellreceivedonDouban.7.WhichproverbcanbestdescribeJiang’swork?A.Knowledgeispower B.Womenholduphalfthesky.C.Onegoodturndeservesanother. D.Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.CThemalewesterntanager(唐纳雀)lookslikealittleflame,whilefemalesarelessshowy,adustyyellow.Inthespring,theypreparetomovethousandsofmilestotheMountainWestofCentralAmerica,flyingthroughgrasslands,deserts,andoccasionally,suburbanyards.Tofuelthemontheirlengthyjourney,westerntanagersfilluponinsectsandberries.Butasglobalclimatechangecausesspringtostartearlier,birdssuchaswesterntanagersarearrivingattheirdestinationafterwhat’sknownas“greenup”,whenflowersbeginbloomingandinsectsemerge.AccordingtoastudypublishedinearlyMarchinthejournalPNAS,thiskindoftimingmismatchbetweenmigrants(迁移动物)andtheirfoodsources,whichishappeningacrossNorthAmerica,couldhaveseriousconsequencesformigratorybirds’survival.“Indiscussingclimatechange,weoftenfocusonwarming,”saysScottLoss,acoauthorofthestudy.“Butthelengthandtimingofseasons—likewhenwinterendsandspringbegins—aresomeofthemostdramaticeffectsofclimatechange.”Lossandhiscolleaguesusedsatelliteimageryfrom2002to2021tocalculatetheaveragestartofspringgreenupalongthetypicalmigrationroutesof150NorthAmericanbirdspecies,thenparedthattimingwiththecurrentgreenup.Theyfoundthatspringisindeedbeginningearlieralongbirds’migrationroutes.“Bycontrary,previousstudieshavemainlyfocusedonsongbirdsinEasternNorthAmerica,”says

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UCLA,“butthisnewinvestigationshowsthatbirdspeciesintheWestandatdifferentlevelsofthefoodwebmightbejustasvulnerable(脆弱的).”“Partofitisknowingwhichspeciesarevulnerabletovariousthreats,”Losssays.“Thisaddstotheknowledgeaboutvulnerabilityofawiderangeofbirdspecies.”Andhehopesthattheinformationwillservetohighlighttheurgentneedtolowergreenhousegasemissionsasfastaspossible.“It’sreallyimportant,ifwecan’taddressclimatechangeimmediately,totrytostophabitatlossasmuchaswecan.”8.Whatmayposeadirectthreattowesterntanagers’survival?A.Globalwarming. B.Thedurationofchangingseasons.C.Lossofhabitatsduetohumanactivities. D.Decreasedaccesstofoodsduringmigration.9.Whatisuniqueaboutthenewstudyonbirdslikewesterntanagers?A.Itcoversawidergeographicrange. B.Itrevealsthedeclineinbirdpopulations.C.Itcentersontheadaptationofbirdspecies. D.Itensurestheexistenceofatimingmismatch.10.WhatdoesLosssuggestwedotosafeguardmigratorybirds?A.Lessentheeffectsofclimatechange. B.Preserveecosystemsforbirdspecies.C.Addressemissionsandhabitatloss. D.Expandresearchesonthreatstobirds.11.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?A.Ascientificjournal. B.Abirdwatchingguidebook.C.Awebsiteaboutclimatechange. D.Amagazineaboutwildlifeconservation.DputerscientistPascaleFungcanimagineabrightfutureinwhichAIhelperslikeChatGPTbridgelanguagebarriers.Inthatworld,IndonesianstoreownersfluentonlyinlocaldialectsmightreachnewshoppersbylistingtheirproductsonlineinEnglish.“Itcanopenopportunities,”Fungsays—thenpauses.She’sspottedthebias(偏好)inhervisionofamoreinterconnectedfuture:TheAIaidedshoppingwouldbeonesided,becausefewAmericanswouldbothertouseAItranslationtohelpresearchproductsadvertisedinIndonesian.Fung,directoroftheCenterforAIResearchattheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,whoherselfspeakssevenlanguages,seesthisbiasinherownfield.FungwouldliketoseeAlchangethat,notfurtherstrengthentheprimarypositionofEnglish.FungispartofaglobalmunityofAIresearcherstestingthelanguageskillsofChatGPTandsoundingthealarmaboutevidencethattheyaresignificantlylesscapableinlanguagesotherthanEnglish.“Oneofmybiggestconcernsisthatwe’regoingtoexacerbatethebiasforEnglishandEnglishspeakers,”saysThienHuuNguyen,aUniversityofOregonputerscientist.“Peoplearegoingtofollowthenorm(标准)andnotthinkabouttheirownidentitiesorculture.Itkillsinnovation.”TheAIsystemsaregoodattranslatingotherlanguagesintoEnglish,buttheystrugglewithrewritingEnglishintootherlanguages.Nguyen’sstudyreportsthattestsonChatGPTinMarchshoweditperformedsubstantially(基本上)worseatansweringfactualquestionsorsummarizingplextextinnonEnglishlanguagesandwasmorelikelytofabricate(捏造)information.“ThisisanEnglishsentence,sothereisnowaytotranslateittoVietnamese,”therobotrespondedinaccuratelytoonequestion.AtaUSconference,SenatorAlexPadillaofCaliforniaaskedSamAltman,CEOofChatGPT’screator,OpenAI,whichisbasedinthestate,whathispanyisdoingtoclosethelanguagegap.About44percentofCaliforniansspeaklanguageotherthanEnglish.Padilla,whoalsospeaksSpanish,isquestioningaboutthesystemsdeliveringfairlinguistic(语言的)outeswithoutbigshiftsinstrategiesbytheirdevelopers.12.What’sFung’sattitudetothenonEnglishlanguageskillsofChatGPT?A.Optimistic. B.Dismissive.C.Doubtful. D.Unclear.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exacerbate”meaninParagraph3?A.Restrict. B.Worsen. C.Encourage. D.Disturb.14.WhatisinlinewithNguyen’sstudyregardingChatGPT?A.ItstruggleswithturningEnglishtootherlanguages.B.ItperformsbetterintranslatingintoEnglish.C.ItexcelsinnonEnglishlanguagetranslation.D.Ittendstoinventinformationintranslations.15.What’sthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.ChatGPT:ExposinglinguisticbiasB.ChatGPT:AITranslationRevolutionC.ChatGPT:BridgingLanguageBarriersD.ChatGPT:LeavingNonEnglishOutinAI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。AngerManagementMaybeyouhaveaseriousattitudetolife,orperhapsyouarejustangry.Everyonegetsangry.____16____Thefollowingstrategieswillhelpyoumanageitinmorepositiveways.Angrypeopletendtosweartoreflecttheirinnerthoughts.____17____Forinstance,insteadoftellingyourself,“oh,it’sawful,it’sterrible,everything’sruined,”tellyourself,“it’sunderstandablethatI’mupsetaboutit,butit’snottheendoftheworldandgettingangryisnotgoingtofixitanyhow.”Don’tsaythefirstthingthatesintoyourhead,butslowdownandthinkcarefullyaboutwhatyouwanttosay.Listencarefullytowhattheotherpersonissayingandtakeyourtimebeforeanswering.Atthesametime,it’snaturaltogetdefensivewhenyou’recriticized,butdon’tfightback.____18____Giveyourselfabreak.____19____Oneexampleistheworkingmotherwhohasastandingrulethatwhensheeshomefromwork,forthefirst15minutes“nobodytalkstoMomunlessthehouseisonfire.”Afterthisbriefquiettime,shefeelsbetterpreparedtohandledemandsfromherkidswithoutblowingupatthem.Notallangerisinappropriate,andoftenit’sahealthy,naturalresponse.____20____Anditdisappointsustofindoutthatthisisn’talwaysthecase.Thebestattitudetobringtosuchasituation,then,isnottofocusonfindingthesolution,butratheronhowyouhandleandfacetheproblem.A.Butlettingitgetoutofcontrolisharmful.BWeshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsanger.C.Tryreplacingemotionalthoughtswithmorereasonableones.D.Thereisalsoaculturalbeliefthateveryproblemhasasolution.E.Thatmeanslettinggoofthebusyscheduleandfocusonthemoment.F.Makesureyouhavesome“personaltime”scheduledforstressfuldays.G.Keepingyourheadcankeepthesituationfrombeingadisastrousone.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。KanyeWestisapopstarwithrecordsalesofover140millionand21Grammyawards.Heisa(n)____21____andentrepreneur(企业家),andhisnetfinancialworthis____22____atoverabilliondollars.Despite____23____fromtheestablishment,hewroteandrecordedhisfirstalbum“TheCollegeDropout”while____24____acaraccidentleavinghimwithabrokenjaw.Unfortunately,someone____25____hisfirstalbumbeforeitwasreleased—hedidn’tgiveup;hechosetorewriteallhissongsandmakethealbumbetterthanitwasbefore.ForKanyeWest,challengesaretheretomakeyou____26____better.Thealbumsold2.6millioncopies,whichturnedouttobeahit.However,KanyeWestwasnotanovernightsuccess;hewriteshissongsusingthe____27____materialofhislifetomakea____28____withhisfans.Hiscareer____29____showsthatyouneedtowatchoutfor_____30_____—likebeingafashiondesignerandsettinguphisbusinesses.Themostimportant_____31_____thatKanyeWestteachesbyexampleisthepowerofpassionatelypursuingyourgoalsandrefusingtobestoppedby_____32_____.Thoughlacking_____33_____experience,heneverdoubtedhecouldbearapper(说唱歌手).AlthoughyourinterestsandskillsmaydifferfromKanyeWest’s,youhavethe_____34_____topursueyourdreamswithdevotionandeffort.Allit_____35_____isselfbeliefandhardwork.21.A.bankaccountant B.salesmanager C.musicprofessor D.fashiondesigner22.A.valued B.set C.paid D.charged23.A.limitation B.interruption C.prohibition D.opposition24.A.recoveringfrom B.lookinginto C.ingacross D.goingthrough25A.broke B.bought C.leaked D.loaded26A.profit B.perform C.budget D.market27.A.concrete B.consistent C.rare D.raw28.A.connection B.contrast C.plaint D.creation29.A.inplace B.todate C.atlarge D.onschedule30.A.personalities B.opportunities C.accidents D.ments31.A.class B.lecture C.lesson D.talk32.A.objectives B.substances C.submissions D.setbacks33.A.relevant B.inspiring C.demanding D.reliable34.A.ability B.edge C.option D.intention35.A.has B.takes C.makes D.gets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。TheconstructionofMillenniumCityPark____36____(locate)inKaifengCity,HenanProvince,wasbasedonthefamousancientChinesepainting“AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival,”____37____describedlifeduringtheNorthSongDynasty(9601127).Thehistoricalandculturalparkservesasalivingcopyoftheera,presenting____38____(it)ancientarchitectureandculturetothemodernworld.Openedtothepublicin1998,theparkcovers____39____areaofmorethan40hectaresandincludesmanybeautifulscenicspots,suchasoneofChina’stenfamousancientbridges—theRainbowBridge—____40____aWallpaintingoftheQingmingFestivalbytheriverside,aswellastheKissingCloudPavilionandmanyother____41____(attraction).Theparkhasappliedmoderntechnologytobuildatheater____42____(display)ZhangZeduan’smasterpiece“AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival.”Usingthelatestdigitaltechnology,theancientartwork____43____(present)onanIMAXscreen.Theentirescreenfeaturesafullviewpresentation____44____3Deffectstocreateanimmersive(沉浸式的)viewingexperienceforvisitors.Byreproducingclimbing,divingandothermovements,theshowtransportstouristscenturiesbackintime,offeringaglanceofthe_____45_____(grand)oftheSongDynastyandanimmersiveinsightintotheancienterashowninthebelovedpainting.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.假定你是李华，外教Smith准备让学生每周进行一次写作训练，但不得使用网络，你认为这样的做法存在问题。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.说明问题；2.提出建议。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearSmith,I’mLiHuafromClass1.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Thismorning,somethingwaswrongwiththedog.Hewouldn’tplaywithmyson,andheappearedabsentminded.Hewasrunningbackandforthbetweenthetwoofficewindows.“Hemusthearabirdoutside,”Iexplained,urgingmysontogethisbackpacktogether.Aswehurriedtothecarmysonstoppedinhistracks.“Mama,doyouhearthat?”Iwastoobusytoacknowledgeanything,althoughIdidhearastrangesound.“We’relate!Getinthecar!”Isaid,andmysondidsounwillingly.Ibentovertohelphimwithhisseatbeltandfeltsomethingsoftonthetopofmyfoot.Ijumped!Therewasabrowncatstandingbehindme.Itwasmakingthatstrangesound.“Whatisit,Mama?”Mysonliftedhimselfuptogetabetterlook.Thecatapproachedme,touchingmyfootagain,itsmeowsweakbutverylasting.“Aww,heyther