江蘇省常州市2023-2024學年高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規定位置．3．請認真核對監考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Weallsighedwith________reliefwhen________planefinallylandedsafely.A．a;/ B．/;theC．a;a D．a;the2．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking3．Wefoundabuyerforourhouse,butthenthesale_____.Whynotpromoteitbypostinganadvertisementonline?A．fellthroughB．gotthroughC．clearedupD．lookedup4．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding5．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when6．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged7．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking8．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that9．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should10．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown11．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes12．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will13．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/14．––Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourinjury?––ShesaidIshouldavoiddoingtoomuchexercise______itfeelsbetter.A．untilB．sinceC．ifD．while15．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom16．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot17．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith18．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone19．—WhendidyoureturnlastFriday?—Itwasnotuntilmidnight______itwasraininghard.A．when B．whichC．that D．before20．Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．areworn第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Withsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?Theyarecompletelywaterproof(notletwaterthrough)andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?A．Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.B．Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.C．Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.D．Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Howthesneakersarecharged.B．Howthesneakerscanworkwell.C．Whatimagesthesneakersshow.D．Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.3、Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.A．thelengthoftheshoesB．thesizeoftheire-panelsC．thedesignersoftheshoesD．thematerialsoftheirbottoms4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?A．Negative. B．Anxious.C．Uncertain. D．Confident.22．（8分）TheAlexandertechniqueUntilearlierthisyear,Ididn’tknowanythingabouttheAlexandertechnique—andsawnoreasontothinkIshould.Oneday,thebackacheIregularlysufferedwasmorepainful.Iwasbroughtuptothinkthatthepreferredwayofdealingwithachesistodonothingandhopethey’llgoaway,butIeventuallywenttothedoctor.Afterexaminingme,hesaid,“Youactuallyhavebadposture(姿勢).GooffandlearntheAlexandertechnique.”ThreemonthslaterIcouldwalkstraighterandsitbetter.TheAlexandertechniqueisawayoflearninghowyoucangetridofharmfultensioninyourbody.Theteachingfocusesontheneck,headandback.Ittrainsyoutouseyourbodylessseverelyandcarryoutthemovementsthatwedoallthetimewithlesseffort.Thereislittleeffortinthelessonsthemselves,whichsetsaparttheAlexandertechniquefromyogaorpilates,whichareexercise-based.Atypicallessoninvolvesstandinginfrontofachairandlearningtositandstandwithminimumeffort.Youspendsometimelyingonabenchwithyourkneesbenttostraightenthespine(脊椎)andrelaxyourbodywhiletheteachermovesyourarmsandlegstotrainyoutomovethemcorrectly.Thetechniquehelpstobreakthebadhabitsaccumulatedoveryears.Tryfoldingyourarmstheoppositewaytonormal.Thisisanexampleofahabitthebodyhasformedwhichcanbehardtobreak.Manyofuscarryourheadstoofarback.Theheadweighsfourtosixkilos,soanyinappropriateposturecancauseproblemsforthebody.Thetechniqueteachesyoutoletgoofthemusclesholdingtheheadback,allowingittogobacktoitsnaturalplaceonthetopofourspines.SowhowasAlexanderandhowdidhecomeupwiththetechnique?FrederickAlexander,anAustralianactorbornin1869,foundinhisyouththathehadvocal(聲音的)problemsduringperformances.Heanalyzedhimselfandrealizedhisposturewasbad.Heworkedonimprovingit,withexcellentresults.HebroughthistechniquetoLondonandopenedateacher-trainingschool,whichisstillsuccessfultoday.Soifyou’rewalkingalongtheroadonedaywithshouldersbentforward,feelingweigheddownbyyourtroubles,giveathoughttotheAlexandertechnique.Itwillhelpyouwalktallagain.1、WhatdoestheauthorsuggestinParagraph1?A．Shefeltnobetterafterthetreatment.B．ShegotboredwiththeAlexandertechnique.C．Shewasscepticalaboutthedoctor’smethod.D．Shewasunwillingtoseektreatmentforherbackache.2、WhatistheprincipleoftheAlexandertechnique?A．Physicaltensionshouldn’tbecompletelyrelieved.B．Thetechniqueshouldn’tbecombinedwithotherexercises.C．Thepracticeofthetechniqueshouldn’tbeattemptedalone.D．Familiarphysicalactionsshouldn’tbedonewithmucheffort.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutFrederickAlexander?A．Hemanagedtorecoverhisvocalpowers.B．Hewaseagertomakeanameforhimself.C．Hedevelopedaformofexerciseforactors.D．Hehadtoleavehometodevelophistechnique.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theoccurrenceofbackpainiswidespread.B．Alexanderimprovedthetechniquetotreatbodypain.C．TheAlexandertechniquehelpsovercomepostureproblems.D．Peoplewithbackpainarevictimsofinappropriatepostures.23．（8分）Mostofushavequitegoodmemories,butourmemoriesarelimited.Forexample,wecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.However,therearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome（學者癥候群）.Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorder,buttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast（顯出差異）sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.KimPeek(1951-2009)wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCity,Utah,intheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrain,butitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrain,particularlythoserelatingtomemory,becameover-developed.Peek’suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyage.Whenhewasjust20monthsold,hecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime-onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft-inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythingheread.Bythetimehedied,Peekhadmemorizedmorethan9,000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistory,literature,geographyandsports.Dr.DavidTreffert,anexpertonsavantsyndrome,oncedescribedPeekas“alivingGoogle”becauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.However,atthesametime,Peekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletasks,suchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressed,andheneededotherstohelphim.In1989,themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicture.Themaincharacterinthemovie,playedbyDustinHoffman,wasbasedonKimPeek'slife.Hestartedtoappearontelevision,wherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics.Peek-becameworldfamous,andheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.“Recognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothers,andtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyou,willmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryone.Everyoneisdifferent.”1、Theunderlinedword“prodigious”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．happy B．clear.C．amazing D．short2、Accordingtothetext,Peek______.A．couldtakecareofhimselfB．wasbornwithagoodmemoryC．wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffertD．becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold3、HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A．Bygivingfacts. B．Byfollowingtimeorder.C．Byexplainingcauses. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Peek’swordssuggestthatweshould______.A．respectdifferentcultures B．listentodifferentopinionsC．treatdifferentpeopledifferently D．respectothers’differences24．（8分）EveryJanuary,morethan3,000peopletakepartinoneofthemostdifficultracesonEarth:theToughMancompetitionintheUK.Theparticipantsrun,swimandclimbaroundthe15kmcourse.Butthisisnonormalrace.Theserunnershavetocrawlthroughtunnels,runacrossafieldofnettles(蕁麻)andjumpoverfire.What’smore,thecompetitiontakesplaceinJanuarywhentemperaturesarefreezing.Peopletravelfromthroughouttheworldtoparticipateinit.Thecompetitionisquitedangerousandeveryyearthereareaccidents.Injurieslikebrokenbonesandcutsarequitecommon.One-thirdoftheparticipantsdonotcompleteit.Runnershavetobeveryathleticandmostpeopletrainalltheyeartoprepareforit.Therearesimilarevents,butthisisthefirstoneintheworld.Manypeopledothecompetitionbecauseitissofamous.Everyyeartheorganizerschangetheeventsandaddnewthings.Thismeansthatthecompetitionstaysthrillingandchallenging,sopeoplegobackyearafteryear.First,theparticipantsrun1kmalongamuddyroad.Next,theycrawlunderlownetsontheground.Afterthenets,therunnersjumpoffahighplatformintoalakeandswimfor1km.Then,theyreachthefieldoffire.Here,therunnersrunacrossafieldandjumpoversmallbonfires(篝火).Next,theparticipantsmustcrawlthroughalongtunnelwhichispartlyunderwater.Finally,therunnersrun2kmthroughnettlesbeforetheyreachthefinishingline.1、637．Accordingtothetext,theparticipantsinthecompetition________.A．arerequiredtorun15kmB．maytaketheriskofbeinginjuredC．havetotakeamedicalexaminationD．aretrainedtodealwithemergencies2、639．WhatdowelearnabouttheToughMancompetition?A．Itisexcitingbutquitetough.B．Itisintendedforoverweightpeople.C．TheparticipantsaremainlyBritishnatives.D．Onlyone-thirdoftheparticipantscanmakeit.3、641．Toattractparticipants,theorganizersusually________.A．createmoreitemsB．holdthesimilaractivitiesC．holdthecompetitioninwinterD．organizethecompetitionindifferentcounties4、643．Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A．warntheparticipantsofdangerB．advertisetheToughMancompetitionC．introducetheToughMancompetitionD．informtheparticipantsofthecompetition25．（10分）OnarecenttriptotheislandofNewfoundland,Canada,myhusbandaskedourtalkativecabdriverwhatmadehimmostproudtobeanative.“Ourgenerosityandhospitality(好客),”herepliedinastronglocalaccent.“Ifyourcarbreaksdowninthemiddleofnowhere,someonewillstoptohelp.Peopleherearekindlikethat.”Hisanswerranginmymindduringthatridewithmyhusbandandteenagekids,asweheadedouttoexploreonthefirstdayofourvacation.LittledidIknowwewereabouttoexperiencesomeofthatremarkableNewfoundlandkindnessforourselves.WemetAlmathatsamemorningatthestartofalonghike.Ourteenagershurriedahead,andaswewalkedbehind,admiringthescenery,twowomeninsunglassesandsummerhikingequipmentstopped.They’dheardusdiscussingdifferentroutes,andthenaskedifwe’dlikesuggestions.Theylookedtobeintheir40s,andwerebothenthusiastictosharetheirlocalexpertise.Welistenedeagerly,takingmentalnotes,untiloneofthewomenasked,“Youhaveacar,right?”Iexplainedthattherewerenocarsavailableduringourweekontheisland,sowehadtorelyoncabsinstead.“Ohno,”shesaid,“youneedacar.”Andthen,ascasuallyasifofferingapieceofchewinggum(口香糖),shesaid,“Takemine!”MyhusbandandIjustsmiledindisbelief,dumbfounded.“Whynot?”sheinsisted.“Youneedacartogettoknowalltheseplaces.”“Butyoudon’tevenknowus,”Isaid.“Thatdoesn’tmatter,”shecontinuedwithabsolutedetermination.Surprised,Ilookedoveratherfriend,whoshruggedandsaid,“That’sAlma.”Fortyminutesoftalkinglater,myfamilyclimbedintoAlma’scar.Wespenttherestofourvacationdiscoveringdifferentareasofthisbeautifulisland.Butitwasn’tthegroupsofwhaleswesaw,orthevastareasofwoodland,thatmadethisplacesomemorable.Instead,itwastheactofkindnessfromacompletestrangerthatmadeusrealizehowspecialNewfoundlandreallywas.Nextyear,there’snodoubtwherewe’llbetakingoursummervacation.Whoknowswhatactofkindnesswe’llmeetthen?1、Whatdidthecabdrivertakeprideinasanative?A．Theirkindnessandenthusiasm. B．Theircheapserviceandfriendliness.C．Theirunselfishnessanddetermination. D．Theirrichexperienceandlocalknowledge.2、Theunderlinedword“dumbfounded”inParagraph5probablymeans“________”.A．annoyed B．satisfied C．shocked D．embarrassed3、WhatimpressedtheauthormostduringherstayinNewfoundland?A．Thelocalcultureoftheisland. B．Theanswerfromthecabdriver.C．Thebeautifulsceneryoftheisland. D．Thehelpfromanenthusiasticstranger.4、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?A．SheexpectstovisitNewfoundlandagain.B．Shehasn’tdecidedwheretogonextyearyet.C．SheislookingforwardtomeetingAlmaoncemore.D．Shealsowantstobekindtoothersduringthevacation.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 Onemorningalltheemployeesreachedtheofficeasusual．Andonthewalltheysawabigon21onwhichwaswritten：Yesterday,thepersonwhohasbeen22yourgrowthinthiscompanypassed23．Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralpreparedinthe24． Inthebeginning，theyallgot25formedeathofoneoftheircolleagues．26afterawhiletheystartedgetting27toknowwhowasthemanthatlimitedthegrowthofhiscolleaguesandthecompanyitself． The28inthegymwassuchthatsecurityagents(保安)were29tocontrolthecrowdwithintheroom．Themorepeoplereachedthecoffin(棺材)，themoretheexcitement30up．Everyonewhisperedtoeachother：“31onearthisthisguy?” Onebyonetheexcitedemployeesgotlosertothecoffin，andwhenthey32insideit，they33becamespeechless。Theystoodnearbythecoffin，shockedandin34．asifsomeonehad35thedeepestpartoftheirsoul． Therewasa36insidethecoffin；everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself,Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthat37Thereisonlyonepersonwhois38tosetlimitstoyourgrowth：ITIS39!!!!!!Yourlifedoesn’tchangewheneveryonearoundyouchanges．YourlifechangeswhenYOUchange，whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefsinside．Don’tbeafraidof40；buildyourselfandyourreality．It’sthewayyoufacelifeitselfthatmakesthedifference!1、A．card B．post C．sign D．1etter2、A．encouragingB．helping C．building D．limiting3、A．on B．by C．away D．down4、A．office B．gym C．way D．meetingroom5、A．sad B．excited C．afraid D．calm6、A．and B．but C．or D．so7、A．ready B．pleased C．curious D．serious8、A．surprise B．anger C．excitement D．sadness9、A．admitted B．forced C．forbidden D．ordered10、A．heated B．woke C．turned D．kept11、A．Ⅵmere B．What C．How D．Who12、A．walked B．looked C．got D．turned13、A．suddenly B．gradually C．merely D．extremely14、A．Sorrow B．order C．silence D．person‘15、A．stolen B．touched C．attacked D．seen16、A．1etter B．book C．mirror D．appeared17、A．wrote B．read C．showed D．able18、A．sure B．eager C．afraid D．able19、A．YOU B．ME C．HE D．ITSELF20、A．punishmentB．praises C．changes D．blame第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Yesterdaywasacrazyday.Ifeltverytired1．Ihadatonofworkstuffgoingon.ThenIgot2．messagefromoneofmyteammates.Itsaid,“Wewanttoletyouknowthattherearepeoplewhoseeand3．(true)appreciateallyourhardwork.”Thismeantmoreto4．(I)thananythingelseinalongwhile.AnditmademethinkthatmaybeIneedtosettimeaside5．(tell)thepeopleinmylifehowmuchIappreciatewhattheydid.Say“thankyou”totheguybehindthecounter,tellinghimthatyouappreciatehowhardhe6．(work);tellyourdaughterthatyouareproudofher7．(perform)atschool;tellyourmomthatyounoticehowmuchshedoes8．thefamily.Sometimeswhenalongtimegoesbywithout9．(recognize)forthegoodwedo,westarttogetupset,butasimplestatementofappreciationcouldmakeusbecome10．(energy)againforagoodlongtime.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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