2024-2025學年江蘇南通市高三第一次高考模擬考試英語試題試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow2．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should3．——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf4．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat5．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what6．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever7．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．as C．eventhough D．incase8．Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen9．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding10．MorethanaquarteroftheenergyintheUnitedStatesgoestomovingpeopleandgoodsfromoneplacetoanother.A．using B．used C．touse D．use11．Allthestudentsarerequiredtochecktheyhavemadesomespellingerrorsintheircompositions.A．whetherB．whatC．thatD．which12．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will13．—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching14．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where15．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering16．OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate，helpful，andwarm-hearted，butsometimesshe________________beangryatoursillymistakes.A．should B．mustC．can D．shall17．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general18．Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake19．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must20．WithMother'sDayaroundthecorner，Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebank_____________presentsformymother.A．buy B．tobuyC．buying D．havingbought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）TheAustralianpostalservicehasapologizedfordeliveringaletterhalfacenturyafteritwassentfromanislandintheSouthPacific.AcouplefromAdelaidefoundthefadedpostcard,fromtheFrenchPolynesianislandofTahiti,restingontheirdoorstepunderagasbill.Itboreapostmarkof1966andwasaddressedtoone“RobertGiorgio”,accordingtotheAdelaideAdvertiser.Thepostcard,whichwaswrittenbysomeonenamed“Chris’,reads:“Iamenjoyingmyselfgreatly.Theweatherisveryhumid.I’lltryanddropyouanoteinEngland.”Itsstampcost3francs,oraroundninepence,andisunderstoodtohavebeensenttotheoriginalownerofthehouse,whosewhereaboutisunknown.“Ittookawhiletorealizeitwasanoldone,”saidTimDuffy,whoboughtthehouse18monthsagowithhiswife,Claire,andbelievesitwasbuiltbyanItalianmanin1963.“ThenIcheckedthepostdateandit’s1966.”Hesuspectsthecardmayhavebeensentbysomeonewhowastravellingbyboat.“It’sfreshenoughalthoughitisabitfadedandit’sgotsomedamagetothetopleft,whichlookslikeabitofwaterdamage,”hesaid.MrDuffyhandedtheletterbacktoAustraliaPost,whoacknowledgedthatsomethinghad“gonewrong”andissuedanapology.“Itisclearthatsomethingwentwrong50yearsagoafterthepostcardwaspostedinFrenchPolynesia,andweapologisefortheinconvenience,”aspkesmansaid.Itisnotthefirsttimethataletterhastakenvastlylongerthanexpectedarriveatitsdestination.AlovelettersentbyaBritishsoldierduringWorldWarTwowasapparentlystuckintransitformorethan64yearsbeforeitreachedRAFLakenheathinSuffolk.1、Whowrotethepostcard?A．ClaireB．ChrisC．TimDuffyD．RobertGiorgio2、Whatdoesthepostcardlooklike?A．NiceandperfectB．OldanddamagedC．OldputbeautifulD．Freshbutdamaged3、Theunderlinedword“whereabout”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto“________”A．locationB．familyC．habitD．name4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Thepostcardwassentoutin1963B．TimDuffyacceptedtheapologyfromtheAustraliaPostC．ThisisthefirstletterthathasgonewrongduringdeliveringD．ThepersonwhowrotethepostcardwouldtraveltoEngland22．（8分）TheFiveBestCountriesToMoveToForRetirementRetiringinadifferentcountryisgainingpopularity.Belowarefiveofthebestcountriestoseekretirement.CostaRicaMildclimate,breathtakinglandscapesandbeachesdrawretirees(退休人員)toCostaRica.Thecountryreadilywelcomesimmigrantsandoffersasimpleresidencyprocess.Withamonthlyincomeofatleast$1,000permonthfromSocialSecurityorasimilarsource,peopleenjoyahighstandardoflivingatamuchlowercostthantheU.S.MalaysiaRetireeswhochoosetomakeMalaysiahomewillappreciateitsrichcultureandattractivescenery.Moreover,thecountryoffersmodernfacilitiesatmodestprices.Immigrantsenjoyconvenienceandcomfortintheirdailylife.Youwillfindlow-costrentalunits,deliciousstreetfood,andvariousshoppingmalls.MexicoBecauseit’sclosetotheU.S.,MexicodrawsmorethanamillionAmericanretireestoitsborders.IncreasingimmigrantcommunitiesenjoyseasidelivingandconversationswithfriendlyEnglishspeakinglocals.Plus,legalresidentsovertheageof60receiveairline,grocery,andrestaurantdiscounts.PanamaGentleoceanwindtakestheheatoutofhotyear-roundtemperatures,whichhasbeenthechiefattractiontoforeignretirees.BeautifulbeachesandaboomingeconomyalsoattractretireestoPanama.Anincomeof$2,000permonthcoversmodestlivingcosts.Furthermore,thecountryoffersdiscountstoretireeswithaspecialvisa.EcuadorLazycoastaltowns,sun-shininghotspots,andnature-filledviewswaitforimmigrantsseekingacarefreelifestyle.PublictransportationcostsinEcuadormakeowningavehicleunnecessary.Abusrideonlycosts25centsandtaxirideswillrunabout$3.1、WhatdoCostaRicaandMalaysiahaveincommon?A．Convenientshopping.B．Relativelylowlivingcost.C．Variousculturalactivities.D．Simpleimmigrationprocedures.2、Whichcountry’slocationspeciallyattractsretireesfromtheU.S.?A．Malaysia’s.B．Mexico’s.C．Panama’s.D．Ecuador’s.3、WhatisthemainreasonforretireestochoosePanama?A．Beautifulbeaches.B．Aboomingeconomy.C．Apleasantclimate.D．Discountsforretirees.23．（8分）Ifyouwanttoslowaging,youmightwanttoeatless.Thisfindingisgoodnews---ifyouwereamouse.Theresearchersstudiedmice,notpeople.JohnPriceandotherresearchersstudiedtwogroupsofmice.Onegroupwasabletoeatasmuchasitwanted.Theresearcherslimitedwhatthemiceintheothergroupate.Theirdiethad35percentfewercaloriesthanthefirstgroupofmice.Pricesaysthemicewiththedietrestrictionswere＂moreenergeticandsufferedfewerdisease.＂Theywerenotjustlivinglongerbutseemedtostayyoungerforalongerperiodoftime.Theresearchersfoundthatfewercaloriesslowdownanaturalmechanismincellscalledribosomes.Priceexplainsthatribosomesareresponsibleformakingimportantproteinsinthecells.Butwithfewercalories,theyslowdown.Thisgivesthecellsmoretimetorepairthemselves.Theresearcherssayribosomesusefrom10to20percentofthecell’senergytomakethoseproteins.Pricewrotethat＂becauseofthis,itisimpracticaltodestroyanentireribosome＂whenitstartstobreakdown.However,＂repairingindividualpartsoftheribosomeonaregularbasisenablesribosomestocontinueproducinghighqualityproteinsforlongerthantheywouldotherwise.Thistopqualityproduction,inturn,keepscellsandtheentirebodyfunctioningwell.＂Pricesaid,＂ribosomeisaverycomplexmachine,likeacar.＂Theyneed＂maintenancetoreplacethepartsthatwearoutthefastest.Whentireswearout,＂heexplained,＂youdon’tthrowthewholecarawayandbuyanewone.Itcostslesstoreplacetheoldtires.＂＂Food,＂hesaid,＂isn’tjustmaterialtobeburned---it’sasignalthattellsourbodyandcellshowtorespond.＂Pricesaidthefindingshelptoexplainhowexactlyourbodiesage.Andthismay＂helpusmakemoreeducateddecisionsaboutwhatweeat.＂1、Whatcanweknowaboutthemicewithlimitedcaloriesfromthestudy?A．TheycankeephealthyeasilyB．TheyneedmoreenergytobeactiveC．TheycanlookyoungerthantheyareD．Theywilllivealongerlifelikehumans2、Whatwillhappentoribosomesiftherearefewercalories?A．TheywillcompletelybreakdownB．TheymakeproteinsinthecellsslowlyC．TheywillproducehighqualityproteinsmoreD．Theymayneedmoretimetorepairthemselves3、Priceexplainedtheribosomes’roleofrepairingthemselvesby_________.A．tellingastoryB．listingbasicdataC．makingcomparisonsD．experimentingonmice4、Whatdoesthetextmainlydealwith?A．FooddecideshowlongyouliveB．Canyouslowdownyouragingprocess?C．EatinglessmayhelpyoulivelongerD．Shouldyourdietbereducedforyourhealth?24．（8分）Pictureaniceberg(冰山).You'llprobablyimaginesomethingwhiteassnowrisingupoutofabluesea.Buticebergscanbeallsortsofshades.Theycanbefromafrostybluetoanattractivegreen.Researchersandsailorshaveobservedemerald(翠綠色)icebergsforyears.Alargepieceofice"mast-high"and"greenasemerald"evenappearsinSamuelTaylorColeridge's1834poem.Buttheyhaven'tfoundoutexactlywhytheseicebergslookthewaytheydo.AnewpaperledbyStephenWarrenwaspublished.Itallhastodowithwhaticebergsaremadeoutof.Icebergsbreakoffglaciers(冰川)oriceshelves,whichhappensmainlyaroundAntarcticaandGreenland.Theybegintheirlivesassnowfallthataccumulatesovertime.So.icebergscontainairpocketswiththeformofbubblesthatspreadlight.Withsomeexceptionsandrarelines,glaciericetendstolookbluishwhite.Atfirst，Warrenguessedthatthegreenwasaproductofmeltcarbon.Anditcamefromrottingplantsorseaanimals.Butsamples(樣本)didn'tproveit.AnotherideastartedtotakeshapeaftertheyhadfoundahighconcentrationofironinasampleofseaicefromtheAmeryIceShelf.Whenglaciersrubacrossland,theyproducewhat'sknownasglacierflour.Itisaproductofbedrockbeinggroundclownbythemovingmass.Asglaciersmoveaway,theseremainsareusuallywashedoutintowater.inparticlessometimestoosmalltobenoticeabletoyoureyes.Butonland.soilandrockscontainironoxidesthatoftenhaverosycolors.likereds,yellows,andbrowns-andsincetheseaicecontained500timesmoreironthantheglacierice,Warrenwonderedwhethertheremainswereresponsibleforicebergstakingonagreenappearance.Hedoesn'tknowforsure.He'shopingtosecuremoneysothathecanreturntotheareaandstudytheicebergsthemselves.1、WhyisSamuelTaylorColeridge'spoemmentionedinthetext?A．Ittellswhyicebergslookthewaytheydo.B．Itdescribesvividlywhaticebergsarelike.C．Itsayscausesoftheappearanceoficebergs.D．Itprovestheexistenceofcolorfulicebergs.2、WhatcanweknowaboutStephenWarren'spaper?A．Itdrawsonresearchers'andsailors'views.B．Itistherecordofthemovementoficebergs.C．Ittalksabouthowicebergscomeintobeing.D．Itisacollectionofvarioussocialphenomena.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inparagraph4referto?A．Asampleofseaice. B．Warren'sfirstguess.C．Warren'sideaoniron. D．Aproductofmeltcarbon.4、Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A．Thepossiblereasonwhyicebergslookgreen.B．Wheremostoficebergseventuallydisappear.C．Howicebergstakeinthecolorsfromglaciers.D．Thewayinwhichicebergsbreaksoffglaciers.25．（10分）You’llprobablynevergotoMarsorsingonthestagewiththeRollingStones.Butifvirtualreality(VR)everlivesuptoitspromise,youmightbeabletodoallthesethings—andmanymore—withoutevenleavingyourhome.Unlikerealreality,virtualrealitymeanssimulating(模仿)bitsofourworld.Apartfromgamesandentertainment,it’slongbeenusedfortrainingairlinepilotsandsurgeonsandforhelpingscientiststofigureoutcomplexproblemssuchasthestructureofproteinmolecules(分子).Thenhowdoesitwork?Closeyoureyesandthinkofvirtualrealityandyouprobablypicturesomethinglikethis:amanwearingawrap-aroundheadsetanddatagloveswiredintoapowerfulworkstationorsupercomputer.WhatdistinguishesVRfromanordinarycomputerexperienceisthenatureoftheinputandoutput.Whereanordinarycomputerusesthingslikeakeyboard,mouse,orspeechrecognitionforinput,VRusessensorsthatdetecthowyourbodyismoving.AndwhereaPCdisplaysoutputonascreen,VRusestwoscreens(oneforeacheye),surround-soundspeakers,andmaybesomeformsoftouchandbodyfeedbackaswell.VRhasbeenroutinelyusedbyscientists,doctors,dentists,engineers,architects,archaeologists,andthemilitaryforaboutthelast30years.Difficultanddangerousjobsarehardtotrainfor.Howcanyousafelypracticetakingatriptospace,makingaparachutejump,orcarryingoutbrainsurgery?Allthesethingsareobviouscandidatesforvirtualrealityapplications.Likeanytechnology,virtualrealityhasbothgoodandbadpoints.Criticsalwaysraisetheriskthatpeoplemaybeaddictedtoalternativerealitiestothepointofignoringtheirreal-worldlives—butthatcriticismhasbeenleveledateverythingfromradioandTVtocomputergamesandtheInternet.Likemanytechnologies,VRtakeslittleornothingawayfromtherealworld:youdon’thavetouseitifyoudon’twantto.1、Whatequipmentdoweprobablyneedforvirtualreality?A．Akeyboard,aheadsetandasupercomputer.B．Aheadset,dataglovesandaspeechrecognition.C．Aheadset,dataglovesandasupercomputer.D．Akeyboard,amouseandaspeechrecognition.2、Paragraph3ismainlyabout.A．theprinciplesofvirtualrealityB．theapplicationsofvirtualrealityC．thehistoryofvirtualrealityD．theinfluencesofvirtualreality3、Accordingtothepassage,virtualrealitymeans.A．imaginingbeautifulthingsinourmindB．creatingsomethingthatdoesn’texistC．experiencingthingsthatdon’treallyexistD．cloningsomethingthathasdiedout4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsVR?A．Appreciative.B．Cautious.C．Skeptical.D．Indifferent.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）Whenyouarelivingafully---scheduledlife,everyminutecounts.Nomatterhowmanywaysyoudivideyour1,there’sneverenoughtimeinadaytocatchup.Sixyearsago,Iwas2withacare-free,stop-and---smell-the-rosestypesof3.WhenIneededtorushout,shewastakinghersweet.4pickingoutapurseandashiningcrown.WhenIneededtohavea5lunch,she’dstopaspeaktotheelderlywomanwholookedlikehergrandma.Whenevermychildcausedmetodeviate(偏離)frommymain6,Ithoughttomyself,wedon’thavetimeforthis.7,thetwowordsImostcommonlyspoketomylittleloveroflifewere,“8!”Thenoneday,things9.We’djustpickedupmyolderdaughterfromkindergartenandweregettingoutofthecar.Seeingherlittlesisternotgoingfastenoughforherliking,myolderdaughtersaid,“youareso10.”Whentheolderonecrossedherownarms,itdawnedonme(我漸漸明白)thatherannoyedlook11thatofmine.Isawthedamagemyhurriedexistencewasdoingno12ofmychildren.Thoughmy13toslowdownwasmadealmostthreeyearsago,Livingataslowerpacestilltakesgreateffort.

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19throughlife.Pausingtodelightinthesimplejoysofdailylifeistheonlywaytotrulylive.

Trustme,Ilearnedfromtheworld'sborn20injoyfulliving.1、A．attentionB．memoryC．loveD．experience2、A．boredB．blessedC．contentD．patient3、A．sisterB．grandmaC．sonD．daughter4、A．timeB．icecreamC．stepD．lunch5、A．bigB．quickC．nutritiousD．joyful6、A．goalB．responsibilityC．scheduleD．interest7、A．ConsequentlyB．FranklyC．SurprisinglyD．Unusually8、A．CheerupB．PullupC．ShutupD．Hurryup9、A．improvedB．changedC．appearedD．worsened10、A．sillyB．excitedC．carefulD．slow11、A．silencedB．contradictedC．mirroredD．encouraged12、A．bothB．allC．someD．neither13、A．demandB．offerC．promiseD．mistake14、A．reminderB．memoryC．imageD．example15、A．halfB．biteC．cupD．piece16、A．wonderedB．realizedC．recognizedD．valued17、A．inconclusionB．inshortC．inreturnD．infact18、A．hotterB．softerC．sourerD．sweeter19、A．rushingB．goingC．gettingD．surviving20、A．dancerB．magicianC．expertD．singer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）IntheUSAthehighschoolgraduationceremonyisofgreat1．(important)12thgradestudents,orseniors,whoareabout17or18yearsold,lookforwardto2．(attend)thiseventThegraduationceremonyitselftakesplaceattheendofMayorbeginningofJune,whichusually3．(include)musicawards,andaguestspeakerAfterthespeech,studentswalktothefrontoftheroomtoreceivetheirdiplomasfromtheheadmasterStudentsstartpreparingforgraduationalongtime4．ithappensTheyorderringsdesigned5．(special)fortheirclassAnothertraditionistohavetheirphotographs6．(take)Thesephotographsareused7．theclassyearbook,whichisaprintedbookaboutallthestudentsintheschoolStudentshavespecialcardscalledannouncementsprintedtosendtofriendsandrelativestotellthemabouttheirgraduationThecardsofteninclude8．invitationtotheceremonyIfyoureceiveit,youshouldsendapresent9．moneytothegraduateAfewweeksbeforetheceremony,thestudentsaremeasuredthecapthattheywillwearattheceremonyAftertheceremony,10．(family)usuallyhavegraduationpartiesforfriendsandrelativesIt’sadayandanightthathighschoolseniorsrememberforalongtime第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或