2024届江苏省南通市如皋市高三下学期二模英语试题.docx

2024年高考适应性考试（二)英语试题 2024. 04.12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. What will Karen do?A. Check the time.B. Stop playing the piano. C. Apologize to her neighbors.2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On a bus.B. In the street.C. At a museum.3. What does Michelle suggest Mark do?A. See a doctor.B. Control his dict.C. Try the new ice cream shop.4.What does the man think of the phone?A. It is expensive.B. It is outdated.C. It is of poor quality.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A dinner party.B.A new restaurant.C. The cafeteria food.第二节 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. What is broken in the sales department?A. A light.B.A copy machine.C. An air conditioner.7.What is Max going to do first?A. Deal with other urgent repairs.B. Entertain important customers.C. Arrange a lunch appointment.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How many people are expected to attend the party?A. About 250.B. About 300.C. About 350.9. Why can't the party be held in the Pine Room?A. There's not enough room.B. The decoration isn't good.C. It is a bit far.10. What will Dr. Darren do next Friday night?A. Listen to a report.B. Take part in a party. C. Work on a speech.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the man make the call?A. The quality of the pizzas is poor.B. His delivery is seriously delayed.C. He got the wrong number of pizzas.12.How does the woman solve the problem?A. Return the money.B. Send the pizzas once more.C. Take back the delivered pizzas.13. What is the woman's attitude toward the man's complaint?A. Annoyed.B. Carefree.C. Apologetic.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student.15. Why did Sam miss some classes?A. He asked for sick leave.B. He took a trip to London. C. He looked after his father.16. When will the speakers meet in the evening?A. At 5:00.B. At 6:00.C. At 7:00.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.How much is the most popular ticket?A.39.B.43.C. S5.18.Who started Madame Tussauds Museum?A.A French king.B. An art teacher.C.A footballer.19. Where is the fourth Madame Tussauds Museum?A. In London.B. In Amsterdam.C. In Washington.20. What is the speaker about to do?A. Have a rest in a cafe.B. Hand out some guidebooks.C. Tour around the museum shop.第二部分阅读（共两节,满分50分)第一节 (共15小题;每题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。AFilming in the Wasatch-Cache National ForestThe Kamas Ranger District handles film permits for the Kamas district of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest.To ensure that permits are issued in time for filming, the Forest Service requests that application form be handed in three to four weeks prior to filming.The fee structure for filming in the National Forest is as follows: Filming Special Use Fee1 to 10 people - $150 per day11 to 30 people - $200 per day31 to 60 people - $500 per dayOver 6l people - $600 per dayFilm Monitoring Feel day filming FREEExtra days - $200 per dayAdditional FeesAdditional fees will be charged in the following situations:Large production (greater than 100 people), multiple site filming that may require additional film monitoring to protect natural resources and a performance agreement in the form of a deposited check.Upon approval, a Special Use Permit will be issued with a bill for collection. Checks should be made payable to “USDA Forest Service,” and payment must be received before filming.NoteSome areas of the forest are especially sensitive to impacts from vehicles, domestic animals, and people. These areas include wetlands, streams, lake shorelines, and most meadow areas. Filming requests in these sensitive areas will require special surveys to determine possible environmental impacts. The request may be denied.21. What is one expected to do for filming?A. Submit the application form in advance.B. Issue the permit weeks before filming.C. Give top priority to time arrangement.D. Outline the fee structure in the forest.22.How much will a weeks film monitoring be charged?A. $600.B. $200.C.$1400.D.$1200.23. Which of the following will be charged additional fees?A. Paying the bill in cash.B. Entry into the sensitive areas.C. Filming in different sites.D. Production with over 6l people.BConsciousness (意识) rises slowly, awakening with the dawn that brightens my room. Cool air clears my mind as I walk to the kitchen, where my husband is making his morning coffee. The fire he thoughtfully started is beginning to heat the living space.By my second cup, everyone is awake. After breakfast, we begin the busy work of a rural place. Chopping(砍) wood for the stove and clearing snow off steps and pathways. Our kids are big enough to be properly helpful and find joy in the work when everyone is doing it together.Then we take a walk through the fresh snow. We discover an amazing array of animals on display in the markings that they have left. After dinner, we play cards with a lot of energy andcompetitive interaction. Eventually, we'll turn off the lights and with the fire crackling(噼啪作响), cuddle(拥抱) on the couch to watch the stars through the windows before heading off to bed.Weekends at the cabin (木屋) are magical. During the break，our family constantly balances the demands of work and school. I'm subject to my watch and alarm clock. But coming to the cabin on the weekend is like entering another world. Here, I dont need to know what time it is-sunrise and sunset, hunger and chores set our schedule. The house and the woods around it are silent and dark, except for birdsong and the moon. Life seems less pressing, and its easier to live in the moment without distraction.When I get up the next morning, my son is already sitting in front of the fire, staring at the flames. I sit beside him, and he leans into me, sleepy and a bit sad. “What's up?” I ask. “I just dont want to go home yet. I like it better here.”I know what he means. I smile and put my arms around him. “Even when were home, this place is always here, where its quiet and safe, and everyone you love has time for you.”I dont really mean the cabin, and I think he knows that.24. What are paragraphs 1-3 mainly about?A. The reasons the family go to the cabin.B. The activities of the family at the cabin.C. The adventures of the family in the woods.D. The attitudes of the family to their cabin life.25. Why does the author think weekends at the cabin are magical?A. She can reunite with her family.B. She enjoys the silence there most.C. She finds her life there more thrilling.D. She was not enslaved by tight schedules.26. What does the cabin represent in the passage?A. A rural culture.B. An isolated life.C.A place of connection.D. An energetic interaction.27. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Taking a BreakB.A Weekend PicnicC. Embracing Our LifeD.A Conscious AttemptCOne of my bad habits is saying “busy” when people ask me how Im doing. Sometimes its because I actually am busy, but other times its because thats what I think Im supposed to say. Thats what important people say. That's what people who get promoted say. But working long hours doesnt drive better results. Never taking a vacation wont lead to a promotion. So why are we so proud to talk about how busy we are all the time? In 2016, researchers from Columbia, Harvard, and Georgetown conducted a study to figure it out. They found busy people are perceived to be of high status, and interestingly, the status is heavily influenced by our own beliefs about social mobility. In other words，the more we believe that one has the opportunity for success based on hard work, the more we tend to think that people who skip leisure and work all the time are of higher standing.Thats why we feel like we have to appear busy, and theres a view that if someone is knee-deep in meetings, emails, and stress, then theyre probably a big deal. This culture of busyness is making it hard for employees to find work-life balance. According to a recent study, one in five highly engaged employees is at risk of burnout.Personally, Im going to stop saying “busy” when people ask me how I am. It sounds self-righteous (自以为是的) and sets the wrong tone. Phrases like “I have limited access to email” and “Ill respond as soon as I get back” sound like youre being held against your will from working as opposed to making the most of your time off.Thats why we recently launched the Out of Office Email Generator, a free tool you can use before your next long weekend or trip. You can share loud and proud that you wont be checking email until youre back. Managers need to think twice about emailing their teams on the weekend and talking about how busy they are. Leaders should take time off themselves and encourage employees to do the same.28. What is a reason for the author to be in the habit of saying “busy”?A. He is actually proud to be fully occupied.B. He just follows successful peoples example.C. He thinks everyone should be devoted to work.D. He believes busyness ensures accomplishments.29. Why do we tend to think that busy people are of high status?A. Our status can be down to our social mobility.B. Few people of high status have time for leisure.C. Our opportunity for success never comes easily.D. We hold the belief that hard work leads to success.30. What does “I have limited access to email” sound like according to the author?A. I enjoy my time off work.B. I am forced to stop working.C. 1 am opposed to the work culture.D. I am too busy to check all emails.31. Why was the Out of Office Email Generator launched?A. To stop managers talking about how busy they usually are.B. To allow for less time busy employees spend checking emails.C. To ensure employees as well as employers truly have time off.D. To encourage employers and employees to answer emails in time.DHundreds or even thousands of jackdaws(寒鸦) are known to launch into the winter sky at once from the treetops at sunrise, and then split into smaller groups to feed throughout the day. Now, ecologists know that this synchronized(同步的) departure is timed with a complicated behavior called “consensus decision-making”, where the majority agree to take action.To figure it out, researchers in the United Kingdom recorded hundreds of hours of their bird calls in Cornwall over several months. They measured when the first jackdaws began their calls, how loud the birds were, and how quickly the swell(增强) of calls rose, and then compared these sounds to footage(镜头) of those birds departures. The team found that the jackdaw group left together once the chorus of calls reached a critical mass-the more rapidly the chorus swelled, the earlier the birds left. “They all leave together in a few seconds. The sky just fills with black birds forthwith. It is just like a black snowstorm,” Alex Thornton, an ecologist at the University of Exeter, UK, told New Scientist. Every call is a jackdaw casting its vote to leave. “At first you just get a few calls, then more and more birds join in and it builds and builds. And the steeper the increase, the earlier they leave,” Thornton added. On rare occasions, when the intensity of the chorus doesnt build enough and the jackdaws don 't agree, the birds instead launch off in small numbers.The team also found that once jackdaws reached a consensus they departed almost immediately, with hundreds of individuals flying in less than five seconds. When scientist splayed past recordings of calls back to the jackdaws, getting in the way of the group's natural crescendo(渐强的声音), they were able to push forward the birds launching by more than six minutes. The birds did not, however, change their launch times in response to other noises.“The gregarious(群居的) birds prefer to leave as a group, although each jackdaw will have a slightly different preference as to when they want to leave, based on factors like their size and hunger,” Alex Dibnah, a University of Exeter graduate student and lead author of the study, said in a statement. “Leaving the roost(栖息处) together has various benefits, including safety from predators and access to information such as where to find food.”This research shows the critical role vocalizations(发声) play in group decision-making for this species. One next step for this research，according to the authors，is to figure out how human-created noises might affect this process and the spread of information throughout these communities.“Imagine a big roost near a town or busy road,” Thornton said. “If the birds cant hear each other and cant form a consensus to leave together, it could have big impacts on their population.”32.What is the purpose of the research in Cornwall?A. To understand how jackdaws reach an agreement.B. To study what makes jackdaws departure time unique.C. To make a comparison of jackdaws' calls with other birds.D. To assess the importance of jackdaws' complicated behaviors.33. What does the underlined “forthwith” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Frequently.B. Gradually.C. Traditionally.D. Immediately.34.What can be inferred about the jackdaw group from Paragraph 4?A. It can reach an agreement within seconds.B. Its launch times vary little from season to season.C. It can distinguish its natural calls from other noises.D. It makes no response to the past recordings of calls.35. What do the researchers plan to study next?A. The impacts of human hunting on jackdaws population.B. The effects of noises on jackdaws' group decision-making.C. The way jackdaws spread information in their communities.D. The role of jackdaws' vocalizations in group decision-making.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。In early October, Travis Gienger transported an enormous pumpkin(南瓜) from his home in Minnesota to the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California. His pumpkin set the record for the biggest one ever grown in North America. How do competitive growers get their pumpkins to grow to massive sizes? 36 Gienger, who teaches horticulture(园艺学) at Anoka Technical College, begins growing his pumpkins in mid-April, starting with seeds that he grows indoors for the first few weeks, when Minnesotas soil is too frosty. 37 They can absorb sunlight, nutrients from the soil, and water there. “At their peak, you 're watering them with at least