江蘇省泰州市重點中學2024年高考全國統(tǒng)考預測密卷英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．as;what C．as;which D．that;and2．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen3．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where4．foryearsofhardtraining,shewouldnotbestandingonthestage,receivinghugecheersandapplause.A．Itwerenot B．IthadnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Haditnotbeen.5．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why6．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore7．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．applaud D．satisfy8．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will9．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink10．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee11．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush12．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime13．—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned14．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did15．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled16．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused17．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that18．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard19．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although20．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked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）Admission&OpeningTimesMuseumOpeningTimesThemuseumisopendaily:10am—5pmCollectionsCentreopensdaily:11am—5pmLastadmissiontothemuseumandCollectionsCentreis4:30pm.Closed:December24,2017—January1,2018inclusiveMuseumAdmissionAdult￡14Child(5-16yrs)￡9Under5’sFREEConcession(優(yōu)惠)(60yrs+,unemployed,student)￡12Familyticket(2adults,3children)￡39Groupsof12ormore(pre-bookingessential)￡9YourentryfeewillbetreatedasadonationtoourcharityonwhichwemayalsobeabletoclaimGiftAid.InreturnyouwillreceiveFREEadmissiontothemuseumforayearwithourAnnualPass(thisexcludes5SpecialShowDaysperyear).Ticketsfortoday’sdateareonlyavailabletobuyatthemuseum.MuseumToursAnoptionaltourofthemuseumisincludedinyourentryfee.Thetoursareavailablebetween11:15amand2:15pmeveryday.Theydonothavetobepre-bookedbuthavetimelimits.CollectionsCentreAccesstotheCollectionsCentreisincludedinyourentryfee,soyouwilljustneedtoshowyourmuseumadmissionticketatthedoortogainentry.TheCollectionsCentreisopenfrom11amto5pmwithlastentryat4:30pm.ShowDaysOnmostshowdaysthenormalmuseumentrypricesareapplied.Thereare,however,fiveSpecialShowDaysperyearwhentheadmissionpricevaries,includingentrybothintotheshowandthemuseum.Onthesedays,GiftAidticketsandpromotionalvouchers(促銷券)arenotvalid.AdvancediscountedShowDayticketsareavailableonlineorviaourTicketHotlinFormoreinformationabouttheBritishMotorMuseum,pleaseclickhere.1、Ifyouarriveatthemuseumat4:35pm,________.A．youmayvisititforfreeB．youwillfinditclosedC．youwillstillhaveenoughtimetoenjoyitD．youwon’tbeallowedtoenterthemuseum2、Howmuchdoesa65-yearoldladyneedtopayfortheadmission?A．￡9.B．￡12.C．￡14.D．￡39.3、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．DiscountedShowDayticketscanbebookedbyphone.B．ThemuseumopenslaterthantheCollectionsCentre.C．Anoptionaltourofthemuseumneedspre-booking.D．ExtrafeeneedstobepaidforavisittotheCollectionsCentre.22．（8分）IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat"keepingupwiththeJoneses"isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhood.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheyhadtomovebacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit"KeepingupwiththeJoneses"because"Jones"isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses"cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand'sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare"Joneses"ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.1、SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.A．wanttobeasrichastheirneighborsB．wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich.C．don'twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD．wanttobehappy2、Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.A．liveoutsideNewYorkCity B．liveinNewYorkCityC．liveinapartments D．livewithmanyneighbors3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetokeepingupwiththeJoneses?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Supportive. D．Objective.23．（8分）Humanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDrJean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:robotpets.“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”Thismaynot

sitwellwith

petlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?A．berefusedby B．bebeneficialtoC．makeadifferenceto D．receivesupportfrom2、Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.b.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.c.Theycanhelpcureallergies(過敏).d.Theysavespaceandcosts.A．ab B．bcC．bd D．cd3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.A．SonyisthefirstcompanytoproducerobotpetsAibo.B．Peoplecandevelopstrongbond(聯(lián)系、關系)withtheirrobotpets.C．Raultthinksrobotpetsstillhavealongwaytogo.D．Robottoysmayhelppeoplecaremoreaboutlivingbeings.4、Thepassagemainlytellsus___________.A．theadvantagesofrobottoys B．thepopularityofrobotpetsC．livingpetsaredyingout. D．robotpetsarecoming.24．（8分）The18-year-oldHopefromArlington,Virginiahasalotofreasonstobehappy.Herhighschoolgraduationisjustdaysaway.ShegoestoGuatemalainthesummertoworktherewithherchurch.Then,inthefall,shewillheadtoElizabethtownCollegeinPennsylvania.Butthatisnotwhysheissmilingrightnow.Tonight,inabeautifullongdress,withherhairperfectlycurled,sheisexcitedtobegoingtoprom.Apromisaformaldanceforhighschoolstudentsthat’susuallyattheendoftheyear.PromwasbornintheUnitedStatesmorethan100yearsagoandhasspreadtootherpartsoftheworld.InAmerica,ithasbecomeanindustrysimilartotheweddingbusiness.AstudydonebytheAmericanfinancialcompany,Visa,foundthat,onaverage,anAmericanfamilyspendsmorethan900dollarsonprom.Muchofitisspentonwhattheyoungadultsweartotheformaldance.Gowns(禮服)oftencosthundredsofdollars.Andthentherearecostslinkedtohairandmakeup,flowersforpromdates,dinnerandtransportation.Itaddsup.Butsomestudentsfindwaystomaketheeventlessexpensive.“Iborrowedmydress,”saysMaggieKinnett.LikeHope,MaggieisasenioratYorktownHighSchoolinArlington.Shegothermakeupdonewithoutcostbyaprofessionalwhoisafamilyfriend.Hopealsocutscosts.Sheboughtherdressonlineforfarlessthanshewouldhavepaidinthestores.Shealsodidherownhair.Besides,manygirlschoosetogetreadyforthepromwithfriends.Theymightgettheirhairdoneatabeautyshoptogether.Theymighthireaprofessionalmake-upartistforafewhourstosharethecosts.Probablytheleastcostlythingaboutpromisthetickettothedance.YorktownhelditseventatahotelinArlington.Theticketswere$45.1、WhatmakesHopecheerfulatpresent?A．Thecomingcollegelife.B．Theballofhighschoolgraduation.C．Herattractivedressandcurledhair.D．Hercominghighschoolgraduation.2、WhydidMaggieaskafriendtodohermakeup?A．Tosavemoney.B．Togetthebesteffect.C．Towinaprizeintheball.D．Tocompetewithotherstudents.3、WhatdidHopedotosavemoneyfortheball?A．Shesharedthecostofmakeupwithothers.B．Sherentedherdressonline.C．Shedidherhairbyherself.D．Shegottheticketforfree.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Rentinggownsonlineforpromhasbecomeatrend.B．Promhasbecomeaheavyburdenformostfamilies.C．Theauthorisagainstpromduetothehighcost.D．Promhasgrownasarisingeconomyasweddingbusiness.25．（10分）WhatCocktailPartiesTeachUsYou’reataparty.Musicisplaying.Glassesareclinking.Dozensofconversationsaredrivingupthedecibel(分貝)level.Yetamongallthosedistractions,youcantuneyourattentiontojustonevoicefrommany.Thisabilityiswhatresearcherscallthe“cocktail-partyeffect”.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscohavefoundwherethatsound-editingprocessoccursinthebrain—intheauditorycortex(聽覺皮層)justbehindtheear,notinareasofhigherthought.Theauditorycortexboostssomesoundsandturnsdownotherssothatwhenthesignalreachesthehigherbrain,“it’sasifonlyonepersonwasspeakingalone,”saysinvestigatorEdwardChang.Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalNaturelastweek,explainwhypeoplearen’tverygoodatmultitasking—ourbrainsarewiredfor“selectiveattention”andcanfocusononlyonethingatatime.Thatinborn

ability

hashelpedhumans

survive

inaworldbuzzingwithvisualandauditorystimulation(刺激).Butwekeep

trying

topushthelimitswithmultitasking,sometimeswith

tragic

(悲劇的)consequences.Driverstalkingoncellphones,forexample,arefourtimesaslikelytogetinto

traffic

accidentsasthosewhoaren’t.Manyofthoseaccidentsaredueto“inattentionalblindness”,inwhichpeoplecan,ineffect,turnablindeyetothingstheyaren’tfocusingon.Themoreattentionataskdemands,thelessattentionwecanpaytootherthingsinourfieldofvision.Imageslandonourretinas(視網膜)andareeitherboostedorplayeddowninthevisualcortexbeforebeingpassedtothebrain,justastheauditorycortexfilterssounds,asshownintheNaturestudylastweek.“It’sapush-pull

relationship

—themorewefocusononething,thelesswecanfocusonothers,”saysDianeM.Beck,an

associate

professorof

psychology

attheUniversityofIllinois.Studiesoverthepast

decade

attheUniversityofUtahshowthatdriverstalkingonhands-freecellphonesarejustasinfluencedasthoseonhands-heldphonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthedevice,thatisdistractingtheirattention.Thosetalkingonanykindofcellphonereactmoreslowlyandmissmoretrafficsignalsthanothermotorists.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntoscancrowdsforfacesandconductorscanlistenforindividualinstrumentswithinthe

orchestra

asawhole.Manymorethinktheycaneffectivelymultitask,butareactuallyshiftingtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither,expertssay.1、WhathavescientistsinUniversityofCaliforniafoundabout“thecocktail-partyeffect”?A．Usuallythereisonlyonepersonwhoisspeakingalone.B．Allkindsofannoyingsoundsdriveupthedecibellevel.C．Thehigherbrainprocessessoundsandimagesselectively.D．Soundsaresortedoutbeforereachingthehigherbrain.2、Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A．Wearebiologicallyincapableofmultitasking.B．Wesurvivedistractionsinlifebymultitasking.C．Wecannotmultitaskwithoutextraattention.D．Webenefitfrompushingthelimitwithmultitasking.3、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“inattentionalblindness”?A．Acarelessdriverlosthiseyesightafteracaraccident.B．Policescannedthecrowdsandlocatedthecriminal.C．Amanagertalkedonahands-freephonewithhisclient.D．Apedestrianhadacaraccidentbecauseofphubbing(低頭).4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A．compareandcontrastB．informandexplainC．argueanddiscussD．examineandevaluate第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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）完形填空Irememberquitewelladay17yearsago.Thatday,ourtwinsons,ChadandBrad,1theircarandlefthometoattendcollege.Irealizedthatour2wouldsoonbecomea“tablefortwo”.3,theboyswouldcomehomeontheweekends,but4,Iknewourfamilylifewouldneverbeexactlythesameagain.Theboyswalkedaroundeachroomto5theyhadn’tforgottenanythingtheyneeded.Ipackedacoolerwith6andtheirfavoritecoldsnacks.Ifoundaboxandfilleditwithessential7items.Ithoughttheymightgotobedhungrythatnight.I8mywalletandplacedthelittlebitof9Ihadintheirhands.Weallwalked10.ChadandBradgavemebig11andquicklygotintotheircar.I12astheydroveaway.Whentheircarwas13,Isatdownonthedrivewayandcried14thanIhadcriedinalongtime.MyhusbandRoytriedto15me,butIcouldseegriefinhiseyes,aswell.Therearemanyparentswhowould16thisperiod.Bittersweetfeelingswillbe17whileIcannotexplainthemadequately.Icanstillremember18Ifeltwhenwebeganthatnewchapterinourlives.19timegoingby,however,RoyandIarenowaccustomedtoourtablefortwoandweenjoyourlivestogether.IhavetoadmitIstillmissourchildrenandtheold20wehadtogether.1、A．repaired B．washed C．loaded D．decorated2、A．room B．garden C．chair D．table3、A．So B．Yet C．Sure D．Therefore4、A．eventhen B．evenso C．eversince D．everafter5、A．makesure B．lookaround C．thinkabout D．sortout6、A．water B．drinks C．wine D．medicine7、A．food B．clothes C．book D．supply8、A．tidied B．cleaned C．closed D．emptied9、A．paper B．goods C．cash D．check10、A．outside B．indoors C．forward D．backward11、A．smiles B．stares C．kisses D．hugs12、A．talked B．waved C．ran D．cried13、A．traveling B．rushing C．outoforder D．outofsight14、A．harder B．lighter C．moreheavily D．morefirmly15、A．delight B．persuade C．comfort D．help16、A．adventure B．experience C．lookfor D．dependon17、A．absent B．present C．returning D．concealing18、A．what B．when C．why D．how19、A．With B．As C．For D．About20、A．tables B．houses C．times D．lives第二節(jié)（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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Undoubtedly,Britainisanationofhatwearers.Fromtakingoffhats1．launchingmortarboards(學位帽)intheair,hatshavelongbeenassociatedwithceremoniesandpractices.Eventhehistoryofthecountrycan2．(tell)throughhats.3．(date)backtomedievalEngland,theflatcapbecameasymbolofworkingclasscultureinthe19thand20thcenturies.TheEdwardianErawas4．goldenageofhats,whenthedecorationsbecameevenmoredelicate,rangingfromflowers,birdstofruits.Theporkpiehat,startinginthemiddle19thcentury,wasthe5．(choose)formanywell-dressedVictoriancitizens.Decadeslaterit6．(gradual)becameakeyfeatureofLondonstreetstyle.Bythe1960s,though,hatsfadedoutofpeople’ssightbecauseoftheriseofprivatecars.ItwastheRoyalWedding7．(hold)in2011thatcontributedtothereturnofhatwearing.Forexample,StockportHatWorksMuseum—theonlymuseuminthecountryfeaturedinhatsandhatmaking—is8．(popular)thanever,withadistinctincreaseonitsvisitors.9．marksBritainoutontheworldstageisthelargenumberofhatsofdifferentshapesandcolors.ThevarietyofhatsinBritain10．(reflect)itsmulticulturalbackgroundandrichculturalheritage.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)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、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。DearSue,Howtimeflies、Itisamonththatyoustayedwithus、Weallmissyouandareverygratefultowhatyoudidforuswhenweweretogether、WehadanEnglishspeechcontesttheothersdayandIwonthefirstprize,whichagainremindmeofallyourkindhelp、Doyoustillrememberthetreewhatwasplantedbyustogetheronthehillbehindtheschool?Yesterdaywewentthereandgotitwater、ThetreeyouplantedyourselvesisgrowingwellandwholeclassdecidedtonameitSuewood、WillyoucomebacktoseeSuewood?Howiseverythingwithyoulater?WehopetoknowmoreaboutyouandyourAmericans