江西省五市九校協(xié)作體2024屆高三下學(xué)期第二次聯(lián)考英語試題含答案

英語試題

考試時(shí)間：120分鐘考試分值：150分命

命題學(xué)校題人：

1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考生號(hào)、考場號(hào)、座位號(hào)填寫在答題卡上：

2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需區(qū)動(dòng),

用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試

卷上無效。

3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第I卷（選擇題，共95分）

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你

將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對(duì)

話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀-遍。

1.Whatdoesthemanprobablywanttodo?

A.Talktohisstaff.B.Losesomeweight.C.Setupaprogram.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthecheapest?

A.Thefridge.B.Thewashingmachine.C.Theairconditioner

3.Whomightthemanbe?

A.Aninterviewer.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.

4.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Showherapartment.B.Havelunch.C.Waitfortheman.

5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheconcert?

A.Exciting.B.Special.C.Ordinary.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)

間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatclassisthewomanhaving?

A.Geography.B.Math.

7.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Annoyed.B.Worried.C.Relaxed.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhatistherelationshipbetweenMr.CooperandLucy?

A.Co-workers.B.Businesspartners.C.Husbandandwife.

9.Whatisthemessageabout?

A.ThedateofthetriptoMexico.

B.Adiscussionaboutatradingcompany.

C.Ameetingaboutthenewproducts.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whichcompanydoesthemanworkfor?

A.MacyRetailers.B.SwipeWire.C.QuickSpace.

11.Howmanymusicplayerswillthewomansendafterwards?

A.200.B.150.C.50.

12.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Thewrongorder.B.Thepoorqualitygoods.C.Thedelayeddelivery.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?

A.Toseekadviceoncredits.

B.Toaddanothercourse.

C.Tocheckhisgrades.

14.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.OnOctober10th.B.OnOctober20th.C.OnOctober30th.

15.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Hedroppedacoursewrongly.

B.Hefailedtomeetthedeadline.

C.Heregisteredtoomanycourses.

16.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Signtheapplicationform.B.Chooseacoursetoadd.C.Asktheteacherforhelp.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhatdidMollydofordogs?

A.Shevolunteeredatadogshelter

B.Shehadabigpartyforthem.

C.ShelaunchedaGoFundMecampaign.

18.WhatisthegoaloftheP.A.W.S.Project?

A.Toraise$38,000inoneyear.

B.Toselldogtoysandfoodtosomeshelters

C.Tolookforpeoplewillingtoadoptdogs.

19.WheredoesMollycomefrom?

A.Georgia.B.Connecticut.C.Massachusetts.

20.Howmanyat-riskdogsdidMollyhelpmovetotheNortheast?

A.100.B.110.C.400.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15個(gè)小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

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A.GasBuddy.B.RoadWarrior.C.RondTrippers.D.PlatesFamilyTravel.

22.WhoismorelikelytouseGasBuddy?

A.Thosewholikeplayinggames.B.Thosewhoneedlicenseplates.

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B

Adogcanbeaperson'sbestfriend,orsothetheorygoes.Butthatrelationshipcanbetestedwhenadogbegins

barkingatanemptycomerofaroom,atadoor,oranywherewheretheredoesn'tappeartobeanyactivityatall

takingplace.Isthedoghallucinating?IsitcommunicatingwithET?Ordoesitsimplywanttodriveitsownercrazy?

AccordingtotheAmericanKennelClub,themostcommonexplanationfordogs9barkingwithoutreasonsis

thatit'snotreallyunpromptedatall.Dogsare,obviously,equippedwithsuperiorhearing,includingtheabilityto

detectsoundsthatarehigherinpitch.Itissaidadogcouldbereactingtoanoisethatapersonwouldn'tbeableto

hear.Ifadogbarksseeminglyfornoapparentreasonatnight,itmightbebecausethenoisenearbyislessenedand

somebarkingofotherdogsbecomemoreclearly.Becausedogsareterritorial,onedogbarkingcanturnintomany

otherstoguardthemselves.

Dogsarealsoabletoseebetterinthedarkthanhumansthankstotheirabilitytogetmorelightintotheir

retinas（視網(wǎng)膜）.Ifadogisreactingtowhatlookstoyoulikeanemptybackyardatnight,ifspossiblethatsomething

hascaughttheirattention,beitawildanimal,aleaf,orastranger.

Thafsnottosaythatdogsonlybarkbecauseoftheircutesenses.Somedogsmightbarkoutofboredomin

whichcasemoreexerciseorpaytimeisprobablyneeded.Theymightalsobetryingtogettheirowner'sattention.

TheAKCrecommendsthatownersavoidscoldingtheirdogsforbarking,sincethey'resimplytryingtoremain

alert,instead,youcantrycalmingthedogtoletthemknowyou9reawareoftheirconcern.Iftheytendtobarkwhile

gazingoutawindow,youcanalsotrytopullthecurtains.Ifyoususpectthesourceisanaudiocue,somewhitenoise,

likeatelevisionorradiocanhelp.

Lessoften,chronicbarkingmightbeasignofcognitiveissues.Ifbarkingispersistentandnofugitiveishiding

outinyourbushes,thenyoumightconsideratriptothevet.

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichfactorswon'tmakedogsbarkingatnothing?

A.ItsmadnessB.ItsvisualsenseC.ItsacutehearingD.Itsboredom

25.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Adogbarksinordertomakefriendswithotherdogs.

B.Thesurroundingnoisebeinglessenedwillmakeadogfrightened.

C.Adogcanreacttoanoiseasacutelyasaperson.

D.Adogalwayshastheawarenessofitsdomain.

26.Whatshouldtheownerdowiththedog'sbarkingfromtheAKC'srecommendation?

A.LeavingitaloneB.Scoldingitseriously

C.ComfortingitD.Playingsomesoftmusic

27.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom?

A.anexperimentreportB.amentaldiscovery

C.aschooltextbookD.asciencefiction

C

Ithasbeen100yearssincethefirstChineseanimatedworkcreated.Theanimatorslivingacenturyagoprobably

hadneverimaginedthatChineseanimationcouldadvanceasrapidlyasitistoday.Sincetheindustry9sstart.China's

traditionalculturehasprovidedthenutritiontheindustryhasneededtogrow.Lookingbackoverthepast100years,

wecandiscovermanycharacterswhowereinspiredbyChina'srichculturalheritageliketheMonkeykingandPo

thekungfupanda.

Backin1922,anonlyone-minute-longanimatedadvertisingshortfortheShuZhedongHuawenDazijimadeits

debut.Theworkusedprimitivetechniques,butbecametheforerunnerofChineseanimation.Overthefollowing

decades,morepopularChinesefolkstorieswereadaptedintoanimatedfilmsbyChineseanimators.

ChineseGenerationZtendtofollowculturaltraditionsandfallinlovewithethnicstyles,andmanyfind

domesticanmatedscriesbasedonChinesemythologyandfolkloremoreinterestingthanothergenres.

TheworksofShanghaiAnimationFilmStudioaresomeoutstandingexamplesofthis.Thestudioestablished

differentstylesbasedonfolkstories,includingwater-and-inkanimation,paper-cuttinganimationandpuppetry

animation.Theclassicworksthestudioproducedstunnedtheworldandinspirednumerousanimatorsoverseas,

especiallyinJapan.JapaneseanimatorOsamuTezukaoncesaidhetastedagreatdealfromChina'swater-and-ink

animation.

MoreandmoreChineseanimatedworkshavebeenenteringoverseasmarkets,expandingtheinfluenceof

Chineseculture.Accordingtorelateddata,thetotaloutputvalueofChinasanimationindustrysurpassed$29.9billion

in2020.Additionally,majorChinesestreamingplatformsairedover60animatedseriesduringthesecondhalfof

2021.

Chinesestudioshavealsobeguntappingintothehugedemandfordiverseculturalcontentoninternational

streamingplatforms.Forexample,theinternationalstreamingserviceNetflixboughttheoverseasbroadcastingrights

fortheChinesetraditionalanimatedseriesScissorsevenandotherChineseanimationworks.

28.Whatcantraditionalculturesdoforanimatedworks?

A.byprovidinginspirations.B.bypresentingcharacters.

C.bynarratingstories.D.bydescribingbackgroundinformation.

29.Whichofthefollowingonesisthecorrectunderstandingoftheunderlinedword“debut”?

A.theresultofmakingsomethingboring.

B.thepurposeofadaptingsomethingbad.

C.thefirstpublicappearance.

D.thesuccessofcreatingsomethingunexpected.

30.WhatwasJapaneseanimator5attitudetoChineseanimationworks?

A.Critical.B.Objective.C.Jealous.D.Approved.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparaeraphs?

A.Chineseanimatedworksarethebestwaytocirculatecultures.

B.Chineseanimatedworksindustryareonthepromisingtrack.

C.Chinesepeoplearemakingmoreprofitsfromanimation-industry.

D.InternationalstreamingserviceNetflixisthemostinfluentialstreamingplatforms.

D

Oneofthemostwidelyacceptededucationtheoriesshowsthateveryonehasauniquelearningstyle.According

tothispopulartheory,somepeoplearevisuallearners,othersareauditory（聽覺的）leamers,whileothersaretactile-

kinaestheticlearners,meaningthesestudentneedtotouchmaterials.Supporterssayteachersshouldadapttheir

lessonsforeachstudentlearningstyle:Showlotsofpicturestovisualstudents;giveverbalexplanationstoauditory

students;providelotsofhands-onactivitiesfortactile-kinaestheticstudents.

Eventhoughsurveysshowthatmostadultsandnearlyallteachersbelieveinthetheory,itremainsatheory

withoutsupportingevidence.Theexperimentonthistheoryshowedthattherewasnostatisticallysignificant

differencebetweenthepeoplewholearnedsomethingaccordingtotheirso-calledIearningstyleversusthosewho

didnot.

Thetheoryisfarfromharmlessbecauseitpreservesalieabouthowallstudentsshouldlearn.Thetheorymakes

itharderforstudentstoleamthingsindinerentways.Forexample,someonewhobelievesheisavisuallearnernow

hasa,eady-madeexcuseforwhyhecannotpayattentionduringlecturesandwhyhedoesn'tdowellontestsin

lecturecourses.Similary,thosewhothinktheyaretactile-kinaestheticlearnersquicklycometobelievetheycannot

learnnewthingsunlessthey9reworkingwiththeirhands.

Inaddition,tryingtoplanforeachstudent'sso-calledlearningstylecreatesahugeburdentoteachers.Instead

ofcreatingonelessonfortheentireclass,teachersmustcomeupwithatleastthreelessons.Whilestudentsdonot

haveindividuallearningstyles,sometopicsarebettersuitedfbrcertainmethodsthanothers,Forexample,agood

eachteacherwillprobablyuseplentyofpicturesandmodelswhenteachingyoungstudentsaboutshapesandpatterns.

Forothertopics,suchaslearninghowtopronouncecertainwords,theteacherwillprovideplentyofverbalinstruction

andpracticefbrstudents.Simplyput,teachersshouldbefreetodeterminethedeliverymethodfbreachlesson

accordingtothenatureofthecontent.

Ifstietorecognizethattherearenovisuallearners,auditorylearnersortactile-kinaestheticlearners.Ihereare

onlylearners.

32.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph1?

A.Classifylearnersintovarioustypes.

B.Giveanaccountofdifferentlearningstyles.

C.Encouragestudentstolearnindifferentways.

D.Advisestudentstoadapttovariouslearningenvironments.

33.Howdoesthetheoryoflearningstylesaffectstudents?

A.Theyhavemoredifficultypayingattentionduringlectures.

B.Theyadaptthemselvestovariousteachingmethods.

C.Theyfindasuitablewaytopromotetheirlearning.

D.Theytakeitasanexcusefortheirlearningproblems.

34.Howdoestheauthordevelophisideainparagraph4?

A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bylistingsomedata.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Byprovidingresearchresults.

35.Whatshouldteachersdoaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Havethefreedomtoprovideindividual-stylelessons.

B.Preparefbrlessonstocoverallofthelearningstyles.

C.Chooseteachingmethodsdependingonthecontents.

D.Focusonhowtoimproveteachingskills.

第二節(jié)（共5個(gè)小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

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HowDoesaMoodTrackerAppWork?

Firstly,researchshowsthatmoodtrackerappscanhelppeoplebetteridentifytheirmoodsandinturn,understand

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WhoShouldUseThem?

Cienerallyspeaking,amoodtrackerappcanbehelpfultomostpeople.39.Researchshowsatthemood

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第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15個(gè)小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Istillrememberitwassomefifteenorsixteenyearsago,awarm,sunny,Saturdayafternoon.I41totake

mykidstothelocalplayground.Assoonaswegottheremydaughterheadedforthe42andaskedforaplay.

AsIwashelpinghertogohigherandhigher,Inoticedanotherlittlegirltrying43togetherownswinggoing.

Herelderlygrandmotherwassitting44onanearbybenchandsmiledatme.

Igavemydaughteronebig45andthenwalkedovertothelittlegirlandaskedifshewantedafavor.She

smiledandsaid"Yes!"Isoonhadherfeet46towardsthecloudswhileshelaughedhappily.Forthenexttwo

hoursIfoundmyselfplayingontheswingsandhidingandseekingwithmyson,daughter,andtheotherlittlegirl.

Bythetimewewenthome,Iwas47wornout,butmyspiritswasstillflyinghigherthanthoseswings.

TwoyearslaterIwas48againafteralongday'swork.Still,Ineededto49mykidsfromthelocal

gradeschoolbeforegoingbackhome.Istoodwearilyinthe50waitingareawatchingformychildren.

Suddenly,Ifelttwotinyarmswraparoundmy51Ilookeddownandtherewasthelittlegirlfromthe

playgroundsmilingupatme.Shegavemeonemorebighugbefore52offtocatchherschoolbus.AsIwatched

herback,Ididn'tfeelquitesotiredanymoreandmyspiritswereonceagainflyingintheHeavens.

Inthislifeeverysinglebitofloveweshare.53itswaybacktousagain.Itmaytravelfromhearttoheart

oritmayblossominthesoulwhereitwasplanted.Itmaytakesecondsoritmaytakeyears.Thelawoflove,54

isneverbroken.Whatwegive,wegetback,wereapwhatwesow.Theloveweshare,thekindnesswegive,andthe

55wecreatewillalwayscomebacktoblessus.

41.A.attemptedB.failedC.preferredD.offered

42.A.slidesB.swingsC.seesawsD.sands

43.A.invainB.inturnC.InsecretD.Inpeace

44.A.angrilyB.quietlyC.sadlyD.satisfactorily

45.A.pullB.dragC.pushD.shake

46.A.jumpingB.runningC.tremblingD.soaring

47.A.mentallyB.physicallyC.barelyD.simply

48.A.excitedB.bored(2.exhaustedD.disappointed

49.A.pickupB.lookafterC.sendforD.seeoff

50.A.volunteers?B.students?C.teachers9D.parents9

51.A.stomachB.footC.headD.neck

52.A.seeingB.settingC.headingD.taking

53.A.clearsB.findsC.forcesD.fights

54.A.insteadB.besidesC.thoughD.therefore

55.A.imageB.ideaC.valueD-joy

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Domesticcosmetics(化妝品)firmsfindproductsthathavetraditionalChinesecultureattractenougershoppers

better.WithbuyingpowerLive56(rise)amongyoung,domesticbrandsarewinningheartsofheritage-

mindedconsumerswithguochao(國潮).

Inonecase,brandsareembracingsolarterm(節(jié)氣)，aconceptbasedonChina9sancientcalendar57

dividestheyearinto24periods.Thistypeofmarketingisusedtoinjectasenseofnature58beautyroutines.

GrainRQ%(谷雨)，aChineseskincarebrand,59(inspire)bytheeighthsolarterm,guyu,whichstarts

aroundApril20.Itusesthesolarterm'straditionalassociationwithpickingherbs.60(stress)thelabel's

herbalskincarebranding.

GenerationZ,amajorconsumergroup,isbeingaffectedbythecountry,sculturalrenaissanceandthe

developmentoftheinternet.Theyare61(independent)intheirchoicesandhaveagreatersenseofnational

identity,whileexpressingconfidencein62(they)byusingChinesebrands,marketingexpertssaid.

Withtheriseofguochao,andtheinfluenceoftheexpansionofChina9smanufacturingability,consumersare

showinganincreased63(prefer)fordomesticcosmeticsbrands,accordingtoarecentreport.Although

China'shigh-endcosmeticsmarkethasbeendominatedforanumberofyearsbyinternationalbrands,themarket

influenceofhomegrownbrandshasbeen.64(rapid)rising.Especially,inChina'ssmallercities,65

rateofdomesticcosmeticsexcels90percent.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假如你是校學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華，你校準(zhǔn)備組織一場為“Launchingourcareer”為主題的講座。請(qǐng)你用英語寫一

篇開幕辭，歡迎參加講座的師生。內(nèi)容包括:

1.表示歡迎；2.活動(dòng)目的和內(nèi)容；3.表示祝愿.

注意：1.詞數(shù)80個(gè)左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dearteachersandfellowstudents,

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

TheMakingofaBeliever

ItwasChristmasEvemorning,andIawokewithamission:tofindmylostcat,Baby-Girl,whoischubbyand

cute,fondofsittinginherone-and-onlyspotnearthenearth（壁爐）.ASIgotready,Icouldhearicyrainpouring

down.IsaidaquickprayerforBaby-Girl.Shewasouttheresomewhereinthestorm,Icouldjustfeelit.Sure,ithad

beensixmonthssinceshe'dgonemissing,butIstillhadfaith.Itwastheseasonformiracles,afterall.

Thatsummer,mysweetcathaddisappearedfrommyparents5houseinIndiana.Baby-Girlhadbeenstaying

withthem.Atthetime,IlivedandworkedinWashington,D.C.Baby-Girlhadgottenoutofmyparents5housethree

daysbeforeIwassettoflybackhometopickherup.

MydadandIspentthatentirevisitsearchingforher.Dadwasthefamily'sresident"realistic”,whichmeanthe

spentawholelotoftimetryingtopreparemefortheworst.She'seitherbeenhitbyacarorbeentakeninbysomeone

whofoundher“hesaid.Irolledmyeyes.Dadalwayssupportedme,buthewassoskeptical.Hecoulddowithalittle

morefaith!

Besides,thoughIcouldn'texplainit,IknewI'dseeherBaby-Girlagain.Ifanycatcoulddotheimpossible,it

wasmyBaby-Girl.EvenafterTreturnedtoD.C.withoutherandtheweeksstretchedintomonths,deepdownIhad

thisfeelingthatwe'dbereunited.

How,homeagainfortheholidays,Iwasdeternminedtopickupmysearch.IgrabbedBaby-GirPscatcarrier

andloadeditintothecar,thenpersuadedDadtodrivemetotheshelter,hopingshe'dbeenfound.

“Sharon,youhavetoberealistic,9,mydadsaidasweheadedtothegarage.