1、江苏省姜堰区实验中学2024年高考冲刺模拟英语试题注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1You have to rewrite the monthly report because you _ many import
2、ant details.Aturned offBleft outCdropped byDput up2He always keeps an eye on shortcomings of his brothers _ refusing to admit his own mistakes.Abut BwhileCalthough Dthough3She said her _ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she
3、 had not much time left.ApensionBbenefitCallowanceDbonus4She was in a _ condition after the heart transplant operation when her body rejected the foreign organ.AskepticalBcriticalCtheoreticalDpractical5The affairs of each country should be by its own people.Aelected BsettledCdeveloped Dcontained6Afg
4、hans used to hold big weddings, costing thousands of dollars, in a county _ the average annual income is less than $400. Awhich Bwhose Cwhere Dwhat7-_ I say something to you? You were really, really something back there. Incredible!-Are you talking to -me? Whoa!AMustBCanCNeedDShould8 How would you l
5、ike your tea? _.AVeryquickly BAsitcomes,please CVerymuch DIdontliketea9Whats that noise?Oh，I forget to tell you.The new machine_.Ais testing Bwas being testedCis being tested Dhas been tested10Pele had bags of natural talent, but he _ without the determination to deal with all the problems life thre
6、w in his path.Awould never succeedBnever succeededCwould never have succeededDhave never succeeded11Taking drugs has become part of every sport _ athletes seek to achieve beyond their natural limits.AwhichBthatCwhoDwhere12_ online payment is safe, people will be more likely to link their bank cards
7、to WeChat.A Even though B As though C Ever since D As long as13The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate, but on this occasion she seemed to _ the diners.AignoreBidentifyCapplaudDsatisfy14More and more people prefer to live in the countryside, _ appeal for them lies in the quiet an
8、d slow-paced life.AwhoBWhichCwhoseDwhat15I am wondering _ makes you study so hard?To go to my dream university.Awhat is it thatBthat is whatCwhat is thatDwhat it is that16Have you heard from Jane recently?No，but I _ her over Christmas.Asaw Bwill be seeingChave seen Dhave been seeing17In many countri
9、es in the world, breakfast is a snack _ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.Aless thanBmore thanCother thanDrather than18Keeping a regular sleep schedule is important for setting a babys body clock,_researchers note should be in place by about 4 months of age.AwhoseBwhichCwh
10、enDwhere19The people in the village are so _ that they are willing to help every visitor.AoptimisticBenergeticCenthusiasticDambitious20Different cultural features of ethnic groups are _ one another and work out a melodyAin tune withBin parallel withCin contrast toDin response to第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短
11、文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21（6分） Everyone has their favourite scenes and characters in Harry Potter books and films One of the most memorable scenes for many came early on in the series In Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone， the owls began to send letters to Harry inviting him to Hogwarts School
12、 of Witchcraft and Wizardry Owls were then mentioned frequently in the books and created amazing images in the filmsEveryone around the world loves the Harry Potter series But if there has been one bad result of JK Rowlings creative gifts， it is the craze that has swept through many countries for ow
13、ning an owl Many experts suggest that because Harry Potter fans would like to own their own owl， there is a strong chance that owls may soon start to die outThere are over 200 different species of owl They are nocturnal birds， which means they are awake at night， usually hunting They have large roun
14、d eyes that face forwards on their flat faces Owls also like to be on their own， unless it is the mating seasonIndonesia is one of the main countries that are now selling owls to young and old Harry Potter fans There are many bird markets throughout the country， with the largest being Pramuka in Ind
15、onesias capital city， Jakarta Birds are Indonesias most popular pet， with about 20 percent of all homes keeping at least one It is thought that about 13，000 owls are sold each year in Indonesias bird markets They cost between 10 and 30 This is affordable for most families where the parents work Most
16、 of the owls have been taken from the wild and do not live for very long once they have been caughtNot everyone is happy about the situation， including the Harry Potter author， JK Rowling She said， If anybody has been influenced by my books， to think an owl would be happiest shut in a small cage and
17、 kept in a house， I would like to take this opportunity to say as forcefully as I can， you are wrong!1、What purpose does Paragraph 1serve？ATo bring up the topicBTo express the main ideaCTo advertise Harry Potter booksDTo describe the authors favourite animal2、What harmful result do the Harry Potter
18、series bring about？AOwls being forced out of their homesBAn increase in the animal attacksCDamage to childrens creativityDA fall in the numbers of owls3、What do we know about Indonesias bird market？AThey mainly sell owlsBThey have a ready sale for owlsCThey usually sell homeraised owlsDThey sell owl
19、s at a comparatively high price4、What did JK Rowling think of the situation？AIt is something she dislikesBIt would be understandableCIt is too complex to changeDIt made her feel excited22（8分）Microsoft has developed a new smartphone app that interprets eye signals and translates them into letters, al
20、lowing people with motor neurone disease to communicate with others from a phone.The GazeSpeak app combines a smartphones camera with artificial intelligence to recognize eye movements in real time and convert them into letters, words and sentences.For people suffering from ALS（渐冻症）, also known as m
21、otor neurone disease, eye movement can be the only way they are able to communicate.“Current eye-tracking input systems for people with ALS or other motor impairments are expensive, not strong and healthy under sunlight, and require frequent re-check and lots of relatively fixed setups,” said Xiaoyi
22、 Zhang, a researcher at Microsoft who developed the technology.“To ease the drawbackswe created GazeSpeak, an eye-gesture communication system that runs on a smartphone, and is designed to be low-cost, stable, hand-held and easy to learn.”The app is used by the listener by pointing their smartphone
23、at the speaker. A chart that can be stuck to the back of the smartphone is then used by the speaker to determine which eye movements to make in order to communicate.The sticker shows four grids of letters, which each correspond to a different eye movement. By looking up, down, left or right, the spe
24、aker selects which grids (格) the letters they want belong to. The artificial intelligence computational procedure is then able to predict the word or sentence they are trying to say.Zhangs research, Smartphone-Based Gaze Gesture Communication for People with Motor Disabilities, is set to be presente
25、d at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in May.1、Who will benefit from the newly-developed App?AALS victims.Bpeople with eye disabilities.Csmartphone addicts.Dtechnology researchers.2、What are not the basic elements used in the App?AArtificial intelligence.BA smart phones camera.CU
26、sers eye movements.DHand-written letters.3、What did the researchers do to improve the current eye-tracking input systems?ATo check the eye signals twice to make it fixed.BTo create a stable and convenient eye-gesture communication system.CTo point the smartphone at the speaker.DTo look up, down, lef
27、t or right.23（8分）Springtime In ParisDeparture: May 5, 12, 19 and June 94 days for 129 per personParis in the springtime was, is and always will be something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer everyon
28、e and with prices at just 129, its great value too.Your break begins with executive coach transfer from regional pickup points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry, arriving at your hotel in the evening. The hotel is an excellent quality one with private facilities in all rooms: satellite
29、TV, radio, telephone and alarm clock. It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame enabling you to explore Paris with ease.The following day, after continental breakfast(included), the coach takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, during which yo
30、u will see the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, LArc de Triomphe, the Louvre, and in fact almost every famous landmark you have ever heard of. You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you
31、will have the remainder of the day at your leisure. In the evening there is a Paris By Night tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.Day three takes you to Montmartre, perhaps the most picturesque of Paris and home of the Saere Coeur and the Moulin Rouge. In the afternoon you are
32、 free to explore this beautiful city as you wish, perhaps a pleasure voyage on the River Seine, wander around the picturesque gardens or look through among the antique shops. In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclub in the city, the splendid Paradis Latin. On the fina
33、l day were back to the U.K. via channel ferry.Included in the price of 129 per personReturn executive coach travel to ParisReturn ferry crossings3 nights accommodation in a twin bedded room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilitiesContinental breakfast during your stayGuided sightseeing tour
34、of Paris By Day and Paris By NightVisit to Chateau of Versailles (admission not included)Tour on MontmartreServices of an experienced bi-lingual tour guide at all times1、During the stay in Paris, the tourists will have _.Afree time for more than half a dayBa “Paris By Night” tour on the first evenin
35、gCa pleasure voyage on the River Seine togetherDa chance to live in a hotel two miles away from Paris2、Which of the following can we learn about the travel schedule from the text?AThe tourists will return on June 9.BThe tourists may set off on May 12.CThe tourists may explore Notre Dame in depth.DTh
36、e tourists will spend one night in Paradis Latin.3、After paying 129, the tourists will have to pay _.Athe continental breakfastsBthe tour on MontmartreCadmission ticket to Chateau of VersaillesDservices of a bi-lingual tour guide24（8分）Crossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people dont
37、 even notice that theyre doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase yo
38、ur blood pressure. The reason this happens is because the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart, crossing one leg over the other increases resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate. This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to p
39、ush the blood back to the heart. You wont feel any immediate effects, but if you sit for long periods of time its important that you take note of how long you have your legs crossed for. You shouldnt have your legs crossed for more than 12 minutes, and its important that you get up and walk around a
40、t least once every hour.Crossing your legs can also lead to neck and back pain. Ideally, its best for our bodies to sit with our feet planted flat, hip width apart, on the floor, but its not easy to maintain perfect posture all day at the office. When you sit with your legs crossed your hips are in
41、a twisted position, which can cause one of your pelvic bones to rotate. Since your pelvic bone supports your neck and spine, this can cause pressure on your lower and middle back and neck.You also might notice that when you sit with your legs crossed for long periods of time your feet and legs get t
42、ingly or have the feeling of being asleep. This is because when one leg sits on top of the other it causes pressure on the veins and nerves in your legs and feet. It can cause numbness and/or temporary paralysis in the legs, ankles, or feet. While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or
43、two, repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage.So next time you sit down, try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet on the floor. Not only will it help your posture and stability, but it will also save your health in the long run.1、C
44、rossing legs when sitting may cause the following except_.Ablood pressure increase Bneck and back painCtemporary nerve damage Dnumbness in the legs2、Which of the following is true?AAll people are used to sitting with legs crossed without their own notice.BResearchers are unaware of health problems c
45、aused by the common sitting habit.CIt is crucial but impossible to get into the habit of sitting with feet planted flat.DCrossing legs increases resistance of blood circulation throughout the body.3、After reading this passage, what will people be more likely to do?AMaintain a healthy sitting posture
46、 BFind a comfortable way to sitCMove the neck to ease discomfort DDo exercises to lower blood pressure25（10分） You may not be aware, but digital currency (货币) is a big part of the Internet world. QQ Coins can buy you accessories (配饰) for your QQ images. More importantly, a new digital currency, Bitco
47、in, is bringing the worlds commerce online.If youre traveling, you can spend Bitcoins at restaurants and hotels listed at BitcoinT. In China, Bitcoins can be used to buy goods at about 134 online shops on Taobao. And at a caf named 2ndPlace in Beijing, you can even buy fresh coffee with Bitcoins.So what makes Bitcoin so attra
