江苏省南通市2024-2025学年县域重点高中联盟新高三7月统考英语试题

江苏省南通市2024-2025学年县域重点高中联盟新高三7月统考英语试题
一、第二部分，阅读，第一节，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。（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读理解
A Selection of Muscgms and Attractions in Washington DC
The Tidal Basin
The basin, part of the West Potomac Park, is surrounded by a path that's perfect for walking, running or cycling. The memorials to Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King Junior are two highlights surrounding the lake. It is the location most associated with Washington's Cherry Blossom (樱花) Festival that takes place each spring.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
The museum opened in late 2016 after more than a decade of planning. It is dedicated to African American history and culture and is organized like a vertical timeline, starting with the Atlantic slave trade on the 1400s and moving up to the 21st century. Higher up are exhibitions on African American music, theatre and art. It's a powerful experience and also very popular: you'll have to apply for a timed ticket to enter.
The Newseum
Further along Pennsylvania Avenue is the Newseum, loved for the 800 newspaper front pages from around the world that are hung outside every morning. Inside, there are moving exhibits showing how important historical events have been reported, such as the September 11 attacks. Alongside newspaper pages from the day after the attacks, there's a video exhibit highlighting the work of journalists reporting on the Twin Towers falling. A must if you're interested in journalism.
National Gallery of Art
The art gallery is an impressive space: two buildings, linked' underground, and a sculpture garden next door. Inside the light-filed East Building there's modern art, including a roomful of Jackson Pollock's murals (壁), Andy Warhol's Green Marilyn and Roy Lichtenstein's Look Mickey.
The classical West Building tends to house older artwork: the European impressonists and Italian Renaissance art (from artists including Da Vinci and Raphael) are two highlights.
1．Which of the following requires reserving a ticket in advance
A．The Newseum.
B．The Tidal Basin.
C．National Gallery of Art.
D．National Museum of African American History and Culture
2．What can visitors do at the Newseum
A．Learn about the stories about news.
B．Learn how to report important events.
C．Talk with journalists about the 9/11 attacks.
D．Read 800 recently published newspapers.
3．Why is Green Marilyn exhibited in the East Building
A．It's a painting of modern art.
B．It is a painting of traditional art.
C．It is a painting by a famous artist.
D．It is a priceless painting of the gallery.
（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读理解
I know next to nothing about baseball. When in the right field during P. E. as a boy, I prayed the ball wouldn't come to me. It took a miracle（奇迹）for me to catch it. Yet I later became the father of two boys, Will and Tim（8 and5）, who were both interested in baseball. On Saturday mornings, I'd take Will out to the playground and play catch with him. Thanks to my weak arm, the ball dropped before he could catch it. After many misses one day, he said, "How am I ever going to make the major leagues " "You got the wrong dad, kid," I thought. Baseball isn't my thing.
Still, I wanted to give my kids confidence on the field. There was an official Little League in our area, but it was super-competitive and primarily targeted older boys. What if we had something more low-key, something that welcomed boys and girls, and younger ones
I shared the idea with some neighbors. "That would be great!" they said. Now who could organize such a thing Not me. I tried to put the idea aside, but it wouldn't leave me. I finally decided that I must do something about it, So I called the city's recreation department, explaining that some families wanted to start a baseball league in our neighborhood. Were there any fields for that They bounced me around. Finally, I spoke to the official in charge. I got butterflies in my stomach. What if he said no "Yes, we have something for you," the man said, hearing my request. We got two fields for four hours every Sunday morning. Our league was founded. What a joy it was to sit on the benches, watching Will and Tim playing baseball! How grateful I was for other parents who did the coaching! And I became the most unlikely baseball commissioner（专员）ever.
Many years have passed. Now Will and Tim are new dads, and I can't wait to see what they'll have to do. I know better than anyone: Parenthood calls you to do the most unlikely things.
4．Why did the author think his son Will got the wrong father
A．He lacked confidence.
B．He had poor baseball skills.
C．He had little energy or time.
D．He didn't know Will's dream.
5．What special feature did the author expect the baseball league had
A．Being easy to join. B．Having its own fields.
C．Focusing on training kids. D．Having professional coaches.
6．How did the author probably feel while talking to the official
A．Confident. B．Peaceful. C．Nervous. D．Hesitant.
7．What does the author want to stress in the text
A．The need to challenge oneself.
B．The greatness of parental love.
C．The responsibility of parenthood.
D．The role of sports in kids' growth.
（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读理解
One by one, prejudices are disappearing in the West. People may hold private suspicions that other people's race or sex makes them inferior—but to say so openly is totally taboo(禁忌). One old prejudice remains undisturbed, though. Just ask a childless person.
They are not charged to special taxes, as they were in Soviet Russia; nor are they driven from their homes, as they still are in some poor countries. The childless nonetheless come in for a lot of criticism. Some point out that non-parents are failing to produce the future workers who will pay for their pensions. Childless politicians are charged with not having a proper stake in society. "He talks to us about the future, but he doesn't have children!" complained Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of the National Front party, of Emmanuel Macron, who went on to win the French presidency. Similar attacks on Theresa May and Angela Merkel also failed but researchers find that many voters quietly agree.
If non-breeders are selfish, they have a strange way of showing it. They are more likely to set up charitable foundations than people with children, and much more likely to donate money to good causes. According to one American estimate, the mere fact of not having children raises the amount a person leaves to charity by a little over $10,000. The childless are thus a small but useful counterweight to the world's parents, who stop social stability by passing on their social and economic advantages to their children.
The charge that childless people fail to pull their weight in population is correct, but is less serious than it appears. Those who do not have children do put pressure on public pension systems. Governments have to do unpopular things like making pensions less generous, as Japan has done, or accepting more immigrants, as some Western countries have done. But to sustain public pensions in the long term, countries do not actually need more parents. What they need instead is more babies. It is possible to combine a high rate of childlessness with a high birth rate, provided people who become parents have more than one or two children. That was the pattern in many Western countries a century ago. Ireland, yet another country with a childless leader, still manages it today.
The childless also do everyone else a favor by creating wonderful works of art. British novelists have been especially likely to have no offspring: think of Hilary Mantel, P.G Wodehouse and the Bronte sisters. In September last year Britain put Jane Austen on its ten-pound note. That decision was controversial, though it was hard to see why. Few people have written as shrewdly about money or about families even though Austen did not marry, and had no children.
8．What is the main idea of Paragraph 2
A．The childless often come under sharp criticism.
B．Childlessness is to future workers' disadvantage.
C．Many highly successful people have no children
D．The childless politicians get attacked in society.
9．The childless are prejudiced because people think the childless ____.
A．have a strange way to show selfishness
B．set a bad example for young people
C．are not as generous as those with children
D．are the government's financial burden
10．What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to
A．Accepting more immigrants.
B．Reducing the pensions for the aged.
C．Encouraging parents to have more children.
D．Supporting the political leaders with no children.
11．What is the best title for the passage
A．In defense of the childless.
B．Prejudice against non-breeders.
C．Why don't they have children
D．Measures to address childlessness.
（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读理解
The rise of online shopping has had a profound impact on the retail industry. Consumers now have the convenience of browsing and purchasing products from the comfort of their homes. This shift has not only changed the way people shop but also forced traditional brick-and-mortar stores to adapt or risk going out of business.
However, online shopping is not without its challenges. One major concern is the issue of product quality. When purchasing items online, customers cannot physically inspect the goods before making a purchase, which can lead to disappointment upon receipt. Another problem is the delay in delivery. Despite the efforts of logistics companies to improve their services, there are still instances where packages arrive late or get lost in transit.
12．What has the rise of online shopping brought to the retail industry
A．Only positive effects.
B．Only negative effects.
C．Both positive and negative impacts.
D．No impact at all.
13．What is one of the challenges of online shopping mentioned in the passage
A．High prices. B．Limited product choices.
C．Product quality issue. D．Frequent discounts.
14．Why might customers be disappointed when shopping online
A．Because of the long delivery time.
B．Because they can't inspect the goods in person.
C．Because of the poor after-sales service.
D．Because of the complex payment process.
15．What can traditional stores do to survive in the face of the rise of online shopping
A．Ignore the change and keep the same business model.
B．Close down immediately.
C．Adapt and change their strategies.
D．Complain about the competition.
二、第二部分，阅读，第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
（2024高三上·南通月考） 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。
Who can imagine life today without an Automated Teller Machine（ATM） They are available in considerable numbers throughout the world.
The first ATM was the brainchild of an enterprising Turkish-American inventor Luther George Simjian. When the idea of an automated banking machine struck him, he registered 20 patents before any bank agreed to give it a trial run. It is easy to assume that the inventor of such a popular machine was laughing all the way to the bank.　16． 　 Within six months of its operation in New York in 1939, the device was removed due to lack of customer acceptance.
It was not until 1967, nearly 30 years later, that Barclays Bank, in a careful launch, rolled out a self-service machine in London, England, which proved successful.　17． 　 The first cash machine relied on customers' use of prepaid tokens（代币）to get envelopes with a fixed amount of cash inside.
　18． 　 The banks' principle was seemingly customer service. But it would be foolish to minimize the many advantages that cash machines provided to the banks themselves. By the late 1970s, the highest fixed cost for the average large bank was its branches. The greatest variable cost and loss to profits were its staff. Ban k accounts swiftly recognized that self-service operations could reduce bank branch staff cost by70 percent.
Experts quickly determined that public acceptance of ATMs counted on convenience, simplicity, speed, security and trust. 　19． 　 For maximum efficiency, ATMs had to be located near public transport or in a shopping mall, not at a branch. The busier and more crowded the location, obviously, the better. Now, roughly 75percent of all cash provided by banks to their customers comes from cash machines.　20． 　.
Public acceptance of deposits（存款）by machine was significantly slower than customers' usage of ATMs for withdrawals. In general, it seems that customers sometimes still prefer and trust an over-the-counter transaction（交易）for deposits.
A．Location, in particular, was a key factor.
B．His cash machine, however, didn't prove durable.
C．The device was relatively primitive, at least by today's standards.
D．However, cash machines posed some interesting, unanswered questions.
E．An interesting factor was the issue of bio-statistics for customer identification.
F．Devices originally dismissed by the public are now recognized as essential institutions.
G．Soon afterwards, many other banks became admittedly champions of the cash machine.
三、第三部分，语言运用，第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
（2024高三上·南通月考）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Have you ever heard of and seen Canadian geese Do you know that they 21． fresh grass and seeds
Canadian geese have a good 22． for their politeness. They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. However, I have recently found that they can sometimes be 23． to their peers, especially on occasions when they quarrel for food——yes, these 24． gentlemen do quarrel, just for something to eat
Yesterday I witnessed two Canadian Geese arguing 25． for a clump(草丛) of beautiful fresh grass. The clump was 26． right in the middle of them, while the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other. It's 27． to witness the "impolite" side of Canadian geese. Hence, I couldn't help 28． my morning walk, standing still to watch these "gentlemen" quarreling. Interestingly, after a short while, a truck roared past their feast, disturbing their 29． conversation. The two geese were equally 30． by the massive "monster", thus giving up their conversation.
Would they start quarreling again I stood still, 31． the ridiculous question and waited. Beyond my expectation, right after the truck's passing by, the two geese immediately lost their 32． for quarreling as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. Even the two turned around and left the 33． in opposite directions as if nothing had happened. They left only me there, imagining what might have happened without the 34． .
They got along harmoniously again. Sometimes it's not that bad to be 35． .
21．A． draw on B． focus on C． feed on D． try on
22．A． desire B． reputation C． affection D． appetite
23．A． generous B． faithful C． weird D． rude
24．A． well-informed B． well-dressed
C． well-behaved D． well-balanced
25．A． fiercely B． blindly C． cautiously D． gently
26．A． deserted B． located C． fixed D． laid
27．A． frequent B． rare C． common D． constant
28．A． restricting B． changing C． pausing D． speeding
29．A． desperate B． simple
C． serious D． disharmonious
30．A． frightened B． annoyed C． crashed D． injured
31．A． finding out B． dealing with
C． looking into D． wondering about
32．A． passion B． reason C． talent D． anxiety
33．A． scene B． destination C． landscape D． park
34．A． looker-on B． passer-by C． truck D． clump
35．A． upset B． forgetful C． mean D． greedy
四、第三部分，语言运用，第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
（2024高三上·南通月考）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。
World Poetry Day takes place each year 　36． 　 March 21 to promote the teaching of poetry, as well as the publishing, writing, and reading of this form of writing around the world.
It 　37． 　 (declare) by UNESCO in 1999 in the hopes of supporting language diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages 　38． 　 (hear). World Poetry Day was about giving fresh drive and 　39． 　 (recognize) to international, regional, and national poetry movements. It also focused on promoting a return to the oral (口头的) tradition of poetry recitals, as well as 　40． 　 (strengthen) the association between poetry and other forms of expression, such as dance, music, and painting.
The day is celebrated 　41． 　 (global). Government agencies, community groups and individuals get involved in promoting or participating in the day, which enables children to learn and enjoy 　42． 　 (variety) of poetry. It is a time 　43． 　 students are busy examining poets and learning about different types of poetry. Poets may be invited to read and share their work to audience at book stores and schools. Ceremonies are held to honor poets of 　44． 　 (remark) achievements.
All in all, it's a day for poetry: 　45． 　 ancient art form that still enriches our understanding of humanity today.
46．（2024高三上·南通月考） 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
46. 你校英文报Echo正在庆祝创刊十周年。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 读报的经历；2. 喜爱的栏目；3. 期望和祝福。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式写字答题卡的相应位置作答。
Echo and Me
47．（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I was always afraid of water. This fear could not be explained, but I knew that the moment I stepped near any body of water, my legs would turn to jelly (果冻). I would imagine myself drowning in the water and thrashing around (乱扑腾) helplessly. That was why I had never gone into a swimming pool until swimming became a school requirement. My school wanted all pupils to pass a swimming test, and if they could not, then they would have to attend weekly swimming lessons in school, which made me tremble.
Thus, my parents signed me up for swimming lessons at the pool near my house. With great unwillingness, I attended those weekly lessons, and each one was great suffering for me. I was naturally clumsy, and my fear of water did not help at all. Every lesson, I would be spending my time thrashing about in the water, while my classmates would be swimming countless laps effortlessly and even turning over like dolphins in the water. How was I going to pass the test at this rate
In my swimming class, there was an exceptionally athletic girl. Tall and muscular, her name was Kathy. She was the best swimmer in our class and always looked at me with disdain (鄙视), especially when I thrashed about hopelessly in the water.
Once, after a particularly long and hard swimming lesson, I spotted Kathy swimming gracefully in the pool. Gathering my courage, I asked gently, "Kathy, can you teach me to swim " She stared at me coldly. It was as if I stood at the edge of an endless ocean of inadequacy, my fears appearing like dark storm clouds threatening to drown me. Yet, in that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed within me, a desperate longing for guidance and acceptance. Would Kathy's icy exterior (外表) melt under the warmth of empathy, or would I remain forever thrashing in the sea of my own fears
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence.
……
"Congratulations!" Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test.
答案解析部分
【答案】1．D
2．A
3．A
【知识点】细节理解题；时文广告类；应用文
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了华盛顿DC的一些博物馆和景点，包括潮汐盆地、非洲美洲历史文化博物馆、新闻博物馆和国家艺术画廊等。
【点评】考查阅读理解，包含细节理解题，是一篇介绍类阅读，注意先略读文章，掌握文章大意，再分析题干及选项，到文中找到相关内容并进行理解。
1．考查细节理解。根据National Museum of African American History and Culture 部分中的"It's a powerful experience and also very popular: you'll have to apply for a timed ticket to enter."这是一次强烈的体验，也非常受欢迎：你必须申请一个定时的票才能进入。可知，需要提前预订票的是非洲美洲历史文化博物馆。故选D。
2．考查细节理解。根据The Newseum 部分中的"Inside, there are moving exhibits showing how important historical events have been reported, such as the September 11 attacks."里面有一些动人的展览，展示了重要的历史事件是如何被报道的，比如9月11日的袭击。可知，新闻博物馆的参观者可以了解新闻的故事。故选A。
3．考查细节理解。根据第四段中的"Inside the light-filed East Building there's modern art, including a roomful of Jackson Pollock's murals (壁), Andy Warhol's Green Marilyn and Roy Lichtenstein's Look Mickey."在光线充足的东楼里，有现代艺术，包括杰克逊·波洛克的一屋子壁画，安迪·沃霍尔的绿色玛丽莲和罗伊·利希滕斯坦的看米奇。可知，绿色玛丽莲是现代艺术的一部分，所以在东楼展出。故选A。
【答案】4．B
5．A
6．C
7．C
【知识点】推理判断题；细节理解题；故事阅读类；记叙文
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者对棒球一窍不通，却想办法为孩子们成立了一个棒球联盟的故事。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目，再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案。
4．考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"Thanks to my weak arm, the ball dropped before he could catch it. After many misses one day, he said, ‘How am I ever going to make the major leagues '‘You got the wrong dad, kid,' I thought. Baseball isn't my thing."由于我的手臂无力，球在他接住之前就掉了下来。一天错过多次后，他说："我怎么才能进入大联盟呢？""孩子，你找错爸爸了，"我想。棒球不是我的菜。可知，作者的棒球技术很差，所以作者认为儿子询问作者如何进入大联盟找错爸爸了。故选B。
5．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"There was an official Little League in our area, but it was super-competitive and primarily targeted older boys. What if we had something more low-key, something that welcomed boys and girls, and younger ones "我们地区有一个官方的小联盟，但它的竞争非常激烈，主要针对年龄较大的男孩。如果我们有一些更低调的东西，一些欢迎男孩和女孩，以及更年轻的孩子的东西呢？可知，作者希望这个棒球联盟能够更容易加入。故选A。
6．考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"I got butterflies in my stomach. What if he said no "我的胃里七上八下。如果他拒绝了怎么办？可知，作者在与官员交谈时可能会感到紧张。故选C。
7．考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的"I know better than anyone: Parenthood calls you to do the most unlikely things."我比任何人都清楚：为人父母会让你去做最不可能的事情。可知，作者想要在文中强调为人父母的责任。故选C。
【答案】8．A
9．D
10．C
11．A
【知识点】推理判断题；段落大意；社会现象类；议论文；标题选择
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，论述了当今社会对不生孩子的偏见，并认为对无子女者的指控应当驳回，他们的存在为社会产生很多好处。
【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，代词指代，段落大意和标题归纳四个题型的考查，是一篇社会现象类阅读，通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
8．考查段落大意。根据第二段中的"The childless nonetheless come in for a lot of criticism. "尽管如此，没有孩子的人还是受到了很多批评；并结合下文可知，本段讲述了无子女者常常遭受尖锐批判。故选A。
9．考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"Some point out that non-parents are failing to produce the future workers who will pay for their pensions. "一些人指出，非父母者无法培养出未来的工人来支付养老金；以及倒数第二段中的"Those who do not have children do put pressure on public pension systems. Governments have to do unpopular things like making pensions less generous, as Japan has done, or accepting more immigrants, as some Western countries have done. "那些没有孩子的人确实给公共养老金系统带来了压力。政府不得不做一些不受欢迎的事情，比如像日本那样降低养老金的慷慨程度，或者像一些西方国家那样接受更多的移民。可知，由于无子女者没有生孩子来为养老金系统作贡献，这会给公共养老金系统带来压力，政府不得不做一些不受欢迎的事情。可推知，无子女者遭受人们的偏见是因为人们认为他们成为政府的经济负担。故选D。
10．考查代词指代。根据第四段中的"It is possible to combine a high rate of childlessness with a high birth rate, provided people who become parents have more than one or two children. That was the pattern in many Western countries a century ago. "如果成为父母的人有一个或两个以上的孩子，就有可能把高无子女率和高出生率结合起来。这是一个世纪前许多西方国家的模式。可知，画线词it指代前文的内容，即一个世纪前许多国家采取的模式是鼓励成为父母的人生孩子，从而兼顾高无子女率与高出生率。故选C。
11．考查标题归纳。根据第一段中的"One old prejudice remains undisturbed, though. Just ask a childless person."然而，一种古老的偏见仍然受人尊敬。问问一个没有孩子的人就知道了。引出话题：无子女者遭受偏见；第二段具体讲述了无子女者面对的批判；接下来几段作者分别从慈善、政治能力、人口增长、艺术文学贡献等方面讲述无子女者的贡献。可推知，本文主要指出人们对无子女者的偏见，并为无子女者辩护，"为无子女者辩护"适合作本文标题。故选A。
【答案】12．C
13．C
14．B
15．C
【知识点】推理判断题；细节理解题；说明文；日常生活类
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了网上购物的兴起对零售业的影响，以及网上购物在产品质量和交货速度方面所面临的挑战。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
12．考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"Consumers now have the convenience of browsing and purchasing products from the comfort of their homes. This shift has not only changed the way people shop but also forced traditional brick-and-mortar stores to adapt or risk going out of business"消费者现在可以方便地在舒适的家中浏览和购买产品。这种转变不仅改变了人们的购物方式，也迫使传统的实体店做出调整，否则就有倒闭的风险。可知，网上购物的兴起给零售业带来的既有积极的影响也有消极的影响。故选C。
13．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"However, online shopping is not without its challenges. One major concern is the issue of product quality."然而，网上购物并非没有挑战。一个主要问题是产品质量问题。可知，网上购物的挑战之一是产品质量问题。故选C。
14．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"When purchasing items online, customers cannot physically inspect the goods before making a purchase, which can lead to disappointment upon receipt."在网上购买商品时，顾客在购买前不能亲自检查商品，这可能导致收到商品后失望。可知，顾客在网上购物时会感到失望是因为他们不能亲自检查货物。故选B。
15．考查推理判断。根据第一段中的"This shift has not only changed the way people shop but also forced traditional brick-and-mortar stores to adapt or risk going out of business."这种转变不仅改变了人们的购物方式，也迫使传统的实体店做出调整，否则就有倒闭的风险。可知，面对网络购物的兴起，传统商店适应和改变他们的策略才能生存。故选C。
【答案】16．B；17．C；18．G；19．A；20．F
【知识点】说明文；七选五；科普类
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了自动取款机(ATM)的发展历程和其在现代生活中的重要性。
【点评】考查七选五，本文是一篇科技类阅读，要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。
16．根据空前"It is easy to assume that the inventor of such a popular machine was laughing all the way to the bank."人们很容易认为，这样一台受欢迎机器的发明者一定赚得盆满钵满；以及空后"Within six months of its operation in New York in 1939, the device was removed due to lack of customer acceptance."1939年，该设备在纽约运行了六个月后，由于缺乏客户接受，该设备被拆除。可知，上下文有转折关系，B．His cash machine, however, didn't prove durable."然而，他的取款机并没有经受住时间的考验"承上启下，说明设想和现实有差距，引出下文第一台取款机的真实命运，上下文语意连贯。故选B。
17．根据空后"The first cash machine relied on customers' use of prepaid tokens (代币) to get envelopes with a fixed amount of cash inside."第一台自动取款机依靠顾客使用预付代币来获得装有固定数量现金的信封。介绍了第一台自动取款机的工作原理：用预付代币来换取现金信封，C．The device was relatively primitive, at least by today's standards."这个装置相对来说比较原始，至少以今天的标准来看是这样"说明第一台自动取款机比较原始的工作原理，上下文语意连贯。故选C。
18．根据空后"The banks' principle was seemingly customer service. But it would be foolish to minimize the many advantages that cash machines provided to the banks themselves. By the late 1970s, the highest fixed cost for the average large bank was its branches. The greatest variable cost and loss to profits were its staff. Bank accounts swiftly recognized that self-service operations could reduce bank branch staff cost by70 percent."银行的原则似乎是客户服务。但是，低估自动取款机给银行自身带来的诸多好处是愚蠢的。到20世纪70年代末，大型银行的平均固定成本最高的是其分支机构。最大的可变成本和利润损失是它的员工。银行账户很快意识到，自助服务可以将银行分行的员工成本降低70%。说明了自动取款机给银行带来的诸多好处，G．Soon afterwards, many other banks became admittedly champions of the cash machine."不久之后，许多其他银行成为公认的自动提款机的拥护者"说明许多银行为了获益开始使用自动提款机，上下文语意连贯。故选G。
19．根据空后"For maximum efficiency, ATMs had to be located near public transport or in a shopping mall, not at a branch. The busier and more crowded the location, obviously, the better."为了最大限度地提高效率，自动取款机必须设在公共交通附近或购物中心，而不是在分行。显然，地点越繁忙、越拥挤越好。指出自动取款机需要设在公共交通附近或购物中心，A．Location, in particular, was a key factor."尤其是地理位置，是一个关键因素"说明地理位置的重要作用，符合语境，故选A。
20．根据空前"Now, roughly 75 percent of all cash provided by banks to their customers comes from cash machines."现在，银行提供给客户的现金中，大约75%来自自动取款机。谈及自动取款机的普及和广泛使用，F．Devices originally dismissed by the public are now recognized as essential institutions."最初被公众忽视的设备现在被认为是不可或缺的设施"承接上文，总结自动取款机命运的变化，符合语境，故选F。
【答案】21．C；22．B；23．D；24．C；25．A；26．B；27．B；28．C；29．D；30．A；31．D；32．A；33．A；34．C；35．B
【知识点】故事阅读类；记叙文
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者旁观两只加拿大鹅争吵的故事。
【点评】考查完形填空，本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
21．句意：你听说过或见过加拿大鹅吗？你知道它们以新鲜的草和种子为食吗？A. draw on"利用"； B. focus on "专注"；C. feed on"以……为食"；D. try on"试穿"。根据空后"fresh grass and seeds"可知，本句想表达它们以新鲜的草和种子为食。故选C。
22．句意：加拿大鹅以其彬彬有礼而闻名。A. desire"欲望"；B. reputation"声誉"；C. affection"感情"；D. appetite"食欲"。根据下文"They always bow down to you whenever you walk by."可知，每当你走过的时候，它们总是向你鞠躬，故它们有良好的声誉。故选B。
23．句意：然而，我最近发现，它们有时会对同伴是粗鲁的，尤其是在他们为食物争吵的时候——是的，这些举止得体的绅士确实会争吵，只是为了吃点东西。A. generous"慷慨的"；B. faithful"忠诚的"；C. weird"奇怪的"；D. rude"粗鲁的"。根据空后"especially on occasions when they quarrel for food"可知，加拿大鹅有时为食物争吵，故它们有时是粗鲁无礼的。故选D。
24．句意：然而，我最近发现，它们有时会对同伴是粗鲁的，尤其是在它们为食物争吵的时候——是的，这些举止得体的绅士确实会争吵，只是为了吃点东西。A. well-informed"见多识广"；B. well-dressed"穿着考究的"；C. well-behaved"举止得体的"；D. well-balanced"平衡良好"。根据上文"They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. "可知，加拿大鹅举止得体。故选C项。
25．句意：昨天，我看到两只加拿大鹅为了一丛美丽的新鲜草而激烈地争吵。A. fiercely"激烈地"；B. blindly"盲目地"；C. cautiously"谨慎地"； D. gently"温和地"。根据空后"the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other."可知，两只加拿大鹅激烈地争吵。故选A。
26．句意：那块草丛就在它们中间，两只鹅大声喊叫，尽可能地伸长脖子，挑衅地看着对方。A. deserted "被抛弃的"；B. located"位于"；C. fixed"固定的"；D. laid"松弛的，从容不迫的"。根据空后"right in the middle of them"可知，草丛位于它们中间。故选B。
27．句意：很少看到加拿大鹅"不礼貌"的一面。A. frequent"经常的"； B. rare"稀有的"； C. common"普通的"； D. constant"恒定的"。根据上文"Canadian geese have a good 2 for their politeness. They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. "可知，加拿大鹅举止得体，加拿大鹅"不礼貌"的一面是稀有的。故选B。
28．句意：于是，我忍不住停下了早晨的散步，站着不动，看着这些"绅士"们争吵。A. restricting"限制"； B. changing"改变"； C. pausing"暂停"； D. speeding"超速"。根据上文"It's 7 to witness the ‘impolite' side of Canadian geese."可知，因为很少看到加拿大鹅"不礼貌"的一面，作者忍不住停下了早晨的散步。故选C。
29．句意：有趣的是，过了一会儿，一辆卡车呼啸而过，扰乱了它们不和谐的谈话。A. desperate"绝望的"； B. simple"简单的"； C. serious"严重的"； D. disharmonious"不和谐的"。根据上文的"The clump was 6 right in the middle of them, while the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other. "可知，它们俩大声喊叫着，尽量伸长脖子，恶狠狠地瞪着对方，它们的谈话不和谐。故选D。
30．句意：两只鹅同样被这个巨大的"怪物"吓坏了，于是放弃了它们的谈话。A. frightened"使害怕"； B. annoyed"使生气"； C. crashed"碰撞"； D. injured"伤害"。根据上文"a truck roared past their feast"；以及空后"by the massive ‘monster'"可知，在两只鹅的眼中这辆卡车像个巨大的怪物，故它们很害怕。故选A。
31．句意：我站着不动，想着这个可笑的问题，等待着。A. finding out"发现"； B. dealing with"处理"；C. looking into"调查"； D. wondering about"想知道"。根据空前"Would they start quarreling again "可知，作者正在想它们会不会再吵架这个问题。故选D。
32．句意：出乎我意料的是，卡车刚过，两只鹅就失去了争吵的激情，好像他们已经忘记了发生的一切。A. passion"激情"； B. reason"原因"；C. talent"天赋"；D. anxiety"焦虑"。根据下文"Even the two turned around and left the 13 in opposite directions as if nothing had happened."可知，两只鹅不再吵架，失去了争吵的激情。故选A。
33．句意：就连两只鹅也转过身来，若无其事地离开了现场。A. scene"场景"； B. destination"目的地"； C. landscape"景观"； D. park"公园"。根据后文的"They left only me there, imagining what might have happened without the 14　."可知，它们只留下我一个人在那里，两只鹅离开了现场。故选A项。
34．句意：它们只留下我一个人在那里，想象着没有卡车会发生什么。A. looker-on"旁观者"； B. passer-by"路人"； C. truck"卡车"； D. clump"丛，簇，束"。根据上文"Beyond my expectation, right after the truck's passing by, the two geese immediately lost their 12 for quarreling as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. "可知，卡车扰乱了它们的谈话，故作者想象着没有卡车会发生什么。故选C。
35．句意：有时候健忘也没那么糟。A. upset"心烦意乱的"； B. forgetful"健忘的"； C. mean"吝啬的"； D. greedy"贪婪的"。根据上文"as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. "可知，两只鹅忘记了先前的争吵，故有时候健忘也没那么糟。故选B。
【答案】36．on；37．was declared；38．to be heard；39．recognition；40．strengthening；41．globally；42．varieties；43．when；44．remarkable；45．an
【知识点】说明文；社会文化类
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了世界诗歌日的建立和发展。
【点评】考查语法填空，本题考点涉及介词，时态语态，非谓语动词，名词，副词，定语从句，形容词，冠词以及固定搭配等多个知识点的考查，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，并结合相关语法知识，进行分析推理，从而写出正确的单词形式。
36．句意：每年的3月21日是世界诗歌日，旨在促进诗歌教学，以及这种写作形式的出版、写作和阅读。表示在具体某一天应用介词on。故填on。
37．句意：联合国教科文组织于1999年宣布世界语言日，希望通过诗意的表达来支持语言多样性，并增加濒危语言被听到的机会。此处是谓语动词，与主语It构成被动关系，根据时间状语in 1999可知为一般过去时的被动语态，谓语用单数。故填was declared。
38．句意：联合国教科文组织于1999年宣布世界语言日，希望通过诗意的表达来支持语言多样性，并增加濒危语言被听到的机会。此处hear与languages构成被动关系，且为不定式作后置定语，应用to be done形式。故填to be heard。
39．句意：世界诗歌日旨在为国际、区域和国家诗歌运动注入新的动力和认可。此处名词作动词的宾语，应用recognition，不可数。故填recognition。
40．句意：它还侧重于促进诗歌朗诵口头传统的回归，以及加强诗歌与其他表达形式（如舞蹈、音乐和绘画）之间的联系。作介词on的宾语，应用动名词，故填strengthening。
41．句意：这一天在全球范围内庆祝。修饰动词celebrate应用副词globally，作状语，故填globally。
42．句意：政府机构、社区团体和个人都参与促进或参与这一天，使孩子们能够学习和享受各种诗歌。varieties of固定短语，"各种各样的"。故填varieties。
43．句意：这是学生们忙于研究诗人和学习不同类型诗歌的时候。 students are busy examining poets and learning about different types of poetry是限制性 定语从句，修饰先行词time，关系词在从句作时间状语，应用关系副词when。故填when。
44．句意：举行仪式是为了纪念有杰出成就的诗人。修饰名词achievements应用形容词remarkable，作定语。故填remarkable。
45．句意：总而言之，这是一个诗歌的日子：这是一种古老的艺术形式，至今仍丰富着我们对人性的理解。art为泛指，且ancient是发音以元音音素开头的单词。故填an。
46．【答案】Echo and Me
It has been 10 years since Echo was founded. In my memory, it is Echo that accompanies me through my whole high school. When feeling depressed, I often choose to enjoy the novel part which includes a lot of imaginative stories. These stories can relieve my stress and broaden my horizon. Besides, I even submitted my own fiction to Echo. Refused as I was, I still received some great encouragement, which gives me confidence to be a writer.
I do expect Echo can publish more classic works and have a promising future.
【知识点】提纲作文；文字式应用文；半开放性作文
【解析】【分析】本题是一篇应用文写作，要求考生写一篇短文投稿。写作背景： 你校英文报Echo正在庆祝创刊十周年。 写作要点已经给出，属于提纲类作文，内容包括： 1. 读报的经历；2. 喜爱的栏目；3. 期望和祝福。 提示中的内容比较泛泛，需要适当补充。本题对于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的谋篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力。需要注意紧扣文章主题，给出的要点都需要包括。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。
【点评】本篇作文要点齐全，结构完整，条理清晰，应用了较多的语法结构和词汇，熟练地使用了语句间的连接成分，使整个文章结构紧凑，很好地完成了写作任务。例如：It has been 10 years since Echo was founded. 运用了时间状语从句；In my memory, it is Echo that accompanies me through my whole high school. 运用了强调句；When feeling depressed, I often choose to enjoy the novel part which includes a lot of imaginative stories.运用了时间状语从句的省略，限制性定语从句； Refused as I was, I still received some great encouragement, which gives me confidence to be a writer.运用了让步状语从句，倒装句，非限制性定语从句；I do expect Echo can publish more classic works and have a promising future.运用了强调，宾语从句。
47．【答案】To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence. From then on, Kathy stayed back for about an hour after every swimming lesson to coach me. She taught me how to propel myself forward in the water and I gradually gained confidence in the pool. Slowly but surely, I improved under her guidance and encouragement. Four months later, it was time for me to take my swimming test. I jumped into the pool and followed all of Kathy's advice. I swam gracefully, just like a fish, and passed the test with flying colours.
"Congratulations!" Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test. I threw my arms around her and hugged her tightly. "Thank you! You're a wonderful friend! If it had not been for you, I would not have done so well!" I exclaimed. Since then, our friendship has blossomed. We met frequently to have fun with each other, sharing both joy and sorrow. Surprisingly, I grew to love the water. A friend like Kathy is hard to come by. She has a heart of gold and I will definitely treasure our precious friendship.
【知识点】文字式记叙文；开放性作文；读后续写
【解析】【分析】本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读文章可知，讲述了作者非常怕水，但是学校要求所有学生都要通过游泳考试，于是父母在家附近为作者报了游泳课程，作者不情愿地去上课，上课过程也非常痛苦，Kathy是游泳课上表现最好的学生，一次艰难的游泳课后作者鼓起勇气问Kathy能否教自己有用，忐忑地等待Kathy的回答。段落续写：①由第一段首句内容"令我吃惊的是，沉默了一会儿之后，她点了点头。"可知，第一段可描写Kathy指导作者游泳，作者顺利通过了游泳考试。②由第二段首句内容"‘恭喜你！'Kathy得知我通过了游泳考试后说。"可知，第二段可描写作者感谢Kathy并和Kathy成为了朋友。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系，尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。
【点评】本书面表达要点齐全，上下文连贯，使用一定数量的句式结构，让句子更加生动丰满，同时运用了许多高级词汇和固定短语，提高文章的档次，体现了对英语的熟练的驾驭能力。例如： She taught me how to propel myself forward in the water and I gradually gained confidence in the pool. 运用了"疑问词+不定式"作宾语，并列句； Four months later, it was time for me to take my swimming test.运用了固定句式"It is time for sb to do"; If it had not been for you, I would not have done so well!运用了条件状语从句，虚拟语气；We met frequently to have fun with each other, sharing both joy and sorrow.运用了现在分词作状语； She has a heart of gold and I will definitely treasure our precious friendship.运用了并列句。
1 / 1江苏省南通市2024-2025学年县域重点高中联盟新高三7月统考英语试题
一、第二部分，阅读，第一节，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。（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读理解
A Selection of Muscgms and Attractions in Washington DC
The Tidal Basin
The basin, part of the West Potomac Park, is surrounded by a path that's perfect for walking, running or cycling. The memorials to Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King Junior are two highlights surrounding the lake. It is the location most associated with Washington's Cherry Blossom (樱花) Festival that takes place each spring.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
The museum opened in late 2016 after more than a decade of planning. It is dedicated to African American history and culture and is organized like a vertical timeline, starting with the Atlantic slave trade on the 1400s and moving up to the 21st century. Higher up are exhibitions on African American music, theatre and art. It's a powerful experience and also very popular: you'll have to apply for a timed ticket to enter.
The Newseum
Further along Pennsylvania Avenue is the Newseum, loved for the 800 newspaper front pages from around the world that are hung outside every morning. Inside, there are moving exhibits showing how important historical events have been reported, such as the September 11 attacks. Alongside newspaper pages from the day after the attacks, there's a video exhibit highlighting the work of journalists reporting on the Twin Towers falling. A must if you're interested in journalism.
National Gallery of Art
The art gallery is an impressive space: two buildings, linked' underground, and a sculpture garden next door. Inside the light-filed East Building there's modern art, including a roomful of Jackson Pollock's murals (壁), Andy Warhol's Green Marilyn and Roy Lichtenstein's Look Mickey.
The classical West Building tends to house older artwork: the European impressonists and Italian Renaissance art (from artists including Da Vinci and Raphael) are two highlights.
1．Which of the following requires reserving a ticket in advance
A．The Newseum.
B．The Tidal Basin.
C．National Gallery of Art.
D．National Museum of African American History and Culture
2．What can visitors do at the Newseum
A．Learn about the stories about news.
B．Learn how to report important events.
C．Talk with journalists about the 9/11 attacks.
D．Read 800 recently published newspapers.
3．Why is Green Marilyn exhibited in the East Building
A．It's a painting of modern art.
B．It is a painting of traditional art.
C．It is a painting by a famous artist.
D．It is a priceless painting of the gallery.
【答案】1．D
2．A
3．A
【知识点】细节理解题；时文广告类；应用文
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了华盛顿DC的一些博物馆和景点，包括潮汐盆地、非洲美洲历史文化博物馆、新闻博物馆和国家艺术画廊等。
【点评】考查阅读理解，包含细节理解题，是一篇介绍类阅读，注意先略读文章，掌握文章大意，再分析题干及选项，到文中找到相关内容并进行理解。
1．考查细节理解。根据National Museum of African American History and Culture 部分中的"It's a powerful experience and also very popular: you'll have to apply for a timed ticket to enter."这是一次强烈的体验，也非常受欢迎：你必须申请一个定时的票才能进入。可知，需要提前预订票的是非洲美洲历史文化博物馆。故选D。
2．考查细节理解。根据The Newseum 部分中的"Inside, there are moving exhibits showing how important historical events have been reported, such as the September 11 attacks."里面有一些动人的展览，展示了重要的历史事件是如何被报道的，比如9月11日的袭击。可知，新闻博物馆的参观者可以了解新闻的故事。故选A。
3．考查细节理解。根据第四段中的"Inside the light-filed East Building there's modern art, including a roomful of Jackson Pollock's murals (壁), Andy Warhol's Green Marilyn and Roy Lichtenstein's Look Mickey."在光线充足的东楼里，有现代艺术，包括杰克逊·波洛克的一屋子壁画，安迪·沃霍尔的绿色玛丽莲和罗伊·利希滕斯坦的看米奇。可知，绿色玛丽莲是现代艺术的一部分，所以在东楼展出。故选A。
（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读理解
I know next to nothing about baseball. When in the right field during P. E. as a boy, I prayed the ball wouldn't come to me. It took a miracle（奇迹）for me to catch it. Yet I later became the father of two boys, Will and Tim（8 and5）, who were both interested in baseball. On Saturday mornings, I'd take Will out to the playground and play catch with him. Thanks to my weak arm, the ball dropped before he could catch it. After many misses one day, he said, "How am I ever going to make the major leagues " "You got the wrong dad, kid," I thought. Baseball isn't my thing.
Still, I wanted to give my kids confidence on the field. There was an official Little League in our area, but it was super-competitive and primarily targeted older boys. What if we had something more low-key, something that welcomed boys and girls, and younger ones
I shared the idea with some neighbors. "That would be great!" they said. Now who could organize such a thing Not me. I tried to put the idea aside, but it wouldn't leave me. I finally decided that I must do something about it, So I called the city's recreation department, explaining that some families wanted to start a baseball league in our neighborhood. Were there any fields for that They bounced me around. Finally, I spoke to the official in charge. I got butterflies in my stomach. What if he said no "Yes, we have something for you," the man said, hearing my request. We got two fields for four hours every Sunday morning. Our league was founded. What a joy it was to sit on the benches, watching Will and Tim playing baseball! How grateful I was for other parents who did the coaching! And I became the most unlikely baseball commissioner（专员）ever.
Many years have passed. Now Will and Tim are new dads, and I can't wait to see what they'll have to do. I know better than anyone: Parenthood calls you to do the most unlikely things.
4．Why did the author think his son Will got the wrong father
A．He lacked confidence.
B．He had poor baseball skills.
C．He had little energy or time.
D．He didn't know Will's dream.
5．What special feature did the author expect the baseball league had
A．Being easy to join. B．Having its own fields.
C．Focusing on training kids. D．Having professional coaches.
6．How did the author probably feel while talking to the official
A．Confident. B．Peaceful. C．Nervous. D．Hesitant.
7．What does the author want to stress in the text
A．The need to challenge oneself.
B．The greatness of parental love.
C．The responsibility of parenthood.
D．The role of sports in kids' growth.
【答案】4．B
5．A
6．C
7．C
【知识点】推理判断题；细节理解题；故事阅读类；记叙文
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者对棒球一窍不通，却想办法为孩子们成立了一个棒球联盟的故事。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目，再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案。
4．考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"Thanks to my weak arm, the ball dropped before he could catch it. After many misses one day, he said, ‘How am I ever going to make the major leagues '‘You got the wrong dad, kid,' I thought. Baseball isn't my thing."由于我的手臂无力，球在他接住之前就掉了下来。一天错过多次后，他说："我怎么才能进入大联盟呢？""孩子，你找错爸爸了，"我想。棒球不是我的菜。可知，作者的棒球技术很差，所以作者认为儿子询问作者如何进入大联盟找错爸爸了。故选B。
5．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"There was an official Little League in our area, but it was super-competitive and primarily targeted older boys. What if we had something more low-key, something that welcomed boys and girls, and younger ones "我们地区有一个官方的小联盟，但它的竞争非常激烈，主要针对年龄较大的男孩。如果我们有一些更低调的东西，一些欢迎男孩和女孩，以及更年轻的孩子的东西呢？可知，作者希望这个棒球联盟能够更容易加入。故选A。
6．考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"I got butterflies in my stomach. What if he said no "我的胃里七上八下。如果他拒绝了怎么办？可知，作者在与官员交谈时可能会感到紧张。故选C。
7．考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的"I know better than anyone: Parenthood calls you to do the most unlikely things."我比任何人都清楚：为人父母会让你去做最不可能的事情。可知，作者想要在文中强调为人父母的责任。故选C。
（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读理解
One by one, prejudices are disappearing in the West. People may hold private suspicions that other people's race or sex makes them inferior—but to say so openly is totally taboo(禁忌). One old prejudice remains undisturbed, though. Just ask a childless person.
They are not charged to special taxes, as they were in Soviet Russia; nor are they driven from their homes, as they still are in some poor countries. The childless nonetheless come in for a lot of criticism. Some point out that non-parents are failing to produce the future workers who will pay for their pensions. Childless politicians are charged with not having a proper stake in society. "He talks to us about the future, but he doesn't have children!" complained Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of the National Front party, of Emmanuel Macron, who went on to win the French presidency. Similar attacks on Theresa May and Angela Merkel also failed but researchers find that many voters quietly agree.
If non-breeders are selfish, they have a strange way of showing it. They are more likely to set up charitable foundations than people with children, and much more likely to donate money to good causes. According to one American estimate, the mere fact of not having children raises the amount a person leaves to charity by a little over $10,000. The childless are thus a small but useful counterweight to the world's parents, who stop social stability by passing on their social and economic advantages to their children.
The charge that childless people fail to pull their weight in population is correct, but is less serious than it appears. Those who do not have children do put pressure on public pension systems. Governments have to do unpopular things like making pensions less generous, as Japan has done, or accepting more immigrants, as some Western countries have done. But to sustain public pensions in the long term, countries do not actually need more parents. What they need instead is more babies. It is possible to combine a high rate of childlessness with a high birth rate, provided people who become parents have more than one or two children. That was the pattern in many Western countries a century ago. Ireland, yet another country with a childless leader, still manages it today.
The childless also do everyone else a favor by creating wonderful works of art. British novelists have been especially likely to have no offspring: think of Hilary Mantel, P.G Wodehouse and the Bronte sisters. In September last year Britain put Jane Austen on its ten-pound note. That decision was controversial, though it was hard to see why. Few people have written as shrewdly about money or about families even though Austen did not marry, and had no children.
8．What is the main idea of Paragraph 2
A．The childless often come under sharp criticism.
B．Childlessness is to future workers' disadvantage.
C．Many highly successful people have no children
D．The childless politicians get attacked in society.
9．The childless are prejudiced because people think the childless ____.
A．have a strange way to show selfishness
B．set a bad example for young people
C．are not as generous as those with children
D．are the government's financial burden
10．What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to
A．Accepting more immigrants.
B．Reducing the pensions for the aged.
C．Encouraging parents to have more children.
D．Supporting the political leaders with no children.
11．What is the best title for the passage
A．In defense of the childless.
B．Prejudice against non-breeders.
C．Why don't they have children
D．Measures to address childlessness.
【答案】8．A
9．D
10．C
11．A
【知识点】推理判断题；段落大意；社会现象类；议论文；标题选择
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，论述了当今社会对不生孩子的偏见，并认为对无子女者的指控应当驳回，他们的存在为社会产生很多好处。
【点评】本题考点涉及推理判断，代词指代，段落大意和标题归纳四个题型的考查，是一篇社会现象类阅读，通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
8．考查段落大意。根据第二段中的"The childless nonetheless come in for a lot of criticism. "尽管如此，没有孩子的人还是受到了很多批评；并结合下文可知，本段讲述了无子女者常常遭受尖锐批判。故选A。
9．考查推理判断。根据第二段中的"Some point out that non-parents are failing to produce the future workers who will pay for their pensions. "一些人指出，非父母者无法培养出未来的工人来支付养老金；以及倒数第二段中的"Those who do not have children do put pressure on public pension systems. Governments have to do unpopular things like making pensions less generous, as Japan has done, or accepting more immigrants, as some Western countries have done. "那些没有孩子的人确实给公共养老金系统带来了压力。政府不得不做一些不受欢迎的事情，比如像日本那样降低养老金的慷慨程度，或者像一些西方国家那样接受更多的移民。可知，由于无子女者没有生孩子来为养老金系统作贡献，这会给公共养老金系统带来压力，政府不得不做一些不受欢迎的事情。可推知，无子女者遭受人们的偏见是因为人们认为他们成为政府的经济负担。故选D。
10．考查代词指代。根据第四段中的"It is possible to combine a high rate of childlessness with a high birth rate, provided people who become parents have more than one or two children. That was the pattern in many Western countries a century ago. "如果成为父母的人有一个或两个以上的孩子，就有可能把高无子女率和高出生率结合起来。这是一个世纪前许多西方国家的模式。可知，画线词it指代前文的内容，即一个世纪前许多国家采取的模式是鼓励成为父母的人生孩子，从而兼顾高无子女率与高出生率。故选C。
11．考查标题归纳。根据第一段中的"One old prejudice remains undisturbed, though. Just ask a childless person."然而，一种古老的偏见仍然受人尊敬。问问一个没有孩子的人就知道了。引出话题：无子女者遭受偏见；第二段具体讲述了无子女者面对的批判；接下来几段作者分别从慈善、政治能力、人口增长、艺术文学贡献等方面讲述无子女者的贡献。可推知，本文主要指出人们对无子女者的偏见，并为无子女者辩护，"为无子女者辩护"适合作本文标题。故选A。
（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读理解
The rise of online shopping has had a profound impact on the retail industry. Consumers now have the convenience of browsing and purchasing products from the comfort of their homes. This shift has not only changed the way people shop but also forced traditional brick-and-mortar stores to adapt or risk going out of business.
However, online shopping is not without its challenges. One major concern is the issue of product quality. When purchasing items online, customers cannot physically inspect the goods before making a purchase, which can lead to disappointment upon receipt. Another problem is the delay in delivery. Despite the efforts of logistics companies to improve their services, there are still instances where packages arrive late or get lost in transit.
12．What has the rise of online shopping brought to the retail industry
A．Only positive effects.
B．Only negative effects.
C．Both positive and negative impacts.
D．No impact at all.
13．What is one of the challenges of online shopping mentioned in the passage
A．High prices. B．Limited product choices.
C．Product quality issue. D．Frequent discounts.
14．Why might customers be disappointed when shopping online
A．Because of the long delivery time.
B．Because they can't inspect the goods in person.
C．Because of the poor after-sales service.
D．Because of the complex payment process.
15．What can traditional stores do to survive in the face of the rise of online shopping
A．Ignore the change and keep the same business model.
B．Close down immediately.
C．Adapt and change their strategies.
D．Complain about the competition.
【答案】12．C
13．C
14．B
15．C
【知识点】推理判断题；细节理解题；说明文；日常生活类
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了网上购物的兴起对零售业的影响，以及网上购物在产品质量和交货速度方面所面临的挑战。
【点评】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇生活类阅读，通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
12．考查细节理解。根据第一段中的"Consumers now have the convenience of browsing and purchasing products from the comfort of their homes. This shift has not only changed the way people shop but also forced traditional brick-and-mortar stores to adapt or risk going out of business"消费者现在可以方便地在舒适的家中浏览和购买产品。这种转变不仅改变了人们的购物方式，也迫使传统的实体店做出调整，否则就有倒闭的风险。可知，网上购物的兴起给零售业带来的既有积极的影响也有消极的影响。故选C。
13．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"However, online shopping is not without its challenges. One major concern is the issue of product quality."然而，网上购物并非没有挑战。一个主要问题是产品质量问题。可知，网上购物的挑战之一是产品质量问题。故选C。
14．考查细节理解。根据第二段中的"When purchasing items online, customers cannot physically inspect the goods before making a purchase, which can lead to disappointment upon receipt."在网上购买商品时，顾客在购买前不能亲自检查商品，这可能导致收到商品后失望。可知，顾客在网上购物时会感到失望是因为他们不能亲自检查货物。故选B。
15．考查推理判断。根据第一段中的"This shift has not only changed the way people shop but also forced traditional brick-and-mortar stores to adapt or risk going out of business."这种转变不仅改变了人们的购物方式，也迫使传统的实体店做出调整，否则就有倒闭的风险。可知，面对网络购物的兴起，传统商店适应和改变他们的策略才能生存。故选C。
二、第二部分，阅读，第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
（2024高三上·南通月考） 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。
Who can imagine life today without an Automated Teller Machine（ATM） They are available in considerable numbers throughout the world.
The first ATM was the brainchild of an enterprising Turkish-American inventor Luther George Simjian. When the idea of an automated banking machine struck him, he registered 20 patents before any bank agreed to give it a trial run. It is easy to assume that the inventor of such a popular machine was laughing all the way to the bank.　16． 　 Within six months of its operation in New York in 1939, the device was removed due to lack of customer acceptance.
It was not until 1967, nearly 30 years later, that Barclays Bank, in a careful launch, rolled out a self-service machine in London, England, which proved successful.　17． 　 The first cash machine relied on customers' use of prepaid tokens（代币）to get envelopes with a fixed amount of cash inside.
　18． 　 The banks' principle was seemingly customer service. But it would be foolish to minimize the many advantages that cash machines provided to the banks themselves. By the late 1970s, the highest fixed cost for the average large bank was its branches. The greatest variable cost and loss to profits were its staff. Ban k accounts swiftly recognized that self-service operations could reduce bank branch staff cost by70 percent.
Experts quickly determined that public acceptance of ATMs counted on convenience, simplicity, speed, security and trust. 　19． 　 For maximum efficiency, ATMs had to be located near public transport or in a shopping mall, not at a branch. The busier and more crowded the location, obviously, the better. Now, roughly 75percent of all cash provided by banks to their customers comes from cash machines.　20． 　.
Public acceptance of deposits（存款）by machine was significantly slower than customers' usage of ATMs for withdrawals. In general, it seems that customers sometimes still prefer and trust an over-the-counter transaction（交易）for deposits.
A．Location, in particular, was a key factor.
B．His cash machine, however, didn't prove durable.
C．The device was relatively primitive, at least by today's standards.
D．However, cash machines posed some interesting, unanswered questions.
E．An interesting factor was the issue of bio-statistics for customer identification.
F．Devices originally dismissed by the public are now recognized as essential institutions.
G．Soon afterwards, many other banks became admittedly champions of the cash machine.
【答案】16．B；17．C；18．G；19．A；20．F
【知识点】说明文；七选五；科普类
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了自动取款机(ATM)的发展历程和其在现代生活中的重要性。
【点评】考查七选五，本文是一篇科技类阅读，要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。
16．根据空前"It is easy to assume that the inventor of such a popular machine was laughing all the way to the bank."人们很容易认为，这样一台受欢迎机器的发明者一定赚得盆满钵满；以及空后"Within six months of its operation in New York in 1939, the device was removed due to lack of customer acceptance."1939年，该设备在纽约运行了六个月后，由于缺乏客户接受，该设备被拆除。可知，上下文有转折关系，B．His cash machine, however, didn't prove durable."然而，他的取款机并没有经受住时间的考验"承上启下，说明设想和现实有差距，引出下文第一台取款机的真实命运，上下文语意连贯。故选B。
17．根据空后"The first cash machine relied on customers' use of prepaid tokens (代币) to get envelopes with a fixed amount of cash inside."第一台自动取款机依靠顾客使用预付代币来获得装有固定数量现金的信封。介绍了第一台自动取款机的工作原理：用预付代币来换取现金信封，C．The device was relatively primitive, at least by today's standards."这个装置相对来说比较原始，至少以今天的标准来看是这样"说明第一台自动取款机比较原始的工作原理，上下文语意连贯。故选C。
18．根据空后"The banks' principle was seemingly customer service. But it would be foolish to minimize the many advantages that cash machines provided to the banks themselves. By the late 1970s, the highest fixed cost for the average large bank was its branches. The greatest variable cost and loss to profits were its staff. Bank accounts swiftly recognized that self-service operations could reduce bank branch staff cost by70 percent."银行的原则似乎是客户服务。但是，低估自动取款机给银行自身带来的诸多好处是愚蠢的。到20世纪70年代末，大型银行的平均固定成本最高的是其分支机构。最大的可变成本和利润损失是它的员工。银行账户很快意识到，自助服务可以将银行分行的员工成本降低70%。说明了自动取款机给银行带来的诸多好处，G．Soon afterwards, many other banks became admittedly champions of the cash machine."不久之后，许多其他银行成为公认的自动提款机的拥护者"说明许多银行为了获益开始使用自动提款机，上下文语意连贯。故选G。
19．根据空后"For maximum efficiency, ATMs had to be located near public transport or in a shopping mall, not at a branch. The busier and more crowded the location, obviously, the better."为了最大限度地提高效率，自动取款机必须设在公共交通附近或购物中心，而不是在分行。显然，地点越繁忙、越拥挤越好。指出自动取款机需要设在公共交通附近或购物中心，A．Location, in particular, was a key factor."尤其是地理位置，是一个关键因素"说明地理位置的重要作用，符合语境，故选A。
20．根据空前"Now, roughly 75 percent of all cash provided by banks to their customers comes from cash machines."现在，银行提供给客户的现金中，大约75%来自自动取款机。谈及自动取款机的普及和广泛使用，F．Devices originally dismissed by the public are now recognized as essential institutions."最初被公众忽视的设备现在被认为是不可或缺的设施"承接上文，总结自动取款机命运的变化，符合语境，故选F。
三、第三部分，语言运用，第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
（2024高三上·南通月考）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Have you ever heard of and seen Canadian geese Do you know that they 21． fresh grass and seeds
Canadian geese have a good 22． for their politeness. They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. However, I have recently found that they can sometimes be 23． to their peers, especially on occasions when they quarrel for food——yes, these 24． gentlemen do quarrel, just for something to eat
Yesterday I witnessed two Canadian Geese arguing 25． for a clump(草丛) of beautiful fresh grass. The clump was 26． right in the middle of them, while the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other. It's 27． to witness the "impolite" side of Canadian geese. Hence, I couldn't help 28． my morning walk, standing still to watch these "gentlemen" quarreling. Interestingly, after a short while, a truck roared past their feast, disturbing their 29． conversation. The two geese were equally 30． by the massive "monster", thus giving up their conversation.
Would they start quarreling again I stood still, 31． the ridiculous question and waited. Beyond my expectation, right after the truck's passing by, the two geese immediately lost their 32． for quarreling as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. Even the two turned around and left the 33． in opposite directions as if nothing had happened. They left only me there, imagining what might have happened without the 34． .
They got along harmoniously again. Sometimes it's not that bad to be 35． .
21．A． draw on B． focus on C． feed on D． try on
22．A． desire B． reputation C． affection D． appetite
23．A． generous B． faithful C． weird D． rude
24．A． well-informed B． well-dressed
C． well-behaved D． well-balanced
25．A． fiercely B． blindly C． cautiously D． gently
26．A． deserted B． located C． fixed D． laid
27．A． frequent B． rare C． common D． constant
28．A． restricting B． changing C． pausing D． speeding
29．A． desperate B． simple
C． serious D． disharmonious
30．A． frightened B． annoyed C． crashed D． injured
31．A． finding out B． dealing with
C． looking into D． wondering about
32．A． passion B． reason C． talent D． anxiety
33．A． scene B． destination C． landscape D． park
34．A． looker-on B． passer-by C． truck D． clump
35．A． upset B． forgetful C． mean D． greedy
【答案】21．C；22．B；23．D；24．C；25．A；26．B；27．B；28．C；29．D；30．A；31．D；32．A；33．A；34．C；35．B
【知识点】故事阅读类；记叙文
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者旁观两只加拿大鹅争吵的故事。
【点评】考查完形填空，本题考点涉及动词，名词，形容词，副词，固定短语等多个知识点的考查，是一篇故事类阅读，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，进行分析推理，从而选出正确答案。
21．句意：你听说过或见过加拿大鹅吗？你知道它们以新鲜的草和种子为食吗？A. draw on"利用"； B. focus on "专注"；C. feed on"以……为食"；D. try on"试穿"。根据空后"fresh grass and seeds"可知，本句想表达它们以新鲜的草和种子为食。故选C。
22．句意：加拿大鹅以其彬彬有礼而闻名。A. desire"欲望"；B. reputation"声誉"；C. affection"感情"；D. appetite"食欲"。根据下文"They always bow down to you whenever you walk by."可知，每当你走过的时候，它们总是向你鞠躬，故它们有良好的声誉。故选B。
23．句意：然而，我最近发现，它们有时会对同伴是粗鲁的，尤其是在他们为食物争吵的时候——是的，这些举止得体的绅士确实会争吵，只是为了吃点东西。A. generous"慷慨的"；B. faithful"忠诚的"；C. weird"奇怪的"；D. rude"粗鲁的"。根据空后"especially on occasions when they quarrel for food"可知，加拿大鹅有时为食物争吵，故它们有时是粗鲁无礼的。故选D。
24．句意：然而，我最近发现，它们有时会对同伴是粗鲁的，尤其是在它们为食物争吵的时候——是的，这些举止得体的绅士确实会争吵，只是为了吃点东西。A. well-informed"见多识广"；B. well-dressed"穿着考究的"；C. well-behaved"举止得体的"；D. well-balanced"平衡良好"。根据上文"They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. "可知，加拿大鹅举止得体。故选C项。
25．句意：昨天，我看到两只加拿大鹅为了一丛美丽的新鲜草而激烈地争吵。A. fiercely"激烈地"；B. blindly"盲目地"；C. cautiously"谨慎地"； D. gently"温和地"。根据空后"the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other."可知，两只加拿大鹅激烈地争吵。故选A。
26．句意：那块草丛就在它们中间，两只鹅大声喊叫，尽可能地伸长脖子，挑衅地看着对方。A. deserted "被抛弃的"；B. located"位于"；C. fixed"固定的"；D. laid"松弛的，从容不迫的"。根据空后"right in the middle of them"可知，草丛位于它们中间。故选B。
27．句意：很少看到加拿大鹅"不礼貌"的一面。A. frequent"经常的"； B. rare"稀有的"； C. common"普通的"； D. constant"恒定的"。根据上文"Canadian geese have a good 2 for their politeness. They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. "可知，加拿大鹅举止得体，加拿大鹅"不礼貌"的一面是稀有的。故选B。
28．句意：于是，我忍不住停下了早晨的散步，站着不动，看着这些"绅士"们争吵。A. restricting"限制"； B. changing"改变"； C. pausing"暂停"； D. speeding"超速"。根据上文"It's 7 to witness the ‘impolite' side of Canadian geese."可知，因为很少看到加拿大鹅"不礼貌"的一面，作者忍不住停下了早晨的散步。故选C。
29．句意：有趣的是，过了一会儿，一辆卡车呼啸而过，扰乱了它们不和谐的谈话。A. desperate"绝望的"； B. simple"简单的"； C. serious"严重的"； D. disharmonious"不和谐的"。根据上文的"The clump was 6 right in the middle of them, while the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other. "可知，它们俩大声喊叫着，尽量伸长脖子，恶狠狠地瞪着对方，它们的谈话不和谐。故选D。
30．句意：两只鹅同样被这个巨大的"怪物"吓坏了，于是放弃了它们的谈话。A. frightened"使害怕"； B. annoyed"使生气"； C. crashed"碰撞"； D. injured"伤害"。根据上文"a truck roared past their feast"；以及空后"by the massive ‘monster'"可知，在两只鹅的眼中这辆卡车像个巨大的怪物，故它们很害怕。故选A。
31．句意：我站着不动，想着这个可笑的问题，等待着。A. finding out"发现"； B. dealing with"处理"；C. looking into"调查"； D. wondering about"想知道"。根据空前"Would they start quarreling again "可知，作者正在想它们会不会再吵架这个问题。故选D。
32．句意：出乎我意料的是，卡车刚过，两只鹅就失去了争吵的激情，好像他们已经忘记了发生的一切。A. passion"激情"； B. reason"原因"；C. talent"天赋"；D. anxiety"焦虑"。根据下文"Even the two turned around and left the 13 in opposite directions as if nothing had happened."可知，两只鹅不再吵架，失去了争吵的激情。故选A。
33．句意：就连两只鹅也转过身来，若无其事地离开了现场。A. scene"场景"； B. destination"目的地"； C. landscape"景观"； D. park"公园"。根据后文的"They left only me there, imagining what might have happened without the 14　."可知，它们只留下我一个人在那里，两只鹅离开了现场。故选A项。
34．句意：它们只留下我一个人在那里，想象着没有卡车会发生什么。A. looker-on"旁观者"； B. passer-by"路人"； C. truck"卡车"； D. clump"丛，簇，束"。根据上文"Beyond my expectation, right after the truck's passing by, the two geese immediately lost their 12 for quarreling as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. "可知，卡车扰乱了它们的谈话，故作者想象着没有卡车会发生什么。故选C。
35．句意：有时候健忘也没那么糟。A. upset"心烦意乱的"； B. forgetful"健忘的"； C. mean"吝啬的"； D. greedy"贪婪的"。根据上文"as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. "可知，两只鹅忘记了先前的争吵，故有时候健忘也没那么糟。故选B。
四、第三部分，语言运用，第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分, 满分15分）
（2024高三上·南通月考）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。
World Poetry Day takes place each year 　36． 　 March 21 to promote the teaching of poetry, as well as the publishing, writing, and reading of this form of writing around the world.
It 　37． 　 (declare) by UNESCO in 1999 in the hopes of supporting language diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages 　38． 　 (hear). World Poetry Day was about giving fresh drive and 　39． 　 (recognize) to international, regional, and national poetry movements. It also focused on promoting a return to the oral (口头的) tradition of poetry recitals, as well as 　40． 　 (strengthen) the association between poetry and other forms of expression, such as dance, music, and painting.
The day is celebrated 　41． 　 (global). Government agencies, community groups and individuals get involved in promoting or participating in the day, which enables children to learn and enjoy 　42． 　 (variety) of poetry. It is a time 　43． 　 students are busy examining poets and learning about different types of poetry. Poets may be invited to read and share their work to audience at book stores and schools. Ceremonies are held to honor poets of 　44． 　 (remark) achievements.
All in all, it's a day for poetry: 　45． 　 ancient art form that still enriches our understanding of humanity today.
【答案】36．on；37．was declared；38．to be heard；39．recognition；40．strengthening；41．globally；42．varieties；43．when；44．remarkable；45．an
【知识点】说明文；社会文化类
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了世界诗歌日的建立和发展。
【点评】考查语法填空，本题考点涉及介词，时态语态，非谓语动词，名词，副词，定语从句，形容词，冠词以及固定搭配等多个知识点的考查，要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步根据上下文的逻辑关系，并结合相关语法知识，进行分析推理，从而写出正确的单词形式。
36．句意：每年的3月21日是世界诗歌日，旨在促进诗歌教学，以及这种写作形式的出版、写作和阅读。表示在具体某一天应用介词on。故填on。
37．句意：联合国教科文组织于1999年宣布世界语言日，希望通过诗意的表达来支持语言多样性，并增加濒危语言被听到的机会。此处是谓语动词，与主语It构成被动关系，根据时间状语in 1999可知为一般过去时的被动语态，谓语用单数。故填was declared。
38．句意：联合国教科文组织于1999年宣布世界语言日，希望通过诗意的表达来支持语言多样性，并增加濒危语言被听到的机会。此处hear与languages构成被动关系，且为不定式作后置定语，应用to be done形式。故填to be heard。
39．句意：世界诗歌日旨在为国际、区域和国家诗歌运动注入新的动力和认可。此处名词作动词的宾语，应用recognition，不可数。故填recognition。
40．句意：它还侧重于促进诗歌朗诵口头传统的回归，以及加强诗歌与其他表达形式（如舞蹈、音乐和绘画）之间的联系。作介词on的宾语，应用动名词，故填strengthening。
41．句意：这一天在全球范围内庆祝。修饰动词celebrate应用副词globally，作状语，故填globally。
42．句意：政府机构、社区团体和个人都参与促进或参与这一天，使孩子们能够学习和享受各种诗歌。varieties of固定短语，"各种各样的"。故填varieties。
43．句意：这是学生们忙于研究诗人和学习不同类型诗歌的时候。 students are busy examining poets and learning about different types of poetry是限制性 定语从句，修饰先行词time，关系词在从句作时间状语，应用关系副词when。故填when。
44．句意：举行仪式是为了纪念有杰出成就的诗人。修饰名词achievements应用形容词remarkable，作定语。故填remarkable。
45．句意：总而言之，这是一个诗歌的日子：这是一种古老的艺术形式，至今仍丰富着我们对人性的理解。art为泛指，且ancient是发音以元音音素开头的单词。故填an。
46．（2024高三上·南通月考） 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
46. 你校英文报Echo正在庆祝创刊十周年。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 读报的经历；2. 喜爱的栏目；3. 期望和祝福。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式写字答题卡的相应位置作答。
Echo and Me
【答案】Echo and Me
It has been 10 years since Echo was founded. In my memory, it is Echo that accompanies me through my whole high school. When feeling depressed, I often choose to enjoy the novel part which includes a lot of imaginative stories. These stories can relieve my stress and broaden my horizon. Besides, I even submitted my own fiction to Echo. Refused as I was, I still received some great encouragement, which gives me confidence to be a writer.
I do expect Echo can publish more classic works and have a promising future.
【知识点】提纲作文；文字式应用文；半开放性作文
【解析】【分析】本题是一篇应用文写作，要求考生写一篇短文投稿。写作背景： 你校英文报Echo正在庆祝创刊十周年。 写作要点已经给出，属于提纲类作文，内容包括： 1. 读报的经历；2. 喜爱的栏目；3. 期望和祝福。 提示中的内容比较泛泛，需要适当补充。本题对于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的谋篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力。需要注意紧扣文章主题，给出的要点都需要包括。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。
【点评】本篇作文要点齐全，结构完整，条理清晰，应用了较多的语法结构和词汇，熟练地使用了语句间的连接成分，使整个文章结构紧凑，很好地完成了写作任务。例如：It has been 10 years since Echo was founded. 运用了时间状语从句；In my memory, it is Echo that accompanies me through my whole high school. 运用了强调句；When feeling depressed, I often choose to enjoy the novel part which includes a lot of imaginative stories.运用了时间状语从句的省略，限制性定语从句； Refused as I was, I still received some great encouragement, which gives me confidence to be a writer.运用了让步状语从句，倒装句，非限制性定语从句；I do expect Echo can publish more classic works and have a promising future.运用了强调，宾语从句。
47．（2024高三上·南通月考） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I was always afraid of water. This fear could not be explained, but I knew that the moment I stepped near any body of water, my legs would turn to jelly (果冻). I would imagine myself drowning in the water and thrashing around (乱扑腾) helplessly. That was why I had never gone into a swimming pool until swimming became a school requirement. My school wanted all pupils to pass a swimming test, and if they could not, then they would have to attend weekly swimming lessons in school, which made me tremble.
Thus, my parents signed me up for swimming lessons at the pool near my house. With great unwillingness, I attended those weekly lessons, and each one was great suffering for me. I was naturally clumsy, and my fear of water did not help at all. Every lesson, I would be spending my time thrashing about in the water, while my classmates would be swimming countless laps effortlessly and even turning over like dolphins in the water. How was I going to pass the test at this rate
In my swimming class, there was an exceptionally athletic girl. Tall and muscular, her name was Kathy. She was the best swimmer in our class and always looked at me with disdain (鄙视), especially when I thrashed about hopelessly in the water.
Once, after a particularly long and hard swimming lesson, I spotted Kathy swimming gracefully in the pool. Gathering my courage, I asked gently, "Kathy, can you teach me to swim " She stared at me coldly. It was as if I stood at the edge of an endless ocean of inadequacy, my fears appearing like dark storm clouds threatening to drown me. Yet, in that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed within me, a desperate longing for guidance and acceptance. Would Kathy's icy exterior (外表) melt under the warmth of empathy, or would I remain forever thrashing in the sea of my own fears
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To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence.
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"Congratulations!" Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test.
【答案】To my surprise, she nodded after a few moments of silence. From then on, Kathy stayed back for about an hour after every swimming lesson to coach me. She taught me how to propel myself forward in the water and I gradually gained confidence in the pool. Slowly but surely, I improved under her guidance and encouragement. Four months later, it was time for me to take my swimming test. I jumped into the pool and followed all of Kathy's advice. I swam gracefully, just like a fish, and passed the test with flying colours.
"Congratulations!" Kathy said when she learnt I had passed the swimming test. I threw my arms around her and hugged her tightly. "Thank you! You're a wonderful friend! If it had not been for you, I would not have done so well!" I exclaimed. Since then, our friendship has blossomed. We met frequently to have fun with each other, sharing both joy and sorrow. Surprisingly, I grew to love the water. A friend like Kathy is hard to come by. She has a heart of gold and I will definitely treasure our precious friendship.
【知识点】文字式记叙文；开放性作文；读后续写
【解析】【分析】本篇书面表达是读后续写。通过阅读文章可知，讲述了作者非常怕水，但是学校要求所有学生都要通过游泳考试，于是父母在家附近为作者报了游泳课程，作者不情愿地去上课，上课过程也非常痛苦，Kathy是游泳课上表现最好的学生，一次艰难的游泳课后作者鼓起勇气问Kathy能否教自己有用，忐忑地等待Kathy的回答。段落续写：①由第一段首句内容"令我吃惊的是，沉默了一会儿之后，她点了点头。"可知，第一段可描写Kathy指导作者游泳，作者顺利通过了游泳考试。②由第二段首句内容"‘恭喜你！'Kathy得知我通过了游泳考试后说。"可知，第二段可描写作者感谢Kathy并和Kathy成为了朋友。写作时注意准确运用时态，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系，尽量使用自己熟悉的单词句式，同时也要注意使用高级词汇和高级句型使文章显得更有档次。
【点评】本书面表达要点齐全，上下文连贯，使用一定数量的句式结构，让句子更加生动丰满，同时运用了许多高级词汇和固定短语，提高文章的档次，体现了对英语的熟练的驾驭能力。例如： She taught me how to propel myself forward in the water and I gradually gained confidence in the pool. 运用了"疑问词+不定式"作宾语，并列句； Four months later, it was time for me to take my swimming test.运用了固定句式"It is time for sb to do"; If it had not been for you, I would not have done so well!运用了条件状语从句，虚拟语气；We met frequently to have fun with each other, sharing both joy and sorrow.运用了现在分词作状语； She has a heart of gold and I will definitely treasure our precious friendship.运用了并列句。
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