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学科网（北京）股份有限公司秘密★启封并使用完毕前【考试时间：2023年9月20日下午15：00-17：00】南充市高2024届高考适应性考试（零诊）英语试题本试卷分为试题卷和答题卡两部分，其中试题卷共12页，答题卡共2页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟．注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自

己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。3．考试结束后将答题卡收问，第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）回答听力部分时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分

钟的时间将你的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最住选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchis

theshirt？A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whydoesthemanmakethecall?A.Toapologizeforbeinglate.B.Toinvitethewomantothelibrary.C.Tochange

theplaceofanappointment.2.Whatisthetimenow?A.It's6:35.B.Jt'86:45.C.It's7:00.3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inarepairshop.B.Inacamerastore.C.In

aphotographystudio.4.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Thetimetosparebetweentalks.学科网（北京）股份有限公司B.Thequestionstoaskaftertalks.C.Then

umberoftalkstogive.5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A.Helptodealwithadocument.B.Repairacomputer.C.Gethera

disk.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话

或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Watchingoverseasnews.B.Discussingajobadvertisement.C.Planningaholidayabroad.7.Whatdoesth

emanmeanintheend?A.Hleisn'tinneedofaholidaynow.B.Hewouldliketogetanewplace.C.Hehasnointerestintheposition.听第7段材料，回

答第8、9题。8.Wbatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.GototheElectricCompanyOffice.B.Payelectricbillfirst.C.Openacheckingaccount.9.Howdomostpeoplepaythe

electricbill?A,Incash.B.Bycheck.C.Byphone.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whywasthewomanunabletoattendtheparty?A.Becausesheloo

kedafterhergrandfather.B.Becauseshewenttoseeadoctor.!C.Becauseshehadaheadache.11.Howlongdidthepartylast?A.About3hours.B.About3.5hours.学科网（北京）股份有

限公司C.About4.5hours.12.Whatimpressedthemanmostitheparty?A.Theatmosphere.B.Thefood.C.Themusic.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whe

rearethespeakers?A.InJapan.B.InAustralia.C.InAmerica.14.Whatmightbeaproblemforthewoman?A.Understandingthelocallanguage.B.Talkingwithherwor

kmates.C.Correctingheraccent.15.Howoftendotheclubmembersmeet?A.Twiceamonth.B.Onceaweek.C.Twiceaweek.16.Whatdoestheclubmainlyhelpit

smemberstodo?A.Communicatewithlocalpeople.B.Enjoythemselvestogether.C.Learnaboutlifeabroad.听第10段材料，回答第1至20题。17.Whatisthespeakermai

nlytalkingabout?A.Thedestructionfromahurricane.B.Thewaystosurviveahurricane.C.Herexperienceofanaturedisaster.

18.Wheredidthespeakermovethingsfromtheyard?A.Intothebasement.B.Intothegarage.C.Intothestoreroom.19.Whatwasthespeedofthewi

ndmostofthetime?A.About80milesanhour.B.About90milesanhour.C.About100milesanhour.20.Howdidherhusbandfeelduringthehurricane?A.Anxious.学科网（北京）股份有限公司B

.Scared.C.Calm.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ATrainingforyourfutureWhetherit'sanovernigh

tpre-collegeprogramoralocaldaycamp,summerprogramsforteensareagreatopportunitytopursuenewinterests,improveexistingskills,andmak

enewfriendsoutsideoftheclassroom.WorldScholarsAcademyWorldScholarsAcademyofferselitesummercomputersciencecoursesforages12-18designedandt

aughtbyworld-leadingsoftwareengineeringscholars.Explodeyourfuturecareerpathandaccelerateyoursuccesswithhig

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insummerHollinsummerisasummerprogramforyoungwomenwithinterestsincreativewaiting,socialjustice,theater,orriding.Designedforpassio

nate,talentedhighschoolgirls,Hollinsummerbringstogetherstudentsfromacrossthecountryforanexcitingweekoflear

ningononeofVirginia'smostbeautifulcampuses.Cost:$1,500Providedby:collegeSessionlength:oneweekArtsBridge

SummerSing,danceandactyourheartoutfortwoincredibleweeks.Theseprogramsprovidespecializedguidanceonwhatittakestobeatheaterartist,fromactingtosong

anddancewithaneyeoncollegeadmissionintheperformingarts.Cost:$3,000Providedby:independentproviderSessionlength:twoweeksFutureStarsThebaseb

allcampisdesignedforcampersofallskilllevels.Campersaregroupedaccordingtotheirageandskill.Theyareabletoimprovetheirlevelofplay

andraisetheirconfidenceonthefieldinafun,team-orientedenvironment.Cost:$1,499Providedby:independentproviderSession

length:oneweek学科网（北京）股份有限公司21.Whichismostsuitableforstudentswholovecomputerscience?A.WorldScholarsAcademy.C.ArtsBridgeSummer.B.Hollinsum

mer.D.FutureStars.22.WhatisspecialaboutHollinsummer'/A.Itisthecheapestsummerprogram.B.Onlyfemalecanparticipate

inthisprogram.C.Itistheonlyone-weeksummerprogramofall.D.Participantsarerequiredtohavebasicwritingskills.23.WhatdoArtsBri

dgeSummerandFutureStarshaveincommon?A.Bothhavespecializedcoursesontheater.B.Bothpromoteindividualismoverteamwork.C.Bothareorg

anizedbyindependentproviders.D.Bothgroupcampersbasedontheirageandskill.BIfellinlovewithrhinoswhenIworkedinazoointhe80s,andspen

tmuchofthenext20yearsasthekeeperofthelargestcaptivegroupofrareblackrhinos.There'sapopularmisconception

thatrhinosareaggressiveandstupid,butIdiscoveredsensitive,affectionateanimals.Inthepastfewdecades,theirnumbershavedroppeddramatically.Inrecentyears

.I'vehelpedlookafterrhinosbeingmovedtoreserves,sotheycanformnewpopulationsincountriesthathavefewleft.Lastyear,Ihelpedonaprojecttoflyfiveblackrhino

stotheSerengetiNationalPark.Oncethere,theanimalshadtobekeptcaptiveforafewweekstoadapttothenewenvironment，inwhicht

imetheylivedin＂bomas＂-woodenenclosures（围场）with“bedrooms".designedtocreateacalmspace.Acoupleofweeksbeforetheirplannedrelease,

theskywasheavywithsmoke.Watchingtheflamesrushingthroughthebushtowardthebomas,Ifroze.Terrifiedthatitwouldcatchfire,myinstinctwastoreleas

etherhinos，buttheyhadn’tyetbeenfittedwithtransmitter（发信器）.IfIletthemoutintoabushfireandtheywereinjured,we'dhavegreat

difficultytrackingthemdown.SoIdashedbacktothebomasandcalledtherhinostothebedrooms.Sensingthefearinmyvoices,theymovedwithouthesita

tionandremainedastonishinglycalm.Itwascrucialthattherhinosdidn'tpanic→theycaneasilyhurteachotheriftheydo

.Meanwhile,therangersmanagedtobeattheclosestflamesaway.Atlast,afterhalfanhour,thewindchangeddirectionandthefirebegantorecede.Thatweandtherh

inoshadescapeduninjuredwasamiracle.Theteamworkofeverybodythereplayedalargepart,andtherhinoswereverymuchapartofthatteam.Therelationships

we'dbuiltwiththemhadprovedcrucial-hadtheyorwepanicked,allourworkwouldhavebeeninvain.Instead,twoweekslater,theywerereleasedintothewi

ld,readytofoundpartofanewpopulationintheSerengeti.24.Whatkindofanimalsdoestheauthorthinkrhinosare?A.Unfriendly.学科网（北京）股份有限公司B.Cruel.C.Mi

ld.D.Curious.25.Whydidtheblackrhinoshavetolivein“bomas"forsometime?A.Tobetrainedtoactlessaggressively.B.Togetreadyforlifei

nanewhabitat.C.Tolearncrucialsurvivalskillsinthewild.D.Toformacloserrelationshipwithhumans.26.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstreactiontothebushfire?A.

Shehadtoputoutthenearestflames.B.Shehadtosettherhinosfreeimmediately.C.Shehadtoplanttransmittersintherhinos.D

.Shehadtoleadtherhinostoasaferplace.27.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Whyprotectingrhinosisimportant.B.Howtherhinoswere

releasedtothewild.C.Whatenabledtherhinostoremaincalm.D.Whathelpedtherhinosandpeopleescape.CDoge，GrumpyCat，PepetheFrog...thesememes（表情包）are

oftenusedinourchatswithfriendsontheinternet.Butnowtheyhavealsofoundtheirwayintotheworldoffashion.Accordingtoaglobalfashio

nsearchengineLyst，memecore（梗式穿搭）willbecomeoneofthebiggestfashionhitsthisyear.Followingthistrend,somebrandshavepushedmemestotheir"e

xtremes"togetpeopleexcited.Forexample,UKfashionbrandJWAndersonhasusedgoldfishtanksandpixels（像素）aspartofitsdes

ign.SpanishfashionbrandLoewehasbroughtoutbootsintheshapeofbags.Thismeme-inspiredfashiontrendis"arejectionoftheide

athatclothinghastoobeyrulesdefiningwhat’s'in'and'out',"asthefashionwebsiteCRFashionBooknotes.Theonlyruleisto"wearwha

tyouwant,evenifitseemsoddtothosewhoaren'tinonthejoke."Thisattitudeoffashionfreedomhasstruckachordwithmanyyoungpeople.AccordingtoRefinery29，

acreativeglobalplatformforyoungpeople，asaesthetics（审美）changerapidly．peopleoftenaskwhattheiraestheticisbecause

theywantsomethingtodefinethemselves.GrowingupontheInternet,surroundedbynontraditionalmemesandcommentsections,youngpeoplewanttochallenget

heusualsystemsoftaste.Meanwhile,inanerafilledwithstressandcompetition,peopleareleftcravingforjokesandirony.Nowt

hememecorefashiontrendcanprovideasupplytomeetthisdemand.Somepeoplemightsaythattheriseofmemecorefashionis"aformofescapism",anideaputforwardbyCRFashio

nBook.Butinastressfullife,whynotwearsomememecoreclothesandbringmorejoytobothyourselfandothers?学科网（北京）股份有限公司28.What

istheideabehindmemecorefashion?A.Wearingwhatiswidelyaccepted.C.Wearingwhatmakesyoustandout.B.Followingthelatestglobalfashiontrends.D.Breaki

ngtherulesandwearingwhatyoulove.29.WhyisRefinery29mentionedinParagraph4?A.Tosupportthatyoungpeoplelikememecorefashion.B.Topro

vetheimportanceofmemesinyoungpeople'slives.C.Tointroducetheeffectsofmemecorefashiononyoungpeople.D.Toindicatethatyoungpeoplefollowtheusualsystemsofta

ste.30.Whichisclosestinmeaningto"cravingfor"inParagraph5?A.allowingforB.beggingforC.longingforD.fightingfor31

.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthememecorefashiontrend?A.It'sawaytospreadhappiness.B.Itimprovesyoungpeople'saesthetics.C.It'sfunny

andironicbutcanoffendothers.D.It'saformofescapismandshouldbeavoided.DMostpeoplehatemosquitoes-butscienti

stsareabouttobuilda"mosquitofactory"toreleasemodified（改良的）mosquitoes.Themodifiedmosquitoescarryabacte

riumcalledWolbachiapipientis（沃尔巴克氏菌），whichcanbenaturallyfoundinmostinsectspecies.However,it'srarelydiscoveredinmosquitoes.“Weactuallygrowthesemosqu

itoesthatcontainthebacterium,"ScottO'Neill,anAustralianscientistinvolvedintheproject,toldCBCNews.Whenthemodifiedmosquit

oesarereleased,theyslowlyspreadthebacteriumtothepopulation.Severalstudieshavedemonstratedtheinsects'success.Forexample,acontrolledexperi

mentinIndonesiashowedthatthemodifiedinsecthelpedreducethecasesofthediseasedengue（登革热）by77percent,accordingtoastudypaperpublishedin2021.TheWorld

MosquitoProgramhasannouncedthatitwillreleasemodifiedmosquitoesinmanyofBrazil'surbanareasoverthenext10years.Theaimistoprotectupto70milli

onpeoplefromdiseasessuchasdengue,aninfectiousdiseasemainlyspreadbymosquitoes.Brazilhasoneofthehighestratesofdengueinf

ectionintheworld,accordingtotheNaturewebsite."Morethan1,000peoplediedofdenguein2022becauseofthespreadofmosquitoes.It’sgoi

ngeverywhere,"LucianoMoreira,ascientistinRiodeJanciro,Brazil,toldCBCNews.Anotherwaytopreventmosquitoesfromspreadingdiseases

isbyproducinggeneticallymodified学科网（北京）股份有限公司mosquitoes(GM).In2022,theUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyclearedtherelea

seof2.4billionGMmosquitoesinCaliforniaandFlorida.学科网（北京）股份有限公司Accordingtotheagency,GMmosquitoescarrytwotypesofge

nes:aself-limitinggenethatpreventsfemaleoffspring（后代）fromsurviving，toadulthood；andamarkergenethatallowsresearcherstoidentifyGMonesinthewild.Af

terbeingreleased,GMmosquitoeslayeggs,sothegenesarepassedontooffspring.Inthisway,thenumberoffemalemosquitoesisreduced,thereforer

educingthechanceofspreadingdiscase.32.Whatisthefinalpurposeofbuildingthe"mosquitofactory”A.Topreventthespreadofmosquit

o-bornediseases.B.Toproducemassivemosquitoesforscientificresearch.C.Tostudythebehaviorofmosquitoesindiffere

ntenvironments.D.Toreplacethenaturalmosquitopopulationwithamodifiedone.33.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph5inthetext?A.Itstatesch

allengesfacingtheprogram.B.Itprovidesthebackgroundtotheprogram.C.Itshowstheexpectedeffectoftheprogram.D.Itindicatesanopin

ionontheannouncement.34.Howdoestheself-limitinggeneingeneticallymodifiedmosquitoeswork?A.Bylimitingtheirabilitytolayeggs.B.Bymakingthemim

munetodisease.C.Byreducingtheiroffspring'slifespans.D.Byallowingthemtobeeasilyidentified.35.Whatcanbeth

ebesttitleforthetext?A.ReclassingGMMosquitoesC.ExperimentingonModifiedInsectsB.ReducingDengueinBrazilD.ModifyingI

nfectiousMosquitoes第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。TheRiseof“China-chic”Overpastyears,guochao,or"China-chic

"hasbeengainingpopularityamongChineseconsumers.GuochaoconveystheculturalheritageandvaluesofChina.36“China-chic"isrising,butwhatisit?Th

eideaofguochaowasfirstborrowedfromsomeinternationalbrands,andbegantowinoverChineseconsumersin2015.37In2018,ChinesesportswearbandLi-Ningpre

senteditsWuDao(theprinciplesofTaoism)collectionattheNewYorkFashionWeek.ItfeaturedbrightredcolorandChinesecharacters.Morebrandsha

vesincefollowed，heralding（预示）theearlyperiodofguochao.38.Thiswasaperiodwhenapplicationsofbigdata,cloudcomputing,theInternetofThings,and5Gtechnologyhit

themarketoneafteranother.DomestictechcompaniessuchasHuawei,Xiaomi,andDJImadeheadlines.Initsthirdstage,guochaobecamemorecommonineverydaylife.Overt

hepastdecade,guochaohasexpanded学科网（北京）股份有限公司fromconsumergoodstoexperientialproducts.Asconsumersareshowinggreaterinterestinculturalidentityandcre

ativity,productionsliketheTVprogramNationalTreasure,andthedanceshowNightBanquetinTangDynastyPalaceintegrateculturalandhistoricalel

ementswiththelatestaudio-visualtechnologies.39.Nowadays.guochaoismovingtothenextstage.Nomatterhowthetrendevolves,Chinesepeople’spositiveatt

itudetowardthecountry'sdevelopmentandtheirrecognitionofandgrowingconfidenceinnationalculturewon'tchange.40Seenfromabroaderperspective,guochaom

irrorstheriseofChina,acountryeagertomakeitspresencefeltglobally.Guochaoisastyle,butmoreimportantly,ittransmitscul

tureandvalues.A.ThetrendgrewinthefollowingyearsB.TheygivetheviewersatotallynewexperienceC.ThenextstagesawtheriseofChina'snati

vefashiontrendsD.ItalsoexpressesnationalprideandconfidenceinaneweraE.Thesecondperiodofguochaomainlyfeatureshi-techsectorsF.Itssuccessw

illrelyfirstandforemostongamingculturalconfidenceG.Theconceptof"MadeinChina"wasrecognizedastherepresentationofChineseculture

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题上将该项涂黑。Iclearl

yrememberthedaywhenIstartedmyjourneytowardsbecomingaminimalist.Itwasone41inApril2013.Mydaughter,Emily,hadjustturn

edtwo.Sheusually42herselfwithafewtoyswhen1quicklyshoweredandgotreadyfortheday.Hergrowingcuriosityoften43hertoge

tintothedrawersandcupboards.Iwasoften44when1foundcupboardsemptiedandmesseseverywhere.Onthisparticularday，she45t

hecupboardfilledwithallmyvariouslotions（润肤露）．Itstill46mewhyIhadsomanypartiallyusedbottlesof4lotionsandcreams.EvenifIdidn't48acertainone,

IneverthrewitawaybecauseIthoughtImightneeditoneday,ordidn'twanttobe49.WhenIgotoutofthe50,IfoundEmilystandingby

mybedsidetablewithanentirebottleofrunny，shimmering（微闪的）lotion51alloverthetable，herself，herpajamas,andthecar

pet.Andcleaninglotionoutofcarpetis52funoreasy.RightthenandthereIdecidedenoughwasenough!Iwasso_53ofcleaningupthesamemessesandthesa

me54_thatIdidn'tevenneed.Igotabig55bagandstartedgettingridofeveryunneededandunloveditem,whichreallygavemeasenseofliberationand56.Thisevent

reallymymindsetaboutstuffand58motivatedmetolivealifewithfewerthings.Formc,minimalismisnotadestinationbuta59.AndIwill60onthisp

athfortherestofmylife.41.A.afternoonB.nightC.eveningD.morning42.A.equippedB.comfortedC.entertainedD,rewarded43.A.allowedB.droveC.recommendedD.per

suaded学科网（北京）股份有限公司44.A.frustratedB.terrifiedC.disappointedD.concerned45.A.fixedB.paintedC.arrangedD.searched46.A.confusesB・escapesC.

delightsD.bothers47.A.expensiveB.differentC.naturalD.silky48.A.SmellB.likeC.testD.remember49.A.pickyB.typicalC.wastefulD.stubborn50.A.showerB.bed

C.cupboardD.room51.A.blownB.occupiedC.thrownD.poured52.A.farfromB.atleastC.nomoreD.afterall53.A.afraidB.capableC.sickD.fond54.A.carpetsB.lo

tionsC.toysD.stuff55.A,shoppingB.garbageC.paperD.cloth56.A.securityB.prideC.reliefD.belonging57.A.sh

iftedB.developedC.clarifiedD.revealed58.A.fortunatelyB,surprisinglyC.immediatelyD.ultimately59.A.soluti

onB.journeyC.tendencyD.change60.A.continueB.appearC.waitD.survive第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The“Chuan

beiBigPuppet（木偶）Show＂inNanchong，SichuanProvince，61(list)ssanitemofnationalintangibleculturalheritagesince2006.And62makesthistraditionalperfor

mancesospecialistheuseoflife-sizedpuppets.Theartdatesbackover300years,and82-year-oldLiSiyuanisa63(recognize

)masterofhistrade:Youcan't64(simple)relyonyourhandstoperformthebigpuppetshow.Footworkisneededaswell.Thepuppets,throughthecontrolofpuppe

teers,candressup,light65candle,andevenperformmagicalface-changingshows.Inchpuppetisatleast1.8meterstall,a

ndweighsover20kilograms.66takesskillandefforttoreallycontrolthemwell."Thetraditionalpuppet,alongwiththeability67(control)it,isfastbecomingar

arityinChina.So._68_(pass)thisdyingculturalheritagefromonegeneration69.thenextisbecomingarealchallenge,notedLi.Thegoodn

ewsisthatthebigpuppetshowinNanchongisslowlygaining70(accept)andpopularityamongyoungergenerations.MasterslikeLiSiyuanhopethisage-

oldartandtraditioncanthriveinthemodernera.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，学科网（北京）股份有限公司每

句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词

。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastFriday,ourgradeheldafunsportsmeeting,thataimwastorelieveusseniorthreestudentsfrompressure.I,aswella

smybestfriend,wereaskedtocompeteinthethree-leggedrace.Thethree-leggedracerequiredeffectivecooperationamongteammates.Thus,duringthedaysbefo

rethecompetition,wepracticedthegameaftertheschool.Thencamebigdays.Withmyleftfootandmyfriend'srightfoottyingtog

ether,wesetoutfastassoonasourPEteacherblownhiswhistle.Theplaygroundwasfilledwithourschoolmatescheers.Afewminuteslater,wetriedhardlyandcrossedthefini

shinglinequickly.Bygettinginvolvedinthegame,notonlywegetalittleleisurefromourbusyschoollifebutalso,wegotthejoyofwork

ingtogetherwithothers.第二节书面表达（满分25分）你校英文报正在组织英语征文活动，请以“Haveastrongsenseofresponsibility＂，写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1．一个关于责任感的故事；2．你

对责任感的理解：3．呼吁同学们做一个有责任感的人。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Haveastrongsenseofresponsibility