江蘇省鹽城市、南京市2024屆高三年級下冊3月第一次模擬考試英語試卷及答案

南京市、鹽城市2024屆高三年級第一次模擬考試

英語

2024.03

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案

轉涂到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最

佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對

話僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C。

1.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Ataflowershop.B.Ataconcert.C.Atawedding.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Aphoto.B.Adrawing.C.Anartist.

3.Howdoesthemansound?

A.Surprised.B.Fearful.C.Worried.

4.Whowantstoborrowthebook?

A.David.B.Alice.C.Jane.

5.Whydidthe-woman1getaticket?

A.Shedrovetoofast.B.Sheranaredlight.C.Sheparkedillegally.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽

完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?

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A.Totakeapictureofher.

B.ToapplyforanewIDcard.

C.Tocheckhispersonalinformation.

7.Howwillthemangetthebill?

A.Byhavingitmailed.

B.Bypickingitupinperson.

C.Bydownloadingitfromanemail.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Howmuchshouldthemanpayintotal?

A.￡120.B.￡125.C.￡130.

9.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Wraphisgiftup.B.Givehimadiscount.C.Arrangeatailoringservice.

10.Whatistheman'slastconcernaboutthetrousers?

A.Whowillshortenthem.

B.Whenhecancollectthem.

C.Whetherhecanreturnthem.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

1-1.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Hostandguest.B.Husbandandwife.C.Customerandwaiter.

12.Whatdothespeakerswanttodo?

A.Endtheparty.B.Gobackhome.C.Dovoluntarywork.

13.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Buymoredrinks.B.Playthemusic.C.Shutthelights.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheman'svisit?

A.Tohavefurtherstudy.B.Toattendaconference.C.Tobuynewproducts.

15.WhenwillthemanleavetheU.S.?

A.OnApril19th.B.OnApril21st.C.OnApril27th.

16.Wheredidthemanfinishhiscollege?

A.InChicago.B.InBeijing.C.InPennsylvania.

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17.Whatisprobablytheman?

A:Afinancialmanager.B.Acustomsofficer.C.Acomputerengineer.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whatwilltheweatherbelikelatertoday?

A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Windy.

19.WhatwillthelowtemperaturebethisSaturday?

A.10°C.B.18°C.C.28°C.

20.WhatarepeopleadvisedtodowhileboatingonSundayafternoon?

A.Takeanumbrella.B.Followtheforecast.C.Putonmoreclothes.

第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)

第一節(jié)(共15小題：每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Thesocialpurposeofthecopyrightsystemistoencouragecreativityandtheadvancementof

knowledgebygivingthosewhomakeintellectual(智力的)contributionsa"uniquerighttotheir

writingsanddiscoveries"forlimitedtimes.Protectionisprovidedforamuchlongertimefor

copyrightsthanforpatents.TheU.S.CopyrightLawof1976providesatermorthelifetimeofthe

authorplus50years.Itrecognizesthatthevalueofwrittenworksoftenextendsoveralongertime

thanthatoftechnologicaladvancesinthepublicarea.

Itisessentialtoregisterforformalcopyrightprotectioninordertohavesomedegreeof

protectionagainstthecopyrightofone'sworksbyothers.Theprocedureforobtainingacopyright

registrationisquitesimple-anapplicationissubmittedwithasmallfeeandtwocopiesofthework.

Noexaminationismade,andthecopyrightis-immediatelyinforce.

TheCopyrightOfficewillprovideonrequestavarietyofleaflets(小冊子)describingthe

procedureandgivinginformationabouttheclassesofsubjectmatterthatcanberegistered.

Thosearesubjecttoprotection:

(1)Booksandnewspapers(2)Lectures

(3)Dramaticcompositions(4)Films

(5)Maps(6)Worksofart

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(7)Soundrecordings(8)Photographs

(9)Printsandlabels(10)Musicalcompositions

Thosearenotsubjecttoprotection:

(1)Ideas(2)Systems,methodsandplans

(3)Governmentpublications(4)Lawsandopinionsofcourts

YoucancontacttheCopyrightOffice()formoreinformation.

21.Inwhichaspectdocopyrightsdifferfrompatents?

A.Theapplicationfee.B.Thedurationofprotection.

C.Theintellectualvalue.D.Thecontributiontosociety.

22.Whichofthefollowingshouldyouprovideforcopyrightregistration?

A.Copiesofyourwork.B.Photosofyourself.

C.Introductoryleaflets.D.Examinationcertificates.

23.Accordingtothetext,theCopyrightOfficemayreject.

A.amovieaboutanewmethodoftimetravel

B.anoriginalmusicalcompositionforchildren

C.abookaboutone!sopinionsonAmericanlaws

D.anofficialdocumentissuedbythelocalcounty

B

ErnestOwusuwas13in1980whenhewasgiventheopportunitytoappearintheaudienceof

aBBCshow,andaskThatcherhowshefeltaboutbeingcalledtheIronLady.Thisencounterre-

emergedinaBBC'sprogrammerecently.

Atthetimeoftheirmeeting,Owusuwasonfreeschoolmeals,livingonapublicestatein

Brixton,southLondon,whereheandhissisterwerebeingraisedbytheirmotherRose,astruggling

hairdresser.

Now57,Owusulooksremarkablysimilarevenwithagreyingbeard.Buthislifehasbeen

transformed.Thefatherofthreeisahumanresourcesdirector,andthefirstblackcaptainofthe

Addingtongolfclubinits110-yearhistory.Asablackguy,itisaboutbreakingtheglassceiling.

Speakinginitsclubhouse,Owusudescribeshisriseinsocialstatus(地位)asa

aThatcheritejourney".Andhesaysitbeganbyaskingthewomanherself."Tothisdayitstillhas

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animpact.Myconfidencechangedfromthatslidini-dourmoment.Somethingabouther

connectedwithme.”

ThatchertoldOwususheenjoyedbeingcalledtheIronLady."Ithinkifsratherapraise,don't

you?"shesaid."Becausesooftenpeoplehavesaidtomeifyou'reinyourjobyou'vegottobesoft

andwarmandhuman,butyou'vegottohaveatouchofsteel."Owusurecallsthemoment,nIjust

rememberhereyecontact.Shewasansweringme,notthecamera.Shewelcomedthequestion

sayingyoufvegottobefirminthisworld.Andthatstuckwithme."

Aftertheshowwasbroadcast,Owususaidhebecame"alittleheroinBrixtonforagoodthree

months".Owusuadded,"Itallgavemeextraconfidence.Doorsmightnothaveopenedsoquickly.

Itwasoneofthosekeymomentstomakeyoudothingsmaybeyouwouldn'totherwisehavedone."

24.WhatdoweknowaboutOwusuwhenhewas13?

A.HemetwithThatchertwice.B.Hejoinedafamousgolfclub.

C.HehostedaBBC'sprogramme.D.Helivedatthebottomofsociety.

25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"sliding-doormomentninparagraph4probablymean?

A.Turningpoint.B.Importantdecision.

C.Socialstatus.D.Remarkableachievement.

26.Basedonthetext,whatmadeabigdifferencetoOwusu?

A.Others1treatinghimequallyatwork.

B.Others1votinghimaheroinBrixton.

C.Thatchefseffortstopreservehisdignity.

D.Thatchefsfaithinthenecessityoftoughness.

27.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheArtofDialogueB.ThePowerofConfidence

C.ALife-changingMeetingD.AStatus-improvingTale

C

Sincethelasticeage,humanshaveclearednearlyhalfoftheearth'sforestsandgrasslandsfor

agriculture.Withtheworldpopulationexpanding,there'sever-increasingpressureonfarmlandto

producenotonlymorefoodbutalsocleanenergy.InplacessuchasYakimaCounty,Washington,

it'screatedcompetitionforspaceasland-hungrysolarpanels（板）consumeavailablefields.Last

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month,thestateapprovedplanstocover1,700acresofagriculturallandwithsolarpanels,fueling

concernsoverthelong-termimpactsoflosingcropland.

ArecentstudyfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,however,showshowfarmersmaysoon

harvestcropsandenergytogether.Oneresearcher,MajdiAbouNajm,explainsthatvisiblelight

spectrum（光譜）canbeseparatedintoblueandredlightwaves,andtheirphotons（光子）

havedifferentproperties.Blueoneshavehigherenergythanredones.Whilethatgivesbluelight

whatisneededtogeneratepower,italsoresultsinhighertemperatures."Fromaplantangle,red

photonsaretheefficientones,nsaysAbouNajm."Theydon'tmaketheplantfeelhot.n

Agoalofthestudyistocreateanewgenerationofsolarpanels.Heseespotentialinthe

organicsolarcells,whichcomefromcarbon-basedmaterials.Thinandtransparent,thecellsare

appliedlikeafilmontovarioussurfaces.Thisnewtechnologycouldbeusedtodevelopspecial

solarpanelsthatblockbluelighttogeneratepower,whilepassingtheredlightontocropsplanted

directlybelow.Thesepanelscouldalsoprovideshadeforheat-sensitivefruitsduringthehottest

partoftheday.

By2050,we'llhavetwobillionmorepeople,andwe'llneedmorefoodandmoreenergy.By

maximizingthesolarspectrum,nwe?remakingfulluseofanendlesslysustainableresource,"says

AbouNajm."Ifatechnologykicksinthatcandevelopthesepanels,thentheskyisthelimitonhow

efficientwecanbe."

28.Whatproblemdoesthefirstparagraphfocuson?

A.Losingcroplandtosolarpanels.B.Distributionoftheworldpopulation.

C.Reductioninforestsandgrasslands.D.Competingforlandbetweenfarmers.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inparagraph2referto?

A.Generationofsolarpower.B.Hotweatherincreasingefficiency.

C.Bluephotonshavinghigherenergy.D.Separationofvisiblelightspectrum.

30.Whatdoweknowabouttheorganicsolarcells?

A.Theymakefruitsheat-sensitive.B.Theycancooldowninhotdays.

C.Theyallowredlighttopassthrough.D.Theycanstorecarbon-basedmaterials.

31.WhatdoesAbouNajmthinkofthefutureofthenewsolarpanels?

A.Limited.B.Promising.C.Uncertain.D.Challenging.

D

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"Anxiety."Theverywordinvitesdiscomfort.Itseflects-shortnessofbreath,poundingheart,

muscletension-areoutrightupsetting.But,asaclinician,Ifindthatwetendtomissoutonmany

valuableopportunitiespresentedbythishumanemotion.Inandofitselfanxietyisnotdeadly,nor

isitadisease.Quitethecontrary:itisanindicatorofbrainandsensoryhealth.Onceweacceptthat

itisanormal,thoughuncomfortable,partoflife,wecanuseittohelpus.

Weallknowworkingoutatthegymishard.Bynature,a"goodworkout"isuncomfortable,

sinceitinvolvespushingourphysicalstrengthpastwhatwecaneasilydo.Thesweetspotof

exerciseisalwaysasomewhatchallengingexperience.Similarly,ifyouwanttobeemotionally

stronger,youneedtofacesometension.Forexample,oneeffectivetreatmentforfearisexposure

therapy（療法）,whichinvolvesgraduallyencounteringthingsthatmakeoneanxious,reducing

fearovertime.

Humansaresocialcreatures.Whenmypatientslearntoopenuptotheirpartnersabouttheir

anxieties,theyalmostalwaysreportagreatersenseofemotionalcloseness.Also,asinternational

relationshipexpertSueJohnsonteaches,whenweexpressourneedforconnectionduring

challengingmoments（e.g.,"Fmhavingahardtimerightnowandcouldreallyuseyour

support**）,itcreatesgreaterconnectionandturnsouranxietyintolove.

Fromtimetotime,wefindourselvesattheendofourrope.Ourresponsibilitiespileup,our

resourcesbreakdown,andwefeeluncomfortablyanxious-whatwe'reexperiencingiscalledstress.

Simplyput,thedemandsplaceduponusoutweighouravailableresources,justlikeasetofscales

（天平）goingoutofbalance.FocusingonworkandpretendingeverythingisOKonlyleadsto

disastrousresults.Medicaltreatmentforstressmayfunctionforawhile,butittendstomakethings

worseinthelongrun.Theonlysolutiontodealwithstressistodothemathematicstobalancethe

scales.

32.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutanxiety?

A.Itisaninvitationtodiseases.

B.Itindicatesstablementalhealth.

C.Itcostsusmanyvaluablechances.

D.Itisanaturalemotionalexpression.

33.Whydoestheauthormentionngoodworkout"inparagraph2?

A.Toprovehowexerciseinfluencesemotions.

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B.Tosuggestaneffectivewaytochallengelimits.

C.Toexplainhowanxietybuildsemotionalstrength.

D.Toshowapositiveconnectionbetweenmindandbody.

34.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thekeytoclosenessispartners1support.

B.Sharinganxietiesimprovesrelationships.

C.Humansaredefinedbytheirsocialnature.

D.Expressingfeelingskeepsusoffanxieties.

35.Accordingtothelastparagraph,howcanwedealwithstress?

A.Devotemoreenergytoourwork.B.Increaseresources,availabletous.

C.Seekprofessionalmedicaltreatment.D.Masteradvancedmathematicalskills.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

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

余選項。

Onceayearinasmallmountainvillage,theMandepeoplegathertohearthefolkstoriesof

theirtraditions.ThemanplayinganinstrumentcalledSosso-Balawhilesingingisthestoryteller.

HeholdsallthefolkknowledgeoftheMandepeople.

Mostofusdon'thaveamusicalinstrumentthattiesustogether,butwehavesomeoneinour

liveswho!sthekeeperofourfolkknowledge.Oftenifsagrandmother,whokeepsallourstoriesof

wisdomreadytotelluponrequest.36Whafsthebestwaytogetababytosleep?WheredoI

comefrom?Whafsmymoralcompass?Thestoriesprovideananswer,andit'susefultospeakwith

someonewhoknowshowthingsare.done.

37Researchershavedocumentedfolkknowledgeinotherspecies-whalesreturningtoparts

oftheseathatthey'dabandonedagenerationbefore;monkeys,thatcommunicatehuntingskillsto

theiroffspring（后代）.Folkknowledgeisnotonlyculture,it'salsosurvival.38

Traditionally,weshareitinsmallunits-familiessharingaroundadinnertable.39Lookat

anysocialmedia,andyou'llseefolkknowledgeatworkandatplay.It'sexplodedaswe'retrained

tolookforinformationonline,ratherthanfromwithin.Inthiscase,chancesarethatourquestions

canbeansweredwithmisinformation.

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Butwedon'tgatheronceayeartorealitycheckour"folkstories"astheMandepeopledo;nor

dowecenterourfolktraditionsaroundamusicalinstrument.Theinternethasnorealityexceptits

ownand,leftunchecked,itswisdomhasnorhythm（節(jié)奏）.40

A.Ifsjustchaos.

B.Thisiswhywedoit.

C.Humanwisdomhasbeenpasseddownthroughgenerations.

D.Thestoriescanbeusefulfordealingwithallsortsofdoubts.

E.Nowadays,folkknowledgehasexpandedtodigitalnetworks.

F.Nowtheinternethasmadevaluablefolkwisdomatyourfingertips.

G.Recently,wediscoveredthatthisveryhumanpracticeisn'tlimitedtohumans.

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

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

項。

Katherinewouldneverforgetthedaywhenherdaughterbroughtaplatefromkindergarten,

withadrawingofmouse-likecreaturesonit.

"Emma,whataretheselittlecharacters?Whatdo.You41them?"Katherinesaid."Mom,

they'remy42.Theycometochildrenwhoarelonelyorwhoweremeanttohavea43life,

"Emmasaid.It44theunemployed36-year-oldmom'sheartduringatimewhenshewasn't

feelingtoogoodaboutherjob45.

Allthiseventually46anewprojectforKatherine,unemployedformonths—makingaline

ofstuffedanimals,forsalebasedonherdaughter's47."Everyday,Iwouldworkonit,"she

said."Overtime,itfeltlikethisiswhatIreally48."Inherbasement,Katherinecutpatterns,

wrotestorylinesand49prototypes（原型樣品）toturn"The.Representatives"intodolls（玩

偶）.

Todayshehasfour50dollprototypesandspecificstorylinestogowitheachmain

character.Shehopesto51thedollstoparentsgoingthroughhardtimes,ormaybethose

preparingtoworkoverseas,leavingtheir52behindwithrelatives.

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Shesaidevenifthedollsdon't53,she'staughtherdaughter54tokeepmovingevenin

downtimes.Ifsreallya55forthoseunemployedrightnow,shesaid.

41.A.leaveB.callC.bringD.feed

42.A.representativesB.classmatesC.supportersD.guides

43.A.longerB.tougherC.betterD.fairer

44.A.brokeB.closedC.touchedD.won

45.A.descriptionsB.reportsC.dutiesD.prospects

46.A.ledtoB.referredtoC.adaptedtoD.belongedto

47.A.memoriesB.drawingsC.toysD.feelings

48.A.learnedB.imaginedC.wantedD.promised

49.A.testedB.labeledC.copiedD.sewed

50.A.advertisedB.completedC.markedD.printed

51.A.returnB.donateC.marketD.expose

52.A.kidsB.parentsC.jobsD.stories

53.A.turnupB.catchupC.breakoffD.takeoff

54.A.onpurposeB.byexampleC.atwillD.indetail

55.A.traditionB.dreamC.wonderD.lesson

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

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

Incense(香)boastsalonghistory,56itsrootsinmanycultures—ancientChina,ancient

Egypt,Babylonandbeyond.Peoplefromallwalksoflifebenefitfromitscountlessqualities,

whethertheyuseitforpleasure57asmedicine.

SincetheTangandSongdynasties,burningincense,hangingpaintings,makingtea,and

enjoyingmusichavebeenknownasthe"fourartsforliterati(文人)58(make)from

seeds,leavesandflowers,incensehasbeenusedasanenjoyable59(pursue)forscholars.

Moreover,medicalincenseisanessentialpartofTraditionalChineseMedicine,which

considerspreventativehealthcareas60farsuperiorformoftreatmentwhenillnessstrikes.

61(basic),medicalincensecankillbacteriaintheenvironment,protectingpeople

againstinfections.Itisalsobelieved62(possess)theabilitytobalancetheflowofQi,avital

energyforcewithinthebody.Oncethemedicalelementswithinincensearebreathedin,theysoon

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find63（they）wayintothebloodstream.Fromtheretheygodirectlytotheorgans64

treatmentassistanceisneeded.Thespecifictypesofincense65（choose）basedonthe

individuaFscondition,aimingtorestorebalanceandpromotewell-being.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，一個月前你給校英文報專欄InterpersonalRelationships投稿，但尚未收

到回復。請你寫一封郵件問詢，內(nèi)容包括：

1.簡述稿件內(nèi)容；

2.詢問稿件情況。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80個左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

DearEditor,

Sincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

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

Whenwearelittlekids,birthdaypartiesaremomentousoccasions.Theyareourtimetoshine,

andweloveeverythingaboutthem:theballoons,thegames,thecake,thegifts,andsoon.

Afterreadingcoolstoriesaboutpoliceofficerssolvingmysteries,AllenMillerthoughtthe

policewereawesome,hopingtobecomeoneofthem!So,whenhehadtochooseathemeforhis

seventhbirthdayparty-hewentwithhisfavorite:thepolice!Andallhewantedforhisbirthday

partywasamodelpolicecar.Heexcitedlyinvitedsomeofhisfriendsandanxiouslyawaitedthe

day.Unfortunately,noneofthemcouldmakeittothepartyduetovariousreasons.

Allen!smomRachelwrestledwiththechallengingdecision:shouldshecancelthepartyand

saveAllentheembarrassmentofanemptypartyroom?Hehadbeenlookingforwardtotheparty

andtalkingaboutitdaily,soitwouldbreakhishearttocancelit.

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OfficerFrankSmith,whohadalreadyplannedwithRachelandagreedtoshowupattheparty,

heardfromRachelthatitmightbecanceledduetolowattendance.Thafswhenhedecidedtosave

theday—heisapoliceofficerafterall!Hisdutyistoserveandprotect,andhedecidedtoprotect

Allenfromhavingabadday,andservehimthemostamazingseventhbirthdayparty!Officer

Smithgotthewholelocalpolicetojoinin.nWeliketobeinvolvedinourcommunity.Ifsnotjust

aboutenforcing（執(zhí)行）thelaw.Weliketobethereinthegoodtimesaswel,nheexplainedto

Rachel.

OnthedayofAllen'sparty,OfficerSmithpickedupRachelandAlleninhispolicecar.The

boydidn'tknowwheretheyweregoing,butwasexcited.TheystoppedatTownHall,andOfficer

SmithledthemintothemeetingroomwhereagroupofpolicemenwerewaitingtowishAllena

happybirthday.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150個左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

There,apartywaswaitingforhim.

Aftertheyenjoyedthecake,OfficerSmithtookoutagiftbag.

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南京市、鹽城市2024屆高三年級第一次模擬考試

英語聽力原文

2024.03

Text1

W:Theflowerssmellsolovelyandthemusicisjustfantastic.

M:Yes.Thebridelooksabsolutelyamazing.Justlookatthebridegroom'ssmile!

W:Whatasweetcouple!Theyaremadeforeachother.

Text2

W:Wow,thafscool.Everythinginitislivelyandlifelike.

M:Itlooksmorelikeaphotothanadrawing.Letmetakeacloselookandseewhothe

talentedartistis.

Text3

M:IcannotbelieveTomdidn'tbackyouupatthemeeting.Ithoughthewasonboardwith

youridea.

W:Hetoldmehe'dagreewithme.Howcouldhebreakhisword!

Text4

W:Couldyoulendmethebookwhenyoufinishreadingit,David?

M:SorryAlice.I'dliketo,butit'sJane's.Maybeyoushouldaskherfirst.

Text5

W:Igotaticketthismorning.

M:Wereyouparkinginthewrongplace?

W:No,Iwasrunninglateanddidn'tnoticethespeedlimit.

Text6

M:IlostmyIDcardandwanttoreplaceit.WhatshouldIdo?

W:Filloutthisformwithyourpersonalinformation.

M:OK,hereyouare.

W:Now,standbehindthatlineandremoveyourglasses.I'lltakeyourpicturehere.

M:I'mready.

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W:Pleaselookatthecamera.OK.WellsendyouanemailwhenthenewIDcardisready.By

theway,wouldyouliketopickitupyourselforhaveitmailed?

M:Fdliketohaveitmailedtomycurrentaddress.Thankyou.

W:Youarewelcome.Thebillwillbedeliveredalongwiththenewcard.

M:OK.

Text7

W:ThankyouforshoppingatBullringShoppingCentre.Yourtotalcomestofl20.Would

youlikeustowrapyouritems?Weofferfreegiftwrapping.

M:No,thankyou.But,Idoneedtohavethesetwopairsoftrousersshortened.Doyouprovide

atailoringserviceaswell?

W:Absolutely,sir.WehaveskilledtailorswhocandoitforanadditionalfeeofE5perpair.

However,oncethechangeismade,theitemscannotbereturned.

M:Iunderstand.So,whencanIpickthemup?

W:Theyshouldbereadytomorrow.

M:Allright.Seeyoutomorrow.

Text8

M:Darling,thispartyhasbeengoingonfornearlyawholenight.

W:Yeah,it'sgoodtoseetheyareenjoyingthemselvesatourhouse,butit'salmostmidnight

andtheyseemtohavenointentionofleaving.

M:Howcanwepolitelyremindthemtogohome?Iamafraidtheneighborswouldcomplain

aboutit.

W:MaybeIshouldjustgoandtellthemdirectly.Illkindlyletthemknowthatit'sgettinglate

andweneedtowrapthingsup.

M:Wait!Thatisstillkindofrude.

W:Alright,howaboutthis?Filtellthemthatwe!reoutofdrinks,sotheywillunderstandthat

it'stimetocallitanight.

M:Ifyoumentionthat,oneofthemwillprobablyvolunteertogooutandbuymorebeer.Let

mehandlethis.

W:Whafsyourplan?

14/24

M:Filturnoffthelightsandtellthem,"Hey,y'all.We'reexperiencingasuddenpowerfailure.

W:Thafsactuallyabrilliantidea!Illtakecareofthemusic.

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W:MayIseeyourpassportplease?

M:Hereitis.

W:WhatdoyouvisittheUnitedStatesfor,Mr.Lee?

M:IamgoingtoattendatradeconferencehereinChicagofromApril19thto21st.

W:HowlongwillyoubestayingintheU.S.?

M:For10days.IllflybacktoBeijingonApril27th.

W:Willyoudoanytravelingduringyourstayhere?

M:Yes,IwillflytoPennsylvaniarightaftertheconference.Ifinishedmycollegethere