2026年南通市如东县高考英语模拟试卷（含答案）

2026年南通市如东县高考英语模拟试卷

第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

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。

A

FourhighlyrecommendedthemeparksinCaliforniaofferuniqueexperiences,makingCaliforniaatop

destinationfortouristsseekingfunandexcitement.

DisneyCaliforniaAdventurePark

DifferentfromDisneyland,iiaimstoshowthecharacteristicsandcultureofCalifornia.Ithasfourtheme

areas,includingParadisePier,GoldenState.Hollywoodmovieback-lots(场景地),andBug'sLand.The

“Soarin'OverCaliforniaMprojectthatcombinesIMAXandrollercoastersallowstouriststooverlookthe

beautifulsceneryofCaliforniaintheair.

Opentime:7:(X)am-10:0()pm

UniversalStudiosHollywood

Builtnextioafilmstudio,touristscanvisitthestudiowheretheshootingscenesofmanyfamousmovies

canbeseen,suchas“WaroftheWorldsnand“KingKong”.Manythrillingamusementprojectsarehere,

suchas“TheSimpsonsRide”，44JurassicPark-TheRide”，anduRevengeoftheMummyw,making

touristsfeelasiftheyareinamoviescene.

Opentime:9:(X)am-6:(X)pm

DisneylandPark

Thisistheworld,sfirstDisneylandthemeparkfilledwithadreamyandfairytaleatmosphere.Tourists

caninteractwithDisneycartooncharactersandwatchwonderfulparadeshows.Theamusementfacilitiesare

richanddiverse,suitableforthewholefamily.

Opentime:8:00am-11:00pm

LegolandCalifornia

Itisbuiltwith60millionLegobricksandsuitableforthewholefamily.ThereisuLegolandMiniland

USA”,whereyoucansecminiatureversionsoffamousbuildingsfromvariouscountries.Therearcalso

multiplethemeareassuchasDinoIsland,PirateShores,andImaginationZone,fulloffunandcreativity.

Opentime:10:00am-5:00pm

1.Whichparkopensearliest?

A.DisneylandPark.B.LegolandCalifornia.

C.UniversalStudiosHollywood.D.DisncykndCaliforniaAdventurePark.

2.WhatcanvisitorsdoinUniversalStudiosHollywood?

A.Theycanmakefilms.

B.Theycanvisitthestudio.

C.Theycanwatchparadeshows.

D.TheycanoverlookCalifornia:ntheair.

3.WhatdoDisneylandParkandLegolandCaliforniahaveincommon?

A.Theyopenatnight.B.Theyhavethrillingrides.

C.Theyarefamily-friendly.D.TheyshowCaliforniaculture.

B

Onour20thanniversary,SusanandIheadedoffforafewdaystoalovelyvalleyaboutanhouraway.We

didn'tknowmuchaboutthetown,butthatwasfine.Ourgoalwasreallyjusttorenewourfaithineachother.

Webeganbystockingupat:hequirkyVillageMarketinGlenEllen,California.Withinminutes,friendly

localsspottedusandstartedchattingintheaisleswithcharmingtips.YougottahiketoJackLondon'shouse.

Oh,dinneraliheFigCafe.Hourslater,havingfollowedtheiryellowbrickroadallday,wewalkedbackfrom

dinnertoourcreeksideinn."IthinkIcouldlivehere,"Susansaid.

ItturnsoutthatGlenEllen'sconiagious（具有感染力的）spiritwasnotourpassing（暂时的;瞬间的）

illusion.InOctober2017,theNunsFireboredownon（histownnearSantaRosa.Anastounding183ofGlen

Ellen's750orsohomesburneddown.AmongthemwasJillDawson'splace,justacrossthecreekfromtheinn

towhichwehadreturnedthenextanniversary,andfourmoreinturn.IcalledJillafterreadingherfamily's

story.Shesoundedjustlikethespirited,generoustypeSusanandIhavelovedmeetinginGlenEllen.

Afterthefire,shetoldme,herfamily'sprospectsfbrstayinginthetownlookedbleak.Butresidents

mobilizedonFacebookandintheVillageMarkettobrainstormhowtohouseoneanother.

Hearingoftheirplight,som?neighborswhobarelyknewtheDawsonsplacedtwonewtrailersnextto

theirhouse,whichhadn'tburned,forJill'sfamily.

"Theirnameis（heFosters,and[tellthem,'Youjustcan'thelpit,'"Jillsays,laughingatherownpun.Jill

andherhusbandhavelivedinoneofthetrailerstorayearwhilesortingthroughhowtorebuild.Theyareonly

twoofthemanyresidentswhowereabletoremainclosethankstotheirneighbors'selflessness."I'mgrateful

fbrlittleGlenEllen,*'Jillsays."Theamountofpassionatepeopleandgrassrootseffortsworkingtokeepthis

placesupportiveisamazing.Thekindnessthing,it'sstillhugehere."

InkickingoffourannualNicestPlaceinAmericasearch,letGlenEllenbejustoneexampleSomany

cities,workplaces,churches,schools,andotherlocationsthrivebecause,well,"thekindnessthing,it'sstill

huge."PleasetakethetimetogotoRD.COM/NICESTtotellusaboutoneyoulove.Thankyou!

4.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofGlenEllenduringhisseveraltripsthere?

A.HefoundGlenEllentobeadynamictownwithrapiddevelopment.

B.HehadmixedfeelingsaboutGlenEllen,bothpositiveandnegative.

C.HethoughtGlenEllenwasaplacewhichdeepenedfaithinherwife.

D.Hedevelopedapositiveimpressionofitswelcomingcommunityspirit.

5.HowdidtheGlenEllencommunityrespondtotheNunsFireinOctober2017?

A.Theyreliedsolelyongovernirentaidfbrrecoveryefforts.

B.Theyspontaneouslyformedaneighborhoodwatchprogram.

C.Theyheldaseriesoffundraiserstohelptheaffectedfamilies.

D.Theylargelydependedonassistancefromdistantcommunities.

6.Whichofthefollowingistherightunderstandingoftheboldsentenceinparagraph6?

A.JillismakingalightheartedcommentabouttheFosters'inborngenerosity.B.Jillisimplyingthat(he

Fosterslackcompetence(ogiveahelpinghand(oothers.C.Jillishintingthatthe

Fostersmightnotalwaysdisplaythesamelevelofkindness.D.Jillisexpressingher

sinceregratitudefortheFosters'constantandgenerousassistance.

7.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthepassage?

A.TohighlightGlenEllen'straditionofcommunitysupportandkindness.

B.Todemonstratetheauthor'spersonalperspectivesincommunitybuilding.

C.TopresenthowpeopleinGlenEllenovercamedifficultieswithjointefforts.

D.Toencouragereaderstoreflectonandsharetheirownexperiencesofkindness.

C

Scientistshavefiguredouthowtoobtainlargeamountsofoilfromduckweed(浮萍),oneofnature's

fastest-growingwaterplants.Changingsuchplantoilintobiofuelsfbrtransportationandheatingcouldbea

bigpariofamoresustainablefuture.Foranewstudy,ledbyShanklin,abiochemist,inthePlant

BiotechnologyJournal,researchersgenetically(基因地)engineeredduckweedplantstoproduceseventimes

moreoilperacrethansoybeans-currentlythemostcommonlyusedbiofuel-producingplant.

Unlikefossilfuels,biofuelscanberegainedfasterthantheyarcused.Fuelsmadefromnewandused

vegetableoilsoranimalfatcanhavealowercarbonfootprintthanfossilfuelsdo,dependingonhowtheyare

sourced,buttherehasbeenarecentoppositionagainstthem.Thisispartlybecausesomanycropsnowgointo

energyproductionratherthanfood.Besides,biofuelstakeupmorethan1(X)millionacresoftheworldts

agriculturalland.

Duckweed,commononeverycontinentbutAntarctica,isamongtheworld'smostproductiveplantsper

acre,andtheresearcherssuggestitcouldbeagame-changingrenewableenergysourcemainlybecauseofthe

factthatitgrowsreadilyinwater,soitwouldn'tcompetewithfoodcropsforagriculturalland.Moreover,

Shanklinandhisteamfoundawaytosidesiepamajorbiotechnologicalobstacle.

AccordingtoRebeccaRoston,abiochemistattheUniversityofNebraska,whowasnotinvolvedinthe

study,engineeredgreenplantstypicallyexpendalotofenergyonoilproductionandthusstopgrowing.For

thenewstudy,Shanklinsays,theresearchersaddedanoil-producinggenethatwouldbeinactiveatfirst,and

then“turnitonlikealightswitchvbyintroducingaparticularmoleculeonlywhentheplanthadfinished

growing.

“Thisprocesswentextremelywell,“Rostonsays.“Ifitworksinotherspecies,thiscansolveoneof

ourbiggestissues,whichishowwecanmakemoreoilinmoreplantswithoutnegativelyaffectinggrowth."

8.Whatcanbelearnedaboutduckweedplantsfromthetext?

A.Theyprovidevitalnutrientsforhumans.B.Theyposethreattoagriculturallands.

C.Theyareengineeredtomakebiofuels.D.Theyabsorblesscarbonthansoybeans.

9.Whatdocstheunderlinedwordusidestep"inparagraph3mean?

A.Overcome.B.Extend.C.Escape.D.Transform.

10.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatRebeccaRoslonsaid?

A.Thegeneactivationmethodispromising.B.RostonparticipatedinShanklin'sresearch.

C.Biofuelproductionwillceaseplantgrowth.D.Biofuelproductioncompeteswithfoodcrops.

11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.AnEnergyRevolutionIsUnavoidable

B.Duckweed:AnIdealGreenEnergySource

C.APerfectReplacementforBiofuelsIsFound

D.Biofuel:APracticalSolutionforEnergyCrisis

D

In2017,theUniversityofWaterloocreatedthePhDiobshadow（职业观摩）programtohelpPhDsexplore

theircareeroptionsbeyondatenure-irackfaculiyposilion（终身教职）.Theprogramachievedthisbyhaving

PhDstudentsshadownon-facu】ly（非教师）stafforhostswhoworkindepartmentssuchasgraduatestudies

andpostdoctoralaffairsandthecentertorteachingexcellence.Thestudentswouldwriteupacasestudy

relevanttothestaffmembers*department,includingprojectslikedesigningasurveyorcreatingareport

basedondocumentreview.

In2023,theprogramwasimprovedtogivestudentsgreateragencywhenchoosingahostbasedonstudent,

hostandprogramstafffeedback.Theyallfoundthatstudent-hostmatchingdicin'talwaysmeetstudent

needsorexpectations.Studentswereaskedtocreatealistcontaininguptofivestaffoftheirchoiceandthen

pairedwiththestaffchosenfromtheirsubmittedlists.Thisactiveefforttofindcommongroundwiththeir

hostscreatedamoremeaningfulrelationshipandallowedforhighersatisfactionwiththeinteractionsduring

theprogram.

Choosingtheirhostanddoingresearcharoundtheirroleallowedstudentstobebetterpreparedto

contributetoaspecificdepartmentthroughthecasestudy.Onestudentclaimed:"SoIfoundthatingeneralit

wasadirectmatch...TherearcpartsthatIwouldhavetolearn,butthebackgroundstructureofwhatI've

beendoingdirectlytranslates."ThisisparticularlyrelevantsincePhDstudentsmayfinishtheirprogram

feelingpreparedforacademia,butmostPhDprogramsdonotprovidesupportortrainingforjobsoutsideof

tenure-trackpositions.

Mistakenly,thetenure-trackisconsideredbymanyastheonlywaytosuccessfullyconcludeapathin

academiaandanyotherpathsarc“planB”,whichcangivefeelingsofbeinga“failure”.Whenstudents

gettheopportunityofexperiencingwhattheyenjoyabouttheirresearchinothernon-academicorresearch-

relatedrole,findinganequallymeaningfulcareeroutsideoffacultyrolesbecomesclearerandmorepossible.

Asonestudentcommented:°Itmademerealizethattheadministrativeaspectofacademiaisdeeper,richer

andmoremeaningfulthanwhatalotofpeopleassume.

12.WhatdidthePhDstudentsdointhejobshadowprogram?

A.Theyexperiencednon-facultyjobs.B.Theyinterviewedtenure-trackfaculty.

C.Theyworkedasleachingassistants.D.Theyhelpedstudentswithcareerchoices.

13.Howdidtheprogramchangein2023?

A.Itlimitedthenumberofhosts.

B.Itnarroweddownitssubjects.

C.Itraiseditsstandardsforhosts.

D.ItincreasedthePhDs'autonomy（自主权）.

14.WhatbenefitdidtheprogrambringtoPhDs?

A.Expansionofcareerexploration.B.Preparationforfutureresearch.

C.Familiaritywithacademicsettings.D.Satisfactionwiththechosencareers.

15.WhatmaythePhDsagreewithaccordingtotheIasiparagraph?

A.PlanBleavesmuchtobedesired.

B.Non-academicpositionsarealsovaluable.C.Theadministrativepositionsare

betterchoices.D.Explorationsbeyondtheircapabilitiesaremeaningful.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

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。

JointheFriendsandfindtheplacetha:'srightforyou

•WhoarctheFriendsoftheUniversityArtMuseum?

Friendsareourneighborsfromthelocalcommunitiesandbeyond.Theyarefamilies,students,scholars,

andalumni（校友）.16.Friendsareunitedbyasharedlovefortheartsandfbrtheuniversity,andbyadesireto

bepartofaculturalcommunity.FriendsareiuteiestedandactiveinthelifeoftheArtMuseum.Fiiendsareait

lovers-justlikeyou.

•17?

AsaFriend,yourmembershipprovidesessentialannualsupporttohelpsustainthecontinuedexcellence

anddiversityoftheMuseum'seducationalprograms.ByjoiningtheFriends,youhelptoguaranteethatthe

Museumremainsawelcomingplaceofsharedenrichmentforallvisitorsloexperience,toenjoy,andtolove.

•WhatbenefitsdomembersoftheFriendsenjoy?

18.WhenyoubecomeaFriendoftheUniversityArtMuseum,youalsobecomepartofagreattradition.

NotonlywillyoubeactivelyparticipatinginthelifeoftheMuseum,butyoualsowillreceivespecial

opportunitiestoshareyourloveofartwithotherlike-mindedindividuals.19,andtheygetinvitationsto

exhibitionopenings,lectures,travelopportunities,andlivelysocialgatherings.

•HowdoIjointheFriends?

BecomingaFriendiseasy.20,returnitwithyourannualmembershipfeeintheattachedenvelope,and

beginenjoyingyourbenefitsimmediately.Ifyouprefer,youmayjoinonlineat

/support/become-a-member,orwhenyouvisittheMuseumStore.

A.Whydoesmembershipmatter

B.HowcanIlearnabouttheFriends

C.Simplycompletethemembershipform

D.YoucanthenseethefullrangeofFriendsbenefits

E.Friendsmembershipisyourentiytomanyopportunities

F.FriendsreceiveasubscriptioniotheMuseum'squarterlymagazine

G.Friendsarepeopleofallages,interests,abilities,andculturalbackgrounds

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Trainingwasbrutal,asPennyLeeDeanpreparedforwhatwouldbearecord-settingswim-regardless

ofsex-acrosstheEnglishChannelin1978.“Yourhandscramp,yourlegscramp,“sheremembers.

Whilethecoldwasbone-chilling,21ithasbeenessentialtohersuccessasarecord-breakingswimmer.

Anabilitytotolerateextreme22isoneoftheadvantagesthatwomenmayhaveinthissport,astheir

distributionoffatis23forregulatingbodytemperatureincoldwaler.

Deanbelievesthatanyupperhandwomenmighthaveinopen-waterswimmingoveralong

_24_ismoreaboutmental_25_andtheabilitytowithstanddiscomfortthanaboutinsulation（保;蛊）.Inthe

ultradistance_26_,theabilitytojugglemorefactors,fromweathertopain,becomesparticularlyimportant.

Infact,womencanoutperformorperform_27_tomeninarangeofcompetitiveevents.From

ultrarunningtoshootingsports,insomecompetitionswomenevenhavethe_28_.

CassioRippel,theISSFAthletesCommitteeChair,saysthatwhilemen'smuscles_29_givethemmore

endurance,women'slowerbodymassandlowercenterof_30_,onaverage,allowthembetterequilibrium（平

衡）control.Therifleeventsarethemostsex-balancedofthethreetypesofshootingeventsintheOlympics,

accordingtoRippel.

TheParisOlympicsarethefirstOlympicstohaveequalnumbersoffemale_31_.Thisisalsoan

opportunityto_32_whatgapsininclusionarestillinexistence.Whilemuchofthesciencecfsexand

performancemaybe_33_,onethingthat'scrystalclearisthatmoreresearchneedstoinvolvewomen.

The_34_towardgreaterinclusionhasnotbeenstraight,andmorequestionsthananswers_35_aboutthe

roleofsexinathleticperformance.

21.A.snugglingB.balancingC.conqueringD.embracing

22.A.coldB.freezeC.frostD.mist

23.A.beneficialB.harmfulC.crucialD.irrelevant

24.A.durationB.distanceC.channelD.effort

25.A.approvalB.adaptationC.adoptionD.abnormal

26.A.raceB.marathonC.trialD.event

27.A.distinctlyB.respectivelyC.comparablyD.similarly

28.A.edgeB.oppoitunityC.potentialD.capability

29.A.leadtoB.intendtoC.tendtoD.subscribeto

30.A.weightB.shapeC.heightD.gravity

3l.A.performersB.athletesC.participmitsD.spectators

32.A.exploreB.overlookC.highlightD.stimulate

33.A.understoodB.clarifiedC.investigatedD.debated

34.A.journeyB.processC.pathD.movement

35.A.persistB.remainC.ariseD.emerge

第二节(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。

AmongChina'svariousformsofsilkproducts,oneofthem-yunjin-remainedmysteriousformorethan

athousandyears.TheoriginofyunjindatesbacktothelateEasternJindynasty(317-420),whengeneralLiu

YudefeatedtheLaterQinkingdomandbroughtthe_36_(kingdom)artisans(手艺人)fromChang'an(now

Xi'aninShaanxiprovince)tothethencapitalNanjing.Themajorityofthemwerebrocade(织锦)artisans.

Withthedevotionofgenerationsofartisans,_37_sitattheweavinglooms(织布机)forhoursonend,

theirfingersdancingamongthethreads,thetechniqueofyunjinhasbeenpreserved.

ZhouShuangxi,anational-levelartisanof(heyunjinweavingtechnique,isoneofthem.Havingspentthe

pastfivedecades_38_(contribute)toyunjinproduction,hehasdevelopedhisexpertisetothepointwherehe

canbothrecreateancientyunjinproductsand_39_(skillful)representotherartformssuchasthepainting

MonaLisa."Iamluckytobeinsuch_40_goodera.

Ioftenhavethechance41(consult)top-levelartisanswhilelearningthetechnique,"Zhousays.

Earlierthiscentury,NanjingYunjinMuseumwassetup42theonlyprofessionalmuseuminChina

devotedtothedisplayofthebrocade,includingitshistory,weavingtechnique,cultureandcontemporary

artworks.

Andnow,withthesupportnftechnologyandresearch42(conduct)byrelevantinstitutes,theyunjin

techniqueandtheteachingareincreasinglyefficientand44(effect).In2009,thetechniqueofNanjing

yunjinbrocade45(add)toUNESCO'sRepresentativeListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节（满分15分）

你所在学校将举办英语演讲比赛。请你以”我们为什么需要幽默?”为主题写一份英语演讲稿，内容包括:

1.幽默的益处；

2.幽默给你的生活带来的改变。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Ladiesandgentlemen,

Goodmorning!Today

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构戊一篇完整的短文。

Jackfoundhimselfatacrossroads.AlthoughMrsFord,hisheadteacher,appreciatedhisstories,thelabel

of"nerd"fromhisclassmatescastashadowoverhispassionforwriting.Discouragedandfeelingthathis

writingservednopurposeintheeyesofothers,hethoughtaboutgivingitup.

Oneday,duringrecess,asJackwasabsentmindedlytakingdownsomerandomeventsoftheday,heheard

ananxiousvoicecallingoutforhelp.Heputdownhispen,glancedoutthewindow,andsawagatheringof

peopleneartheplaygroundfence.Withconcern,hewalkedoverandjoinedthecrowd.

InthecenterofthecrowdwasRobin,asportyboyintheclass,whowasinjuredonthekneeandbleeding

heavily.Robinwasplayingkickballwhentheballunexpectedlyshotovertheplaygroundfence,landinginthe

oldparknexttotheschool.Asheraniogettheball,hetrippedovertheovergrownweeds,hisleftknee

crashingintoabrokenbench.Robin'sfacepaled,perhapsfrombothpainofthebleedingkneeandhispanic.

Concernedclassmatessurroundedhim,andMrsFordhurriedtothescene,providingsomeinitialcarebefore

sendinghimtoseethedoctor.

Amidstthelivelydiscussionofthecrowd.Jackabsorbedtheinformationthattheparkhad

beenabandonedforages.Turninghisattentiontothepark,hewasastonishedatitsawfulstate.Overrun

withweeds,brokenbenches,rustysportsfacilities,andscatteredrubbish,theparkwaspracticallyadangerous

placeforstudents.

Jackwasprobablyanerdwheninvolvedinreadingorwriting,buthewasneverig