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2024年江西省南昌市高三第一次模拟考试

READINA

EliteSummerSchoolProgramforHighSchoolStudents

Harvard'sEliteProgramforhighschoolstudentsisanintensivetwo-weeksummerprogram

desigiiedtogiveyouaglimpseofcollegelife.YouvsdllliveontheHarvardcampusdurir.gyourtwro-

weeksessionwhiletakingacollege-levelcoursewithotherEliteProgramstudents.

TheapplicationforSummer2024isnowopen.

Cost:$5,550+$75applicationfee

2024SessionI:June23—July5,2024

2024SessionII:July7-19,2024

2024SessionIII:July21—August2,2024

WlioCanParticipateintlieEliteProgram?

Harvard'sEliteProgramisdesignedformature,academicallymotivatedstudentswhoare

interestedinexploringapotentialmajororsimplyfindingoutwhatcollegeisreallylike.

OurEliteProgramisopentorisingjuniorsandseniors.TobequalifiedforSummer2024,you

mustmeetbothofthefollowingcriteria:

•Willgraduatefromhighschoolandentercollegein2025or2026.

,Aiealleast16yearsoldbyJune22,2024,andwilliiolturn19yearsoldbeforeJuly31,2024.

ImportantDeadlines:

•EarlyApplicationandPriorityFinancialAidDeadline-January10z2024

•RegularApplicationandFinancialAidDeadline-February14,2024

•LateApplicationDeadline—April10,2024

SeetheEliteProgramCalendarforallimportantdatesanddeadlines.

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1.WhocanbetheapplicantfortheEliteProgram2024?

A.Lucy,14,withexcellentacademicperformance.

B.Jerry,16,expectedtoentercollegein2025.

C.Tina,17,acollegestudentwithbroadinterests.

D.Tim,19,anofficeworkerwithmotivationtolearn.

2.WhenisPriorityFinancialAidApplicationavailable?

A.April10,2024.

B.February14,2024.

C.January9,2024.

D.July23,2024.

3.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Anewsreport.

B.Atravelbrochure.

C.Anacademicpaper.

D.Acollegewebsite.

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READINB

HemanBekele,a14-year-oldstudentfromAnnandale,Virginia,hascreatedabarsoap（月匕皂）

totreatmelanoma,themostcommonkindofskincancer,whichearnedhimthetitleofAmerica's

TopYoungScientistanda$25,000cashprizeafterhisinnovationwonfirstplaceinthe3MYoung

ScientistChallenge.

“1madethissoapbymixingregularmedicinalsoapwithdifferentcancerfightingchcmicals.,,

Bekelesaidinaninterview.Ratherthanacure,Bekele'ssoapaimstohelpthepatient'simmunecells

stayactivewhilefightingmelanoma.

Whilesimilarmethodsareavailableforskincancertreatments,hissolutionisamoreaffordable

alternative,especiallyforthoseindevelopingcountries.Thoughtheproductisverypromisingon

paper,studieswouldhavetobecarriedouttotestitsefficiencyintherealworld.

Fornow,theyoungscientistsaidhehasafive-yearplan:Attheendofit,hehopestohave

createdanonprofitorganizationwherehecanprovidefairandaccessibleskincancertreatmentto

asmanypeopleaspossible.Buttoaccomplishhisgoal,hewouldhavetogethistreatmentthrough

clinicaltrials,obtainatemporarypatentandhaveitlicensedbytheFoodandDrugAdministration,

hesaid.

ZZIappliedforthe3MYoungScientistChallengebecauseIbelievethatyoungmindscanmakea

positiveimpactontheworld/'Bekelesaid.havealwaysbeeninterestedinbiologyandtechnology,

andthischallengegavemetheperfectplatformtoshowcasemyideas.Theopportunitytoworkwith

3Mmentorsandshowmyprojecttojudgeswasanexcitingprospect.Iampassionateaboutfinding

sustainablesolutionstoglobalproblems,andIhopetoinspireotherstodothesame.”

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4.WhydoesBekeleinventthebarsoap?

A.Todealwithakindofskincancer.

B.Toreducethecostofmakingsoap.

C.Tochangepeople'simmunesystem.

D.Tocompletethetaskfor3Mchallenge.

5.WhataspectofthesoapdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Itsmakingprocess.

B.Itsworkingmethod.

C.Itsadvantage.

D.Itsdevelopment.

6.WhatisBekele'snextplanforhisinvention?

A.Tocreateacompany.

B.Togetapprovalbytheauthority.

C.Topromotethesoapinthemarket.

D.Toworkwithanonprofitorganization.

7.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBekele?

A.Innovativeandambitious.

B.Inspiringandtolerant.

C.Honestandaccessible.

D.Energeticandthoughtful.

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READINC

Oneyearago,theColoradoStateFairmadeheadlinesforunknowinglyawardingfirstplaceto

anartworkcreatedwithhelpfromartificialintelligence.Now,officialswiththe151-year-oldfairhave

revisedthecontest'srules:ArtistsmustclaimwhethertheyusedA.I.tomaketheirentries,reports

theDenverPost'sJohnWenzel.

Thesaga（事件）beganlastAugust,whengamedesignerJasonAllenwonthetopspotinthe

fair'sdigitalartscompetition.Whenhesharedhisvictoryonline,hementionedthathe'dused

Midjourney—anA.I.programthatturnstextintoimages—tohelpcreatehispiece,titledTheatre

D'operaSpatial.

AllenmaintainshewasopenaboutusingA.I.fromthebeginning,thoughjudgessaytheydidn't

knowuntilafterthefact.Eitherway,claimwasn'tnecessaryatthetime,meaningAllenneverbroke

anyrules.

Hisvictorywascontroversial—andnow,asaresult,o仔icialshavedecidedtotweakthe

submissionrequirements.Atthisyear'sfair,whichtookplaceinPueblobetweenAugust26and

September4,artistsneededto“tellifartorartworkwascreatedusinganArtificialIntelligence

Generator/'accordingtothe2023requirements.

Allenwasn'thappyaboutthenewrequirement,tellingtheDenverPostthatitwasessentiallya

/zdiscriminatorymark//againstA.I.artworks.Despitethechange,hedecidedtosubmitonceagainto

thedigitalartscategory.

Thefair'sleaderssaytheyplantocontinueadaptingasteclinologyadvances.AsScottStoller,

thefair'sgeneralmanager,tellstheDenverPost,thedigitalartscategoryitselfhasonlybeenaround

forafewdecades.Inthefuture,,officialsmayevendecidetoaddaseparateA.I.category,depending

onhowpopulartoolslikeMidjoumeybecome.

"That'sthebeautyofart-thatit'salwaysevolving,“saysStoller./zArtcanbeanything,and

anythingcanbemadeintoart〃

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8.WhatcanbelearntaboutJasonAllen?

A.HedesignedanA.I.gameprogram.

B.HeopposedtheuseofA.I.program.

C.Hemadetherulesofanartscontest.

D.Hewonfirstplaceinanartcompetition.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tweak"inparagraph4mean?

A.SelectB.Revise.

C.Continue.D.Create.

10.WhafsStollersattitudetowardstheA.I.artworks?

A.Unclear.B.Doubtful.

C.Approving.D.Dismissive.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.A.I.Artworks,RocktheWorld

B.A.I.Artworks,LeadtheTrend

C.A.I.Artworks,FaceNewChallenges

D.A.I.Artworks,BringNewRules

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READIND

Themultitalented,RenaissancegeniusLeonardodaVinciover500yearsagowrotedownhis

/zruleoftrees”,whichdescribedthewayhethoughtthattreesbranch.Thoughitwasabrilliant

insighttliathelpedhimtodrawrealisticlaiidscapes,Leonardo'srulebreaksdownformanytypesof

trees.Now,anewbranchingrule—nicknamedz/Leonardo-like,/—worksforvirtuallyanyleafytree.

“TheolderLeonardoruledescribesthethicknessofthebranches,whilethelengthofthebranch

wasnottakenintoaccount,“saysphysicistSergeyGrigoriev."'Therefore,thedescriptionusingthe

olderruleisnotcomplete."Leonardo'srulesaysthatthethicknessofalimbbeforeitbranchesinto

smalleronesisthesameasthecombinedthicknessofthelimbssproutingfromit.

However,accordingtoGrigorievandhiscolleagues,ifsthesurfaceareathatstaysthesame.

Usingsurfaceareaasaguide,thenewruleincorporateslimbwidthsandlengths,andpredictsthat

longbranchesendupbeingthinnerthanshortones.UnlikeLeonardo'sguess,theupdatedrule

workswellwhentheteamchecksslimbirches（桦树）aswellasstrongoaks.

Totesttheirrule,theresearchteamtookphotographsoftreesfromavarietyofspecies

andanalyzedthebranchestoconfirmthatthereal-worldpatternsmatchedthepredictions.The

photosoffer“adirectmeasurementofthecharacteristicsofatreewithouttouchingit,whichcan

beimportantwhendealingwithalivingobject,Grigorievsays.Thoughtheteamhasn'tstudied

evergreensyet,theruleholdsforallofthedeciduoustreesthattheresearchershavelookedat.

Whileit'spossibletoconfirmtherulebymeasuringbranchesbyhand,itwouldrequireclimbing

intotreesandcheckingallthelimbs-ariskyexercisefortreesandscientistsalike."Note,“the

researcherswrite,/zthatnotasingletreewasharmedduringtheseexperiments.”

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12.WhatdoestheLeonardo'sruleoftreesfocuson?

A.Howtreebranchesmaygrow.

B.Whatenvironmenttreesneed.

C.Howtreescanbedrawnbetter.

D.Whatlandscapestreescanform.

13.Whyarebirchesandoaksmentionedinparagraph3?

A.Tostatethecorrectnessofthenewrule.

B.TopresentLeonardo'sinfluentialworks.

C.Tocomparethefeaturesofdifferenttrees.

D.ToshowthepopularityofLeonardo'srule.

14.Howdidtheresearchersprovethenewrule?

A.Byapplyingittovarioustrees.

B.Byconductingon-sitcinspection.

C.Byanalyzingpicturesofbranches.

D.Bymeasuringrealbranchesdirectly.

15.Whatcanweinferfromtlielastparagraph?

A.Furtherexperimentsarerequired.

B.Theprotectionoftreesisstressed.

C.Riskyaccidentshappenedinthestudy.

D.Treesweredamagedintheexperiments.

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COMPLETION

Traditionalmeasuresofsuccessoftenprioritizeacademicachievementsandjob-specific

knowledge,butrecentresearchhasshownthatemotionalintelligencemaybeabetterpredictorof

successandwell-beingthanIQalone.(16).

Picturethis:you'realeaderwitlihighEQ.Yourteamlooksuptoyoubecauseyouinspirethem,

driveproductivityandmakedecisionsthattakeeveryone'semotionsintoaccount.Youfindwin­

winsolutionsthatkeeptheteamunitedifconflictsarise.(17).Inaworldthatvalues

cooperationandinnovation,emotionalintelligenceisamust-haveskill.

ConsiderhowEQcansuperchargeyourcareer.Firstup:self-awareness.Ifslikehavinga

spotlightonyouremotions,strengths,andweaknesses.Whenyoutrulyunderstandyourself,you

canmakebetterdecisionsandsetmeaningfulgoals.(18).It'slikehavinganempathy

radar(共情雷达).Whenyou'reawareofothers'emotionsandperspectives,youcanbuildbetter

relationships,collaborateeffectively,andbeabetterteamplayer.

(19).EQcanhaveahugeimpactonourpersonallivesaswell.Inpersonal

relationships,it'sakeytodeeperconnections.Byunderstandingothers'emotions,youbuildstrong

bondsandcommunicateeffectively.WithEQ,youengageinmoreself-reflection,continuous

learning,andtheadaptabilitytogrowasanindividual.

It'stimetoshiftourperspectiveandembraceemotionalintelligenceasacriticalcomponentof

success.(20).Goaheadandreleaseourfullpotential.

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A.Emotionalintelligencehelpscopewithstress.

B.SocialawarenessisanothercrucialaspectofEQ.

C.Emotionalintelligencegoesbeyondtheofficewalls.

D.Byunderstandingothers'emotions,youcanbuildstrongbonds.

E.Itisnowrecognizedasavitalfactorinpersonalandprofessionalgrowth.

F.Youcreateapositiveworkenvironmentwhereideasflowfreelyifchangestakeolace.

G.Byrecognizingitsimportance,wecanmakewiserdecisionsandleadmoresatisfying

lives.

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CLOZE

IpassedmytestwhenIwas19,andI'vebeenbehindthewheelformostjourneyssince.After

becominga(21)eightyearsago,1becamemoredependentonmycar,thinkingthatit

meantsecurityformeandmychild.Icouldn't(22)aworldwhereIdidn'tgetaroundon

fourwheels,butthatall(23)whenItriedgoingcar-free.

Earlierthisyear,I(24)toachallengeposedbytheclimatecharitytoseewhatit

wouldbelikewithoutmycarforthreeweeks.I(25)anelectricfamilybike.Straight

away,Ienjoyedhavingabreakfromdriving,especiallyonthe(26)run.Whatwasoncean

unpredictabletriptomydaughter'sschooloftenstuckintrafficwasnowa(27)___ridealong

thecanal.Andmydaughterlovedeverymomentofit,whichgavemethe(28)toknow

thatweweredoingtherightthing.

Givingupmycardidn'tcomewithoutits(29).Iworkinagrocery,andalthough

thereare(30)carparkingspace,thereisn'tenoughbikeparkingspaceto(31)

mybikesecurely.Onbalance,thebenefitsoutweighedthedisadvantages.Ifeltmyselfgetting(32)

becauseIwasgettingexerciseduringmycommute(通勤).Isavedabitofmoneyevery

weekjustlikeotherparticipantsinthis(33).

Iwassurprisedbyhow(34)itwastogiveupthecarandgetaroundonmybike.I

(35)tothinkitwasmydutyasaparenttobeadriver.Nowit'smydutytogetonmybike

wheneverIcan.

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21.A.driverB.shopkeeperC.studentD.parent

22.A.imagineB.enterC.createD.explore

23.A.happenedB.workedC.changedD.mattered

24.A.headedoffB.signedupC.calmeddownD.checkedup

25.A.switchedB.boughtC.transformedD.donated

26.A.schoolB.groceryC.familyD.office

27.A.wildB.dangerousC.funD.busy

28.A.reasonB.hopeC.lessonD.fuel

29.A.shortcomingsB.doubtsC.requirementsD.rewards

30.A.permanentB.sufficientC.fewD.free

31.A.cleanB.rideC.lockD.repair

32.A.smarterB.richerC.luckierD.fitter

33,A.stayB.researchC.trialD.conference

34.A.pleasantB.awkwardC.preciousD.anxious

35.A.failedB.usedC.startedD.continued

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RAMMAR

ForgetaboutMilitary-styleTravelduringwhichpeopletendtovisitasmanyfamousspotsas

possibleinthe(36)(little)amountoftime.Amorerelaxedalternative,Citywalk,has

emerged(37)aphenomenalhit.

UnlikeMilitary-styleTravel,Citywalkisaboutwanderingaroundacityonfootandfinding

unusualthings(38)evenalocalmightnothavenoticedbefore.Citywalkersgetaway

fromhottourist(39)(attract)andshoppingcenters,instead(40)(leisure)

seekingoutinteractionswiththenatives,authenticsnacks,andadeeperappreciationforthehistory

andcultureofthecity.

VariousvideosaboutCitywalk(41)(post)overChinesemultiplesocialmedia

platformsinrecentmonths.OnInstagram-likeXiaohongshu,asearchfor“citywalk"turnsupover

600,000postsandtensofmillionsofviews.Citywalkershavesharedtheircarefully(42)

(plan)routesonsocialmediaplatforms,generatingthousandsoffollowers.Theirpostsusually

includehowlongthewalkisgoingtotake,andinterestingplacesalongtheway.

Someregions,suchasBeijing,haveincludedCitywalkintheirplans(43)(promote)

culturaltourismandleisuretours.WhileCitywalkcanv/orkas(44)approachtotourism,

thistrendseesGenZseekpleasuremorethroughconnectionthanconsumptionand(45)

(imply)adeepculturalcuriosity.

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WplTIU

假定你是校英语报新开辟栏目ForeignTeachersOnCampus的编辑李华，请给学校外教John

写封电子邮件，向其约稿，内容包括：

1.栏目介绍；

2.稿件要求。

&flMpLEWpITIU

DearJohn,

I'macolumneditorofourschool'sEnglishnewspaper.Tdliketoinviteyoutowriteanarticle

forus.

Recentlywecreateda/zForeignTeachersonCampus"sectioninourpaper,whichisabout

foreignteachers'workandlifeinChina.Itiswellreceivedamongstudents.Asapopularteacherin

ourschool,couldyoupleasewritesomethingaboutyourteacliingexperiencesandthereasonswhy

youchosetoteachinChinaforthissection?Besides,wewelcomesomesuggestionsonlearning

English,whichcanbenefitstudentsalot.

I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Thankyou!

Yours.

LiHua

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COUTIUU^TIOU

JumpingOverBoundaries

When1wasinelementaryschool,wehadanannualsportsday.Girlscoulddomanythings

likehopscotch,jumprope,tetherball,anddodgeball,excepthighjumping.Onlyboyscoulddohigh

jumping.

ThafswhatIwantedtodo-highjumping.SoIwenttothecoach.

“Girlsdon'tdohighjumping/'thecoachsaid."Girlshavealltheseotherthingstheycando.〃He

excitedlJydescribedhowmuchfunitwouldbe.

rdbeenhighjumpinginthebackyardwithmyfivebrothersforyears.AlthoughIamagirl,I

didliighjumpingprettywell.Mybrotherscouldrarelybeatme.Whenevermybackcrossedtlicbar,

thatfeelingisextremelywonderful.Iwenthomeandtoldmymotherwhatthecoachhadsaid.My

mother,asmall,thinwomanonlyfourfeeteleveninchestall,said,“Ithinkweshouldgovisithim./,

/zVisitwho?”Iaskedconfusedly.

“Theheadmaster/7

zzVisittheheadmaster?”Iwasterrified.Would1getintrouble?WouldmymotherandIbe

crossingboundariesweshouldn'tcross?

MymomandIwenttoMr.White'soffice.z/Lindawantstodothehighjump,“mymothersaid.

“Mrs.Martinez,youdon'tunderstand.ThisisthetraditionofourAnnualSportsDay,“hesaid.

“ButMr.White,Idon'tknowwhereitsaysthatgirlscannotdothis.”

Theheadmastercouldn'tfindanyrulesthatsaidgirlscouldn'tdothehighjump.n\havetothink

aboutthis,“hesaidatlast.

Whenwegothome,mymomtoldmesomethingIwouldalwaysremember:thiswasn'tjust

aboutmp.Z/Maybpothprgirlswanttodothis,shpsaid.

Mymotherwaitedaweek；butstilldidn'tgettheheadmaster'sreply.Soshewalkedovertothe

schoolagain.Z/Mr.White,please.IaskyouthisnotformeaiidnotforLinda,butlet'sjustseehowit

works."Intheend,Mr.White