2026年江苏省镇江市高考英语模拟试卷（含答案）

2026年江苏省镇江市高考英语模拟试卷 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 43rd Annual High School Writing Contest Prizes in Each Category $100 prize for each category All finalists will receive a Certificate of Honorable Mention. All winners will be considered for publication in Venture, Rider's literary magazine. Winners will be announced by May 30. Categories Essay: Write a creative non - fiction essay on a topic of your choice of no more than five double - spaced, typed pages. Short Story: Write a short story of no more than five double - spaced, typed pages. Poem: Write a poem of no more than 50 lines on double - spaced, typed pages. Rules 1. Each teacher may nominate(提名) up to five pieces of student work. 2. Each entry must be emailed by the teacher and include a teacher's statement that the entry is the original work of the student. 3. Type at the top of the entry: Title of entry Student's name, address and grade (9, 10, 11 or 12) Teacher's name School name and address 4. Save your entry as a Microsoft Word file, doc or pdf 5. Attach the entry to an email from the teacher to the appropriate address below no later than May 10. Short Story: ridercontestshortstory@ Poem: ridercontestpoem@ Essay: ridercontestessay@ 1. What is the text mainly about A. Prize details. B. Writing categories. C. Contest guidelines. D. Submission deadlines. 2. What is indicated in the text A. Poetry entries have stricter rules. B. Entries must follow format guidelines. C. Teachers must review the submissions. D. Students should submit their works independently. 3. What is the role of teachers in the contest A. To judge the entries B. To provide feedback. C. To decide the winners. D. To nominate student works. B A few Thursdays ago was a wrap. For my brief acting career, that is. One of the benefits of having a writer’s schedule in a city like Paris is the ability to say yes to the random opportunities that pop up. When an announcement flashed across a WhatsApp group that a Hollywood comedy - thriller was looking for extras(群演), I thought why not - and sent in a few headshots. I had little idea of exactly what to expect. Being an extra often involves a lot of waiting and a movie set is a phone - free space. In our case, when we weren't actively involved in scenes, but still on set without our phones, what else was there to do but... talk to each other There was an intense awareness of many meetings of many eyes. It was gloriously old school. A glimpse into what life must have been like before everyone’s head was leaning forward and staring at the screen while people wait for whoever they’re waiting for. Among the people I met were an art student from Quebec, an early career Parisian actor and a Franco - Dutch programme coordinator. We chatted, we read, we played charades, we gossiped. In between takes, personalities seemed to pop out of the surprisingly heavy - hitting ... ...