江蘇省宜興外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校2024屆中考二模英語(yǔ)試題含答案

江蘇省宜興外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)校2024屆中考二模英語(yǔ)試題含答案考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇1、Ineverycomputerclass,wemustusethecomputeraccordingtoourteacher’s.A．standards B．instructions C．tasks2、HongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge______already.However,wedon’tknowwhattimeitwillbeopentotraffic.A．isbuiltB．wasbuiltC．willbebuiltD．hasbeenbuilt3、–Whatwereyoudoingateightlastnight?--Iinmyofficeatthattime.A．worked B．works C．wasworking4、---_____________itsnowedlastTuesday!---Yes,wemadeasnowmanontheplayground.A．Howheavy B．Whataheavysnow C．Howheavily5、TomakeyourDIYworkperfect,you’dbettergetallthetoolsready________youstart.A．since B．before C．when D．a(chǎn)fter6、Thegirl______longblackhairisLily.Sheispretty.A．withB．a(chǎn)tC．in7、Mrs.Whitewalksadogintheparknearbyeverymorningit’srainyorwindy.A．since B．because C．unless D．until8、Everyday,_______peoplewaittowatchtheraisingofthenationalflagatTian’anmenSquare.A．thousands B．twothousands C．thousandof D．thousandsof9、Afterthegovernmentcarriedoutthetwo-childpolicy,shehadasecondchildinher________.A．thirtieth B．thirties C．thirty D．thethirtieth10、A(n)________isanactivityorexperiencethatyouenjoyverymuch.A．event B．situation C．pleasureⅡ.完形填空11、DearLiLei,Howareyou?I’mgladtogetyour1.I’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmyschoollife.IntheUSA,school2at8:00a.m.Iusuallygetupat6:50andthenhavebreakfast.I3theschoolbustoschoolat7:25.4doesschoolbegininChina?Howdoyoucometoschool?Myfavoritesubjectisscience5it’seasyandinteresting.Whichsubjectdoyoulike6?School7at3:30p.m.Afterschool,it’stime8activities.Ilikeafewkindsofactivities9playingballgames,singing,flyingkitesandsoon.ButIdon’tlikedance10.Whataboutyou?Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourschoollife?Writebacktomebye-mailsoon.Yours,Jack1．A．letter B．card C．e-mail D．present2．A．begins B．isbeginning C．opens D．isopening3．A．a(chǎn)mtaking B．take C．took D．takes4．A．Who B．Where C．How D．Whattime5．A．so B．because C．a(chǎn)nd D．but6．A．better B．good C．well D．best7．A．isover B．over C．isending D．end8．A．to B．for C．with D．a(chǎn)t9．A．ofcourse B．a(chǎn)swell C．suchas D．such10．A．a(chǎn)tall B．verywell C．a(chǎn)little D．sogoodⅢ.語(yǔ)法填空12、用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，使語(yǔ)篇意思完整，必要時(shí)請(qǐng)用否定式。Didyouknowthattea,the1．(popular)drinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinventedbyaccident?Manypeoplebelievethatteawasfirstdrunkabout5000yearsago.ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirst2．(discover)teaasadrink.OnedayShenNong3．(boil)drinkingwateroveranopenfire.Someleavesfromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmellsohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld'sfavorite4．(drink)wasinvented.Afew5．(thousand)yearslater,LuYu,"thesaintoftea",mentionedShenNonginhisbookChaJing.Thebookdescribeshowteaplantsweregrownandusedtomaketea.Italso6．(discuss)wherethefinesttealeaveswereproducedandwhatkindsofwaterwereused.Itisbelievedthattea7．(bring)toKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,tea8．(appear)untilaround1610,butinlessthan100years,ithadbecomethenationaldrink.TheteatradefromChinato9．(west)countriestookplaceinthe19thcentury.Thishelpedtospreadthepopularityofteaandtheteaplanttomoreplacesaroundtheworld.Eventhoughmanypeoplenowknowaboutteaculture,theChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhobestunderstandthe10．(natural)oftea.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、________________________________________________________yfromanAfghanrichfamily.Heregardstheservant(仆人)Hassanasabrother.However,afterakitematch,Amirblameshimselfforhiscowardice(怯懦)andfeelsquitesad.Hecan’tfaceHassanagain,sohecheatsHassanandforceshimtoleave…SistersByDanielleSteelFebruary,2008Disasteralwayscomesinthetwinklingofaneye.AnunexpectedtrafficaccidentmakesMotherdeadandthethirdsisterblind.Ahappyandpeacefulfamilyisbrokenbysurprise.Theeldestsisterwhoisalawyermakesadecision.SheasksothersisterstomovebacktoNewYorkfromParis,FlorenceandLosAngelesimmediately.Afterthat,thefoursisterslivetogetherandhelptheblindthirdsisterovercomethedifficulties.TheCuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-TimeByMarkHaddonMarch,2011(anoriginaledition:2003)Christopherhasthetalentinmathandtheamazingmemory.Heknowsnamesofallcountriesandcapitalsintheworld.Hecanalsoeasilysolvethedifficultmathproblemsinhishead.However,heisusedtolivinginhissmallworld.Hedislikestalkingwithothers.Healsodoesnotknowhowtounderstandothers’thoughts.Duringtheprocessofexploringtruthofthepuppy’s(小狗)death,theoddboyshowsexcellentintelligenceandcourage.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，將其標(biāo)號(hào)填入題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。1．Whocreatedthecharacter“Amir”?A．KhaledHosseini.B．DanielleSteel.C．MarkHaddon.D．Christopher.2．WhendidthebookSisterscomeout?A．InJuly,2007.B．InFebruary,2008.C．InMarch,2011.D．In2003.3．WhatdoweknowaboutChristopher?A．Hetravelstoallcountriesandcapitalsintheworld.B．Heisgoodatsolvingmathproblemsinhishead.C．Helikestalkingwithothersverymuch.D．Hecanunderstandothers’thoughtssuccessfully.4．What’sthebookSistersabout?A．Gettingamazingmemory.B．Treatingtheservantasabrother.C．Findingoutthedeathofthepuppy.D．Helpingtheblindsisterovercomedifficulties.5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Hassonisaservantofarichfamily.B．Theeldestsisterworksasateacher.C．Christopherlikestalkingwithothers.D．Amirisgoodatflyingkites.B14、TheUKshouldstartproducinglab-grownmeattohelpsolvetheworld’sfoodcrisis(危機(jī)),accordingtoaresearchgroup.AreportbytheAdamSmithInstitutesaysmeatmadeinalaboratoryisbetterfortheenvironmentandwouldbecheaperthanmeatproducedfromfarmanimals.Needformeataroundtheworldisexpectedtoincreaseby70%bytheyear2050.Socouldpeoplebeeatinglab-grownmeatinthefuture?Usuallyanimalslikecowsarekilledtoproducethemeatthatpeopleeat,butscientistshavefoundawaytomakemeatinalaboratorywithoutkillinganyanimals.Animalsaremadeupofcells(細(xì)胞).Scientistsworkedouthowtotakecellsfromananimal,likeacow,andmultiply(繁殖)theminadish.Intheendfromonetinycell,tensofbillionsofcellscanbegrown.Thesejointogethertoformmeat.In2013,thefirsthamburgergrownthiswaywaseateninLondon.Ittookayeartoproduceandcostover￡200,000tomake.DrMarkPost,whocreatedtheworld’sfirsthamburgerfrommeatgrowninalab,toldtheBBCit“tastesexactlythesameasthemeatweknow”.Whentwofoodcritics(評(píng)論家)triedtheburgerin2013,onesaiditwas“closetomeat”andanothersaidittastedlikearealhamburger.It’snotjustbeefthatisbeingcreated;companiesarealsoworkingonothermeatliketurkeyandchicken.TheAdamSmithInstitutesaysmovingawayfromthepresentwaymeatisproducedwouldhelpreducegreenhouseemissions(排放)byupto96%andfreeup99%ofthelandusedinfarmingworldwide.Theyalsothinkitwillreducechancesoffoodpoisoning(中毒)becausethemeatisgrownundersuchcontrolledconditions.JamieHollywoodfromtheAdamSmithInstitutealsotoldtheBBClab-grownmeatcouldbealotcheaper.Hesaysthepricehasgonedowninfiveyearsfrom￡200,000to￡8,sointhefutureitcouldbeevenless.1．ThemainideaofParagraph3is______.A．whatlab-grownmeatis B．howlab-grownmeatismadeC．whatlab-grownmeattasteslike D．whenpeoplecaneatlab-grownmeat2．ThewritermentionstwofoodcriticsinParagraph4toshowthat______.A．lab-grownmeatischeaperB．chickenmeatcanbemadeinthelabC．lab-grownmeattastessimilartoanimalmeatD．Englishpeoplefirsttastedlab-grownmeat3．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat______.A．lab-grownmeatwillcausealotofproblemsB．lab-grownmeattastesbetterthananimalmeatC．makinglab-grownmeatwillcosttoomuchmoneyD．lab-grownmeatcanhelpsolvetheworld’sfoodcrisis4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Couldlab-grownmeatbethefutureoffood?B．Whatdoeslab-grownmeattastelike?C．Whencouldpeopleeatlab-grownmeat?D．Whatislab-grownmeatandhowisitmade?C15、“Joe,didyoubookyourticketyet?”Iasked.“No.Ichangedmymind.I’mnotgoingtogo.”“What?Youaren’tgoingtoAustralia?We’vebeenplanningthisvacationformonths!”“Yeah,Idon’tfeellikeit.We’llgosomeothertime.”O(jiān)verthecomingweeks,Itriedtogetmyfriendtoreconsider,butfailed.OurtriptoAustraliawasoff.Andnoneofmyfriendswantedtoreplacehim.IfIwantedtotravel,itwouldhavetobeonmyown.It’staughtmethatifIwaitforothers,I’llnevergoanywhere.ButthereareplacesIwanttovisit,peopletosee,experiencestohave,andfoodtotry—andonlysomuchtimetoachieveitall.SoIrefusetowait.Iwon’tletotherskeepmefromrealizingmydreams.Itcanbescarytravellingalone,especiallythenyou’veneverdoneitbefore.But,tome,growingoldwithoutexperiencingeverythingyouwantfromlifeismorefrightening.Ifyou’rebeenputtingoffatripbecauseyou’rewaitingforsomeonetogowith—stop.Justgo.Don’tletothersholdyoubackfromyourdreams.Trustme,alongthewayyou’llmakeplentyoffriends.Morethanthat,travellingalonegivesyourealfreedom.Youwakeupandit’sjustyou—whatyouwant,whereyouwant,whenyouwant.Inthatfreedomandgreatspaceofpossibility,youmeetyourself.It’ssinkorswimandyouhavetolearnhowtosurvive—whototrust,howtomakefriends,howtofindyourwayaroundalone.That’sthegreatestreward（獎(jiǎng)賞）oftravellingalone.Eachtimeyougoaway,youlearntobecomealittlemoreindependentandconfident.Travellingaloneisnotforeveryone.Somepeoplereturnhomesoonafterstartingoff,somecryforweeksbeforeacceptingit,andothersjustacceptitrightaway.Butyou’llneverlearnthatifyoudon’ttraveloncebyyourself.Whetheraweekendaway,atwo-weekvacation,oratriparoundtheworld,tryitatleastonce.1．Whatdoesthewriterthinkismorefrightening?A．Travellingaloneforthefirsttime.B．Changingyourmindallthetime.C．Waitingforothersduringalongtrip.D．Failingtoexperiencelifeinyourgrowth.2．Theunderlinedwords“holdyoubackfromyourdreams”inParagraph4probablymean“______”.A．getyououtoftroubleB．stopyoufromtravellingC．keepyouwaitingforthemD．wakeyouupfromyourdream3．Accordingtothewriter,thebestrewardoftravellingaloneis_____.A．theexperienceoftravellingB．thefreedomtogoanywhereC．thechancetotastedeliciousfoodD．thepossibilityofmeetingnewpeople4．Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A．wheretotravelB．whentotravelC．howtotravelsafelyD．whytotravelaloneD16、Thereisapopularbeliefthatgoldfishonlyhaveathree-secondmemory.Buta15-year-oldschoolboyfromAdelaidehasjustfinishedanexperimenttotellusthatitisnottrue.Heshowseverybodythatthegoldfishissmarterthanwethink."Idon'tbelievethattheyhadathree-secondmemorybecauseanimalsneedtheirmemory,sotheybuildupovertimeaknowledgeofwherethefoodis,"saidRoryStokes,astudentattheAustralianScienceandMathematicsSchool.Hedidtheexperimentinasmalltank(魚(yú)缸)ofgoldfish."IdecidedtogetabitofredLogoandjustfeedthemnexttothat.EverydayI'dputitinandspreadfoodaroundit."Hesaid."Atfirsttheywereabitscaredofit,butbytheendofthethreeweeks,theywereactuallyalmostcomingbeforeIputthefoodin."Afterleavingthefishaloneforaweek,RoryplacedtheredLogoblockinthetankagain."Theyrememberedperfectlywell,"hesaid."Theyactuallyhadatimefasterthantheaverage(平均)ofthethreefeedsbeforeIleft."Thegoldfishshowedthattheynotonlycouldstoreinformation,butalsohadtheabilitytogetitbackatalaterdate.CulumBrown.aresearcheratSydney′sMacquarieUniversity,hasstudiedfishbehaviorformorethantenyears.HesayshisstudiesofAustraliannativefishshowfisharesmartanimalsthatknowhowtoavoidenemiesandcatchfoodlikeanyotheranimal."ThethingthatIreallylikedaboutRory′sexperimentisthathenotonlygotthatclassicalconditioninggoingbutthefactthathecouldgetthornnextjusttothatspecificcolouredmarker.Ithoughtitwasreallygood."Hesaid.1．RoryputaredLogointhetankto.A．connectfoodwiththecolourB．makethetanknicertolookatC．feedthefishatthesameplaceD．givethefishsomethingtoplaywith2．What'stherightorderofRory'sexperiment?a.findatankofgoldfishb.feedthefishnexttotheLogoc.leavethegoldfishaloneforaweekd.takeouttheLogoe.putaredLogointothetankf.puttheLogobackintothetankA．a(chǎn)dbecfB．a(chǎn)ebdcfC．dabefcD．a(chǎn)debcf3．Whatdothelastthreeparagraphstellus?A．FisharethecleverestanimalinAustralia.B．Rory'sexperimentfailedtomeetthescientificstandard.C．Manyscientistshadalreadydonetheexperimentbefore.D．Rory'sresearchwashighlypraisedbyexperiencedexperts(專家).4．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Fishcanbecomesmarterwiththehelpofredcolour.B．Scientistsshouldlearnfrommiddleschoolstudents.C．Whateverybodybelievesisnotneceaarilytrue.D．Youngpeoplearegenerallysmarterthanoldones.E17、Colorsplayanimportantroleinourworld.Theyhavedifferentmeaningstopeopleofdifferentcultures.Herearesomecolorsandwhatthey_____tovariouspeopleoftheworld.RedisthefavoritecolorofbridesinVietnam.Inthiscountry,redrepresentsfortune,success,andgoodluck.InChinaredisasymbolofluckandisusedformanycelebrationssuchasweddingsandthebeginningofthenewyear.InIndiaredisasymbolofpurityandcommitment,anditisusedinweddingclothing.IntheUnitedStatesredrepresentsloveandisusedduringChristmasandValentine'sDay.Redalsorepresentsspeedandpowerinthewest,whichiswhyitisapopularcolorforracecarsandtoyrockets.InParis,allgarbagecollectorsareclothedingreen.Theydrivegreentrucksanddisposeofwasteingreenbins.Inmanypartsoftheworld,greenhasbecomeasymbolofkindnesstotheearth.InIreland,greensymbolizesCatholicism,andinIndiaitisthecolorofIslam.Yellowisthecolorthatsymbolizesthesun.Yellowcanmakepeoplefeelhappyandexcited,butatthesametimecanmakepeoplefeelangrierormorefrustrated.IntheUnitedStates,schoolbusesandtaxicabsareoftenyellow,becauseyoucanseethiscolorruoreeasily.InJapan,yellowisthecolorofbravery.TotheJapanese,Chinese,VietnameseandKoreans,whitesymbolizesdeath.TopeopleofIndiaandinthewestwhiteisacolorofpurity.根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案，并將其標(biāo)號(hào)填人題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。1．Howmanycolorsarementionedinthearticle?A．ThreeB．FourC．FiveD．Six2．Whatdoestheunderlineword”represent”meaninthepassage?A．代表B．承認(rèn)C．接受D．說(shuō)明3．Whoregardsredasasymbolofluck?A．TheIndiansB．TheJapanessC．TheChineseD．TheAmericans4．Apersonwillbeevenangrierwhenhesees_____A．redB．greenC．yellowD．white5．Whichoftheflowingistrue?A．Redsymbolizesthesuninmostcountries.B．IntheUSA,schoolbusandtaxisareoftenyellow.C．InIreland,allgarbagecollectosweregreenclothes.D．TotheKoreans,whiteisacolorofpurity.F18、OnMarch14,oneofscience’sbrighteststarswentdark.StephenHawking,theworld-famousBritishscientist,diedat78inCambridge,UK.HawkingisconsideredbymanytobethegreatestscientistinhistorysinceAlbertEinstein.Hecameupwiththetheory（理論）thatthe

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(宇宙)beganwiththeBigBangandwillendinblackholes.Histheoriesbecamethebaseforalotoflaterresearch.Healsowrotebookstohelpcommonpeopleunderstandtheuniverse.Hismostfamousbookis

ABriefHistoryofTime,whichhassoldmorethan10millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Besideshisscientificachievements,Hawkingwasalsosomeonewhohadastrong

will.Whenhewas21,hegotaseriousillnessthatstoppedhimfromwalkingandtalking.Laterinlife,hehadtositinawheelchairand“speak”usingacomputerizedvoice.Butthisdidn’tstophimfromlivingameaningfulandcolorfullife.Hecelebratedhis60thbirthdaybygoingupinahot-airballoon;whenhewas65,hetookpartinazero-gravity

(零重力)flighttoexperienceweightlessness.Hehopedtotravelintospaceoneday.In2015,Hawkingspokeabouthowhefeltlifewasunfairwhenhefirstknewabouthisillness.“Butnow,50yearslater,Icanbequietlysatisfiedwithmylife,”hesaid.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2?A．AlbertEinsteinislesspopularthanHawkingB．HawkingwrotebookstomakehistheorysimplerC．Hawking’smostfamousbookis“BlackHoles”.D．StephenHawkingiswell-knownasasuccessfulwriter2．Hawking