江苏省扬州市竹西中学2024届中考三模英语试题含答案

江苏省扬州市竹西中学2024届中考三模英语试题含答案注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Inexams,the________carefulyouare,the________mistakesyou’llmake.A．more;less B．less;fewer C．more;fewer D．less;less2、—Hey,Molly.You______onthephonejustnow.—Oh,Iwasinthelibrary.A．wanted B．arewanted C．werewanted D．havewanted3、I'mafraidTonycan'tusethenewcellphone____________.A．probably B．especiallyC．naturally D．properly4、—Whatdoyouthinkyourlifewillbelike________tenyears?—Yeah.Ihavethoughtaboutit________threeyears.A．before;ofB．after;inC．for;forD．in;for5、—Meimei,doyouhaveanybrothersorsisters?—No,butmyparentstellsmenewoneisontheway.A．a B．an C．the6、—Therearesomanykindsoftransportationwecanchooseinlife.—EvenCaoCaospecialcarprovidesusanumberoftransportationservices.A．to B．at C．for D．with7、Bettykeptsilentatfirst,soonshejoinedtheothergirls,chattingandlaughing.A．but B．so C．or8、-WhatshouldIdo,doctor?-_______healthy,youshouldtakeexercisemoreandeatmeatless.A．KeepB．KeepingC．TokeepD．Kept9、一doyouvisityourgrandparents?一Onceamonth.A．Howoften B．HowlongC．Howsoon D．Howfar10、—Whydidn'tyouopenthedoorformejustnow?—Sorry，Iabath.A．willtakeB．amtakingC．wastakingD．takeⅡ.完形填空11、DearLiLei,Howareyouthesedays?I'dliketotellyousomethingaboutmy1.MyparentsandIhavebeeninGuilinforthreedays.Wearehavinga2timehere.Wecamehereby3.Afteralongtrip,wereachedGuilinRailwayStation.Unluckily,itwasraining4whenwearrived.Thenwewenttoafamousparkthatday.Ithoughttheviewwasmuchmorebeautifulinthe5thanusual.Onthe6dayofthetrip,wewenttoLijiangRiver.Wesawmany7mountainsalongtheriver.Somearelikepeopleandsomearelikeafew8sittingtogether.Themostinterestingthingwasabigrock.Youmay9ahorseifyoulookatitcarefullyenough.10wonderful!Themountainsaroundweregreenandthewaterwasclear.Iwasso11thatIcouldn'tstoptakingphotos.Todaywewent12.Weboughtsomesouvenirs（纪念品）andbeautiful13madeofsilk（丝绸）.They'recomfortabletowear.Wearebusypackingourbagssothatwewillgetthingsready14weleave.WewillbebackhomethistimeonSunday.IhopetovisitGuilinagainandyouare15yourtriptotheWorldPark,too!Yours,Jim1．A．school B．trip C．city D．hometown2．A．good B．busy C．serious D．dangerous3．A．bus B．plane C．train D．ship4．A．slowly B．strongly C．hardly D．heavily5．A．snow B．rain C．wind D．sun6．A．first B．third C．second D．fourth7．A．same B．different C．large D．similar8．A．flowers B．trees C．lakes D．animals9．A．talkabout B．thinkof C．makeof D．takein10．A．How B．What C．Why D．When11．A．excited B．boring C．tired D．relaxing12．A．swimming B．boating C．hiking D．shopping13．A．pictures B．clothes C．books D．cards14．A．although B．until C．after D．before15．A．seeing B．visiting C．enjoying D．travelingⅢ.语法填空12、DoyouknowStephenHawking?He’soneofthemostwell-known1．（scientist）onspaceandtimeintheworld.HewasborninEnglandin1942.Hawkingis2．（study）howtheuniversebeganandhowitends.WhenhestudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hefell3．(serious)ill,whichmadehimunabletospeakorbreathe.Tillnow,hecan’tmoveorfeed4．(him).however,hehasawheelchairwith5．specialcomputer,withwhichhecancommunicatewithothers.6．hewasfacingallthesedifficulties,herefusedtogiveuphishopeofliving.Because7．hisillness,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagramsortowrite.Sohestarted8．(think)inpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,heisrespectedbypeopleintheworld.Oncehe9．(invite)toChinatogivelectures.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversationsimpressedusdeeply.Heoncesaid,“Whensomethingunfairhappens,10．isnoneedtoworryaboutit!Youjusthavetodothebestinyourownsituation.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Yourbodyisspecial-notwopeopleintheworldarealike.Althoughyouaredifferentfromeveryoneelse,youhaveexactlythesamebodypartsasthepeoplearoundyou,doingdifferentjobsthatkeepallofusalive.Whatisinsidemyhead?Yourheadhousesthemostvaluablepartofyourbody-yourbrain（大脑）.Asyouarereading,youreyessendpicturestoyourbrainwhichmakesmeaningfromwhatyousee.Yourbrainhelpsyoutorememberandthink,andmakessureyourbodyisdoingwhatitshould.Whatismyskin(皮肤)for?Yourskincoversyourbody.Inmostpartsofyourbody,theskinisjustasthickashalfacentimeter（厘米）.Ifyouhaveyourskincut,itwillhaveaquickcure（治愈）andstopviruses（病毒）fromgettingintoyourbody.Yourskinalsohelpsyoufeeltheheatandcoldnessoftheenvironmentaroundyou.Hairgrowsfrominsidetheskin.Whenyoufeelhot,extra（额外的）heatcomesoutthroughyourskin.Asaresult,yourbodytemperaturedrops.HowdoImove?Muscles（肌肉）arefoundinmostpartsofyourbody.Theyworkwithyourbonestohelpyoumove-wheneveryoucryorsmile,eatorspeak,walkordance,etc.WhydoIbreathe?Yourbodyneedstotakeinoxygen（氧气）fromtheairandgiveouttheunwantedcarbondioxide(二氧化碳)inthebody.Whenyoubreathe，aircomesthroughyournoseandmouthintoyourlungs（肺）whereoxygencomestodifferentpartsofyourbodyWhatmakesmesneeze(打喷嚏)?Whendust（灰尘）orastrongsmellgetsintoyournose,yousneeze.Thisisthewayyourbodycleansupthedustinyournose.YourlungspushouttheairandtrytoclearyournoseWhatdoesmyheartdo?Yourheartisaveryspecialmuscle.Itisalittlebiggerthanyourfist（拳头）andgrowsbiggerasyoudo.Ifyouplaceyourhandonyourheart,youwillfeelyourheartbeatingwhichmakesbloodtomovearoundyourbody.1．Whichpartofyourbodyhelpsyoutorememberandthink?A．Heart. B．Skin. C．Muscles. D．Brain.2．InParagraph4,"houses”means________.A．stores. B．locks. C．creates D．builds3．Ifyouhaveyourskincut,itwillcurequicklyand_____.A．extraheatcanonlystayinsideourbodyB．virusescan'tgetintoourbodyeasilyC．wecan'tfeelthechangesintemperatureD．ourbodycanbeprotectedbyourhair4．Whatisthetruefactaboutyourbody?A．Ourheartisthesamesizefrombirth.B．Wetakeincarbondioxidetostayalive.C．Ourmusclesstopworkingwhenwenod.D．Sneezingisawaytoclearournose.5．Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhatYourBodyNeeds B．WhenYourBodyMovesC．WhyYourBodyGrows D．HowYourBodyWorksB14、OnMay2,2012,AshokGadgilbecamethewinnerofthe$100,000Lemelson-MITAwardforGlobalInnovation(全球创新奖).Eachyear,thehonorisgiventoaninventorwhohasmadeabigdifferenceinthelivesofpeopleindevelopingcountries.GadgilisaprofessorandphysicistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Hespentthirtyyearshelpingpeopleinneed.Hisinventionshavehelpedmorethan100millionpeoplearoundtheworld.“Ichosetofocusonproblemswheremyknowledgeofsciencecouldhelp,”Gadgilsaid.Inthe1990s,Gadgildesignedhisfirstlife-savinginventionaftermorethan10,000peoplediedfromBengalcholera(孟加拉霍乱)becauseofthecleanwatercrisis(危机)inIndia.Hisinventionusesultravioletlighttokilldeadlydisease-carryinggerms(细菌)fromdrinkingwater.Itcostsjustonecenttocleanfivelitersofwater(about21cups).Sofar,theinventionhasprovidedsafedrinkingwaterformorethanfivemillionpeopleinIndiaandotherdevelopingcountries.Gadgil’sanotherimportantinventionistheBerkeley-DarfurStove(炉具).ThelongandviolentwarinDarfur,Sudan,hascausedmanypeopletomovetoforeigncountriesandliveinrefugeecamps(难民营).Theyaregivenfoodaid.Butpeoplestillhavetotravelalongdistancefivetimesaweektogatherfirewoodtocookmeals.Thiscanbedangerousbecauseofstreetviolenceinthearea.Toavoiddanger,somespendmuchoftheirmoneyusedtofeedtheirfamiliesbuyingfirewood.ThestoveGadgilcreatedcutsfuelusageby55%.Thatmeanspeoplewouldn’thavetoleavethecampstofindfirewoodasoften.Theinventionalsohelpstosavehomesmorethan$300ayear.About125,000peopleandtheirfamilieshavebeenhelped.Asaprofessor,Gadgilencourageshisstudents,“Beoptimistic(乐观的)whenyoutryahardproblem,”hesays.“It’swhenyousolvealargeproblemthatyoucanhaveabiginfluenceontheworld.”1．AshokGadgilwasgiventhehonorbecause_______.A．hewasafamousprofessorandphysicistatUC,BerkeleyB．heimprovedthelivesofpeopleindevelopingcountriesC．hespentthirtyyearshelpingpeopleinneedD．hedevelopedusefulinventionswithhisteam2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGadgilisTRUE?A．Hehelpedabout125,000peopleinIndia.B．Hespentlotsofmoneyonhisinventions.C．Heusedhisknowledgetohelppeopleinneed.D．OneofhisinventionscouldcureBengalcholera.3．WhatdopeoplebenefitfromtheBerkeley-DarfurStove?A．Theycansellstovestomakealiving.B．Theycansavebothtimeandmoney.C．Theycanbeprotectedfromdiseases.D．Theycancooktheirfoodeasily.C15、Whatifyoufalloutofaboatandcan’tswim?Don’tbefrightened.Remember,yourbodyisfullofair.Learntobounce(弹起)inthewaterbouncingcansaveyourlife.Firsttakeadeepbreathandholdit.Thenstandupinthewater.Youreallycanfloatstandingup.Thewaterwillcoveryoureyes,butthetopofyourheadshouldstickout.Letyourarmsandlegshangloose.Putyourchinonyourchest.Stayunderthewateruntilyouneedabreath.Thenbounceoutofthewatertogetone.Bouncingisveryeasytodo.Raiseyourarmsinfrontofyou,withyourhandsfacingdown.Keepthemjustunderthetopofthewater.Thenraiseoneleg.Pretendyou’retryingtowalk.Nowpushyourhandsdownandstep.Afteryoudothis,yourheadwillcomeoutofthewater.Blowoutallyourair,andshoutforhelp.Nowtakeabreathofairandholdit.Letyourselfslipunderthewateragain.Letyourarmsandlegshangloose.Whenyouneedmoreair,bounceupagain.Keepdoingthisuntilpeoplecometohelpyou.Anyonecanlearnbouncing.Itdoesn’ttakelongtolearn.Themanwhothoughtofbouncingshowsittolittlechildren.Bouncingiseasy.Andithassavedmanylives.1．Whatshouldyoudofirsttobounceinthewater?A．Bringyourhandsupinfrontofyou.B．Lookaroundandshoutforhelp.C．Holdyourbreathandstandupinthewater.D．Trytogetourheadoutofwater.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”referto?A．Ashout.B．Arest.C．Awalk.D．Abreath.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．It’snoteasyforchildrentolearnbouncing.B．Whenyoubounceupforair,youshouldalsoshoutforhelp.C．Youcanstayunderthewateruntilpeoplecometohelpyou.D．Bouncinginthewatercanproducefreshairforpeople.4．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howtobounceinwater.B．Howtobreatheinwater.C．Theimportanceofbouncinginwater.D．Theimportanceofswimmingintherightway.D16、Cellphoneshelpuseasilyfindpeopleanywhereatanytime.Acellphonecanincludemanythings,suchasgames,musicandinternetaccess.Today,4.6billionpeoplearoundtheworldhavecellphones,accordingtoCBSnews.However,cellphonesmaycausecancer,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.Ina2010study,peoplewhousedacellphonefor10yearsormoreweremorethantwotimesaslikelytogetbraincancer,accordingtoCNN.Thesesuggestionsmayhelpyoureduceyourriskofcancer:1.UseaheadsetorspeakerHeadsetsgiveoutmuchlessradiationthanphones.Somewirelessheadsetsgiveoutlow-levelradiation.However,youshouldtakeitoffyourearwhenyou’renottalkingtoanyone.Usingyourphonewithaspeakerwillalsomakeitsafer.2.Listenmore,talklessYourphonegivesoutradiationwhenyoutalkortext,butnotwhenyou’relisteningorgettingmessages.Listeningmoreandtalkinglesscanlowertheriskofcancer.3.HoldthephoneawayfromyourbodyHoldthephoneawayfromyourbodywhenyou’retalking,notagainstyourear.Also,don’tkeepitinyourpocket.4.ChoosetextingovertalkingPhonesemitlessradiationtosendtextsthantocarryaperson’svoice.Textingalsokeepsradiationawayfromyourhead.5.Poorsignal?StayoffthephoneFewersignalbarsonyourphonemeanthatthephoneneedstogiveoutmoreradiationtowork.Makeandtakecallswhenyourphonehasastrongsignal.1．Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthat____________.A．peoplecandonothingwithoutmobilephoneB．cellphoneshavethreenewfunctionsC．it’sdangeroustousecellphonestoomuchD．cellphoneshelpusalotandmanypeopleusethem2．Thestudyfrom2010showedthat_____________A．peopleshouldusecellphonesfornomorethan10years.B．peoplewhodon’tusecellphoneswillnotgetbraincancerC．thelongerpeopleusecellphones,themorelikelytheyaretogetbraincancerD．themorecellphonespeoplehave,themorelikelytheyaretogetbraincancer3．WhichisNOTtrueaboutthesuggestionsmentionedinthepassage?A．Wirelessheadsetsdon’tgiveoutradiation.B．It’snotgoodtocarrycellphonesinpockets.C．Textingisbetterthanmakingphonecalls.D．Don’tmakecallswhenthesignalisweak.4．Theunderlinedword“emit”means________inChinese.A．吸收B．发出C．包含D．爆炸5．Thispassagemainlytalksabout____________.A．thedevelopmentandadvantagesofcellphonesB．thereasonwhycellphoneradiationcausescancerC．thebestwaystousecellphonestocommunicateD．howtoprotectourselvesfromcellphoneradiationE17、Shynesscanbeanunhappyfeeling.Butthegoodnewsis,you'renotalone.Scientistssaythatmorethan40percentofteenagersandadultsconsiderthemselvesshy.Shynessisfeelingalittlenervousorasifyouwanttohidewhenyou'rearoundotherpeopleorinanewsituation.___Scientistssaysuchthingsasgenetics（遗传基因），lifeexperiences，andenvironmentcaninfluencewhetherapersonisshy.Forexample,insomefamilies,everybodyseemstobeshy.Whathappensifyouareshy?Well,beingshymaycauseyoutoavoidormissopportunitiesyouwouldenjoy.Howdopeopleovercome(克服)shyness?ThisiswhatGilberttellsus."WhenIstartedofftryingtogetoverbeingshy,Idecidedtodolittlestepsatatime,includingpracticingsmilingandsayinghitopeople.Anditworkedforme.“Butshynessisnotthekindofthingthatmostpeoplecangetoverovernight.Overcomingshynesstaketimeandneedspractice.Herearesometipsgivenbyscientists.Thinkofwhattotalkaboutbeforeyouleavehome.Preparethingstotalkaboutbeforeyou'reinasocialsituation.Forexample,ifyouknowyourclassmatesareinterestedinanupcomingevent,learnaboutitsoyoucanjoinintheconversations.Letpeopleknowyou'reshy.Ifyou'reshy,justshowit.Insteadoflettingpeopleguess,tellthemthetruth.Explainthatyouareshyandfeelnervousbutenjoytalkingtopeople.Makethingseasyfortheotherperson.Remember,you’renottheonlyshypersonaround.Dowhatyouthinkmighthelpothersfeelgood-forexample,sayhelloorsmile.Pickonesocialskilltopracticeatatime.Startsimply.Forexample,smileorbethefirstpersontosayhi.Chooseskillsyoufeelcomfortableenoughwithtopracticeforaday,aweek,amonth,orevenayear.1．WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinParagraph2?A．Whatisshyness?B．Whatmakespeopleshy?C．Canshynessbegoodforus?D．Canweovercomeshyness?2．TheexampleofGilbertinParagraph4isgivento_____.A．showhowpeopleovercomeshynessB．introduceashygirlcalledGilbertC．telltherighttimetopracticesmilingD．explainthestepsofovercomingshyness3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overnight"inParagraph5mostprobablymean?A．Correctly.B．Suddenly.C．Slowly.D．Finally.4．Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytoovercomeshyness?A．Don’tletothersknowthatyouareshy.B．Waitforotherstosayhellotoyoufirst.C．Chooseseveralskillstopracticeatatime.D．Getreadybeforeyoujoininasocialsituation.F18、Isthereawaytoquicklyrememberinformationjustbeforetakinganexam?Walkingbackwardsmightbeawaytosolvethisproblem.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofRoehamptonintheUKsaidthisactivitycanhelppeopleimprovetheirshort-termmemory.Researchersasked114volunteerstowatchavideo.Afterwatchingthevideo,volunteersweredividedintothreegroups.Onegroupwastoldtowalk10metresforward.Thesecondgroupwalked10metresbackward.Thethirdgroupstoodinoneplace.Allthreegroupswerethenasked20questionsaboutwhattheysawinthevideo.Thescientistsfoundthatthebackward-walkinggroupgottwomore.answerscorrectonaveragethantheothergroups.Thissuggeststhattherelationshipbetweentheconcepts(概念）oftimeandspaceisimportantconsideringhowourmindsformmemories."Timeisreallyexpressedvia(通过）space,”AleksandarAksentijevic,wholedthestudy,toldTheDailyMail.Whenyouwalkbackward,youseethingsfromadifferentwaycomparedtowalkingforward.Thisdifferencehelpspeoplerecallthingsthathappenedinthepast.Andwalkingbackwardisnotjustgoodforourbrains.Itisalsogoodfortherestofourbody.Comparedtowalkingforward,walkingbackwardismorechallenging.Thiscanameliorateourhealth,accordingtoNewScientist,Walkingbackwardusesmoreenergyinashorttimeandburnsmorecalories.Besides,walkingbackwardislessstressfulforourknees.Itcould.behelpfulforpeoplewhooftenhavepainintheirknees,accordingtoresearchersfromtheUnegonintheUS.Walkingbackwardalsokeepsourspines（脊柱）strong,whichcanhelptoreducepaininthelowerback.Thismightbewhymanyoldpeoplelikewalkingbackward.1．Intheexperiment,thefirstgroupwasaskedto_________.A．walk10metresforwardB．walk10metresbackwardC．keeponmovingaroundD．standinoneplace2．Theexperimentshowsthatwalkingbackward____________.A．put