2023-2024学年江苏省常州市武进星辰实验校中考二模英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年江苏省常州市武进星辰实验校中考二模英语试题含答案考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Busiestmenfindthemosttime.Althoughweteenagersarebusystudyingalldaynow,weshouldalsotakeupmeaningfulhobbiesbecausetheycan______.①helprelaxourbodyandmind.②letuslearnmorefromtextbooks③helpusmakemorefriends.④improveourability⑤makeusincreasestressA．①④⑤ B．②④⑤ C．①③④2、Hecouldn’t_____ananswerwhenIaskedhimwhyhewaslateforthemeetingagain.A．lookover B．putup C．openup D．comeupwith3、—DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourpen?---___________.A．Yes,youmayborrow B．Yes,youcouldC．Yes,goon D．Yes,helpyourself4、________,theInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment.Butnowit’swidelyusedineveryfield.A．Asusual B．Atfirst C．Afterall D．Sofar5、Boysandgirls,whynotreadEnglishaloud?It's____toyourpronunciationandreadingskills.A．harmful B．useless C．helpful D．thankful6、--Whatabouthavingadrink?--_______.A．Helpyourself B．Nevermind C．You’reright D．Goodidea.7、—Ilovemyschool.Italwaystriesitsbesttoourneeds.—Howluckyyouare!A．satisfyB．realizeC．encourageD．get8、-IsLiLeiatschooltoday?-No,heisathome_____hehasabadcold.A．until B．if C．because D．so9、—Jane,yourwatchissonice.Whenandwheredidyoubuyit?—InNovemberinHongkong.Iitforonlyseveralmonths.IwenttovisittheHongkong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridgeafterbuyingthewatch.A．bought B．had C．havehad10、Middleschoolstudentsdon'tneedtogoto__schoolonweekends.Theycangoto__parkforfunwiththeirparentsorfriends.A．/，aB．a,aC．the,aD．a,/Ⅱ.完形填空11、Joelosthisarmsinanaccidentthatkilledhisfather.Sincethen,hehashadtodependonthe1ofhisyoungersisterElla.Inordertotakecareofhim,Ellabecamehisshadow,neverleavinghim2foryears.Exceptforwritingwithhistoes,hewascompletelyunabletodoanythinginhislife.Astheygrewuptogether,theyhadtheirshareof3andtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenoneday,EllawantedtoseparatefromJoe,living4ownlife.SoJoewasheart-brokenanddidn'tknowwhattodo.A5misfortune(不幸)struckRosa,too.Onenighthermother,whosuffered(受苦)frommentalillness,6.Soherfatherwentoutlookingforhermother.Shetriedtocookmealsforherparents,onlytooverturnthekerosenelightonthestove,resultinginafirewhichtookherhandsaway.ThoughhereldersisterSusanshowedherwillingnesstotakecareofher,Rosadecidedtobe7independent.Andmostofallshelearnedtodothingsonherown.Onceshewrotethefollowinginhercomposition:“I’mlucky.ThoughIlostmyarms,Istillhavelegs.Thoughmywingsarebroken,myheartcanstillfly.”Oneday，JoeandRosawerebothinvitedtoatelevisioninterviewprogram.JoetoldtheTVhostabouthisuncertainfutureatbeingleftonhisown,whileRosawasfullofhopeforherlife.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.Joewrote：Myyoungersister'sarmsaremyarms;8Rosawrote:Brokenwings,flyingheart.Theyhadbothstoodthesamesufferings,buttheirdifferent9determined(决定)thenatureoftheirlives.Itistruethatlifeisunpredictable.Howyoudealwithmisfortuneisthetruetestofyourcharacter.Ifyouchooseonlytocomplainandrunawayfromthesuffering，itwillalways10youwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrong,thehardshipwillturnouttobeafortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarise.1．A．legsB．armsC．eyesD．hands2．A．sadB．afraidC．worriedD．lone3．A．questionsB．accidentsC．problemsD．business4．A．hisB．herC．myD．their5．A．seriousB．suddenC．terribleD．similar6．A．returnedB．disappearedC．movedD．left7．A．completelyB．directlyC．seriouslyD．immediately8．A．andB．soC．whileD．or9．A．opinionsB．valuesC．sensesD．attitudes10．A．followB．catchC．disturbD．hurtⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面对话，在空白处填入恰当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多不超过3个）。Iusedtobefull1．passionandimagination.Inmychildhood,Idreamedof2．(build)acastlewiththousandsofredroses.Ialsodreamedoftravellingaroundtheworldtoenjoydifferentcultures.Butmydream3．(change)already.Mydreamnotonlyfocuseson4．(my),butalsoonhelpingthestaving(饥饿的)and5．(home)peoplewhoarenowlivingonthe6．(alone)islandofpoverty.Iamgladtoseemydreamchange.Tome,adreamisthelightattheendoftunnelandthesunriseofthenewday.Itgivesmethecourageandstrengthtokeepon,overcomethechallengesandachievemy7．(goal).Idon’tknowhowmydreamcancometrue,8．IdoknowitwillcometrueaslongasIcontinuetopursue(追求)it.Iwillkeepmydreaminmyheart,studyhardandbereadytodo9．Icantohelpstaringandpoorpeople.Ibelieve,oneday,wewillallliveinaplaceofjustice(正义)and10．(happy),wherelaughteristhelanguageoftheworld.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ThinkingoutsidetheBoxIfyouthinkyoungpeoplecan'thaveaninfluenceontheworld，thinkagain.Overtheyears，teenshaveinventedexcellentthingsthatsolveproblemsandhavechangedthewayspeopledothings.Takefourteen-year-oldEliottSarreyforexample.HeinventedBot2Karot，agardeningrobotthatcantakecareofasmallvegetablegarden.Therobotiscontrolledbyanapponasmartphone.Ithelpspeoplegrowandtakecareofvegetables.Italsosaveswaterandenergy，andmakesgardeningeasyforpeoplewhoareverybusyorhavedifficultygettingaround.BrookeMartinisananimalloverwhomissedherdogwhenshewasaway.SosheinventediCPoochwhenshewasjusttwelveyearsold.TheiCPoochletspetownerscheckontheirpetsfromanywhereintheworldusingasmartphone.Italsoallowsownerstousetheirsmartphonecamerastovideochatwiththeirpets.Fourteen-year-oldinventorRobertSauntwastiredofbuyingorborrowingdifferentvideo-gamecontrollersforeachgameconsole(操控器).SoheinventedacontrollercalledGameBlox.Itcanbeusedwithfourofthemostpopulargameconsoles.Hisinventionwillsaveplayersalotofmoneyandspace，anditwillsave330millionkgofmaterialseveryyear.Kidsallovertheworldfindwaystosolveproblemseveryday.Whoknows?Maybethenexttimeyouhaveaproblem，you'llcomeupwiththenextamazingidea!1．Ifyouhavenotimetotakecareofyourvegetablegarden，_______canhelpyou.A．Bot2KarotB．iCPoochC．GameBloxD．SmartphoneCameras2．BrookeMartininventediCPoochwhenshewas_______.A．4B．10C．12D．143．Accordingtothepassage，RobertSaunt________.A．isananimalloverB．wastiredofplayinggamesC．inventedacontrollerD．helpswithgardeningB14、ResearchershavedevelopedpaperthatcanbeprintedwithUVlight(紫外线)，freefromtheneedforink(油墨).Peoplecancleartheinformationawayonthelight-printablepaperbyheatingitto120°Canditcanbereusedmorethan80times.Theresearchwascarriedoutinordertoreducetheeffectsofpaperproductionondeforestation(滥砍滥伐).Theresearchers,fromShandongUniversityinChinaandtheUniversityofCalifornia,Riverside,saidthatthesecretbehindthetechnologyisacolor-changingchemical.Athincoatingofthechemicalcanbeusedonusualpaperandturnitintoareusable,light-printableone.Heatingthepaperfor10minutescanhelpcleartheinformationawaymorequickly.ProfessorYadongYin,achemistryprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaandaco-authorofthestudy,said,“Thegreatestimportanceofourworkisthedevelopmentofanewtechnologytoproduceanink-freerewritablepaperthathasthesamefeelandappearanceasusualpaper.Ourworkisbelievedtohavegreateconomicandenvironmentalinfluencesonthemodemsociety.”Paperproductionhasabadinfluenceontheenvironment.It’sthemaincauseofindustrialpollutionandpaperthrownawaybypeoplemakesupabout40%oflandfillswherewasteisburiedundertheground.Itispredictedthatlight-printablepaperwillbeinexpensiveinthefuture.Theprintingprocessisalsomorecost-effectivethantheusualoneasnoinkisneeded.Mostimportantly,itcanbereusedmanytimes,whichgreatlyreducesthecost.1．Whydidresearchersdotheresearch?A．Tomakemoremoneybysellingthepaper. B．Tosavemoreinkandmoremoney.C．Tomakepeopleinterestedinwritingonthepaper. D．Tostoppeoplefromcuttingdownmoretrees.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．Usualpaper. B．Thechemical. C．Thetechnology. D．Ink.3．Whatcan’tweknowfromParagraph3?A．Therewritablepaperlooksthesameastheusualpaper. B．Wastedpapa:isthemostseriouspollution.C．Theresearchwillmakeadifferencetooureconomicdevelopment. D．Ourenvironmentwillbeinfluencedbytherewritablepaper.4．Whataretheadvantagesoftherewritablepaper?a.Itcanberecycledmanytimes.b.Itcanhelpsavemoney.c.Itisenvironmentally-friendly.d.Itwillhelpsavetime.A．abc B．bed C．acd D．abdC15、CircleofKnowledgeMoststudentstodaydependontherapidnessandconvenienceoftheInternettoprovidethefactstheylookfor.Givenaresearchtask，manystudentsmakeuseofawebsiteknownasWikipedia，whichisavailable（可获得的）toallusersoftheInternet.However，beforetheintroductionoftheInternet,studentsjourneyedtothelibrarytosearchforfacts，figuresandstoriesinahugecollectionofbooksknownasencyclopedias（百科全书）Theword“encyclopedia"，meaning“wholecircleofknowledge”，comesfromtheancientGreeklanguage.Thefirstencyclopediaswereorganizedbytopic.Theseearlycollectionsweretheworksofasinglewriter.ThefirstbookofthiskindwaswrittenbyaRoman，PlinytheElder,nearly2,000yearsago.Plinyscollectionremainedpopularforalmost1,500years.Producingsuchhugeworkswasadifficulttask.Soexpertsbegantoworktogether,sharingresponsibilityforwritingaboutdifferenttopics.ThefirstsetofbookstousemanyauthorswasAnUniversalDictionaryofArtsandSciencespublishedin1728.Themultiple-authormodelbecamethemostwidelyusedformat.Todaytherearemanyencyclopediasindifferentmedia.TheonlineencyclopediaWikipediawasstartedin2001.UserscanvisitthefreewebsiteontheInternet.Buttheonlineinformationhasmistakes.Usersarewarnedthatnewerarticlesmayhavelargemistakes.Printedencyclopediasaremoreorlessfreeofmistakes.However,itisexpensivetomakesureofthecorrectness.Wikipediaistryingtoimproveitscorrectness.Theyemploy（雇用）1，000“factcheckers"tolookthroughthewebsiteandcorrectmistakes.Thewebsitemanagersalsostatethatolderarticlesaremorecompleteandbalanced.EncyclopediaBritannicahasevenmademovesawayfrombeingasingle-formatbooktoo.Thecompanystartedafreeonlineversion.Thefreearticlesareshort;however,longerarticlesareavailableafteruserspayforthem.Bothonlineandprinteditions（版本）havedisadvantages.Themistakescanbecorrected，buttheprocesstakestime.Printeditionsareresistant（顽固的）tosuchmistakes.Theyarealsoresistanttosomethingelse：change.Sometimesnewinformationbecomesavailableafteranencyclopediaisprinted.Publisherscanwaittoincludethenewinformationinthenextedition，butthatmightbeayearormoreaway.Morechangesarelikelyforencyclopedias，whetherinprintoronline.Astimegoesby，theknowledgeofhumankindwillstillneedtoberecorded，sorted，andstored.Thestoryofhowthatinformationwilllookin20，50oreven100yearsisstillunwritten.1．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thereadersofencyclopedias.B．Thejourneytothelibrary.C．Thehistoryofencyclopedias.D．Thechangetothelibrary.2．TheproblemofonlineencyclopediaWikipediamightbethatA．theservicescosttoomuchB．newarticlescannotbefoundC．userscannotvisitthewebsiteD．theinformationhasmistakes3．Wecanteamfromthepassagethat．A．thefuturelookofinformationisunknowntotheworldB．olderarticlesonthewebsiteareusuallyeasyandshortC．thefirstencyclopediasweretheworksofmanywritersD．printeditionsofencyclopediaschangeinformationfast4．Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tosuggestreadingprintedencyclopedias.B．Toadvisepeopletouseonlineencyclopedias.C．Tosellsomeeditionsofencyclopediasonline.D．Tointroducethedevelopmentofencyclopedias.、D16、Oncetherewasaforestwherealltheanimalslivedhappilytogether.Onedayafamilywenttospendthedayintheforest,andthesonlefthissocksthere.Afterthefamilyleft,abearcameby,foundthesocks,anddecidedtotrythemon.Theyfitsowell,andhelikedthemsomuchthathewouldn'ttakethemoff.Alltheanimalstalkedaboutthebear'snewlook.Soon,inthatforest,therebeganappearingsquirrelsinshirts,rabbitsinshoes,andevenrats(老鼠)wearinghats!Theforestdoctorshookhishead,tellinganimals,"Thiscan'tbegood.Animalsdon'tneedclothes!"Butnoonelistenedtohim.Theysaidhewasjustoutoffashion.However,_______________________________.Severaltimesthesquirrelcaughthisshirtontrees,stoppinghiminmid-jumpandsendinghimfallingtothegroundfromatree.Theratcouldn'tgointohisholewithouttakingoffhishatfirst.Eventhebear,becauseofhissocks,slipped（滑到）fromtheriverrockandalmostkilledhimself.Whentheanimalscametoseethedoctor,hegavethemallthesameadvice,"Takeoffthoseclothesbeforeonedaythey'regoingtokillyou."Thosewholistenedtothedoctor'sadvicestoppedhavingaccidents.Andtheanimalsrealizedthattheydidn'tneedclothesatall.Startingtowearthemhadbeenverydangerous,andtheyhadonlydoneittomakeothersadmirethem,andtogetattention.1．______foundthesocksandtriedthemon.A．ThesonB．ThebearC．TherabbitD．Therat2．Fromthestorywecanknowthat______.A．thefamilyhadagoodtimewiththebearB．theanimalsdidn'tlikethebear'snewlookC．theforestdoctortoldtheanimalsnottowearclothesD．thesquirrelcouldn'tgointohisholewithhishaton3．Theunderlinedsentence"itwasn'tlongbeforethefirstresultsoffashion-fevercame."probablymeansthat_______.A．soontheanimalshadafeverbecauseoftheclothesB．soontheanimalsenjoyedwearingclothesverymuchC．soontheanimalsbecamehealthierinthewarmclothesD．soontheanimalshadlotsofaccidentsbecauseoftheclothes4．Thestoryiswrittentotellus______.A．helpingothersishelpingyourselfB．weshouldbecarefulintheforestC．thingsthatfityourselfarethebestD．animalsmustbelookedafterwellE17、Yourbraincontrolseverythingyoudo.Itmakesitpossibleforyoutothink,learn,createandfeel;toblink(眨眼)andbreatheandforyourhearttoheat–thisfantasticcontrolcenterisyourbrain.Itissoamazingthatafamousscientistoncecalledit“themostcomplex(复杂)thingwehaveyetdiscoveredinouruniverse”.Canthissmallgreyorgan(器官),whichweighslessthanoneandahalfkilos,reallydosomuch?Amazingly,yourbraincontainsabout100billionneurons(神经元)-itwouldtakeyouover3,000yearstocountthemall.Believeitornot,theactivityinyourbrainneverstops.Yourneuronscreateandsendmoremessagesthanallthephonesintheworld.Andalthoughoneneuroncreatesonlyalittleelectricity,allyourneuronstogethercanproduceenoughelectricitytopoweralightbulb(灯泡).Soexactlyhowfastdoesyourbrainwork?Well,imaginethis:abeelandsonyourfoot.Neuronsinyourskinsendthisinformationtoyourbrainataspeedofmorethan240kilometersperhour.Yourbrainthenusesotherneuronstosendthemessagebacktoyourfoottoshakethebeeoffquickly.Theseneuronscansendthisinformationatmorethan320kilometersperhour.Nocomputerhasyourbrain'sunbelievableabilitytodealwiththeamountofinformationcomingfromyoureyes,earsandothersensoryorgans.Buthowdoesyourbrainallowyoutolearnthingsthatyouwilluseinthefuture?Thestructure(结构)ofyourbrainchangeseverytimeyouhaveanewthought,rememberorlearnsomething.Forexample,ridingabikeseemsimpossibleatfirst,butsoonyouareabletodoit.How?Asyoupractice,yourbrainsends"bikeriding"messagesagainandagainSoon,theactionsarelearntandyouareabletorideabikeeasilyfromthenon.1．Fromthepassageweknowthatneurons___________.A．receivemessagesveryslowlyB．areonlyfoundinyourskinC．sendmessagestoyourbrainD．needelectricitytowork2．InParagraph3,thewritermentionscomputersto___________.A．comparethemwiththehumanbrainB．showhowfasttheyhavebecomeC．saythatcomputershavenoabilitiesD．askpeopletousecomputersmore3．Whenyouhaveanewthought,___________.A．yourbrainwillpoweralightbulbB．yourheartbeatsfasterC．youremembersomethingD．thestructureofyourbrainchanges4．WhichofthestatementsaboutthebrainisTRUE?A．Thespeedoftheneuronsinthebraincanbeupto320kilometersperminute.B．Theelectricityproducedbytheneuronscanhardlypoweralightbulb.C．Welearnanewskillbysendingthemessagesagainandagainthroughthebrain.D．Afterreceivingtheinformation,thebrainsendthesameneuronsbacktoyourfoot.5．Thearticleismainlyabout___________.A．allthestepswhenyourbrainlearnsthingsB．whatanunbelievableorganthehumanbrainisC．howthebrainmakespeoplesmarterthancomputersD．thethingsyoucandotomakeyourbrainworkfasterF18、Moreandmorepeoplelikebicyclinganditisnosurprise.Itisfun,healthyandgoodfortheenvironment.Maybethat’swhythereare1.4billionbicyclesandonly400millioncarsonroadsworldwidetoday.Bikescantakeyoualmostanywhere,andthereisnooilcost!Getonabicycleandridearoundyourneighbourhood.Youmaydiscoversomethingnewallaroundyou.Stoppingandgettingoffabikeiseasierthanstoppingandgettingoutofyourcar.Youcanbiketoworkandbenefit(受益)fromtheenjoyableexercisewithoutpollutingtheenvironment.Youdon’tevenhavetoridealltheway.Folding(折叠)bikesworkwellforpeoplewhoridethetrain.Justfoldthebikeandtakeitwithyou.Youcandothesameonanairplane.Afoldingbikecanbepackedinasuitcase.Youcanalsotakeacommonbikewithyouwhenyoufly.Butbesuretolookforinformationbygettingonairlinewebsites.Notallairlinesarebicycle-friendlytotravellers.HealthBenefitsofBicycling:Ithelpstopreventheartdiseases.Bicyclinghelpstocontrolyourweight.A15-minutebikeridetoandfromworkthreetimesaweekburnsofffivekilosoffatinayear.Bicyclingcanimproveyourmood(心情).Exerciselikebicyclinghasbeenshowntomakepeoplefeelbetter,morerelaxedandself-confident.Bicyclingishealthierthandriving.1．Fromthepassage,weknowthatbicyclingisbecomingvery.A．surprising B．exciting C．expensive D．popular2．Whenyouareridingyourbicyclearoundyourneighbourhood,youmay.A．pollutetheenvironmentaround B．findsom