2023-2024学年苏州市吴江区中考英语最后冲刺模拟试卷含答案

2023-2024学年苏州市吴江区中考英语最后冲刺模拟试卷含答案注意事项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、Benisahard-workingwriter.Hewrotehis________novelwhenhewas________yearsold.A．fifth;fifty B．fifth;fiftieth C．five;fifty D．five:fiftieth2、UnfortunatelyIwassittingatthetablewithsmokersonsideofme.A．either B．both C．other D．all3、---Ididn’tknowthisisaonewaystreet,Sir.---___________A．That’sallright. B．Idon’tbelieveyou.C．Howdareyousaythat. D．Sorry,butthat’snoexcuse.4、Whentheteachercameintotheclassroom,thestudents____ingroups.A．work B．haveworked C．wereworking D．areworking5、Thesportsmeetingwillcontinue___itrainsthisafternoon.A．if B．since C．assoonas D．unless6、—Isthereasportsmeetinginyourschool?—Yes.ItinNovembereveryyear.A．holds B．held C．willbeheld D．isheld7、Lookatmynewjeans.Mymothergave________tomefor________birthday.A．it;me B．them;my C．they;mine D．its;I8、---Lisa,wouldyouliketoclimbYueluMountainwithmetomorrow?---I'dloveto,butIhavethedrivingtesttomorrow.Let’smakeitday.A．other B．another C．theother9、—Hi,Cathy!IsawMissZhanginthemeetingroomjustnow.―No,it______beher.ShewenttoNanjingtwodaysago.A．must B．may C．can’t D．needn’t10、The_______ofstayinghealthyistoeathealthyfoodandexercisemore.A．place B．secret C．time D．gameⅡ.完形填空11、Iusedtobeaveryself-centered（自我中心的）person,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople1Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecomingadifferentperson.Ithinkmy2startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmydegree（学位）andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soI3talkedtoanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally4Itseemedasifeveryonehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun,exceptme.SoIhada（n）5Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtrouble,Iwould6tohelp.Thatwasreallyabigstepforme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof7arestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew8,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.Oneoldladytherewhowasbadlyillbecamemy9EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso10becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever11her,soItookherplace.Sheletme12thatmakingothersfeelgoodmakemefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas13,butIwasverygrateful（感激的）toher.IthinkIamamuchbetterpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot14theseexperiences.Theyhavetaughtmeto15aboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.1．A．sinceB．beforeC．unlessD．or2．A．changeB．interestC．tourD．education3．A．usuallyB．oftenC．hardlyD．just4．A．happyB．relaxedC．angryD．lonely5．A．hobbyB．problemC．ideaD．job6．A．offerB．haveC．refuseD．forget7．A．usB．youC．themD．it8．A．hobbyB．attitudeC．hopeD．job9．A．friendB．teacherC．classmateD．guide10．A．strangeB．terribleC．politeD．happy11．A．likedB．askedC．visitedD．believed12．A．understandB．guessC．explainD．hate13．A．homelessB．sadC．hopelessD．lazy14．A．faceB．forgetC．findD．improve15．A．talkB．careC．worryD．learnⅢ.语法填空12、StanfordisaworldfamousuniversityonthewestcoastoftheU.S.ItwasbuiltbyStanfordandhiswifeinmemoryoftheironlysonwho1．(die)ofastrangedisease.TouristsareoftensurprisedatthebeautyofStanford.Amongthegreentrees,buildings2．yellowwallsandredtopsmakeupabeautifulpicture.Manytouristswonder3．yellowandredwerechosen.That’sbecausetheywerethe4．(favorite)ofMrs.Stanford.Thebigchurchis5．(important)buildinginStanford.Itstandsatthecentre.ItwasbuiltbyMrs.Stanfordtorememberherhusbandwhodevoted(贡献)6．(him)totheuniversity.There,studentsandteacherscancommunicatewithGodandholdgreatactivities,suchasconcertsandcelebrations.ThetallestbuildinginStanfordinHooverTower,whichisthelandmarkof7．university.AmannamedHooverhaddonealotfortheuniversity.Thethingsheonceusedcan8．(see)onthefirstfloor.Onthetopofthetower,touristcanhaveagoodlookatthewholecampus(校园).9．oneoftheworldtopuniversities,Stanfordhasmanysubjectsthatstandamongthetop10．(one)intheworld.Andcomputersciencehasbeenthefirstformanyyears.Ifyouwanttostudycomputerinauniversityabroad,maybeitisyourbestchoice.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Inclasses,yourteacherswilltalkabouttopicsthatyouarestudying.Theinformationtheyprovidewillbeimportantforyoutoknowwhenyoutaketests.Youmustbeabletotakegoodwrittennotesfromwhatyourteacherssay.Takinggoodnoteshasthreestages.Therearecertainthingsyoushoulddobeforeclass,duringclass,andafterclass.Herearethethreestagesofnote-takingandwhatyoushoulddoduringeachclass.1：GetReadytoTakeNotesReviewyournotesfromtheprevious(以前的)classbeforeyoucometoclass.Thiswillhelpyourememberwhatwascoveredandgetyoureadytounderstandthenewinformationyourteacherwillprovide.Completeallassigned(布置的)readingsbeforeyoucometoclass.Yourteacherwillexpectthatyouhavedonethisandwilluseandbuilduponthisinformation.Bringallnote-takingmaterialswithyoutoclass-severalpensandpencilsaswellasyournotebook.2：TakeNotesNoticewhatyourteacherissaying.Notice"signalstatements".Examplesofsignalstatementsare"Themostimportantpoint..."and"Rememberthat..,"Besuretoincludeinyournotesinformationthatyourteacherrepeatsorwrittenontheblackboard.Writequicklysothatyoucanincludealltheimportantinformationinyournotes.Dothisbywritingabbreviated(简化的)wordssuchasmedformedicine,usingsymbolssuchas%forpercent(百分之),andwritingshortsentences.Placea"?"nexttoinformationaboutwhosemeaningyouarenotsure.1．What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toencourageustolistencarefullyinclass.B．Totellustheimportanceoftakingnotes.C．Totellushowtoquicklyimproveourstudy.D．Togiveussometipsonhowtotakenotes.2．Wecanlearnthatinthewriter'sopinion(观点),_______.A．takingnotesisaneasythingB．takingnotesisimportantfortestsC．teachersshouldn'tprovideinformationbeforetestsD．takingnotesismoreimportantthanlisteningtotheteachers3．Whatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutnext?A．Howtoprepareforexams. B．Aneasywaytotakenotes.C．Note-takingafterclass. D．Theimportanceoftakingnotes.B14、Herearetwoamazingshopsfromtheworld.OneofthemostfamousdepartmentstoresinNewYorkCityisMacy’s.Thereareover850Macy’sstoresallovertheUS,buttheflagshipstoreisinHeraldSquare,Manhattan---justaroundthecornerformtheEmpireStateBuilding.Interestingly,RowlandMacy,thecompanyfounder(创始人),openedhisfirstshopsbetween1843and1855,buttheyweren’tsuccessful.However,Macylearnedfromhismistakes,andin1858hemovedtoNewYork.HeopenedhisfirstNewYorkstoreonOctober18,1858andwasimmediatelysuccessful.Macy’sisespeciallyfamousforitsThanksgivingDayParade,whichmarksthebeginningoftheChristmasseason.OneoftheoldestshopsinLondonisFortnum&Mason.ItwasfoundedbyWilliamFortnumandHughMasonin1707incentralLondon.Originally,theshoponlysoldfood,butthesedays,itsellsallkindsofotherthingsincludingclothes,booksandgames.Ithasthe“Gentleman’sDepartment”onthetopfloor,afamousteashopandseveralrestaurants.Thebusinessstartedoutsmall,butin1761,WilliamFortnum’sgrandson,Charles,wenttoworkforQueenCharlotte.Asaresult,theroyals(皇家)startedshoppingthereandcontinuestonow.Infact,QueenElizabethvisitedFortnum’slastyear.Fortnum’sisreallyfamousforit’shampers,whicharebasketsoffood.TherearepicnichampersandChristmashampersthatarefullofwinesandChristmasfood.Theyareextremelypopular,butalsoquiteexpensiveadcancostupto￡25,000.1．HowoldisthestoreMacy’s?A．60.B．158.C．155.D．160.2．WhydidRowlandMacymakehisshopssuccessful?A．BecausehemovedtoNewYork.B．Becauseheopenedaflagshipstore.C．BecausehebeganChristmasseason.D．Becausehelearnedfromhismistakes.3．WhatdidFortnum&Masonusetosell?A．Food.B．Books.C．Games.D．Clothes.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A．Fortnum&Masonusedtobeasmallshop.B．ThehampersfromFortnum&Masonarepopularbutexpensive.C．Macy’sThanksgivingDayParademeansthebeginningofChristmasseason.D．WilliamFortnumworkedforQueenElizabeth.5．Whereisthispassagepossiblyfrom?A．Amusicmagazine.B．Aclothesad.C．Asportsposter.D．Afashionguidebook.C15、Infact,almosteverycountryintheworldisnamedafteroneofthesefourthings:atribe(部落)，afeature(特征)oftheland,aplaceoranimportantperson.Herearesomeexamples.TribenamesEnglandisingoodcompanywiththelion'sshare(aboutonethird)oftheworld'scountriesnamedafteranearlytribe.ImportantpeoplePHILIPPEINES---NamedbySpanishexplorer(探险家RuyLopezdeVillalobos,inhonourofKingPhilipIIofSpainin1542.LandfeaturesICELAND---Thisnameistranslatedas"LandofIce",perhapsforclearreasons,fromtheancientlanguageofOldNorse.PlacesJAPAN--Nippon,whichisthenamecommonlyusedbyJapanese,means"landoftherisingsun"anditsplacebeingtotheeastofChina.1．ThenamesofmostcountriesoftheworldarenamedafterA．importantpeopleB．tribenamesC．landfeaturesD．places2．Whichcountryisnamedafterthelandfeature?A．Australia.B．England.C．Iceland.D．Japan.3．WhatdoJapanesecommonlynametheircountry?A．Spain.B．Japan.C．Nippon.D．China.4．Wherecanyouprobablyseethispassage?A．Inastorybook.B．Inaguidebook.C．Inamedicinebook.D．Inabookofworldplacenames.D16、Pleasesitdownandenjoyyourmeal．Justdon'ttalkaboutit．Thesearetherequirementsatapopulardiningpartythatisknownas"silentdinners"．Itencouragespeoplewhotakepartinthediningpartynottospeakforonetotwohoursandnottouseelectronicdevices．Instead，theideaistojustonthefood．"Silentdinnerpartiesarefastgrowing，"saidHoniRyan，whohashosted32silentdinnerpartiesin11citiesacrosseightcountries，includingGermany，AustraliaandtheUnitedStates．"Thewaywecommunicateischangingsofastthatweneedtostopandthinkaboutit．"Accordingtoa2013nationwidesurvey，restaurantnoisecameinsecondonlytopoorserviceamongcustomer（顾客）complaints．And19percentofdinerswhotookpartinthesurveysaidnoiseandcrowdsdisturbedthemmostwhileeatingout．Thoughsilentdinnersmayseemcurious，theideaisnotanewone．Yogis（瑜伽信徒）havelongenjoyedsilentmealsaspartofadeepenedpractice．Infact，itwasatriptoatemple（寺庙）inIndiabyamanthatencouragedoneBrooklynrestaurantrecentlytoaddasilentdinnertoitseventprogramming．"We'llmakeasmallspeechatthebeginningofthemealtomakesureeveryoneunderstandswhatishappeningandaskthemnottospeakorusetheirmobilephonesforatleastanhour，"saidEATGreenpointownerJordanColon．Andbackgroundmusicwillbeturnedoff，too．"It'sfunny；whenIfirstopenedEAT，Ididn'tplaymusicforsometimeandpeoplehadverydifferentreactions（反映）tothat，"saidColon．"Somepeoplewhocomeouttoeatarereadytoparty，butitwassoquietwithoutmusic．ButIwantedtocreateanenvironmentthatmakesyourelaxed．"Althoughpersonalreactionstoasilentdinnermaybevarious，ingeneraltheyaremorelikelytogetintoalotoftalkafterwards，saidRyan．"Attheendofthenightpeoplealwayshavealottosayaboutsilence．Butthemostreactionisthatthereisalwaysagoodlaugh．"1．Thefirstparagraphiswrittentobea（n）____．A．conclusion B．introductionC．argument D．warning2．Atsilentdinnerparties，peopleshouldnot____．A．leavebeforetheyfinisheatingB．justpayattentiontothefoodC．useamobilephoneorlistentomusicD．takeelectronicdevicestotheparty3．WhatdoesthewritertrytotellusinParagraph5?A．Silentmealshelppeoplelivelonger．B．Yogisarethefirsttoholdsilentdinners．C．Moreandmorepeoplelikeeatinginsilence．D．Theideaofeatinginsilenceappearedlongago．4．InJordanColon'sopinion，silentdinners____．A．makepeoplecomfortableandrelaxedB．arehardtobeacceptedbymostpeopleC．canhelphimtoattractmorecustomersD．provideachancetogettoknowothersE17、ThedaywasThankfulThursday.It’saweeklytraditionthatmytwolittlegirlsandIbeganyearsago.Wealwaysgooutintheworldanddocharity(慈善)work.LastThursday,weweregoingtobuylunchforthebeggars(乞丐)inthestreet.Iordered15lunchesfromMcDonald’sanddecidedtohandthemout.Weenjoyedwhatwesawinthestreet:asurprisedandhappypersonholdinguphislunchbag.Thenwenoticedasmalloldwomanaskingforfood.Wehandedherourfinallunchbag.Aswegotintothecar,shestartedtospeaktous.“Noonehaseverdoneanythinglikethisformebefore,”shesaidwithasmile.“Well,I’mgladthatwewerethefirst,”Ireplied.“So,whenwillyoueatyourlunch?”Iasked.Shejustlookedatmewithherhuge,tiredbrowneyesandsaid,“Oh,honey,I’mnotgoingtoeatthislunch.Yousee,Ihavealittlegirl.Iusuallycan’taffordtobuyherthefoodsheenjoys.Buttonightshewillbesohappy!”Idon’tknowifthewomannoticedthetears(泪水)inmyeyes.Ihavequestionedmanytimeswhetherouractsofkindnessweretoosmalltomakeadifference.Yetatthatmoment,IrealizedthetruthofMotherTeresa’swords:“Wecannotdogreatthings—onlysmallthingswithgreatlove.”1．OnThankfulThursday,thewriteroftenwentwithhertwodaughtersto________.A．visittheirfriendsB．dosomecharityworkC．havelunchinMcDonald2．Theoldwomanwasthe_______onetogetthelunch.A．firstB．secondC．last3．Accordingtothepassage,whichistrueabouttheoldwoman?A．Shewouldgivethelunchtoherdaughter.B．SheatethelunchwhenshegothomeC．Shedidn’tlikethefoodfromMcDonald’s4．Afterthewriterlearnedthestoryofthewoman,shewas________.A．angryB．movedC．surprised5．Whatdoesthearticlewanttotellus?A．It’sdifficulttohelpeveryoneinneed.B．Asmallactofkindnessmeansalot.C．Eachfamilyhasitsownproblems.F18、Robotsareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothinkandactlikehumans.Butitisdifficultforengineerstocreatehumor(幽默)inmachines.Computerscientistshavehopedtohelpthemunderstandhumor.Buttheyfailedagainandagain.Whyisitsodifficult?Kiki,acomputerlanguageexpert(专家),studieshumoratauniversity.“Mostrobotsarepoweredbyartificialintelligence(人工智能AI).ButAIwillneverunderstandjokeslikehumansdo.”Hesaid,“ThemainproblemisthatAIsystemdoesn’thavethesenseofhumor.”Otherexpertsagreethatcontext(语境)isveryimportanttounderstandhumor,bothforhumansandrobots.Inoneproject,TristanMiller,acomputerscientist,studiedmorethan10,000puns.Punsareakindofjokethatusesawordwithtwomeanings.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Balloons(气球)donotlikepopmusic.”Theword“pop”canbeawayofsayingpopularmusic,or“pop”canbethesoundaballoonmakeswhenitexplodes(爆炸).“Arobotmightnotunderstandthejokebecauseitdoesn’tknowthemeaningofthepuns.”Millersaid.Althoughit’sdifficult,somescientistssaytherearegoodreasonstokeeptryingtoteachhumortorobots.Itcanmakemachinesunderstandhumansbetterandservehumansbetter.Anditcanalsohelpthemtothinkmorelikehumans.Butotherscientistsdon’tthinkit’sagoodideatoteachhumortorobots.Theymayfindhumor,buttheymayuseitinawrongway.MaybebadAIwillstartkillingpeoplebecauseitthinksitisfunny.Besides,itmaymakesomepeoplefeelnotsafe.Thecomedians(喜剧演员)maylosetheirjobswhentherobotscanunderstandhumor.1．Kikiisanexpertwhostudies______atauniversity.A．humans B．humor C．AIsystem D．robots2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pun"meaninParagraph3?A．语言 B．笑话 C．双关语 D．同义词3．Fromthepassage,weknowthat______.A．AIsystemhasthesenseofhumorB．contextisveryimportanttounderstandhumoronlyforhumansC．ifrobotsunderstandhumor,theycan’tservehumansbetterD．somescientistthinkit’sgoodtoteachrobotshumorbutothersdon