2024年南通市崇川区、如皋市中考英语一模试卷（含答案）

2024年南通市崇川区、如皋市中考英语一模试卷英语注意事项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项1．本试卷共12页，满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡并交回。2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔填写在答题卡指定的位置。3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、考试证号与你本人的是否相符。4．答案必须按要求填涂、书写在答题卡上，在草稿纸、试卷上答题一律无效。一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1．---TheChinayouseetodayisquiteadifferentcountryfrom________itusedtobe．Ithasbecomegreener,strongerandwealthier．

A．this B．that C．theone D．不填2．Inventorsarealways________intryingnewthings．Weshouldlearnthespiritofnotfearingdifficultiesfromthem．

A．volunteers B．engineers C．pioneers D．storyteller3．Qingtuanisa(n)________snackforpeoplelivinginSoutheastChinaduringQingmingFestival．

A．classical B．international C．personal D．traditional4．---Whydidn’tHelenattendthepartyyesterdayevening?

---Shewasracing________thetimetofinishareportonherproject．

A．over B．against C．through D．across5．ThetalentedpainterPabloPicassooncesaid,“Everychildisanartist．Theproblemishowto________anartistoncehegrowsup．”

A．remind B．respect C．remain D．require6．________nobodyknowswhenandwherefootballcomesfrom,onethingweknowforsureisthatithasquitealonghistory．

A．Though B．Since C．Unless D．Whether7．---AItechnologytakestheworldforward．Willit________changetheworld?

---Well,itreliesonhowitisusedanddeveloped．

A．smoothly B．completely C．properly D．rapidly8．________fasttoyourdreams,forifdreamsdie,lifeislikeabroken-wingedbirdthatcanneverfly．

A．Hold B．Tohold C．Held D．Holding9．---Doyouknowthesaying“WhenIwalkalongwithtwoothers,they________servemeasmyteachers．”?---Yes．Ittellsuswecanlearnfromthepeoplearoundus．

A．may B．must C．should D．need10．---The2024NantongMarathonwilltakeplacesoon．Canyourcousingetthefirstprizeintherace?

---He________todoso,buthehasjusthurthisleg．It’simpossiblenow．

A．willexpect B．isexpected C．hasexpected D．wasexpected11．---Springisagoodtimeforsettinggoals．

---That’strue．Thewholeyear’swork________agoodstartinspring．

A．carriesout B．leadsto C．makesup D．dependson12．Childrenaresupposedtolearn________differentsubjectsand________goodmanners,whicharehelpfultothemfortheirfuturelife．

A．not;but B．either;or C．notonly;butalso D．neither;nor13．---It’sreportedthatfourrobotcooksare________inacommunitydininghallofNantong．

---That’strue．Andthedishestheymakearedeliciousandcheap．

A．insilence B．inservice C．inpublic D．inorder14．---Jenny,isthereanythingelseyou’dliketoknowaboutthefamouspeople?---Yes．I’mstillwondering________．

A．whendidAudreyHepburnenterthefilmindustry

B．thatArmstrongwasthefirstmantowalkontheMoon

C．whetherDr．MastillworkedontheORBISplaneornotD．howTanDunmakeswonderfulmusicwithoutmusicalinstruments15．---CampingtripsinspringhavebecomeveryhotinsouthernChina．---________．That’sbecausetheseareashavewarmerweatherandanearlierfloweringseason．

A．Great B．Exactly C．Nevermind D．Comeon二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Iusedtoprocrastinate(拖延)．Likemanyothers,whendevelopingandgettingusedtosuchahabit,Ineverrealizedhowithadbeen16mylife．Severalyearsago,aneighborkidkickedafootballandbrokeasmallbasementwindow．I17itupthenforlackofmoney,thinkingI’dgettoitsomeday．Overtheyears,Ihadmeanttoupgrade(升级，改造)to18windowsforthewholehouse,$15,000!Itwassimply19reach．Inthemeantime,theboardedwindowletinbugsbutnotlight．Honestly,thethoughtofthatwindow20meforyears．IknewIneededtofixit,butIhadbuiltuptheprocessandthepricesomuchinmymindthatIhadto21．Thenmywifehadajobchange,andweneededtomove．Iknewthatitwas22tofindabuyeriftherewasabrokenwindow．SoIpulledofftheboards,tookthewindowoutandhadit23inthetown．Itwasa$12fix．Icouldhave24theproblemfor$12thesamedayithappened．ButIletittroublemeforfiveyears．Actually,thisisn’treallyaboutmywindow．Manyofus,especiallythosewith25orstress,tendtolivewithbrokenwindowsofonetypeoranotherforyears．Theyarethingsthatseriouslyaffectour26oflife．Menditassoonaspossibleifyou27yours．Itmayturnouttobe28thanexpected．AfterIpostedthisstoryonTwitter,many29theirstorieswithme．Oneresponded,“Thisremindedmeofastatement,‘Wesuffer(遭受)morein30thaninreality．’”Stepforwardandyou’llfindasolution．16．A．recorded B．described C．shaped Dbalanced17．A．boarded B．made C．put D．set18．A．all-time B．energy-saving C．hand-made D．good-looking19．A．beyond B．without C．within D．over20．A．surprised B．touched C．pleased D．troubled21．A．fallbehind B．giveup C．setoff D．calmdown22．A．necessary B．important C．impossible D．proper23．A．changed B．repaired C．sold D．painted24．A．explained B．understood C．noticed D．solved25．A．positions B．success C．worries D．wisdom26．A．quality B．way C．sense D．meaning27．A．trust B．experience C．accept D．realize28．A．moredifficult B．lesschallenging C．morechangeable D．lesssafe29．A．wrote B．told C．shared D．contributed30．A．action B．imagination C．thinking D．performance四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A①LocalsCareforNaturalWorldGrasslandsandlakesinSanjiangyuanhavetakenonanewlookandmanywildanimalshavecomeback．OnJanuary24,2003,ChinasetupSanjiangyuanNationalNatureReservetoprotecttheareaandthewildlife．Localpeoplejoinedintheproject,pickingupwasteandprotectingtheanimals．②ChinaSuccessfullyGrowsRiceinSpaceHowtogrowfoodinspaceifhumanslivethereoneday?Fornearly40years,Chinahasdevelopedover260newtypesofseeds(种子)inspace．RecentlygrowingriceatTiangongSpaceStationmakesabigstepforward．ItcanalsosolvefoodproblemsonEarth．③DoctorsSenttoWestAfricaDoctorsareflyingtoanislandoffthecoastofWestAfricaafteranewflubrokeout．Theywilltestdifferentmedicinestofindawaytodealwithit．Togetthingsbetter,theywillalsooffermedicalcareandhelptrainlocalnursesthere．④ScientistsFightagainstPlasticPollutionAnaturalmaterial,fungi(真菌),usedtobreakdownatypeofplasticcalledpolypropyleneturnedouttobeuseful．ScientistsattheUniversityofSydneyfoundthatafter90days,between25%and27%ofpolypropylenebrokedownandafter140days,polypropylenebecamecompletelysafe．31．Whichpassagesareaboutenvironmentalprotection?A．①② B．②③ C．①④ D．③④32．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．LocalsinSanjiangyuanpickedupwasteandprotectedtheanimalsforaliving．B．ItislikelythatChinabegantogrowriceinspaceabout40yearsago．C．DoctorshaveknownhowtodealwiththenewfluinWestAfrica．D．Scientistsdiscoveredfungicouldbreakdownpolypropylene．33．What’sthethemesharedbyallthepassages?A．ProblemsandEfforts． B．DutiesandSuccess． C．ChallengesandChances． D．DifficultiesandAdvantages．B①TheMonkeyKingiscomingtotheworldofAAAvideogames．②OnAugust20th,2020,theChinesegamedeveloperGameScienceshoweda13-minutevideoaboutitsactionrole-playinggame(动作类角色扮演游戏)—BlackMyth:Wukong(《黑神话：悟空》)．Withinoneday,thevideogotnearly2millionviewsonYouTubeand10millionviewsonBilibili．③EveryyearonAugust20th,thedeveloperGameScienceshowedanewvideoaboutthedevelopmentprogressofthegame．However,what’sdifferentthisyearisthatwefinallygottoplayit．OnAugust20th,2023,inHangzhou,1000playersfromalloverChinawereinvitedtoplaythelatestdemo(试玩版)ofthegame．AndthreedayslaterinCologne,gamesfromallovertheworldcametoplayitatGamescom2023．Someevenwaitedformorethan5hoursonlytoplayitfor45minutes．OnAugust25th,thegamewontheAwardofBestVisuals．④TheMonkeyKinghasappearedinvideogamesbefore,butseldomhasthatbeeninagamemadebyaChinesecompanywhichpaidsomuchattentiontoshowingChinesetraditionalculture．⑤“We’vejustbeensointerestedwiththisChinesemythology,”GameSciencebossFengJitoldtheUnrealEnginewebsite．ThatinterestledtoyearsofstudyontheMonkeyKing．ButwhileBlackMyth:WukongissetintheworldofJourneytotheWest,the500-year-oldbookwasnotenoughforthegamedevelopers．⑥“TocreateafascinatingChinesestory,wealsolookedtomanyChineseclassics,takingideasfromtheirstories,charactersandmonsters,forexample,TheClassicofMountainsandSeas

(《山海经》),TheInvestitureoftheGods(《封神演义》),StrangeTalesfromaChineseStudio(《聊斋志异》),WuxianovelsbyJinYongandGuLongandsciencefictionsbyLiuCixin．Theyallinspiredthemakingofthegame,”saidFeng．⑦ForChinesegameindustryandChinesetraditionalculture,thereisalsoa“journeytothewest”．SincethefullgameofBlackMyth:Wukongisduetocomeoutnextsummer,therearereasonstobelievethat,withtimegiven,GameSciencewillmakeitsway!34．Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a．PlayersfromallovertheworldplayedBlackMyth:Wukong．b．PlayersfromalloverChinaplayedBlackMyth:Wukong．c．GameScienceshowedvideosaboutBlackMyth:Wukong．d．BlackMyth:WukongwontheAwardofBestVisuals．A．a-b-c-d B．c-d-b-a C．c-b-a-d D．b-a-d-c35．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph6referto?A．TheChineseclassics． B．Thegamedevelopers．C．JinYong,GuLongandLiuCixin． D．Wuxianovelsandsciencefictions．36．Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?A．①②/③④/⑤⑥/⑦ B．①/②③④/⑤⑥/⑦C．①②/③/④⑤⑥/⑦ D．①/②③/④⑤⑥/⑦37．Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Gamesciencewilltakeatriptothewestnextsummer．B．WecanplayBlackMyth:Wukongforfreenextsummer．C．ThegameindustryinChinaisbetterthanthatinwesterncountries．D．ThereisalongwaytogoforChinesetraditionalculturetobeknownaroundtheworld．CWhenIwasabout12yearsold,myolderbrother,James,secretlybroughtaBBgunintothehouse．Ourparentshadtoldusmanytimesthatwewerenotallowedtobringhomegunsorknives,eveniftheywerejusttoys．Havinganyformofweaponry(兵器)inourhomewasstrictlyforbidden．Jamesbroughtmetohisroom．Heopenedhisclosetdoorandtookoutashoeboxthatwasburiedbeneathaheapofclothes．TheBBgunwasinside．Iwasimmediatelyattractedbytheshinybarrel(枪管)．“CanIshootit,James?”Iasked,hopefully．“Noway,”Jamessaid,takingitfrommeandputtingitback．Oneday,whennoonewashome,IwentintoJames’closetandtookitout．Forsomeincomprehensiblereason—IhavenoideawhatIwasthinking—Iwenttothefrontwindowofthesecondfloorinourrowhouse．Icrackedthewindowopen．Ipointedthegunoutsideandshot．Iquicklyshutthewindowandlookedoutsidesecretly．Inamatterofseconds,oldMr．Schlosbergcameoutofhisgrocerystore．Helookedbackathisstorewindow．Helookedupthestreet．Helookeddownthestreet．Thenhelookedstraightacrosstoourhouse．Thankfully,JamesmadeithomebeforeMotherorFather．Ashesteppedthroughthedoor,IcouldhearoldMr．Schlosbergcallhisname．“James,James,”hecalled．“Comehere,son．”Afterseveralminutes,Jamesranbackacrossthestreetandintothelivingroom．Ihadretreatedintothekitchen．“Alma!”hescreamed．“Getouthere!YoucrackedMr．Schlosberg’swindowwithmyBBgun!”“Oh,please,James,”Ibegged．“Don’tlethimtellMother．Shewillhitmybottomrealgood!”Jamessighed．HewipedmytearsandwentbackacrossthestreettoMr．Schlosberg’s．Idon’tknowwhatJamessaidtothatman,buttherewasneveramentionoftheincidentagain．Yearslater,IfoundoutJameshadusedthemoneyhegotfromhisnewspaperroutetopayforMr．Schlosberg’scrackedwindow．Heonlygotonecentforeverypaperhedelivered．HemanagedtopaybackthedebtjustbeforehewentofftofightinWorldWarⅡ．Sincethatday,Ihavenevertouchedagun:aBBgun,awatergun,arealgun,oranyothertype．38．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retreated”probablymean?A．wentawayhappily B．ranawayquietlyC．walkedawayslowly D．movedawayexcitedly39．WhatdidAlmaexpectfromJamesafterheshotMr．Schlosberg’swindow?A．Tothrowawaythegun． B．Totellthetruth．C．Todealwiththeproblem． D．Totalkwithhisparents．40．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJamesasabrother?A．Braveandclever． B．Impatientandstrict．C．Naughtyandhumorous． D．Responsibleandcaring． 41．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ACrackedwindow B．ASpecialBBGun C．AWarmheartedBrother D．ARelaxingExperienceDWouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman?Heis53yearsold．Mostofhisadultlifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune(不幸)．Awarinjuryhasmadehislefthandstopfunctioning,andhehasoftenbeeninprison．Drivenbyheaven-knows-whatmotives,hedeterminestowriteabook．Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years．ThatformerprisonerwasCervantes,andthebookwasDonQuixote(《堂吉诃德》)．Andthestorybringsaninterestingquestion:whydosomepeoplefindnewenergyandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,butothersfindthemlongbefore?We’veallknownpeoplewhorunoutofsteambeforetheyreachlife’shalfwaymark．I’mnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop．Wecan’tallgetthere．I’mtalkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhavetakeninthefixedattitudesandopinionsthatalltoooftencomewithpassingyears．Mostofus,infact,progressivelynarrowthevarietyofourlives．Wesucceedinourfieldofspecializationandthenbecometrappedinit．Nothingsurprisesus．Weloseoursenseofwonder．But,ifwearewillingtolearn,theopportunitiesareeverywhere．Thethingswelearninmaturity(成熟)seldominvolveinformationandskills．Welearntobear(容忍)withthethingswecan’tchange．Welearntoavoidself-pity．Welearnthathowevermuchwetrytoplease,somepeoplearenevergoingtoloveus—anideathattroublesatfirstbutiseventuallyrelaxing．Withhighmotivationandenthusiasm(动机和热情),wecankeeponlearning．Thenwewillknowhowimportantitistohavemeaninginourlife．However,wecanachievemeaningonlyifwehavemadeapromisetosomethinglargerthanourownlittleegos(自我),whethertolovedones,tofellowhumans,towork,ortosomemoralconcept．Manyofusregard“promise”withsuch“caring”jobsasteachingandnursing．Butdoinganyordinaryjobaswellasonecanisinitselfanadmirablepromise．Peoplewhoworktowardsuchexcellence—whethertheyaredrivingatruck,orrunningastore—maketheworldbetterjustbybeingthekindofpeopletheyare．They’velearnedlife’smostvaluablelesson．42．ThepassagestartswiththestoryofCervantestoshowthat________．A．lossoffreedomstimulatesone’screativityB．ageisn’tablock(障碍)toachievingone’sgoalC．disabilitycannotstopamanfightingforsuccessD．misfortunepreventsamanfightingagainsthisfate43．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“runoutofsteam”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Endone’sfightforfreedom．B．Wasteone’senergytakingrisks．C．Misstheopportunitytosucceed．D．Losetheinteresttocontinuelearning．44．WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinParagraph5?A．Awisemancanlivewithoutself-pity．B．Astrong-willedmancanbearsuffering．C．Amanissupposedtosatisfypeoplearoundhim．D．Amanshouldlearnsuitablewaystodealwithlife．45．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tostresstheneedofshoulderingresponsibilitiesatwork．B．Toprovideguidanceonleadingameaningfuladultlife．C．Totelltheimportanceofhavingastrongwillforlearning．D．Tosuggestawayofgoingafterexcellenceinourlifelongcareer．五、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A．请根据括号中地中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

46．Amongallthepeoplewhowere____________(颁发)withTouchingChinaAwardthisyear．ZhangYufei,aswimmerfromJiangsu,leftadeepimpressiononme．47．Thegovernmentisencouragingyoung____________(夫妇)togivebirthtoasecondevenathirdchild,butthebirthratekeepsfalling．48．Sadly,manyendangeredanimalssufferfrom____________(badordangerous)problemsbecauseofhumanactivities．49．____________(decideinwhatwaythingsaresimilarordifferent)with“theDragonYear”,thename“LongYear”increasesourculturalconfidenceasChinese．50．---DoyouknowtherewasanearthquakeinTaiwan?---Yes．Ithinkweshouldlearnto____________ourselvesfromdanger．B．请根据句意从方框中选用合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。scienceyouknowwisefour51．GrainRain,oneofthe24solarterms,oftenstartsinApril—the____________monthofayear．52．Lifeislikeajourneywithan____________destination．Justenjoyeverymoment．53．Everyonemakesmistakes．Whatyoushoulddoistoacceptthemandtreatthemaschancestoimprove____________,Linda．54．March14,theInternationalPi(π)Day,isaboutaspecialnumberthatwasfirstmeasuredbyoneoftheancientChinese____________ZuChongzhi．55．Youshouldspendyourpocketmoney____________sothatyoustillhavesomeleftbeforetheendofthemonth．C．请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。introducegetdecidechangewin56．Languagelearningitselfisn’tthatdifficult．Howmuchyoudevote____________whetheryoucanlearnitwell．57．AfteractingintheTVseriesBlossomsShanghai,thegreatartistYouBenchang____________theLifetimeAchievementAwardinhisnineties．58．I’dliketogotoDalianforthesummerholidaybecauseJack____________thefunofsailingtome．59．Astimegoesby,thelifeweareusedto____________alotinafewyears’time．60．Thechildren____________readyforthecomingReadingWeekwhenMissLiarrived．六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式，使短文通顺。TheChinesepingfeng(foldingscreen)isanancientinventionandtraditionalChinesefurniture．ItsearliescommonusedatesfromtheHanDynasty．Thetermpingfengmeansprotectionfromthe(61)w____________．Thisshowswhatiswasmadeforatthevery(62)b____________．Astimepasses,ithasbeenmadeintodifferentsizeswithcolourfulpaintings．Onscreensusually(63)a____________adragon．It’sasymboloflight,growthandlife-givingwater．Italso(64)s____________fornobilityandpower．Thepeacock,abeautifulbird,canbeseenonscreens,too．It’sasymbolofeverlastinglife．Beautifulflowers,whichmean(65)w____________andgoodluck,arealsochosenasapopulardesignoftheping-feng．Allthedesignscarrypeople’sbeautiful(66)w____________．Behindthepingfengliesaninterestingstory．Inthepast,theunmarrieddaughterofarichfamilywasnotsupposedtoseeorbeseenbymen(67)e____________herfather,brothersorveryclosemalecousins．Whenanadmirerpaidavisit,however,shemighttakea(68)s____________lookathimfromascreenbehindwhichshewouldbecompletelyhidden．Herfatherwoulddiscusspoemswithhim．Ifthedaughterandherfatherwere(69)s____________withtheyoungman,shemightagreetotakehimasahusband．Todaythepingfengisbackinfashionforitsbeautyanditspracticaluseasfurniture．Actingasamovingwallordivider,itcanbetheperfect(70)m____________formodernsofasandwalls,whichaddsstyletothem．Thepingfengismorethanbeautifulfurniture．61．____________62．____________63．____________64．____________65．____________66．____________67．____________68．____________69．____________70．____________七、阅读与回答问题（本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。ProfessorChenLinwasafamousChineseeducatoroftheEnglishlanguage．HedidalottohelpEnglishlearnersinChina．OnJanuary21,2023,hepassedawayattheageof101．Whenhewasinterviewedin2006,hetalkedaboutanamusingexperiencewithChinaDailytoexpresshisspecialloveforit．“Imustsaythatoverthepast25years,IhavecometolikethisEnglishtitle—ChinaDaily—moreandmore,withmyloveforthenewspaper．OnesmalleventinmyrelationshipwithChinaDailywasanamusingandunforgettableone．”“In1982,ChinaDailycelebrateditsfirstanniversary(周年纪念)．Atthattime,KatherineFloweroftheUKandIwerehelpingwiththeBritishEnglish-teachingTVprogram‘FollowMe’．”“Soonafterthat,theeditorialboard(编辑部)suggestedthatKathyandIcouldhelpthemwiththeirpublicityprogramme．SothetwoofusappearedinaCCTVadinwhichwesatatbreakfasttablereadingChinaDaily．Weraisedourheadsandsaidtotheaudience,smiling:“Let’sreadChinaDailyDAILY．”“Wethoughtitwasverycleverandenjoyedit．”Fromthenon,thenumberofChinaDaily’sreadershasbeenincreasing．Moreandmorepeople,bothathomeandabroad,fellinlovewithit．ThenatProfessorChenLin’ssuggestion,aseriesofEnglishweeklynewspapersformiddleschoolstudents,suchas21stCenturyTeensJRand21stCenturyTeensSR,cameoutafterChinaDaily．Now,theyareenjoyedbymanyteachersandstudents