江苏省江阴市夏港中学2024年中考英语模拟试卷含答案

江苏省江阴市夏港中学2024年中考英语模拟精编试卷含答案注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．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、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、---_____doyouvisityourgrandparents,Timmy?---Onceaweek.A．HowmanyB．HowlongC．HowmuchD．Howoften2、Youcan’thave______tomorrowifyoudon’tstopthinkingaboutyesterday.A．agood B．abetter C．thebetter D．thegood3、―IwanttoborrowthedetectivenovelwrittenbyAgathaChristie，butIdon’tknowhowlongitcan______.―Fortwoweeks.A．keepB．returnC．bekeptD．bereturned4、—Howdoyoustudy______________atest?—Ioftenstudy______________agroup.A．to;for B．for;at C．at;in D．for;with5、––Helooks________.Whathashappenedtohim?––Hethoughthecouldgetgoodgradesinthetest,butfailed.A．upsetB．happyC．excited6、—ThereisachessmatchbetweenaChineseplayerandAlphaGo（阿尔法）.—It’sveryamazing.Playing_____chessisusually________one-to-onegame.A．/；a B．the;a C．/；an D．a;the7、China'sfirsthome-builtaircraftcarrier（航空母舰）hitthewaterinDalianthemorningofApril26,2017.A．in B．on C．at8、Theboysawabirdrestingbythewindow,andhemovedtohaveacloselook.A．politelyB．safelyC．quietly9、I’dliketomakefriends________thegirl.She’stalented_________music.A．to;atB．to;inC．with;atD．with;in10、---What’sthematter,Jenny?---______somethingwrongwithmybike.A．Itis B．Thereis C．Ihave D．IthasⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。LastMonday，Iwaswalkinghome.Onmywaydownsomesteep(陡峭的）stonesteps，I___anelderlylady.Theremustbesomethingwrongwithher____Shewasclearlystrugglingtogetdownthesteps.AsI____past，Ithoughttomyself，"Ifthatwasme，____wouldIhopefor?"SoIwenttotheladyandaskedherifsheneededany___.Shelookedalittlesurprisedandthen___accepted.Itookholdofthelady'sarm.Ittookusaboutten____toslowlygetdownthesteps.Thisladytoldmeshewasonherwaytothe____foramedicalexaminationonherlegs.Shecouldnot____thankingmeandtellingmehowGodhadheardherandsentmetohelp.Whenwe____thebottomofthesteps，Iofferedtosendhertothebusstop____shekindlyrefused.ShesaidshewasovertheworstpartofthejourneyandIwas____enough.ItwasforthefirsttimethatIthoughtofgivingastrangertheactof____.Iwillneverforgetthelookofgratefulnessofthislady.Irealizethata____gesture(善意的举动）canmeansomuchtoothers，evenifit'sjusthelpingwithshoppingbags，asmiletosomeonewholooks1oropeningadoor.Itwillmakemetrytoofferhelpwhereitispossible.1．A．saved. B．met C．found D．called2．A．eyes B．arms C．legs D．ears3．A．jumped B．walked C．rode D．drove4．A．what B．that C．which D．who5．A．food B．money C．guide D．help6．A．thankfully B．carefully C．hardly D．luckily7．A．seconds B．minutes C．hours D．days8．A．park B．hospital C．city D．museum9．A．stop B．enjoy C．begin D．remember10．A．lookedfor B．lookedat C．arrivedat D．waitedfor11．A．and B．so C．or D．but12．A．strong B．helpful C．brave D．energetic13．A．strength B．wisdom C．kindness D．courage14．A．small B．difficult C．creative D．clever15．A．satisfied B．pleased C．excited D．worriedⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferent_______（way）ofdoingthings.Somethingthatispoliteinonecountrymaybequite_______(polite)inanother.InBritain,youmustn’tliftyourbowltoyourmouthwhenyouare_______(have)somesoup.Butit’sdifferentinChina.AndinJapanyouevenneedn’tworry_________makingnoiseswhenyouhaveit.Itshowsthatyouareenjoyingit.ButitisregardedasbadmannersinBritain.Ifyouarea_______(visit)inMongolia,whatmannersdotheyexpectyoutohave?Theyexpectyoutohavealoud“burp”(打嗝)afteryoufinish_______(eat).Burpingshowsthatyoulikedthefood.InBritain,youshouldtrynottoputyourhandsonthetablewhenyou’rehavingameal.InMexico,however,guestsare_________(expect)tokeeptheirhandsonthetableduringameal.ButinArabcountriesyoumust_________(be)verycarefulwiththehands.Youmustn’teatwithlefthand.Arabsconsideritverybadmannerseatingwiththelefthand.So,whatshouldyoudo_______youareonavisitinanothercountry?Youcanaskthenativepeopletohelpyouorjustwatch__________(careful)andfollowthem.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Weoftenfindthatweekendsandholidaysfeelsoshortwhileclassesandworkfeelsolong.Actually,though,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Butwestillwonderwherethatstrangefeelingcomesfrom.Infact,thisisoneofthewaysthatwe’retrickedbytime,accordingtothewebsiteAllThatIsInteresting.Thewebsitelistsseveralwrongimpressionsweoftenhaveabouttime.Let’shavealook.Firstofall,emotionsaffectourtime-keepingabilities.Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.However,whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandarelikelytolosetrackof(失去对……的意识)time.Hereisanotherexample.In2007,agroupofscientistscarriedoutatest.Inthetest,peoplefell50metersintoasafetynetandwerethenaskedabouttheirexperience.Althoughtheexperiencetookshorterthan3seconds,thepeoplethoughtitwasmuchlongerthanitactuallywas.Thisisbecauseofthewayourbodiesreplytodanger,accordingtothescientists.Ourbodiesproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline(肾上腺素)whenwearefacedwithdanger.Itallowsustoconcentratebettersothatwecanstayalive.Asaresult,weareabletorememberfarmoredetails(细节)overashortperiodoftime,whichmakesitseemliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.Anothersituationwhenwemakemistakesabouttimeiswhenwetakeafternoonnaps(午觉).Haveyoueverhadtroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap?That’sbecausethebestamountoftimeforanapis20minutes.After20minutes,youenteranewstageofsleepcalledslow-wavesleep.Ifyouwakeupmid-wayinthisstage,itwilltakeawhilebeforeyoucancorrectlyperceive(感知)timeagain.Yes,timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.1．Accordingtothepassage,whatpossiblymakespeoplefeelsolong?A．weekendsandholidaysB．weekendsandworkC．classesandworkD．holidaysandwork2．WhichisNOTthewrongimpressionsthatweoftenhaveabouttimeaccordingtothethewebsitelisting?A．negativeemotionsB．positiveemotionsC．adrenalineD．scientists3．Accordingtothepassage,inwhichsituationdowemakemistakesabouttime?A．Wehavemanyproblemsleftinthetestpaper,butthetimeisup.B．Wehaveamathtestwhenwefalldownfromahighplace.C．Wemayhavetroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap.D．Wegotoschoolontheschoolbusasusualonweekdays.4．Accordingtothepassage,whatwillNOThappenwhenwearefacedwithdanger?A．Ourbodieswillproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline.B．Weareabletofeelthattimeseemstogomoreslowly.C．Adrenalinewillmakeusconcentratebettertostayalive.D．Wewillforgetfarmoredetailsoverashortperiodoftime.5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.B．Whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandweareabletofeelliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.C．Ifwewakeupmid-wayafteralongnap,itwilltakeawhilebeforewecancorrectlyperceivetimeagain.D．Timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.B14、Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseeds(种子)thathavebeentakentospaceandbroughtbacktotheearth.Theseedsareaffectedbytheradiation(辐射)andlowgravityinspace.Whentheyarebroughtbacktotheearth,theseseedsproducevegetablesthatarebiggerandhealthierthannormalvegetables.However,somepeopleworryabouteatingspacevegetables.Theythinkthatspacevegetablesmightnotbegoodforusandcouldmakeusgetsickbecauseoftheradiationinspace.However,peopleshouldnotbefrightenedbecausespacevegetablesareveryhealthy.Herearesomefactsthatyoushouldknowaboutspacevegetables.Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseedsthatarecarefullychosen.Whenseedsarebroughtbackfromspace,theyaretestedtomakesurethattheywillbesafetoeat.Spacevegetablesarebetterforyouthannormalvegetables.Forexample,spacetomatoesstayfreshfortwentydays,whichisoneweeklongerthannormaltomatoes.Aftergeneticallymodified(转基因)foodappearedinthemarket,peopleworriedthattheywereeatingunknownthings.Forexample,ifnutgenes(坚果基因)areputinsidepotatoes,peopleallergictonutsmightgetsickfromeatingthesepotatoesbecausetheydonotknowtheyarealsoeatingnuts.Unlikegeneticallymodifiedfood,spacevegetableshavenotbeengeneticallychanged.Thismeansthatnonewgenesareputintothevegetables.Therefore,therearenodangersofeatingsomethingunknown.1．Geneticallymodifiedfoodisdifferentfromspacevegetablesbecauseit.A．isgrowninspaceB．hasnothingunknownC．hasbeengeneticallychangedD．hasnonewgenes2．Accordingtothepassage,normaltomatoescanstayfreshforaboutdays.A．sevenB．thirteenC．twentyD．twenty-seven3．Theunderlinedword"allergic"means“”inChinese.A．过敏B．种植C．发现D．出售4．Thewriterwantstotellusthat.A．spacevegetablesaregrowninspaceB．everybodyworriesabouteatingspacevegetablesC．spacevegetablesaresafeandgoodforpeopletoeatD．spacevegetablesmaybringillnesstousbecauseoftheradiationinspaceC15、TaylorAlisonSwift(bornDecember13，1989)isanAmericancountrypopsinger,songwriterandactress．Shewasquitetalentedinwritingandmusicfromveryyoungage．In2006，shereleased(发行)herfirstsingleTimMcGraw，followedbyherfirstalbumTaylorAlison．AsofMarch1．TaylorSwifthassoldover5，500，000copiesworldwide．InNovember2．Swiftreleasedhersecondalbum．Fearless．AsofJanuary3．Fearlesshassold9,646,311copiesworldwide．TherecordmadeSwiftwinfourGrammyAwards．includingtheAlbumoftheYear．atthe52ndGrammyAwards．SwiftwasnamedArtistoftheYearbyBillboardMagazinein4．SwiftreleasedherthirdalbumSpeakNowonOctober25，8，whichsold4,047,000copiesinitsfirstweek．AsofSeptember1，SpeakNowhassoldoverfivemillioncopiesworldwide．ThesingleMeanwasawardedBestCountrySongandBestCountrySoloPerformanceatthe54thGrammyAwards．In1．BillboardnamedherWomanoftheYear．WhatagreatsuccessTaylorisinAmericancountrymusichistory!5．（小题1）HowoldwasTaylorwhenshehadherfirstalbumTaylorAlison?A．17B．19C．22D．236．（小题2）WhatkindofmusicdoesTaylorwrite?A．RockB．R&BC．JazzD．Country7．（小题3）WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．TaylorSwiftwonalotofawardswhenshewasyoung．B．ThereasonwhyTaylorSwiftbecamefamousishertalentinmusic．C．HerthirdalbumwasreleasedonOctober25，8．D．HerfirstalbumTaylorSwifthassoldthemostofallheralbums．9．（小题4）Thepassagemainlytellsusabout_______A．TaylorSwift’slifeB．TaylorSwift’stalentC．TaylorSwift’slovestoryD．TaylorSwift’sachievementsD16、WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericafromin2016fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespectelders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive（敏感）Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription"old".Ithenapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.InChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectoldpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink"growingold"isaproblemsince"old"showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholdpeople.ItisnotthatIdon'trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon'tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.1．Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause_______.A．themanageraskedhimtodoso B．herespectedtheelderlyC．thecouplewantedhimtodoso D．hewantedmorepay2．WhenJackcalledthecouple“elderly”,theybecame_______.A．nervous B．satisfied C．unhappy D．excited3．InJack’shometown,_______.A．peopledislikebeingcalled“old”B．peopleareproudofbeingoldC．manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreightyD．theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ThemoreJackexplained,theangrierthecouplegot.B．Jackwantedtoshowhisfeelingsthroughwordsafterhisexperience.C．Themanagerwentbacktothetableandapologizedtothecouple.D．Fromthisexperience,JacklearnedmoreaboutAmericanculture.E17、Howshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyintheseclaysofinflation(通货膨胀)?Leftinabankitwillhardlykeepitsvalue,howeverhightheinterestrate.Onlyabraveman,oraveryrichone,darestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyoursavings,andevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjectsfromthepast.HereIamgoingtooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocks,whichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemostinterestingofantiques.Isometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayoflife."TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesastrangetickingsound.Ithasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothingwithoutitspermission,anditfastensitsyoungroundpeople'swristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves（奴隶）."Whetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonality,butitisbelievedthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetime.Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuring（量）thetimeofclayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.Theyweremadetostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshouttiretime.Soitseemsthatthefirstclockswerehumanbeings.However,menquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliable（可靠的）waysoftellingthetime.Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandles,usedsandinhour-glasses,andinventedwater-clocks.Indeed,anyseriousstudentofantiqueshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalaces,statelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinestexamplesofclocksfromthepast.Antiqueclockscouldbeveryexpensive,butoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitisstillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhome.Afterall,ifyouaregoingtoberuledbytime,whynotinvestinairantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit（收益）?1．Accordingtothepassage,collectingantiqueclocks____.A．canhardlykeepthevalueofyoursavingsB．willcostmuchofyoursavingsC．mayincreaseyourwealthD．needsyourbravery2．Byquoting(引用)theremarkofabeingfromanotherplanet,theauthorintendsto____.A．suggesthumanbeingsarecontrolledbyaclockB．describewhyclockscanruletheplanetEarthC．tellreaderswhatclockslooklikeD．comparechockstohumanbeings3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytomeasurethetime?A．Countingthebeatingofone'sownheart.B．Makinguseofcandles,sandandwater.C．Observingshadowscastbythesun.D．Keepingslavesbusydayandnight.4．Theunderlinedphrasestatelyhomesinparagraph（段落）4means_________.A．state-ownedhousesB．housesinverygoodconditionC．grandhousesopentothepublicD．houseswherestatesmenmeetregularly5．Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A．tointroducethecultureofantiqueclocksB．tooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclocksC．tocomparedifferentwaystomakeafutureprofitD．toexplainconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingtimeF18、Inthedaysbeforeelectricity,peopledon’tworrymuchaboutsleep.Theyusuallywenttobedacoupleofhoursaftersunset(日落)andwokeatsunrise.Afterall,therewasn’tmuchtodointhosedaysafterthesunwentdown.Butthencametheelectriclightbulb(电灯泡).Andnowwehavesatellitetelevision,theInternet,24-hourconveniencestores,andlongerhoursatwork.Howmuchcanwesleep?Howmuchshouldwesleep?Likeitornot,manyofusaresleepinglessonaverage(平均).In1910,mostAmericansslept9hoursanight.Thatdroppedto7.5hoursby1975.In2002,astudybytheNationalSleepFoundationfoundthattheaverageAmericangotonly6.9hours.Thenewsisevenworseforpeoplewhoworkthenightshift.Theysleepanaverageofjust5hours.Arewesleepingenough?Notifyoubelieveintheoldruleofeighthoursofrest,eighthoursofwork,andeighthoursofplay.Ontheotherhand,NormanStanley,aBritishscientistwhostudiessleep,believespeople’ssleepneedsaredifferent.Somepeopleneedasmanyas11hours,butothersneedasfewasthree.Howmuchdoyoureallyneed?“Tofindout,”hesays,“simplysleepuntilyouwakenaturally,withoutthehelpofanalarmclock.That’syoursleepneed.”Meanwhile,otherscientistsandresearchersaresearchingfornewwaystokeepusawakelonger.Somearedevelopingchemicals(化学药品)thataresaferandmorepowerfulthancaffeine,thechemicalfoundincoffeeandtea.Oneexperimentaldrug,CX717,keptlaboratorymonkeysworkinghappilyfor36hours.Furtherdevelopmentsmayallowpeopletosafelystayawakeforseveraldaysstraight.Onegroupofresearchersisstudyingagene(基因)foundinsomefruitfliesthatletsthemgetbyonone-thirdtheusualamountofsleep.Anothergroupisevenworkingonanelectricswitchthatimmediatelywakesupasleepingbrain.Themeaningsofthisresearcharehuge.Ontheonehand,thiscouldleadtoaworldwhereweworklongerandlongerhourswithlessandlesssleep.Ontheotherhand,ifweneededlesssle