江苏省江阴市要塞中学2023-2024学年中考冲刺卷英语试题含答案

江苏省江阴市要塞中学2023-2024学年中考冲刺卷英语试题含答案注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、ForalltheseyearsIhavebeenworkingforothers.I’mhopingI’ll________myownbusinesssomeday.A．turnupB．fixupC．setupD．makeup2、—Wouldyoulikesome.—Oh,yes,justalittle.A．milk B．apple C．pears D．oranges3、—Howdidyouputtogetherthemodelplanesoperfectly?—It'seasy.Ijustfollowedthe________．A．instructions B．instrumentsC．interviews D．inventions4、—Ifyouhaveanytrouble,pleasecallme.—.ButIcanmanageit.A．I’msorrytohearthat B．It’sverykindofyouC．Ihavenotrouble D．Iwillthinkitover5、―Thelakeissaidtobedry.Isthattrue?―Ittrue.Look,somekidsareswimminginit.A．mustbe B．can′tbe C．maybe D．couldbe6、—Haveyoufinishedyourproject?—Notyet.I’llfinishitifI_______tenmoreminutes.A．give B．amgiven C．willgive D．willbegiven7、—Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmethewaytothemuseum?—I’msorry.Ihaven’tbeentherebefore.Youmayask____________.A．somebodyelse B．elseanybody C．elsesomebody D．anybodyelse8、—Doyouknow________?I’mgoingtovisithim.—Sorry,Idon’tknow.A．wheredoesMrLilive B．wheredidMrLiliveC．whereMrLilives D．whereMrLilived9、ItisreportedthatthepopulationofChinasmallerinthepastfewmonths.Theaging(老龄化)isabigproblem.Moreparentsareencouragedtogivebirthtomorebabies.A．became B．willbecome C．havebecome D．hasbecome10、Theearthistheonlyplanet__________providesuswitheverythingweneed.It’sourdutytoprotectit.A．whoB．whatC．thatⅡ.完形填空11、Ifyoumovetoaforeigncountry,therewillbeabigchangeinlifestyle.Takethe1forexample.IntheUnitedStates,itmaybe2thekindyouareusedto.IntheUnitedStates,mostpeopletakeashoweronceadayinthemorning.Theshowerheadisusually3onthewallandcannotbemoved.Thebathersimplystandsunderthewater,gets4,scrubswithsoapandoftenawashcloth,andthenrinsesoff.Childrenoftentakeabatheachnightand5playingwithsmalltoyssuchasboatsandrubberducks.Manyadults,6women,preferarelaxingbathtocleartheirmindsofstressatworkandgetagoodnight’ssleep.Itis7torememberthatwhenyoutakeashowerorbathintheUnitedStates,youshouldbecarefulto8thewaterinsidethebathtuborshower.Unlikebathroomsinmanyothercountries,thereisnodraininthefloor.Ifwatergetsonthefloor,itcannotgoanywhereandmustbe9atonce.Itcanalsocauseproblemsforthe10.Sobecareful.1．A．bedroom B．kitchen C．bathroom D．garden2．A．differentfrom B．proudof C．strictwith D．worriedabout3．A．checked B．fixed C．seen D．lent4．A．cold B．clean C．hurt D．wet5．A．finish B．continue C．enjoy D．practice6．A．luckily B．especially C．suddenly D．certainly7．A．impossible B．strange C．exciting D．important8．A．keep B．press C．touch D．add9．A．spokenup B．lookedup C．cleanedup D．pickedup10．A．brushes B．floor C．water D．toysⅢ.语法填空12、根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填入一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。每空一词，含缩略词。Warmweatherandsunnydaysmeanit’sabarbecue(烧烤)seasonintheUS.Thesedays,1．peoplesaythey’regoingtoabarbecue,theyusually2．thatthey’regoingtocookthefoodoveragrill(烤架)outdoors.Popularbarbecuefoodsincludehamburgers,hotdogs,andvegetables.Barbecuefanssaythatthisisnotrealbarbecue;it’sjustgrilling.Truebarbecue,whichisalso3．BBQ,isanAmericantradition(传统)thatisasoldasthecountryitself.Barbecuereferstomeatthatiscookedforaverylongtime(sometimesaslongas24hours)overlowheatfromawoodfire.Thesmelloftheburningwoodaddsflavor（味道）4．themeat,whichbecomessoftasitcooks.DifferentpartsoftheUShavedifferent5．ofmakingbarbecue.InTexas,peopleoftenusebeef.InNorthandSouthCarolina,porkisthemostcommon.InKansasCity,porkribs(猪肋排)arethefavorite.Eachregion(地区)saysthatitsownbarbecueisthe6．.Therearebarbecuecompetitionseveryyear,andevenmagazinesabouttheartofmakinggreatbarbecue.MostAmericansdon’thavethetimeorpatiencetodigahole,fillitwithspecialwood,lightafireand7．cookmeatcarefullyoveritalldayandnight.Sowhentheywantarealbarbecue,theygotorestaurantsthatdothehardworkforthem.Forthosewhowanttohave8．own,easybarbecues,there’salwaysgrilling.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、DeepintheforestofsoutheasternMexico,scientistsfoundasurprise.Theyfoundanancientpyramid.Therewerecolorfulmurals(壁画）init.Amuralisapaintingonawall.Thosemuralsarehelpingscientistsunlockamysteryaboutpeoplewholivedinancienttimes.Themuralsareabout1,350yearsold.That’smorethanfivetimesolderthantheUnitedStates.ScientistssaythepaintingsbelongedtotheMayas.ThatwasagroupofNativeAmericanpeople.TheylivedmanyyearsagoinwhatisnowMexicoandCentralAmerica.Scientistsareexcitedaboutthediscoverybecausetheydon’tknowmuchabouttheMayas’dailylife,explainsMichaelCoe,anexpertontheMayas.ThepaintingsshowhowtheMayasworked,shoppedanddined.Onemuralshowsamandrinkingfromabowl.Anothershowsawomansellingfoodtoacrowdofpeople.“Mostlywegetthemuralsthatshowgodsandkings,neveranythingaboutthedailylife,”Coesaid.“ThisislikewalkingintoaMayasupermarket.”Sofar,scientistshavefoundmorethan30muralsinthepyramid.TheyarenotsurewhytheMayascreatedthem.Theexpertshopetolearnmoreastheycontinuetheirsearch.“Weneverhadanythinglikethisbefore,”saidCoe.“Thesearereallyspecialmurals.”ScientistslearnedalotabouttheMayasfromthemurals.TheMayaswereknownformorethanpaintings.NowthemuralstellussomefunfactsabouttheMayanwayoflife.SweetHomeTheMayaslivedinwhatisnowCentralandNorthAmerica.TodaytheareaincludespartsofMexico,Belize,Guatemala,andHonduras.SmartStartsTheMayasinventedatypeofMaths.Theyalsocreatedatypeofwritingthatusedsymbolsorpictures.Mayasusedbark(树皮)tomakebooks._____TheMayasoftenatecomandusedittomakeotherfoods.Theygrewmanycrops(庄稼),includingbeansandsweetpotatoes.CoolClothesMayanmendressedthemselvesupwithsomeclothwhilewomenworelongdresses.RichMayasworejewelry(珠宝).1．WhichofthefollowingisshownononeoftheMayanmurals?A．AMayankingandhisfamily. B．AMayanwomansellingfood.C．Acrowdofpeopledrinkingwater. D．AMayanmanusingbarktomakebooks.2．WhatcanweknowaccordingtoMichaelCoe?A．Themuralsshowgodsandkings. B．TheMayaslivedinaveryhotareaoftheUSA．C．ThemuralsshowscenesofMayaneverydaylife. D．TheMayascreatedthemuralsbecauseofafestival.3．Whatcanbeputbackintotheblank?A．RichFoods. B．DifferentPlants. C．UsefulCrop. D．Farmland.4．Whydidthewriterwritethispassage?A．TotellusMayanclothesandcooking B．TotellusthedailylifeoftheMayas.C．TotellusMayanMathsandwriting. D．TotellussomeMayanmuralsfoundintheforest.B14、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Onedayayoungmanwasstandinginthemiddleofthetownannouncingthathehadthemostbeautifulheartinthewholetown.Alargecrowdgathered,andtheyallthoughtitwasperfect.Therewasnotaflaw（瑕疵）init.Suddenly,anoldmansaid,“Yourheartisnotnearlyasbeautifulasmine.”Thecrowdandtheyoungmanlookedattheoldman’sheart.Itwasfullofscars（伤疤）.Theyoungmanlaughed.“Comparingyourheartwithmine,mineisperfectandyoursisamessofscars.”“Yes,”saidtheoldman,“Yousee,everyscarrepresentsapersontowhomIhavegivenmylove.Itearoutapieceofmyheartandgiveittothem,andoftentheygivemeapieceoftheirheartthatfitsintotheemptyplaceinmyheart.Thoughithassomescars,Icherish（珍惜）.Becausetheyremindmeoftheloveweshared.SometimesIhavegivenpiecesofmyheartaway,andtheotherpersonhasn’treturnedapieceofhisorherhearttome.Thesearetheemptygouges（豁口）.Althoughthesegougesarepainful,theystayopen,remindingmeoftheloveIhaveforthosepeopletoo,andIhopesomedaytheymayreturnandfillthespaceIhavewaiting.Sonowdoyouseewhattruebeautyis?”Theyoungmanrippedapieceoutofhisperfectheartandofferedittotheoldman.Theoldmanplaceditinhisheart,thentookapiecefromhisoldscarredheartandplaceditinthewoundintheyoungman’sheart.Theyoungmanlookedathisheart,notperfectanymorebutmorebeautifulthanever,sincelovefromtheoldman’sheartflowedintohis.Theyembraced（拥抱）andwalkedawaysidebyside.根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Theyoungmanthought_______atfirst.A．hisheartwaspainfulB．theoldman’shearwasperfectC．hisownheartwasperfectD．hehimselfwasthemostbeautiful2．Theoldman’sheart_______.A．isnotnearlyasbeautifulastheyoungman’sB．hasbeengiventoapersonwhoneededitC．isamessofscarsD．isperfect3．Thescarescan_______.A．recoverbythemselvesB．befilledaswellasbeforeC．representhowhardtheoldmanhaslivedD．representthattheoldmanhasgivenlovetomanypeople4．Whatdoestheword“wound”inthepassagemean?A．伤口B．胸腔C．疤痕D．心房5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AflawintheheartB．themostbeautifulheartC．BeautifulscarsinheartD．offeringyourhearttoothersC15、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Whosaysthatskirtsareonlyforgirls?Mencanalsowearthem.Scotchmenhavewornthemformanyyears.Theycalltheirskirtskilts.Akiltisacoloredskirt.Itreachesdowntotheknee(膝盖).Ithasdifferentcoloredchecks(方格)onit,likeredorblue.SomefamiliesinScotlandhavetheirowncolorsanddesigns.Fromthekindofkilttheywearyoucantellwhichgrouptheycomefrom.Thekiltgoesbacktothe1720s.Scottishsoldiersusedtowearthem.Later,manyScottishmenworethem.TodaythekiltisnotmuchseeninScotland.However,insomepartsofthecountryyoucanstillseesomeoldermenwearingkilts.MostScotchmanseethekiltasformaldressfornationalcelebrations,marriagesorbigdinners.Evenkiltmakershavemovedwiththetimes.Somemoderndesignshaveapocketforamobilephone.根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Menin____wearskirtsformanyyears.A．SpainB．KoreanC．JapanD．Scotland2．Akiltis___________.A．akindofbeautifulpantsB．akindofskirtwithcoloredchecksonitC．aredorbluedressD．akindofshorts3．Kiltsappeared________ago.A．nearlythreehundredyearsB．hundredsofyearsC．thousandsofyearsD．nearlytwohundredyears4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TodaythekiltisneverseeninScotland.B．Todaymoreyoungmenliketowearkilts.C．TodayScotchmenmaydressinkiltsforformaloccasions.D．Todaywecanusekiltstocallsomebody.5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ScotchmenB．akindofbeautifulskirtC．SkirtsformenD．ThekiltstodayD16、BEINGanastronautsoundscool,doesn'tit?Inspace,theygettodosomeprettyamazingthings,likefloatinginzerogravity(重力).However,therearealsoplentyofthingsthatastronautscan'tdobecauseoftheirweightlessenvironment,andthat'sverysad.What'sworse,theycan'tevenlettheirsadnessshow,becauseit'simpossibletocryinzerogravity.Ofcourse,astronautscanstillproducetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace,accordingtoTheAtlantic(大西洋月刊)inJanuary.Withoutgravity,tearsdon'tflow(流动)downoutoftheeyesliketheydohereonEarth.Thismeansthatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtearshavenowheretogo-theyjuststick(粘)toyoureyes.InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthisduringoneofhisspacewalks."Tears,"hesaid,"don'tfalloffofyoureyes...Theyjustkindofstaythere."Besidesmakingyourvision(视线)unclear,thiscanalsocausephysicalpain.BackonEarth,tearsaresupposedtobringcomforttotheeyes.Butthat'snotthecaseinspace.Thespaceenvironmentdriesoutastronauts'eyes,andwhentearssuddenlywettheeyes,itcancausepainratherthancomfort."Myrighteyeisstinging(刺痛)likecrazy,"Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.Sincegravitydoesn'tworkinspace,astronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridof（除去）thetears.Feustelchosetorubhiseyesagainsthishelmettowipe(擦)thetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait-"Whenthetearsgetbigenoughtheysimplybreakfreeoftheeyesandfloataround,"astronautRonParisetoldTheAtlantic.Therearelotsofsmallthings-thingslikecrying-thatwearesousedtoonEarth.Weusuallytakethemforgranteduntiltheybecomeaprobleminatotallydifferentenvironment,likespace.There,astronautscan'ttalktoeachotherdirectly.Theyalsocan'teatordrinkinnormalways.Theycan'tevenburp(打嗝),becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefooddownintheirstomach.Iftheydoburp,theyjustendupthrowingup（呕吐）everythingintheirstomach,accordingtotheUKNationalSpaceCenter.Therefore,perhapsit'sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:"Gravity,you'rethebest."1．FromParagraphs2and3,wecanknowthat_______.A．astronautsareunabletofeelsadinspaceB．astronautsproducefewertearsinspaceC．tearsproducedinspaceflowdownmoreslowlyD．tearsproducedinspacedon'tflowdownward2．Whateffectdotearshaveonastronauts?A．Theycausephysicalpain.B．Theybringcomforttothem.C．Theymaketheirvisionclearer.D．Theyfloataroundandcausetrouble.3．Theunderlinedphrase"takethemforgranted"inparagraph7means_______.A．findthemimportantB．considerthemuselessC．needthemduringanemergencyD．failtonoticetheirpresence(存在)4．Thesecond-to-lastparagraph(paragraph7)ismainlyabout_______.A．suggestionsofhowastronautscanstaycomfortableinspaceB．otherbasicthingsthataredifficulttodoinspaceC．whyburpingisimpossibleinspaceD．thingshumancan'tdowithoutgravityE17、Clarasitsatherdeskdeepinthought.Shestaresatthemathprobleminfrontofherdesperatelytryingtorememberhowtosolveit,butasshesitsthereherlonglistofhomeworkplaysoverinherhead,andshebecomesoverwhelmed.Shebitesherlipthinkingandthinking.Thenshehearsasongontheradio.Assheturnsupthemusic,awaveofcalmspreadsoverherbody,shecloseshereyesandlistenstothemusic.Whenthesongends,Clara’seyesopenandsheturnsofftheradio.Shelooksagainatthetroublesomequestionandsighs,“Irememberhowtodothisnow,”shesaystoherself.Thenshefinishestheproblem,butthistimecalmerthanbefore.AccordingtoNPRnews,45%ofteenssaytheyarestressedbyschoolpressures,suchashomeworkandgrades.Highschool,andallofthehonorsandAPcourses,canstressoutteenslikeClaratothepointofexhaustion,butitdoesn’thavetobethisway.Lotsofstudentscanusestressrelieverstosimmerdownduringtheirschoolday.Musiccanbeoneofthosereliefs.Whenthebodyisstressed,itreleasescortisol(释放皮质醇),alifesustainingadrenalhormone(肾上腺荷尔蒙)nicknamed“thestresshormone”.Byplayingmusic,studentsstoptheflow(流动)ofcortisolreleasedfromtheirbody,thereforereturningtotheirnormal,non-stressedselfquickerthansomeonewhodidn’thearorplayanymusic.Whenreturningtothisstate,teenscanthinkmoreclearly,withtheirstressgone.Musicdoesnotonlycalmthestressedmind,itdevelopscreativity,aswellasimprovingmathandreadingskills.Amusicclasscanhelpstudentswhoarestressedandgivethemanhourofrelaxationduringtheirday.Thiscanhelphighschoolershaveaclearmindtoconcentrateontheirschoolwork.Addingmusictoateen’sdaycanhelpthembecomelessstressedandfinallyhelpthemwiththeircourses,makingasmartergeneration.Now,Iknowyou’rethinking,“Whataboutkidswhofindplayingamusicalinstrumenthardorboring?Howwouldtakingamusicclasshelpthem?”Well,eventhoughplayinganinstrumentdoesn’tnecessarilyhelpallteens,itisagreedthatthereareveryfewteenswhodonotlistentomusic.Thisshowsthatallstudents,intheirownway,likehearingmusicthroughouttheirday.Themusicthattheylistentocalmsthemandgivesthemreassurance(保证)thattheycanmakeitthroughtheirschoolwork.Thatbeingsaid,allschoolsshouldhavearequiredhourof‘relaxation’timewhenhighschoolerswouldlistentomusic,doeasyhomework,andcalmthemselvesdownaftertheirlongschoolday.Musichelpskidsintheireducation,providingthemwithabrighterfutureandensuringthattheytakecareoftheirgeneration,thegenerationbeforethem,andthegenerationstocome.1．Thewords“becomesoverwhelmed”inParagraph1probablymean“________”.A．losesconfidenceB．feelsdisappointedC．cannotthinkclearlyD．isn’tsureabouttheanswers2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Musichelpsstudentstobemorecreative.B．Fewstudentscanrelaxthemselvesatschool.C．Addingmusictoateen’sdaystopsthemfromstudying.D．Musicspeedsuptheflowofcortisolreleasedfromthebody.3．AccordingtoParagraph5,weknowthat________.A．takingamusicclassishardandboringB．allteenslistentomusicintheirownwayC．playinganinstrumentisnecessaryforallteensD．allschoolshavearequiredhourof‘relaxation’time4．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheBrightFutureofMusicB．TheWayofCalmingDownC．TheCalmingPowerofMusicD．TheWayofSolvingProblemsF18、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Theotherday,Idecidedtoteachmysonaboutthepowerofsmallactsofkindness.Hehadwonsomelollies(棒棒糖)inaprizemachineinthelocalsupermarket,soIaskedhimifhewouldliketosharehiswinwiththenextchildthatwalkedpast.Hewashesitantbecausehewasashylittleboy,buthesaidyesafterIencouragedhimabit.Afatherandhischildpassedbyus.Iwenttothefatherandaskedifmysoncouldgivehisdaughteralollythathehadwon.Thefather.lookedatmesidewaysandwasunsurewhattosay.IexplainedthatIwasteachingmysonaboutthepowerofkindness.Atlast,hesaidokay.Wewenttohisdaughter,buttomysurprise,thelittlegirlwouldn'tacceptthelolly!Mysondidn'tfeelpleasedbythefactthatshewouldn'taccepthisofferingandthenhetoldmeinalowvoice,"Wegotothesameschool."Whenweleftthesupermarket,IexplainedtomysonthatpeopleintheworldthatdaywerenotsoopentokindnessbecausetheirthoughtsandopinionshadbeenshapedbythepastandItoldhimnottobeunhappy."Theymayhavebeenunfriendly,butI'msureweleftthemmovedinsomeway.Andtheyounggirlwillrememberyouastheboywithakindheart,whenshemeetsyouatschool!"Isaidandhenodded.1．Themotheraskhersontogivesomeofhislolliestoanotherchildbecause______.A．hersonhadtoomanylolliesto