江苏省南京市第十八中学2024届中考二模英语试题含答案

江苏省南京市第十八中学2024届中考二模英语试题含答案注意事项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、Ithinktherewillbemore______/pə'luʃən/inbigcities.A．population B．policeman C．preparation D．pollution2、She’sneverbeentoHongKong,______?A．issheB．hassheC．isn’tsheD．hasn’tshe3、—Hi,Jack!Whataboutplayingsoccerafterschool?—I’dloveto,butit’smygrandfather’s______birthdayandwewillhaveacelebration.A．ninetith B．ninetieth C．nintieth4、Davidtojointhesingingclubbecausehedoesn’tlovesingingatall.A．failed B．promised C．refused5、—MayIspeaktoJudy?—Sorry,sheaspeechinthehallnow.A．makesB．hasmadeC．madeD．ismaking6、—Wouldyouliketotellme?—Sure.Practicemakesperfect.A．howcanIstudyEnglishwell. B．whydoIlearnEnglishwellC．howIcanstudyEnglishwell. D．whyIlearnEnglishwell7、—Whereisyourteacher?—He______thelibrary.He______thelibraryforanhour.A．hasgoneto;hasbeento B．hasgoneto;hasbeeninC．hasbeento;hasbeenin D．hasbeento;hasgoneto8、---Mybabydaughterwillbemuch______inthisreddress.---Sureshewill.A．beautiful B．morebeautiful C．mostbeautiful D．themostbeautiful9、—MayIwatchTVnow?—No,you________.You________doyourhomeworkfirst.A．maynot;canB．can’t;mayC．maynot;mustD．can’t;must10、You’dbetter_______toomuchmeat.Youaremuchtoofat.A．noteat B．eatotherC．nottoeat D．don’teatⅡ.完形填空11、I’mveryhappytointroducesomethingaboutUKschools.Inrecentyears,many1fromChinacometotheUKtoattendschool.Over4,000newstudentscamein2018alone.Quiteafew2togotoaUKuniversityafterattendingBritishmiddleschools.It’sawonderful3forthemtoimprovetheirwrittenandspokenEnglish.Theycanalsofindoutmoreaboutadifferentcultureand4greatteaching.StudyingintheUKwillbea(n)5andenjoyableexperience.UnlikeChina,Britainisn’talargecountry.Itsfurthestmainlandpointsareonly1,350km.It’s6toseemanygreatcitiesinashorttime,suchasLondon,CambridgeandOxford.Youarenevermorethan113kmfromtheseaandyoucan7Britain’sbeautifulcoastline.LifeforastudentstudyingintheUKcanbeveryexciting.Childrenstartschoolattheageof4.At11,childrengotomiddleschoolwheretheymaystudyten8includingmath,science,English,andhistory.Andtheyalsolearnoneormorelanguages.9isoneofthemostpopularones.That’sbecausemoststudentsprefertogotoFranceafterleavingschool.Childrendonotjustlearnfrombooksorascreen,butenjoysome10aspartoftheirschoolday,suchassoccer,basketballandsoon.Theycanattendclubsafterschool.1．A．workers B．students C．teachers D．scientists2．A．decide B．happen C．forget D．hate3．A．tool B．symbol C．research D．chance4．A．offer B．copy C．experience D．practise5．A．strange B．special C．common D．crazy6．A．possible B．useful C．hard D．hopeless7．A．draw B．enjoy C．break D．finish8．A．skills B．levels C．subjects D．hobbies9．A．Chinese B．German C．Japanese D．French10．A．experiments B．movies C．sports D．magazinesⅢ.语法填空12、Iknewweneededtofindthatshoe,forourmothercouldn’taffordnewshoes.Ihadtogobacktofindit,soItoldmysistertowaitright1．.Amanhearditandstoppedmejust2．Iwalkedoff.Heaskedme,“Youareleavingyoursisterheretofindtheshoe?Whatwouldyoudoifsheisnotherewhenyoureturn?”Ididn’tknowhowtoanswerthatquestion.He3．,“It’sOKifyoucan’tfindtheshoe,butitisnotOKtoloseyoursister.”Thenhesentustomum’sworkplacebytaxi.DuringmywholelifeIhavedependedonthekindnessofmanystrangers,IfeelsorrythatIcan’tfindthemandsay‘thankyou’.Idonotevenrememberwhattheirfaces4．,buttheytaughtmealesson---peoplearemoreimportantthanthings.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ForIrisgrace,theworldusedtobealonelyplace.Theautistic(自闭症的)five-year-oldgirlseldomspokeandsheoftengotnervouswhilebeingwithotherchildren.Irishasbeentaughtartsinceshewasthreeyearsold.Shespendsmostofhertimepainting.Shepaintssowellthatherworkssellforatleast1,500poundseach.However,nothingcouldstopherlonelinessuntilacatcalledThulacametolivewiththefamilylastFebruary.AfterThulaarrived,Iris’sparentshavenoticedIrisaddingimageslikeacat’seyesornosetoherpaintings.Atfirst,theythoughtIrisdrewthembyaccident,butnowtheybelieveIrisisexpressingherlovetoThulainherpaintings.WhileIrisispainting,Thulaalwayssitsathersideandwatchesherwithgreatinterest.Andwhenthefamilygooutinthecar,IrisalwaystakesThulawithher.ThulaishavinganinfluenceonIris’srelationshipswithothers,too,andherparentsfinditeasiertoencouragehertospeakwhenThulaisaroundIris’smothersaid,“ThankstoThula,Irisisalothappierthaneverbefore.”1．WhendidIrisbegintolearnart?A．LastFebruary. B．Attheageof2.C．Attheageof3. D．Attheageof5.2．IrisGracepaintssowellthatherworkssellfor________poundseach.A．morethan1,500 B．only1,500C．about1,500 D．lessthan1,5003．HowdoesIrisexpressherlovetoThula?A．SheoftenkissesThula.B．SheoftenfeedsfoodtoThula.C．SheoftenplayswithThula.D．SheaddsThulatoherpaintings.4．Iris’sparentsthinkThulaisvery________.A．lazy B．helpful C．lucky D．interesting5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thulaisabletospeak.B．Irispaintstomakemoney.C．Iris’spaintingsarepopular.D．Thuladoesn’tlikestayingwithIrisB14、WhenIwas14yearsold,Iusedtobabysit(做临时保姆)fortheladynextdoor.Everytwoweeksshewouldpayme$80.IalwayslookedforwardtogettingpaidsoIcouldgototheshoppingcentrewithmyfriendsonSaturdayandspendthemoneyonmyfavouritethings.OneFridayeveningIheardmymomonthephonewithourneighborandIheardhersayafewtimes,“Oh,thatisterrible.”Aftermymomhungup,Iaskedwhatwaswrong.Shesaidthattheneighborhadnofoodinherhouseandthatshedidn’tknowwhatshewasgoingtofeedherdaughterwith.Herhusbandhadspenttheirmoneyonbeerandgotangrybecausehiswifeaskedformoneytobuygroceries(食品杂货).Hebegantopulldishesoutofthecupboards(壁橱)andthrewthematthewall.So,theladydidn’thaveanygroceriesordishes.Ihadanidea.IaskedmymomtodrivemetoMcDonald’s.Iboughttheladyandherdaughterdinnerwiththebabysittingmoneyshehadgivenme.AfterIhadtakenthemdinner,IaskedmymomtotakemetothestoreandIboughttheladydishesandgrocerieswiththerestofthemoney.WhenIknockedonthefrontdoor,theladygavemeabighugandtoldmehowgratefulshewasthatIhelpedher.WhenSaturdaycamearound,Ididn’thaveanymoneytogototheshoppingcentrewithmyfriends,butIdidn’tcare,becauseIfeltgreatthatIwasabletohelpthisfamily.Later,wemovedawayfromthearea.Isawourneighborthreetimesandshealwaystoldmehowmuchshethankedmeforcaringherandherdaughter.1．Thewriteralwayslookedforwardtogettingpaid,soshecould________.A．buydishesforhermumB．spendmoneyonMcDonald’sC．buyfoodforthelady’sdaughterD．spendthemoneyonherfavouritethings2．Whatdidthewriterbuyforthelady?A．McDonald’s,dishesandbeer.B．Groceries,cupboardanddishes.C．McDonald’s,dishesandgroceries.D．McDonald’s,groceriesandcupboard.3．Howdidtheladyfeelwhenthewriterhelpedher?A．Surprised.B．Thankful.C．Terrible.D．Angry.C15、OnSeptember13th,Iwokeupinthebestmood.Itwasalatestart,soIgottosleepin.NotonlydidIgetmyfulleighthoursofsleep,butanadditionaltwomorehoursaswell.Igotready,dancedinmyroomtomyfavoritemusicwhileIpickedoutmyclothes,mademylunch,andwasonmywaytoschool.Iarrivedat9:50a.m.LittledidIknow,inthenext20minutes,mylifewouldchangeforever.AsIgotoutofmyclassroom,therehewas,holdingthegun.Althougheverythinghappenedsofast,inamatterofabout4minutes,Irememberitclearly.IremembereveryfaceIsaw,andIremembereverysoundIheard.Irememberthefearandthepanicoftheunknown.Andlastly,Irememberrunning.Runningformylife.Irandownthestairs,outoftheschool’sfrontdoors,anddownthestreettotheprimaryschool.Irememberlookingdownatmyfeet.AsIlookeddownIthoughttomyself,“HowamIrunningsofast?”Ifinallymadeittoasafeclassroom,and20otherstudentsandIsettledinforlockdown.Westayedclosetooneanotherandcried.Itfeltasthoughthetearsgoingdownourfaceswouldneverstop.Wepassedourphonesaroundtotextourlovedonesthatweweresafeandthattherewasaschoolshooter,shotswerefired,and4studentswereinjuredthusfar.Thelockdownlastedabout30minutes,eventhoughitfeltlikeforever.Ourheadmastermadehiswaytoourroomandexplainedthattheshooterhadbeencaughtandwewereallgoingtomakeourwaytothefootballfield.1．Howdidthewriterfeelbeforegoingtoschool?A．Relaxed.B．Worried.C．Scared.D．Puzzled.2．Whatdoesthephrase“sleepin”probablymeaninParagraphl?A．sleepinbedB．sleepwithclothesonC．sleepwithfacecoveredD．sleeplongerthanusual3．Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheshootingbegan?A．Callingthepoliceforhelp.B．Runningawayinalldirections.C．Fightingbackagainsttheshooter.D．Textingtheirbelovedonesaboutit.4．Wheredidthewriterfindsafetyintheshooting?A．Onafootballfield.B．Inaneighboringschool.C．Inaclassroomofherschool.D．Backatherownhome.5．Whatcanwetellfromthestory?A．Theheadmasterdidn’tcareabouthisstudents.B．Therewasmorethanoneshooterinthekilling.C．Notallthe21studentstookphoneswiththem.D．Theshooterkilledhimselfintheend.D16、Laternextyear,Beijingwillstartthecountry'sfirstdriverless(无人驾驶)subwaytrains.TheYanfangLine-connectingpartofFangshandistricttothecitycenter-willbethefirsttotryoutdriverlesstechnology.TheBeijingpublictransportationauthoritysaysthenewtrainswillmakethemetrosystembetter.Theywillhaveanupgraded(升级的)operatingsystem.Theywillreach80kmperhourandcarrymorethanl,200passengers.Thedevelopmentofdriverlesstechnologyisopeningupinotherareasoftransport.Driverlesscarshavelongbeenadreamformany.Andinthepastfewyears，innovation(创新)hasspeededup.Bigcarcompanies，includingVolkswagonandToyota,arecompetingwithothercompanies,suchasGoogle.Butwithnotracks(轨道)torunon，howwilldriverlesscarsbesafe?Thetechnologythatisusedismadeupofmanysensors(传感器),includingradar(雷达)andGPS.____givesthecaranexactpositionintheworld，aswellaswhat'saroundit.ItalsoallowsthecartoseemovingObjects，too，likeothercarsandpeople.Pilot-freeplaneshavealsobecomeahottechnologytopic.Yetwhilethesetypesoftechnologyareseenasbetterandsafer，theydohavedisadvantages.Automation(自动化)meansthesetypesoftransportwillheavilyrelyoncomputers.Justlikehumans，theymakemistakes-althoughlessoften.Andlikemuch1oftechnology，itmakesmanyworkerslosetheirjobs.Whatwillhappentothefuturebusdriversandpilots？1．WhichofthefollowingabouttheYanfangLinetrainsisNOTtrue?A．Therewillbenodriveronthetrains.B．They’llhaveanupgradedoperatingsystem.C．Thespeedwillbeatleast80kmperhour.D．They’llcarrymorethan1,200passengers.2．Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A．Driverlesstechnologyisahottopic.B．Driverlesstechnologyhasbeendevelopedwell.C．BigcarcompaniesareworkingtogethertomakeinnovationD．Bigcarcompaniesarecompetingwitheachother.3．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordThisreferto(指代)inthefourthparagraph?A．Thesensor.B．Thetechnology.C．Theradar.D．TheCPS.4．Whatcanwegetfromthepassage?A．pilot-freeplanesaremuchsaferthandriverlesscars.B．Automationmakestransportmoredifficulttodealwith.C．Driverlesstechnologyhasit’sdisadvantages.D．Driverlesstechnologywillnotneedworkersanymore.E17、Thereareabout6,000languagesthatarespokenaroundtheworld.But43percentoftheselanguagesaredyingout,accordingtoUNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization，联合国教科文组织).Ifnoactionistaken，someoftheselanguageswillbecomeextinct(灭绝的).Languagesbecomeendangeredformanyreasons.Oneisthatsomecommunitiesofnativespeakersoftheendangeredlanguagesnolongerexist(存在)，HuffPostreported.Thesepeopleleavetheircommunitiesandmovetocitiesortowns.Inaddition，thelanguagesof“dominant(占主导地位的）”culturesmaydriveotherlanguagesintoextinction.Togetbettereducationandjobs,youngpeoplehavetofocustheirattentiononlearningdominantlanguagesratherthantheirownlanguages.DominantlanguagesincludeEnglish，FrenchandMandarin(普通话).Oncealanguagedies,itrarelyconiesbacktolife.Governmentsacrosstheglobearetakingactiontopreventthis.InSeptember,theUSstateofAlaskaannouncedthatthelossofindigenous(土著的）languageswasan“emergency”(紧急事件).Itisnowworkingtogivenewlifetosuchlanguages,Quartzreported.InNewZealand，thegovernmenthassaiditwantsover20percentofthecountry’spopulationtobeabletospeakMaori,anindigenouslanguage,by2040.ItplanstoprovideMaorilessonsinallNewZealandschoolsby2025,TheNewYorkTimesreported.Chinaisalsotryingtoprotectitslanguages.About130languagesarespokeninChina,evenmorethanthenumberofethnicgroupsinthecountry.In2015,thegovernmentstartedaprojecttorecordallthelanguagesspokeninChina,Xinhuareported.UniversitieslikeMinzuUniversityofChinahavecreatedminoritylanguagemajors(专业）fortheirstudents.1．Howmanylanguagesworldwideareindangerofdyingout?A．About2,580languages. B．About3,420languages.C．About4,300languages. D．About6,000languages.2．Accordingtothestory,whymightalanguagegoextinct?A．Becausenoonewantstospeakit.B．Becauseitistoodifficulttolearn.C．Becauseitisusedlessindailylife.D．Becauseschoolsdon5tofferlessonsforit3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4referto?A．Thelearningofdominantlanguages.B．Theextinctionoflanguages.C．Actiontakentosavethelanguages.D．Themovementofgivingnewlifetothelanguages.4．Whatdoweknowfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．AlllanguagesaredisappearinginNewZealand.B．MaorilessonsarealreadyofferedinalloftheschoolsinNewZealand.C．130languagesareendangeredinChina.D．Makingrecordingsisawaytoprotectlanguages.5．Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Losingourlanguages B．TheimportanceofEnglishC．Learninganewkindoflanguage D．IndigenouslanguagesF18、Adragonfly,onlyaninchandahalflong,appearstobeanimalworld'sbestlongdistancetravelerflyingthousandsofmilesoveroceansasitmovesfromcontinenttocontinent-----accordingtoanewlypublishedresearch.Biologistswholeadthestudysaytheevidenceisinthegenes.Theyfoundthatpopulationsofthisdragonfly,calledPantalaflavescens,inTexas,easternCanada,Japan,Korea,India,andSouthAmerica,havegenessosimilarthatthereisonlyonelikelyexplanation.Obviouslythesedragonfliesaretravelingdistancesthatarequitelongfortheirsmallsize,breedingwitheachother,andcreatingacommongenepool.Buthowdodragonfliesfromdifferentcontinentsmanagetomeetandbreed?Waresaysitappearstobethewaytheirbodieshaveevolved.Forexample,theyincreasedsurfaceareasontheirwingsthatenablethemtousethewindtocarrythem.Dragonflies,infact,havealreadybeenfoundcrossingtheIndianOceanfromAsiatoAfrica."Theyarefollowingtheweather,"saysDanielTroast."They'regoingfromIndiawhereit'sdryseasontoAfricawhereit'swetseason,andtheydoitonceayear.”WetnessisimportantforPantala,andthatiswhytheywouldtakesuchadangeroustrip.Thoughmanywilldieontheroute,aslongas