常州市2024年中考模拟试题（三）英语试卷

2024年英语学科中考模拟卷注意事项：本试卷共8页，全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。一、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.Frigatebirds(军舰鸟)areamazing.Astudyshowsthatthesebirdstravelat_________highspeedandtheycanflyforabouttwomonthsat_________time.A.a;a B./;a C./;the D.a;the2.TheBBCdocumentaryDuFu:China’sGreatestPoet_________DuFutoWilliamShakespeare,oneofthegreatestwritersintheworld.A.considers B.plains C.connects D.pares3.What’sthegoodpointofshoppingonline?Ithinkbuyers_________spendtoomuchtimegoingfromoneshoptoanother.A.can’t B.mustn’t C.needn’t D.shouldn’t4.Afterworkinginabigcityforoverthirtyyears,Mr.Whitedecidedtoreturntohishometownandlivetherestofhislife_________inthecountryside.A.carefully B.faithfully C.peacefully D.successfully5.Don’ttakemagazinesordictionariesoutofthelibrary_________thelibrarianallowsyouto.A.since B.unless C.so D.if6.Iwaslateforschoolthismorning,becauseImissedthefirstbus.Idon’tbelievewhatyousaid.Youarealways_________excuses.A.makingup B.givingup C.puttingup D.lookingup7.WangWei_______forWangBobysomeforeignersquiteoften,becausetheywerebothgreatpoetsinTangDynasty.A.mistakes B.hasmistaken C.mistook D.ismistaken8.Let’sgoonatriptoShaanxiHistoryMuseumthisSunday.Goodidea.ButIwonder_________.A.howshallwegetreadyforit B.whenandwhereshallwemeetC.whetherwecanbookticketsonline D.thatitwillbesunnythatday9.ThanksalotforofferingmeaticketforthemoviePegasus2._________.Ihappenedtohaveanextraticket.A.Sure,ofcourse B.Goodidea C.Oh,itdidn’tcostmuch D.Don’tmentionit10.Ireallyadmirethesurgeonsfortheircarefulness.Tothem,_________.That’strue.Theycan’taffordtomakeanymistakes.A.everydoghasitsday B.actionsspeaklouderthanwordsC.amissisasgoodasamile D.manyhandsmakelightwork二、完形填空(共12小题；每小題1分，满分12分)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。Therearemanygiftsthatwegive,buthowmanyofthesegiftsaregifts

oflove?The11isthatgiftsoflovedon’thavetobeexpensive.Theycan

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usalot.Then,thecarinfrontofoursbraked(刹住)suddenlyandsodidwe.Wecame

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theheavysnow.Werestartedourcar.Afterawhile,wefoundthattwocarsinfronthad

metheadon.Acoupleofothercarsstopped

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D.liked三、阅读理解(共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分)阅读下列短文，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。AAGreatThemePark:HappyValleyCoveringanareaof350,000squaremetres,theparkisapopularplaceforadultsandchildrentohavefun!Address:QiaochengWestStreet,NanshanDistrict,ShenzhenOpeningHours:10:00a.m.~9:30p.m.TicketPrice•Alldayticket:220yuanforadultsand120yuanforchildrenbetween1.2metresand1.5metrestall•Nightticket:100yuanforadultsandchildrenover1.2metrestall•Freeforchildrenunder1.2metresYoucanbookticketsonlineorbuyticketsattheticketoffice.VarietiesofEntertainment•Nineareaswithdifferentthemes:SpanishSquare,CartoonCity,Mt.Adventure,GoldMineTown,ShangriLaWoods,SunshineBeach,TyphoonBay,PlayaMayaWaterParkandHappyTimes•Excellentperformances:Magicshows,acrobatic(杂技)showsandsonganddancedrama•Giftshops:Clothes,hats,cups,toys,notebooks,bags,umbrellas•Restaurants:Specialsnacks,fastfood,noodles,drinks23.Acouplewithachild(under1.2m)shouldpay____________fortheiralldaytickets.A.220yuan B.320yuan C.440yuan D.560yuan24.WhatcanpeopledoinHappyValley? ①Haveameal. ②Shopforclothes. ③Watchamagicshow. ④Visitmuseumswithdifferentthemes.A.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④ 25.Whatdoweknowfromthereading?A.Eatingisnotallowedinthepark.B.Therearetwowaystobuytickets.C.Theparkcoversanareaof35,000squaremetres.D.Peoplewithnightticketscanentertheparkat10:00p.m.BJinYing,25,isaloverofTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM).Shetookpartinathreemonthtrainingcourseonacupunctureandtuina（针灸推拿）inthewinterof2023atBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicine.Jin’slifehasbeendifferentsincethetraining.ShechangedherlifehabitsafterlearningtheFiveElementstheory(五行学说).Forexample,sheavoidedsweatingtoomuchduringexerciseinwinterbecausethecoldofwintermeanspeopleshouldslowdown,accordingtoTCM.Forher,learningtheseskillsandtheorieswasnotaboutbeingaTCMdoctorbutratheraboutembracing(拥抱)anewlifestyle.SheisnotanunusualexampleofyoungpeoplebeinginterestedinTCM.AsurveybyChinaYouthDailyshowedthat93.3percentofthe1,000youngpeoplewhotookparthadtrieddifferentTCMtreatments.“Ihaveseenarisingnumberofyoungpeopleetomeforneckandbackpains,whichareusuallyrelatedtotheelderly,”saidMaHuifang,aTCMdoctoratGuoyitang,aTCMhospitalaffiliated(附属)withBeijingUniversityofChineseMedicine.“BetweenWesternmedicineandTCM,youngpeopleoftenchooseTCMduetoitsefficacy(疗效),”accordingtoMa.SomepeoplequestionwhyTCMtreatsthesameillnesseswithdifferentprescriptions(处方).“ThisisactuallyanadvantageofTCM,ratherthanashorting,asitcanbeamoreaccurate(精准的)treatmentfordifferentpatients,”Maexplained.YoungeragegroupsareembracingTCM,andatthesametime,TCMisalsobenefitingyoungpeople.AsJinnoted,“IthelpsyoungpeopleunderstandChinesemedicineandlearnwhyitisbelievedtobeatreasureofourChineseculture.”26.WhydidJinYingtakethetrainingcourse?A.TobeaTCMdoctorinthefuture.B.Topracticeanewhealthylifestyle.C.TospreadtraditionalChineseculture.D.Tosaveenergyduringwinter.27.WhatistheadvantageofTCM,accordingtoMaHuifang?A.Ittreatsdifferentillnesseswiththesameprescription.B.ItseffectshappenmoreslowlythanwithWesternmedicine.C.Itstreatmentforeachpatientispersonalized.D.It’scheapparedtoWesternmedicine.28.WhatdoesJinthinkaboutthetrend(趋势)ofyoungpeopleembracingTCM?A.Shethinksitisagoodthing.B.Sheworriesaboutitsfuture.C.Itisnotthatpopular.D.ItmeansTCMisontherisearoundtheworld.C“Youarejustlikeyourmother.”Thisphraseisoftensaidbymany.Aswegrowolder,wemaynoticethatwe’regettingmorelikeourmother.Yetsurprisingly,newresearchhasfoundthatmostpeoplearemoresimilartotheirfather.AteamofscientistsfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinaSchoolofMedicineintheUSfoundthatweinherit(继承)equalamountsofgenes(基因)frommotherandfather.ButweusemoreoftheDNAweinheritfromourfather.Thestudyhelpsustopartlyexplainwhoweare.Andmoreimportantly,ithelpsustofindoutwhetherwearelikelytodevelopdiseases.Forexample,ifweinheritthegeneforadiseasefromourmother,itmaynotbeasstrongasifwehadinheriteditfromourfather.“Weknowthatthereare95genesaffectedbyourparents.”saidleadresearcherProfessorFernandoPardoManueldeVillena.Thesearecalledimprintedgenes(印记基因).Butnow,thestudyhasfoundthattherearethousandsofothergenesthathaveefromourparents.Forthestudy,thescientistsselected(挑选)threedifferentspeciesofmicewithdifferentgenes.Themicethengavebirthtoninebabieseach.Whentheyallreachedadulthood,theteamthenmeasured(测量)everysinglegeneoftheirDNA.Theyfoundanimbalancethatswungtowardtheirfather.Villenaalsosaidthattherecentstudywasthefirsttoshowthatmammals(哺乳动物)aremoresimilartotheirfathersthanmothers.“Thisisanexceptionalnewresearchfindingthatopensthedoortoanentirelynewareaofexplorationinhumangenetics,”hesaid.29.Whatisthenewfinding?A.Weareborntolookmorelikeourfather.B.Wearemorelikeourmotherwhenwegrowup.C.WeusemoreoftheDNAweinheritfromourfather.D.Wehaveequalchancestobemorelikeourmotherorfather.30.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?A.Wearesupposedtobestrongerthanourparents.B.Wedon’tinheritthegeneofadiseasefromourmother.C.Weinheritexactlythesamediseasesfromparents.D.Thefindinghelpsuspredict(预测)possiblediseases.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exceptional”meaninthepassage?A.unusualandexcellentB.predictableandmonC.unfairandcleverD.hopelessandsimple32.Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthisarticle?A.Onamovieposter.B.Inamedicalmagazine.C.Inatravelguide.D.Inasportsmagazine.DManyyearsago,therewasaboycalledAladdininacityinArabia.Helivedwithhismotherinasmallhousenearthemarket,andtheywereverypoor.Aladdin’smotherworkedallday,andsometimeshalfthenight,butAladdinneverhelpedher.Aladdinwasalazyboyandhedidnotliketowork.Heonlywantedtoplayallthetime.Everymorningheranthroughthestreettothemarket.Hetalked,laughedandplayedwithhisfriendsalldaythere.Thenintheevening,hewenthomeforhisdinner.Andeverynighthismothersaidtohim,“Oh,Aladdin,Aladdin!Youareagoodfornothingboy!Whenareyougoingtodosomework,myson?”ButAladdinneverlistenedtohismother.Oneday,therewasanoldmaninalongblackcoatinthemarket.Aladdindidnotseehim,buttheoldmanlookedatAladdinverycarefully.Afterawhile,hewentuptoanorangesellerandasked,“Whoisthatboyinagreencoat?”“Aladdin,sonofMustafa,”theorangesellerreplied.Theoldmanwalkedaway.“Yes,thatistheboy,”hesaidtohimselfinalowvoice.ThenhecalledouttoAladdin,“Boy!ehereplease.IsyournameAladdin?AreyouMustafa’sson?”Aladdinlefthisfriendsandcametotheoldman.“Yes,”hesaid,“IamAladdin,sonofMustafa.Butmyfatherisdead.Hediedfiveyearsago.”“Dead!”saidtheoldman.“Oh,no!”Heputhisfaceinhishandsandbegantocry.“Whyareyoucrying?”askedAladdin.“Didyouknowmyfather?”Theoldmanlookedup.“Mustafawasmybrother!”hesaid.“Iwantedtoseehimagain,butnowyoutellmeheisdead.Oh,thisisnotahappydayforme!”ThenheputhishandonAladdin’sarm.“Buthereismybrother’sson.Youtakeafterhim,myboy.Aladdin,Iamyouruncle,Abanazar.”“Myuncle?”saidAladdin.Hewasverysurprised.“Didmyfatherhaveabrother?Ididn’tknowthat.”“Iwentawaybeforeyouwereborn,myboy.”saidtheoldman.“Look.”Hetooktenpiecesofgoldoutofhisbag,andputthemintoAladdin’shands.“Gohometoyourmotherandgivethemtoher.Tellheraboutme,andsaythis:Herhusband’sbrotherwantstomeether,andheisgoingtovisithertomorrow,”TenpiecesofgoldwasalotofmoneyandAladdinwasveryhappy.Heranhomequicklyandgavethegoldtohismother.Atfirstshewasafraid.“Wheredidyougetthis,Aladdin?Didyoufindit?Itisn’tourmoney.Youmustgiveitback.”AdaptedfromAladdinandtheMagicLamp33.WhichisTRUEaboutAladdin?A.Healwaysstudiedhard. B.Heseldomplayedoutside.C.Hesometimesworkeduntilthemidnight. D.Hedidn’tcaremuchabouthismother.34.WhatmadeAladdinfeelhappy?A.Knowinghehadawealthyuncle. B.Findinglotsofgoldinthemarket.C.GettingthegoldfromAbanazar. D.Talkingabouthisfatherwithoneofhisrelatives.35.Whatcanweinfer(推断)aboutAbanazarfromthestory?A.Aladdindidn’tlikehimatall.B.HehadseenAladdinmanytimesbefore.C.HeandAladdin’sfatherworkedtogetherforalongtime.D.Aladdin’smotherhadnevertalkedabouthimwithAladdin.36.Whatisthebesttitleforthestory?A.TheArrivalofAladdin’s“Uncle”B.Aladdin’sHardLifeC.TheSecretsofMustafaD.Aladdin’sExperienceofSellingOranges四、还原信息(共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Peoplearealwaystellingyounevertogiveup.Stoppingataskthat

isn’tpletefeelslikegivinginanditisnotencouraged.However,intherightsituationsinourlives,givingupcanactuallybetheverybestthingyou

candoandthatdoesyoumuchgood.Firstly,itcanoftensaveyoumuchtime.37Forexample,evenifyou’rewatchingaterriblemovie,you’llstillcontinueuntilit’sfinished.This

canthenendupwastinghoursofyourtimeonsomethingyoudon’tactually

enjoy.38Givinguphelpsyoukeepyourrelationships.Manyofuswillcontinue

arguinglongeventhoughwerealizewe’rewrong.39Butbeingabletosay“Iwaswrong”or“I’mclearlynotgoingtochangeyourmind”isan

importantwaytoavoidfallingoutwithfriendsandtosaveyourenergy.So

choosetostopthenexttimeyoufindyourselfinanargumentthatyoucan’twin.40Doyouoftenbringyourworkhomebecauseyouhavesomeunfinishedtasksattheofficebutcan’tstopthinkingabout

them?It’snothealthy.Youneedtoseparateyourrelaxationtimefromotherstresses.Youneedtoadmitthatyouaren’tgoingtopletethattask

today,andthatyouneedtohavearesttobeeenergeticagain.Anyway,it’simportantandnecessarytoknowyourlimits.A.Don’talwaysthinkitbadtogiveup.B.Mostofusnaturallywanttofinishthings.C.Maybeit’sbecausewedon’twanttoloseface.D.Learningtorestisequallyimportantaslearningtowork.E.Youwillbemuchhappierifyoujustgiveuponthatrelationship.F.Solearntosay“enough”andmoveontosomething

moreusefuland

enjoyable.五、综合填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheChineseedian(喜剧演员)andactressJiaLing,who(41)____________(know)forheredicperformancesandherbrightsmile,hasrecentlymadeheadlinesonWeibo.Her(42)____________(late)filmYOLO《热辣滚烫》hitthebigscreenontheseconddayoftheChineseLunarNewYearin2024.ThemovieisaboutawomancalledDuLeyingwhostilllivedwithherparentsinher(43)____________(三十)untilonedayshemetaboxing(拳击)coachwhojustchangedherlife.Manymoviegoerswentintothecinema,becausetheywerecurious(44)____________whatJiaLinglookedlikeaftershelost50kilosforherrole.Sofar,JiaLing’sweightlossjourney(45)____________(catch)manypeople’sattentiononsocialmediawithmanypeoplediscussinghertransformation(转变).____________Iamgreatlyencouragedbythemovie,Iknowthatlos