江苏省泰兴市西城中学2023-2024学年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案

江苏省泰兴市西城中学2023-2024学年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案注意事项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、Someone______atthedoor.Canyouopenit?A．knocks B．knockedC．isknocking D．wasknocking2、--Let'sgoforapicniconSaturday,James.--_____.IhavetodomyhomeworkathomeA．Whatapity B．Don'tworry. C．Bestwishes D．Howcome?3、I

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it．A．none B．either C．neither D．both4、--Couldyoutellme___________It’sabouttenminutes’drive.A．howlongittakeshimtodrivetoschoolB．howfaritisfromyourhometoschoolC．howsoonyoursistergetbackfromschool5、Whatareyoulookingfor?I’mlookingforthebook_________youlentmeyesterday.A．what B．who C．when D．/6、―Excuseme,couldyoutellme?―Thereisabankonthesecondfloor.Youcanmakeitthere.A．wherethebankis B．howIcangettothebankC．ifthere'sabanknearhere D．whereIcanexchangemoney7、––Lookattheyoungmaninyellow.IsitMr.Green?––No,it______behim.Heiswearingagreencoattoday.A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．can’t8、—Thedumplings________sogoodthatIcan’twaittoeatthem.—Me,too.A．taste B．feel C．sound D．smell9、—isitfromtheChildren’sPalacetoNanjingSouthRailwayStation,Tom?—About10minutes’ridebybus.A．Howsoon B．Howoften C．Howfar D．Howmuch10、WhatarethepeopleintheUS____todowhentheymeet____?A．supposed;atthefirsttime B．supposed;forthefirsttimeC．expected;inthefirsttime D．besupposed;forthefirsttimeⅡ.完形填空11、ClosetestChoosethebestanswertocompletethepassage.Inourcountrywethinkbeingmodest(谦虚的)isavirtue(美德)andbeingproudisabadthing.Oneday,IheardanAmericanboysaytoaChinesestudent,“YouspeakverygoodEnglish.”Butthegirlanswered,“No,no.MyEnglishisverypoor.”Theforeignerwasquite1attheanswer.Thinkinghehadnotmadehimselfunderstoodorthegirlhadnotheardhim2Hesaid,“Yes,indeed,youspeakverywell.”3thegirlstillkeptsaying,“No.”IntheendtheAmericanboycouldnotunderstandanddidn’tknow4tosay.What’swrongwiththegirl’sanswer?Shedidn’t5acompliment(恭维)inthesamewayastheAmericanpeopledo.Sheshouldanswer“Thankyou”insteadof“No”.She6understoodwhattheAmericanboyhadsaid,butshethoughtsheshouldbemodest.Inthe7,peoplewillfeel8andconfidentwhentheyarepraised.Soifsomeonesaysthe9youhavecookedareverydelicious,youshouldsay,“Thankyou”.Ifyouaremodestandsay,“No,I’m10Ican’tdoitwell”,whileworkinginawesterncountry,peoplemaythinkthatyoureallycannotdoit.Ifyouoftensay,“No”,you’llcertainlybelookeddownuponby11Whenasking12ajob,ifonesayssomethinglike,“Yes,Icancertainlydoit”insteadof“Letmehaveatry”,heorshewill13getit.Sointhewest,youshouldbebravetoshowyourself-confidence.Inmyopinion,beingconfidentdoesnot14beingproud,sosometimesyoushouldbeconfident15beingmodest.1．A．excitedB．surprisedC．frightened2．A．clearB．clearlyC．notclearly3．A．ThoughB．AndC．But4．A．whichB．whatC．how5．A．acceptB．refuseC．disagree6．A．hardlyB．reallyC．badly7．A．eastB．southC．west8．A．proudlyB．prideC．proud9．A．dishesB．cupsC．glasses10．A．afraidB．activeC．angry11．A．theotherB．otherC．others12．A．forB．asC．to13．A．failtoB．expecttoC．succeedin14．A．thinkB．sayC．mean15．A．assoonasB．aswellasC．insteadofⅢ.语法填空12、LeiFengDayisonMarch5.Morethanfiftyyearsago,ChairmanMaocalledonpeopleto“learnfromLeiFeng”.IsthespiritofLeiFengoutofthedate(过时)now?Somepeopleshowusthatit1．(notbe)outdatedyet?Hereisatruestoryaboutthespirit.Afterthe2014collegeentranceexamination,XingSirui,a17-year-oldgirlfromDongying,waitedfortheresult.OnJune24,whileshe2．(walk)alongtheQingfenglake,shesuddenlyheardsomeone3．(cry)forhelp.Shestoppedhurriedlyandlookedaroundforthevoice.Afterseeingayoungwomaninthelake，shejumpedintothewaterbravely,4．(keep)herheadabovethewaterandtriedtopullherbacktothebank.Ittookherabout45minutes5．(finish)thejob.Atlast,thewoman6．(save),butXingSiruileftquietlywithout7．(say)anything.ShewaspraisedhighlyforherbehaviorandwaschoosenastheDongyingFinestGirl.Inrecentyears,itiswronglyconsideredtobeoldfashiontolearnfromLeiFeng.XingSuruiriskedhislifetosaveastrangerwhomshedidn’tknowatall.ShesetsanexampleforusChinese.Infact,somepeoplearoundus8．(do)thesamethingsforthesocietylikeher.Inmyopinion,eveninmoderntimes,we9．(help)eachothertobuildaharmonious(和谐的)societyandthenourcountry10．(become)betterandbetter.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Alargenumberofpeopleintheworldeatfastfood.Wheneveryougointoafastfoodrestaurant,youcanseelotsofpeopleenjoyingtheirmealsthere.Howdoyouknowinwhichcountrypeoplelikefastfoodbest?TheEnglishpeoplearetheworld’sbiggestfansoffastfood,whiletheFrencharetheleastinterestedinquickmeals,accordingtoasurveydonelastyear.Thesurveyofthirteencountriesshows45﹪oftheEnglishpeoplesaytheycan’tgiveupfastfoodbecauseit’sdelicious.And44﹪ofAmericansand37﹪ofCanadianssaythesame.TheFrench,proudoftheirdeliciousandhigh-classcuisine,don’tlikefastfood.81﹪ofthemthinkitisunhealthy,followedby75﹪oftheJapanese.HowabouttheChinese?Howoftendoyouhavehamburgersorfriedchicken?Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryoulikewesternfastfoodorChinesefood.Themostimportantthingistokeepabalanceddiet.1．Fromthesurveyweknow_______likefastfoodbest.A．theChineseB．theFrenchC．theEnglish2．Thesurveyshows_______ofAmericanslikefastfood.A．37﹪B．44﹪C．75﹪3．Accordingtothesurvey,somecan’tgiveupfastfoodbecause.A．it’scheapB．it’shealthyC．it’sdelicious4．Theunderlinedword“cuisine”inthepassagemeans_______.A．foodB．houseC．water5．Thesurveyisabout_______.A．westerncountriesB．fastfoodC．restaurantsintheworldB14、Youneedsomebreadandmilk.Buthalfanhourlater,youleavethesupermarketwithatrolley(手推车)fulloffood.Whatgamesdosupermarketsplaytomakeusspendsomuchmoney?Thetricksusuallystartbeforeyouwalkin.Outsidethesupermarketentrance,anybodywhowalkspastcansmellwarm,freshbread.Thatmakesushungryandreadytobuylotsoffood,notjustbread.Nowyou’reinsideand,ofcourse,asmallbasketwouldbefine,butalltheyhavearetrolleys.Andofcoursetheproblemwithatrolleyisthatitlookssadandlonelywithjustoneortwoproductsinside.Sowemayfillitwithsomething.Infact,supermarkettrolleysareactuallygettingbiggersothatwebuymore.Ofcourse,manypeopleshopinsupermarketsbecausetheythinkeverythingischeaperthaninothershops.Sosupermarketsofferverycheappricesonsomethingsbutthenhavehigherpricesforotherproducts.Onenewtrickistoputredstickersonproducts.Customersusuallyconnectredstickerswithlowerpricessotheredstickersiseasytobenoticed,evenwhenthereisnoreduction!Interestingly,thistrickappearstoworkmorewithmenthanwithwomen.Thereisastorybehindthepositionofeverythinginthesupermarket.Forexample,customersoftengoonlytobuymilk.Sotheyputitrightattheback,forcingyoutogopasthundredsofshelvesfullofotherproducts.Thepositionofpr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.A．advertisementsareimportantingettingpeopletobuyenergydrinksB．energydrinksarehelpfultoteenagers'studyC．sportsplayersneedtodrinkalotofenergydrinksD．energydrinksareespeciallyaimedatteenagers5．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle(标题)ofthepassage?A．What'stheUseofEnergyDrinks?B．WhoCanDrinkEnergyDrinksC．What'sThatinEnergyDrinks?D．WhyCan'tWeBuyEnergyDrinks?E17、MeiQiyue,13,ofChongqing,leavesherdorm(寝室)earlyeverymorninganddoesn’treturnuntillateatnight.Shefeelsstressedinthedorm.“Myroommateslookdownonme.WhenIsaysomething,theyneveragreewithme.Sometimes,theyevenlaughatmetogether,”saidMei.“Thedormislikehell.IwanttoleavethemomentIwalkin.”Meiisnotalone.Manymiddleschoolstudentslavesuchproblems.Plans,opinionsandothersmalldifferencescancreateconflict(冲突).“Mostteenagersaretheonlychildinthefamilywheretheyarethe‘King’or‘Queen’.Theycan’tstandotherkids’differentideas,soconflictsbetweenthemcomeoutinthedorm,”saidSunYunxiao,aprofessorinBeijing.AccordingtoSun,roommaterelationsareimportantinschools,andstudentsshouldbeseriousaboutthem.Hesuggeststhatstudentsshouldbepatient,sincere(真诚)andcooperativeindealingwiththeirroommates.ZouMing,14,ofShanxi,andhisroommatesdidn’tcleantheirdormforalongtimeduringtheirfirstsemester.“Later,webegantohateeachotherbecausenobodywouldclean,”saidZou.“Oneday,wehadadormmeeting.Atthemeetingwediscussedtheproblemseriouslyanddecidedeachotherofuswouldcleanforaweek.”Afterthemeeting,theycleanedthedormforthefirsttimetogether,andtheboyshavebecomegoodfriends.“Ithinkweshouldtakecareofthedormlikeourfamilyandourroommateslikeourbrothers,”saidZou.“Onlyinthiswaycanwehaveahappydormlikeandmakelifelongfriends.”1．WhydoesMeiQiyuedislikestayinginherdorm?A．Becauseshealwaysthinksdifferentlyfromothers.B．Becauseshethinksherroommatesalwayslookdownher.C．Becausetheconditionofherdormisverypoor.D．Becausesheistooshytotalkwithanybody.2．Whatmakesstudentsindormshaveconflicts,accordingtoProfessorSun?A．Thattheywanttobetheonlyoneinthedorm.B．Thattheyhopetostudyindormsratherthaninclassrooms.C．Thattheyarenotusedtohearingdifferentideas.D．Thattheyhaven’tlearnedhowtocareabouteachother.3．WhatwastheoriginalprobleminZouMing’sdorm?A．Noonecleanedthedorm.B．Theyhatedeachother.C．Theyhadnosimilarinterests.D．Theydidn’thelpeachother.4．Whatproblemdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A．Studentscan’tmakefriendseasilyinanewschool.B．Chinesemiddleschoolstudentsarenotreallytobeindependent.C．Keepinggoodroommaterelationsisnoteasyforsomestudents.D．Studentsstillneedtheirparents’helpevenwhentheyareinmiddleschool.5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．MeiQiyue’sroommatesenjoylaughingather,becausesheisdifferent.B．Mostteenagerswillbethe“Kings”or“Queens”ofourcountry.C．Studentsshouldtakeroommaterelationsseriously.D．Zou’sbrothersshouldtakecareofthedormwithhim.F18、OnemorningFanXingdiscoveredthatherclassroomhadchanged.The13-year-oldsawthatthedeskswerenolongerinrows(排),butpushedtogethertomakesixbiggerdesks.Thenewarrangement(排列)waspartofareform(改革)atFan'sschool,ChangshaDaotianMiddleSchoolinHunan.Aboutfiveweeksago,morethan2,000juniorstudentsattheschoolbeganstudyinginthisway,withsixtoeightstudentssittingingroups."Thisreformisdesignedtoprovidestudentswitheasierwaystostudyandmorechancesfordiscussion,"saidLiuXu,aschoolheadteacher."Ourschoolhopesitcanimprovestudents'abilities(能力)forself-studyaswellasteamwork."Thenewarrangementtooksometimeforstudentstogetusedto."Iwastoocurious(好奇)aboutitforthefirsttwodays,"saidFan.Butsoonsheandherclassmatesgotusedtoit."Nowourclassisquieterbecausewecanstoploudstudentswithsomesimplegestures(手势),"saidFan."What'smore,wecanexpressourownideasandlearnothers'throughdiscussion.It'sabetterwaytostudy."FengYulikesthisnewclassroomarrangementverymuchandhasmadesomeprogressstudying.The14-year-oldsaid,"Groupmembersfirstdiscuss,andthenexplainthesolutionsoranswerstodifficultquestionsinfrontofthewholeclass.""Thediscussiongivesusmoreconfidencetomakespeeches,"saidFeng."Wecanalsoimproveourfriendships."Thereformhasaskedformorefromteachers.Theyhavenomorethan15minutestoteachinclass."Itisabigchallengetoteachinsuchshorttimethelessonswhichshouldbetaughtin45minutes,"EnglishteacherWangJingsaid."Wehavetoimprovemethodstoteachbetter.Wemustpreparesomeinterestingtopicsandexercisesbeforeclasssothatstudentscandiscussthem."Wangsaidthatsomestudentsalwaystalk.Theteachershavetomovecontinuouslyintheclassroomtokeepthemquietandgetthemtoconcentrateonclass."Itdemandsmore,butIbelieveitwillpayoff,"Wangadded.1．Thepurposeofthenewclassroomarrangementisto________.A．makethestudentsfeelfreshandinterested B．dividebigclassesintosmallclassesC．makemoreroomfornewstudents D．providestudentswithmorechancesforteamwork2．Howdidthenewclassroomarrangementhelpthestudents'studyaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystoppingloudstudentsusingsimplegestures.B．Bygivingstudentsmorechancestoworkingroups.C．Bymakingstudentsexplain