江苏省盱眙县第三中学2023-2024学年中考二模英语试题含答案

江苏省盱眙县第三中学2023-2024学年中考二模英语试题含答案注意事项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、Inrecentyearstheenvironmentalpollutionhasbeen_________thanbefore.A．soserious B．serious C．moreserious D．tooserious2、—WhatdoyouthinkofyourEnglishteacher?—Sheisagoodandcaringone.Thoughherteachingstylethatofmostotherteachers,shealwayshasmorecreativeteachingmethodsthanothersdo.A．issimilarto B．issimilaras C．thesameas3、Hurryup,__________we’llhavetowaitanothertwohoursforthenexttrain.A．and B．but C．or D．so4、ThemarkofPEwasincreasedto60pointsinHefeiinorderto_____students'physicalquality(身体素质)A．ProduceB．improveC．makeD．achieve5、―Excuseme,couldyoutellme?―Thereisabankonthesecondfloor.Youcanmakeitthere.A．wherethebankis B．howIcangettothebankC．ifthere'sabanknearhere D．whereIcanexchangemoney6、Thevillagerscan’tbelieve_________eyes.Thescientistchangedthedesertintofarmland.A．hisB．herC．ourD．their7、---James,IamsorryIusedyourcomputerwhileyouwereawaythismorning.---________.A．That’sallrightB．It’sapleasureC．YouarewelcomeD．That’sright8、Afterplayingfootballformorethanhalfanhour,thestudentstookrest.A．afewminute's B．alittleminute'sC．afewminutes' D．alittleminutes'9、—Doyouthinkpaperbooksbye-booksinthefuture?—No,Idon’tthinkso.A．havereplaced B．arereplaced C．werereplaced D．willbereplaced10、—Whatwouldyouliketodrink,girls?—_____,please.A．Twoglassofwater B．TwoglassofwatersC．Twocupsoftea D．TwocupsofteasⅡ.完形填空11、Nancyisreadingane-mailfromherfriendJack.Sheisvery1togetthee-mail.Jackwritesabouthisschool2weekends.Jacklikeshisschoolverymuch.Nancylikesherschool,3.Jack'sschoolisverybigandhelikeshisclassroom.The4andchairsarenew.Therearelotsofpicture5thewall.Theycleantheclassroomeveryday.Theteachersareniceandthe6arefriendly.Heloves7becausehecanlearnalotabouttheworld.Healsoloves8.Heisgoodatplayingfootball.Heoftenplaysitwithhis9afterschool.Heisintheschool10team.Hesayshehasagoodtimeatschool.Jackdoesn't11toschoolonSaturdaysandSundays.Hegetsup12atsixonSaturday.Hegoesjoggingintheparkforhalf13.Thenheeatshis14.Afterthat,hehelpshismotherwithhouseworkAteight,hebeginstodohishomeworkHehaslunchinafastfoodrestaurant.Inthe15,hegoesshoppingwithMum.SometimesheplayscomputergamesorchatswithhisfriendsontheInternetintheevening.Heenjoyshisweekendverymuch.1．A．happy B．hungry C．beautiful D．sad2．A．for B．to C．at D．in3．A．also B．again C．too D．very4．A．desks B．schoolbags C．pencils D．pens5．A．in B．on C．near D．at6．A．subjects B．books C．workers D．classmates7．A．drawing B．swimming C．dancing D．reading8．A．sports B．trees C．animals D．hobbies9．A．teachers B．parents C．friends D．brothers10．A．basketball B．football C．music D．volleyball11．A．like B．play C．go D．have12．A．early B．late C．before D．after13．A．ayear B．amonth C．anhour D．aday14．A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．dinner15．A．day B．hour C．afternoon D．morninⅢ.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、TheHealthyHabitsSurveyshowsthatonlyaboutonethirdofAmericanseniors(年长者)havecorrecthabits.Herearesomefindingsandexpertadvice.1.Howmanytimesdidyoubrushyourteethyesterday?·Finding：Afull33%ofseniorsbrushtheirteethonlyonceaday.·Step：Removethe300typesofbacteria(细菌)inyourmoutheachmorningwithabattery-operatedtoothbrush.Brushgentlyfor2minutes,atleasttwiceaday.2.Howmanytimesdidyouwashyourhandsorbatheyesterday?·Finding：Seniors,onaverage,bathefewerthan3daysaweek.Andnearly30%washtheirhandsonly4timesaday---halfofthenumberwhichdoctorsrecommend.·Step：Wetouchourfacesaround3,000timesaday-ofteninvitinggerms（病菌）toenterourmouth,nose,andeyes.Usetoiletpapertoavoidtouchingthedoorhandle.And,mostimportant,washyourhandsoftenwithhotrunningwaterandsoapfor20seconds.3.Howoftendoyouthinkaboutfightinggerms?·Finding：Seniorsarenotfightinggermsaswellastheyshould.·Step：Doyouknowitisnotyourtoiletbutyourkitchensponge（海绵）thatcancarrymoregermsthananythingelse?Tokillthesegerms,keepyourspongeinthemicrowavefor10seconds.1．WhatisfoundoutAmericanseniors?A．Mostofthemhavegoodhabits.B．Nearly30%ofthembathethreedaysaweek.C．Allofthenarefightinggermsbetterthanexpected.D．Aboutonethirdofthembrushtheirteethonlyonceaday.2．Doctorssuggestthatpeopleshouldwashtheirhands.A．twiceadayB．threetimesadayC．fourtimesadayD．eighttimesaday3．WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothetext?A．Weshouldkeepfromtouchingourfaces.B．Therearelessthan300typesofbacteriainthemouth.C．Akitchenspongecancarrymoregermsthanatoilet.D．Weshouldwashourhandsbeforetouchingadoorhandle.B14、BooksBringSuccessPeoplegrowingwithmorebooksaremorelikelytobesuccessful.AccordingtoGermannovelistHeinrichMann,ahousewithoutbooksislikearoomwithoutwindows.Mannsimplystatedthevalueofbooks,butsomeresearchershavefoundevidencethatpeoplewithbooksintheirhomesreallydogainawindowontheworld.AnewstudyinthejournalSocialScienceResearch,publishedinOctober,suggeststhatpeoplewhogrowupwithmorebooksaremorelikelytohaveeducationaladvantages,andtoachievemoreinlife,thanpeoplewhogrowupwithoutthem.Inthestudy,over160,000adultsfrom31countriesandregionswereaskedaboutthenumberofbookstherewereintheirhomeswhentheywere16yearsold.Theywerethengiventestsinliteracy(读写能力),numeracy(计算能力)andinformationcommunicationtechnology.Theresearchshowsthatthenumberofbooksforeachhouseholdvariesgreatlyfromcountrytocountry.Forexample,thenumberofbooksis27inTurkey,143intheUKand218inEstonia.But“thetotaleffectsofhomelibrarysizeonliteracyarelargeeverywhere”.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhohadonlylowerlevelsofsecondaryeducationbuthadalargenumberofbooksathomegotasimilarscoreasuniversitygraduateswhogrewupwithonlyafewbooks.TheGuardiannewspapercommentedthat“bookishadolescencemakesforagooddealofeducationaladvantage.”“Adolescentexposuretobookscancompensateforshortcomingsnotonlyinadultliteracybutalsonumeracy:itsimpactsareequaltoadditionalyearsofeducation,”SikoratoldScienceAlert.Apartfromtheeducationalbenefits,growingupwithmorebooksalsoplaysanimportantroleinadultsuccess.Throughanalyzingtheirpersonalinformation,researchersfoundthatpeoplesurroundedbybooksinadolescenceareonaveragemoresuccessfulinadulthoodthanthosewhohadonlyfewbooksatayoungerage.“Earlyexposuretobooksintheparentalhomemattersbecausebooksareanbasicpartofroutinesandpracticesthatenrichlifelongcognitivecompetencies(认知能力)”,SikoratoldScienceAlert.Thesecompetenciesareimportanttofuturedevelopment.Withoutdoubt,thefactthatwearemovingtowardadigitaleracouldweakentheimportanceofprintedbooks.Fornow,however,“theystillseemtomaintainquitealargepositivebenefit,whichshowsnosignofabating(减弱)”,researcherswroteinthepaper.1．What’sthestudymainlyabout?A．Readinghabitsofdifferentcountries.B．The

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D．abC15、Inthe1920sand30stheairlineswerejustbeginning.Itwasunusualforpeopletotravelbyairbecauseitwasexpensiveanddangerous.Inthosedays,therewerenoflightattendantstolookafterthepassengers.Youngmen,or"stewards"helpedthepassengersontotheairplaneandcarriedthepassengers'luggage(行李)buttheydidnotprovidefoodanddrinks.Butthenin1930,awomancalledEllenChurchinventedthe"stewardess".EllenChurchwasbornin1904onafarminIowa.Shewasadifferentchild.Shedidn'twanttoworkonafarmormarryafarmer—shewantedamoreadventurous(冒险的)life.EllenstudiedtobeanurseattheUniversityofMinnesotaandthengotajobinahospital.Forthenextfewyearsshestayedatthehospitalbutalsotookflyinglessonsandgotherpilot'slicense.Ellenwastwenty-fiveyearsoldwhenshefirstgotintouchwithBoeingAirTransport.Shelovedflyingbutsheunderstoodthatairlineswereaman'sworld.AlthoughwomenlikeEmeliaEarheartwerebecomingfamous,sherealizeditwasimpossibleforawomantohaveacareerasapilot.Butshehadanotheridea.Mostpeoplewerefrightenedofflyingbecauseflyingwasstillanunreliable(不可靠的)waytotravel.Therewereoftendelays(延误),manycrashesandthebadweathersmademanypassengerssick.EllenthoughtnursescouldtakecareofpassengersduringflightsandB．A．T.Agreed.TheyoungwomanfromIowaandsevenothernursesbecamethefirstairstewardesses.Atfirstpilotswereunhappybecausetheydidnotwantstewardessesonairplanes,butpassengerslovedthestewardesses.In1940therewerearound1000ofthemworkingfordifferentairlines.Theearly"stewardesses"hadtobeundertwenty-five-yearold,singleandslim.Whenawomanjoinedanairline,shehadtopromisenottogetmarriedorhavechildren.Itwashardjobandnotwellpaid.Theyworkedlonghoursandearned$1anhour.Inthe1970s,stewardesseswereunhappyintheirjobandairlineshadtomakesomechanges.Sincethe1970s,"stewardesses"havebeencalledflightattendants.Theyarewellpaidandworkfewerhoursthaninthepast.1．Thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphsuggeststhat_________.A．theword"stewardess"wasmadeupbyEllenChurchB．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoflewaplaneC．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoworkedonaplaneD．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanpassengeronaplane2．Fromthesecondparagraph,welearnthat________.A．EllendidnotbehaveinthesamewayasmostasothergirlsB．Ellen'sfamilywasnotrichenoughtosupporthereducationC．EllenwasfondofworkingasanurseinthehospitalD．Ellenhasanunhappychildhoodthatchangedhercompletely3．ThemainreasonforBoeingAirTransportofferingEllenthejobwas________.A．herflyingexperience B．heruniversityeducationC．hernursingexperience D．herlifeattitudes4．Accordingtothepassage,inthe1940sawomanhadto________ifshewantedtobeastewardess.A．beanurse B．bemarriedC．beamother D．beyoung5．Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.A．thebackgroundofearlyflyingpilotsB．theexperienceofflyingpassengersC．thehistoryofearlyflightattendantsD．thedevelopmentofairplanesD16、Inrecentyears,therehavebeenmanybreakthroughsintheAI(人工智能)field.Here,letusseefourofthemostinterestingdevelopmentsinAIin2017.MagicRadioWantafriendthatyoucantalktoanytime?ThenyoumightlikeMagicRadiofromMicrosoft.MagicRadiofeaturesacoolcartoonfigure.Youcantalktoitaboutanything.ThereisalsoanappforMagicRadio.Withit,youcandecoratethecartoonfigureandevensenditagiftonline.Parentscanalsousetheapptotalktotheirchildren.MagicRadioalsorecordsyourlifeandanalyzes(分析)yourbehavior.Thisway,itiseasyforparentstoknowwhatyou’redoingwhenthey’renotaround.Sophia,RobotSophiaisthefirstrobotintheworldtogetcitizenship(公民身份)inSaudiArabia.In2015,aUScompanybuiltSophia.Shelooksandactslikeahumanwoman.Shecantalktopeoplenaturally.Sheevenhasherownbodylanguage.Forexample,shemayblinkhereyeswhensheistalkingaboutsomethingfunny.Shealsohastheabilitytolearnfrompeople,booksandtheInternet.Sophiawasdesignedtohavehervalues.“Don’tworry,ifyou’renicetome,I’llbenicetoyou.”Samsung’sBixbyLikethevoicerecognition(识别)system,SirioniPhones,SamsunghasasimilarsystemcalledBixby.Expertssaidthatitissmarterthananyothersimilarsystem.Ifyouonceaskedittocompleteacertaintask,itwillrememberthattaskthenexttimeyoutalktoit.Forexample,youmightliketolistentocertainmusicwhileyou’rebakingacake.NexttimewhenyoutellBixby“Iwanttomakeacake”,itwillshowyouhowtomakeacakeandplaymusicforyouautomatically.AlphaGoZeroAlphaGoisanAIprogramthatplaystheboardgameGO().GoogleCompanyhascreatedanewversionoftheAIprogramcalledAlphaGoZero.ThenewAIprogramisuniqueinthewayitlearnedtoplayGo.AlphaGoZeromasteredGoinjusttwodayswithoutanyhumanknowledgeofthegame.Onthethirdday,itbeatAlphaGoby100gamestozero,becomingthebestGoplayerontheplanet.1．Whichofthefollowingdevelopmentscanhelpparentslearnabouttheirchildren?A．MagicRadio B．RobotSophia C．Samsung’sBixby D．AlphaGoZero2．WhatisthemostamazingdevelopmentfromAlphaGotoAlphaGoZero?A．Itcanrecordotherplayers’lifeandanalyzestheirbehavior.B．Itcanrememberallthetasksithasdoneandshowyouagain.C．Ithastheabilitytolearnfrompeople,booksandtheInternet.D．IthasverystronglearningabilityandmastersGointwodays.3．WhatcanyoureadaboutSamsung’sBixby?A．Samsung’sBixbyismorepracticalandenjoyable.B．Samsung’sBixbycantalkinthewaySophiadoes.C．Samsung’sBixbyhasasmartervoicerecognitionsystem.D．Samsung’sBixbyisbetterthannewversionAlphaGoZero.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A．AlphaGoZeroVSAlphaGo B．Samsung’sBixbyVSSiriOnIphoneC．BreakthroughsintheAIField D．WelcometotheAIFieldE17、Manypeopletraveltodifferentplacesintheworldbyair.Usuallyittakesalongtime,perhapshalfaday,forpassengerstostayintheplane.Soairlines(航空公司)offerpassengersfood.Butitiscommonthattheyfeelbadaboutfoodtaste.Doyouagree?Tosolvethisproblem,airlinestryhardtoimprovetheirfood.Theywouldliketodosobecausetheydon’twanttolosecustomers.However,accordingtoscientificresearch,partofthereasonwhyplanefoodtastesbadisthatathighaltitudewecannottastethingsaswellaswedoontheground.Alsoscientistshavefoundthatournosesbecomeverydryevenbeforeaplanetakesoff.Astheplanemovesup,thechangeinairpressure(压力)reducesonethirdofthesensibility(感觉)ofourtastebuds(味蕾).Soourtastebudsbecomesenseless.Thesadfact,however,isthatournosesdon’tknowit.Allofthesehelpexplainwhyfoodontheplanetastessobad.Theyalsohelpexplainwhyairlineschoosetoofferpassengerssaltyandspicy(辛辣的)food.Withoutdoingso,thefoodwouldbetasteless.Nowtherearemanyresearchesonthis.Accordingtooneofthem,somevolunteersareaskedtoliewiththeirfeethigherthantheirheadsforweeks.Andscientistswritedowntheirfeelingsaboutfoodtaste.Thoughscientiststrytheirbest,itisnotaseasyastheythought.Becausetheycan’tdealwiththespecialenvironmentsuccessfully,suchasthechangeinairpressure,makingfoodtastegoodisstillhardforthem.1．InParagraph2,“thisproblem”means________.A．passengersstaylongintheplane B．foodontheplanetastesbadC．passengershavenofoodtoeat D．foodontheplaneisexpensive2．Whatdoairlinesdotosolvethisproblem?A．Getmorecustomers. B．Offermorefood.C．Improvetheirfood. D．Reducetheticketprice.3．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase“altitude”inthepassage?A．abovethesealevel B．abovezeroC．belowthesealevel D．belowzero4．Whydoscientistsfeelithardtomakefoodontheplanetastegood?A．Thevolunteersdon’tknowaboutfoodtaste.B．Thevolunteersdon’tunderstandthem.C．Theycan’tfindenoughvolunteers.D．Theycan’tdealwiththespecialenvironmentsuccessfully.5．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TasteofAirplaneFood B．AirplaneTravelC．ScientificResearchonNoses D．TheChangeinAirPressureF18、KatiehadlivedinWoodstocksinceshewasthree.TheideaofmovingtoCaliforniastartedwithKatie’smom.ShethoughtitwasgoodforKatietolearnartiftheymovedthere.Whenhermomsuggestedmoving,Katiehadmanyquestionsandthingstocareabout.ShewonderedifshewouldhaveanyfriendsinCalifornia.Shethoughtitwasaprettybigthing,becausekidsatthisagestartedtomakefriendsthattheywereprobablygoingtohavefortherestoftheirlives.Anotherbigquestionwashercatbecausethesignonhernewhousesaid“NoPets”.Aftermucharguing,Katiefinallygaveupkeepingher!IttookKatiesometimetogetusedtothenewschoolaftershemoved.Atfirst,shedidn’tknowwhereanythingwasandshewasoftenlateforclass.Theworstwasthatshedidn’tknowanybody.However,Katietriedtodowellinschool,andshetookpartinmanyactivitiesto