2024年江苏省镇江市中考英语真题（原卷版）

PAGE1镇江市2024年初中学业水平考试英语试卷本试卷共8页，满分90分。考试用时100分钟。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色水笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷、答题卷上相应位置。2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卷上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净，再选涂其他答案。答案答在试卷上无效。3.非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色水笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不得使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。祝同学们考出优异成绩！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。1.Lookatthepictureontheright.Daniel________playsthepiano.A.never B.sometimes C.usually D.always2.ChemistryisasinterestingasPhysics.________ofthemhelpstudentsexplorethescienceworld.A.Neither B.Both C.All D.None3.Withthehelpofmoderntechnology,nowpeople________enjoytheproudestmomentwhenChina’sfirstastronautYangLiweienteredspace.A.may B.can C.should D.must4.HelenkeepsEnglishdiarieseverydayasa________todevelopherwritingskills.A.habit B.present C.victory D.dream5.Sofar,someofthedialects(方言)________inuseforthousandsofyears.Theyarefulloflocalcolor.A.were B.are C.havebeen D.willbe6.—Mum,couldyouplease________theposterinmybedroom?Ireallylikeit!—Surebaby.A.giveup B.takeup C.putup D.mopup7.—Welldone,boysandgirls!You’vemadegreatprogressinthelastthreeyears.—________,MrLi!A.Becareful B.Nevermind C.Excuseme D.Thankyou8.Alotoftrees________lastspring,sowecanseemoregreenthisyear.A.plant B.areplanted C.planted D.wereplanted9.Justasthesayinggoes,“________”WhenNorameetsdifficulties,Suzyoftensupportsher.A.Everydoghasitsday. B.Itneverrainsbutitpours.C.Don’tburnthecandleatbothends. D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.10.Iknowyou’veboughtabookaboutMars.Iwonder________.A.wherecanIbuyone B.thatitcostthirty-fiveyuanCwhenyouwillfinishreadingit D.whoyouwillborrowonefrom二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。MycousinAndrewalwayscomesupwithnewideasorinventsnewthings.So,peoplealwaysthinkheiscreative,andconsidercreativityasmakingnewthings.Thiscouldbe___11___somanypeopledonotthinkthemselvescreative.___12___,creativitycansimplybeaboutexpressingourselvesthroughdailyacts.Actually,weareborncreativeandallhavethe___13___toexpresscreativity.Bodiesneed___14___tobebetter,sodoescreativity.Itshouldbetrainedfromtimetotime.Creatingisawayinwhichwechallengeourselvesandthinkdifferently.Sometimes,thepathtobemorecreativeisnottofollowothers.___15___,wecanaddtomatosaucesinsteadofsugarormilktocoffee.Creativityisneitherjustaboutthefinal___16___,noraboutthemomentwhenyousuddenlygetafantasticidea.Itisaprocess(过程)thatwedoaseriesofthings.Wecanfind___17___newordifferentinmostthingsandpractisecreativitythroughsmalljobs.Ifwefaceacreativeblock(创造力凝滞),trytocompleteadailytask.Thoughsomeofusmaythinkitdoesn’t___18___,theorganizedstepsofcompletingataskmayencourageourcreativity.What’smore,aftercompletingatask,wecanoftengetasenseof___19___.Anditwillprovideuswiththeenergytofinishothercreativeprojects.Creatingorlearningcreativity,doesnotnecessarilymeanmakingsomethingoutofnothing.Inmanycases,itmeansallowingourselvestothink___20___.Justletourthoughtsfly.Thenthecreativitywhichisalreadytheremaycomeout.11.A.why B.how C.when D.where12.A.Otherwise B.Moreover C.Anyway D.However13.A.ability B.spirit C.value D.goal14.A.checking B.relaxing C.exercising D.displaying15.A.Asusual B.Sofar C.Forexample D.Aboveall16.A.product B.price C.problem D.practice17.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything18.A.end B.work C.form D.spread19.A.humour B.beauty C.fashion D.achievement20.A.quickly B.freely C.carefully D.clearly三、阅读理解（共15小题；21-30小题，每小题2分；31-35小题，每小题1分，满分25分）阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。AAbird’sfeathercoatismadeupofmanydifferentkindsoffeathers.Eachhasadifferentfunction(功能).●HeadFeathersHeadfeatherscomeinallsizes.Tinyonesgrowinoverlapping(交叠的)rowstomakeasilkycoveringforabird’shead.●PrimaryFlightFeathersTheouterwingfeathersarelongandstrong.Theyareusuallywiderononeside.Theirjobistopushairasbirdsfly.●SecondaryFlightFeathersArowofsmallerfeathersgrowsonthebottomofthewingclosertothebody.Thesealsopushair,sobirdscanfly.●TailFeathersTailfeathershelpbirdsflyforwardandstopduringtheirflight.●DownFeathersDownfeathersgrowundertheotherfeathers.Theyarelightandsoft.Theirjobistokeepbirdswarm.◆FlightFeatherspushdownontheair,sobirdscanfly.Featherscanmove,sobirdscanchangetheshapeoftheirwings.Andfeathersarelight,sotheydon’taddtoomuchweight.◆SocialMediaBirds’featherstelltheworldwhotheyare.Eye-catchingfeathersaregoodforattractingmates.◆ProtectionFeathersofdifferentcoloursandshapesactlikecamouflage(保护色),hidingbirdsfromenemies.Andoftenwhenanenemytriestocatchabird,allitgetsisamouthfuloftailfeathers.◆KeepingwarmandcoolDownfeathersstopheatfromgettinginorout.Thishelpsthebirdstayjusttherighttemperature.Feathersaresogoodatcatchingheatthatpenguinscanstaywarmevenwhenstandingontheicesheetat40belowzero.21.Whichpartofabirdisintroducedinthepassage?A. B. C. D.22.Whichofthefollowingfeathersdobirdsmainlydependontofly?①HeadFeathers②PrimaryFlightFeathers③SecondaryFlightFeathers④TailFeathers⑤DownFeathersA.②③④ B.①②④ C.③④⑤ D.①④⑤23.Whatcanfeathershelpbirdsdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Birdscanchangetheshapeofwingsbecausefeatherscomeinallsizes.B.Somefeatherscanhelpbirdshidethemselvesbecausetheyareverylight.C.Birdslikepenguinscankeepwarmbecausedownfeathersarequitesilky.D.Somefeatherscanbebirds’socialmediabecausetheycanhelpattractmates.BIhavelivedinChinaforsixyears,butstillthinkthecountryismysterious.SoImadeupmymindtogoona3-monthcyclingjourneytodiscovermore.MycyclingjourneywasverysafeinChinabecauseIneverhadamomentinwhichIfeltIwasindanger.WhereverIwent,therewasalwaysphonesignal,andevenWeChatpay.Thebeautyofnaturewasalsofantastic.ItsimplytookmybreathawaywhenIcycledontheway.Withthickforests,bluelakesandgreenhills,therewassomuchtosee.Thefoodwasanotherhighlightofmyjourney.IgottotastelocalfoodineveryplaceIwent.MyfavouritewasthespicyfoodinSichuan.NomatterhowmuchIate,InevergotsickofhavingdifferentChinesefoods.Thereweresomanydifferentchoices.Inaddition,cyclinginChinacostlessthanIthought.Icouldevensavesomemoneyduringthetriptosupportalocalcharity.Thebestpartwasaboutpeople.Imetpeoplefromdifferentethnicminorities(少数民族)acrossChinaandIwaseveninvitedtoattendaweddingbyTibetangirls.Theweddingwasamazing,fullofdancing,laughterandfun.OnetimeImetagroupofChinesemenwhowerealsotravelling,butbymotorcycle.Theyinvitedmetostaywiththeminthemountains.Wecookedfishthatwecaughtfromthelaketogether.Itfeltliketruefreedomfromthebusyfeelingofdailylife.Anotherexamplewasimpressive.WhenImetagroupofcyclistsintheir60s,theycycledbetterthanme.Itreallyencouragedmetopushmyselfandgofarthereveryday.Also,anexperiencedcyclistsavedmewhenIgotaflattire(爆胎).Hehelpedfixmytire.Bytheendofmyjourney,Iwantedtokeepgoing.IfeltlikeIcoulddoitforever.ItwastrulyanexperienceIwillneverforget.IfanyonewantstoexploreinChina,Iwouldhighlyrecommendgoingbybicycle.24.WhatdoesthewritertalkaboutinParagraph3?A.Personalsafety. B.Differentfoods. C.Naturalbeauty. D.Cheapcost.25.Theunderlinedword“It”inParagraph6refersto(指代)“________”.A.TibetangirlsinvitingthewritertoaweddingB.cyclistsintheir60scyclingbetterthanthewriterC.agroupofChinesemencatchingfishwiththewriterD.anexperiencedcyclisthelpingthewritertofixaflattire26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhataPleasantPicnic! B.WhatGreatPeople!C.WhatanAmazingJourney! D.WhataLuckyDay!C“Takeaseat,kids!”MissKingannounced.Askidsrantowardsthecampfire,MissKingturnedtoQuill,“I’llleaveforawhile,justbringthekidswatermelonsandtellthemastory.”“Sure.”saidQuill,hishandsbecomingwet.Quillwasgoodatshowingkidshowtoclimbrocks,buthewasnotagoodstoryteller.Quillaskedinalowvoice,“Whatkindofstorydoyoulike?”AboynamedCadenanswered,“Aghoststory!”Alicerolledhereyesandotherkidsalsoshouted,“Quillwilltellalovelystory,Caden.”“Aghoststory!”Cadeninsisted.Justthen,QuillfeltapullfromEmma,thequietestinthegroup,“I’mafraidofghoststories.”“WhatamIgoingtotell?”Quillthoughtandthensaidslowly,“I’mgoingtotell…a…atoaststory.”Cadenprotested.“Atoaststory?Iwantaghoststory!”“You’llsee,”Quillsaid,“Longlongago,therewasapieceofbread...namedBob.”Somekidssmiled.Quilltalkedfaster,“Oneday,Bobwasputontoawoodenplatform.Bobstartedcrying.”“Breadcan’tcry!”Cadenshouted.Quill’searsturnedred.“Whathappenednext?”Emmaasked.Quillhadnoidea,buthequicklylookedatCaden,“Cadenisgoingtotellus.”Cadensatup,“AmI?”“Yes,it’sagroupstory.”Quillanswered.Cadensaidinascaringvoice,“Bobwassurethiswastheendofhisday.Then,along,shinythingappearedoverhim.”“Aknife!”Aliceshouted.“Aliceit’syourturn.”Quillsaid.Aliceadded,“Thensomethingdropped.TheknifespreaditalloverBob.”“Saladcream.”saidEmmaandpulledQuill’sT-shirt.Alicecontinued,“Suddenly,agianthandliftedBobtowardsabighole.Bobscreamed,‘Help!’”Cadenwantedtocutin,butAlicestoppedhim.QuillsmiledatEmma.Emmatookadeepbreath,andsaid,“Bobscreamedagain.ThehandwassurprisedanddroppedBob.Bobranaway.”“So,thebreadisfree.”Cadencutin.“Notfinished!”Emmashouted,“Justthen,abreadtruckappeared.Bobrantowardsit.Butsomethingbigfollowedhim.”“Whatwasthat?”akidasked.Emmasatforward.Cadencouldfeelhisownbreath,asifhewasalsotherewithBob.SNAP!Emmaclappedherhands.Everyonejumpedupandasked,“Whathappened?”“Adogatehim.”Emmasaid,laughing.Intherestofthenight,allthekidsweretalkingaboutthatdog.—AdaptedfromthestorybySaraMatson27.HowdidQuillfeelwhenhewasaskedtotellastory?A.Excited. B.Nervous. C.Confident. D.Angry.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“protested”probablymeaninParagraph3?A.Disagreed. B.Promised. C.Regretted. D.Guessed.29.WhatdoyouknowaboutBobaccordingtothestorymadeupbythekids?A.Bobranawayquicklyafterhesawadog. B.Bobfirstappearedonatruckinastreet.C.Bobwascutintosmallpiecesbyaknife. D.Bobdroppedsohedidn’tenterthehole.30.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?A.Cadennolongerlovedghoststories. B.Thekidsspentawinternightonacamp.C.Quilldecidedtotellanewstorythenextday. D.Thekidswerequitesatisfiedwiththeirstory.D阅读下面短文，从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项是多余的。DuringtheChineseNewYearpeoplecanwatchcolorfuldragondancesinthestreetoronTVprogrammes.___31___Itisbecausebothinthenorthandinthesouth,Chinesecanexpresshopeforahappylifethroughtheactivity.DragonsarerespectedandlovedinChineseculture.InancientChinathedragonwasthoughtasamythicalanimalthatcouldmakecloudsandbringrains,andpreventdisastersandbringhappiness.___32___Andtheyarealsosaidtoscareawayevilspiritsandbadluck.Guidedbyabigdragonball,thedragondancersmakedifferentkindsofmovementswhileholdingtheclothdragon.___33___Asmanyas9to15dancersuselongpolestoguidethedragon’sheadandsnakelikebody.Usuallyonedancerdoestricksonthedragon.Tricksareoftenjumpsandmovesthatmakethedragonturnindifferentways.___34___Itisusuallyperformedintheevening.OneofHongKong’smodern-lookingneighborhoodsinWanChaiDistrictishometotheTaiHangFireDragonDance,afolkartformwithahistoryofover100years.___35___Thenthevillagersstartedtoperformafiredragondanceforthreedaystodriveitaway.Sincethen,aroundMid-AutumnFestivaleveryyear,thevillagersperformfiredragondancestomakewishes.Todaypeopleoftenseedragondancesduringholidays,festivalsandtheopeningofnewbusinesses.Theseperformancesinvitewealthandgoodluck.A.AspecialkindistheFireDragonDance.B.TheClothDragonDancehasalonghistory.C.Itissaidthatadiseasesweptthroughthevillage.D.WhyisthedragondancesopopularacrossChina?E.Wherecanpeopleusuallyenjoythedragondance?F.Nowtheystillrepresentwisdom,powerandwealth.G.Dragondancershavetoworkasateamtomakethedragoncometolife.四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其适当的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）。enjoyintheformofyoubyaccidentwheneverherobestrictwithdrivecarryoutwouldrather36.Doesyourmathteacheroftenaskyoutothinkby________andthendiscusswithgroupmembers?37.Parentsandteachersshould________childreninteachingmanners.38.Museumsarehotattractions.Peoplehaveagoodtime________worksofartduringholidays.39.Petermissedmycallyesterdaybecausehe________homeatthattime.40.Kittyisenergetic.Inhersparetime,she________dooutdooractivitiesthanstayathome.41.Wewillneverforgetthose________whohavedonealotforourcountry.42.Mygrandpalovesdrinkingtea.________Igotoseehim,Ibringsomenicetea.43.Tospreadthebeautyofpoetry,manyancientpoemsareperformed________songs.44.Simonisveryorganized.Heoften________hisplansstepbystep.45.OnthetraintoZhenjiang,MrWumetoneofhisoldfriends________.五、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。ZodiacanimalsareimportanttotheChinesepeopleforlong.Manyyearsago,apresidentfromaforeigncountryv___46___China.Atthedinner,hepresentedpeoplewithariddle,“TherearetwelvethingsthatcanbegiventoalltheChinese,andeachpersoncangethisorhero___47___.Whatarethetwelvethings?”Theanswerisofcoursethe“12zodiacanimals”.Asaculturalsignthatstayswithapersonsincehisorherb___48___,thezodiacanimaloftheyearplaysanimportantroleine___49___life.Eventoday,manyChinesepeoplewilluse“Whatisyourzodiacanimal?”insteadof“Howoldareyou?”whentheyaskaboutaperson’sa___50___.Inancienttimes,peopleformedclans(部落).Differentclanshaddifferentsigns.Theclansusuallyusedthelooksofanimals.O___51___,animportantmeetingwasheld.Atthemeeting,theanimalsusedbythemostpowerfulclanswered___52___asthezodiacanimals.Justl___53___China,manyothercountriesalsohavesimilarsystemsofzodiacanimals.Forexample,Indiahasasystemof12zodiacanimals,whichisa___54___thesameasthatofChina,withonlythelionintheplaceofthetiger.TheVietnamese(越南的)systemhascatinsteadofrabbit,buttheothere___55___animalsremainthesame.ItiswidelybelievedthatitwastheChinesezodiacculturethatspreadtothecountriesnearby.根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。GuardingtheBluePlanetLiulovestoteachpeopletoexploretheunderwaterworldandleadthemtofeelthebeautyofthesea.Now,hedevoteshimselftothevoluntaryworkinacommunitycalledBetterBlue.ThevolunteersinBetterBluearenotonlymadeupofdivingcoacheslikeLiu,butalsopilots,lawyers,doctorsandsoon.Allofthemshouldhavetheknowledgeofthesea.Everyyear,12milliontonsofplasticwasteflowsintotheocean(海洋).Seaanimalsliketurtlesoftenlosetheirlivesbecauseofeatingplasticorfishingnets.Evenhumansonlandareinfluencedbecausethefishweeatmayhaveharmfulplasticparticlesintheirbodies.SothecommunityBetterBluewasstartedin2017.Ithopestoraisemarine(海洋的)protectionawarenessamongthepublic,invitepeopletoprotecttheendangeredseaanimalsandencouragepeopletothinkabouthowtomaketheoceandevelopinafriendlyway.DiveAgainstDebrisisanactivityorganizedbyBetterBluetoprotecttheocean.Theactivityneedsvolunteerswithgreaterdivingskills.Inthisproject,diversgointothewatersandfishoutrubbish,whichisthenseparatedintodifferentgroups.TheydothisatseveralfixedlocationsinthebayareaofShenzheneverymonth.Theworkalsoincludescheckingwhichrubbishoftenappearsinthearea,doingaresearchonwhythiskindofrubbishisthemostandmakingsuggestionstoreducethepollution.Marineprotectedtocollectingrubbish.Italsoincludesmarineprotectioneducation.Onweekdays,Liuvolunteerstoteachchildrenmarineprotectioninlocalschools.Volunteerslikehimteachmarinesciencetomakechildrenrealizethatland-basedrubbishcanalsopollutetheocean.Researche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