英语（江苏苏州卷）（考试版A3）

2024年中考第一次模拟考试（江苏苏州卷）英语（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：100分）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分完形填空

（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，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。Onahotsummerday,alittleboydecidedtogoswimminginthelakebehindhishouse.Heranoutofthedoorandjumpedintothewater.Asheswamtowardsthemiddleofthelake,hedidn’t1thatacrocodilewasing.Ashismotherlookedoutofthewindow,sherantowardsthewater2,shoutingtohersonasaloudasshecould.Hearinghervoice,thelittleboy3thedangeranddecidedtoswimback.4,whenhereachedhismother,thecrocodilereachedhim.Themothercaughthersonbythe5justasthecrocodilebithislegs.Thatbegananunbelievabletugofwar(拔河)betweenthetwo.Thecrocodilewasmuch6thanhismother,buthismotherwasmuchtoodeterminedtoletgo.Luckily,afarmerhappenedtopassbyandsavedthem.Theboy’slegswere7attackedbytheanimaland,onhisarm,weredeepscars(伤疤)wherehismother’sfingernailsdugintohisarm.Afterweeksinthehospital,thelittleboywas8.Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyaskedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhispants.Andthen,with9,hesaidtothereporter.“Butlookatmyarm.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarm,too.Ihavethembecausemymomdidn’tgiveuporletgo.”Weallhavescars.Somescarshavecausedusdeepregret,butothersaregiftsbecausetheyarefromthosepeoplewholoveusandhave10toletgo.1．A．guess B．notice C．remember D．plain2．A．insilence B．insurprise C．infear D．inanger3．A．becameawareof B．dealtwith C．gottiredof D．wasfacedwith4．A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Instead5．A．head B．leg C．foot D．arm6．A．slower B．smarter C．stronger D．quicker7．A．hardly B．easily C．quickly D．seriously8．A．dead B．alive C．silent D．lonely9．A．pride B．sadness C．peace D．hope10．A．allowed B．offered C．refused D．decided第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，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。ATheCarltonBatteryPark☆☆☆☆($299pernight)Location:No.2WestStreetAboutit:YoucanhaveagoodviewoftheStatueoftheStatueoflibertyfromthe39floor,298roomhotel.MountainHilton☆☆☆☆☆($219pernight)Location:55ChurchStreetAboutit:Youcangoswimmingintheindoorswimmingpool.ThehotelisdirectlyacrossfromTimesSquare.Thehotelisontheleftofthestreet.TimesSquareisontherightofthestreet.MidtownEast☆☆☆☆($170pernight)Location:BetweenEast41stStreetandEast54thStreetEast54thStreetAboutit:It’squiteconvenienttopayavisittotheUnitedNations,GrandCentralStation,andsoon.MarriottFinancialCenter☆☆☆($209pernight)Location:No.85WestStreetAboutit:Nexttomanyshoppingmalls.It’squiteconvenientifyouwanttobuythingsinthismoderncity11．IfyouwanttohaveagoodviewoftheStatueofliberty,you’dbetterchoose________.A．MidtownEast B．MountainHiltonC．MarriottFinancialCenter D．TheCarltonBatteryPark12．Mr.Danielspent$518booking(预定)twodifferenthotelsforhistwofriends.Thetwohotelsmightbe________.A．MountainHiltonandMidtownEastB．MidtownEastandTheCarltonBatteryParkC．TheCarltonBatteryParkandMountainHiltonD．MarriottFinancialCenterandMountainHilton13．Thepassageisprobablyfroma________.A．guidebook B．dictionary C．telephonebook D．novelBMybrotherandIweredrivinghometogetherandstartedtalking.Becauseofthis,mybrothertookawrongturn(转弯).Unluckily,thewrongturntookustowardabridge,andwehadnowayofturningback.Mybrotherhadtopay$4tocrossthebridge.Hewasclearlyfrustratedbythemistake.Aswedroveforward,mybrothernoticedacarpulledovertothesideoftheroad.Ayoungmanwasstandingnearbyandtryingtophonesomeone.Iwasbusytryingtofindoutwhichwaywewentnext,butmybrotherpulledoverandaskedthemanifheneededanyhelp.Andhedid.Hehadaflattire(漏气轮胎).Mybrotherhelpedhimchangetheflat.Hesaidthatthishadbeenabadweekforhim.Earlierhehadacaraccident,andnowthisflatonhiswayhomefromwork.Buthecalledus“abreathoffreshair”andkeptthankingus.Afterwechangingtheflat,hethankedusagainandpulledout$20andtriedtogiveittous.“No,”mybrothersaid.“Weshouldn’tgetonthatbridge.Wetookawrongturn.Butnowweknowwhywedid.Itwastohelpyou.Thankyouforturningourmistakeintoachancetohelpyou.”WhatIlovedmostwaswatchingmybrotherduringthisprocess.Hewasabletoturnhisbadmoodoverthemistakeintopositive(积极的)energy.Hewasabletoseeachancetohelpeveninabadsituation.Thatwasthebridgeweweresupposedtocross.14．Howdidthewriter’sbrotherprobablyfeelwhentheytookawrongturnatfirst?A．Lucky. B．Unhappy. C．Thankful. D．Excited.15．Whydidtheyoungmantrytogivethewriterandhisbrother$20?A．Becausetheyturnedtherightturn. B．Becausetheyoungmanphonedthem.C．Becausetheyhelpedhimchangetheflat. D．Becausetheyoungmanhadacaraccident.16．What’stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?①Themantriedtogiveus$20tothankus.

②Mybrotherhelpedthemanchangetheflat.③Mybrothertookawrongturn.

④Wesawacarpulledoverontheroad.A．④③①② B．②①④③ C．③①④② D．③④②①17．Whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribethewriter’sbrother?A．Quiet B．Helpful C．Creative D．CarefulCDoesitreallymatterifweknowhowoldanimalsare?Tomanyscientists,itdoes.Whenstudyinganimalpopulations,itisofgreatimportancetoscientiststoknowhowmanyanimalsthereareandhowoldtheyare.Thisinformationcanhelpscientistslearnwhichanimalsarethrivingandwhichonesneedmorecareandhelp.Scientistsusuallyusethefollowingwaystotellanimals’age.Formanyanimals,theirteethcanhelpscientistsknowtheirage.Insomeanimals,someteethdon’teinuntilacertainage.Takecowsforexample.Likehumans,cowshavetwosetsofteeth,milkteethandpermanentteeth.Theynormallygettheirfirstpairofpermanentteethwhenthey’retwoyearsold.Thentheyhavethenextpairattheageofthree,thethirdpairattheageoffour…Hairandskincanalsoprovideinformationaboutage.Someanimalstendtogetbadskinandgrayhairastheygetolder.Ifyouhaveanolderdog,youmayhavenoticedthatitsnoseandmouthgetgrayerasitgetsolder.Animals’eyesandearsmightalsohelpscientiststellanimals’age.Asanimalsgetolder,theirhearingoftenbeesweakandtheireyesightmightbegintofail.Scientistsarecontinuingtodiscovernewandmorewaysoftellingtheageofanimals.Recently,scientistshavelearnedthat▲.That’sreallygoodnews!18．WhichisNOTthereasonwhyscientistsneedtoknowtheageofanimals?A．Tostudyanimalpopulations.B．Tolearnwhichanimalsarethriving.C．Toknowwhichanimalsneedmorecareandhelp.D．Tofindoutthedifferencesbetweenanimals’appearances.19．HowmanywaysoftellingtheageofanimalsarementionedinPara.35?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.20．Ifacowhas4permanentteeth,itisprobably________yearsold.A．12 B．34 C．56 D．7821．Whichsentenceisthemostsuitablefortheblank________?A．thenumberofsomeendangeredanimalsisgettinglargerandlargerB．thelatestoperationscouldpossiblyhelpolddogsimprovetheireyesightC．theycantelltheageofthehumpbackwhalesbyexaminingtheirDNAD．hearingproblemswouldnolongertroubleaginganimalswiththehelpofnewhearingaidsD

You’llneedtocreateapassword(密码)todojustabouteverythingontheWeb,suchascheckingyouremail,bankingonline,logginginWeChatandsoon.Andwhileit’ssimplertouseashort,easytorememberpassword,thiscanalsocauseseriousrisks(风险)toyouronlinesafety.Toprotectyourselfandyourinformation,you’llwanttousepasswordsthatarelong,strong,anddifficultforsomeoneelsetoguess,whilestillkeepingthemeasyforyoutoremember.Astrongpasswordisonethat’seasyforyoutorememberbutdifficultforotherstoguess.Let’stakealookatsomeofthemostimportantthingstothinkwhensetting(设置)apassword.First,neverusepersonalinformationsuchasyourname,birthday,user’sname,oremailaddress.Thistypeofinformationisoftenpubliclyavailable(可获得的),whichmakesiteasierforsomeonetoguessyourpassword.Second,usealongerpassword.Yourpasswordsshouldbeatleastsixcharacters(符号)longorevenlonger.Then,don’tusethesamepasswordforeachaccount(账户).Ifsomeonediscoversyourpasswordforoneaccount,allofyourotheraccountswillbeindanger.Youcantrytousenumbers,symbols,andbothcapital(大写)andsmallletters(字母).Youhavetoavoidusingwordsthatcanbefoundinthedictionary.Like“swimming”,itwouldbeaweakpassword.Sorandom(随机的)passwordsarethestrongest.Insteadofwritingyourpasswordsonpaperlikebooksornotebookswheresomeonemightfindthem,youcanuseapasswordmanager(akindofApp)tokeepthemsafelyonline.Passwordmanagerscanrememberandenteryourpasswordondifferentwebsites.Thatmeansyouwon’thavetorememberlongerpasswords.Soitisagoodandsafewaytokeepyourpasswords.22．Theunderlinedword“this”refersto________.A．checkingyouremail B．bankingonlineC．logginginWechat D．usingashortandeasypassword23．Accordingtothepassage,“________”isthestrongestpassword.A．20080618 B．Swimming C．Sywi2008! D．Betty!24．Thelastparagraphismainlyabout________.A．whentokeepyourpasswords B．howtosetsafepasswordsC．whentorememberpasswords D．howtokeeppasswordssafely25．Thepurposeofthispassageismainlyto________.A．encouragepeopletocheckemailsB．helppeoplesetandkeepsafepasswordsC．stoppeoplefromusingtheirpersonalinformationD．tellpeoplethedifferencesbetweeneasyandstrongpasswords第三部分信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Straightorarched(弯的),thickorthineyebrowseinmanyshapesandsizes.Butwhatareeyebrowsevenfor?Theydon’tkeepuswarmlikeourhair,orhelpusbreathelikeournoses.26ResearchersfromtheUniversityofYorkintheUKbelievethateyebrowshelpedusmunicatebetterwhenwewerestillevolving(进化).Earlyhumanshadlargebrowridges(肩骨).Thishelpedthemshowtheirstrength.Later,asthehumanfaceevolvedtobeesmallerandflatter(更扁平的),oureyebrowsallowedustoexpressplex(复杂的)emotions,aswellasbetterunderstandothers’emotions,TheGuardianreported.27Thisisasignthatsomeoneiswillingtointeract(互动)withothers.Whilepullingoureyebrowsupinthemiddleisanexpressionofsympathy(同情),PennySpikinsfromYorkUniversitytoldTheDailyTelegraph.Ifyoustillfindthishardtounderstand,justdrawasimplefaceonapieceofpaperanddrawalineabovetheeyes.28Youwillfindthatitisveryeasytoshowanger,fearorsurpriseonaface.29Theycanalsoprotectoureyes.Theirarchedshapecanhelptomoverainorsweataroundtothesidesofourfaces,keepingoureyesdry,theBBCreported.Togetherwithoureyelashes(眼睫毛),eyebrowscanalsohelptokeepdustandotherthingsoutofoureyes.30Inthatcase,someresearchersbelievethatwewouldhaveevolvedsameotherfacialfeaturetoperformthesamefunctions(功能).Thatcouldmakeuslookquitedifferent.A．Forexample,aquickflashoftheeyebrows.B．Let’stakerollingone’seyesasanexample.C．Whatifwedidn’thaveeyebrows?D．Youcandrawlinesindifferentshapesanddirections.E．Sowhydowehavethem?F．Butthisisnottheonlypurposeofoureyebrows.G．Eyebrowsstopsweatfromingdownintotheeyes.第四部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。31．Somepeoplearenobody’s(敌人)buttheirown.32．InChinamanychildrenbegintolearntoplaymusical(乐器)whentheyareyoung.33．UNICEFhelpsbuildabetterworldforeveryone,（尤其）children.34．ThepresidentisexpectedtotakeofficeonJuly1,afterbeingappointedbythe（中央）government.35．Beingoverweightitheriskofhavingaheartproblem.You’dbetterexercisemore.36．It’ssaidthattheancientbridgelinthenorthernpartofourcityinthepast.37．Thebalconyallowspeopletoenjoymorenlightfromoutside,loweringtheneedforelectricity.38．—IfindtherearemoreandmorebirdspeciesinTaihuLake.—Itmusthavesomethingtodowiththesuccessourcityhasainwetlandprotection.第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。bring

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Doyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinvented39?ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirst40teaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Some41fromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmell,sohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkscameintobeing.Itisbelievedthattea42toKoreaandJapanuntilthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teaappearedaround1660,butinlessthan100years,ithadbeethe43drink.Nowadaysmanypeopleknowaboutteaculture.YettheChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhounderstandthenatureoftea.第五部分短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Inrecentyears,a44(grow)numberofChinesebooksandmovieshavebeentranslatedintootherlanguages.Manyofthetranslatorsareyoungpeoplewhoare45(interest)inlearningChineseculture.AnnaHolmwoodisoneofthem.BeforeshetranslatedinYong’snovelLegendsoftheCondorHeroes(《射雕英雄传》),thewriterwaslittle46(know)toEnglishreaders.Onereasonforthisisthathisworksweretoodifficult47translate.ButAnnamanagedtodoit.48(attract)bythebook’sthemesaswellasChinesephilosophy(哲学),AnnahopedtobringittoEnglishmen.Afterfive49(year)ofwork,thetranslatedbookcameoutin2018.ItwasprintedseventimesinseveralmonthsintheUK.ManypeoplethinkAnnadidagoodjobof

50(explain)thingsthatare“untranslatable”.LearninghistoryattheUniversityofOxford,AnnabegantolearnChineseat21after51tripinChina.Shecalls52(she)“aclumsy(笨拙的)student,justlikeGuoJing,butwithatruthfulheart”.53moreyoungpeoplelearntotranslateChinesetextsandfilms,moreChinesestorieswillbeeavailabletotheworld.第六部分阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。SuperfastWritingRobotTechpanyhasmadeapowerfulrobotthatcanwritenovels.Typein“Acatwantstogotospace”andasktherobottowriteabedtimestory.Justonesecondlater,you’llgetthestoryofMax,whostruggledhiswaypastmanydifficultiestosingamongthestars.Thisrobotwriterisreal.It’scalledChatGPT.USpanyOpenAIdevelopedittocreatehumanliketexts.Itcantranslatelanguages,municatewithpeopleandwritesongs,poemsandevenjokes.It’soneofthemostpowerfulAIofitskind,withthepletewritingareaofarealperson!PeoplearoundtheworldhavetriedChatGPTandpostedtheirresultsonsocialmedia.Someusedittowritehistoryarticles,someaskedittotakenotesofpresentations,andsomeevenformedadviceonhowtochatwithpeopleataparty,reportedTheAtlantic.ThepowerofChatGPTliesinitsspeedandunderstandingofdifficultmatters.Wemayspendhoursresearching,understandingandwritinganarticleinaspecialfield.ButChatGPTcanproduceawellwrittenoneinseconds.Anothergoodthingaboutitisthatifyouaskdark,harmfulquestions,suchashowtomakegun,itwillnotgiveyouananswer.ChatGPTesalongatatimewhenAIisbeingincr