泰州市2024届中考英语考试模拟冲刺卷含答案

泰州市2024届中考英语考试模拟冲刺卷含答案注意事项：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．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、An_________isascientifictestthatisdonetostudywhathappensandtogetnewknowledge.A．experiment B．experience C．advantage2、--_____isthelibraryfromyourhouse?--It’sabout5minutes’ride.ButIusuallywalkthere.A．Howsoon B．Howfar C．Howoften D．Howlong3、Therearefew________inthefridge.Let'sgoandbuysomepotatoes,carrotsandpeppers.A．eggs B．meat C．vegetables D．fruit4、—Asweknow,it’sdifficulttoliveinaforeigncountry.—______ifyoucan’tunderstandthelanguagethere.A．Properly B．Recently C．Usually D．Especially5、Everyday,toomuchwater_______inourcity.Ithinkeveryoneshoulddosomethingtosaveit.A．iswasted B．wastes C．wasted D．waswasted6、Jenny_______inthekitchenwhenyoucalledherat5o'clockthisafternoon.A．iscooking B．wascooking C．cooks D．cooked7、Theteacherspeaksveryloudly______allthestudentscanhearher.A．sothatB．eventhoughC．asifD．assoonas8、“______there’sstillmuchworktobedone,thepeople’sgovernmentwillnotletthepeopledown.”PremierLisaidonMarch5inBeijing.A．Because B．Unless C．If D．Although9、Ican’tfindMr.Crispintheoffice.Doyouknowwhere________?Oh,Mr.Crisp________toNewYorkforanimportantconference.A．heis;hasgoneB．ishe;hasgoneC．heis;wentD．ishe;hasbeen10、________storyhasanunhappyending.Manypeoplecriedafterwatchingit.A．A B．An C．The D．/Ⅱ.完形填空11、完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。ThePowerofStoryWhenmydogGraciedisappearedsixyearsago,IreallylearnedwhatIbelieve.Gracieescapedfromourbackyardaround2:00p.m.Wesearchedtheneighborhoodforhoursbuthadno______.Weputupadvertisements,andbydark,wereturnedhome,exhausted(精疲力竭).Onthesecondday,Icalledmyanimaldoctor,theSPCA,andtheanimalshelter(收容所).Nothing.Ifeltlost.IfIknewGraciehadbeen______,Iwouldhavebeenheartbroken.IfIknewshewascaughtsomewhere,Iwouldsaveher.IfIknewshehadfoundabetterhome,Iwouldbe1yetrelieved(放心的).ButhowdoIdealwiththeunknown?Waitpatiently?Searchendlessly?Giveup?Thethirdday,whileIwassearchinginthewoodswithmyfriendRhea,ItoldherlosingGraciewaslikelosingfaith(信任)ineverything.Rheasmiledandsaid,“Youknow,maybeGracie’sonagreatadventure.”Itseems______,butIfeltbetterthen.Rhea’swords2mewhat,asawriter,Isurelyhavefaithin:thepowerofstory.Asonewritersaid,allwehaveisstories.It’swhatholdsourlifetogether.Wecallstoriesscience,somestoriesmyth(神话),butimaginehearingforthefirsttimethattheworldmayberound.Suchstoriesonlybecomerealwhenwe3them.Andsomestoriesareneversupportedwithscientificfacts,buttheystillseemtoholdtrue.Forexample,tenyearsearlier,I’ddreamtthatIshouldgeta______,andbythatevening,Graciecameintomylife.Whenpeoplewouldaskwhatkindofdogshewas,IwouldsayMuppetwolfterrier(小猎狗).ItwassomethingI4becauseIbelievedGraciewashalfdog,halfwolf.Sowhynotimaginenowthatshewasoffonanadventureexploringherwolfside?Thefourthdaystartedwithmefindinga5onthesidewalk,I’dalwaysthoughtoffindingmoneyasagoodsign.AndIwassureGraciewouldcomehomeonthefifthday.Iguessitwasanotherstorytoholdonto.OnDayFive,Iwasatafriend’shousewhenherphonerang.IknewimmediatelyitwasnewsaboutGracie.AndIwasright.WhenIfinallysawherinmyhallway,Icried.“Mywolfdaysare______.”Gracieseemedtosay.“I’mbacktobeingadog”.OrsoisthestoryIchoosetobelieve.1．A．luckB．reasonC．goodD．problem2．A．keptB．soldC．stolenD．killed3．A．madB．worriedC．sadD．moved4．A．rightB．strangeC．reasonableD．real5．A．orderedB.warnedC．remindedD．suggested6．A．hearB．knowC．believeD．read7．A．dogB．prizeC．storyD．house8．A．lookedupB．builtupC．setupD．madeup9．A．cardB．coinC．phoneD．book10．A．lastingB．excitingC．shortD．overⅢ.语法填空12、用所给动词的正确形式填空HenryFordwasaboutsevenyearsoldwhenhisfatherdied.Hismotherfounditdifficult1．(support)thelargefamily.However,shetriedherbesttodoso.Also,she2．(send)Henry,theeldestson,toschool.Atonetime,Henryneededagrammarbookforhisstudy.Hisfamilywassopoorthathismothercouldnotaffordone.Onemorning,Henryfoundthatadeepsnowhadfallen,andthecoldwind3．(blow)."Ah,"hesaid,"it4．(be)anillwindthatblowsnobodygood."Withthesewords,herantothehouseofaneighbor,andofferedhisservicetomoveawaythesnowaroundit.Theoffer5．(accept).Whenhefinishedthework,hereceivedhispay.Thenhewenttoanotherplaceforthesamepurpose,andthentoanther,untilhe6．(earn)enoughtobuyagrammarbook.Fromthattime,Henrywasalwaysthefirstinallhisclasses.Heknewnosuchwordas"fail",andhesucceededinallhetriedtodo.Havingthewill,healwaysfoundtheway.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、WhatisthehottestEnglishwordof2014?It’s“selfie”,accordingtoOxforddictionaries.Selfieisaphotothatonetakesofoneself,accordingtotheOxfordonlinedictionary.Peopleusuallytakeselfieswithasmartphone(智能手机)andsendthemtoasocialmediawebsite.Thewordwasfirstusedin2004.Inthepast12months,itsfrequency(出现频率)intheEnglishlanguagehasincreasedby17,000percent,saidOxforddictionaries.Now,almosteverybodyknowsit.“Almosteveryday,Itakeaphotoofmyselfatschool,andsaveitinmyQzone(QQ空间),”saidHuangXu,13,fromHunan.Thesephotosrecordherhappyandsadmoments.Popstarsalsotakealotofselfies.LiChunping,14,fromHarbin,isabigfanofYangMi.“Shehasusedmanyselfiestotelluswhat’sgoingoninherpersonallife,”saidLi.Whatmakespeopleloveselfies?Somepeoplesayit’snarcissism(自恋).“Theriseoftheselfieisaperfectsymbolforournarcissisticculture.We’recryingout:Lookatme!”saidUSpsychiatrist(精神科医生)CaroleLieberman.Youngpeopleareusingselfiestomakefriendsonline,JonathanFreedlandwroteinTheGuardian.“Theusualpurposeoftakingaselfieistoshareonline.Theyexpressahumanneedtoconnectwithothers,”wroteFreedland.HuangXuagreeswiththat.“Duringsummervacation,myclassmatesandIsharedmanyselfiesonline.Hairorclotheswerenotourinterests.Throughthesephotos,wegottoknoweachother’sholidaysandfeelings,”saidHuangXu.1．（小题1）Accordingtothestory,a“selfie”is__________.A．apersonwithasmartphoneB．asmartphonewhichcantakephotosC．aphototakenbyoneselfD．anEnglishdictionary2．（小题2）Whenwastheword“selfie”firstused?A．MorethantenyearsagoB．In2014C．WhensmartphonesappearedD．Nobodyknows3．（小题3）Wecantellfromthestorythat__________.A．onlyfamouspeopleenjoytakingselfiesB．allpeopleloveselfiesbecauseofnarcissismC．peoplelovetoshareselfiesonlineD．USpsychiatristCaroleLiebermanhatesselfies4．（小题4）Weputthesentence“Butsomepeopledon’tseeitthatway”atthebeginningof___________.A．Paragraph4B．Paragraph5C．Paragraph6D．Paragraph75．（小题5）Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．SelfiesandnarcissismB．SelfiesandsharingC．SelfiesandsmartphonesD．Selfies,thehottestwordin2014B14、Overthepastdecade,anincreasingstresshasbeenplacedontheimportanceofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)relatedclassesinprimary,middleandhighschooleducationintheUS.Thereasonforthisdirectioniswellfounded:researchandtestscoresfromthe1980sand1990sshowedthatourstudentshadfallenbehindtheirinternationalpeersinallofthesesubjectareas.Educationofficials,teachersandparentsallfeltthatthesituationneededtobechanged,andquickly.However,intherushtoplaycatch⁃upinSTEM⁃relatedareas,there'soneimportantaspectthatisbeingneglected(忽略):theFineandPerformingArts,particularlydrama.It'slongbeenunderstoodthatastudyofdramaattheprimary,middleandhighschoollevelhelpsstudentsimproveinmanyareas,suchasself⁃confidence,self⁃expression,communicationskills,teamwork,andimagination.Mosteducatorsandparentsagreethatalloftheseareimportantforstudentstodevelopatanyage,butitisdifficultforthesameparentsandteacherstoprioritize(优先安排)studytimeandclassroomtimetoasubjectlikedramaoversubjectslikeMath,PhysicsorComputerScience.It'sevenmoredifficultforpolicymakersandschoolofficialstochannelfunds(资金)towardsclasseslikedrama,whentheskillsartssubjectsdevelopareconsidered“softskills.”Whenthemodernworldiscallingoutfor“hard”skills,likethoseneededtosucceedinthetech⁃driven21stcentury,howcantheypossiblyproveitisreasonabletospendtheirfundsthatarebecomingsmallerandsmalleronanythingbutSTEMsubjects?Theshortanswertothequestion“whyspendtimeandmoneyondrama?”isthatdramaeducationhasbeenscientificallyproventoimprovestudents'achievement,especiallyincommunicationskillsthatareveryimportanttoaSTEMeducation.AswedevelopstudentswithhighlyrefinedskillsinSTEMsubjects,it'sequallyimportantthatwetraintheteachersthatwillsupportcontinuedgrowthintheseareas.Anactive,communicativeteacheristhebestwaytogetstudentsonboardinthestudyofSTEMsubjects,whichcanbeunbearablydry.Thebestwaytodevelopactivecommunicationskills?Drama.Thenextareainwhichthecommunicationskillscanbedevelopedispublicationandconferencepresentation.Dramaimprovesstudents'publicspeakingskillsnecessaryforSTEMstudentstoeffectivelypresentpapersinconferencesandtheirwritingskillsnecessarytopublishpapers.It'salsoveryimportantforstudentstobeabletoworkwellwithoneanother.IntherealSTEMworld,almostallscientificworkhappensinteams.Withoutthe“soft”peopleskillsnecessarytonavigate(导航)alloftheseinteractions,nomatterhowtechnologicallyskilledonebecomes,heorshewillbeatadisadvantagewithouttheabilitytocommunicateandworkinteams.Whilethenationwidetrend(趋势)tofocusonplayingcatch⁃upinSTEMeducationisreasonable,practical,andabsolutelynecessary,it'simportantnottoforgetthehugeeffectarts,specificallydramaeducation,haveontheoveralleducationofourchildren.Thequestionparents,educators,andpolicymakersshouldbeaskingthemselvesisnot“canweaffordtosupportartseducationinschools?”butrather“canweaffordnotto?”1．WhydidAmericansstarttostressSTEMrelatedclasses?A．Becausetheworldhasmovedintoatech⁃drivencentury.B．BecauseSTEMclasseshavelongbeenneglectedinAmerica.C．BecauseeducationofficialspreferSTEMclassestoartclasses.D．BecauseUSstudentsareexpectedtobeatanadvantageintheseareas.2．Theword“channel”inParagraph2probablymean“”.A．afford B．direct C．create D．raise3．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.A．thebenefitsofdramaeducationB．theimportanceofSTEMlearningC．theabilitiesneededforSTEMlearningD．thereasonstoimprovedramaeducation4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.A．dramaismoreimportantthanSTEMclassesB．dramaeducationhasbeenthenationwidetrendC．theresultofneglectingdramaeducationishardtobearD．Americanstudentshavemadeprogressinplayingcatch⁃upC15、CantheTimeGoSlower?

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Tobeanswered!1．Whatisthereadingabout?A．Takingatest.B．Teachingmath.C．Learningdriving.D．Runningattheschool.2．Whydoesthewriterkeepasking“Canthetimegoslower?”A．Sheismissinghergoodoldtimes.B．Shedoesnotwanttogetoldwithtime.C．Sheisworriedthatthere’snotenoughtime.D．Sheisafraidthatherfatherwillbehomesoon.D16、Haveyoueverstayedinahotel?MostChinesehotelsoftenprovideguestswiththingslikedisposable(一次性的)toothbrushes,toothpaste,shampooandslippers.Manyguestsliketheideabecausetheydon'thavetobringtheirown.But,ifyoutraveltoBeijing,remembertobringyourownthings.StartingfromJune,somehotelsinBeijingwillnolongerprovideguestswiththesedisposables.Theywanttoaskpeopletouselessdisposablethings.Manydisposablethingsaremadeofplastic.Peoplethrowthemawayafteronlyusingthemonce.Itisawasteofnaturalresourcesandisverybadfortheenvironment.Doyouknow,oneChinesepersonmakesasmuchas400kgofwasteayear!Mostofthatwastecomesfromdisposablethings.InBeijing,peoplethrowawayabout19,000tonsofplasticbagsand1,320tonsofplasticlunchbowlseveryyear!Plasticcantakebetween100and400yearstobreakdown.Sothelessplasticwethrowout,thebetter.So,whereveryoutravel,bringyourownthingsandusethemagainandagain.Backathomeandschool,youcanalsodosomethingtomakeourworldabetterplace.Trytodothesethingsinyourdailylife:Useclothshoppingbags,notplasticones.Afterusingaplasticbag,washitoutandletitdry.Thenyoucanuseitoverandoveragain.Donotusepapercups.Atyourschoolcanteen（食堂）,useyourownbowlandchopsticksinsteadofdisposableones.1．Whydomanyhotelsprovideguestswithsomedisposablethings?A．Wishtheirgueststosavemoney.B．Lettheirguestsbeconvenientduringtheirtraveling.C．Hopetheirguestsuselessdisposablethings.2．FromJune,Beijinghotelswillnolongerprovideguestswith____.A．cheapfoodanddrink B．disposablethings C．goodservice3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Throwingdisposablethingsawayisawasteofnaturalresources.B．Plasticbreaksdowneasily.C．Manydisposablethingsaremadeofplastic.4．Whatcanwedotomakeourworldabetterplaceathomeandschool?A．Useshoppingbagsmadeofplastic.B．Donotthrowawaypapercups.C．Donotforgettoreusedailynecessities（日用品）ifpossible.5．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____.A．peopledon'tlikedisposablethingsatallB．wecan'tusepaperorplasticbowlsatschoolC．weshoulduselessplasticthingsandprotectourenvironmentE17、1．Accordingtothekeypoints,what’sthesearchingareaforthemissingplane?A．InthesouthernIndiaOcean.B．InthewaterareaaroundAustralia.C．Inthewaterareainthesouthernpacificocean.D．Inthearea2,500kmsouth-westofPerth,Australia.2．HowmanypassengersaretherefromChinaonthemissingplane?A．370 B．239 C．154 D．3933．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Wecannotstandthissituation.”mean？A．Someofthefamiliescannotliveinthissituation.B．Someofthefamiliescannotstandthereforsolong.C．Someofthefamiliescannotbearalltheterriblethings.D．Someofthefamiliescannotunderstandwhyithashappened.4．Accordingtothereportat15:45,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thereportsarerenewedevery2minutes.B．ThewebpageisshownonSaturday.C．Chinahasfoundoutthedebrisofthemissingplane.D．ThesearchisfocusedonadefinitelylimitedareanearPerth.5．What’sthewebpagemainlyabout?A．PeoplestillkeeponsearchingMH370.B．There’sasmallhopetofindoutMH370.C．PeoplearesearchingMH370muchmorewidely.D．Whatarehappeningtothemissingplane,MH370.F18、Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbedexceptme.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforeahugepileoftroublesomestufftheycall“books”.Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday."WhencanIgotobed?"Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswer,infactIdarednot.Theclockstruck1."Oh,dear!"Icried,"tenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!”Wepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworld.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy."Theclockstruckone.Iwasquitehopelessnow.IforgotallIhadlearnt.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcould.Iprayed,“Oh,God,Pleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.Idopromisetoworkhardafterwards,Amen.”Myeyeswereheavy,soheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.Afewminuteslater,withmyheadonthedesk,Ifellasleep.1．Whentheauthorwasgoingoverhislessons,alltheothersinthehousewere_____.A．asleep B．workinginbedC．outside D．quietlylaughingathim2．Reviewinghislessonsdidn’thelphimbecause________.A．itwast