江苏省昆山市、太仓市重点中学2024届中考二模英语试题含答案

江苏省昆山市、太仓市重点中学2024届中考二模英语试题含答案注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、HisnameisJamesbuthecalls________Jim.A．his B．himself C．him D．不填2、ThethirdlineofZhengzhouSubwaybytheendofDecemberof2020.A．willcomplete B．wascompleted C．iscompleting D．willbecompleted3、Mymotheralwaystellsmethat.SoIalwaysdomybestwhilestudying.A．nopain,nogainB．toomanycooksspoilthebrothC．manyhandsmakelightworkD．thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside4、—isyourfather,Mike?—Heiscookinginthekitchen.A．WhoB．WhatC．Where5、—Jackmustbeinhisoffice,Ithink.—No,hebeintheoffice.HeflewtoCanadathismorning.A．needn't B．shouldn't C．can't D．mustn't6、－Manyboystudentsthinkmathis______English.－Iagree.I’mweakinEnglish.A．muchdifficultthan B．sodifficultasC．lessdifficultthan D．moredifficultthan7、—Dave,whatdoyouwanttoeatforlunch?I’llprepareearliertoday.—Thanks,Grandma.Iwanttoeatsomewitheggsandtomatoes.A．banana B．noodle C．milk D．rice8、Ithinkwehaveno_________buttowait.A．courageB．decisionC．choiceD．suggestion9、—ElvisalwaystakesgreatpainswithhisEnglish.—Buthestilldoesn'tdowell，heisquiteinlistening.A．strong B．weak C．rich D．bad10、—Doyouthinktherearealiens?—I’mafraidnot..A．Practicemakesperfect B．Toseeistobelieve C．DoasRomansdoⅡ.完形填空11、Crabs(螃蟹)areveryinterestingcreatures.Ifyouputseveraloftheminabucket,themomentoneofthemstartscrawlingout,theothercrabswillpullhimbackdown.Sononeofthecrabsever1ingettingout.Theyjustkeepstoppingeachotherfromclimbinghigherthantherestofthem.Wehumansare2morelikecrabsthanwethink.Wetrytogetevenwithourenemies,andaheadofour3Butwehavetorealizethat"whenwe'regreenwithenvy(嫉妒),we'realsoripeforproblems".Whetherweadmititornot,mostofuswantotherpeopletobejustalittlelesssuccessfulthanweare.Friendsarealways4aboutyoursuccess,aslongasyou'renotmoresuccessfulthantheyare!Butoneofthefirstsecretstosuccessisnottocompareyourlifewithothers.It'sstrangethatmanyofusseemtoknow5toliveeverybodyelse'slivesbutourown.Eventhoughwhathappensinsomeoneelse'slifehas6todowithours.Successfulpeoplelookatlifethroughatelescopeandseehowgreatitcanbe,7jealouspeoplelookatlifethroughamicroscopeandonlyseethefaultsandmistakesofothers.Beingjealousofothersisjustaslowwayofsuicide(自杀)thatwill8bothyourhealthandhappiness.Youhaveaspecial9andpersonalitythatnooneelsehas.Souseyoursthebestwaypossible.Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers.Birdsdon't10Pigsdon'tclimbtrees.Andcrabsdon'tfly.Enjoyyourownnaturalabilitiesanddevelopyourownstyle.1．A．succeedsB．arrivesC．checksD．gives2．A．hardlyB．perhapsC．nearlyD．still3．A．classmatesB．meighboursC．friendsD．families4．A．worriedB．happyC．seriousD．mad5．A．whereB．whenC．whatD．how6．A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything7．A．andB．orC．soD．but8．A．killB．protectC．separateD．improve9．A．abilityB．mermoryC．skillD．thought10．A．singB．flyC．swimD．sleepⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。Therewasamanwhohadfoursons.Hewantedhissonstolearnnottojudgethingstoo1．(quick).Sohesentthemtogoandlookatapeartreethatwasagreatdistanceawayinturn.Thefirstsonwent2．winter,thesecondinspring,thethirdinsummer,andthe3．(young)soninfall.Whentheyhadallgoneandcomeback,hecalledthemtogethertodescribe4．theyhadseen.Thefirstsonsaidthatthetreewasuglyandbent.Thesecondsoncontradicted—itwas5．(cover)withgreenbudsandfullofpromise.Thethirdsonsaiditwasladenwithblossomsthatsmelledsosweetandlookedsobeautiful.Thelastson6．(agree)withallofthem.Hesaiditwasripeandfilledwithfruit,fulloflifeandfulfillment.Themanthenexplainedtohissonsthattheywereallright,becausetheyhadeachseenbutoneseasoninthe7．(tree)life.Hetoldthemthatyoucannotjudgeatree,8．aperson,byonlyoneseason,andthattheessenceofwhotheyare—thepleasure,joy,andlovethatcomefromthatlife—canonlybejudgedattheend,whenalltheseasonsareup.Ifyougiveupwhenit’swinter,youwillmissthehopeofyourspring,the9．(beautiful)ofyoursummer,fulfillmentofyourfall.Don’tletthepainofoneseasondestroythejoy10．alltherest.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、MicrosoftBillGatesandPaulAllensetupMicrosoftin1975.Itstartedoffsmallandisnowoneofthebiggestcompaniesintheworld.Theyarefamousfortheir“Window”operatingsystem.OtherpopularMicrosoftcreationsincludeMSNmessenger,MicrosoftWordandtheXbox.SomepeoplecomplainthatMicrosofthasamonopoly(垄断)inthecomputerindustry.LenovoLenovoGroupLtdwassetupin1984by11engineerswiththesupportfromtheInstituteofComputingTechnologyundertheChineseAcademyofSciences(中科院).In2004,LenovoboughtthepersonalcomputerbusinessofIBMandbecametheworldslargestPCmanufacturer(制造商)withitscomputersalesrisingtothetopoftheworldin2013.GoogleGooglewasbuiltbytwostudents,LarryPageandSergeyBrinwhiletheywerestillatuniversity.TheymadeawebsitewhichhelpedpeoplefindthingstheywantedontheInternet.Thistypeofwebsiteiscalledasearchengine(引擎).Nowtheycreatenewproductssuchas"GoogleEarth"andmakemoneyfromadvertisingHUAWEIRenZhengfeistartedHuaweiin1987inShenzhenwithRMB21,000heraised.Ithas21ResearchandDevelopment(R&D)institutes(研究所)aroundtheworldandinvested(投资)$13.8billioninR&Din2017,upfrom$5billionin2013.Huaweihasprovideditsproductsandservicesinmorethan170countriesanditsnetworkshavereachedonethirdoftheworld’spopulation1．IfyouwanttofindinformationontheInternet,theproductof______willbethemosthelpful?A．Microsoft B．Lenovo C．Google D．Huawei2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetable(表格)?A．Googlewasawebsitestartedbytwouniversitystudents.B．LenovocompletelyboughtIBMtoincreaseitscomputersales.C．TheXboxisoneofthepopularproductsamongMicrosoftusersD．HUAWEIhasdevelopedinternationalmarketsforitsproducts.3．Accordingtothecompanyprofiles,______play(s)averyimportantroleinHuawei.A．R&D B．salesservices C．worldpopulation D．TheInternetB14、Itistwointhemorning.Thewindisgettingstrongerandthereisachancethatitwillrain.Thoughtheweatherisbad,AlGehrkesits110floorsabovetheground,442metersabovetheearth.Youmaybewonderingwhatheisdoingsofarofftheground.Ifyouaskedhim,hewouldsay,“Iamjustdoingmyjob!”AlGehrkehasaveryspecialjobthatnotmanypeoplewouldwanttohave.Hemanagesoneofthetallestbuildingsintheworld—theWillsTowerinChicago.Histeamwashesandchangesthewindows.TheWillsTowerhas16,000windowsandeachwindowweighsover90kilos.Gehrkeandhisteamworkfromsevenintheeveninguntilfourinthemorning.Theyclean18windowseachnight.Eachwindowtakesalmost30minutes.AlGehrkeisnotafraidofhighplacesandheisagoodmanforthejob.MaryAnnalsohasanunusualjob.Insteadofhanginghighabovetheearthwashingwindows,sheworksunderthewater.Shetrainsdolphinsforshowsandalsohelpspeopletoswimwiththedolphins.Shelovesthedolphins.“Wenevertelladolphinwhattodo.Weaskthemrespectfully.Theydecidetodothatforusbecauseoftherelationshipwehave,”shesaid.Besideswashingwindowshighabovetheearthorswimmingwithbigfishunderthewater,thereareotherunusualjobsthatyouhaveprobablyneverthoughtofpeoplehaving.Hereisanotherstrangeexample:karaokesingers!Akaraokesingerissomeonewhosingsthesongsoffamoussingers.Thesingerisabletofollowthewordsofthesongsbecausetheyappearonacomputerinfrontofthem.InCyprus,karaokesingersareverypopular.Theysingtothepeopleonholiday.Asthevisitorstravelaroundtheislandtheycanlistentothemusicofthekaraokesingers.1．Bysaying“Iamjustdoingmyjob”inParagraph1,AlGehrkeismostlikelytotellus.A．hisjobisdifficulttodoB．heisbraveandstrongC．hecanmakemuchmoneyD．hisjobisnothingspecial2．Accordingtothethirdparagraph,MaryAnn.A．considersherselfunusualB．teachespeoplehowtoswimC．hasagreatlovefordolphinsD．workslonghourseveryday3．Thewriteristryingtointroducesomeunusualjobsby.A．holdingsomeactivitiesB．offeringsomeexamplesC．comparingseveralonesD．tellingsomefunnystorieC15、Differentcountrieshavedifferentcustoms.Whenyouareindifferentcountries,youshouldfollowtheircustoms.InChina,it’simpolitetotalkwheneatingdinner.Andyou’renotsupposedtostarteatingfirstifthereareolderpeopleatthetable.VeryoftenpeoplewhotraveltotheUnitedStatesforgettotip(付小费).Itisusualtotipwaiters,taxidriversandporterswhohelpcarryyourbags.Waitersexpecttogeta15%tiponthecostofyourmeal.Taxidriversexpectaboutthesameamount.InEngland,makesuretostandinlineevenifthereareonlytwoofyou.It’simportanttorespect(尊重)linesthere.It’sagoodideatotalkabouttheweather.It’safavoritesubjectofconversationwiththeBritish.InSpain(西班牙),it’sagoodideatohavealightmealintheafternoonifsomeoneinvitesyoufordinner.Peoplehavedinnerverylate,andrestaurantsdonotgenerallyopenuntilafter9:00pm.InSaudiArabia(沙特阿拉伯),menkissoneanotheronthecheek(脸颊).Yourhostmaywelcomeyouwithakissonbothcheeks.Itispoliteforyoutodothesame.InJapan,peopleusuallygivepersonalorbusinesscardstoeachotherwhentheymeetforthefirsttime.Whenapersongivesyouacard,don’tputitintoyourpocket(口袋)assoonasyougetit.Thepersonexpectsyoutoreadit.Don’tforgettobecarefulofyourbodylanguagetoexpresssomethinginconversations.Akindofbodylanguagethatisacceptableinoneculturemaybeimpoliteinanother.1．Howmanycountriesarementionedinthispassage?A．Four.B．Five.C．Six.D．Seven.2．IfyoutraveltotheUS,youspend$200onataxirideand$320onameal,youaresupposedtotip______intotal.A．$520B．$78C．$156D．$603．WhichofthefollowingisTrue?A．YouareexpectedtokissyourhostonthecheekinJapan.B．Generally,restaurantsdon’tofferdinnerafter9:00pminSpain.C．It’simpolitetoeatfirstifthereareolderpeopleatthetableinChina.D．Youdon’tneedtostandinlineiftherearetwopeoplewaitingforabusinEngland.D16、Whydoplantsgrowinsomeplacesandnotinothers?Whydoessomelandhavesomuchgrowingonit，whileotherlandhasalmostnoplantsgrowingonitatall?Togrow，plantsneedseveralthings.Oneiswarmth.Inverycoldplacesalmostnothinggrows.Plantsalsoneedwater.InverydrypartsoftheEarthonlyafewunusualplantscangrow.That'swhydrydeserts(沙漠)everywherearealmostnotcoveredbytreesorgrass.Plantsmustalsohaveaplaceinwhichtoputdowntheirrootsandgrow.Theyfinditdifficulttogrowonhardland.Thetownisbuiltonhardland.Theplantsherehaveonlythesoil(土壤)foundbetweenthecracksofthestonestogrowin.Anotherthingplantsmusthavebeforetheycangrowisfood.Whatwillhappenifwetrytomakethingsgrowonthesandybeach?Afewplants，suchasbeachgrass，willgrowinsand，butmostplantswon't.Eveniftheweatheriswarmenoughandwewatertheplantseachday，manyofthemwilldiebecausethesandonthisbeachhasalmostnoplantfood.1．（小题1）Thepassagecanmostprobablybefoundin.A．asciencebookB．anewspaperC．amagazineD．areport2．（小题2）Plantsneedthingstogrowwellaccordingtothepassage.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five3．（小题3）Thereasonwhymostplantscan’tgrowonthesandybeachisthat.A．thereisn’tenoughsunlightB．thereistoomuchwaterC．itistoocrowdedthereD．ithaslittlefoodforplants4．（小题4）Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Beachgrasscanhardlygrowinsand.B．Plantsneedfoodtohelpthemgrow.C．Plantswantaplacewheretheirflowerscancomeout.D．Drydesertseverywherearealmostcoveredbytreesorgrass.E17、Doyoudreamtobeasuperman?Doyoudreamtohavesuper-humanstrength(力量)?Thebook“WhatMakesYouaSuperHero”,writtenbyDanikaGordon,tellsusthateveryonehashisorherownsuperpower:tobekindandhelpothers.“Therearelotsoflittlestoriesinthebook.”saidDanika.DanikaGordonisa14-yearoldgirlfromSouthDakota,theUS.Bothatschoolandinhercommunity,sheisalwayshelpingothers.Shefindsjoyinbeingkindandcallsonotherstodoit.Gordon’sideacamefromherownexperiencewhenshewas8yearsold.Atthattime,Gordonwasalwaysbullied(被欺负)atprimaryschool.Butsheneverlosthope.Fromthenon,Gordonbegantohelpsomestudentswiththeirlessons.Shebelievesthatwhenstudentsarebullied,theyshouldgethelpfromteachers,andnotthinkaboutrevenge.Thatonlymakesthingsworse.Kindnessisthestrongestpower.1．HowdoesGordonletusknowthateveryoneofushassuperstrength?A．Byspeakingknowledge.B．Bytellingstories.C．Byintroducingherself.D．Byexplainingherpoint.2．WhatcanweknowaboutGordonfromthepassage?A．SheisalittlegirlfromtheUK.B．Sheneverlosthopeoflife.C．Shedreamedtobeasuperman.D．Shestudiesveryhard.3．Whatdoestheword“That”referto?A．Gethelpfromteachers.B．Studentsarebullied.C．Bekindtoothers.D．Revenge.4．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Everyoneisasuperman.B．Kindnessmakesyoustrong.C．Weshouldhelpothers.D．Thebook“WhatMakesYouaSuperHero”.5．Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatsuper-humanstrengthis______.A．loveB．smileC．braveryD．kindnessF18、Oncetherewasarichmanwholivedwithhiswifeandchild.HelovedthechildsomuchthathesenthimtoOxford(牛津大学)fortwoorthreeyears.Attheendofthefirstyearattheuniversity,thisyoungstudentcamehome.Hewantedachange.AndhealsowantedtotellhisparentsaboutOxford.Ithappenedonenightwhenthefather,themotherandtheyoungstudentweresit-tingatsupper.Theyhadinfrontofthemonlytwochickens.Justastheywereabouttobegineating,thefathersaid,“Myboy,IhavespentalotofmoneyonyoutosendyoutoOxford.NowIwanttoknowwhatyouhavelearned.”Thesonsmiledandsaid,“Father,Ihavestudiedasciencewhichcan____thatthesetwochickensontheplatearereallythreechickens.”“Well,”saidthefather,“ThisissomethingIwouldlikeverymuchtoknow.”“Therearetwochickensontheplate,”saidthestudent.Hetookoneofthechickensinhishandandsaid,“Hereisonemore;andoneandtwomakesthree.Soherearethreechickens.”Thenthefathertookoneofthechickenstohim-self,gavetheothertohiswife,andsaid,"Ishallhaveoneofthechickensmyself,yourmotherwillhaveanother,andyoucanhavethethirdforyoursupperandnothingelse.”Thefatherkepthiswordandsothestudentwentwithouthissupper.1．Howcanweknowthattherichmanlovedhissonalot?A．Heprovidedenoughdeliciousfoodforhim.B．HewantedhimtoliveatOxfordforseveralyears.C．HesenthimtoworkatOxfordfortwoorthreeyears.2．WhatdoestheunderlinedWord"prove"mean?A．achieveB．showC．competeD．develop3．WhatdidtheFatheraskhissonatsupperthatnight?A．WhetherhelikedOxfordornot.B．Howhegotalongwithhisclassmates.C．Whathehadlearnedinthefirstyearattheuniversity.D．Thenumberofthemoneyhehadspentattheuniversity.4．Whatcanweinfer(摊断)fromthepassage?A．Bothoftheparentshadnochickenstoeatatlast.B．Eachofthemhadachickenfortheirsupperfinally.C．Atlastthestudenthadnothingtoeatforhissupp