江苏省连云港市海州区四校2024年中考二模英语试题含答案

江苏省连云港市海州区四校2024年中考二模英语试题含答案注意事项：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、Myparentsshowedsomeoldpicturesthatbroughtbacksweetmemories.A．I B．me C．my D．mine2、Manypeoplearoundtheworldarelookingforwardtothe2022BeijingWinterOlympics.ItinChinasoon.A．willhold B．washeld C．areheld D．willbeheld3、Bytheendoflastterm,we________overtwothousandnewwords.A．havelearned B．learned C．hadlearned4、Mymotherasksme________computergamesbeforefinishingmyhomework.A．nottoplayB．notplayC．tonotplayD．notplaying5、---Iknewyoulivedonthe17thfloorjustnow.AndIliveonthe19thfloor.---Really?Justtwofloors_____me?A．below B．on C．under D．above6、—Whydidn’tyouenjoythetalk?—ItwastalkthatIhadeverlistenedto.A．themostinteresting B．theleastinterestingC．moreinteresting D．lessinteresting7、Goingforadrivesoundsreally_______.A．happy B．excited C．boring D．interested8、Mr.Whitetellsusthecallsmeetingwillbecancelledifnoagreement_________tomorrow.A．isreached B．willbereachedC．isgoingtobereached D．hasbeenreached9、—DidyouseeMikeattheharbor(港口)yesterday?—No,Ididn’t.WhenIarrivedthere,theshiphad_____________.A．flownaway B．lookedaround C．setsail10、Thereisastrange_____inthekitchen.Ithinkthemeathasgonebad.A．voiceB．smellC．noiseD．tasteⅡ.完形填空11、Welookattheworldarounduseveryday,butsomehowwedon’tmanagetoseeituntilwhatwe’vebecomeusedtosuddenlydisappeared.That’stosaythatyoumaygetusedtosomeplacesandsome1aroundyou.Forexample,theneatly-dressedwomanIusedtosee--orlookatonmywaytoworkeach2.Forthreeyears,nomatter3theweatherwaslike,shewasalwayswaitingatthebusstoparound8:00a.m.On4days,sheworeheavyclothesandapairofwoolengloves.Summertimeturnoutcleancottondressesandahatpulledlowoverhersunglasses.5,shewasanordinaryworkingwoman.Ofcourse,I6allthisonlyaftershewasseennomore.ItwasthenthatIrealizedhow7Iexpectedtoseehereachmorning.YoumightsayI8her.“Didshehaveanaccident?Something9?”Ithoughttomyselfaboutherdisappearance.Nowthatshewasgone,IfeltIhad10her.Ibegantorealizethatpartofour11lifeprobablyincludessuchchancemeetingswithfamiliarstrangers:themilkmanyouseeatdawn,thewomanwho12walksherdogalongthestreetevermorning,thetwinbrothersyouseeatthelibrary.Suchpeopleare13markersinourlives.Theyaddweighttoour14ofplacesandbelongings.Thinkaboutit,whilewalkingtowork,15wemarkwherewearebypassingacertainbuilding,whynotmarkwherewearewhenwepassafamiliar,thoughunnamed,person?1．A．guests B．tourists C．strangers D．friends2．A．morning B．afternoon C．night D．year3．A．how B．which C．what D．when4．A．sunny B．rainy C．cloudy D．snowy5．A．Especially B．Clearly C．Differently D．Luckily6．A．believed B．expressed C．wondered D．remembered7．A．often B．much C．long D．soon8．A．respected B．praised C．missed D．admired9．A．better B．worse C．more D．less10．A．forgotten B．lost C．known D．hurt11．A．hard B．daily C．happy D．enjoyable12．A．hardly B．seldom C．always D．never13．A．common B．pleasant C．important D．special14．A．choice B．decision C．sense D．knowledge15．A．although B．because C．if D．howeverⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。OnedaythePrinceofWaleswantedtogohuntingwithhismen.Hetoldhisdog,Gelert,tostayathomeand1．(look)afterhisbabyson.Thebabywasinawoodencradle,whichwaslike2．smallbed.WhenthePrincecamebackfromhunting,Gelertranouttomeethismaster.Hewaggedhistailand3．(jump)uptoputhispawsonthePrince’schest.ThenthePrincesawthebloodonGelert’sjawsandhead.“Whathaveyoudone?”thePrincesaid.Herushedintohishouseandlookedforhisbabyson.Thecradlewaslyingonitssideonthefloor.Theclothesweretornandtherewasblood4．them.“Soyouhavekilledmyson?”thePrincesaid5．(angry).“Youunfaithfuldog!”Hetookouthisswordandkilledthedog.JustasGelertwasdying,hemanagedtobark.ThenthePrinceheardababy6．(call)tothedog.ThePrinceranbackintothehouseandsawhisson7．(lie)onthegroundunhurt.Nearhimwasadeadwolf.ThenthePrinceknewthatGelerthaddefendedthebabyandkilledthewolf.ThePrinceranbackintothehousebuthewastoolate.Gelertwas8．(dead).ThePrincewasverysadindeed.Tearsran9．hisfacewhenherealizedhehadkilledhisfaithfulfriend.ThePrincecarriedthebodyofhisbravedogtothetopofamountainandburiedhimthere.Afterthis,thePrinceneversmiledagain.Everymorningatdawn,hewalkedupthemountainand10．(down)bythedog’sgraveforafewminutes.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Davidwalkeddownthestreet.AllhewantedtodowastoplaybasketballwithJim.Buthismothertoldhimtoreturnhissister'sbookstothelibraryonhiswaytoJim'shouse.Inhiseyes,booksandsummertimejustdon'tgotogether.Hethoughthehadreadalotduringtheschoolyear.Andhehadneversetfootinsideapubliclibrary.Todayhe'djustdropthebooksoffintheoutsidereturnbox,butitwaslocked.Hehadtogoinsidetoreturnthem.Davidwalkedinsidethebuildingafewminutesbeforeclosingtime.Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.Afteraquickdrinkofwaterandashortstopinthetoilet,he'dbeonhiswaytomeetJim.Hewalkedoutofthetoilet.Thelibrarylightswereturnedoff.Hewaslocked—inalibrary!Davidtriedtousethetelephone,buthecouldn'tfindone.Asthesunbegantoset,hesearchedforalightandfoundalittleoneonadesk.Heusedapenciltowriteanoteonabigpieceofpaper.Itread,“I'mlockedinside.Pleasecallforhelp.”Heputitonthefrontdoor.Surely,someonepassingbywouldseeit.Hethenturnedhisattentiontothelibraryitself.Hewassurprisedtodiscoverthatthisplacewasnotsobad.Rowsandrowsofbooks!WhenhesawabookaboutMichaelJordanonthedesk,hepickeditup.Heopenedthebookandbegantoread.Hefeltthatbeinglockedinthelibrarydidn'tseemtobesuchaterriblething.1．WhatdidDavid'smotherwanthimtodo?A．PlaybasketballwithJim.B．Takeawalkinthestreet.C．Readbooksinthelibrary.D．Returnhissister'sbooks.2．Davidthoughthehadreadalotduring________．A．avisittoJim'sB．theschoolyearC．theclosingtimeD．thesummertime3．Davidwentinsidethebuildingbecause________．A．thesunbegantosetB．hewantedtousethetelephoneC．heneededtogotothetoiletD．theoutsidereturnboxwaslocked4．Whichofthefollowingsentencescouldbeaddedtothechart(图表)?→？)→A．Hesearchedforalight.B．Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.C．Hehadaquickdrinkofwater.D．Heturnedhisattentiontothelibrary.5．Daviddiscoveredthat________afterhewaslockedinthelibrary.A．hewasveryafraidofthedarkB．hebecameinterestedinthisplaceC．hismomwasworriedabouthimD．hisfriendbecamenervousabouthimB14、Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaybytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywere18yearsold.Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof24and25.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilarfeelingpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheirfeelings.Theysospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.1．AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganizationpeoplearemostlikelytobecomehappier.A．whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and85 B．whentheycometotheiroldageC．whentheyareintheirtwenties D．whentheyare18yearsold2．Youmayhavethehighestlevelofstresswhenyouareattheageof.A．20 B．25 C．35 D．403．AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay.A．haveapositiveattitudetowardstheirlife B．knowhowtospendmoneywiselyC．dreamaboutgoodthingseveryday D．controltheirbehaviorsbetter4．Whowouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestinthepassage?A．Thosewhoareworriedaboutgettingold B．ThosewhoaresingleandunemployedC．Thosewhofeelunhappyallthetime D．Thosewhosufferfrommentalstress5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GettingOlderMeansGettingHappier B．TheYoungAreHappierThantheOldC．WomenAreEasiertoBeHappyinLife D．TheYounger,theHappierC15、MallsarepopularplacesforAmericanstogo.Somepeoplespendsomuchtimeatmallsthattheyarecalled"mallrats(老鼠)".Mallratsshopuntiltheydropinthehundredsofstores.Peoplelikemallsformanyreasons.Theyfeelsafebecausemallshavepolicestations.Parkingisusuallyfree,andtheweatherinsideisalwaysfine.Thenewestmallshavebeautifulrestplaceswithwaterfalls(瀑布)andlargegreentrees.ThelargestmallintheUnitedStatesistheMallofAmericainMinnesota.Itcovers4.2millionsquarefeet(英尺).Ithas350stores,eightnightclubs,andalargepark!Thereareparkingspacesfor12,750cars.About750,000peopleshopthereeveryweekThefirstindoormallintheUnitedStateswasbuiltin1965inEdinaMinnesota.Peoplelovedoingalltheirshoppinginoneplace.Moremallsarebuiltaroundthecountry.Nowmallsareliketowncenterswherepeoplecometodomanythings.Theyshop,ofcourse,theyalsoeatinfoodcourts(广场)thathavefoodfromallovertheworld.Theyseefilmsattheaters.Somepeopleevengettheirexercisebydoingthenewsportof"mallwalking".Othersgotomallstomeetfriends.Insomemalls,peoplecanseeadoctorandevengotothechurch.Inotherwords,peoplecandojustabouteverythinginmalls.Nowpeoplecanliveintheirfavoriteshoppingcenterinfact.1．Here"mall"means"__________"A．alargeparkB．abigchurchC．asquareD．ashoppingcenter2．Whydopeoplelikemalls?A．Becausetheycanplantgreentreesthere.B．Becausetheyenjoythewaterfallsthere.C．Becausetheyfeelsafeandcomfortablethere.D．Becausetheycandoexercisethere.3．.ThelargestmallintheUnitedStates__________A．wasbuiltin1965B．has12,750carsinitC．has350shopsinitD．canhold750,000people4．Peoplecandomanythingsinmallsexcept__________A．eatingfoodB．seeingafilmC．seeingadoctorD．playinggolf5．Thewriter__________A．thinksmallsmakepeople'slifeeasierB．likestoliveinhisfavoritemallsC．iscalled"mallrates"byothersD．oftengoestothechurchinmalls.D16、Iwasfeelingreallydownbecausemylong-timefriendhaddied.ThenIstartedasix-weekvolunteeringatanursinghomealldayevenSaturday.Mydutywastoservethemealandcleanup.OnedayIwastoldtogotoRoom117tomakesurethepatientwasallright.Ifoundaboyofeightsittinginbisbedwatchingamovie.Iwasshockedtoseeachildinthisseeminglyforgottennursinghomefortheold.Hewassosmallandweakthatyouhadtolookcloselytofindhim.Igrabbedhismedicalchartandfoundout:hehadaterminal（绝症的)illness.Westartedtotalk,andIfoundoutthathisfamilyrarelyvisited,andallhedideverydaywaswatchingTVIwantedtocryforhim,andformylostfriend.Aswetalked,hehadasmileonhisface,andIaskedhimwhyandhowhestillmanagedtostayhappy.Hethoughtforamoment,andthensaidthattoomanypeopleweredeadevenbeforetheydied.TheywalkedaroundfeelingthatGodhadcursed(诅咒)themandtheyhadnothingtolivefor.Theboysaidthathewouldnotbelikethat.Hewoke'everymorningthankfultoseeanothersunrise.HekepthiswindowopensothathecouldsmelltheflowersandfeeltheheatofthesunHealsosaidthathehadhope."Toomanypeoplehaven'tseenmuchofthataroundhere."Hesaid,"Lifeisfullofhopeandweneedtolivelifebeforeitisgone."Idon'tknowwhathappenedtohim.Iguesshepassedaway,buthislessonliveson.Inowwakeupandliveeachdaytothefullest.Thekeytolifeisnotmoneyorfame,butthelessonwelearnedfromit.1．ThenursinghomeinthepassageismainlyforA．theelderlyB．thehomelessC．thedisabledD．theabandoned(披遗弃)2．TheboystayedhappymainlyduetoA．wonderfulTVprograms.B．hispositiveattitudeC．goodmedicalconditionD．others'encouragement3．ThewritertookpartinthevolunteeringjobinordertoA．findoutthesecretB．searchforhelpC．enrichexperiencesD．getoutofsadness4．Theunderlinedword,"rarely",canbereplacedbyA．oftenB．sometimesC．seldomD．always5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AlessoninHopeB．ThelifeofaSickBoyC．AVolunteerJobD．ThemeaningoflifeE17、Peoplereadbookslessofteninthesedays.Withtheinventionofradio,televisionandmostrecently,theInternetandcomputergames,itseemsthatreadingbooksisnolongerapopularactivity.However,Ibelievethatbooksareanimportantpartofourlives.Booksofferanoutstandingwealthoflearningandatacheaperpricethantakingacourse.Bookscanmakepeoplecleverer,becauseheavyreadershavegreaterknowledgeofhowthingsworkandwhoorwhatpeoplewere.Everythingintoday’ssocietyrequiresreading.Imaginetryingtodosomethingassimpleasreadingthedirectionsonamedicinebottlewithoutgoodreadingskills.Someonecouldnotunderstandthemandbecomeverysickorevendie.Evensomethingassimpleaswalkingordrivingthroughthecitycouldbecomeverydangerouswithoutenoughreading.Sometimes,youmustbeabletounderstandwhatiswrittenandexplainthemeaningofthem.Somepeoplesaythatreadingisawasteoftimeandwecandobetterthingswithourtime.Evenifwedon'treadbooks,westillreadeveryday,andreadingbookscanstrengthen(加强)ourabilities.Readingisoneofthegreatestthingswecandoinoursparetime.Withabook,youcantravelanywhereyouwant,doanythingyouwant,andtalktoanyoneyouwant.Readingisveryimportantinourlives,nomatteryourage.SoIthinkpeopleshouldreadbooks.1．Whatactivityislesspopularthesedaysthanbefore?A．Readingabook.B．Listeningtotheradio.C．WatchingTV.D．SurfingtheInternet.2．Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat_______.A．readingcanimproveyourmemoryB．readingcanmakeyouinterestingandattractiveC．readingcanmakeyousmarterD．readingcanreducestress3．Theunderlinedword"them"inthethirdparagraphrefersto________.A．thebookstheyarereadingB．thedirectionsonamedicinebottleC．thegoodreadingskillsD．thewordsadoctortellsasickperson4．Somepeopledisagreetoreadbooksbecausetheythink_________.A．walkinginthecityalsoneedsreadingskillsB．drivingalongtheroadisdangerousC．readingbooksisveryhelpfulforourabilitiesD．readingbooksjustwastestheirtime5．Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe_________.A．PeopleShouldEnjoyThemselvesB．HowWeImproveReadingSkillsC．WhyPeopleShouldReadBooksD．WhatWeLoveDoinginSpareTimeF18、Oncetherewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.Timewentby…thelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetreeeveryday.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandhelookedsad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreeaskedtheboy.“I’mnolongerakid.Iwouldn’tplayaroundthetreeanymore.”Theboyreplied.“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry,Idon’thavemoney.Butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.So,youwillhavemoney.”Theboypickedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboynevercamebackafterhepickedtheapples.Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited,“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreesaid.“Idon’thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouseforshelter.Canyouhelp?”“Sorry,Idon’thaveahouse.Butyoucancutoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse.”Sotheboycutallthebranchesoffthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboynevercamebacksincethen.Thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewaspleased.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.“Iamsadandgettingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunktobuildyourboat.Youcansailfarawayandbehappy.”Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailingandnevershowedupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.“Sorry,myboy.ButIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymore.Theonlythingleftismydyingroot.”thetreesaidwithtears.“Good!Oldtreerootisthebestplacetoleanonandrest.Comeandsitdownwithmeandrest.”Theboysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiledwithtears…1．Theboypickalltheapplesonthetreebecause__________.A．hewantedtoeatthemB．heneededmoneytobuytoysC．helikedthetreewithoutapplesD．hewantedto