2024届江苏省泰州市泰兴市洋思中学中考英语模拟试题含答案

2024届江苏省泰州市泰兴市洋思中学中考英语模拟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、Asasayinggoes,“______inthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehand.”Everyoneofusshouldmakeanefforttolearnmoreandbecomecleverer.A．Wisdom B．Wisedom C．Wise2、---Whichsweatercanyouchoose,theblueoneortheredone?---________isOK,Ithink.Bothgowellwithmytrousers.A．Both B．Either C．Neither D．None3、---TheaccidentwhichhappenedonMarch10,2019teachesustocareforourselvesandthepeoplearoundus.---Soitdoes.,lifeisthemostimportanttoeveryone.A．Firstofall B．Aboveall C．Afterall D．Inall4、-Themonth-longvacationiscoming,butIdon’thaveanyplans.-Whynot_______volunteerworkinyourcommunity?A．do B．doing C．todo5、Thelocalguidespoke______shecouldtomakethevisitorsunderstandher.A．asclearasB．asclearlyasC．soclearasD．soclearlyas6、Ithinkwehaveno_________buttowait.A．courageB．decisionC．choiceD．suggestion7、----WhodidEnglishhomeworkbetter,LeoorNick？----Leoismorecareful.IthinkLeodid______Nick.A．asgoodas B．aswellas C．betterthan D．worsethan8、---willtheTVplaybebroadcasted(播出)?---Perhapsit’sreviewedsuccessfully.A．Howlong;until B．When;until C．Howsoon;notuntil D．Howoften;notuntil9、—Youknow?MaxgotthehighestmarkintheEnglishtest.—Wow!Hemadesuchgreat________.A．mistakesB．decisionsC．progressD．trouble10、AllChinesepeoplemustworkhard__________ChineseDream.A．realize B．realizing C．realized D．torealizeⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Goodmorning,everyone.Iwantto1youaboutmyneighbor(邻居)，Mr.White.Thereare2peopleinMr.White'sfamily.Mr.Whiteisamanagerofabigshop.Mrs.WhiteteachesEnglishinauniversity(大学).Herstudentslikeherverymuch3sheisinteresting.TheWhiteshavetwo4.ThesonisTim.Heisthirteen.ThedaughterisNell.Sheistwelve.Thereisalsoabrown5intheirfamily.6nameisStella.Mr.Whitelovessportsandheisgoodatplayingtennis.Mrs.Whitelikes7.Shedrawsmanybeautifulpictures.Tim8listeningtomusic.HehasmanyCDs.JustinBieberishisfavoritesinger.9isNell'shobby?Shelikesdoingsome10.Shehasalotofbooksinherroomnow.OnSunday,thentaketheircattothenarkandtheyoftenhavea.goodtimethere.1．A．ask B．say C．tell D．write2．A．three B．four C．five D．six3．A．when B．but C．so D．because4．A．students B．activities C．children D．places5．A．cat B．rabbit C．dog D．horse6．A．My B．Your C．Their D．Its7．A．reading B．gardening C．drawing D．dancing8．A．follows B．enjoys C．tries D．gives9．A．What B．How C．Which D．Who10．A．dancing B．swimming C．cooking D．readingⅢ.语法填空12、Iwasfeelingalittlesadbecausemymotherhadlostherjob.Oneday,whileI1．(walk)onthestreet,Iheardthatabeautifulpieceofpianomusic2．(play)abovethenoiseofthepeople.Iwalkedmoreslowly3．(find)outwhereitwascomingfrom.ThenIsawayoungladysittingatapiano.Shewassingingsongsaboutlove,believingyourselfandkeepingon4．(try).Thewayshewassingingmademe5．(relax).Istoodtherequietly,watchingherplayingonsuchacrowdedNewYorksquare.Ithoughtthatshemustbebraveenoughtoperforminfrontofsomanypeople.Shenoticedme.Iwalkedoverand6．(tell)herhowgoodhermusicsounded."Thankyou."shesaid."Ihavebeengoingthroughahardtimerecently,butyou'vemademehopefulagain."Isaidtoher."I'mgladthatIcouldhelp,"shereplied."Whyareyousosad?""Well,mymom7．(lose)herjob,andI'mnotsurewhattodo...""Didyounoticethewayyouwerewalking?Yourheadwasdown."shesaid."8．(notbe)upset,becauseopportunitycomesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdown,youmightnotseeit.Youshouldsmilemore...liftyourheadup."Ilookedather,amazedathowshewasencouragingme."Whyareyouplayingthepianoherenow?"Iaskedherwithasmile.Sheexplainedthatshesawalotofunhappypeopleintheworldandshetriedtocheerthemupbyplayingmusic.Ismiledalittlewilder,realizingthatnodifficultiescouldstopmefromgoingon.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、YEARSago,averyrichmanandhisyoungsonsharedaninterestincollectingart.Theytraveledaroundtheworld,collectingpricelessworksofartbyfamousartistslikePicasso,VanGoghandMonet.Themanbecameverylonelyandsad.Whenwarbrokeout,thesonlefttoservehiscountry.Afterafewweeks,theoldmanreceivedalettersayinghissonhaddiedwhiletakinganothersoldiertoahospital.Oneday,asoldiervisitedtheoldmanandgavehimapainting–itwasaportraitofhisson.Thoughtheworldwouldneverconsideritagreatwork,thepaintingwasimportanttotheman.Thepaintingofhissonbecametheoldman’smostvaluableitem.Hetoldhisneighborsitwasthegreatestgifthehadeverreceived.Thefollowingspring,theoldmanbecameillandpassedaway.Alloftheoldman’spaintingswouldbesoldatanauction.Theauctionbeganwithapaintingthatwasnotonanyofthebuyers’lists...itwasthepaintingoftheoldman’sson.“Whowillopenthepriceat$100?”theauctioneerasked.Momentspassedandnoonespokeorraisedtheirhand.Someonesaid:“Whocaresaboutthatpainting?Let’sgetontothegoodones.”Morevoicesfollowedinagreement.“No,wemustsellthisonefirst,”repliedtheauctioneer.“Now,whowilltaketheportraitoftheson?”Finally,agoodfriendoftheoldmanspoke:“Willyoutake$10forthepainting?That’sallIhave.”“Willanyonegohigher?”calledtheauctioneer.Aftermoresilencehesaid:“Goingonce...goingtwice...sold!”Theauctioneerlookedatthecrowdandannouncedthatthewholeauctionwasover.“Accordingtothefather’swill,whoevertakestheson’sportraitgetsthewholecollection,”theauctioneersaid.Becauseofthefather’slove,whoevertookthesongotitall.1．Boththemanandhissonwereinterestedin.A．collectingartworkB．sellingpaintingsC．drawingfamousartistsD．readingstoriesaboutfamousartists2．Thelettersaidtheson.A．lefttoservehiscountryB．wassafeC．wassenttoahospital.D．haddied.3．Attheauction,thepaintingoftheman’sson.A．waspopularB．wassoldfor$100C．wassoldfor$10D．wasn’tsold4．Thestorywantedtotellus.A．artworkisvaluableB．afather’sloveispricelessC．don’tlookdownatsmallworksofartD．nobodyknowswhatwillhappennextB14、BeijingrockbandEscapePlanwillperformattheShenzhenConcertHallnextSaturday.EscapePlanwasformedin2007andthensignedtoBeautyLifeCo.Inthebeginning,theirstylewasbasedonBritishpop,butlateritturnedtowardspopwithelectro,newwaveandpunkelements(朋克元素).In2008,theirsong“WeGetMarriedin2008”waschosentobethethemesongofthatyear’sMidiFestival.TheirfirstalbumwasreleasedonAugust8,2008andachievedsurprisingsales.In2012,EscapePlanreleasedtheiranotheralbumcalled“TheWorld”andwonthebestrockband,bestrockalbum,bestrockmusicandbestmalerockmusicianduringthe4thMidiAwardsCeremony.Inarecentinterview,thebandsaid,“Themeaningbehindthealbumnameisthatinthepresentworld,wedonothaveenoughtimetoseethroughdifficulties.Weneedtobelieveinlove,sunshineandlifeinsuchabusyworld.”Inrecentyears,EscapePlanhasbeenanimportantguestbandattheMidiFestival,ZhangbeiGrasslandsMusicFestivalandtheywerealsoinvitedtoSummerSonicin2011,thelargestmusicfestivalinJapan.Time:8p.m.,June28Tickets:80～380yuan(halfpriceforstudents)Place:ShenzhenConcertHallMetro:LonggangorLonghuaLine,Children’sPalaceStation,ExitCorD1．TherockbandEscapePlancomesfrom________.A．ShenzhenB．BeijingC．BritainD．Japan2．Thesong“WeGetMarriedin2008”was________.A．aboutseeingthroughlifedifficultiesB．popularinSummerSonicin2011C．chosentobethethemesongoftheMidiFestivalin2008D．chosentobethebestrockmusicduringthe4thMidiAwardsCeremony3．WhichoneisthecorrecttimeorderaboutEscapePlan?a.TheybecameamemberofBeautyLifeCo..b.Theiranotheralbum“TheWorld”wasreleased.c.Theywereinvitedtothelargestmusicfestival—SummerSonic.d.“WeGetMarriedin2008”waschosentobethethemesongoftheMidiFestival.e.Theywonthebestrockband,bestrockalbum,bestrockmusicandbestmalerockmusician.A．adcbeB．adcebC．dcaebD．dcbae4．FromthepassageweknowthatEscapePlan________.A．seldomchangetheirwonderfulmusicstyleB．areinvitedtoalltheworldfamousmusicfestivalsC．areformedbysomehandsomeyoungmenandbeautifulgirlsD．believeinlove,sunshineandlifeinsuchabusyworld.C15、Blackisthecolorofpower.Ithasthemeaningofsubmission（服从）.Itispopularinfashionbecauseitmakespeoplelookthinner.Whiteisthecolorforbrides（新娘）.Whiteisconsideredasummercolor.Whiteispopularinfashionbecauseitislightandgoeswitheverything.Redisahotandstrongcolor.Itcanmaketheheartbeatfaster.Itisalsothecoloroflove.Redclothescanmakepeoplelookheavier.Andredthingsgetnoticedmorethanthingsthatareanothercolor.Thecoloroftheskyandtheocean,blue,isoneofthemostpopularcolors.Itisoftenusedinbedrooms.Bluecanalsobecoldandmakepeoplefeelsad.Greenmeansnature.Itisthemostcomfortablecolorontheeyesandcanimprovevision（视力）.Itisacalmingcolor.Hospitalsoftenusegreenbecauseitcanmakepatientsrelax.Yellowisthemostdifficultcolorfortheeyestotakein.Yellowisthecolorofsunshine.Itisawarmcolorlikered.Ontheonehand,itisthecolorofhappinessandjoy.Ontheotherhand,itmeansfearanddishonestbehavior.1．Blackisacoloroftenusedinfashionbecauseitcanmakepeoplelook___.A．powerfulB．relaxedC．thinnerD．heavier2．Redisthecolorof____accordingtothepassage.A．fearB．loveC．joyD．sadness3．Thebestcolortomakeanexcitedpersoncalmdownis________.A．whiteB．blueC．greenD．yellow4．Inthesentence“Heistooyellowtostandupandfight”,“yellow”mostprobablymeans“____”.A．sadB．happyC．braveD．afraidD16、SteveJobs,whowasasfamousasBillGatesintheworld,wasoneofthefathersofthepersonalcomputingtimeandthefounderofthecomputercompany,“Apple”.Hewasalsooneofthegreatestgiantsoftheinformationage.Thefollowingaresomeofhisgreatestachievements.AppleIIJobsandSteveWozniakfoundedAppleComputersInc.in1976.AyearLatertheAppleIIwasinvented.Thisproduction(产品)wastheworld’sfirstmass-marketpersonalcomputer.TheiMacUnderJobs’leadership.Appleintroducetheall-in-oneiMaccomputerin1998.TheiMacbecamethefirstmachine,whichofferedonlyaCD-ROMslot.TheiPadBy2010,SteveJobswasconfidenttheworldwasreadytohaveatabletcomputerthatwouldbegreatforwatchingmoviesandplayinggames.Thetouch-sensitiveiPadisagreatsuccess.IPhone4sIPhone4scameoutonOctober4,2011,inAmerica.ItlookslikeiPhone4.Ithasalagerandwiderscreenandaslimmeryetwidercase.Ithasabettercameraandfasterdatatransferspeeds.1．WhenwastheAppleIIinvented?A．In1976. B．In1997. C．In1998 D．In2010.2．WhendidtheiMacfirstcomeout?A．In1976. B．In1998. C．In2010. D．In2011.3．Whichonewastheoldest?A．TheAppleII. B．TheiMac. C．TheiPad. D．TheiPhone4s.4．Fromthepassage,wecanknowthattheiPad_______.A．hasabettercamera B．isthefirstpersonalcomputerC．hasaCD-ROMslot D．isgreatforwatchingmovies5．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTrue?A．iPhone4s’screenisthesamesizeasiPhone4.B．iPhone4shasalargerandslimmercasethaniPhone4.C．iPhone4suseslesstimetotransferdatathaniPhone4.D．iPhone4swithanimprovedcameraischeaperthaniPhone4.E17、Formostpeople,theword“fashion”means“clothes”.Butpeoplemayaskthequestion,“Whatclothesareinfashion?”Andtheyusetheword“fashionable”inthesameway:“Shewaswearingafashionablecoat.Hisshirtwasreallyafashionablecolour.”Butofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythings,notonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinholidays,inrestaurants,infilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjects,jobs…andinlanguages.Fashionschangeastimegoes.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepast,youwillseethatfashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhouseof1750wasdifferentfromoneof1650.Afashionablemanin1780lookedverydifferentfromhisgrandsonin1860.Todayfashionschangequickly.Someofthisisnatural.Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapers,radios,telephonesandtelevisionssendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours.Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthings,soyouseethereismoneyinfashion.1．Mostpeoplethinkthat“fashion”means________.A．books B．clothes C．holidays2．By_______wecanseethatfashionschangeastimegoes.A．wearingafashionablecoat B．eatinginanewrestaurantC．lookingatpicturesofpeople3．Inthe4thparagraphthewritermentions_______kindsofwaystosendinformation.A．three B．four C．five4．“Thereismoneyinfashion.”means______.A．peoplelikefashionandmoneyB．fashionablethingsareexpensiveC．onecanmakemoneythroughfashion5．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A．thechangesoffashion B．thekindsoffashions C．themoneyinfashionF18、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．theabilitiesneededforSTEMlearn