2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市靖江实验校中考押题英语预测卷含答案

2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市靖江实验校中考押题英语预测卷含答案注意事项：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、Youngpeopletodayshoulddevelopthehabitofthinkingby.A．himself B．them C．themselves2、—Thenewpresidenthasbecomeoneof________recently.—Yes,lotsofpeopleare________inhim.A．thehottertopics;interested B．thehottesttopics;interestedC．thehottertopics;interesting D．thehottesttopics;interesting3、—Howisyourheadteacher?—Ourheadteacheris_________withusandweusuallyfeelnervousinhislesson.A．kindB．pleasedC．strictD．good4、--Haveyoureadthisbook?--Yes.Iittwomonthsago.A．isreading B．haveread C．willread D．read5、--It'sverykindofyoutohelpme.Thankyouverymuch.--__________A．Thankyou B．Don'tthankmeC．Sorrytohelpyoulittle D．Youarewelcome6、Bytheendoflastterm,we________overtwothousandnewwords.A．havelearned B．learned C．hadlearned7、—Doyouthinktherearealiens?—I’mafraidnot..A．Practicemakesperfect B．Toseeistobelieve C．DoasRomansdo8、Father’sDayison_________SundayofJune.A．three B．thethree C．third D．thethird9、IhaveboughtaChinese–Englishdictionary.Whenandwhere_____you_____it?A．have,boughtB．didbuyC．will,buyD．do,buy10、—Listen!IsTomsingingintheclassroom?—No.It________beTom.Heisintheteacher’sofficenow.A．maynotB．can’tC．won’tD．mustn’tⅡ.完形填空11、Thisstorytellsoftwosportingheroeswhomadeanimpossibledreamcometrue.BobChampionwasayoungjockey(骑师)withabright1.Then,oneday,hefelloffhishorse.Hewenttothedoctor2hisinjuries(伤)andwassurprisedwhenhe3thathehadcancer.Themedicaltreatmentlastedmanymonthsandmadehimvery4.Attimes,henearlydied.Asthesametime,therewasasuccessful5calledAldaniti.Unluckily,duringonerace,thehorsegotaseriousinjury.Thehorse'sowners6toputthehorsedownthoughthedoctoradvisedthehorse'strainertodoso.They7Aldanitiforawholeyearandthehorse'sinjuriesgotbetter.Bythistime,BobChampionwasoutof8.Slowly,hegotbackhisstrength.Eightmonthslater,he9tohisjobasajockey.Amonthafterthat,herodethewinninghorseinarace.Soonafterwards,Aldaniti10returnedtotraining.Earlythenextyear,11BobChampionandAldanitiwerealmostbacktofullfitness.Now,therewasanewplan.Bobdecidedto12AldanitiintheGrandNational,oneoftheUK'smostfamoushorseraces.People

watchingtheraceknewallaboutthe13fightsagainstillhealthandinjury.Everyoneofthemwantedthefairytaletohavea14ending.Anditwasperfect.AldanitiandBobChampionwererealsporting15.1．A．futureB．ideaC．smileD．voice2．A．insteadofB．exceptforC．becauseofD．awayfrom3．A．suggestedB．discoveredC．expectedD．remember4．A．sadB．scaredC．poorD．weak5．A．doctorB．horseC．ownerD．trainer6．A．refusedB．preparedC．regrettedD．forgot7．A．waitedforB．lookedforC．calledinD．paidfor8．A．workB．schoolC．sightD．hospital9．A．stuckB．belongedC．returnedD．moved10．A．alsoB．stillC．evenD．again11．A．eitherB．bothC．allD．each12．A．stopB．walkC．rideD．feed13．A．one’sB．pair’sC．group’sD．family’s14．A．upsetB．funnyC．happyD．similar15．A．heroesB．playersC．resultsD．eventsⅢ.语法填空12、从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式，使短文完整、通顺。每空只填一词（有两词多余）cup,happy,so,which,the,good,think,but,they,be,fail,teachAgroupofclassmatesgottogethertovisittheiroldteacher.Theseclassmatesallhadgoodjobsandmadelotsofmoney.Theytalked1．.Theteacheraskedthemthedifficultytheyhadhad.Thentheirtalksoonturnedtotalkingaboutthestress(d压力)inworkandlife,Theteacherwentto2．kitchenandcamebackwithalargepotofcoffeeandmany3．---chinaones,plasticonesandglassones.Someareplainlooking,someareexpensiveandsomearelovely.Theteachertoldthemtohelp4．tothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticethatallofyoutooknice-lookingexpensivecups,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Youwantonlythe5．foryourselves,anditisthesourceofyourproblems.”“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,6．youwentforthebestcupsandthenbeganlookingateachother’scups.”“Now7．aboutthis;lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositioninsociety8．thecups.Theyarejusttoolstohold,anddonotchangethelife.Sometimes,bycaringonlyaboutthecups,we9．toenjoythecoffee.10．don’tletthecupsdriveyou,andenjoythecoffeeinstead.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Atschool，besidescheatingonatest，akidmightcheatinotherways．Theymightstealsomeoneelse'sideaforascienceproject，orcopyabookreportfromtheInternetandhanditinasifit'shisorherwork．Cheatingcanhappeninalotofdifferentways．Whenpeoplecheat，it'snotfairtootherpeople，likethekidswhostudyforthetestorwhoarethetruewinnersofagame．Somekidscheatbecausethey'rebusyorlazyandtheywanttogetgoodgradeswithoutspendingthetimestudying．Otherkidsmightfeelliketheycan'tpassthetestwithoutcheating．Eventhoughthereseemstobea"goodreason"forcheating，cheatingisn'tagoodidea．Akidwhothinkscheatingistheonlywaytopassatestneedtotalkwiththeteacheroranothergrown-up．Theycanfindsomewaystohelpsolvethisproblem．Talkingabouttheproblemandworkingitoutwillmakehimorherfeelbetterthancheating．Kidswhocheatmayfeelworriedaboutgettingcaught．Whethertheyarecaughtornot，thesekidsmayfeelguiltyorembarrassed．Eveniftheyfeelfineordon'tgetcaught，thatdoesn'tmeanit'sOK．There'sanoldsayingthatcheatersneverwinandwinnersnevercheat．Thismaysounddifficulttounderstand，becausesometimesitseemslikecheatersdowin---atleastforthemoment．However，soonerorlater，they'llpaytheprice．It'sjustamatteroftimeonly．Andkidswhodon'tcheataretruewinnersbecause，whentheywin，theydoithonestly．1．WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout？______A．Whykidscheat. B．Howkidscheat. C．Whatcheatingis. D．Howharmfulcheatingis.2．What'sthewriter'sadvicetokidswhowanttocheatinatest？______A．Tokeepitasecret. B．Totrynottobecaught.C．Tostudyhardforthetest. D．Toturntogrown-upsforhelp.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"guilty"inParagraph5mean？______A．Lucky B．Proud C．Sorry D．unfair4．What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardstheoldsayingmentionedinthelastparagraph？______A．Heisagainstit. B．Heagreeswithit.C．Hedoubtswhetheritistrue. D．Hethinksitisonlypartlytrue.5．Thewriterwrotethepassageto______A．introducethedifferenttypesofcheating. B．showhowpopularcheatingisatschool.C．tellseveralcheaters’stories. D．tellkidsnottocheat.B14、Thereareseabirdsaswellasland-birds.Themostordinaryseabirdistheseagull.Ithasawhitebody.awhitehead,andayellowbeak.Thereisaspotofredattheveryendofthebeak.Allgullshaveverystrongwingssothattheycanflyfarouttosea.Ifagullfliesouttoofar,andistootiredtoflybacktotheshore,itdoesnotgetfrightened,foritcansitandrestuponthewaves.Aseagull'swingsdonotgetwetbecauseallitsfeathershaveakindofoiloverthem,sothatwhenthewatergetsontothefeathersitjustrunsoffagain.Seagullscanevensleeponthewaves.Seamenknowalotaboutseagullsandtheyneverkillthem.Whentheseagullsflyalongwayouttosea,seamensaythatitmeansfineweatheriscoming.Whentheseagullsstayneartheshore,seamensaythattherewillbemuchwindandrain,andperhapsastorm,fortheseagullsknowmoreabouttheweatherthanseamendo.1．Whatistheseagull?A．Afish.B．Aland-bird.C．Aseabird.D．Ananimal.2．Whyiseveryseagullabletoflyfarouttosea?A．Becauseitisverylight.B．Becauseithasverystrongwings.C．Becauseitalwaysflieshigh.D．Becauseitisstrongenough.3．Whydoesaseagullnotgetfrightenedevenwhenitisfarawayfromtheshoreanditistootiredtoflyback?A．Becauseitcanswimunderthesea.B．Becauseitcanstayunderthesea.C．Becauseitcanrestandsleepuponthewaves.D．Becauseitcanjumpintothesea.4．Whycan~tthewatermaketheseagull'sfeatherswet?A．Becauseitsfeathersarethick.B．Becauseitsfeathersarelong.C．Becauseitsfeathersarelight.D．Becauseitsfeathersareoily.5．Whatwilltheweatherbelikeifseagullsstayneartheshore?A．Windy,rainyorstormy.B．Sunnyandhot.C．Fineandwarm.D．Freezingcold.C15、Clarasitsatherdeskdeepinthought.Shestaresatthemathprobleminfrontofherdesperatelytryingtorememberhowtosolveit,butasshesitsthereherlonglistofhomeworkplaysoverinherhead,andshebecomesoverwhelmed.Shebitesherlipthinkingandthinking.Thenshehearsasongontheradio.Assheturnsupthemusic,awaveofcalmspreadsoverherbody,shecloseshereyesandlistenstothemusic.Whenthesongends,Clara’seyesopenandsheturnsofftheradio.Shelooksagainatthetroublesomequestionandsighs,“Irememberhowtodothisnow,”shesaystoherself.Thenshefinishestheproblem,butthistimecalmerthanbefore.AccordingtoNPRnews,45%ofteenssaytheyarestressedbyschoolpressures,suchashomeworkandgrades.Highschool,andallofthehonorsandAPcourses,canstressoutteenslikeClaratothepointofexhaustion,butitdoesn’thavetobethisway.Lotsofstudentscanusestressrelieverstosimmerdownduringtheirschoolday.Musiccanbeoneofthosereliefs.Whenthebodyisstressed,itreleasescortisol(释放皮质醇),alifesustainingadrenalhormone(肾上腺荷尔蒙)nicknamed“thestresshormone”.Byplayingmusic,studentsstoptheflow(流动)ofcortisolreleasedfromtheirbody,thereforereturningtotheirnormal,non-stressedselfquickerthansomeonewhodidn’thearorplayanymusic.Whenreturningtothisstate,teenscanthinkmoreclearly,withtheirstressgone.Musicdoesnotonlycalmthestressedmind,itdevelopscreativity,aswellasimprovingmathandreadingskills.Amusicclasscanhelpstudentswhoarestressedandgivethemanhourofrelaxationduringtheirday.Thiscanhelphighschoolershaveaclearmindtoconcentrateontheirschoolwork.Addingmusictoateen’sdaycanhelpthembecomelessstressedandfinallyhelpthemwiththeircourses,makingasmartergeneration.Now,Iknowyou’rethinking,“Whataboutkidswhofindplayingamusicalinstrumenthardorboring?Howwouldtakingamusicclasshelpthem?”Well,eventhoughplayinganinstrumentdoesn’tnecessarilyhelpallteens,itisagreedthatthereareveryfewteenswhodonotlistentomusic.Thisshowsthatallstudents,intheirownway,likehearingmusicthroughouttheirday.Themusicthattheylistentocalmsthemandgivesthemreassurance(保证)thattheycanmakeitthroughtheirschoolwork.Thatbeingsaid,allschoolsshouldhavearequiredhourof‘relaxation’timewhenhighschoolerswouldlistentomusic,doeasyhomework,andcalmthemselvesdownaftertheirlongschoolday.Musichelpskidsintheireducation,providingthemwithabrighterfutureandensuringthattheytakecareoftheirgeneration,thegenerationbeforethem,andthegenerationstocome.1．Thewords“becomesoverwhelmed”inParagraph1probablymean“________”.A．losesconfidenceB．feelsdisappointedC．cannotthinkclearlyD．isn’tsureabouttheanswers2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Musichelpsstudentstobemorecreative.B．Fewstudentscanrelaxthemselvesatschool.C．Addingmusictoateen’sdaystopsthemfromstudying.D．Musicspeedsuptheflowofcortisolreleasedfromthebody.3．AccordingtoParagraph5,weknowthat________.A．takingamusicclassishardandboringB．allteenslistentomusicintheirownwayC．playinganinstrumentisnecessaryforallteensD．allschoolshavearequiredhourof‘relaxation’time4．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheBrightFutureofMusicB．TheWayofCalmingDownC．TheCalmingPowerofMusicD．TheWayofSolvingProblemsD16、Hi,everyone,mynameisIsabellaandI’manartistandfashiondesigner.Buttoday,I’mnotheretospeciallytalktoyouaboutartorfashion.TodayIwanttotalktoyouaboutdreamsandstories.Didyouknowthat4-minutemileoncethoughttobeimpossible?Itwassomethingoutsidewecanconsider.Butin1954,aguynamedBannisterachieved.35Inthefollowingtwomonths,twootherrunnersbroke4-minuterecordandinthefollowingthreeyearsand19runnerscontinued.Andnow,it’scommonforanexperiencedrunnertobeabletorunamileunder4minutes.It’sjustthattheydidn’tthinkitwasimpossibleanymore.Soweshoulddreambig.Ihavealwaystobeencouragedtodreambig.AndIthinkwhenyou’reverylittleandmaybedon’tknowanybetterit’seasiertodobecausethere’sfearlessnessbeforeyoubecomeafraidofsomething.Whatdidyouwanttobe?Amoviestar,anactororanastronaut.Maybeyoudidn’tachievethesedreams,asyougotolder.Becauseasyougotolder,youbecameafraid.It’simportanttoholdonyourfearlessnessjustlikeachild.Becauseit’sfearlessnessthathelpsusachieveourdreams.I’mabigfanofwhatIcalleddreamboard.It’sjustapieceofpaper.There’relotsofpicturesofthingsIwouldliketoachieveandIputitinaplacewhereIseeiteverydayandthathelpsme.IstarteddoingthisafewyearsagobecauseIreadastudyintheUSshowingthatpeoplewhomadedreamboardsaremorelikelytoachievethem.Iknowthismaynotbeneworusefultoeveryone,butforme,theactofmakingmydreamboardeveryyearandseeingiteverymorningreallyhelpsme.AnotherthingthatIreallybelieveinistheworld.Ibelievethatonceyouhaveyourdreamsandbegintoworkforit,peoplestartappearinginyourlifethatcanoffersupportandhelp…Solet’sfaceit,there’sgoingtobealotofchallengesbuttogetthrough.Ithinkcourageisneeded.Inconclusion,afterallofthisdreamingyouhavetoworkhardandputalotoftimeintoeverythingyou’redoingandhavecouragebecausethere’sgoingtobealotofdifficultybutjustremembertheworldistryingtohelpyou.IknowthatI’mnottheonlyonethathasdreams.Everybodyhasdreams.Youjustneedtoworkhardtoachievethem.Thankyou!1．Whatcanwelearnaboutthedreamboard?A．ItisapieceofpaperwithwhatIsabellaTaylordreamsabout.B．ItisapieceofpaperwithwhatIsabellaTaylorhasachieved.C．IsabellaTaylorwasthefirsttomakeadreamboardintheUS.D．IsabellaTaylormakesanewboardwhenshestartsadream.2．Whichsentenceisthemostsuitablefortheblank35inparagraph2?A．Still,peoplethoughtBannister’smarkwasimpossibletobreak.B．Therewasnoreasonwhyheshouldhavegoneontodoanythinggreat.C．PerhapshumanbodyhadreacheditslimitafterBannisterbroketherecord.D．Itopenedthefloodgatesforeveryoneelsetocontinuebreakingthisrecord.3．WhichofthefollowingarenecessarytoachievedreamsaccordingtoIsabellaTaylor?a.Beingafraidofnothing.b.Makingadreamboard.c.Devotingyourselftoworkinghard.d.Askingpeoplearoundyouforhelp.A．ac B．ad C．bc D．bd4．What’sthetalkmainlyabout?A．Theimportanceofdreamingbigandhavingcourage.B．Howtomakeadreamboardaboutartandfashiondesign.C．IsabellaTaylor’sexperiencesofachievingdreamssuccessfully.D．IsabellaTaylor’sunderstandingofhowtomakedreamscometrue.E17、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⁃upF18、BicycletourandraceAbiketourandracewillbeheldonAugust26thand27th(Sat.&Sun.)at5:30a.m.TheriderswillleaveTian’anMenSquareandridethefirst35kilometersasatrainingleg（一段路程）.Thenthenext55kilometers’leg,fromYanjiaotoJixian,willbethefirstcompetitive(比赛的)partofthetour.TheridersandtheirbikeswillthenbetakenfromJixiantoChangli.ThesecondracinglegofthetourwillbefromChanglitotheseasideofNandaihe,coveringadistanceof20kilometers.SaturdaynightincludesthestayatNandaiheandsupper.Sundaymorningisfreefortheseaside.AtnoonallthepeopleandtheirbikeswillbetakenbacktoBeijing.Cost:200yuan;Telephone:4675027Brazilian（巴西的）footballersTheBrazilianFootballClubplaywithBeijjingGuo’anTeamatt