江苏无锡市塔影中学2024年中考冲刺卷英语试题含答案

江苏无锡市塔影中学2024年中考冲刺卷英语试题含答案注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---ThegamenamedKingofGloryreallyinfluencemanyteenagers.---.Itiseasyforthemtobecrazyaboutit.A．MainlyB．ExactlyC．SimplyD．Mostly2、—CouldIborrowyourothercarwhenI’mintown?--Yes,you________.A．will B．could C．can D．may3、—Wheredidyougoonholidaythissummer?England?—Youare______.Wewentona10-daytriptoParis.A．funny B．right C．cool D．close4、Iamwriting______formoreinformationaboutthe_______courseinyourcollege.A．asking;fourweeksB．toask;four-weekC．ask;fourweeks’D．toask;fourweeks5、Chinaisthebiggestmarketforinstantnoodles(方便面).It________beasnackforstudents,amealonatrain,orjustforhungryworkers.A．need B．can C．must6、Weshouldmakeuseofeveryminuteinordertomakeourdreamcometrue.A．properB．simpleC．usual7、Ididn'trealizehewasafamousscientistyoutoldme.A．until B．because C．since8、--Allright.I’lltakeit.ButItellyou,itisthelasttimeIwill______thiskindofwork.---Comeon,buddy!Don’tbesoserious.A．takeout B．takeup C．takeon D．takeoff9、一I'mconsideringhowtomynewjob.Anysuggestions?一It'sonlyhalfanhour'swalk,Iadviseyou.A．togo;nottodriveB．going;todriveC．togo;notdrivingD．going;notdriving10、—Whatwillyoubuy______yourmom?—Someflowers.A．in B．at C．for D．onⅡ.完形填空11、TheSilkRoadisthenameofdifferentroadsthatlongagoconnectedEurope,AfricaandAsia.Peoplereachedthesedifferentplacesalongtheseroads.ScientistsbelievepeoplebegantotraveltheSilkRoadabout3000yearsago.BythetimetheChinesesilktradebecameimportantintheworld,theSilkRoadcoveredalmost6500kilometers.ItspreadfromRometoChina,whichisfromtheWesttotheFarEast.TraderstravellingalongtheSilkRoadcarriedsilk,ofcourse.Theyalsocarriedandtradedspices(香料),cloth,valuablestonesandgold.Thereisafamousoldstoryalongtheoldroad.ItissaidthatRomansoldierstravelledthroughcentralAsia.TheystartedtolivesomewhereneartheancientChinesevillageofLiqian.SomeoftheseRomansmarriedlocalChinesewomenandthestoryofblue-eyedvillagesofChinawasstarted.Duringitsbusiestperiod,.theSilkRoadallowedpeoplefrommanydifferentculturesandcountriestomeeteachotherandmix.TheSilkRoadallowedthesharingofvaluablegoodsandnewideas.TheseincludedpeopleandtradinggoodsfromtheMediterranean,Persian,Magyar,Armenian,Bactrian,IndianandChineseareas.AllthesepeoplestravelledtheSilkRoad,andtheysharedgoods,stories,languages,andcultures.Inmodemtimes,theoldSilkRoadroutes(路线）arestillused,butnowtheyarecrossedbytrainsinsteadofcamelsandhorses.ThereisevenaSilkRouteMuseuminJiuquaninChina.Ithasover35,000.objectsfromallalongtheSilkRoad.Inthisway,Chinaprotectsthehistoryofmanycountriesandpeoples.1．HowmanykilometersdidtheSilkRoadcover?A．About3000. B．Nearly6500. C．Almost2000 D．Over35,0002．Whichofthefollowinggoodsisnotmentionedinthepassage?A．Silk B．Cloth. C．Gold. D．Tea.3．WhomarriedancientChinesewomeninthestoryofblue-eyedvillagesofChina?A．Europeansoldiers. B．Africansoldiers.C．Asiansoldiers. D．Americansoldiers.4．Whatcanweinfer(推断）fromthepassage?A．ValuablethingscouldnotbesoldalongtheSilkRoad.B．TheSilkRoadallowedpeoplefromdifferentcountriestomix.C．AncientChinesealongtheSilkRoadmaybeabletospeakdifferentlanguages.D．TheobjectsinthemuseuminJiuquaninChinaarefromallalongtheSilkRoad.5．Whichpartofamagazinecanthispassagecomefrom?A．HistoryandGeography. B．SportsWorld.C．ManandAnimals. D．PopularScience.Ⅲ.语法填空12、WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.ItwassetupbytheUNESCO(联合国教科文组织)in1955toencouragepeopletodiscoverthepleasureof1．(read).Itmeansyoureadabookoutofinterestnotbecauseyourteachersorparentstellyoutodoso.“Readingforpleasure”playsamoreimportantrole2．one’sgrowththanone’sfamilybackground.Books,magazines,newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpusknow3．(many)abouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.However,computergames,onlinevideosandInternetarepushingbooksofftheshelf.Someexpertsbelieveit’saworryingtrend(趋势).Each4．(China)read0.38morebooksin2013than2012butstillfarfewerthanthoseinmajordeveloped5．(country).Evenworsemanybookstoreshaveclosedtheirdoors6．manybookloversstarttobuyfewerbooksthanbefore.However,manypeopledostillpreferreadingbecauseithasbeenpartof7．(they)life.Itcanbenefit(使受益)peopleinmanyways.Itgivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.It8．hasastronginfluenceonformingourpersonalityandmakesusmoreintelligent.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.Themoreweknow.The9．(smart)webecome.It’snevertoolatetostartreading.Sojumpintothe10．(wonder)worldofbooksnow！Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、阅读理解。Artificialintelligence:Google’sAlphaGobeatsGomasterLeeSe-dolAcomputerprogramhasbeatenamasterGoplayer3-0inabest-of-fivecompetition,inwhatisseenasalandmarkmomentforartificialintelligence(人工智能).Google‟sAlphaGoprogramwasplayingagainstLeeSe-dolinSeoul,inSouthKorea.MrLeehadbeenconfidenthewouldwinbeforethecompetitionstarted.“AlphaGoplayedconsistently(稳定地)frombeginningtotheendwhileLee,asheisonlyhuman,showedsomementalweakness,”oneofLee‟scoaches,KwonKap-Yong,toldtheAFPnewsagency.MrLeeisconsideredasasuccessfulGoplayer,havingwonmanycompetitionsinhiscareer.Goisagameoftwoplayerswhotaketurnsputtingblackorwhitestonesona19-by-19grid(棋格).Playerswinbysurroundingtheircompetitorspieceswiththeirown.Inthefirstgameoftheseries(系列赛),AlphaGowonbyaverysmallchance–MrLeehadledformostofthematch,butAlphaGomanagedtobuildupastrongleadinitsclosingstages.AfterlosingthesecondmatchtoDeepMind,LeeSe-dolsaidhewas“speechless”addingthattheAlphaGomachineplayeda“nearlyperfectgame”.ExpertssaidthatLeeSe-dolhadbroughthis“topgame”butthatAlphaGohadwon“ingreatstyle”.TheAlphaGosystemwasdevelopedbyBritishcomputercompanyDeepMindwhichwasboughtbyGooglein2014.Ithasbuiltupitsspecialskillsbystudyingoldergamesandteasingoutsomanykindsofwaysofplay.And,accordingtoDeepMindCEODemisHassabis,ithasalsospentalotoftimejustplayingthegame.“Itplayeditself,millionsandmillionsoftimesandeachtimegotalittlebetter–itlearnsfromitsmistakes,”hetoldtheBBCbeforethematchesstarted.Thisgoodcircleofcontinuousimprovementmeantthesupercomputerwentintothefive-matchseriesstrongerthanwhenitbeattheEuropeanplayerlatelastyear.Doesthismeanartificialintelligenceisnowsmarterthanusandwillkillushumans?Certainlynot.AlphaGodoesn‟tcareifitwinsorloses.Doesitmeanthatartificialintelligencewillsoontakeyourjob?Possiblyyoushouldbemoreworriedaboutthat.1．WhathadLeeSe-dolthoughtaboutthecompetitionbeforeitstarted?A．HewouldbeatAlphaGo.B．AlphaGowouldleadthematch.C．Itwashardtotellwhowouldwin.D．AlphaGowouldhavesomeweakness.2．Whathappenedinthefirstgameoftheseries?A．MrLeewonbyaverysmallchance.B．AlphaGohadledformostofthematch.C．MrLeewasbeatenbyAlphaGofinally.D．AlphaGobuiltupastrongleadatthebeginning.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“teasingout”probablymean?A．Givingout. B．Workingout.C．Runningout. D．Pointingout.4．Thewritermayagreethat______inthefuture.A．humanwillbekilledbyartificialintelligenceB．artificialintelligencewilldoeverythingforhumanC．peoplemightlosejobsbecauseofartificialintelligenceD．artificialintelligencewillbemuchsmarterthanhumanB14、Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolourblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier.Onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Sosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen.Therearedifferentformsofcolourblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshades（色调）ofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.Colourblindnessinhumansisastrangethingtoexplain.Inoureyestherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencesbetweencolours.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”,buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapesbutnocolour.Someinsectshavefavouritecolours.Mosquitoes（蚊子）likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumansalsohavefavouritecolours.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcoloursbyday,andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisible（看不见得）coloursaroundus.1．Withthehelpofthecones,wecan.A．seeinaweaklightB．telldifferentshapesC．killmosquitoesD．tellorangefromyellow2．Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?A．Womenaremorecareful.B．Therearefewercolour-blindwomen.C．Allofthemseeeverythinginshadesofgreen.D．Noneofthemhastroubleinrecognizingcolours.3．Thispassageismainlyabout.A．colouranditssurprisingeffectsB．dangercausedbycolourblindnessC．colourblindnessD．theinvisiblecoloursarounduC15、AFatherandaSonPassingthroughtheAtlantaairportonemorning,Icaughtoneofthoseshuttlesthattake

travelersfromthemainterminals(航站楼)totheirboardinggates.Notmanypeopleconsiderthemfun,butonthisSaturdayIheardlaughter.Atthefrontofthefirstshuttlewereamanandhisson.Wehadjuststoppedtoletoff

passengers,andthedoorswereclosingagain.“Herewego!Holdontometight!”thefathersaid.Theboy,aboutfiveyearsold,madesoundsofhappiness.“Lookoutthere!”thefathersaidtohisson.“Seethatpilot?Ibethe’swalkingtohisplane.”Thesonturned

hisnecktolookforward.AsIwasearlyformyflight,Idecidedtogobacktotheterminal.WhereIwentbackagain,Isawthatthemanandhissonhadreturnedtoo.Irealizedthenthattheyhadn’tbeenheadingforaflight,buthadjustbeenridingtheshuttle.“Iwanttoridesomemore!”“More?”thefathersaid,mock-angrybutclearlypleased.“Youarenottired?”“Thisisfun!”hissonsaid.“

Allright.”thefatherreplied,whenadooropened,weallgoton.ThereareparentswhocanaffordtosendtheirchildrentoEuropeorDisneyland,andthereareparentswholiveinmillion-dollarhousesandgivetheirchildrencarsandswimmingpools,yetsomethinggoeswrong.“Whereareallthosepeoplegoing,Daddy?”thesonasked.“Allovertheworld,”camethereply.Theotherpeopleintheairportwereleavingforfardestinations(终点)orarrivingattheendsoftheirjourneys.Thefatherandson,though,werejustridingthisshuttletogether,makingitexciting,enjoyingbeingtogether.Somanytroublesinthiscountry.Somanyquestionsaboutwhattodo.HerewasafatherwhocaredaboutspendingthedaywithhissonandwhohadcomeupwiththisplanonaSaturdaymorning.Theanswerissosimple:parentswhocareenoughtospendtime,andtopayattentionandtotrytheirbest.Itdoesn’tcostacent,yetitisthemostvaluable

thingintheworld.Theshuttlepickedupspeed,andthefatherpointedsomethingout,andtheboylaughedagain.1．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A．thefatherandhissonwerewaitingfortheflightB．thefathergottiredwhenhissonwantedtoridetheshuttleagainC．thefathertoldhissonaboutthetroublesinthecountryD．thefatherspentthedaywithhissonandenjoyedit2．Theunderlinedwordmock-angrymeans______.A．feelingboredB．lookingexcitedC．notreallyangryD．nottrulysurprised3．Fromthestorywecanlearn______.A．sometimespeopledon’trealizewhattheyhaveB．maybethemostvaluablethingdoesn’tcostmuchC．childrenshouldstaywiththeirparentsmoreoftenD．parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenabetterlifeD16、BitingcouldbeworryingITmakesourfingerslookugly.It’sdirty.Itcouldhurtalot.Butmanypeoplejustcan’tstopdoingit:bitingtheirnails.Upto45percentofteenagersintheUKbitetheirnails,theBBCreported.Therearealsomanyfamousnailbiters,includingex-BritishPrimeMinisterGordonBrownandAmericansingerBritneySpears.There’snothingwrongwithbitingnailstokeepthemtidy.Butitcouldgetoutofcontrol.Somepeoplebiteanailnotbecauseit’stoolong,butbecausetheyaredriving,reading,feelingstressedout,orjusthavenothingelsetodo.Thesamecouldhappentoskinpickingandhairpulling.Anormalbehaviorcouldbecome“pathological”(病态的),asexpertssay.In2013,theAmericanPsychiatricAssociationlabeled(把……列为)nailbitingasan_______________(OCD).Peoplewiththisdisordermaywashtheirhandstoomanytimesorhavetolineuptheirshoesinacertainway.Thesebehaviorshavealotincommon.OCDisdoingsomethingnormalandhealthytoomuch,NPRreported.ButnailbitingisdifferentfromotherOCDbehaviorsinatleastoneway.“InOCD,thebehaviorisreallyunwanted,”CarolMathews,apsychiatrist（精神病医生）attheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,toldNPR.PeoplewithOCDdon’twanttowashtheirhandsoverandoveragain.Thereisnofuninit.Theyjustfearthatiftheydon’tdosomething,somethingelsethat’sverybadwillhappentothem.Butnailbitersenjoyit.“It’srewarding.Whenyougettherightnail,itfeelsgood,”saidMathews.Thereforesomepeoplearguethatmostnailbitersarenothavingaproblemasseriousasamental(心理的)disorder.Butanyway,it’sstillabadhabit.Sowhatcanwedotostopit?Sincemostpeoplebitenailsasawayofrelieving(缓解)stress,findinganotherwaytorelievethatstresscouldbeuseful,suggestedRochelleTorgerson,adoctorattheMayoClinicintheUS.Tryplayingwithyourpeninstead.Besides,nailbitersfeeltheurge(刺激，冲动)tobiteiftheyfindasmallimperfectpartofthenail,saidMathews.Soalwayskeepyournailsingoodshape.1．Whatdoesthephraseobsessive-compulsivedisorderinParagraph6mean?A．Anactivitythatpeopleenjoydoingit.B．Akindofbehaviorthatpeopleisreallywanted.C．Awayofdoingsomethingthatpeopledoesitnormalandhealthy.D．Amentaldisorderthatpeopleareunabletocontrolthethoughtsortheactivities.2．HowisnailbitingdifferentfromotherOCDbehaviors?A．Peopledoitoverandoveragain.B．Peopledoithappilyandwillingly.C．Itdoesnoharmtopeople’shealth.D．Itisaphysicalandmentalproblem.3．Whatdodoctorssuggestpeopledotostopnailbiting?A．Pickskinorpullhairinstead.B．Forcethemtocontroltheurgetobite.C．Keepthembusyandforgetaboutnails.D．Findsomeotherwaystoreleasetheirstress.E17、TonyBennett,theAmericansingerrecentlytouringBritain,can’trememberhowmanytimeshehassunghisstandardhit“ILeftMyHeartinSanFrancisco”.HesangitagaintohisaudienceattheLondonPalladiumlastnight.“Inevergettiredofsingingit,”hesaid.“Ilikeittoomuch.It’sagreatcityandit’sagoodsong.”BennettistorecordaTVspecialwithAmericansingerLenaHomewhileheishere.AndanewLPrecordedbyhiminLondonforPhilipstitled“ListenEasy”willbepublishedinJune.“Ilikeithere,”headdedquietlyoverwhiskey.“Iwouldliketoliveheresomanymonthsoftheyear.”HealreadykeepsalargeflatinGrosvenorSquare,whereheisstayingwithhisactresswifeSandieGrantandtheirthree-year-olddaughterJoanna.Ithasastudiowherehelikestopaint.Tonyplanstohavehisfirstexhibitionlaterintheyearandhehasalreadysoldonepicturefor$4,000.Attheendoftheyear,Tonyistostarinamusicalfilmwhichhasbeenspeciallywrittenforhimcalled“TwoBits”,aninformalexpressionfor50cents.It’saboutanItalianimmigrant(移民)whogoestoAmerica,buthebecomesafailure.“Inmanywaysit’sveryclosetomylifethewaythestoryhasbeenwritten,”saidBennett.“Myfather,anItalian,wasillanddiedwhenIwasnine.Healwayswantedmetosing,butheneverlivedlongenoughtobeapartofmysuccess.”ThefilmistobemadebyItaly’stopdirectorVittoriaDeSica.1．Theunderlinedphrase“standardhit”mostnearlymeans.A．Bennett’sfavoritesongbutit’snotverypopularB．asongthatisalwayspopularC．asongwhichmakeshimstandardD．asongwhichislikeaheavyblowtohisaudience2．WhatwashedoingwhenTonyBennettwasinterviewed?A．RecordingaTVshow.B．Makingamusicalfilm.C．Stayingwithhiswife.D．Drinking.3．WhatdoesTonyBennettwanttodo?A．BuyahouseandliveinEngland.B．StaywithhiswifeanddaughterinEngland.C．LivepartofeachyearinEngland.D．LeaveAmericaandsettleinEngland.F18、Wonderisabookaboutaten-year-oldboycalledAugust,orAuggie,whofeelsnormalbutlooksverydifferent.What’sWonderabout?AuggieliveswithhisparentsandsisterinNewYork.Heisanormalboyinmanyways.HeridesabikeandlikesplayingwithhisXbox.ButAuggiehasdeformities(畸形）ofthefaceandlooksverydifferentfromotherchildren.Atthestartofthebook,hetellsus"MynameisAugust.1won'tdescribewhatIlooklike.Whateveryou'rethinking,it’sprobablyworse."Inthestreet,peoplelookatAuggieandarefrightened.Auggiehasneverbeentoschoolbecausehehasspentalotoftimeinhospital.Hismotherteacheshimathome..butnowhe’sten,shethinksheshouldgotoschool.Atfirst,Auggiedoesn’twanttogo.Heworriesthatotherstudentswilllookathimandsayterriblethings.Butwhenhevisitsaschoolwithhismum,helikestheheadteacheranddecidestogo.Auggie’sfirstyearatschoolhasgoodtimesandbadtimes,hemakessomegoodfriendsbutotherchildrenarerudetohim.Attheendoftheyear,Auggiegoesonaonaschooltripandafrighteningeventtherechangesthingscompletely.Isitagoodbook?Wonderisanexcellentbook,Ittellsanexcitingstorythatmakesyoufeelmanydifferentemotions.ItiseasytolikeAuggie.Hehasagoodsenseofhumor’sthebookhasagoodmixoffunnyandsadmoments.Butthebookisn’tjustaboutAuggie,Wealsolearnwhatlifeforhissister,andhisfriend,Jack.Wonderispopularwithpeopleofallages.Pre-teens,teenagersandadultsalllovethebook.AbestsellerWonderisRJPalacio’sfirstbook,Onherwebsite,sheexplainsthatshehadtheideaforWonderafterseeingagirlwithdeformitiesonthestreet.oneday,Manyschoolsusethebooktostartdiscussionsaboutbullying,friendshipandbeingdifferent.Thebookisverypopularandhaswonpraises.ManypeoplearelookingforwardtoseeingwhatRjPalaciowritesnext.1．HowisAuggiedifferentfromotherboys?A．Hisnameisspecial.B．Hisfaceshapeisnotnorm