江苏省苏州市草桥中学2024年中考冲刺卷英语试题含答案

江苏省苏州市草桥中学2024年中考冲刺卷英语试题含答案考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、She’sneverbeentoHongKong,______?A．issheB．hassheC．isn’tsheD．hasn’tshe2、-HowwasyourMayDayholiday?-Justsoso.WedrovetoHangzhouandtriedtofindaplaceforparking,buttheywereall_____.A．takenupB．givenupC．stayedupD．pickedup3、________importantnewsistoeverybodyinmodernsociety!A．What B．How C．Whatan D．Howan4、--Excuseme,couldyoutellmewhereIcanbuyaguidebook?--Sorry,I’mnewhere.You_____askthepolicemanoverthere.A．shall B．can C．must D．need5、—Whichonedoyoulikebetter,English-ChinesedictionaryorWordsapp?—Ilike________ofthem.TheyareusefulforEnglishlearners.A．none B．neither C．all D．both6、—DoyoubelievethatAmericanflagsaremadeChina?—Yes,Ido.Andyoucanseetheyaremadesilk.A．in;from B．from;in C．of;in D．in;of7、—HaidianAllStarshavewonmostofthematches.—Wrong!Allofthematches!____,Tony.You'vegotnochance!A．Facethetruth B．NiceworkC．Haveanicetrip D．Letmehavealook8、---It’srainingoutside.Where’smyumbrella?---Oh,Tom____________.A．takesitawayB．tookitawayC．hastakenitawayD．hastakenawayit9、______alightwhennecessary.Youwillbringlighttootherpeopleandyourself.A．Tryon B．Geton C．Turnon D．Puton10、Jackisverysmart.Hecandealwithanyproblem.A．easily B．slowly C．differentlyⅡ.完形填空11、TheAmericancouch﹣potatobecomesevenapartoftheAmericantradition!InAmerica，manypeopleoften1theirfreetimesittingonacouchwatchingTV．Astherearemanychannelsto2，theTVcanbequiteinterestingandveryaddictive．OnemaysitandwatchTVforhours3stop!Thesepeoplewhodo4alldayexceptwatchingTVarecalledcouch﹣potatoes．WhilewatchingTV，mostofthesepeoplelooksofrozenthattheyalmostlookdead!Everyoneissittingstillwitheyeslookingrightintothesameblackbox．Theydon'ttakeexerciseandusuallyget5．Soinmanyways，thesepeoplelooklikerealpotatoes!Now，youknow6couch﹣potatomeans．Areyoucouch﹣potatoes？1．A．take B．pay C．cost D．spend2．A．like B．choose C．give D．make3．A．with B．without C．for D．since4．A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything5．A．healthy B．happy C．fat D．clever6．A．how B．why C．when D．whatⅢ.语法填空12、阅读短文，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（不多于3个单词）。Spring,summer,autumnandwintermakeayear.Weclearlyknoweachseasonisimportant.IfI1．(ask)whichseasonisthemostbeautiful,I’dliketosayallofthemarebeautiful.Spring2．(show)awonderfulpicturewiththeblueskyandwhiteclouds,greentreesandclearair,shiningsunandwarmwind.Naturehaswokenup.Whereisspring?Itshines3．theeyesofchildren,itdancesamongpeople’sgestures(姿态）andexpressions.Thesunshineismakingeverythingwakeup.Peoplewillhaveanew4．(begin)inspringwhichisthe5．(good)timetostartthewholeyear’swork.Summeris6．activeseason.Wecangoboatingandhavefuninthewater.WhatIlikebestinthisseasonisthelotus(莲花）.WheneverIamsad,itencouragesmetotrymybesttomakemydreamcometrue.Iwasborninautumn.Ithasseenmygrowth,happinessandsadness.7．thepastmonthsaresometimesbad,Iownanewbeginning.Itbringslove,hopeandenjoymentinto8．life.IlovewinterbecauseIhavefunwithfriends9．(play)inthesnow,makingasnowman,enjoyingthewhiteworldwiththesongEdelweiss(雪绒花).Winterisaseasonwithhope.Ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?Ilove10．(season).Allseasonsaregreat.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、RobFrenettehadproblemswithbullies(欺辱)atschoolforelevenyears.Hewasoftenlonelyandscared.Whenhewasfifteen,however,hedecidedtodosomethingabouthisproblems.Hewalkedintoanewspaperofficeandtoldthemaboutthebullying.HisstorywentintothenewspaperandsoonalltheTVstationsinCanadawantedtotalktohimabouthisexperiences.Theyalsowantedtohearhisideastostopbullying.Afterthat,Robcontinuedhisstudiesatschool,butinhisfreetimehehelpedotherpeoplewithbullyingproblems.WithafriendKatieNeu,hemadeawebsitecalledwww.bullyingcanada.ca.Visitorstothewebsitecanfindadvice,storiesandpoemsaboutbullying,inbothEnglishandFrench.Whenpeopleareupset,theycantalkonthephoneoronlinetoRobandhisteam.EveryweekendRobhastoanswere—mailstothewebsite.Healsospeakstochildren,teachersandmembersofgovernmentaroundthecountryaboutbullying.Rob'smostimportantmessageis,"Whenbulliesareunkindtoyou,itisn'tyourfault.There'snothingwrongwithyou,soyoushouldtrytokeeptrustingyourself.Andrememberthatpeoplecareaboutyourproblems.Youjusthavetofindthosepeople."OneofRob'sideasis"BlueDay",aspecialdayforstoppingbullyinginschools.Studentshavetowearblueclothesandinclasstheylearnhowtostopbullying.Morethan150CanadianschoolsnowcelebrateBlueDay,butRobwon'tstopuntilthere'saBlueDayineveryschoolinCanada.1．HowdidRoboftenfeelatschoolbeforehewasfifteen?A．Relaxed.B．Unhappy.C．Shocked.D．Tired.2．WecanlearnfromthispassagethatRobsufferedfrombullyingsincehewas.A．fourB．sevenC．elevenD．fifteen3．www.bullyingcanada.caisawebsitewherepeoplecan.A．learnhowtowritepoemsB．getadviceaboutbullyingproblemsC．getblueclothesforfreeD．practicebothEnglishandFrench4．Theunderlinedpart"thosepeople"inParagraph3means_A．peoplewhoalwaysbulliedothersbeforeB．peoplewhohelpotherswithbullyingproblemsC．peoplewhoaremembersofthegovernmentD．peoplewhowritee-mailsabouttheirproblems5．Whatwasthecorrectorderinwhichtheseeventshappened?a.Robandhisfriendmadeawebsite.b.Robwasbulliedatschool.c.Robcreated"BlueDay".d.Robtoldhisstoryinpublic.A．b—d—a—cB．a—b—c—dC．b—a—d—cD．c—b—a—dB14、Whathappenstoateenagekidwhentheworldhethoughtheknewsuddenlychanges?FindoutinLittleBrotherbyAmericanauthorCoryDoctorow.Itisafascinatingbookforanewgenerationofsciencefictionreaders.MarcusYallow,17,fromSanFranciscoismuchmorecomfortableinfrontofacomputerthanobeyingtherulesofsociety.Smart,fastandwisetothewaysofthenetworkedworld,hehasnotroubleoutwittinghishighschool'smonitoring(监控)system.Thiswayheandhisfriendsgettoheadofftoplayapopularonlinegameinreallife.Whiletheyareplaying,abombexplodesontheBayBridge.Marcusstopsamilitaryvehicletogethelpforhisinjuredfriend,butthissimpleactthrowshimintoaDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)secretprison.Thereheistreatedasapossibleterrorist.Heiseventuallyletgoafterfourdays,buthisinjuredfrienddisappears.Whenhereturns,Marcusdiscoversthattherearemany“securitymeasures”inplaceandthatnowallcitizensaretreatedlikepotentialterrorists.Whilesomeconsiderthisgovernmentactionnecessaryforpublicsafety,Marcusseesthisasacompletedestructionoftherightsheissupposedtohaveasacitizen.Heknowsthatnoonewillbelievehisstory,whichleaveshimwithonlyonethingtodo:totakedowntheDHS(数字处理系统)himself.HehelpsorganizealargenetworkcalledXnettospreadthetruth,anonymously(匿名地)．Thebookpresentsayoungmanwhoisirresponsible,butlearnsabouthimself,andgrows,inthecourseofthestory.Aspartofthislearningandgrowinghebecomesawareofveryseriousissuesabouthissociety.1．Whatkindofarticledoesthispassagebelongto?A．Afascinatingstory B．Anewsreport C．Abookreview D．ATVprogramme2．Theunderlinedword“outwitting”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.A．destroyinginawiseway B．buyinginawisewayC．cheatinginawiseway D．helpinginawiseway3．MarcusYallowwassenttoprisonbecause________.A．hekilledhisfriend B．hebombedamilitaryvehicleC．hisinjuredfrienddisappeared D．hedidsomethingthatapossibleterroristcoulddo4．Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat________.A．MarcusYallowisexpertatthenetworkworldB．MarcusYallowissmart,fastandwiseinreallifeC．MarcusYallowalwaysplaysonlinegamesinreallifeD．MarcusYallowismuchmorecomfortableobeyingtherulesofsocietyC15、Ihavecometorealizethatlifeisalongjourney.Whetherwechoosetokeepmovingaround,orwechoosetostayinoneplace,weareonajourney.Thatjourneyisnotaneasyonebecauseeverydayitmakesusfacenewproblemsinnewways.WhenIwasalittleboy,Ialwayslookedforwardtothenexttriporthenextholiday.Maybeitisbecausewelivedinasmallandboringtown.WhenIfinishedschool,Ikeptmoving.Inthefirstyearoutofschool,Itravelledwithafriendandwevisitedover17countriesinEurope,workingindifferentjobsaswewent.Afterthis,Istartedstudying.Istudiedatthreedifferentuniversitiesandlivedinfivedifferenttowns.Thatwasmylife.Therewasalwayssomeoneelsetogettoknow.AllthiscarriedonformanyyearsuntilIgotmarriedandhadmyownfamily.Whenyoustayinthesameplace,withthesamepersons,youstartawholenewjourney.Thenyouwillstayinthesametown,choosingoneplacetoliveandonejobtoremainin.Thereyouarechallengedtofacelife,doingthingssuchastryinghardtogetalongwellwithyourboss.Youhavetokeeponatyourjobwhenyoufeellikegivingitupandtravelingagain.Soratherthanmovearoundondifferenttrips,youareonanewjourney.Thisjourneyofstayingstillisjustasimportantasallthetravelsintheworld.1．Whydidthewriterlikemovingaroundwhenhewasaboy?A．Becausehelikedbeingwithfriends.B．Becausehewantedtoknowabouttheworld.C．Becausehelivedinaboringandsmalltown.D．Becausehedidn’tlovehisfamily.2．WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewriterwenttoEuropealonewhenheleftschool.B．Thewriterkeptmovingduringhiswholelife.C．Afterthewritergotmarried,hetrieddifferentjobs.D．Thewriterthinksstayingstillisasimportantastravelingaround.3．Whatisthebesttitle?A．GotravelingB．LifeisalongjourneyC．StaystillD．TravelmakesyoubetterD16、Howfitareyourteeth?Areyoulazyaboutbrushingthem?Webrushourteetheverydaybutfewpeopleknowhowwellwe'rebrushing.Today,aFrenchcompanyhasintroducedanelectrictoothbrush,whichcanworkwirelessly（无线地）withasmartphone.It'scalledtheKolibreetoothbrush.Ithasdifferentmodels,andwillcostfrom$99to$200.TheUSisthefirsttargetmarket.UsersdownloadanappandconnectviaBluetooth,andtheKolibreewillrecord:1.thetimeyouspentbrushingteeth.2.whetherallareasofyourmoutharereached.3.whetheryoubrushupanddowninsteadofjustsidetoside.ThenitwillsendtheinformationtoamobilephoneviaBluetooth,tellingyouwhetheryouhavebrushedinaproperway.TheKolibreerecordsyourprogressandscoresyourbrushingwaytohelpyouimprovebrushinghabits.It'skindoflikehavingaprivatedentistactuallywatchyourbrushingonaday-to-daybasis.Thetoothbrushcanalsotalktootherappsonyourphone,sodeveloperscouldcreateagamecontrolledbyyourtoothbrush.Whenyoubrushyourteeth,youcanscoreyourpointsforbeatingthemonstersinyourteeth.That'sreallyveryinteresting.TheKolibreetoothbrushiscreatedtobesmartbutalsofun.TheKolibreetoothbrushwasinventedbyThomasServal.Hesaystheideaofinventingitcamefromhisexperienceasafather.Hewouldcomehomefromworkandaskhiskidsiftheyhadbrushedtheirteeth.Theyalwaysanswered"yes",butThomasusedtofindtheirtoothbrushheadsdry.Hedecidedthatakindofbrushwasneededtotellhimhowwelltheybrushedtheirteeth.Thomassaysthatoneday,it'llbepossibletouseabrushingunitwithacamera.Thecameracanevenexamineholesinyourteethwhileyoubrush.1．TheKolibreetoothbrushwasinventedby_.A．aFrenchcompanyB．ThomasServalC．ThomasServal'sfather2．HowmuchistheKolibreetoothbrush?A．From$99to$200.B．From$90to$200.C．From$20to$900.3．WhatcantheKolibreetoothbrushdo?A．Itcanrecordhowoftenyoubrushyourteeth.B．Itcantellyouwhattimeyoushouldbrushyourteeth.C．Itcanscoreyourbrushingway.4．What'sthereasonforinventingtheKolibreetoothbrush?A．Itsinventorwasinterestedintoothbrushes.B．Thetoothbrushheadsweretoodry.C．Itsinventorwantedtoknowwhetherthekidsbrushedtheirteeth.5．WhatwilltheKolibreetoothbrushprobablybelikeinthefuture?A．TheKolibreetoothbrushwillbeabletotalktootherapps.B．TherewillbeagamecontrolledbytheKolibreetoothbrush.C．Acamerawillbeinstalled（安装）intheKolibreetoothbrush.E17、Every14days,anotherlanguagedies.Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Somepeoplethinkmorecommonlanguageshavemoreeconomic(经济的)power.Becauseofthis,youngpeoplechoosetolearnacommonlanguageastheythinkitismoreuseful.Anotherreasonisthatsomelanguagesaren'twrittendown.GuujaawisaleaderoftheHaidaNation,whosepeoplehavelivedontheQueenCharlotteIslands,Canada,formorethan10,000years.Theirlanguageisendangered.Traditionally,itwasn’twrittendown,and,asaresult,somepeopleareworriedthatitwilldieoneday.Guujaawrepliestothis,"Wetalktoeachother,listen,visit,andbelieveinthespokenword.Expressingyourselfwithoutwritingisnatural."However,ifGuujaaw'slanguageandotherslikeitaregoingtostayalive,writingmayhavetobecomepartoftheirlives.Whenalanguagedies,alotofknowledgedieswithit.Tobeginwith,languageisahugepartofthecultureofthepeoplewhospeakit.Languageallowsspeakerstosaycertainthings:wordsthatdescribeaculturalideamaynottranslateexactlyintoanotherlanguage.Furthermore,manyendangeredlanguageshaverichspokencultures,Stories,songsandhistoriesarepassedonfromolderpeopletoyoungergenerations(一代),ElizabethLindsey,anexpertinlanguages,emphasizes(强调)this.“Whenanelderdies,alibraryisburned,”shesays.Also,languagedeathaffectsourknowledgeaboutnature.Localpeopleoftenhaveadeepunderstandingofplants,animals,andtherelationshipbetweenthem.DavidHarrison,aresearcheronendangeredlanguages,reflects,“80%ofplantandanimalspecies(物种)havebeenundiscoveredbyscience.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey'reunknowntohumans.”Manylanguagesareendangered.However,itsnottoolate.Childrenoftengrowupspeakingtwolanguages."Noone..becomesricherbygivingup…onelanguagetolearnanother,”Harrisonsaid.Ifchildrenfeelbothlanguagesareimportant,theywilluseboth.So,itisnecessarythatchildrenrealizehowusefultheirlocallanguageis.1．HowmanyreasonsarementionedforendangeredlanguagesinParagraph1?A．2B．3.C．4D．5.2．InParagraph2,thewritermainlytellsus_____.A．howculturesarepassedonB．howculturesarediscoveredC．whylanguagesarewrittendownD．whylanguagesareimportanttocultures3．Theunderlinedword"affects"inthepassagemeans“_______”.A．waitsforB．dependsonC．isdifferentfromD．hasaninfluenceon4．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?A．Peopleneedtousecommonlanguagesmoreoften.B．Thespokenwordismoreimportantthanthewrittenword.C．Childrenarethehopetostopthelocallanguagefromdying.D．Manyanimalsandplantsareindangerbecauseofdyinglanguages.F18、LarryEllisoncamefromtheslumstoco-foundOracle.LarryEllisonwasbornontheLowerEastSideofNewYorkandthatdistrictwaspoorandfilledwithimmigrants（移民）fightingtosurvive.Atanearlyage,EllisonwasillandwassenttotheSouthSideofChicagotolivewithrelatives.Thoughthereweresomedifficulties,hewasabletoeducatehimselfandjoinSoftwareDevelopmentLaboratories,in1977.Thiswasanimportantmove,becausein1982thecompanybecameOracle.Thisisacompanythatbringsin$38billioneverysingleyearandalongtheway,Ellisonmanagedtoownover$46.2billion.HesteppeddownasCEOin2014.ZdenekBakalaleavesCommunistCzechoslovakiawith$50.ZdenekBakalaleftCzechoslovakiaforLakeTahoeintheUnitedStateswithjust$50inhispocketwhenhewasjust19.Oncethere,hegotajobwashingdishes.BakalaattendedthefamousUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley.Thathighereducationlethimintothebankingworld.Andreturningtohishomeland,in1994heopenedtheCreditSuisseofficeinPrague.Becauseofhiswealth,Bakalahasmanagedtogainedhugeshares（股份）inbothcoalandironore,whichhestillholdstothisday.DoWonChangworkedthreejobstosurvive.DoWonChangisthefamousfacebehindForever21,whoimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesfromSouthKorea,in1981.BeforehestartedForever21,heworkedthreejobs.Thatperiodlastedforthreeyearsbeforehefoundedthecompanyandopeneditsfirstclothingstore,in1984.ThisfamilybusinessgrewquicklyandForever21has480locationsacrosstheworld.Ithasalsomanagedtobringin$3billionperyear.AndChanghastakenhistwodaughtersintothecompany.1．WhatcanwelearnaboutLarryEllison?A．Hewasbornintoawealthyfamily.B．Hewaswelleducatedatauniversity.C．Hehasbecomeabillionairenowadays.D．HestillworksasCEOofthecompa